DREADFUL EXPLOSIONS OF GA...
The Times, 1824-12-03T00:00:00

DREADFUL EXPLOSIONS oF GAS.-Tlle first of these explosions, which terrified the inhabitants of Bell-street, Lisson.- green, occurred on the 19th day of November, at No. 10. A woman, on joing to draw water, ard having a liglhted candle in her hand,, ignted some gas, which set her cap on fire. The poor womirm, la1rrmed, ran up stairs in R blaze. The whole of the lodgers were much alarmed, as the house absolutely shook. Thbe violence of the explosion was so great as to burst the first-floor dear oven. The hlaze in the kitchen, where the water-but is Isituate, was a body ot' flame, but was put out bv the prompt assistance of the rremghboarr. On the 29th another explosion took place rt Mr. *W'heeley's, NsTo. 7, is the samne strect. Mr. Wheelev, on going to see that thq ball of the water-cock was' properly situsted for the coming in of the water, and raising a light for that purpose, a tremendous explosions took place, w19ch knocked himnon itis back with greatviolence, asad burnt the bide of bis face, at thesatmeftweforcingoffthebll, whicle fell to the bottom of the but. At the same time another explosdonm took place :-t No. 56, opposite, which did considerable damage, 3Mr_ Deardon, who is the proprietor of No. 7, went yesterdav to the offiee of the Union Company to informi the directors of the dreadful sit=-, tion ef the persons in Bell-street, on which Fiee, the engineer of that Cotnpany's district (Portnan-square), was immediately despatchec to the directors of the Gas Company. Another explosion took place: last night at No. 56, in the sarme street, when a man bad his face dyeadtfully burnt. We' bpe that proper attention will be paid tl the dangerous consequencesbefore nmentioned, asatpresenttIe whole of tie neighbourhond is in a state of great alarm. [Advertisement.1-T.iE REV. C. R. TIIATurLIN._TheAIbigen._ .ves: the last Romance by this popular writer, to quote the Urniversasf Review, " ought to be read, and -a large proportido of it may chal- lenge, and even ensure, admiration. We sbould look in vin to any- othernovelist for passages superior in vigour and beauty to manvin the Albigenses." Published by Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 90, ChLapsidr- [Advertisement 1 A velinmc of very conbiderable interest, anti well calculated for a new year's gitt, is just puabli'shed at the mode- rate price of 12s., by Hurst, Robmson, and Co., 90, Cheapside; and a. Pall-msll. It is entitled the Literary Soue zir, or Cabin_t of Poetry and Romance, and is embelished with a number of the most finished and appropriate engravings, in addition to embracing Origi- nal Tales and PoeFns. contributed by the most popular authors of the day-viz., Sir Walter Scott, Campbell, bIlontgomerv, bi5rs He- mans, Mlaturin, Bowies, lHogg, Carininghatr, L. E:l., Wranghnn, Colton, A. A. Watts, Wiffen, JVlrs. Opic, '1. R. Hervey, Ly2idsay, Dale. and many others of equal celebrity. tAdvertlsement.]-By risking lesc than five pounds, you may, for somebody must, get more than 20,0101. on the 16th of this month- the thiing seems impossiblc, yet it is literally true-look at CAR_ ROLL's new scheme, and you will see the fact so clear as the sun at noon.day.