The Express. — 1861-11-25 (London, England)

OUTBAOI AT SHIPTIELD.  SHEFFIELD, SATC BOAT. Otte of the most atrocious trade outrages which have ever occurred ia Shelflekl eras perpetreted this morning. Two persona are fearfully injured, sad its feared that one of them will die. The victim of the outrage is a man named tieurge Westaidge, who lives in Acorn-street, Shalesunior ; and the outrage was committed about one o'clock this soorunig by throwing a tin vessel ooeteisius gunpowder into cue of the bedrooms. Viestuidge, his wile, end his child (about six years of eel, were sleeping iu the gar' ret. A woman named (YRourks, a widow who lodged there, wee sleeping in a bed on the floor under the window, in the chamber below. It was into this room where O'Rourke was sleeping that the combustibles were thrown. About the time nieutiocied, the inmates of the houee were aroused im the shim of the chamber window bromides sad something being thrown into the room, accompanied by a hissing some. The wise was mused by the bursitis of the rose attached to the combustibles, which was festered to it was to explode the oeutenta. Mrs. O'Rourke got up, and saw what she supposed to Lea brown paper permit lying oo the floor. In her bewilderment. she picked up the mirth,. At the more moment, Mrs. Westuidge, terrified at the Prim. crane down stairs to see what it was. Mrs. i'llourke met her, end, not knowing what she did, put it in Mts. Weatnidse's hand. The poor women took it, and is a few niornente it exploded in her face. Bewildered with terror and psis. Mrs. Westoulge lost all control of herself. :She rushed up again into the garret, dashed past her husband, who tried to stop her. went to the window. and jumped out. Weetnidge's losModiatte meg, now that his wife was wine, wen for his child. He took the little creature in his arms and hurried with it down stairs, cud it romped unhurt. The two women were conveyed in a eel. to the infirmary, where their injuries were preessel7 attemled to Ly Mr. Knight, the boom surgeon. Mrs. o. very eenously in)jured, and her life is OM. Indere,' to he iu danger. She has bed hum on the mum an.' truuk. Fortunately, she suffered no injury from the fsll heyoad a severe contusion on the left leg. The other woman, Mrs. O'Rourke, is also badly burnt, though sot ee eerinuslv as Mn. Weetnidge. Her prieened injuries are on the right Iris, elbow, sod the legs. Tbo only other person hurt is a non ranted Willem Thempeon. He happeued to Le going by. and went le to tender assistaiam. He was partial'', suffoosted by the sulphur. There is no doubt this disholical mange is a trade eSsir Westoolge is a fender grimier, and works at Mr. Houle's, 01010.1ene Stove Grate Works. Mr. Houle, wishlog to get lop some cheaper gates, • short tint. moos brought some men over from Rotherham to work on them nt what lower prices Signe diet time there has been perpetual war between those toes sod the union. Only last week three of them were attacked as they were going home from their work, and knocked dews.  Mr. Charlax Bridger, s solicitor, of Winchester committed suicide es Friday. He was treasurer of the own y 61 Heals awl of tam Hues Comity basaltic Asylum, sod ales se the sew biesthseiptue mad isle of Wight Osuipaey.