The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1864-08-13 (London, England)

WIEELET. desire to arid that having done what I thought proper and useful towards bringing about a conference fur peace at Washington, I have no further agency in the premises, and warn you that any further intercourse with publics enemies, beyond sending this ackr.owledg. ment, will not be protected by my authorisation from (S,  " C  TERRIFIC oinSpow*En gsfipLosioNl) S ENS FOR WIEDER . AT I_3• About twelve o'lloek on Ifilday forinoon the Inhabi Long before sit o'clock, on Vriday morning, numerous tants of Guildford and the neighbourhood were alarmed a 'groups of persons a:t.sembled near the gaol in Aylesbury by a tremendous explosion, which was distinctly felt • lo be present at the executiorilbf William lan Stevens, every part &Vie-town: A mounted messenger arriv condemned to death for the rfitirder of Anne Leeson, on at the station of the fire brigade shortly afterwar./ the 27th Feb. last The comleripaed man was 23 of years bringing intelligence that an explo3ion had 'taken pla4ll .of age, and a tailor by trade. The motivokr the murder it the, powder mills of Mr. S. Sharp, of Chilworth, arid . • ;Ma jealousy ; ante the manne_ cutting thei girl's throat that destruction-of life and proffrty to a serious extent as she was fetching water. He tried to commit suicide had resulted. The alarm bell from the Town-hall was immediately afterwards, but failed. Since his condemna- . rung, and in less than five minutes the engine was out, tion lie has listened with attention to the Rev. William as well aellae whole of thej.elunt,eer are brigade 'which,, Rawson, the chaplain of the, gaol. He has never at. has recently been formed ati_Guildford. reachidgiiiii tempted to palliate , his 'guilt or! tot'. adknowledgci the scene of the catastrophe there was no difficulty in corn- justice of his fate' and though last week he expressed prehending at a glance the extent of the mischief. The a desire to see a Mr. Wood, one of the Wesleyan body, wessing.j.bedi which is a:detached builclin,g, in which the yet the conversation turned to secular rather than explcision originated, was a eOinplete-vvreA Poirairis religious Matters, and when mi. Wood called a second the roof and timbers were lying scattered in all directions, time, he refused to see him. His father and his two whilst ponderous pieces of machinery had been hurled into sisters took their farewell of him on Wednesday. He the air, and projected to a distance in one case of a quarter has positively refused to see his Mother' since big Of a mile. in the house of Mr. R. A. C. Godwin Austen, condemnation, attributing "to her all the evil' that has one of the county magistrates, who resides at Chilworth befallen him. Indeed, to such an extent has he latior;abottt 25ttyards from the scene-of the - °acne- - •blamed her that while he was in the gaol at Buckingham .rence, the furniture in many of the rooms was lifted -a-ititiErig his trial, and on the very last occasion they :from its place, and no fewer than sixty windows were ;met, so violent was their conduct towards each other, :broken. At Mr. Alldutt's paper works similar dame* :that the wardens were compelled to separate them, and was done. At Mrs. Boscawen's the Percy Arms, close 'remove the mother-from the prison.--The chaplain visited to the Chilworth stations,the roof was injured and the him soon affei a/6 on Flida,y morning, and continued windows all smashed. At a cottage near, a portion of w.th him to the last instant. Calcraft made an examine, an enormous cog-wheel was hurled' into the garden. Lion of the drop at half-past seven o'clock, and at ten miBricks and tiles were hurled through the window and the nutes to eight the governor of the gaol, Mr. Wm. Sherriff, ceiling upon a Mrs. Hall, the inmate, seriously wounding ,the Under-Sheriff, Mr. Edward Robert Baines, Mr. her. The elegant mansion of Mr. Sharp, the owner of Charles Seeley, the surgeon, and the other prison officials the mills, also sustained serious damage and so severe proceeded to the cell: The culprit was pinioned, and 'was the shock that a man named Loveland, who was', as the clock struck eight and the procession proe standing on the edge of a lime quarry', 'on the Shalford- - eeeded to the scaffold, the prisoner loudly joined in the road, three miles away from .the mill, was nearly precipa- burial service. He was obliged to be assisted up the ted over the bank. At the time Of the explosion, two stairs in the gateway and on the scaffold. The bond tone 9 men, named Charles Mansfield and John Farnlield, were of the doomed man were heard by the crowd some seconds at work in the pressing-room. This room contained before he came in view, ejaculating with painful earnestthree charges- of powder, equivalent tO--30. Cwt., for the ness, Help me 0 Lord r "Lord- help me for Jesus hydraulo press, one of which was in cake, whilst the Christ's sake!" "Lord have mercy upon me!" and he other two were awaiting the: process.. These two men continued these prayers in a smothered tone even after were blown to atoms, their remains being found at a the cap was drawn over his face. When the bolt was listance of two hundred yards from the mill. Farnfield withdrawn there was .a shriek from one portion of the leaves a -wife and child to deplore his loss, and Mansfield crovsk which _consisted mainly, ot tto`niera and female was about to be married. When the engine arrived on children of all ages. There were upwards of 3,000 perthe spot tvio ricks of hay belonging to Mr. Sharp, at a sons present. listanee of 150 yards from the mills,. were on fire, and were so nearly consumed that all efforts to save them proved ineffectual. Like all occurrences of this nature, :here seemed to be no means of accounting for the explosion. Those who alone could afford any explanation are beyond the reach of inquiry. "he precise moment at which the explosion took place is indicated by a clock on the works, the hands of which pointed to twenty-five nbatites to twelve.  It is understood that the principalship of St.-Bdmund Hall, Oxford, will be offered to the Rev. A. S. Farrar, Fellow of Queen's College. £lOO,OOO is. sa,id to have been lately offered for the London Tavern,—a striking illustration of the value of property in'the city of Lktdon. The Bishop of Peterborough has appointed_as his exmining chaplains the Rev. H. L. Mansel, 8.D., and the Rev. Robinson Duo .worth, NA., Fellow and Tutor of Frinity College, Oxford. "  The royal yacht Fairy, commanded by Prince Leinenlen, arrived on Thursday at Soutl anrjton, having on m board their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold, PrinceLouis of Reese and suite, Earl Granville, and Genetal Seymour. On Thursday Prince Leopold, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse; and attended by Earl Qranville went Froth' Osborne to. Bishop's-Waltham, where he laid the foundation stone of the newinfirmary for that place. Thc Princes returned to. Osborne in the afternoon.