Coroner's Inquest.
Yesterday an inquisition was hld at the lIondon Hospital beforc J. W. UiwxIr, Essq., upon the body of Wm. Pickriug, one of the unfortunate persons who was injuredt by the explosion at Sir Wil- 1iam Congreve's rocket manufactory, on Thurgday last. Jersmiah Neill, sworn.-lVas employed at Sir WVm. Congreve's manufaceorv, and on Thursday evening last, about four o'clock, he was i the finishing-room, and saw the deccased and anotber man at work there. Decesed was driving a white neal with a hammner in the end of one of the rockets. He did not know what materials the neal was made of On his return to the Toom where he worked, he heard an explosion, and on his going to the door he was struck by somethingon the arm, wlhich set him al on fire.- He got-oat and roled himself in the grass, by which means le extinguishe(d the flames: about five mninutes after he saw the deceased and the other man that worked With him carriod from the ruins of the buildings. He thinks the cases of the rockets are made of sheet copper. Charles Sollnow, a surgeon, belonging to the hospital, stated that he attended the deceased,since he was brought there- His body was all over covered with wounds, his head and face very much swollen, and his hair completely '1umed 0oJF The elfects of the injuries which he received, caused his death. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Ac- cidental Death." A gentleman, the proprietor of an extensive distillery in the neighbourhood of West Ham, attended the inquest for the purpose of ascertaining the cause that led to this unfortunate occurrence. He stated, thit in the vicinity of WVest Ham there are many exten. sive manufactories, the owners of whicll, as well as otbers, were very apprehensive for the safety of both their lives and properties, parti- cufarly since the explosion took place. He further stated, that some time since two zockets ascended from the manufactory (whetber by accident or otherwise he could not say), one of which fell upon his spirit warehouse, and the other on a different part of his concern, and it was by the greatest chance the premises were saved from de- struction. Several of the jury expressed surprise that the foreman or some ether person from the manufacwory, did not attend; for by the evi- dence of Neill,vho had been huts fer days in the employment,they were quits unable te form any opinion as to the real cause of the accident. The CoRoNER said, that in cases of such public importaxce as the present, it would be necessary to have the fullest evidence pro- duced, but he said he fiared it would be his painful ds4v to attend on a similar occusion on the other unfortunate suffierr, as it was prenounced by the surgeon in attendance that he could not sur- vive many hours: if such occasion should occur2 he would cause the attendance of sufficient witnesses to satisfy the jury. CORONER'S INQUEST.