Lancashire, 3 years old, 20ft. long, 7ft. diameter. Tube 2ft. 2in. diameter, 3/8 inch plates, 60 lbs. pressure. The boiler gave way at the second ring of plates from the back end, at the side where externally corroded to a knife edge, by brickwork made damp by being next the side of a hill. The rents extended round the boiler, and it was turned nearly bottom upwards, and the shell opened out in the curious way shown in the sketch. _No. 49. Bradford. October 9th. none injured._ One of three. Portable, multitubular, 8ft. long, 2ft. 6in. diameter, 80 lbs. pressure. There was no safety valve, dependence being placed on that of the boiler to which it was connected. Steam was got up without opening the connecting steam cock, and the consequent excessive pressure forced off the front end. _No. 50. Tipton. October 17th. none injured._ One of twenty, 22 years old. One tube worked by two furnaces, 36ft. long, 6ft. 3in. diameter. Tube from end to left side 2ft. 8in. diameter, 1/2 inch plates, 30 lbs. pressure. The tube collapsed from overheating through shortness of water, and cracked at the edges and allowed the contents to escape without any violence. _No. 51. Bury. October 21st. 2 killed, 1 injured._ A wall fell upon and broke the steam pipes, and the escaping steam scalded those near. _No. 52. October 25th. 2 injured._ Chemical boiler. Plain cylinder, 9ft. 3in. long, 6ft. diameter, 3/8 inch plates. The back end was blown out, and the boiler moved forward a few yards, and the premises were much injured. The outlet pipes were choked up, and more pressure accumulated than it was capable of bearing. _No. 53. Chesterfield. (Fig. 31.) October 25th. none injured._ Plain cylinder, 6ft. 6in. long, 2ft. 2in. diameter, 5/16 inch plates, 80 to 100 lbs. pressure. The manhole was weak and unguarded with a strengthening ring, and ruptured and allowed the lid to blow out. The rents spread along a part where strength was much reduced by the rivets being countersunk to make room for attachments. The safety valve was defective and overloaded, and there was no gauge, and the boiler was unfit to bear the pressure to which it was exposed. [Illustration: _Fig. 31._] _No. 54. Northwich. October 28th. 1 killed, 1 injured._ Chemical. The cover was unscrewed before the pressure was off, and the contents blew out violently and scalded those near. _No. 55. Bowling. (Fig. 32.) October 30th. 1 killed, 1 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 32._] One of two, 17 years old. Marine, 12ft. 7in. long, 6ft. 3in. diameter. Tube 4ft. wide, 2ft. 9in. high, 16 lbs. pressure. The tube was much weakened by corrosion and screw-patching and collapsed upwards, with the slightly increased pressure of a temporary stoppage of the engine. _No. 56. Bilston. October. none injured._