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(which is next to impossible) would not explode any
others. That gunpowder, as distinguished from small-arm
ammunition, is never sent through the streets of London
except under military escort and in Government waggons,
carefully covered with woollen cloths, hides, &c., and the
same rule is observed generally in regard to small-arm
ammunition.
That the storage and transit of gunpowder, and ammunition,
under the War Department, are conducted with
such stringent regulations, that it is almost impossible that
any accident can occur.
Hampstead Hospital.
The attention of the Vestry having been called to the
proposal of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, to build a hospital
for infectious diseases at Hampstead, the following
resolution was come to on the matter, viz. :—
"That while sympathising with the inhabitants of
Hampstead, in their objection to the erection of a
Hospital in their neighbourhood, this Vestry,
considering the very responsible and difficult
position in which the Managers of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board are placed, in providing
suitable accommodation for persons suffering from
infectious diseases in this Metropolis, do not feel
justified in expressing an opinion on, or interfering
with, the action of that Board."
Charities.
A copy of the account for the year 1874, submitted by
the Churchwardens, of the expenditure by the Rector and
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