'An Inquiry held by direction of the Board of Trade at the Town Hall, Cardiff on the 10th September 1880 before R. O. Jones Esq. Stipendiary magistrate assisted by Capt. Alexander Price? French and Capt. George William Ward, as Nautical Assistant in the circumstances attending the serious damage to the British Steamship "Horseguards" of Leith through an explosion of coal gas whilst loading in Penarth Dock, Cardiff on or about the 19th day of August 1880.'

The above is the heading upon the first page of a series of thirteen pages of hand-written notes recording proceedings at the Horseguards Inquiry. The originals are held at the Glamorgan Archives. [Archive Reference : CL/PSCBO/BT/8] [599]