The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-24 00:00:00

GREAT EIRE AND Loss oi'lrFE: A terrific fire
broke out in the yard of Messrs.' Rake and Putton,
leather-dressers, Reckleford, Yeovil, Somerset, early on
Monday morning. The powerful engine' built by Mr.
Mereweather for the West of England Company, was
brought to bear upon the fire, and every effort was made
to stay the progress of the ames, both by inhabitants
and neighbours, but all the property was destroyed. One
poor fellow, not known, in his exertions to save some
of the property, was knocked down by some part of the
roof falling on him. He was taken to the Yeovil Union,
but soon died. As to the cause of the calamity nothing
certain is hnown. The firm is insured in the West of
England Company.
THE EXPLOSION AT BROMPTON BARRACKS.—A court
of inquiry was held on Tuesday, at, the office of the
commanding officer of the Royal Engineer establish-
ment, at Brompton Barracks, for the purpose of ascer-
taining thi cause which produced the;explosion on
Monday. Colonel Harness, the director; and Major
Lovell, C. 8., have made a careful examination of the
building; and the whole of the stores and other pro-
perty have been removed into the open air. As soon as
the court has completed their inquiry, the report is to
be forwarded to the Horse Guards. Two of the men
who were admitted into hospital, viz., Stephen Elliot
and James Mackenzie, they being only slightly injured,
were allowed to go out of hospital on Tuesday, the
other five remain in.

THE BRITISH MUSEI3I.—The Department of Anti-
quities at the British Museum is to be divided into
three sections, which will be placed under the care of
Mr. Birch, Mr. Newton, and Mr. Vaux respectively.
Mr. Newton's great and successful labours at Halicar-
nassus and Cnidus are fresh in the recollection of the
public, and afford the best guarantee of the advantages
that the Museum may expect from his appointment.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor,
and the Speaker of the House of Commons have exer-
cised their powers as governors of the Museum with an
anxious desire to secure the best men for th&public
service, and this infusion of new blood into an old estab-
lishment cannot fail to be of signal advantage.

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