The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-20 00:00:00

CALAMITOUS FIRE.

Yesterday morning, shortly before one o'clock, a
disastrous fire broke out, from some unexplained cause, in
the house of Mr. Hogg, of 394, Rotherluthe-street, opti-
cian and mathematical instrument maker, the lower part
of whose premises wore also used as a ship chandler's ware.
house and a Birmingham and Sheffield goods store. The
pollee were soon on the spot, but, before arrangements
could be made for the safety of the inmates, Miss Susan
Hogg, niece of Mr. Hogg, leaped out of the first-floor
window with her bonds and face severely burnt. She was
at once picked up, and conveyed to a place of safety. In
the meantime, Mr. Hogg himself was about to follow her
example from the weer d floor, but the people in the
street called out to him to wait until something
could be procured for him to fall upon. A counterpane
was then brought and stretched below the window, but the
unfortunate man's weight split it, and he fell with a fright-
ful crash. When taken up his legs were found to be broken
and his spine factured, and ho was otherwise much hurt.
The glare of the fire soon brought plenty of assistance, in-
cluding seven land-engines and the float; but all efforts I.
save the premiers were in vain. The domes, however, were
prevented from doing material damage to the neighbouring
property, though it was more or lees injured. The saddest
part of the story remains to be told. As soon as possible a
search was made in the ruins for the two other inmates,
namely, Miss Rosins. Riches, a relative of Mr. Hogg, and
the servant, a young woman named Jane Brown, the ashes
of whom were at lengh found, thus placing their shocking
fate beyond doubt. It is supposed that the servant, who
had gene down stairs on Saturday night to turn off the gas
at the meter, might have let a spark fall from her candle,
and thus caused tho calamity.
The following is the official report of the damage done:
Sunday, Sept. 19, 18.52.—A fire broke out in the pre-
mises of Kr. Hogg, optician, ironmonger, and ship chandler,
No. 394, Rotherhithe-street. The cause of fire sot known.
Building and contents insured in the Guardian Fire•offioe.
The fire was extinguished by firemen and the use of the
engines of the Brigade (land and float) and that of the
West of England office. The contents are consumed and
tbe building burnt down through the police forcing open the
front door when they heard the people. crying within. Mr.
Hogg's back and legs broken by Jumping out of window ,•
taken to Guy's Hospital. Jane Brown, the servant, and
Rosins Riches binned to death.

No. 393, in the tame street. Mr. W. J. Fleming, barge
and boat builder. Roof damaged by water and breakage.
Not inourei.

the same strect.—Mr. Newbold, licensed
victualler, and
.proprietor of the India House Tavern.
Front of premises severely damaged and scorched, and
considerable damage to contents by water and removal.
Insured in the Monarch Fire Office.

Fisher, granary
keeper. Roof damaged by fire, and stock by water. In-
surance unknown."

ATTEMPTED MERDElt.—Yeeterday morning, when
the reflection of the lire in Hotherhithe shot up, Mr. In-
spector Barry, who was on duty in the neighbourhood of
the London-road, Southwark, turned off for the purpose of
proceeding to the fire to render assistance. On getting to
the corner of Martin street be espied a suspicious. looking
character carrying something weighty and bulky in his
arms. He immediately stopped the man end demanded to
know what he had with him. The man did
not then offer the lent resistance, but merely re-
plied, " All right, governor," and was apparently in the
act of assisting the inspector to untie the bundle, when
some of the fellow's companions came silently behind the
officer and inflicted a tremendous blow on his head, which
took effect, and he fell down, the blood gushing from the
wound down his back. Tho violence of the blow and the
toss of blood of course prevented the inspector from secur-
ing the men, who made off, leaving the officer, as they no
doubt imagined, for dead. A Burgeon having dressed the
wound and stopped the hemorrhage, the inspector was
enabled to proceed to the fire, but Mr. Haynes, his superin-
tendent, at once gave directions for him to go home.

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THE REGISTRATIONS.
LONDON.
Tito Basking Barrister sat in Saturday, and coa-
shaded the revisits of the bean Nita.
Agnew& the eareseees ladalnei sada hy Mr.
Addled (who wee apt la earadeembe4l7) was sae esalart
Mr. Ova Gnu, the eadasat aellaser. la tin ea three
iwiiman, where the parties adlaaded la earsprease et
dash eillyetiare, err were *him/. bra the bowlers% while
ailsimka the rialtt of the win is disk eapamer, adrieed
tlan ass ta frost sa hie making as Net ea Mr. Mks&
as ha leered i would be say 'Ma; them begat&
kr ag. Us &aided it slay would am pe tltW
sarry.
The asadiarainaardsaserire of thus with air mikaahb
raisanese—ad a• mkt wee made.
The saes Mks. S. Wonky. aka itersearr, was Wadi
age lboante list of lksanakritialasst. due Me. ma Nana
porksaa asi haZteased a lharynaa salkkady keg Ir
11•11119 lila to b•
The sears will sit evils wigwam (Teu4ay), whoa :De
bwoholikaa• Not will taken for the paritbn m the wards
et Abireerprot, Altlaste, and billinisigate— Ban
ish* w aad
Odom. stow% sad Biaboperiate ll+ abut sod Wthout.

MIDDLESEX.
Oa Saturday Mr. Launcelot Shadarell sat at Bed-
fast, to re, i a the easel lists of voters who derived this 4
qualitiLatiou Irons property or Werra* is the perishes of
Ashford, liedfint, Cranford, Fulham, Hampton, Hamp-
ton Wiek, Itansworth, Ilarmondsworth. tAlchans, Little-
ton, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, and Ttd-
dingtua.
There were but few new claims, and many names were
struck off in consequence of the nun attendance of the
claimants.
Upon the day the liberals were slightly the gainers.
Tho Court st ita rising adjourned till Monday (this day)
at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street.