The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

THI LATH MX IX

Mr. Deput;lrewix ;ale be wished to tali the attentioe
of the COCHMiliiioll to Unitas& fire which took place lent week
In Lime-street, M the premiere of Mews- Habbeek. who
were, he believed, what was termed dryselters. Now dry-
miters kept upon their premises turpentine naphtha, oil*, and
other iaflamemble materials, end he had hem told that when
the are took place there were not lea. than 253 barrels of
to tine on the premises of lie-ars. Hubbuck, to say
nothing of the naphtha and oils. The whole neighbourhood
had become quite alarmed on the subject, for they feared the
premien might be built up again, and stored with similar
material', end they thought they might just as well live in
the Deighbouthond of severel barrels of gunpowder. He
wished to know whether that court had powers to deal with
such e question' as he thought it a matter which required to
be immediately dealt with.
Mr. Dew (chief clerk) sekl the court had watch powers,
but the neighbours, if they thought there was any danger,
might proceed by indictment.
Hr. Merely UN wit—The whole neighbourhood is alarmed
ea the subject.
The CHAIRMAN said the neighbours might memorisliee
the Court of Aldermen, who could proceed by indictment,
but the oommiseion could only deal with it as • sanitary ques-
tion, in the meet of there being any noxious smell or ex-
halations. . . .

Mr. ELLIOTT asked whether suy of the surronnding build-
ings had been injured by the explosions of the barrels of tur-
pentine ?
Mr. Alderman BALE thought there wag a good deal of
saiscoxerption pievallieg on the subjtet. M . Subtotal
were, be understood, wholesale (Amen, but be had never
heard that they kept naphtha on their { remise*. As for the
large quantity of turpentine on the premises, there was no
danger from that under ordinary circumstances ; and if
there had been oely the one barrel that fell from the shags the
edanger would have been almost as great as from the whole
teak _

kir. 1. SYMONDS SIIOII6IIS the whole question should be
referred to the Improvement Come:time for inquiry, forif any
improvement could be mote in the storing of such articles it
was highly desirable it should be done.
Mr. HAT WOOD (engineer to the connotesion) said it was
quite impossible to do anything in the matter, whioh had
Leen made the subject of repented investigations. The same
objections made in the prerent case would apply rqually to
every oilman is the klogdom, end to every publicae, and to
every man wbo kept any neck of spirituous liquors on his
premises.
Mr. Roes advised the inhabitants to petition the Court of
Aldermen if they found that when the premises were re-built
turpastioe and naphtha were put in store there.
Mr. Yertio suggested the propriety of an inquest as to the
came of the fire, by the Ci.y coroner, as the most likely
means of getting the Court of Aldermen to take adios In the
matter.
Mr. KsonLe said there was not the slightest necessity tor
• coroner's inquiry, since the ratite of the tire wan well
known. It was entirely en socident:stid could net 11 ore
bees prevented. A barrel of tarp:alias fell from the slings;
the turpentine ran about, the gas wee a-ligbt below, the
vapour from the turpentine took tire, end the whole place
we. in a blaze at once.

The subject then dropped.
PCIILIC DRINKING YOUNTATINS.

A report esiLVlCroentieiiirakiliCariress Committee,
upon a propwat by the Public Drinking Frentidne Mood '-
lion to sum a fountain to frost of the Royal Exehange. The
wormlike said that they had leased from the secretary of
the meocktion that the property of the fountain would be
vetted in thirty trustee*, under conditions to which they (the
committee) could tee no objection, and they therefore recom-
mended tikt sorb trusteradp should be remarked, the °m-
asticate» reserving to themselves the poem renroving
the fountains if it became astirskie on public grounds to do
`so. They also »mammas' the most to delay lbs expense
id as waist 'apply to ate heatia to to emoted is trait of