The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-04 00:00:00

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS,

DESTRUCTION OF BLEACH WORKS ItY
DAMAGE, '3,060f,
MANCHEOTER,
A fire broke out this morning tit a very ferr r
which has almost entirely destroyed one of tor Leg
works, end along with it, a great quentity—proh
to 7,000 pieces—of cotton goods. The property osi.k.
es the lewd) Bleach Werke, and stood e n the :1A.....
the Itiva Ire ell, at Douglas Green, , ,
miles from Manchester. The main building, ni;
destroyed, woe originally a cotton mill, and •• . ,
largest of itt day, having been ezected nearly at. ;
It consisted of six storeys, and was a hp",l4
about 120 feet long and 24 wide, with its o.rh.e. e.,.
abu ting upon the river. A f yaws sire it Rl•
into &bleeds works in connexion with a lor,te s r •
north western tide, and wan filled with • Li
very expensive machinery for drying, cslool, tin:, ;el ,
finishing, and packing white goods, the r.,„!:,.
business belonging to the firm of Mews.lh-tote
and Sons. The machinery and gearin if ,
plete and expensive description,the fret s coy toe's;,
large 'letting end calenderleg achine, two weer
acs
stiffening mangles, with the Dummy line q•Air,
gearing ; the second story containing d.itaping,
and hooking frames, with hydraulic presses ;
having been removal between the third,
storeys to convert the whole into one lofty nis, u
drying the goods, technically celled a " store
corner alone of this apartment 800 pieces
goods were hanging to dry at the tone or the
upper storey of the building was occupied by ha AIL 4!
and tenders. The machinery was w.trked by sr,. • .
an immense dash wbeei being situated at tit e r
of the m.ll, the water falling with a tore equ,i r. • ,
power, but being generally regulated to a fort.
The lower rooms and atom were beaus
mill, hot air being c anveyed by melee of pipe. t:.n,
various rooms. About 80 to 90 men are eta .iiie
premises, but only a few remained at work a., e t:.
About a quarter pest 2 o'clock this user,.,:, .1„
wateduren on the premises observed ll,m
(occupying the third, fourth, end fi: h .
mated), and lighted by three tiers of wind 'v., 0.1.4
diately gave an alarm. The lire tippers to :its
almost simultaneously discovered fro m steer.; o
points of view, including the higher pso.s ~„.
and Broughton, ano from Salford. It is •11 • •
stove, or drying roam, bed got overheated.
es it being dried, would burst into ilin -•••
tinder. The fire was seen as distinctly Ir..e.
miles distant, that Chief C instable Wed -;
Lire engines and complements of men, wi.h. .
au official summons; and soon afterwards Mr. 16
of Manchester, having be.n appeeed of the fire...
with two fire eaglets, At the time the
arrived the entire of this, the principal 1.0. i •
bleach works, was enveloped In Pee e 3., t,t
and part of the roof had fallen in. T:,
isolated from other buildings in the ne:glll.3o
a conspieruous object for some mtlis * •
Lower Broughton especially, beirg re Wed cols •
gathering along the slopes on the other han'a
gazing at the spectacle for some time. Fr:n •
which the mated Is burnt, tit- fire
and Salford had no chance of sasiiig tee
PIM' after filer of the Wading gave , ,•,i
terrific mashes upon the burring pile hes a h. MK
terrific volumes of sparks and it ems, till tne s.i
including th- charred and blackened remain, ..f
the wood work of the floors, sot the in •Cil ry,
unsightly mass of ruins. A cewideish: r
on the south.eastern side of the
o'clock, but fortunately that po• t w• • r • •..,
wheel, which is of great value, o tio
flames were not extinguished t.. 1 shoo o'•
morning, when the only portion., of else 1 e
be saved were the bleachirg shed, a 4..tt .;.,
roorr. The fire engines left about see, n o'cl.e!:.
The buildings and stock wi re insured PI N •ri
Fire Office for 1,8601., mad in the West of Enkle
and it is hoped that the total, or about 6,001' , woo
100, though rumour had pieced it at ft mix'.
Mr. Holmes, the senior partner, who lie. s at a. t
Hall, adjacent to the premises, was pees t t a• •
compsnied by Miss Holmes, his deuehter, is n • si
anxiety, and by their knowledge of the pr-mo. •
of mind, and judicious advice, enabled 81r. It
Neal to take the boa podible reps, pr.:lupe, to,
eumetacces, for saving the parts of the p, ce..•
eseeped destruction. The mill was erected by M:
contemporaneously with thou of the celi brio.
weight, and was used for above half a century i•
when.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851

SPACE ALLOTTED TO LITSIPOOL.—The :pace
Liverpool is 3.500 of boesontal, and 1,000 of tunic
Of tole, 300 feet will be occupied by the model of
and3oo feet by the case of imports. Ithas been J
no alteration can be made in the arrangements alter
instant, and all app:icatione by those who inten4 (3
should be rent in to the local committees before ti
The Goldsmiths' Company have, we understand,
1,0001. in prise" for articles to be modelled and mental
by British artiste. The following is a list of the
and the amount of each prise: For the hie.. L
figures or animals, u a table ornament canet
weighing not less than 500 outline, 2001.; for the
weighing not his than 250 ounces, 1001.; for the I
salver, sideboard or altar di.h, in diameter not •
inches, 1001.; for the best dessert service, shot,
ea:h piece, not leas than four pieces to 'co
for the best sideboard ewer, not has than 20 it,'
501.; for the best orn►mental cup, not less thaa
high, 501.; f.r the two best entree (lichee, 301. and
SOL; for the beat candlestick and breech time,
fire lights, 601. ; for the two beet tea ►r:d c”tfee
consisting of ooftee pot, tea pot, sugar buin, and at
301. and 201. e►c•t, 501. ; for the two best coa.m,
sonsisttog o: ftaggon, chalice, pared, eel
201. each, 601.; fir the best table candlesti.k, oot
12 inches high, 251. ; for the two best Palle, 151.,
for the best claret jug, 251.; for the beat her,
basket, 251.; fa' the best tea or coffee ulna or
tor the best tea kettle and "tend, 251. ; for the het'
251. ; for the two beet and novel pettier, toe
locks, 101, 11411,201.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURLNG THE
WEEK.

The Official Report says:—The suci.!en inc
the deaths of L,ndon, which yes annonr.^,.l
of mortality, has been followed by a m+v rg-t,
crease. The followir.g numbers show th: tbir.,
returns during the four weeks of November : 921,
and in the week ending last Ssturdsy, b6l. 1
the ten weeks corresponding to lest, in the r3ri
was 1,067, which, if corrected far increue of p pa
1,164; the NI deaths registered lest week are the,
than the corrected average by :03. It will he g
statement of the v oaths in three periods of bte
young, the middle-aged, and persons of advance.' )
participate in au improved state of health :
AVMs.

Lo r..
Week. ii•i
From birth to 15 years 410
15 year, to 60
GO and spy sr& 162
But. notwithstanding the great demeue in
return so compared with that of the previous ert..X.
that in the clue of strangle or epidemic disesies,
remains nearly the same. The aggrotate of fn.:
epidemics was—in the preceding week 203, in ICE
whereas in affection' of the respiratory organs th,
which rose to 201, has now fallen to 160. Col
which stands in the tubercular clam was 111, ard
lowing week declined to 96. " Convulsions,"
I off in the prev.ous week 44 children, wa.
an the cause of death to 35; and while 49 pm
" age," only 24 eases this week are placed under
Between the 21st and 28:h of November 8 penri
lthe Royal ospital at Greenich, in most el.
sis, or apoplexHy. Last week, wthe deaths from
amounted to 14, all amongst children; and, thou.:
below the average, the disease anima to be suska
in the me:ropolis. In hlarylebore, indifl,rrnt
single sub district, that of Christchurch, ne les
deaths oocurred from " vatiola, natural " in the
the registrars repeatedly mention facts to Itr:c
children of the worlthig clause, in many oasis,
tected against the dims, owing to grrjad co
against vaccivation. hleakes carried off last wer
dren, and it is stated to have broken out in th
wokhouse (Camden.town sub-iistriet) ; mean
off r
30; and 47 persoas of various ages died
Diarrheas has now declined to 13; and no COO LI

registered.
lotemperance was fatal to three persans ;
producing disease, In another by so embrinstini
ternally by a man whoa in a state of intoxiestice
third case, that of a woman who died suddenly wi
died attendant, it is stated that " she bad frecit
known to drink a pint and a half of raw spirits .
day or two before her death she drank Liven qt.
rum, whilst she (lid not consume a shillings worth

the week."
The births of 773 boys and 700 girls, in all 10.
were registertd the week. The average of five
ins weeks 1846.49 is 1280. Sn' it
At the in
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the
reading of the barometer on Sunday was only
gradually TOSS Thuraday, when it was 3011" lII'
tse
was above 30 in. on the two following day'. The
~
the week was 29.695 hi. The mean temprature, ~
61 degrees on Sunday, continued to fall diner Abe .pot'
and on Szturday was only 33 8 degrees, when l
was
of the same daya in 7 years on every
10 degrees below the average. The mean a the 'NV:
40.6 degrees. The mean temperature was below the% nfa
Monday. On the last four days the wiud was gene t'itt..4
the north Of north eut. The horizontal inoveszent
air on Sunday was 420 miles, and on the same 01
dt
greatest pressure on the square foot was 19 Ibr.
day rzerpt X... 0

, OCT. L—Nothing of hor.,t3rodcl
showMONTE VIDEO
our lut. From Buenos Ayres we Irani Mat rwr;ori
given orders to ilia captain of the port to
sailors, and purchase three merchantmen vow •
us? catisst
instructed General Urquiza to march on st
Ding,
commander had replied that ha was dirtbled fro s,
through a want of howl.

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