The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-16 00:00:00

EN [ENSIVE FIRES IN BERMONDSEY.

LW ai:ht (Friday), at a few minutes past
dmes o'clock, a ftv, attended with a very coadderable
antrectioa of property, brake out in an inseam
jam of premises situate in Crumsoott.street, Grasp-
pad, Bermeadely, and tenanted by several parries
who earned on the various trades of hide splitters, leather
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corners, and paper•stainers. This property was ad-
dhy send ry other buildiags and numerous Masks filbert,
• gig to Mr. Pugh, the well known currier and leather
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&wow, and owing to the Arm hold the dunes had obtained
bests thew immense became known, they speedily amassed
stisrlil aspect by breaking through the roof and various
miles. were they mounted so high as to illuminate, not
run!, the immediate neighbourhood, but the dome of fit.
Pen,'*. and the 'kipping in the river were brought oat in bold
Mari by the glare of light thrown ap by the contiagra-
an 'lbis clinometers.* proved exceedingly fortunate, as it
newt -d the intelligenes very quickly to the proper quarters
ft. 1 ‘.. The moment this intelligence was received the
tames engines of the London Brigade, West of England
Company, and pariah attended. Owing to the indefatigable
wrin,s of the Armee, who were aided by an abutulaat
es: py of water, the Are, by one o'clock this morning, was
gt• an ler. The &mega dose by the disaster moat be very
onions, aid up to that hour It was utterly impossible to tell
the acmes el the sufferers with anything like wares,.
ii.lth r 4.:11111d it be gleaned whether the bottles were Ismail
✓at.

1.• I S:.turtlity) morning, shortly before 4 o'clock,
she 1, . vents of the above parish and of Rotherhithe were
sr,J‘el from their slumbers by the outbreak of a most
hr.., foitawing within a few hours that recorded
al, v., Thi. (otter tire, which et 9 o'clock was far from being
*corrals..-d, broke out is the premises belongiag to Messrs.
Leo, tanner., teethe, drown, tiz , situate in what is
tumid „he Granite, Bermoodsey. The property beloasiom
10 All 6111 WY of vest 110.01111, and comprised several !TK-
O, .4. •uch as stores for bark, tan-pita, drylephoosee,
sail leather stores whilst the steam ensine.house
eao mei...lino milL stood about the middle of the
bully." Various other premises need is the same line
of kostaess abutted spun those in which the disaster
Mr w, which caused thotatmoat consternation amongst the

Meld:ate, lest the with of destruction should be alerted,
b Lot eta brim which prevailed, over the whole district.
I.rtane!ely the wind to some measure moderated duties
the raw .res of the dime., but notwithstanding the property
esti. )4, l up to the hour before mentioned will reach team*
theu.and poutide. It appears that before the fisst firs was
theeur:ily extinguished, sergeant Moore, of the K divi-
am, b. 4 his attention directed to that portion of the works
mierest therm, -lane, by aiming as unissusl body of smoke
bun tz trom the several apertures in the building. In less than
1..•1111.!il, however, the times made most bipedal program
kr the tneine•tiouse and • spacious warehouse before at;
pm 4. bewe completely encircled is fire. The polls and
seighbo„in exerted themselves in saving the home aid se
Much of the tuck as they scald lay their heads ea. Although
Key were inersmestal is semi/ tho animals and some
dozes hid.' of leather, the destructive element speedily
sexed spin a building, about 120 feet loop. formed prim-
-400 's of r.".

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ealued aft;
ilia; cemented "6,004011. aWatirailin."l6.l.B%4llMd 0111111111
were loos OA the spot, and as ages as posible were eat te
wed. The !mate, under ths direction of Mr. Braldwellia
had the hricole engiaes brought round to each pilat,, alt ag
to cut off u p "sable the speed of the flames towage, Me
atijdiniar re, mow At the same time, Mr. Onmenea
116,d hi• .tics directed ova the northers ddla at the
Mum. - more of bark. Unfortunately their serving proved
et na a, sal, and sets ithstandinj the torrents of water Mow
•. attired over the fire, it ensilaged to travel rapidly
se .; o'clockand by sin ON osier bowels of many of
th he.t.tifte taring been goosamed, nothing was left stand-
,pt the stock thersia and the more sabstsnual
lo'ses. Thew confinable to blue away, had the ar
Pontos of some grand pyroteOnio dbplay, whilst the
enc., portian of London wee brilliantly illuminated by
elan. The engines were kept in mutant operation,
ho sot the least impreesioa could be made on the maia
bode of Are, sad the only service they seemed to reader was
to prevent the firo from reaching many oher premises be.
Lteing to parties in the same line of basins. Thotsasads
el spectator, notwithstanding the early hour of the
a outing. were draws to the spot, .ad tt required the
emcee of a powerful body of polite to keep the pops.
late out of danger. Toe whole of the building is
*MA the many tons of beck were deposited was
warty c,nSWIII4 by sores o'clock, when the 10/11/111,
keep of Auk appeared like • amenatain of fire, and the va-
rlets Ata.lee et the dame, had a very grand appearance. The
beau,. by e'clock, although they had sot raceedied is
!Miler the fl,ins extinguished, had snowed to stop their
Igniter ransm. The dimwit done must be vety serious ;
as far in eaa at present be nes, the imbue-Mass distreled,
the bark eons and the barn are oseatamed,the loather wan-
'Mae i. nearly gutted, and emery smaller erestiene an
swimaily injured. Fortunately Messrs. Ewa wen pedal,
if Lenwhclly iasured. Two other tanners, same peenlen
ady Oiled those on fire, have also received great dwatipevalie
hb, %kr a long range of Milli:bap gutted, and dr Mbar
baim4 a wand's,' filled with bark partiall datum& Th.
o:#,. adm Meow eanloped la obscurity.

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AN AL MAIM, ACCIDINT2 assured en Wednesday
"moon et • quartet bolero thine Vele& ea the gllnera
mine* itedway branch between Wyeneadhan semi Pekes-
LA. The tii.n.y minutes past two p.n. penonger Iran
Ina Feittobera to Wyeseadhan wee rat late with a Metal
"wb I'7 a roes Min tip= Nerwleh. ant Miaow "Wl'
A. titre is estiOr Use el nin there was se seem of
waster last b stip, the whir&miens jest mashed la
• t. dear The garrison were mashed la, sad all
'yr o alt the lass, and the net carnage of the p•sesegat
"a* was Wawa athwart of the Use sad the peas nen
'Jen* Tlie paseragen ware more se Ws tensed eft Intend,
/' 't;7 se Ines were lost. It apron .11 the Wenn le
Wtaterml be the seinen of the pods Wan. who, It n
a. Pend the IWnaa elation at twe4lve miles ea Mar.
_&▪ *.keltpest four e'eloek a 'peal with • Wlltsas
ranee Resat amber of lanterns WI lasadhanaslisa
- :6114 tanisfrre sad clear the lies.
Ilia RantistrloN or 1661.—The terinbers of the
I:ameos.h boroush own and Waal Irnitiries°( °I"
Insley estartabsed the Mayer 411 POMINIIOIIIB. amerimaie
1602'1' . Eqr., at • public dieser, ea Thursday night lost,
'ILO re hit re eletnea to tM can el eidef naginate.
gt. ltremble's re election was owns to lb manilas
arrPae nut 12 Ai I.:gouty no. Mjaale sf We post Wilik
Mat of Ib6l.