The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE,

About nine o'clock on Thursday night, the inhabitants
of Limekiln-lane were thrown into the greatest consterna-
tion, from the fact that it had been discovered that a fire
had broken out in the extensive mill belonging to Messrs.
Huntingtons, Myers place, in that kcality. This mill,
as well as the adjoining steam mill, notwitlastan-
ing that every exertion was made by the fire brigade, the
police, and the iuhabitants, were totally destroyed,
together with the contents of the former, and for some
time much apprehension was felt for the adjoining
property. The fire brigade, under the command of Mr.
Superintendent Hewitt, with the engines and reels from
the Temple court station, with the West of England fire
brigade, superintended by Mr. Barrett, were early on the
spot, but from some cause (it is stated a short supply of
water) ;it was some time before their services could be
brought into requisition, but when a good supply was
obtained their exertions were very successful, as they
not only succeeded in saving the adjoining property from
total destruction, but also p trtially the extensive and
expensive machinery belonging to the steam mills,
although the fire raged with great fury for a considerable
time. The origin of the fire is at present a mystery.
For some time after the limes had been extinguished
it was necessary to pour a vast body of water on the
ruins, in order to prevent it again bursting out, in which
occupation the fire brigades were engaged for several
hours after the fire had been got under, but by so doing
they alayed the alarm that was felt by the inhabitants of
the property adjoining. The building and stock are
insured in the Sun and I nperial fire offices, and will
fully cover the loss that has been sustained, which is
estimated at a very considerable sum. The policies were
—for the building, in the Imperial, £2,000 ; stock, ditto,
£2,000 ; total, £4,000. The steam mills were insured in
the Sun office, the building, £2,000 ; stock, £2,000 ;
total, £4,000.

GENERAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION,—The new move.
ment organised under the above designation, is about to be
inaugurated, by a Free trade hall meeting, on the evening
of the 6th February, at which Sir John P ,kington and
Mr. Cobden, we learn, are expected to he present. We
learn also that a conference for free discussion of the
provisions of the proposed scheme is to be held in the
library hall of the Atherseum, on the evening of the 30th.
Numerous important accessions to the committee, we hear,
have recently been obtained.
SINGULAR AND DARING ROBBERY AT SOUTHAMPTON.—
A singular and daring robbery took place on Tuesday
evening, about six o'clock, near St. Pe'er's Church, Com-
mercial road, Southampton. Mr. J. Harr.son, a young
gentleman about 20 years of age (son of Mr. J. 11:-snison,
of the Ordnance Department, Southampton), returning
home, was asked by a woman the way to Shirley,
a place
about two miles distant. While he was giving the r(-qui,ite
information, two respectably dressed men came up and
affected to know him. An explanation ensued, and they
apologised. When he got, home he found. to his great
mortification, that his gold watch and chain were gone, the
thieves having managed to abstract bath horn his person
during the conversation.