The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-21 00:00:00

DREADII'L FIRE.

Yesterday morning, about half-past three. a dreadful fire broke,
out in the monks of Mr. Blackburn, pawnbroker, on Saffron.
hill. It was first discovered issuing with violence twee the back
part of the ware-room (the second floors by • labourer, monad
Kelly, living in Hatton.court, in the rear of the premises, who
immediately gave the &Lam. The kland.in.lland, the Sun, a-el
the Alliance, were among the first engine' which arrived. 7'fie hre
icon burst forth through the front pert of the were-room, in spite
of all exertions, and in a short time the back part of the first floor
was in Limes At this period four men belonging to the Hand-ie.
Hand office by means of a ladder, got through the first floor
window, at the imminent risk of their Lives, to ascertain the state
uf the premises, when suddenly the roof and second floor gave way,
and the entire were precipitated into the cellar. Aliracitlously no
lives were lost, but the men were all dreadfully injured, two in
particular, Leman and Harrison, who were immediately conveyed
to Bar.houtnew's Hospital. Harrison was quite buried in the rums,
and a beam lay jammed so awkwardly over him that it could not
be displaced, and they were compelled to saw through it, io order
to extricate him. *leversl persons, who ascended the ladder
after the firemen, in endeavouring too rapidly to deuced,'
were all precipitated into the street, and met with serious and
various accidents. NV bile the tire was raging in the upper pan of
the premise., every exertion was made (in which .Mr. Davis, pro-
pnetor of the (Iranes, was most active, at the risk of his life) to
remove whatever property was in the lower part of the house,
which was but small ; but such was the concourse-of thieves seal
pickpockets, of whom this neighbourhood is the " nucleus," that
not an article would hate been used but fur the actisity of a pan"
of the Bow-street pateul—A very, Thompson, and little V 11....
dington. as celebrated for dispersing mobs a. his namesake to
collecting them. Mush obstruction wee also offered by the auruen
in that neighbourhood, who hastened es mane. and notwithstand-
ing the awfulness of the scene, the tisibility of the malt grace inteat
have been excited on hearing their clamorous demandr—*. hir.
Blackburn, will you hand me out my shawl; it's under the coy" -
ter"—,. my Petticoat is in the off corner"—" Mick'/ shirt you'll
find in the window," Otc. (In their demands being unattended w,.
they endeavoured, in a most infuriated manner, to sell* the pro.
petty as it was carrud out.
ofFccree..,Brlace
happy
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supply of water. Nuttier of the adjoining houses were injure*
FeT:e",leilthawteon" itnhslsurrdoccaisrionthetAcelleawa"-slann-Haanmp4:

On Friday, in the Court of King:S Bench. the Chief Jug,
Lice refused to allow a caule to proceed, in which a Mr.'
Egerton suurht to recover
.1001. iron' a Mr. Furseman,
ichizh had tr,:t deposited with him as the stakes upon s
dog-tight. The Chief Justice übserved, that all suei,
wagers were illegal.
Ctak LIT 14) two dogs were iu the acg of
tlghtin,! in I:aunton toarket, the owner of one of them
took up a butcher's clearer, and choisped the strange Ist
to dwatb!

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