The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING ,_OCTOBER l9, 1855.

enter the field heavy at heart, less with the pre-
sage of an untimely grave than with the know-
ledge that, owing to their rapine, his wife and
little ones must enter comparatively destitute on
a cold world at his decease. They broke up no
domestic hearths, where the charities were made
almost divine by the graces ; and if they inflicted
pain it was only on a few—they did not deal out
wretchedness wholesale to thousands.

It was not to them the kindliness of Captain
HILL descended. It was not for them he violated
his duty. It was for more undeserving characters
than they, for the bankers who had " put money
in their pockets," that the prison rules were set
at nought and the House of Detention was alter-
nately transformed into a confidential snuggery,
a drawing and a dining room, into which prohi-
bited luxuries and convenient means for the evasion
of justice might freely pass. To undesert like
theirs the clamours of outraged society for atroci-
ously violated confidence were to your heroic friend
an additional recommendation ; and to heighten his
claims on your admiration, his sacrifice as he could
not fail to know involved a dangerous illustration
of the truth of a doctrine which saps the founda-
tions of society—" There is one law for the rich
and another for the poor." It is hard so great a
philanthropist, so good a Christian as Captain
HILL should be suspended, but console yourselves
with admiration of his heroism, and the reflection
that he is net yet expelled, and pray that the
" low Radicals" may not have further power over
him!

THE GREAT FIRE AT THE GREEN MAN
TAVERN, BLACKFRIARS ROAD -
DEATH OF THE LANDLORD.
LATEST PAItTICUL ARS.

A sensation, which it would be almost impossible to
describe, has been caused throughout the whole of the
parish of Christchurch, Blackfriars-road, owing to the
dreadful fire which occurred on Wednesday morning
last, in the premises belonging to Mr. Hallewell, the
Green Man Tavern, Green-street, Blackfriars-road, as
reported in this journal yesterday.
Since that report was written it is to be regretted that
Mr. Hallewell, the landlord of the premises, has died
from the combined effects of the burns and the inju-
ries he received from falling out of the second floor
window. His sister-in-law (Miss Sutton), who remains
in St. Thomas's. Hospital, is also sa seriously injured
that not the least hopes can be entertained of her re-
covery.

During yesterday a very searching inquiry was made
by the officials of the fire brigade for the purpose, if pos-
sible, of tracing out the origin of the fire, the result of
which clearly showed that the gas was not turned off at
the main, as was at first supposed. Cooper, one of the
engineers belonging ,to Chandos-street station, asserted
that after the fire was extinguished he went into the pre-
mises, and turned the vapour off, at which time it was
escaping into the front of the premises. Whether the
gas was the cause of the accident could not be learned ;
but one thing is quite certain that it must have added
considerably to the vigour of the fire. A more searching
inquiry will no doubt take place at the coroner's inquest,
which it is understood will take place at twelve o'clock
to-morrow.

The lodger, John Otten, who was sleeping on the upper
floor, has been enabled to leave the workhouse. The
principal injuries he has received are severe cuts on the
arms, occasioned by. the broken glass in the windows,
and a few trifling burns on the body. He states that be
went to bed at half-past nine o'clock, at which time the
house was open, and there was then not the least smell
of an escape of gas or of wood burning. The first that
he heard of the fire was by the springing of the police
men's rattles, when he found the flames coming up the
staircase, and the smoke was so dense that he was nearly
suffocated. Finding that he was unable to descend by
the stairs, he got to one of the front windows, and by
great exertion he managed to get out of the window, and
by swinging round the corner of the wall he climbed upon
the loot' of *be Church-street Sunday School, where he
remained almost stifled with smoke until Perkins, the
conductor, arrived with the Royal Society's fire-escape.,
and rescued him just at the moment ho was about to
precipitate himself from the roof. He was quite certain
thatLthe fire did not begin in any of the upper rooms ;
but, on the contrary, in the lower part of the premises,
most probably in the bar 09 the cellar. The latter place
seems the most probable, as even the beer barrels there
are destroyed, and the metal pipes melted, which would
hardly have been the case had the fire burned down-
wards from the bar or parlour.
The unfortunate man, Mr. Hallowell, it appears, had
his leg and thigh broken, and his cheat was almost laid
bare by the action of the fire. As he hung by the win-
dow sill the fire ignited his shirt, and the flames then
seized upon the lower part of his body, burning it in a
frightful manner. 'When lifted out of the cab the
driver, not knowing that his arm was broken, laid
hold of it, when it actually sprang from its original posi-
tion. The whole of the surgical staff was in constant
attendance upon the poor man, but he expired on Wed-
nesday night.
The distance Miss Sutton jumped out of window was
35 feet, and when she reached the ground the flames
still surrounded her. To rescue her the police and fire-
escape conductor were obliged to climb over the back
wall and lift her over, when she was taken first to the
house of a female neighbour. In placing her on the
bed, the flesh came off her hands.
The school kept by Mr. Lamb has been temporarily
closed, owing to the building being so much burnt and
the floors saturated with water.
The houses on the opposite side of the street are also
so much damaged by the fire that the shutters cannot be
taken down. Men were busily employed during the day
in shoring up the walls to prevent them falling upon
the heads of the firemen. This has been done at the ex-
pense of the Imperial Fire-office, in which company the
building was insured.
A telegraphic message was yesterday sent off to Mrs.
Hallewell, at Cheltenham, informing her of the distres-
sing event, and she was expected to arrive in London
last evening. One very fortunate circumstance is that
the widow and her five children were at their country
house, or it is quite probable that the whole family would
have perished, for the staircase was completely on fire
before the discovery was made.

-13adthe fire escape been sent for only two minutes
sooner the whole of the residents might have been rescued
in safety, for the unfortunate deceased had just reached
the ground when the conductor entered the street.

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Counoil, this Friday
afternoon, at Windsor Castle.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
Highness rtgheele.
Her
Duchess of Gloucester ar-
rived by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cooper, arrived
at her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor, on Wednes-
day afternoon,
in town on Tuesday, from Brighton. Her Royal
Highness has derived much advantage from her resi-
dence at the seaside, and is now in the enjoyment of
good health.
The Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana Beau-
clerk have left Edinburgh, for Lees House, Coldstream.
Lord and Lady Poltimore, accompanied by Major-
General Sir George Buller, K.C.8., left town this morn-
ing, for Sandhoe House, the seat of Mr. Rowland Er-
rington.
Lord and Lady John Russell are at present on a visit
to the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and the
Hon. Mrs. Cradock. Oa Tuesday morning his lordship
and Lady Russell, in company with the Rev. Dr
Cradock, visited many of the University buildings. In
the evening a select party of the elite of the University
dined at the Principal's lodgings.
The Dowager Lady Panmure and Mrs. Arthur Shin.
ley have arrived at Princes-gate, from Paris.
Sir George Grey arrived in town on Wednesday even-
ing, from Balmoral. The right hon, baronet accompa-
nied her Majesty from Scotland.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer 'left town yesterday
for Harpton Court, Kington, Hereford,
The Marquis de Moustier, French Minister in Prussia,
has arrived in Paris.
The Bank rate for advances on Consols, Turkish Scrip
and other Government securities will be 6 per cent.
Majorlinatchbull, who some months ago absconded
in arrear to the Government, has recently died in
America.
On Wednesday Le Nord expressed its disbelief in any
assault having been made upon Kars.
Of the number of the New York Herald containing the
announcement of the fall of Sebastopol more than 80,000
copies were sold.
The ceremony of the distribution of the medals at the
Paris Exposition is expected to be of the most imposing
character.
LONDON UNWERSITY.-7-IMPORTANT.—We understand
that the Senate has received a Communication from Sir
George Grey, intimating that in the opinion of the Go-
vernment the Senate ought to concede the points upon
which they have so long opposed the graduates, and that
that body ought now to be admitted into the Univer-
sity with the privileges of convocation and the right to
nominate members of the. Senate.
Accounts from Egypt state that the exportation of
corn will be prohibited, in, consequence of the insuffici-
ency of the overflowing of the Nile,, giving reason to
fear a famine.
The Austrian police has prohibited the circulation of
General Klapka's work,. entitled " The War in the East
during the yearslBs3 and 1854."
THE LATE CONFLAGRATION IN THE BLACKFRIARS-ROAD.
—An inquest was held this morning, at St. Thomas's
Hospital, on the body of Mr. J. Hallwell, the landlord of
the public-house in which the fire commenced. A. ver-
dict of " accidental death" was returned.
THE WAR.—Mr. Wyld, the well-known Geographer
to the Queen, is again in the field, with a new map and
chart, fai the enlightenment of those who would follow
intelligently, step by step, the progress of the war. The
present production describes the coast between Otchakov
Nicolaievand Southern Russia; in addition to which there
is given in the corner of the broadsheet a small chart, of
the coast from Odessa to Perekop. The utility of a
good snap, &c., of these coasts at the present moment
will be obvious to all, and this we can cordially re-
commend