The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-03 00:00:00

DVSTRUCTION OF f(? k!. ORMROD AND HARDCAFTLI:S

FACTORY AT BOLTON.

The following pat Oculars of this dreadful conflagration
have been communicated to a Manchester paper by a person
who witnessed the distressing scrim :
" A tremendous nod most alarming tire broke out in a large
cotton factory, belonging to Messrs. Oriiirod and Ha Wealth:,
of Hillion.le-Moors, allow half-past Satire on .the night of
Sunday last. 11 was observed hist by a professional gentle.
man and a workman who resided in a cottage opposite. The
dame appeared on the second story, in the front of the Cietory,
immediately ahove the entrance door, where tire Is never
kept: it extended its ravages in a very rapid manner,horn
the dryness of the wood, cotton, oil, dc. in spite of ri ern
effort made by sevetal water engines, %Well at rived witiOu
tcu tuintites of its discovery, aided by a populace whit I:shoot eel
with inexpressible energy to stop the progress of the devour-
ing element. The conflagration was so extensive iu thu space
of an hour, as to preclude ell hopes on posuibility of ..;,%i!.4!
the fkotory. 'llse efforts of the water engines were Men
retied to save all the adjoining houses, which wise
tire across 4 street thirteen yards ss ide ; and the 11,,,t \ta,
excessive that the window frames were consumed, u Twig._
standing the torrents of water pouted suit them. Brea;
was apprehended fruits a chain of buildings connectior this
factory with another itottnetimo one not above :10 yards d;!..
tam; but ilterxertitais of the people happily proved effeetitzt,
by stopping its progress at the first cottage. Nmlting eau
be imagined so awful as this scene presented —people (alniost
naked) in every direction, removing fus &e. with cries
of doleful apprehension, as it regarded the safety of property,
friends, or relations, rendered mute amiable by the cal ess
of the evening.

"No lives were lost, but several severe injuries bappehe
to those who cotoluetell the water pipes from the filling of
walls; most of the cases are midrr the care of Mi. Jackso: ,
at respectable surgeon, cud I 1111:1C/S141111 his repo, Is are G.
vourahle. .

" I regret :n state that the factory is not iiisnred In one-
fourth of the value, winch in the whole callow iie thatz
313,000:. and of enitme a enniiteratile tom; must devid%e upon
the win thy partners, ho, I out happy to soy, wet the loai
sit:: becoming fortitude.

" Flow the factory should take fire en a Sunday night, and
at a place where a fire never conies, is involved in ritystery.
and ntu•t ereate suspicion.
" The sweepings of the rooms have for a few weeks befit'
put about the place where the lire appeared to ctiitiate;
whether datttp•totton MN:I-mixed with tint, is capalile of ice_
ner.atist.; tire by that ferniemniive process as tAllin 1,41 in lin,
6%104, it worthy of investiginion : and till some usioniineot
has determined the question, it should be carefully excluded
from the factoi les.

" A great number of persons mist ef course be thrown oaf
of employ, and an incalculable loss be zaistained by thr
age of their goods in the course of reilionl. •
There nets., I ant sorry to say, amongst the crowd some
of those who disgrace a Christian country, ifs' pilfering ani
stealing. and Making 3 mock at the aspstrunt intpending ruin
of Iniiiiire<lB.
" ioftou-le-Moors, Tuesday avening, July

CoCnerEWFEIT PAGODas,—The followin Ingenious ilev7.7e
has teen practised I sliere.,folly upon several tradesmen •
in Limbells anti its vicinity within the last week. Two men,
one of whom is lialiited as a Seaman, and the ether as a Lass
car, have called at varknosbup.r where arfieles Of domino;
neee•sary for persona employed in the Navy are said, and re-
presentreg themselves :u kehniging to a vessel just arrived.
from au •Intlian v ,yage, and us being in want of several ar,„ -
ticks in which the tradesmen dealt, but the vessel-not having
been pan: iitf they lied no money, except a few pagoda.,
which, if the tradesmen will take in payment at sevens
sin/Lugs. each, they sail! become his customers; and.to tb
away all suspicion of imposition, some of the pagodas are
produced, with a rye itest that ttva or threeof them may fresco:
to some person qualified to ascertain their. value ; this bei:itt!
dune, the answer k, that they are worth eight shillings each.
I 'tile slionkeeper, upon this information, given by a Heighh•ulr.
in tradesman. no loeger iresitates to furnish the at:oil, tP-
(pared, allowing seven shillings far cacti pagoda; hot is
many mstanees he also becomes a purchaser in his turn, buy-•
kg up all the paeutlas he can at that rate; one shopkeeper at
Newington tints became the purchaser or CIO paLtiiilit,teaidea
those which he took for goods furnished to his 111‘10111113... •
Immediately after the departure of his customs re. lie applie.l
Ina Leighbothing troldsalith to roavrrt his guhlvti treasure
into papec of the Bank of I Ingla ml ; when to lei. titteriletinay,
he di,cirvereiil that his desire of gain hail sahjeetrd Wire to s
gloss imposition. He discos e red the truth of...the whiz-tinge,
that all is not gold which glii 'the pagodas, with the
exception of those sent to the goldsmith originally .as a sailmle,
so tar from being win th eight shillings each, turned oust to be%
nothing hut lead gilt over, eight of them .soti being worth a
grii,,at. The sailor has very prepiessi-sing manners, arid at..
pears tu be airose the el/11111100 rank: Tho laarar rtko
well &eased, speaks•very had Engli..ll; mid takes but little
part iu the ti ansaetiou. except proittie.ng the pagodas be!tt
for examination. Several Publieans have also sufferer! to a.
considerable amount, by bet;; induced to become dealers in
theradiu

4 Abraham 'lltarntuss, tviinse• tis.al for the murder of 3tat-
Asdiforil excited bill:II deep inlet est, has since his ticliargt:
been living in• the holtse of his patents at Castle lirootwic i•.
He has slut yet returned to :arty employment, lint iras..es h;s
time in .a kind of 41 moody inactivity, and *lineal entirely
dlune; whilst kis iniseraDie father 01 MUNI tempeet able Man.
;API IlteWsrd to 4 gesttknittu of.propcily nada neighbourhood)
i 4 1.1• i Minki43ll( ill!U *in eui.sture grate %tilt! .al AuliellioloriOU,
Jusou2lil ou by ioleose onAituy of wind. •
.E., lc t:T. !'if. rrle -.^.T A II .t: Luto*.--W114.71 ...!...:!CL.f.i:Ate Cecilia
,Gr.rnt.r.ir. ItAde her usrmt nn kleadav nigi.-., it i uun:.; *kepi:ere,
named Jetut ee tr:llen, tires! oT a gun at we moat. iii when ed.,
I young aeronaut was a'.prait to d,-erttil at AlarAtillts. Clam betr.-.
n,k tl why he lual coin:pitted it:i:..:t so rupre.tensible. lie enswereJ.
that uron ascreing di: u.1.10u0,.ha heard crte7., and not being able 7p
make int.,o7t"..icar.l,ltetitsd thegun by wt.yof.ncouragent= tothepe:-
4un it, t'ut: b..il!oon, and that he lieudlow euil.S tostri ketoe ground. Its/. •
ica...., h0wc,.,..r. that thcslict was fired in the direction of the belly,' ..
Of that Madame (...arueriu't illatird statvi t*.a it received So gra' :.:
a aim. The eherh-nl, 110WeV..;.I.Utappea;illg to I)ave any crunitlyi
design, has bean I.i...uated.-41'ii.:i. Paper.;
1 At the co:a:linen of N. V. i".lttatt, 1,.-,:i. v.... 4 iii tying down •,:-.
deeeent at tile Suriey side of 'Vestnttnater-hrith,q) wt. Tuesday, atst
quick pare, MP children, a they and a girl, apparently about 1.7 n
vc ,rs of w.s, made en littC:lii n) 0.44 111, IV al, and were trampl,J
down by titc • hires. the .dr,ter heitsii unable: to atop the carriage.--
Happily, the boy Oily sustaii.cd a s,iglit. injury. Mr. V. iniiantle
jiihted. ai4 attendati the sufisr: ts; a f..rf, e..*., ti'orze to: fa'ttd
13.-.;I: ;--' is cc.. 11,1 IT sot.