The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-12 00:00:00

EVENING,

THE CRICKETER', MANUAL. By Bat'

BOAT SIGNALS. By Arthur Bardley Of
„11.
A useful pocket dictionary of the signals used
1
pt
the Royal Navy,. the yacht clubs, and the rnercholl
servier. The want of a pro knowledge of signals
in general renders a work of this description Ile"
desirable.

THE FIRE AT MESSRS. CLO
The fire which broke out in the premises of gess,„"'
W. Clowes end Sons', the printers of Duke street, $12,:: ford-street, Lambeth, reported in this journal of y'esrs; day
.morning, was not entirely extinguished until last
evening. During the .confusion which prevailed Whilst
the fire was burning, it was the opinion of the Prj-; cipals of the firm that 100000 L would not cover tbo,
loss. As soon, however, as the ruins were suffinicriki,,,,
cooled, a minute examination was made by the "e 1;
Bade officials for the purpose of ascertaining correctly
the damage done, the result of which showed , IL'a
one floor, used as the type store, and which contains
upwards Ct
200 tons of type, some of the r
letter being worth 6s. per lb., had not well;
near so much injury as was at one time e;
,),-
petted, Mr. Clowea informed the reporter that 151
whole of the white paper had been destroyed, es, Well
as the numerous printed and illustrated works ill ;:p.
stores. The Religious Tract Society and the Soc 7 st
for Promoting Christian Knowledge have both lasr,
great quantity of props rty. The former was fuliY ter
sured; sured; but it is at present unknown whether theistd oe
f
was protected by insurance or not. The rapidres
spth
the fire may be to some extent accounted for from
Wt
fact of the poles in the drying-rooms being covered w
Jury Awards in sheets, and the instant the flames entered
this portion of the premises they rolled over the Pa're,
with the swiftness of electricity. In vain did th!.:,ber,
men endeavour to cut off the fire from the ."'the
portions of this property; so intense was,2,o'
heat that the windows in the letter-founds
casting.shops were cracking and the frames *vciir,
scorching, so that it was necessary for the men to re-
charge the water upon the last-named premises to Poe,
vent their ignition. Had those buildings taken tor
composed as they were of timber, it is doubtful 5111e;e0
the flames could have been prevented from taking a
sweep through the whole of the composing and mach
rooms. The hydraulic presses in the front ware
olou se
ote
are also extensively damaged, if not entirely spoiled.
whole impression of the royal eaition of the liltistr!see
Catalogue, printed for his Royal Highness PriOn,
Albert and the Royal Commissioners, with the exc;:re
tion of three cr four copies sent to the Prince, .0
been destroyed. Tho Thirty sheet Catalogue, 0c,,,, vg
lotr
those sheets sent to the hot-pressers, is like" re
burnt. The length of buildings destroyed is not 'orb,
than 90 to 100 feet, One part was three floors llov
whilst the front was not more than two stories higb'totis
the basement contained something like 70 or 8" ".-1.
of coals, a considerable portion of ,which took fire, 0 lir
odied materially to the labours of the firemen. Notwl
standing the large amount ,of property'consumed it wa6,l t
terday Mr. Clowes's 'opinion that the, total loss wow
under .50,000/., less by one-half than was'expected the PL:t
vious night. The total emount of insurances
least as tar as the surveyors to the
fire-offices were able
and
ascertain, was only 25,0001 The founders, composiinrs,' so
pressmen resumed their employment yesterday icaprniPwe.
that the business of the firm has only been temporanlPes.
tarded for a few hours. Although a most searching o
iFY •
tigation was made, nothing could be leained as to the erg
of the misfortune. effected, to

THE RECENT COLLISION *ON THE SHROP.c,-
nJON
UNION RAILWAY.—SIIREIVsETJEY, THURSDAY EN-Exl:to
We regret to say that the injuries sustained by Mr. Thomas
Haughton, who was one of, the sufferers, by the collision
which occurred at the Donnington 'Station on the ShrcPslilb,.
Union Railway, terminated fatally yesterday. Mr. WI is
ton had sustained a fracture of'the thigh; but hisdest
attributed to a severe contusion on the chest, which produce
extensive internal injury. An inquest was held this ditY_:.
the Crown Inn, Donnington, before R. D. Nakille, °-,„
of the coroners for Shropshire, and a very respectable
,10,v
who, after having been sworn, proceeded to view the bed)'
after which the inquest was adjourned until WedneSl
next, at half-past ten o'clock, in order that all the avalia
evidence might be collected in the meantime, so as to .b
sure the cause of the accident being thoroughly investigst,e:i
The deceased we. 3 a mining agent or steward of the Est
Ellesmere, and came Join "Lancashire. Lanclshire. Mr. Skey, Mr. ,„,'
vethic, locomotive superintendent of the London and Nort•P
Western Company, who have leased the line from the Shrtr,
shire Union Company, and Mr..Beeeh, their manger,
was in the train at the time, and had a most, wonder
escape, attended. Mr. Potts, solicitor; of Chester, al2°
present, to watch the investigation on behalf of the Lon.
on
and North-Western Company.
REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES.—The Board tot
of Health,-which has; eince its establishment, been lcus
•
at Gwyder House, Whitehall, has removed to offices in; Fiuthe
liament-street, between the end of Richmond-terrace and
end of Cannon-street. The premises are the first' up slide
steps after passing Richmond Terrace-gate, on the sam,e„ so
of the way. The Poor-law Commissioners, who' have L'''"de-
many years held their meetings and offices in one of tuvi,der
partments of Somerset-house, have removed to °tithe
House, Whitehall, vacated by the Board of Health. fated
various removals were occasioned by the former conten3oVoe,
arrangements with regard to the Inland • Revenue-
gofr
o
which were about to be removed from Old Bread-street
time ago to Somerset-house; but the order was subsequeuel
countermanded a short time before the Government chomg
WRITS OF HABEAS CoßPus.—The House of LOT
en.
has ordered a return; which has just been printed on the rof
plication of Lord Cansipbell;showiag the number of grits of
of
habeas corpus issued'. by Mr.
,Cobbett out of the Collrcrit
Chancery since the establishment, of the Record su„dQ,b of
Clerk's-office, on 'the 28th of ,October, 1842, to the 4'; of
May last inclusive. The number was " thirty-tw°,, was
paid,whi c he
or the hwe
hui l
wfeeree wi
sassa
epda ihdyotnh e Isoa,i
damindi
Ifioarm22 no fee S
Cohhet'
suing or depending in forma' pauperis.
, icr,„vidB'
ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL.—The frei
gate prize' for the beit English 'poem, open to all the 1"0,.
versity of Oxford, has been adjudged to Mr. E. Arnold he
hibitioner of University College, and a former pupil oftaa
Rev. R. Whiston, who was dismissed by the Dean be
Chapter of Rochester as utterly unfit and unworthy to
the head-master of their school. .
OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES.—The erection of the
various forts for the protection of Milford Haven and
_bio
royal dockyard at ,Pater is • proceeding with conside7
vigour.. The contractor, Mr. T. Jackson, has nearly
" c_ctluo.
y,
pleted the works on the Stack Rock, which stands e. re.
in the centre of the entrance to the haven, and has just re,-
ceiTed instructions from the Ordnance to erect another ft);•t,
Thorn Island, and also to make some important alterations',
the battery already constructed at Pater. It is understood
s
o'
tbat Government will shortly 'proceed with other works ur,„
similar character in the same neighbourhood, having already
purchased several pieces of land for that purpose. His cr
Royal Highness Prince 'Albert will L VI,J ss
visit to the'Portland 'Breakwater'on Tuesday next, the oth
be
inst. The Victoria and Albert is, it" is said, ordered to al
ready to receive his Royal Highness on board at Weymouth
and convey him to the'l3reakwafer. .He will 'come down t 9
Weymouth by. land.—Poole; Her ald. •
• PORTRAIT OF LOUIS 'NAI.'OLEON.—AIItong the Or'
traits lately published of the French President, is one eti;
Elysee.
graved by Mr. F. Joubert, from a highly-finished picture the
Sir W. C. Ross. This picture was painted expressly for
Prince, who gave the artist sittings at the Palace of yr
f the
,It is certainly one of the most favourable, and 13
many respects the best portrait that has been taken o
present ruler of France. He is drawn at full length,i
bited in military costume, his hat under his right arm, I,ia
14:
his left hand resting' on the 'hilt of his sword.
the back ground are • seen 'the gardens of the
The effect of this engraving is pleasing It ig
finished with great care'and, precision, and is a work that
reflects credit both on the loainter -and the engraver.
„, 4 and forcible.
• PIMLICO Imisn
dunder h; e incurre t
plan and estimate of the' expense to b _ _
rof the House of Commolls.
.s
Bill has been whited by•orde
*ng the Act into execution, 'and
the return to be derived
The sum required •fOr
provisions,carryi.
is estimated'at 30,0001.
LArk BENT Bitr,L.---;.A return of the
improved frontage, the of
from the letting of the
Thist to b e raisedestima
estimate.
underis
auntil the
improvements are
which cannot be estimate
completed. .veof
iirtrsespecti

'BIRTHS.
OF A SON.

at Battersea, the wife of Mr. William
t H •
be 9th inst., a arrington-square, Regent's-park, the
• On t
of William H. Wyatt, Esq.
wife . ,
Or ADA UGlira. . •On the 6th inst., at Mitcham, Surrey, the wife of William simpson, jun., Esq,
On the Bth inst., at Chester-square, the wife of Cherie:
8.013. tlg&T'dtehn.inst.,
ll'eulloch, Esq.

James O n the‘vo r
tBl
et
yh
ci no sr
bt
ta7:elSclEl iorl:ple re\c;ki
g:lri
no
trokns
h
the late Venerable Stuart Corbett, D.D. AriterheidredtahcesoonEneooi
York, to Isabella Rose, only daughter of
;he' late William
Ware, Esq., of Skirpenbeck.
On the Bth inst., at Emmanuel Church, Camberwell, Mr.
Robert 8. Browning, of Grosvenor-park, eldest son of Mr.
W. S. Browning, formerly of Paris, to ,Harriet Caldecott,
fourth surviving daughter of Mr. W. D. Triquet, of Gros-
venor-place, Camberwell, Surrey.

DIE])-
On the iris in,t , at Minehead, Somerset, the Rey. Alfred-
Martell, vicar of Hexton, Herts, aged 32.
On the 9th inst., at London-fields, Hackney, John .Nixon,,
Esq., aged 79.
On the 9th inst., at L'ttle Hampton, Sursex, aged 34, Mary,
Wife of Francis Ellis, Dq.
On the Bth inst., at Walthamstow., Essex, Lawrence H.
Twentyman. Esq., aged 6
On the 6th inst . at his residence, near Stour, Glone,ester-
shire, Charles R. Paton, Esq., of Perthshire, N.B.

• and Published b A`u —GiurN6l cf
-nil on: Prints,. an y IWO _ i'ic
No. 112, Strand, Printer. at Tne Sun Office, 27,°•,,...`,,,'"
Strand, in thi: Precinct of the SAvoys in VW Fo"'
Saturclab %Nue 12,1852.

LITERATURF.
THE 1100KLRIES OF LONDOI.V. By Tho-

mas Beanies.
The author of this work has doubtless taken great
rains in its composition. But instead of giving a big'
tory of the London rookeries as from the title we
were led to believe, he bas rather chosen to trace back
certain-ecclesiastical palaces, the remains of which are
still to be found in St. Giles's and other places of the
kind. He describes at length the depravity and want
of cleanliness of those who inhabit rookeries and the
necessity of their removal, with some statistical 13'
counts regarding the population and mortality tables ;
but on what grounds Mr. Beanies attributes the dis;
tress of need!e-women and poverty in general to
rookeries we are at a loss to determine. The de;
scription of the Great Fire of London, with which
the work terminates, is decidedly the most interesting
part of it.

Bally, Brothers.
This is a well-written history of the gale °I
cricket, with its laws, the rules of clubs, a description
of the metropolitan grounds, together with a sketch
of some of the principal phi; ers.