The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-12 00:00:00

Mr. SAVAGE opposes the amendment, as the only
object of the committee wa.!l to get rid of some of the
most objectionable clauses.
. After a considerable discussion, the amendment
was withdrawn, and the original motion was
agreed to.
The routine business having been disposed of, the
board adjourned.

THE TIRE AND LOS'S OF LIFE IN TILE
CONMERCIAL-ROAD.

Yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock, Mr.
H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy-coroner for t.'le
-
eastern division of thecountyoiMiddlesex, resumed'
at the London Hospital, for the third time, the ad-
journed in quiry respecting the cireumsi: antes attend
ing the death of Edward John ReynolOs, aged 24
years, a box and packing case maker, who w.as killed
by jumping from the premises of Mr. G. Alvey, a
watch and clock maker, No. 7, Lucas-street, Ct.'m-
mercial-road East, on Wednesday se'nnight. Some
particulars of the fire and the former examination
have already appeared in this journal. It will be.
remembered that the inquiry was adjourned for a
twofold purpose ; one, if possible, to find out the
cause of the catastrophe, and what induced the un-
fortunate deceased; with his fellow lodger, to jump
out of the window. The soma was to inquire how
from Fire, wax
far the nearest escape, belonging to the Royal So-
cietyaittiate fodrfrtolime
thPerpotreecmtiiosens,
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any unnecessaryc
tor
arrived
delay'had taken place before the comlu
with his machine at the burning pre=:qes, several
persons being of opinion—which opinion t.heY pub-
licly expressed—that it was from 15 to 20 minutes
before he reached the place. The police statet; at
the former inquiry that the distance from the fire to
the nearest escape station was under a quarter of a
mile; whilst it was contended by some of the per-
sons that it was nearer half a mile. To settle all
doubts on that question, MT. Inspector Gordon, a
commenced, and
very intelligent officer of the Royal society, had
had the ground measured and timed the men in being
suddenly roused to attend a fire, as to how long it
ought to take the man in charge of the machine to
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of the stock in trade found in the ruins.

The jurors having answered to their names, the
following additional witnesses were examined:—
Mr. Alvey, re-called--He said he had watches,
cigars, fancy pipes, and furniture in the house at
the time of the fire. He had previously lived in
Nottingham for four years. He had some watches
in pawn, and also some jewellery. His wife lent
his man some things to pledge, about Lady-
day last. He should say about £6 or £7 had
been raised on watches and jewellery. He was
certain there had not been £2O or £3O raised on the
goods. He could only account for the fire from the
fact of the lodgers smoking, which they are conti-
nually in the habit of doing.
Mr. John Clare Bridges, foreman of the London
Fire Brigade of the Eastern Division, said that on
the 2d of April his attention was called to the fire
by the light in the air.
By the Coroner—He arrived about 20 minutes
after being called. When the inmates were got
out of a burning house, it was the duty of the police
to keep the doors shut, to prevent the air entering
and causing the fire to extend. He believed the fire
must have originated in the lower part of the house.:
at the main, he thought
occurred; if the gas was on
He believed the gas was turnedtehffe beenfgorienetehre,
toldfir
him that as he came up with his engine (the firsts
he should have smelt it.
up his lamp to
By Mr. Gordon—E
nheonductor held
that the engine should not come
t
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showthat aorsriigvneda)l,
into collision with the escape. He sent a messen-
geronlirednesday to the escape station from the fire,
and
in taking the call
iTihrme
.Cuoreoanre, thoughtrposaliiedeheeonstab
and returning only seven
minutes elapsed.
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The learned Coroner summed up, and remarked
at he had bestowed a great deal of time on the
investigation, hoping to learn the cause, of the fire.
They Were unable to learn how it happened, but
one thing was certain, that the deceased met his
death by jumping out of the window whilst ihe fire
was raging. He must repeat that several fires were
supposed to be caused by the tenants in order to
defraud the insurance offices, but he did not mean
to say so in this case. It was, therefore, their duty
to fully inquire into all cases of fire.
The jury having consulted, they returned a Ter.
diet of "Accidental death,"

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