The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-30 00:00:00

Great Fire in Tooley-street—This Day.

Ono of the most tremendous fires that has occurred sine©
the late Mr. Braidwood lost his life, in 1861, broke out this
morning at Beale's Wharf, Mill-lane, Tooley-street,
has laid in ruins property to the amount of a quarter of
million. The warehouse in question is situated at the en
of Mill-lane, covering nearly an acre of ground, and vins
filled with palm oil and every description of merchandise,
The fire was discovered in the warehouse fronting the
river. The steam floating fire-engines from South War
bridge and Rotherhithe, followed by six steam fire-engine;
-of. Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Co., which soon got to sycn.
in first-rate style, but owing to the nature of the stock th°
flames spread like lightning and put the firemen at 10
and floor after floor fell with a tremendous crash. I'4°
vessels in the river were obliged to be moored in the cet°
of the river,• owing to the sparks which fell on them.
cause of the fire is not yet ascertained.

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Opening of the South-Eastern Exhiwltioa

at Greenwich Hospital•

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The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition, N'T"'c' by
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permission of the Admiralty, will be held at Grcearl'i;
Hospital, took place on Saturday aftertaoon last, at t.
Painted Hall of that building, in the presence of all.l
company, amongst whom were many of the most influento
inhabitants of the district. „lst
In accordance with previous arrangements, Vise'
Sydney, K.C.8., Lord Lieutenant of Kent, who had co.ta:i
sented to preside on the occasion, was met at the 11011 d
gates at half-past 1 o'clock by a guard of honour select°
from the several corps of the Kent Volunteer Rifles,oar
manded by Lieut.-Colonel Thorold, with band and COl°ll,ll
and, after the usual salute, his lordship was couduc'e.
round the Exhibition Hall, accompanied by the Rev.
S. Money, chairman of the committee and a number
tinguished visitors.
A procession wes then formed, and escorted his lordsllip
from the Exhibition to the Painted Hall, where evil ;51
rangement had been made for the accommodation of /"
tors, amongst whom were Major -Gen. Warde, C. 8., °°111:
mandant of Woolwich garrison, with his aide-de-031
Capt. Williams ; Col. Clarke, superintendent of the 11°,Y:,.
carriage department of Woolwich Arsenal ; Col. Anal,
son, C. 8., and Brigade Major Hay, Royal Artillery;
bb•Ll.l"4,
man Salomons, M.P., Mr. W. Angerstein, Sir J.
Bart.; the Revs. J. R. Goldney, W. A. Buck, and C. 1-`3. or
tin ; Capt. and Adjutant Jackson, Col. Congdon, 31°
Farnall, and other volunteer officers, &c.
The string band of the Royal Artillery, with a tr3illerd..
choir and professional vocalists, numbering about 211.eti,
formers, were stationed on the permanent platform at .
west end of the hall, and the Lord-Lieutenant l'af'ivii°
taken his seat, the proceedings commenced by singil4
Old Hundredth Psalm, ace
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accompanied by the orchestra all
chorus.
The Rev. J. R. Goldney, chaplain of Greenwich, "o.oe
offered up an impressive prayer for the Divine blessing
the undertaking.
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The Rev. C. F. S. MONEY T,
incumbent of St. "°
Deptford, chairman of the committee, having been dePut,
to present the official catalogue to the Lord Lieutenant°
observed that it was owing to the Government of the
Lord Palmerston, and to those connected with the
of that great departed statesman, that they had b,,s,
allowed the great privilege of the use of the
tional building in which they were assembled. 2'h° re''
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gentleman at some length alluded to the life and laboarsht
Lord Palmerston as a proof of the great things that laig
be accomplished by perseverance, industry, and flxitY sv
honesty of purpose. The holding of these exhibitions 'gr-
a wondrous proof the rapidity with good idea or
which a is
culated in these modern times. They were indebted forth
idea to the late Prince Consort. It was further advance
when that noble building was erected at Sydenham ; a/0
now recently the holding of industrial exhibitions in' `d,
parts of the country had been successfully carried outl/1,,
the best results to the working classes. He was proud 't
say that all the work devolving upon getting up the Pros by
exhibition had been done, with one or two exceptions,
a few working men. He had mixedmuch with the wor/106
classes, and found that the most intelligent amongst them
disliked flattery, which they called " humbug," and -L1
would not accept patronage when it was offered in a P'-„tist
and ostentatious manner ; but they did like a friendly r.a
on the back from those who by their positi:m could pia
them in their noble exertions topromote mechanical sci°33.o
and the useful arts. He would present his lordship
their catalogue as a memento of what had been done

the industrial classes of the south-eastern district.
Viscount SYDNEY, K.C.8., on receiving the catalei;l;
observed he fully concurred in all that had been saidllt ,0
rev. gentleman as to the usefulness and importance of tbc:i
exhibitions. The rev. gentleman had alluded to the los,
they had sustained by the death of that illustrious srttebo
man whose remains he(Lord Sydney) saw deposited frvg,
tomb on the previous day, and if there was anything
to show the esteem in which that great and good nal'
by
held by all classes of the community, it was
the orderly and respectful demeanour of the wult.{is
which crowded the streets of London on the dap
funeral. Since the idea of the late Prince Consort had
practically applied by the Great' Exhibition in London
strong feeling in their favour had risen up, and many
portant exhibitions had been held, not only in this coulits.:lli
but throughout the world. He believed that these indlistrl a
exhibitions tended to dignify labour, to open the mind 63„,
elevate the character of the working man, and by the k
Plicatiou of science to the productive labours of the Icat.l-
- to develope the material resources of the coentie.
He declared the South-Eastern EXhibition to be 01)°,,lia'
and would add his fervent wiaiand hope that °lll- 1)‘1
it w
suppliedudo
entirely successful. f r
Mr. W. ANGERSTEIN (the recent Liberal candidate
West Kent) observed he had from the first , supported tie
holding of industrial exhibition and the South-eastern"lto
trict had now shown that it had exerted itself to Pr°l33°Jje
what he might, fairly term the'true interests of labour. rj
deeply regretted the loss of that eminent statesmen i)„16:04)
Palmerston, and could not do otherwise than sytera,,ll,o.,
with his successor and those who would carry on. the "'ose
vernmont of the country. He trusted that many Of ot
who had now sung the peans of the noble lord, 101111,110
forget that, when living, they were often found in the ra
of his opponents. He cordially wished success to the elO
talon, and its:promoters were entitledtothehighest Prtt:t,
for the hard labour which they had devoted to this objefo r
The choir then performed a grand cantata compescijr•
the occasion, entitled " The Triumph of Labour,
Beaumer, professor of music at Dulwich College, presialil;
at the pianoforte, the professional artists taking part De;/,..
Mr. and Madame Weiss, Miss E. Wilkinson, and gr.

mirage.
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iajor-General WARDE, C. 8., commandant of pp,
garrison, proposed the thanks of the meeting to Irisc,-0'
Sydney for presiding on the occasion. Having beep
netted with the Royal Artillery for 40 years he felt proitl iota
saying that the band of the corps under his connuaou
0)
obi'He and given their services free on that day. h
He was also much pleased to find that amongst the e"..
tors wore many soldiers belonging to the regiment. 01
Colonel ANDERSON, C. 8., seconded the motion, W
was unanimously adopted.
riat°
Lord SYDNEY acknowledged the vote in apprq.e.ol
terms, and moved that the' thanks of the meeting be gi
to the committee and the Royal'Artillery band.
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Alderman SALOMONS, M.P., briefly seconded the 10, $.
which was carried, and responded to by the Reif.
MONEY, chairman of the committee.
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Tho inaugural proceedings terminated by the per- • ,
ante of the chorus from Handel's "Messiah," after Iv
pr
the exhibition hall was crowded until the Limo of cl°si

(ten o'clock). -
got
For the accommodation of visitors, Mr. Sutton, pro Pl.--
of the Crown and Anchor Tavern,Woolwich, has beell,4b‘ ja
pointed by the committee to supply refreshments 1"
the building.
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EXECUTION OF A YOUTH FOR MATRICIDE" 00"
boy of eighteen, by name Joseph Petit, has just Well tilers
cuted at Chalons-sur-Saone, for the murder of his I°o4
under circumstances too terrible to describe. F°r fleiref
while ho supported his courage by an idea that tlid

executed one so young as ho was. ro,
THREATENED STRIKE OF THE NOTTINGIVOI yqo
LICEMEN.—The police force of Notting
been agitating for a rise of 2s. per week iu their `voi'4'os:
and, as their demands were not complied with, the/
re woo
tered at the Borough Police-station on Friday, anarpll,
to go to their respective beats unless the advance o' srert"
which they had been asking for was conceded.
members of the Watch Committee proceeded to the 1 01110
station and remonstrated with the men for a consid
I, to
period. As it was represented to them that the addi"..l,°,„e of
their pay could not be complied with until the Mee
the Town Council, which will take place on S9v*
men ultimately consented to do duty on the under6tf,,,, 0.3°
that their claims would be considerately dealt With
corporation.