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

THE EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the select committee
of the House of Commons had been nominated, bY:
that six more members were yet to be added )

After that it was in the power of any men

Parliament to move the addition of uny Dam

the committee.

A report from the main drainage commitiee wAu
brought up, retpnting the Thames emb.s.nkin

It is stated that the bill now before the House
Commons required several amendments, and tecur

mended," that with a view to the bnyrd ob air

locus standi before the select eemmitti.e

llouse of Commons, for the purpose of bein

submit clauies, &J., it is desirable, in tile °min,
the committee, that a petition should be presei:i
against the Thames Embankment Bill; submit'
such petition ; and recommending that the seal ot7
the board be affixed thereto; that it be referrc,!
back to the committee to take all necessary stcp
prosecute the same, and that they be authorii,ed lo
employ counsel, and obtain such witnesses anti
assistance as they may be advised.
Mr. DALTON moved
_the recommendation of _the
committee be agreed to, and strongly urged upon
them the necessity for taking active measures to.
obtain amendments to some of the most objection-
able clauses.

The motion having been seconded,
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR moved as an amendment that
the committee should report from time to time. to
the board.

Mr. ROBINSON seconded the amendment.'

Mr. Deputy HARRISON supported the amend-
ment, but thought the committee ought to take
steps to procure a locus standi before the committee;
but that as to the amendments, they would have
time enough during the Easter
.recess to consider
what they would propose.
At the suggestion of Mr. ROCHE, the petition
against the bill was read by Mr. Smith, the soli-
citor to the board. It stated the objections the,
board entertained to the measure, particularly the
proposed constitution of the commission that was
to carry out the works. The bill provided that the
commission should consist of the two members for
the City and four other members of the board, with
three members to be nominated by the Governmen' .
Mr. SAVAGE opposed the amendment, as the only
object of the committee was to get rid of some of the
most objectionable clauses.
After a considerable discussion, the amendment
was withdrawn, and the original motion wac
agreed to.
The routine business having been disposed of, the
board adjourned.

THE FIRE AND LOSS OP LIFE IN ME

COMMEIZGLA L-ROA D.

Yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock, Mr.
H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy-coroner for the
eastern division of the countyof Middlesex, resumed
at the London Hospital, for the third time, the ad-
journed inquiry respecting the circumstances attend-
ing the death of Edward John Reynolds, aged 24
years, a box and packing case maker, who was killed
by jumping from the premises of Mr. G. Alvey, a
watch and clock maker, No. 7, Lucas-street, Com-
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 second waste inquire ho

far the nearest escape, belonging to the Royal So-
ciety fur the Protection of Life from Fire, was
situated from the premises, whether any unnecessary
delay had taken place before the conductor arrived
with his machine at the burning premises, several
persons being of opinion—which opinion they pub-
licly expressed—that it was from 15 to 20 minutes
before he reached the place. The police stated et
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, Mr, Inspector Gordon, a
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
arrive at the distance whore the fire commenced, and
the subjoined evidence will at once clear up what
has hitherto been enveloped in obscurity. There
was also a third reason for the learned deputy-
coroner adjourning the inquiry, viz., to ascertain
from competent authorities of the London Fire En-
gine Establishment as to whether the gas was pro-
perly turned off or not, and for that purpose Mr.
Bridges, the chief officer of the A district of the
Brigade was summoned to attend and speak as to
the state of the gas meter, and also as to the state
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 yeas
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 arc 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.,
He believed the gas was turned off before the fire
occurred; if the gas was on at the main, he thought
he should have smelt it.
By Mr. Gordon—Eldcrton, the engineer, told.
him that as he came up with his engine
that arrived) the conductor held up his lamp to
show a signal, so that the en
(the first
engine should not come
into collision with the escape.
He sent a messen-
geronWednesday to the escape station from the fire,
and in taking the call and returning only seven
minutes elapsed.
The Coroner said he thought there was no blame
attached to the escape man or the fire brigade.
Win. Bear, police constable 106 K, proved fetch-
ing the fire escape from the White Horse Gate. He
considered the conductor used every vigilance, and
lost not a moment in getting to the fire.
The learned Coroner summed up, and remarked
that he had bestowed a great deal of time ol; the
investigation, hoping to learn the cause of the fire.
They were unable to learn how it happeriee. but
oue thing was cettaiu, that the decease'. net his
death by jumping out of the window ‘Nhil,.r ilia 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 net mcan
to say eo in this case. It was, therefore, their cu 17
to fully inquire into all cases of fire.
The jury having consulted,
they returned a r..
diet of " Accidental death."
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