The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

Destructive Fires.

Last night about a quarter before 10 o'clock a fire burst
out in the cane warehouse of Messrs. Myers, Southwa rk-
bridge-road. The premises comprised a block of buildings
five stories high, these being the warehouses of Messrs.
Myers, a store house on the east side, part unlet, and partly,
as it was understood, in the occupation, as a storehouse, of
Messrs. Moses and Son ; that to the west which had not
been occupied, and still further to the west the " Metro-
politan " publichouso, in the occupation of Mr. Johnston,
which has escaped injury. About 12 o'clock the walls on
the south of the warehouse of Messrs Myers fell outwards
into Castle• street with a terrific crash, knocking in the
front portions of several of the houses opposite, and com-
pelling the inmates to make a precipitate retreat Tho
roadway was completely blocked by the falling masses of
brickwork and timber, and the work of the firemen was
for a time suspended. At one o'clock the fire was got well
under, and all fear of further damage was at an end. The
pile of warehouses destroyed was of very large extent,
being five stories high and a pioportionate depth and width.
There is nothing but the bare shell of the buildings left
standing, and the loss of property must bo very great. The
concourse of people that assembled was very large, and the
exertions of the police were severely taxed to procure the
necessary room for the firemen to pursue their operations.
Several persons were severely injured by the falling of de-
tached portions of the walls and burning timbers, and it is
stated that some of the inmates of the houses in Castle-
street were so much bruised by tho falling of the back
wall of Messrs. Myers' warehouse as to necessitate their
removal to the hospital.

A fire took place yesterday morning on the premises of
Mrs. E. Geach, refreshment-house keeper, 434, West Strand,
Conductor George Elsden arrived with the Royal Society's
escape from St. Martin's Church, and hearing that some
persons were still in the building he pitched his machine,
and having entered the second floor, found Mrs. Geach
undressed, and inselasible from the smoke. There was
in the same room Elizabeth Baylis, a servant, who was
also in her night-clothes. These two persons he placed in his
escape and brought down in safety. He next entered the
first floor, and found a Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and rescued them,
The flames were happily confined to the lower part of the
building, which is better known as the Lowther Hotel.
About the same time another fire took place in the
premises belonging to Mr. Nicolas, artificial flower maker,
52, Ohiswell-street, Finsbury. Tho upper portion of the
building was filled with lodgers, including a Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson and three children, who before the escape had
time to arrive rushed down stairs, and the children's
clothes were literally burnt on their backs. The other in-
mates managed to effect their escape from a side door. A
large quantity of water was poured upon the flames, but
the roof fell in. Mr. Nicolas' premises were all but de-
stroyed, and serious damage was done to the adjoining pro-
perty.

Another fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Willson,
paperhanger and decorator, 8, Amherst-road, Hackney.
At the time of the outbreak there were a servant-girl, a
young man, and three children in the house. The latter
were got out, but a child was loft in the second-floor back.
The servant-girl was running about the street in a state of
frenzy, when Conductor Thompson, after lowering his
escape to pass under the railway arch, raised it again and
entered the front room second floor. The smoke being in-
tense ho was obliged to retreat, and taking his fly-ladder
to the back, pitched it against the leads and drew it after
him, and then placed it against the window. He entered,
and found the child in bed, almost suffocated. He took the
child in his arms and brought it down the ladder, for
which he was loudly applauded.

MONEY COINED.—In the year 18G4 the large
number 8,656,352 sovereigns were coined at the
Mint, 1,758,490 half-sovereigns, 1,861,200 florins, 4,518,360
shillings, 4,253,040 sixpences, 4,158 fourpencos, 1,335,048
threepences, 4,752 silver twoperwes, 7,920 silver pence,
3,440,640 copper pence, 537,600 halfpence, 2,508,800 far-
things. The gold coinage of the year amounted to
£9,535,597; the silver to £535,104, which was £14,191
over the cost of the metal ; the copper to £18,069, which
was not very far from double the purchase money of the
copper. In the last ton years 52,696,355 sovereigns have
been coined at the Mint, 12,692,316 half-sovereigns, no
crowns or half-crowns, 14,380,157 florins, 24,154,339 shil-
lings, 20,200,444 sixpences, 741,081 groats, 41,580 four-
ponces, 18,359,110 threepences, 133,445,760 pence, and
152,686,237 halfpence. The work of withdrawing worn
silver coin from circulation goes on constantly ; it was done
in 1864 to the extent of £123,500 (nominal value of the
coin), and there was a loss of £16,693 by its rec,oinage.
DR. PRITCHAIM.—This trial is now going on in
Edinburgh, and will form a pretty specimen of the phar-
maceutical poisons used in medicine, against which the
British College of Health, on behalf of the Society of
Hygeists, has protested for the last 40 years. Let the
public look to it !—British College of Health, Euston-road,
London, July 4, 1865.

The debts are about £1,781, Capt. Culpepper being a
detaining creditor for £352. Amongst the general list of
creditors are several well-known West-end tradesmen.

Mr. Sargood, on behalf of a creditor, objected to the mode
in which the notices had been given. They were posted
on Saturday evening, and did not reach the solicitor to the
creditors until Monday, while the case was being proceeded
with to-day. The Court must be informed that this was
a case in which the bankrupt had contracted debts, and
loft without the slightest prospect of being able to pay
then, and therefore the order of discharge ought certainly
to stand over until the choice of assignees.
Mr. R. Griffiths said be opposed the order of discharge
on behalf of Captain Culpepper, who was a creditor for
£350, on account of an yearly furnished house let to the
bankrupt. Captain Culpepper had to sue tho baronet who
defended the case, and thus ran up the expenses.
Mr. Lucas, for the bankrupt, said that his client was
prosecuting a claim to a bakery in Scotland, and therefore
it could not be said that he had contracted debts without
a reasonable expectation of being able to pay.
Mr. Sargood—He calls himself a baronet, sir.
His Honour adjourned the application until the choice
of assignees.
Application refused.
IN RE THE REV RALPH LIONEL TOLLEMACHE.

This bankrupt was described as of several addresses,
now a prisoner for debt, clerk in holy orders, and to-day
ho applied for his release. Tho bankruptcy is ascribed to
"want of means by reason of the continued and unjustifi-
able interference of my uncle, the Hon. Frederick James
Tollemache, M.P. for Grantham."

As there were other bankruptcy proceedings before the
Court in this matter, his Honour declined to interfere
until they were completed.

➢lr. Sargood—ln othor words, he must stop in prison.
His Honour—Yes, tho application is refused.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-S TREET.

A NICE COACHMAN.—James King, a gentleman's coach-
man, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and
with furious driving.

Elam, 189 C, said that about one o'clock this morning ho
heard some one shouting in Oxford-street, and on going to
the corner of Duke-street he found the defendant sitting
on the box of a brougham, the horse being on the pave-
ment. The defendant was very drunk, and had twice
driven his horse on the pavement, once having been
stopped by two gentlemen. He detained the defendant
till another constable came up, and then took the defendant
to the station, and the horse and brougham were sent to
the green-yard.

The defendant said his horse was blind. In pulling his
horse he unfortunately pulled the wrong rein.

The employer of the defendant said he sent him last
night to take up some ladies, but he failed to do so, and he
(witness) heard no more of him till ho was informed that
he was locked up. The defendant had done a good deal
of damage to the brougham in an earlier part of the day,
and he (witness) had no doubt now that he was not sober
then, although ho pretended that the damage was through
an accident. Ho intended to discharge him.
Mr. lir,ox said that was the best course the master could
adopt ; and as the defendant would lose his situation ho
should only fine him 10s. If the master thought proper ho
could suo the defendant for the amount of damage to the
brougham.