The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER lO, 1853

Wm. Shrimpnall, of Lower Charlotte•place, carpenter,
identified the body of the deceased George Rowe, the
clerk or foreman to Mr. Lucas. He was about 50 years
of age.
James Henderson, photographist, stated that he re-
sided at No. 184, Strand, until last quarter-day, but
now resided at 204, Regent-street. He knew Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson, as also the shopman, George Dunn.
The coroner thought the evidence as to the death of
the deceased should be completed before any facts were
gone into as to the nature of the accident.
Mr. Thomas Keel, 42, Norfolk-street, Strand, sur-
geon, deposed to having been called on Thursday morn-
ing between half-past 8 and 9in the morning, and first
saw Mr. Thompson after he had been taken out, and also
saw Mrs. Thompson taken out of the ruins. They were
both dead. He did not closely examine their bodies at
the time, but had done so since. He found that Mrs.
Thompson's features were pale, but not at all distorted,
and there was not the slightest abrasure of the skin of
the face. The body was in no way mutilated, nor was
there any fracture of the limbs. The cause of death
was suffocation. The countenance of Mr. Thompson
presented a very livid appearance, a large quantity of
blood and mucus issuing from the mouth. The body
was not mutilated.
The evidence as to the deceased Dunn was similar.
Mr. John Whittaker, of King's College Hospital,
proved that the death of George Rowe resulted from the
injuries he had sustained. The deceased died about nine
o'clock this morning.
James Goodson, P.C. 28 F, stated he was on duty
in the Strand on Thursday morning last, about twenty
minutes before eight ; he was standing opposite the
house which fell down, and was looking at the house in
consequence of a loud crack ho heard, and within half a
minute the house fell down. The crack was as if some-
thing had given way at the bottom. The dust was so
great that he was nearly smothered with it. He asked
the deceased (Rowe) if he was hurt, and he replied that
his leg was broken in one or two places.

Thomas James Williams, 59, Clement's-lane, car-
penter, deposed that after clearing away a portion of the
ruins they came to the body of Mrs. Thompson, on a
level with the first floor, supposing the building to be
standing. She appeared to have been in the act of
dressing, as she was only partly dressed, A consider
able time elapsed before the body could be released, as a
heavy lead flat was lying over her, which had to be re-
moved. With the assistance of ropes the flat was re-
moved, and the body got out. The features were much
swollen. The mouth was open and filled with dust,
which he took out with his fingers. Mr. Thompson
was next got out, quite dead. He was dressed, and
witness assisted in removing his gold watch and chain.
By Mr. Hawkins (banister)—The state of the house
had been the subject of conversation before the accident.
The house was considered to be in an unsafe state, and
several labouring men had spoken to him on the subject
on the previous Tuesday,
Elizabeth Stanhouse, 22, Lloyd's-row, Clerkenwell,
the young girl who escaped—l was a waistcoat-maker
with Mrs. Thompson, and was in the house at the time
of the accident. I was ip the kitchen at about a quarter
to 8, and heard a very slight crack, it proceeded from just
where I was standing close by the pavement. I threw
bemyfosreelftihne house was tothevault. r had heard Mr. Thompson say
not safe. When I heard the crack
I got alarmed, and threv myself down into the vault—
the coal cear. As soot as I recovered I got to my
feet, and heard a noise Ili() thunder. None of the ruins
fell upon blocked up the door by which I
wentin, nie
so that they theythey 'lade the place completely dark.
I was there about an hour and a half altogether, but in
about half-an-hour the ruins were removed from the
grating. I was nearly smothered with gas, smoke,
and dust, but I put out the gas. Before I
went down I left lirs. Thompson in the back
parlour. She
inwas dressing at the time. Mr.
Thompson was the back shop between the par-
lour and the front shop, they are all on the same floor,
about 20 feet apart. George Dunn was standing on the
steps of the front door. I went down stairs to get a
bottle of ale, and as I was stooping down to get it I
heard the crack. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had been
speaking of the unsafe state of the house several times,
particularly since Tuesday.

By the Jury—l did not hear any men working that
morning when I heard the crack. Part of the wall had
been taken down where Mr. Thompson was standing.
I heard Mr. Thompson say that he would require 101.
for the damage he should sustain from the alteration of
the party wall, and Mr. Abraham's said he would speak
to Mr. Smith about it. I did not hear Mr. Abraham
express any fear about the house coming down.
The witness Shrimplaw was then recalled, and stated
he was employed on the works under Mr. Lucas. The
work was going on in the sewer of the house that has
fallen. He first went to work at the premises about
eight weeks since. Mr. Abrahams instructed him to
put up the new shores.

Several other witnesses having been examined,
The Coroner said he thought it would be better, before
proceeding further, to have the rubbish cleared away,
and the excavations inspected by surveyors. In order
that this might be done, he adjourned the inquiry to
Monday week.

TERRIFIC FIRE AT MILL-WALL.—This morning, shortly
after twelve o'clock, a most destructive fire, attended
with great loss of property, broke out on the extensive
premises of Mr. John Scott Russell, iron ship-builder,
Mill-wall, Poplar. The fire commenced in the work-
shop, a large range of building, and was first discovered
by some men on the premises. An alarm was instantly
raised, but not before the flames burst forth with terrific
fury. The Fire-brigade engines quickly arrived, followed
by the West of England and the Steam-floating engines
from Southwark, which threw immense volumes of water
on the burning elements. By very great exertions the
fire was ultimately subdued, but not till after a tre-
mendous quantity of valuable property had been de-
stroyed. No fewer than sixteen engines were at work
at one time, with 150 auxilaries employed. The fol-
lowing is the official report of Mr. J. Braidwood of da-
mage done :—" P. Scott Russell, Mill-wall, iron ship-
builder, contractor and builder, insured in the Sun, Atlas,
, Globe, and Phoenix-West. Ftting and carpenters' shops
destroyed ; men's tools, stores, and contents, severely
damaged ; also, two Union steam-ships on the stocks
damaged ; Messrs. Napier, steam-engineer, timber build-
ings burnt down." It is understood all the premises are
insured.
THE CHOLERA AT LIVERPOOL.—Three more deaths
have occurred in this town from this malignant disease.
In all the cases the sufferers were poor German emi-
grants recently arrived from the Continent, who no
doubt brought the malady with them. The crowded
state of the lodging-houses where they stay during their
brief sojourn in Liverpool is engaging the serious atten-
tion of the authorities, and not before required.
THE CHOLERA.—From Christiania, August 31, we
learn that the cholera seems neither to spare age, sex,
nor condition, nor islit confined to any one quarter of the
city or suburbs. The number of victims is not very
numerous, but the disease is most severe, death ensuing
after a few hours' illness. From the 25th July to the
31st August, the total number attacked has been 393 ;
deaths, 250.

SUICIDE BY THREE SISTERS.—A deplorable event
took place on Wednesday evening in the Rue d'Amster-
dam. Three females, the eldest only 20 years of age,
committed suicide with the fumes of charcoal, in a
chamber which they occupied with their mother, the
widow of a foreign officer. The three girls took advan-
tage of the absence of their me ther, now at St. Germain,
to put an end to their existence. This fatal act is attri-
buted to the recent loss of a considerable fortune of
the family.--Cialignani

TEE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE
STRAND.-ANOTHER DEATH.

INQUEST ON THE BODIES—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Langham, Deputy-Coroner for Westminster, at
ten o'clock this morning, opened an inquiry before a jury,
composed of the principal inhabitants of St. Clements
Danes, at the Vestry-hall, Pickett-street, to ascertain
the cause of the death of Robert Thompson, Sarah
Thompson, and George Dunn, the three unfortunate
persons who were killed by suffocation at the time of the
fall of the building, No. 184, Strand, on Thursday last.
The unfortunate man George Rowe, the foreman of Mr.
Lucas, the builder, having died this morning in King's
College Hospital, from the injuries he had received, the
inquiry was also extended into the cause of his death.
Mr. Bodkin, the barrister, instructed by Mr. Pringle,
appeared to watch the case on the part of Mr. Lucas, the
builder; Mr. Holdrich, solicitor, for Mr. Abraham, the
surveyor ; Mr. Ford, of the firm of Rogerson and Ford,
Lincoln's-inn-fields, for Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons,
the owners of the adjoining vacant space of ground ; and
Mr. Isaacson, the vestry clerk, on the part of the parish.
The jury having been sworn,
The Coroner said, in answer to a question from one of
the jury, that it would be more regular to go and view
the bodies at King's College Hospital before inspecting
the ruins.
That course having been assented to, on the return of
the coroner and jury the following evidence was ad-
duced :
Henry Calder, 32, Lloyd's-row, Clerkenwell, the
brother of Mrs. Sarah Thompson, identified the body of
his sister and Mr. Robert Thompson. Mrs. Thompson
was aged about 44, and Mr. Thompson 49. The wit-
ness also identified the body of George Dunn, aged 21,
shopman, and said he had nothing to say as to the facts,
except that he heard his brother-in-law (the deceased)
the day before say that he did not think the house was
safe.

FRANCE.

- The Courrier du, Pas de Calais states that it is
on the 20th that the Emperor is to leave Paris for
his journey to the North. His Majesty will, it
says, stop at Arras and Lille ; from Lille he will
proceed to the camp of Helfaut ; and from that
place to Boulogne. He will return from Boulogne
by Amiens to Paris.
A letter from Dieppe, of the 7th, states that in
consequence of the violence of the wind the night
before it was determined to bring the Reine Hor-
tense, which was riding in the roadstead, into port.
This was a work of some difficulty as the sea was
exceedingly high and broke frequently over the
jetty. By the aid, however, of two experienced
pilots the yacht was brought safely in, in the
presence of a considerable number of spectators,
including the Emperor and the Empress. When
the yacht was safely inside, preparations were
being made to displace three trading vessels to
make room for her, but the Emperor sent word
not to disturb them as the yacht could stay very
well outside of them.
The Moniteur publishes a decree, relieving M.
Abbatucci from the ad interim, direction of the
Ministry of State and of the household of the Em-
peror, M. A. Fould having resumed his functions.
The Moniteur announces the election of the fol-
lowing Government candidates, as representatives
to the Legislative Body :—M. A. Chevalier for the
3d circumscription of the Aveyron ; M. Nogent
Saint-Laurent, for the Ist circumscription of the
Loiret ; Count Paul de Champagny de Cadore, for
the Ist circumscription of the Cotes-du-Nord ;
General Lebreton, for the 3d circumscription of
La Vendee ; and M. Godard-Desmarets, for the
Bth circumscription of the Nord.
BANK OF FRANCE.—The following was the situa-
tion of the Bank on Thursday, Sept. 8 :
DR.

Capital
91,250,000 -
Reserve fund
12,980,750 14
Reserve immobiliere 4,000,000
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks 157,944,575 --
Do. to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight -
Account-current of Treasury Creditor 69,801,784 20
Various accounts-current
Do. branch banks 26,431,232
Dividends to be paid 805,585 25
Discount, interest, and expenses
Fees on the care of securities
Re-discounts of the last half-year
Sums received over and above the
value of the protested bills .. _
Sundries

221,866 04
2,033,513 42

1,025,015,161 79

Fr. c.
346,965,020 32
105,677,835
291,515 68

Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch Links
Overdue bills
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
56,229,888 f. Oc. are from the branch
banks
133,235,582
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks 1,188,093 -
Do. on public securities of France 33,557,736 10
Do. by the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds 64,451,100
Do. in the branch banks
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes of disposable funds
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of branch banks
Interest in National Discount Bank
Expenses of adminic:xa,'on..
Sundries .

70,000,000 -
10,000,000 -
55,451,514 27
4,000,000 -
3,844,313 -

27,000 -
561,359 89
119,586 91

1,025,015,161 79
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France.
It appears that the cash in hand has decreased
by 26,895,000 f. The commercial bills discounted
have increased by 4,531,000 f. The deposits on
public securies have decreased by 1,540,000 f. The
deposits on railway securities have decreased by
1,083,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have
decreased by 6,514,000 f. The balance to the credit
of the Treasury has decreased by 1,520,000 f. The
sundry credits have decreased by 19,000,000 f.
The receipts of the Paris and Bordeaux Railway
Company with its extensions, for the week ending
the 3d September, amount to 917,134 f., being an
increase, as compared with the corresponding week
of last years of 337,452 f.
There was a considerable amount of business
transacted at the Bourse yesterday, and after nume-
rous variations public securities closed at an ad-
vance on the prices of Thursday. The Three per
Cents. opened at 78f. 15c., and fell to 77f. 85c.
They rose subsequently to 78f. 25c., at which they
closed for the end of the month. There was no
rational cause assigned either for the first decline
or the subsequent recovery. The Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. closed at 101 f. 40c. ; Orleans Railway
Shares, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 1,085 f. ; Havre, 520 f. ;
Great Northern, 8771. 50c. ; Path and Strasburg,
935 f.; Paris and Lyons, 945 f.; Lyons to the Medi-
terranean, 7801. ; Western of France, 745 f. ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 623 f. 75c. ; Great Central, 5371.
50c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 550 f.; Shares of the Bank
of Credit Mobilier, 822 f. 50c.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The Post Ampt Gazette, of Frankfort, under date
of Warsaw, 3d, says :—"We have just received,
from a source on which we can rely, intelligence
that Field-Marshal Paskiewitch has been informed
by telegraph of the approaching arrival of the Em-
peror. The Czar proposed on the Ist to manoeuvre
the troops assembled at the camp of Powonsk, and
to inspect them before their departure. As far as
regards a project of the Emperor to visit Germany,
no one here knows anything about it, but it is said
that some prince of the Russian imperial family
will go to Germany on the occasion of the marriage
of the Emperor of Austria. It is thought that the
Grand Duke Constantine will be charged with this
mission."

A letter from St. Petersburg of the 30th ult., in
the Hamburg Correspondent, says :—" We an-
nounced some time back that an ambassador of the
Shah of Persia, Shadra-Morza-Mahomet Hussein,
had arrived at this Court. At present we can
announce that the visit of this ambassador has
strengthened, in a very marked manner, the
friendly relations between the two powers. A letter
of the 21st, from the Emperor to the ambassador,
expresses his sense of this fact in the most gracious
terms, and informs him that his Majesty has con-
ferred on him the order of St. Stanislaus of the
first class."

The Journal de Constantinople, of the 24th ult.,
says : A battalion of Ottoman Chasseurs, "dis-
ciplined by a French officer, named d'Anglers,
after the model of the Chasseur de Vincennes, left
yesterday for Varna on board the Feizi-Bahria
frigate."
The Ost Deutsche _Post contains a letter from
Bucharest, which states that since the period of the
entrance of the Russian troops into the Danubian
principalities prayers are no longer offered up in
the churches for the reigning princes but for the
Emperor Nicholas.
A Vienna letter of the sth, in the Cologne Ga-
zette, says :—" In order to irritate the Emperor of
Russia, the modifications of the Porte were sent to
him by the Conferance confidentially, not officially.
His reply will not be received before the Bth or
9th. It will not be definitive. The Conference
will be invited to represent once more to the Divan
the danger of refusal." A. letter of the same date,

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

Although no Ministerial journal in Paris has
confirmed the rumour that the Emperor of Russia
has refused to accept the modifications of the note
of the Congress of Vienna, insisted on by the Porte
in such a way as to be almost a sine qud non of
arrangement ' • yet it is generally understood that
the French Government has received an intimation
that these modifications have not met with the
approbation of the Autocrat of all the Russias.
The Pays says :—" Public opinion appears to
be disquieted at Russia not having yet replied to
the propositions modified by the Porte, and trans-
mitted by the Conference of Vienna. This delay,
if it exists, needs not cause alarm or'astonishment.
It is evident that the Czar will not take a hasty.
resolution. We have reason to believe that in re-
ceiving the new note he did not immediately make
known either his refusal or his acceptation, and
that he has reserved his decision. In any case, we
believe that the reply of Russia will very shortly
be known at Paris. It must not be forgotten that
the question at stake is not one of fact, but one of
form. It is evidently the conference at Vienna
which will have to solve it."
The same journal, whilst it admits that the re-
fusal of the Emperor of Russia to accept the modi-
fications of the Porte, would be an unfortunate
complication of the affair, professes to be perfectly
tranquil as to the probable result. One of the two
powers in dispute, it thinks, must give way, and
if it will not, Europe will prevent their going to
war, for Europe will not allow its interests or
its safety to be compromised by either Russia or
Turkey.

Several political arrests were made three days
ago at Orleans. Amongst the persons arrested is
a man who was transported in December, 1851,
but subsequently pardoned.
The ministers present in Paris assembled on
Thursday at the hotel of the Minister of Justice,
to deliberate (says the Moniteur) on urgent affairs.
The business thus alluded to can scarcely be any
other than the presumed refusal of Russia to agree
to the modifications of Turkey in the Vienna pro-
position.

in the German .Tourno7 of :—" If
tnattic~~il~'vU ra.so
objections to the portion of the modifications which
refer to the treaties of Rutschuck, Kainardji, and
Adrianople. The Austrian Cabinet will, it is said,
to prevent new complications, recommend a direct
negotiation on the points in dispute between Count
Nesselrode and a Turkish ambassador to be sent to
St. Petersburg."
A letter from Vienna, of Sept. 2, states that it
is in contemplation to conclude a treaty between
Russsia, Austria, and Turkey, relative to the deep-
ening of the Sulina mouth of the Danube, which,
it is said, is to be effected at the common cost of
the three powers, under the direction of the Rus-
sian authorities, with the assistance of commis-
sioners from the two other states.
It is said that the Sultan has considered the re-
presentations of the Hospodars of the Danubian
Principalities, inasmuch as he will confine himself
to the protcet he has made in support of his rights.
He will not insist on the recal of the two Princes,
and he has not pronounced against them a sentence
of suspension.