The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

MORE FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE•

Last night, at a few minutes before seven o'clock, t.w°
fires broke out almost simultaneously, one in the premises
belonging to Mr. Henry Wilson, No. 2, Hemmings-rew'
Chapel-street, Liverpool-road, and the other in the
building belonging to Mr. W. May, eating-house,
keeper, No. 119, Aldersgate-street, City. Both fi.reg
were occasioned from the same cause, viz., a spark flying
from a lighted candle amongst the bed furniture, winnigf
set the contents of the rooms in flames. The engines o
the London Brigade, parish, and West of England were
remarkably early in arriving, but considerable damage
was done in each case before the flames could be con"
quered. Both sufferers it was understood were insured
in the Sun fire-office.
A fire of a very distressing character,
and unfortu•
nately attended with loss of life, broke out at a late hour
on Sunday night in the premises belonging to Mi.
Levine, waterproof clothing manufacturer, situate at 45•
Castle-street, Whitechapel. The fire originated fr°Fl
some unexplained cause in the front room first floor, in
which three man were sleeping at the time. An inBtan
alarm was given, and information of the outbreak wag
dispatched to the engine and fire escape stations.
very brief period the parish engine and the Royal Sometlß
fire-escape attended, closely followed by several engill
of the London Brigade. Upon Wood, the conductor
o.
the escape, entering the premises, he found the whole!!
the inmates in great danger, on account of the suffool
ing smoke that was rushing up the stairs. Witb
the
exception of one peroon, a young man named Maurice
-upoe
Abrahams, the innaats.s effected a safe retreat.
the conductor entering the room in which the fire began,
he beheld a fearful scene, for the unfortunate mentwanal
found in a corner of the apartment burnt in a frigri
manner, so much so that when he touched him the 'es
came off his body.
The parish engineer and the London Brigade ,111e,,if
went to work, and being aided by a plentiful suPP.,,
water, furnished by the East London Company's taal—'
the flames were subdued, but not until that
premises in which the misfortune began was burnt o
and the contents consumed.
A surgeon was sent for to attend upon the unfortunate
man who was so shockingly burned, but, upon his halt
val, he pronounced life to be extinct. It appears '.ll
the. deceased had previously assisted the other two Wed
in effecting their' escape, when he became surroundle
with flames and dropped in the midst of them. The b° ",I,
was placed in a shell. and removed to the workhouse „.""
await a coroner's inquest, which it is understood will
held to-day.
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Unfortunately, neither Mr. Levine nor any of
part of the
inmates was insured.

DEMONSTRATION GF COLLIERS AT

WAKEFIELD.

An important demonstration of colliers took Pir,
yesterday at Wakefield. The object of the gatbelli*
was the organisation of the colliers of the West Bite
so as to enable them to support the demand they had.
made for an advance of wages proportionate to the n,
),
vance in the price of coal. Coal having risen I Od.
they ask that 3d. of that 10d. should go into the poolcii
of the miner. The proprietors of collieries genell'if,
seem to withstand the demand on the ground that it
unreasonable. About two hundred men in the eraPio—nk
of Messrs. Leather, at their colliery near Leeds,
some time ago, and have ever since been in recels
of 10s. a week. The men employed at the Collierife,
of Mr. Pope, at Crigglestone, near Wakefield, hi%
also struck. The demonstration of Monday vrtni-i.
tended for the miners of the whole Riding, u—ot
bills announcing it having been circulated through°, r
the Riding, with a request from the delegate meeting I°,
the miners of Yorkshire, that the day should be
general holiday. There were not, however, so 1331101
miners present as there doubtless would have been ie.
for one circumstance, and that was that Messrs. Char;ra. '
worth, whose collieries are very extensive, and viii°;eu
ploy between 2,000 and 3,000 hands, gave all their Zp-01
a dinner, with the object, it was said, of keeping there
from the demonstration. Notwithstanding this tPc.,,,
were present at the New Market, where the denionstrl
tion took place, nearly 3,000 working colliers froto
parts of the West Riding, including the neighbourblie
of Leeds, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Bradford, &C. g
proceedings lasted about two hours, the chair be
occupied by Mr. John Seymour. f so'
A memorial to Lord Palmerston was approved of, of
liciting the attention of Government to the adoption,,
legislative measures calculated to prevent the calartir
to which miners are exposed at present in pursuing 'Se.
trade, and suggesting several improvements in the kl
tem at present in existence.