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

MORE FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE•

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Last night, at a few minutes before seven o'clock,
fires broke out almost simultaneously, one in the premises
belonging to Mr. Henry Wilson, No. 2, Hemmings•rt,'
Chapel-street, Liverpool-road, and the °other in
building belonging to Mr. W. May, eating-Wse'
keeper, No. 119, Aldersgate-street, City. Both fi.res
were occasioned from the same cause viz., a spark fiVicil
from a lighted candle amongst the bed furniture, d
set the contents of the rooms in flames. The engines:,
the London Brigade, parish, and West of England so°
remarkably early in arriving, but considerable do
was done in each case before the flames could bei coLI
Tiered, Both sufferers it was understood were insure

in the Sun fire-office.
A fire of a very distressing character,
nately attended with loss of life, broke out at a lateltr,
on Sunday night in the premises belonging t°
Levine, waterproof clothing manufacturer, situate 0
Castle-street, Whitechapel. The fire originated frowo
some unexplained cause in the front mom first floorLnit
which three men were sleeping at the time. Au i°-314
alarm was given, and information of the outbreak ,s 1
dispatched to the engine and fire escape stations. "°0
very brief periodthe parish engine and theßoyalSocie.l96
and unfortt:
fire-escape attended, closely followed by several englnof
of the London Brigade. Upon Wood, the conductor
of
the escape-, entering the premises, he ftund the wiliecat•
the inmates in great danger, on account of the siLh°the
ing smoke that was rushing up the stairs. NVit"„ric
exception of one person, a young man named .a's.r"„oo
Abrahams, the initiates effected a safe retreat. 'ft'
the conductor entering the room in which the fire begs:
he beheld a fearful scene, for the unfortunate rnauhtfol
found in a corner of the apartment burnt in a ffigiesli
manner, :• much so that when he touched him the
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came off his body.
The parish engineer and the London Brigade lea
went to work, and being aided by a plentiful suPP,'6,
water, furnished by the East London CompanY'sn3„itbd
the flames were subdued, but not until that part t
premises in which the misfortune began was burnt °li
and the connts consume.
A surgeon d was sent for to attend upon the unfortaorrinata.
man who was so shockingly burned, but, upon his tot
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the deceased had previously assisted the other two nde°
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in effecting their escape, when he became surrtbodl
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with flames and dropped in the midst of them. ime A 10
was placed in a shell. and removed to the worklou!"hb
await a coroner's inquest, which it is understood
held to-day. the
Unfortunately, neither Mr. Levine nor all 0f
inmates was insured.

DEMONSTRATION GF COLLIERS Ar

WAKEFIELD.

An important demonstration of colliers took P_Al'es
yesterday at Wakefield. The object of the Ptbe7
was the organisation of the colliers of the West 1314,10;
so as to enable them to support the demand they mob
made for an advance of wages proportionate to theto
vance in the price of coal. Coal having risen 10d. tlei
they ask that 3d. of that 10d. should go into therToili
of the miner. The proprietors of collieries gene 3
seem to withstand the demand on the ground thatioi
unreasonable. About two hundred men in the 01141)
of Messrs. Leather, at their colliery near Leeds, s,ept
some time ago, and have ever since been in rilrri,
of 10s. a week. The men employed at the 03'1,ofe
of Mr. Pope, at Crigglestone, near Wakefield,
also struck. The demonstration of Monday strict'
tended for the miners of the whole Riding, 1,001
bills announcing it having been circulated throng" for
the Riding, with a request from the delegate meetillAep
the miners of Yorkshire, that the day should be no
general holiday. There were not, however, s° 1310
miners present as there doubtless would have been
for one circumstance, and that was that Messrs. CL"'"or
worth, whose collieries are very extensive, and '4°411
ploy between 2,000 and 3,000 hands, gave all theiraso
a dinner, with the object, it was said, of keeping there
from the demonstration. Notwithstanding this
were present at the New Market, where the deinon,„s $ll
tion took place, nearly 3,000 working colliers fro
parts of the West Riding, including the neighbour''oo
of Leeds, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Bradford, itc•
proceedings lasted about two hours, the chair w"

Occupied by Mr. John Seymour. A f 135
A memorial to Lord Palmerston was approve- ?,,10
liciting the attention of Government to the adoPtnii".tjes
legislative measures calculated to prevent the enlii cif
to which miners are exposed at present in pursuing ofr
trade, and suggesting several improvements in the '
tern at present in existence.