The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-01 00:00:00

EXTENSITE CONFLAGRATIONS.

Yesterday morning, shortly after three o'clock, the
inhabitants of Wellclose-square were aroused from their
slumbers by the springing of policemen's rattles and a
loud cry of "fire." It soon became apparent that the
misfortune had taken place in the premises belonging
to Mr. J. Safron, la cabinet maker, carrying on busi-
ness at No. 2 in the before-named square. The build-
ing in which the fire commenced was scarcely 40 feet
long, and of proportionable width, and was well filled
with goods of nearly every description made in the
trade, whilst the open yard between the work-
shops and private dwelling-house was stored with
timber, so that at one period nothing short of
the complete destruction of Mr. Safron's premises and
those in North-east-passage could be expected. Owing
to the very inflammable nature of the stock-in-trade,
consisting of such a large quantity of dry timber, the
progress of tke fire was unusually rapid, so that in less
than ten minutes after the alarm had been sounded the
range of workshops presented one tremendous blaze.
The three engines of the London Brigade stationed in
the square were promptly in attendance, and the reflec-
tion of the fire in the atmosphere was so strong as to
cause a general turn-out of the more distant engines, so
that at oue time the engines of Watling-street, Farring-
don-street, and Jeffrey-square depots, as well as that of
the West of England office, from the Waterloo-road,
were proceeding along the road towards the fire with all
possible expedition. Upon arriving there an abundan,
supply of the East London Company's water was pro-
cured, when the firemen went to work most vigorously,
but in spite of their exertions the fire continued to rage
fearfully, and it could not be extinguished until the whole
of the workshops were burned down, and the stock in
trade therein, including the men's tools, was likewise
consumed. The whole of the stock in trade in the open
yard is in addition extensively burned. The origin of
the fire is unknown. Fortunately, the sufferer was in-
sured in the Sun Fire Office.

flefore the above fire was subdued an express arrived
with intelligence that a serious fire hall broken out at
the Bow-station of the North London Railway. As
many engines as could be spared from Wellclose-square
fire were despatched to Bow, and on reaching the sta-
tion they found that the outbreak had taken place in a
long range of premises recently- erected and used as the
blacksmiths' shops, the repairing engine-houses, and
other workshops. The flames were first discovered
by a policemen of the K division, by his seeing them
issuing through the roof of the smiths workshops.
He at once called up the men employed at the
station, and, strange to say, he seat off to Wel'close-
square for the aid of the engines 'stationed there, not
knowing that a fire was raging there ; the oonsecinenz
was that three engines of the London establishment, a
that of the West of England office, were enabledetotstart
to the scene, and on arriving the firemenn
found
that the
parish engine was already at work. der the direc-
tion of Mr. P. Edinger, the inspector of the East Lon-
don Water Company, a good stream t of water was pro-
cured, and the engines were called
The parish and Fogo, the foreman of the brigade,_ianenedc: toleervaettieornanbyCMonr:
'torten, of the West of England Offi
powerful dummy
the brigade brigade engines, as well as a
serted into the fire-plugs, threw continuous streams of
water upon the fire, which eventually extinguished it.
The damage done must at a modurate calculation amount
to some hundred pounds.

h t Sir Edward Hls
On Wednesday last, at the
T County Court for the county
ver erers o
of the d f
of Southampton, held at V‘ inc es er, n e,
Bart., was sworn into. office as one
of the New Forest, in the room of the late Sir Charles
II ulse, Bart. T
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u AND LOAN COMPANY 07 UPPER CANADA.—At
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a half-yearly meeting yesterday of this company the
reports and accounts were adopted. It appeared that
the total sum now employed by the company on mort-
ga;es in
. Canada is 418,0001., and that the profits for
the past six months have amounted to 11,207/. A. divi-
dend at the rate of 8 per cent. was accordingly declared
on the paid-up capital of, 210,746/., 2501. was applied
to the redemption of preliminary expenses, 2,0671- was
appropriated to the reserve fund, raising it to 4,7771.,
and 56'21. was carried to the credit of the next half-year.
The amount of outstanding debentures of the company
is 237,900/.