The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

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REMARKABLE FIRE IN SIIOREDITCH.—Last ever

ing, shortly before six o'clock, an accident of a very
singular character, and which occasioned considerabl,•
t•xciteinent in the neighbourhood, took place in High-
street, Shoreditch, nearly facing the Eastern Co.intie •
Railway terminus. It appears that a number of men
were engaged in unloading a waggon filled with pun-
cheons of turpentine. One of the immense casks having
been attached to a crane belonging to Mesa's. G4bey
and Wells, wholesale oilmen, and had been drawn up
some distance, when, by some mishap the head of ilo•
puncheon came out, and the whole of its contents ft-I;
to the ground. A lad, who was standing by, was in the
act of lighting a cigar with a lucifer match, and the
vapour of the turps coming in contact with the light,
the whole of the 120 gallons of spirits became ignited,
_and the flames rose in one immense sheet upwards of
twenty feet, setting on tire the shop front and std: doors
or the defunct Parcels Post depot. At the same tine
the sheet of flame was drawn under the archway the
side of Messrs. Gabey's oil stores, and fur some time it
was feared that those premises would have been de-
stroyed. A number of the inhabitants and several of
the men employed on the premises rendered essential
::id, and succeeded in getting the fire extinguished, but
not until considerable damage was done t.i the premises
numbered 223, and the whole of the turpentine de-
stri)yed. Such was the alarm created in the district,
that. messengers were dispatched in all directions for the
i•lignies. Mr. liraidwood, the superintendent' of the
brigade, and Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the A section
quickly attended with four engines, but, fortunately,
!heir services were not required.
DEftIIUCTIVE FIRE IN THE EDGWARE-ROAD.—

Last night, at ten o'clock, a destructive fire broke out
in the New Small Debts Court, 112, Edgware-road.
The first discovery was made by the police-constable on
the beat, who immediately raised an alarm, and sent a
messenger for the engines. The two parish engines
quickly arrived, and there being an abundant supply of
water at hand, no time was lost in setting them at work,
but the flames were already issuing through the windows
and roof with such fury as to threaten with destruction
the whole of the surrounding property. The engines of
the brigade, &c., followed, and were set to work from
the most commanding positions, but, notwithstanding,
the fire continued to burn upwards and downwards, so
that it was not until nearly twelve o'clock that the fire-
men could obtain the mastery ovecr the destructive ele
ment. By that period the whole of the upper portion
of the building was destroyed, and lower part nearly
burnt out. The backs of some of the houses in Cha-
pel-street are damaged, but fortunately not to any great
extent. The premises numbered 111, in the occupancy
of Messrs. Hewitt and Co., silk mercers, have also sus-
tained some damage; and those belonging to Mr. Hedges,
harness maker, No. 109. The whole of the parties art.
insured in the Union, Phoenix, and County Fire-offices.
The origin of the disaster could not be ascertained. It
appears, however, that
i some workmen had been em-
ployed during the day n getting the court ready for
epenittg on Wednesday next, and it is supposed that
they must have left the fires improperly extinguished.
EASTER TERM EXAMINATION.—The examiners of
persons applying to be admitted attorneys have ap.
pointed Tuesday, the 27th of April, at half-past nine in
the forenoon, at the Hall of the Incorporated Law Society
in Chancery-lane, to take the examination. The articles
of clerkship and assignment, if any, with answers to the
questions as to due service, according to the regulations
approved by the judges, must be left on or before Thurs-
day, the 22d inst., at the Law Socioty's- office. Wher‘
the articles have not expired, but will expire during thF
term, the candidates may Ibe examined conditionally, but
the articles must be left within the first seven days of
term, and answers up to that time.
Colonel Anson bad an interview with Sir Georg&
Grey yesterday at the Home-office.