The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

TIIE LATE DREADFUL FIRE.

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ConoNEß's -N:Q.O EsT.-.--Vesterday eyening an
Ingnisit;on was taken at the Ten Bells public-
house, near SVtal-fields ehtireli, on the 'bodies-of
Gaspar Lielielan, wite,:Sitsan`, his
sister, W..oldlntin, a lodger In the-liOne cif Mr.
I.;:zina Mary Blake, a s?rv;int in the house of
Messrs 11mi-one and Taylor, adjoining, whit wi,re.
bamat to death in ebtisetinenve•• of an- explosion
and -fire whicis took place in John-street, Spitat-
fields, ottFrHay
itobinson, of Catherine-wheel-alley, deposed, that
aunt five rniouta s before nine o'clock on Friday night he
went to thetiouse of Mr. Lichelan,who %Vasa firesvorkonaker;
Mr. L was in the shop, and there was then in the parlour at
the rear of the shop, Mr. Oldham and Mrs. Lich-elms Mrs.
Lichelau had just returned with some porter in her hand, and
she, as well as her husband, intreated him to stop fur supper.,
This he declined, in con,equence of fl.ll appointment, and he
left the shop -..ihnut two minutes Wore nine. Previous to
this, however, two boys came in, and asked for some crackers
and serpents.. Thuse Me. L. did not 'appear to have under
the counter, wit re he nsitally kept them, and, as witness be-
lieves, he went from the shop to procure them. At this n►n-
tit he left the house, and had not got more than 200 yards
'when he heard an explosion, hut being rather deal, proceeded
Li 4 wily until he had !rut nearly to Pet lonal-L4reesi. Until
then he did not know what had happened. was in the
haisit of calling at the house, and usually saw a number of
fireworks under the counter, in 'the shop. On the night of
the explasion he saw a quantity on one end of the table, in
the parlour, while the cloth yns laid for supper on the other.
There were also two candles burning..on the table. lie knew
that Mr. 1.. had articles of an inflammatory nature in his
house, qs the deciiased told him, a fortnight since, that he had
sold out 501. in the Navy Fire per Cents. and-laid in a stuck.
The deceased, and all the house at the time, was perfectly
sober.

11. Potts, a youth t 1 sears of age, deposed, that he went
in corni,anv. with another boy, a few minutes before nine, to
the shop of Mr. 1,. and bought twit half-penny crackers.—
There were none in the shop, and Mr. Old ham, who was lame
in the hand, went down with a candle to bring some from the
cellar. fie shortly afterwards returned, with a quantity of
serpents and crackers in his arms, hut it appeared that he left
,the candle below. Mr. L. then served svitriess with the
crackers, and he kft the shop. After this he 'proceeded to•
wards Wesley's Chapel, on the opposite side of the way, and
haying turned round-the corner, he and his companion had
felt a shock, and were knocked on their faces upon the ground.
Recovering themselves, they turned back, and beheld, fire-
works of all descriptions issuing; forth in every direction, and
the premises they had just quitted in flames. They had not
fired off their crackers, but, seeing what hail happened, buri-
ed them beneath sonic rubbish in the street.
W. Thomson and G. Birch deposed to having gone to the
shop of Mr. L a few moments previous to the explosion, and
purchased twa crackers and two serpents. Soon after they
left the house Bich Went into a chandler's shop, nearly op-
posite and lighfed one of -them. which he thing up in.the
air. After its descent it was again thrown np, but where it
felt, whether in the direction m near the house of Mr.
whether it was-burnt out, neither of these witnesses could say.

Thi, was the %dde of the evidence as to the probable cause
of the fire and explosion, which tou-t either have arisen from
the candle being left in the cellar by Mr. Oldham, the, Pro-
bahility of the esker which lied been thrown up finiling its
way into tLe shop, or an accident occurring; in the iiarlour,
• where fire works were on the supper-table.
Mr. Wright, a surgeon, deposed to the burnt and mutilated
state in Which the bodies had been found, :tad which wits, no
doubt, occasioned by the explosion that took place.
The Jut y, . without the slightest hesitati9n,
found et verdict of—Accidental. Math.

Mr..JoNgs is now playing at the Birmingham
.Theatre, where ,he" had his. benefit on Tuesday
night. The play was The Lord of the Manor,•
with the Masrerad..-!, which proved so attractive

on a similar occA 'Sion at Coveut-Garden.—The

house overflowed at an early hour, and thousands
) were turned away from the doors. The reeeipt
was the greatest ever known at that Theatre : it
amounted, to 30d/.

Yesterday se'nnight a, shocking ,accident hap-
peaed at Sparham:—Two men, in the employ ut
Mr.Chrlstuitts, of that pace, were at work in a
when a larpe portion fell down and
killed them on the spot. One wan, it is sup-
posed, had every hone hrck'en, as the body ap-
peared in that sta e when taken from the fatal
',lace where it ell. 'l2lley have each left a wile
and large fami,y to littucitt their loss.---(Norwich
Mercury, July 14)

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' trir. stv 1,44 y nawnirA.; .1.144ut Felii.wes and Ww:l-
- Et. etr s. %I'VE !sought to tilt. fitveilier
4111,1 A (VA:1:1,, WNO V.4.11tf4e.C1 ttr. ro with a breach of the priutce,
co,iseo,'nert,:e vrivate inlorolation which they re-
ceirid on Sat:lnlay, `tint the rrisolivr,:' Were ::'runt to light a
duel; discovered them 4)) the eve,iiil4. of tit t thy in a Belt!,
tleaf !.,Attu, iu ter alit of itrclta iur to I 111 a duet, and
beiog.avole4l with t 'navy were ordered
to fiiid mail, the/metres in each, acrd two sureties in
4501. each. _ _ _

Yjsterd.ar Jo.veph Beti and long Mint underwent. an•exa-
mileition-; elrirge.l with lirealloi; oiien avid rolthing the Prince
of Wales Cotree-honse, in I,eicester-plate, alioat two inonthq
ago, and stealing, haul; notes to the al110:3:It of SOL a quantity
.4'd silver, • several articles of value which the pri,n.er lihnt
Loot. Neel' ,vlo.tre to find, al; he had lived for some tinge as a
wititer in the house. They were:cuannitted for further tba.;l-
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