The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-26 00:00:00

FIRE AT JAMAICA.

(The following is the Report of a Committee of Inquiry
appointed for the occasion.)

Hope EState, St. Andrew's, July 16,18407

A Committee of Magistrates and gentlemen, consist-
irg of Messrs. John Gordon, Lyon, Walker, Siwpson,
Copland, Aarons, Mais, and Lowe, proceeded to inspect
the Jrnount of injury and loss caused by a very calamit-
ous fire, which broke out aunt noon on Wednesday,
t4e preceding day, on Hope Estate, and which totally
chnshmeci .several cane pieces and fences, the greater
itlartber of negro houses and out-offices, the Great
House and offices, together with the buiding formerly
an hospital. The following individuals were exa-
mined as Co the origin of the fire :—Edward Richards, T.
b.rvice, and William Coleman, labourers residing on •
the estate, who deposed that they were working yester.
day morning at Little Hope pasture, billing and burn-
leg btisii, by order of the overseer, Mr. Mcßean, which
wet: k. ttiey had been cogazed in for about a week pre-
erut.sly, without any accident occurring. The fire was
lightcd at the bottom of the pasture, near the river,
qp :he side of the hill, and near a sn.all gulley, in which
was snrue dry grass. The sea breezo suddenly increased,
flew with much violence—something like a whirl-
which rho dry grass in the gulley was ignited,
anti lie fire was carried into the road, and blown
into lhe cane-piece and on the negro houses, which
were immediately in flames. They also deposed that
et try exertion was made by themselves, and others who
vece there, to prevent the progress of the fire, but
Cron) the violence of the breezo it was impossible to
(id sa. The committee ascertained that 110 negro
Louses and out-offices were consumed with the furni-
ture, c',ething, and other property of the various inmates,
num.,- of whorls only escaped with difficulty from the
fury of fi mes, with the mere clothing on their backs.
Tire committee also learned that considerable sums of
ent.ney, the property of the n-groes, were lost in notes
bud Lcin. Much silver was found melted and calcined
with the earth of the jars in which it had been kept.
'The comrnittee'estimate the probable amount of da-
n-,:•gb (wile to be as follows :
Thc . Groat House, with barracks, coach-house,
stabling, and other buildings, together with Mr. Lyon's
turoiture, hospital, &e. ; 110 negro houses and out-
(aces ; ticns .of canes, and 200 chains of penguin
fence-8, 70/.
It has been found impossible to ascertain the amount
of lcsi incurred by tne negroes, by the destruction of
tlr it furniture and money. It is known that many of
them had furniture in their houses worth from 401. to
iO/, and that the majority were comfortably and suffi-
ciently provided with furniture and utensils.

THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE
ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

BRENTWOOD, TUESDAY EVENING.-Late on Mon-
<Lie evening, and during the whole of yesterday, a ru-
t.nr was rite throughout the town of Brentwood that
an elderly gentleman, whose name and residence was
unkn(awo, had perished by the late fatal catastrophe on
the E istern Counties Railway, and was still lying im-
bedded in the embankment immediately under the en-
gine. which bad fallen upon him. These rumours hav-
ing been conve3el to Mr. Lewis, the Coroner, that
tzeoti.man immediately gave directions to a body of la-
bourers to set to work and dig out the earth under the
engine, which was performed as far as they could go
%%ill) safety, under his own directions ; but up to a late
hour no traces of the person in question could be found.
Tire Coroner had appointed the inquest on the body
of the unfortunate engine-driver, Foster, to be opened
)esterduy afternoon at four o'clock, in order to afford
Lint an opportunity, owing to•the advanced state of de-
co:oposi.ion which the body was in, to issue an order
for its inimediAte interment ; but in consequence of the
abience of some of the Jury enipannelled in the cases
of the other sufferers, on business at Gravesend, he was
compfdled to sostpone it, until to-morrow evening, when
the had been adjourned from Friday
tight last, will be resumed on the bodies of the whole
four.

UNDER HER MAJESTY'S IMMEDIATE
PATRONAGE.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, August 27,
THE HUNDREDTH ERUPTION OF HECL A ! !

Will he celebrated by a display of great additional splendour,
in which the whole resources of the Pyrotechnic Art will be
used to increase the magnificence of its effect.
THE ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL,
Will pay their ANNUAL VISIT to the Gardens, accompanied
by their Juvenile Military Band,
Who will perform a Grand Selection of Music during the
Afternoon.
GRAND PROMENADE MUSICALE ET
CHAMPETRE,
By Godfrey's unrivalled Band.
PROGRAME OF THE CONCERT.

FIRST PART.

Overture—Le Gazza Ladra. Quadrille--The Cavaliers.
Fantasia sur les Motifs de Luccia de Lammermoor. Waltz—
Woronzow. Quadrille—Le Marriage (first time). Mazourka
—La Gitana. Overture and Marche Triomphale. composed
for the Musical Festival at Cologne, in 1832, by Ferdinand
Ries (first performance in this country.

SECOND PART.
BEETHOVEN'S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA,
By the augmented Band, with instruments of novel construc-
tion, and 340 rounds of artillery and musketry, giving the
most vivid realization of the events of the Battle of Vittoria.
Overture—Das Nacthlajer in Grenada. Grand Selection from
Robert le Diable. Waltz—Freuden Grusse. Quadrille—La
Reine Victoria.
the vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by
Denson—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows—
Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship.
Carter's astonishing Koniaphostic," or "Lime Light.
ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
Feeding Hour of the Carnivore, Five o'Clock.
Concert commences at Six.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
erning 11,i minutes attcr 2. 1 Evening 33 minutes after 2.

ile Publication of the Evening Edition of Tits SUN COM-

menced at 10 minutes after Three.

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