The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRES.

Yesterday morning, between the hours of 4 and 5, a very
destructive fire, by which the lives of numerous persons were
jeopardised, broke out in the lofty-building termed the Red
Lion Tavern, situate 123, Jermyn-street, St. James's, the
property of Mr. Williams.
The flames originated in the lower portion of the premises,
from some unknown cause, and when first discovered they
hid obtained such a strong hold that it soon became apparent
that at the least the entire building would fall a prey to their

fu.ry•
The
inmates, consisting of nine persons, were, after much
delay, made sensible of the great danger to which they were
imposed; and they immediately made an attempt to de-
ieend the staircase. They had, however, barely got upon
Ole landing, when a shower of sparks and volumes of smoke
hushed upwards, and cut off all retreat by the regular means.
The poor creatures hardly knew what to do; but having
run into one of the front rooms, they closed the door, and
then appeared at the windows supplicating the crowd to as-
,.
irst them.
A ladder was soon brought to the spot, but that proved
too short to be of any assistance, and whilst the parties were
gone to fetch the fire-escape, the whole of the residents got
out of window, and by passing along a narrow lead flat,
were enabled to reach the balcony of the next house, and
were then admitted through the windows without receiving
any personal injury. Not one of them was able to save an
article of clothing. The engine of the County-office was
the first that arrived, and was followede by several others of
the London establishment, and the West of England one
from Waterloo-road. Fortunately an abundant supply of
water was obtained from the plugs in the street, which was
copiously discharged into the blazing building, in spite of
which the flames continued to progress most fearfully until
floor after floor was hurled down. Owing to the praise-
worthy exertions of the firemen, the flames were confined
to the premises in which they originated, but they were not
extinguished until the furniture, stock in trade, and other
effects were destroyed, and the house nearly gutted. The
origin of the calamity is unknown. Fortunately Mr. Wil-
liams was insured—the stock in the Licensed Victuallers'.
office, and the building in the Royal Exchange.
A few hours after the engines had returned to their sta-
tions another fire, by which one life was lost, occurred at
19, Fox and Knot-court, Snow-hill, occupied by a poor
family, named Coney. It appeared that three children had
been left by their parents in a room in which a fire was
burning in the grate. Whilst thus alone, one of the children
lighted a piece of paper, and threw it on the floor, when
some wearing apparel took fire, and very soon the clothes of
Mary Coney, aged nine years, became one mass of flame.
She had an infant in her arms, which she threw down, and
then rushed into the court with the flames mounting over
her head. A Mrs. Grady made an attempt to put out the
fire, but was unable, and had her hands dreadfully burned in
so doing. At length a rug was procured, and the child
having been wrapped in it, the fire was eventually extin-
guished, but nut until her body and head were burned as
black as a coal. She was taken to SL Bartholomew's Hos-
pital, where she lingered till four o'clock in the afternoon,
when death terminated her sufferings.
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About half past three o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire
broke out at No. 19, Holiday-yard, Creed-lane, Ludgate-
bill, in the occupation of Mr. Robson, which was also attended
with loss of life. The discovery was made by one of the
neighbours perceiving an unusual glare of light in the third
floor front. An immediate alarm was raised, and upon the
inmates of the court opening the door of the room, a huge
sheet of flame rushed out, and they were forced to retreat.
The engines from Farringdon-street station quickly attended,
and, with the aid of the police and inmates, the flames were
extinguished, but not before they had penetrated the parti-
tions, and had done considerable damage in two rooms. A 74
soon as the fire was extinguished, the firemen beheld a most
distressing scene; upon the flooring, where the flames had
evidently burnt most fiercely, was lying the body of a female
child, most frightfully burned. An assistant of Mr. Baker.
the surgeon of Wardrobe-place, attended, and pronounced
life extinct. The deceased's name was Eliza Robson, and
she was between four and five years old. The child, it
appears, had been left alone whilst the mother was out at
work.

The Emperor of Russia, having learnt that the
French Government had sent out an artist to select blocks of
the finest porphyry he could find in any country, to be used
in raising the monument to Napoleon at the Invalides, has
given orders for blocks of the requisite size to be hewn
from the quarries belonging to the Crown, and sent to
Paris. The porphyry from these quarries is considered to be
unrivalled in the fineness of its grain and the delicacy of its
shades.
TENANT'S LIABILITY FOR RENT.—A recent de-

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cision was given in a small debt case, decided by Mr. Sheriff
A case arising out of the Treaty of Utrecht was Robertson, at Stonehaven, to the effect that a tenant's po-
brought to a hearing on Friday before the Cour Royale, tato crop having failed by the general blight of last year, he
Paris. According to Arts 33 and 34 of the Treaty And Art
Bof the Special Convention of 1769 between Prance and , is consequently legally free from all liability for rent; and
Spain, more than this, that if the proprietor prosecutes for his rent,
pain, the Consuls of each nation are declared to be the legi-
which,, as may be inferred from the report of the case, WAS
titnate administrators of the effects of all their fellow-coun- not a ' conditional," depending upon the success of the crop,
trymen dying within their respective Jurisdictions. A short he may even be saddled with the expenses of the suits—
time ago, Dime. de Portago, a rich Spanish lady,
lads died in Edinburgh Post.
Paris, leaving at her residence property of great- value. Two MeN FOUND DEAD.—On Sabbath morning
The Spanish Consul proceeded to take possession of all she week two men were found dead in a plantation near the
left behind her, in order to transfer it to the parties entitled. Broom, on the road leadieg to Newton Mearns. It appears
M. Pichard, an interested party, interfered and insisted that that the unfortunate deceased were father and son, and had
the property of the deceased should be administered according left the 3lains Toll about half-past ten on Saturday evening,
to the common forms of law in France ; but the President of on their way home to Hazleton Head. The son, it is said,
the Civil Tribunal, before which his claim was brought, decreed was a little intoxicated when he left, and It is thought that,
that the Spanish Consul alonewas entitled totakethepossession having felt fatigued, they had both lain down in the plants-
of the property, to dispose of it, and place the produce in the lion and fallen asleep, from which they never awoke. There
hands of a Spanish merchant, to be selected by himself in was no appearance of violence on either of their persons.—
compliance with the treaty and convention above cited. It Scottish Guardian.
was further decreed, that, of the effects, 7,500 f. should be A FERRET IN A CHURCH. A few days since,
paid into the hands of M. Labaudy, notary, for the purpose during one of the weekly services at the church, in Wim-
of defraying the expenses of the last illness and interment of borne, a little girl approached the minister and accosted him
the deceased and other urgent claims upon the estate. M. thus, a I hope you will excuse me, sir, but there is a ferret
Pichard appealed against the first part of this decree, and the running about the church." The service was immediately
Consul against the second part. The Cour Royale dismissed suspended, and the few females then present being much
the appeal of 31. Pichard, and admitted the validity of that alarmed, speedily made their exit, and the minister and
made by the Consul, declaring that all the produce of the clerk endeavoured to secure the
\oinolteruhrdeerra,
Herald
it Golder
claims effect.
effects of the deceased should remain in his hands, and that The animal made its escape.—Poole
ape.—P
it belonged to him only to settle and pay the debts and other FOLKESTONE. understand .
and Lucas have contracted for 300 houses to be built at Ash-
Anclaims upon her estate.—Galignani.
ford, for the South-Eastern Railway Company —72 to be
event took place on Tuesday last, which
finished by the end fJuly next. The carrying out ,of the
created considerable sensation, and seasonably enlivened the
town of Brighton—we allude to the marriage of Miss Catha- horn,' or jetty, at the extremity of the harbour, has caused the
rind Cecilia Craven, younger daughter of Charles John
Craven, Esq., of Kemp Town, with Walter Ricardo, E sea to encroach upon the East Cliff, and to wash away large
late of the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars. The
to
ee
Oldlc ecif. quantities of beach and sand near Copt Point. The wreck of
a ship has been discovered, supposed to be the Grantham,
Sussex-square at ten o'clock, and proceeded h
Church, where the ceremony was performed in a most
1 East Indiaman, 1,500 tons, wrecked there about 110 years
pressive manner by the Rev. James Anderson, preacherof since. She was laden with a general cargo. Many persons
Lincoln's Inn. The bride was given away by her father, have visited the wreck, and have succeeded in getting some
was attended by the Hon. Miss bliss 9d of her timbers, Which are in a fine state of preservation.
Gage,Miss Craven,Annaßird, Missho She will, however, be scarcely visible till the next spring
Caroline Randolph, Miss Slater, and
tides.—Kentish Observer.
officiated as bridesmaids. The gallant bridegroom was Mor-
portedsup-
on this interesting occasion by his brother, 41r. Albert The Hon. H. Howard, brother to Viscount
peth, Secretary to the British Legation at the Hague, left
Ricardo. The party who were present at the ceremony con- town on Wednesday evening, to resume his diplomatic
sisted of Lord and Lady Gages Lady Henley, Sir John ad duties. Mrs. Howard remains with her noble relations, Lord
Lady Pollen, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ricardo, Mr. and Mrs. A. and Lady Stafford and the Marchioness of Wellesley, at Cos-
Keyser, Mr. Fulwar Craven, Mr. M. Ricardo, Mr. Albany B.
Saville, Mr. Alfred Peel, and Mr. W. H. Morley. The morn- tesey Hall, Norwich.
It is reported a marriage will take place between
ing was unusually fine, and this, combined with the interest
which has always been felt by the inhabitants of this town the Hon. Frederick Petre, the third son of Lord Petre, and
for a family so long resident, so highly respected, and Miss Musgrove, eldest daughter of the late Sir Christopher
who have been always so distinguished for their charitable Musgrove, Bart.
exertions and real benevolence, attracted a large concourse LOOK TO YOUR POCKETS.—Managers of legitimate
of spectators. The children of the Brighton Orphan Asylum, theatres, Irish Members, authors of syncretic epics, and
in whom the bride has always taken a lively interest, were others, are hereby informed, that a gentleman in the City
assembled in the churchyard to take a farewell look of their was robbed the other day of 10,000/. Persons in the habit
youthful patroness, and strewed flowers in the path of the of receiving large sums should therefore be on their guard.—
beautiful and accomplished bride. The ceremony over, the The Man in the Moon.
party returned to Sussex-square, and being joined by a ~..11.. THE PATENT THEATRES.—Yesterday the follow-
me,rous circle of friends, partook of an elegant defamer a-la- ing shares in the Theatre Royal Drury-lane were disposed of
fourchette. At half-Past one the happy pair took their leave, by auction by Mr. Lovell, at the Auction Mart. The first lot
and proceeded to Titness Park, Sunning-hill, the seat of S. consisted of two 500/. renter's shares. They entitled the
Ricardo, Esq., where they intend passing the honey-moon. possessor to the privilege of a free admission, which was
We are given to understand th -it the trousseau was of the transferable. and to a charge on the theatre of Is. 3d. per
most magnificent description. It will be gratifying,to our night during every night it was open for performance. Th
lady readers to know that the bride was attired in a white suns paid on them last year was 31.105.: and, as trailf erable,
places silk, covered with thr,e deep flounces of Limerick they respectively realised threeguineaspe.r annum. They
lace; the head-dress consisted of a long veil of the same were sold for 62/. each. The next
lot
ot consi.sted of lave 100/.
material, encircled by a wreath of orange blossoms and as- proprietor shares, all paid up, a d subject to no further
min. The bridesmaids were white tarlatan muslin dresses liability. There were no returns upon them, but the holder
u ith scarves, with broad pink sashes, and transparent bon- of them was eligible to be returned on the Committee of
nets, with cockades of roses.—Brighton Gazette. Management. ih,feywhfiecthcf•R,e,edntl
ft.
91T. hieorse. were
11,
r. threeLovel
Lovell then
5001. renter's share in the Theat.rleo7:vas
ROYAL COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY, HANOVER- similar
SQUARE..--The above college. was inaugurated, last evening, Rtoitreupt_
floort se,aelea each
fi garden. It entitled the possessor to a free admission
by the first general. meeting of members, for scientific pur- u
(that for the present season having been sold), was held foron
poses. The president of the evening was Lord Sandon,
a term of nearly fifty years, and the sum of 13/
paid on it annually. The auctioneer stated that there ;as a
M P., who was supported by Viscount Newry and Lorne,
p. rospect of a great increase in the value of these shares. The
M.P., W. Ewart, Esq., ALP., Philip Piney, Esq., M. i.
company which had themyaenaargse,mentreonftferthree
(„f
which
Dr. Arnott, Captain Lewis, F.R.S., Sir George Hamilton,
&c. Professor Hoffman read a report upon the state of c_het:
taken a lease of it for six the that property had
mica' science in England, and then exhibited a galvanic bat-
tery upon a new principle, the invention of Professor Bun- had been deposited, while the admissions were sold for the
sen, and lent for the occasion by Dr. Kolbe. It differed season, these averaging from 10 guineas to 12 guineas. The
from Grove's battery in this respect—that charcoal. pre- possessor_ was entitled to a payment of 251 per annum. The
pared in a particular manner was substituted for platinum. , first offer for it was 1501.,, when,. after an active competition,
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vilciek 117aki7erlii'luc'twi enssi 'or InL'ia,
tihdo w tie has left town for
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‘5,..:54, per k) i
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