The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-07 00:00:00

J UNE 7, 1847.

• ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
TA MWO tam
A th;rd candidate is out in the person of lhe Right
Lion. 'William Yates Peel. the brother of Sir Robert.
Ur. W. Teel is understood-to offer himself on the Pro-
tvctionist interest. He will be recollected as formerly a
Lord'ofihe Treasury, and Member for the -University of
Cambridge. The following is a copy of Mr. William's
address-:

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Gentlemen,—, In expectation of an,early dissolution
of the present Parliament, I beg to announce my in-
tention of becoming a candidate fur your suffrages at the
ensuing- generid election._

" Fifteeq years of, I hope I may say, faithful and
zealous service on my part as one of your representa-
tives, and the deep interest I have, whether in or out of
Parliament, ever taken in the prosperity of the borough
of Tamworth, audit' the welfare and happiness of its
inhabitants, are the claims upon which I rely for the re-
newal of that confidence which you so kindly reposed in
me in four former elections.

" If.returned to Parliament, the height of my am-
bition will be to entitle myself to your approbation, by
supporting, to the best of my ability, those measures
which will, in my judgment, be most conducive to the
public gnod (come those measures from what party they
may), and be assured that your local interests will meet
with the unceasing care and attention of,
" Gentlemen,
" Your very obliged and obedient servant,
"June 2. " W. Y. PEEL"

The opposition is understood.to be directed against
Captain .e,COurt; against Sir Hubert, in consequence of
his great influence, as chief proprletAir of the borough,
it would be altogether futile. The on dit is that Mr.
Pye mad the Protectionists of the neighbourhood are at
the bottom of the movement, and that rendering the
popularity of Mr. William Peel and Lady Jane
available, they are-deternrinedio give Sir lioburt some
annoyance. '

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ment that be should immediately commando a vigorous
canvass. Resolutions pledging the parties present to
use every exertion to the return or Mr. Wall to
Parliament, were unanimously adopted by the meeting.
NORTIIA*PTONSHIRE.—Mr. Maunsell has announced
his intention of not again offering himself for the north-
division of thiS county. ittil artanged'that Mr. Vernon
Smith shall.offer himself is . his stead, on liberal princi-
ples; and an effort is making to get Mr. Jones Loyd,
the banker, who is owner of large estates in the neigh-
bourhood of FotheritighAir, to allow himself to be nomi-
nated in conjunction with Mr; Smith. • -
PETERBOROUGH.—The. Hon. Mr. Fitzwilliam and Mr.
Cavendish (son of the Hon. Compton Cavendish) will
be returned without'opposition. Sir Robert Heron, who
has represented the place a quarter of auetttitry, with-
draws at his own particular tlesirn,
DUDLEY.—It appears to be well understood as a set-
tled matter, that. Mr. Eknbow, M.P., will walk the course
at the next election.---,Mr7niughdUi Advertiser.

DESTRUCTIVE-FIRE:. IN THE
. WESTMINSTER-ROAD.
On Saturday' morning, about one o'clock,.a fire of the
most alarming and destructive character broke out on
the extensive premises of Messra.,llaudslay and Field,
the well-known engineers, in•the Westminster-road.
Messrs. Maudalay's premises, as will be recollected by,
most persons familiar with the district, occupy an erten-
,
sive- frontage in the Westminster-road, exactly opposite
the Female Orphan Asylum. The workshops extend
several hundr.ettleet in the rear,-'And are bounded by a
. ,
narrow thoroughfare knOwn '6ltnicester=street, which
latter haS an outlet into Oakley-Street. • -
The fire, which was first discciyered by a police-con-
stable, appears to. have .nriginated 'in an extensive range ,
of workshops recently .erected,s immediately abutting on
Glocester-street. But a very few moments elapsed after
its eutbreak before the horizon was brilliantly illumi-
nated for miles in' every direction, and in a Very short
time a number of engines arrived with albody of fire-
men. who set to work at once to stay the progress of
the flames. Unfortunately, however, the fire had ob-
tained so firm a hold, that their endeavours, thwarted
by a miserable lack of water, were of small avail, and at
three o'clock the fire was still burning. though with
little fear of its advance.beyond the premises on which
it originated.
The loss of Messrs.- Mandslay must of course be fear-
ful. All the valuable machinery contained in workshops
covering nearly an acre of ground was destroyed, and as
the fire appeared to be nearly expiring for want of
further material, it was impossible to imagine that any-
thing had escaped.
The reflectioe caused -by the fire was so great, that
thousands of_ spectators • congregated from . all parts of
the metropolis, end the Westminster-road end its im-
mediate vicinity were for some time perfectly im-
passable. -
Mr. Superintendent Rutt, with a large body of con-
stables, and Mr. Inspector Otwav, with a corps of men
of the A division, were present; but while some of them
doubtless rendered essential service to the operations of
the firemen, a large number were occupied in a fruitless
warfare with the innocuous spectators who thronged the
walls to witness the progress of the fire.

ADDITIONAL rAnTicULARS.
SATURDAY, 10 A.M.
Notwithstanding that ten hours have elapsed since the
fire commenced, a considerable body of flame still con-
tinues burning amidst the immense heap of ruins, and
several engines are kept at work pouring torrents of
water upon the same. The property that has been de-
stroyed by this disastrous event will reach to several
thousand pounds. at the lowest estimate. As to the cause
of the outbreak, nothing that can be depended upon
could be learned. It appears that none of the workmen
were engaged in any of the factories after nine o'clock
last evening, and when the premises were closed they
seemed perfectly free from fire. From inquiries made
of the heads of the establishment, no doubt is entertained
that the outbreak began in the carpenters' workshops.
Police constable Colville, 95 L, is also of the same opi-
nion; he stated that he was on duty in the immediate
vicinity of the premises, and whilst passing along his
beat he was astonished at seeing an immense sheet of
flame issuing from the carpenters' compartments. Be- I
fore he had time to make known to any one on the pro-
perty what had taken place the whole range of car-
penters' workshops became fired from end to end. As
soon as any of the hands could be summoned together,
the hose belonging to the firm was carried to the fire-
cocks, but, although an instant supply of water was ob-
tained, the fire extended in 4 directions at once, so that in
less than 15 minutes after the first discovery was made the
conflagration had forced itself into sundry adjacent erec-
tions. These buildings were of considerable extent,
occupying a space of upwards of one hundred square
feet. Property of great worth was deposited in every
part of the premises, and from the first every endeavour
was made to cut the flames off befure they had attacked
the pattern loft. Unfortunately the exertions of the
firemen were for some time of little avail, and from the
carpenters' shops the fire extended to the boiler-makers'
houses, and from thence to the pattern-loft and the
spacious foundry. At two o'clock the scene presented
was one of indescribable brilliancy—the whole of the
metropolitan steeples • were illuminated, and the public
thoroughfares were rendered as light as at noon day.
The firemen kept to their posts, they entered the blazing
floor with the branches in hand, and were engaged dis-
charging water upon the flames until, they were com-
pletely hedged in with the fire. On several occasion,
the scaling ladders were forced to be brought into requi-
sition. So rapidly did the flames progress, that they
were forced to retreat down the ladders to escape being
burnt to death. At one time the whole of Oakley-
street, Burdett-street, Francis-street, and the Westruin •
ster-road, for some distance on either side of Messrs.
Maudslay's were rendered impessable by the immense
crowd of persons who had been drawn together
to witness the progress of the conflagration. To
keep the crowd out. of the way ,of the firemen, it was
found necessary to employ not merely the police of the
division, but a large number of constables from the A
and M divisions. Under the directions of Mr. Super-
intendent Rutt and Inspectors Carter, Cowling, Arnold;
and Otway, the men conducted themselves with great
propriety, and which was evidenced by the orderly Man -
ner in which the congregated multitude conducted tht m-
selves. Great as the destruction of property has been,

it would doubtless have been far more- ei:ensive had
there been a scanty supply of water.
The following is the official report : —"Pattern shops de-
stroyed, carpenters' shops consumed, boiler-makers'
workshops burned down, about one-half of pattern-lofts
burned, foundry destroyed, one vice shop extensively
injured by fire, the punching-shop similarl♦ damaged,
the roof of smith's shop and new building severely
burned. Cause of fire unknown. Insured in the Royal
Exchange and other fire-offices."

The following is another account sent us by a cor-
respondent:—
Shortly after one o'clock on Saturday morning, a fire
of a very, alarming character, broke out at the ma-
nufactory of Mattlslay, Sons, and Field, the well-known
engineers. Their premises occupy an extensive frontage
in the Weettninster-road,, opposite the Female Orphan
Asylum, and extend several hundred feet. in the rear. and
covering altogetherbetween five and six acres.
The tire,' which was 'Arse ilisicOvered,hy a policeman,
appears to have •originated in Ai! Virensive range 1"
building in the rear, funnidg parallel "with•Gloueester-,
street, but not the new, premisga, abutting on it. as
stated in several of this morning's papers, and
which are -very slightly damaged. A very few
moments' only_ elapsed after its outbreak before' the
horizon was brilliantly illuminated in every, direction,
and.in a very short time several of the fire engites ar-
rived with a body of firemen, under the superinteadence
of Mr. Braidwood, who immediately set to work to stay
the progress of the flames, in which endeavour they
were ably assisted by the workmen employed in the
manufactory, who had assembled on the rintiug of the
factory bell. Unfortunately, however, the are had by
this time made such, progress, and the supply of water
was so small, that the flames were not at all subdued till
about half-past three o'clock, at which time they were
still raging, though without much risk cf their spread-
ing beyond the premises then on fire.
The loss to Messrs. Mandalay and Field must of course
be very great, but we were happy to learn, on inquiry,
that it will be of 'a pecUniary character only, for the
premises which are destroYeti do not comprise thy vice-
lofts or turnery;:which °entail the principal ina4inery,
or the ereetictrahops,. :whic)s the machinery under,
manufacture is_erected, but are confined to tjie carpen-
ters' shop, part of -the
pc,
boTler.:shops, and
part of the forge-41461K which coistaffted; no todis
machinersAliat,cannot be replacbd in'a very few weeks,
and satig t©q to ,know that the. premises were
and ,that, no. stoppage will
}talcs plebe in the,,
works. - - "-- • • •

ii—aje!cy Ancl.rinceAlbert,
FRENC
avithutin Gordon, honouret.
Lady. Caroline Cocks, Lori
attended by 'Lek?
Cameys;-rAwd-A4frad Paket, an
the
Fronvjanay3 two., preSencorrotryriday. His Ini•
*ivy nultrrou'S suite, also honbured the per-
presence.' Their Serene Highnesses the
perlal Highne..3s the Graild Duke Cynstantine„of Russia, at.-
•=eadnebey4h
his
Grand Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar and suite also
honoured the theatre Kith their presence.
Mstii•tivc4 Or THE MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF
COMMERCR.—A special general meeting of this body was
held on Friday, at the rooms of the association, King-street,
"to consider the propriety of petitioning both Houses of the
Legislature for the immediate and final removal of all duty
on the importation of corn, and of the restrictions which the
navigation laws offered to its introduction into this country."
Thomas Bazley, Esq., president, took the chair. Mr: Lewis
Williams moved the following resolution :—" That in the
opinion of this meeting the distress which has so long pre-
vailed, and still continues in this district, arising from stag-
nant trade and the consequent stoppage of the employment
of the people, and the deplorable condition to Which thou-
sands of our townsmen have been reduced, through famine
and pestilence, which have been widely spread amongst Us
in consequence of the scarcity and dearness of food, demand
that this chamber forthwith pefitien bcith Houses of Parya..
ment for a permanent adoption,Auring the ,resent fessge_
of that total freedom of iinPorta which was granted_by
9e.
Legislature its -jireeent- sitting.r - Mr. William
,Boss•T,_
conded the motion, and it was carried un4Pii.n"%. _
adoption Ora petition to Parliament, embogying t semi
mute of the meeting, concluded the proceeding&

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