The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-14 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTICE.

The mini.eaum rate of interest on bills discounted at
the Bank of England not having more than 95 days to
run is 3i per cent.
January 1.4, 1847.

DESTRUCTION OF WORTH-PARK
HOUSE BY FIRE.
'LATEST PARTICULARS.

WEDNESDiaY AFTERNOON.—From inquiries instituted
on the spot, yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, it was
ascertained that the mansion which has been destroyed
contained t: birty-two rooms.

During t the -day a gentleman connected with the
London Ins urance Companies visited the ruins for the
purpose of it squiring into the origin of the calamity, and
ascertaining the amount of damage done. From the in-
quiries mad'', it appears, that besides the great destruc-
tion of prop erty that has taken place, it was truly mira-
culous that not one of the inmates had perished in the
flames.

The cont- 31115 of the library, we regret to state, were
entirely destroyed, as well as the whole of the furniture
in the upper rooms. Most of the rare plants were
rescued froi a the conservatory, and a number of large
looking-glafAses were saved. The property, however,
that was re moved, of course was seriously injured by
breakage, _

It isluipt Gsible at present to tell the exact amount of
property the vt has been consumed, but it must reach, at
the lowest, t :o several thousand pounds.
It Las b& D. ascertained that the proprietor was insured
for only 4,71)0/., viz. :-3,000/. on the mansion, and
1,700/, on th Le furniture.

At five o' Dlock last evening (Wednesday) the ruins
were still sn xouldering.

ALARMEga EXPLOSION or GAS. Last night,
about twelve o'clock, an explosion of gas took 'place at the
William the P ourth public house, Ship-yard, in the occupa-
tion of Messrs.. Yates and Hewett. The proprietors being
desirous of driving from the house certain disagreeable tap-
room customer. 3, who refused to leave when desired, deter-
mined not to li;;Ift either gas or fire in the tap-room. In the
evening there v ras a strong smell of gas, and Mr. liewett's
son, on proceeding to the tap-room in the dark, discovered by
feeling the pipe,, that the burner had been detached from the
gas-pipe, from which the gas was escaping. He stopped the
pipe with a cold, :, left the room, and returned, accompanied by
Mr. Yates, who carried a candle. An explosion immediately
took place, foil raved by the falling of the various partitions of
the room, and ;he breaking of the glass in the front of the
bar, which was also forced out. The shock having subsided,
Mr. Yates and T vEstster Hewett were both found to be shock-
ingly burned. The gas burner had not been found, and was
no doubt stolen by the projector of the malicious attempt
against life and: •property, for the discovery of whom Mr.
Hewett has offend: a reward of 10/.
ACCIDENT TO. AIR. BROWN, THE CHAMBERLAIN.—
We regret to state that Mr. Brown, the respected Chamber.
lain of the City oC:Loudon, met with a disagreeable andwhat
might have been a fatal accident, yesterday. He was in his
open carriage, pa ssing along near the Mansion House, when
a heavy cart cam e!.n contact with the wheels of his vehicle
and turned it co m pletely over, throwing the Chamberlain
violently upon th e pavement. Mr. Brown was immediately
taken into the h. use of Messrs. Kenner and Co_ the next
door to the band dng-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and
Smith, in Lomba rd-street, where he was speedily visited by
a surgeon. He sustained some injury about the forehead,
but we are glad ;C:0 say that it is considered to be unimportant.
Ile had scarcely recovered from the damage he suffered in
his leg by a fall-
SIA WOMAN :KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—An in-
quest was c•offuneneed at Bristol, on Monday, on the
body of the wife of Thomas Welsh, who, on Saturday
night, aften 'aaving beaten her severely, threw her down
stairs, by wtsich .she lost her life. The inquest was ad-
journed.