The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

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Arbroath and Forfar •••.• • • •••• •• ••
Chester and Birkenhead. •...........
üblin and Drogheda • • • • • • •• • •• • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown • • .• .• • • • • • • • •
Dundee and Arbroath ...............
Durham and Sunderland .............
Edinburgh and Glasgow .... ........
Eastern Counties and North Eastern..
East Lancasihre ..
Eastern Union. ..... ................
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • .....
Glasgow and Greenock •• • • •• • .•
Gravesend and R0che5ter............
Great Southern and Western . • • .
Great Western, &c ..
Hartlepool .• • .• •
London and North Western, &c • •
London and Blackwall •• • • • •
London and Brighton .• • • •• • • • •• • •
London and Croydon . • • • • • •
London and South Western •• ••
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• • •
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc—
Maryport and Carlisle •• •••• • • • • • •
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham .• • •
Newcastle and Carlisle .. • • ..
Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........
Newcastle and Berwick ........
Norfolk... • ........
North British .......
Paris and Rouen
Preston and Wyre....... ...........
Sheffield and Manche5ter............
Shrewsbury and Chester ......
South Eastern and Branches
South Devon • • • • ..............
Taff Vale • • • • • •
York and Newcastle . ..............
York and North Midland

1,037
19,558

39,281

699
6,163

_
5,,19

7,664

452
18,861
1,896

434
1,492
1,152
5,410

5'42
1,858

310
6,789

709
1,241

775
5,436
5,015

533
1,372
7,424

1,718
681
161

17,719

845
33,834

681
4,800

5,740

867
6,649

325
16,058
1,490

433
1,253

4,413

405
1,428

5,522

574
4,850
5,708

THE INCOME TAl.—Pleased with the zeal mani-
fested by you in every matter that you advocate, and im-
pressed with feelings of admiration of the more than
ordinary talent with which your arguments are always
enforced, whether speaking of O'Connell, or whatever
else may be the subject of your recommendation, I
would beg to suggest to you the applicability of your
argument (where you allege it to he unjust to tax the
affluent and the needy alike) to the question of the
Income-tax ; whether, when incomes derived from pre-
carious trade are taxed with a burden of sevenpence in
the pound, realised incomes ought not to be charged
with fourteen pence. I know not whether it is likely to
be of much avail, but the present is a likely time to
name it to our legislators, as we shall, before the assem-
bling of the Parliament of 1847, be solicited for a
renewal of our " favours " by the then candidates.—
From a Correspondent.
PRICES or MALT LIQUORS.—We regret to learn
that the leading metropolitan brewers yesterday had a
meeting, in consequence of the high prices of malt and
hops, when they came to the resolution that they must
raise the prices of ale and porter per barrel to the trade,
which increase is to date from yesterday. We believe
that there has not been any advance in the brewers'
charges for malt liquors for about the last seventeen
years. Advertiser of Saturday.

STEAM-SHIP COLLISION NEAR
LIVERPOOL.
LITERPOOL, FAIDAY.--The dense fogs now prevailing
in this vicinity have given rise to several serious mishaps
to the shipping in the river and outside the harbour.
Yesterday morning the Government mail steamer Urgent,
while proceeding towards the bar, came into Collision
near the Formby lightship with the. inward-bound Bel-
fast steam-ship Tynwald. The Tynwald and the Urgent
were both seriously damaged. On board the former a
seaman was dangerously crushed, and both vessels re-
turned into port. The transmission of the mails for
Dublin was consequently delayed.
This morning another disaster occurred ; the Windsor
steamer, when proctt6ditit, down the river, having run
into the ship Wellington, from Quebec. The Windsor
received but trifling damage ; the injuries received by
the Wellington were severe.
In addition to these, several mishaps have occurred on
the river of less importance, and as the atmosphere con •
tinues to beextreintly dense, it must be apprehended that
others may occur.
We extract from the Mercury of this morning the
following account of the collision first noted:—
"Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, her Majesty's
royal mail steamer Urgent came into collision, near the
Formby lightship, with the fine iron steam-boat Tyn-
wald. The Urgent, Captain Simmons, was on her way
from Liverpool to Dublin with the early morning mail,
and the Tynwald was entering this port from Belfast.
Our readers are doubtless aware that the Tynwald is one
of the finest boats which enters the port of Liverpool.
She was built last season for , Liverpool and Isle of
Man Steam-packet Company, to sail between this port
nd Douglas, and had been chit tered by the Belfast
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team-packet Company during the repair Of their vesse

the Sea King. She is commanded by Captain William
Gill, one of the most fortunate, skilful, and careful com-
manders out of the port of Liverpeol, which may readily
be inferred when it is known that this is the only serious
accident which ever happened to a vessel under his charge
during the long period of 30 years that he has been a
captain out of this port, 16 of which he has been in
charge of a steamer. We gathered the following par-
ticulars as to the accident from parties who were on
board the Tynwald:—The- Tynwald left Belfast on
Wednesday evening, and parted with the pilot about
a quarter to seven o'clock. The weather was very
thick, and had been so for some time previously,
several vessels having got aground in their attempt to
leave the Loch. She had on board 60 passengers, and
a very valuable cargo of linens, the vessel and its freight
being valued afloat at about 120,0001. The weather
continued thick throughout the passage, the Calf lights
being seen with very great difficulty. The vessel, how-
ever, kept her course, and made the Bell buoy at half-
past eight o'clock yesterday. The weather was still
very thick, and from half-past five o'clock the engines
had been going slowly. At five minutes to nine o'clock
the Formby lightship was made, and the steamer had
only passed her a few lengths when a vessel was reported
on the larboard bow. Captain Gill, who was on the
gangway, immediately called out 'Hard sport,' and gave
directions to stop the engines, both of which orders were
immediately obeyed. A steamer was then observed
coming up with great speed in the direction of the Tyn-
wald, and in an instant orders were given to back the
engines of the Tynwald. Several turns backwards had
been given to the engines, when the approaching steamer
ascertaina os
disabled,oo n
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struck her with great force on the larboard paddle-box.
The vessel proved to be her Majesty's ship Urgent,
which, as before stated, was on her way to Dublin, with
the morning mail. Of course the effect of the blow
was tremendous, and the scene amongst the passengers,
before they were satisfied of the extent of the injury,
was one which can scarcely be described. Captain Gill
begged that Captain Simmons would remain by the
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" This being the state of things, the Urgent took all
the passengers from the Tynwald, and proceeded to
Liverpool, dropping anchor in the Sloyne. The Tyn-
wald came up with one engine, remained in the river all
day, and docked in the Clarence-basin last night, about
eleven o'clock.
" It is but justice to Captain Simmons to say that he
behaved with the greatest consideration after the acci-
dent, and did not leave the Tynwald till he was satis-
fied she was safe.

" The Urgent is a wooden vessel, and the Tynwald, as
already mentioned, an iron one. The effect of the col-
lision upon the Urgent was to carry away her cutwater,
bowsprit, and figure-head
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jured. The damage done to the Tynwald was much
more serious. Her larboard-paddle, paddle-box, paddle-
beam, and all the wing belting were smashed to atoms;
the houses on deck partially broken up, and the frag-
ments of wood strewed about in all directions. So great
was the force with which the vessels came into contact
that, although the Tynwald had back way upon her, the
wheel was forced rapidly round, knocking down one of
the men who was at it. The other seaman at the helm
was John Anderson: he was carried round the wheel
and forcibly jammed between the spoke handles and the
deck. So firmly was he fixed that it required the united
efforts of two mea afterwards to release the poor fellow
from his awful position, the blood at the time gushing
from both his ears. He was placed on board the Urgent,
along with the passengers, and when he reached Liver-
pool was taken to his lodgings, where, we believe, he
now lies in a very dangerous state.
" One of the passengers, a seafaring gentleman, had
into a
very narrow escape. A few moments before the colli-
sion he tried to get one of the houses on deck,. into
which the bowsprit of the Urgent was forced, but in con-
sequence of some barrels have been jammed up against
it, he was prevented, and thus saved his life, for if he
had gone into the house he must have been crushed to
pieces.
"We understand that as soon as those on board the
Urgent discovered the vessel they were approaching was a
steamer, the engine was stopped, but the way of the
vessel was so great that a collision was inevitable. From
what took place after the accident there is little doubt
the Tynwald was supposed to be the Formby lightship,
which was close at hand; that the helm of the Urgent
was, upon that supposition, first placed to starboard, and
not ported till too late to allow the vessels to pass clear.
The fog was so dense that a vessel could be seen only
about six lengths off, and for this reason the engines of
the Tynwald were slowed, whereas, from all we can
learn, the Urgent was going nearly
at full speed.
" The engines of the Tynwald, we, believe, are unin-
jured, but it will require a considerable time to repair
her woodwork. Had the Urgent struck her other than
about a yard abaft the paddle•shaft, the injurymust
have been much More serious, or had the position of the
vessels been reversed, the Tynwald being by far the
more powerful boat, and sharper at the bow, the conse-
quences would, doubtless, have been very disastrous.
We suppose there will be, as there ought to be, a search-
ing investigation into the cause of the accident, and the
blame allowed to rest in the proper quarter.'

LLO YD'S 81-11pplISG.
LoNnort, JAN. 2.—Wind E.N.E., light airs, and thick,
hazy, mild weather.
Powrsstoular, JAN. I.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd• her Majesty's
ship Daphne, Valparaiso, sailed Aug. 29, Rio Janeiro
Bermuda;
Oct.Uermuda ; l7,
with 1,250,000 dolls. ; her Majesty's ship Athol,
Belle Creole, Muirhead, Demerara. Sld. Carnatie,sandbach,Madras.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind E., light.—Arrd.
Risien, Demerara ; Alliance, Tucker, Charleston ; Isaac
Newton, Philadelphia ; Joseph Porter, St. Andrew's, New
Brunswick ; lanthe, Robins, ditto; Margaret, M'Donald,
Prince Edward's Island; Atlantic, Quebec; Emanuel Burns,
ditto ; Capricorn, Rudd, Montreal. Sld. Patriot Queen,
Roddock, Calcutta; Swithamley, Jennings, Bombay; l'anny
High, ditto; Mary M'Dougall, Africa; La
Donaldson,
calSl 1
Bahia Barberier,
Baxley, ditto ; Eliza Johnston,
Thetislall, Charlestoni C:
Napier, Huntress, New Orleans ;
Rosalinda, Hay, ditto ; Unicorn, Boyd,
Philadelphia
Waterloo. Allen, New York ; Bunn vm d Steele,
e e,
, New.
foundland. The Pavilion, of and for Jersey, from I aspeluac,
was abandoned in lat. 45, lon. 44 ; crew taken off by the
lanthe, arrived here. The Windsor steamer, from Belfast,
has put back with trifling damage, having run foul of the
Wellington, from Quebec, which also received damage. The
Salus barque leaky, was spoken in lat. 24 by the Queen,
Leary, arrived here. The barque Resource, from Quebec to
London, was abandoned 26th ult. in lat. 48 lon. 13, with six
feet water in her hold ; crew taken off by the Georgians,
arrived here.
DOUGLAS (ISLE OE MAN), Dec. 30.—The Minerva, Far-
quhar, from hence 18th instant, was lost in the gale of the
26th; crew drowned.
BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 31.—The Hand of Providence Tal-
ley, and the 'Etna, Storey, on shore at Flarnborough 'Head
have got offend proceeded. ,
YARMOUTH, JAN. I.—The brig Elizabeth, of Stockton, is
on shore on the Scroby Sand, but expected O next tide, after
partly discharging.
DARTMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E:, strong,—Arrd. ci.....
Daniel, Bahia for Havre; Highland Chief, prince Ed 'l's?,
Island; John Hutchinson, Rowntree, Quebec. ward a
CLYDE, DEC.3l.—Wind S.E.—Arrd.Ravenswood 11 '
lar, Porto Rico ; Ave, Caird, St, John's, New Br , Mel-
Sylph, Waltham, Montreal. Sld. Constellation swick ;
DEAL, JAN. I.—E. to E.N.E. fresh, P.m. ;
E..E Trinidad.
Sld. Comte (le Flandre, Shotto, Bathurst • *, ditto.—
Batavia ; Kingsdown, Nicholson, ,t, , Geetnanshoop,
L
Dalston, Hobert Town ; Sea Witch, Bakereas
; Navarino,
Alof Wvk, Cooper, Rio Janeiro; Active, II • 'Fernando Po;
lucio ; Prince Charles, Rogers, Belize. utchmon, Pematn-
WAitnaNrorsT.— Arrd. 31. John B
John's, New Brunswick. aYnton, Thorne, St.
lltni-L, JAN. I.—Wind light and variabl
Dempster, Quebec. e.—Semersetshire,
PENZANCE, DEC. 31.—The Martha, arii•
9 I lams from Liver-
pool to Syra and Salonica, has put in here, with' mast and cargo; supposed to be dame
edf loss of fore-
weather. The Santiago, Parkins, of Plymouthrom stress of
New York, to Brest, has been towed in here N.S. from
away, and hull and cargo damaged. with masts cut
A

_CCIDENT BY THS FALL OF A CHANDELIBR—
On Friday evening, between five and six o'clock, as a
party of ladies and. gentlemen were about to sit down to
dinner at the residence of Mr. Greenhough, Dean-street,
Soho-square, a lustre that was suspended over the dining
room table gave way, and inflicted a severe scalp wound
on a gentleman named Ambrose, which rendered him for
some time insensible. In the confusion it was not ob-
served that the dress of one of the ladies had become
ignited by one of the fallen wax lights, till it burst into
a blaze, severely burning her about the neck and arms
before it could bo eztieguished.

On Thursday J. T. Gra Esq,, attended at the
Union Workhouse, Worcester, for the purpose of inves-
tigating a charge of alleged neglect against a relieving
officer of the union, whereby it was alleged an infant of
one Sarah Dovey had, for want of proper clothing and
attention died. At the coroner's inquest, held on the
body about a fortnight ago, the jury found a verdict
charging the officer, William Crisp, with neglect, and
hence the present inquiry was directed by the Poor-law
Commissioners.
The first witness called was Elizabeth Scott, sister to
Sarah Dovey,:the mother of the deceased infant, who
deposed that her sister was delivered of a male child on
Sunday morning, the 13th December. On the following
day she applied to Mr. Crisp, the relieving officer, for
relief. In reply to Mr. Crisp's questions, she told him
that her sister had been confined at the workhouse about
fifteen months ago of a child still-born. Mr. Crisp
thereupon remembered who Dovey was, and, using a
c‘mrse expression, asked whether she (Mrs. Scott) was
not ashamed to ask a second time for relief under such
circumstances. Mrs. Scott replied that she had done
nothing to be ashamed of, and told Crisp that her sister
had nothing to eat, nothing to cover her, and nothing
to lie upon. To this Crisp replied, " She sha'n't have
much, I'll take care of that." Crisp said he should not
go to her sister that night, upon which witness told him
that if he did not, either her or her child would die, and
she must go somewhere else. Crisp rejoined, " and
servo her right too." Witness told Crisp that her sister
had had nothing since her confinement but what she
(Scott) and the neighbours had given her. Witness had
taken her sister on the Sunday a pint of tea and some
toast, and had borrowed a shilling to procure it, being
very poor herself. She did not, however, tell Mr. Crisp
what she had had. The witness was pressed on the im-
portant points of her evidence, but she persisted that she
had told the relieving officer that Dovey had nothing to
eat, and nothing to lie upon. The witness was cross-
examined by the guardians and by the relieving officer,
who was present during the inquiry. She said she had
represented her sister's case to Mrs. Crisp also in the
absence of her husband, when she first called at his
house, but this Mr. Crisp said he was prepared to prove
was not the case. Ann Pool, a midwife, said she de-
livered Sarah Dovey of a male child early on the morn-
ing of December the 13th. She was in a deplorably
destitute condition. The house in which she found her
was a void house in Bridport-street, Worcester, and the
only furniture in it was a, chair. There was no bed or
bedding, table, or anything else, and very little fire.
There was no food in the house on the Sunday when the
woman was confined, but she could not tell whether there
was any in the house on the Tuesday. Both on Sunday
and Tuesday, the only clothes which Sarah Dovey had
on were an old gown, which was open behind and torn
almost to pieces, and a shawl across her shoulders. She
had no petticoats nor cap. Before witness left on the
Tuesday, she had a conversation with Mr. Crisp, who
was with Dovey when she called. Crisp said, in reply
to witness's remark, that " it was a shocking place, and
that the woman had been confined in the workhouse
fifteen months before." Witness told him that she was
in the same state then as she found her in on the Sun-
day. Mr. Crisp said he should leave a shilling for her
at the huckster s shop near, and that she must do with
that until the Thursday. This was on Tuesday, the
15th. Thursday was board-day. In her cross-exami-
nation by the guardians, the witness stated that she was
of opinion that if the child had had sufficient clothing,
and if a fire had been provided (it being excessively cold
at the time), its life might have been saved. Her fee
was fire shillings. She had not received it in Dovey's
Case, nor did she expect to do so, unless the guardians
paid her.—Sarah Dovey, mother of the deceased
child, was then called into the board-room. She ap-
peared very weak, and spoke low. She stated that
Mr. Crisp attended her for the first time on the Tues-
day, two days after her confinement. She was then
sitting on a borrowed chair with her child on her lap.
There was no food in the house, and no other furniture
than the chair on which she sat, but there was a small
fire in the grate. Mr. Crisp having asked her how many
children she had had, said, " Are not you ashamed of
yourself ?" Witness answered, " Not more so than
other people." He then called her a dirty wretch, on
which she said that she was as much like a Christian as
anybody else. She was dirty then. Crisp did not ask
her who was in the house when she was confined.—Mr.
Crisp, in his defence, said 116' should prefer making his
statement upon oath, and being sworn, and cautioned not
to say anything which might criminate himself, said—
Elizabeth Scott called at his house on Dec. 14, to ask for
relief for her sister, telling him_thatathuVrither of her
gffild were "very bad off." She said the mother had
had gruel and tea, and he thereupon said, "Ain't you
ashamed to come a second time ?" She replied that her
sister was not the only one that applied a second or even
a third time for relief under such circumstances.
lie said, " 'Very well ; he should not come to her
that night, but that he would see her in the morn-
ing." Scott said, " They be very bad off ;" and
he (Crisp) replied, " Serve her right ;" and there-
upon she left him. He denied that Scott had ever told
him that if he did not attend to the case that evening
either the mother or child would be lost. He was posi•
tive Scott never told him that Dovey had nothing to eat
or nothing to cover her. He did say that "it was too
bad, for that this was the second time St. Andrew's
parish had had her." With respect to his interview
with Dovey on the Tuesday, Mr. Crisp said he found
her sitting before the fire, on a chair, sewing, with her
child at the breast. There was no furniture in the room
except the chair which Dovey sat on. Dovey did not
make any complaint of her wanting anything in particu-
lar, she said she wanted relief. He was not aware that
she hod no under-garments, because she did not tell him
so. Before leaving her he told Dovey that he would go
to the shop in the street and pay for a few things for
her, which she could send for, but that, living in the
state in which sho was, he said she would have little of
him. He, however, promised to lay her case before the
board of guardians on the Thursday—board-day. He
then went and paid for the things at the shop, and Dovey
afterwards sent for them as she wanted them. He con-
cluded by calling witnesses to his general character.
This evidence terminated the inquiry. The Assistant
Commissioner will Mike his report thereon immediately
to the Poor-law Commissioners, who of course will com-
municate the result to the board of guardians of the
Worcester Union.

THE GREAT FIRE AT IRONGATE-
WHARF.
The following particulars connected with the disas-
trous fire at Irongate wharf were obtained from an
authentic source, and may be relied on as being strictly
accurate. It has been ascertained that the outbreak
occurred in the first floor of the warehouse, in which
compartment there were an immense number of bales of
linen and some cotton waste. One of the workmen who
was in the building at the time, stated that another
workmen went into the front warehouse with a lighted
candle or lamp, in order to examine a bale of goods.
Whilst he was so engaged a spark flew from his
light,
and falling upon the loose cotton it became ignited. The
man immediately tried to throw down a bale of goods
upon them, hoping by that means to extinguish the
flames. In that endeavour, however, he was foiled, for
the fire mounted so fearfully that he was obliged to'
make a hasty retreat, otherwise he would have been
burned to death, for in the brief space of two minutes
one-half of the warehouse was in flames. The clerks at
once began to remove the books from the counting-
house, but so rapid was the progress of the conflagration
that they were enabled to save only a portion of them.
The others were destroyed.
It should be stated that the premises were formerly
three buildings, and severally termed, at that time, the
Leith and Berwick, the Dublin, and the Aberdeen
wharfs. Mr. Colman, the present proprietor, came into
possession about eighteen months since, and he then had
the three warehouses converted into one, and named it
Irongate-wharf.; The fact that there was a communi-
cation between the different floors, will account, in some
measure, for the rapid spread of the flames. The lower
floor contained an immense number of casks of tallow,
puncheons of whisky, hogsheads and bags of sugar,
1,500 barrels of beef and pork, and a quantity of coffee.
The two upper floors were filled with bales of linen, can-
vas, and miscellaneous articles, together with a number
of firkins of butter; upon the quay were stored casks of
tallow, hogsheads of sugar, bundles of hides, and pun-
cheons of whisky. The latter articles were rolled out
before the flames had penetrated the flooring, and were
as soon as possible removed to the Tower for protection.
The whole of the imtnense stock in the warehouses, how-
ever, fell a prey to the fury of the flames. Among those
who had goods in the stores were the following:—
Messrs. Henry and Co., the sack merchants, of Mark-
lane; Messrs. Witham and Son, of 38, Gracechurch-
street, sail-cloth manufacturers; Messrs. Richards, the
linen merchants; and Messrs. Mildred and Co., mer-
chants. Those parties have lost the whole of their
goods. They are, so far as can be at present learned,
insured in the Imperial and Atlas Fire-offices. The
owners of the other property are unknown as yet.
It was for some time feared that two men who were
on the premises at the time of the outbreak had lost
their lives. It was, however, ascertained yesterday that
they had both escaped uninjured; it is therefore
been,ereforeboelieeeyveed,
that no person has perished. Had it not however,
for the military, it is quite probable that a most T
exten-
sive
sacrifice of life would have taken place. he
crowd was-so great that the soldiers, to keep the people
.
out of danger, were obliged to point their bayonets
.to
wards them. This bad the desired effect of keeping
them back.

At an early hour on Friday morning the gable end of
the buildings suddenly gave way, and fell with a tre-
mendous crash. Fortunately the mass of bricks fell
inward, or the firemen who were underneath must have•
been crushed. As it was, the branches and nose pipes
of their hose were battered in, and the leathern piping
damaged. At six o'clock on Friday evening the floating-
engine and one or two land ones were still engaged
throwing torrents of water upon the immense body of
fire that even at that hour remained beneath the ruins.
It is a matter of surprise to every one who inspected
the ruins on Friday that the work of destruction had not
proved greater than it really has, for the stone coping
in the walls of the A division of St. Katherine's-dock
was so heated that immense pieces of the stone were

Since the above was written, the reporter has had an
interview with Mr. Groves, the manager of Mr. Col-
man's property, who stet, d, " that whilst he was in the
counting. house, in the afternoon, an alarm of fire was
given, and on looking round he saw flamts mounting
most terrifically in the first floor warehouse, which was
loaded with bales of goods. He immediately thought of
saving the books, but so rapidly did the flames burn,
that he was forced to make a precipitate retreat, having
only sufficient time to save a portion of the books. To
enter the upper floors was an impossibility, therefore
none of the goods contained there could be saved; but a
number of puncheons, of whisky standing on the quay,
together with se►eral casks of tallow and a quantity of
sugar, were rolled out into the street. With respect to
the origin of the fire, he knows nothing himself, but he
had heard a similar account given by two of their men,
to that stated above. To be perfectly satisfied on that
point, it is the intention of Mr. Colman to have a rigid
investigation as soon as the men can be gathered toge-
ther. Mr. Groves added that one of the orders of the
house was, that no candle was on any account allowed to
be taken into any part of the warehouse, and tobacco
smoking was also strictly prohibited. He also stated
that the amount of property destroyed could not be cor-
rectly estimated at present."
The greatest praise is due to the military, to Mr.
Braidwood, and the various officers and men under him,
and also to Sir John Hall of the St. Katherine's Docks,
for the services rendered on the occasion. The West of
England engine, under the direction of Mr. Connorton,
took a most commanding position, and was of great
assistance in cutting off the fire in a westerly direction.

HER MAJESTY'S NEW YEAR'S
GIFTS TO THE POOR OF WINDSOR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.--Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal
Family, walked from the Castle to the New Riding
School, in the Home Park, this morning, betweea nine
and ten o'clock, for the purposc of witnessing the inter-
esting ceremony of the presentation of the royal bounty
to upwards of 700 of the poor of Windsor, and also the
poor of the parish of Clever residing within the limits of
the borough. The Queen and the Prince were also ac-
companied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess, Prince George, and Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge, his Serene Highness the Prince Frederic of
Hesse, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Lady Caroline
Leveson Gower, and the other distinguished visitors at
the Castle. The Marchioness of Douro, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Hon. Misses Kerr and Paget, the Earl
of Listowel, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, Colonel Bouverie,
Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-General Bowles, &c., were in
attendance upon her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge
' was attended by Baron Knesebeck, and her Royal High-
ness by Lady Augusta Cadogan.
Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Duchess of
Cambridge, and other members of the Royal Family,
r occupied the Queen's Gallery, at the east end of the
building, which afforded an excellent view of the inter-
esting proceedings.
The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince
George, walked for some time in the large area of the
Riding-school, and appeared to take great interest in the
piles of beef (supplied by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Henry
Adams) and mountains of plum-pudding (manufaceured
by Mr. Tull and Mr. Phillips) which were displayed
upon long tables, flanked by hundreds of quartern loaves,
in thes,sstim of th.l-...tix-5, Tihe blankets, flannel, and
ere ranged upon tables along the north and
south sides of the Ruhr h I
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the juvenile branches of the Royal Family. .
Nearly 500 families were each supplied with meat,
bread, and plum-pudding, and one cwt. of coals, the
article of fuel having been obtained by them by means
of tickets issued on the preceding day. 140 pairs of
blankets were also given away, besides a liberal quantity
cf warm winter cloaks and flannel. Several sacks of
poor.
potatoes were likewise included in the royal gifts to the

The recipients of her Majesty's bounty (the distribu-
tion of which was superintended by Mr. J. J. Bed-
borough, the mayor ; the clergy, magistrates, parochial
authorities, and the ladies of the Windsor Visiting So-
ciety) entered by the western door of the Riding-school,
proceeding along the centre, where the supplies were
handed to them, and retired at the eastern entrance, be-
neath the Queen's Gallery ; each, as they walked up
the building laden with their gifts, respectfully acknow-
ledging to the Queen her Majesty's kind benevolence.
Her Majesty appeared to be much pleased with the
gratifying scene.
The Prince Consort and several members of the Royal
Family tasted the plum-pudding, and declared it to be
excellent.
The tables (containing the provisions), the chandeliers,
and the side gas branches, were profusely decorated with
laurel and evergreens from the royal gardens ; the whole
having been arranged under the superintendence of Mr.
Norton, the clerk of the kitchen, agreeably to the sug-
gestions (it' Major-General Bowles, the Master of the
Household. The interior of the Queen's gallery was
tastefully ornamented with laurel and holly displayed in
various emblematical devices. Two flags, one embla-
xoned with the royal arms, and the other with the
armorial bearings of the Prince Consort, were displayed
from the Leaping-bar, nearly in the centre of the riding-
school.
The issuing of tickets for ale upon this occasion, as
upon the last, was dispensed with, it having been con-
sidered politic by her Majesty's domestic chaplain and
the Rev. Mr. Gould, that ale should not again be given
away to the objects of the Queen's bounty.
At the conclusion of the interesting proceedings, which
occupied about an hour and a half, the Queen and the
Prince Consort, with their royal and distinguished
visitors and their attendants, returned to the Castle.