The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-17 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 27.—0 n the 24th one of
the quarantine officers died in this city. In Odessa,
also, several cases of cholera have occurred, but the
existence of the pestilence had not been notified by
the authorities. Vessels coming from thence had
been unsuspectingly admitted.
The farce with Bederhan Bey is all at an end. That
murderer of the Koordistan Christians has received
unconditional pardon, and has been empow-
ered to return to the scene of his barba-
rities. We see how much cause the Sultan
gives the Christian Powers for the amicable care with
which they take his part on every occasion, even
though it be against a king of noble European blood.
VIENNA, Nov. 7.—lt is confidently asserted that
in Galicia, in the vicinity of Borhnia, a cannon was
stopped, which was being smuggled into the
country by the ever-active Propaganda. So
much, however, is certain, that while peace is
apparently established in the whole country, and
there are ample resources at hand to main-
tain the peace, the chief judge of the criminal
court has been barbarously murdered, as we have
already stated. In 1838 he had taken an active part
in the :investigation respecting the Polish insurrec-
tions in Galicia, and has since that time been occu-
pied in similar duties.
llAsovEa, Nov. 6.—This morning a royal pro-
clamation was issued, by which the eighteenth
general meeting of the States, opened on the 2d
December, 1841, is dissolved, and a new one convoked.
The elections have been announced, but the time
when the new Diet is to assemble is not stated.
Probably it cannot be till the middle of December,
or the beginning of the new year. This early assem-
bling of the States is an evident sign that other
urgent cases besides those of finance will be sub-
mitted to their consideration.—Flanders Papers,
Nov. 1.3.

DESTRUCTION OF A PIANOFORTE MANUFACTORY.—
Last night, shortly after eleven o'clock, a fire, involving
a serious destruction of valuable property, broke out in
the pianoforte manufactory belonging to Messrs. I3rid-
lands. The premises, which were three floors high,
were situate in Wardour-mews, «here they had a
frontage of nearly 70 feet, from which they extended
backwards to the houses in Wardour- street. At the
time of the disaster the place was well stored with goods,
some finished and others partially so. The discovery
was made by police-constable C 1:35. Whilst he was
passing down the mews his attention was suddenly
directed to the lower part of the factory by perceiving a
dense mass of black smoke issuing from the windows.
With as little delay as possible the engines of the
London Brigade, parish, West of England, and County
offices arrived, and, as soon as a sufficient supply of
water could be obtained, the machines were called into
operation. It, however, at once became apparent to the
tircmen that the fire had got too strong a hold to be
easily subdued. The inhabitants of Wardour-street and
Noel-street, being apprehensive that their own habita-
tions would be consumed, commenced removing their
furniture into the open street. Many persons will lie
serious losers by so doing, for so great was the crowd
that the police were unale to keep the people from
running over the things removed. Owing to indefati•
,gable exertions, the firemen succeeded by half-past
twelve o'clock in getting the tire so subdued as to allay
all fears of its further extension. The damage, so far
as could be seen, appears to be confined principally to
the manufactory in which the flames commenced. Very
little, however, has escaped destruction. The origin of
the disaster could not be ascertained. The whole of the
men left off work at eight o'clock, when the place
appeared perfectly safe, and free from fire.
EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL ACCUSATION IN THE
STREET.—Yesterday afternoon, between the hours of
two and three, the neighbourhood of Charing-cross was
thrown into a state of great alarm and excitement, in
consequence of an extraoadinary instance of death re-
sulting from an accusation of robbery in the open street,
and an attempt to give the accused into custody. The
particulars of this melancholy affair aro as follow:
About six weeks ago a gentleman was riding in one of
the Blackwall omnibuses, and shortly after having
alighted at Charing cross ho discovered that he had left
his Mackintosh cape in the vehicle. In a few days after
he met the driver, and desired him to tell the conductor
to take care of his cape, and he would give him a half-
a-crown for his trouble; but ho did not at that period
give his address, and nothing more was heard of him
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about 40. and having omnibus standing at the
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injustice and absurdity of the charge,
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charge, and the unfortunate
ro man Wilkinson became
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insensible, as if in a fit,
the blood rushing from his-mouthand
nose,without a moan. The corpse was instantly and expired
taken to the
Charing-cross Hospital, when Drs. Golding,
and Shearne were in immediate attendance, atletl3l;°:iM
active efforts made to restore animation, but without
effect, the vital spark had fled. The medical opinion as
to the cause of death is the giving way of some impor-
tant vessel in the vicinity of the lungs, from which the
blood was suddenly effused, and so caused suffvcation.