The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-18 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE AT OLD FORD.

At a few minutes before one o'clock this morning great
414rne was caused in the immediate vicinity of Prince
Albert-yard, Russian-lane, Old Ford, owing to the out-
break of a fire in the large range of stabling belonging to
W. 0. Day. The discovery was fortunately made in
sufficient time to enable the police and others to get the
whole of the valuable horses out of the premises. The
Mennen and the London Salvage corpswere quick in their
attendance, when they found the stabling and provender
Stores were in one immense sheet of flame. Plenty of
Water was at once procured, and all present went to
Work in an admirable manner, but the flames could not
i
:'S conquered until the stabling, more than 50 feet long,
T"llci the lofts were destroyed, and the roof burned off.
-'ll', Origin of the fire is at present unknown. Mr. Day
L'4B insured in the Union Fire-office. Five other fires
I.'-4K Place yesterday, but the damage done at each was
considerable, although the firemen had great difficulty
in Subduing one at the Patent Bottle Envelope Works, in
Golden-lane, St. Luke's.

111 E BABY-FARMING CASE AT BRIXTON.
„rile case against the two women, Walters and Ellis,
A.."'" were charged at Lambeth Police-court, on Tues-
,Y, with neglecting children entrusted to them to
;11,1'80, has assumed a somewhat serious aspect. The
ef,'°'ice have ascertained that they have been
—rresPonding with many ladies on the subject
ot
.n. c"lopting children, using different names in each
I—tanae. In the letters it was stated that the pa-
teats used not even see or hear of the children again, and andtilat
'ht Person would be sent to take the children away by
11-I°-,, The nine infants who were taken from the house,
' rederick-terrace, Gordon-grove, Brixton, to the Lam-
bieth Workhouse, are, with the exception of two, progress-
ing favourably. Their ages vary from one to eighteen
of°4ll,tllB. The prisoners have refused to give the names
et, "" Parents of the children, one of them stating that
6 would rather suffer death than do so. The police,
NZei,ve4°r, are in possession of important information,
eloguteswill. Probably lead to some very extraordinary dis-

1,, EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
104eNew York papers, delivered to-day, bring the fol-
'g news from Havana, dated the 6th inst.:--
Its 4- violent earthquake has visited the State of Oaxaca.
the °to were especially disastrous in Oaxaca, the capital of
thi,,,,—l'ate• 103 persons ware killed and 53 wounded. A
ef the city was rendered uninhabitable. The earth-
mirme extended to the mines, where 11 men were killed
were—illY wounded. Buildings in all parts of the State
eorru,•
edeiBiit.roYed, and reports of additional deaths are

vrs c A Cabinet Council was held this afternoon at the
Dresidence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
eZahag-street.
„. ?; Harry Sydney, the well-known music-hallht,
Zea.laet, died suddenly on Thursday night, of Brig
Thia _
116,_ evening the colours of the Old St. George's
Ilitt'eTent of 1795 will be presented to the St. George'sSoh
71elathi •
parade-ground of the Duke of York's
llacm°' theea•lowin„ items of American news are the fol-
resiglieithenezer R. Hoare, the Attorney-General, has
offer, ' The Postmaster-General has accepted the
carry tl e entlY made by the Cunard and Inman lines to
Lie European
mails.