The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

' It is the prevailing custom in Greece for the relations,
friends, and others who are present at a funeral, to kiss the
forehead of the departed, and say, " May thou rest in peace,
departed brother !"

THE LATE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.—OR Saturday
Mr. Baker-held an inquest at the Cumberland's Head,
City-road, on the body of Mr. H. Rigden, aged 28. who
lost his life at the fire that occurred on Friday morning
last, at 18, Powell-street East, Goswell-road. It ap
peared from the evidence of Mr. Henry Shank, the land-
lord of the house, that the deceased returned home to
his lodgings on Friday morning at an early hour, at
which time he seemed slightly inebriated, and was smok-
ing a cigar. Having been furnished with a small piece
of candle, he retired to bed, and in the course of a few
minutes afterwards Mr. Shank went down from his own
to deceased's bed-room, in order to satisfy himself that
deceased had properly extinguished his candle. Finding
that he had taken his boots off, and had placed them
outside his room door. Mr. Shank concluded that de-
ceased was quite capable of taking care of himself, and
he returned to his own bed. About six o'clock, on Mr.
Shank getting up, and passing the bedroom of the de-
ceased, he could hear the deceased coughing, but did
not imagine that any thing had happened to him. At
half-past eight o'clock, whilst another lodger was passing
deceased's room door, he discovered the fire, and when
the door was opened the flames rushed up the staircase,_
and it was with the greatest difficulty that Mrs. Shank
could save one of her children who was sleeping in the
top room. As soon as the fire was extinguished, de-
ceased was found lying on the remains of a feather bed,
most awfully burnt. The feet were totally destroyed,
and the face and other portions of the body were fear-
fully disfigured. The evidence satisfactorily proved
that the fire originated in the sleeping apartment be-
longing to the deceased, and the jury returned a verdict
of Accidental Death.
FIRE IN LivnarooL.—Yesterday (Friday) morn
ing, about half-past five o'clock, a fire broke out on the
premises of Messrs. Eyre and Jeffries, paint and colour
manufacturers, Blackstock-street. The fire originated
iu a large shed, and as the buildings adjacent were filled
with oils, paints, and other substances of a highly com-
bustible nature, great fears were entertained not only
for the premises, but for the neighbouring dwellings.
Mr. Hewitt was quickly on the spot with the engines
and a portion of the fire brigade, and by the most
strenuous exertion they succeeded in preventing the
flames from extending beyond the shed ; and even in
that a valuable steam-engine, which had a partition wall
around it, was saved. The loss is" estimated at from
3001. to 400/.—Liverpool Hai/.
PIGEON EXPRESS. On Saturday a celebrated
pigeon belonging to Mr. Lawford, of Brixon, flew from
Brighton to Brixton, a distance of about fifty-two miles,
under one hour.
AN EXPERIMENT.—It is stated that the Marquis
of Exeter intends to allow his potato crops to xemain in
the ground through the winter, a covering of manure
being laid over them to exclude frost.