The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY

General—Wallis, Newhaven. a C.
Lieutenant-Generals— Sir D. Ximines,
L'Estrange, 61st Foot, Mid Rock, Yorkshire.

Major-General—E.. Walker, K.H.
Colonels—Chambers, 25th Foot, Ceylon; Freke,
Wilts.
Lieutenant-Colonels —W. Ross, Unattached, --'r6B/1
Grimstead; Obins, half-pay 53d Foot.
Major—O'Connor, 25th Foot, Madras.
Captains—Holder, Bth Foot, Poonah ; Grant, 12t1l
Foot, Hong-Kong; Gardiner, 32d Foot, en route frolil
Meerut to Ferozepore; Stewart, 61st Foot, Millar ret,,
Amos, half-pay, 40th Foot; Buchan, half-pay 831:1V1;
Macdarmid, half-pay 100th Foot; Breynton,
Independent Cos.; Bray, half- pay York Light Infaoo:,.:
Weeks, half-pay Glengarry Fencibles, Bath; Stsurr7
Unattached.
Lieutenants—Stirling, 60th Foot, Dublin; Nash,,,-7,3.!
Foot, , Cape of Good Hope; Pilfold, 96th Foot, ";
Diemen's Land; Dick, Ist West India Regiment, "'—
Coast Castle; Haberfield, Royal Marines; Trotter, re-
tired full pay 9th Veteran Battalion; Rhodes, half/4
10th Foot, London; Miles, half-pay 43d Foot.
Cornets and Ensigns—Tyndale, half•pay 4th Dile
goons; Lloyd, 76th Foot, Zante ; Gray, 76th Foot
Zante; Atkinson, retired full pay 3d Veteran Battalion'
Boyd, half-pay 80th Foot; Evans, half-pay sth Iris
Brigade.

Paymaster—Cormick, 3d Dragoons, Umballa.
Surgeons—Dr. Campbell, Ist Life Guards, Otteir,
N,8.; Dr. Alexander Smith, Staff; J. H. Brumtn"
Staff, Cape Coast Castle.
Veterinary Surgeon—Browne, 3d Dragoon Guaol°'
Nottingham.

THE LATE FIRE IN FETTER-LANE.,—,-.011 Fria%
Mr. Payne opened an inquiry, which occupied nearly
four hours, at the White Hart Tavern, Fetter-lane'
touching the origin of a fire which occurred at No. 11,
King's Head-court, in the immediate vicinity, shcrt
after oue o'clock on the morning of Wednesday las
The proceedings appeared to excite the liveliest interest'
and the room was crowded almost to suffocation.
first witness called was Ann Ayres, who deposed Oar
she lived at No. 9, King's Head-court. A little aft:
one o'clock on the morning in question she was so°',
by a person in the house, and, on getting up, she Ref°
ceived masses of flame issuing from the top of the WI;
shutters of No. 17, in the same court. By the Coroner
—The premises were occupied by Mr, ThoniPcfj;
a machine ruler. Some person entered r,„
house and went up. and down between the eini;
and an upper apartment several times with
lighted candle, and witness then perceived 11 g"-,
pe.
light in the first floor. By the jury—No one slept
the premises, but men were at work there on the previcry
evening as late as half-past eleven. The gas was 011.`1,
laid on on Monday last, and the fire occurred on Wedll.7
day. George Walter, City police-constable No. 251
deposed that he was on duty at the time the fire brow
out, and was shortly afterwards on the spot. 110 en:
tered the premises and knocked at the door of 0/8..„,r1
room, in the event of there being any lodgers to *row:,
them. There was a considerable quantity of shaving
about the floor and behind the shop door. Geclt,
Garrick, in the employ of Mr. Thompson, examine,_,,,
Was on the premises from eight on Tuesday moron
till twelve the same night. There was an appren_liee,c
there also, but witness was the last person in the bog
By the Coroner—Witness had lived with Mr. ThoroPti
upwards of fifteen years, and during that time there
been two fires on Mr. Thompson's premises previous 0
that now under investigation. Thomas Foster, en'
gineer of the Fire Brigade, was next examined. He de-
posed that he arrived at the scene of the fire at twatl
minutes past two o'clock, and the house was then
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flames from the first floor upwards. Witness saw * JB,l
of fire proceeding from a gas pipe in the cellar, and coo"
see that the meter was off whilst the fire was burning op
through the floor of the parlour. About half-past ten to
the morning he went into the cellar, and found three
large bags of shavings. The metallic service-pipe, that
conveyed the gas from the main-pipe to the meter, 81,
lying on the floor, whereas the meter itself was blown
all to pieces. Mr. Jury, the surveyor, stated that 1/1
Thompson was insured in the Imperial-office for B°'„,
but it had not yet been ascertained what amount of pro"
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The inquiry was then adjourned accordingly.
GLASGOW ANNUAL REGATTA.—OR Saturday this
annual regatta took place on the Clyde a little abol'a
Hutcheson's-bridge, under the distinguished patronage,
of the Lord Provost, Sheriff Alison and several oft
influential gentlemen connected with the city.
the inclemency of the weather, for occasionally the Isis
fell heavily, both banks of the Clyde were pretty thickly
lined with spectators, among which a good sprinkling
the fair sex was observable. We noticed also that the
windows of the houses fronting the Clyde were filled
with onlookers. The racing throughout was kept op
with great spirit, and, in fact, several of them were preti
keenly contested. This, however, cannot be said
them as a whole, on account of the boats not being P'"
perly matched, thus giving, in most cases, the preference
to the light boats. The prizes competed for were pretty
valuable, such as the Members' Cup, and the Challenge
Cup, two chaste articles, and the workmanship of )'
Walter Baird, jeweller, Argyll-street. The Swill
match excited a considerable degree of interest, and ors
won by little more than a boat's length. The arr.
were much enlivened by the attendance of the splendid
baud of the 27th Regiment, kindly granted by Coh:4l.
Johnstone.

GOVERNMENT ARTESIAN WEEE.—This valuable'
work has been commenced in the meadow opposite al'
Queen's Rooms, on the Mill Dam, Portsmouth. The*
shaft has been sunk, and the workmen have just" cote*
menced boring. Orders have been issued to spare ac'
expense in its construction, but to use every means "1'
obtain an abundant supply of water. Its primary object
is to provide for the possible contingency of a siege.--
Hampshire Guardian.
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