The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

TWO EXTENSIVE FIRES, AND
LOSS OF LIFE.—(THIS 1)AY).
Shortly after two o'el,ek this m 'riling a fire broke
out on the premises of Mr. Penman, cabinet maker,
At We-street, Buxton. No time was lost in obtairnnt
evi ry assistance, and police were dispatched to the
"4:ines of the Brigade and West of England and County
C rnpatii, a; a speedy arrival of those bodies took place.
but such v. as toe rapidity of the extension of the flames
that only a short time elapsed befure the whole of the
%rot kshops, together with the workmen's tools, were
completely destroyed. On Wednesday night a like
accident occurred on these premises, but was very
extinguished, from what cause could not be a,i-
tertained. Mr. Penman is believed to be insured in the
Sun Fire Com' any.
Another tire, an, nth d with loss of life, happened at
the residence of Mr. Watk:ns, haberdasher, 45, Mile-
"(1-toad. The flames t,pread most furiously, and, not-
nitlitanding ready assistance was afforded by the fire-
ILI n ot the Loneon Establishment, under the manage-
Ment of Mr. Superintendent Braidwoud and Mr. F,go,
the furetnan of the A district of the London Establish-
ment, very shortly the shop, stuck, and every other
"aluable were destroyed. The firemen, after the fire was
arrested in its progress, ascertained that a lad was miss-
ing, for whom they made diligent search. Water in
both instances was well supplied. The premises of
Air. thinly, hatter, was also dammed. Both parties
are insured; the former in the Sun and the latter in the
Lugbil Insurance Company.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
ederick Bradli y, a broker's man, was charged with
Bttaling some gold bodkins, the property of Mr. Edward
Simmons, jeweller, of Southampton-row. It appeared
that, on the 7th inst., the prisoner was put in possession
On the prosecutor's premises under an execution on a
distress, and remained until Tuesday last, when he
was withdrawn. That evening he had a quarrel with
is wife, of so violent a nature, that a policeman was
called to quell the disturbance. To him Mrs. Bradley
accused her husband of having robbed Mr. Simmons,
and in proof (,f the , accusation gave up the bodkins in
question, which she said farmed part of the property of
Which the prisoner had charge.
The policeman went to the prosecutor's shop, and there
85W Mrs. Simmons, who, upon hearing the eireum •
atittices, said that she could not identify the articles, and
th,it she would not have any thing to do with a
Wile's prosecuting her husband. But Mr. Simmons, sub-
a‘quently, upon the examination of his stock, found that
Other articles had been subtracted from the stock during
the time the distress was in the house. He had lost
from
one cis© several bodkins like those now produced,
and he did not doubt that these were his property.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he found the
bodkins with a quantity of old nails on a dust heap,
but not on the prosecutor's premises. He appealed to
the chief clerk, and other officers of the court, as to his
character.
The MAGISTRATE thought that the evidence was
rather weak, as the prosecutor's wife refused to identify
,the property. ut Simmons chose to prosecute
be would hold the prisoner to bail in his own recogni-
titmice& of 301., to appear to answer any charge that might
be brought against him. In the meantime, ho recam-
tnended the prosecutor to make search and inquiries
About the other missing property.

MILDRED VERNON, A TALE OF PARISIAN SO-
clETv.—As the station of the writer of this work will
naturally draw attention to it, and readers will be Cu.rious to know something of its contents, we caninform
them that it is a book quite out of the common order.
It may be characterised as a comparison of French and
English society at the present day. The ep;graph in
the title-page, from Byron, applies to the English in
Paris, and not to the French people. The work is in
direct opposition with the generality of English preju-
dices touching Foreigners in general and French people
in particular, and gives a picture of French society both
for good and evil. The political portion of the work
tends to show that France can hope for nothing under
any regime, unless her aristocracy sincerely c- put their
Shoulder to the wheel "—that they had that responsi-
once,yonce, that they lost it by their own fault, and that
they now have it again, and had it also under Louis
Ph Ili ppe.—Evenieg Paper.
" The Beehunter ; or, Oak Openings,' by the
author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans,"
f‘e., 3 vols. post Bvo., is published this day by Mr. Bent-
'ay, New Burlington-street, and may be had of all book-
sellers. Also " Amymone, a Romance of the Days of
Pericles," by the author of " Azeth;" " Sadness and
Gladness" by the Hon. Adela Sydney; " Harold, the
Lr_lst of the Saxon Kings," by Sir Edward Bulwer Lyt-
-I'4l, Bart., second edition; and " The Rival Beauties,"
Julia Pardee, author f " Confessions of a Pretty
Woman."
ROSHERVILLE GARDENS.—Although the tints of
autumn begin to warn the visitor of the fleeting year,
this delightful retreat still offers attractions to the florist
as will as to the pleasure-seeker. From an announce-
aient in another column, it will be seen that a combina-
tion of the former entertainments upon the gala nights is
t'? be given next Monday, and as the weather is so in-
'ming. we doubt not but that the attendance will amply
reward the exertions of the spirited proprietor.
bONCASTER.—Copious particulars of the four days'
races, with a Portrait of the Winnner of the St. Leger,
will appear in Bell's Life in London, September 17,
lAA is published in time on Saturdays to be sent
"3 all the mid-day railways. A sixpence enclosed to
Clement,
jun., 170, Strand, will ensure a copy by
return of post. The regular sale of Bell's Life exceeds
27,000.

CHESTEH AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the Wed ended Sept. 9, coaching traffic, 1,7011. 13s. Si.;
St .boats, 1991. 14s. ; Parcels, 721. 4s. ; Goods and
cattle, 1264 7c 7d.; Total, 2,1064 19a. 3d.