The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-19 00:00:00

114%,1..
,Lhe 17th day of Septembe

£ 35,618,664

Nst,Tl, Earl Fortesuce is expected at Summerville,
%te trord, whence he proceeds, afer a few days, to
s;ltstle, county Limerick, on a visit to the Earl of
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‘l,4eL KICK FROM A HORSE.—Yesterdaylir. W.
ti held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, re-
tp,itlg the death a James Farns, aged thirty-eight
vitho carman recently in the service of Mr. Wright,
LtlqeZt, Carrier. On Tuesday night last, about ten
Nit' the deceased was proceeding along the high road
%,,o hi! tretn Eltham to London, in charge of a van and
t;ltit,,lis", when one of them, a very spirited animal,
Ockl, Y took fright, and in endeavouring to check the
kl/41,kte he
the near horse he was knocked down, and
tkt leeuld recover his feet he received a frightful
as
tue face, which bruise the upper and lower jaws.
0,01: after his admission. Verdict,
141 edi., b
r,-Ugut to the above hospital, where" he expired
Accidental
qr,
Atv
kyr, ALITY AMONGST HARES,—It is a curious
kN'o I,_uce, as connected with the present season, that
0411' has there been extensive and dangerous disease
4-414sert.ttle, but hares are now found dead in large
6 per In the fields. On one estate on which the game
jit'Rli,llLlllnerous, about a dozen miles south from Edin-
-Ith: `"0 Mortality has been very extensive.—Edinburgh
t4A
,10.
Ohl " PIKE. On Thursday, two gentlemen
et.ttf for fish at Twickenham, succeeded in capturing
ib
.large "jack," among which was one weighing
1/444thp
11, f —wr FROM A THRASHING MILL.—On Tues-
ti,d Oren
, a ploughman employed on a farm, near
th'.4thitl Kant, while superintending the driving of the
g mill, got entangled with a part of the ma-
c,4lfitaf,; and was so seriously injured, that it was deemed
war to convey him to the Perth Infirmary, whither
1,441/11„ ilzinediately taken. One of his legs was
Ota th"Y mangled, the flesh having been literally-torn
‘,111,18...0 bone, and sadly hacked. The surgeons of the
thqilld 17 entertained tears that amputation of the limb
ktit e. necessary, but they delayed a day in hopes
ktiloth rillght be retained to the sufferer, and yesterday
• er da
Y was given with the same view. The poor
bearin
treoltt,_ g up wonderfully.—Perthshire Courier.
I,44ttaC" STRAWBERRIES.—A vessel, named the
which has arrived at the port of Hull from
4tittk4',.;_b!td, with other productions, sixteen cases of
ft,o' nes on board. This is a novel article of importa-
, 11,thera the place named, the produce of Prussia; and
',tt I: with reference to the place of growth, or the
t rriod of the season for the supply of the article, is
4tlitteugli and remarkable an importation as we have
had occasion so frequently to record.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure
grounds of Osborne House yesterday forenoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
went to the beach yesterday morning, and took their
accustomed exercise.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, attended
by Countess Haack, and Count Puckler, arrived in town
at eleven o'clock yesterday morning from Cashiobury-
park, Herts, the residence of her Majesty the Queen
Dowager. The Princess was received at the Boston-
square Terminus by his Excellency the Chevalier
Bunsen, the Earl of Denbigh, and Baron Witzleben.
Her Royal Highness and the whole of the party en-
tered two carriages of the Queen Dowager, and drove to
the Temple, where the Princess and her suite alighted
and paid a visit of inspection to the Temple Church.
Her Royal Highness next visited St. Paul's Cathedral,
and was conducted through the interior of that sacred
edifice. The Princess went to the Bank of England and
inspected the different offices of that establishment. Her
Royal Highness then proceeded to the residence of the
Prussian Miniter on Carlton-house-terrace, where a
dejeuner was served to the illustrious visitor and the whole
of her suite.
After luncheon her Royal Highness inspected the
Pantheon and Madame Tussaud's exhibition, and then
proceeded to the Euston-square terminus. The Princess
left town by the London and North-Western Railway,
attended by the Countess Haack and Count Puckler on
her return to Ca,hiobury Park.
Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday from
Wimbledon. Sir George Grey had an interview with
his Lordship.

LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITU-

TION.
Last evening Mr. Sherer gave the first of a series of
lectures in this institution, on the general minstrelsy of
Scotland, which he illustrated by singing ten gems of
Scottish song. We have seen very flattering critiques in
the provincial press of Mr. Sherer's talents as a lecturer,
and his powers as a vocalist, and the reception which he
drew from his audience on Friday evening was suffi-
ciently confirmative of the truth of all we have heard of
him. His illustrations were prefaced by a brief reca-
pitulation of the origin of the peculiar music of his
native mountain land, and the history of its songs, with
some short account of the authors of these beautiful
effusions. Each of his songs he also preceded by an
explanation of the circumstances under which it was
written, told its plot or story accompanied with a trans-
lation of Scottish words, and he then recited it with
gracefulness of manner and in tones of pathos or arch
humour, as the character of the song required. In all
these particulars Mr. Sherer excels, and this portion of
his entertainment alone would afford to small amount of
gratification to an audience of cultivated minds—aye,
and even to the uncultivated, who are equally susceptible
to the power of elegant elocution. His singing, how-
ever, is the charm by which he holds his audience in a
spell and excites their feelings to their utmost stretch.
" Kelvin Grove" was perhaps never sung with more
effect, and well merited the encore it received. " The
Bonnie House o' Airly" was also given with great spirit.
Mr. Sherer's rich humour and comic vein found full play
in "Come under my plaidie," " Tak yer auld cloak
about ye," and "The barring o' the door." These pro•
duced repeated bursts of laughter, and the last was en-
cored. The quality of this gentleman's voice is full and
rich, combining great sweetness and power in both its
upper and lower tones, and his execution is in perfect
good taste.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SOUTH-

WARK.

Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, a fire of great
extent broke out on the premises of Messrs. Saddler,
Firth, and Ross, the extensive mustard and saw mills,
situate in Great Guildford street, Southwark, and from
the immense quantity of inflammable materials known
to be contained in the premises the greatest fears were
entertained that, as it was bounded on the sides and rear
by several small streets and courts, the whole of them must
have met with inevitable destruction. From the early period
of the evening at which the fire broke out but few per-
sons had retired to rest, and the greatest activity was
soon shown to remove such articles of household furni-
ture to a place of safety as circumstances appeared to
require. The fire-escape from Fleet-street was also
in readiness to afford assistance in case it should be
needed. The first indication of tire was discovered
by one of the workmen, who on going near that portion
of the premises used as sawing-mills, found smoke
issuing from it, which shortly after burst into flames,
communicating to-the upper floors, the whole of which
were soon completely burnt away. From thence the
fire spread to the mustard and crushing mills, which,
from the inflammable nature of its contents of oil-cake,
oil, &c., were soon in a complete blaze, illumining the
vicinity to such an extent that the smallest object on the
ground could be observed for a considerable distance
around, with the most perfect distinctness ; and so in
tense was the heat that an approach to the seat of the fire
was for a time nearly, if not wholly, impossible.
The engines from the Waterloo-road, Southwark-
bridge-road, Farringdon- street, Chandos- street, Jeffrey-
square, and Watling-street stations were promptly in
attendance, the latter, accompanied by Mr. Braidwood,
th:, superintendent of the Fire Brigade establishment,
who, immediately on his arrival, gave the necessary
orders for cutting off as much as possible any commu-
nication.
To save the saw-mills or mustard-mills appeared to
be quite hopeless, consequently the efforts of the firemen
were then directed to the house containing the valuable
steam-engines and machinery, and the surrounding
premises; and it was hoped from the plentiful supply
of water that was obtained that this would have been
effected. The quantity of oil which kept continually
falling, however, completely baffled them, and the
engine-house soon shared the fate of the other portions
of the premises, destroying the entire contents of what
was inflammable, and rendering the other part com-
pletely useless from the excessive heat and the falling
timbers.

The adjoining premises of Messrs. Evans and Co.,
coopers, the destruction of which appeared at one time
a matter of certainty, escaped uninjured, as also did
those of persons resident in Russell-place, Essex-
street, &c.
It is a somewhat remarkable fact that a receiving-vat
for the crushing-house, which was fixed close to the
latter place, containing between 2,000 end 3,000 gallons
of oil, although st times almost surrounded by fire,
escaped uninjured.
By eleven o'clock the fire was completely subdued,
and too much praise cannot be awarded to the firemen
who had the direction of the hose in the interior of the
premises, their situation being frequently that of great
peril and difficulty.
The readiest assistance was afforded by the immense
mass of persons that had assembled, amounting to
several thousands, and one or two large firms in the
neighbourhood who keep private engines on their pre-
mises volunteered their use on the occasion. _ _

The damage done to the stock and premises it is at
present utterly impossible to estimate, but it must be
very heavy indeed.
Mr. Firth, one of the partners in the firm, stated that
the property was insured in one or two offices, but that
he was quite unable to say whether it was to such an
extent as would cover their hiss.
So large a conflagration has not been witnessed in the
metropolis for some years, the greater part of South-
wark being completely illuminated, and its reflection
upon the river had a most singular and novel appear-
ance, which drew so large a number to Blackfriar's-
bridge to witness it, that the footpath and roadway were
rendered nearly impassable.

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EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ROTHERHITHE.—Yesterday
evening, shortly before five o'clock, a fire of a most fear-
ful character, by which several hundred pounds worth of
property was consumed, broke out in the premises be-
longing to Mr. Thomas Knight Tippett, an oil and
colourman, situated at 3, Stringer's-row, Lower-road,
Rotherhithe. It appears, that whilst the proprietor of
the buildings was passing through the kitchen with a
measure containing four gallons of spirits of turpentine,
he fell over a chair, and the whole of the turpentine
fell on to the floor, and into the fireplace. Owing to
the combustible nature of the spirits, not half a minute
passed away before the apartment presehted one im-
mense sheet of flame, and it was with the greatest diffi-
culty that Mr. Tippett could effect a safe retreat. The
engine from the station in the neighbourhood, belonging
to the London Brigade, quickly attended, but unfortu-
nately it could not be set to work for upwards of twenty
minutes, on account of a want of water. Meanwhile the
flames made dreadful havoc, seizing upon everything of
an ignitable character in the shops, and extending from
thence to the two upper floors of the building. Several
other brigade engines with Mr. Braidwood, the superin-
tendent the West of England engine with Mr. Connor-
ton, and those of the parish, arrived in rapid succession,
and as soon as the mains in the district yielded any
water, the firemen, under their foreman, Mr. Henderson,
set to work most vigorously, but upwards of two hours
were spent before they succeeded in extinguishing the
flames, and not before the whole of the stock in trade
was consumed; the furniture, wearing apparel, and other
effects destroyed, and the premises entirely gutted. An
adjoining house, No. 4, Stringer's-row, has the back
windows burnt out; and the house in the occupation of
Mr. Lilly, straw-bonnet maker (No. 2) is extensively da-
maged. Mr. Tippett's stock in trade, we understand,
was insured for only 4501,, and the building for 2001.
The other parties were uninsured.
FIRE NEAR HOUNSLOW.—Between twelve and 'one
o'clock yesterday morning, one of two ricks of clover
hay, containing about sixty loads each, belonging to Mr.
Mathew Sherborn, of North Hyde, in a field in Craw-
ford-lane, about two miles north-west of Hounslow, was
discovered to be on fire. The discovery was made by
one of the lahoarers in Mr. Sherborn's employ who
resides in a cottage not far from the ricks, who imme-
diately alarmed the neighbourhood, and in a very short
time numbers of persons arrived in rapid succession, and
exerted themselves to the utmost in endeavouring to ex-
tinguish the flames, but without effect, and the devouring
element quickly extended to the adjoining rick, which
with the first became one body of fire. The fire conti-
nued burning throughout the night and during the
greater part of yesterday, the whole of both stacks being
completely destroyed. The loss is estimated at about
4001., the principal portion of which is fortunately
covered by all insurance office. There is no doubt that
the fire was accidental, and was occasioned by over-
. heating.
THE SUSPECTED MURDER BY POISONING IN
ESSEX.—FRIDAY EVENING.—This morning, at ten
o'clocu, Mr. C. Lewis, one of the coroners for Essex, re-
' sumed, for the fourth time, the inquiry into the sus-
pected murders by poisoning of James and Joseph
Chesham, the children of Sarah Chesham, who at pre-
, sent is awaiting trial in the Chelmsford gaol, on a charge
of attempting to administer a deadly drug to an infant.
Some additional testimony was received, after which the
inquiry was adjourned for one month.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
LIVERPOOL.

On Tuesday the Court for the annual revision of the
list of voters for the election of members of Parliament
for the borough, was opened in the Sessions-house,
Chapel-street, before T. S. Brandreth, Esq. The busi-
ness was not proceeded with until Wednesday, when the
claims and objections in the out-townships of Everton,
Kirkdale, West Derby, and Toxteth-park, were taken.
Mr. Bretherton, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the
Reform party, and Mr. Bremner for the Tories.
On Wednesday the Reformers succeeded in striking
off 200 from the list for the out-townships.
Yesterday the claims and objections for the borough
were proceeded with, when the Reformers struck off 35,
subject to an appeal, arising out of the following circum-
stances :—lt appeared that in the service of the notices
of objection to the overseers, the solicitor for the Tories
required proof of service. The proof given was, that a
portion were delivered at the parish office, and an inquiry
made as to the time of closing the office on the 25th of
August, which was stated to be eight o'clock. On the
20th of July and the 31st of August, however, the office
is open till twelve. The notices were taken to the office
a little after eight, and it being closed, they were left at
the house of one of the overseers, agreeably to an inti-
mation which had been given by Mr. Litherland: The
overseer received them, and on the following morning
delivered them to Mr. Litherland, who inquired what
time they were sent in to the overseer, and was informed
a little before t‘relve o'clock. Mr. Litherland being
satisfied, published them in the list of objections.
The REVISING BARRISTER considered there was not
sufficient proof of service, as the overseer was not there
who received them, nor the party who served them; he
accordingly struck out all who did not attend to prove
their qualification, subject to an appeal.
Some discussion ensued upon the point.
Mr. Bretherton contended that there was sufficient
proof, as the notices had come into Court from the hands
of the proper officer. It appears that such proof had
never been required previously in similar cases, and, the
Reformers were not, consequently, prepared with their
witnesses. _ _ _

The borough objections will be proceeded with to-day;
after which the claims and objections of the freemen will
be heard.—Liverpool Mercury.

LINCOLN.

Mr. Chamberlain, the barister, revised the city list of
Parliamentary voters on Tuesday. Mr. Hitchins ap-
peared for the Liberal party, and Mr. Brown, solicitor,
for the Conservatives. The following are furnished as
the results:—Liberal claims 34, sustained 21; Conserva-
tive claims 9, sustained 9; Liberal objections 23, sus-
tained 21; Conservative objections 47, sustained 26.
Lincoln Mercury.