The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-03 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE.

This morning, about a quarter past twelve o'clock,
the immediate neighbourhood of Holland-street,
thackfriars, was thrown into a state of considerable
excitement by the sudden issue of dense masses of
smoke from the several windows and roof of the ex-
tensive premises known as the Falcon Glass-works,
the property of Apsley Pellet, Esq., situate in the
before-mentioned thoroughfare. An instant cry of
fire was raised and messengers were dispatched in
various directions for the engines. In an almost
incredibly brief apace of time the Brigade engine,
from Southwark -bridge-road, arrived, followed by
the West of England and others from Farringdon-
street and Aterloo-road. The firemen then found
that the flames were furiously raging, apparently in
what is termed the cutting shop, immediately over
the steam-engine house. The hose of the engines
were quickly drawn out, and everything was
in readiness for work, but, unfortunately,
not a drop of water was flowing from the fire-
mains in the district. To obtain a sufficient supply
the engines were taken down one of tile wharfs, and
set to work from the river Thames. This, of neces-
sity, took up considerable time, and the flames mean-
while continued to travel, so much so, that the immense
pile of buildings appeared doomed to destruction.
The moment, however, the engines could be charged
with water, they were set to work, arid a powerful
stream was scattered into that portion of the premises
where the flames appeared to be raging, but without
producing any impression upon them. The firemen
eventually cut a number of holes in the upper window
shutters, and by inserting the hose-pipes through the
apertures, they were enabled to reach the fire, but it
was not entirely extinguished at two o'clock this
morning, although all danger of any farther exten-
sion was at an end. The origin of the fire, or the
extent of the damage, cannot be ascertained. The
mischief, however, from the outside of the premises,
appears to have been confined to that portion of the
building in which it began.

VACANCY IN THE REPRESEN-
TATION OF THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
The following letter announcing the intention of
the Right lion. F. Shaw to vacate his seat for the
Dublin University, has been forwarded by the Right
Lion. Bart. to his supporters at the last election :
" kunmage House, Rathfarnham.
27th January, 1848.
"My dear Sir—l feel th.at I ought not longer to
delay the announcement of my intention to retire
from the representation of the University of Dublin.
" I was prevented by ill health from attending the
early part ;of the present session ; and I am advised
that I could not, without serious risk, now, cr within
any reasonable time, again undertake the laborious
duties which I have endeavoured to fulfil for the last
eighteen years.
" During that period, I have not been a day ab-
sent from the House of Commons while it was sitting
—except for the purpose of attending my Court at
Dublin.
" I entered Parliament unfettered b' any pledge--
I uniformly declared that I must consider the claims
of my judicial office paramount to all other ; but I
stated my determination to devote the remainder of
my time to the Parliamentary interests of my consti-
tuents. I believe that I have acted in the full spirit
of that determination—less could not satisfy my own
sense of duty in any times—above all in these, when
the concerns of the Church, the University, and the
gentry of Ireland so peculiarly demand the unremit-
ting and vigorous exertions of their representatives.
" I shall therefore, upon the re-assembling of Par-
liament, take the proper measures for vacating my
seat.
" Pray accept this further acknowledgment of your
kind support at 'the last election ; and believe me to
be, my dear Sir, your obliged and faithful servant,
" FREDERICK SHAW."
—Dublin Evening Mail.

WRITE WOODCOCK.—On Friday last Mr. Morgan
Davies, of Cwm Ivor, shot a very beautiful Scolopar
Rusticola Alba—it was about the size! of the coma), n
woodcock, and the feathers were perfectly white:with
the exception of a brown rim round the base of the nat.
The day previous a party of gentlemen had fired in-
effectually more than a doz.,n shot at this rara avis, bat
fortune reserved him for the unerring tube of Mr. Davis.
—Cambrian.

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