The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-07 00:00:00

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A ‘UAL RETURNSFIRES in LONDON.

Yesterday morning Mr. Braidwood, the superin-
tendent of the London fire engine establishment, laid
his report of fires, which had occurred in the me fro-
politan district during the past year before the
managing committee, who met at the chief station in
Watling-street for that purpose. Mr. Braidwood de-
scribed the number of premises totally destroyed and
considerably damaged as being 247 ; the most extensive
fire was that which occurred in Mark-lane, City, and
which was not extinguished for nearly two months.
The property destroyed on that occasion was roughly
estimated at upwards of 200,0001., but the precise
amount of loss has never been accurately learnt;
neither could anything likely to be depended upon be
gleaned as to the origin of the misfortune. Tne next
fire of any importance was that which occurred on the
night of Thursday, the 3d of October, in the South-
wark-bridge-road. Although the engines of the
brigade were stationed immediately opposite, and the
turncock was on the spot in less than two minutes
after the alarm was given, the whole of Messrs.
Brookes' candle works were burnt down and several
houses seriously damaged. The next district which
suffered, and that to a serious extent by fires, was
Bermondsey. From the 14th of October to the
25th of December a great number of very alarming
and devastating conflagrations happened which
laid in ruins a vast amount of property. Two
fires occurred is one night, and within a short dis-
tance of each other, which favours the supposition
that the fiendish spirit of incendiarism has been at
work. Among the buildings described as consider..
ably damaged was the Travellers' Club, and had it
not been for the exertions of the firemen there is no
doubt that the whole of that building, as well as the
Atheneum, next door, would have been destroyed.
The report returns the number of buildings slightly
injured as being 621, while the preceding year they
were only 582. The total number of premises de-
stroyed and seriously damaged in 1849 was 256,
being nine more than last year. The total number of
fires of all kinds last year was 868, while in 1849 they
were only 838, showing an increase of 30 during the
past twelve months. The false alarms last year were
91, while the year before they were only 76, which
will give an increase of 15. The chimneys on fire
last year were 79, while in 1849 there were 89, show-
ing a decrease of 10. The number of fatal fires last
year was 17, and the number of lives lost 18, while
the number of persons who perished from the same
cause in the preceding year was 26. The total
number of calls for assistance during the past year
was 1,038, while in 1849 the calls were 1,003, show-
ing an increase of 35 during the past year. The
origin of a great many fires cannot be accounted
for ; a great number, however, are returned as being
caused by sparks, gas, lucifer matches, smoking to-
bacco, drunkenness, and explosion of fireworks—by
the latter nearly 100 houses were seriously damaged,
as well as the parochial school and spacious church in
Spitalfields, a few months since.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The following brief list embraces the whole of gift
business transacted to-day:—
CHESTER CUP.
500 to 16 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus—taken
1,000 to 25 agst Lord Clifden's Walliliwer—taken twice
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Harrison's Seaman—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Sir J. B. Mills' Won't-you-come-out-
to-night—taken
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Winch's Zadoc—taken
1,000 to 10 apt Iron Duke—taken
DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster—take
14 t 1
625 to 25 agst Mr. Powney's Lamartine—taken
5,000 to 100 agst Lord Zetland's Lightfoot—taken in
three bets
1,000 to 20 agst Sir J. Hawley's Balsamo—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Baron Rothschild's Tearaway colt—t
1,000 to 50 laid agst 95 outsiders—taken
NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1851.
THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, for two
yrs old :—Mr. F. Clark's h f Sabra—Lord Clifden's b f
by Bay Middleton, out of H. R. H.—Mr. Etwall's br c
by Venison, out of Passion—Lord Exeter's f by St.
Martin, out of Toga—Mr. Gurney's b c by St. Francis,
dam by Jerry—Sir J. Hawley's c by Alarm, out of Hal-
toe—Mr. Mare's Sister to Hatherton—Mr. Morris's ch f
by Hetman Platoff. dam by Sircingle—Col. Peel's b o
by Venison, out of Queen, and eh c by Orlando, out of
Malibran—Lord W. Powlett's b c by Priam, out of
Young Bamboo's dam—Mr. St. George's ro f Safety—
Mr. Stephenson's br f Moultan Lass—Mr. Watson's
France—Ml.. Wiliiams's b f La Tempests, by Lanercost.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1851.
The Granby Stakes of 50 soya. each, for two yrs old:
—Mr. Death's ch f Fire Queen—Lord Enfield's Poodle
—Lord Exeter's f by St. Martin, out of Toga, and
Ilex—Sir J. Hawley's b f Billary—Mr. Henry's b c
Snarler—Mr. W. E. Hughes's br f Sophistry—Mr.
Mare's Sister to Hatberton—Mr. Payne's Freedom—,
Duke of Rutland's f by Cothtrstone, oat of Virago-'
Lord J. Scott's Brother to Elthiron—Mr. Watson's
France.

SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1851.
FRIDAY.
Match :—Duke of Bedford's Bordeaux, Bst 91b, agst
Mr. Greville's Ariosto, 7,t 91b. " A. F., 300, h fc.
HOUGHTON MEETING, 1851.—MozsDAY.
The Criterion Slakes of 30 SOW,. each, for two yrs
olds:—Col. Anson's c Grezley—Mr. Bovve.'s Daniel
O'Rourke—Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire—Mr.
Carew's Hampton—Lord Clifden's Sackbut— Lord Eg-
linton's Lucio, and br o Anchises—Lord Enfiela's
Poodle—Lord Exeter's Ilex, Ambrose, and Stockwell—
Lord Glasgow's Caracara—Mr. Gratwicke's b c Canter-
bury—Mr. Grevili's Frantic Mr. Gully's General
Washington—Sir J. Hawley's Bilberry, Bod Major, and
c by Alarm, out of Haitoe—Sir G. Heathcote's br c by
Lanercost, out of Japan—Mr. Henry's Odd Fellow—Mr.
Howard's St. Alban—Mr. W. E. Hughes's br c Foothill
—Mr. Mare's Sister to Hatherton—Mr. Morris's fby
Hetman Piatoff, d by Sircingle—Mr. Payne's Glenluce
aed Hirsute—Captain Pettat's Lunette—Duke of Rich-
mond's Red Hind—Duke of Rutland's f by Cotherstone,
out of Virago—Lord John Scott's Brother to Elthiron
—Mr. 11. Stabbing's Alfred the Great (late Fortunio)
—Mr. Stephenson's bc by Dromedary, out of My Dear
—Mr. Watson's France—Mr. B. May's Stapleton.
EPSOM (SUMMER), 1851.
FIRST DAY.
The Woodcoto Stakes of 10 soya. each, for two yrs
old:—Count Bathyany's The Menk, and b f Susan—Mr.
Carew's Little John, and The Nun—Mr. E. Clark's
Baron Martin—Mr. J. Clark's Elcot—Mr. F. Clark's
Sabra—Mr. C. D rrien's Rhinegrave—Mr. Drinkald's
M. Houdin—Mr. Etwall's b c by Venison, out of Pas-
sion—Mr. Farrance's Singleton Lad—Mr. Gratwicke's
Flirt—Mr. Greville's Frantic—Sir J. Hawley's c by
Alarm, out of Ilaitoe—Mr. Hayter's Tested—Sir G.
Heathcote's b c by Lanercost, out of Nannette, and b f
by Lanercost, out of Cytberea—Mr. Mare's Sister to
Hatherton—Major Martyn's Lady Isabel—Mr. Merry's
b t Rhone!, out of Sorella's dam—Mr. Morris's b f by
Hetman Platoff, d by Sircingle—Mr. Osbaldeston's a
by Iletrnan Platoff, d by Camel—Lord Palmerston's
Buckthorn—Mr. Payne's Freedom—Mr. Ramsbottom'a
Hot•cross Bun—Mr. S. Walker's Smalldrop—Mr. B.
Way's Miss Conyogbam—Mr Whieltou's Benita—Mr.
Winch Proudfoot (bro. to Lightfoot).
ASCOT HEATH, 1851.
SECOND DAY.
Sweepstakes of 15 sot's. each, for three years oid:—
Prestige—Nancy—The Attempt—lncurable—Kremen.
The New Stakes for two yrs old. T.Y.C.—Mr. Bond's
b c by Slane, dam by Camel—Mr. Carew's Hampton and
The Nun—Mr. J. Clark's Elcot—Lord Clitden's Sack-
but—Lord Chesterfield's Ellar—Mr. Death's Fire Queen
—Mr. Des Vesux's c by Don John, out of Dilbar—Mr.
Drinkald's M. Houdin and Grey Tommy—Mr. W. Ed-
wards's The Old Lad—Lord Eglinton's Lucia, Sbagreen,
and Anchises—Mr. Etwall's St. Andrew—Lord Exeter's
Ilex and Lens—Mr. Farrance's b f by Merry Monarch,
out of Cestus—Mr. Greville's Frantic—Mr. Gully's
and bl f Ge-
neralßil-
berry—Mr. Washington—Sir J. Hawley's cby Alarm, out
.of
Haitoe, c by Old England, out of Science,
Roger as berry—Mr. Hay sham's Domino—Mn,
and. Doro-
thea—Mr. W. E. Hughes's Foothill,
Las-
situde—Mr. C. Liley's Brawn—Mr, T. Lister 'a Lizzy—
Mr. Mare's Sister to Hathertni---MaJor Marv'', Lady
Isabel—Mr. Morris's fby H. Platoff, dam by Sircingle—
Soph!stry;
Palmerston's br Buckthorn—Mr. Payne's. Glenluce and
Mr. Osbaldeston's c by 11. Flatoff,
_dam by:Camel—Lord
Mr. Richards's The
Hirsute—Colonel Peel's o by Venison, out of Queen
Feast's Lunette—Mr,
John
Grand Due Scott's Brother to Elthiron
J. smith s Foa.co—Mr. Whieldon's Benito and
Anne—Captain
Grand Duke—Mr. Wigrara's Child of the Mist—Mr.
Winch's Herschel (bro. to Constellation.).

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, J. 6.
&meg EXCHANGE. —The share market was not 'quite so
firm to-day, still a fair amount of business was done. The
transactions were as follow:—Great Western, 78,4—Ditte,
New 17/. Shares, 33/4 dis.—Midland Stock, 481 A—Ditto, Six
per Cents., 129—Yale of Neath, 7—York and North Mid-
land, 223/.