The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-27 00:00:00

THE LATE GREAT FIRE.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE IN.
JURED FIREMAN AT GUY'S HOSPITAL.

This morning, at an early hour, the inmates of
Philip Ward, in Guy's Hospital, were thrown into•a
state of considerable alarm, through the extraordinary
and violent conduct of Edward Birch, the engineer from
Tooley-street station, who received such serious injury
at the great fire in Montaguo•close on Monday even-
ing last.

It appears that the unfortunate man had been pro-
gressing 'say favourably since his admission, under the
care of Messrs. Pavey and Collingwood, the resident
house surgeon, and on Thursday night seemed quite
calm, but at two o'clock this morning one of the nurses
heard a breaking of glass. She went to where Birch
had been sleeping, and found him in his night dress in
the act of making his escape by one of the windows.
Several panes of glass were broken and his hands and
arms were most fearfully cut with his efforts to get out
of the ward. The nurse called the sister, who came to
her assistance and endeavoured to get the poor fellow
into bed, but be ran to the fireplace and seized the
poker, which he brandished about, telling them he would
leave the place or slay them. Fortunately two night
watchmen and the surgeons entered the ward, and se-
cured him from committing any further violence by
strapping him down to the bedstead.

The surgeon informed the reporter that very slight
hopes were entertained of his recovery, for delirium
tremens of a strong character had supervened, together
with the additional wounds on the hands, which render
the case almost hopeless. The poor man still remains
in a state of insanity, and exclaims at intervals, " My
wife, my wife." He also wishes to leave the hospital, as
his services are required at the ruins of the late fire.
This day et noon a large number of the brigade men
and auxiliaries were engaged in throwing water into the
ruins, which are still smouldering.

We understand that Mr. Roney has resigned the
Secretaryship of the Eastern Counties Railway, which he
has held for some years with great credit to himself and
much benefit to the company.

CABINET COUNCIL (THIS DAY).—A Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign-office this afternoon at two
o'clock. Present—Lord John Russell, the Mai quis of Lans-
downe, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Broughton de Gyfford,
Earl of Minto, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Palmer-
ston, Earl Grey, the Chancelh r of the Exchequer, Sir George
Grey, Sir P. T. Baring, and the Right Hon. Labouchere.
Mr. Fox Maule continues indisposed and unable to attend
the meetings of the Cabinet.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON
RAILWAY.—The agreement between the Great Western and
the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com-
panies has been sealed. Meetings of the shareholders are to
be held for its confirmation.
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