The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-25 00:00:00

HOMAGE TO KOSSUTH AT DERBY.

Ttm Derby Reporter states that on the ttilegraphic
dispatch, announcing the landing of Ko.,,suth in Eng-
land, being recei%ed on Thursday at Derby, the joy
bells Werbuvgh's church struck up a merry
peal,-1-)nd continued ringing at intervals duriug the

evening.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LEITH-ME-

LANCHOLY LOSS OF LIFE.

On Wednesday night one of the mo-t di-astrous
conflagrations occurred with which Leith has for a
long time been visited—not only involving tbe de-
struction of a large amount of valuable household pro-
perty, but attended, we regret to say, with the death
of one unfortunate individual while engaged in the re
mnval of some furniture.

scene of the diaster is an extensive range 01

bulilings near to the south side of the docks, forming
the Corner composed by the junction of Coburg and
Dock-street. Four or five stories in height, and
com.lratively of but recent erection, they were occu-
pied by the families of a large number of respectable
tradesmen and workpeople ; while the ground-floor
was aototed to shops, of which the two principal
were the spirit cellar of Mr. Drpdale, and the pre-
`46c- of Messrs. Pole and Paterson, provision mer-

chants

The filmes were first discovered about seven o'clock
In the evening, when they where seen issuing with

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considerable violence from a small apartment in the
second floor from the top, occupied by a woman who
resided alone—a widow, we believe. As yet the origin
of the fire remains a mystery to be ascertained dur-
ing the investigations by the proper authorities ; but it
is conjectured with a considerable degree of plausibility
that some clothes hanging before the fire must have
accidentally come in contact with the flames and ig-
nited the floor. However that may be, certain it is
that the confl :gration soon assumed a most formidable
appearance. and on the arrival of the Leith fire-en-
trines and brigade, assisted by one from the Artillery
Fort, the work of subjection by no means appeared to
be a task of easy acc nnplistiment.
M first, indeed, the flames were solely confined to
the fluor in which they first made their appearance,
and the firemen having, under the judicious directions
o.f.6up”intendent Grant, concentrated their efforts on
tp ,rtion of the premises, thrir further progress was
under a deluge of water—of which, by the way, there
was
happily a most abundant supply—speedily stayed.
No sooner, however, wAs this effected than they burst
forth with redoubled energy in the roof • while still
smouldering lower down, they there re-appeared' with
almost equal violence. By this time the alarm had
spread throughout the whole quarter, and guided by
the lurid glare of the flames illuminating all around,
a considerable mob of people had assembled. The ge-
neral excitement was added to by the confusion which
prevoiled, and with the usual disposition to exaggerate
the danger, the various tenants proceeded about the
removal of their household articles in the most hurried
and distracted manner. Mean while the flames in-
creased in intensity ; but, through thmeenwetlhlsdirected
and continued exertions of the fire
confined to the roof, and higher portions o'f theeywere
build-
ing ; and, ultimately, by about el even o'clock, they
were so far subdued that all further apprehensions
were allayed.
Long before this, however, the whole of the pre-
tuisea had assumed as dismantled and ruinous an ap-
lin"rrr,c,7 as Could well be imagined. The roof bad
places been consumed. The floors of the
uPP'T stories wercovered with rubbish, e
of the
almost wholly destroyed and
vremis,s,
c. ish, while the lower portions
(~tiroycle t; had of course
Quarters
of their furniture,b deluged
in alleewnerepreviously
water which fell
in by
the constant stream of
in nlecession. etniaPei°llily through every floor
cry was raised that midst of the operations a
in
the
earliea titan was missing. He had
been busy
wr Part of the night in removing
his t•areiture, and no his unaccountable disappear
ance was first noticed by
wdbirA,nhwaibthitetiihrheye
chil',lcon, had with the reastAwntitfeeen
i&rehtehnsive of what,
the', naforeseen calatnity,
e t_e•eesult, two
gas! was soon verified to
fi:emen were disp etched through
s9;irch of and after
makhin building
trance into the room he occupied, theg
fortunate min was discovered in a bed-closet,
wilinth-
life entirely extinct. He had a German clock in one
hand, and had evidently been making his return from
what, judging from the desolate appearance of the
room, might have been his last visit, when overcome
by the smoke, he speedily fell a victim to the stifling
aPZ"c3rs The attendance of two surgeons was pro-
ctored without delay. The body was caret ully removed
to a safer Fart of
the premises (where it remained
during the rest of the night, his wife being still kept in

THE STJ

ignorance of the occurrence), but all efforts to restore
animation proved unavailing. He was named Watson,
was a man of about 40 years of age, and was em-
ployed in connexion with the engine at the sugar
works in the vicinity. The room in which he was
discovered did not seem to be much devastated by the
flames, and it had been entered by some of the fire-
men in the course of their ordinary operations previ-
ously ; but the fact of his having been overpowered in
the bed closet prevented his being discovered till too
•
late.
Several of the people who have sustained any loss
from the destruction of furniture, &c., were insured,
but most of them, we believe, were not, and are more-
-1 over of a class little able to bear it. The building is
principally owned by Mr. Hampton, cooper in Leith,
and most unfortunately for him his insurance expired
only a few days ago, and has not since been renewed.
The damage to house and property is altogether
estimated at little under I,oool.—Caledonian Mercury.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
.in Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria,cap. 82 for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of October, 1851.
mutt DEPARTMENT, -

X.
Notes i55ued........ 28,458,270

Government debt •• 11,015,100
Other securities .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,421,595
Allyer bullion • • • • • • 33,375

LONDON,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE COIIET.-MARTIAL ON LIEUT• ONSLOW, R.M.—
The court-martial on First Lieutenant Oaalow, R. M.,
concluded on Wednesday. The charge was, that the
said First-Lieutenant Onslow was drunk at guard
mounting on the morning of Sept. 25, 1851, when
officer of the barrack guard, of which duty he hid
been previously warned. Lieut.-Colonel Waring,
First-Lieut. and Adjutant Forbes, and Captain
Leveson, of the same corps, were examined in support of
the charge, and nine non-commissioned officers for the
defence, in addition to Captains Fosbroke, Searle, and
Lewis, who spoke to character. The examinations
have been of the most lengthy and tedious character.
The defence set up was that the prisoner had, on the
morning of the 45th September, suffered severely
from illness, from which the appearances that led to
his being placed under arrest resulted. The clearness
of the evidence on this point, and the very high cha-
racter given the prisoner, it is presumed, cannot fail to
lead to his acquittal. Mr. Henry Elworthy, solicitor,
of Stonehouse, acted as professional adviser to Lieut.
On slow.

Lieutenant Selby Lilburn (1845) died at Pem-
broke Dock, October 8. He passed his examination
November, 1834, was promoted in 1845, after serv-
ing for several years en the coast of Africa, and sub-
sequently served in the Penelope steam-frigate on that
station.

Paymaster J. G. S. Simmonda (1851) has been
appointed to the Crane, 6, at Devonport, vice Mallard,
whose appointment has been cancelled.
The following mates received their certificates in
gunnery on Wednesday :—First class, M. Smithett,
late of the Arrogant; Palmer, Encounter; Clarke,
Victory. Second class, Balliogall (acting lieutenant),
Cumberland ; Smith, Arrogant. Third class, Nelson,
Victory. The first on the list is son of Mr. Luke
Smithett, the commander of the Vivid, Dover steam-
packet.
Crane, 6, Commander M'Donnell, was commis-
sioned at Devonport, on Wednesday morning, by the
Acting Master, Mr. Braund. She is to have a com-
plement of seventy-six men.
The Norwegian corvette Ornen, Captain Deikes,
having made good defects at Devonport, sailed for
Madeira and the Brazils on Wednesday evening.
PORTSMOUTH, TnuasDAT.—The Bellerophon, 78,
Captain Lord George Paulet, and the Hercules, 72,
receiving-ship for Malta, sailed for the latter port this
afternoon, taking supernumeraries and letters for the
squadron under Sir W. Parker.
The Frolic, 12, Commander Vansittart, was paid off
into ordinary this day.
The Odin steam-frigate, one of the advanced first-
class squadron, was brought down to-day, to be docked
to-morrow to be overhauled, prior to embarking
troops for foreign service, as reported.
Toe Birkenhead iron troop steam-frigate, Master-
Commander Salmond, is ordered to be expedited as
much as possible, for further troop service.
The Edinburgh, 72, adapted to a screw guard-ship,
will come out of dock on Monday, to receive her
boilers.

The Fire Queen steam vessel will be undocked to-
morrow.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.— Her Majesty's brig
Ranger, 8, Commander Thomas Millar, arrived on
Sunday from Portsmouth. O❑ Monday she was
mustered and inspected by Captain Arthur Lowe,
and towed into the harbonr by the steam-vessel Pike.
[he Ricers and crew will be paid off on S iturday.
a-r Majesty's steam-vessel Lucifer, Lieutenant-
Commander Jackson, arrived on Sunday from Queens-
town, and sailed on Monday with supernumeraries for
Portsmouth.

Her Mijesty's screw-steamer Desperate, in charge
of Mr. Brown, Second Master-Attendant, which has
taken several experimental trips, name into harbour
on Monday to coal.
Commander J. M'Donnell has been appointed to
the Crane, 6, which will be commissioned to-day at
this port. She is to have a complement of 76 men.
The survey of the stores of the dockyard was com-
pleted on Tuesday.
Wind S.E.;

WooLwzcu, Ocr. 23.—The Lucifer paddle-wheel
steam-vessel, of 180-horse power, Lieutenant•Coat-
mander George M. Jackson, having been in commis•
sion since S,ptember, 1848, arrived at Woolwich yes.
terday from Cork, to be paid off at this port.

THE ARCTIC COMMITTEE.—Tne Arctic committee
of investigation commence their sittings on Monday.
Rear-Admiral Bowles, C. 8., will be president, and
the following will be members :—bear• Admiral
Fanshawe, C. 8., Captain Sir E. Parry, Capt. Beecby,
A.D.O , Captain Sir G. Back. The hydrographer,
Rear-Admiral F. Beaufort, we presume, will be an ex
officio member of the committee. We hear that many
of the officers, both of Captain Austin's and Captain
Penny's expeditions, will be examined before the
committee.

Captain J. iloraford Cockburn (1850) has been ap-
pointed to study steam at Woolwich.
Crane, 6, Commander Nl'Donnell, has entered nearly
all her complement at Devonport.
Dauntless, 33, screw- frigate, Captain Halsted, ar-
rivd at Lisbon from Portsmouth on the 18th inst.

Desperate screw steam-sloop, went out agai❑ from
Devonport on Thursday morning. It is understood the
experiments are nearly completed.
Daphne, 18, Captain E. Genneys Fanshawe, was at
Vancouver's Island, August 7.
Fury steam-sloop, is to remain at Woolwich.
The Polyphemus and Pluto steam-vessels are to re-
main at Woolwich.

Frolic, 16, Commander Vansittart, was paid off at
Portsmouth on Thursday, in the most orderly and
respectable manner, keeping up the good name she
acquired when paid off by Captain Cospatrick B.
Hamilton.

Lucifer steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Jackson,
has arrived at Woolwich, to be paid off.
P4ntaloon, 8, Commander Hyde Parker, will return
to E iglAnd as soon as she is relieved by the Penguin,
in the Mozambique.
Ranger, 8, C9rnmander Miller, will be paid off at
Devonport this day.
Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, C.B , will be taken
out of dock at Portsmouth this day.
St. Vincent, 100, at Portsmouth, is ordered to be
prepared for comtnis,ioning forthwith.
Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieut.. Commander Risk, is
ordered to return to Sheerness, from Scotland.
Ty ue store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington,
will be ready to embark artillery for Barbadoes, at
Woolwich, by the 28th inst.
Victoria and Albert is ordered to be caulked and
surveyed at Portsmouth.
Messrs. Kitt have obtained the contract for laying
tramways in the dockyard at Devonport.
PORTSMOUTH, FRlDAT.—Bellerophon, 78, Lord G.
Paulett, with Hercules store-ship, got under weigh
at Spithead on Thursday afternoon about three
o'clock. Owing to the light and variarable winds
the vessels were a long time getting out, and by some
mischance, about six o'clock the Hercules drifted on
shore near the buoy of the Warner, when she fired
several guns for assistance. The Bellerophon then
anchored and sent her boats. The Echo steam-tug,
with a dockyard lighter and several launches, went
out to her, and about nine o'clock the rising tide
brought her off without her having sustained any
damage. She anchored for the night, and both ships
proceeded yesterday morning on their voyage for
Malta, the Hercules being towed into the offing by
the steam-tug Echo.
The Raleigh, 50, was brought down alongside the
jetty to be masted. It is said she will shortly be re-
commissioned,

Tne 0 liu steam frigate has been taken into dock
to-dey to be overhauled and refitted in seven days, to
la, in readiness to convey troops on foreign service, if
needy d.

The Stromboli steam-sloop has been taken out of
dock to-day to make room for the Porcupine, to be
refitted.

WOOLWICH, OCT 24.—Assistant-Engineer Edward
Darley, to the Birkenhead iron paddle-wheel steam
troop-ship, at Portsmouth.

Lieutenant Godfrey Taylor (1850), having com-
pleted a course of study of marine steam engines at
the factory at Woolwich dockyard, was examined by
Mr. Atherton, chief engineer, on Monday and Tues-
day last, and, having passed satisfactorily, received
his certificate accordingly.
Commander Cracroft, late commander of the Rey-
nard when lost on the Patras Llands, and the chief
engineer of that vessel, landed at Southampton yester-
day, having come home by the overland route.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ocr. 24.

STOCK EXCHANGL—We have no improvement to quote in
the market, sales being difficult to effect. Prices remain
unaltered.
LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 24.

STOCK ExcrtANGz.— The share market has been lower
this morning, with very little demand for anything. The
transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 54
—Midland, 48% —North Staffordshire, 8 8-16 dis.—York
and North Midland, 19L,4.
_ MANCHESTER, Ocr. 24.

STOOK EXCRANGE.—The business done in our share
market to-day has been very limited, but prices were
slightly improved. The transactions were as follow:
Midland, 48 ,;i—North Staffordshire, 834 dis.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 5634—Great Northern, 151,0—East Lan-
cashire, 11—Birkenhead,Lancashire, and Cheshire, 921. Shares
6 dis.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY. Amount of revenue
for the week ending Oct. 19 :
Passengers (10.:,588), -.£954 2 5
Goode
... 38 17 10

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Total ... ... . £993 0 3
Corresponding week last year 890 6 7