The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT 111ANGIIESTER,

A fire broke out on Saturday evening, about half-past
seven o'clock, in the works of Mrs. Scholefield, dyer, tee.,
of Cornbrook, Hulme, and did damage to the extent of
between 2,0001. and 3,0001. before it was extinct. :The
violence of the destructive element was confined mainly
to a portion of the works in which it was first seen, cc-
cupied as a store—a part of dyers' premises which is
usually, as in this instance, totally destroyed when once
ignited, from the dry and combustible character of the
materials it contains. The fire burnt very fiercely at
first, but the great exertions made by a body of the 16th
Lanterns, who went with a small engine from their bar-
racks near at hand, kept it within check until the larger
force of the town engines arrived, and opened play upon
the burning buildings. Tb,) conjoint efforts of the fire
brigade and the military soon reduced the limits of ex-
tension, and in a comparatively abort space of time the
dimes were got under. One large building was en-
tirely destroyed, and two others were injured.. The loss
amounting, as we have said, to between 2,0001. and
3.000/.. is covered by insurance in the %Vest of England
office. The origin of the fire is unknown.—On Sunday
morning, about half-past nine o'clock, a fire was disco-
vered on the premises of Messrs. Wren and Hop-
kinson, machine makers and millwrights of Altrincham-
street, and information having been conveyed
to the police-yard, Mr. Rose started off with an engine
and a body of men, the rest of the brigade, just come
from the other fire, and their engines following. They
found a three-story building, used as a pattern room, in
fhines, and burning with much fury. from the dryness
of the property stored in it. Three engines were got into
play, and four jets from high pressure mains, and the
torrents poured by them into the building at different
points proved very effectual in quenching what had
ignited, and saving what appeared to be likely to catch.
The building in which the fire broke out was completely
destroyed, with its contents—valuable patterns of ma-
chinery, which had been accumulated during a business
of thirty years. The damage altogether will be from
3,000/. to 4,000/. The owners are insured in the Atlas,
Sun, and Legal and Commercial offices, to the amount
of 2,3001., and the firm will be considerable losers.
The origin of the fire is not ascertained; the workmen
were on the premises until about midnight on Saturday
finishing some work, but not in the pattern rooms, and
the porter left all right when he locked up after them.

MRS. "BLOOMER" KNIGHT IN BATII.

Mrs. Knight, it must be confessed, was very coy in
exhibiting the new costume. Immediately on her en.,
trance she took refuge behind the table and its cloth,
and, notwithstanding repeated invitations, never ven-
tured beyond its precincts during the lecture. On its
close, however, she did step on one side, and revealed
the new costume—
" Like snow upon the river,
One moment seen, then gone for ever."
The momentary glance with which the audience were
favoured excited a very unfavourable impression, and an
unmistakeable fit of laughter, which followed the
Bloomers as they made their exit, still keeping under
cover of the table. As far as could be discovered, the
dress consisted of a " Jim Crow" hat, laced with rib-
bons, a neckerchief, turn-down collar, jacket, and the
pantilettes, the latter most ugly, odious, things. Has the
reader ever seen fishermen clad in those boots in which
they clothe themselves up to the waist? Well, then, if
he imagine their huge, stiff, hard folds, rendered more
prominent by a ligature at the uncle, he will have some
idea of the Bloomer, as first exhibited in our fashion-
able city. It was, in truth, a man's dress womanified;
there was all the ungratefulness of the one with the
tawdriness of the other. There was nothing of the
smartness of the French cantiniere, or the gracefulness
of the Greek costume; and truth compels us to add,
that the audience separated thinking much worse of
Bloomerism time they did before they saw it.—Bath
Chronicle.

THE IRON TRADE or MERTIIYR.—We hear, from
good authority, that Mr. Stephenson, the chief engineer of
the Alexandria and Cairo Railway, has just concluded two
contracts with our ironmasters —one with Sir J. Guest, Bart.,
for 5,000 tons of rail, at 51. per ton ; and another with Alder-
man Thompson, for the same amount of rails, at 51. 2s. 6d.
per ton. Other orders to a large amount are rumoured to
have been received by the other principal ironmasters of the
district.— Cambrian.

THE THAMES HAVEN DOCK.—Among the local
Acts of last session was one to extend for the term of three
years the completion of the Thames Haven Dock and Rail-
way. The purchase of land is extended to July next, and
compensation is to be given to the owners of property for
such extension.

A NEW FEMALE REVOLUTION.—A singular
female pronunciainento has just taken place at Geneva, where
the milk-women have sought to cause, by revolutionary
means, an increase in the price of their commodity. They
promenaded their donkeys, dressed in mourning, through the
streets, stopping from time to time, to read a placard, pro-
claiming that the measure of milk would henceforth be sc.
instead of 4c.

PILOT COURT AT DOVER.—The Duke of Welling-
ton, as Warden, held last week, at Dover, a court of load-
manage in St. James's church, and after that a pilots' court,
for the purpose of electing a new master in the room of Mr.
Peake, who retires (80 years old), after having held the
office many years. Mr. Austin was elected. New wardens
were also appointed; eighteen younger pilots were elected
in place of many elder ones, who are superannuated. This
15 infusing new blood into the fellowship.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
Frecharr Von Forster, 25, a Bavarian, described
as a soldier, was indicted for stealing three' 201. Bank
of England notes, the property of William Peter
Jourdan, in the dwelling-house
of Thomas Quarter-
maine.
Mr. Parry prosecuted.
The prisoner, who is unable to speak English,
would have been without any professional assistance
but for the kind interference of the sheriff, at whose
instance Mr. Wollett watched the case on his behalf.
The facts of this case have been given very recently,
in the police reports. The prosecutor, who is a mer-
chant, and a native of Oldenburg, was staying at
the York Hotel, Bridge-street,. Blackfriaasrsta,skoeiutby
fir.Qttarternaaine, and the pmener w