The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-19 00:00:00

A most alarming fire -broke out in Bishopsgate-
street, about two o'clock on Monday norning, which,
in little less than two hours and a half reduced eight
houses to a heap of ruins, together with nearly all the
property they contained ; and had nearly proved fatal
to the lives of several families. The names of the in-
dividuals whose houses are destroyed are Messrs. Ma-
thieson and Son, tailors, No. 193 ; Mr. Swan, baker,
194 ; Mr. Price, butcher, 195 ; and Mr. Beales, chy-
mist, 196, in Bishopsgate-street. How it originated
is not positively known. The breach which the de-
struction of the houses of the individuals mentioned
has made in the street is very great; the whole of the
houses from No. 192, on the one side, to 197, on the
other, which were those flanking them, having been
burned to the ground. The house of Mr. Elisha,
a wire-worker, No. 192, may be said to have been al-
most completely gutted by the fire, which communi-
cating rapidly from it to that of Walton, a toy-manu-
facturer, No. 191, materially injured it. On the other
side the house of Mr. Proctor, tobacconist, No. 197,
adjoining that of Mr. Beales, and standing at the cor-
ner of Liverpool-street and Bishopsgate-street, was
also much damaged by the fire, and was only saved
from being involved in the ruins by the protection of
a strong party wall. In the rear of the houses men-
tioned were four smaller houses, the entrance to which
was through a narrow court, called Still-alley, open..
ing out of Bishopsgate-street, and all of which were
reduced to ruins, making up the eight dwellings alto-
gether destroyed. The property consumed was very
considerable in amount; but fortunately, with the ex-
ceplion of Mr. Swan, Messrs. Beales, Price, and Ma-
thieson, were insured. Besides Mr. Swan's property,
that of three or four industrious families who occupied
apartments in his house also fell a prey to the flames,
and amongst those families who narrowly escaped in-
jury in themselves was a female who but a fortnight
before had been confined in childbed. The people
who occupied the small houses in Still-alley were very
numerous, and chiefly composed of Irish labourers and
their families. Their danger was very great, their
retreat through the court having been cut off by the
falling of the ruins, which completely blocked up the
passage. In this awful situation, and when the flames
from the rear of the street houses were rapidly ap-
proaching them, a Scotchman, living in the court,
who is remarkable for his presence of mind, with great
energy dashed against the back door of the Red Lion
public-house, in Liverpool-street, which opens into
the court, and succeeding in opening a passage for the
unfortunate individuals, was the means of saving all
their lives. Amongst those in the front houses who
narrowly escaped falling victims to the fury of the fire
were Messrs. Beales, Swan, and Price, the former of
whom succeeded in saving his cash-box. His maid-
servant also narrowly escaped with her life, and was
obliged to hasten into the street in her night clothes.
Numerous persons in the neighbourhood assisted in
working the engines ; but the most praise is due to
the Rev. Mr. Child, the excellent curate of St. Bo-
tolph, Bishopsgate, who instantly hastened to the
scene of the fire, and during several hours worked up
to his knees in water at the engines with a vigour that
astonished every one, and acted as an example for
imitation on all present. To the Rev. Dr. Russell,
rector of the parish, who arrived at the spot at an early
hour of the morning, and did all in his power to com-
fort the sufferers, great praise is also due.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON RACES.

These races commenced yesterday, and, judging from the
poorness of the sport and the thinness of the company,
with some likelihood of disappointing the expectations
formed of it. The only fashionables present were the
Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Uxbridge (one of the Stew-
ards), Lord George Bentinck, Sir Gilbert Heathcote,
Hon. Capt. Rous, Mr. de Burgh, Mr. Payne, Captain
Bulkeley, Captain Ricardo, Captain Gardnor, Col. Lyster,
Mr. Clive, Mr. F. Charlton, and a few others.

The running was confined to the following :
The Claremont Stakes of lOsovs. each, and 2.5 sovs. added
from the fund; 3 yrs., ist. ; 4 yrs., Bst. 61b.; 5 yrs.,
Bst. 121 b. ; 6 yrs., 9st. 21b. ; and aged, 9st. 51b. ; mares
and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for
200 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats, once round and a.
distance. Five Subs.

Mr. Gardnor's b. h. Omen, aged (C. Edwards) 1 1
Sir G. Heathcote's b. in. Carnation, 4 yrs. •2 2
Mr. Lamden's b. g. Despair, by Woful, 4 yrs. 3 0
First Heat-5 to '2 on Omen..—The order in which they
came past the chair was precisely the same as they started,
and continued the whole of the distance, Omen winning
easily by two or three lengths. Second heat :-4 and 5
to lon Omen, who in a canter. Previous to starting
Despair took a turn round the course on his own account,
and made matters worse by bolting when travelling in com-
pany with the other two—not that it at all affected his
chance for the race.

The Waterloo Cup, value SO/. in specie ; weight, allow-
ances, and distance, the same as for the last race, the
winner of any stakes having to carry 31b. extra. The
winner to be sold for 150 sous., &e.

Mr. Phillimore's c. Titian, 4 yrs....(Wakefield) 1 1
Mr. Brook's ch. h. Banker, by Banker, 5 yrs.._ 3 2
Mr. G. Edward's ch. h. Ambrosio, 5 yrs 4 3
Mr. Turner's b. c., by Emilius, 4 yrs.
Mr. Beck's b. m. Ipsala, aged
Mr. Payne's b. c. Ganges, 3 yrs.
Mr. Bishop's b. m. Jenny Wren (late Emma) 0 dr.
First Heat-5 to 4 agst. Ganges (taken), sto 2 agst.
Titian, and sto 1 agst. Ambrosio. The first running wa;
made by Ambrosio, Titian being second to him till round
the first turn, when he went in front, kept there to thu
end, and won very easy.
Second Heat—Any odds on Titian, who won in a canter,
and was claimed.

The King's Plate (run for this day) excites a good deal
of interest, Mr. Theobald having entered the celebrated
Rockingham for it. Some surprise has been expressed
that so valuable a horse should be sent to a course which is
so ill-calculated for the display of first-rate qualities, and
there are many who consider his defeat as not at all un-
likely. Mr. Theobald, we believe, thought of walking
over for this and the Guildford Plate, and so to take a series
of them in his way to Goodwood for the Cup.' Should he
get " knocked over" to-day, his value as a race-horse will
be materially lessened, and he will not commence operations
at Stockwell with that eclat which alone can make him
a fashionable stallion. Besides Rockingham, the following
horses are entered for the plate ;—Mr. Day's Isabella, 6
yrs. ; Mr. Greville's Chantilly, 4 yrs. ; Mr. Payne's
Skimmer, 3 yrs. ; Mr. Harris's Caleb, 5 yrs. ; Mr,
Gardnor's Omen, aged ; Mr. Phillimore's Puzzle, a yrs.
and Mr. W. Edwards's Needle, 3 yrs.

THE GOOD WO OD CUP, p. p.
The following bets were made on the course to 2
agst. Lord Chesterfield's Coiwiek (taken) ; 6 to 1 ags.
Lord Jersey's Glencoe (taken); 3 to 1 ast. all the three-
year olds (taken),

NEWCASTLE RACES, June 17.
Tyro Stakes of 25 sovs. each, p.p., for 2 yr. olds. Three
quarters of a mile.
Mr. Metcalf's Miss Frill (Nelson) 1
Mr. Smith's Margaretta 2
Mr. Orde's Lord Collingwood
Mr. Attwood's Adrian 4
Earl of E:4linton's Rectitude 5
His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Three miles,
Duke of Cleveland's b. c. by Longwaist, 3 yrs 1
Marquis of Sligo's Daxon, 5 yrs.
Mr. Foullis's Furfar, 3 yrs.
..
Mr. Fox's Miss Tray, 3 yrs
...
Mr, GrelANYell's Frank, 3 yr 5....,
Mr. Sim_pson's The Knight, 37ed
....
Ceptain Potto's Enchantre;s, 3 yrs.
Swceptakes of 5 gs. each, !or horses, &c., bona fide the
property of Members of a Fox-hunting Club, &e.,
Gentlemen rider._ Two miles and a distance.
Mr. Burrt':,:,s The Pilot (Mr. &ag) 1
Earl bf Eglinton's Paul Pry 2
Mr. Bowes's Taglioni a

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