The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-09 00:00:00

Tllll ROYAL FAMILY OF OUDE.

Yesterday, Seyed Abdallah, the cap on whose head
was surrounded by a deep gold lace hat band, attended
before Mr. Broughton at the Marylebone Police-office,
for the purpose of charging Miona Allcaechler, who re-
sides at a house in Warwick-road, Paddington, with an
assault and alleged robbery of his purse.
The applicant stated that on the previous evening be
was at the house in question, where resides a person
who represents himself to be an Indian prince. He was
in ,conversation with some of the inmates about the ap-
plication to be made in reference to the claims of the
royal family of Oude, when some remarks were made
about a large sum of money being about to be used
for the bribing of witnesses, which was denied. The
result was that he was seized hold of by the pers'en
against whom he complained, that he was forced out of
the house, and that his coat was torn. [The coat, which
was produced by the applicant, had a slit in it nearly
from the collar to the lower part of the waist.] He (ap
' plicant) sent for a policeman, who saw the latter part of
the scuffle. Applicant told the policeman that he had
been rubbed. He refused to take the charge, observing
that the purse might have been lost by the applicant out
of his pocket. The purse contained a 51. note and two
sovereigns. He did not know the number of the note,
but he had it from the Westminster Bauk. He had a wit-
ness who weislii state that he saw the purse taken out of
his (applicant's) pocket.
Mr. Broughton—Have you anything to do with the
royal family of Oude I—Applicant : I aim a Mahommedan,
and a native of the kingdom of Oude. [Applicant spoke
good English.] I am in the employment of the prime mi-
nister of Oude. I receive 1001. a month for my services.
A witness for the applicant said that he saw him (ap-
plicant) forced out of the house, and that he saw a person
take something out of the pocket of the applicant.
Mr. Broughton—Did he tell the policeman so ?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Mr. Broughton—This is most extraordinary ; there
is a charge of robbery on the King's highway.
Sergeant of division D 6 said that he had heard some-
thing of the affair at the Paddington-station. He was
informed that the purse was missed in the hoose, that
there was a serious disturbance in the house, and that
many of the parties were under the influence of drink.
Applicant —No, never drunk. It is forbidden in their
religion. It is a crime in even way.
Mr. Broughton—You only take wine as a medicine ?
Applicant—Yes, sir.
Mr. Jackson, of the D division, said it was likely that
as persons in the house were connected with a foreign
royal family, the constable thought it was his duty to
decline to interfere.
Mr. Broughton observed that a list of names of those
in the establishment was sent by the Secretary of State
to the Court.
Mr. Jackson—Yes, sir ; and a list has been received
by the superintendent.
Mr. Broughton inquired if the person complained
against was attached to the embassy ? Applicant—
No, he is not, sir.
The applicant was then asked to swear by the oath
taken on the Koran, to the truth of his statement as to
the assault. The applicant then held up his right hand,
and took the required oath in the name of Allah.
A warrant was then issued against the accused.

THE FIRE AT RUTLAND WHARF, UPPER
TIIAMES-STREET.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.—SUSPECTED
INCENDIARISM.
At six o'clock last evening the fire, which broke out in
the warehouse of Messrs. Green and Sedgewick, corn-
factors, Rutland Wharf,Upper Thames-street, on Sunday
morning last about one o'clock, noticed in this journal of
yesterday, was far from being wholly extinguished, and
the firemen, notwithstanding that so many hours had
elapsed, were still obliged to keep the land engines at
work for fear of a fresh outbreak. It is well known that
the premises contained a vast quantity of grain, and the
flames having ran along the flooring had worked their
way under lofty piles of loose oats, &c., which will at
ince account for the long time which elapsed before the
water could touch them.
Yesterday morning Hr. Hodsoll, the surveyor to
various fire-offices, together with the brigade authorities,
instituted a searching inquiry amongst the heads of the
firm, as well as of some of the mess engaged on the pre-
mises, for the purpose, if possible, of finding out the
cause of the disastrous event, as well as the amount of
property destroyed. Ac far as the latter was concerned
it was stated that, amongst other property in the ware-
houses at the time of the outbreak, there were not fewer
than 4,000 qrs. of oats, worth 30s. per quarter, and up-
wards of 1,000 qrs. of beans, worth 525. per quarter. The
exact amount of other descriptions of grain on the wharf
cannot be at present ascertained, but it is said to be very
considerable. Fortunately the kiln, the machinery, and
mill, although injured, more especially by water, have
not been totally destroyed. The loss, however, will be
found to be more serious than was at first expected,
owing to the fire smouldering so long under the surface
of the grain.
It was yesterday ascertained that the only insurances
effected on the stock in trade was 8,0001. in the Globe
Office, 2,0001. in the Phmnix, and 500/. in the Atlas.
There was, however, an insurance on the building for
2,5001., but it is the opinion of Mr. Hodsoll and others
that the entire plant must be pulled down, and if rebuilt
in the same substantial state it was before the fire took
place that cannot be done for a less sum than between
3,0001. and 4,0001., thus showing that the insurances
upon the stock in trade and boildiegs will be consider-
ably under the amount of the actual loss. That there
will be a great salvage from the ruins there is no ques-
tion, but Mr. Hodsoll is of opinion that it will not
realise more than about 1,5001. That gentleman,
seeing the imminent danger the firemen and his assist-
ants would run if they attempted to remove the salvage
from the top—that there was every probability of the
whole of the remaining walls and grain being shot into
the River Thames—had a number of large holes pierced
in the lower flooring, from which several quarters of
oats fell into the open space below, cleared for the pur-
pose. These appeared to have been very triflingly in-
jured, except by water; and as the kiln belonging to the
firm is not wholly destroyed, with a little repair the
grain thus secured can be dried on the premises and
sent away to market for sale. In other parts of the
premises where holes have been made in the floorings the
corn rattled down smoking, and in some instances on
fire, so that as it reached the ground water was obliged
to be poured upon it.
A fisherman named Goodwin has collected from the
River Thames about 12 quarters of grain that had been
washed by the force of the engines or had fallen with
the waterside walls. This is of some value, as it consists
principally of beans. Another fisherman has collected
about six or seven quarters of grain, which he has p'aced
in his boat for safety for the present. There, however,
remains at this time from 70 to 80 quarters of corn on
the shore of the river, which cannot be secured until the
heavy piles of bricks upon it are removed. Each tide
that flews must of necessity reduce the quantity of
grain by washing it away.
As to the origin of the fire, it was clearly ascertained
that the !premises were closed on Saturday evening at
seven o'clock ; that, although gas was burned in the
place, it was properly turned off before the gates of the
warehouses were locked up. It is not a little remarkable,
but a fact that is well known, that a short time since the
firm was compelled to prosecute two men for plundering
them to a considerable extent, and they were fully com-
mitted, and will take their trials at the Old Bailey at
the next sessions. Ocher parties employed on the pre-
mises were also suspected, and every hand was discharged,
consequently the workmen engaged on the works were
all fresh hands ; but, from the circumstances of some of
the old workpeople having made their appearance in
front of the gates, and laughing at the wreck, it is
• strongly suspected that one or more of them have
maliciously set fire to the property. Two active and
well-known detective police officers are making all the
inquiries in their power to solve the mystery.
Six waggon loads of coal were standing immediately
under the warehouses during the fire, the property of
Messrs. Perceval and Co., but they sustained no damage,
and the firm have granted to them the use of Mr. Up-
ton's wharf, close by, so that their business will not be
in the least degree retarded.

IMPORTANT INVENTION IN STEREOTYPY.—One of the
persons employed in the State's printing-office of Vienna
has mach+ the discovery that plates of plaster of Paris
will uniformly contract by a repeated wa-hing with
water, and rtill more if spirits of wine. On this is
based a process to produce both print (Drucksachen) and
wood-cuts in various gradations of type and size, by a
calculated diminution of the plaster of Paris plate.
Print and drawings have been made of a twelfth•part
size, reduced from 3 inches to 1 in diameter, and yet
even the reduction to the smallest size does not encroach
on the perfect correctness of the impression.—The Buil-
der.

LODGINGS IN LONDON.—YOU know how inadequate
and inconvenient the arrangement of the houses is in
London, which are available for the use of persons who
are provided with, say half-a-dozen children and a limited
income ; there are several thou ands in this great placs
who are either so circumstanced that they cannot get
possession, or who would not wish to incur the risk of
taking a house saddled with rates and taxes, which are
constantly becoming due. Many an honest, hard-work-
ing man has brought himself to ruin and beggary by
speculating in the taking of a house larger than he re-
quires for his own use, in the hope of letting off the ex-
traneous part to cover the extra expense. There are also
others who are equally sufferers by the present arrange-
ment of the great mass of the dwellings provided for the
poorer classes : I mean those who, in order to manage
their income and expenditure without risk, engage part
of a house, and put up with the troubles of that rather
than get into arrears—in this, however, there is but
little safety in too many instances. . . . I submit
to you, sir, that the houses which are at the service of
the great bulk of the married workmen in London are
a trouble both to landlords and tenants. Instead of
the houses being arranged in the manner they nnw
are, is it not possible to provide sets of rooms which
might be let at from ss. or 61. to 7s. a week, in
which the bedding and other household matters of the
tenement would be safe, and where the occupier would
have the comfortable feeling that when his rent was
paid he would not need to fear the visits of the bailiff
from the landlord, or a messenger from her Majesty
for overdue taxes ? I could tell you various instances
where decent people with families of children have
bad all their possessions taken away for rent due by
their landlord, the tenant of the house, although they
have had the weekly receipt for rent in their hands ; and
I am sure that he who will show that houses fit for the
means of the working man can be made at a fair profit
to the speculator, would confer a benefit on the com-
munity which it is difficult sufficiently to estimate.—
Correllon4ens of at Builder.