The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-28 00:00:00

LAW INTE.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
GINGITIAR ACTION UPON A PROMISSORY NOTE.,--LOVETT

V. STILL.

'1 his was an action to recover £33 15s. upon a promis-
sory note ;endorsed by defendant.
Mr. Stammers, instructed by Mr. Davies, of Mincing-
lane, stated that an action had been brought in the superior
court upon this note, but it was discovered that plaintiff
could not go on because the words " or order" had been
omitted, and the promise to pay was simply to a particular
person. The action was now for money lent.
Mr. Lovett was called, and proved advancing £32 ss.
upon the note.
Mr. Stronghill cross •examined plaintiff as to whether he
did not represent himself to be merely the agent of the per-
son who advanced the money.
Plaintiff replied that he was the principal. He had
charged commission in addition to the discount. Ho had
also *charged a further sum for commission upon defen-
dant's request for time.
Mr. Stronghill then put in a note appended to plaintiff's
receipt for the extra commission, in which it appeared that
it was at defendant's request the note had been held over.
His Honour.—By that memorandum defendant admits
plaintiff as a principal.
Mr. Stronghill could not understand how plaintiff, as
principal, could claim commission.
His Honour.—Oh I you've no idea what money lenders
charge. You should come here some day for a couple of
hours, and then your eyes will be open.

Plaintiff will have a verdict.
Mr. Stammers applied for costs, which were allowed.

POLICE INTELLIGEN OE-( THIS DAY

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CASE.—A FIT 013dECT POE A REFORMATORY.—
John Sadlier, a boy of 13, was charged before Mr. Beadon
with robbing his father, John Sadlier, formerly an hotel
keeper, but from misfortune reduced to the position of a
waiter, :mid living at 13, Bear-street, Leicester-square, of

four sovereigns.
The father said on Friday morning about six he had his
purse safe under his pillow containing the money, and he
then left to go to the hotel where he was employed; and
on his return, he haying only left his wife, who was in a
dying state, in the room, and the prisoner, he missed from
the purse four sovereigns. The prisoner had then absconded,
and he saw no more of him till the previous (Monday)
night, he having been given up by the person with whom
he was staying.
The boy said he took the money, having been told to do
so by other boys.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the father said he (prisoner)
had robbed him several times before, and he could do
nothing with him ; he had tried his utmost to reclaim him,
and given him a good education, but all to no purpose. He
was willing to pay for him to be kept in a reformatory, so
as to have him from his five other children.
Mr. Holden, inspector of the C division, said the boy had
been sent by the father to a boarding-school, and the boy's
mother was dying.
Mr. Beadon said it was e sad case, and remanded the
young scapegrace for the purpose of seeing what can be
done with him.

THE GREAT FIRE IN LONG-ACRE.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
Yesterday (M onday) morning, at an early hour,
Mr. Hunt, the inspector of risks, together with Mr.
Closs, the surveyor to the Sun Fire-office, and Mr.
Timms, of the County Office, proceeded to the scene
of the fearful catastrophe, with a view of ascertain-
ing bow the fire took place, and the extent of the
damage done. The result of the above gentlemen's
inquiries led to the unmistakable conclusion that a
far greater destruction of property has occurred
than was at one time apprehended. The St. Mar-
tin's Hall was six floors high, and the entrance was
beautifully decorated with pictures and statuary,
some of great value, the former consisting of por-
traits of Francis Joseph Hadyn, bearing date 1752,
1819. The next picture of any importance was
that suspended over the grand staircase, one dated
1817, containing a portrait of Felix Mendelssohn.
These works of art have fortunately escaped the
ravages of the fire, but the damage done to them by
the scalding water is incalculable. The statuary and
other ornaments in the different entrances have also
escaped the fury of the flames, but they are notwith-
standing severely injured by the heated water.
From the inquiries made during yesterday morn-
ing there seems not the least doubt but the fire com-
menced either in the painting rooms on the upper
floor of Messrs. Kesterton, the coach and carriage
builders, or else in the varnishing houses of the
same range of premises. From all that can be at pre-
sent ascertained there seems little if any doubt thal;
the fire was the result of the spontaneous ignition of
some oily rags used in drying up the oils spilt
in the preparation of the different paints. This is
to a certain extent borne out by three police-officers
of the F division, viz., 57, 109, and 22. These offi-
cers had their attention called to the top part of the
buildings by the smoke pouring out of the top win-
dows nearest Hanover-street. From that point the
flames seem to have seized upon the warehouses on
the right and left of this floor, and in a very few
minutes a space covering over 170 feet on the
uppermost floor presented a regular blaze, and as
the fire reached the roof it shot through and ignited
sundry other compartments, including the fitting-
up shops, the dressing and polishing rooms, the
furnishing houses, as well as the general stores, in
which property of great value was deposited, in-
cluding the elaborate fittings of various carriages
belonging to members of the nobility. The cushions
and appointments of the different carriages were
roughly estimated in value at £2,000, and the furni-
ture, musical instruments, and organ in the St.
Hartin's Hall, were considered to be worth about
£5,000 more than the amount insured upon the
property. From the particulars furnished by the
surveyors to the different fire offices, it appears that
there was only the sum of £8,500 effected in the
Sun Fire-office on the St. Martin's Hall, and £8,500
on the stock, and there was another item of £6,000
insured in another office. There was an insurance
on the contents of Messrs. Kesterton's manufactory,
and another of £5,000 in the Sun Fire-office, and a
sum of £4,000 on the building. There was also an
insurance of £5,000 in another office, and what is
still better, an insurance of £350 was effected on
the workmen's tools, but who have lost over £l,OOO
worth. Thu sum deficient there is no doubt will
be made up public subscriptions, and by the neigh-
bours in the district.
The beautiful stone Corinthian pillars of the Hall
are blistered, and they now look as if fretted by old
age ; the iron pillars are also reduced to misshapen
masses ; but not a vestige of any of the galleries,
boxes, or pit seats remain—the whole are totally
consumed. The immense heavy beams of timber
that stretched across to support the roof can be seen
lying in terrible confusion amongst the debris in
the ground-floor of the hall. All the decorations,
which were s 6 much admired by the habitues of this
popular place of I,',',usical instruction are "clean gone
for ever," not a vertigo remaining intact. The valu-
able music works, of which there were some thou-
sand books, of our ancient C=asters are to be seen
scattered over the ruins in dire confusion, scarcely
a book being perfect.
At the time of the outbreak, Mr. Ed tin, the secre-
tary of the St. Martin's Hall, was at South.woKldent
, in
Suffolk, and Mr. Hullah was at Hythe, in ,
and it is to be regretted that his loss is so much
more than the amount of the insurance effected on
the premises as his private property.
In the grand music-hall were 148 ges-burners,
and the whole of the fittings have gone, not oneye-
maining entire. The ribs of the different galleries,
and the orchestra at the east
.end, capable of hold-
ing so many instrumentalists and vocalists, have
been reduced to ashes.
To tell the exact amount of damage done would
be impossible, but it is considerably greater
were
than
was on Sunday supposed. The flames, which
expected to have been extinguisiOd in the course of
a few minutes, speedily seized holm of and. fairl
enveloped the two immense buildings. The extra-
y
ordinary exertions of the firemen of the Loilaion
Brigade, and the police under Mr. Superintendent
Durkin, were instrumental in saving the houses in
Hanover-street, Wilson-street, and also those in
Charles-street. The stand cocks of the New River
Company having been drawn the water was thrown
during the whole of yesterday (Monday), but in
spite of which the conflagration was not extin-
guished until most of the houses abutting upon the
music hall and the carriage factory were nearly
burned out.
The powerful steam land engine by Shand and
/lason, of the Blackfriars-road, on this 'occasion
saved an immense amount of property.
The Royal Society's fire escapes, under Inspec-
tors Badeley, Gordon, &c., were early on the spot,
and the escapes were of great assistance as being
the means of taking the hose from the differ.nt
engines to the tops of the houses,
ex me
of
Which
were 100 feet high, and by that pedient mh
property was saved.

f-n journals mention the discovery of a
The itlig.9.l. .., - - -,rovinces of the Amour. It bears
lae lake in one of the r. -ztuated between 47 deg. 50
the name of Nor-Naissan, is b... . - and 106 deg. 30 sec.
th.--
.4-lie Chinesei,,i .
sec. and 48 deg. 30 sec. N., and 90 deg. .
E., to the south of the chain of the Altai,
Djeingarie. The length of this piece of water is le. uu
metres (five-eighth of a mile each), and its breadth varies
from 16 to 24 kiloetres. It is frozen from November to I
May. The immense abundance of its fisheries immediately
attracted a great number of Russians to its banks, and by
means of arrangements entered into with the Chinese
authorities they have definitively established themselves
there, and, live 021 the most friendly terms with their ueigh
bows