The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL to WM. MARSDEN, Esq.,
M.D., Surgeon.—At the NINTH ANNUAL GENE-
RLI: MEETING of the GOVERNORS of the CANCER
HOSPITAL, London, held in the Board-room, on FiMay,
June 22, 1860, _ _ _

It wa's resolved, That the cordial thanks of this Meeting
are pre-eminently due, and are hereby tendered to William
Marsden, Esq., M.D., principal surzeon of this Charity, for
his zealous and unremitting exertions on behalf of the afflicted
patients brought under his charge. That this anniversary
specially recognises, under the Divine blessing, Dr. Marsden's
singularly successfhl treatment of the distressing disease of
cancer, his liberal devotion of so much valuable time and atten-
tion in intercepting, arresting, and more or less relieving the
large number of cases annually admitted into the Hospital, or
treated as out-patients, his careful tabulation of the origin,
symptoms, and pathological development of the cases open at
any time to the inspection of medical practitioners, the ex-
perience derived from which materially influences the treat-
ment of wealthier patients suffering from the same painful
malady. That the above resolution be engrossed, and pre-
sented in a suitable form, to Dr. Marsden ; and that it be in-
serted in the leading morning and evening papers.
Signed, by order of the Meeting.
OLIVER FARRER, Chairman.

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For several hours last night the greatest alarm
and confusion was caused in the immediate leeway
of the Horseferry-road, Limehouse, owing to a most
extensive fire breaking out in the large range of
premises belonging to Messrs. C. E. Goodhart, late
Patrick and Goodhart, sugar refiners, situate in the
above-named thoroughfare.
The premises in question covered an immense
space of ground, and comprised boiling houses,
moulding rooms, general stores, and the wholesale
warehouses, independent of the steam-engine houses
and machinery depots. The buildings, which were
seven stories high, were at the time of the outbreak
filled with goods of a costly character, and for seve-
ral hours—in fact,until nearly midnight—the worst
apprehensions were entertained for the safety of
the whole of the buildings near; for the flames
quickly assumed an aspect that has rarely been
witnessed for some years, unless from the de-
struction of one of those lofty buildings, which
abound in the east end of the metropolis. Tne first
discovery was made by one of the workmen per-
ceiving a lurid glare of light in or about the third
floor from the basement, which at once convinced
him that a fire, and one of no small magnitude, had
taken place. He at once gave an alarm, and Infor-
mation of the disaster was sent to Mr. Braidwood,
superintendent of the London fire engine establish-
ment at Watling-street, per electric telegraph. That
officer, without a moment's delay, sent for the two
powerful steam floating-engines, one moored at
itotherhithe, the other at Southwark-bridge, as well
as the powerful land steam-engine, the patent of
Messrs. Shand and Mason, as well as the hand-
engines of the brigade from nearly every station in
the metropolis. Before, however, any of these
powerful machines had time to get to the scene of
danger the flames had assumed a terrible aspect, for
they rolled out of several windows, and ascended so
high into the air as to illuminate the whole of Lon-
don, bringing out in splendid relief the cathedral of
St. Paul, Bow church, and other sacred edifices en
both sides of the Thames ; in fact, the water in the
river for miles looked like bright gold, and a jury
sitting before Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for East
Surrey, as far as Wandsworth, had their attention
directed to the brilliant reflection of the fire upon
the river.
The land steam and hand engines were taken to
the spot as fast as the horses could gallop with them,
but before they could arrive there, three of the lofty
seven-story buildings presented nothing short of a
general sheet of fire. The crackling of the timbers,
and the hissing noise occasioned by the burning
sugars, were such as can with difficulty be accu
rately described.

The steam floating engines were at once set to
work from the river, and the powerful steam land
engine was set into operation from the mains of the
East London Company, which run through the
district, and some eight or nine hand engines, each
worked by 28 hired auxiliaries, were also called
into requisition. With the ad of such a powerful
force as above enumerated, it is hardly necessary to
state that many tons weight of water were scattered
momentarily upon and into the harping premises,
but notwithstanding the work of devastation con-
tinued, and at one period it was feared that the
sheds and a large quantity of sugar in other parts
of the premises would have been likewise consumed.
Such, however, owing to the exertions of the fire-
men, was not the case, as they were saved.
Under the superintendence of Mr. Braidwood,
Mr. Bridges, and sundry engineers, the engines
were worked with full vigour; but whilst the fire-
men were engaged in their dangerous calling a por-
tion of the front wall fell with a fearful crash, but
fortunately no one was hurt, an event almost un-
paralleled at a fire of such a lofty range of pre-
mises. One of the firemen, however, in running
away was forced into the river, but fortunately he
was rescued and was enabled to return to his station.
By great perseverance on the part of the firemen
they succeeded in getting the mastery over this
perhaps the greatest conflagration which has oc-
curred in London for many years, but not until the
three sugar-houses, each. 50 or 70 feet high, had
been burnt out. The sheds and sugar stores at the
rear are, however, saved. The origin of the mis-
fortune is unknown. The total loss must amount
to some thousand pounds sterling. Fortunately
the sufferers are insured in the Sun, Phoenix, Royal
of Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Liverpool and
London, Atlas, and other offices.
Mr. Baddeley, with two or three of the Royal
c:iciety's escapes, was soon in attendance and ren-
dered essential aid to the firemen.

The police had a most arduous task to perform in
keeping the great crowd out of danger.
At midnight it was found requisite to still keep
some of the engines at work, but all danger of any
further extension of mischief was happily over,
although the wind was blowing almost a gale.

THE ROAD CHILD MURDER. —The police are
nothing daunted by the result of the recent proceedings, but
are as keen if not keener in search of the criminal ; and only
yesterday Superintendent Foley told one of the justices of
the division tlaat he would "warrant" £l,OOO towards its
being found out. Tho police have established a regular
system of correspondence all through the neighbourhood,
so that the most minute matter is speedily reported to
head •quarters. It is principally centered in the hands of
Superintendent Wolfe, of Devizes, who still has the assist-
ance of Mr. Slack, of Bath.— Western Morning Hews.
PROFESSOR MUSPRATT, OF ENGLAND.—A niche
in the Temple of Fame was, among the Romans, reserved
as a posthumous offering in memory of their great men. In
France, at this day, the works of distinguished painters aro
not exposed at the Louvre until after their death. This was
satisfactory in the times when emulation was excited by the
examples of generations, and when genius and learning
made their slow advances by centuries ; but in this age of
progress, when active minds are contemporaneously engaged
in running separate races of improvement and usefuless,
those who are lookers-on, as well as beneficiaries of these
labours, may be well excused in anticipating the deferred
oblations of posterity, and shaking the merited wreaths
over the heads of their living benefactors. Dr. Jas. Sheri-
dan Muspratt is the eldest sun of Mr. James Muspratt, of
Seaferth Hall, near Liverpool, and is one of the most dis-
tinguished chemists and authors of the present time. He
was born in Dublin, in the early part of the year 1821.. His
father is well known as an extensive chemical manufac-
turer, and the first introducer of the soda trade into Great
Britain. The son seems to have had an aptitude for the
science of the profession in which he has already made sush
wonderful progress; and in consequence of his tendencies
was, it appears, by the ample means of his father, put at an
early age in the way of improving it. We learn from "Men
of the Time" he had, before he was 13 years of age, the ad-
vantages of a partial tour through France and Germany ;
was afterwards a student in a university in Glasgow ; sub-
sequently in one in London, and, when almost within the
actas pubertati proxinta—before he was 17—had charge of
the chemical department of large manufacturing works in
Manchester. During this time he prepared what we believe
was his first ati ractive paper, upon chloride of lime. In 1842
he visited the United States for a short period. We, of this
country, may be excused in hoping that he derived some ad-
vantages in his peregrinations thither. At any rate " the age
of movement" here seems to havebeenin accordance with his
own nature, for, on his return home, we find him still seek-
ing the Excelsior of his calling in the schools of Giessen, in
Germany, under the instruction of the great Liebig. After
this he published a brochure, well appreciated by the pro-
fession, proving the analogy (hitherto unseen) of the sul-
phites and carbonates. This procured him the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, Fellowship of the Royal Society, and
what was, we deem, of much more importance and value,
the high commendation of the greatest chemist of our time
—Berzelius ; and he has also recently been the recipient of
the honorary degree of Doctor in Medicine from the Uni-
versity of Maryland Some of his papers are interesting
exposures of error, such as that upon the " pretended for-
'nation of valerianic acid from indigo," repelling the state-
ment of the great chemist Gerhardt, that it is produced by
the conjoint fusion of the hydrate of potassa and indigo.
He is also, with Dr. Hoffman, the discoverer of the two
organic bases, toluidine and nitraniline ; and while at Gies-
sen, was the editor of Plattner's renowned work on the
Blow-Pipe, to which he made most valuable additions. His
publications in Liebig's " Annalen " upon the sulphocya-
nides ; the reactions of strontia and baryta before the blow-
pipe, refuting all other statements, as well as those in the
proceedings of the Royal Society, and in the Philosophical
Magazine, are interesting to those who like—as all should
like—to investigate the niceties and abstrusities of chemis-
try. We regard the labourers in this science who extend
their researches; to what in common parlance aro termed
abstractions as not only pioneers in new discoveries, but as
abaters of error and exemplifiers of truths. Abstractions are
the connecting links between prediction and reality, and
like the image of the bird upon the waters, the presage of
coming presence. To the industrious as well as the scien-
tific world, Prof. Muspratt is, however, better known as the
founder of a College of Chemistry in Liverpool. From this
institution is coming almost continually valuable infortna-
matCon for tho operatives in nearly all the arts, to say no-
thing of its contributions to learning in its strict meaning.
His " Encyclopaedia of Chemistry in its Relation to Arts
and Manufactures," is a great and acceptable acquisition
for scientific men, which may be consulted as a vatic
mecum, and always with profit. True, there aro in
this, as there must be in works of progressive instruction,
many doubts thrown upon received axioms, and some ex-
posures of favourite postulates; but these are conunemia-
tory instead of being objectionable features—since time,
thorq:;11 it often tolerates, can never sanctify error. Men,
in the p;erwral, undertake enterprises of labour and exp.,nse,
in the speculative idea of augmenting wealth. This is to
be neither condemned nor disparaged, because Providence,
in a boundless wisdom, adapts all undertakings of popular
benefit to the instincts and aptitudes of the actors. In the
case of Dr. Muspratt, who has always been surrounded by
the aids, appliances, and consolations of wealth, the motor
of his exertions must be of a more spiritual nature, com-
bining an indefatigable desire to do a great general good,
with a corresponding ambition to gratify his own taste,
and advance a science suited to his genius, and of which he
is one of its greatest ornaments. .It is a delightful thing to
see the fruits of the trees of our own planting ; and they who
accomplish it can read, beforehand, of themselves in the un-
written book what posterity will indite when the time comes.
—C. M. ; ,Zia the ,Arew Dl* nos.