The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-18 00:00:00

G.RE,AT FIRE AT WEST 2.ENT WHARF.

In a narrow nook of land, facing the river Thames,
on the south side, and closely abutting upon St.
Saviour' s Church and the new Hibernian Wharf, the
property of Mr. Alderman Humphery, stood last
night intact the extensive range of property known
as the West Kent Wharf, the property of Messrs..
Hartley and Sons. These premises were of great
magnitude, they being five or six stories in height.
'The discovery of the fire was made by Chas. Wing,
formerly one of the firemen belonging to the West
of England Insurance Office, who acted as lighter-
man and fireman at the wharf. His attention ap-
pears to have been drawn by an unusual noise ema-
nating from one of the upper floors, like what
would be caused by the discharge of musketry.
I Wing, upon making an inspection, found that the
upper part of the warehouses on the wharf was in
flames. He at once gave an alarm, and in a short
space of time Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the
D district, attended, with the engines from Tooley-
street, Southwark-bridge-road, Waterloo-road,
Watling-street, and several from the more distant
land stations, under the command of Engineers
Holloway, S wanton, and others. Mr. Frederick
Hodges, the principal of the Lambeth distillery
bearing his name, was also on. the spot. The mains
of the Southwark and Lambeth companies' works
having been drawn, the land engines were at once
set to work, including the powerful land steam-en-
gine, the invention of Messrs. Shand and Mason of
the Blackfriars-road, and the powerful steam floats
were also called into requisition, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Engineer Gerrard. Some thousand tons
weight of water were discharged into the blazing
pile, in spite of which the work of devastation
continued, and a vast amount in grain, bacon, lard,
saltpetre, and other equally inflammable articles
became ignited, and by two o'clock this morning
the scene became fearful to look upon, for the flames
rose so high, and the sparks fell in myriads over
the church and Hibernia Wharf, and at the same
time the windows of many of the contiguous build-
ing were actually cracking with the intense heat.
By great exertions on the part of the firemen they
succeeded by a quarter to 3 o'clock this morning in
getting something like control over the flames ;
but they, even at that hour, were far from being
entirely extinguished, although all further fear of
the extension of mischief was over.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOoL—Aua. 17.

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We have bad a fair attendance of millers and dealers at
this morning's market, and a very free business doing in
wheat at 2d per cental over the rates of Tuesday (4d on the
week). Flour in fair consumptive inquiry at an improve-
ment of fully 6d per barrel and sack. Indian corn held
for an advance of 6d per qr., with a ready sale. Oats ad-
vanced ld per bushel and oatmeal 6d per load. Beans also
have advanced 6d to is per qr. Peas ls, and barley ld to
2d per bushel.

WAKEFIELD—Auct. 17.
Supplies of grain are short, and the weather unsettled.
The wheat trade rather better; prices is to 2s dearer. lii
oats, beans, and shelling a firm demand. Grinding barley
rather dearer.