The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-24 00:00:00

MADAME RACHEL AGAIN.

JUDGES' CITAMBERS.—(THIS DAY).
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)

This day, at twelve o'clock, an application was
made by Mr. Lewis Heritage, solicitor for Madame
Ra cbel, to put in fresh bail for her appearance—
al% Benjamin Moss and Mr. Henry Smith Frost.
•31r. George Lewis, jun. (Lewis and Lewis), on
befi„lf of the Crown, instructed by the Treasury,
opposed the application, and raised an objection to
the want of notice of bail in error. The rule was
four days' notice, as in special bail, and for one of
the bail he only bad notice yesterday. In the other
bail he bas..had the ustill notice.

Mr. lierittoe stated that it was in consequence
of Mr. Solonaao declining to be ohe without a pecu-
niary consideration. Ile wai, willing to deposit
with the Master o.; the Court security for £3,0 )O
in the Landon and Coluty ifink, while, in aiLlitian
to the bail, Mr. I‘..:^3s would (lei-o3it the inoeey in
court.

Whilst his lordship was waitiug for the Acts
of Peadiament under which the application was
made, Mr. Moss was called in ai.d exatnincl. lie
said he was manager of the btpiness of Mr. John-
son, printer, and had 4:3,000 at the London acd
County and Bank. lie was 1 ressed by Mr. L-2wis
as to how he had obtained it, and said he had saved
money, and came forward from sympathy to be-
come bail. Mr. Lewis him as to where he got the
money, and he declined to answer the question.

Mr: Justice Blackburn said he could not accept

Mr. Heritage said Mr. Johnson was the well-
known printer and his client, and could be bail for
£20,000.

The question as to four days' notice was discussed
and his lordship held that .four days' notice must
be given. _ _

The application for bail on this occasion was
accordingly refused, and Mr. Moss rejected as bail.

TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION—(This Day.)

The most extensive conflagration that has oc-
curred in the district of Hampstead for some years
past happened this (Wednesday) morning about a
quarter before two o'clock, and which at the time
this report was written, nearly noon, was far from
being entirely extinguished. The property destroyed
by such a disastrous event must amount to a
serious sum, independently of throwing a large
number of workmen out of employment.
The premises in which the misfortune commenced,
but unfortunately did not end there, belonged to
Messrs. Harris and Co., the well-known brewers,
situated in the Hampstead High-street. The dis-
covery was made by one of the neighbours seeing a
huge sheet of flame to suddenly shoot through one
of the upper loops of a brick and timber building,
over 100 feet long, 60 feet wide, and three floors
high. In this building were the stores, the malt
vats, and bottling rooms, and adjoining was the
dwelling-house contaiung 14 rooms.
An immediate alarm having been given, the
heads of the firm and numerous employes residing
near, were called together to render assistance, but
before any attempt could be made to save the
plant, the whole of the first-named building was in
flames from the ground floor to the roof, and the
upper part of the dwelling was blazing away with
full vigour, and the fire had likewise travelled into
I the private residence of Mr. J. Phillips, also in the
High-street. The scene then became one of fear-
ful grandeur, for the flames rose so high that it
was apprehended the fearful element would lay in
ruins most of the houses;on that side of the High-
street.

The local and distant engines of the Metropoli-
tan Brigade, including some laud steamers by
Shand, Mason and Co. having arrived, no time was
lost in setting them to work, but for a long time,
in spite of the immense streams of water scattered
over the conflagration, it continued its carnage,
and although there was no danger of any further
extension of mischief, the engines were at work at
noon, there remaining a vast body of fire under
the ruins. The total loss is very considerable, and
is thus officially returned by Captain Shaw—High-
street, Hampstead, Messrs. !lards an i Co., brewers.
Cause of fire unknown. A brick and timber build-
ing of 3flaors, used as stores, malt house, vat rooms,
and bottling warehonse3, about 100 feet by 60 feet,
and contents destroyed ; th 3 stock in vaults under
severely damaged by water and hest; the dwelling-
house, of 11 rooms, severely damaged, and most
part of the roof burned off (all communicating).
The plant and stock in trade insured in the Law ;
the furniture in the Sun; and the buildings in the
LAW Fire Offices. No. 8, High-street, Hampstead,
Mr. J. Phillips (private), the third floor and con-
tents burned out and roof destroyed ; rest of house
and contents severely damaged by fire, water,
&c. Mr. Phillips was insured in the County
Fire Office. No. 10, iu the 44h-street, Mr. It.
Rice, licensed victualler, proprietor of the King of
Bohemia tavern. Side walls and roof damaged by
fire, and contents and ceiling injured by water.
Insured in the Alliance Fire-office.
The police rendered great assistance in protecting
the property of the inhabitants ; and Mr. White,
the assessor of losses to the County, attended on
behalf of that office to ascertain the amount of their
losses.
There were eleven other fires during the night,
one at 9, Church-street, Camberwell, belonging to
Messrs. Herman and Co., tailors, which destroyed
the valuable stock in trade, and slightly damaged
the fancy bazaar next door. Insured in the North
Briton Mercantile Fire-office.
lAnother fire - happened which destroyed the

skittle alley of Mr. E. G. Alford, at the Magpie
and Stump, Cheyns-row, Chelsea. The building
was 40 feet long, and the cause of the fire could
not be ascertained.
There were other fires of minor importance.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mary Lyons was charged, before. Mr. Tyrwhitt with
begging, with her three children, Edward, aged six, Mary
Ann, aged five, and Hannah, aged two years and six
months.

The Marquis Townshend said that last night he saw
the prisoner with her three children begging in Great
Portland-street, in all directions, and in the most im-
portunate manner. The prisoner had been convicted
several times, and was in the habit of dragging her child-
ren about, and he considered it one of the worst cases
he had seen, as each time the prisoner had been convicted
the poor children had been compelled to be taken to the
infirmary in consequence of the wretched condition they
were in through being dragged about the streets. He
trusted, in the interest of the children, if his worship con-
sidered the case proved, that he would send the prisoner
for a long time, so that the children might be taken care of.
The prisoner, in a whining voice, said she had the
" brownchitis."

Mr. Tyrwhitt said as it was clear the prisoner had been
convicted over and over again, she would now go for
three months, and the next time to the sessions; the chil-
dren would be better off for it. lie quite concurred with
the witness, that the children should not be dragged about
as they had been.

THAMES.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—John Cass, a clerk, was
brought before Mr. Benson, charged with feloniously em-
bezzling upwards of £lO he had received for and on ac-
count of Mr. George Joyce, cap manufacturer, of 28, Le-
man-street, Whitechapel. The prisoner had been in the
service of the prosecutor for a few months as clerk
and traveller, at a salary of £2 per week, and it was
his duty to solicit orders, and to receive money owing
to his employer. Of the moneys he received he feloni-
ously appropriated £lO and more to his own use. One
pay weut of £ll 17s. to the prisoner was proved by Mr.
Thomas Clove, a tailor and outfitter, of No. 123, Leman-
street. The prisoner had never acclimated for it. The
prisoner said ho had nothing t.) say. He was committed
for trial on this charge, and will be brought up again for
others to be preferred sgaiust him.
TEALING WINE IN TIIE DOCK.—Thomas Vesey, a
lighterruan, in the employ of Mr. Newcombe, was charged
with broaching a cask of ging,-r wine, and stealing four
gallons and a halt from it.
Thomas Cook, a constable, said ha stopped the prisoner
as he was leaving the West India Dock with a tin'can con-
taining a pint of ginger cordial in his possession. Before
he opened it the prisoner said it was medicine, then
a stomach cordial, thea gin, and, lastly, beer. It was
ginger wine of British manufacture. The prisoner was in
charge of a barge containing, among other cargo, a cask
of ginger wine, which had been spiled and 4i gallons ab-
stracted.

Mr. Bei!won committed him to oue month's imprisonment
and WO labour.