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

RACIIEL AGAIN.

JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—(THIS DAY).
(13c-or3 qtr. Justic3 Blackburn.)

This day, At twelve o'clock, an application was
made by Mr. Lewis Heritage, solicitor for Madame
Rachel, to put in fresh bail for her appearance—
Mr. Benjamin Moss and Mr. Henry Smith Frost.
Mr. George Lew ip, jun. (Lewis and Lewis), on
behalf 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 has had the usull notice.
Mr. Heritage stated that it was in consequence
of Mr. Soloman declining to be one without a pecu-
niary consideration. He was willing to deposit
with the Master of the Court security for £3,000
in the London and County Bank, while, iu addition
to the bail, Mr. Mvss would depo3it the money in
court.

Whilst his lordship was waiting for the Acts
of Parliament under which the application was

made, Mr. Moss was called in and examined. lle
said he was manager of the business of Mr. John-
son, printer, and had £3,000 at the London and
County and Bank. Ile was pressed by Mr. Lwis
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 d tys' notice must
be given.

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

TERRIFIC CONFLAGI?ATION—(This Day.)

The most extensive conflagration that has oc-
curred in the district of Hampstead for some years
past happened this (Wedues lay) 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 largo
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 rhino to suddenly shoot through one
of the upper loops of a brick and timber building,
over 100 feet long, 60 feet wide, and three fl.Jors
high. In this building were the stores, the malt
vats, and bottling rooms, and adjoining was the
dweling-house containing 14 rooms.
An immediate ala.rai having been given, the
heads of the firm and uum rJus cmployls residing
near, were called together to render assistance, but
before any attempt could be made to save the
plant, the whole of the first-uatned building was in
flames from the !,roand flior to the roof, acid the
upper part of the dwelling was blazing away with
full vigour, and the fire hal likewise travelled into
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 clement would lay iu
ruins most of the houses,ou 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. Harris and Co., brewers.
Cause of fire unknown. A brick and timber build-
ing of 3 floors, used as stores, malt house, vat rooms,
and bottling war,hoases, about 100 feet by 00 feet,
and contents d.3stroye I ; the stock in vaults under
severely damaged by water and heat ; the dwelling-
house, of 14 rooms, severely damaged, and most
part of the roof burned off (all communicating).
The plant and stock iu 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, in the High-street, Mr. R.
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.
Another 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-77as Day.

hiARLBOROUGH-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 convicte d
the poor children had 'been compelled to be taken to the
infirmary in consequence of the wretched condition they
were in through being dragged alsout 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. He 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 bad 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 revive money owing
to his employer. Of tho moneys he received he feloni-
ously appropriated £4O and more to his own use. One
payment of £ll 17s. to the prisoner was proved by Mr.
Thomas Clove, a tailor and outfitter, of No. 125, Leman-
street. The prisoner had never accounted for it. The
prisoner said he had nothing to say. Ile was cAumitted
for trial on this charge, and will be brought up again for
others to be preferred against him.
STEALING WINE 7N TILE DOCK.—Thomas Vesey, a
lightermaa, in the employ of Mr. Newcombe, was charged
with broaching a cask of ginger wine, and stealing four
gallons and a half from it.
Thomas Cook, a COM table, said he stopped the prisoner
as he was leaving the West India Dock with a tin can con-
taining a pint of ,siugq- cm-dial in his possession. Before
he opened it the prisoner said it was medicine, then
a stomach cordial, thou. gin, and, lastly, beer. It was
ginger wine of British manufacture. The prisoner was in
charge of a barge c,ntaraiiug, among other cargo, a cask
of ginger wine, which iiad been spiled and 4i gallons ab-
stracted.

Mr. Benson commit ted, Lim to one month's imprisonment
and bard labour.