The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-27 00:00:00

DESTRUCTITE FIRE.

Last evening, about five o'clock, an alarming fire
occurred in the extensive goods depot of the London
and North Western Railway, situated in the Ural-
road, Camden-town, and in the near neighbourhooa
of the Camden-station, on the company's main liuel;
The building forms four sides of a large square, "Wit
a spacious court-yard in the centre roofed with glass,
and is connected with the railway by siding 3 on the
one hand, and also with the Regent's Canal on ti`i3
other. The fire is supposed to have originated is
part of the structure used as offices, and in "svhi,%
the books and papers relating to the business of
goods depot were kept. It speedily broke out
a blaze, the reflection of which was visible all °re
the metropolis for more than an hour, and which
soon attracted the attention both of the men °o
duty at the head-quarters of the Fire Brigade jt,
Watling-street, city, and at those of the L°11(1°o
Salvage Corps, close by. In a short time about 16 49f
the most powerful engines of the brigade, with 6
strong body of men from the various stations, arrival
,t
at the spot one after another, those from the district
stations nearest the scene of the fire, under t 0
charge of Superintendent Teviotdale, being anilei3:
the first. The military fire brigade from the Albany"
street barracks, with their engine, were likewise
promptly in attendance, as was also the Volunteer
e,
Fire Brigade from Kilburn. These were further r a
iuforced by the railway company's engilice 3130 f
hydrants, and, there being an abundant supply, d,
water both from the canal, which flanks the bull
ing on one side, and from the mains of the */8t
to
Company, they were all more or less brought
hole
play with prodigious effect. Nevertheless the whioai,
of the side of the building in which the fire
nated and parts of two other sides of it were cl
stroyed, with the roof and most of the contents, n
All the
some part of the glass roof in the centre.loso
offices connected with the building were more or /
injured by the heat or by water and smoke.
that
o'clock the fire was so much under control 1
apprehensions of further mischief were allayedivice
throughout the remainder of the evening the; of
Brigade, with some of their engines, were 13'1%0
engaged in cooling the ruins. Mr. Swanton, d,
superintendent of the Salvage Corps, was in ahtter03
01
ante with a body of men, and a great numb
the railway company's servants rendered asses
in the emergency.

A feW

SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO AN ACTRESS.."
nights ights since at Greenock, while Miss Ross Wagfir,,, o
forming the part of Juliet, in Shakspere's play of hero
and j-ulie," and towards the close of the last act,
.s"
u
ed
.tress is supposed to stab herself, the wcaP°ll.rtr-
the ase
upon the occasion being a very sharp, pointed one! "10'e-
Ross actually caused the dagger to pierce her tics' igero-
diately over the region of the heart. The curtma jog
colovrog
after
fell, when it was ascertained that blood 'was
from the wound. Upon examination of the wound icti the
found
that, the weapon, having fortunately Pit'ice vital
actress iu an oblique direction, escaped touching 3 ro,
s t 0
I°s
part. Fortunately the injury was not so sever„
vent Miss Ross appearing on the following o'.
Glasgow _Herald. ;„c! the
THE
CONVICT SHORE.--OH Sunday
governor of the Now Bailey Prison, Manchester, Needias
au intimation that the sentence of death upon Cond°,oo,
Shore, for the murder of Sergeant Brett bad beat
at
muted to penal servitude for life. Arrangorael't wheo :7115,
once made for the removal of the convict, an"
brought to London by Mr. Rayner,•the deputy Vver7,. gr•
the prison, by the night train. On 'Monday
m°r
whore
Rayner and his charge arrived safely at Millba,uk,
Condon was informed of the terms of the coma al
HOSPITAL RELIEF.—The number of aledie,rap-
surgical cases relieved at the Royal Free hospital, ',23, ofto
inn-road, during the week ending Noveinber
3,105, of which 1,013 were new cases.