The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-11 00:00:00

Awful Fire and Great Loss of Life.

Ono of the most calamitous fires that has occurred at the
West-end for some years past happened this (Monday)
morning at an early hour in one of the large houses, No•
Ba, Bryanstone-street, Edgeware-road. The building in
question was let out in tenements, and at the time of the
outbreak contained five families. The discovery was made
by a police-constable, who in passing noticed a dense body
of black smoke, which convinced him that the premises
were on fire. lie therefore gave immediate alarm,
and sent off for proper assistance, the first person called
being Conductor M'Gill, who arrived within a minute
from the Connaught-street station with the Royal Society's
fire-escape. Upon turning into the street, he saw that the
greater part of the house was on fire, and he noticed a
female with a child in her arms at the second floor win-
dow. As he was wheeling his machine to the front of the
house he saw the child fall back and the woman jump out
of the window. He placed the machine against the windows
in Quebec-street, but they only wore used for lighting the
staircase ; and he then placed the escape on a level of the
third floor in Bryanstone-street, and rescued an elderly
gentleman and his wife who were clinging to the window
sill. H afterwards returned and rescued a man from the
fascia of the shop. Hearing that other persons were still
in the building ho attempted to enter to save them, but the
flames were coming out of every window except
one of the parlours. He got his ladder, placed
it across the iron railings, and entered the room, but found
no ono therein. By that time several of Shand, Mason,
and Co.'s land steamers had arrived, and plenty of the
Grand Junction Company's water having been procured,
the firemen went to work in a most intrepid manner, but
the flames could not be extinguished until the whole
building was destroyed. Unfortunately four human beings
were afterwards found burnt to death in the ruins; and
there were two others missing, who have no doubt also
perished. The unfortunate woman has been removed to
St. Mary's Hospital, where she remains in a very precarious
state. The lower part of the premises were occupied by
Mr. Mundin, a boot and shoemaker, who has lost his all,
except his books and vouchers, and they wore saved in
ono of the patent Reliance fire-proof safes. The origin of
, the melancholy occurrence is enveloped in obscurity at
, present.

ANNIVERSARY OF TIIE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE
OP WALES. —Yesterday being the fourth anniversary of the
marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, the bells of the Castle and parish church at
Windsor rang a merry peal.

THE JOURNALIST AND TIIE EMPEROR.—When
brought before the Jugo d'lnstruction, M. E. de Girardin
took the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly,
thereby intimating, says the Independance, that he did not
recognise the COUP d'etat which destroyed it.
Advices from Dijon announce the death of M.
Louis Boulanger, well known as a painter, and for the last
seven years director of the School of the Fine Arts in that
town. His age was 61.

THE SUNDAY EVILNING'S FOR TIIE PEOPLE.—In
consequence of the late proceedings at Bow-street
Police-court, and of an erroneous impression which bad
gone abroad that those services would be discontinued
until the settlement of the pending legal question, the
number of applicants for admission last evening was much
smaller than usual ; but notwithstanding this the hall was
crowded in every part. The musical selection was of the
usual character. The discourse, which was "On Sun-
days and Holidays," was delivered by Mr. Frederick
Harrison, M.A.
DEATH OF THE DEAN OF lIEREFORD.—The Very
Rev. Richard Dawes, Dean of Hereford, died at half-past
1 yesterday morning, at the Deanery, from cancer in the
stomach.