The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-15 00:00:00

THE SITN, LONDON,.IoAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1%7..

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

oI:DINARY 811AltES AND STOCKS.

Lailways,

P4id.l Closing
Prioe.

Busineso
done.

,Bristol and Exeter .... ion
!Ca1ed0nian,...........; too
Cambrian ! 1.;)0
Cork and Bandon :I—Cornwall
Dublin & Belfast Junes 100
Dun„Perth,& Ab.JunN 1,0
&London, nerip Cyril all
Do. 100
Glasgow & S. Western 100
Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' 100
Do. E.Angl, st. No. t.) ; 100
Great North ol Scotland! 100
!Great Northern 11.00
Da. A stock .. 100
Do. It siock lea
Do. New, Is. at 20 pm 100
GtS, and W. 01 lrelnudi 100
Gt. Western -Original 1(.0
Do. S. Val. (tail. gua., 100
Do. South Wales 140
Do. W. Mid.—Oxfortil 100
Do. Newport lOO
Do. Hereford lOO
Lancashire & Yorkshlry 100
Landon and Biackwall 100
on., Brigh., & S Coast, 100
Lon., Chat., and Dovelr 100
Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO
Lon. & North Western 100
Lon. & South Western 100
Man., Shut., Sc Linool 100
Metropolitan all
Do. New lO
Do. Extension all
Metropolitan District. all
Do. do. do. 10
Do. and St. John'sW'd 6
Alidiand
Do. £9 Share 7
Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100
,did Kent . all
orth British
Do. Ed., rth., & Dun lOO
N th. Eastern—Berwic 100
Do. G.N•.E purohas• 16.13.1
Do. Leeds ..... 100
Do. York lOO
Dc, Carlisle ..... 100
Do. Stook. & Darling, all
Do. do. 1860-61 . 18
North London
Do. do. 1864 5 . lO
Do. do. 1866 .
'forth Staffordshire 100
. & S. W. Junotion
,:cottish Central
cot. N. E , Aber. stoc TOO
Uo. Soot, Mid. stook lOO
Shropshire Union
South Devon leo
75,auth Eastern
Staines, Wok., & Wok all
fall Vale lOO
Do. C a
Vale of Neath
Waterford & Kilkenu) lOU
Waterloo & Whiteha 1 6
,Vest Cornwall lOO

82 83
8 81
35 15

BJ, 1 7911

2 4
73 70
'A 72

10,1 102
10 SO
51 6)
15 (1
107 100
1,0 112
121

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111 i

91 9i
95i 16

451 i i 5

25 30
211 31

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122 11 1

52 53
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99 69

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LA►W INTELLIGENCE,--Tlii;ay

QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Mellor

and Lush.)
TULK V. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The arguments in this case, which involved the
question of the enclosure of Leicester-spare, was
resumed this morning.
The ground of action was the claim of Mr. Tulk
to the possession of the piece of ground in the centre
of the squaro, and which had been enjoyed by the
inhabitants of Leicester-square as an open space for
the term of upwards of 99 years. It was urged
by the Attorney-General on behalf of Mr.
L'ulk that the leases of some of the houses
on the north side of the square having fallen in,
and that as this piece of ground was included in
the lease, the exclusive right of it reverted to the
original lessor. On the other hand, it was con-
tended by Mr. Mellish, Q.C., representing the Metro-
politan Board of Works,that the piece of ground was
appropriated entirely to the public as a recreation
ground, and that therefore it came within the
limits of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and
that they therefore were bound to keep it in
proper order, on the ground that it was
public property, and that there was no right what-
ever
on the part of the claimant to the land i❑
question, which it was sought to lay out for build-
ing purposes. He also contended when the
leases of the other moieties of the property
had fallen in, no claim was set up for the possession
of the open space, and that, had the right exisbed,
it ought to have been raised then. The Attorney-
General, on the part of the claimant, said there
never was any right of entrance to the square, and
that it was in the first instance only obtained for the
convenience of those residing around it by the pay-
ment of an annual fee.

At the conclusion of the arguments the Cour
:ook time to consider its juigment.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.)
RYDER V. WOMBWELL.

Mr. Pyke showed cause in this case against the
rule to set asile the verdict for the plaintiff, which
had been obtained in this case. It will be recol-
lected that the action was brought to recover the
value of certain jewellerysupplied to the defendant,
payment for which was resisted on the ground that
the defendant was under age when the goods wore
supplied, and also that they were not necessaries.
Mr Buller supported the rule, and at the con-
clusion of the learned gentleman's argument the
Court postponed ita judgment.

Fire at the Imperial Gas Works.

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Slierly before twelve o'clock last night a fire
broke out on the preini3es of the Imperial Gaa Com-
pany, which are situate immediately behind the
Great Northern Railway Station, King's-cros3.
the yard at the rear of the exhauster engine-hou;se
a tar well, 20 feet de.T and about 15 feet in

circumference. This took. fire by the falling of
a small iron pipe at th►e mouth of which there
was a gaslight. The flame, which instantly sprang
into the air, was of a terrific character. It flared
like a gigantic torch, and, towering high above the
neighbouring buildings, was seen from considerabk.
distances. Steamers and manuals at once pro-
ceeded to the spot from distant parts of
London. Before the arrival of the first engine,
the authorities on the spot, thoroughly appre-
ciative of the immense danger which threatened,
directed that the whole of the retorts should
be fired. There were four retort-houses in
full operation at the time, each of which
contained from 30 to 40 beds, making a total of
upwards of 900 retorts. The lids of these were
slackened, the gas fired, and the flames, stretching
right across the houses, created au appearance which
cannot easily be described. The houses seemed to
be entirely full of fire, and moving about iu the
flames were the workmen, naked to their waists,
with faces and bodies blackened with the smoke.
The gas that had been generated was also let off into
the air, and rolled away into huge clouds, blown
by the wind in a direction contrary to that
where the pillar of fire stood consuming the tar.
Not very far from the tar pit were two gasometers,
and some of the workmen stated that the iron in
one gasometer became almost redhot before effectual
means were at hand to prevent an explosion. The
men, who continued their work amid the flames
of the retort-houses, deserve the utmost credit for
►heir resolute daring. There are six•huge gasome-
ters in the yard, and had any ono of them exploded
the destruction in the neighbourhood both of life
and property must have been immense.