The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, ISO.

FIRE IN FLEET-STREE T.— (This Day.)

This morning, shortly after six o'clock, a confla-
gration was discovered to be raging in some exten-
sive business premises in Peterborough-court, Fleet-
street, adjoining the backs of both the ,Standard
and Daily Telegraph offices. The building
in question formed the extremity of the cul de sac
which Peterborough-court represents, and as old
tarred wood entered largely into the composition of
its walls, the danger from fire was obvious, not only
to the structure itself, but to the costly and exten-
sive warehouses, &c., immediately surrounding it.
The several floors and departments of this brick and
timber building were occupied by Messrs. Mottram &
Son, printers, Messrs. Walker & Moore, also printers,
and by Mr. Whitehead, book-edge gilder, &c. In a
few minutes after the first alarm of fire had been
raised the whole place was in a blaze, and while it
appeared pretty certain that nothing but complete
destruction awaited the edifice itself, there was the
greatest danger that th 9 conflagration would extend
to the neighbouring buildings.
Fortunately the men employed in the Standard
office at once put into requisition the powerful fire-
extinguishing arrangements of that office, consist-
ing of Merryweather's apparatus ; and the regular
firemen, with numerous engines, arriving promptly
dragged their hoses up Peterborough-court, through
the Standard and other premises in Shoe-lane and
elsewhere, and from surrounding roofs and windows
kept up a play of water sufficient to give assurance
that the conflagration would be confined to

the building in which it originated. By eight
o'clock all danger was past and the fire was' well
under," that result, however, being only attained on
the almost total destruction of the premises in
question.

The Paris Universal Exhibition.

substances; dyeing substances; preserved fodder.
Class 44.—Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products :
Acids, alkalies, salts of all kinds, sea salts, and
products extracted from mother water. Various
products of Chemistry : Wax, and fatty substance:;
soaps and candles ; raw materials used in per-
fumery; resins, tar, and the products derived there-
from ; essences and varnishes, various coating sub-
stances, blacking, India-rubber and gutta percha,
and their products ; dyes and colours, mineral and
sparkling waters, natural or artificial ; raw mate-
rials used in pharmacy ; simple and compound
drugs. Class 45.--Specimens of the Chemical
Processes for Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing, and
Dressing; Specimens of dyed thread and fabrics ;
specimens of fabrics prepared for dyeing; printed
or dyed linen ; printed cotton fabrics, pure or
mixed ; printed woollen and worsted fabrics, pure or
mixed ; printed silk fabrics, pure or mixed ; printed
felt or cloth carpets, oil cloth. N.B.—ln this class
will be exhibited only such specimens as are essential
for the proper appreciation of the value of the pro-
cesses. Class 46.--Leather and Skins : Raw mate-
rials used in the dressing of skins and leather ; raw
hides ; salted hides ; leather, tanned, curried,
dressed, or dyed ; varnished leather, morocco, and
sheepskin; skins grained, shamoyed, tawed, dressed,
or dyed ; prepared skins for glove making ; skins
and furs dressed and dyed ; parchment. Gutwork :
strings for musical instruments, gold beaters' skins,
sinews, &c. Gallery V. belongs to this group.