The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-10 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Clarke, an eminent surgeon, in practice
at Hoxton, came before Mr. HALLS to apply for a warrant
against a young gentleman, named Waring, under the fol-
lowing curious circumstances :
Mr. Clarke stated that the person against whom his ap-
plication was made was a young gentleman of very consider-
able attainments, and most respectably connected, and had
received a portion of his professional education at the Royal
College of Surgeons. Some time ago application was made
by his friends to him (Mr. Clarke) to article or rather ap-
prentice Mr. Waring to him, and it was finally arranged for
the term of five years, applicant receiving a premium of
3001. The young gentleman conducted himself with great
propriety, was extremely studious and attentive, and gave
fair promise of becoming an ornament to the profession
which he had chosen. All at once, however, a few days
ago, he was missed from the house, and•could not be found
or heard of among his friends or elsewhere. The most an-
xious inquiries were made,.and all his connexions were in a
state of the greatest alarm, when a letter was received from
him by the applicant, dated from the Dart steamer, lying
off Woolwich, in which he stated that he had made up his
mind to go out to Spain, to fight in the cause of Donna
Isabella, and that as soon as he had got beyond the reach of
any power which the applicant might have to punish him
for an abandonment of his duties as an apprentice, he would
write again, and acquaint him more fully with his reasons
for absconding. The applicant and the young gentleman's
friends were extremely anxious to bring him back, and
therefore he (Mr. Clarke) had applied to Mr. Halls for his
assistance.

Mr. HALLS said he doubted very much if he had any
power to act in a case where a higher premium than 25/.
had been given. The Act of Parliament gave power to the
Magistrates at Sessions only to interfere where the premium
was above that sum.

Mr. Vine, the clerk, said that, under the Act, the Ma-
gistrate had no power to punish for misconduct in cases
where the premium exceeded 251. ; but there was a clause
which enabled him, in case of an apprentice fleeing into
another country to avoid the due performance of the duties
imposed upon him by his indentures to cause the offending
party to be brought before him, and to hold him in good
and sufficient sureties to answer the charge at the Sessions.
Mr. HALLS, upon reading the clause, immediately issued
a warrant ; and Keyse, the officer, went off to Woolwich,
accompanied by Mr. Clarke, to execute it.
Should the young gentleman be brought forward, the
discussion which must take place upon the subject will ex-
cite great interest, more particularly amongst the members
of the medical profession.
Two notorious thieves, named Thomas Weatherby and
Joseph Prosser, were charged as follows :
It appeared that on Thursday night Frederick Johnson, a
policeman of the F division, observed the two prisoners and
another man lurking about Holles-street, and, suspecting
they were after no good, he watched them for some,time,
and put his fellow constable on the same beat on his guard
against them. Two of the three (the prisoners) were shortly
after missed, and Johnson suspected that they had got into
an empty house in the street, with the intention of robbing
the one next door, occupied by Mr. Edmund Bennett. He
placed, his fellow-constable outside, and, knocking at Mr.
Bennett's door, obtained permission to go to the top of the
house. He got on the roof of the empty house, and, de-
scending by the trap-door, heard voices, and footsteps de-
scending the stairs. He followed, but the thieves, hearing
some one, increased their pace, and found their way through
the cellar-flap into the street, where, however, they found
the other constable ready to receive them, and he took
them into custody. In the cellar was found a sack con-
taining several large pieces of lead, which had been cut
from the top of Mr. Bennett's house, and, upon searching
Prosser, a large and very sharp knife was found upon him.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the lead, but were
convicted as rogues and vagabonds, under the Police Act,
and sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour
in the House of Correction. _ _ _

The Magistrate ennunended the constables for their vigi•
lance and tact.

FIRE AT THE PEi•TITENTIARY.

STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR.

The following narrative of the origin and circumstances
attending the late alarming fire in the General Penitentiary
was yesterday communicated to the reporter by the Gover-
nor, Captain Chapman.
It will be seen there was much exaggeration and mis-
statement in several parts of the accounts first published,
and which were hastily obtained amid the confusion of the
fire.

The fire had its commencement in the laundry, which
occupies two sides of the basement of the hexagonal build-
ing, where are the officers' apartments and the infirmary for
the sick. With the exception of the sick, the prisoners
are wholly confined in the six pentagons that surround the
hexagon. Each pentagon has in the centre of its yards a
circular tower of three stories, perfectly isolated. The fire
was first discovered about six o'clock in the evening. The
women employed in the laundry had, as usual, left off work
at about half-past five o'clock, and returned to their separate
cells in pentagon No. 3, where they were locked up for
the night. All was apparently safe at that time. It has
been ascertained that the fire was perfectly accidental, and
was caused by the linen on one of the horses in the airing
chamber having fallen off the horse upon the grated floor,
through which the hot air rises from the furnace below
into the chamber. The hot chamber is a projection from
the main building, and is about ten feet wide and seven
deep, and has seven horses for linen, which slide upon iron
grooves backwards and forwards. When these slides are
shut, it is a perfectly close room, with only a small iron flue
at the top, which is carried up along the outside of the
main building to the roof, and through which the hot air
slowly find its way. The fallen linen, it is presumed, rust
from the great heat have ignited, and communicated the
flames to the rest of the linen, and to the wooden work of
the chamber. The flames having no vent but up the flue,
rushed in a body through it, and with inconceivable rapidity
communicated to the upper part of nearly one half of the
hexagon, whilst at the same time they were fast extending
themselves along the whole of the roofs of pentagons Nos.
3 and 4, and to a portion of the upper story of those penta-
gons. The extensive lead gutters which ran along the edges
of the roof were soon melted by the intense heat, exposing
the ends of the wooden joists and rafters of the roof to the
full fury of the flames, and the roof not having a single divi-
sion throughout the whole of its length, the draught of air
was astonishingly great, and carried along with it the flames
through the immense loft with wonderful rapidity.
When the fire first broke out, it was the opinion of the
Governor that he should be able to master it with the force
he had within the walls, but, still determined to leave no
means of prevention unused, he soon after sent off notice
to the Queen-square police-office, and to the head-quarters
of the Metropolitan Police in Scotland-yard. The Governor
likewise sent to the different surrounding fire stations. Se-
veral engines soon arrived. The West of England was the
first that was brought into play. There was no engine be-
longing to the prison.
The crowd collected at the outer lodge-gate, and along
the river front of the building, had become excessively great,
and of the usual mixed character on occasions of the kind.
Whenever the great gates were opened to admit the fire-
men, or for any other necessary communication, it was found
difficult by a very small portion of the prison officers who
could be spared for this duty, to keep the mob from avail-
ing themselves of the opportunity for rushing in. The
Governor made a representation of this source o alarm to
Mr. White, the Magistrate, who immediately sent a mes-
senger to request the assistance of a detachment of the mi-
litary, which was granted, and the soldiers arrived with ex-
traordinary promptitude ; their presence, with the assistance
rendered by the new police, had the desired effect of keep-
ing back the mob.
Immediately on the fire breakinc, out the governor felt it
to be his paramount duty to attend first to the preservation
of the lives of his prisoners, of whom the females alone were
at any time in danger. The total number of female pri-
soners was 90, of whom 10 were in the infirmary, and the re-
mainder in pentagon No. 3, along the roof of which the fire
was running. The fire was prevented from extending down-
wards by the stone ceiling. The uppermost story was, be-
sides, wholly unused. The ten patients in the female infir-
mary, which is situate in the upper story of the part of the

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hexagon where the laundry is, were in the most immediate
danger, but long before the flames could reach their 81:414-
ments, they were removed by order of the governor undl.
the superintendence of the surgeon, Dr. Wade, to the round
tower in the centre of the yars of No. 3 pentagon,
they were perfectly safe, the towerbeing completely isolatel.ol
The 80 female prisoners in pentagon No. 3 were atan
period removed under the immediate superintendence and
direction of the governor to the chapel, which is in the.
centre of the hexagon, and free from danger, it. being isolated
with the exception of three covered galleries of communic
tion, which being composed entirely of brick and stone were
of course fire-proof. At a later hour of the night they were
removed from the chapel and placed in the pentagon 11°'
6, which fortunately had been kept empty for the PurP?sllaf:.
of perfecting some extensive alterations that were bei
made therein.. 'The other pentagon, No. 4, to the rod o
which the fire extended, was empty and undergoing aheie ad:
tions. The women were, as might be naturally exPcc
much frightened at first, but on receiving assurances fromt
the governor of their safety in the chapel for the presen
with a solemn promise of removal should any change of eh'
cumstances cause danger, they soon became tranquillized.l
The number of male prisoners in the infirmary was
12 out of 448, the total number confined within pentse"
r'
Nos. 1,2, and 5. None of these were ever in any dange

and consequently remained unremoved.
About ten o'clock one of the Westminster visitinj
gistrates of their new Bridewell arrived, and informed (1.81;
tain Chapman, that the Governor of the Bridewell,
tenant Tracy, had made arrangements by which he OE',
receive 400 of the Penitentiary prisoners, should the not
sity arise for their removal. This offer was followedof
the sending the Westminster prison van for the purp?se
their conveyance. Captain Chapman expressed him {or
very much obliged to the Magistrates of Westminster I°
the offer, but declined availing himself of it then, and e't:
pressed a strong hope that no necessity would arise for
any
removal. of
est.oo -

Between eleven and twelve o'clock, at the suggo r
Mr. Beer, the Governor's clerk, Mr. Braidwood, the soPeo,
intendent of the London Fire Establishment, collected to
gether some of his men, and was himself the first to tOiej
to the roof No. 4, where the men sawed away and retool
the rafters for a wide space in a most effectual manner. if,
The flames were afterwards similarly stopped by 'to
Braidwood and his men from spreading beyond No. 3

No. 2.
It has been said in some of the accounts, that Lord gel:
bourne was sent for by the governor. This is a raistak.et;
his Lordship's arrival was entirely his own act, and Visa
unexpected. He arrived about midnight, and contiin_l,t
within the building some considerable time, evincing S
anxiety and intgrest in the measures that were being 0%6
for the safety of the prisoners, and the suppression of t"0
fire. Many other Noblemen and distinguished Per,ol
were on the spot during the night ; among others was
AdOlphus Fitzclarence, who came accompanied by the 0°
Manners Sutton.
The damage done is considerable, but no exact 06°1
can be formed of the extent and amount of loss till a set
vey has been made, which is about to be done 11

Robert Smirke. #
In this calamity, although there is much to deplore,
not a single accident, not even an irregularity, occurlo;

amongst the prisoners. Water was supplied to the euPter
by the constant working of the male prisoners at the rile
machines, of which there are three in the prison, whererip
laboured most cheerfully and willingly from six ocloeteir
the evening till five o'clock the next 'morning, doing the
work in perfect silence, and bearing ample testimony
high state of subordination and discipline which ells"; of
this institution. The men were brought out in geoPere
about 30 at a time, and having worked for an hour woo
relieved, the men quitting work immediately, and vritteb
murmur marching back to their separate cells, in v;
and
they were locked up, as on ordinary occasions. Verynled,
individual instances of marked good conduct oceurrtile
which have been made the subject of a special report by
governor to the proper authorities.
..uover%
Tae statements which have appeared,r,that the 131—,„, of
were seen in a frantic state screaming from the vriud°',
their cells, as also that they were drawn up in their 97-ify
and there exhibited such symptoms of a turbulent au
subordinate character as to require the presence of Woo
litary, who were sent for to awe them, Captain ChtP
states to be completely erroneous. The object of tl.OOl
litary being sent for was the protection of the prie°D,
the vast assemblage which had soon formed arouou •70
outer lodge entrance, and was every moment increasieg
numbers. se
By yesterday morning the consequences of the Brea:elt,
far as the prisoners were concerned, had ceased to be tpy
Every necessary arrangement for their permanent ucct,eo
tion of the cells to which they were removed had Icto
made, and the prison in every department brought becebot
its accustomed state of strict discipline. It is not true 00"
the new tread-wheel was destroyed, and for the best re.,bio
—no such thing ever had an existence at any period W
the walls.

A few evenings since a young woman new:cl,
Brooks, the daughter of a bricklayer and plasterer Oslo
ing on Royal Hill, Greenwich, was sent out by her Par°Pas
for some grocery, but she did not return, and searcheel as
for
made for her in all directions, but no tidings of her
be obtained. Two mornings afterwards a milkman hat
having occasion to go to the well on Royal Hill, f°llh-0
that the water had been very much disturbed, and that "
bucket struck against something unusual. Assistance 'lilt
procured, and the body of the young woman was br°llf,be
up. Her clothes were tied round her legs, and it 'sit 0
general impression that she threw herself into thew e',of
she had been for some time labouring under despond of
mind. It appeared on the inquest held on the body e; her
unfortunate girl, that she was the principal support e' .13;
parents, and bore an excellent character. The affair beithe
involved in some mystery, the jury, by the advice leaving
Coroner, returned a verdict of " Found' drowned," s
t• tste
the case open for another investigation by the magls
if further evidence could be obtained.
Jo /laic
LESSONS FOR ROGUES.—The Stirling 0
says, " It will no doubt be in the recollection of olore
our readers that in the month of March last, Messrs' oly
well and Sons, manufacturers in Paisley (then and Previ°A
considered a highly respectable firm), absconded to P:001
rice, leaving behind in this country, through the sort' of
means of fraud and forgery, debts to the incredible Ote°ol.
between 70,000/. and 80,000/. The parties in question
ulier
Paisley, as we have already stated, in March.r.
till
was employed to follow them, but did not leave t'fbils
April ; so that the Carswells had thus the advantage °
pro'
by by upwards of fourteen days. It would he a tedious. rot,
cess to relate the extraordinary and almost roulae,.tien.
ventures of that enterprising officer, who, after lanweporcis
the New World, travelled in pursuit of the fugitives ued
the
of 5,000 miles, when, to use his own words, be
of
Carswells, father and sons, in the wilds of MiellT
where they had purchased a small farm in the lieShicll
the woods ; their home being a small log cabin, the.
they were arrested on Friday evening, the 28th of ktig
last.,
(ADVERTISEMENT.) EIGHT-DAY CL
01
FOUR GUINEAS each warranted.
H FOR THE DRAWING ROOM, they are made under "eocr
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showing.
FOR COUNTING HOUSES, SHOPS, AND tulogs°'
BUILDINGS; they are made in round or octagon
Goic
cases, (to hang,) 14 inches diameter.
FOR HALLS, &c. &c. They are made in Rosewood
41,
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BIRTHS. grid
On the 7th inst., Mrs. Robert Johnson, Crescent-place,
of
street, of a son. 150
On the 7th inst., at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire, P.-e
fr°
Thomas Alexander Allnutt, Esq., of a son. .10t P 4 o{
On the 6th inst., at Croydon, at the residence of her. street'
Colonel Kelly, Mrs. William Bailey, of Upper Starefor°"'
a son, still-born.
meel
MARRIED. Co7oo
On the Bth inst., at St. George's, Hanover-stioarf,-1 ea Y %.
Henry Freke, C. 8., of Hannington House, Wilts, to
e cic11:00
A
Smeeton, niece of James Peters, Esq., of Cricklewood, ,""thist e6t
On the 28th ult., the Rev. George Maynard, IVl•'' yo•ongor
of Captain Maynard, of Donyland Hall, Essex, to Erol°B' fitg"
daughter of the late Edward Shaw, Esq., of Russell. plac,
1100,e
square, London.
On the Bth inst., at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. S• 5',T $544
of Stamford-street, to Harriet, second daughter of R. Bay
of the Ordnance Office.
DIED. go. Sir
On the 30th ult., at Geneva, Lieut.-Colonel the ,thr
Gordon, brother of the Earl of Aberdeen. nivr;"'
On the Bth inst., at Cowes, Emily, the amiable 044
respected wife of Charles Day, Esq., Surgeon to the R. 00 Syr
On the 7th inst., at Maidenhead, Charles Scudato
to,
Esq., aged 68. •fe of 1%.,
On the 30th ult., at Lille, in France, Elizabeth, :4°,011,
Urbain Lethierry, and daughter of the late Richard Are'f
o ‘r,
many years M.P. for Dundalk, in Ireland. ..,ife _
On the 6th inst., at Hastings, Charlotte Laurence, vb
Sloane, of St. Martin's-lane, aged 27. nfife of
On the Bth inst. at the Royal Academy, Justinta,
Hilton, Esq., aged 34. °ff
On the 9th inst., M. S. Laisne, aged 77. tier'
of
On the 9th inst., in his 54th year, Mr. Henry r • --"u Tor'
ringdon-street. lsq t,
On the Bth inst., Mary, wife of Thomas Times,
0115
rington-square.
On the 7th inst., in Dover-street, Piccadilly, I%'-`r.
aged 60.
On the 9th inst., Mrs. James Bush, in her 52d Year' „o f ple•
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