The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

ANOIIIE.R WBARF ON FMB.

Yesterday morning a fire broke out on the pre-
mises belonging to Messrs. Bush, but sublet to Mr.
J. Bulmer, a carpenter and joiner, situate at 296,
Rotherhithe•street, near the Commercial Docks.
This building was composed principally of timber ;
it was two floors high, 40 feet long, and 20 feet
wide, and contained a large amount of property.
The engines were speedily on the spot, but it was
six hours before the flames were thoroughly extin-
guished. The origin of the misfortune is unknown.
The official report, as prepared by Mr. Superin-
tendent Henderson, is as follows :

"No. 296, Rotherhithe-street, Mr. J. Bulmer,
builder.—Builders' workshops and contents, 40 feet
by 30, two floors high. Insured in the County and
London Fire-offices for contents. Building sup-
posed to be insured in the Imperial Office.
" No. 297, ditto, Mr. G. Moore (private).—Build-
ing and contents severely damaged by fire and
water. Contents insured in the Royal Fire-office:
The building supposed to be insured in the Imperial
Office.

"No. 298, ditto, M. L. Talbot (private).—Lower
part of the house damaged by water. Insured in,
the West of England Fire-office.
"No. 295, ditto, Messrs. Robertson and Co.'s
spelter works.—A building, 60 feet long by 21 feet
wide, severely damaged by fire and water. in-
surance not known.
" Norway-wharf, J. Talbert and Sons, barge-
builders.—Timber building, 90 feet long by 60 feet
wide, destroyed. Insured in the West of England
Office.

" Open wharf, Mr. S. Moore, lighterman.—
Goods on wharf destroyed. Insurance unknown at
present.

" No. 297, Messrs. Watts, boat-builders.—Shed-
building, 90 feet by 15, destroyed. Contents in-
sured in the State Fire-office.
" No. 297 A, Messrs. W. and W. Watts, ship
chandlers.—Top floors, three-fourths'rest of timber
building, 100 feet by 30 feet, seriously damaged by
fire and water, Insured for the contents in the
State Fire-office.

" Ditto, George Dodd (basement).—Serious damge
by water, &c. Not insured.

"Ditto, T. Payne, engineer.—Similar damage.
Insurance unknown.

" Ditto, Mr. T. Lackman.—Three-fourths of pre-
mises destroyed. Insurance not known.
"Ditto, George Hallett, manufacturing chemist.
—Shed, building, and loft over, 40 feet by 14, de-
stroyed, and roof of an adjoining shed damaged by
breakage. Insurance unknown."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY,

For the Wolverhampton Stakes Lawyer, Von Strom,
and Milverton were each freely supported, but the price
taken could have been had at the close. There were several
others mentioned, but the business done was confined to the
above three.—For the Ebor Handicap, Virgilius ana
Stockade maintain their positions ; the only changes were
Moorcock advancing to 100 to 6 (taken freely), and Cape
Flyaway receding a few points. Closing prices :

WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES.
4to 1 agst Lawyer (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Von Stroom (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Milverton (taken and offered)
EBOR HANDICAP.
10 to 1 agst Virgilius (taken)
16 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken freely)
16 to 1 agst Stockade (taken)
20 to 1 agst Kildrum (taken)
20 to 1 agst Umpire (taken)
20 to 1 agst Rising Sun (taken)
25 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
25 to 1 agst Pas (taken)
THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
9to 4on the field (offered)
11 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken)
12 to 1 agst Aureian (offered)
12 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (offered)
15 to 1 agst:Big Ben (taken)

RACING FIXT

JRES FOR 1861.
UST.

AUG

Reading 14
Radcliffe l9
Egham 20

SEPT:

Devon and Exeter
Stockton
Derby
Warwick lO
Lichfield
Doncaster 17

Oxford 22
York 2S
Plymouth 29
kiBER.

OCTI

Newmarket F 0 1
Newmarket S 0 l4

Richmond .. 24
Leicester 25
Walsall 25
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 27

Newmarket H 28

NOVE:

[BEL

Worcester Autumn 5
Liverpool Autumn .. 13

Shrewsbury Autumn .. .. 19

IRELAND.
SEPTEMBER.
Curragh.. ... 3 I Jenkintown Park 19
Tramore

OCTOBER.
Londonderry
Curragh

The Birmingham Town Council have granted a
site for the erection of a statue to the late Joseph Sturge•
CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-A-CROWN DAY, Satur-
day, August 10.—Admission on payment, 729 ; ditto, by
season tickets, 692 ; total visitors, 1,421.
TIM ROYAL SALUTE.—His Royal Highness tho
General Commanding-iu-Chief has ordered that in future
the "royal salute" is to consist of the first six bars of
" God save the Queen" played twice over for her Majesty,
but once only for any other member of the Royal Family.
—United Service Gazette.

On Friday the Sheriff of Chester received the
warrant for the execution of Martin Doyle, who was on
Thursday sentenced to be hanged for his murderous at-
tack upon Jane Brogine. The execution will take place
on Tuesday, the 27th inst,--A respite, during her Majes-
ty's pleasure, was received on Thursday, by the Governor
of Flint Castle, for Sarah Edwards, under sentence of
death for the murder of her husband:
SOUTH LANCASHIRE NOMINATION.—The London
and North-Western Railway Company will run a special
train from the "Victoria Station to Newton-le-Willows, on
Wednesday, starting at half-past nine, for the convenience
of those attending the South Lancashire nomination; and
there will also be a special train from Liverpool. It has
been agreed by both parties, we understand, to follow the
plau adopted on the nomination day of 1859, and not to issue
any free tickets.
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.--OR
Saturday Mr. Humphreys held an inquest at the London
Hospital on Thomas Smith, aged 27, who had died from
drinking an excessive quantity of brandy. Deceased, who
was a labourer at the London Docks, during the absence ofd
the officers performed the operation of what isd termed
"sucking sucking the monkey," namely, boring a hole and
ks
insert-
ing a straw or small tube into one of the brandy
died from
i the. stomach
tshpriroiutgthhawt hihechwashefedurnankdinsoa lsatragtee
eaftlinsuTtit.ybiloiyovyeHr -sprooi
conveyed to the hospital,. where, although
congestion of the brain, produced from the excessive
drink-
resortedwhe(:)t, neighbourhood,
ahne4
pump and other remedies were
was recorded.
THE brandy. A verdict to that effect
banardleuypbtiod
'THE HARVEST IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.--llatVESt
Friday the weather has been brilliant. It is hoped there
goodare average universal
c r oi np
, thisand both
fair to be of excellent quality. Some new wheat has already
will
operationsil be a
found its way to market, and has fetched high prices. A
sample was left at our office yesterday, the quality of which
was very fine, and it was quite fit fer the mill. The potato
disease has been partially checked by the fair weather. The
crop is prodigious.—Cambridge Independent.
SUICIDE NEAR PORTMAN-SQUARE.—on Saturday
evening Mr. Brent held an inquest at the town residence of
Mrs. Trevor, 27, Gloucester-street, Portman-
square, on the
body of Thomas Fisher, aged 45, butler. On Thursday m orn-
ing the servants were aroused about five o'clock by a violent
ringing of the bell connected with deceased's sleeping
apartment, and on one of them
going to ascertain the cause
of the unusual sound, he was discovered lying on his bed in
his shirt and drawers, upparestly in great agony, and groan-
ing Very much. Before medical aid was procured he ex-
pired. A post raortem examination disclosed that ho had
taken a large quantity of oxalic acid,
but how he had ob-
tained it could not be discovered. There were indications
of a softening of the brain. Verdict—" The deceased com-
mitted the act himself in an unsound state of mind."
THE SILVER CHALLENGE SCULLS.—Owing to
the lamented death of Mr. A. A. Casamajor, for six years
the holder of the silver challenge sculls, the symbol of
amateur championship of the Thames, the race appointed
for last Saturday amongst the cl iallengers is postponed to
the 24th instant. The memory iif the great renown of /41r.
Casamajor as a sculler and oarsm en, and of his unassuming
worth as a private man, will lon g be cherished by aquatic,
men, by whom ho was much re: petted, while those of :_i:
near acquaintance mourn his dt ;nth with the deepest a"
moat unaffected sorrow,