The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY iVTAWING APRIL 2, 1857.

7I "ONT BEANO IS OPEN
+SL. TO-NIGHT.

I,IE. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES,
with New Costumes and v irious Novelties, Vocal and Cha-
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and Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office,
Poly4ranhie-hall, Ring William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has
een entirely redecorated.

fl ORDON CUMMING, the LION HUNTER,
lir will give his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT, descrip-
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People, from the great Kalahari Desert, will appear incidental to the
Entertainment. Fiano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Area, Is ; reserved
seats, 25.; stalls (which may be taken daily betvieen eleven and
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ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIJRENT'S CASINO,
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recess. Door• open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis-
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911 HE GREAT TOBA.CCO CONTROVERSY.
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at 3 and half-past 7 p.m., at Dr. K mix% MUSEUM, No. 4, Coven-
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unrivalled in the world, and the rarity and completeness of whose
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or Every-day Life in America, in which he will relate his A necdotils
descriptive of American Life and Manners, and sing the following
cornnositions, "The Gambler's Wife," "The Maniac," "The Ship
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'NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK
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The Direetors of the National Provincial Bank of England HERE,
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TOTAL. DESTRUCTION OF- DARByB-
- FACTORY, LAMBEIIt.

Yesterday (Wednesday) morning at an early hour a fire,
attended wite a serious loss of property,-;aud almost with
fatal results to three persons, happened in the premises
belonging to Mr. M. Darby, firework maker to the
Queen and many public gardens, carrying on businese at
No. 98, Regent-street, Lambeth-walk.
The premises in which the misfortune commenced were
four floors high, including the basement—the lower rooms
being well etocked with pyrotechnic devices, whilst the
upper parts of the house were occupied as sleeping monis
for the accommodation of three parties who were left in
charge of the building of a night. On Tuesday night t
of Mr. Darby's'adris went to bed in one of the top rooms,
and a -ferna!e., spant named Broad retired to rest in a
ro im on the same floor.
Shortly -after one o'clock yesterday morning, a Felice-
man of the L division, whilst standing opposite the pre-
mises, had his attention directed to the kitchen or base-
ment floor by hearing an unusual noise proceeding from
that part of the house. The constable immediately
crossed the road to see what bad occurred, he at first
thinking that thieves had entered the place. He had,
however, scarcely time enough to get to the railings in
front of the building, than he became aware of the dire-
ful nature of the accident, for several gross of small fire-
works, such ae squibs, Catherine wheels, roman candles,
and rockets, exploded, making a noise like the discharge
of many fire-arias, At the same time sheets of flame of
various colours shot forth from the windows, and could
be seen travelling up the staircase towards the rooms in
which 'Mr. Darby's sons and -the servant were sleeping.
The officer inimediately•sprang his tattle, and called
cut "Fire," but some few minutes elapsed before ho could
make the eciMpants sensible of their impending danger,
and not until the flames had taken complete possession
of the staircase, th reby cutting off al means of retreat
is that quarter. The three persons having gained one of

the froni, windows, they begged of the iiarties in the
street to run off and fetch the Royal Society's fire-escape,
bat whilst this was being done, a ladder was brought,
raised in front of the house, and the lives of the three in-
dividuals were happilY saved, the escape arriving within
a few minutes after the persons had been rescued.
The necessary intelligence having been sent to the va-
rious engine-houses with all possible expedition, the large
engine belonging to Messrs. Hodges' distillery, that of
the parish, and several of .the London brigade, West of
England Insurance Company, and others attended. The
firemen then found the flames issuing from every, window
in front of the building, and at frequent intervals loud
explosions ensued. Fortunately, the fire-plugs of the
Lambeth and Southwark Water Companies yielded a
plentiful supply of the opposing element ; and the fire-
men, taking advantage of that fact, bad their engines
set in operation, when the men went to work in an in-
trepid manner, and, by taking the hose into the front
windows, they were enabled to scatter continuous
streams of water upon the conflagration, a work of no
little risk, owing to the' frequent ex?losions of rockets
and otherfireworks. The men, however, nothing daunted
by the danger they were exposed to, kept to their posts,
and eventually had
.the satisfaction of seeing the fire
palpably diminish beneath the weight of water thrown
upon it. This, however, could not be accomplished
until the destructive element bad taken a complete sweep
through every room in the building, consuming in its
progress the whole of the manufactured stock in trade,
the prepared, composition, and the costly furniture,
wearing apparel, Zee. Fortunately the gunpowder was
kept in a; magazine away frond, the house, and the fire
not being able to reach it prevented a far inure serious
explosion than any that had occurred upon the ignition
of the fireworks previously alluded to. Thu loss is very
considerable, and it is to be regretted that Mr. Darby
was not insured fer either stock in trade, furniture, or
the buildiog. The came premises have suffered in a
similar manner on-one or two previous occasions. The
, police Of the L division mustered in strong force,, under
Inspector' Harmsworth and Byron, and kept a great
crowd of idlers and others out of the reach of danger.
As to the origin of the catastrophe not the least infor-
mation could be obtained. Mr. Braid wood, in his official
report, describes the damage done as follows :—" An
eight-roomed house and contents destroyed."