The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-14 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

JLsE 12.—At two P.m. this day her Majesty's war steamer
the Sydenham arrived at the pier, having on board Lord
Stuart de Rothesay and suite from St. Petersburgh, and
three carriages. His Lordship, who looks far from well, upon
his landing proceeded to the Dolphin Hotel, and from thence
to his seat near Christchurch, where Lady Canning had ar-
rived yesterday. for the purpose of receiving her noble father.
The Oriental Company's steam-packet Oriental, Captain
Sow,expected to be released from quarantine on Friday, when
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At eleven o'clock to-day an alarming fire broke out in the
timber-yard of Messrs. Sharpe and gents for a wood
paving company, immediately opposite Co.,Le railway terminus.
The fire raged with great fury for some time from the want
of water, and the delay before the arrival of any engines,
and even then, the scanty supply of water rendered them
almost useless. Fortunately there was but little wind, or
the destruction of property must have been immense. One
new-built house, backing on the timber-yard, in the occu-
pation of Mr. Nicholls, caught fire, but fortunately, from its
having no windows at the back, this house was saved from
destruction ; but the furniture sustained great damage from
being thrown into the street. Two cottages in the rear of
the yard are nearly destroyed; Had this fire broken out in
the night, the whole of Orchard-lane and place must have
been totally destroyed from the very inefficient supply and
almost total want of water. Messrs. Sharpe and Co. are
insured, as is also Mr. Nicholls, but not so with the two
cottages.
The fire is supposed to have occurred by the overboiling
of an iron vessel of pitch and tar. The damages are esti-
mated at between 2001. and 3001.

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GALLANT ENCOUNTER.—On Saturday morning, 93
Superintendent English, of Polstead, was on his tour of duty,
he came in contatt with two notorious and desperate thieves
of that parish, laden with a bag of flour, whom he attempted
to take into custody, when a most violent struggle ensued,
one of the thieves presenting a gun at Mr. English, and
threatening to shoot him. After some severe blows, pretty
freely administered on both sides, Mr. English, who is a
powerful though not a large man, succeeded in securing both
parties, and delivering them into the custody of the parish
constable. On the same day the prisoners, James Wright,
alias Dagger, aged 23, and Golden Stow, aged 20, underwent
an examination at the Bell Inn, Stoke, before Sir Joshua
Rowley, Bart., and Charles Tyrrell, Esq. The prisoners were
fully committed for trial at the assizes.
GILLS TO THE BAR.—LINCOLN'S INN, JUNE 11.
—The remainder of the " Proposed for the Bar," for Trinity
Term, 1844, were this evening, upon going through the usual
forms, and upon accepting the customary oaths before the
Benchers of this Honourable Society, admitted to the degree
of Barristers-at-Law :—Mr. George French, Mr. Edwd. Dug-
dales Bucknall Estcourt, Mr. Charles Sims Weir, Mr. Wil-
loughby John Guthrie, London ; Mr. John Pearson and Mr.
Charles Brent, Wales.
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.--On Wednesday, the gen-
tlemen educated in Westminster school, held their annual
festival at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street,
when about forty partook of a splendid dinner, at which the
Hon. W. Ridley Colborne presided.
MISSIONS OF THE FREE CHURCH OP SCOTLAND.
—Tho annual public meeting of the members and friends of
the Free Church of Scotland was held on Wednesday at Exeter
Hall. The great hall was filled by an enthusiastic audience.
On the platform we noticed, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel,
the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Bombay; the Rev. Dr. Crook, of
Belfast; the Rev. James Hamilton, of the Scots Church,
Regent-square ; Alexander Gillespie, jun., Esq., and all the
warmest friends of this important movement in the metro-
polis. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., M.P., took the chair,
amidst great applause, and the report having been received,
resolutions favourable to the object of propagating religion
by the voluntary method were unanimously adopted. Several
clergymen, and amongst others the Rev. Baptist Noel, ad-
dressed the meeting, and at the close of the proceedings a
liberal collection was made.
THE HUNGERPORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE.--This
structure is at length progressing rapidly towards completion,
the whole of the eight patent wire lengths of rope have been
carried over, and yesterday morning several of the directors
were present, and witnessed the successful suspension of the
first link of the massive chains which are to form the chief
feature of the same bride.