The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

Th© Warwick Handicap.

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TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION.

GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY.

This morning a fire, attended with a destruction of
several thousand pounds' worth of property, and which
continued to rage for upwards of six hours, broke out in
St. George's-street in the East.
The premises belonged to Messrs. Wackebath and
Collins, the extensive sugar-refiners. They were of
great magnitude, being in some places eight and nine
stories high, the whole covering an immense area of
ground, probably a couple of acres.
The flames were first perceived by a policeman of the
H division, whilst passing along his beat. In a very
brief period two engines, from Wellclose-square Station,
were taken to the spot, and instantly set to work from
an abundant supply of water, but in less time than a
couple of hours the building termed the " old house,"
nine floors high, and several hundred feet square, pre-
sented one tremendous sheet of flame. The sugar,
which had become ignited, rushed out of the different
windows in sueh immense sheets of fire as to light up
the whole of the metropolis, whilst the river for miles
down looked like burnished gold.
Numerous other engines of the London Brigade, with
Mr. Superintendent Braidwood, and that ( f the West of
England Company, under the direction of Mr. Connor-
ton, had some previously arrived, and were all at work,
but the vast bodies of water scatterel over the flames
mado not the least impression upon them. Every en-
deavour was made to prevent any of the adjoining
houses from taking fire; the heat, however, was so great,
that another building of great extent, termed the " single
house," also took light. After a short time
.the two
buildings were on fire from the base to the roof.
By four o'clock the scene that presented itself was one
of awful grandeur; the flames were ascending high intl
the air, whilst the timbers in the two buildings were
cracking with a noise like the continued discharge of
musketry, and at frequent intervals, as the floors gave
way, the outer walls kept dropping; tut, fortunately no

further destruction of property took place, although the
main body of flame continued to rage for hours. Ev,!,n
at ten o'clock this fo-emoon the fire was f.r from being
wholly extinguish(d, although all danger of any further
extension was over.

How the misfortune occurred could not be learned.
The loss is very heavy, and the offices which will suffi-T
by the catastrophe ate the Imperial, Scottish Union,
Pl.maix, Liverpool and London, and the Sun.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Ch.ir at Twelve ck.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. BERNAL brought up the report on th
Ga 3 and Coke Cotr.pany's Bill and several ith, rs.
Mr. WILSON PATIEN moved that the order of

the House of the 19th day of February last, rt l‘rring
the Chippenhum Water-..;orks 13111 to the Committ, e
of Selection, be read, that the ittici order be disebarged,
and that the said Bill be withdr.wit.
PE ITLIONS.

Mr. GREENE presentof a petition from the (mikes
of cirtaiu municipal charities in Lancaster complaining
that by a late decision in the courts of law the
!t g,31 estate in those charities was not rested in the as
they muceived it ought to be.
Mr. CiIRISTOPLIELt preset t:d a petition signed Ly
almost all the male inhabit.nts in the market wan if

A!ford, in the county of Lincoln, occupieis of land, vi:cl
agricu,tural Isbouters, agricultural dib-
tress,

Mr. W. BROWN presented a iCon from Brailord
in Lunew.hire, tL tav,ur uf the es:annstinicnt of count)
financial boards.

Mr. SHAFTO AI)AIR presented a petition from the
Parliamentary and Financial Reform As3oc)ation of
Cambridge, praying for the repeil of the taxes on know-
ledge.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Glou-
cester against the slave trade.

Sir RIINGLIS presented a petition from the clergy.
men and other inhabitants or Camelford agaikst
legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition trom Sutton
Colefield in Warwickshire in tavi ur of the Small Tene-
ments Bill.

Mr. BAINES presented a petition from a place in the
county of Chester complaining of the present law
of settlement, and praying fur the establishment ot
union rating.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the owners of
property in Australia praying that no reduction in the
price ot land may take place in that colony.
Mr. E. B. DENISON presented a petition from
Sowerby and other places in Yorkshire, praying for the
cessation of labour iu the Post-office on Sundays.
Mr. SIMEON presented similar petitions from places
in the Isle ot Wight.

Mr. G. BERKELEY gave notice that, early after
Easter, he would move, in a Committee of the whole
House, the exclusion from our markets of all slave-

grown produce, which was contrary to the true interests
or religion and morality. He also gave notice that, soon
after Easter, he would move, in a Committee of the
whole House, that an Bs. duty shall be re-imposed on all
foreign corn imported into this country after a certain
date, and that the revenue from that source shall be ap-
propriated by the Government to the general reduction
of taxation.
Mr. HAMILTON gave notice that he would call the
attention of the House on an early day to the position in
which the clergymen of the Established Church in Ire-
land stood with respect to the Education Board in
Dublin.

Mr. I3ANICES presented a petition from Norfolk
complaining of the operation of the present law of settle-
ment; also several petitions from factory workers in
Glasgow and other places complaining of the relay sys-
tem in factories.
Mr. CARDWELL presented several petitions from
Liverpool against the Small Tenements' Rating Bill.
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