The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Match, 100, h ft; fi.Y.C.--•Duke of Bedford's b g
Santiago, Bst 91b, agst • Mr. Shelley's b c by Taurus, out
of Fair Jane, by Jerry, Bst 21b.

LAST DAY.

Match, 200, h ft; Bst 41b each; T.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's
ch f Citadel agst*Duke of Bedford's Argo.

Sir J. Hawrey's, Dockoray's, Dilly's, Kent's, J. Day's,
Wadlow's, and several other lots from the " provinces"
had not reached Newmarket when our list was made up.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.—We are authorised by the
Earl of Eglinton to state that bis Lordship has sold the
Flying Dutchman for 5,000 sovs. (The horse, as we
mentioned last week, has been purchased by several
friends of the Noble Earl, who has also taken a share in
him. He will he put to the stud in the ensuing season at
Rawcliffe Paddocks, near York, the pruperty of Mr. H.
S. Thompson.)
RETIREMENTS FROM THE TURF.—Lord (Mord% brood
mares, horses in training, and yearlings, will be put up
for sale on Wednesday and Thursday in the Second
October Meeting, and the foals in the Houghton week.
Mr. Osbaldeston's racing and breeding stud will also Le
sold in the Second October we( k.

_
CAUTION TO PARENTS AND NURsEs.—Yesterclay
an inquest was held in St. I'aucras-road, on Lucy Neale,
aged four years, daughter of Mr. Neale, brushmaker. Three
weeks ago one of Mr. Neale's workmen was tossing deceased
in the air, when he missed cztching her, and she fell to the
ground on her head, which fact he kept concealed for a
week, when the child became seriously ill, and the shopmin
confessed what had happened. Medical aid was called in,
but deceased gradually became worse, and ultimately died of
congestion of the brain, the result of the fall. Verdict—
" Accidental death."

A chimney, 120 yards high, the highest in Cheshire,
has just been erected at a chemical manufactory at Runcorn.

ALARMING FIRE AT BRISTOL.

At about two o'clock on Friday (yesterday) morn-
ing, a tide-waiter on board one of the vessels in the
floating harbour discovered that a fire had broken out
in the premises t f Messrs. Whitwill and Allward,
shipchandlers and patent felt and oakum merchantc,
ou the Grove, which speedily extended to the ware
houses of Messrs. Smith and Downing, provision
merchants and bonded storekeepers, Mr. Humphrey,
corn merchant, and Mr. Edward Reed, sailruakers,
the whole of which were completely destroyed, and
the premises of Mrs. Bailey, 37, Queen-square, much
damaged. The premises may be thus described :
On that part of the floating harbour called the Grove,
and which is at the back of the south side of Queen-
square, (the scene of the fires at the Bristol riots),
facing the new mud dock, are extensive warehouses
and stores. On the ground and first floors are the
stores of Messrs. Whitwill and Allward, filled with
tar, pitch, oakum, patent felt, and other highly com-
bustible materials, on account of which they are
closed at six o'.clock, and no fire or lights used. Over
these stores were the sail lofts of Mr. Edward Reed.
At the rear are the provision stores of Messrs. Smith
and Downing, and over them the lofts of Mr. Hum-
phrey, corn-factor. Adjoining these premises is the
Curtoms Surveyor's Offices, which, on the discovery
of the fire, were broken open, and the books and docu-
ments removed to a place of safety. The fire-engines
of the city soon arrived, and began playing on the
burning mass, but from the highly combustible nature
of the materials, the flames gained a decided mastery,
and spread with great rapidity and fury. An aliun-
dant supply of water from the plugs of the Bristol
Waterworks Company was speedily obtained, and
the efforts of the police and the fire-brigade were
directed to arrest the progress of the devouring ele-
ment. For some time, however, their exertions were
misdirected ; in consequence of a report being spread
that there was a quantity of gunpowder iu the cellars
of Messrs. Whitwill and Allward, the whole force of
the engines was directed to the saturation of those
portions of the premises. It turned out, however,
that the quantity of gunpowder was over-estimated,
and that it was secured in a copper can, on the ground
floor, and not in the cellars, as had been supposed.
At about three o'clock the flames reached the powder,
which of course exploded instantaneously, and the
roof of the premises fell in. The fire then spread on
all sides, and communicated with the house of Mrs.
Bailey, No. 37, Queen-square, a few feet from the
rear of the warehouses on the Grove.

The progress of the flames may be said to have
been subdued about seven o'clock in the morning ;
but at this time (five o'clock Friday afternoon) the en-
gines are still playing on the premises. The total
loss is estimated roughly at from 6,0001. to 7,0001.
Messrs. Smith and Downing are fully insured. Mr.
Humphrey is covered by a policy in the West of
England Office. Messrs. Whitwill and Allward are
insured to about one-half of their loss in the Pbcenix.
Mrs. Bailey's furniture is insured i❑ the Sun ; but
Mr. Reed, the sailmaker, is wholly uninsured.
Mrs. Coote, the owner of all the premises, is also
uninsured.

From the proximity of the scene of conflagration
to the floating harbour, it was at one time feared that
some of the shipping in the port might have been de-
stroyed, so numerous were the sparks which fell
among them. Fortunately the wind was west-south-
west. Had it been northerly, the splendid vessels the
Laretan, the Bell Rock, and several other first-
class ships, must have been destroyed.

THE WRECK OF THE SUPERB.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT.—It is now certain
that the loss of life consequent on this most extraor-
dinary casualty, is far greater than has yet been
stated. Upon a comparison of the passenger list of
the vessel, with the names cf those saved, it has been
ascertained that at least 17 persons have been lost,
and from inquiries which have been made, it is feared
that in addition to those there were four other suf-
ferers. Mr. Willis and niece, Mr. Pinson, Mrs. Baker
and child and a native of Jersey, name unknown,
were amongst those drowned. A coroner's inquest is
sitting, and the circumstances attending the calamity
will no doubt receive a searching investigation.
The Superb, which was left high and dry on the
rocks by the receding tide, after the accident, has now
disappeared, having sunk in deep water.
On the arrival of the Collier at St. Helier's, with
the rescued passengers of the Superb, several gentle-
men who bad witnessed the energy and promptitude
with which Captain Aske had acted throughout this
most lamentable affair, presented to him a handsome
silver cup, which was subscribed for and purchased
during the progress l'of his vessel to and from the
wreck. They accompanied the gift with an expres-
sion of their admiration of the disinterested conduct
and devotedness of himself, his mates and crew, to
whom, it is understood, similar testimonials will be
given.
The carpenter of the Superb had a most Providen-
tial escape, having been floating about for three hours
on a grating, when the Collier's boat picked him up.
Painfully interesting indeed are some of the attendant
circumstances of this catastrophe. The two children
of Mr. Jackson, who bad been rescued from the
Polka the week before, were on the deck, and on first
seeing the rocks inquired what their name was. The
reply was " The Alinquiers ;" but the poor father
added, " I think they ought to be called the Polka
rocks !" Scarcely had the words been uttered when
the vessel struck, and the inquirers were precipitated
by the shock into the water, and were seen no more.
EXTRAORDINARY FISH.

The Londonderry Journal contains the follow-
ing :- _ . _

About the beginning of the week, no small ex-
citement was produced here by a report that the Fe-
nella iron steamer, on its way down the lough, had
been piratically attacked off Ennishowen Head by
some indescribable animal, which, having seized it by
the bow with its jaws, dragged it all the way into
Portrush harbour—the very port to which the vessel
was bound—where the terror in which the passer gers
and crew were was greatly augmented by beholding
the creature preparing to board ; and that they were
saved from the cruelist of all imaginable deaths by the
prompt interposition of a party of the constabulary—.
commanded, of course, by an active, intelligent, and
most intrepid chief, whose services the Government
could never sufficiently acknowledge—who, by re-
peated volleys, compelled the monster to a hasty re-
treat. It was said that they aimed their shots speci-
ally at the tail, which, with all nondescripts, is sup-
posed by the vulgar to be the seat of the living prin-
ciple. On hearing the rumour we felt bound to make
particular inquiries into its origin, and really ascer-
tained that it was not without foundation, but that cir-
cumstances had been greatly exaggerated. One thing is
certain, that the vessel was attacked by a fish-s—the first
instance of the kind, we believe, that was ever au-
thentically known, which alone renders this occur-
rence memorable. It seems that, when the Fenella
was at the tail of the Tons, nearly opposite to Down-
hill, those on board felt as if she bad grazed upon
something, which they supposed might be a sunk
wreck, though, from the depth of water, that was
scarcely possible, and, at the time, some observed
about the bow an agitation as if caused by a huge
animal. When the Feriella reached Portrush harbour,
which is about seven miles distant from the tail of the
Tons, it was observed by those on shore, as well as
some on board, that an enormous fish had hold of the
vessel by the bow with its jaws; and in the sequel it
turned out that the marks of its teeth were distinctly
imprinted in the paint of the bow, which, like the
rest of the vessel, is iron. Mr. Black, the harbour-
master, and a number of others, put off in boats, in
the hope of capturing the animal. Unfortunately the
only weapon they had with them was a bayonet,
which they converted into a spear-head by fixing it
to a pole; and with this they made sundry blows at
the animal, which drew blood from it, and it then
dashed out of the harbour into the ocean. It was
then twilight, so that its shape could not be well ob-
served, but it was judged to be 14 feet in length, and
of a very dark colour. We think that it may have
been one of the basking sharks which are common off
he coast of Galway.'

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SELF-AMPUTATION:—
aged fifteen,
Yesterday Mr. W. Baker, coroner, held an inquest at the
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of the steam-engine, which is a considerable distance from
the machinery. On Saturday,the 14th instant, shortly be-
-1 fore one o'clock, witness was removing some timber from the
saws which were in motion to the other end of the building.
he had been absent from
two to three minutes when he was
alarmed by a piercing shriek
, and on hastening to the spot
he found the deceased lying close to the saws in an insensible
state, his left arm completely cut through between the
shoulder and elbow-joint, and only adhering by a small piece
of skin. He had him removed immediately to the hospital.
The deceased had no business at that spot, and he had fre-
quently chastised him for playing with the saws. After the
accident he picked up a small piece of wood, partly sawn
through, which deceased admitted he was playing with
when the action of the machinery was too strong for him and
he was pulled over it, his left arm falling across the working
saw. Mr. Mountford, house surgeon, stated that the left
arm was cut through as clean as if it had been amputated
scientifically. The deceased went on very well for some days,
when fever supervened, which clused his death on Wednes-
day. Verdict, " Accidental death."
PRIMROSE-UILL PARK.—On Thursday evening the
North London Anti-Enclosure Society met at Chalk Farm,
Mr. Fallon in the chair. The following resolution was una-
, nimously agreed to, viz.:—" That the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Woods and Forests, in rnswer to the applications
of this society for the lighting of the new pathway through
Primrose-hill Park, leading from the Portland to the Hemp-
stead-road, having expressed themselves favourable to such
proposal, provided it was not at the expense of their board,
a committee of this society be formed to receive the subscrip-
I tions in aid of so desirable an improvement," &c.
i Style pervades the object; manner floats on the
surface. —.Ehza Cook's Journal.

Near the pulpit of Dunstable church, there is a
monument to the memory of a matron who bore nineteen
children at five births :—thrice three and twice five ; Car-
lisle Journal.