The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

A COUNTY WITHOUT A FIRE

ENGINE.

DOLGELLEY.-A. fire broke out on Friday, the
27th ult., at Dolgun Hall, near this town ; and we
regret to state that this splendid mansion has been
totally destroyed. The fire was discovered at about
half- past one o'clock in the afternoon ; but it evidently
had been burning for some time. Information was
immediately dispatched to this town, when the fire-
bell was rung, and the town-crier went his rounds.
All the tradesmen, and others having men in their
employ, readily sent assistance to the spot; and, on
arrival at the scene of destruction, they set about to
save the furniture, and with such right good will did
they work, that the whole of the building where the
fire did not rage was cleared of everything moveable.
Mr. Lewis, the proprietor, has not been in the county
for a twelvemonth, owing to ill health. The house
had been built eighteen years ago, at an expense of
about 10,0001., and was most magnificently furnished,
but it has not yet been ascertained whether there was
any insurance effected. We have, on several occa-
sions, adverted to the circumstance of there being no
fire-engine at Dolgelley, or in the county of Merio-
neth ! ! and we trust that, after this other sacrifice,
something will now be done towards providing so
necessary a thing for the preservation of life and pro-
perty. It was quite evident to all at Dolgun, when the
fire first showed itself, that, with an engine, it might
easily have been put out.—Carnarvon Herald.

THE RIVER ELLEN.—In consequence of the great
number of fish which have lately been found dead in the
river Ellen, it was generally supposed that the river had
been extensively poisoned by poachers for the purpose of
procuring their prey. This conjecture, however, has
been proved to be entirely groundless, as far as the
poachers are concerned, through the exertions of J. I'.
Senhouse, Esq., of Netherhall, who was led to inquire
into the cause of the destrvction of so many of the finny
race as was daily observed by him in that portion of the
river whien runs through his grounds. Mr. Senhouso,
suspecting the river to contain some strong poisonous
ingredient, had two bottles filled with the water, which
he transmitted to Mr. J. B. Nilson, surgeon, of White-
haven, for the purpose of being analysed. On submit-
ting the water thus sent to him to an analytical test, Mr.
Wilson discovered that it contained peroxide of iron and
sulphate of lime to the extent of three grains and a half
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ment when in such a state of adulteration. Gn further
inquiry respecting the cause of the river being in slieh a
state, it was discovered that the owners of the collieries
in the neighbourhood of Durham had been pumping the
water out of some of their pits, which had found its way
into the river Ellen, and had produced the consequences
which we have just described. Some idea may be formed
of. the poisonous nature of the water pumped from the
pits, when we state that the fish were destroyed by
wholesale, and that they were found dead in great num -
bers at least three miles below the junction of the stream
from the pit with the Ellen. We
feel assured, however,
that as soon as the owners of these mines are made ac-
quainted with the disastrous consequences
this poisonous water to flow into
riveernstshof suffuering
deavour to direct into some other channel!y—wlCarlisle Patriot.
GALLOPPING MATCH FOR FIFTY POUNDS 0n
ground
came a match to gallop over 20 miles of gr d
came off at Leatherhead Downs, Surrey. The raceowas
between Mr. Massman's bay horse and Mr. Fenton's
brown mare. The terms of the match were to
gallop 20 miles each, and the horse performing
this distance in least time to be entitled to the stakes,
which was 251. a side—five miles of course was se-
lected. The horses kept together for two miles, when the