The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-19 00:00:00

INCORPORATION OF BRIGHTON.

Bntowrow, TETERDAT.—An adjourned town meeting
was held yesterday evening at the Town-hall, for the
purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning her
Majesty in Council for a charter of incorporation for this
town. Mr. Chittenden, the high constable, was in the
chair, and shortly after the meeting opened there were
upwards of 1,000 persons present, including most of the
influential owners and occupiers of houses in Brunswick-
square and terrace; who had pledged themselves almost
to a man to oppose the petition. The magistrates of the
Brighton bench were also on the platform, and soon
after the notice convening the meeting was read Lord
A. Hervey and Captain Pechell, the borough Members,
entered the room, and were greeted with loud applause.
Mr. Dempster, a solicitor, after speaking against a
charter of incorporation, moved the following resolution:
—4, That in the opinion of this meeting, it will not be
beneficial to the inhabitants that the borough of Brighton
should be incorporated ; but, on the contrary, highly in-
jurious, and therefore that the recommendation of the
committee contained in their report, presented at the last
meeting, be not adopted ; and that this meeting be dis-
solved." Mr. J. Cordy seconded it. A tailor, named Brad-
shaw, moved as an amendment, " That the recommenda-
tions in the report be adopted, and that it be referred
back to the committee to prepare a petition, and get the
same signed and presented to her Majesty in Council,
and that the committee be authorised to adopt such
measures as they may think requisite to obtain a charter
for incorporating the borough." Nearly seven hours
were consumed in discussion, and at one o'clock this
morning the question was put to the vote, when the
chairman declared the original motion carried. There
were about two to one against incorporating the town. A
vote of thanks having been moved and carried to the
borough Members and the Chairman, the meeting sepa-
rated.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO Two Cows ON THE SOUTH•
AMPTON RAILWAY.—On Monday night, as the last up-
train had passed a short distance from the Andover
road station, the engine-driver fancied that something
impeded the progress of the train for a short distance,
which caused him to stop. He then found that the im-
pediment was caused by the train passing over two cows
which had strayed ou the line and laid themselves across
the rails. The night being very hazy they were not seen
by the engineer. They were both mangled in a dreadful
manner ; one had its head and fore legs literally cut off,
and the other was completely ripped up and the head
cut in two.

DESTRUCTITE FIRB.—Oa Tuesday forenoon an
alarming fire broke out in the marine signal-light manu-
factory, in the occupation of Messrs. Robeson and lit-
igants, the patentees, situate in the Commercial-road
East, near the Regent's-canal. The premises were
about 30 feet long, by 18 wide, and were contiguous to
the extensive range of buildings known as Brunton's
Chain Factory. Owing to the very combustible nature
of the stock in trade, the progress of the fire was un-
usually rapid, and in the course of a few minutes the
building became one blazing mass, causing the greatest
apprehensisn for the safety of the adjoining and more
valuable property. Information of the fire having been
forwarded to the Brigade and West of England engine-
stations, the engines belonging to those establishments
hastened to the scene. The Regent's-canal afforded a
plentiful supply of water ; but although the firemen
exerted themselves to the utmost, they were unable to
extinguish the fire before the stock in trade and the
buildings in which the fire originated were nearly de-
stroyed. Fortunately the adjoining premises were un-
injured. Of the origin of the firs no certain information
could be ascertained. Messrs. Robeson and Ilighams
are uninsured.