The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-30 00:00:00

FALL OF

TUE CHAPEL OF

BOATSWAIN SMITH.

On t'aturday morning, shortly beFere three o'ch,ck, do
accident nearly attended with a frightful loss of li.e, and
which has involved a eirrious destruction of property.
occurred in Wellclose-square, nearly facing the brigade
ngine-station. At the time stated above, Police-con-
stable 11 161, whilst going Lis rnundi, had his attention
directed to the premises used by Boatswain Smith, as
a preachin,- hothe, and which have been termed the
Kiriners' Church, by hearing a hurl noise, as of the
failing of timbers, within the building. The consttible
immediately endeavoured to iirotb,,e the inmates, hut be-
fore he could do so the whole building fell with a tre-
mendous crash to the ground, carrying aloroz with it
the adjoining premises, known as the Mahogany
Bar public-house and Albion Saloon. Fortunately,
Mr. Colli!is, the occupier of the latti r build
irg, with his wife and family, managed to effect their
escape. As soon as the dust had in some measure
cleared away, a most distressing scene presented itself.
The whole of the orphan children suddenly emerged
from one of the buck apartments, and crawling upon the
top of the ruins, were bewailing ',heir impending fate.
A number of the brigade, with a party of police con-
stables, at once set to work, and, after considerable
trouble, succeeded in extricatir g the whole of the poor
children. The occupiers of the buildings on either side,
apprehen-ive that their own houses would likewise fall,
simultaneously- rushed into the square in their night
clothes, and were all hospitably received by their more
fortunate neighbours. The Chapel and the Ailahogany
Bar lie in complete ruin, and all that remains of tin
Albion Saloon is the st .gu. Mi. Collins estimates his
own loss at £1,500. a heaccidt nt, it is sot posed, was
caused by the removal of some fj ,oring in the clap-l.

IVIARILEIIO.,,E and PADDINGI ON

HOSPITAL.

The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of this
intended edifice took place on Saturday, with the usual
forms, on the site, near Cambridge-terrace, Paddington-
road. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, by whom the
principal part Ives La-formed, arrived on the ground pre-
cisely at dire,. o'clock, Ilk, was received by a deputation
of the parochial authorities, the Bishop of Londi.:ll, Lords
Beverly and Alanv,rs, Air. B. Bond Uabhell, the Dean of
ChichcsaT, and a great number of thuch rg). Hi, Royal
Highness, havitz inspec;ed the plans for thy: Wilding,
which were expiair.t d to him by Mr. Hopper, the archi-
tect, proeetden to tie spot w here the arrangement, had
been made in the usual manner foe laying the store. The
whole of a very large space, in which several thous:a d-
of persons w ere accommodated, was covered by tin tenor-
nious marquee from the manufactory of Mr. B. Edging-
ton, of the borough, and effectually protected the com-
pany from the sh..-iwt-rs and the continual gusts of mind,
and without which the ceremony could hardly have been
performed. Here the Bisn(1) of London commenced the
proceedings by a short but suitable address. A prayer
was then read, and the store laid. The children of Pad-

dington parish then chaunted a hymn, and the Bishop
pronouncvd his blessing. This terminated the ceremony.
His Royal Highness has consented to allow one of the
wards to be called the "Alpert ward." The following
is the inscription on the stoce :
" This stone "r.s laid by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the cons, rt of her Majesty Qu,:en Victoria, on
the 28th day of Jun' 1845."
The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attqlidaree;
acid at the c,JicluAon of the prayers pla;cd the national
anthem of " God save the Claeen." In the ev..ning
very large party of the sub cribilts and patrons of thf
hospital sat down to an excellent dinner provided by Mr.
Bacon, at the Freemason's Tavern, at which Prince
George of Cambridge presided, and at which a large
,mount of subscriptions was }:nnouneed.