The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-06 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

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NOTICES GIVEN ON TUESDAY, FEB. 4.
Lord Granville Somerset—Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill
Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill—Railway Clauses Consolidation
Bill—Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill—Lands Clauses
Consolidation (Scotland) Bill—and the Railway Clauses Consolidation
(Scotland) Bill, on Feb. 6.
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Sir Charles Napier—Select Committee, to inquire into the manner
in which the money voted since the year 1835 for the construction of
Ships has been expended, and if the . Ships constructed are an im-
provement of the old system, on Feb. 13.
Mr. Watson—Bill for the further repeal of enactments imposing
pains and penalties upon her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects on
account of their religion, on Feb. 13.
Sir Robert Peel—Financial Statement, on Feb. 14.
Mr. Wakley—Copy of any Petition, together with a copy of the
signatures attached thereto, which was presented to the Crown by
the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, praying her
Most Gracious Majesty to grant to that College the Charter which re-
ceived the sign manual of the Crown on the 14th day of September,
1843, on Feb. 14.
Lord Ashley—Bill to regylate the Labour of Children in the Calico
Print-works of Great Britain and Ireland, on Feb. 18.
Mr. Evart—Select Committee, to inquire whether the present sys-
tem of indlreet Taxation does not press unjustly on the poor (as well
as on the industry and commerce of the country) ; and whether it
would not be expedient to adopt more generally the system of direct
taxation upon property, on Feb. 18.
Mr. Ilunie—Select Committee, to inquire into the state and ma-
nagement of the Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys, and Beacons,
under the charge and management of the Corporation of Trinity
House of Deptford Strond, of the Commissioners of Northern Light-
houses, of the Corporation for preserving and improving the Port of
Dublin, and of all Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, in the hands of any
other corporation, public body, or private individuals whomsoever,
&c., on Feb. 18.

Mr. Mackinnon—To call the attention of the House to the neces-
sity of promoting the health of large towns, by preventing interments
within their precincts, on Feb. 18. _ _

Mr. Thomas Dunco-mbe—To call the attention of the House to the
unsatisfactory and evasive character of the Report of the Secret Com-
mittee, appointed to inquire into the opening and detaining of Letters
at the Post-office ; and to submit a motion upon tlie subject, on
Feb. 18.

Lord Ashley—Bill to regulate the Labour of young Persons in 3fill
and Factories, on an early day.
Mr. Ewart—The total abolition of the punishment of death, on a
future day.

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: In the presence of most
of the authorities of the Portsmouth Dockyard, her Dliijesty's Speech
was on Tusday received at Gosport by means of the electric telegraph.
The Speech contained about 3,600 letters, and was printed off as it
arrived, and occupied about two hours in the transmission, being at
the rate of about 300 letters per minute. The distance is 88 miles.
The telegraph will be immediately employed for Government pur-
poses by the Adnairidtb at whose order it has been erected.

NOTTINGUAM, MONDAY.—Yesterday morning a most
Lamentable fire, for which no cause of origin can be ren
dered, and which, lamentable as it may appear ,is cons
dered to be the work of sn incendiary, occurred at th
village of Lenton,- a large suburb of Nottingham, on the
opposite aide of the park, about one mile from the town.
The flames succeeded in their frightful ravages in de-
stroying all within their reach before their destructive
power could be stayed.
The building which has been destroyed was a large
factory, belonging to Mr. Peter Coxon' of New Lenton,
having been erected about twelve months since at a large
expense. It was fitted up with new machines for the
manufacture of lace, and adjoined a spleadid new iron
factOry, worked by Mr. Pegg, of Lenton. It was three
stories high, with machinery in each floor, and completed
with. every requisite for work. At nine o'clock en
Saturday evening, the usual custom of seeing all safe
was adhered to by the son of Mr. Coxon, who found a
little fire in the grates, which it is the custom to leave, to
keep the rooms warm for work in the morning. That
night, however, the fires were lower than usual, and he
is certain no danger was to be apprehended from them.
At half-past two, Smith, the watchman of the neigh..
bourhood beard a dog barking inside the Inc-
tory, and on going up and making an examina-
tion, found flames were raging in the interior.
He proceeded to Mr. Coxon's house, directly op..
posite the factory, and Cooper, a countl policeman
(county constabulary) was sent to Nottingham for
engines. About four o'clock a large engine arrived
from the Nottingham Fire Brigade, with post-horses,
but the roof had fallen in twenty minutes after the dis-
covery of the fire, and nothing but the bare walls re-
mained standing. Water was, however, copiously thrown
on to the blazing beams, and by prompt means the flames
were prevented from spreading to the adjoining iron fac-
tory of Mr. Pegg. Copious supplies of water were ob-
tained from the engine of Mr. Pegg. The whole of his
men assisted to the utmost, and the large population of
Lenton amounting to several thousands, left their beds,
although the cold was most intense, and worked to the
utmost to save the property. This is a good feature and
neighbourly action, and well testifies that excellent un-
derstanding which exists between master and servant—
man and man—in this densely populated district.
The machinery contained in the building was valued
alone at 1,500/., of which only 550/. was insured in the
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire-office. The build-
ing was quite new, and cost several hundred pounds
erecting, but its exact worth is not known.
All day on Sunday crowds of people visited the ruins,
the roads being lined with anxious sight-seekers. During
the morning all the walls but the front one fell to the
ground, leaving the latter standing, a blackened mass,
with the window-frames burnt out, and presenting a
spectacle of great desolation. We understand that the
whole of the property of Mr. Coxon was embarked in
the building, and that it will prove an irreparable loss
to him.

Not the least sacrifice of life or limb occurred, except
in one instance, which, although of little moment as re-
gards the severing of friendly ties of humanity in rela-
tionship, yet it is not urinteresting to mention. The
poor dog. who gave the alarm being tied fast to prevent
his ranging about the factory, fell a victim to the raging
element.

TMs day (Monday) the workmen who were employed
on Sunday continued their labours in clearing away the
mass which had been mingled together. The blackened
rafters still smoked, and heaps of machinery, mingled
with stones, beams, window•glass, and the other tokens
of destruction, presented a most desolate appearance.
The machinery had been lately
.set on with improve-
ments at a great expense, and were about to reward the
ingenious owner for his labour, when the lamentable
catastrophe occurred. Mr. Peg's factory, owing to
there being no wind, escaped uninjured.

ST. PANCRAS SAVINGS' BANK.—The nineteenth
annual general meeting of the trustees and managers of
the St. Pancras, &c., Savings' Bank, was held at the
office of the Institution, No. 50, Upper Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy-square, on Thursday, the 30th ult., Thomas
Russell, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. The num-
ber of deposits during the last year was 10,410, and the
sum deposited 46,5871.165. Id., being an increase of 1,086
deposits, and 5,3311. 13s. 9d. above the previous year's
transactions. The total capital of the bank on the 24th
of November, 1844, was 125,6034 14s. 7d. Since that
time, the new Act, materially altering the interest al-
lowed by Government, had been in operation. The
sums received from depositors since that date had
amounted to 12,343 L Bs. 3d., in 2,765 deposits. The
number of new accounts opened in the same time was
323, and the number of re-opened accounts 122. The
determination of the committee of management to give
depositors the full interest allowed by the Act—viz.,
3Z Os. 10d. per cent. per annum, had no doubtcaused this
prosperous state of the accounts.
THE MAILS. •••••• SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 3. The
Oriental Company's steam-ship the Tagus, for Constan-
tinople, via Malta, Captain Brookes, went out of dock
this day at three P.N. She takes out the East India and
China mails to Malta, whence they will be dispatched by
the. Iberia to Alexandria. The Tagus has 35 passen-
gers, and a full cargo of Manchester and other goods.
The Royal West India mail-packet the Thames, Captain
Bust, which was to have sailed yesterday, but received
orders to retard her departure until to-morrow, will on
that day, at three o'clock P.M., leave her moorings and
proceed on her voyage with the Mexican and West In-
dian mails. The Thames has 50 passengers, a large
quantity of quicksilver and other goods for the Gulf and
other islands. 'the Oriental steam-ship is daily ex-
pected round from London, after undergoing a complete
overhaul. She will take out the mid-monthly mails for
East India and China. She leaves here on the 20th
inst. The Gibraltar yacht Royal Tar is hourly expected
with the Peninsula and Mediterranean mails. The Forth,
West India packet, will leave here on the 17th, and take
out the mails for the Gulf, &c.

TEE REV. SYDNEY SMITH.—We regret to hear of
the dangerous illness of this reverend gentleman. It
was feared, en Monday, that a fatal termination must soon
take place, unless there should be some sudden change,
more to be hoped for than expected.
J. H. Hippisley, Esq., has given directions that all
the game in his extensive preserves at Postbury, near
Crediton, shall be destroyed, seeing the great injury that
arises to the farmer from the preservation of game, and
accordingly man yhundred hares, pheasants, rabbits, &c.
have been shot during the last few days, and nests of
them given to the neighbouring farmers and labourers.
Deivnport Independent. _ _ _

FRENCH PLAYS.—These performances on Monday
were attended by a full and highly fashionable audience,
amongst whom we noticed the following distinguished
personages :—His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, Prince
Edward of Saxe Wiemar, the Earl and Countess of
Chesterfield, the Count and Countess St. Aulaire, the
Turkish Ambassador and suite, Count Esterhazy, Count
Kingski, Count Kielmansegge, Lady Bruce, Baron
Koller, Lady Lister Kaye, the Hanoverian Minister,
Baron llehausen, Hon. Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Lady Tyrr-
whitt, Sir Henry Webb, Sir J. H. Lowther, Hon. Mr.
Pery, Lord Gifford, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Sir
Wm. Massey Stanley, &e.