The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

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• Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of
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The Fiddle. oz. s. d. Xa. d.)Prince Albert's. oz. s. d. Xs. d.
12 Table Spoons 30 at 7 2..10 15 0112 Table spoons 40 at 7 6-15 0 0
12 Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2.• 7 3 ;12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 6.• 9 15 0
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I Fish Slice • .
12 Tea Spoons 10 at 7 8.. 316 812 Tea Spoons 14 at 0.• 5128
1 Pair Sugar Tongs •. • ... 0 150 1 Pair Sugar Tongs ••• • • • 1 5 0
Messrs. Savory and Sons recommend the Prince Albert's pattern.
It is very novel and of unexampled beauty.

FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, Price 4e. 6d.
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EthiitsfolltiEowDleldCgeTl,OulNd Sp..r—chAasell
without mho
l de-
lightloss
of time, GEMSTONE'S WEATHER ALMANACK, whose predic-
tions of the weather, from his publication to the present day, have
been checked by many proprietors of newspapers and other works.
The " Times" has eulogised its correctness and peculiar mode of
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Dec. 22, 1844, giving it, indeed, 336 correct daily predletione : see
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Copy of one of the above Letters :
Martin's-le-Grtuld, General Post-office, Inland Department,
October 9, 1844.
Sir,—For the last three or four years I have been labouring under a
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its Hindrances and Obligations.
" Of griefs concealed, and disappointments keen,
Which young and gentle—the matured and sage,
The lonely and the mated—all sustain."
By It. J. CULVEItWELL, M.D.,
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LIMERT ON DEBILITT, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL
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CAMBRrDGE and LINCOLN RAILWAY.
An Anonymous Advertisement in this morning's papers, call-
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Vulture, Cornbill, on the 10th of March, could only have been in-
serted by some person for stock-jobbing purposes. There is not a
word of truth in it. The Company have met with no difficulties.
The Bill has passed standing orders, has been read a first time, and
will be read a second time on Monday next.
By order of the Committee of Management,
C. I'. RONEY, Secretary.
Parliamentary Offioes, 2, Bridge-street, Westminster, March 7.

THE LATE EXPLOSION AT
BLACKWALL.
_ _ INQUEST ON THE BODIES.

Yesterday a jury of 14 respectable inhabitants of the
parish of Poplar was empannelled at the Royal Mason
"avern, before Mr. Baker, Coroner, to inquire into the
circumstances attending the death of Thomas Wright,
labourer, aged 36 years; Richard Grimes, labourer, aged
29 years; and George Chapman, a labourer, aged 26
years, who lost their lives by the explosion of a steam-
boiler at the factory of Messrs. Samuda and Co., in
Orchard-place, Blackwell, on Wednesday morning last.
The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the
bodies of the deceased persons, which were lying in shells
at the bone-house, in Poplar. They presented a shock-
ing spectacle, the bowels of Chapman protruding, and
the features and person of Wright and Grimes being
much disfigured.
From the interest- excited in the neighbourhood, and
the number of respectable inhabitants assembled to wit-
ness the proceedings, the prosecution of the inquiry was
adjourned to the Town Hall.
Mr. Joseph Samuda, Mr. Braithwaite, and several
other scientific engineers, were present.
The first witness called was James Cole, foreman of
the labourers. He identified the bodies of the deceased
persons as being labourers in the employ of Messrs.
Sammie. and Co. On Wednesday morning last, about
half-past nine o'clock, witness saw all the deceased in-
dividuals at work on the premises. In a short time
afterwards witness heard a loud report, and then dis-
covered that the boiler attached to the steam-engine had
exploded. Witness, with several other men, im-
mediately ran to the spot, and assisted in removing
the rubbish. Just in front of the spot where the
boiler stood witness discovered the body of Wright,
who was found lying on his face, covered with
bricks and rubbish; he was quite dead. The body of
Chapman was discovered close to Wright's; he was also
quite dead ; his bowels were providing. The deceased
Richard Grimes, was standing on the top of the boiler
immediately before it exploded. His body was picked
up on the opposite side of, Bow-creek, on the Essex side
of the river Lea, a distance of upwards of 100 yards
from the factory. He was alive. He was placed in a
boat and conveyed back, but be died in the boat on his
way across. His body had the appearance of being
scalded by boiling water. Witness knew nothing of the
boiler, nor the cause of the explosion.
At:the conclusion of this witness's testimony, the CO-
RONER inquired of the constable (Mr. Thompson) who
was to be called to speak to the facts of the case ? when
Mr. Joseph Samuda stated that Mr. Lowe, the manager
of the works, and who was superintending the working
of the boiler on the morning of the explosion, was him-
self so much injured that he was at present unable to at-
tend to give evidence, but be (Mr. Samuda) was most
anxious that every facility should be afforded for a full
investigation of the unfortunate occurrence; and as soon
as Mr. Lowe was sufficiently recovered he would appear
before the court.
The CORONER said it was very desirable that the best
evidence should be adduced which could throw light
upon the transaction, and he thought that it would be
better to adjourn the court for a day or two to admit of
Mr. Love's attendance. Whea (addressing himself to
Mr. &muds) do you think;that Mr. Lowe will be able
to attend ? _

Thompson (the constable) said, Mr. Bain, the surgeon,
who attends Mr. Lowe, is present, and can speak to that.
Mr. Bain—Mr. Lowe, I think, will be able to attend
the court in three or four days.
The CoßoNßß—Then I think we had better adjourn
until Monday next.
Mr. Joseph Samuda here addressed the Coroner,
and said that, with respect to the boiler in question,
Mr. Lowe, who was his manager, had about six weeks
ago expressed a wish to him (Mr. Samuda) that he
might be authorised to purchase another boiler in the
room of the one they then had in use. That he (Lowe)
said he knew of a boiler at Mr. Fairburn's, which had
been manufactured for one of the We+ ermen's steam-
boats. It had only been worked in the steam-boat
about ten or twelve times; but although it was too small
for the engine on board, it would answer very well for
his (Mr. Samuda's) engine, He (Mr. Samuda), in conse-
quence, gave him authority to purchase it. This boiler
was quite equal to new. It was set up; and Mr. Lowe
said he had tested it to 30 pounds to the square inch, pre-
vious to its being attached to the engine, and set to work.
Mr. Stanley, foreman of the jury, said it would be ne-
cessary that practical men should be examined as to
whether the boiler in question was sufficiently strong,
and capable of sustaining a pressure of 30 pounds to the
square inch.
A juror—l think that the jury should visit the locus
in quo, and inspect the boiler and the premises.
CORONZR—I have no objection to do so this afternoon,
previously to our adjournment.
Mr. Joseph Samuda said that a great deal more in-
formation would be derived by the Coroner and jury
by a personal inspection, and in anticipation of their
doing so he had left everything in the same state as it
was found immediately after the explosion took place.
He (Mr. Samuda) begged to add, that Mr. Braithwaite,
the engineer, was present, from whose drawings the
boiler had been built, and he wished those drawings
should be inspected by the Court, previously to the
premises being visited. Mr. Braithwaite had them
with him.

Frederick Braithwaite deposed as follows :—I am an
engineer, residing in the New-road, Fitzroy-square. I
produce the working drawings, from which the boiler
in question was made. It was manufactured by Messrs.
Fairburn and Co., of Mill-wall. The boiler is what is
termed a tubular one. It was intended to drive a pair
of 25-horse low-pressure engines on board the Water-
man steamer No. 11. It was made for that purpose, and
had been used about ten or twelve times; but from the
very great insufficiency of steam, it was taken out, being
much too small for that engine, and not again used for
engines of that power. I last saw the boiler in Messrs.
Fairburn's premises, close to the water side. This was
many months ago. I did not see it again until yesterday
morning on Messrs. Samuda's premises, after it had ex-
ploded. Ido not know when Messrs. Samuda purchased
it of Messrs. Fairburn.
By a juror—l think the boiler had been made about
eighteen months, certainly within two:years. There are
stays in the boiler.
By the CORONER—The lboiler:was built entirely on
the part of my partner, Mr. John Milner, and his bro-
ther, Mr. Alfred Milner, and on their responsibility. I
saw it worked on board the steam-boat, when tho valve
was loaded fifteen pounds to the square inch.
By a juror--Was the lever exposed ? Mr. Braith-
waite—lt was ; and consequently it was in the power of
the engineer or stoker to put what pressure he pleased
upon it.
At the conclusion of Mr. Braithwaite's examination,
the Coroner And jury proceeded to Messrs. Samuda's
premises, to inspect the exploded boiler and the premises
which had been destroyed, and were evidently much as-
tonished at the devastation which had ensued.
The Court was subsequently formally adjourned until
Monday next.

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TAVISTOCK—CHURCH-RATES.
An attempt has just been made to re-establish this
obnoxious impost. The e
i vicar having imagined that
there was a re-action in its favour, obliged the church-
wardens to propose One ; and a numerously attended
vestry meeting assembled on Thursday last in the Guild-
hall, when the vicar having taken the chair, Mr.
Sloman, in the absence of the other churchwarden,
stated that about 701. was wanted for defraying the
necessary expenses of the ensuing year, and that it
would now be competent for any rate-payer to propose
a rate. No one for some time offered to do this, and it
was supposed it would have fallen to the ground ; at
length, however, Mr. Sieman stated it to be his duty, if
no one else came forward to do so, and ho therefore pro-
posed a rate of a penny in the pound. After another
portentous pause, an hesitating seconder appeared in the
person of W. P. Michell, Esq., surgeon.
The was
then addressed by John Rundle,
Esq. ,
late meeting Member
for this borough, Messrs. Flamank
and Carter, &c , against the rate; and by no one in its
favour.
The VICAR having proccedea to put the question for
or against the rate, as may be done since Lord Denman's
decision, two hands were held up for the rate, and an
overwhelming number against it, and the Chairman
(after stating that had ho not presided he should have
made a third vote in its favour) declared the rate lost.
Dr. HARNESS having about this time entered the hall,
demanded a poll; and, notwithstanding the remon-
strances made to him as to the utter hopelessness of
getting a rate after such a show of hands, persisted in
the claim he had made. In the course of some observa-
tions he addressed to the meeting, he avowed himself a
Iconvert to the principle of the Church and State being
separated, and received the congratulations of the meet-
ing on the alteration in his views on that subject.
A ;poll was accordingly taken, which terminated on

Saturday at twelve, when the number of recorded votes
was as follows:

Against the rate 207 persons...2B6 votes.
For the rate' l9 persons... 36 votes.

Majority against the rate... 198 persons 250 Totes.
It is worthy of remark that the churchwarden who
proposed the rate, expressed himself as decidedly op-
posed to church-rates, and that 56 votes against the rates
were tendered by members of the Establishment, so that
had Dissenters not voted at all, the rate would still have
been thrown out by a majority of 20.
The progress of public opinion on this important point
will also be seen when it is remembered that at the last
contest for a church-rate, which took place ten years
ago, the majority against the rate was only 13.

THE BRITISH POST-OFFICE AND
THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR-It appears to me most strange, that neither
in the House of Commons, nor out of it, has any
public protestation or demonstration been made
against the Government of this " land of freedom"
lending itself, and its institutions, to the service and
wishes of a despotic ruler, for such atrocious and
inhuman purposes as Mr. Duncombe's motion re-
vealed. Can English women remain silent? Can
they remain idle ? When their husbands are sanc-
tioning by their silence, the flogging of wives for
communicating with their husbands, who have fled
to a foreign, but (we say) a free country; and de-
pend upon the sanctity of the British Post-office for
protection from the Russian Imperial Ukase.—l am,
Sir, you obedient servant,
AN ENGLISHMAN.

SUGAR DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—When Sir Robert Peel announced his intention
of reducing the sugar duties, he stated that the con-
sumer would be benefited to the extent of lid. per pound.
He surely must have meant that this reduction of price
might be expected in the course of time, say next year,
when we should be in receipt of large supplies to meet
the increased demand, for the reduction of duty proposed
by him is rof quite five
rfal things per pound. The impor-
ters have already obtained an advance of 4s. to ss. per
cwt. from the lowest point of the market, so that the con-
sumer will wit be able for a considerable time to buy
sugar more than a half-penny per pound cheaper.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
March 6, 1845. FOND OF SUGAR.

THE AUCTION DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Boing a constant reader of your impartial
journal, I take the liberty of addressing you in the
hope that you will give your powerful assistance in
making known, and thereby averting, a grievance which
the contemplated augmentation of the auction license
will effect in districts where employment in that businsss
is not of every-day occurrence.
In this part of the country a considerable proportion
of the income of an auctioneer is composed of fees for
mng inventories and valuations of the goods and
effects of persons who have either died, or been seques-
trated by the Court of Session ; in the former case, for
the purpose of ascertaining the amount of legacy duty
payable to Government ; and in the latter case, to en-
able the trustee to make up a correct state of the bank-
rupt's affairs. Tradesmen and others have, however,
been allowed to perform such duty on payment of a
license of 10s.--a sum always miserably inadequate to
the important privilege conferred by the license. And
now that the expense of an auction license is to be in-
creased three-fold, the appraising license ought, in all
fairness, to be at the same time largely increased. But
should that not be done, a manifest advantage will be
given to the tradesman over the heavily-taxed auctioneer,
who must labour under powerful competition in that de-
partment of his professional duties, by persons acting as
appraisers, many of whom do not take out a license at
all. It is thus evident that in small towns and country
places, this cause will operate to prevent parties
from embarking their money in an auction license, where
the field for realising an adequate return is so very
much narrowed, and, in a financial point of view, the
result will be that the increase in the number of auction
licenses, anticipated by the Minister, will not be realised,
and, consequently, the revenue arising therefrom will
come far short of the estimated sum.

I have no doubt that those who now take out the ap-
praiser's license would net object to its being raised to
about 51., and the poorer classes of the community
might, by the produce of that duty, be benefited in the
remission of taxes ou the necessaries of life to the ex-
tent of nearly 10,000/. per annum.
I earnestly hope that the Government will yet attend
to this matter, which, from not having consulted the
parties interested, must have escaped their notice.
I inclose my address for your satisfaction, and remain,
Sir, your most obedient servant,
Dundee., Feb. 28. AN AUCTIONEER.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.
THLTP.SDAY, MARCH 6.

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railwav,—Report
from Select Committee on Standinc, Orders read ; ordered
to be brought in by Mr. Ilastie, andl Mr. Alexander Oswald.
Glasgow Junction Railway,—Report from Select Com-
mittee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought
in by Lord James Stuart and Mr. Hastie.
Trent Valley Railway Bill,—" for making a Railway from
Stafford to Rugby," presented, and read a first time.
Blackburg, Darwen, and Bolton Railway,—Petition for Bill
reported ; repurt referred to the Select Committee on Stand-

ink Orders.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway,—Peti•
Lica for Bill ; referred to the Select Committee on Petitions
For Private Bills. .

Standing Orders Committee,—=Resolutions reported ;
1. " That, in the case of the Heywood Waterworks (No. 1.)
petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with."
2. " That, in the case of the Clydesdale Junction Railway
petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on
forthwith correcting the error on the section deposited in the
Private Bill-office; and that the Committee on the Bill do
examine, in the first place, how far such Order has been com-
plied with, and do report the same to the House on the report
of the Bill."

3. " That, in the case of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham
Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis.
pensed with."
Second resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.
London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway,—
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read;
Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Tan-
cred, and Mr. Benbow.
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway,—Petition tbr Bill ; re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills.
Dur_stable and London and Birmingham Railway,—Peti-
tion for Bill; referred to the Select Committee on Petitions
for Private Bills.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE,
11 Allen 6.

Ulster Railway Extension,—Second reading, Monday,
March 10.

Direct Northern Railway,--Committee on petition, Mon-
day, March 17.
'Surrey Iron Railway Company Dissolving,--Committee on
petition, postponed from Monday 10th till Friday 14th March.
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway,—Second reading. Mon-
day, March 10.
Glasgow, Gamkirk, and Coatbridge Railway,—Committee
on petition, Monday, March 17.
South. Eastern Railway a,— Committee on petition, adjourned
till Thursday, March 13.
London and Croydon Railway (Kentish Lines),—Com-
mittee on petition, Monday, March 17.
Northumberland Railway,—Committee on petition, Thurs-
day March 20.
London' and Croydon Railway Enlargement and Orpington
Branch,—Committee on petition, Monday, March 17.
Taw Vale Railway and Dock,—Committee on petition,
Monday, March 17.
Monmouth and Hereford Railway,—Committee on petition,
Monday, March 17.
Harwich and ;Eastern Counties Junction Railway,—Com-
mittee on petition, Monday, March 17.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway,—Com-
mittee on petition, Monday, March 17.
Midland Railway Branches,—Committee on petition, Mon-
day, March 17.
Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway,—Coni-
mittee on petition, Monday, March 17.
Oxford and Rugby Railway,—Secopd reading, Monday,
March 10.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,—Second reading,
,Mon.
day, March 10.
York and North Midland (Goole Branch) Railway,—Se-
cond reading, Monday, March 10.
West Cornwall Railway,—Second reading, Monday,
March 10.

Rye and Tenterden Railway,—Committee on petition,
Monday, March 17.
Lynn and Ely Railway,—Second reading, Monday
March 10.

Belfast and Ballymena Railway,—Second reading, Monday
March 10.

Sheffield and Rotherham Railway,—Committee on petition,
Monday, March 17.

SHAFTESBURY ELECTION.

, .
SHAFTESBURY, MARCH s.—The eiectton for a Member
of Parliament for this borough took place this day,
when Mr. Richard Brinsley Sheridan was returned,
without opposition. About one o'clock, Mr. Sheridan,
followed by a few friends and a band of music, walked
from his hotel to the Town-hall, where, the usual forms
having been gone through, Mr. Sheridan was proposed
boy Mr. Robert Graves, and seconded by Mr. W. Hannen.
No other candidate being nominated, the Mayor, J. L.
Buckland, EN., declared that Mr. Sheridan was duly
elected.

Mr. SHERIDAN afterwards addressed an assemblage of
600 or 700 persons from the balcony of the Town-hall.
In his speech, he expressed his obligations to the Con-
servatives, who had supported him on the ground of
peace. He declared his belief that the Government of
Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell was the best
the nation ever had ; he did think the Conservatives
had as much cause to complain of Sir Robert Peel as
they had of Lord Melbourne.—(A voice, " Oh! more."
—Great laughter.) Sir Robert Peel reminded him of
a story of two ladies in a steam-boat on an American
river: one cried " Open the window, or I shall die!" the
other exclaimed " Shut the window, or I shall expire!"
On which occasion a passenger called out " Steward,
open the window and kill one of these ladies, and then
shut it and do for the other."—(Loud laughter.) The
Whigs cried oat for " Free-trade, and free everything."
The Conservatives called out " No:" and the political
Samaritan said "Shut the window for the Whigs, and
then open it and get rid of the Tories."—(Laughter and
cheers.) He was opposed to a repeal of the corn-laws,
because it would throw the land out of cultivation—(A
voice, "No!")—and would peril the agricultural and
commercial interest. He briefly alluded to the poor-laws,
stigmatising them as " harsh, pitiless, and unchristian,"
and said he would readily give his support to a motion for
amending them. Mr. Sheridan ooncluded by returning
thanks.

Mr. ROBERTS, a Conservative, addressed the meeting
amidst considerable opposition, observing there was a
large amount of Conservative blood running through the
town; but the Conservatives had not opposed Mr. Sheri-
dan, because they wished to preserve the peace of the
borough.
Thanks were then voted to the Mayor, and the pro-
ceedings terminated.

CAPTURE OF ♦ HAWK.—Last week, two bird-.
catchers were out in Dunham catching birds, by placing
a bird in the middle of a field in a cage, and using bird
lime. While the men were at a distance watching, a
hawk, perceiving the bird a prisoner in the cage, made
a sudden dart at it. The men, being afraid of the cage
being broken, ran and drove off the hawk but they had
no sooner got to their hiding place than the asarlant re-
turned to the charge with double energy, darting several
times at the sage, in order to break it. The men again
drove him off, and placed some larger sticks well limed
—in a short time the hawk again appeared, and, while
endeavouring to get through the wires of the cage, got
his wings so much entangled with the bird-lime that,
when the men ran towards him, he found himself
caught, instead of kis intended prey.—Macele,lfidd
Courier.

CITY OF LONDON TRUSS SOCIETT..--The anniver-
sary meeting of this moat excellent association was held
at the London Coffee-house, on Wednesday evening,
Lord Morpeth in the chair. A fter the usual toasts had
been drunk, his Lordship referred to the immense be-
nefits that had been conferred on the poorer classes by
the Society, not less than 128,290 persons having been
relieved since its commencement in 1808. The extent
to which ruptures exist among the labouring population,
rural as well as urban, is scarcely known. The Noble
Chairman expatiated with warmth upon the benefits con-
ferred upon the poor by this Society, and the result was,
that subscriptions, amounting to rather over 8001., were
announced. The musical part of the entertainment was
under the guidance of Mr. G. F. Taylor, assisted by
Messrs. Rennie, G. Genge, and R. Smith.

REDUCTION OF D UTT ON TOBACCO.—Among the
petitions recently presented to the House of Commons
was one by Mr. Sotheron, from manufacturers of tobac-
co and snuff at Devizes, which set forth that " The pre-
sent enormous duty on tobacco offered a premium to the
smuggler and adulterator, whose prosperity is raised
upon the ruin of those manufacturers." Evidence has
been adduced before Parliament, showing that the griev-
ances of which the petitioners complain are distinctly
traced to the operation of a duty of nine hundred per
cent. They further state that a reduction to one shilling
per pound would destroy the smuggler's trade, and con-
tend that no restrictive law, however stringent, with the
duty of 900 per cent., either does or can prevent the sale
of smuggled or adulterated tobacco.
SEIZURE FOR CHURCH-RATR6 AT GRICENWICII.—
On Tuesday this town exhibited a scene of great excite-
ment for some hours, owing to about twenty warrants
having been issued to make levies upon the propertym of
the defaulters for church-rates, most of whom
sae
the principal tradesmen and residents. The er nea com-
mencedTonhge at Blackheath-hill, about eleven o'clock.cwith
posse
(temporary) broker on this occasion started
yd away the
of constables, andA
goods seized. At several
and
h oubsoerssetsh,e)to,
ccarourl
At the house of
-hhiisi l'htohuesye
f the obnoxious rate was cam
access, but where they did, prop:drtyoffb.eyoAnd theamount
Ro n.
hadß a c
closedk h e t h
made a ea
and shop, and barred it securely within. He then went
a°
tradesmandd sntanarndec! bilit°gAelrr9.'
up to the first-floor window, from which he sprang a
large rattle, and called out lustily, " Thieves! thieves !"
This drew an immense body of persons to the spot, and
the obnoxious party were received with anything but
grateful acknowledgments. Having made all the cap-
tures they could in this vicinity, they proceeded, rein-
forced by the police, to London-street, Greenwich,
where they made further levies. They finished their
crusade about three o'clock in the afternoon, but without
succeeding in getting admission into many houses.
FIRE AT ILFORD, ESSEX.—On Wednesday night,
about half-past ten o'clock, a tire broke out in the workshops
of Mr. 'Withers, builder, Lay-street, Ilford, which was not
subdued until an extensive loss of timber and workmen's
tools had taken place: Mr. Withers is insured. The origin
of the fire is =kaolin:.