The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-17 00:00:00

THE LATE HIGH TIDE.

Yesterday, English, one of the summoning officers be-
longing to the Lambeth Police-court, who had been
desired by Mr. Henry, on the day before, to make the
necessary inquiries as to the condition of twelve families
who werc represented to be severe sufferers by the disas-
trous high tide on the night of Thursday last, made his
report to Mr. Henry. He said he had visited each of
the twelve families occupying so many small cottages in
Wellington-grove, Lambeth, and found them in a very
deplorable condition. One of them, a pipemaker, who
had just erected a kiln, for the purpose of baking his
pipes, at an expense of 151., bad the kiln, as well as all
the made work and the material in a state of prepara-
tion, totally destroyed, and was quite ruined. Several
of the families had nothing left but what they puthastily
on on the morning in question; and some had escaped in a
state of nudity. One family had not only to contend with
the water, but with a fire; and between the destruction of
both, the whole of what they possessed was destroyed.
In the course of his inquiries, be (English) bad ascer-
tained that the parish officers bad contributed to the
immediate relief of the sufferers, but still they were left
without the means of getting on again, having lost their
tools, &c.

Mr. Henry observed, that there was a small fund
which the magistrates had the control of, but it was in-
tended to assist those individuals and objects of a diffe-
rent kind ; and therefore he thought be would be going
beyond his trusteeship in devoting them to the present
object. As, however, the calamity was so sudden, and
no forethought could have prevented it, he should have
no objection to give 21., not to be added to any subscrip •
tion, but to be expended by the officer in providing for
the immediate necessities of the poor sufferers.
Dunn, one of the parish beadles, here said that the
whole of the poor persons mentioned had been relieved
by the overseers of Lambeth on Saturday last, and they
%ere all ordered to go before the board on that (lay,
with the view of being further relieved.

CAMBRIDGE ITISIVERSITY DEC. 16.—CONGRECI A -
TleNs.—The following are the Congregation-days of the ensu-
ing Lent Term : Saturday, Jan. 24 ( B.A. Commencement), at
ten ; Wednesday, Jan. 28, at eleven ; Wednesday, Feb. 11, at
eleven ; Wednesday, Feb. 25, at eleven ; Wednesday, March
11, at eleven; Friday, March 27 (M.A. Inceptors), at ten;
Friday, April 3 (end of Term), at ten.
THE ROYAL FREE lIOSPITAL.—CORONER'S IN-
QUEST.—An inquest on the body of Susannah Stephens, who
died on Friday last, and with reference to whose case several
letters signed" Humanitas," have appeared in the Times, was
held yesterday at the Sun public-house, Gray's Inn-road, be-
fore Mr. Wakley. On this occasion there were present the
Rev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. Mr.Packman, Mr.Pritchaid,
High-Bailiff of Southwark; Mr. Walmesly, Dr. Marsden,
and other gentlemen connected with and interested in the
Free Hospital. The receiver and other officers of the London
Union were in attendance. After the usual preliminaries, the
Coroner and jury proceeded to view the body, and on their
return the Coroner inquired if the officer of the City of Lon-
don Union was present. The answer was in the affirmative.
The Coroner asked if he had taken three patients to the hos-
pital on Wednesday, the 19th of November ? The officer—
My son did. ithe Coroner—Where are these patients
now ? Officer—One is still in the hospital, but Ido not
know where the other two, Ann Morgan and
Ann Lever, are. The Coroner said that in his opinion it
was essential to the inquiry that the three girls should be
present. The officer said that he had made every exertion
to find them, but without effect. The Coroner then inquired
if any of the gentlemen connected with the Free Hospita.
were resent? The Rev. Dr. Worthington—Yes. After
some further conversation, the Coroner said that he thought
the evidence of the girls so necessary, that the inquest must
be adjourned until they were found. Doctor Marsden said
that one of them was still in the hospital ; and although ill, she
was not so much so as to prevent her being carried in a cab.
He thought that as the other two could not be found, one of
the three would be sufficient for the purposes of the inquiry.
The Coroner said that it was his firm conviction that two out
of the three girls should be present; and that being so, if
the examination of the one were proceeded with that day, an
adjournment would at any rate become necessary to get the
other. He, therefore, thought it better that they should
adjourn at once, as it was most desirable that the investi-
gation should come on and terminate on the same nay.
After a warm discussion, the inquiry was adjourned until
Tuesday next.
FIRE ON CLERKENWELL-GREEN.—This morning,
between the hours of twelve and one, an alarming fire broke
out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Maddox, painter and
glazier, No. 9, Clerkenwell-green. The first discovery was
made by the police-constable on the beat. Smoke which he
saw breaking over the roofs of the houses made him aware of
the alarming fact. Without loss of time the officer aroused
the inmates of the contiguous building, and dispatched a
messenger for the fire-engines. The parish engine was im-
mediately on the spot, and was followed by the brigade en-
gines from Farringdon-street and Holborn stations. These
were instantly set to work from an abundant supply of water
furnished by the New River Company. The 'West of Eng-
land, County, and several other brigade engines followed in
rapid succession, as did also two escapes belonging to the
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. The
firemen and police exerted themselves to the utmost, and by
two o'clock they happily succeeded in extinguishing the
flames. As to the origin of the fire, or whether or not the
sufferer was insured, we were unable during the confusion
that prevailed to learn.
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(ADVERTISEMENT.]—The opinion of Dr. Charles
C. Keane, of Bermuda, as to the extraordinary efficacy of
Holloway's Ointment and Pills in the cure of old ulcers and
sores. The Doctor expresses himself thus :—" I thought but
little of Holloway's Ointment and Pills at one time, but I was
induced to send to Halifax (Nova Scotia), for two dozen pots
and lies, the effects of which on some of my patients are
aston shing; old standing sores and ulcers vanished by their
use as if by magic, so that for the future I am determined to
continue to use them. (Signed) " Charles C. Keane, Ha-
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fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand.
DEATH BY FlRE.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford held
an inquest at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Frances
Allen, aged forty-five years, lately residing at No. 6, Alfred-
road, Kensal 1 ew-town, who died under the following dread-
ful circumstances :—Frederick Saunders stated that he
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witness was awakened by hearing loud cries of Fire, fire. '
Witness got out of bed and ran
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covered the deceased enveloped n a body of flame. Her hus-
band was in the room, and rolling her on the floor, endeavour-
ing to extinguish the fire. Witness procured a jug of water,
and threw it over the deceased, who appeared to be burned
completely over the whole surface of the body, She was
placed in a cart and removed to the above hospital, where
she expired at half-past one on Sunday afternoon. Witness
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asked her several times how t occurred, but as she was in
such a deplorable state she could not speak as to the origin of
the fire. Verdict, "That the deceased died from the effects
of burns, but how caused there was no evidence to show."
The Earl of Durham, Lady Mary Lanibton, and
the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Grey, left the Brunswick Hotel,
Jermyn-street, yesterday, for Hastings, with the intention of
wintering at that watering-place.