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London, England, 1828-06-21 00:00:00

THE LATE DREADFUL FIRE,

The Adjourned Inquiry into this most calarnito%
event was resumed at ten o'clock yesterday, 7.heti Mr.
Harmer, the Solicitor, was present, to wrch ifle
ceedings on behalf of the friends of the deceased.
Mr. Thomas Richmond, tallow chandler, in Rte
Lion Atte-, deposed to being present immediately ;,fte
the first alarm was given. The flames were tor.;
fined to Mr. Harrison's shop. He saw Mrs. Hardie',
of
get out of the first fluor window, and walk along tit
ledge, and so escape into the adjoi,•ing home. Ele saw
no more of Mts. Harrison, as lie went away to amuse
the neighbours in every ditectton. Is sure )irs.Ttnglet
shop was not on fire in the hist in,tarce. Ele knewthe
family of the Tingl:s ; they appeared liveregnlatly.
Mr. thrives, grocer, examined—He Ives o,‘„,,itet.,
where the fire broke out, and was awoke by the .pringlng
rattles. He got up instantly, and on going to the window, gip
Todd, the wstehman, beating open Mrs. Harrison's door. nine
was smoke Issuing through the shutters. After &mooing h'y, fatsly,
and going down stain, he found his own shutters nearly
names, and was' obliged to employ himself in throwing win,
upon them. As soon as he had done this he rzn hoo the trout.,
and called out, " For Goo's sake, let us get tiv: ledgers
A person whom he did not know caught hold of hi, arm, Ng
said, " Mrs. Harrison sass every one is out of the house. nor
the boy, and he is getting over the roofs." Witness rendersi
every assistance in his power in saving the goods and prestnii...;
the spread of the fire ; but no exertions were made to reocue tk
Tingles, in consequence of the prevalence of a report that they
were all safe. About four o'clock witness sr.v the boy who map*
over the roof. He was quite dressed, With the t sception of
Witness asked him if he was so dressed wlisti he made his escape,
and he answered," Not quite." About noun on Saturday he UM
Mrs. Harrison at the house of Mr. Posey. Af et colgtandatisi
her on her personal escape. he said to her." Mrs. Harrison, wise*
can the poor lodgers be ?" She repliei "if vitt), thing were as
safe as they are, I should be very happy.' She ;lard,
confident they all went out previous :or the fire." lie also to!d so
that he hod seen a female who said she left Mrs. Tingle and I/
five children in the house at half-past to, n Ard expressid his
surprise what could have become of them. The same day *knew
saw Mrs. Hartisotis errand boy, and asked him it the Four Tulles
had been heard of. He replied, he believed nut ;he huh no oh**

but they woeli he found to be safe.
By a Juror—lf you had known that any persons bad been its de
house when the fire broke out, might they have been saved?
Witness—Yes, and for full a quarter of an hour afterwards.
Mr. Harndell, of East-street, deputed to being ;treadle at the
commencement of the fire. It was then reported that ;hr 'Night
bad escaped, or he thinks he could have .aved them. Witness
heard in the crowd that a prelim was seen fur a monieitt on the
stairs of Harrison's house, at a time when the flames sageille
dreadfully that no assistance could he rendered him.
Mrs. Moreton—Was acquainted with the Tingles, aid was with
Mrs. Tingle at her :pavements on the night of the fire till haltlas
ten o'clock. The children were ail wth her ; she void die was
waiting for Mr. Tingle to conic home to put them to bed, Mrs.
Tingle was a very sober woman.
Bridget Meagan, late servant to Mrs. Tingle, deposed that she
left them on the day previous to the fit e in consequence diem's.
The family occupied the second fisior, in the front mom of whirl
Mr. and Mrs. Tingle slept, and the children in the back one. The
Tingles did not live on good terms with Mrs. Harrison. Thelma
and Mrs. Tingle used to pass each other without speaking. Mr.
Tingle was a sober man, and was never out later than 11 &cloche
night during the whole of the sixteen months she had lived with the
family.
John Delaway, of Red Lion-street, turner, devised that hewn
aroused by the springing of the rattles on the vigil ut tee fire; he
got up immediately—smoke only was then issuing through Mts.
Harrison's shop shutters. This witness's account of the circvni-
stances of the fire corresponded with the evidence before given.—
He added that he saw Mrs. Hartisen on Sunday molt ing, whets
she told witness she had a very narrow escape—that she went to
bed about eleven o'clock. She was very fatigued, having bees
employed in cleaning the place, against Mr. Harrison's return
from the country, and soon fell asleep. She said .he was
afraid that something wrong was the matter, as on Friday
morning, when she got up, she found matches strewed all over
the stairs. In consequence she did not sleep soun on Fri-
day night. and was therefore easily awoke whin the alarmists
given. Her alarm, from the same cause, she said, was such, the
she took the precaution of carrying up into her bedroom, on retir-
ing there, some books and papers relating to a disputed property is
Yorkshire; but unfertunately, in her fright, she forgot them whet
she got out of the horse. He saw her again in the evening, woes
she requested hint to say nothing of the matches, as it might into
with the insurance.
At this stage of the inquiry, Mr. Harrienoentered the beans-
room, and begged to be allowed to base a friend present to inter-
rogate the witnesses.
The Cosimma instantly acceded to the request, and Mr. Har-
rison retired.
Mr. Grant, of Hampton-street, Gray's Inn-road, stated, that be
was a clerk in the employ of Mr. Cubitt ; he knew Mr. Tiegle,wh..
was in the same employ ; saw him on the night of Friday last is
Mr. Cubitt's counting house; it was about half-past eiiht o'clock.
and at that time Mr. Tingle had business to transact, winch wood
detain hint two hours. On the following Sunday %vaunts sor
Mrs. Harrison, and asked her what bad become of the Tingles?
She said she had no doubt they were safe; that as she ant
making her escape, she beard Mr. Tingle's voice, calteg Cer
(rent the parlour, ce Come along, conic along." She said she
bad only sufficient time to iut on her shoes and stockiees,. a la-
nel petticoat, and a morning gown. The last article was only throve
over her shoulder', and fell from her when gettting out of the
window; that the watchman told her not to leap toff the ieals,avg
that she escaped into the window of Mr. Sautletann's Ste
said that on the norning before the fire, on coming down stairs, de
found matches strewn upon them; scarce y one stair was niita,
She said she thought her shop-boy had done it, and she spree
to
him about it, but he denied it ; that she atterwards spoke to :iii,
Tingle, who said she supposed some of the children had bed. pair
lug with them.
Robert Sands had a conversation with Mrs Harrison afterlife,
fire. She said that the Tingle family had moved off un the ousts
the fire—that they had been on the move some time, and :oar
could‘swear that a lnoking-glass, found atter •the tire at .I.lrt
hour's, was in Mr. Tingle's room the Friday. She a.,, ac-
'
cused Mr. Tirtzle of lt,vitig tt:..t tire to the house.
Mrs. Harrison was then called in ar.l examined as follows: else
went to bed about eleven o'clock ; ail was then sale. "
awoke by the watchmen ..bout one o'clock, and finding the hew(
was un fire, att-mpted to make her escave down stairs, hut toolii
.
not for the smoke. She then got out of the lit it floor
SO made her way iron the next house. While busy to niakiul
ha
own way out, she heard sonic one say, " Come slung." Slv
Hosed it was Mr. Tingle.
This being the whole the evidence, the Jury retied tocoe-
sider their verdict, and after a deliberation of about hilt sit bea.
returned one as follows—•e That the deceased persons had net
their deaths in coesetrience of a fire which commenced in Mr.
Harrison's shop, but how that fiie originated did not appear.
Jury Cannot help expressing their deep regret at die conduct
Alm Harrison in nut giving any intimation of the deceased peter
being in the house whets the fire commenced, as it clearly SpPOr'4
in evidence that they might have been saved if such notice had bee
given."

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The Duke of CUMBERLAND r 0 town Fe-
terday mcrning, from a visit to Ins ia.iitstir, at the Royal
Windsor Park.
Prince George ef CUMBERLAND, attended by Colona
in
and the Rev. Mr. Jinx, came to town yesttrJAY
mg, from the residence of his Royal Father at Kew. Hii l
Highness was visited by the Duke of CLAittlielt, the Princo
AVOUSTA, the Duchess of Ckuucr.sana, and the Princess Sori*
The Prince returned to Kew in the :thermion.
fhe Duke of WELLINGTON arrived it town Wt..
day morning from the Royal Lodge, Windsq.r I'.ik. Ilia (rra:ea
afterwards proceeded to the Treasury, and transacted hu,lntsti.B
the course of the day with the Archbishop of CANItIIIiCAV•t
Duke Of NORTIIUMBSALASD, the Eat of AssausA-44, and the La.►
cird.ox of the b:IICHIQUZIL.

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