The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

( From lite Albion.)
On Friday night a fire, which has destroyed an immense
amount of properly, broke out in one of a range of six large
warehouses in Roberts-street North. The building in which
the fire originated was the second of two warehouses from
Great Howard-street, belonging to Messrs. James Davies and
Co., of Hunter-street, in the occupation of Messrs. Henry
Davies and Co., of King-street. The next two warehouses,
towards the Prince's Dock, were the property of Messrs.
Charles Lawrence and Son,: and formed part of the same
range as those of Messrs. Davies, none of these four ware-
houses having greater separation than a single wall. The
two adjoining warehouses of the pile, the property of Messrs.
Highfield and Birch, were separated by a party division.
Next to these, a smithy, the property of Mr. Charles Birch,
completed the range. Opposite to the warehouses, between
Roberts-street and Hill-street, stood a long low shed, which

was full of cotton, belonging to Messrs. AVilliam and James
Brown and Co. The warehouses first alluded to ran a con-

siderable depth backwards, towards Denison-street, over-
looking a number of courts and alleys of small tenements.
Adjoining these, towards Great Howard-street, was the
dwelling-house of Mrs. Davies, a small warehouse beloriging

to Mr.ritigby, and the premises of Mr. Croston, painter.
Lower down, towards the Prince's Dock, two warehouses,
belonging to Sir John 'robin, terminate the street on one
side, while opposite, with their backs close up to a street
running along the end of the shed above-mentioned, stands
a pile of large warehouses, overlooking the Prince's Basin,
the property of -Messrs. Highfield and Birch and others.
The fire was discovered about nine o'clock, when a car-
driver, who was passing, observed smoke issuing from the
windows and doors of the third story of the second ware-
house, belonging to Messrs. Davies and Co. Shortly after-
wards, Police-constable Barton saw an indication of fire in
the same room. The intelligence was immediately conveyed
to the Fire-police Station, by a young gentleman, named
John Owen, who, we believe, saw the alarming indications
a few minutes before Barton. Mr. Hewitt and a body of
the Fire and Patrolling Police were quickly on the spot:
Mr. Whitty arrived immediately after them; but, from the
circumstance of neither of the water companies having mains
in the streets in the neighbourhood, which are chiefly occu-
pied by warehouses and sheds, a considerable time elapsed
before a supply of water could be obtained. A hose was,
in the first instance, laid into the Canal-basin for a tempo-
rary supply; and. after some delay, a better supply was
obtained from the mains in Waterloo-road, at the bottom,

and those of Great Howard-street, at the top of Roberts-stree
and Hill-street. The members of the Fire-police Committee
have, we understand, made many representations to the fire-
insurance agents on the subject of the want of water in this
district, and, we believe remonstrances have proceeded from
other quarters, but withouti effect. We have also heard of
opinions being expressed, that, if a fire were to take place
amongst the extensive warehouses of this district, it would
be next to impossible to get it under from want of water.
Throughout the whole night and morning, the principal sup-
ply of this. important material was drawn from the Canal
and Docks. The consequence of this was, that, for a con-
siderable period, twelve engines were only doing the duty of
five. Two were 'placed at the Canal and two at Great
Howard-street, feeding one in Roberts-street and one in
Denisonsstreet. Two engines at the Dock fed two stationed
in Roberts-street, and only three were ultimately supplied
from the mains.
The inflammable nature of the goods in the room where
the fire originated caused it to spread with great rapidity.
This warehouse contained a large quantity of cotton and
other merchandise of a highly ignitable character. The ad-
joining warehouses were also full of valuable and inflammable
commodities of East India produce; such as indigo, shutnac,
pepper, gums, sago, ginger, and sugar. The cellars were
tilled with olive oil and saltpetre, and from these combustible
articles the; greatest danger was apprehended. At eleven
o'clock the flames, no longer confining themselves to the
place where they had been first discovered, burst forth with
terrific fury, and proceeded, at a rapid rate, up the doors to
the cat-head. In a short time all the upper stories were in a
general blaze, which raged with such fury that the engines,
now in full play, made but slight impression. The fire con-
tinued to burn downwards, and floor after floor fell in, till
the vast mass of glowing materials crushed through into the
cellar.
All hope of saving anything from this warehouse was now
at art end, and the attention of the Fire-police was directed
exclusively to the warehouses adjoining, the great object
being to prevent the fire from extending. In this they were
not successful, for the olive oil in the cellars continued to
blaze upwards with excessive fury, While the saltpetre sent
up columns of white, hissing flame, and a series of ex-
plosions, on which water made not the slightest impression.
A brisk breeze aided the progress of the conflagration. The
result was, that the adjoiuing warehouse, belonging to
Messrs. Davies and Co., was soon on fire.
About twelve o'clock, the front of the warehouse which
had first taken fire fell forwards into the street with a terrific
crash ; but, timely precaution having been taken, no person
was injured. The second warehouse of Messrs. Davies had,
by this time, ignited so extensively, and, owing to the nature
of the materials which it contained, the fire was spreading so
rapidly, that there appeared no chance of saving it. The en-
gines kept pouring water into the blazing mass, without the
smallest effect, and the scene assumed an aspect of terrific
grandeur, the flames rising to an awful height, and the burn-
ing embers and flakes of cotton flying in every direction.
The poor people in Denison-street, as well as in most of those
adjoining, were in the greatest alarm, and must have sus-
tained much loss in removing their furniture, from what they
conceived impending danger. The progress of the fire in the
second warehouse was nearly similar to that in the first.
The interior of the upper stories was rapidly consumed, and
the whole of the burning materials continued to accumulate
on the lower floors, as, one after the other, they gave way.
The walls tottered as the great heat acted on the mortar,
destroying its tenacity, and the whole fabric was momentarily
expected to fall. .The blaze sent up was most terrific, and
the greatest anxiety was expressed as to the result, if the fire
reached the nitro, Oil, and turpentine, of which an immense
quantity was kubsysn-to bestowed in the cellar of the second
warehouse. Serious apprehensions were also entertained for
the safety of theshed apposite, in which the cotton of Messrs.
W. and J. Brevin -was stowed. The excessive heat sent
forth with 'the. numberless burning masses of cotton which
were flying-about in all directions, gave good foundation for
these fears.
From six to seven o'clock in the morninsr, the fire abated
somewhat of its excessive fury : indeed, by the hour last
mentioned, it had been so materially got under, to all ap-
pearance, that confident hopes were entertained of its being
quickly altogether subdued. These hopes, however, unfor-
tunately, proved fallacious. About half-Past seven o'clock
nothing appeared of •the second warehouse but the walls and
a heap of burning embers 'on the lower story. These con-
sisted of a mass of cotton and other materials burned to tinder,
exhibiting one immense glow, from which shut up numerous
tongues of flame. Still, so much had the fire been got under
that, with the exception of some fear being entertained for
the safety of Messrs. W. and J. Brown and Co.'s Shed, with
the cotton under it, and the turpentine in theyard, every body
present seemed to consider that all chance Of the fire com-
municating to the lower warehouses, the property of Messrs.
Charles Lawrence and Son, was at an end. Even the Fire-
police partook of the general belief, and Mr. Whitty retired,
for a few minutes, from the scene. Shortly after eight o'clock,
however, an event occurred which changed the whole aspect
of things and renewed the conflagration. The olive oil in
the cellars of the warehouses which had been on fire in the
night became inflamed by the smouldering and incumbent
mass. It then blazed up with great fierceness, and set fire to
a huge quantity of saltpetre. A terrific explosion unexpect-
edly took place. Many of the people on the spot were
momentarily stunned by the concussion, while all were more
or less alarmed by the eruption. Fragments of burning
cotton and timber were projected into the air, and driven,
with fearful force, across the vacant space towards the north.
Some of the flaming projectiles were shot as far as the Wa-
terloo Dock, where they momentarily set fire to the rigging
of tivo or three vessels) as well as to some loose cotton on the
quays; while men two hundred yards from the spot, but in
an uninterrupted line, had their persons covered with the
saltpetre, just as if they had been exposed to a shower of
snot. 'the violence of the explosion may be imagined by
the circumstance, that the concussion broke the glass in most
of-the windows of the houses in Roberts-street and Hill-
street ; though a second explosion, which occurred afterwards,
was felt at a greater distance than the first had been, and
proved more destructive to the glass in the neighbourhood.
The immediate effect of the explosion, and of the mass of
• fire which the eruption threw out, was the ignition of the
cotton in the'shect already mentioned, belonging to Messrs.
W. and J. Brawii'and Co. The produce in the yard and
under the shed, but particularly the cotton, burnt with great
fury. The shed was, in a fetv minutes, one mass of flame.
A dwelling.adjuiniiig was almost completely enveloped in fire,
hut, to the-Wender of all the spectators, it withstood the fury
of theflo.inei ssiiid'remained entire to the last, though it was
seriously injured inside. A second shed, also belonging to
Messrs. Win. and-Jas. Brown and Co., on the north side of
Hill-street, and opposite the first-mentioned skted, was now
exposed to imminent danger of ignition, from the intense
' heat caused by the burning cotton across the street. Men
with Wickets of water were, however, placed on the roof;
and they, 'by continually pouring the liquid on the slates,
windows, -and doors, succeeded in preventing the fire from
communicating to the shed.
The circumstances which we have described all occurred
within the space of twenty or thirty minutes. Meanwhile,
the same causes which had ignited the shed opposite, also,
hut more slowly, ignited the adjoining warehouse, from the
top windows of which smoke began to issue. At first, the
smoke was mistaken for that arising from the ruins of the
destroyed warehouses. In about half-an-hour, however,
from the explosion of the oil and saltpetre, flames made their
appearance 3and; in a few minutes more, two warehouses,
which most people had thought to 'be out of danger, were
palpably on, tire. At this moment, Mr. Whitty, who had not
been absent snore than half-an-hour, reached the spot. In a
few minutes, the' hose of several engines were carried up the
stairs Of the-avarehonses, upon the roofs of which, as well as
into the top rooms, torrents of water were thrown. The
efforts of the Fire.-police to extinguish the flames seemed
likely to p'sOduce the "desired 'effect, when the combustible
nature of the produce in the warehouses completely defeated
them. A second explosion of oil and saltpetre, more term ific
than the first, took place shortly after ten o'clock. Like the
first, it stunned many of the individuals in front of the burn-
ing pile, while the crowd, terrified by the noise, and frightened
lest the projected fragments of fire should fall on and wound
them, ran in every direction, falling over each other in heaps.
More glass was broken in the windows of the houses and
warehouses in the neighbourhood than had been shivered hy
the concussion caused by the first explosion; . and large
masses of burning cotton, and even of heavy. wood, were
strewn over the contiguous streets. The explosion was of an
extraordinary character, and, in appearance to an observer,
was grand and most terrific. First, there arose, with a most
stunning roar, a column of white flame, which shot upwards
to an immense height; this continued for about half a
minute. It was, doubtless, the oil which had burst front the
casks and ignited. Then there was a burst as of a flash of
gunpowder, which lifted the walls or shell of the second
warehouse upward, and then allowed it to fall with a crash
to the ground. Immediately the same description of flame
was seen to arise above the ruins, but it was quickly rendered
comparatively obscure by bright flashes of light which rushed
upward with an indescribable sound, in one continual erup-
tion, from the saltpetre which bad ignited. This was fol-
lowed by another explosion, which burst forth with a noise
like a clap of thunder, and blew to fragments the store of
Mr. Rigby, the house of Mrs. Davies, and the premises of
Mr. Croston, which had all been deserted long before, and
emptied of the property which they contained. As a proof
of the violence of the last explosion, we may mention, that
the greater portion of a bale of cotton was blown to the
top of Sir John Tobin's warehouse, and a great many very
large fragments of stone were hurled completely over
the Borough Gaol. 'We ourselves saw, a second or two
after, several fragments of ignited wood descending from an
immense height, at the distance of at least a quarter of a mile
from the scene. Both explosions were heard for miles around,
while they were actaally felt for more than one. The burn-
irassfragnsents, too, were carried to a great distance, flakes of
cotton having been picked up on the Cheshire side of the
Mersey. Happily, nobody was hurt by the eruption. The
effect was, however, most disastrous for the warehouse. This
new fire had been comparatively confined before, but the
immense heat generated by the combustibles which had
flamed and exploded in the manner described, with the rush
of the air in its reaction on the now cleared space, caused a
burst of fire to issue simultaneously from the doors of both
the lower and tipper stories, which made it plain.that the fate
of this warehouse also, if not of the other three, was inevitable.
By the almost superhuman exertions of Mr. Whitty and his
force, and greatly to the surprise of every one, the adjoining
warehouse of Messrs. Lawrence and Son, as well as the two
next, belonging to Messrs.' Highfield and Birch, were saved
The first warehouse of Messrs. Lawrence was totally con-
sumed before noon. The front wall of the building, which
had not even been broken, fell, about half past twelve, with
a tremendous crash.
The'eugines continued, to play upon the cC?ntiguqu? ware-

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houses and sheds. At one o'clock, all danger of the confla-
gration enlarging the sphere of destruction had ceased. The
cotton in Messrs. Brown's shed still burnt with great vehe-
mence, and the firemen were occupied in playing upon the
opposite shed, to prevent the intense heat of the burning cot-
ton from igniting it also. In this the force happily succeeded.
Considering the circumstances of this extensive fire, it is
wonderful that so few accidents happened. We regret to
state, however, that one individual, a butcher, residing in
Denison-street, lost his life in an endeavour to save two pigs,
his property. Tnese animals were confined in a shed, at the
back of so►ne premises in Denison-street, near to, and over•
looked by the warehouses. A few minutes before the last ex-
plosion, he was seen to enter the court, for the purpose of
taking away his pigs. Some time afterwards, he was found
suffocated in an adjoining privy, where, it is supposed, he
had gone to escape from the fumes of the saltpetre. Another
man was also unfortunately killed by the second explosion.
He was taken out of the ruins, at the top of Roberts-street,
by Mr. Heighton, of the Police; but his body had not been
claimed up to last night. Wilson, a fireman, who was direct-
ing an engine-pipe in the third storey of one of the ware-
houses, was seen tb sink, as if exhausted. With some diffi-
culty, one of the men went to his assistance. It was found
that the fumes from the saltpetre and other matters were so
strong that they had well nigh suffocated him. He was car-
ried away for dead, but he ultimately revived. A fireman,
named Kiikman, was much injured by some bricks which
fell upon him. These are all the accidents which have come
to our knowledge. We may mention that the heat was, on
some occasions, so great that one or two of the engines were
set on fire.
The scene presented by the neighbourhood, during what
may be justly styled the second conflagration, was painful in
the extreme. All the streets, which ran down with water,
were filled with produce, partially burned, while hundreds of
porters were engaged in conveying merchandise from the
warehouses which were threatened with, or were deemed in
danger of catching, fire. The inhabitants of Hill-street and
the top of Roberts-street, who had not entirely removed their
furniture in the night, no sooner saw Messrs. Brown's shed
on fire than they removed every article remaining in their
houses. The houses in Great Howard-street, betwixt Ro-
berts-street and Denison-street, had been emptied in the
course of the night; while the poor people in the latter street,
particularly at the upper part, against which the burning ware-
houses abutted, followed the example of their neighbours.
The conseqnence was, that crowds of men, women, and
children µere compelled to pass the night in the streets.
We need scarcely say, that the furniture thus removed suf-
fered almost as much injury as if it had been exposed to the
chances of fire. The fresh outbreak of the flames, about
nine o'clock, renewed the apprehensions of the inhabitants
of Denison-street, who, from top to bottom, and on both sides,
were bupily employed, during the progress of the fire, in
removing their furniture. Even the dwellers in Gibraltar-
row were not free from apprension, and many of them re-
moved their goods. All the space in the vicinity supposed
to be' beyond the reach of the flames was covered with mer-
chandise and furniture.
It is impossible to award too high praise to the firemen, or
to the superintendents, inspectors, and officers of the Police
force who were present. Hewitt was, as usual, particularly
active; and it is unnecessary to say, that Mr. Whitty did
all that mental and bodily intrepidity could accomplish. Mr.
Dowling was on the ground, and rendered assistance to Mr.
Whitty by his advice and exertions. The Mayor arrived on
the spot an hour or two after the commencement of the fire,
and remained during the whole night, exerting his authority
for the preservation of life and property.
It is impossible to form anything like a correct estimate of
the value of the property damaged and destroyed by this
dreadful fire. Probably the loss will reach £lOO,OOO. Se-
veral thousand bales of cotton were more or less burnt.

We have been favoured by Mr. Whitty with a copy of his
Report of the Fire to the Watch Committee, which we insert.

MR. WHITTY'S REPORT OF THE FIRE.
(coPY.)
Monday, Bth October, 1838.
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE WATCH
COMMITTEE,--I beg leave, with feelings of deep regret, to
report, that a most calamitous fire, or rather series of fires,
have occurred in Roberts-street North, and neighbourhood,

attended with the • loss of two lives, and the destruction
very large quantities of property.
About nine o'clock on Friday evening, smoke was seen to
issue from the third floor of a bonded warehouse on the south
side of Roberts-street North, it was the first but one from
Great Howard-street, several dwelling-houses, &c. interven-
ing between it and that street; and below it, on the same
side, four double warehouses ; the whole of them running
back close up to the dwelling-houses in Denison-street.
The alarm reached me at nine o'clock at the North Station,
and on my arrival I found two engines on the ground, one
of them in play. The Superintendent of the engines told
me, with confidence, that he had mastered the fire, but at
this time large volumes of thick smoke issued from the win-
dows of the third and fourth stories. Stand cocks were
placed in the fire plugs, but there was no water at the instant
and the water carts had been exhausted. To remedy this de-
fect, I placed, with the assistance of Mr. M'Fadzen, two
engines at the canal, and soon obtained an abundant supply
for one engine; but it soon struck me, that the fire had mas-
tered Mr. Hewitt; and knowing the scanty supply of water
to. be obtained in this neighbourhood, from the mains, I
thought it advisable to abandon the warehouse on fire, and
direct all our care to the preservation of those on each side.
As yet the fire had not reached the roof, and I had good
hopes that we could prevent it from extending any further.
The larger mass of property was to the west of the flames,
and these engines were arranged so as to draw a supply of
water from the docks, and play from the roofs of the ware-
houses. To Mr. Hewitt I committed this charge; and he
completely succeeded in preventing the extension of the
flames in that direction. On the Great Howard-street side,
however, we were less fortunate; three points at once called
for attention: the roof of the warehouse next the fire; the
extensive cotton shed of Messrs. William & James Brown,
opposite; and the dwelling-houses in Dennison-street, abut-
ting on the burning warehouse. Mr. Dowling took Denni-
son-street into his care; a branch was taken to the roof of
the warehouse ; and Captain George Tyrrell, from whom I
received the greatest assistance, undertook to see it properly
directed. To lily astonishment, however, they did not get into
play, and on going up myself, I learned that the nozzle was
stopped. Mr. Tyrrell undid the nozzle, but it was too late, the
branchtnan, ignorant of the stoppage, had called to the engine
to play up, and in doing so, they necessarily durst the hose,
the water obtaining no other means of escape. 'This was
righted, however, in a few minutes ; but on descending, I
met Mr. Maxwell, midway on the staircase, who informed
me that the flames had made their way through the partition
wall on the fourth storey. The firemen and Mr. Tyrrell,
above, in dr nger of being thus cut off from all means of re-
treat, were called down; and just as the orders were given,
the flames burst upon them, and they had to leap down the
jigger stairs, leaving the branch and two lengths of hose be-
hind them. His worship the Mayor had arrived at this time,
and humanely inquired if I was not exposing the firemen to
too great danger? and his worship's fears seemed to derive
strength from the failing into the street, with a tremendous
crash, of the front of the warehouse then on fire. But. by the
timely arrival of the West of England engine, under Mr.
Whitehouse's direction, we had now twelve powerful engines
in full play ; and though, from the distance which the water
had to be drawn, from the dock and canal, only five branches
could be brought to bear on the fire. I flattered myself that
I could stop the descent of the fire in the second warehouse.
the lowerfloors of which had been emptied by Mr. Maxwell.
Two branches were taken tth to the fourth floor, and owing
to the [daring of Firemen' Little, Maguire, Roberts, and
Evans, we completely mastered the fire, leavin., no doubt on
my mind of successful'lesistance. A et y, however," soon
reached us to descend; that the front was falling; and
though, on reaching the street, I found the alarm groundless,
the opportunity was lost. The fire, left to itself, increased
in fury, and quickly descended to the second storey. The
firemen instantly renewed their exertions, and by seven
o'clock all apprehension of further danger subsided. l'ton-
sidered the fire extinguished, and Mr. Maxwell took charge
of the engines, for the purpose of cooling the ruins, and sav-
ing the salvage. I had heard, in the early part of the night,
that there were turpentine and saltpetre in the cellar; but,
on inquiry, found that there was saltpetre only. Never hav-
ing known saltpetre to explode of itself, I did not think that
this would, even should the fire reach it. Believing every
thing safe, I went to bed at eight o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing, and at half past eight I received the alarm of the fire
having broken out afresh; and on hurrying down, I found
an explosion had taken place in the ruins of the warehouse
first on fire, setting fire not only to Messrs. W. and J Brown's
cotton shed, opposite,: but to the adjoining warehouse in
Roberts-street, and all the salvage saved from the second
warehouse on fire. The scene was one of indescribable
alarm and confusion. All the warehouses in Roberts-street,
as well as those fine ones between the cotton shed and Wa-
terloo-road, appeared, at first, to me, doomed to destruc-
tion, the question being, where would the fire stop. Mr.
Hewitt, with his usual judgment, was in the act of con-
veying, a branch again on the top of the warehouses. in
Roberts-street. As every thing depended on its direction,
I sent him to superintend it, and went myself to Great
Howard-street, to arrange the engines placed there. While
in the act a second explosion, from the second ruins,
took place. It was a most awful one. We stood, as it were,
under a dome of fire, flame, stones, cotton-bags, and ignited
missives. The doors of the houses in the adjoining streets
were either smashed iu or carried away, and all around ap-
peared in flames. In this terrible emergency, the power at
my command (not more than one-half of which had on any
former occasion been put into requisition) seemed totally
inadequate to the unexpected exigency. Mr. Sutton, of the
Protector Fire-office, came and kindly offered his assistance,
of which I availed myself, as I did of Mr. Anderson, of the
Norwich Union; and Mr. Highton rendered me, at this
moment, and during the day, the most valuable service.
With him and the firemen we extinguished one of the en-
gines, which was in flames, and got all into play just in time
to prevent the further extension of the fire, north, south, and
eastward. Mr. Hewitt was also successful; and after a day
of the most fearful suspense and anxiety, we rejoiced, at
night, to find that the progress of the fire, in every•direction,
was stopped. At six o'clock on Sunday morning the fire
was regarded as extinguished, and I again delivered up the
charge of the engines to Mr. Maxwell, inspector of salvage;
to whose advice' and assistance on this occasion I hold myself
greatly indebted. The Committee, I hope, will give me
credit for making the best use I could of the judgment 1
possessed ; and permit me, at the same time, to report, that
my intentions were promptly carried info effect by the fire-
men, who never thought of danger when they had orders to
execute. The facts .in this report render it unnecessary to
bear further testimony to the judgment and energy of the
superintendent of the engines. The superintendent and all
the other officers did their duty in a most admirable manner,
but I must allude more particularly to the great exertions of
Inspectors Cochrane and Cotten'.
Three of the Fire-police, I regret to say, are dangerously
hurt. One of them (Wilson) would have been suffocated in
the last explosion, were it not for Mr. Hewitt, wino alone
entered the ruins, and dragged him out.
The property destroyed is estimated at £120,000, and is,
1 believe, nearly covered by insurance.
I ant, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) M. J. WHITTY.

Yesterday, inquests were held on the two unfortunate men
who were killed, one by the explosion, and the other by the
falling of a mass of bricks, and verdicts of "Accidental
Death" returned.

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF BURGHS.-Mr. Dempster of
Skibo, county of Sutherland, has at length announced his in-
tention of contesting the representation of the Northern
Burgh, on conservative principles, at the next election,
with the present member, James Loch, Esq.—lncerness Cou-
rier.

OFFICIAL PARSIMONY.—The barracks at Canada were sold
not long since by government for £l5O. This year the pur-
chaser, having' pulled down and sold the materials of one half
of them. has resold to government the remaining buildings,
which the officers of the lard now occupy, for more than
double that sum.

BEES.—Many have been the remarkable accounts we have
from time to time related respecting the industrious crea-
ture, the bee, but none more singular than the following :
Mr. John Dodd, of Break-Neck-Ilan, Citstlegate, Peurith,
saddler, had a hive of bees which cast on the 15th day of
June last, and the same hive had two other casts on the 23d
and 26th of the same month, and, most strange to say, the
last of the three swarms, swarmed on the 30th of the same
month.—Carlisle Patriot.

ANOTHER CAPTURE OF WHALES.— KIRKWALL, SEPT.
25.—Sixty of these monsters were captured near Stininness
last week, supposed to be a part of the same drove that were
attacked in Scapa Bay a few days before. The Earl of Ork-
ney has been with us for the last eight (lays or so, and pro-
ceeds south to-morrow. He happened to be out the way of
Stromness the day of the whale chase, and joined heart and
hand in the pqrsuit. The scene was certainly novel in the
extreme.