The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-08 00:00:00

PEEL'S MOTION

Majority Majority
Poi. Against. for. against.
98 40 58
140 164 24
4 0 4 --
15 1 14
4 9 5
SCOTLAND.. Counties .... 18 8 10
Boroughs.... 1 34 23

ENGLAND .. Counties ,
Boroughs,

Universities

W ALES

Counties .
Boroughs.

IRELAND .. Counties .... 14 36 22
Boroughs.... 16 29 13
Universities.. 2 0 2

The following is an analysis on Sir J. Y. Buller's motion
on the same subject, in January 1840, when ministers ob-
tained a majority of 21 :
Majority Majority
For. Against. for. against.
ENGLAND .. Counties .... 92 40 52
Boroughs l3l 169 38
Universities.. 3 0 3
WALES .... Counties .. .. 12 2 10 -
Boroughs.. .. 5 8 3
SCOTLAND.. Counties .. .. 14 9 5
Boroughs.... 1 20 19
IRELAND .. Counties .. • . 18 36 18
Boroughs.... 9 24 15
Universities.. 2 0 2

ABSENTEES IN 1840.
CONSERVATIVUS (9. MINISTERIALISTA (8.)
Baring, Hon. W. B. (ill.) Benett, J.
Burr, H. D. Fitzgibbon, Hon. R.
Coote, Sir C. Grote, G.
Estcourt, T. G. B. Howard, Sir R.
Howard, Hon. W. Goring, H. D.
Ker,-D. Jervis, S.
Lowther, Lord Johnson, General
Master, T. Moreton, Hon. A.
Darner, Hon. G. D.

ABSENTEES IN 1941.
CONSIONATIVES. M INISTERIA LISTS (8.)
Bassett, J.
Fielden, J. (Oldham)
Fitzgibbon, Hon. R.
Harland, W. C.
Heathcote, G. J. (Lincolnsh.)
Heathcote, Sir G.
Howard, Sir R.
Johnson, General

EXT
TWENENTY-O NE SIVE CONFLAGRATHOUSESIBURNED DO WN.ON AT DUNSTLE,
AB

(From the Morning Herald.)
Late on Saturday afternoon the principal insurance autho-
rities in the city received intelligence from Dunstable of a
most destructive fire having happened in that town, on the
morning of Wednesday last, by which twenty-one houses
were entirely destroyed, and property to the extent of some
thousands consumed. It was discovered at about five mi-
nutes after one o'clock raging furiously on the premises
occupied by a Mr. Thomas Fossey, a confectioner, which
stood in High-street, on the west side near the corner of
Church-street. The premises were three stories high, and
were constructed principally of wood, having a white front-
age, and several small outbuildings at the back. Mr. Fossey
states that himself and family were awoke from their sleep
by a body of flames breaking upon the windows at the back,
and that their escape to the street was attended witk the
utmost difficulty. They then aroused the adjoining inhabi-
tants, and in the course of a few minutes after the whole
town was alarmed by the ringing of the fire bell, when
a fearful scene of confusion and excitement ensued. The
flames in less than seven minutes after the discovery
shot through all the apartments in the dwelling-house,
and were blazing from the numerous windows with very
great violence, and, within a quarter of an hour, the de-
struction of the whole premises was complete. The adjoin.
ing houses to the east, occupied by Mr. Clark, chemist and
druggist, and on the opposite side by Mr. Halifax, boot
and shoemaker, and Mr. Cheshire, upholsterer and cabinet-
maker, next became a prey to the devouring element. About
a quarter of an hour after the alarm was given, the engine
belonging to the town was brought to the spot, but it was
found to be in so dilapidated a condition that it was im-
possible to bring in into play. This was most unfortunate.
There was a good supply of water to be had, and the ravages
of the flames might have been soon stopped. An express
was then despatched to Luton, a small village situate five
miles from the spot, for assistance, but it was full an hour
and a quarter before the engines arrived. By that time the
flames bad greatly extended, and threatened to overwhelm the
whole town. They had, in addition to the above houses, en-
veloped those belonging to Mr. Burgess, tailor, Mr. Cheshire,
wholesale grocer, in High-street, and communicated to a
range of dwelling-houses in Church-street, tenanted by la-
bouring men and their families. The distress amongst these
poor creatures was truly heartrending. They had barely time
to save their wearing apparel, before the terrible work of de-
vastation burst upon them, and ere many minutes had elapsed
their habitations were reduced to a heap of ruins. Such was
the fury of the flames that in two hours 21 houses and seve-
ral outbuildings were burned to the ground. Shortly before
three o'clock several engines came up from different parts of
the surrounding country. The fire, though prevented from
causing further sacrifice of property, continued to burn
fiercely throughout the entire day, and was not safely ex-
tinguished till the following morning. On Friday, the ma-
gistrates instituted an investigation into the origin of the
dreadful calamity, but the precise cause could not be dis-
covered. The amount of damage in High-street is stated to
be, Mr. Fossey, £500; Mr. Clark, chemist, £1,000; Mr.
Burgess, £700; Mr. Cheshire, grocer, £1,500; Mr. Hali-
fax, £300; Mr. Thomas Cheshire, cabinet-maker, £500;
Mr. Young, £300; and Mr. Oliver, £2OO, Some of these
are insured in several fire-offices to the extent of their re-
spective losses. Most of the families who are burnt out in
Church-street are straw-plait makers ; they are great suffer-
ers, none of them being insured. During the raging of the
fire, which was without exception the largest that has taken
place in Bedfordshire for several years, the flames illumi-
nated the adjacent country to the extent of many miles.
Providentially no lives were lost.

AWFUL. EXPLOSION.—A melancholy accident took place
at Derwent Crook Colliery, near Gateshead, on Saturday last,
at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, when the boiler of
the engine at the head of the pit exploded, by which the
engineer and one of the workmen were killed, and another
was so severely scalded as to render his recovery very doubt-
ful. Eight others were much, though not -dangerously,
scalded by the steam, and hurt by the stones forced from the
engine•house by the explosion.
RECORDERSHIP OF CHESTED..--In consequence of John
Cottingliam, Esq., barrister-at-law, having been appointed
police magistrate in the metropolitan districts, the recorder-
ship of Chester became vacant. We understand that the
Crown has nominated W. N. Welsby, Esq., to the vacant
office.