The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-16 00:00:00

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On Wednesday evening
on
at the Joiners' Arms, Westmin-
,
d , London, on view of the body of Thomas Alorris,
.3. It appeared from the evidence that• the deceased
was an upholsterer residing at No. 1, -Hatfield-place, West-
minster-road, and that about eleven o'clock on Monday

SUICID

night last deceased was found by his son suspended by a rope
from a hook in the kitchen ceiling. He was quite cold, and
had evidently been dead several hours. Two papers were
found pinned on his back. On one of them was written in
his _own handwritino-'',
"The victim of neglect and base
cruelty. Wretches l Let
your mercenary hearts look at your
own doings." The writing on the second paper purported
to be a letter to the coroner and ran thus:—" Shameful ill-
treatment is the cause of this. Let them glut their eyes with
the sitght of my carcase. Let the wretches have it to make

tp or, or roast, or broil, after it has been used for scientific
Purposes. They have brought me to an untimely end, a man
who, with proper treatment, would have been a respectable
men:ber of society." The coroner, after reading the fore-
going, observed that there could be no doubt an to the dis-
ordered state of deceased's mind. Several witnesses were
of discovering Who the persons
diuded in the above
cause of grievance
YYL/
could be ascertained, except that of abuse from some neigh-
bours in consequence of deceased's drunken habits, he being
hardly ever sober. The Jury, after a few moments delibera-
tion, returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."

t hart

DEARUCTIVE FIRE IN COMUS-STREET.

P°Oulticeo-f
perceived
Encl.' he at
officer Yesterday
25vas morning,
going
iosu about
roundshalf-past
in one
c orno
street,'l7lhwtki,eeats,
•
ideooban,
e.mrl
lotie
lotlf ttp'-hrue ames.oisfes so_ the
oon
Riehmond-roW, in the north part of the tow
smoke issuing from the west side of the
first supposed arose from the brewery of Mr.
next to the " Gas-Light Tavern," on the west s
rdnesdeoft
ow,
uasnn
ddo
tt.
taoltir
ezilteeir
extensive
issued
ds Richmond-row.
chiefly
letairninid.o
fnrudo,
second-
floora samefte
Messrs. Thomas & Henry Croft. soap manufacturers,
the brewery, and which, with a tine frontage to Comus-
nsetxt to
are bounded on the north end by Bent-street, which reet,
down nearly parallel with Richmond-raw into Scotland_
rw
place. He immediately passed word to the fire-police sta
thin, and in a very short time two fire-engines and four water--
carts were brought to the spot, and these were shortly after-
wards followed by six other engine's and a strong body of
firemen. Meantime police-officer Holding, (307,) who lives
in the neighbourhood, and had been called up about a quar-
ter before two o'clock, got to the ground, and then found
the place almost in a general blaze, the flames bursting from
the windows of the three lower stories—such was the oom_
bustible nature of the materials within. He got the plugs
all ice readiness for the engines, and as there was a good sup_
ply of water from the mains in that quarter, but for the
great rapidity of the fire its progress might have been
arrested. When, however, Mr. Hewitt reached the ground,
such was its intensity within the building, that it was deemed
practicable only to confine it to the works in which it origi_
nated, and to save the adjacent buildings, in Comus-street
and Bent-street. The interior of the soap works was com-
pletely burnt down, with nearly all its valuable contents.
The roof of Mr. Cooban's brewery, which is separated frets
the soap-works by a narrow cart passage, had caught foe
from the (south) gable end windows of the latter, and this
was by great exertions kept down, otherwise the whole a
the upper story of two being the cooling-room, with blind
windows of wood—would have been consumed, and in all
probability the public-house also. The wind was from about
the E.N.E., aced threw the flames in the direction of those
buildings, but it varied considerable, or rather drafted in
different directions during the heat of the conflagra-
tion, which was very soon so great that the flames
burst • from back, front, and ends of the soapery ; even-
tually ignited two of the opposite houses, (east side of
Coinus-street,) blistered the woodwork of two others adjoin-
id, about the same time, set fire to several of the
oppo.site the end, and on the north side of, Bent-
The inhabitants had timely notice of their danger,

he main portion of the
'
Id carry off, at the necessary expense of muchabrrteicalke-s
g square building of four
height, with a handsome
.facade to Comus-
patent bricks with a massive
surmountingstonecornicing
nd ornamented with a T
premises were, we learn
cen ti ofnre ,
'piece of the same. material. The
the most approved construction in point, forming,
deed, in addition to architectiiral
every
adornment,
complete and improved works of the kind
one of the most
Two immense chimney shafts of a circui ar dferm,
and tapering
in the kingdom.
to the top were placed in the inner and
w
the walls. These each of abort, vie
should
it corners close to
think, 160 to 180
raging feet in height withstood the effects of the
are yet upright and apparently uninjured. Behind
element, and
this part
of the premises and adjoining them on the
extensive bnildings of lower elevation. Front lese west,
were other last, on the
south, rose three small square chimneys, and t
the north
was occupied as a yard, with cart sheds &e: part
Bent-
street. The fire soon found its way in this direction opening to Bent--
and the whole was burned down, the chimneys inr also,
l
ing. Bounding the whole area,
thus occupied, one remain.
there is a small street or passage called Albion On
the
Pia",
west
on the west side of which there arc two cottages, s, next Bent_
street; M
street ; further on another brewery and yard attached, and
further still (towards Richmond-row)
o a cotton
furmely known as " the old Porter brewery," and containing
6,000 to 7,000 bales. This last was in great dangercdontaining
height of the fire, the windows, the shutters of wh•uring the
wood, beine left open and the flames passing in that':lh are of
Shortly before' the engines got up, Mr. Allen, of therection
Gas-
light Tavern, was roused from his bed, and on looking "-
the window was Dearly suffocated by smoke. iieout of
half
dressed himself, and hastened with his family out of
the
house, from which some beds, bedding, &c., were th
into the street, across which the flames by that time
rown
Passed.
Mr. Whittv was amongst the first on the spot, and used
his accustomed discretion. Our worthy mayor, hearing .F
the tire, came up' bout half-past three o'clock, end exert -•
himself with a coolness and intrepidity iu giving directions
which which we have heard highly commended by all parr-
parties, and
especially by men of experience in the tire-police.
The flames from the burning building, fronting com,
street, were, from its great extent, and the nature of -ist-
contents, most intense for a considerable time. eI,
2-e palm.-s
consisted of larze quantities of tailow, oils, including
oil, and of the articles used in soap-making. The alkalis were,
of course, not combustible, but the oily substances, ra
vr
uncoil_
manufactured, produced a blaze that was altogether
trollable.
About half-past four o'clock, the roof and floors having ii
fallen, and the bornd timber in the walls having been b a't
out, the centre part of the wall of the façade fell from t urnt
bottom into Comusostreet, filling it across with immoep to
stones from the cornicing and blocking, comingled 't!se
brick. Some of these blocks of stone would weigh upwwith
of a ton each, and ,etch was the blow on the ground from the
aegregate weight of the niaterials, that a shock was felt int,-oet
the neighbouring houses, even as far as Rose-hill, several—
the fire-police, who were close under or near the wall, hadof
very narrow escape with their lives—officers Dixon, Hod g_
. Ne'see Little, and Bell, in particular. Dixon was 5-
son, ... i , i with one in
imminent danger. He was engage( , •of the engin
• and had a truly " hair-breadth scape,” having se e-
ptpes, an
harm's way before the whole mass fellarcelY
theget out of • d
Mr. Whiny,
the spot he had just occupied.
...h„. . MY. too, had also
y got his quietus at !pis titre--,a •sletarviing just te moment
head
before left Hodgson•
lour ent;„uitt.e . iose Were buried j
'_'.ie premises were v 1 ~ d beneath. One of the
the ruins. l I
, recipitated against the cellar window
huge StOliPS wasp and
ett-house ; smashed sh •
door of the opposite cotts,„ em in, with
and rolling '
the strong post between than, and
inhabitants, into the cellar
broke a set of be,dstocks, which.t, sovav All"' who
had pre-
broke fled. bad not time to
_-„, fire, but it was soon extinguished.

age, destruction, and pilferage

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ble contif.llol.lg DIV
After the fall—showing
ery, to bs coawletely,i

iouse, or rather soap-
e gable ends, a portion of
to them at the angles, the

attache h
tttenwdel7:lt° r
1

time to time,
the. oarond
the front, at e...,- -
re" maineh— -` euu worKs
'l-rom standing, Yoh_
ganredatteirlepotfotiltechbiranece3k w7aieloi:
tions of these have sn r • and -
rtone cogroploo.rtions of it at thethe
top, and also Of the !eroat
_.con mg and
The
•in threatening posi I • flames blocking
hangingthatclippedng
round the eagles of the building have left the
fine brick-work is untrh ccilicnkged. Leavitt,
bricks
s -f a bluish lead colour, probably the. effect of
ttuosnfo
00 of
the oil and alkali. Mr. Hewitt of the fire-police,c---
ndtMr Maswell of the tire-office, had a narrow escape
n lane. behind, from the What: of some large slates_ in
th;e liave . not yet been enabled to obtain any authen lc
f the loss. The building was costly, as we t.
estimate ,
t boilers &c and the stock re also
imp beard
, ~.
~, was lar
V'eelhave beard the whole stated at trout •1,000 to £27,og-
hat this is abcva the mark.
but hope t We have also heard'
halt the value stated was in •
that little aboc
°Ile:l Luderwritten for 4:7000 • insured ; and
that Cie Phsemi ha ' . d
the w
of, and the Sun
for about the same amount, uo est England_o
o

quantity of tallow, &c., in the cellars, which
,seerlir:.etislterostyoerdy
liabilities.
being, we
woi nta. thewas first
firthrowingst.flames,
vats, &c were d
was saved
orrya A;
From
rii:obueeetneieets t dex:mdelrleitiyiOi enableog n:fset iced
ciolaernvt by the
lat.tire-police
l
ctio -11
water upon
otrheire next above ground, near the centre of the main front. The
fires were at a considerable 'distance from this spot, under
-11 the main
prenuses
as Iriee clil.irifonrd,
ot,uel:d-iadt.cirtioogorkficaritti,:srde,.oirrilft,hoh
iresoyahaeraedss
gibehind,underverl r i
se t
-odeastrt
painful,
and, nerhaPs, well-founded suspicion that the
arose from ineendiarisr,,
as on forme
The police force on lii - . r. occasions, did their
resent .
utmost. ‘Ve observed pre.be superintendents Leverett,
Browr, and Jones, and inspectors Burton, Smith, and
Brows-all of whom were most anxious and active.
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June I2.—The deliveries of tea last
e trail- has b
were 433 60011). .I. a .. een dull, and •t th
week ,
small proportion found bu , d e
a sn yers at rather
public sales only
..
lower rates generally.
Brasrot. SUGAR I%IARKET, June 9.—The raw sugar mar-
TIM 'PEI TR,
__st.nritius and Bengals the sales are litni:
ket is steady : the sales ,ince our last report amount to about
,A • hi • West India, at prices which were not obtain
A hnrrs ea. , '

June 6th, is 35fors.vvold.
" No,d'ye thinlac
able ►ast eelc. nt ot a supply.
named puff.„,., Puuulff:te:neytown, d •
Per cwt. •
escribed
of old clothes, apraled against a char g. '
as renovatorA. person
tedcveirangeVcetboefrc'sl4;°,
made
- • thc board it he did not keep a dog ?
by the a=sessor, of a dog., alleged to be kept by him.
" Keep He

tiv

esent ministry ? I sliould ra-
hteh
the
assessor
appeal
dOg
;fir. Duffs
oath'—John o'Groat,l Jour-
was
T
to
IPloarsl)C.liifpsughter.)
statement,
tl;lclerk et ehici dog
tt.poh, scut r

ausuiined o

—On Wednesday a I
nal.
Wakley, M.P., and a ong inquiry
byb.na in the Ilamp_
mouth-str most
respect-
stead•road, on the body of an infant aged six
court to
wceet, }imp-
to bail by
to,,,Skulo)icaKetehGefOorceciara.
,Er'S.
Harriet Harper, who is alle:;ed to have been lane*, name
EvanS, an estensive potato salestoan residing • - -Y ",
able jury, at the Exmouth Arms, Ex
sfatetialedr-roacild,thi Thei inquiryon deceased's
considerable interest, Mr. Evans having been held to excited
'et an assault
ItScuZanylititaesdt.
result of this inquire. From the evidence of the.lwait the
tire magistrates of the Maryiebooe police.
various
witnesses it appeared that on Saturday night last, shortly
after ten o'cloel:, the mother of the deceased, tly
accompanied
by her husband, went into Mr. Ev;m's sho-
p to
npurchase some
potatoes, at which time the deceass,d was at . its mother's
breast. The potatoes having been purchased, Harper found
his wife's basket would not contain the whole of them, anti
comtnenced taking those over the numb e •
r t would contain
scale, and placing them • m his pocket. Whilst
out of the
doing this, Mr. Evans, who had be
of the shop, observed Harper andel' serving
in another part
with stealing the potatoes, hear t once challenged bins
per denied it, some words
ensued between them, and yr
violent a Wow that be staggered
. Evans struck Ilarper so
ger her with her child, filli re against his wife, who, to-
the father on the top of her
two a basket standing near, and
r and her deceased child. A wit-
ness named Jacobs swore positively that Mr. Evans used the
greatest violence, and
wife and child, he ' that afte r Harp had fallen over his
uragged by the collar outof the shop, and
again struck him so violent a blow a to knock hint down on
the pavement. Extraordinary to relate, ho mother did not
think of looking to the safety of the deceased at the tittle of
the occurrence, but on her arrival at home it was di,covered
by a lodger to he dead. The osier said, with such a serious
charge as the present against Mr. Evans, it was impossible
that they could come to a concluAtui without a post mortars
examination of the deceased's body, and he should have to
adjourn the inquiry for that purpose; as IMr. &Me was,
however, present, he (the coroper) would hear any state-
ment he might have to make. Mr. Evans stated that he ob-
served the deceased's father ;gating patatoes which did not
belong to him into his pocket. Harper and his wife were
both he
and when 11. e challenged the former with the
theft, he used abusive language, and sparred up to him. lie
insisted on seeing how many inure potatoes Harper had in
his possession than he had purchased ; and, notwithstanding
he kept throwing then-Lon the floor, when weighed there were-
still found four potatoes more in his possession than had
been weighed to him. When Harper sparred up to him, h
certainly struck him. The iuquiry was then adjourned. e
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Cowrie)' Francais states, " that in consequence of
the The
immense consumption in the fortifications of Paris, the
quarries of granite in the ne;-;hbourbood of the capital have
iwcome completely exliauste,l. That article is not to be pro-
ntt error:lions pi ice."

cured now exce

A letter from Rome states that swarms of locusts have
i
made their appearance n many parts of the Papal territory,
and caused enormous devastation ; and according to a letter
from Alexandra, of the 2lth ult., tt largo portion of Egypt
has been ravaged by swarms of locusts..

Conservators of the Royal Library at avast
The. , „hid) consists of upwards of 500,000 printed
collectiost
public, it is ...i.
'(parophlets, it is said, not included) and 10,000
voluTecrithave been, since the first of May, engaged in
removal to the palace, lately built for its reception. This :
is now nearly completed: and the
itso eration
expected,P will be admitted to the new buildinubl►early
early in
August. ...