The Sun. — 1849-10-23 (London, England)

THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT CHELSEA.—(Froth a Correspondent.)—Yesterday the body of Mr. M•Guire, or Al‘Guaran, who so mysteriously disappeared from No. 5, White Lion-street, Chelsea,-on the 26th ult., whom the man M'llonald and his wife are charged with murdering and robbing, was picked up in the Thames ofl Erith, and conveyed to the dead house of that place, to wait the coroner's inquiry. DREADFUL FIRE AT HOXTON AND SUPPOSED Less OF LlFE.—This morning (Tuesday), shortly after one o'clock, a terrific fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Nelson, a hat manufacturer, No. 140, Iloxtun Old-town, immediately opposite the Queen's Head Tavern. The premises were of consioerable extent, and at the time of the disaster being discovered the whole of the inhabitants were in their beds asleep. An instant alarm having been given, the numerous parties were aroused from their slumbers, but so fearful had been the progress of the flames in the interim that none of the residents were able to effect an escape by the regular means, and as a last expedient they were compelled to get out of the back windows and drop into the ard. Mr. Nelson and his family, it is understood, succeeded in saving their lives in this manner, but two boys who were sleeping in one of the upper rooms could not be awakened, when Mr. Nelson rushed to their room, and at the risk of losing his own life, managed to pull the two youths from their beds and drop them from the window in safety. Although that . was accomplish( d, at half-past two o'clock thisa_ yotraninbge aa young woman who slept on the premises, a niece of the proprietor, was missing, and from inquiries made it was feared that she had perished. Owing to the combustible character of the stock in trade, but few minutes elapsed ere the whole of the premises, from the base to the roof, presented one immense sheet of flame, and very speedily the property of Mr. Kirkham,, china and glass merchant, shared a similar. fate. 'he rt fleeLion of the flames being seen from a great distance caused the intelligence to be promptly forwarded to the fire stations, and forthwith the escapes of the Roy al Society, with the engines of the parish, London Brigade, and the %Vest of England office, reached the scene of conflagration, at which time plenty of water was flowing from the fire mains in the district, but the flames were exteiding completely over the wide carriage road, and were attacking the Queen's Head Tavern. Fortunately the firemen succeeded in cutting off the further progress of the flames very quickly, but at a quarter to three o'cl-ek they were far from being entirely extinguished, although all dagger of any further extension was over. At that time the premises of Mr. Nelson and those of Mr. Kirkham were destroyed, and the young woman missing had not been seen or heard of. The Court of Directors of the lion. East India Company have appointed Mr. Nicholas Cummins, of the firm of N. and J. Cummins, of Cork, their agent at that place, in the room of the late Mr. Callaghan, M.P., who had held that appointment for more than twenty years.  Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coat:4 and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry on t the Testimonial. ***All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... leB 6 71 From the Hungarian Committee at Alva by Stilling, per Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. .. 10 0 0 George Dering, EEq , per Lord Dudley Stuart ... 1 0 0  Total  £1,119 6 71