The Sun. — 1851-07-01 (London, England)

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ST. PANCRAS,--A. fire .00 1 out on Saturday night in the premises belonging to' George Hardy, oil, colour, and Italian warehouseman, at N 28, Aldenham-terrace, 011 St. Pancras road. It was yea.r4 four hours before the firemen succeeded in extinguishiod the flames, and not before they had penetrated every fi:d in the premises, and done an immense amount of mischli; The whole of the furniture and stock in trade are nethol consumed. A watchmaker arid jeweller named Shaw P.l occupied a portion of the premises, and it is to be regret; that he has likewise lost his furniture and stock in tr!d by the disastrous event. Unfortunately neither stiffs' was insured.  A THE PEEL STATUE IN THE ClTY.—Yester,.ay it. committee assembled at the Mansion-house, for the purrio. cf selecting one from the number of sculptors who sent of modals for a statue to be erected in the City in memort, the late Sir Robert Peel, Bart.. and deciding upon a Sir Peter Laurie in the chair. There were present th'e_rt, lowing gentlemen :—Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., Sir Moses 111° tetiore, Bart., Baron Goldsmid, Mr. John Dillon, Capt Shepherd, Mr. Bennoch, Mr. T. Hankey, Mr. J. W. Pe;dt,''' Mr. John Dixon, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Donald Nicol, "'it Rawson, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Gladstanes, Mr. Cohen, 64 E. N. Buxton, Mr. Dallas, Mr. David Salomons, M.P. '0 Greenwich; Mr. B. L. Rothschild, Mr. Twining, Mills, Alderman Wire, and Sir J. F. Mc Lean. The w 097,4 mittee proceeded soon after the chair was taken IS„ After " and the successful candidate was Mr. Bebnes. short discussion, upon the motion of Sir J. W. HOSE' eet site opposite to the Mansion•house and King Williittil"-rby and Princes-street was decided upon as the most eligible a large majority. It was sub,equently stated that b. + Behnes had intimated that if his model should obtain '',„d preference it would certainty be his wish to fix the statue the spot in favour of which the committee had decided. The Bristol Journal says :—We hear that Lsclifor Peel, the relict of the late Sir Robert Peel, has engaged six months the house of Wm. Munro, Esq., at Druid's Sl°' in the parish of Westbury, near Bristol.  net THE FRIMLEY MURDER —A good many rura--„ and statements having been circulated with regard to disposal of the accomplice in the above melancholy affairit;, may not be uninteresting to the public to know how ,(1 null ter really stands. At the conclusion of the trial Baron Parke, who tried the case, signed a warrant order'" the accomplice to be kept in custody till the next assize' and at the conclusion of the assizes he was taken back the county gaol, Ilorsemonger-lane. He has repeatedly complained of the course adopted by the authorities towsr,." him, and a few days back he requested the attendance i Mr. Neale, the solicitor who conducted the defence, and tll4 gentleman, at his (Smith's) request, has addressed a niel3l,°; rial to the Secretary of State, setting forth the facts of t", case, and requesting Sir George Grey to fulfil the c.)nditior3.: under which Smith consented to give evidence, and eIT, claiming a portion of the reward. .No answer has yet bee received to this memorial, but it is understood that the tflf tention of the Gevernment is to hand over a small gnu " money to Smith, and make some arrangements that will ro' move him from this country.