The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-07 (London, England)

STREET.  Yes'erday afternoon the inhabitants residing in Tothilhotriset were again alarmed in consequence of a body of smoke issuing from the extensive tea-warehouse of Mr. Oeort',e Wilson, who lives immediately The mass of smoke was so intense, that the gteatest fears were apprehended for the safv.y of the premises, and his business instantly stopped. Mr. Wilson called in the assistance of several firemen on the spot, and with them he proceeded to ascertain where the fire originated, r.nd although enveloped iu the smoke, it was discovered to proceal from a flue that ran into his front warehouse, the wall of which was broken into, and the firemen bein amply supplied with buckets of water, in which Mr. Wilson to I a leading part, while the other portion of his domestics were busily engaged in removing Ma efesnaire and valuable stock to a place of security, they very fortunately succeeded in preventing the destructive clement from gaining the slightest ascendancy ; and after an immense quantity of water had been thrown into the flue, all fears subsided. On the previous evening, about half-past seven o'clock, a rot !true of smoke was discovered to pooled from the house of Mr. ! Smith. a woollen-draper, next dear to Mr. Wilson's house, and for some time the firemen could not ascertain from whence it came ; at length a fireman, named Covlapon. discovered it in a dead flue, that ran near the staircase of Mr. Mnith's house, and adjoins to that of Mr. Wilms:. The staircase was instantly broken down, and on forcing the brick-work of the flue, a body of fire was discovered, but by the immediate perseverance of the firemen, with the Phenix, (!lobe, and Westminster engines, it was soon got under, but not without doing considerable injury. About three o'clock, as the lire had subsided on the premises of Mr. Wilson, the firemen were sent fur to that of Mr. Brookes, a iiardwareman, which joins Mr. Wilson's on the other side, stating that the tire had also CMeTed those premises, which are also very extensive, and the inmates became greatly alarmed, their fears, however, were soon abated on the firemen informing them they need not apprehend any danger. Mr. Wilson's loss is trilling comparative to his immense stock in the warehouse; and Mr. Brookes has not suffered any material damage. The way in which these subsequent fires took place le supposed to have among by some burning flakes from 'Tuesday's morning fire falling into the chimneys. I Yesterday, a subscription was sat on foot fee the relief of the poor uninsured sufferers on that occasion, when in it few hours, it is gratifying to state Mtn near MN. was collected, among whom was Mr. Wilson, also, a greet sufferer, the sum Of two guineas.  An wrest of judgment has been moved in the Court of King's BAtch, Dublin, in the case of the four men found guilty of an outrageous assault, of a murderous nature, on the 49th ult. Their conviction vas under Lord Ellenborough's Act, and the basis of the exception is the word " wound" in the indictment, which word is no; in the Statute. 'lite decision of the Judges was no• known when the lut Dublin papers came away.