The Sun. — 1848-05-16 (London, England)

FIRE IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, CAUSED BY THE Susr.—Yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a tire that at one time threatened very disastrous consequences, broke out upon the premises belonging to Messrs. Cook, Sons, and Co., warehousemen, &c., of St. Paul's Churchyard. Owing to the timely assistance of the workmen on the premises the damage was confined to the destruction of twenty-five cotton dresspieces, some waistcoat pieces, and the demolition of eighteen squares of glass. In making his return to the insurance offices Mr. Braidwood gives the following "cause of fire:"—A linen curtain, which hung before the top floor back window, took fire at the open part, of the window first. The window faces the south, and being higher than the opposite buildings, is completely exposed to the sun. The firm is insured in eleven of the principal fire-offices in London and the county. ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT MURDER DT A SOLDIER IN CARLISLE GARRlSON.—Considerable esensation has been created in the Castle and its neighbourhood by a report that a private of the 30th Regiment of Foot, of which a company is now stationed in our garrison, had attempted to shoot Sergeant Doherty, of that regiment. The private is named Gleeson, and from what has transpired his motive appears to have arisen out of an impression that he had received unnecessarily harsh treatment at the hands of the sergeant. On Wednesday forenoon, between eleven arid twelve o'clock, Gleeson was observed by two other soldiers, who were in the same room, to load his musket. After placing it aside, he went below to another room, wherein were sitting Sergeant Doherty and several privates, reading. Gleeson asked Sergeant Doherty to come up stairs, as he had something there he wished to show him. '1 he sergeant, however, appeared indifferent about it, and simply replied that he was busy, on which Gleeson returned by himself to the room above. Five minutes had hardly elapsed before a footstep was heard on the stairs, and Gleesou, most probably expecting that it was the sergeant coming up, seized the musket (which was loaded with ball cartridge and capped), and presented it at the man who entered the room, who proved to be Corporal Fuller. Privale Cuthbert rushed upon Gleeson, and wrested the firelock from him before the trigger was snapped. Had he not succeeded, probably the curporul would have received a deadly wound from a charge which was intended for the seargeant. Gleeson was immediately secured and conveyed to the guard-room. Yesterday (Thursday) morning, Gleeson was examined before Capt. Wilkinson, when he stated that Sergeant Doherty had reported him and got him confined three days to barracks, for alleged dilatoriness in the ranks. Be also complained of the cmoenndtu, cwt oi of, h e nun-commissionedsaid,whenever theyofficers whe is ofd theto s friendlyfei ling,were in the habit of reporting the privates, sv t han Regiment, eugni to the adjutant, for alleged misconduct or negligence, and the adjutant generally ordered them on " instruction drill" till further orders, as a punishment. This, Gleeson said, was not the case in any other regiment. Gleeson remains in the guard-room, awaiting trial on the charge. —Carlisle Journal.