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      TTbe two following eonunniileatlonB appeared in a portion oTenr impreanonlsrt -sreekj and had then to & jEmovBd to make -wayior articles of news . Ws gire aem iere agaia , that » a the readers may aee them , though some of them -will have tbexane scatter twice over . This , iowever , we are sore they -mil excnse imderthseircamstancesl .

      ^ T HE BA 3 CI 0 NAX BENEFIT SOCIETY Tim KECESSnX , AIWASIAGES , PATHJS , A 2 » I > 1 NXFEittSSCSSS 0 ? TRADE SOCIETIES . TO TTra CHARTIST JCBIIG . SrKC < Kii . iyG bbothkrs rox thb Bights op XiBOiBi—Wbtn fhe master medmnic * nd mere employer ot labonrers , arose among our ^ sss , the divided fnfcsest of the two classes Tiecame so apparent as to saggest the ieeessity of establishing » society of each trade , foebeSc entsroadnaaeBtson « nr daily bread ; and to take advantage of a rise in prices of maoufactuiea » na provisions , to obtain for tibe producer a fak share cf the increase ; and . as these fi&de Establishments Jjerame iarjdr , the increasing -encroachments rendered the jareventatlve societies bootb jeceseaxy , and their Unties the more ardnotta .

      Among the straggles against the ^ wealthier and -wealth-seeking class , those o ? trafie societies Lave ieen the most important Often have they attempted to increase the "wages « f labour ; oftener have they Straggled Tirilh ths over-reaching employer , -whose STBiice lBd him to seek riches by " withholding" the lure of the labourer ; " In other-words , cut do ^ m-wages Often hare they , in tbeir endeavour * to obtain and acaintain a " fair day ' s wages fox a fair day ' s-Work , " i > een obliged-to atrike "work , with a Tiew to Isduee the oppressor to forego ins wicked purpose ; and but too often hare they , for the want of some substantial property £ > fill back « pon , ieen obliged to return to their labonona occapstiocs worse Saves than tkey cjme rail

      These were , however , -only the more prominent attempts of Trades Unions . They have many and eqaally praiseworthy functions . Their existence have . been one coniinecd atmggie against the numerous attempts of the employer to seduce prices- In all trades haTe they often saved thtir respective members « r particular shops , fromstS&nng reductions , by taking out the indivitisal on whom reduction was attempted , and aEowJng hia "weekly payments according to the -sraaof Msfcmfly tiH lie-could get employment elsewiere . ! Ehis iwieed Is one of their chief beoefita ; the Chief object for which they are associated . When a member 5 s obliged to leave a town through wast ol employment , lie is furnished with a travelling card , on

      which 1 b is relieved in "all towns where there is such a . society , except iondan . ^ They also award a certain sum at the death of a member or wife to decently later them ; and in some bodies they insure their members * tools against loss by fee , which they can do at a much cheaper sate than the senrbers could do it individually . -AH these advantages scented' to members and trades ¦ underthe old plan-of local bodies ? but as the local todies were fregnenQy Tumble to mwTihtin strikes without appealing to other local bodies for pecuniary aid , the idea suggested itself of toasdUdatvig all the local bodies of a trade into one national body . Several Taa&eaattendedthis , in variouB ways ; but the nearest approach to a perfect system of national trade society , 2 think , is the Manchester Union of Operative Cabinet 3 iakers ; the-plan-of which was drawn np by a meeting

      of delegates from various towns , and amended by a second- delegate -meefojg . These have made great improvements on-orBnary trade aoeaeties , to wit , the estaiU * hing of a universal system of relief for their tramps of one penny per mile , and the equalizing all the « xpences according to Ihe number of members . But this tody , through faalta th » t have been xemoved and faults ili&i stffl exist , haa been mnch redneed . And it is to be fcmented Ba * when their jnlesaet forth the simple way 5 n which all lanlti may be rectified , many lodges zhculd have withdrawn without taking advantage of the rales rand" iheir own right to seek amendment . TfnwtAer , several lodges still remain in Union ; and others are gradually falling in , being , by dear expeaiEnce , broDght "to see that "&e V * &mf with all its faults , confers greater hentfita than any local body * 3 CT > ^ O .

      Some of themo » tprominentfanlts of these bodies are flie fines tot son-attendance on certain lodge nights and committees ; fines lor refusing to serve on committees , and othex rf 3 ce * 5 fip ^« for neglecting to clear the "books on certain nights ; fine * for being in arrears ; fine * to go to the secretary for « mnTnr > Tvj « g to pay arrears . ! tberetry rnmaiSxtg a peor man's arrears , instead of derisiaf aoaie means to prevent arrears , or aome cheap and easy method to get them is ; and Itatly , when you leave them and wish to return , fines lor le-entering . - ThB primary fault of these bodies has keen , that they \ hive mot been su&aeniiy brotherly ; although in miieUnK , "toother" has been continually « n thsir Up * . JUthon ^ h they had great and good -objects in view , their plans were not sufficiently extensive to eXiaci their desires .

      The trades ,-then , liave estabEabed local bodies , and proved them ioeflicient ; seeing that they con ] J sot get a snfiiofint number of their brother operataves into them to make -a successful -stand . against encroachment THey have tried national bodies ; and though they baveimproTed on theoMpla n * , theyare-stlU i&effieSent ; aerfng tiiej » ro » ofc nS ^ entlr adapted to the vute , wishes , ana feelings of the numercus and Tarions operamoss in their respective trades . ' They all need great smendaSooB , isd to such amendations let n » turn our attention , and proceed to anew , by argument from aonnd premlsee , what alterationsaaifl additions are necessary .

      That tbeee societies have done a great amoastof good , in that thBy tave prevented » o rapid a reduction of the price of labour , as the employers aougit to effect ; and inlhat they bave relieved a great many of their fellows from the heavy ^ eoarge of tyisnny and poverty , ia a pleasing fact . ; and goes to shew the much greater amount of good &&t could be done \ fj an extensive assodafcLort and- * larger rpbere of action . Most members of trade aodeties argue ; " if every man knew hia own interest ; if -all of the ttade would -unite -with us , ire abould i » sl > le to maintain the price of labour . " This obam » . ! tSdn 5 a-tme , yet tbose "who thus argnB seem not to tsve the inalination or ability to investigate , and ascer

      tain whether the real fault is not more in the constitution of their-own society than in the individuals who keep outcf it . 3 " or instance : there is the " entrance lee . " I know It for certain thai the inability to save -even & five shillings " entrance fetf * have ieen the only -thing thatJhas -kept aoiue men out of a society they -desired to join . Other men may * ay that such men T » onld be po * gooa in any society . I have had good < 5 > portnni ^ of * nowimjto the contrary . I have known poor members who scold aot save a nhnimg from their fmnfUwt ^ -yet the best ttipttiKpth rf societies to -which they and-1 iave belonged . Thcyhave -worked iardfor it ^ e&rtea themselves of pence , aad subscribed freely ana willingly % but ahillings they could not

      It is almost surprising that with such noble , generous precepts at WB 2 iav ** ef 6 re as conenasny , and with inch apparent desire to form Associations for the benefit of the working classes ; with such professions of Brotherhood" on ear lips ,, and invitation to union ; living amengst sor order , and witnessing their priva-Jions , and feeling oeeajotstallj the pinch of poverty onr-« elves , WB-6 bould so far forget all these things as to enact mth Testrkiaans as ti » texBti of Association . Come , B * c 4 her Operatives , let * sew light dawn upon

      « s . let these " old things pass away . " let-us begin lie work aoew . Away -with all resaicaons , e » sept those that a » Becesaaryto ttie maintenance of order . Depend on * t rf-an " entiaiicefee " or "fines" keeps agood hrother * om yoar ^ Association , yon lose the amount of hix-wsekly sohseriptioEj ; and if the removal tS . the *' entrance ^ ee" will * dmit more memben , yon win gain the amowit of-therrweekly ormontbly sabzaipMons , and a » aerviceaand brotherly bonds » f the mem Depend on it , too , thatiie who seeds a " fine " to bVheid as a rod vtes him va keep iim to his duty , will never make sgooi aervanfe ; ceitber win he who is

      fcrcea into dmee to Moid a -fine . Bvery jTian is net £ Sforomce ; . anditi 8 ja » height « f folly to force men into offices forwMch tixjare naSt 2 S o wander your buMnea . isaomefimesin& > ne ornegleeted , wh . 3 n ye aet " jHtssed" men to do Jt In fature Jet it be ova - . rule to " pick- our oraceo , not " ptea ? ¦* them . Brother Cbarfists and « peratiTB « , in condn non , I would draw your attention to Ibe following facts : — W ^* , ^ Socie Se » , tria ail their faults , Java ; e ^^^ ° 'S gl ! Eatjm « xteat a »' wolkmS el » 88 ; ^^ mmsmti

      bade bodiesbavedWaooi to ttS ^ S ^ ^ M Incalculable amountof ^^^ «» benfcflu ; what from a coaolSiof ^^ J "J » * **« SEES ^ igE tottom ^ oerB ae wrtaun ^^^ ™

      , ^^^ aBygoforatrikesana traH . pa . ConsK ^ S »? ft eT ' OBSBM tramp would be SUTffiSSXSj andindependenee . In time , we ^ could ^^ SS wages ana prices to an egnal remuneration with 4 ha tm could fet . a our own ( etabnshmenu . OurpraiaQ Iriowledgein our wveral businesses , would produce sfiamately a gene ^ preference to our producfiMa vH < « nsareto nsa largeahare of theJiome market- " and if I -we iat inclineato ^ ek it , or the Xoreign market also 1 Asd bare we not a ijgtit to all these things ? Shall WB-notjse € & byaucna onion apart * f the advantaeeai b ^ ajnmerated ? Isit not worttJ oni while to attempt

      what we wantnowis a plan embracing all these pomtB . We eonld not bring the whole into operation immediately , but we may ty « litfla and by little - as -tbe society roereaaeB and ibe funds admit Weshouldi however , lave the whole road marked « n * « 3 eaiithst we may commenca the journey knowing $ he end thereof . In aaaoasloDgimx , I remain your devoted 63 UCCHCS .

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      TO TBS SDITOB OF THE IWBTREW * STAB . Bib—Toe once-believed fate of Zephaniah Williams cannot fail to have drawn a sigh from revery breast , especially where the principles with ^ wtaclrbe and his com * patriots bad identified themselves are knows . What direlul suffering must that be ] which cjn prodnce such a reckless disregard of life as was '^ aid to have been evinced in bis unhappy case ! '/ Thy in toe name of heaven , should it be inflict dd oi endured ? Over and over again , these tales of miser ; reach our ears—Ume after time the sigh of

      suffering is borne across the extended ocean ; no one dares to deny the amount of wretchedness therein conveyed ; and yet nottiing Is done to rescue human beings —our fellow creatures—oni comntrymen—from Itahor-Torsl Why was tender compassion and } fellow feeling implanted in our nature , if not on occasions like these to manifest themselves ? No pestilential scourge produces this suffering , nor lack of returning seasons with their fruits . The cause of the evil man may remove ; for he himself gave birth thereto , and what he creates be can destroy .

      Hear what an eye witness says of the sufferings endured at Port Arthur and Marquarrie Harbour" The Inquisitions in Spain were nothing in atrocity and diabolical sacrifice of human life to these earthly hells . The prayers and groans of the dying creatures are drowned in the bustle of renewed tortures , and the rattling of chains attached to their unfortunate companions . Some wreak their vengeance on [ the instruments of hell , &o as to be executed in Hobart town , hoping then to have an opportunity of disclosing the sickening cruelties practised towards them . This is , however , denied them ; the clergyman frequently putting bis band to the month of the dying man to prevent the assembled multitude from hearing-bis last words ; and making the signal to the executioner many seconds before the appointed time , lest one word should escape from the lips of the murdered victim , "

      A writer in the Colonial Magazine , after detailing the sufferings of eight xnn-away convicts , who , having betaken themselves to the bush , bad been forced to eat each other , in order to sustain life , fill only one remained , exclaims , " Can mortal sufferings—mortal debasement—be presented in more abject , more heartrending colours ? A lun-a-way convict—a Selon murderer—forced to support life by cannibalism—hopeless to preserve it by flight—nay , even unable to off * r it in atonement of an uncontemplated offence . Such was the awful position of Pearse ! the man who alone out of the eight remained i The writer goes on to ! State that Pearse was afterwards taken by some BusbWangen , to whom bis melancholy adventures being unknown , he was merely sent back to Marquarrie Harbour ; from

      which , notwithstanding all that he had endured , such was the horrors of his situation , be again fied ; urged thereto by a person of the same of Cox , and induced by the powerful apprehension of corporal punishment for the loss of a shirt which had been stolen from him ; the horrors of the bush being less than bis dread of re * maining where he was . The same dreadful hunger was again endured , to 'which Cox fell a victim , and Pearse was shortly afterwards arrested , Bent : to Hobart Town , and executed . Murder , -we are informed , in the above-named publication , is bl frequent occurrence at the penal settlements ; and the perpetrators have almost invariably declared that " they committed the deed , in order that they slight be zid Ol ~ & hopeless life . "

      Countrymen , is it not enough to banish a man for evez from his home without following him to the distant land to which he is exiled , there to persecute and render life thus unbearably wretched ? Would & wise and good parent thus treat his offspring , however wayward and abandoned they had shown themselves ? But do our rulers ever act like just and wise parents , either at home or abroad ? Few , were they to do this , would ever stand in need of banishment , for their crimes } and how different would be their conduct towards these who were so driven 1 " We have . ' *

      they would say , " exiled you for your crimes ; with your banishment the law is satisfied ; this strange land ia now before you , make the meat which nature will afford yon here : cultivate it ; erect your own dwellings ; be honest and industrious , and we will protect you from rapine and plunder ! But instead of such noble bearing towards unfortunate beings sent , see our rulers dividing the land eut of which every necessary and comfort of life bath to be made amongst their own profligate tribe ? and dooming all who are banished , or forced by poverty to emigrate , to 4 life of slavery and unrequited ieartatrickening toil 1 i

      Bestir yourselves , then , f 6 llow workmen ; remember that it is your own glass which thus suff « r—thus endure these grievances , soal-bebasing wrongs—and ' swear by an that's sacred , that they shall be known and felt no lenger . Yours , && , RlCHAHD MliSDEN .

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      London has not in our recollection baen visited by sneh disastrous calamities in no short a period as those -wiuca occurred at an early hour on Saturday \ morning last , when two most destructive conflagrations burst forth almost simultaneously in Tooley-street , near london-bridge , and in Pettex-lane , Fleet-street . The former being attended with an enormou sacrifice of property in ibe total destruction of Topping ' s Wharf , 8 U Olave '» Church , WiUon ' t telegraph station , several warehouses and vessels moored alongside the wharf , and the latter resulting in a most deplorable loss of human life . ;

      The fire near london-bridge began in Tooley-street adjacent to Pennine ' s Wharf , and was discovered at abont five minutes before two o ' cleck . From the statement of the first person who gsve the alarm , police-constable ) I 105 , it appears that he : was on duty in Tooley-street , in that part near the bridge , when be noticed a glimmering light proceeding from the lear of the warehouses and stores belonging to Messrs . Ward and Co ., oil and colour merchants , situate on the north side of the street , between upper and lower Topping's Wharf . They extended to ibb -water ' s edge , a distance of several feet , and abutted on the shot factory and telegraph station . Topping ' s Wharf occupied an immense area of ground , and was considered to have been one of the principal ware and store bouses along that side of the river Thames . The policeman , upon seeing the

      light , instantly sprang his rattle , and gave the alarm to somejof his comrades on duty in the adjacent neighbourhood . They directly proceeded to arouse the occupiers of the wharfs and warehouses , but , finding they could make no one hear , they broke open the doors ; and on entering the premises of Messrs . Ward , found one of the clerks and his wife in the act of dressing themselves in their bed-room . The fire by that time was making its appearance through the windows from the back -warehouse , and the police , seeing the very great danger in which they were placed , instantly dragged them oat of the building into the main street Although but a few minutes had elapsed , the fire bad gained a most awful ascendancy , and the messengers who bad been despatched to the various brigade stations with the intelligence , had scarcely gone' a hundred yards before the horizon was illuminated by the fla . TTlpm _

      The consternation that now took place was' painfnl in the extreme ; the occupants of the several adjoining tenements were to be aeen rushing out of their dwellings in a state of the most pitiable alarm , whilBt the crowd of persons , which had by this time become very great , were running to and fro , it being expected that every moment a dreadful explosion of gunpowder would take place . Within ten minutes an engine from the brigade station in Southwark-bridge-road reached the spot , escorted by a strong body of the M division of police , under-the command of Mr . Inspector Mason , who immediately forced the crowd back and blocked up all the avenues leading to the fire , thereby keeping a clear space far the operations of the firemen . Other brigade engines from Watling-street , lower

      Tooleystreet , and Waterloo-road , in the mean time had come down with wonderful celerity , and not a moment was lost in getting them in order for working . That belonging to the Southwark-bridge-road station obtianed a ready supply of water , but on the others arriving the anxiety for them all to get into operation was so great that the draught of water from the iBains alongside Fenning ' s Wharf was sot soffl-« tent to supply the whole ; the consequence was , that they we > e scarcely of any avail until other plugs in the aeigobourbood bad been drawn , which caused considerable delay . At the time that the file broke out tbtre were several coasting vessels lying along-side , some loaded and ready to sail at daybreak ; and ! it was with some difficulty that the crews could be made

      sensible of the imminent danger in which they and tbeir vessels were placed , Many of them , however , ¦ nsaged to haul their era ' t into the centre of the river , belaud the reach of the fire ; hot four were aground , aod , it being low water , consequently immovable . These were the Fleece , schooner , Mr . Croft , master , of Exeter , laden with a general cargo ; the schooner Corn-T * H * -of Tmro , Mr . Worth , master ; the Thelsa , of ?< efmaath ; and a brig trading-veaseL Taefcrews n . sooted the rigging , and for a length of time prevented by sreat . exertion the ships from taking fire ; but the fl . ii " » e » rapidly increasing aooo forced them to quit their sita- ^ aons , the beat being » o © ppressiTe tfcafc i their lives -were in jeopardy . An attempt was made by aevera I of the brigade men to lores a stream of -water fromt . ' ie wharf of Messra . Goodchild i which adjoins Fenninj t * 'Wharf , on to the ve * sel » , the boas of one of tne Jan 3 engines having been taken through thepreniiBes for

      - thatpurpose ; bnt after most strenuous I exertion it -snis fbaad ineffectual from the violence ^> f tbe lunies . SiX » ttiy afterwards the large floating engine , belonging to tte brigade from the Sonthwark-hridge ££% "T ' * * ttB trcrakS premiBesj and , bang already aanoed by 120 hired auxiliaries , not a ^^ n ^ Jl ^ 1181118 *» ¦**» . " ft * bVth 2 f ?^ L - ^ efaw measures were then resorted to mmmm

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      Messw . Scovelli were likewise in lames , and from theis confined situation it was apparent that there was na « kance of js&Ting them from destruction . These premises almost surrounded Messrs . Ward ' * warehouses , and communicated by a narrow passage . The conflagration , now became terrific ; every now and then loud explosions were beard to proceed from Hm » cellars under Ward ' s ^ warehouse , whichsubsequently proved to have been occasioned by the barrels of oil and turpentine banting . Mr . Braidwood , finding that the fire was likely to cross Tobley-street frem Topping ' s Wharf to the -exten sive warehouses of Messrs . Cox , Brothers , ana lOo ., Messrs . Buck and Co ., and Mr . Hloyd , wholesale merchants , on the opposite side , directed the branch of the floating engine to be brought into the road , and its power directed against the abovenamed buildings , the land engines being still unprovided with a good aupply of water , an evil which is only felt at this particular part of the metropolis , and

      to which alone is attributed the destruction caused by the fire which I occurred at Fenning ' s Wharf in 1836 . At about half-past two o'clock the lord Mayor arrived on the spot , a special messenger having been sent to him at the Mansion-house , apprising him of the danger bis lordship ' s warehouses were in . He immediately held a consultation with Mr . Braidwood upon th # propriety of having the hose of several engines conveyed on to th& Toof of Fenning ' s Wharf , to prevent the fire extending in that direction . The wind was in a contrary quarter , and a strong party-wall divided the premises , the latter gentleman , however , considered it unnecessary , as the wharf was well protected , but he ordered several ! of bis men on to the roof to clear away the burning fragments as they fell on it It was here found that Watson ' s Telegraph Tower , which stood between Mr . Ward ' s premises and lower Topping ' s Wharf , had taken fire , and that the devouring element was making rapid progress in the direction of St . Olave ' s Church . At the same moment the other

      floating engine iof the Brigade establishment from Botberhithe came up , and was got into play as near these buildings as practicable . Towards three o ' clock the land engines ; succeeded in getting an ample supply of water , all ; the plugs in the neighbourhood having been opened , and the turn-cock belonging to the -Rater-works having turned on the principal main at tbe Brixton reservoir , and shut off all the different service-pipes which Were attached to it , excepting those which led to the scene of destruction . By this time the concourse of persons who bad been attracted by the extraordinary light in the atmosphere was immense , and the duty tbe police had to perform in keeping the pressure back was arduous in the extrema From all the bridges , which

      were for hours lined with spectators , the whole action of ibe fire could be distinctly traced . The numerous towers and steeples in the metropolis and the bouses and wharfs which lined the river side were perceived with even more 'distinctness than when standing out in the noonday sun ; St . Paul's Cathedral and the Monument had a moat beautiful appearance , their summits appearing as if sheathed with the brightest copper . The flames at IniervalB rose to an immense height , and there was not a portion of the metropolis which was not brightly illuminated , while the whole scene along the Thames , as far as the eye conld reach , assumed , from the intensity of the illumination , an appearance brilliant beyond description . In the lower Topping ' s Wharf there was an immense quantity of paper , the

      names from which , as the floors fell in , rose to a very great height , and the wind being rather strong , wafted portions of the burning matter for a considerable distance round . In fact , some portion set on fire tbe house of Mr . Jones , tes--dealer , in the Borough , full 600 yards from Tooley-atreet , and considerable loss of property took place ere the" firemen could stop the progress of this new calamity . Although upper Topping ' s Wharf was separated from Mr . Child ' s glass warehouse and dwelling-house by a party wall , yet the &a . mea overtopped it , and descended to the other Bide into the glass warehouse , and set it on fire , notwithstanding tbe firemen were on thb roof with their branch pipes ; nor were they able to check the flames until the property bad sustained serious damage .

      The telegraph tower was an object of great attention during the progress of tbe fire , owing to its peculiar construction and great elevation above ail the surreunding premises , being nearly 150 feet in height It was formerly used bb a shot factory , but recently it has been purchased by Messrs . Watson , of Cornkill , who had used it as a telegraph station for the communication of intelligence , from the Downs and other parts of tbe coast . For nearly half an hour , though it was situate in the very centre of danger , singular to state , it withstood tbe ravages of tbe fire . At last , however , about half-past two o ' clock , dense volumes of nmoke were seen issuing from all the windows from the basement to the summit , In an instant almost the whole of

      the building burst into a vivid mass of flame , whicbshot above the burningjwbarf and premises to a considerable height . The appearance of tbe conflagration at this moment became of surpassing brilliancy , and we very much doubt whether a more sublime but awful sight wasever witnessed by the oldest inhabitant of the metropolis . The mormlng being perfectly clear , the reflection -was teen to a considerable distance , every one of the public buildings on tbe banks of tbe Thames being lighted up , and , viewing the conflagration from Blackfiiars or Waterloo-bridge , it seemed as if tbe whole range of wharfs along shore at Horsely-4 own and Rothethlthe was in fl » ms » . The tower being composed of wood . - it continued burning furiously for an extraordinary length of time . The floating engine ofjthe brigade , tbe operations of which excited considerable

      praise , attempted to play upon it , but tbe intense mass of fire on the wharf rendered it impossible to subdue tbe flames , while' it was equally impracticable for the land engines to force water up to its summit About half-past three o ' clock the whole of the tower fell with a tremendous crash to the ground , sending forth a most terrific cloud of dust and burning fragments . This event was for aome time wished for , as the principal danger to the surrounding wharfs was removed , and more particularly as tbe firemen , from the great height ot the tower , had not the least command of it . Daring the period that it was in flames a report was current that several persons were observed in the tower , and that they had been Seen to disappear amongst the ruins . We have made inquiries as to the truth of this statement , but we cannot find any foundation for it No one slept in the building .

      Immediately on St Olave ' s Church being observed to be in danger , seven engines were brought to play on to that part of lower Topping ' s wharf which adjoined the tower of tbe church , while the branches of others were taken through the church to the burial-ground by the water ' s side . Prom Tooley-street there appeared to be a substantial party wall between the sacred edifice and the wharf , which was afterwards found to be but a mere screen of lath and plaster , with a layer of bricks outside . Upon this giving way , which happened about four o ' clock , [ the -whole of the church tower was exposed to the fall violence of the conflagration . The firemen , who were cheered on by the Lord Mayor and several of the most influential inhabitants of the borough , exerted themselves . most strenuously to prevent its

      receiving any damage . The fire , however , still raged on with terrific fury , and in the course of five minutes it had gained the tower , and forced the hrigadenien from their stations on the roof . This , as may be readily supposed , increased the consternation in the neighbourhood to a most painful extent , and loud cries were heard from different parts of the multitude , " For God ' s sake , aave I the Church , save tbe Church . '' Alas ! it was beyond human power to do so , for within a quarter of an boot , the roof and the ceiling , which was considered , with the exception of that of St . Stephen ' s , Wallbrook , to be one of tbe most beautiful works of art to be found in the metropolis , was in ruins . The roof was similarly -constructed to 8 t Stephen's , being arched , elaborately adorned with costly mouldings , and supported by twelve fluted columns with Corinthian capitals . ] The firemen still exerted themselves vigorously ; they continued in tbe aisle ,

      scattering water in all directions , more particularly up to the roof as tiie flimes kept bunting forth . The churchwardens , Mr . langley and Mr . Carver , as well as the parish officers , seeing that the destruction of the sacred build-Ing was inevitable ; commenced saving the deeds , registers , ice , as well as the communion plate from out of the vestry-room , which , we are happy to state , they accomplished without the least injury being done to them . The steeple before them was enveloped in flames , and in tbe jrabwquent quarter of an hour the beautiful peal of bells fell from the belfrey , the greater part of them having' been melted by the intense body of fire -which jjnrronnded them whilst they were banging . Within the hour the destruction of St Olave ' s Church was complete , nothing remained but the outer walls and steeple , the interior being completely gutted , The loss occasioned by the destruction of the church is stated to he at least £ 12 000 .

      In tbe meanwhile ! the whole of the walls of Topping's wharf and Mr . Ward s premises fronting Tooleystreet fell down , and completely blocked up tbe carriage way . The warehouses oa the opposite side of the street were exposed to increased danger , and it was only by the rest of the engines playing on them that they were saved . The confl&grauon was not finally arrested until near seven o'clock ; the engines still remained throwing torrents of water on the rains throughout the whole of Saturday and yesterday , and even up to a late hour last evening flames were seen to rise from tbe immense mass of rubbish . The total loss Is rep o rted to exceed £ 70 , 000 , of which only a portion is insured .

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      Aftejr the lapse of a few moments they discovered Mr . Newberry getting ont-of the second-floor window . He bitterly oried out to the constables below to render him some assistance , in order to save bis life ; scarcely , however , had they considered tbe most available me&nB to do so , before he suddenly precipitated himself into the street , and fell with much force on bis back in the road . The police instantly picked the unfortunate man up , when it was found / that he had received snob severe jidjuries that he-was evidently dying . A litter was procured , and he was conveyed oa it to St , Bartholomew ' s Hospital ; but on his arrival he bad ceased to exist ,, Within a few minutes after several females made their appearance at the upper part of the house . By this time a large number of persons had assembled , and

      who State that the piercing ] cries of the females for help were frightful in the extreme ; but explosions constantly taking place , from the fire-works shooting from tbe burping building in all directions , and other combustibles blazing forth , kept the police from rendering any assistance . A few moments afterwards the poor creatures had disappeared , and were not afterwards seen , the whole of them perishing in the flames . A short time before tbe engines could be got to the spot a large quantity of gunpowder exploded , and blew the back part of the premises on to the bouses in Bartlett ' s passage , occasioning ithe greatest destruction of property , and throwing the inhabitants into a state of the wildest confusion . Immediately on the intelligence of this sad calamity beipg communicated to Mr . Braidwood , superintendent

      of the London Fire Brigade , who was directing his force at the large fire at London-bridge , he instantly dispatehed as many engines as he could Bpare te this fresh scene of misery and woe . On their arrival tbe firemen saw that to save any portion of Mr . Newberry' premises would be a matter of almost complete impossibility , as tbejr were nearly enveloped | n one bed ? of fire . The flames were progressing rapidly , and the whole of the brigademen brought their sole exertions to bear upon the surrounding dwellings , to save them from destruction . The populace worked the engines most laboriously , and at seven o ' clock , tha firemen pronounced the pleasing intelligence to the inhabitants , that the devouring element had been conquered , and that all thoughts ef danger might be appeased . Still , however , a great mass of fire remained in Mr . Newberry ' a premises , which are totally destroyed .

      It is with the dtepest regret that we announce the following list ot toe persons who have fallen victims to this terrible calamity : —Mr . Newberry , Mr . Rose , Mrs . Rose , Miss M'Crindell , Miss £ l > zi M'Crindell . This party were to have embarked for Ramsgate in tbe morning , and bad made preparations accordingly . Mr . Rose was for many years a clerk in the Law Institution , Chancery-lane ; he had from a previous perilous accident suffered ampatatioo . He was well known and universally respected . Miss Elizi M'Crindell left her lodgings at Mr . Lewis ' s , bookbinder , in dough-square , and slept in Fetter-lane , in order to be in time to see her sister off to Ramsgate , and thus fell a victim to the common calamity . The jury , on the inquest on tbebodiea of the unfortunate individuals who perished by the dreadful fire in Fetter-lane , returned a verdict of "Accidental death , " but joined with it a strong censure on the parties having the custody of the fire escapes .

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      Extensive And Fatal Conflagrations.—Ttve Lives Lost.;

      EXTENSIVE AND FATAL CONFLAGRATIONS . —TTVE LIVES LOST . ;

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      ANOTBER DREADFUL FIRE . EXP 10 SI 0 S OF A CHEMIST ' S WOBKS IN FETTEU-1 ANE . FIVE LIVES LOST . At about fonr o ' clock on Saturday morning , whilst the great fire was ragfng at Topping ' s Wharf , another fire , attended , we Tegret to say , with a melancholy loss of human life , took place on the premises of Mr . Newbsrry , Fetter-lane , operative chemist and firework manufacturer . They were situated on the east side of the street , at tbe corner of Bartlett ' s-paasage , and consisted of a substantial brick building three stories high , and front shop . The first alarm given So the police in the neighbourhood was by the report of a very loud explosion , and upon city police constable Waters , 150 , accompanied by severaliof his brother cflictw on duty , running up the lane they found the shop front and aU its contents completely thrown into the BtrO « t , and flame * banting forth with vtlreme fury .

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      Fire in high street , Borough . —whilst the fire was raging with the utmost fury in Tooley-street , Borough , and the blazing embers were literally falling in Showers upon tbe High-street , _ a considerable piece of ignited timber was seen to fall into the chimney of the house of : Mr . Robert Jones , grocer and tea-dealer , 263 , High-street An alarm was instantly raised by a passer by , but the family could not be roused before the shop was discovered to be on fire . An engine was sent for from the . ; Southwark-bridge-road station , which very quickly arrived . The dootB having been broken open ,

      it was discovered that the fire which was spreading rapidly , had caught several bags of foreign fruit which were stowed in front of a closed fire-place at the rear of the shop ; and that the woodwork of the chimneypiece was on a blsza as well as upwards of fifty sugar loaves , which were lodged upon a shelf . The water which was very copious , the maiua having been turned oni in consequence of the former conflagration , was poured upon thefUmes , and . happily they were soon extinguished , but nob before considerable damage was done to the stock and the windows of the shop . We hear Mr . Jones is Insured .

      Destructive Fiue in Cam bridge-square . — Shortly after one o ' clock on Monday morning , a fire of an alarmibg nature broke out oa the premises , No . 14 , Cambridge-square , Hyde-park . In a short time tbe West of England , and several engines belonging to the London Fire Brigade , arrived on the spot , and though the flames speedily communicated to the adjoining house ( tbje corner of Cambridge-street and Nerfolkcrescent ) , ithe firemen being aided by an excellent supply of water , succeeded in gaining a mastery over the devouring ] element by four o ' clock , but it was not until past five o'clock that all fears for the surrounding buildings Were at an end . The house waa untenanted , but we understand it was filled with planking and floorirg , being dried for building purposes . How the fire originated is unknown .

      The Liatb Calamitous Explosion in . Fkttprla . se . —Ivj is stated by a neighkour of the ill-fated Mr . Newberry , that he wag ; constantly cautioned against making pyrotechnic experiments , and that he had been ! fined more than once for having on hia premises a larger quantity of gunpowder than what the law permits to be kept in a private house . About six : months since , a fire broke out , it is supposed from these experiments , ia the back part of the house , which excited considerable alarm . On that occasion he olosed his doors , and would not admit within them cither the police or the firemen . In consequence of the watch that was lately kept , upon the experimental works , both by the authorities and his neighbours , he always deferred them to night time .

      '* Mr. Stevenson's Valuable Work On • Throat Deaf. » Ness.'-The Various Forms Of Which He Was The

      ' * Mr . Stevenson's valuable work on Throat Deaf . » ness . ' -the various forms of which he was the

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 26, 1843, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct816/page/2/