On Saturday, a fire broke out in Rotherhithe, in premises
called the Blue Mountain granary, which have been unoccupied for three years. Several small houses in the neighbourhood, a smith's shop, and the Spread Eagle public-house, were burnt down, or very much damaged. The loss is estimated at 4000/. The powerful steam-engine belonging to the Thames Tunnel supplied the lire-engines with water from the Thames. But for this assistance, the calamity would have been much more serious, as the supply of water from the streets was as bad as at the late fire in the same neighbourhood—that is to say, wretched.
On Monday morning very early, another fire was discovered issuing out of a granary and a shop in the same neighbourhood, owned by Mr. Once, and Messrs. Sheek and Redman. A lighterman first discovered it: prompt assistance was given, and it was got under without occa- sioning much damage; but it was scarcely subdued before a wooden shed not far distant was seen to be on tire : this also was soon put out.
There seems to be no doubt but that these fires were the work of incendiaries. Several threatening letters have been received by the shopkeepers ; and about twelve o'clock on Friday night (last week), two men landed from a wherry at Church Stairs, near the granary, and remarked to Thomas Storey, a waterrnan, that fires were very nume- rous in Rotherbithe lately ; and on Storey saying " Yes, we have enough
to last for seven years," one of the strangers observed, 4, Perhaps not, you will have a few more." They were then seen to walk off, and
perambulate the boundaries of the church. About an hour after their departure, the fire was discovered. Some other evidence was collected by a Police Inspector, who has been making inquiries on the spot. A reward of 100/. has been offered by the Home Office, and another of the same amount by the parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, for the dis- covery of the offenders.
Another fire, the seventh within a short time, broke out on Thursday iii Rothcrhithe. It was soon got under, by the great exertions of the firemen and the inhabitants.
It was yesterday discovered that a robbery had been committed in one of the offices of the Customhouse ; and bank-notes, bills, and gold carried off to the extent of very nearly .50001.—Times.
Garside and Mosley, the murderers of Mr. Ashton, were hanged on Tuesday morning, at Horsemonger Lane Gaol, under the direction of the Sheriff of Sorry.
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