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merchant, also caught fire, and 

 were considerably damaged. 



5. Lisbon. — Yesterday the 

 beautiful church of St. Julian, in 

 this city, in which was perform- 

 ing the funeral ceremony of the 

 old Queen, by some accident 

 caught fire, and in the course of 

 two hours was completely de- 

 stroyed. You may easily judge 

 of the dreadful confusion that 

 ensued, in consequence of there 

 being a numerous congregation 

 present, but I am happy to say 

 no lives were lost. 



A most melancholy accident 

 took place on this morning, be- 

 tween 12 and 1 o'clock, at the 

 works for the intended Soutiiwark 

 Bridge. The men had been woi-king 

 late in the foundation for the Mid- 

 dlesex pier, and had just left oif, 

 when a party, about 15 in number, 

 who were returning to the op- 

 posite shore, hailed one of the 

 boats in attendance 5 a boat came, 

 with two watermen in it, along- 

 side the dam : the whole party, 

 in spite of the watermen's en- 

 deavours to prevent them, im- 

 mediately entered it and pushed 

 off ; but the tide, which was 

 running up very strong, carried 

 it against a barge, when, in the 

 act of clearing themselves from 

 the barge, the boat \ipset, and 

 precipitated the whole into the 

 stream. A police boat, which 

 was at hand, hastened quickly to 

 their assistance, and succeeded 

 in rescuing two of them from 

 destruction : the two watermen 

 with difficulty escaped by swim- 

 ing. The remainder, including 

 13, were drowned. Watermen 

 were immediately employed to 

 drag for the dead bodies. The 

 only ones found, as far as we 



have heard, were those of Cum- 

 mins, Baker, and Armstrong. 



Mr. Rennie, the engineer, sent 

 to an evening paper the follow- 

 ing letter on the subject of the 

 accident : — 



Sir, — I beg leave to acquaint 

 you, for the information of the 

 public, with the details of a 

 most melancholy accident which 

 took place this morning, between 

 twelve and one o'clock, at the 

 works for the intended South- 

 wark-bridge : — The men had 

 been working late in the founda- 

 tion for the Middlesex pier, and 

 had just left off, when a party, 

 about 15 in number, who were 

 retuining to the opposite shore, 

 hailed one of the boats in at- 

 tendance : a boat came, with 

 two watermen in it, alongside 

 the dam : the whole party, in 

 spite of the watermen's endea- 

 vours to prevent them, immedi- 

 ately entered it and pushed off; 

 but the tide, which was running 

 up very strong, carried it against 

 a barge; when, in the act of 

 clearing themselves from the 

 barge, the boat upset, and precipi- 

 tated the whole into the sti'eam. 

 A police-boat, which was at 

 hand, hastened quickly to their 

 assistance, and succeeded in res- 

 cuing two of them from destruc- 

 tion. The two watermen with 

 difficulty escaped by swimming. 

 The remainder, including 13, 

 notwithstanding every endeavour 

 was made to save them, con- 

 sidering the lateness of the hour 

 and the deficiency of means at 

 hand, have not yet been found. 

 The men have been repeatedly 

 cautioned before about rushing 

 into the boats, but to no purpose. 

 — 1 am, &c. 



Stamford-street, Oct. 5. 



