The Sun. — London, England, 1834-10-17 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Simon o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. At the Court at St. James's, the 15th day of October, 1834, PRESENT, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day orderd by his Majesty in Council, that the Parlia ment, which stands prorogued to Thursday the 23d of October in stant, be farther prorogued to Tuesday the 2.5 th day of November next. DOWNING-STREET, Ocr. 17. The King hail been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Lieutenant-General Lord R. E. H. Somerset, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Grand Cross of the said Order, in the room of General Sir Henry Warde, deceased. His Majesty has further been pleased to nominate and appoint Major-General John Taylor, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Commander of the said Order in the room of Lieutenant-General Lord R. E. H. Somerset. EIGHTY-THREE NEW COMICALITIES. Just published, price Threepence, HE GALLERY OF COMICALITIES, PART 111., from BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON—a ontinuation of the Series already published. The New Gallery equals, if not exceeds, in point of wit, humour, and talent, th6se which preceded it, and embraces a matchless collection of EIGHTY EXQUISITE WOOD ENGRAVINGS, illustrated by poetry and prose, in a style which cannot fail to please and delight all classes of the community, and dispel the " blue devils." The Engravings alone cost 400 guineas ! Published by W. Clement, jun., No. 170, Strand, London. of whom may be had. PARTS I. and 11., forming an incomparable seriAlkzat the same price of Three Penee each. PART I. contains 140 Prints; PART 11, has 78; and PART 111. 83. In the Three Sheets 301 Comic Wood-cuts for Nine Pence ; the designing and engraving of which, at Five Guineas each, cost 1505 Guineas. Shopkeepers are supplied at Two Shillings for Twelve. Copies unsold of Part 1., Part 11., or Part 111., will be taken back at the Office of " Bell's Life in London," at the cost price of 2d. each, any time before the 24th of June, 1835. Placards for shop windows. Good for the scrap-book, portfolio, coffee and hair dressers' shops, news-rooms, and all sporting-houses. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1834. The total destruction of both Houses of Parlia ment by fire last night, will mark the commencement of a new era in the history of England. The future historian, when he comes to this resting place, will suspend his narration to dwell with melancholy plea sure on the glories of which these now smoking ruins were a witness—to recal the hallowed recollections of the triumphs of freedom obtained within those walls— and perchance to date from the downfall of this vener able pile, changes the most momentous which have stampt their impress on the character of a great people. We saw the fire from every point to which an approach to it could be made, and never before did we behold a spectacle so awfully grand—so sublimely terrific. On Westminster Bridge, and more than a mile beyond it, whither the wind blew for about two hours after the breaking out of the flames, it literally rained fire. The crowds of people who flocked from all directions were immense, and but one feeling of sorrow seemed to pervade 'the people—all were united in a wish :to preserve these monuments of the freedom of Britain—these theatres upon which were acted whatever is greatest, noblest, and most glorious in her past records. Much was done ; and to the cheerful and timely exertions of such persons the country is indebted for the preservation of Westminster Hall and the adjoining Law Courts. It is impossible to contemplate these Splendid ruins without feeling that another link which connected the past with the present is broken. Here, within these walls, the most memorable of freedom's battles were fought—here the Great Charter of English liberty was first unfolded for the protection of the people--and here an humble Member of the House of Commons— HANIPDEN—dared to brave the power of a Royal despot. Within the now bare, blackened, and roofless walls of St. STEPHEN'S Chapel (lid WILLIAM Rufus, with the nobles of his court, prostrate himself in prayer, and EDWARD 111. give to heaven those hours which were not devoted to the happiness of his subjects. The House of Lords too—the first Legis lative Chamber in the world—was not without a host of recollections which rendered it an object of vene rable respect in the eyes of the country. Here stood ELIZABETH, in all the pride of regal triumph, an nouncing the destruction of the Spanish Armada_ whose foundering fleet formed the never-to-be-forgotten needlework decoration of the lofty walls ;—here WIL LIAM 111. gave the Bill of Rights to Englishme n ; and here the final words were spoken which gave tole ration to the Dissenter, emancipation to the Catholic, and freedom to the slave. The national loss, from the destruction of these edifices, sacred to liberty and tie past, cannot be estimat eel. The books alone destrord were worth several tho usands of pounds, independent of hundreds of most valuable records, of which it nay take half a century to (fiscover the full extent. for the various reports of the .origin of the fire, we refer to the accounts which are riven in our other colurnis. The loss, considered as an ordinary business affair, is estimated at half a million sterling. Among those who were - present, duringlthe".ccn flagration, and who were very active in giving direc tions, or otherwise superintending the people, we noticed Viscounts MELBOURNE, A LTHORP, PAL. MERSTON, Lord AUCKLAND, Sir JOHN HOB IIOUSE, Earl MUNSTER, Lord A. FITZCL A RENC E, Mr. HUME, %LP., the Commanding Officers of the Guards, the Commissioners of Police, &c. Indeed a spirit of rivalry seemed to pervade all parties to render every assistance possible. There is an article in the last number of the Edin burgh Review, just published, which deserves atten tion, from the frank and temperate spirit that pervades it. The Reviewer is a zealous advocate for the Mi nisterial system of policy ; and explains how it was that the Local Courts, and Imprisonment for Debts' Bill were not brought forward, as promised, last Session. On this head his reasons are most satisfactory, and . . clearly show that the adjournment of these two impor tant questions originated in circumstances over which Ministers had no control. He then proceeds to advo cate the expediency of measures being well considered and digested before they are brought under the notice of the Legislature, in such terms as the following : " And in truth from this very consideration it is of the habits and dispositions of the Lords, that we derive one of our most cogent arguments in favour of deliberate and well considered measures of improvement being alone brought forward, and alone pressed by the coun try. The Lords may prevent the passing of crude and ill digested laws ; they may counteract, andthey have once and again counteracted, the evil tendency of precipitate schemes of legislation. But is it safe for the people to leave in their hands the only guards against such mischiefs ? Assuredly not, and for two manifest reasons : first,. you never can be quite sure that the Lords may not suffer the faulty measure to pass, for the express pur pose of bringing Reformers into disrepute, and dis gusting the people with legislative improvement, against which it is in vain to deny that a majority of their body have a deeply-rooted prejudice. Secondly, even were there such risk, the consequences would be most mischievous to the influences of both Houses, of leav ing the Lords always to remedy the errors of the Com mons. One House would lose its importance and weight in the public eye, and the other would gain all that was thus lost." There is as much truth as saga city in these remarks ; but, indeed, the whole article breathes the same manly and convincing spirit. We have received the French papers of 'Wednesday, which bring no news of importance, simply mention ing that since the recal of RODIL, the QUEEN'S troops have remained in Pampeluna and Vittoria, and it was not supposed they would resume active opera tions until the arrival of General MINA. German Papers contain nothing of the slightes interest. No express has yet been received from Madrid. The intelligence respecting the war in the Spanish pro vinces is given in our extracts from the French Papers of Wednesday By some inadvertence or other the Report of the Corporation Commisssion which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, was taken by mistake from a morning paper, and our own, upon which we commented in our leading article, thrown aside. This will sufficiently account for the discrepancy between them, and, we trust, satisfy Mr. FRANKS that no reporter of ours' has falsified his evidence. THE ANNUALS. FORGET-ME-NOT. Ackermann and Co. The re-appearance of old friends in new faces, with a look of uncommon bulkiness about the waists, is apt to beget strange and unaccountable suspicions of their fidelity, morality, and all the other virtues for which old friends are wont to be prized by a strait-laced ge neration. IVe are ourselves very like our neighbours, as far as suspicions go to form our character ; and of course when our old Christmas friend, the " Forget-Me-Not," edited by Mr. Shoberl, appeared in our presence, clothed in morocco and gold, and invited us to look him over, and see how ponderous he was grown, we confess we began to tremble for his reputation, and perchance to assume airs which might give others occasion to think we were not overstocked with Christian charity. Never were suspicions more unfounded. Our excellent old friend is improved every way ; and has added considerably to the number of his best friends since we last had the pleasure of seeing him. He is proud of his braided doublet, which he confesses is rather an expensive one ; but then he is growing wealthier every year, and sees no reason why he should not study to improve his exterior as well as other old gentlemen,—though for that matter he is as hale, and strong, and active as ever he was. The truth is, he is more so ; and in saying this we are sure he will not question our sincerity, after the many proofs he has had of it. Most of the engravings in the " Forget-Me-Not," are very beautiful, though even the best are by no means of equal merit. The finest are Diana and Endymion, by Wood, engraved by C. Rolls ; Mabel Grey, by Cattermole, engraved by Davenport ; Gulione, by Sir T. Lawrence, engraved by Agar ; and the Village Tomb-cutter, by Chishohne, en graved by Davenport. The literary part is even superior to the pictorial. The " Warlock" is a tale which will be read, and appreciated by every person of taste ; and the " Bear of Carniola" is one of those fine German legends which one loves to listen to seated by a cheerful and happy hearth, surrounded by a a circle of young and eager listeners. The verses are light, agreeable, and well adapted to the pages for which they were selected. The lines on the death of Mr. Acker mann are very affecting ; and, did our space admit of it, should be transmitted to our columns. There is something filial which we love to dwell upon, in this tribute to the memory of a man who may be styled the father of English Annuals, and by whom the one now before us was called into existence. The Manjuis and Marchioness of Clanricarde have arrived in Paris, on their way home. A letter from Algiers, dated 27th ult., announces the arrival of Mr. Thomas Campbell, Author of " The Plea sures of Hope," &c. in that colony. . A General Court-martial is now sitting at the Tower for the purpose of trying private James Hay, of the Ist batta lion of Coldstream Guards, for having made an attempt upon the life of the drill-sergeant of the battalion, while in the ex ercise of his duty on the parade in the Tovvei. Bernier tells us that whenever the Great Mogul made an observation, it was customary for some of the great Omrahs to lift up their hands and cry " Wonder ! wonder ! wonder !" A proverb current in his Majesty's dominions was " If the King saith at noonday it's night, you aro to :say, Behold the moon and the stars I'" j a r - ••cil - mar I Jr A WiL WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 17. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet B. Fuller to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilkie, who retires ; T. 0. Pipon, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fuller, Oct. 17. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain E. B. Curteis to be Major, by purchase, vice Brownlow, who retires ; Lieut. T. Marchant to be Captain, by purchase, vice Curteis ; Cornet G. J. Holmes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Le Marchant ; Ensign G. R. Ste venson, from the 40th Regiment, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Holmes, Oct. 17. 4th Regiment of Foot.—Gentleman Cadet G. W. Henderson, from the Royal Military College, to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Dudlow, whose appointment has not taken place, Oct. 17. 30th Foot—Lieut. H. J. Pogson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Luard, promoted ; Ensign E. J. Grant to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pogson ; L. C. W. 11. Fitz Gerald, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grant, Oct. 17. 40th Foot—W. A. Fyers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stevenson, appointed to the 7th Dragoon Guards, Oct. 17. 57th Foot—Lieut. W. A. Armstrong, from the half-pay of the 11th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Russell, whose appointment has not taken place; J. J. R. W. Morgan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Faunt, appointed to the 87tn Regi ment of Foot, Oct. 17. _ . 87th Foot—Second Lieutenant W. Boyd to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires ; Ensign H. P. Faunt from the 57th Regiment of Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Boyd, Oct. 17. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign J. E. Boggis to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Brittlebank, who retires; H. K. Sayers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Boggis, Oct. 17. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM PORTER, surgeon, Gower-street, to surrender Oct. 23, at two, and Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Abbot, official assignee ; I.onsdale, Temple Chambers, Fleet-street. SAMUEL DAIMOND EVANS, upholsterer, High Holborn, Oct. 24, at ohe, and Nov. 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher,official assignee • Gole, Lothbury. WILLIAM JOSEH RUFFY, printer, Budge-row, Oct. 30, at two, and Nov. 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Har man, Wine-office-court, Fleet-street; Goldsmid, official assignee, Basinghall-street. JOB JAMES BULMA3I, merchant, Coxlodge-cottage, New castle.upon-Tyne, Nov. 6 and 28, at two, at the Bankrupt Com mission -room, Newcastle. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Church yard, London ; Carr and Jobling, Newcastle. ROGER HARRISON, farmer, Ludham, Norfolk, Oct. 29, at ten, and Nov. 28, at one, at the Angel Inn, Norwich. Col man ane Cozens, Norwich. WILLIAM ULLER, jun., carpenter and builder, Beckenham, Kent, Oct. 24, at two, and Nov. 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ashley, Old Street Road ; Waithman, Basinghall street, official assignee. JOHN POULSON, JOSEPH SERJEANT, and CHARLES DENTON, stone-merchants, Bankside, Southwark, Oct. 28, at two, and Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cattlin, Ely-place, Holborn ; Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street. WILLIAM GREEN, silk-warehouseman, Cheapside, Nov. 4, at one, and 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bignold, Pulley, and Mawe, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. JOSEPH WESTLEY, stationer, Great Winchester-street, Broad-street, Nov. 4 and 28, at eleven at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street ; Haynes Change-alley, Cornhill. RALPH OTTERSIDE, tailor, Liverpool, Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, at twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Mavvdsley, Liverpool ; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row, Condon. THOMAS and ROBERT BROWN, canvass-manufacturers, Jarrow, Durham, Nov. 6 and 28, at eleven, at the Bankrupt Com mission-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Meggison, Pringle, and Manisty, King's-road, Bedford-row, London ; Brockett and Phi lipson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. THOMAS ROBINSON, innkeeper, Hexham, Northumber land, Nov. 7, at eleven, and 28, at one, at the Bankrupt Commis sion Room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard, London ; Seymour, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. PERN JERVIS, upholsterer, Rathbone-place, Middlesex, Nov. 4 and 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basing hall-street, official assignee; Bignold, Pulley, and Mawe, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. THOMAS EYTON, FRANCIS CARLILE, and HENRY DYSON, chemists, Liverpool, Oct. 31, and Nov. 28, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms. Chester, Staple Inn, London ; Davenport, Liverpool. FIRE LAST NIGHT. HALF-PAST FOUR. The flames have just broken out in the Committee Rooms Nos. 14 and 15 adjacent to the Court of Chancery, and the greatest apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the Law Courts and the Hall. The firemen are active in the extreme and the greatest exertions are made to pro tect these Buildings. Notwithstanding these efforts the fire seems every moment to gain ground—all is consterna tion. FIVE O'CLOCK. By the great exertions of the firemen the danger is much decreased, and the Courts of Law may now be considered perfectly safe. The firemen are busily employed in endea vouring to extinguish the flames in the western end of the building, facing Henry the Seventh's Chapel. HALF-PAST FIVE. The Lord Chancellor, Sir James Graham, Lord Adol phus Fitzclarence, and Captain M'Carthy have just arrived to view the ruins. The furniture and valuable china be longing to the Speaker and the different persons connected with both Houses, is being removed with the greatest pos sible dispatch. Since the morning, several of the walls and the greater portion of the colonnade surrounding the House of Lords have fallen, and a large stack of chimnies is expected every instant to come to the ground. Notwithstanding the rain which has just fallen, the nnmber of persons anxious to view the ruins continues to increase, and it is only through the great exertions of the police and the military that the public were prevented from approaching the ruins. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, OCT. 13 3 per Cent. Consols 90% Grand Canal Deb,. 6 per cent. 9U% Ditto Reduced 89% Ditto, 4 per cent 6, 2 ,4 t per Cent. Stock 98% Hibernian Bank Ditto New, 18.30 3% per Cent. Debentures 1'074 National Insurance Company "26.1 i Rank Stock 224 City Debentures, 4 per cent... 79% Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock 25% pe , cent. 93 FRENCH PAPERS OF WEDNESDAY. The Sentinelle des Pyrenees of Bayonne of the 11th has the following from the frontier of the Bth :—" They have been fighting at Elisondo since yesterday morning. General Cordova and other superior officers who have arrived lately from Portugal and Madrid, make a parade without doing, any thing essential. Enguy and other communes in Na varre are deserted. N u r single inhabitant remains, and every thing appears to confirm the expectation that the civil war will be lengthened out. Emi g ration , and parti cularly from St. Sebastian, continues. The Carlists were in force yesterday at Gyarsun, and in fact are so every where." A letter of the 7th instant, from Aldudes, says : " General Cordova, with his column, and Leon Iriarte, with his small detachment, have left Elisondo, the former in the direction of San Estevan, and the latter in that of Pampeluna. Zugarramurdi has taken advantage of his stay in the Bastan to complete the fortification of the Misericordia. All the enclosures of the fields, and the mounds, which afforded shelter to the rebels, and enabled them to fire in safety upon the garrison, have been levelled ; the road and the stone bridge which led from the Nliseri cordia to the house called the Domingorenea, which was lately occupied by Iriarte and his detachment, have been nounded by high walls, with embrasures at the top, and a branch has been made, so as to protect the descent to the Bidassoa, in order to obtain water for the horses. The Dommgorenea has been converted into a military hospital, is garrisoned by 450 men, and supplied with provisions for a month." PARIS, OCT. 14.—We find in the Spanish journals a report from the Captain-General of the kingdom of Valencia and Murcia, dated the 20th of September, in which he gives an account of the measures taken by him to defeat the conspiracy in that province. The projects of the conspira tors having been disclosed by some of their confidants, a certain number of them were arrested. The others, among whom some men are mentioned who distinguished them selves in the calamitous times which have afflicted Spain, bad taken the field ; but being closely pursued by the Urban Guard and the troops of the line, their bands were soon dispersed, and most of their chiefs, such as Pere Gil, Frones, Tibanco, and others have been taken and shot. The Chamber of Commerce of Rouen having approved, in its sitting on Saturday, the report made to it in favour of has sent two of its Memb ers to sup the prohibitory systems port this opinion before the superior Board of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce of Lille, in its sitting of the 3d, in reply to the circular of the Minister of Commerce, dated 20th September, declared in favour of a syste m of protection. It has endeavoured to prove in a detailed me morial :- 1. That the duty cannot always supply the place of pro hibition. 2. That the abolition of prohibitions in France would be a deception, without reciprocity on the part of foreigners. 3. That to,achltit foreign tissues on payment of a duty would leadl . ..kaii**and ruin. It appears thif,lb494rector of the Posts of France is ex t reme ly eng cv u ak. is moment on different plans, ~.x.A. . ..1 I . . ; rt 7 T,';÷,!,Nl - 4.(. t ...... , , \\:: .7 : :,, , :a .... 1 . ‘ ` , l f *l . ' ~. ~• , ~,, , dr '''''‘‘) . MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 1 0 Brazil 0 0 Guern.&Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico ...... ..... 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Holland 0 0 Ostend 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford 0 - which, if we are well informed, gives reason to hope for improvements no less important than the preceding. We hear of fresh interviews that have taken place between the chief officers in the French post-office and a Member of the English Treasury, on the subject of the mails between the two countries, and principally with respect to the reciprocal transmission of journals and books, free of postage, or at least on very moderate terms. Great improvements will be immediately made on the roads to Lille, Calais, Cambrai, and Valenciennes. The passage between Paris and Strasburg is to be shortened by many hours, so that the letters will arrive in 36 or 40 hours, instead of 54 hours. This will be of immense im portance in the correspondence with Germany. Similar improvements are to be made in the communications with Marseilles and the Southern provinces. —Message . ) . des Chanibres, Oct. 15. BOURSE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 3 O'CLOCK, ?.M. — The prices continue to improve ; the 3 per Cents. have been done at 78f. 45c., and there remain buyers at 78f. 40c. ; the Spanish Stock has risen considerably, the 5 per Cents. have been done at 47, are now 46: i • ; 3 per Cents., 28i ; Cortes, 44i ; Guebhard, 29 ; Coupons of Cortes, 16 per cent. It is generally reported that four couriers have arrived from Madrid with favourable financial intelli gence. Some credit must be given to this report, as the principal brokers have been buyers in Spanish Stock. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, Om 15. Five per Cents., 105 c. 70c. Four per Cents., —c. "Three per Cents., 78f. 30c. 20c. nOc. Bank Actions, i,782f 50c. Bente de Naples, 95f. 90e. B'c. 85c. Roman Five per Cents., 9714 97 971. Rent. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 43,, 44 44M• Rente d'Espagne Three per Cents., *.::N29 Royal Spanish d'Espagne, 25 '29Y4 29. Rente Perpet.'d'F.spagne, Five per Cents., 45% 45 464. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 9JiA 9`9. 11a3tian Loan, 26if. 50c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25t: 35c ; money, 25f. 30c. Three months, paper, 25f. 20z. ; money, 25f. 15c. —Coors Authentique. I'RICES OF STOCKS TIIL Hank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. B9"i Ni 74 3 per Cent. Cons , 0 3 004 iN per Cent 99q Ditto Red. '15% 1 0i New 3,',, per Cent. 9 t o/44% c 4 per Cent. Assented IDissented — Rank Long A n nuities to expire Jan. 3, ii , z6o l7 Oct. In, 1559 Jan. 5, 186' l7 5-16 Jan. 5, 1884) April 5, 1880_, Jan. 5, 1870 — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds lfi3 Belgian Bonds Ditto Account 10036 Brazilian ponds 7P, ►b Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account .... Chithan Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbia❑ Bonds, 18:11. Ditto Account 3l Danish Bonds 76 54_6 Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1525 Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account — Ditto, 6 per cent. 4 054 Ditto Account — Neapolitan — DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK New 5 per Cant India Stock :1635° 2 Ditto Bond.: South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per ('ent. Annuities, 1151 -- Exch. Bills, £1,11,0 'IS 37 30 pm. Ditto 500 311 •^.7 30 pm. Ditto Small 3B 137 poi. Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertise t pm. Bank Stock for Opening India Stock for Account Consols for Account... 9 , 1%.; 1 50.% THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.. I Peruvian Bonds Dit o Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 911; Ditto Account Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, Russian Bonds, 1.81) Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds ... 54 3 1 e 4 1 .4 31 Ditto Account ...53 21• A i 3 4!4!•, 2 4 Ditto Bonds, 1833 Ditto Account French, 5 per cent —f. —c. pet Cent., f. —c. '..—e-a1TA111 . 01.441a4,-4 4 • - Exchange Dutch, 9 , 4 per cent. 52 !,14 Ditto Account , i 2 14 3 /;4 Ditto, 5 per cent 11854/Vf, Ditto Account PSI4% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per share. Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at 51. pm.) 2A Union Gold HIGH NV ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning 27 minutes after 1. I Evening 15 minutes after 2. - - THE SUN IS NOW THE LARGEST DAILY PAPER IN LONDON. TIIE SUN, :LONDON, FAIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1834. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DA (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, OCT. 16.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Beccles (barque), from the Mediterranean ; President, Moore,' from New York ; Lloyds (barque), from Singapore ; York Packet, Bousseu, from Dublin; Aisa, from Quebec • Neva, from Singapore Granger (brig), from the westward Druid (barque), from Montserrat; and Diana (barque), from the westward.—Remain, the Margaret Hall, Margaret, Diligente, and others, outward bound. The Cuba, Havansha, for Hamburg, passed at the back of the Goodwin. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 16. —Wind W. S.W., blowing hard and squally. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrived off port, the Briton, Sparrow, and Granger, Bruvis, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Wind S.W. to N.N. W., strong breezes and squally. STANOATE CREEK, OCT. 15.—Arrived the Water Witch, Steny, from Dcnia. DOVER, OCT. Is.—Arrived off port, the Dahlia, Taylor, from Rio Janeiro. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 15.—Arrived the Procris, Arnold, from Quebec. COWES, OCT. 16.—Arrived the Dart, Box, from Quebec. BRISTOL, OCT. N.—Arrived the Arcadia, from Miramichi ; Aurora, Gayton, from St. Petersburgh. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 15.—Arrived the Portia, Hurst, and Wil liam Hudmans, Wilford, from Quebec. Sailed the Coiling wood, Hookey, for Calcutta. CLYDE, OCT. 11.—Sailed the Gentoo, Black, for Calcutta. The Elizabeth, Harratty, from Liverpool to Dublin, sunk off Point Lynas, on Wednesday—crew saved. The Isabella, bound to Trieste, was on shore on Dove Point, near Liverpool, on Wednesday, but not expected to receive much damage. The Margaret, from Glasgow to Newry, was wrecked near Carlingford harbour on the 13th inst. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are plentiful arrivals of all descriptions of Grain this week, and a moderate return of Flour. The trade for superfine Wheat remains firm at Monday's quotations. Other descrip tions are heavy sale, but not lower. Barley, Beans, and Pease unvaried. Oats, ix consequence of the plentiful supply, meet a heavy trade, and in most instances the factors have submitted to a reduction from last day's sales. Flour unaltered. ARRIVALS. Wheat Barley. English Irish Foreign Oats. 6,200 qrs. 4,300 sack. 21,000 1,530 SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts, Calves, and Porkers, was tolerably good ; of Sheep and Lambs rather limited. The trade with prime meat was somewhat brisk, with middling and inferior kinds dull, at Monday's quotations. Mulch Cows, which were rather nume rous, sold tardily at barely their last week's prices, viz. an use ful short-horns, with her small calf, at from 131. 10s. to 141. 14s. ; good ones, at 17/. to 18/. each. PRICES PER STONE OF BLB., TO SINK THE °PEALS. s. d. to s. d, s d toe d. Inferior Beasts Second quality ditto 2 6 3 2 Second quality ditto Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 S Coarso-woolled ditto .... 310 4 2 Prime Scots, &c Large coarse Calves 3 2 4 0 Large Hogs ........ ....... 3 2 3 6 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves each lB t, 40 Quarter old Pigs each, 12 0 Lambs 4s 0d to ss. Od per stone SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK ' S STATEMENT. Beasts. f Sheep and Lambs. I Calves. I Pigs. 586 I s,SV 225 451 DENHALL MARKETS. )y the Careast. NEWOATE AND LEA At per stone, b, s d to s d. s d to s d Beef, infi.rior...... ...... ... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior -. middling '2 4 2 6 . middling.. 3 0 8 2 -- prime large 3 (1 3 '2 prime '3 4 310 --- prime small `► 4 3 6 Pork, large 2 2 3 0 Veal 3 2 4 4 sma'l 3 2 4 6 Lamb ''s. 3d. to 4s. ed. COLONIAL MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) BRITISH' PLANTATION SUGAR.—The sales this week have been under 1,800 hhds., and the arrivals are full 7,000 hhds. Brown qualities are 6d. per cwt. lower. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—There is a good demand for these sugars. MAURITIUS SUGARS.—About 2,700 bags were sold yester day of inferior quality, and went 6d. to ls. per cwt. lower. Grocery qualities maintained their value. . - REFINED SUGAR.—Refined Sugar remains unaltered. Corr aE.—British Plantation Coffees are 2s. to 3s. per cwt. lower, and but few sales have been made. Mocha, Ceylon, and Sumatra Coffee have obtained steady prices. SPlCES.—Pepper is held for higher prices. Cassia Lignea is firm. COTTON.—Extensive business has been done this week, and 5,000 bales have been sold at a rise of id. per lb. The accounts from Liverpool continue very favourabe. SALTPETRE.—Of about 2,000 bags, part has been sold at 255. to 265. 6d. per cwt. Refraction from 4to 131 per cent. TALLOW.— . TaIIow is now as low as 395. 6d. per cwt., and prices are expected still to recede. WooL.—There is but little business doing, on account of the many public sales that have been announced. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. This being the settling-day in the Foreign Market, we may say that thousands of persons, who are deeply con cerned, both in town and country, in the gambling system of Spanish Stock, are now anxiously waiting the result of this day's event, as the extreme fluctuation in Spanish during the account has been about 13 per cent. Spanish, which left off yesterday at 51:1 f, opened at 52 to 53. Soon after, a Hebrew broker came into the market and made an extensive purchase, which had the effect of improving the above Stock to .534 54. This influential bro ker is supposed to have some information from Madrid re specting the Spanish Loan. Portuguese Stock is steady at 81i Contrary to all expectations, we do not hear as yet of any failures in the house ; but it is asserted that the brokers are great sufferers from their connections out of the house. Consols opened at 90i for the Account, with little doing, as the most important transactions continue in the foreign market, where the brokers and jobbers are busy in settling their accounts. Accounts from Rio of the 30th of August bring the ex change, 39i. All was tranquil there. HALF-PAST ONE. To the present time we do not hear of any extra ex. preses having arrived, or have we any reports to corn. municate. . . The settling of the Foreign account is going off well, beyond all expectation, as we do not hear of Any failures up to the present time, which no doubt has been prevented by the great city capitalists having lent a large sum of mo ney on Spanish Stock, at five per cent. The contango for the next account is about per cent. Spanish, which reached in the early part of the morn ing 54k, may be quoted at present at 531 54 ; for the next account 54 to 4. Portuguese 82, sellers. Consols, which were 90i are at present 90-1 to 91. There appears to be a plentiful supply of money in the British market. An arrival from Portugal is hourly looked for. THREE 0' CL 0 CI. Console for the Account, 90i to 91. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH Bank Stook 220% 3 per Cent. Red 9O 3 per Cent. Cons 90% 3} e per Cent. 3V a per Cent. Red 98% New 34 per Cent 99% 4 per Cent. Assented — Dissented — Long Annuities to expire Jas. IA6O )7 0ct:1859 l6 15-16 Jan. - 1860 l7 5-16 FUNDS. India Stock 0t124 Ditto Bonds 17 pm South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, la WV 39 pm. Ditto 5001 39 pm. Ditto 5001 4O pm. Bank Stock for Act. India Stock for Opg. Consols for Opg. '91% FOREIGN FUUDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto Bl Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian fonds, S per cent cent Ditto, Metallic Austrian, 5 per cent - Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent Columbian, 6 per cent Ditto. 182-1 3oli Danish 76 Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent , 1825 — Ditto, 1825, 6 per cent 4OSi Peruvian, 6 per cent Spanish, 5 per cent 54% Ditto, 1823 5l French, 5 per cent Exchange French, 3 per cent —f. —c. Dutch, 24 per cent............... 52!4 Ditto, 5 per cent 96% DESTRUCTION OF BOTH HOUSES OF PAR• LIAMENT. SUN OFFICE, Four o' Clock. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The fire is still burning, and large volumes of smoke with flame are occasionally seen to issue from the western angle (opposite Henry the 7th's Chapel), in which is the Mem bers' entrance to the House of Commons. Two or three of the engines are occasionally playing upon this quarter, but as the tower is completely is o l a t e d f rom every ot h er part of the pile of building, there is little f ear o f t h e fi re spread ing further, although it s evident that the engines can do little in arresting the devouring element until it has com pleted the destruction of this wing. The workmen ar; busily employed in the ere c ti on o f b arr i ca d es aroun d t h e ruins, and in romoving the large quan titi es o f va l ua bl e fur niture, &c., that are lying about in every direction, to places of security. The ground is covered with vast quantities of paper (some probably documents ofgreat value), and the whole presents a picture of the most complete desolation. A heavy shower of rain, which is at this moment falling, has tended more than all the efforts of the police to clear the different avenues leading to the scene of this lamentable casualty. It is in some degree consolatory, that the splendid Hall of Westminster has been preserved, as the flames were happily arrested before m uc h d amage was done in this q uarter. The state men t o f t h e H ouse o f L or d s having been on fire in several places at the same time probably originated in the circumstance of the fire having spread with great rapidity from the inflammable nature of the materials of which the interior was composed. THE FIRE LAST NIGHT. We have received the following at a late hour this afternoon, the authenticity of which may be de pended upon : " We have learned that upon receiving intelligence of the destruction of the Houses of Parliament, his MAJESTY, with that d ,, votion to the public interests which has never failed at all times to mark his conduct, immediately placed the newly-erected Pa lace in St. James's Park, at the disposal of the nation, in order to meet the emergency. It is not yet determined whether this generous offer is to be accepted, but the value of the sacrifice thus made by his MAJESTY is to be estimated the more highly because it is well known that the apartments at present occupied by their MAJESTIES at St. James's, are scarcely suitable to the convenience of private indivi duals of opulence, much less to the becoming and and decorous magnificence of Sovereigns." OFFICIAL REPORT. The following is the Official Report upon the damage (lone to the buildings, furniture, &c. of the two Houses of Parliament, the Speaker's official residence, the official re sidence of the Clerk of the House of Commons, and to the Courts of Law at Westminster Hall, occasioned by the fire on the 16th day of October, 1834, as far as can at present be ascertained : HOUSE OP PEERS. The House Robing Rooms, Committee Rooms in the west front, and the rooms of the resident officers, as far as the Octagon Tower at the south end of the building— totally destroyed. The Painted Chamber—totally destroyed. The north end of the Royal Gallery abutting on the Painted Chamber destroyed from the door leading into tho Painted Chamber, as far as the first compartment of columns. The Library and the adjoining rooms, which are now un dergoing alterations, as well as the Parliament Offices and the Offices of the Lord Great Chamberlain, together with the Committee Rooms, Housekeeper's Apartments, &c., in this part of the building are saved. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House, Libraries, Committee Rooms, housekeeper's apartments, &c., are totally destroyed (excepting the Corn mittee Rooms Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14, which are capable of being repaired). The official residence of Mr. Ley (Clerk of the House). — this building is totally destroyed. The official residence of the Speaker.—The State Drawing Room under the House of Commons is much damaged, but capable of restoration. All the rooms from the oriel window to the south side of the House of Commons are destroyed. The Levee Rooms and other parts of the building, together with the public galleries, and part of the Cloisters, very much damaged. THE COURTS OF LAW. These buildings will require some restoration. WESTMINSTER HALL. No damage has been done to this building. FURNITURE. The furniture, fixtures, and fittings to both the Houses of Lords and Commons, with the Committee Rooms be= longing thereto, is with few exceptions destroyed. The public furniture at the Speaker's house is in great part de stroyed. THE COURTS OF LAW. The furniture generally of these buildings has sustained considerable damage. The strictest inquiry is in progress as to the cause of this calamity, but there is not the slightest reason to suppose that it has arisen from any other than accidental causes. Office of Woods, &c., 1 ith October, 1834. OLD IiAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice GASELEE and Mr. Baron GURNEY.) William Page, a weaver, aged 22, and Mary Ann Ed wards, were indicted for coining thirteen half-crowns on the 3rd of the present month. Robert Goose, a policeman, stated that on the 3rd of October he was in Orchard-street, Westminster, in com pany with another police-constable. In consequence of in formation they had received, went to No. 47 there ; the street door was open, but the door of the room, one pair back, was fast. They forced the door open, and saw there the female prisoner and a man. The female was at the table, and the man just inside the door. The prisoner Page was by the fire-place, with his shirt sleeves tucked up. On witness laying hold of him he saw a cloth in his hand, which he put between his knees. He then rose up and threw something towards the fire, which proved afterwards to be some counterfeit half-crowns. The prisoner stooped town to press the towel which he had between his knees, when there fell from it the half of a mould, which the pri soner attempted to destroy. Witness desired him to desist, but as he still persevered, he knocked him on the eye, which caused him to drop the towel, when the other part of the mould fell out. In the mould was a counterfeit half-crown. In the scuffle both moulds were broken. On searching the male prisoner he found in his pocket a good half-crown covered with plaster of Paris, and in the fire place there were four counterfeit half-crowns in the ashes. On the fire there was a pipkin containing white metal in a boiling state, and on the hob there was a tobacco-pipe containing white metal ; there was also a spoon on the hob. On the shelf witness found four more coun terfeit half-crowns wrapped up. Samuel Bannister, a police inspector, and Martin Smith, a policeman, corroborated the statement of Goose. Mr. Field, the Inspector to the Mint, proved all the half-crowns to be counterfeit except one. The good half crown had been employed in making more than one mould. This was the case for the prosecution. Page put in a written defence denying his guilt, and stating that the metal that was found in his possession he intended to make into a weight for the door of a pigeon house. The Jury under the Learned Judge's direction acquitted Edwards and found Page Guilty. George Bell, a shoe-maker, was indicted for stabbing Martha Clements on the 26th August last, with intent to murder her. Martha Clements stated that some time since she resided with the prisoner. They had parted for 13 weeks, when he came to the house she lodged at. Witness was scouring her room ; the prisoner said, " Martha I am come to mur der you, and murder you I will." The shock was so great that witness did not know what she did ; the prisoner then stabbed her in several parts of her body with a knife ; after wards he tried to stab her in her throat, but could not effect his purpose. He then went away. Had given him no provocation before he struck her. The prisoner had ap plied before the occurrence took place, to the witness to live with him again, which she refused. The occurrence took place in Clipstone-hill, Waterloo-town. Bethnall-green. Joseph Say resided in the same house as last witness, and on the morning in question heard screams proceed from the room inhabited by Mrs. Clements. On going down there, she said she had been stabbed. Witness saw the prisoner leaving the house ; and upon his accosting him and asking him what he had done, he said he had stabbed a woman, and if he had done it effectually he should die happy—that it was the girl he loved, and the one he would die by—that he had meditated it for two months, and had sharpened the knife that morning for the purpose. The prisoner was rather intoxicated at the time. The policeman who took the prisoner into custody stated that he said it was not done in a drunken frolic, but that he had meditated it for two months, and was only afraid he had not done it effectually. The best news he could hear would be that she was dead. Mr. Fergusson, a surgeon, described the wounds the prosecutrix had received, and stated that it was only by active treatment that her life was saved. Stephen Laurence stated that the prisoner came to him on the 26th of August, and borrowed a p enny , w h en h e stated, drawing a knife from his pocket, that he intended to murder some one that day ; that life he wanted, and life ho would have. The prisoner put in a written defen ce , f rom w hi c h it ap peared that he had committed the act under the influence of jealousy and liquor. Mr. Baron GtilitilY summed up. The Jury, without the slightest hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty. James Rivingham was i n di cte d f or s t ea li ng a p urse , con taining a sovereign and some silver, the proporty of Geoffry Nightingale. It appeared, from the evidence, that the prosecutor was passing through Oxford-street en the evening of the 10th of October, when the prisoner put his hand into prosecu tor's coat pocket, pulled out the purse, and ran off ; he was pursued, and dropped the purse, and was taken into cus tody.—Guilty. 1 DESTRUCTION OF BOTH HOUSES O LIAMENT BY FIRE. (From the Times.) Shortly before seven o'clock last night the inhabitants of Westminster, and of the districts on the opposite bank of the river, were thrown into the utmost confusion and alarm by the sudden breaking out of one of the most terrific conflagrations that has been witnessed for many years Pa st ' Those in the immediate vicinity of the scene of this dn• . mity were quickly conv i nce d o f the truth of the cry, that the Houses of Lord s an d C ommons an d the adjacent build' ings were on fire ; the ill news spread rapidly through t he , town, and the flames increasing, and mounting higher On higher with fearful rapidity, attracted the attention not . o ° l / of the passengers in the streets, but if we may juts, from on...si from the thousands of persons who in a were . . seen hurrying to Westminster, of the v ‘ a sT % majority of the inhabitants of the Metropolis. h, scarcely ever recollect to have s een the large th orcog fares of the town so thronged before. Wi thin less than half an hour after the fire broke out, it bean : impossible to approach nearer to the scene of the di!agtef than the foot of Westminster-bridge on the Surrey side d e river, or the end of Parliament-street on the othel cept by means of a boat, or with the assistance of bed Ui to ; who,. well acquainted with the localities, was avoid the crowd and reach Abington-street by the str ee t ., at the back of the Abbey. This locality, however, waste'. a very short space of time as densely thronged with s P! c o g tors as any other. There was, however, nothing surP ri j ef l in the multitude that flocked to the spOt—in the crow' I boats that floated on the river immediately in the fron t :a the blazing pile—or in the countless numbers that svos ig „,. upon the bridges, the wharfs, and even upon the house-WT.,' for the spectacle was one of surpassing though terrific *i e . .' dour, and the stately appearance of the Abbey, whose chitectural beauties were newer seen to greater adma n r e than when lighted by the flames of this unfortunate to would of themselves have attracted as many thousaadsde, the ts the spot. But, extensive as the mischief we have t° lt plore really was, rumour had magnified it most fearfullY•A ir was currently reported through th e to w n that We st " - ster-hall, and even the Abbey itself, were in flames. 0( How and where the fire originated are still mattellt it doubt. The general belief, however, appears to be , tli n g- lis broke out in some part of the buildings attached ' -t itself House of Lords, from whence it spread to the House llls with such vast celerity, that before eight o'clock the vi Z e i range of structure, from the portico, by which the n co o enter, to the corner where it communicates with the en mitten-rooms of the House of Commons, was in flames. o o As rapidly did the devouring element extend its ro7of to the ancient chapel of St Stephen's, where the of destruction was sooner over than in the other "1 - the Parliament. The greater quantity of timber wh ic fabric of the House of Commons contained re i"tal account for this ; and it is further to be observed, th at .no the situation of the building, and the unlucky circio ns t of of the tide being unusually low, a very scanty s "PP .l oot water, and the application of only one or two engi° e , s ' e pir very advantageously placed, were all that the most Pr tp ous and the most zealous exertions could bring to b l o ts' the vain attempt to save that interesting edifice from - lute destruction. The conflagration, viewed from the river, was Pe e°ll tbe grand and impressive. On the first view of it fro s tar water, it appeared as if nothing could save We stin :ass Hall from the fury of the flames. There was an iiii - al oud pillar of bright clear fire springing up behind it, and scab of white, yet dazzling smoke, careering above it, thr° o ol which, as it was parted by the wind, you could ocel di 'v og perceive the lantern and pinnacles, by which the bu n „e e les ornamented. At the same time a shower of fiery aY appeared to be falling upon it with such unceasing r t e el as to render it miraculous that the roof did not bursiose into one general blaze. Till you passed through gfe is minster-bridge, you could not catch a glimpse of the, frs detail—you had only before you the certainty tha t teos' s was of greater magnitude than usual, but of its rnisei'l"tioe• : shape and its real extent you could form n o coneePosis Westminster-bridge, covered as it was with in°, the standing on its balustrades was a curious spectacl e, 'w ott sst, dark masses of individuals formed a striking n ,l - with the clean white stone of which it is b"„jigll' which stood out well and boldly in the clear ren e- s iglA As you approached the bridge, you caught b le d os through its arches of a motley multitude asse nt tbe strand below the Speaker's garden, and ga zi° 7o ol° intense eagerness on the progress of the flames. 013° . them were seen the dark caps of the Fusileer Gua r 7 r ose! were stationed in the garden itself to prevent the °Pr e fer , of unwelcome intruders. Advancing still n earer' °{ the branch and fibre of the trees which are in front °of House of Commons became clearly defined in the yes powering brilliance of the conflagration. As soon as yes shot through the bridge, the whole of this melane l o,. a s, l l tacle stood before you. From the new pile of huiln, „ the which are the Parliament offices, dow n t o the enus"riaelt Speaker's house, the flames were sho o ti ng fast an u ci f s ell through every window. The roof of Mr. LeY's the House of Commons, and of the Speaker's 10' 1 10 already fallen in, and as far as they were concerned, oot. quite evident that the conflagration had done l" The tower, between these buildings and the Jerg 0 a 601 psr Chamber, was a-light on every floor. The r oof 111 .4,0 1 tially fallen in, but had not yet broken clean thren,bo,e floors. The rafters were all blazing, and from the v, e '„ u essr flame which they vomited forth through the brow e ' e tlie r meats, great fears were entertained for the safety of th, e o tlisg tenements in Cotton-garden. The fire, crackling an ' - re d with prodigious noise as it went along, soon deve4l_6o6 the interior of this tower, which contained, we b e lie it library of the House of Commons. By eleven ;; fo re was reduced to a mere shell, illuminated, howeve r ' t iots_., ° base to its summit in the most bright and glowi n g. en" flame. The two oriel windows, which fronted the O v era bl i s peared to have their frame-works fringed with in, _ ntifij sr iebl, r sparkles of lighted gas, and, as those frame-works Yield before the violence of the fire, seemed to open a e'eforaes sage right through the edifice for the destructiv e e o d burr, Above the upper window was a strong beam of vi n p ing fiercely from end to end. It was evidently bob support of the upper part of the building, and as a pP7, ; , seas certain to be reduced in a short time to ash e t c lee u ; pensions were entertained of the speedy fall of the o ,'",. t iact,'t flee. At this time the voices of the firemen were G i r t i e etti, heard preaching caution, and their shapes were iu, n o l g eto! seen in the lurid light flitting about in the most 2 3 r pir e ; situations. Simultaneously were heard, in otl o vs, t , r of the frontage to the river, the smashing of wilw c lst t ' n f battering down of wooden partitions, and the 11 0 ' 1 ' 1 0 05e:a of falling bricks, all evidently displaced for the P ur i e ess' d , stopping the advance of the flames. The engin e e s v iteu: d a to play on the premises whose destruction Was , 11 ; and poured their discharges upon the neighbour f; which were yet unscathed. A little after twelve the library tower fell inwards with a dreadful l er f r esh v - s t shortly afterwards the flame, as if it had r eceive', abil ° o ment, darted up in one startling blaze, which vinoeP o , immediately quenched in a dense column of th , s e &si lt :, a smoke. As soon as this smoke cleared away , til- hr oilPia tive ravages of the fire became more evident. oing vista of flaming walls you beheld the Abbey fr° •ahh °° o melancholy pride over its defaced and shattered Writelvof tad As far as you could judge from the river, the weiwoen was accomplished but too effectually in the rarP buildings which skirt its shores. 0 ,0; The appearance of the fire from the corner efl, of f ai . street was also exceedingly striking. For a le f e i v u eie . a lY ec ir the exertions of the firemen appeared to be P' Wh ich ratted to save that part of the House o f Lord s A the r ho d sisted of the tower that rose above the portico. W hi ch C o f of the line of building was enveloped in flan' eg h w e srin ft g o j a ts extended themselves along the whole (except t h a t or that part of the adjacent building to the 113 w ere e f a , p s Abingdon-street, and the upper stories of whie the. a ton c er t il h is e mittee-rooms, while at the basement were leading to the Hous e o f C o mmons. Th e wing res t ' t er building, however, which rose high above th c e l the 101 0 , upper part being a portion of Bellamy s, of n ie rvi being used as a receptacle of the great coats, 5 &c., °f .11 c time use bers of the House of Commons, was for W il e the 14% 0 the tower above the portico at the entrance 0 , , do e tr to of Lords, but slightly injured by the flarn o e f s , t r e a f i re . an w a h ile objects seeming to boud the ravages or b laze, offer successful resistance to its further P blaze, all between them was in one uninterruptedAd no t, to tracted universal attention. The flalue.s u ,`“ see rael v i fact, extend beyond these two points, f b them. ,„ f oing exhaust themselves in the destruction 0 and ere took fire nearly at the same moment, from the entrance of the House o nted one 00 furiously for nearly half an hour, the entrance of the House of Lords, pr g ibe sheet of flame. At length the roofs and ill" followed _..A way, and when the smoke and sparks that , A c lea7,l htl ruin' 0' away, nothing met the eye but an unsig Y o ulderid with the dark red glare reflected from the sm crash of the heavy burning mass that . fell H a .' tint' nCL° c%. ben; at its feet. HALT-PAST - gt The fire its quite safe. Westminster-ball is, we think, ine: d_e e , d L' tit i t is , further mischief appears to " mus e ' power to do • •ts of the walls of the t oo ,fetoc e cwehinonileensstrtube-ritgtrt burns energies,however, o f the n i f r esh already destroyed. The d. Fresh engines sou au cl fi ns ne f d ur w io i u th sl i y n a t m h o e n l g im th i e ruins which it h h a a y s e and soldiers are not at all relaxed. of d tieasta, water is showered upon tP o ver a continual v olley of ze ,eO.. • exertion and more active Ji c ar) More vigorous . must be confessed that o ur ore co os witnessed ; but it • •t 1 sue" in ° supplies of men are coming to the scene ev riu'' - our PI as that of last night, and that gration sines are totally incapable of contending with 8 3 7...--4.-- tte tn want e eperi ntende ' wn view • tl (1411 11 , , all i s • whe t tb r onfUCll t e- offic - -eve a el e eter r flus ' i 14 eat to 0 1 I Peetat os e:4, l i, dee 1 d, e 'seseene 3 Pe seen ha dfor nnd "'c't the R Xi 1 : be pains 1 : 18an d C 14 4 1 4 , are er itt k tas fel ty c' t 7 L Ti gate t °g:t a ncl it. Niter( Poli ce r4i 24gAr 'dear 14 ' 1 )1e 1%.4 3 E Ofh " P G K in!N s • tai 11,::4,ethstrn: the hY Y of f th e fat tlit ra e rto tlas, ne e re„, .° l t th e • Altu ue e ollt e si . 1 ' 4 4 Nhh.. "vel 1 1 At litt