The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-18 00:00:00

V:aot Enbirs. 41 regular Trader. A., For BOMBAY, i4:stik: The well-known Ship MINERVA, 7 - ...-1,- P. METCALF, Commander; , 377 tons register; will have early despat--For freight or cabin passage apply on board , Prince's Dock, or RLANE,2l,oWoater-street. For• CALCUTTA, The BAHAMIAN, T. MAXWELL, Commander; - - Al, a regular trader, well known fol making short passages: Apply to TAYLOR, PVTER, and. Co. To follow the above, The IMOGEN, J. RICHARDSON, Commander. CORDELIA, G. WEAVER, Commander. Zatot EnTlitO. For DEMERARA, * f ' The-fast-sailing Ship GEOR TOWN, so JAMES MILLER, Ma er; Lying in the Prince's Dock.—For terms of freight or passage apply to T. and H. MURRAY. To sail in fourteen dais. , For DEMERARA, - .44. . 7,-; ''' The Ship SEAFORTI , - - JOHN ROBERTSON', CO nder; For freight or passage, having superior cabi accommodation, apply to JOHN GLADSTONE and Co. For ANTIGUA, The Ship PIKENIX, Captain HARTLEY ; For freight or passage apply to C. o__ C. and F. SHAND, Will sail positively on or before the 25th instant. , For BARBADOS, _kit The fast-sailing British-built iri AGNES, •• - WILLIAM JOHNSTON, M ter; Lying east side Queen's Dock.—For freight or passage apply t o HEYES, LITHERLAND, and Co. Wolstenholme-square. To sail on the 20th January. "F* For BARBADOES, The Brig M E DOR A, , .::).; M. CANDLISH, Mastef,; For freight or passlEMY__tc: ~)1 IRLAII.I, and HIGGINSON. At To sail on the 10th February. For BARBADOS, Sk o t; The Ship THOMAS DAN EL, R. DUNN, Master;ii Lying in the King's Dock.—For freight or passage apply to the Master, on board, or to N. WATERHOUSE and SONS. To clear on the Ist February For TRINIDAD, e› ~,Ii The fast-sailing Brig LADY DQUGLAS, J. Cocas, Master; V Lying in the King's Dock.—For terms of freight apply to T. and H. MURRAY. Z'Anitt gavtatto. Ar To sail on the 30th instant. For NEW YORIc, N ime,c - "•; . The elegant first-class American Sp DALMATIA, ---..n. Capta.in WINDSOR' Burthen 360 tons, Boston-built, coppered e ti a copper-fastened, six months old, sails remarkably fast, hayl' ~ made her last pas sage from Boston in '2l days, and is in e ry respect a first-rate conveyance, has three-fourths of her cargo engaged and will not be detained; lies in Prince's Dock.—For freight or pas sage apply to WADDINGTON, Hour, and Co. Goree-piazzas. For CHARLESTON, The A 1 clppered Brig MARTHA, ,;* STEPIIEN W RIGHT KELSO laster; Burthen per register 275 tons, • fast, and will be despatched in all the week.—For freight r passage apply to J. NELSON WOOD and Co. To sail on the 25th, and takes no salt. 6 For NEW ORLEANS, A - The well-known superior Liverp auilt Ship RAC HAEL W. JELLARD, Corn nder; A 1, and newly coppered; having most of her cargo engaged she will have the greatest despatch.—For freight or passage, (having very superior accommodations,) apply to BAR ION and RAYNES, 27, South John-street. afrita. For SIERRA LEONE, The Bantle TII AME ROBERT THOMPSON, M ers ,, • • -----"=--- Burthen per register 3M tons.—For t reiglit or passage apply to • J. NELSON WOOD and Co. 'outh aintrira. To sail em the 20th instant. e • • For BAHIA, 7.0 k The fine British-built Brig NIG GALE, H. CROOKSHANK, Ma r; Al, not 12 months old, burthen per register tons, coppered and copper-fastened, sails fast, and will have immediate de apatch.---,For freight or passage apply to Messrs. HEywonzu and Co. or to GEORGE HIGHFIELD. On *alt. For SALE, The New Ship MILO, I.*, Burthen per register 461 tons ; bulefhe best mate rials, inventory, &c., apply to DUNCAN GIBB. galto by auction. On MONDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon Booms, South John-street, Liverpool, sub ject to such conditions of Sale as will be then produced, and in one or more Lots to suit Purchasers, —By order of the Executors of Henry Gick. ALLLot 1. that Piece of LAND situate on the nor t h s i de of ir Warwick-street, within Toxt -park, in the county of Lancaster, and containing in front Warwick-street afore said, 17 feet 10 inches, together with the WELLING-HOUSE erected thereon, and now let at the yearly rent of £l9 19s. 2. All that other Piece of LAND, situate on the north side of Warwick-street aforesaid, bounded by Lot 1, and containing in front to Warwick-srreet, 19 feet 8 inches, and running in depth backwards on the east side in a bevelling line, and in front to Heath-street, 65 feet 8 inches, and in front to Back Warwick-street, 26 feet 10 inches. Together with the six seve ral DWELLING-HOUSES, and other BUILDINGS erected on the said Piece of Land, and now in the several possessions of Phcebe Irvine, and others, as tenants, producing the clear yearly income of £64. ..- The above premises are Freehold of Inheritance. Two thirds of the purchase money may (if required) remain on mortgage. For further particulars apply to Mr. TOULMIN, Solicitor, Park-lane. ' On MONDAY, the 4th of February next, at Four o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Swan Inn, in Tarporley, in the county of Chester, subject to the conditions then to be produced, ripHE Fee-simple and Inheritance of, an in all that MES SUAGE or DWELLING-HOUSE situate at Hollin hill, in Utkinton, in the parish of Tarp y; together with the Lands, Garden, Stone-quarry, and Pr ses thereunto belong ing, containing in statute measure 13 acres or thereabouts, in the holding of - Mr. John 'Wilson. Also, a PEW in the parish church of Tarporley. The House is pleasantly situate, and the Land is exceedingly good, and in a high state of cultivation. • The Quarry is valuable, yielding great profit from the excel lent quality of its red and white stone. There is a large bed of excellent Marl running through the whole Estate. Mr. John Burgess, of Utkinton, will show the Property, and fi►rther particulars may be obtained at the Office of Mr. J. frnOttLE,y, Solicitor, Tarporley. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD clefs by Auction. THIS DAY, (Friday) the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at DANIEL BUCHANAN'S Office, Dale-street, 75 Tons Tampico FUSTIC, Ex Lady Douglas, east side of the Queen's Dock.—Apply to Messrs. P. CHALONER, SON, and Co. 6T to DANIEL BUCHANAN ; Broker. Tuts DAY, (Friday) the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, in Mr. HIND'S Yard, Baffin-street, Queen's Dock, 19 Quebec Yellow Pine MASTS, 6 Ditto BOWSPRITS, 31 Red MASTS, 2 Ditto WSPRITS. Also in Messrs. CHAS. CHALOMER and Co.'s Yard, Warwick-street, 23 Quebec Yellow Pine MASTS, 5 Ditto BOWSPRITS. The whole lately landed, of good quality and size. THOMAS MARSH, Broker. THIS DAY (Friday) the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at MIL , LER, WHITAKER, and RATIIBONE'S Officeyßumford-street, 7688 Bags Manilla SUGAR, t 721 Boxes CASSIA LIGNEA 50 Baskets China M. 0. P. S ELLS, 12 Tons SAPAN WOOD, 50 Tierces Jamaica COFFEE. Apply to Messrs. MURRAY, SYSIE, and Co. Merchants, or to MILLER, WHITAKER, and RATHBONE, Brokers. 'Fo-mouuow, (Saturday) the 19th instant, ,at Twelve o'clock, on the Quay, north-east corner en's Dock, 600 Barrels TAR Now landing, ex Diana from CcTenhag . —Apply to JONES, MANN, and FOSTER. Without reserve, to clo4e an account. On MONDAY next, the 21st instant, at Eleven o'clock,. at FALLOWES% Peter's-lane; _2O Pieces three-fourth Grey LINEN DRILLS, 40 Ditto White Ditto, 100 Ditto six-fourth BOBBIN NET r, 1/ 7 500 Ditto GIMP LACE, 57 Ditto Printed QUILTINGS, 300 Ditto Black and Coloured TWILLS, 400 seven-fourths Canton CRAPE SHAWLS, Printed and Embroidered, 200 Pieces GINGHAMS, • 150 Ditto Dyed CAMBRICS, and sundry other Goods. BUCHANAN and BROWNE, Brokers. On WEDNESDAY next, the 23rd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at MOLYNEUX, TAYLOR, and Co.'s Office„ Chapel-street, 701 Elephant Teeth, about 42 tons ican IVORY. 77 C 47 Bagsut Ditto, itto ' t about 2 tonslast India IVORY. Justlandedex Vestal.—Apply to Messrs. CYRUS MORRALL and SON, Merchants, or to- . • MOLYNEUX, TAYLOR, and Co., Brokers. On WEDNESDAY next, 'the 23d instant, at Twelve o'clock, at SHAND and HORSFALL'S Office, 01 all-street, 58 Cwt. SEAMORSE TH, Just landed, ex Minerva from Bom .—Apply to Messrs. DIROM, RICHMOND, and Co. Merchan , or to SHAND and HORSFALL, Brokers. On account of whom it may conc. n. On FRIDAY next, the 25th instant, at Twelve clock, at SAMUEL DUTTON and NEPHEW'S Office , 8, Ex ange-buildings, 43 Bales Syrian MADDE ' • OOTS, Ex St. Antonio, from Genoa.—Apply I SAML. DUTTON and NEPHEW, Brokers. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION AND LORD BROUGHAM. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD BROUGHAM AND VAUX, LORD MON CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN. MY LORD,—I have been instructed, by the Directors of the Liver pool Mechanics' Institution, to transmit to you a copy, of the report, tic., just published, by which you will see that the institution was making rapid progress, at the date of the report ; and a great and un precedented increase of members has since taken place. The Directors desire me niost respectfully to request that you would give this book a place in your library, as a mark (the only one they have in their power to bestow) of the deep sense of gratitude they enter tain for the long continued exercise of your splendid talents in the cause of the scientific education of the people. The Directors feel confident that it must be an enviable source of gratification to your Lordship to find that your efforts in the cause of education have not only been a benefit and a blessing to your own country and its dependencies, but that spreading far and wide, seclud ed Spain, and despotic Russia, have felt their effects, obliging even them to encourage the diffusion 'of knowledge, and thus increasing the happiness of millions. The Directors desire me to assure you that no part of his Majesty ; dominions can take a livelier interest in your welfare, happiness, and honour than this great town, and they ardently hope that Providence will long spare you to be the pride and boast of your country, I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient and very, humble servant, JOiI - N LEYLAND, Secretary. Liverpool Mechanics' Institution, 6th Dec., 1832. J. LEYLAND, ESQ., MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, SLATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL SIR,—I have had the honour of receiving the report and proceedings of the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution, with your obliging letter of the 6th of December, and I am sorry that being in the country till yesterday has prevented me from acknowledging it. I beg you to present my respectful thanks to the Directors for the honour they have been pleased to do me in sending this book, which I have read with great interest. The progress which the institution was evidently mak ing at the date of the report (September) is truly gratifying; for it appears that more than twice the number retiring had been added during the last half year to the subscribers, and your letter states that since then the progress has been great. With the best wishes for its continued success, I have the honour to be, Your obliged and faithful servant, London, Jan. 8, 1833. BROUGIIAM. OBITUARY EXTRAORDINARY (From the Portsmouth Herald, Sunday, Jan. 13.) We regret to have to announce in our columns of this day, the very sudden decease of John Sutton Shugar, Esq. Mayor of Portsmouth, a man of unpretending merit, of tried integrity, and of the most bene volent disposition ; a man who, whether viewed in his capacity of a public officer, presiding over the important interests involved in the, jurisdiction of this Borough, or in the more retired but equally essen tial duties of a private gentleman, carries with him to the grave the character of an honest man and a valuable member of society, whose loss will long be regretted by every one to whom he was known. These remarks are not the mere formal eulogy of the Editor, but the sincere sentiments of one who has long keen honoured with his friend ship,_ and who will ever retain a grateful recollection of the many amiable qualities of which he died possessed. Mr.. Shugar died on Sunday morning, at his residence in the High-street, after an illness of only a few days, in the 60th year of his age. We have oho to record; with feelings of great regret, the decease of George Grant, Esq., Banker, a gentleman, who has for many years borne a cons oiciions part in the mercantile transactions of this town, and whose conduct has obtained for him a character'which none can purchase but by the strictest honour and integrity. Mr. Grant died at his residence, Stamshaw, on Sunday evening, in the 69th year of his age. Added to the above obituary, we have also this week to record the death of Admiral Sir Thomas Foley, G.C.B„ Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, and Commander-in-Chief, at this port, which took place on Wednesday last, after a short illness: The deceased was in his 77th year, and his name will be handed down to posterity as that of one of its most gallant and honourable defenders, who, after a long and active life, spent in the public service, carries with him that re ward which no man can take from him—a claim to the gratitude of his country. Connected with the foregoing melancholy intelligence, we have to mention the following very curious coincidence :—Sir Thomas Foley, and Mr. George Grant, went nut in the same ship, the Prince George, 98 (and which is the present sheer hulk in this harbour), in the year 1781, to New York, the former as Lieutenant, and the latter as clerk to Admiral Digby's Secretary. About two years after, they received their promotions at the same time, from the same ship, Lieut. Foley as Commander• of the Atalanta, sloop of war, (in which the pre3ent Admiral, the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., was then a midship man), and Mr. Grant as Purser of the South Carolina, then commanded by Captain (late Admiral Sir Alexander) Cochrane. After a period of half a century, the deceased met in the same town; and have resided for nearly , three years in the same street, and ultimately, we regret to be obliged to add, died within two days of each other. DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT BuntAL-GnoL-in.--The work men on the Leeds and Selby rail-road, in digging the excava tion diverging from the London and York turnpike, through the tunnel formed by the bridge near South Milord, have this week opened a burial-ground, concerning which there is no tradition. In the Doomsday survey there are four chapelries mentioned, as belonging to Sherburn; one of these was on the same line of . road , at the extreMity of the township, on the way to Barkston-Ash, the foundations of which the old inhabitants can recollect, but it is not known where the other three chapel ries were situated; this probably was the cemetry of one of them. That Sherburn was 4 place of consequence, in the time of the Saxon heptarchy, is certain from the fact that it gave title to a bishop; for we read that Aldhelm (brother to Ina, King of the West Saxons,) Abbot- of Malmesbury, was made Bishop of Sherburn in the year 709; his palace was noar the site of the present church, which is one of the finest situations in the county, and the ground-works of which, together with the moat, the baths, stable-yard, &c., may still be distinctly traced. —Leeds Mercury. LOCAL. The new and fast-sailing ship Dalmatia, Captain Winsor, arrived at this port on Sunday, from Boston, in the short passage of nineteen days. She brings Boston newspapers to the 20th December, in which, however, we do not find any thing of interest to communicate to our readers. EXTRAORDINARY QUICK SAILING.—The steamer Robert Napier, Captain D. A. Davenport, sailed from the Clarence Dock on Wednesday the 9th inst. for Londonderry, and made her passage in the short space of 20 hours and 20 minutes, the quickest ever known. A beautiful new ship of 500 tons burthen, was launched on Tuesday morning week, from the Bath Building Yard, at Douglas, Isle of Man. She saluted the briny element in the finest style, and was afterwards towed into the harbour by the Mona's Isle, steamer, in the presence of many hundreds of spectators. The ship is named the Parkfield, and her first voyage will be to New Orleans. She is the largest vessel ever built on the island. THE FLOATING. LlGHT.—Three new lanterns, of a new con struction, and lighted very brilliantly, have been procured by the Dock Trustees, and are about to be placed on board the Floating Li ght Ship, near the entrance to the river. They are circular, am ? will give light in every direction, which was not the case with those formerly in use. They cost not less than six hundred pounds. STREET ROBBERY.—A few evenings ago, about nine o'clock, as a tradesman from Yorkshire was passing near the New Cus ttm-house, he was accosted by a man who undertook to direct him to his lodgings. They had not proceeded far before they, were joined by two others, when they suddenly dragged him into a narrow back street, knocked him down, and robbed him of upwards of £4O and his top coat, with which they got clea r off. INFIRMARY.—At the annual meeting of the subscribers to the infirmary, held on Tuesday last, it was, among other things, resolved to erect separate buildings for the lock-patients ad mitted into the infirmary, on the vacant land belonging to the institution in Ashton-street. A physician and two surgeons a re to be appointed to attend exclusively to the patients in the lock wards.—We understand that the election of a Physician to the Infirmary, in the room of Dr. Traill, who is going to reside in Edinburgh, will take place on the 11th of February. - THE NIGHT WATCH.—In consequence of the numerous rob beriek which have lately been committed in this town, we under- Stand that the commissioners of the watch have it in contempla tion to increase the number of Captains of the street-watch, in order that the men may be visited more frequently during the night, and thereby effect a greater vigilance in the performance of their duties. We trust that this proposition will be adopted, as we think it will be a great improvement in the system of the night police, for whilst it will promote greater attention in the men, the increased number of superintendents continually patrolling the streets will be the means of preventing crime, and giving greater security to property. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—We have great pleasure in communicating, that the District Provident Society has already appointed a Sub-Committee, consisting of the Rev. C. Wray, Mr. J. B. Brancker, add Mr. Straker, to investigate the cases of suffering arising . from the late calamitous fire, and to provide immediate relief, in clothing and bedding, for those families who, in number amounting to 40, have been thrust out thus suddenly from the shelter of their homes, and are at present exposed to the inclemency of the season in a most destitute condition. It would be well, perhaps, if the charitable public, who cannot but come forward while circumstances of such extreme distress are immediately before.them, would make them the instruments of their benevolence. PRESTON HORSE FAIR.—The horse fair which has been held here during the week, and which is one of the largest in the north of England, has been very well attended, and horses have sold remarkably high. Scarcely anything that possessed shape and action but was most eagerly picked up. We have had an immense number of dealers, all anxious to purchase, and conse quently it has been a good fair for farmers and breeders, prices being nearly fifty per cent. higher than those of the late fairs. Perhaps the number of very high-priced horses was less than at some former fairs, but there was almost a general clearance for those that were brought for sale, and many that were purchased early in the week were afterwards sold to a considerable profit —one bought for fifty-five was sold for seventy pounds. The number of gentlemen that have been here during the week is greater than for manyyears, and indeed the fair altogether ex ceeded expectation. Preston Pilot. EXTENSIVE BURGLARY, AT BEWERLY-HALL, NEAR RIPON, YORKSHIRE.—On Thursday last this venerable mansion was robbed of a large quantity of wearing apparel, many valuable curiosities, and a number of ancient gold coins, by a discarded servant of the family, named James Withwick. This man had been in this town several days previous to the robbery, and it appears that he returned to the hall and effected his nefarious design last Thursday morning, at two o'clock. On Saturday, two police-officers from Ripon arrived here in search of him, but were unsuccessful. On Monday morning, John M‘Coomb, one of our head police-officers, from some private information he had received, went alone to a lodging-house in Leigh-street, apprehended Withwick, and found in his possession part of the property stolen, namely, 4 body coats, 1 top ditto, IQ vests, 3 pair of pantaloons, 7 shirts, 9 silk handkerchiefs, 15 cravats, 6 white handkerchiefs, 1 pair braces, 19 pair silk stockings, 5 pair worsted ditto, 7 pair cotton ditto, 1 silk purse, 5 gold breast pins, 2 gold seals, 2 gold rings, 1 silver eye-glass, 1 dagger, 4 pair of shoes, 2 pair boots, and 5 pieces of ancient gold coin. Much credit is due to M'Coomb for the address with which he secured this man. He is still in our Bridewell, and in a day or two he will be committed to York Castle, to take his trial at the next assizes. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MON.DAY. — Charles Russel, driver of J. Larkin's car, was fined 55., and ss. costs, for misbehaviour. Elizabth Bowers and Margaret Hayes were committed for trial at the Sessions'-house, Kirkdale, on Monday last, for robbing Francis Kennedy of fourteen sovereigns. Birchall Stanley was committed for offering a piece of lead pipe for sale. • TUESDAY.—.Tohn Laycork, car driver, was fined ss. and ss. expenses, for an overcharge in a fare from the Railway station to Richtnond-row, and ordered to restore 6d., the overcharge. Owen Jones , car driver, was fined ss. and expenses, f or mis behaviour at C'reorge's ock Pierhead. . Dennis Brolfry Can old offender) was committed fbr trial, for passing fourteen bad sixpences. John Leonard was committed for stealing a piece of cotton bagging from the fire in Lancelot's-hey. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Inquisitions have been taken before Robertson Gladstone, Esq. one of the Bailiffs and Coroners for this Borough', as uncler, viz.:— _ _ DRAM DRINKING--On Tuesday last, touching the death of Hannah Chardon, shopkeeper. at Bevington-bush. The de ceased, it appeared, was much addicted to drinking spirituous liquors. On Saturday night last, she was left asleep on the floor of the shop in a state of intoxication, and on Sunday at noon she was 'found in the same place lifeless. On Moliday Mr. Lockwood, Surgeon, opened and examined the stomach of the deceased, and deposed that he was of opinion that death was caused by excessive drinking of spirituous liquors.—Ver diet, accordingly. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On the same day, touching the death of William Capper, on Saturday evening last, about five o'clock, the deceased was working in the counting-house of Mr. Anderson, when he fell from a scaffold which was not more than seven feet high. Unfortunately he pitched upon his head whereby the vertebrae of his neck were separated. He was sensible when taken up, though the power of motion was en tirely lost to him. He lingered till four o'clock on Monday and maintained command of his reasoning faculties to the last moment. The deceased was 27 years of age, and has left a wife and three children to deplore his loss. It was stated that the deceased was heard to call out very loud; which caused a fellow-workman, (Charles Bromley) who was employed below, to go up stairs, and he found him lying on the second floor • he said he had fallen from the scaffold with his h ea d u p on th e floor, and that he could not move either his arms or legs, he was to ken home in a coach, and attended by Dr. Weatherill, who says he treated his case in the manner which he thought"necessary, and had no doubt that the cause of his death arose from the fall having injured the brain and spinal marrow.—Verdict, Ac cilental.—lt is somewhat remarkable that the only brother of the above William Capper, was killed about ten years ago by a fall from one of the warehouses destroyed by the fire on Mon day night. • ACCIDENT AT THE FIRE.—AIso the same day, on view of a man, whose name is unknown.—At four o'clock on Tuesday morning, the deceased was standing with many others, looking at the fire at the bottom of Union-street, when a large mass of the wall of one of the houses on fire, fell and knocked him down to the ground. In about three minutes he was extricated from the ruins, but lifeless. The 'skull on the back part of the head was fractured; his right arm was nearly separated from his body, and his right foot crushed almost from his leg.—Verdict, ac cidental. ANOTHER FATAL CAETION TO SPIRIT DRINKERS.—Yester day, touching the death of John Hickey. The deceased, a man abOut 37 years of age, was a bricklayer, living in Oxford-street; and, on Monday afternoon, with a companion, was walking in the Clarence Dock, when their attention was drawt to several persons who were sucking whiskey through a cane, from the bung-hole of a puncheon of whiskey that lay open on the quay. [Where were the police, excise-people, customs'-people, ship pers or lenders of the cargo, to which this cask belonged ? in fine, how did it happen that the cask should have escaped every one but the pilferers 1 The deceased and his companion. joined, and sucked also for a considerable time, each in his turn, three times over, and on reaching the outside of the dock-. gates, about half-past four o'clock, the deceased became unable to walk without support. His companion, seeing another man passing whom he knew, obtained his assistance, and together they conducted the deceased towards home, as far as Chisen hale-street Bridge, where his companion became quite insen sible from drunkenness, and on awaking the next morning found himself in bed at home, without, however, the slight es t knowledge of the means by hich he got thither. He was un able to rise from his bed all the day, but about six o'clock in the evening contrived to get up and went to see his friend, whom he found in a dying state, (his death took place in about ten minutes afterwards.) In the mean time the stranger car ried the deceased home on his back, where some neighbours assisted his wife in putting him to bed. Thinking he would sleep off the effects of the liquor in the course of the night, his wife did not deem it necessary to call in medical assistance, but finding him continue in the same state of helplessness and in sensibility through the next forenoon, she became alarmed, and applied at the dispensary for assistance. Mr. Shepherd, one of the assistant house surgeons, in consequence called to see him, and found him in a state of stupor, and learning that it was from being drunk on the night before, he considered it useless then to make use of the stomach pump, but ordered such medicines as he judged the most proper in the case. These, however, did not operate, and death ensued a little after six o'clock on Tuesday evening, the patient not having spoken or opened his eyes from the time of his being brought home the day before. Verdict—Died from drinking to excess of ardent spirits. FIRES. THE FIRE IN. LANCELOT'S HEY, which was still raging when our last publicationwas put to press, has proved even more •extensive in its ravages than we then supposed. Passing from the premises in which it commenced, after completely. enveloping in its destructive embrace the adjoining warehouses in Bath-street, to those in the rear, and through them into Lan celot's Hey, it then spread to the right and left, including in its grasp nearly one half of the west side of that thoroughfare, from within a few yards of Queen-street on the north, beyond the end of Union-street on the south. Thence flinging its forked flames across, it speedily communicated with the warehouses on the east side, between Queen-street and Union-street, which it entirely gutted and destroyed, as well as another pile in their rear, destroying also the dwelling-houses at the north-west and south-west corners of Union-street, and damaging the back part of several others on the north side of that street to such an extent as to render them uninhabitable. Within this range fifteen large warehouses have been laid in ruins, and the merchandise of various kinds therein destroyed, of. Which the lowest sum that we have heard mentioned, as the insured amount, reaches to £150,000.—A number of dwelling houses and small tenements inhabited chiefly by very poor people have also been involved in the wide-spread ruin, most of the inhabitants- being thereby plunged into the deepe s t distress,, which, however, it gives us heartfelt pleasure to state, the ever ready charity of our countrymen has been prompt in its efforts to relieve, a committee having been already formed by the District Provident Society, to inquire into the several cases, and a subscription commenced for the benefit of the sufferers ; the, contributions which are already announced we enumerate below, and hope to find quickly augmented to a sum that will afford the dispensing of an adequate relief to every authenticated claim.— The loss of life consequent on the falling of the front of Messrs. Molyneux and Co.'s warehouse into Union-street, we rejoice to find, appears to fall ranch short of what we apprehended, and of the statements in circulation throughout the day following. One man only, so far as has yet (up to the moment of this paper going to press) been discovered, was killed thereby. Ho was an elderly man, with the appearance of a Chelsea or Green wich pensioner, whose name has not yet been discovered, nothing' being found on his person to lead to his being identified among strangers. He -had in his pocket a tobacco-box, and 21-d. in copper, and had lost the fore-finger on the right hand by amputation, apparently some time ago. Whether any other unfortunate sufferer may have been buried beneath the ruins, which still remain where they fell, is, of course, yet to be dis covered. In the mean time we have not heard any rumour even of any body missing. Colonel Jordan, the inspecting field officer of the district, who was actively engaged in super intending the operations of the military in clearing the street of the people when the wall gave way, was, as stated in our last, severely injured, being caught by a portion of the falling mass, as he was endeavouring to escape up Union -street, whereby we re g ret to say, he had his right leg and thigh dreadfully frac tured. He was taken to a public-house in the same street, and surgical assistance immediately procured, after which he was conveyed home, where .he was attended by Mr. Bickersteth and Mr. Forshaw, who, after deliberate consultation, found it ne cessary to amputate the limb above the knee. The operation was perforned about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, and we are sure it will gladden every member of our community, to whom. the gallant officer was universally and deservedly en deared by the amiability of his character and the urbanity of his demeanour both in public and in private, to learn th a t, u p to a late hour last evening, we were informed he continued to do well. Seven other individuals injured in various ways, by the falling of bags of cotton, casks, &c. from the warehouses, and by portions of the falling buildings, were taken to the In firmary, where, under the attentive care of Mr. Simon, the house-surgeon, five of them (William Cooke, Thomas Fegan,. Martin. Sullivan, P. M`Carthy, and William Kilpatrick) are in a fair way to recover ; the cases of the other two, (James Molyneux, a boy, and Michael Baker,) being cunt-. pound fractures, are of a more serious nature; but the utmost and attention is bestowed upon both, and hopes are enter tained of their doing well. Several other persons are known to live been severely injured, among whom we are sorry to enumerate Mr. Shipp, the indefatigable superintendent of the. night watch, and James Connard, a very active rind efficient police constable, who were bo',`l hurt by' cotton-ba gs th ro wn from the warehouses in Lancelot's-hey, while exerting them selves in the removal of the goods saved from Lancelot's-he/ and Union-street, into Edmund-street and Chapel-street. Tl - 0 5 we believe to be the extent of personal injury sustained. The mention of the two last-named sufferers, reminds us of an over sight which led to the omission; in our last, of the name of Mr- - Parlour, superintendent of the police, among those mentioned ao deserving of especial notice for their zeal, activity, and efficient exertions upon this alarming occasion. We feel assured that that gentleman will acquit us of any personal or of any wish to prejudice him or depreciate his services; and we hesi tate, not to supply . the omission, by re-echoing the testimony of our contemporaries, of the Courier and Gore's Advertiser, to his exceedingly prompt and meritorious conduct. Indeed the be,, haviour of all the persons in authority, and the men both civil and military who were on duty. on this occasion, is every where spoken of in terms of high eulogium. l SUBSCRIPTION For the Belief of the Poor su f ferers by the late Fire:— The Mayor £5 0 0 Mr. C. B.'Lyon.. ...... 0 Mr. James Aspinall 2 0 0 Mr. Thos. Murray . 2 0 ° Mr. Robertson Gladstone 2 0 0 Mr. R. Houghton ° 0 Mr. T. B. Horsfall 2 0 0 I Mr. Thos. POrtor. 0 0 Mr. T. Foster 2 0 0 Mr. W. Hurrutt 1 0 ' 6 Mr. A. Hodgson 3 0 0 Anonymous... Mr. H. R. Sandbach.... 2 0 0 Ditto 0 2 a Mr. Wm.Waln.... ..... . 1 0 0 Mr. Crossfield 1 0 a Mr. Ritchie Mr. Finlay .. 1 0 0 Mr. Nicholson • 0 2 6 Mr. Ledson 1 0 0 Mr. Abraham 0 2 a Mr. C. L. Parker 1 0 0 Mr. S. Franceys 0 10 0 Mr. J. A. Tinnie 1 0 0 Mr. John Bourne .., „.. 1 0 0 Mr. Ro g ers Waterhouse lO 0 Mr. C. Bourne 1 0 O Mr. Tv. Bourne lO 0 I Mr. E. Molyneux 2O p Mr. Geo. Wrigley Mr, Thos. Tobln 1 0 0 Mr. John Deane 1 0 ,,,, FIRE IN SEEL-STREET.—About seven o'clock on Tues" , A morning a fire broke out in the drying stove of Messrs. Sain°,4y and James Holme, in Seel-street, which, in consequence of tP„ . great quantity of dry boards contained therein, threatened CO e :, siderable damage to the surrounding property. All the n r . o engines being engaged at the more extensive conflagration ~,,,. Lancelot's-hey, and no water being to be obtained from t s ,7, street mains, recourse was had to the engine of Messrs. Ca le' cetts and Preston, which, with the most prompt exertions, s i t_ e ceeded in bringing the fire under. It was fortunate thato.t,ot, flame, which had evidently been smothering during the nir, u ) ,, did not break out until day-break, as a great number of No r b e men being on the spot, and abundantly supplied with water 11 ; 0 the neighbourhood, tended to make up the deficiency of t larger engines. ANUTIIER FIRE.—On Wednesday morning, o'clock, a fire was discovered on the premises of Willi;l7. Twining, who keeps a spirit vault, No. 1, Canning-ylace• s r , Parlour was promptly on the spot, where he was. joined by Ashburner, of the Watch Office. He found the flames mak er great progress in the cellar and in the parlour immediately-no:0 At, and spreading along the partition dividing it from the c :0 house. Mr. Parlour, assisted by Mr. Ashburner, succeededinL keeping the fire under controul till the arrival of the fily , 7 10 who soon extinguished it. The first water was procured fro 10 water-cart from Vauxhall-road. about Will tlia and Wel adv qloi llort tett( To xl)e L e d 1 8 lit' Per a Fr, krer k ht ( th -y o 'tteet Als k light s te f c pool ( It icud ; ti If t 111 roul of r/11.1)(A