The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

THE CORN MARKET.

The Times reports that the supplies of Wheat at
Mark-lane, yesterday, were mostly inferior, and could
only be disposed of at a reduction of 2s. Good descrip-
tions were steady.
The Daily News says the Wheat market was flat, and
is to 2s per qr. cheaper, a large proportion of the
quantity on offer being in inferior condition, and some
almost unsaleable.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts in
France continue to be satisfactory.

Mr. Disraeli's political friends have left Ilughenden
Manor, Berks.
The United States Minister and Mrs. Dallas, and
other distinguished visitors, left Windsor Castle, yester-
day.
The Propogation of the Gospel Society has resolved
to offer two exhibitions of £l5O a-year at each of the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
At the Reading nomination, yesterday, the show of
hands was nearly equal, but the majority was declared
to be in favour of Sergeant Pigott. A poll was de-
manded on behalf of Captain Walter.

DREADFUL FIRE ANI) Loss OF LIFE.—On Monday,
at an early hour, there was a fire in the neighbourhood
of Penny-fields, Poplar, which was attended with the
loss of one life and serious, if not fatal consequences, to
two other persons—one a man between 60 and 70 years
of age, the other a girl about six or seven years old.
The premises in which the disaster originated were
situate at 41, in the before-named fields, the lower part
of the building being in the occupation of a boot and
shoemaker, named D. J. Donovan, whose family con-
sisted of four or five persons; and the upper floor was
in the occupation of another family named Donovan, but
not related to the other. Fortunately, the proprietor
of the shoe shop and his family were not at home when
the fire commenced. The premises of Mr. Donovan
were next door to the property of Mr. Quin, pro-
prietor of the Silver Lion Tavern, and it was owing
to a little girl who was in this house that the fire was
first discovered. She, it appeared, while proceeding to
her bedroom, had her attention directed to a loud
crackling noise in the next house. This being accom-
panied with dense volumes of smoke, at once convinced
her that the place was on fire, and, without a moment's
delay, she called to Mr. Quin, who raised a general
alarm, and who succeeded in making the inmates, wh°
were in their beds asleep, sensible of their danger'
There had been sleeping in the same room three chil-
dren, their father and mother, and the servant girl,
aged 13 years, named Esther Donovan. The three dill'
dren and the father and mother were got out of the blazing
building, but how is not precisely known, only that the
father seized hold of two of his children, whom he car-
riied. under his arms through the flames, but in so doing
the. unfortunate man and his daughter Mary were both
seriously burnt, and were removed to the hospital,
where they remain in a very precarious state. The last
persons Jvho left, it is believed, were the mother and one
of her children. It was at first expected that the servant
girl had also been rescued and had taken shelter in the
house of a ne ighbour, as she could not be heard of during
the fire. Unfortunately, the poor creature was burnt to,
death in thelh.mes. The firemen, under the directions 01
Mr. Bridges, the chief officer of the A district, and engineer
Whithers, backcd by the parish engine-keepers, were
enabled to get the flames at length extinguished, but not
until the premises were totally destroyed. Further in-
quiries having beet' made for the girl, who was gal
missing, Mr. Bridges gave instructions to the firemen to
search the ruins, and, after the lapse of a few minutes+
toe
foot. found her burnt in a frightful manner from head oe
foot. Life was quite exti,nct. The mangled remains wereremoved to await the coro.ner's inquest. As to the orig.
of the fire, not the least t eliable information could be
obtained beyond the fact that it must have com-
menced nienced in the front shop, ,and have extended Bps11
staircase to the top of the. building. Mr. Braid
wood, in his official report, chiscribes the damage
.6
as follows :—"No. 41, Penny-fields.
the house and con-
J. Donovan, boot and shoe maker ; Poplar, Mr. Denni
tents all but destroyed. The ciAuseffieoef firßennundkinngownont.
Contents insured in the Sun Fire ..o .
known if insured. The fire was extinguished by the.
parish engineer and firemen. Mr.. D. Donovan aged
70, and Mary Donovan severel burntt,
death
en t.ll,
hospital, and the servant girl e dea N
IPoeonf Penny-fields,
dammedfield s ,
bAyfri),Tea.
breakage,
ceilingsvi.c tua 11
bry,
wthaeteSr:lvaenrdLi
win-
dow-glass broken. Insured in the Royal Exchange
Fire-ofacc for coutentel &Q."