The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-21 00:00:00

GRE FIRE AT MONTREAL.

Montreal has been visited with a must destruc-
tive conflagration, which has laid in ashes a con-
siderable number of buildings in the business part of
the city.
The fire commenced at 6 o'clock A.M., on the Oth
inst., at the corner of St. Peter and Lcmoine streets,
in the carpenter's shop of J. Martin, which, together
with his residence, was quickly consumed, and two
of his children were burned to death—one died on
the spot, and the other in the course of the after-
noon. From this point, the fire extended to old
St. Andrew's Church, which, together with the
dwelling-house of J. Mahoney, and several out-
buildings, was destroyed. On the opposite side of
the street, the store of Ryan, Brothers, and Co.,
and No. 21, warehouse, were burned down, with a
large quantity of valuable goods in them.
Other buildings in the neighbouthood, in-
cluding those of Stephen 0. Mills, Torrance
and Busteed, J. and J. Mitchell, and Lewis and
Levine's Exchange Hotel, were iu great dan-
ger, and were saved only by the most strenuous ex-
ertions of the firemen. A strong wind from the
south-west carried the devouring element to St.
Paul's-street, destroying in its passage the roofs of
houses in St. Francis Xavier-street, belonging to Mr.
Dewitt, and occupied as exchange offices. The Com-
mercial Buildings, occupied by the imperial customs
department, and others, were also consumed ; also
the store of Seymour and Whiting, and some out-
buildings of Frothiugham and Workman, but their
store was saved. -

The fire then extended its ravages on both bides of
the street, as far down as Little St. Joseph-street,
where it was subdued. Several houses hieing the
steamboat landings were consumed. The following
is a list of the buildings destroyed, the loss on which
is roughly estimated at over one million of dollars:

St. Peter Street.—James Martin' carpent,r, shop and
residence ; old St. Andrew's Church, Ryan, Brothers, and
Co., mercimnUise, &c.; and Nu. 21, Customs Warthouss,
full of merchandise.

St. Paul Street.—Ogilvie and Wood, dry roods; Scott,
Tyre, and Co., dry goods; A Laurie, ditto; Cumming and
Galbraith, ditto; W. Whiteford, ditto; Andrew F.irlan,
ditto; 11. Bumeau, leather, &e.; J. Rougier, ditto ; Wilson
and Conlard, hardware ; mfuntadue, clothing ; Sey-
mour and Whitney, dry goods; Greenshields and Co.,
ditto; J. Lowery, paints; J. C. Meyer, furs, 6:c, ; Thomas
Peck, !navy hardware; and Commercial Buildings.
Commissioner-street.—Vermont Central Railroad office,
Liverpool Tavern, Old Countryman's Inn, Mullen's Build-
ings, including a ship chandlery, the Champlain and St.
Lawrence Railroad office, Trinity House, and Harbour
Commissioners' office.
Custom-house-square.—Leblanc's hotel, several leather
stores &c.
,
. . .

Litilorst. Joseph-street. —The Boston Insurance Corn-

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Total loss estimated at 230,0001. to 300,0001.

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SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY, NOON.
The Magdalena has just arrived, with the West
India and Pacific Mails. Her dates are: Jamaica,
May 28th ; Trinidad, 27th ; Demerara, 27th; Chagres,
25th ; St. Thomas, June sth. Amongst her cargo is
specie to the value of 1,176,732 dollars. The Mag-
dalena brings 107 passengers, amongst whom are the
Bishop of Antigua, and Mr. Chatfield, from Gua-
temala.

At Trinidadjand Santa Cruz the sugar crop would
be short; and at Barbedoes it would be in (Nees,.
At Jamaica, the crop of sugar and tobacco would
be short, but of superior quality.
At Guatemala, the crops of cochineal had failed.
Cabanos had been elected President of Honduras.
Attempts were making to restore a federal form of
government in Central. America.