The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

The Great Fire in Gresham-street, City. I SECOND EDITION.

RECOVERY OF SALVAGE,-LATEST PARTI-

CULARS.

Some thirty men have been employed fcr the last twenty-
four hours in exploring the ruins in order to find goods.
Mr Radmall, who is superintending the clearance of the
building, has, in conjunction with Head-Engineer Purdue,
employed two experienced firemen, late of the brigade, and
about fifty tons weight of carpets have been taken out of
the premises belonging to Messrs. TajOling and Co. The
bulk of this salvage has been removed to Taylor's depository,
but the most burnt portions are piled up in the basement of
Messrs. Tapling's premises. It is the opinion of the sur-
veyors that these packages can be cut up in pieces, and NS
ill
realise a considerab'o sum by auction, to carpet-bag manu-
facturers. An immense quantity of blankets has been got
out, Bawl burnol at the edg,,s and some through the folds,
but they may be cut up and s 3wn ilito good pieces. The
Turkey carpets already rescued will, it is expected, fetch
a large sum. As yet none of the silks and hab?rdashery
goods have been got at, bat they must b 3 gre ►tly deterio-
rated in vaiue. These, as fast as they can be recovered,
will be remov to be dried and packed in lots.
A very exc, i ag scene took place at the back of Messrs.
Tapling's pr rises, in which two firemen nearly perished.
Engineers P due and hard, who had just emerged from
Elaberdashers' Hall, were attacking tue flames issuing from
ono window, when they suddenly rushed through another,
and the men becoming. fairly surrounded with flames, and
no other chance of escape presenting itself than by jumping

through them, the; M9II alighted upon the floor below, a
distance of at least 18tt. How they escaped without serious
personal injury appears a perfect miracle, for just as their
feet reached the next floor the roof fell.
The premises of Messrs. Tapling were erected about five
or six years ago, at an expense of nearly £30,000. At first
it was expected that no portion of the walls would have to
be pulled down, but owing to the heavy rain of Wednesday
night it is now found necessary that one portion should be
shored up and the cornice removed from th o top.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MANCHESTER RACES-THIS DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TRAFFORD HANDICAP.

Vanessa
Pretty Girl filly
East Lynn
CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP.

2

Wild Poppy
Z isca
Naples

Eight ran.
MANCHESTER CUP.

_Nemo
Twilight
Dr Itvoke..

l'Lre:; ran.

HENDON RACES—This DAY.

VOLUN rEER VASE.

Polly Hopkins
Tartar
Coronet ....

Thre© ran,
TRADESMAN'S CUP.

ChemitOte
Brown Mare .
Daniel O'Rourke
Twelve ran. The first and second horses objected to
An accident occurred in the Cup—Brown Stout killed
and jockey much injured.
lIENDON HANDICAP.

Neilghery
Visitor
Ned of the Hills

Six ran.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

LONDON GAZETTE---This Evening,

ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 21.

Mr John Staley has been promoted to the rank of Acticg
Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority from July
4, 1864.
The undermentioned officers have been promoted to the
rank of Assistant Engineer, First Class, in her Majesty's
Fleet, with seniority from 3d inst., v!z .—Mr George
Thomson and Mr Robert Hasley Cooper.

SEPT. 22
John Irving, Esq., has this day been promoted to the
rank of Paymaster-in-Chief on the Retired List.
Mr David Leitch hr,s been promoted to bo Acting En-
gineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Sept. 8,
1864.

The undermentioned Master has been this day promoted
to the rank of Stall Commander in her Majesty's Fleet :
Charles Bawden, Esq.

BANKRUPTS,

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
John Elridge, pawnbroker, Liverpoel
George Walter, mariner, Sunderland
Alexander Viies. agent, Manchester
Robert Coatis, commission agent,'Mark-lane, City
Charles Holman, slater, Camberwell
William Webber, cheesemonger, Paddington
George Wells, tobacconist, Brighton
George Dean, hosier, Camden-town
Isaac Barnes, warehousemau, Bow-lane
James R. Sheldon, baker, Liverpool
Charles Baker, basket maer, Liverpool
James Wright, dyer, Liverpool
George Melnoth, grocer, Bridgend
Chas, Hobson, coal merchant, Weymouth
Frederick:Hall, butcher, Blackmoor-street, Drury-lane
Joseph Bradshaw, cotton carder, Rochdale
Isaac Williams, fruiterer, Dudley
John Haslam, grocer, Oldham
Henry Tomlinson, machinist, Manchester
Wm. 0 wens, cab proprietor, Chester
Henry W. King, coal agent, Mantis-terrace, Vauxhall
Wiliiain Doleman, tobacconist, King's-road, Chelsea
Frederick G. Smith, sehookoaster, Bedlordbury, Covent-
garden
Thomes Oliver, painter, Portsmouth
Charles Allen, licensed victualler, Portsmouth
Henry Worrall, shoemaker, Longton, Staffordshire

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
John Mathie, commission agent, Glasgow
Stephenson end Son, comb manufacturers, Edinburgh

Course of Exchange,—This Day.

Amsterdam
Dit. o
Rotterdam
Antwerp * "
Bru.sels
Hamburg ..
Paris ..
Ditto
Marseilles ..
Frankfort on Maine
Vienna

11 18 12 191
12 2 12 2}
12 2 12 2}
12 75 25 82
25 771 25 S 2
13 9} 13 91
25 30 25 371
25 721 25 So
25 75 2.5 80
121} 1211
11 91 12 5
12 0 12 7
30h 30i

Trieste
Petereburgh ...

Berlin

Madrid

Cadiz ..

_
Leghorn — 25 5 25 90
Milan — 2.5 85 25 90
Genoa — 25 85 25 93
Na 'es .. — 25 85 25 90
Palermo — 25 87t 25 92i
Mcssina — 25 bit 25 921
Lisbon
Oporto
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9
Silver in Bars (Standard).. 0 6 01

FOURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, HALF PAST SEVEN O'CLOCTi.

S eORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,
MANCHESTER RACES—Tms DAY.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
SALFORD HANDICAP PLATE.

Light
Worthless
.. 3
Gal'us

Eight ran.
MAIDEN PLATE.

Redmire ........
Defy
Vanguard

Five ran.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAREWITCII.
16 to 1 agst Suspicion (taktn)
100 to 6 agst Calista colt (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken)
60 to 1 agst 'Welcome (taken)

HENDON RACES-`IBIS DAY.

WARNER PURSE.

Eight ran.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Vision
Cheinisotto
Polly Hopkins

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat were but moderate. The trade, however, was
in a sluggish state for all qualities, and prices had in some
instances a drooping tendency.
The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. In
all descriptions sales progressed slowly at barely late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request at barely
stationary prices.
The supply of barley on sale was moderate. For all qua-
lities the trade was dull at ully the late decline in prices.
The malt trade was dull at drooping prices.
With oats the market Na as extensively supplied, and the
trade ruled inactive at about previous rates.
For beans and peas the trade was firm at full currencies.
Flour sold heavily, and prices had a downward tendency.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English ...... 1,420 310 1,310 I,:x 1,02
Irish ......
52,860
Foreign ......10,910 5,510

200 Belts.
2,820 brie.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supply of meat on sale is moderate. Good and prime
qualities continue firm in price ; otherwise, the trade is
dull, and the quotations have a downward tendency.
Per Slb. by the carcase.
s u ed ads?!
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 4
.11iddling do. 34 3 8 Prime do .. 46 4 8
Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal
Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork .... 4 6 5 0
Large pork .... 3 6 4 4 Lamb .... 0 0 0 0
Inferior mutton. 3 G 3 10