The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

Destructive Fire near Grosvenor-square.

Shortly before four o'clock yesterday morning a
fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Du Barry
and Co., revalenta arabica food importers, in George.
street, Grosvenor-square. So sudden was the out-
break that the police on duty in the neighbour-
hood were not cogeisant of the danger till the
atmosphere became lighted up by the flames. The
interior of the premises in question was found then
to be on fire from the basement to the roof, and
flames were issuing from all the windows at the
back. Captain Shad, as soon as a supply of water
could be procured from the plugs, arranged the
branchmen in different points where a full com-
mand of the fire could be obtained, and eventually
succeeded in stopping it from further progressing.
but it was nearly six o'clock before the fire was
completely extinguished. The following is the
official report of the fire brigade. The premises
of Messrs. Du Barry and Co., revalenta arabica
food importers, machine rooms, tins department,and
filling room of the manufactory burned down and
roof destroyed; steam mills, stove house, carpenter's
shops, and other part of the establishment severally
burnt and damaged. The property was insured in
the Sun and Alliance Fire-offices. Houses damaged
in George-street, No. 6, Mr. J. Worth, private, back
portion damaged ; No. 7, let out in tenements, back
windows burnt out and contents damaged by fire
and removal ; No. 8, let out in tenements, back part
partially burnt; No. 9, Mr. B. Hatchman Turner,
back rooms burnt out, roof and staircase severely
damaged by fire ; No. 10, let out in tenements, back
portion partially consumed ; Nos. 14 and 15, Western
Brewery Company, side wall and roof damaged by
fire. No. 1, North-row, Mr. C:aker, coachbuildei,
some of the carriages damaged. North Audley.
street, St. Marlt's Church, stained glass window
over altar broken and altar-piece damaged by fire.

THE SHEFFIELD INUNDATION,—DISCOVERY OF
MORE BODIES.—Five more bodies have been discovered.
Two bodies of adults were found on Saturday afternoon,
behind the old brewery at Neepsend. On Sunday the body
of a girl, about three years of age, was found in some gar-
dens at Neepsend. None of these bodies have
yet been
identified. On Sunday, the body of an old woman was found
floating in the river Don, at liilzhurst. It is believed to
be that of an old woman named Whittington, carried on her
bed out of Waterloo-houses, near Neepsend Bridge. Tha
fifth body, that of a man about 35 years of age, was found
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in n Sunday evening. There are still nearly
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COAL TRADE.—The quantity of
oHiesmoiNssrsogN .
coal, &c., conveyed into the various coal depots in.
the metropolis per railway during the month of March last
was 186,874 tons,
against 156,255 tons 9 cwt for the corre-
sponding month of 1863. Of this tonnage the London and
North-Western is entered for 76,787 tons 7 cwt; the Great
Northern, 62,593 tons 9 cwt; Great Eastern, 13,615 tons
9 cwt; Great Western, 11,985 tons; Midland, 11,659 tons
16 cwt ; South-Eastern, 6,725 tons 16 cwt ; South-Western
3,033 tons 19 cwt; Chatham and Dover, 379 tons 4 cwt;
and the.Tilbury and Soni,hend, S 9 tons. The canal supply
has been 906 tons 15 cwt., against 756 tons 15 cwt for
March, 1863. For the three months ending 31st March
last not less than 569,701 toms 17 co t were entered per
railway, against 417,801 tons 8 OWL for the first quarter of
1833, or an increase of 118,8-10 tons 9 cwt. Ot seaborne
there have come to hand as follows :—N ewcastle, 104,090
tons, in 231 ships—Sunderland,
84,696 tons, in
203 ships—
Hartlepool and Wcsi; Hartlepot.l, 58,739 tons, in 207 ships
—Seaham, 18,666 tons,
in 71 ships—Mi!dlbergl!,
e 58,762 tons, in 26 ships—Blyth, 1,370 tons, five
ships
from Scotland, 1530 toes, in eight slops—from "..es,
5,939 tons, in 19 ships---from i
Yorkshire, 1_,300 tons, .
nine ships, 1,937 tors of small coal in three ships,T and.
1,259 tons of cinders in 11 ships—also 16 tons Duff' coal,
The total for the month shows 288,324 tons against ;:.;:,8,4_9
tons for the month of March, 1863. From the Ist of Jan.
nary to the 31st March, 1864, 865,151 tons in 2,386 ships
againstficarmstethtoreheainndo,nthsof 86
183,
87,727t0ns in 2,601 ships in the
being a decline of 22,073 tons
and 265 ships this year. The total supply t,l railway, canal,
and seaborne coal to London for the three months of the
present year has been 1,464,239 tons 17 cwt., against
1,333,321 tons 3 cwt, last year, showing an excess of no
less than 125,968 tone 14 cwt.