The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-19 00:00:00

130}LOUG/1 IEIOP I%I4IICMET.
Owing to the high pretensions of holders, the demand
tor all kinds of Hops is Tory inactive, at last week's
prices,

171722TECURDEL.
For each kinds of meat we havo a lair inquiry, at very
full prices. Beef, from 25 2d to 33 2,1; Mutton, 2s 6d
to 3A 6.1; Lamb, 4s 2d to 54 2d; Veal, 33 4d to 43 2d;
Pork, 26 6d to 3s 6cl per 81b5 by the carcase.

COURSE OF EXC:
irastercum 12 1
Ditto, tluvemontla.. 12 2%1
iotterdara. •• .• .• 12 2%
Antwerp.• ••• •• •• •• •• •• 25 70
Brussels. ... . 25 70
Elamabragh ...
..13 11%
Pstrl3, 3 daysisight .. 25 59
Ditto, 3 mOnthz • 2") 67%
Marseille3 •• • • 0... 25 67%
Bourcloux...• •• •• . • •
FrisnlioT ton 24.,,1ne...; 122
Berllu .'•••• .• ••
vireo. •• •• 12 40
Xripste, di tlO „. 12 42
otivsburgll,lSll. Rble.. 37
Itt:121:1 49%
(12,112 •• ••• •• •• •• •• •• 49%
BiNLlo,as, .4 . •

lANGE.-TUESDAY.

(2113 Tatar— •• •• •• •..•
Leghorn —•••••••• .. • • 30 70
tleaoa •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 2567%{]
Milan .. rt. •• •• •• •• •• ••
Venice.. • • • • • • ••
NT4oles .• •• •• •• •• •• •• 4C%
Palermo, peroz— •• •... 122
316.15in0. 122%
................ 53%
)porto •• • • .• • • 53%
16 Janeiro •• ••.•• ••
r.aenosAyrea ........
ew York ,60 day a'sight -
.... • • ....

ra;CE7 07 BZILLIOP. PER CZ.
Foreign Gol4 Inbars.• X 3 17 9
Pnrtugai GoIA Coin .. 0 0 0
Doubloons .. 0 0 0
gew Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
......•• 0 4 11%

,I0V1112.,•

EXTENSIVE CONFL/iGRATION.
For several hours list night a feerlully destructive fire
raged on the hanks. of the Themes at Dock-head, Ber-
mondsey. , The scene of its havoe was in Mill-street, a
narrow confined thoroughfare, which partly encircles
"-Jacob's Islend," a short distance from the Roman
Catholic convent, Bermonclavy.
Its discovery Was made shortly after ten o'clock. Some
shipwrights who were passing aleng Mill street observed
a glare of light in the laed-side premises or warehouses
belonging to Mesrs. Owst and Co., hoop-b2nders, and
they had scarcely time to acquaint the police of the fact
before the place burst into flames; Ere fifteen minutes
had transpired the flames had attacked the waterside and
opposite premises. Thoueends were attracted to the
spot, and the entire neighbourhood Was filled with an
enormous mob.' Most of the engines connected with the
reached the fire in the course of a quarter of an
hour after the alarm had teen given; but the firemen
were unable to put them into operation for the want of a
supply of water. None was to be had from the
mill-d4m, on account of the tide being - out,
and unfortunately the only plug that could be dis-
covered in the neighbonrhood was some,4oo or 500 feet
from the fire. One of the largo floating engines of the
Brigade was as coon as possible brought from its station
off Ro:herhithe, which proved very efficient. Mean-
while the destructive element swcp:, everything within
its range. Of Messrs. Owsi's premises very little were
standing. Both the land-side and waterside warehouses
were almost in ruins. Next to these stood the ware-
houses of Mr. Brindley, sailmaker, as also that of
Messrs. W. and J. Heywood, boat builders; these sub-
sequently shared a similar fate. The fire spread to some
half a dozen other premises that adjoined, and among
them the extensive granary of Mr. Burton, granary-
keeper. Additional aid having arrived the engines
were supplied with water pumped in by others
placed at the plugs in the adjoining locali-
ties. With this supply the firemen, after consider-
able exertion, prevented the fire making farther pro-
gress on the land aide. It was not so, however, at the
water side. Three fine schooners, lying alongside of
the burning wharves, had ignited, and being aground it
was impossible to extricate them. All the shipping
tying in the river near the fire sent their crews to assist
the firemen in their efforts to preserve the vessels, but
eventually the ships were enveloped in the general con-
flagration. It was twelve o'clock before the fire was
finally checked. The engines were kept working till
nearly six o'clock this morning, at which hour consider-
able fire remained beneath the ruins, which occupy a
large space. How the fire was occasioned it is at pre-
sent impossible to say.