The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-05 00:00:00

ARRIVALS.

Sir A. Croft, Bart., and family ; Miss Vandeleur ; Sir
E. Poore, and family ; Prince Frederick of Schwatzenberg ;
Captain Waldegrave : Mr. Merryman, and son ; Mr.
Davis, and family ; and Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd.

DEPARTURES.
Lord Corry, and Lady, for Soutliton ; Captain Meynell,
for Brighton ; and Mr. D. Horsey.
The Earl of Shannon is still detained at Paris by ill
health ; his Lordship is rather better, and is expected to
spend the winter at East Cowes Castle.
Lady Cosway is expected daily at Norfolk-house, West
Cowes, for the winter.
ALBANY BARRACKS.—The announcement in the papers
of these extensive buildings, with the grounds, amounting to
150 acres, being about to be converted into a penitentiary
for juvenile delinquents, has, we hear, led a great many old
ladies to tremble at the immense increase of crime that
must have taken place to require such an extensive place to
be erected to receive and reform those promising youths.
We hope to quiet their fears when we state that it is the
hospital only which is to be fitted for the purpose, and for
which 25,000/. was voted by the last Parliament, a short
time before its dissolution ; it is a considerable distance
from the barracks, and a wall fourteen feet high is to be
built round it. Upwards of 100 men are now employed in
making the alterations.
NEWPORT, OCT. 3.—A vast quantity of rats were taken
in a trap constructed for the purpose, in St. James's-street,
in this borough, this afternoon : they were of all colours
and ages, and many of them apparently in a starving con-
dition when they entered, and were doubtless drawn there
by the most inticing baits, on which the poor things had so
gorged and guzzled that for them to escape again was next
to impossible. We did not see any of them that had ac-
tually burst their skins ; but many of them were but one
degree removed from it.
A fire of the most alarming nature, and which was on its
first discovery so extensive as totally to defy the limited
means at the command of the inhabitants, burst forth from
the back premises of Mr. West, of the Sloop Inn, in this
town, about two o'clock this morning. In a few minutes
the whole of the buildings, which were of wood, were one
mass of flame, and speedily extended to those of Miss
Stephens, to the southward, and the brewery of Messrs.
Eames and Son, to the northward, which being also of
wood, covered with pitch and tar, scarcely a hope was en-
tertained of saving them, and the extensive coal and spirit
stores adjoining, from instant destruction. There is but
one small hand-engine in the town, to which there is neither
a bucket, fire-hook or ladder ; but it was most efficiently
served, and the buildings being low, the sailors, with the
most determined bravery, rushed into the burning buildings
with buckets of water ; the former were very plentifully
supplied by the whole town, and it being, providentially,
high water, and very little wind, by four o'clock the fire was
got under without its having communicated to the houses in
the street, which had it done, half the town would have
been destroyed, as when there the engine could not have
commanded it. The premises are insured. A great deal
of mystery was attached to the origin of the fire this morning,
as no one had been on the premises for some days ; but
this afternoon it is said two sailors belonging to the Phebe
schooner, which sailed last evening, were seen to take some
of the vessel's stores out, one of whom had a lighted pipe,
and it is supposed that some fire must have fallen from it
amongst the ropes and sails of Mr. Olive's yacht, which
were kept in the lower store. More than 200 men were
employed in putting out the fire, and by their fearless exer-
tions so much property has been saved that it is hoped the
Insurance-offices will reward them liberally.

CAPTAIN BACK'S SIIIP.—The Terror was finally
beached last Wednesday, and to look at her at low water,
when you can walk round her, it is really surprising how
she reached land, the whole of her keel, from the 10 fciot
mark, being gone. The iron plates, which were nailed to
secure the remnant of her "forefoot," when she was literally
perched on the ice, are now apparent. The heavy
sea which she encountered off Cape Farewell on the
south of Greenland, shook her very much, more than
any thing since she left the ice. It is thought she
may he sufficiently repaired to be towed round by a steamer
to Plymouth. The Camel lighter sailed yesterday (Friday)
with all the sick fur Plymouth, under the charge of Mr.
Houghton, assistant-surgeon, R.N. The motive of this
move is not known. It may be interesting to know that
one of the sailors fell in through a weak part of the ice,
at a considerable distance from the ship, while the tempe-
rature was minus 40 degrees, and after many attempts,
extricated by means of a rope thrown to him, with a
mitten attached to one end. He suffered hardly anything
from it, chitfly owing to his being made to run to the
ship assisted by three persons partly shoving him along, until
the perspiration was pouring off them. His clothes were
frozen quite stiff in five minutes. He was well rubbed on
coming on board, and dry clothes put on him, and he was
not confined one hour. The men on sick quarters have
improved very much since landing, owing to the kind and
attentive care of Dr. Evans, some being almost ready to go
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