The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-02 00:00:00

FRANKFORT.

AUG. 27.—Prince Alexander of Wirtemberg has de-
manded •f the King of Wirtemberg, his cousin, his Majesty's
consent to his marriage with the Princess Marie, daughter
of the King of the French. The Prince is exceedingly good-
looking ; he will reside in Paris, and will have 8,0001. a-
year until the death of Louis Philippe, when the capital
of four millions of francs will fall to him. He, moreover,
has his Wirtemberg appanage. The Prince's sister is wife
to the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg, and his mother is of
the same family.
I have not much Hanover news to send you, except that
by a letter from Gottingen of the 23d. The Senate and
Municipal Council of that town are preparing a petition to
King Ernest, praying him to grant an amnesty to those
condemned in 1832. The Munster Ministry, you will re-
collect, was dismissed in consequence of these troubles,
and the Constitution granted. The inhabitants of Got-
tingen pray his Majesty to accord these pardons on the oc-
casion of the jubilee of the University and his own happy
accession.—Correspondent of the Chronicle.

ALARMING EXPLOSION AT THE
LONDON GAS WORKS, VAUXHALL.

Last night, about half-past seven o'clock, the utmost con-
sternation and alarm was excited all over the metropolis, in
consequence of a most appalling conflagration, the glare of
which was at all points visible ; but its source for a consi-
derable time 'Ailed every inquiry. At length it was found
to proceed from the London Gas Works at Vauxhall, a
discovery which was by no means calculated to allay the
prevailing excitement. The fire, we believe, was first per-
ceived by Richard Parsons, a respectable lighterman upon
the Thames, who, with another person, occupied his barge
opposite the gas works, on the river. When the flames
burst forth, Parsons describes it as being as sudden as a
cannon-shot, and immediately afterwards he observed a
man in one of the windows, who, by his gesticulations,
he rightly imagined was preparing to jump into the river.
P irsons shouted to -him to desist for a little while until he
got ashore to procure ladders. The unfortunate man, how-
ever, chased by the flames, which like snakes were licking
at and entwining round his body, precipitated himself from
his position, and :alighting on a barge laden with coals,
although not deprived of life, had his body frightfully dis-
figured. He was afterwards conveyed to Guy's Hospital,
where, we believe, some hopes are entertained of his reco-
very. During this time the fire was gaining momentary ac-
cession to its strength, and its effect was truly awful. At
length a number of fire engines having arrived, by which a
constant play of water was kept upon the flames, the lat-
ter were almost immediately subdued, and the affrighted
spectators had an opportunity of making investigation re-
garding the eauie of the fire, and whether any human lives
had been sacrificed on the occasion. Happily no lives
were lost. The individuals, to the number of four, at the
time employed upon the premises in danger, all with the
exception already instanced, escaped with a severe scorch-
ing, which, though serious, we are happy to add is by no
means dangerous.
The are, we understand, owes its origin to an escape of
gas from the purifiers, which, coining in contact with a
a lighted candle in the carpenter's room, caused the explo-
sion and subsequent conflagration, which we believe has
ended in the total destruction of three new tanks, the crec-
tion.of which had been just or nearly completed ; and that
part of the premises which was occupied as the carpenter's
work-shop. Our reporter, on applying at the works, was
unable to ascertain the exact amount of damage incurred.
Indeed there was a disposition evinced by sonic person in
authority to give very little satisfaction on the subject which
almost amounted to personal rudeness. Of course the
premises were not insured.

A gentleman just arrived in Cincinnati sailed from
London on board one of the pickets ten weeks ago. He
paid cabin passages for nine persons to New York, remained
there in one of the best. hotels for three weeks, travelled
with his family cf nine, by stage, canal, and steam to Cin-
cinnati, and when counting his money he finds himself pos-
sessed of 1,300 dollars more cash than when he left London,
after the paying of all his expenses ! Does any one ask
howtilisilaseiffeeted ? Nothing more simple. He brought
his funds from London in sovereign 3. These he sold for the
market premium in New York, and received notes of the
Bank of the United States in exchange ; and upon con-
verting these into our currency, at the market change, the
result comes out as above stated.—Cincinnati Gazelle.

Letters from Berlin express a firm belief in the re-
ports to which we lately alluded, that important di-
plomatic conferences are to be held at that city and Vienna,
in the course of the present month. Prince Metternich
has returned to. Vienna much earlier than was expected,
and almost simultaneously several diplomatists of the first
rank, as Prince Paul Esterhazy, Sir Frederick Lamb,
&c. In Berlin all the Prussian Ambassadors accredited at
the principal Courts were assembled, and most of those ac-
credited to Courts of the second rank were either there or
expected to arrive within a few days.