The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING---THIS DAY.

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived—Empress, from Swansea ; Argyll (steamer)
and Lo Mesange, from Carentan ; La Pottle, from Cher-
bourg; Marquis of Bute, from Sunderland.
Sailed—Bliss, for Plymouth.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 23.—Esk, from Guernsey; Fells, from
Narasos ; Waren Roble, from Roeskilde ; Sara Claudina,
from ljantzic ; Providence, from Riga; Elizabeth Hill,
from Dunkirk; Two Brothers, from Riga; Catherine, from
Stettin.
Arrived Nov. 24.—Envoy, from Rouen ; Argus, from
Karrebeck ; Dolphin, from Antwerp ; William Tucker,
from Algoa Bay ; Fyenoord, from Rotterdam ; Stranger,
from Bordeaux.
Sailed, Nov. 23.—Schwann, for Bremen; Neptune, for
Havre; Germania, steamer, for Hamburg; Saxonia,
steamer, for Harburg.

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Passed.—Taring, for Salcombe ; Shakespeare, for New
York; Western Star, for Portland Bay; Memphis, for New-
port; Glenbrook, for Jamaica—all from London; Lilley,
from Shields, for Malaga.
A brig, apparently a light collier, is on shore on the Good-
win Sands. Assistance is with her. Nothing further
known at present.

ONE HEAD BETTER TITAN TWO.—Louis Napoleon:
"I say, hadn't we better tell our friend there (pointing to
America) to leave off making a fool of himself ?" Lord
Pam: " ll'm, well, suppose you talk to him yourself.
He's a great admirer of yours, you know."—.Punch.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BROMPTON.—At a late
hour on Saturday night a fire broke out in the premises
belonging to Mr. D. Rees, confectioner, No. 11, Brompton-
row, Brompton. In a few minutes a body of the military
arrived from the barracks, with one of her Majesty's en-
gines, followed by the parish engines and several manual
power machines, as well as the land steamer by Shand and
Mason, from Chandos-street depot. The fire escapes were
Allere
also early in arriving, but fortunately the inmates had
succeeded in effecting their escape from the burningbdu,
the
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ing. A. good supply of water having been procure
soldiers, the parish engines, and London Brigade went
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work in a most intrepid manner, and thef engines
enabled to throw large streams of water into the blazing
building. Unfortunately, however, before the force had
time to reach the scene the flames had taken
ten of the rooms, and penetrated the roo roof. Thpeesflsaemesiensnfoorf
a long time continued their ravages,
fey
repository belonging
and at one period
threatened destruction to the an
to Mr. E. M. ltumsey, No. 10,
To save these two last-
named buildings and the private residence
of Mr. E. M'Cartney, N 0.12.
the fire brigade, and parish
engineers laboUreidlienmaimlitryaanner to call fourth loud applause
from the bystanders, and it was owing to their indomitable
courag they prevented the flames from entering these two
Shortly after midnight the flames were entirely
houses.
and Mr. Rees' premises were nearly burned
out, and about three parts of the roof destroyed. The only
damage Mr. Rumsey or Mr. M'Cartney sustained was by
smoke, water, and breakage. It could not be ascertained
whether Mr. Rees was insured, but his adjoining neigh-
bours wore iu the Westminster and rhcQuiz oaces.