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A fire broke out at noon on the 13th inst. in
Barnum's Museum, extending rapidly to the adja-
cent buildings on Broadway- and Fulton-streets.
The museum was totally destroyed. Nos, 12, 14,
16, and 18, Ann-street, occupied by various parties,
including Jones's shoe store, Groats's restaurant,
French, Wheatdick, and Fitzgerald, printers, and
others, were burnt. The firemen were inforce, and
the flames were stayed. No one was injured. The
loss is said to be a million, on which there is half
million insurance. The fire originated over the
boiler in the museum. The flames were also
stopped at Nos. 18, Ann-street, and 37, Fulton-
street. Six buildings were destroyed on Broadway,
eight on Aim-street, and five on Fulton-street.
The St. Paul's Church, opposite the museum, took
fire, but the firemen saved it from the flames.

PRICE 4d.
STAMPED sd.

deer, Ethelred, The Giant, and Anti-Maccassar, who headed
the next division; in the extreme rear of which were Mari-
gold and Tartar, the latter of whom jumped round tho mo-
ment they left the post and bolted the contrary way. As
they entered the bottom they closed up and ran in close
order to the rails, when Light was beaten, leaving Garde-
Tisure slightly in advance, closely attended by Audax, Paris,
Molly Carew, and Blue Mantle to the enclosure, where
Grimshaw brought up-the Sortie colt on the rails, and in
the next half dozen strides he was clear of his horses. At
the stand Fordliam attempted to get through, but in con-
E sequence of Audax hanging slightly to the right ho was
compelled to stop Paris to prevent his striking into the
heels of the Sortie colt, who won with great ease by three
partsof
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similarus dfisotuartni, cte separatedoloseup ; and Molly
) the second
and third
Carew fifth ; .Warrior and Gratitude were the next ; close
up with whom came Crisis, Purity, Peeress, and Gazza
Ladra. The last three were Light, Tartar, and Gownsman,
the latter having broken down badly before they had run
a quarter of a mile.
A Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, for 1-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
71b, and fillies Bst 21b ; the owner of the second horse
Mr. Bowes's
receiveßowes,u back his
h,sstake.But7lQb ucree.n
A'ssPhrinaatell)C,Novuarlskee. d Bosvuebrs;

The proprietors of the museum are thoroughly
convinced that the fire was the work of incen-
diaries. The fire was first discovered in the base-
ment, and on immediately running to the roof to
turn on the water from the large tank, the flames
were discovered bursting out on the second floor,
the third, near the stage of the lecture room, and
on the top floor. The treasurer, Mr. Max, 'who had
gone to the roof to turn on the water, found his
exit cut off, and was obliged to descend from the
upper window by leaping to the balcony below.
Returning to his office, he took from his safe
$500,000 in Government Bonds, and left the
building.

and Lord Glasgow saved his stake. -
The Ham Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft; for colts Bst 101 b,
and fillies Bst 715, with certain allowances. The owner
of the second horse to receive 200 sovs out of the stakes.

The manager had lately received anonymous
letters containing threats of burning the building,
on account, it is supposed, of the play of " Jeff in
Petticoats."

T.Y.C. 28 subs.
Lord Stamford's Valeria, Bst 11b (61b (Carroll) 1
Lord Bradford na May Queen, Bst 41b (31b)—(J. Mann) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Crown Prince, Bst 71b (31b)
(Goater) 3

Among the works of art saved at the museum
yesterday was the Greek Slave ; also 24 gigantic
pietUres of Washington's battles, painted by John
M‘Newin, who were soon to be exhibited as a pano-
rama, for they had not yet been shown, and were
stored away. _ _

The following also ran :—Stoic, La Muta, The Merry
Knight,Wild:Briar, Chivalry, Merry Lass, and Mayonaise.
Betting-6 to son Crown Prince, 6to 1 agst Valeria, and
10 to 1 agat any other.
Valeria made the running, followed by May Queen and
the favourite, the rear being brought up by La Muta, Chi-
valry, and Merry Lass. Half way from home Valeria in-
creased her lead, had her horses safe at the distance, and
won in a canter by three lengths, Crown Prince finishing
the same distance behind May Queen. The others were
beaten off.

The giantess, Anna Swan, had a narrow escape.
She was found at the head of the stairs, in a swoon-
ing condition from the smoke, and was •tvith diffi-
culty extricated out of the building. She lost
everything except the clothes she wore, and in her
trunk was $1,200 in gold, besides some more in
greenbacks, and all her clothing.
The wax figure of Jeff Davis was carried out, but
just as the street was reached it was carried off. It
was afterwards found suspended to a lamp-post.
A sutler was forced to jump from the third story
window. He says he had in his company a man
James Burns, of Lancaster, Pa., a member of the
62d Regiment, N. Y., and it was feared he
perished.

The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sovs each, hft ; for colts,
Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst slb, with certain allowances

The second horse to receive 100 sovs. Mile and a half.

19 subs.
Mr. W. I'Anson, jun., na ch c Breads,lbane, Bst 71b (31b)
(J. ann) 1
Mr. J. Wyatt's br c Nightwatcb, Bst 101 b (Thomas) 2
Mr. Alexander's ch c Jack o Lantern, Bst 101 b
(Custance) 3
Mr. W. Day's b c by Stockwell—zSortie, Bst 101 b
(Uoater) 4
Mr. W. F. Cartwright's br f Lady Tredegar, 7st 131 b
(carried Bstfilb) (Fordham) 5

Betting-7 to 2on Breadalbane.
After running a quarter of a mile, Broadalbane headed
Lady Tredegar, and came on with a commanding lead, which
he retained to the end, and won in a trot by a length and a
half. Jack-o'-Lantern was a bad third.

The monster bear was lowered from an upper
window on a ladder by a chain attached to his neck.
He was very dry. The learned seal was also got
out, though he fought against the rough treatment
he received.

Fifty Pounds, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; 3-
yr-olds, 7st 91b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 91b ; 5-yr-olds and up-
wards, 9st. The winner to be sold for .£lOO. Last mile,

The tanks holding the whale and alligator were
broken to let the water flood the building, leaving
their occupants to roast rather than boil.
Barnum, who was at Bridgeport, telegraphed to
have his agent ready to sail for Europe on Satur-
day to secure curiosities for a new museum.

7 subs.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Guardsman, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Craven's Cobweb, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Atkins)
Capt. Machell's Sympathy, 3 yrs, 7st 91b...(J. Grimshaw)
A. D. Wagner, Voluptas, and Trap also ran.
Betting—Even on Guardsman, 3 to 1 agst Cobweb, 4 to
1 agst Sympathy, and 7 to 1 agst A. D. Wagner.
Won by a length. A dead heat between Sympathy and
Cobweb.

Matrimonial Life and the Extravagance of

Female Toilet.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Suspicion (taken)
9 to 2 agst Claremont (taken)
sto 1 agst Redmire (taken to £100)
6 to 1 agst Alabama (taken)
9to 1 agst Lady Hylda (taken freely)
10 to 1 ant Blackdown (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Hopper (offered)
20 to 1 agst Sprite (taken)
20 to 1 agst Scamander (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
4to 1 agst Union Jack (offered)
sto 1 agst Eltham (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
Bto 1 agst General Peel (taken)
10 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken)
ST. LEGER.
800 to 100 agst Breadalbane (taken)
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Student (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Auguste (taken)
GOODWOOD STASES.—The following have paid forfeit :
Joco, Camball, Friday, and Tattoo.
Gladiateur was struck out of the Goodwood Cup at 1.15
p.m. on Tuesday, July 25.

A French journal gives an account of a curious
contretemps, apropos of matrimonial life and the
extravagance of female toilette, lately so severely
commented upon by M. Dupin, procureur-general.

It- seems that Madlle. -, belonging to an

honourable family resident in the best part of the
provinces, had long given herself up to that in-
ordinate love of dress and coquetry which is often

too much encouraged by the fond weakness or false

pride of parents. The young lady was conspicuous
in the world of fashion for her costly and refined
toilette elegance, but no one thought for a moment
of inquiring into the source of so grand a display
of lace, jewellery, shawls, and general attire.
The family of the young lady was rich and in-
fluential, and the expensiveness of her toilettes
served to attract additional attention to her youth

and beauty, but nothing ill-natured was ever whis-
_ _ _

pered about her. Having reached the age of 23,
she at length determined to accept one or the other
of the numerous suitors who had longed sighed at
her feet. She was ere long married to a young

gentleman of good family and fortune. The calm
joys of the honeymoon were soon interrupted by
the unwelcome visits of silk-mercers and dress-
makers demanding payment of their bills, which
altogether amounted to 40,000 francs (£1,600)—
debts which had been incurred by Madlle. be-
fore her marriage. Upon this the husband began
to interrogate the young lady somewhat sus-
piciously, to express surprise, and eventually he
got into a violent passion, winding up by de-
claring that he would not pay a shilling of
those unexpected debts. The newly-married hus-
band ere long went off in a huff from the con-
jugal abode. He thought something was wrong.
The young wife, who had calmly supported without
complaint or remonstrance the indignation of her
husband, immediately took her departure for Paris,
accompanied by her lady's maid, and went to her
aunt, who, report says, loved her tenderly. This
lady received her in the most affectionate manner,
all the more so when she learnt the coarse and harsh
treatment to which her niece had been subjected.
The husband, who had passed the day in a very
uneasy state of mind—a prey to all the anguish of
a man who really loves as well as doubts his wife—
returned home in the evening, fully resolved to par-
don his wife and excuse himself in the best way he
could. He had worked all suspicion out of his
mind, a common weakness with some husbands.
What were his cruel disappointment and over-
whelming grief when his servant informed
him that Madame had left without saying where
she was going to or when she would return ? By
dint of anxious inquiries he learnt the whereabouts
of his cara sposa, and repaired forthwith to Paris,
where he presented himself at the residence of the
Countess of B—. He was informed that the ladies
had gone into the country, and would not return
before night. He was naturally greatly discon-
certed at this intelligence, and left his card, with a
message that he was staying at the Grand Hotel,
and would call again the next morning at eleven
o'clock. On awaking, or rather after a sleepless
night, the waiter put into his hand a letter from
his wife, in which she upbraided him with his harsh and
cruel conduct towards her, and rated him severely
a man of sordid disposition, who had a mind exclu-
sively occupied with questions of money. " Since,m,
she said, " you married me only for my dowry,
keep it and leave me." It is hardly necessary to
say that the husband hastened to liquidate his
wife's debts ; that the lesson was turned to good
account ; and that the wedded pair are now com-
pleting, amidst the fresh and delightful foliage
around the Chateau de V— the honeymoon, which
had been so vexatiously interrupted. The late
revelations about extravagant dress expenditure in
France have put married men on a nervous qui viva
concerning how certain ladies contrive to dress in
such a costly manner. Since M. Dupin's observa-
tions many a reflecting husband has quietly sat
down, calculated his income, and occasionally
puzzled himself about the cost of his wife's toilette.
Very often the figures are found to leave a large
deficit in the domestic budget which cannot be
accounted for. Then comes the question, is the
Benedict in debt, or has some generous nobleman
assisted him in dressing his wife? In some in-
stances he takes the opinion of a friend who is in
the habit of frequently visiting the house, of course,
on account of his friendship for the husband. A.
more happy choice of confidence could not be
imagined. He is told very often that his wife's
clever, really remarkable, housekeeping economy
is quite enough to account for her exquisite, costly
taste in dress. If things get very bad indeed, and
a matrimonial storm darkens the household, the
lady, with noble, open-hearted simplicity, confesses
that she has been playing at the Bourse, and that
she is indebted only to a female—namely, smiling
Fortune--for the luxuriousness of her toilette ;
fact, she has even a large sum of money by specu-
lating in Spanish railways ! A domestic embrace
closes the comedy, all is forgiven, and virtue
made manifest to an affectionate and now confictina
husband.

RADCLIFFE MEETING.—AGO. 14 and 15.
The Wilton Cup of £lOO, added to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 forfeit. About one mile and

Age st lb
Lozenge ... 3 6 6
Medicis ... 3 6 6
Zenobia ... 3 6 3
Sweet Jest ... 3 6 2
Lady of C vordale 3 6 0
Terror . . 3 513
Club Queen 3 5 13
Nu 3 5 12
Barnoldby... ... 3 5 9
The Lizard 3 5 9
Strong Beer 3 5 8
Orloff ... 3b 7
Pas d'Extaso 3 5 7

Age st lb
Moulsey 4 9 7
Ackworth 4 8 7
Redcap 4 710
Moose 5 7 9
Bradamante ... 4 7 7
Helen ... 4 7 3
Joco ... 5 7 2
Nemo ... ... 4 7 0
Nuneaton ... ... 4 7 0
Success ... ... 3 612
Edinburgh ... 3 6 12
Empress of India... 4 6 9
Vanessa ... ... 4 6 8
Godmersham 3 6 7
The Chesterfield Cup of £5O,
stakes of 5 sous each, 2 fo:
Aga st lb
Queen of Trumps 6 9 3
The Clown 4 8 10
Ackworth 4 9 8
Wynnstay a 8 6
.. 5 7 12
Joco ..• ••• 5 7 5
Lapidary ... 6 7 3
Nemo 4 7 3
Cutaway 4 7 2
Redcap ...
Flatterer 6 6 13
.
Alice Lee ... 4 6 10
The Grey de Wilton Cup of £lOO. About one mile and

), added to a handicap sweep-
nieit. Ono mile 240 yards.
Ago st lb
Godmersham ... 3 6 4
Sweet Jessie ... 3 6 4
Wild Poppy ... 3 6 4
Attack filly 6 4
Breffni 3 5 10
The Lizard 3 5 10
Barnoldby ....a 5 7
Mrs. Lirriper 3 5 7
Orloff ... 3 5 7
Strong Beer 3 5 7