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 Poulo, from Cher-
bourg ; Marquis of Bute, from Sunderland.
Sailed—Bliss, for Plymouth.
(By MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 23.—Esk, from Guernsey; Felis, from
Namsos ; Waren Roble, from Roeskilde ; Sara Claudine,
from Dantzic ; 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 Salcombo ; 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 Sans. Assistance is with her. Nothing further
known at present.

ONE HEAD BETTER THAN 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: " H'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. ln 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 iniedanaunad
power machines, as well as the land steamer by
Mason, from Chandos-street depot. The fire escapes
had all
also early in arriving, but fortunately the
inmates
build-
a tSehsa were
succeeded in effecting their escape from
ing. A good supply of water having
Brigade went to
soldiers, the parish engines, and London
bteheen procured, the
the
work in a most intrepid manner,
andater into the blazing
engines were
enabled to throw large streams of
d taken possession of
building. Unfortunately, however, before the force had
time to reach the scene the liana
The flames for
ten of the rooms, and penetraterdeestvhaegereo,of.
and at one period
a long time continued thtehire
fancy repository belonging
threatened destruction
Noe
1102,. and the private residence
to Mr. E. M. Eutusey,
_O..
To save 'these two last-
namedof Mr. E. M'Cartney,
military,
the fire brigade, and parish
buildings the
engineers laboured innla manner to call fourth loud applause
from the bystanders, and it was owing to their indomitable
courage they prevented the flames from entering these two
u , Shortly after midnight the flames were entirely
lsesextinguished, 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-
/Mini were iu the Wotraiuster and l'AccoAix ptaccN,