The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-26 00:00:00

His Excellency the Governor-General has been June 2.pleased to
summon to the Executive Council the following gentle-

men :

The Secretaries of the General Government--viz., Charles
Buller, Esq., M.P., Chief Secretary; T. E. M. Turtou,
Esq., Secretary ; Colonel George Cowper, K. H., Military
Secretary ; the Provincial Secretary ; the Commissary- Ge-
neral.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
make the following appointments :
To be attached to the High Commission—Lieutenant-Co-
lonel the Hon. Charles Grey, her Majesty's 71st Light fantry..

TO be Inspector-General of Hospitals, and of all Medical,
Charitable, and Literary Institutions in the Province of Lower
Canada—Sir John Doratt, Knight, M.D.
Downing.street, July 23,

READFUL riRE AT DEPTFORD.

Last night at an early hOur the village of Deptford was
visited by a moat dreadful fire, which took place on the eXten-
sive premixes of M. Gordon, Esq. timber,merchailt) and ship-
builder, in Grove-lane, Deptforch adjoining her Majesty's
Victualling and Dock.yafdt. From the confusion that pre-
vailed, up to twelVe h'elock last night it wills an ittipossibility to
collect any anther:tic partibulaiS, for there was not a soul but
what seemed to be Worn oqt by exertion. The establishment
of Mr. Gorden Was lone of the most extensive in fleptford, and
consisted Ot Warehouses, timber-house; Woi•itshOps; and other
covetd buildings, covering upWartit Ofan aere Of grdund, the
whole of which, we regret 't'd Stave ilrb teta4
Amongst the counting--Imiiselisi tlne Will tenanted by the Iron
Steam-boat Coltpltnyt Oa the discovery of the fire, it ap-
peared tone raging within that portion of the premises; and in
rive Minutes the part which is situated in the centre Was all
on fire. The workmen had finished their !abate' and had
retired home, with the exception of tcvo or three, tvhe, it was
understood, were viewing teTo iron sNqini-i,esliels itl a state Of
forwardness on the premises: They used every endeavour to
suppress the dames) but finding it not in their power gave the
alarm, hey Vtilich period the buildings on each side had ignited,
and b'ernt with astounding fury. With the adtiltionef the
warehouses, the rest of the building% Wert cOnstrueted princi-
pally of wood and breekings up of old Ships. intelligence of
the disastrous calamity was made known to the alithoiltles of
the Victualling-yard and dock clepirtitient, who forwarded
every one of the engines, and upwards of 300 men to work;
but out of the ten Only two could be got to work on account
of the "supply of water not being available. Thp cOnflagratien
Continued to burn when our infermants left i)leptrord this
but there was no danger et tile thinies communicating to
any other building. it Was expected that the walls of
various arched WlTuld fall, and every precaution was taken to
prey iit the loss of life. Every one of the engines ere,re play-
lug on the immense pile of ruins. Tire
cskese thb fire is at
present unknown.

Since the aleor.±. WAS written it was understood that the
principal part of the property destroyed is insured in the
Guardian Fire Office, to the amount of 24,000 t

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Second Member of the Council on the Fort St. George Establishment.
Sir Jasper Nicolls afterwards dined with the Court at the Albion TaVern,
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Aldersgate-street. Several officers of high military MA other distin-
guished personages were also present at the dinner. yNl:sicofollrsc,eKs: c. I 3 .
and. ,
This morning, as the half-past eight o'clock coach,
from Hampstead to Charing-cross, was passing through Chariotte:.stretli
Tottenham-court-road, at a moderate pace, one of the theels came off,
when the vehicle immediately overtured. There were nine outside
passengers and three inside, including a lady, l
f whom, we are happy
al o
to say, escaped uninjured, with the exception
of a f
slightest blame attaches to the.driver w bruises. Not the
man., he being a roostwhom,
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JERSEY._Swarms of English visitors are now
flocking to the island; no doubt greatly Induced by the confirmed fine-
ness
of the weather. Not less than 120 passengers, chiefly of the higher
order of society, were brought hither yesterday by the Lady de Sauma-
rcz, from Southampton. Our shores have besides grown into consider-
able repute of late for sea-bathing. Various observations having been
made by the faculty, in reference to the properties of sea-water in these
latitudes, which have inclined them to recommend this as a watering-
place in Preference to the coast of the parent-land.—British Press
(Jersey).
Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and
two o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. J. Fidler, oil and colour-
man, Hackney-road. The inmates were scarcely apprised of their
danger when they were Compelled, with no other covering but their
/light dresses, to snake their escape. The greatest danger was :appre-
hended to the adjoining houses, but by the powerful exertions of the
firemen, and a good supply of water, the fire was got under witlusut ex-
tending beyond the premises where it broke out. It is attributed( to the
....
bursting of a gas tube,