The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-03 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1854.

ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC,
including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON,
TO-NIGHT (THURSDAY) at Eight o'Clock, and Every Evening
(except Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings,
at Two. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box• offic* every day
from II to 4 ; area, Is.; gallery, b.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

VGYPTIAN HALL.—CONSTANTINOPLE
is open TO-NIGHT at Eight, and Every Day at Half-past Two
o'clock. The Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY, and
has been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH and Mr. SHIRLEY
BROOKS. Admission, Is. ; Reserved Seats, 2s.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS,
(Lessee, Cass. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fu.aam•road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, ls. Doors open at half-past 8
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.
To-morrow being Ash-Wednesday, there will be no performance.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY,
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED, by Dr. BACHIIOFFNEIt, on Wed-
nesday and Friday evenings, at eight o'clock.
MAGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, and a NEW SERIES
of DISAOLVING VIEWS.
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPEI, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and its

DECORATION with COLOURS.
LECTURE by Dr.EACHOFFNES on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT

UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
DESCRIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE,
and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METHOD of RAISING
SUNKEN VESSELS.

Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, is.; Schools and
Children under Ten years of age, Half-price.

HUNGARIAN CONCERTS.-
ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE.—Every NIGHT,
Eight to Ten—Admission, Is. The selections for the performance
of the HUNGARIAN BAND through the week include the finest
efforts of ancient composers, with brilliant Morceaux, popular
National Melodies, Marches, &c., which, with concerted vocalism,
new Songs and Ballads, by artistes of acknowledged merit, readers
each evening a feature amongst the high-class amusements of the
Metropols. Kaiozdy, Leader of the Band. Morning Performance,
Wednesday and Saturday, at Three.

THE BEST FIT WEARS BEST.
.‘ Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy ;
But not expressed in fancy ; rich, net gaudy ;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man."—SHARSPEARE.
Hs;MMENT and CO., Practical Tailors, 73, Cornhill.

lIEMIVIENT and CO., Tailors, 73, Cornhill,
study the peculiarities of every figure, and, by satisfying its
requirements, invariably produce a garment, whether a Lady's Bid-
ing Habit, Mantle, Cloak, &c., or a Gentleman's Coat, Trousers,
Waistcoat, &c., that is special y suited for the purpose it is intended
to serve, economy and quality being duly regarded.—Liveries.

FOREIGN HAVANNAH CIGARS.-
DAWSON and Co., 19. Mark•lane, have always on Sale a
choice assortment. Tavern-keepers, publicans, and the trade, sup-
plied on the lowest terms for cash, with Cigars of good count, com-
mencing at 218. per lb.

DEAFNESS, SINGING NOISES in EARS.
Extraordinary Discovery. Just published, sent post free on
receipt 15 postage stamp*, a STOP TO EMPIRICISSI and Exborbi-
taut Fees. Every Deaf Person can restore their own hearlrg with-
out absence from home, or personal consultations. This book will
cure thousands, rescue them from the grasp of the extortionate Em-
piric.—Dr. HOGHTON, 54.R.C.5., London, L.A.C., 2d May, 1845.
12, Du2e•street, Portland-place, London.

CAPTURE of TWO SHIPS of the LINE
off Cape -t. Vincent. on the 14th of February.

In consequence of the unprecedented Interest excited by T. J.
tarkcr's Grand Picture of " Nelson receiving the Swords of the
Vanquished Officers on the quarter•deck of the San Josef." Messrs.
LEGGATT, HAWARD, and LEGGATT beg to announce that it
will remain on view for a short time longer.
Admission on presentation of private card.
COURT CIRCULAR.

Windsor, Nov. 24.

Messrs. Leggett had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Barker's painting of " Nelson re-
ceiving the Swords of the Officers on the quarter-deck of the San
Josef after the Battle of St. Vincent."
79, Comhill, London.

PIIRSSELL'S BISCUITS, in Bags, 14 for Ig.,
or in Boxes, ls., 2s. 6d., ss., and 10s. each—viz., Captains', or
German Cuddy Biscuits, have long been esteemed fer their delightful
flavour, and are adapted for coffee and tea ; Milk or Cheese Biscuits,
4rrowroot Biscuits for invalids, and their nutritive quality makes
them adapted for children ; Abernethy Biscuits, crown Digestive
Rye Biscuits; a large assortment of Mixed Biscuits, is. 034 d. per
lb. ; Bartholiver's Wine Biscuits, Isle of Wight Cracknells; Arrow-
root Biscuits, Coffee, ditto, thin Captains' and thin Rusks, for wine.
rho Royal German Rusks, Tops and Bottoms for infants' food, sold
la bags or ss. boxes. Warranted to Keep Six Months.
JOHN R. PURSSELL, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate-hill,
only.

PURS SELL' S. —BALL SUPPERS and
WEDDING BREAKFASTS SUPPLIED in the first style;
public breakfasts, dinners, and promenade suppers supplied by con-
tract ; a large stock of bride cakes for immediate use, from one to
twenty guineas each ; a handsome cake for five guineas, packed and
sent to any part of the country if required, and warranted to keep 12
months.—JonN R. Portant., 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate-
bill, only.

ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE, in Imperial Quarts
and Pints.
Bottled by PARKER and TWINING, Beer Merchants,
5%, PALL-MALL.
Quarts, Bs.; pints, as,; half-pints (for lancheon), 3s. per dozen.
Also in casks of 18 gallons and upwards.
We refer the learned to Baron Liebig, the temperate to Dr. Car-
penter, invalids to the Medical Profession, and the robust to the best
Clubs of London, for the merits of our stock of ALLSOPP'S ALE.
The " Thirsty Soul" and " Constant Reader" of the Times we can
also satisfy with our Imperial Measure.
Address.- PARKER and T WINING, Beer Merchants, 5%, PALL-
MALL.

Just published. Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free 6s.
THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREAT-
MENT of STRICTURE at the URE TURA, in all it- Varie-
ties and Complications. With Practical Observations on the Use and
Abuse of Urethral Instruments. The whole illustrated by numerous
cases, showing that this disease may be succes,fully treated by means
at once simple and sate, even in its most inveterate and apparently
intractable forms. By F. B. COURTEN AY, M.R.C.S.E. "We
believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture
during the last 20 years has equalled, if indeed it has not surpassed,
that of any of his contemporaries, and we know of no man to whose
care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a
severe case of stricture of the urethra."—Medical Circular, July 27,
1853. H. 219, Regent-street.

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
London.

SHARE OF PROFIT INCREA4E9 FROM ONE-HALF TO
FOUR-FIFTHS.

Policies effected with this Society after Midsummer, 1850, and re-
maining in force at each Septennial period of division, will PARTI
PATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society accru-
ng after Midsummer. 1859, in proportion to their contributions to
those profits, and according to the conditions contained in the
iociety's Prospectus.

The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
tre lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in aci-
lition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.

Policy Stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses ,nay be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.

INDISPITTAI3L]
COAI
No. 72, Lomban

TRUE'

E LIFE POLICY
L'ANY,
1-street, London.

;TESS

Richard Matins, Esq., Q.C. 31 P.
James Fuller Medea., Esq.
William Wil
DIREI

,ohn Campbell Renton, Esq.
Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P.
)erforce, Esq.
:TORS.

William Adams, Esq.
John Atkins, Esq.
H. A. Bevan, Esq.
John Dangerfleld, Esq.
W. Willi
AUD

Robert 11. Forman, Esq.
John Hamilton, Esq.
J. Mathews, Esq.
Chas. 0. Parnell, Esq.
rs, Esq.
[TOW.
Henry Adron, Esq. I Ralph W. Bishop, Esq.
Charles M`Culloch, Esq, I Henry Burnett, Esq.
BOLICITORS.—Mes9rs. Atkins and Andrew.
SECRETARY.—David Alison, Esq.
Paddington Local Board, 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-read.
The Rev. James Shergold Boone, Jas. Harrington Lowther, Esq.
A.M. Charles Pemberton, Esq.
Captain Creed. George Y. Robson, Esq.
Roger Gadsden, Esq. W. H. Trinder, Esq.
SECRETART.—CharIes Iloghton, Esq.
The Policies of this Company being indisputable (in terms of the
Deed of Constitution duly registered) are TRANSFERABLE SE-
CURITIES, their validity not being dependent, as in the case of or-
dinary Policies, upon the import of past,"and perhaps forgotten cir-
cumstances, and office documents, Used as FAMILY PROVI-
SIONS, they relieve the assured from all doubt and anxiety as to
the future.

This is a purely MUTUAL SOCIETY, there being no proprietary
body to whom any part of the profits belong, the whole being divi-
sible amongst the insured themselves. The following shows the
large and steady progressive amount of business the Company is
now doing, and has done during the last five years.
Sums Assured. New Premiums.
1849 .• . • £108,647 £4,314
1850... 110,215 ........ 3,974
1851. •••• • • 127,468 ........ 4,438
1852 115,195 ........ 4,296
1853... 123,093 4,532
ALEX. ROBER FSON, Manager.

CHEAP EDITION OF MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY.—
The first volume is just published of the New and Cheap
Edition of Miss Burney's celebrated "Diary and Corres-
pondence." It is to be completed in seven monthly
volumes, with portraits, &c., price only 3s. each, bound,
and will doubtless have a very large sale. This book, in-
deed, is of universal interest and inestimable value as an
authentic and permanent record of what everybody desires
to know—namely, the personal characters, manners,
habits of thinking, and modes of life of the great and
famous of a recently-passed age. At an early period of
her life, the celebrated author of " Evelina" adopted the
resolution of keeping a regular " Diary" of her thoughts,
feelings, and observations relative to everything and every-
body with whom she came in contact. She continued it
for many years, including the time of her residence at the
Court of Queen Charlotte, and the whole may be said to
constitute a work almost unequalled in literary and social
value by anything else in the language. As a proof, it may
be stated that the anecdotes, descriptions, personal traits
and conversation of Dr. Johnson, as reported by Madame
D'Arblay, with characteristic force and spirit, are fully
equal in interest to Boswell's life of him ; and it is the
same with regard to the other celebrated persons of the
day, including besides the King, Queen, and Royal Family,
and the whole courtly circle, Burke, Goldsmith, Sheridan,
Garrick, Reynolds, Gibbon, Walpole, Warren Hastings,
Lawrence, Mrs. Montague, Mrs. More, Mrs. Thrale, &c.
THE STEAMER GOLDEN AGE.—According to the last
advices from the Cape of Good Hope, it appears that
the American Australian steamer Golden Age reached
that place after an unprecedented passage, her running
dtnetnaninnieldpyatnit?hren Cam someddaayyss,hbeutwt
time having been 26 days and a half. She would be
ewenas thexe peccatpede
annodt
Melbourne, in which case her passage to Australia will
have been effected, as regards running time, in a little
over 48 days. It will be remembered that the Post-
Office authorities refused to pay this vessel any extra sum
tal'irz ar 1 tl'at a f,-7 alai-.; :.fter7vard 6,7
despatched, with a bonus of 1,0001:, the sailing-ship
Matilda Wattenbach, which was ultimately driven die-
masted into Lisbon.

as if the previous cause of disqualification had not hap-
pened.
"4. That the constituency for all elections in common
hall shall include the lilverymen, and also all those who
are above proposed to be. entitled to vote at the wardmoto
elections.
" 5. That the time for holding elections should be short-
ened, and that there should be one day for the nomination
and election in the Co rumen Hall, and one other day for
the nomination and election in the respective wardmotes ;
and that in the event of a poll being demanded the poll
shall be taken and cone/ uded on the day following the
nomination.

" 6. That the Lord .Mayor shall be chosen from those
aldermen who have served the office of sheriff.

" 7. That the electiort of the Lord Mayor by the consti-
tuency in Common Hall s hall be absolute.
" 8. That the election o f aldermen by the wards should
be without any veto.
" 9. That the election of aldermen should be for life.

" 10. That the common councilmen should be annually
elected in the several waramotes.
" 11. That the number .of common councilmen be con-
stituted as at present.
" 12. That if any per, holding the office of alderman
or common councilman ;for the city.of London shall declare
himself or shall be decla red bankrupt or insolvent, or shall
apply to take or shall tal re the benefit of any act for the
relief of insolvent debtor s, or shall make any composition
with his creditors, or she 11 altogether absent himself from
his duty more than six: calendar months consecutively
(unless prevented by illm ts s or any other reasonable cause),
or shall be convicted of fraud or of any crime, then, and in
every such case, such person shall thereupon immediately
become disqualified and. shall cease to hold the office of
alderman or common councilman, as the case may be, and
the office shall become vacant. But any person becoming
disqualified and ceasing to hold such office by reason of
having made any composition with his creditors shall, on
payment of his debts in fu:11, be capable (if otherwise quali-
fied) of being re-elected to such office, provided always that
any act done by any such alderman or common councilman
so becoming disqualified as aforesaid previously to his
office becoming vacant, shall have the same force and
validity as if such alderman or common councilman ha.d
not been so disqualified.
"13. That the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen shall
be continued as a separate court only for purposes connected
with the admistration of „justice, police, gaols, and mainte-
nance of any court of law. or equity, now by charter or
otherwise, under their leparate jurisdiction. That the
Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen shall have no separate
power or authority to ors w upon or order any payment
out of the City cash, and' that for all municipal legislation
and other purposes comb ected with the City affairs, the
same may be henceforth 'managed and transacted under
and by the authority of 1. he Lord Mayor, aldermen, and
commons iu Common Conn cil assembled.
"14. That all acts whatsoever authorised or required to
be done by the Common Con ncil, and a 1 ,questions of ad-
journment or others that ma)' come beforeZsuch ,council,
may be done and decided by tlie,marorityof the members
of the council who shall be prep:sent at any. meeting, the
whole number present at such meeting not being less than.
one fifth part of the number of the whole council, and at'
all such meetings the Lord Mayor, if present, shall pre-
side ; and in the absence of the Lord Mayor, such alder-
man, or in the absence of all the aldermen such councillor
as the members of the council then present shall choose to
be the chairman of that meeting, shall preside, and the
chairman shall have a second or casting vote in all cases of
equality of votes.
"15. That the chamberlain shall be elected by the Court
of Common Council.

" 16. That in any alteration of the existing wards, it is
desirable to adhere as much as possible to the present
limits to unite the smaller and divide the larger wards, so
as to make them more equal in the number of occupiers
and amount of rateable property.
" 17. That all extra-parochial places within tho limits of
the city should be included in the city of London for all
municipal purposes.
" 18. That the bye-laws of the 15th April, 1606, and
the 4th July, 1712, restraining persons not free of the city
from carrying on trade therein be repealed.
" 19. That the street tolls should be abolished.
" 20. That the powers of the several city courts should
be consolidated and amended, that- there should be only
two such courts for the trial and h,9aring of civil causes
within the city, namely, the mayor's'aourt and the sheriff's
court, as regulated by the small debts act.
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London.
Motion—To agree to suggestion No. 9.
Amendment—To strike out the words "for life," and
insert " once in every seven years." dheere;:lomthmaitssitohneerstorp.
The court divided: For the affirmative, 30 ; for the
negative, 49.
Motion—" To agree to suggestion" No. 11.
Amendment—" To limit the number to 160."

- - -
The court divided : For the affirmative, 15 ; for the
negative, 37.

SIXTEEN COTTAGES DESTROYED BY
FIRE AT BLACKWALL.

Last night, about half-past eight o'clock, an electric
telegraph message was forwarded to the London fire
engine stations, that au extensive fire had taken place
near Messrs. Mare's steam-ship and engineering works
at Blackwall, in the North Woolwich-road. The mo-
ment the news arrived, engines of the brigade from
Wellelose-square, Schoolhouse-lane, Jeffrey-square, and
Farringdon-street, started towards the spot, followed
by that of the West of England office. It is to be re-
gretted that as the engines were proceeding along the
Commercial-road, two unfortunate accidents occurred,
and within a few yards of each other. One took place
in this way. Mr. Jones, the engineer of the West of
England engine, in order to ascertain the exact
locality of the fire, made an attempt to get off the
engine before it was fully stopped, and being unable
to obtain his footing, he fell under the hinder-
most wheel, which passed completely over his
thigh. The horses dragging the heavy machine were
stopped as soon as possible, when it was found that
Jones was so much injured as to be unable to proceed
any further. The Victoria Dock Company, in order to
provide lodgings for a number of their workmen and
their families, had erected a series of double and single
cottages in the marshes adjoining the brick field, be-
tween Messrs. Mare's works and the North Woolwich
road. Each building were formed of bricks, timber
lined inside, and thatched roof, and consisted of from
two to four rooms in each structure. Last night, it
appears, a girl living in one of the cottages struck a
lucifer match in order to light a candle, when, by
some unforeseen accident, the window curtain became
ignited, and before she had time to extinguish the
fire it travelled to the roof, set the thatch in a blaze,
and the wind blowing stifly at the time the flames
were drifted to the cottages right and left of the
one in which the misfortune commenced, so that
in a space of time comparatively brief the destructive
element had seized upon six double cottages and four
single ones. The scene at that time became quite dis-
tressing, as many of the poor occupiers had their chil-
dren sleeping in the humble habitations, and in order to
rescue them the most strenuous exertions were required.
One poor woman, to save an infant, was obliged to get
through the window, whilst the fire dropped from the
roof upon the cot in which the child was sleeping. The
poor creatures next made an attempt to remove their
humble furniture to a distant place for protection, in
which endeavour to some extent they were successful,
but the majority of the occupants have lost all they pos-
sessed ; for by the tune the London engines could reach
the scene, the fire had done tremendous havoc, and with
the exception of about a. dozen cottages on the same
estate, the others, numbering in all 16, were burnt out.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MANCHESTER.

A fire, more destructive in its consequences than any
which.has occurred in Manchester for many years, took
place on Wednesday night in that city. The invoice
and order clerks in the employ of Messrs. Rylands and
Son, general warehousemen and shippers, were just
about to leave the warehouse in High-street, about
ten minutes past ten o'clock, when one of the men
who had to watch during the night, smelt fire, and
seeing smoke proceeding up a flight of stairs which
led into a cellar containing grey calicoes, he went to
ascertain the cause, but was driven back. One of the
clerks also went down, and saw fire upon the coun-
ter, as he thought, glimmering among a very dense
body of smoke, which nearly suffocated him. Attempts
were made to quench it with water, but the smoke over-
powered the men, and they left the place in trepidation,
merely seizing some few odd books that were scattered
about. Mr. Rose, the conductor of the Manchester fire
brigade, received intelligence of the fire from the police-
man on the beat at twelve minutes past ten, and being on
the spot in nine minutes he found flames issuing from the
cellar of the warehouse, and evidently proceeding from a
very large body below. He had at first great hopes of
extinguishing the fire, but it all at once sprung into great
activity, having reached a gas meter, from which a flame
2 feet in diameter and 6 or 7 feet long projected the mo-
ment the soldering had been melted. The building itself
was, perhaps, the most extensive in Manchester. The
fire raged fieraely, and soon mastered the efforts of the
firemen, although they played most gallantly from high-
pressure main jets, which discharge about a ton of water
per minute, and before one o'clock in the morning it
had destroyed the whole of the building to a very small
portion, bringing down much of the walls. The wind
blew from the east, carrying the sparks and live embers
across the streets. Bread-street being so narrow, as the
fire advanced along the blazing building the firemen had
no space to work, and were compelled to retire, and the
flames soon caught the windows of a large warehouse on
the opposite side of the street occupied by Hammond,
Turner, and Co., and set it on fire. The men strove hard
in this new difficulty, but the narrowness of the street
baffled all their efforts, and the fire completely gutted the
building, passing through into Bridgewater-place, another
street a considerable distance from the original scene
of conflagration. It was eventually stopped by the in-
tervention of some strong party walls in the buildings,
but not until after two o'clock in the morning. The
loss caused by the destruction is immense. Messrs.
Ryland had a stock of at least 100,0001. worth of goods
in their warehouse, and all is destroyed with the excep-
tion of the salvage, which may amount to 10,000/. They
are insured in the Alliance for 5,000/. ; Anchor, 2,000/..
Atlas, 5,000/. ; County, 5,000/. ; Equitable, 3,000/.
Guardian, 5,000/. ; London, 5,000/. ; Monarch, 5,000/.
Phoenix, 10,0001. ; Star (taken by Manchester office)'