The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

ANOTHER FIRE IN THE CITY.

Yesterday morning, about half-past 8 o'clock, another
very serious fire broke out in Bennett's-hill, near St.
Paul's, which threatened the most appalling results.
The fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Hodgkinson,
envelope-maker, but no trace has been discovered as to
the origin of it. Immediately adjoining the premises
of Mr. Hodgkinson are the large workshops of Mr.
Coombs, carpenter and builder. The workshops were
necessarily filled with combustible materials, which,
once ignited, blazed up with great rapidity, and at first
it was apprehended that before the progress of the de-
structive element could be arrested it would commu-
nicate with and destroy the buildings in the neigh-
bourhood. Luckily the fire engines were on the spot.
The Watling-street engines were in full play within
ten minutes after the fire burst forth ; and within about
a quarter of an hour there were no less than seven
engines belonging to the fire brigade, and an engine
from the West of England, in active operation, under
the superintendence of Mr. Braidwood. The conflagra-
tion was terrific and illuminated the neighbourhood,
notwithstanding that it was daylight. The hose were
carried to all parts of the neighbourhood from which
they could play with effect. Some of them were brought
into George-court, but the greater number were brought
into the churchyard of St. Bennett's, whereithe firemen
had the best opportunity of playing on the burning
mass. So intense was the heat that the vestry door and
windows were greatly injured, although they were at
least fifty feet removed from the burning buildings.
The inhabitants of the adjoining houses were so much
alarmed that they removed their furniture to the court-
yard of the Herald's College, which is is immediately
opposite where the fire originated and continued to
increase ; as a matter of course, a great number
of persons congregated in the neighbourhood, and
stood with stolid patience for hours to view the
vivid scene. There was an abundant supply of
water, and the men engaged in working the engines did
their duty with great vigour. Towards eleven o'clock
the fire, although not extinguished, was got under con-
trol, and all apprehension of its extending further was
dissipated. The whole of the interior of Mr. Coombs's
workshops were consumed ' • but the walls, which were
built in the most substantial manner, remained entire,
and, except the blackened effects of the flames, were
little injured. Mr. Hodgkinson's premises, where the
fire broke out, were insured in the Sun-office, and Mr.
Coombs's premises in the Church of England. The
church and vestry were insured in the West of Eng-
land. The damage is estimated at from 3,0001. to
4,0001. The houses occupied by Mr. Shelly, boot-
maker, Mrs. Hannah Lawrence, tea-dealer, and the
premises in the immediate vicinity of where the fire
raged, were damaged, but to no very great extent.

RUSSIAN PRODUCE.--The markets for Russian pro-
duce continue to advance, in consequence of the state of
politics, and hemp and linseed oil are again higher. The
existing price of tallow has also led to a large business
in warn oil at Liverpool.

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t had lIIARR7T NEWS-(THIS DAY.)
1 SHARL' MARKETS-(THIS DAY).
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sates-
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
blish- COEN ELHANGE.
litionFresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat were on
a very limited scale, and the show of samples of both red 0105111 g Prices Basiness done
iglish and white was trifling. Owing to the closing of the in. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. yesterday. this day,
land navigation rendering it impossible to deliver, the
made amount of business doing was limited ; nevertheless, fo.c-
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--20
ussels tors were very firm, and needy buyers were compelled to St. 100Aberclecin ......•••••••201
pay an advance of is to 2s per quarter on Monday's prices. 4 5 pit
binet
The import of American wheat has been good ; yet the
4,06
o the . sale for all kinds was steady, and prices were fully is per 20 841AistmEbgas.
tNzo.tßaljtunngly.o,late..
~... -
_.
so all Belfast
yarn- quarter. higher. Floating cargoes were held at a rise of 2s 14 all Bfrnin-e * Wolverh. &
vision per quarter.
We wero very moderately supplied with barley, whichkoueuhr
.Vdall.
Laeyn.o..sh.....d
1.. 9 - 9i
11 - 9 d
3127 i a
1128 BDCBi roth.
sold steadily, at is per quarter more money. e was
Malt was in good request, and is dearer.
pt its We had a good demand for oats, at 6d per quarter more
money. etherseh.jun& eStir•i.•,•
22 18 Do,, £6201.2..5..C. !..11'.... 158 i = 19
'
;es in Beans, peas, and flour were held at enhanced rates.
than ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. St.
13000 r 3 x
Bristoll y t 25 h &i s
IT!
Eanxt ee4t Exeter...... ).
original:
l: ..
'5, ?.„ --
7. : 97
mbar • Wheat. Barley. ►Malt. Oath. Flour. St..
100 Ca1ed0nian............. "4,1 - ,t 4 524 4
English .. 1,160 2,550 2,520 1,180 1,040
tom- Irish -••- 730
and Foreign .. 19,060 510 13,750
___
usOgo
allall il'CCohle.kstearnatitt Hanodlyorhne.a..d. 11_ .. . .
.7--- -'.
.5' 3. 146
- 2,400 27,920 bi.
20 all 'Cork, Black. & ass.
.---.....
... - • ••
SMITHFIELD. 20 10 'Cornwall
44 -46
rso va
The supply of beasts in to-day's market was very mode-
sbian 50 45 ipublin&pßeerltfhasatiubnerc
rate as to number, and deficient in quality. Prime breeds
wired esoved. off steadily, at full prices ; otherwise the beef trade
-.- -.
25 all Dundejeunotion
....... 8 _ 8 1
all JoeenN
a. was in a sluggish state, at barely Monday's currency. With
25
all Fa't Aenwelian (X 25 L. 4 - 11
been sheep we were fairly supplied. The trade was by no means -° 1 East ez-'l4.` & D 0..... g aeavy active, yet we have no change to notice in prices. Calves,
• all Do , .£lB E. &11.).. ••• ••• id in the supply of which was limited, moved off slowly at latel2i -13 121
42
rates. In pigs comparatively few transactions took Atli.36 --
OIUII- place. 5t.2108
laooll
.:EasEa.s.ttee(ir.nnuCtoo.uonnt,ies..s.. .
weeks Milch cows were dull, at from 141. to 181. 5s each, in-
;chin. eluding their small calf. 15t. 100 !Do., do.
odwo.A.l3o.ate,
Thirds) 26.8 i i_ 3:5.
St. 100 'East Lancashire ...... „„ _ 65
they Per Blbs to sink the offals.
St. 100 'Edinburgh & Glasgow 00
hunt- - a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
21' -- 23
a the Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthclown 5 0 5 4
Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Slloot 100314
xkish - Prime large oxen 40 4 6 Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 Et. 100 'illiirtinnghbboa:wl:l3l:nlhdCSlP.4YledirDeabeuslnuetescinrn'ec.:. 1.., --__ ...
Prime Scots, &c. 4 $ 410 Large hogs 3 4 4 2 hat a
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 4 410 St. 110000 :DGi.o•cia.,t
AN.ortsthoeerkn S.t.k,.
.. :
.2,7,,1 -
186:01 834 44
Second quality ...4 2 4 4 Sucklingcalves ..23 0 28 0 St. 100 IDo., B. Stock .....- 14°
Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 410 Quarter old pigs 21 0 26 0 St. 100 !Gt. Sth.&West.(Tre.) 103 - 105 1024
814
_-- 824 814
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ........ - ...... .. 1,082 Beasts•• .. •• •• .. •• •• ••.. • 212 12 11
10011 Irerso*Via-
erd.ay
Sheep ... - ... ..... ••.• .. 4,400 Sheep .... •• •• .. •• •• ...... 330
mnan Calves ..... ••..•••• .• .. 120 Calves
50 all Lancasteerthst:EaCrnas.rilie:t..:: 93 •-
98
essionl.3.. - 14. p
Pigs ..•• ................ 300 Pies.- . .... •• - Bt. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6744 2
6645 d 64„1 4
t that
194 174,D0., Fifths
,vy of NEWGATE AND LE..A.DENHALL.
ppear 5014
alulllLDeoe.4,sWNsto.rtßhideruing.U..n
1i• -- .1.3.4 d
About an average business was transacted in each kind 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt ••• - ••• lition Of meat, as follows :- ,
u the
Per 81,b's by theisrcase.
.
pars- .
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. cl. 511 01:3/4
100 a 1 181
LoLoliptinnadd..°Blllnri&bgh. &Bt:Setshkiad:.
97 --I 4,
981)4
3t 100 London &N. Western 102 -102 s 102 lf
Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 310
r - '
)posi- Do., middling.... 3 6 310 Do., middling 4 0 4 6 fu9..
Do., prime large .4 04 2 Do., prime 484 10 12 • Do. Fifths
ag an
Do., do. 5raa11....4 2 4 4 Veal 4 0 5 0 2
mils-
Pork, large 36 4 2 Pork, small 44 5 0 .812t.4
1001 i
London
larhilSlw&oßato-ro*C
754 1 :
121 -114 d
--_.
4050 42341 Dp00.., ££4500::::::......::::::
ileries
BOROUGH HOP. 10 - 9 d
25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine ••• - ...
L uni- About an average business is doing in most kinds of hops 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 1.2. •
3eived at Monday's currency. Very few imports have taken St. 100 • Manch.Shef.&Lineln. 21
-: 22
inues2o 4 4
place this week. The following are the quotations :- 84 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
••• TO
4
lad and East Kent pockets, 14/. Os to 171. 17s ; Weald St. 100 Midland . - 61614 00 1
Fetters;
of Kent ditto, 101. 5s to 121. 12s ; Sussex ditto, 101. Os St. 100 Do. Birming.&Derby 34 - 36
ester-
the -
to 121. ; and foreign, 7/. Os to 9/. Os per cwt. 50 471 Midland G. West. (Ir. ) ••• - •••
.r
25 172 Do. j Shares ... - ...
lop all Newcastle &Carlisle ... - ...
COLONIAL.
54 - 56
SUGAR,-The market has been extremely firm for 1111E0 British Plantation since the opening, and West India St. 4 100
ExtensionsDNewiTaryket.
alters qualities have advanced 6(1 to Is per cwt. Barbadoes, by 4d - par
I ated auction, was sold at 32s 6d to 38s for ord to fine, and at g 0654 17571
NNeeowrvwp•
.tu.lAdtbEenrtdiskulHt.fednt.
245
.......- lid
20 all Newry Warreripoin
37s 6cl to 40s for mid to fine crystalised Demerara. East 6 - 8
and,
& Rostrevor
India, Mauritius, dark brown, at auction has been sold at 48 - 50
N0rf01k......
3a -313400 d 284
toured
28s 6d, ord to fine brown at 29s 6cl. to 30s 6cl, low and mid
71f. yellow at 33s to 355, good and fine yellow at 35s 6d to
40c. 37s 6d, and crystalised at 38s. Bengal good white St.
I°°4
N rthn Counties Un
Ll' per Benares has realised 395, mid 38s, low to good yellow Mau- ISs°6t . 110360- North°
North
Devonß r sh;
N. .0. ...i : : 288
_...-
ritius kind 33s to 38s, good and fine brown 31s 6d to 335, and
Ls rtes,
Cossipone 41s to 425. Madras common mid to fine
G 'Teat 186
.11110
DD Do.,
.. : I: l't o_BI. 2D.eferred.
61-44.
0:-
7. .2. 4
brown has realised 288 6d to 30s 6d, low to fine yellow 5 8 Do"
121 L Guaranteed
d ~ 50 ... A
I 'Of. ; 31s to 355, and a few lots of grainy fine yellow to mid 50 all North on on ..... ,
Mledi- white 38s to 42s 6cl. Penang went is 6d to 2s 6d higher
'Bor- than last month, the brown at 30s 6d to 33s 6cl for low to 10 1.1 No.t&eaS6.7aostdnc.,ilityajmop.:
... -
...
5 00. ; fine, and the yellow at 33s 6d to 36s 6d for low grey to 20 174
North
hh
Western 8:
85i 2: Vd
20 an ak Of good yellow. Foreign.-The demand has been good, and
100 110
full prices have been obtained. Havannah at auction sold
readily at 38s 6d to 40s 6d for good yellow to florettes, and Hu. June: 1... d - par
...
and Leicester
Nuneaton, d'eSalWo.ne,
at 36s for low yellow. A floating cargo of brown Pernam-
ID • bum. went at 20s 9d, and one of Java for Holland at 23s 3d.
Refined.-There are ready buyers for home consumption St. 100 OlvxfoolrvderWhaomr
...
Wolverhampton 1... . a.
35 - 37
at rather higher rates. Brown lumps are 15s, and grocery
45s 6d to 50s. 260 t.
1200.2
sticeSSPcoorttrshouCtehntral
-
COME.-There has been a steady market, but with no
Al. of great amount of business. Native Ceylon has been at 50s
St. St.
110000
strotetwisshhoMryiddtlanßdirmg.
5556
..... -.
6508
Bilish for good ord, with few sellers. Plantation has also been St. 100 Do., L.
• icon- rather quiet, except the triage sorts, which are in demand Guaranteed
N. West
edStock 55 -
60
yw to at high rates. Good bold coloury sold at 70s, good mid at
638 to 655, low mid and mid at 58s to 62s for fine, and 21604
an 10
sShhrreewswahbyy: &
d: LlChereestfet. 24 - 2dis
rluro-
(Nor. W. Min.) l4 - 16
mixed at 54s 6d to 575, triage at 47s to 565, and peaberry
134 all Do. Halves, do 7 - 8
at 63s to 665. Neigheray sold at 62s to 71s for greyish well
only made, and at 67s for peaberry. Naidoobatum sold at
it hin high prices, small to good bold grey close made 66s to 70s, 2200 a 1164
,Dshro.oo;wehirestryun..i.o.;::::
311
.._-- 1,21 d
her
of a
fine and fine fine ord and mixed pale and foxy 53s 6cl to •••- Do.
paidA' Bup' av
t per C, &D
cant. -
Nor-
a...rates,' fully
...
565, and triage 45s to 565. Mocha was held for higher
50 Sh De :on ..... -.- 14 -- 16
to 60s. good yellow long berry 78s, triage sold at 52s 6cl all out
St. 100 South Eastern 594 - 604 00 5911
50 Note RICE.-A large business has been done, and the quantity all South Wales 32 33
d.a,ra- in first hands is small. Prices are up 3d per cwt., several 2020 15 S.O
....
Y0rk......
5h.8.......
iv.arD2..n. 4
...._ 5
3 -- 2 d
%wan.
thousand bags having changed hands at the advance. 5 D
Bengal mid and good has been sold at 16s 3d to 16s 6d, 2025 2.2
all
Stockton
the -
and Madras at 14s 3d. Madras to arrive brought 14s 9d.
.atrtWilin:pgki ..7-. --___
.(i.
COTTON.-Prices are firm, and at auction Tinnivelly rea- :: . - ...
:wise used 44d, and Madras 3fd to 34d per lb.
10 8 Do. £lO shades -- ...
SALTPETRE.-The market is firm, fine having realised St. 1001" TataiaoffenkVet la' lnWe4':DLI"
•-• • •
31s for cash, and Bengal by auction sold at 29136c1 to 30s S
these
for low and low mid 13 to 10j per cent, refraction.
3
2ot-. 12000 DThaona.dmPerßesafll.il,waNvaeoyn. 1
Doc.k.
24
aosed
SPIcEs.-Pimento by auction has been sold at 6d to 64d
r, and for good ord2o 17 Vale of Neath 144 - 154
mixed to good mid even. White Singapore
1
TlOll3 pepper has realised 104 d for mid dingy. Malabar partly
20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 5
50 all Waterford&Limerick 25 - 27 - 61
•esult sold at 4d for mid half heavy. Cloves at bid for ord
20 14 West Cornwall 8 • 84
t nreednits
dark Bourbon ; and nutmegs at 2s 5d to 2s 6d per lb. fon,
Singapore small. ..• 1 West End of London
. -
TEA.-The market has been dull, common congou at and Crystal Palace ..
20 all West London __ ...
saucels 2fd to is 2fd peilt. '
...
they TALLOW.- 10 51s. P.Y.C. has been very firm at 59s 3d to 59s
York Newctl.dißerw. 63 - 64 63
6d per cwt. on the vet. St. 100
rove-
GREEN FRUIT.-The inclement state of the weather has 25 20 Do. Extensions ..... -84 d
1.1 as -31 d
ply,l
a prejudicial effect on the market, and out-of-door consump-
100 York &N. Midland 451 - 461
25 11j Do. G.N.E. Purchase 4
'Lion is completely checked. Some parcels of oranges from St.
St. Michael and Fayal, offered by Keeling and Hunt at
lents public sale-the principal part of the former was bought in FOREIGN.
;reed from want of buyers, the latter went at a reduction of 2s
as to per box. Some enquiry exists for lemons for confectionary 10 7 Antwrp & Rotterdam 21 -14 d
'mill- pnrposes. Seville sours are much wanted. Nuts of all 5 3 Belgian East. Janet, 1 -14
20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 4 - 2 d
kinds scarce, and prices well supported.
stem
neu-
... Central of 1ta1y....,., ... ...- •••
-______ ..._______t___................,_
20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - 15
LLOYD'S SHIPPI N G.- (THIS DAY,) 171 all Demerara . . _
...
20 10 Dijon and Besa,aon... 21 -- 3113
7C10.. LONDON, Jan. 6.--17-.--ind this day at Noon, W. ; light 20 8 Dutch Rhenish
20 all East Indian 3i 2i -
3/p 23i a
they slowly. -21 d
ants, airs. It is slightly freezing on the surface, but is thawing 20 2 Do. Extension id -4 P
DEAL, Jan. 4.-Three bodies and 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula i-1 p a boat were washed 20 10 Gd 4
ashore this morning, near No. 2 Battery, supposed to be
10 Gd: Junet
Trunk: of Canada -3 p
of France 2
place part of the crew and appointments of the vessel wrecked -
)f one on the Goodwin Sands. Shrs. and Bonds 4 - 3 d
i
FALMOUTH, Jan. 5.-Wind, N., light. Arrived--Al-
20 8 Gt
ports chymist, from Quebec ; Vassitei Sijiaret (Turkish war et.), 201 202 Gt, Central of France par - p
Westn. of Canada
4
belli- Constantinople. Sailed-St. John, for Savannah. Shares 1- ld
vying PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 5.- ... ... Do.bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
Arrived-Vulture, . Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862
Wind, E. Arrived-Vult
... ... - • .•
*arms from New York, for Antwerp ; Oceanus, Quebec, for Sun- 201 101 Hamilton & Toronto id - par
rtain
derland. Sailed-H.M.'s sts. Conflict and Dragon, for the IC.O all Do. 6 per cent
wally
westward.-The Callinder, arrived here from Lisbon, re- 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle
rties. ... - ... Ports having spoken, on the 17th Dec., in lat. 45, long. 9, 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
the Lucile (Spanish brigantine), having on board the crew per cent. pref.
ess at of the Andromaque (French), Marseilles to Nantes, which 20 15 Luexembourg ... •10 -10 j
i and foundered in lat. 45 N., 10 W.
e ex- , 10 10 Do. (Railway) 6 - 64
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 5.-Wind, E.S.E. Arrived-Meteor, 5 2 Do l4 - 2
from Mauritius ; Grenville Bay, Dalhousie ; Maranham, 5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 - 2
n the Quebec ; Nini Deeps, St. Michael's ; Odni, St. Übes, for 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. id - par
Bergen, with loss of sails and spars. Sailed-Margaret, 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... - . p silty St. Michael's.
20 101 IVladras i - 4 P
'lark BRISTOL, Jan. 5.-Arrived- Belmont, from Quebec. 331 29 Maria Antonia
Um RACOMBE, Jan. 4.- Arrived-Etewan, from St. John's, 10 10 Do. New -- -.
and, • N. 8., for Bristol, leaky, and damaged sails. 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ...
the SHEERNESS, Jan. 1.-Wind, E. Arrived-Hilding, 20 all Namur & Liege (with
and from St. Übes.
L the in -
POWEY, Jan. 3.-The Heir of Madryn (Welsh schooner) 20 all Dot erest
(ex interest)
'74 8
.
was totally wrecked, Charleston Pier, this morning. 16 all Northern of France 34 •-
314 33
sub- HOLYHEAD, Jan 3.-The Henry (*brig), of Whitehaven 20 all Do. 201. 3p.
ecial from Cardiff to Liverpool, is on shore near the Breakwater'
, of the new harbour, and likely to become a total wreck. [frey.B.&Ams.Shs.] ... - ...
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2.-Tho Emma, 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 71 - 8
thisport, from Baltimore to 20 10 Paris and Lyons 154 -161 p 254 1
high
was stranded near Karaperdum 31st Dec., and 40 40 Do. bonds
is high and dry, and with masts cut awe ' a
y. 20 all Paris and Orleans
_-
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 2.-The Hendrik from Batavia to 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O -42
other Rotterdam, drove on shore near Renesse, Dec. 30. The 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 314 - 314
sea was running too high for steamers to get near her.
x St.
APPLEDORIC, Jan. 3.-The M • 20 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 3- 4 p
port to Torquay, put in her() tahircisulmsoof morning, 'tilts.
from New- 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 1' - 1 d
LSOD, ruing, nearly full of 20 all Rouen and Havre - 191
water, having carried away her forefoots and bulged her 20 12 Royal Danish
bottoms on Mortstone, and had to be run on the ground to 5 2 Royal Swedish 1 - par
Ls to
prevent her sinking. 1 - f d
aises The full extent of the damage is not 20 all Sambre and Mouse B4 - 9
yet known.
Mr.
SUNDERLAND, Jan. 5,-,ri., 10 6 . Do. 51 per cent. pref. ... - ...
were
Mana,of Montrose
a_rta.nhlio.wi:?3:3lcsrkeras.ah;naccinisreco,wbsOesfavvoNednashirp.lOSe ;;
2200 2 S.E. of France......., .- - •••
iich,
6 Southern of France 3•-
5 p
and ane, of Sunde;rlManad7
first . HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 4. 20 6 StAndrews & Quebec ... - ...
) de- stranded near West Hartlepool Dec. 13 (Swedish brig), 20 2s. Upper India Scrip - ...
13, has this day gone 84 all West Flanders •4
- 41
mu- to pieces.
igh- WHITBY, Jan. 4.-The2o 10 Do. 51 per c. Pref - 4 d
pot. from London; the Bedlington Beta,
ssechLoo.._neeol,toiamfisNewcastle, 20 10 Western of France 7 - 8 p
thin from Folkestone ; the Mary As'iti s,'?°!l 11, of this port, 10 4 West. of Switzerland 14 - lid
, both 20 2 Wiesbaden
... - -
out the Donnington, (schooner), of ihtis"npgolh
don, all bound to this port in ballast, are from Lob- 20 12 Zealand..
each
On the 41 - 4 d 101
'yea
;ins beach, at the north side of the harbour. It Pb°lortsei;nganda
strong gale from the east.
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
ider
LINES
'andemoiaththe
Shr. Paid RAT*Wiv•
SHIELDS, Jan. 4.-The Treasurer, of this
gra- Euretta, of and from Hull, have driven on the T
)Od, Rocks. Leasing Closing Prices Business
'''' - Compans. yesterday. this day.
rem XINGSTON, Jan. 4.-Arrived-The Thetis, from St. -..... -___
rich John's, New Brunswick. ---- _
-----
tght liria.umAnis, Dec. 3.-The Picton, to Liverpool, has 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W.
Bletehley....
been run on the mud without damage for safety, having Bt. 100 Buekghamsh. L. &N.W. 10-1. -- 103
tght
nen lost anchors and. cables.
50 ell Clyde L.
Caledon... 51 - 52
Ling
St. 100 EJA 1 •
Glstr &D
neo n. gr.
and (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 25
__ 6P. cent .... Gt.Northn 141 - 144
1 at
LIVERPOOL, Fiday, 10 30 a.m. all Gifts. Barr, & Caldonian.
igs. Wind, S.E
nit_ ., moderate, and damp hazy weather. Neils Direct
itaapwal. Dyk. di Ykec .BNew.
25 all Da, isf,„ • -.- -.
nch ..__-'-'lu reported loss of the steamer, Manx Fairy, has not 25 all .Do
... - ...
to Peen confirmed, and it is thought to have been incorrect. 100 all girl • n•Fr 43t.Westil 3O -32
A •
tely yoralYiria:-Margaret (s.), from Havre; New York, New
to a ' i Lad 'Margaret
Sale, Marnharn •; Britannia, St, John's, New 50 all Mal & sa. .: y. erwei ' ••• -
,
Itriunsco
.and
WBaratkserwelli - 1.11
her CO
12 all Do. 4 Shares. Do
- 554
itffchE(lsb.)in, g,LoDndaonnzi.g •; Enscaldina, Porto 25 all Do. 1 Shai. D:N.M- lO9
...4
all
Lee.istae_ - 28
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THE SNOW STORM.

Yesterday London experienced a continuance of the
serious interruptions to its business which occurred on
Wednesday, owing to the non-arrival of the mails, and
an extensive stoppage of railway traffic, in consequence
of the great fall of snow which took place on Tuesday
night throughout the midland, northern, and north-
western districts' of the kingdom, and over the metro-
polis itself. The appearance of the streets yesterday
was in some respects even more uncomfortable than on
Wednesday. During the night a second fall of snow
had come down, to an average depth of three inches,
the wind having shifted from east to south-west,
with a thaw, gentle in the morning, but increasing in
rapidity during the day, accompanied by fog, which
settled down over the city between three and four
o'clock in the afternoon. The fog continued to hang
about during the whole evening, and about seven
o'clock a smart shower of sleet or hail—it was diffi-
cult to say which—fell for about half an hour.
Omnibuses were more numerous than on Wednesday
—in fact, the supply was much as usual ; but the
great majority were still drawn by three or four
horses, and making slow progress even then. Of cabs
the supply was also greater than on the previous day,
and of those out fully one-half were drawn by two
horses, some being tandem, many, however, having the
leader mounted by a boy. Other cabs had their horses
in pairs. The Paddington, Hampstead, and other long-
stage omnibuses generally carried a placard addressed to
the public, stating that iu consequence of the incle-
mency of the weather the proprietors had found it ne-
cessary to increase the fares. Cabmen having two
horses made their own terms, seldom running for less
than is. per mile, and frequently getting more ; in fact,
the shilling was always asked, and generally cheerfully
given where only a single horse was driven.
The snow which fell on Wednesday appears to have
extended far over the country, but not to such an
amount as to create additional obstructions upon the
railways, some of which, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing account, have been snow-blocked to an extent
unknown in the previous history of railways.

not arrive at London-bridge until after 6 a.m., being
nearly two hours 'behind its time. This delay was caused
more from the slippery state of the rails than snow, the
latter having been almost cleared away. The line be-
tween Margate, Ramsgate, and Canterbury, which re-
mained blocked throughout Wednesday, had also been
cleared, and a train reached London-bridge late on
Wednesday night, many hours behind its time. The
trains continued to arrive yesterday somewhat late, but
no serious delay took place. The down trains were des-
patched as usual, after the rails had been covered with
gravel. The passengers were fewer than usual during
the day.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.

The mail and other trains on this line came in yester-
day rather late, but no considerable inconvenience was
experienced. The line is now perfectly cleared.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

Yesterday morning the Southampton mail was delayed
a short time at Farnborough, where the snow had
slightly drifted ; but it arrived in London soon after its
usual time. The first ordinary train from Southampton
was also rather late, but the other trains arrived and
were despatched as usual.

On Wednesday morning the North Stafford train,
which should leave Derby for Crewe and Liverpool at
ten o'clock, did not start until after eleven. As soon
as it had started and entered the Normanton cutting,
it became embedded in the snow, and could nat
proceed on its journey. Assistance was sent for,
and a powerful engine belonging to the Midland
Company was despatched for the purpose of pushing it
through if possible. This engine, however, also stuck fast.
A second engine, a powerful one, used for conveying
large luggage trains, was sent to draw them back into
the station yard, which it succeeded in doing, and the
train has remained in the station yard ever since. Three
times afterwards on Wednesday an attempt was made
to force a passage through this cutting, but it was of no
avail, and the Birmingham and Derby, North and South
Stafford lines, &c., were declared " blocked."
On Wednesday afternoon the 4 o'clock train from
Lincoln got embedded in the snow about 2 miles on this
side the city, and has not yet been removed.

The afternoon train from Leeds, due at Derby at 8 5
p.m. on Wednesday night, was stopped at Chesterfield,
and the passengers had to take beds in that town.

The north mail due at Derby at 11 on Wednesday
evening did not arrive until 7 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing ; and the train which follows it, due at 5 20 yester-
day morning at Derby, did not arrive until 8 o'clock.
The Ambergate branch has been blocked since Tues-
day night.

Yesterday (Thursday) morning an attempt was again
made to " force the pass " of the Normanton cutting
by five engines, but they had to return to Derby ; and
the station-master said there would be no further at-
tempts made that day.

"~
..

no other object than the very superfluousa3Flidai3'of,.. .. . ,7-: ,_.
dissociating himself from the frantic and ciipzinal authOr:.:;.',,;;;
of the e:nzeute in which Lord Kilwarden feV,T :l'hil,llfr;:- -, ' - ',
.;,,:-.,..j;
Emmett should in return have assailed ikiir:-Civith:,the„l--- ,„: :'1
measureless sarcasm of which Mr. Plunket *irnself li* --:.
set many examples will surprise no one wlAirelfeets:.:;.. ;,:,.s`;'''
the position and 'character of that young nlanc,i4ll6 -.1'44
accused Mr. Plunket of having inculcated
-popular re-
sistance and physical force in his speeches; both at the
bar and in Parliament, while the adversaries of esta-
blished order, immediately after the trial, charged him
with ingratitude and treachery in volunteering to assail
1 the son and brother of men with whom he had lived on
'terms of intimacy, and with whom he once had shared
those sentiments which, on the trial of Robert Emmett
iu 1803, he indignantly reprobat3d. Thatthis accusation
,' was utterly false Mr. Plunket proved long afterwards
i upon the trial of an action which he brought against
William Cobbett for propagating that unfounded charge.
On the 22d of October, 1803, he was advanced to the
1 office of Solicitor-General for Ireland, and on the 15th
of October, 1805, to that of Attorney-General. Tho
death of Mr. Fox, and the pressure on the king respect-
I, ing Roman Catholic claims broke up the Government,
1 and Mr. Plunket resigned, after holding the office of
1 Attorney-General from October, till 31ay, 1807. He
had now ceased to go to circuit ; in a great measure he
withdrew from the common law courts, and gave him-
self up to the pursuit of Chancery practice. In every
Chancery suit he appeared as leading counsel, and con-
tinued in the undisputed enjoyment of that position
from 1807 till 1827, in the course of which period his
fees, exclusive of professional gains during the preceding
20 years, could not have amounted to less than 120,0001:,
or an average income of 6,0001. per annum.
At the general election of 1812, for he was known to
be favourable to Roman Catholic claims, it was for
the first time Mr. Plunkett took his seat in the British
House of Commons as representative of the learning and
orthodoxy of Ireland. He had previously sat for Mid-
hurst from January 1807 to April in the same year. A.
single speech, however, sufficed to set him right
with the House. When he first rose no one knew
what sort of oration to expect—a dry lawyerlike
disquisition, or a burst of Celtic declamation. No
one was prepared for, and, therefore, everybody
listened with surprise and attention, to a man whose
quiet, self-possessed, grave, and studious mien bore
no trace of Hibernian origin; a startling array of
facts, reasoning, ingenious, severe, and eminently
forcible, a masterly grasp of the whole subject,
I
felicity of illustration, variety, condensation, freshness,
the choicest diction rendered doubly expressive by a de-
livery earnest, impressive, and unaffected, procured for
his debilt an amount of favour so great that the wonder
is he should have succeeded in preserving it unimpaired
throughout the 15 years that he sat in our House of
Commons. His exterior certainly presented nothing pre-
possessing ; his stature was short, his limbs clumsy, his
countenance a small and unfavourable specimen of the
Scottish physiognomy, aggravated by a true " vinegar
aspect ;" yet his Parliamentary success was not merely
remarkable —it was brilliant. The great men of
that day vied with each other in compliment-
ing their new companion ; and Mr. Canning
was bold enough to affirm that the advent of
such a man brought back the days of Burke and
Pitt, of Fox and Sheridan. As Macaulay says of Hamp•
den, " his eloquence was of the kind most esteemed in
Parliament—ready, weighty, perspicuous, condensed."
In the world of politics he rarely conceded any advan-
tage, and never spared an adversary, but in private life
he was placable, rather generous, and even kind-hearted.
Amid his domestic circle he i 3 said to have been most
amiable.

The " Manchester Massacre," combined with a
prodigious amount of discontent throughout the
country, rendered Lord Liverpool's Government very
sensible of the value of such an auxiliary as Mr.
Plunket. Upon that occasion he defended their
policy, or at least extenuated their errors ; and,
when the proper opportunity arrived, they seemed
by no means unwilling to manifest their grattitude.
The death, in 1822, of the second Marquis of Lon-
donderry, better known as Lord Castlereagh, led to
a variety of Ministerial changes ; and, though Lord
Liverpool continued to be Prime Minister and Lord
Eldon still held the Great Seal, yet the intense Toryism
of the Government was mitigated. Mr. Canning took
the manageinent of the House of Commons, Mr. Hus.
kisson became President of the Board of Trade, and
several members of the Grenville party joined the Ad-
ministration, Mr. Plunket receiving the office of Attor-
neeeneral for Ireland.
the House of Commons he continued to hold a
position among the highest order of public men. Mr.
Canning more than once said, that no individual what-
ever contributed so much as Mr. Plunket had done to
the success of Roman Catholic claims. The names of
Grattan, O'Connell, and Sidney Smith were mentioned ;
but Mr. Canning repeated his deliberate opinion
that Mr. Plunket was the most efficient labourer that
ever toiled in that cause ; for this reason—that he
gained over adversaries by persuading them that a
repeal of the penal laws would strengthen the estab-
lished church in Ireland. But he ceased to have a seat
in the Lower House before that great change in our
Constitution was consummated. In 1827 the state of
Lord Liverpool's health rendered his retirement indis-

pensable, and Ed. Plunket being then in the 63d year of
his age, and having been five years' in the office of At -
torney-General, thought he had a fair claim to a seat on
the bench. Mr. Canning, at that time Prime Minister,
did not like to lose his services, in the House of Com-
mons, and proposed to appoint him Master of the Rolls
in England. This plan, however, was, after a little
consultation, abandoned, and Mr. Pluziket was, in
the month of June, 1827, raised to the peerage of
the United Kingdom by the title of Baron Plunket,
being at the same appointed Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas in Ireland ; and in that important
office he continued till the close of the Wellington Ad-
ministration, a period of somewhat more than three
years. While Lord Plunket presided in the Common Pleas
namely, from June, 1827, till November, 1830, his
judicial career, though attended with much success, was
not marked by any very extraordinary events. Not so,
rienis:sPinaryeadyli,
however, his position as a member of the Upper House.
No one can forget that the great feature of the Welling-
ton Ministry was the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. While
that measure was under discussion in the House of
Lords, the Duke invited Lord Plunket to sit with him
on the Treasury Bench, to advise him step by step—as
the phrase is, "to take charge of the bill," and see it
fairly through the house. The measure called "Emanci-
pation" having been carried, the labours of Lord Plunket
as a legislator reached their close. Occasionally he made a
few remarks in Parliament, but he scarcely ever again de-
livered a speech or earnestly engaged in any discussion.
With the exception of five months, between November,
1834, and April, 1835, the Whigs remained in,possession
of the Cabinet, and Lord Plunket was their .irfsh Chan-
cellor, till a short time before their withTrawal froto.
by Lord Campbell.
occa-
sionally came over to London ; but he was 66 years
of age before he took his seat on the bench of the Court
of
that at that advanced period of his life he was entitled
to withdraw from Parliamentary labours. His public
office,
Chanceryi whenng t
in
ne llarsetlanreluctantly
Whig
and M
life may be considered as terminating in 1841 ; still, for
some years after its close, he continued to visit his friends
and to diffuse the charms of his conversation. At length
lie became oppressed with the weight of human infirmity,
yet even in that night of life' were occasionally seen
many bright gleams of his once clear and powerful in-
tellect. foaardinrdlyP"lb:'encskliet

434
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391 9 i 81

In consequence of the absence of advices, caused by the
non-arrival of the northern and other mails, 530 bills were
noted on Wednesday evening by the Bank of England,
and the same was the case also to a large extent at the
various private banks. The instances, however, would
have been much more numerous, but for the use of the
electric telegraph.
No letters were received in the city yesterday from
Liverpool or Manchester, or, indeed, any place north of
Wolverhampton. From Aberdeen the last letters were
on the 30th of December. The Glasgow and Belfast
advices are three days overdue, and the Edinburgh and
Dublin two days. The mails from the west (Bristol,
Exeter, &c.) were delivered yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, and those from the eastern counties (Ipswich,
&c.) at about 4.
According to the Melbourne Morning Herald, a private
letter received in Victoria states that the new governor
. to in Lord Marcus Rill.

VlENNA.—Letters from Vienna, received by a Lon-
don firm, announce that a reduction in the Austrian
duties, both on pig and railway iron, was to take effect
from the Ist inst. The reduction in pig iron is to the
extent of 10s. per ton—that is to say, from the existing
rate of about 255. to 15s. ; while on rails it is to be 2/.
per ton, or from about 7/. to 5/. These alterations are
likely to be sufficient to lead to a steady importation of
pig iron, and probably also of rails.
CONTINENTAL ADVICES.—The general continental
advices continue uninteresting. At Paris, especially,
great dulness prevails. The letters from Hamburg are
to the 30th ult., when money was abundant at per
cent., and the rate of exchange tending favourably for
this country. From St. Petersburgh the exchange is
slightly less favourable, the quotation being 39id.
AllSTRALlA.—Australian advices have been received
yesterday via Panama, nearly a fortnight later than
those by the last arrival, and thus furnishing another
demonstration as to the true route for speed. They are
dated Sydney, the Ist of October, and give a favourable
description of the general tone of the market for imported
goods. The receipts from the various mines during the
preceding week had been large, and the number of per-
sons engaged at them was increasing. A new act for
the regulation of the goldfields was to come into opera.
tion on the day of the vessel sailing. It reduces the
license fee to 10s. per month, and the royalty upon veins
on Crown lands to 3 per cent., while it also abolishes
all extra charge in the case of foreigners. Among the
bills just passed in the Legislative Council was one for
incorporating the Hunter River Railway Company, and
another for the Australian Coal Mining Company. The
price of gold was 775. 6d. to 785., and the Helen Baird,
which had sailed for London on the 30th of September,
had taken 13,879 ounces (of which 10,267 are for the
Union Bank of Australia), while the clipper ship Walter
Hood, which would depart in a few days, was also to
carry a considerable sum. Among the questions under
discussion, consequent upon the warlike appearance of
affairs in England, the necessity for fortifying Sydney
occupied a place.