The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-31 00:00:00

and found the road deep in snow, as much as eight feet
in places, and for a continuance of half a mile. On high
ground the road was bare of snow, but slippery. Many
men were engaged at different places opening the road.
The following notices were last night put into ;lands
of the guards :
" To Ma;_l.-coaCh ContractOrg-_'l,o be delivered to them
,oy tnePostmasters.
" 1 must enjoin the contractors of the mail-coaches to
insist on, their horse-keepers being prepared on the diffe-
rent stages on the arrival of the respective mails ; the
most serious complaints are made of delays arising from the
above cause. We ought at seasons like' this to meet
with greater activity. The community at large suffers
from obstructions to the regular communication. I rely
on immediate attention being paid to this notice.
" GEORGE LOUIS, Surveyor and Superintendent."

" To the Mail Guards.—To be delivered by the Post-

masters.

" I have hourly proofs of the great exertions made by the
guards to get the mails forwarded through the snow, and
almost wonders have been performed. This is most grati-
fying to the Postmaster-General. I am assured their exer-
tions will be continued, and I pray they may not be to the
injury of the health of the men respectively.
" I direct their attention to the plan of the snow plough,
which may be seen at the Post-office.
" I request the coaches which may be about the country
out of course may be sent to their proper destinations.
GEORGE LOUIS, Surveyor and Superintendent."

At three o'clock this morning we learned, by inquiry at
the Post-office, that all the mails had arrived. The fol-
lowing are the dates of the arrival of the late mails :
Worcester, half-past 7 p.m.
Halifax, 10 minutes past 7.
Exeter and Yeovil, 25 minutes past 11.
Glasgow, 45 minutes past 12.
Liverpool, 50 minutes past 12.
Leeds, 45 minutes past 2.
A steamer went out at twelve o'clock last night for Ca-
lais, but to touch at Margate and there leave the Dover bags.
The letters brought by the Worcester and Halifax mails
were included in the last twopenny delivery yesterday
evening.

DESTRUCTION OF ST. PETER'S
CHURCH, PIMLICO.

That elegant fabric, St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square,
Pimlico, erected about seven years ago, under the auspices
of the Marquis of Westminster, upon whose ground it was
situate, was last night totally destroyed by fire. About
half-past six o'clock flames were observed to be issuing from
the belfry, and in a short time afterwards one of the bells
came with a tremendous crash to the ground. The fire
immediately communicated to the body of the church, and
in a couple of hours the altar, the pews and seats in the
aisles, and the pulpit, were completely destroyed ; fortu-
nately, the altar-piece, a painting by Hilton, representing
the Crucifixion, and presented to the Church by the Mar-
quis of Westminster, was preserved by the exertions of the
police and the fire-brigade, who came upon the spot as
soon as they possibly could. This painting is said to be
worth 1,000 guineas. The fire is said to have originated
from repairs which had been directed with regard to the
clock ; but our reporter states that when he left no danger
could be apprehended to the adjacent buildings, and that
the fire was expected to confine itself entirely to the church,

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
At six o'clock yesterday evening a fire broke out in the
belfry of this beautiful building, and continued slowly burn-
ing till half-past, when an engine belonging to Elliott and
Co., the brewers, arrived in the church-yard. The fire,
however, raged with such fury, that in less than a quarter of
an hour the great bell of the church and the clock fell in
with a tremendous crash. The flames now spread with
alarming velocity, and in about half an hour the whole of
the roof, with the exception of the belfry, was one blaze of
fire. At about half-past seven o'clock the flames burst
through the windows at the east end of the building, im-
mediately over the communion-table, and continued raging
for about half an hour, when the roof of the church, at
its western extremity, fell in. Up to this time there
was only one fireman on the top of the building. Had
more activity and energy been displayed at an earlier
period, the fire could not possibly have proceeded
with such extraordinary rapidity. Owing to the activity
of the police, every article of any value was removed
into the yard. Before the remainder of the roof fell
in, which occurred about eight o'clock, all the cushions,
drapery, oaken sides of the pews, plate, sacramental wine,
silver candlesticks, and all the furniture in the, vestry, were
saved. The beautiful painting of the " Scourging of
Christ," by Hilton, which hung immediately over the Com-
munion-table, and was a present from the British Institu-
tion, at an expense of 1,1001., was saved, by the exertions
of Mr. John Thurston, of Ebury-street, at the imminent
risk of his life. Contrary to the persuasions of all around
him, he rushed forward to the Communion-table, and suc-
ceeded in taking the picture from its frame, which was un-
fortunately lost. The picture was immediately handed to
Mr. Fuller, the Minister, who during the whole time that
the fire raged was on the spot, zealously giving his assis-
tance. The building was entirely uninsured, and the loss
is enormous, for the outer walls and the vestry are alone
unconsumed. The organ, which cost 7001., is entirely
destroyed. The loss, in painted glass alone amounts to
several hundred pounds. The ornamental fixtures are all
destroyed. The fire was completely got under at about
eleven o'clock, and no accidents occurred whatever.
ANOTHER FIRE.-At a quarter past three this morn-
ing, a fire broke out in Ewer-street, Borough, a very old
and narrow street, inhabited principally by Irish labourers,
and most of the houses in which are of wood. The flames
spread rapidly on both sides of the street, destroying in all
six houses, and severely damaging two others. There was
at first sonic difficulty in procuring water, in consequence
of the depth of hard snow lying over the plugs. By half-
past four the fire was so far subdued that no further mis-
chief was apprehended.