The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

ARRIVALS 0

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.

Yesterday morning, about half-past three, a destructive
fire broke out in the house of Mr. Martin Berganie, tinman
and brazier, No. 26, Shoemaker-row, Blackfriars, in which,
we regret to state, Mrs. Berganie perished. The fire was
first perceived by the watchmen, who instantly sprung the 5
rattles, and knocked and rang at the door to rouse the in-
mates, who appear to have been all buried in sleep. Mr.
Berganie had gone to bed in the front attic, with his two
children, about ten o'clock the previous night, leaving his
wife in the back parlour curling her hair. She was never
seen afterwards, and it is conjectured she fell asleep, and by
some accident caused the fire by which she has unhappily
been burnt to death, The first floor was occupied by Mr.
John King, bookbinder, who had with him his wife and a
grown-up son and daughter. The flames had mounted up-
wards so rapidly, that it was impossible to escape by the
door, and Mr. Berganie, with his two children, and Mr. King
and family, in all seven persons, made their escape by the
trap-door, and after passing over the roofs of Nos. 27 and
28, fortunately succeeded in making Mr. Snelling, oilman,
of No. 29, hear them, who opened his trap-door and re-
ceived them. They had scarcely one of them any clothing
beyond what they had risen from bed with, and Mr. and
Mrs. Snelling furnished them in the best way they could
in the emergency. The house and property of Mr. Ber-
genie aro completely destroyed. Mr. King, besides the
destruction of his furniture, has lost a great quantity of
new annuals and other expensive new works which he had
received from Messrs. Hatchard and Co. to bind. Both
Mr. King and Mr. Berganie are insured. Mr. John
Rymer, tailor, No. 27, is a loser, by hasty removal and
slightly by fire itself, as also is Mr. J. Shepherd, book-
seller, No. 25. The front of Messrs. Currie and Co.'s
warehouses, Nos. 7,8, and 9, is much scorched, and many
windows broken. Great credit is due to the firemen for
the capital stop they put to the fire.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
As soon as the fire had been completely subdued, and
the ruins been somewhat cooled, the firemen commenced a
1
search for the remains of the unfortunate Mrs. 3erganic,,
which they had every reason to believe must be lying !Amy
where among the ruins of the back parlour. Als-fut
nine
o'clock they were found, as expected, by some ac je r
s. Currie fire-
men,ss
assisted by two of the workmen of Mt
and Co. The feet were lying about a foot frram the door,
and the body thence extended into nearly ttie middle of the
room. It is supposed she was seekiir-8 to escape into the
passage, when the smoke arid hey overpowering her, she
fell backwards, and there perisl:ied. Her clothes were com-
pletely burnt from off Ler., lier extremities were consumed,
and what was remair:ing of mortality presented a soul-
harrowing spectazle. She was lying face downward,
and her arms, appear to have been bent for the purpose
of covering her face with her hands. Various
rumours
are afloat as to the circumstances under which she was
left sitting up by her husband. It is generally said
that Mr. Berganie had been spending the evening with
his next door neighbour, and staying later than his wife
approved of, some little altercation followed on his re-
turn home, which ended in his going up stairs to bed, she
refusing to accompany him. Their two children, one a
girl aged seven, and the other a boy aged three years, had
been preViously put to bed. The deceased was about
years old, and had been married nine years, but her hus4„nd
had only possessed business in Shoemaker-row aborA, two
years, it having formerly belonged to her father. Besides
Mr. King and family, who occupied the first 9..00r, there
was a Mr. and Mrs. Child who rented the ser_.ond floor, and
who had a narrow escape. In the burr; of escape, Mr.
King had no time to attempt to save vault money he had
in the apartments, amounting to •several pounds in gold
and Oil';,er. As the floor had not given way, Colt*, the fore-
IT:an of the district, set some t;fusty firemen to make search,
and in the course of the afternoon, they recovered for him
four sovereigns and a 'number of half-crowns.

The Ca'fisruhe Gazelle announces that apartments
have been taken at Baden for the Grand Duke Michael of
Russia, who intends to pass the winter there.
A LMA CK's.—A paragraph has apreared in some
of the Papers, giving an extract from the Quarterly Review,
in which allusion is made to the origin, as well as the pre-
sent%Lrtitteeir•ing
state of these far-famed subscri
error
ption balls ; in both of
which statements there appears to be a very material
fornomth We are informed that, so far
sea-
sons have been more numerously and brilliantly attended
to its " fall," the last two tehpeart institutiono f the
than on any preceding occasion. There were upwards of
800 distinguished subscribers during the last season, in-
cluding all the beauty, rank, and fashion of this country,
with many Royal and other foreigners of the highest station.
The ensuing', series of balls are likely to commence with in-
creased spirit, and the vacancy arising in the list of Ladies
Patronesses, from the retirement of the Countess of Sefton,
has been filled up by the appointment of the Countess of
Litchfield to this honorary and distinguished office. The
character of " exclusiveness," stated to have been adopted
in the regulation of these assemblies, has always been
exaggerated,--Morning Paper.

AMERICA.
(Correspondence of the New York _
Portland Advertiser-0
The Royal Tar was due here on Saturn. not
arrived when our paper went to press. An express has
just arrived bringing the shocking intelligence, that she has
been burnt off Fox Island, while at anchor. One of the
boats had gone ashore for water, and while absent the wood
near the boilers caught fire, and 30 persons lost their lives
by jumping overboard. The boat is off. No time for fur■
ther particulars,
• Topliff's News-room, Boston, Oct. 29, 9 o'clock, P.m,
LOSS OF THE SPANISH STEAMER ROYAL TAR,
Captain Thomas Howes, of the steam-coat Bangor, has
politely furnished us with the following particulars of the
loss of the above vessel, obtained from one of' the passengers.
" The steamer Royal Tar, Thomas Reed master, of and
from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Portland, !eft on Fri-
day, 21st instant, with about 90 to 100 passengers, in-
cluding crew. On deck were an elephant, two camels,
several horses, and a number of caged animals, comprising
a travelling caravan.
" On Tuesday, 25th, when crossing Penobscot Bay, and
within about two miles of the entrance of Fox Island
thoroughfare, it was found that the water was out of the
boiler, and, as the wind was blowing a very heavy gale from
N.W. at the time, the boat was anchored for the purpose
of filling the boilers ; and in about an hour after (about 2
o'clock, p.m.) she was discovered to be on fire.
j" The engineer, with 15 other persons, immediately
utnped into the largest boat, and made for the nearest land
to leeward, which they reached in safety in about four
hours. Captain Reed promptly took possession of the only
remaining boat, and took a position at a short distance to
the windward. Three gentlemen passengers, good swim-
mers, committed themselves to the water, and were taken
up by Captain Reed.
" The cable was Flipped and sail made on the boat, with
• the hope of reaching the shore, but the tames spread so
rapidly from la to forward, that her ynainmast was con-
sumed in a few minutes, and, her tiller ropes being burnt
away, she drifted, broadside to the Wind, directly out to sea.
A s
fortu-
nately discovered by the revenue cutter stationed at Castine,
then about 4 or 5 miles to 'windward, and she promptly
bore
uptigonl
haerofr'edliiesft.ress l:catdaibneenn made and it was
eed
put on board of her
the persons in his boat, and then immediately commenced
taking off those remaining on board the Royal Tar.
" At this time she was a mass of flames nearly from
stem to stern ; a small space forward, which had not yet
taken fire, with the boxsprit, bobstay, was crowded
with the survivors. Those on the quarter-deck were
driven overboard by the flames, and such as survived were
hanging to the davit tackles, chains, and ropes attached to
the rudder.
" Many were suspended by ropes, secured on deck, but as
the fire reached them were precipitated into the sea and
drowned. The cutter unfortunately had no boat nf suf-
ficient size to render any assistance in taking off the suf-
ferers, and having gunpowder on board, Lieutenant Dyer,
in command, did not deem it prudent to approach very
near the wreck, so that the work of rescue was unavoid-
ably very tedious.

" Captain Reed, however, firmly and, resolutely perse-
vered with his boat, though it was With some difficulty
that he could obtain an efficitrat boat's crew to approach
the wreck, fearing the elephant would go overboard and
destroy the boat.
" The last boat left the wreck a little before sunset, with
one solitary frantic female, the last on board, whose sister
and child had both pc,ri•,;hed before her eyes. The loss of
lives is estimated at, om 26 to 32, there being some small
children on bout% who had not been inserted on Captain
Reed's passenr4ers list—the precise number cannot be our-.
tained.
" The prompt and praiseworthy decision of Captain
Reed, in securing the boat, was the only means by which
the life of an individual could have been saved. The
elephant, camels, and horses, jumped overboard, and all
the animals in the cages were burnt.
" None of the passengers or crew's baggage was saved.
Many of the trunks, &c., were thrown overboard, in the
hope they might be picked up.
" The cutter landed the survivors about 8 p.m. at the
Isle of Hunt, where they received the most hospitable treat-
ment from the inhabitants. We learn there was a large
amount of specie on board the Royal Tar."
NEW YORK MONEY-MARKET.
The South America and the John Thylor arrived yester-
day from New York, the latter bringing dates to the 3d inst.
inclusive. Money continued scarce, but there had not been
any failures, either among the merchants or the brokers.
The exchange on England had advanced to 1081. The
United States Bank shares, which were quoted on the 31st
ult. at 113 to 112, fell in the interval between that date
and the 2d inst., when they were quoted at 110 to 109.
The following paragraphs are quoted from the Daily
Express of the 3d instant
TUESDAY, P.M.—Moocy stocks, and future prospects,
appear to have been the principal topics of conversation
to-dav in Wall-street. It is allowed by all that there has been
no relief, and many predict that the worst has not been, felt.
The constant sums paid here and elsewhere to the imblie
revenue is so much taken from active business transactions.
Stocks continue to fall, and exorbitant rates of interest are paid..
It is found by many that the large amounts loaned in Londoa,
on American stocks, will be required to be paid up, and eon-
sequently that a considerable amount of stocks will be return-
ed from that quarter. The Treasury orders are suspended
over our banks, and, as they are uncertain what :,mount of
specie may be called for, they discount but little. The
public sentiment does not coincide with the Opinion of two
of our merchants, and the Secretary of the Treasury, as to
the causes of the present pressure ; on the contrary, almost
every intelligent man attributes the present calamitous state
of our money market to the interference of the Governcr.ent
in breaking up the United States Bank, and unsettling the
currency in every section of the country. The pol;!Lieui ex-
citement is becoming very great. Both parties are assem-
bling in their general and ward meetings, acidl the measures
adopted show there is to be a most fier
,!e contest next
week. The mails to-day furnish us noth,:ing of interest.
STOCKS, TUESDAY, P.M.
,Iras been another day
of extensive operations ; united •States Bank again de-
clined full 21 per cent.—time sa/.es were even lower than
those of cash, which is evidc,ut, that sellers, at last, antici-
pate a further fall ; Phoar
laware and Hudson con-. :ix Bank fell off '2 per cent. ; De-
an advance of 5 per
common ; r,ank fell 1
tnenced at 62, and rose to 66 to 67,
'cent. at the Board, which is very un-
or 8 per eel-A..:
weeks of to per cent. ; Morris tumbled G
and went down to 75—this is a fall in a few •
a per cent. Farmers' Trust under par—this h
new
''.",•zt in the history of this stock; Ohio Life and Trlast
'.°lra to 102 ; Mohawk a shade lower ; Boston and 'Pro-
y'alence under par ; Utica down to 110. The wh.ole list
presents lower quotations than we have noticed at any pe-
riod in the celebrated panic times. Fortunes, ..and immense
ones, have been lost in the streest within the. last month.

MEXICO AND TEXAS.
MEXIco.—We have news from Tarrvico up to the 13th
of September. The Mexican Congress were discussing a
question interesting to the Aturrican merchants, which
question was, " whether or not all Spanish vessels should
be admitted into the Mexica'a ports." This project was
proposed by D. Guadalupe, formerly Vice-President.
The deputy of Villamil presented a project of a law for
the withdrawal of coppre coin, and authorising the Govern-
ment to borrow foreia:au capital to an amount sufficient to
redeem this money. The loan to be guaranteed by a
special mortgar, upon the half per cent. taxes of the Go-
P'on rural and urban property. This question
vvwearsn
rinn e erertr u
.d to a Committee, who up to the last dates had
made Iro report.
TrAE WAR AGAINST TEXAS.—A convoy had left Mexico
.ur.der the conduct of Colonel Francisco Gazay, transport-
ing the munitions, the linen, and military stores of the
army against Texas. In the mean time troops are expected
in Mexico. The preparations for the campaign seem to
be slow and inefficient. Mexico can do nothing against
Texas. Texas is but one of her enemies, and perhaps her
weakest foe. Public opinion is against her, and she is
against herself. With a war within her own peculiar bor-
ders, she cannot hope to quench the spirit of opposition
which rages without.
The New Orleans Standard gives the following in rela-
tion to the Mexican army :

" There are now 6,000 troops in the city of Mexico
ordered to rendezvous at San Luis de Potosi, whither the
1,500 troops remaining out of the 4,000 at Matamoras are
also ordered. These latter are in a miserable condition,
and almost mutinous, from want of pay and the incursions
and plunder of the Canianche Indians. There are 400
men also at Tampico. These are expected to enter Texas
late in November or early in December next.
The Texian army is encamped,on the Labaca river, in
two brigades of 2,200 men, under Generals Rusk and
Green. All the men are volunteers from the United States,
the Texians having retired to their farms, reported to be in
high cultivation, with good crops. A Texian armed vessel
lately cruised along the coast of Mexico without meeting a
Mexican vessel. The Texians are now equipping two
armed vessels at Galveston, the schooner De Kalb, to carry
18 guns, and the schooner Viper, lately the Passaic, off
New Orleans.
" The persons engaged in the attempt to rescue Saata
Anna have been liberated, except Bartholomeo Pages, who
was condemned to be hung."
NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 17.—We learn from New Orleans
that the United States schooner of war Dallas, Captain
Green, was lost on Tampico bar on the 23d of September.
A Mexican pilot only was in fault. He assured Captain
Green that the water on the bar was deep enough to float
the vessel. Very unexpectedly, however, she soon struck in
six feet of water on the bar, when there were eight in filo

channel. She soon swung about, rolling upon her side, and
drifted in four feet of water. The pilot at this moment
jumped overboard, leaving the Dallas in charge of the crew,
who as soon as possible landed her armament, sails, and
rigging, which were put on board the schooner Creole, and
have arrived, together with her officers and crew, at this
poet, where the effects arc to be sold, we presume, for the
benefit of those concerned.

THE CANADAS.
Montreal Papers to the 29th Oct. and Quebec to the 25th
Oct., have been received at the North and South Ameri-
can Coffee-house.
(From the Montreal Papers)
LowER CANADA.—The ground is again clear of snow,
but the frost was severe last night. Prices are high in
the market, potatoes selling at 2s. 6d. per bushel.
The Parliament of Upper Canada, if we are to judge
by the notices in the official Gazette, arc likely to have a
good quantity of business before them. We find that 15
applications ar^ to be made for new banks, or for increase
of capital ; 11 for railroads, turnpikes and bridges , 14
.for new surveys of townships, and 13 for harbours.
Number of emigrants to the Ist Oct. in 1836 97,454
Ditto ditto to the 21st Oct. in 1835 11,393

Difference in favour of this year 16,036
(From the Quebec Papers.)
A political union has been formed at Toronto amongst
the Radical party.
We understand that of the Quebec dehgates at a meet-
ing held on the 11th instant, it will be found difficult for
many of them to attend, owing to the session of the Court
of Appeals on the 10th Nov., and the pressure of business
at this port at the close of the session.