The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-24 00:00:00

FIRE AT CANTON.

(Extract of a letter from Canton, dated Nov. 23, 1835.)
" About 7 p.m. last night, a fire broke out in the city of
Canton, and continued to burn with extraordinary fierce-
ness till this morning at 7, when its further progress ap-
pears to have been arrested by the city wall. As the fo-
reign factories lay directly to leeward of the fire, great ap-
prehensions were entertained that the scenes of 1822 would
be repeated ; all the foreigners packed up their papers
and other valuables ready to put into boats, when all hope
of saving the factories should cease ; and many embarked
every thing during the night, and are not yet suf-
ficiently certain of the fire being subdued to reland
them. The bongs of the Hong merchants were also
in considerable danger, and the property contained
in them being to an exceedingly large amount, they
early dispatched every thing across the river for secu-
rity. Had the fire got past the city wall, the whole of
that part of the town where our dwellings are situated
would have been in flames in an hour, and it was only the
want of wind that saved us. The destruction of property
must be enormous ; the fire appeared to be about a mile
in breadth, and in the most populous part of the city.
This event will cause an obstruction to business for a day
or two, till things are got back to their old places.
'" 246.—The fire is now completely extinguished."

(From a second edition of the Liverpool Times.)
GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT CANTON.
By the Jumna, from Canton, which has arrived at Cork,
accounts have been received from that city to the 29th of
November, on which day she sailed. They communicate
that a great fire broke out in Canton on the night of the
22d, which raged for many hours, and was not subdued
until it had destroyed 3,000 houses, and British property
of the value of about 300,000 dollars.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DA

FINNIMORE V. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY

COMPANY. •
Mr. KNIGHT applied ex parte in this case for an injunc-
tion to restrain the defendants from pulling down a house,
the property of the plaintiff, in Artillery-lane. The pro-
perty in question was not included in the London and
Greenwich Railway Act, and even if it had been, the course
that the defendants had pursued was unlawful, for they had
actually sold a man's property by auction, without giving
him notice of that auction. Considering the extent to
which railways were being carried at the present moment, it
was not to be supposed that individuals were to be subjected
to such tyranny without seeking redress : the 36th section
authorises the 'Company to take certain property included
in the schedule, but the property in question was not in it.
The plaintiff swore he was not aware of the coure taken by
the defendant till the 21st of the present month, when he
instantly filed his Bill, and made the present application.
His HONOUR immediately granted the injunction, observ-
ing that of course being a Railway Company, they would
come with great expedition to dissolve it.

DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE

(THIS DAY.)

At the sitting of the Committee this morning, a list of 43
voters was handed in to the Chairman, which were admitted
by the sitting Members to be affected by the rule made yester-
day, namely, that a previous demand for payment of the Pipe-
water tax was not necessary before the electors could be dis-
franchised for nonpayment. •
The scrutiny of the disputed votes was then proceeded with,
and was going forward when our reporter left. Seven votes
were disposed of—five having been struck off the poll, and
two allowed to remain on.