The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cumberland, the Landgravine of Hesse Hom:
berg, the Duchess of Gloucester, the l'rincess Augusta, and
Prince George of Cambridge, dined with the King on SuntillY
evening at St. James's.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of
Cumberland, and the Princess Sophiz t, called yesterday at the
Queen's house, to inquire after the he alth of her Majesty.
The King gave audience yesterday t:o the Earl of Alberaark,
and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippst hal.
Prince Edward of Carolath visitec the Adelaide Geller,'
yesterday.
Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Ernest of Hesse phi-
Prince
and Prince Edward of Caro lath, accompanied by the
Saxon Minister, were present in the House of Commons last
evening.
Captain Pelly, Deputy Master of the Trinity House, the
Earl of Albemarle, and Sir Thomas Lethbridge, had inter-
views with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing-street.
The Grecian Minister transacted business yesterday at tbe
Foreign Office.
The Earl of Harrowby, Lord William Bentinck, and the
Commander of the Forces, had interviews yesterday with Lord
Glenelg at the Colonial Office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer entertained the Lora
Chancellor of Ireland, the Attorney-General of Ireland, and $
select party at dinner on Saturday evening at his residence at
Dulwich,
Lord John Russell attended at the Home Office yesterday"
for the first time since his recent indisposition.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Mr. Evelr
Denison, M. P., Mr. Barry, and a select party, dined with
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Sunday evening at Dulwich"

THE FIRE IN THE 'WESTERN EN"
CHANGE AND BURLINGTON ARCADE.

Vast as has been the ruin caused by the late fire, the a?:
pearance either from Bond-street or the Arcade gives no ide",
of its extent. In Bond-street the only ruin is the house ooht
Mr. Absolom. In the Arcade the ruin extends nearly obit/4,,
the centre, for a length of eighty feet, which is uncovereai;
the sky. The houses were of three stories, with only e",s
room in depth. The partition walls are of unusual thicitif'
and are apparently uninjured. The houses down in the Pr;
cade are on one side Nos.. 12, 13, 14, aud 15, and on the otbel
SE, 59, 60, and 61. The houses, Nos. 11, 16, 57, anci.n:
are very little better than ruins. Carpereters were busily t 5...-;
ployed all yesterday in erecting a boarding in front of :v
buildings, leaving a narrow avenue in the centre, so asp" are
a passage from end to end of the Arcade. In the mean t 0
the gates at the Piccadilly end are kept closed. It is on'
ing the wide area which a few days back was the Western
change, and filled with glittering, costly, and fashionablle Otto
ties, that the spectator sees how wide and dreadful has booll .0
calamity. Now that the shops and galleries which lin ea lb,
sides are crushed and trampled down into one mass eif 1114
bisb, its size becomes apparent, and produce:3 astonish oiente
From a rough measurement it must have been 6'o feet in. (1,7 j
and 80 feet in breath. It is bounded behind th e high v of
the Burlington-arcade, and towards Piccadilly b y the IN tefro
the premises of Mr. Welwyn, the wine-merchant, and Iteliestgi
Webb and Craig, upholsterers. A gallery ran comp leiise
round, forming an upper tier of gay shops, with the eve 'Poo
of the part occupied as the picture gallery. Over all • oes
thrown a lofty timber roof with sky lights. This root and
covered with tarpauling. Of the entire of the fittings fro
property contained within this vast area nothing remains. oieg
its full extent it is open to the sky. A stack of chin/ ..40
I
standing at the back is in a very tottering condition, and ;toil
are entertained of its falling in. The building
for its late uses about fourteen years ago, prior to which it 0,„
used as a show room by the firm of Oakley, Shackleton, and I of
upholsterers, then occupying the houses in Piccadilly, it' se
rented by Messrs. Webb, Craig, and Welwyn. There W' 0
four entrances to the Exchange ; two from Piccadilly, one .0,
the Arcade, and one from Bond-street. The last was the pri Jo
ciple entrance. The door of communication with the Arc! A
was of iron, inserted in an opening cut in the back wall ; it bI
been opened to facilitate the removal of goods when the of
first broke out, and it was afterwards in the confusion foal to
to be closed, or else the fire could never have got to
Arcade. ;n th
was edit}
,E 0
Mr. Yates, the proprietor of the late picture gallery c -
Western Exchange, states himself that his loss by the doyillb tal 0
tion of a portion of his valuable collection of paintings a f
near 40,0001., and he was only insured for 3,0001. SOlll-Su
the pictures destroyed were of great value; one alone, a t
ben's, was valued at 5,0001. Several Vandykes have also been
burnt. It seems that the fire might have been confined
had
the premises in Bond-street and the Western Exchan
not the iron door communicating with the Arcadelor-
The portion of the Arcade destroyed presents a most
%cp...
able appearance, and the stopping up the thoroughfare ill
the cause of considerable losses to those tradesmen who halve!
not suffered directly by the effects of the flames. Work.
0_;
will be set to work to-day to clear away the rubbish, and srh,nrs
up the walls to prevent any accidents from the tottering hag
'ag
been odgpeeeneds
which are in rather a dangerous state. As soon as this
°no
been done the gates will be opened, and the thoroughfare
longer interrupted. .

THE TEA TRADE, MONDAY.—The delivery ,7"
week was again considerable, amounting to about 630,000.1°i
The demand is very active, although the new teas are c0n743,
in. In the last week there have arrived from Canton lho°'ooo
chests, 1,070 half-chests, 188 quarter-chests, and 1,228 -„e
of tea. The private trade dales, announced to comet
Wednesday, exceed 30,000 packages.
YORKSHIRE ASSIZES.—We understand thattobe
ri,
ir
expenses of prosecutions for the West-Riding at the lat%ts to
Assizes, which concluded on Saturday night week, aro"-
upwards of 3,7ooL—Yorkshireman. nty,
In the town of Liverpool, as well as in the ouh
the Reformers are not only prepared to take the field, datese
d
ever a general election may occur, but they have CO--
ready to lead them on to victory. —Liri)ff!Albio

(ADVERTISEMENT.) it t $
PATENT LEVER WATC 11
Price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, 47, Cornhill, London.

SILVER CASES.

...... 1 de, 0

With double-bottom cases

With hunting cases ............................................. ,
GOLD CASES. 16 0
Size for ladies, with elegant gold dial ... .................. ... itss 18. $
Size for gentlemen, with enamel dial ...... ...hies.
Th: ^elebr -4:1 'the most accurate 00 7itit 0°

ins celebrated construction (the niu..
watch can lie made) is now offered at the above price,_lll6l'
latest improvements, i. e., the detached escapement, ie:iiitsinn4
four holes, capped, hand to mark the seconds, and 'n
po t
wer to coninue going hile windng up.
T. COX SAVORY,w Workingi Silver smith, Goldsnii‘th.‘ne' sske
Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London.
waistcoaraverf
N.B. The price oconstru cti f the flat, gentlemen's
Watches, on the same on as above, is, with ena
or Aid
Seventeen Guineas, with silver dial, Eighteen Guineas'
gold dial Nineteen Guineas.

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