The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.
There are moderate arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week.
The Wheat trade for good parcels remains firm at Monday's prices.
Barley, Beans, and Pease, are also unvaried. Oats maintain the
terms last quoted, with a moderate demand. The Flour trade this
week has been tolerably free, and prices are well supported.
ARRIVALS.
Barley.
790 qrs.

I Wheat.
English
Irish
Foreign

Oats. Flour.
70 qrs. I 2,330 sacks
_1,020

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT THE LONDON UNI-
VERSITY.—This morning, about half-past four o'clock, the
neighbourhood of Upper Gower-street was thrown into a state
of the greatest alarm by the breaking out of a destructive fire
at the London University there, which we regret to state was
not got under until damage to a very serious extent was done,
involving the complete destruction of the juvenile library, and
entirely gutting the junior school, which comprises an exten-
sive portion of the edifice at the back front. The flames were
first seen to break forth through the lower windows of the
school, by a private watchman, who instantly gave the alarm
to the police, and messengers were despatched to fetch the
engines. In the interim the flames had gained a fearful as-
cendancy, having rapidly run from the lower to the upper part
of the school. The whole building was in about ten minutes
wrapt in an entire body of flame, which burnt with great
fierceness, and seemed to threaten inevitable destruction to the
whole fabric. The interior of the school soon became one
mass of fire, and was rapidly communicating to the central
part of the building. The General and Medical School had
already caught fire, when fortunately the Fire Brigade, with
their engines, arrived, and a plentiful supply of water being
promptly obtained, the further progress of the flames was ar-
rested, and by about seven o'clock the fire was so subdued that
no apprehension of further injury from it was entertained, and
it was ultimately completely got under. The damage done to
the building was very great, some say to the amount of between
5,0001. and 6,0001. Most providentially no lives were lost,
which may be ascribed to none of the inmates sleeping in that
part of the University. How the fire originated is not known ;
a strict inquiry will, however, be set on foot. The building is
amply insured in several offices. At first there was a great
want of water, a fault, unfortunately but too common, when
any serious fire breaks out.
Colonel Maberly, the new Secretary to the General
Post-office, who has entered on his official duties in that de-
partment, in the room of the late Sir Francis Freeling, gains,
it is understood, the increase of nearly :3,000/. per annum, by
his removal from the Board of Customs to his new appoint-
ment. The last return of the emoluments of the Secretary to
the Post-office were stated at 4,1651., besides furnished apart-
ments, coals, candles, &c.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael
of Russia and suite are expected to arrive in a few days, on a
visit to this country; his Highness is at present on a visit to
his relatives the Prince and Princess of Orange, at the Hague.
Lord John Russell has sat for his bust to Mr. Peter
Hollins, the sculptor, whose labours have met the approbation
of the Noble Lord and his friends and relatives. His Lord-
ship sat to Mr. Hollins, at Tunbridge Wells, about three
weeks since. _ _ _

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To-morrow will be the anniversary of the birth-day
of Louis Philippe, the King of the French, who will then
have attained his 63d year. Among other ceremonies that
distinguish his Majesty's name day, he will sign contracts of
marriage for a certain number of young men and girls, of good
character, and well recommended.
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There are rumours that two illustrious personages
vtry shortly intend to pay a visit to Bath—viz., his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex, and his Grace the Duke of
Wellington. The latter, we know, will be very soon in the
immediate neighbourhood, at his Noble Friend's, the Duke
of Beaufort. The visit of the Duke of Sussex is reported
to be connected with a grand Masonic Festival.— Western
Luminary.
The Earl and Countess of Cork have left Marston
House for Bath.
The weather has, during the latter days of the week,
been extremely boisterous at Liverpool. On Saturday night
the fall of the barometer indicated the approAch of a storm,
which, about midnight, swept over the town fr om the N. W.
Several vessels were driven on shore, in the course of Sunday
morning, in Bootle Bay. They have sustained considerable
damage, but happily no lives have been lost.
CALCUTTA.—The exports from the Clyde and
Liverpool to this port during the last nine mont'ns exceed those
of the corresponding period of last year by 1'2,000,000 yards
of cotton-piece goods, and by 1,500,0001 b. weight of cotton
yarn. The excess in these two articles alone is 355,000/.—
Glasgow Argus.