The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

41)ESTRUCTIVE 'FIRE AT SAINT
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J(4IN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK.
At half past ene o'clock on Thursday af,ernoor, the
27th of Angtist, a fire commenced in the ship yard of
Messrs. Owens and Duncan, in the adjoining vil!age of
Port`antl, and before it was stayed it bad extended its
ravages over a principal part of that thriving place.
The sad catastrophe is said to have had its origin in
the firing of a quantity of chips, and sprinklings of tar,
at the bows of a new vessel nearly completed in the
ship-yard, by a red-hot bolt which fell from the hands
of one of the workmen engaged in enlarging a hole in
a portion of the ship's rigging. The fire immed:rvely
communicated from the chips to the bottom of the ves-
sel which had been nerdy tarred, and soon spread to
all paqs of the yard and ship, defying every attempt to
extinguish it. From the ship the flames extended to
worksbies in the vicinity, and from them to the
dwelling-houses fronting on Portland-street, and so rapid
was the work of destruction in this vicinity, that a great
quantity of the contents of the dwellings near the ship-
yard was consumed in the houses, the dense smoke
which arose from the yard contributing to prevent all
ingress after a short timo.
The wind was from the south-west, which drove the
burning cinders. &c., into the open fief Is, in rear. of
Fort Howe, and did not endanger the safety of property
so much as would have been the case had the wind bean
from any other quarter. One building, however, in
that district, the Old Gun House on Fort Howe, took
fire from cinders felling upon it, and was consumed in
a few minutes.
The number of buntings destroyed cannot be less
than 60, and among them were many large, three and
four story houses, several newly-erected dwelling-houses,
and a Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house. There was
also consumed a superior vessel of about .900 tons, ready
fore launching.: together with all the ship-building
tools, implements, &c., belonging to Messrs. Owens and
Duncan.
Tt6 lose, we are sorry to say, has fallen chiefly upon
persons who are quite unable to hear it. Many of the
owners of the houses had their all invested in their pro-
p( rty, and were supporting themselves by their own
lionestannustry—and the greeter portion of the tenaats
were persons in poor circumstances, depending upon
their daily earnings for mairdenance.
The fire raged without intermission for nearly five
hours, and consumed property, of the value of which
no correct estimate can yet be formed, but which is
suppmici to amount to 25,0001.
We have been Landed the following estimate of the
losses, &e. :-53 houses burned and pulled (.own, valued
.‘,4t. 17,500/i; _Wesleyan chapel burned, 2,0001. ; ship
'on the stocks, partly rigged, 7,0001. ; rigging, &c,, not
-in tie ship, -1,000/. ; furniture, goods, &e., destroye
2,500/. ; making a total of 30,000/. 200 families,
containing 1,150 people, have been turned out of house
and home, 600 of whom may be said to be in distre:s.—
Nr. ru Brunswick Paper.

TRANSATLANTIC TRIBUTE.
(From the 2Vonct Scotian.)
The following pretty lines, by General Morris, Editor
of the New York Mirror. breathe a tone gratifying to
the Briton who reads, and very becoming to the Am..ri-
can who has written. The former delight in all ra! ona
homage to the young, high-souled matron, who sits on
the throne of the Isles ; the latter appears to feel a ceep
and due sympathy in matters that concern the affection,
and the Well-being of the land of his fathers. Every
thin.? human isliable to contumely or ridicule—Queens,
and Kings, and Presidents among the rest ; but he is
not a wise citizen or Christian, who seeks occasion for
uneharitableneSs merely because occasion may be found
The indulgence,of legitimate veneration, is pleasing and
profitable to • all' concerned. General Morris thus ad-
dresses

THE. LADY OE ENGLAND.
Lady of England—o'er the seas
Thy name Was borne on every breeze,
'Till all this'' sun-set clime became
Familiar with Victoria's name !
Though seas divide us many a mile,
Yet, for the Queen of that proud Isle,
From whence our fathers sprung, there roves
A blcssingfrom this land of groves!
Our father land ?—fit theme for song—
When thou art named, what memories throng;
Shall England cease our love to claim ?
Not while our language is the same.
Scion of kings ! so live and reign
That when thy nation's swelling strain
Is breathed among min forests green
We too may sing, God save the Queen