The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-22 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY
This week's arrival of English W heat coastwise has
consisted of 2,390 quarters, a fair average quantity for
the time of year, yet the stands were scantily filled with
samples. Selected qualities of both red and white moved
off steadily at Monday's improved currencies. In the
middling and inferior parcels only a limited busi-
ness was transacted. There was a moderate inquiry
for the best foreign Wheat at late figures, otherwise the
trade was heavy. Although the supply of Barley was
small, that article moved off slowly, at barely stationary
prices. Malt was a slow sale, but not cheaper. With
Oats we were very scantily supplied, nevertheless the
Out trade was in a very sluggish state, at unaltered
figures. In Beans and Peas next to nothing was doing,
but Indian Corn and Meal, as well as Flour, were quite
as dear.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barlay. Oats. Flint.
2,390 qrs. 1,450 qrs. 320 qrs. I 660 sks.
310 37890 I --

English • • • • ••
Irish
Foreign ......

Malt. 1,440 Gig.
WRITECHAPEL.

Our market was very firm, and prices had an upward
tendency. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d
to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s Sd to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 10d to
5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase.

EXTENSIVE FIRE.-(THIS DAY.)
This morning, at a few minutes before four o'clock, a
fire burst forth from the lower part of the Coachmakers
Arms Tavern, Rose-street, Long•acre, the property of
Mr. John Dunstan. At the time of the outbreak there
were nearly a dozen persons sleeping in the upper floors.
They were made sensible of the danger to which they
wore exposed, and they immediately made an attempt to
get to the street door. They had, however, hardly
descended half way down the staircase than the whole
party were met by a huge sheet of flame, which nearly
prostrated them. By a desperate effort they succeeded
in returning to the top of the premises, and having
reached the roof in safety, a most piteous scene presented
itself—the whole of the inmates were noticed on the
parapet in their night clothes ; at the same time the
flames were rushing out of the windows. Owing to the
exertions of the police and inhabitants every person way
safely rescued. The engines of the London brigade,
parish, West of England, and county offices, quickly at-
tended, but owing to the great quantity of spirits in the
place the whole was soon one sheet of fire, which,
mounting the stairs, fired every room in the building
almost simultaneously. Fortunately there was a good
supply of water, which was scattered into the midst of
the fire, and after the lapse of two hours the flames were
extinguished. The total damage is very considerable,
but fortunately Mr. Dunstan was insured. How the fire
originated could not be ascertained.

FATAL ACCIDNT ON THE EDINBURGH AND
NORTHERN RAILWAY.--On Saturday an accident of a
fatal and distressing character occurred at Kettle, Fife-
shire, on the line of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail-
way. It appears that while a passenger train had just
started from that station for Edinburgh, a young man.
who acted in the capacity of guard, was in the act of
stepping upon a carriage, when he missed his footing,
and fell before its wheels, which, with the other car-
riages of the train, went over his body and killed him
almost instantaneously, mangling him in a shocking
manner. The deceased was s young man of a
highly respectable character, and what renders the acci-
dentthat he had completed arrange-
_
meers morefor
marriage,
on an early day.—Edinburgh
Advertiser.

PUGILISM.—JAMES MADDEN AN:D JOE ROE'S
MOUSE FOR 251. ASlDE.—These tiny ones met yesterday
in battle array, near Horley, in Sussex. Alec Keene
and Bob Fuller esquired Madden, well known as a hope
ful chicken of Jem Burn's coop, while Macdonald and
Herbert did the attention to " the Mouse," which was
but right, as the last named second was long known
in
fistic circles as " a Mouse" himself. An active, clever,
and a resolute mill of two hours and ten minutes ended
in; Madden being saluted as the conqueror. In the
earlier rounds the Mouse appeared to have best of the
out-fighting, but his game opponent would not be denied,
and punished him in closes and in throws. The finale
was a throw, from, which Madden, by his lasting quali-
ties, cast the die of his opponent's defeat.
INCREASE OF DRUNKENNESS.—It is lamentable to
think that, while there is so much destitution and dis-
ease, drunkenness should still be on the increase. Be-
tween Saturday night and Sunday morning sixteen men
and twenty-three women were taken to the central
police-office in a state of beastly intcozication. The
greater number of the above were so drunk that they
bad to be conveyed in barrows. There were in addition
twenty-three men, more or less intoxicated, taken to the
office, making altogether sixty- three persons. The latter,
however, were able, with a little assistance, to walk to
" durance vile." The district officers had, we are in-
formed, fully
withstanding Saturday last being what is here technically
an average number of drunken cases, not
termed the " wee pay." When we hear so much of
sanitary reform, what, we would ask, has become of the
advocates of the temperance reformation ?--North
British Mail.
AMENDMENT OP BUILDINGS AC To—The Commit-
tee appointed by Lord Morpeth to consider the subject
have held several meetings to take evidence, and are now
about to report. The constitution of the offices of the
Official Referees and Registrar has been the subject of
some animadversion, and suggestions ha ye been made
For remodelling the same entirely, with a v iew to render
the administration of the law more speed. y and econo-
mical to the public. The subject of " ?eclat super-
Tien" has also been considered, and, inde ed, if we are
rightly informed, most of the principal obj, !ctions to the
form and working of the Act have receis ad attention.
We are satisfied that any attempt to improv e the present
Act, by another supplemental Act, will prc eve a failure;
and we earnestly hope that the Committee will not fail
to recommend Lord Morpeth to bring in an entirely
new Bill in preference to making such an e ndeavour.—
Builder.

Several of the Polish refugees lately a cquitted at
Berlin, presented, previous to quitting that e apical, con-
siderable donations to public charities, in all , amounting
to 14,000 thalers (56,000 f.)
With a view to its improvement and. Extension,
the direction of the money-order departmer it throughout
the kingdom has been placed by the Postmaster-
General in the hands of Mr. Rowland Hiff—