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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1841.

TO WHITE LEAI ), COLOUR MANUFACTURER
• 4 ND OTHERS.
FOR SALE :13 Y PRIVATE CONTRACT,
HE VVHOL.E OF THE VALUABLE
T
"PLANT OF Ti HE KREMNITZ WHITE LEAD
WORKS, BELVIDEII E-ROAD, LAMBETH.
These works are extent ive—have teen erected in the best
and most substantial mat )ner within the last three years, and
are admirably adapted to the manufacture of White Lead, Car-
bonate of Barytes, or any Colour or Manufacture, wherein the
use of Carbonic Acid - erzt is required; there being means of
producing from common. c) Jke, 5,000 cubic feet of this gas in a
perfectly pure state, per dour.
There is a Dissolvin' ; Vessel of copper, capable of containing
3,000 gallons, and a P recipitating Do. of 2,000 gallons. Very
large and superior Bar Is, two Hydraulic Presses, viz. a 15 -inch
'Ram and a 6-mcb do. with pumps complete. The Presses have
been proved under : t pressure of five tons per square inch,
Drying Rooms, capab ie of drying 12 tons of White Lead per
day, Coke Ovens, Res re!rberatory Furnaces, Colour Mills ; in
short, every requisite afo r manufacturing in the best mane on
an extensive scale. •
For particulars, appi'y to Mr. Betts, on the premises.

C A RRlAGES.Purchasers are - requestfully
to inspect the Extensive Variety at MARKS and
SON'S, Langharn-place, Cavendish-square, NOW SELLING
at reduced price!, in consequence of the Rebuilding of their
Premises. Any Carriage may be taken on hire, and purchased
if approved of.

SIDEBOARD OF PI.: kTE, Magnificent Brilliant Diamond
Ornaments, Oriental P earl Necklace, Splendid Jewellery, a
Superb Dressing Case; with Silver Gilt Fittings, Choice
Watches, Sheffield PlatPd Articles, Beautiful Orders set with
&c .
MESSRS.IIEBENHAM and STORR have
the honour to• announce that they have received in-
structions to submit to-,PUBLIC COMPETITION, at their
Rooms, King-street, t Covent-garden, on THURSDAY, Nov. 4,
and following day, at Eleven, a Magnificent Brilliant DIA-
MOND NECKLAC E, Tiaras, Waist Buckle, Top and Drop
Earrings, Large Sing le Stone Pins, Brooches, Studs, &c., of .
the Purest Water; a Fine Oriental Pearl Neeklnce, and Pair
ditto Drops, Set with Brilliants; an Extraordinary Fine Aqua
Marine, set with Rubies ; Handsome Bracelets, Earrings,
Brooches, Sevignys, Ril igs, Pins, Head Ornaments, &c., pro-
fusely set with Fine Sari:nhires, Brilliants, Emeralds, Carbun-
cles, &c. ; -Gold and Silver Mounted Biding Whips ; a Splen-
did Dressing Case, with Silver Gilt Fittings;_ a few Remark-
ably Fine Gold Watch's ; several Orders of Garter, Guel-
phie, Bath, St. Patrick, .&c., set with Brilliants; two thousand
eight hundred Ounces of Plate, consisting of a Meat Dish,
Corner Dishes, Waiters, several Sets of Four Solid Candle-
sticks, Sauce Boats, a. Modern and very Splendid Epergne, a
Pierced ditto ; Tea-Kettles, Tea and Coffee Urns Tea , and
Coffee Sets, Brear,l-Baidcets, I gg Frames, Tapkarcisdia Set of
Finely-Chased' Tqa Ctnnisters m Cade{ runt hishes, a Cu-
rious Roman Catliplic Plate/with Enamelled Compartments ;
Excellent Sheffield Plate, in Dish CoVers;"rea 'km, Waiters,
Ice Pails, Bread a,nd ;Cake "Baskets,'-Liquor Frames, ,Mottle
Stands, CandlatiPlis and' Branches, Tea and Coffee Services,
&c. ; Two. Mae CiieAts, .:and a'.. Variety of Valuable Items.—
May be viewed, and Catalogues had, two nays previous to the
Sale.

uNivElyG . Lpg ASSURANCE OF-
VICE, li WILLIIN-STREET.,LQYDON.
The Rates Of t S,Offite, #93tirMed A-the most accurate ob-
servations of the ch.irition of 'rattan life; are as moderate as is
consistent with perfect seguritA
One-fifth of- tWasoertainecLprnita.sf,the . five preceding
years is divided:betweemthe pricy-holners and shareholders ;
three-fourths to ase.forrner, anderic-fotzfAto the latter. The
remaining four-lifklas are., set apatt to =forint° the average of
the succeeding yea,:s;,_nll thus to proviht against unforeseen
4.
contingencies.
.. .. .
The first divistiiiiltprefits took
.pla'eefli;the 13t1a-Of May,
1840, when a redtttiOn of 60 per Cent. • iat-declared on the
current annual prrmilitos 'iitf:'all thoie po'fit4ei entitled to parti-
cipation. Tha. S-ecotfd •dPeision of profit, was in May, 1841,
when a similar reditelittir;,:vers" again declare. .
The following tahhi will show the operation:of the reduction
made by the Socidt-y':.:-- .f

' '^".•*'—....",- - . 'Reduced
Annual
Original
p,„,,, ; ~,,,
.. ,Reduction Premium.
''''''''7"• - payable in
1841.
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£l9 6-..8.'• £ll 12 0 £7 14 8
•24 B'4. 14 13- 0 915 4
31 10 ra; 11148 9 12 12 0
, 42 15 ,0 25 13 0 17 2 Q
000 1 61 11 .'B"' ;i9 19 0 26 12 g
, .
-t.
This system of reduction in. the prettriums affords immediate
benefit to the Assured, or enables them to secure a considerable
bonus by effecting a new policy.
Policies are grantedin London, and by resident Committees
at Calcutta, Madras, autrßoinbay, on India.lisks, at very .
ad-
vantageous rates;taletilated froxf extensiveaata and tables,
ex-
clusively in the povession of this Society, to show the true risk
of life dur'ng residence. iri India, and after retirement froin
foreign service. - By order of the,- Board,
DAVID JONES, Actuary.
.. . .
SCOTTIST-T --.

Age "
when Date of Sum
Policy Policy. Miekt ed.
was
issued.
9.0 May 035.
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I,oo'
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s:.:=-UN-D) LIFE
4ssuRANQE. .;
FOUNDED A.D. 1.815,0 N T.HE ORIGINAL BASIS OF
THE -LONDON EQUITABLE.
Head Office, EDINBURGH, 5; -ST. ANDREW-SQUARE.,
London 7, PALL-MALL WEST.
Manchester.: CROSS-STREET, KING-STREET.
Glasgow
---AtCUNMI.ATUDA'IZND EXCEEDING
ONE MILLION AND FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS.

ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDING
ONE HUNDRED & EIGHTY THOUSAND POUND&
This INSTITUTION is the oldest, and, jn point of busi-
ness, the most exterrsiKted.,l,F4-OFFICE in'Sentland.
A slight en of following stat,euientte4l4,l4uu4.,,,
dantly satisfy intending Assurers that there is not at thretintei
any other Life Office in the United Kingdom which, whether
in respect of.
The sound principles on whet it is constituted,
The unprecedented prosperit pf its coutie throughotit,
The selection of its Lives,
The successful investment of its Funds, and
The uniform promptness and liberality of its settlements,
can holdout more solid advantages, especially to that important
class of Assurances effected as Family Provisions.
The WHOLE SURPLUS PROFITS belong to the AS-
SURED, and are divisible septennially.
As ascertained from the investigation at 31st December,
1838, these Profits were sufficient to secure—
lst. A RETROSPECTIVE BONUS of Two per Cent.
per annum, of FOURTEEN per Cent. for the Septennial Pe.
riod, not only on the Original Sum assured, but likewise on
the BONUS ADDITIONS PREVIOUSLY DECLARED.
2d. A CONTINGEVT PROSPECTIVE BONUS of
Two per Cent., per annum, to be paid from 31st December,
1838, on all Policies of Five Years' standing that may emerge
before Deceinher 31,1845, when next Investigation takeS place.
The Directors are empowered to grant LOANS to MEM-
BERS, on the Security of their Policies, to the extent of
nine-tenths of their value at the time, and also, on application
to that effect being made by parties, to convert their BONUS
ADDITIONS into an equivalent deduction from the future
ANNUAL PREMIUMS, or to give them in ready money the
vain° of the additions at the date of application.
PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ABOVE.
A, in January, 1820, being then 40 years of age, insured his
life for 3,0001. paying an annual Premium £9B ss.
He is now 61 years of age, and has an actual vested Bonus or
Addition, declared and attached to his Policy of £1,035 125.,
which, with the 3,0001., the original sum assured, shows the
full amount of the sum presently- contained in the Policy to
be £4,035 12s.
Were A to die after Payment of his premium for that ye ir, the
sum payable under the Policy would be £4,277 14s. 9d.
Were he to die, in 1845, after payment of his premium for that
year,thc sum payable under the Policy wouldbe£4,6oo 11E. 93.
Or if it were an object to him to reduce his present annual
contribution, be might, by giving up his Bonus, reduce his
future premiums from 95/. ss. to • £24 93. sd.
Or if be preferred receiving immediately the present value of
his Bonus, he would, by surrendering it, be entitled to a
sum of £650 Bs. 3d.
Assurances effected PREVIOUS to 31sT DECEMBER,
are entitled to participate in the PROFITS OF THE CUR-
RENT YEAR. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager.
Edinburgh, September, 1841.
HUGH M'KEAN, 7, PALL-MALL, AGENT FOR
LONDON.

PAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS, 50s. the
SET, of FULL-SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Supe-
rior London Table Knives, with ivory handles' 14s. per
dozen ; Brass Poles for Window Curtains, 1i inch diameter,
Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, Is. Bd. per foot ; bronzed fenders,
4 feet P.rg, 9s.
SUPERIOR LONDON TABLE CUTLERY WAR-
RANTED.—TABLE KNIVES, with Ivory Handles, 14s.
per dozen ; Dessert Knives, I Is. ; Carvers, 4s. 6d. per pair ;
Table Knives, with white bone handles, Ss. 84. per dozen ,
Dessert, 6s. Bd. ; Carvers, 35. per pair ; Globe-shape Tea-
urns, 4 quarts, 275. ; new shapes, 395. ; Papier Mache Tea-
trays, gothic shape, 50s ; the set o f full sizes. Catalogues,
containing the prices, with Engravings of every Ironmongery
Article necessary to the furnishing of a house of any size, 25
per cent. under any other old-established house, to be had
gratis (post free).
RIPPON and BURTON, 12, Wells-street, Oxford-street.
Established 1820.

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rons. Since the reduction in the price of admission, the
portion destroyed became more particularly knoern to the
country at large ; but, singillar to state, a very few per-
sons visited the Armoury on Saturday; and after the
place was closed, the Warden, whose duty it was to exa-
mine the place, went over at four o'clock, when every
thing was perfectly safe, and not the slightest symp-
tom of fire was either apparent to the sight or
smell. Within the last few weeks, two new pa-
tent stoves have been placed in the centre of the
building, while, in that part of the Tower known
as the Old Mill Barracks, a carpenter's shop was erected, ,
and which communicated with the Armoury, and where
the fire is supposed to have originated. About half past
ten o'clock, the sentry, belonging to the Scotch. Fusilier
Guards, which are at present quartered in the Tower,
and who was upon duty on the ramparts next to Tower-
hill, was alarmed by observing a large body of smoke to
ascend, as if from the centre of the Armoury, and he
immediately gave the alarm by discharging his musket.
In the course of a few seconds the whole of the garri-
son and officers met, and immediately afterwards the
Armoury was discovered to be on fire. Unfortunately
not a drop of water was at hand, from it being low tide,
and the ditch empty. Although every exertion was
made to procure water, none could be obtained. Had
even the small quantity of about forty pailaful been pro-
cured, the flames would have been subdued, and the
great loss which the country has to lament, would
have been avoided. From the dryness of the building,
coupled with its massive timbers, the total destruction
of the Armoury became inevitable. The drums beat the
alarm, and messengers were despatched to the
various fire stations for the engines, several of which
were at a fire in the Strand, which broke out about ten
o'clock ; in a few minutes the parish engine of Allhal-
lows, Barking-lane, arrived, followed by the engines from
Wellclose-square, under the direction of Mackay. Upon
their arrival at the entrance next Thames-street, the
firemen found the gates closed, and the sentry upon duty
refusing to open them, upon which Mackay declared that
he would cause the gates to be burst open, when the
sentry replied that the first man who dared to make the
attempt he would run him through with his bayonet ;
his orders were not to open the gates, and until those
instructions were rescinded, he-dared not' open them.
At length, after t.be engines, three in number, had been
detained seven minetes, an order came to admit them
and those condecfed with ‘.the establishment: By
this -time the flames had attained - an alaisming
ascendancy., Euesithe after engine arrived efrbma tho
various stations belonging to tbe London fire esta-
blishment, 407611 as those belonging to the :West of
England' and the County. Independent of theSe'e thq
i
six engines belonging to the Toeier- were broug,ht ou
~and placed at 'various distances from the burning pia
ayllafatlhic
conatßictoscapallen;
tsalothf othueglfli
oewveerry,
OfePtgliejn'eeegwrislmi aanrmney..
4Jr Fpot Guards, as well as efficient relays,-.There they
shoos}, for not a drop of water, couldl.lotnlig t. TIVO
,hours elapsed beforelanything like a pleettiN4uppli
field be obtained, and.in the interim, the fire ragred. with-
ncontrolled fury, the flames• ettending front the centre
=of the building, hethleastwarcl, and wpstweuelesialub,e;
one usly, threatening' deetruction_. to the ehauel and,tll4
jewel-office, the latter of which has shared the fate of
,the armoury. About eleven o'clock . a kraus. body of
police., under, the direction of Mr. Superintendent Pearce,
,c 1)
attic H division, arrived, and was, followed .by detach-
nients from the various other divisions, accompanied
"by Mr. Superietendent May of the Ai and Mr. M'Lean.
In aditicin to theee!a body of the City Police were in
attendance, headed by Inspector. Lloyd.* being, with
the exception of Mt. SUperintelidentPearce,all military
erten, the orders which they ''''-issied were of
the very utmost . importance, 'as they co-operated
with the military. In addition to the regiment of Scots
Fusilier Guards,' three hundred nein of the Grenadier,
and the like nuttibeisTrenythe Coldstreain enierds, came
down from the Charing-cross and. Wellinkton barracks,
and to these maybe added a companyiess the Artillery
'stationed at present in the Tower ; the , sell* of this
'force, aided by tie' firemen of the brigate; Vest of Eng-
ilind, County,- and Custom-House; sifissidea' the Thames
police, acted as one mans, and every'lmovement waaper-
formed with military precision, yet, in spite of the great-
est exertions, the fire every minute, extended its ravages,
-and it very soon became evident to'every person present
ciusireaite,Jeweleliottse_ would fall a-prey to eb eeereftilagra-
don. Mr. Superintendent Pearce, v,itit ..vvraf:ef-the
constables, proceeded to this place, and bean remove
the regalia, the whole of which, lie-14111.51:cdto say was
saved, and carried to the house of Me or'' e
and, as far as our Reporter couldlearn, ti ' --single arti-
cle or jewel was lost. ... . .
Upon the arrival -of Mr. Braidive4 fie' diretted the
engines belonginefo'the London Fire EStablishinent to
be,plaeed -id the following order :—tho A's facing the
Clock Tower and the centre of, the Alatioary •• the
B's at the west end and- round the Orntpel ; and the
C's and D's at the eastern and Jewel-offite Terrace and
1 the northern point of the White Tower, while one of the
Custom-house engines was drawn up before the Gun
Battery. The West of England, under the direction of
the foremen, Connerton, took up its position directly op-
posite to the chapel ; while Carter, the foreman of the
County, directed his attention to the White Tower.
The engines belonging to the place, and the Custom-
house were placed at such distances as to render their
powers of the utmost utility. Unfortunately but little
or no water was to be obtained ; and for nearly five
hours the fire remained unchecked in its progress, al-
though there were nearly two thousand men in attend-
ance to work upwards of twenty engines, which were
ready to pour hundreds of tons per minute on
the fire, and before they could be put into
operation the entire building was one pile of
flames. At this period the sight was one of the most
magnificent which can possibly be conceived ; it required
but a small stretch of the imagination to liken it to a
town on fire ; and, certainly, if the looks of the spectators
could be considered as an index of their feelings, it would
realize the picture ; it seemed as if every one of them had
sustained a personal and individual loss, and the heart-
bursting exclamations which fell from their lips, told
how strongly they felt the calamity. "While the fire was
thus raging, hundreds of the soldiers were employed in
removing the new patent muskets, and it is with plea-
sure we learn that not a single stand of them was lost,
those which are destroyed being the old lock and flint
muskets. As soon as water could be obtained, the steam-
engine attached to the garrison was set in inotion, which
throughout the rest of the morning kept continually at
wo:k, forcing the water into the various reservoirs, while
the Southwark Bridge and Rotherhithe floating engines,
which came up at the turn of the tide, poured forth immense
bodies of water upon the flames, but with no effect; for
exactly as the Tower clock struck the hour of ono, the
the clock, tower, and roof of the building, fell in with a
tremendous crash; the effect which it produced it is im-
possible to describe; for a few seconds the burn-
ing pile was enveloped in a dense cloud of smoke
and dust, and upon its clearing away the flames ascended
to an extraordinary height in a pyramidical form, illu-
minating town and country for miles round. So in-
tense was the heat of the flames that it was almost
impossible to stand before them, and thence arose the
dread that the window frames of the "White Tower would
have caught, and that this portion of the Tower of Lon-
don, which has been immortalized in the pages of Shak-
speare, Gay, Pope, and other writers, and with which
the annals of English history are so identified, would
catch fire, and become, like the . Armoury, a heap
of ruins. To Carter, the foreman, and the firemen
of the County, may be attributed the safety of
this precious relic of our history, as well as the records
which are deposited within its walls. As long as the
slightest danger was to be apprehended so long did the
County engine play upon the massive walls ; relays suc-
ceeded relays. So intense was the heat of the stones
that as the water was poured on them it dried up, while
at the northern end the engines of the brigade per-
formed the same good and efficient service. At this
period the fire was extending its ravages towards the
terrace on the east and the chapel on the west. This
latter building, with which so many historical recol-
lections arc associated, was saved from destruction
through the united efforts of Connorton, of the "West of
England, and the Southwark-bridge float._ Our reporter,
along with some of the officers belonging to the
Guards, and Mr. Braidwood, entered the chapel, and
singular to relate the interior was as cold as if the
fire had been miles distant. Indeed the principal
cause of apprehension for the safety of the sacred
edifice arose from the explosions which took place in the
immediate vicinity, and whence arose the rumour that
thousands of rounds of ball cartridge were in the vaults
beneath the Armoury. While by far the greater body
of the military and firemen bad their attention directed
to the part on fire, the company of Artillery were most
actively employed in removing the large quantity of
ammunition which was lodged in the White Tower. This
dangerous material was removed to the Lower Magazine,
which was quickly filled, and the remainder was thrown
into the river ; and, as a precautionary measure, every
blanket which could be found was immersed in water,
and when completely saturated, was placed upon the
cartridges and barrels of powder six and seven deep.
While these precautionary measures were being
adopted, the fire was making rapid progress at the
east end, and' shortly after one o'clock, the fire caught
the upper window of Mrs. Lloyd's residence, the corner
of the Terrace, and a large body of water was directed on it
when it was extinguished; in the course of afew minutes
the flames again caught, and were again extinguished.
A third time the fire caught, and began to assume a very
alarming appearance, and great fears began to be enter-
tained that the house of Me. Lloyd would fall a sacri-
fice to the flames, which, had it happened, no human ex-
ertions could have saved the Map-office and the line of
houses on the Terrace or the Irish Barracks. The cause
"of this part repeatedly catching fire arose from the wind
blowing from the north-east ; but, as if Providence in-
terfered, on a sudden the wind dropped, and in two mi-
nutes after it blew from the south, thereby carrying the
current into the body of the fire. But for this sudden
change the whole Tower must have been utterly consumed.
Between four and five o clock the fire began to slacken,
and it then became evident that all further danger was
at an end. Unfortunately we have to record the loss of
one life, and a serious accident in another instance, both
of which occurred to firemen. About one in the morning
as Wright, one of the firemen of the County, was in front
kthslitrßuolkallYjrlgrrahtsegnavethewsaiyde and knocked
of 'the Armoury, the upper portion of the wall imme-
diatelywhen some of
upon being taken up it was discovered that
thhi
two of his ribs were fractured and Otherwise seriously
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injured. The poor fellow begged to be conveyed to his
own residence, which was accordingly done, but last
night, in consequence of the orders of Mr. Beaumont,
he was removed to the hospital, and is, we are happy to
state, in a fair way of recovery. The other is
a more lamentable instance of the uncertainty of
'human life. From the immense body of fire
which raged at the eastern wing of the Armoury
the. stone work became completely disjointed,
and during the whole of the morning at various
intervals large masses kept falling; the dangerous state
of the wall was noticed by Guards Mackay, Wing, Cum-
mings, and Howell, who were on duty at the end of the
Terrace, and which was pointed out to the soldiers and
others, and particularly to Wivell, the deceased, but so
' anxious was ho to fulfill the instructions which had been
given him, that he continued beneath the wall, playing
on the burning ruins. About half-past eleven, and with-
out the slightest intimation, a large mass of the stone
work fell, and an immense stone alighted upon the helmet
of the unfortunate man, and forced it in. He was im-
mediately dragged out and carried to the guard-room,
Where he was attended by the garrison-surgeon, who
used every exertion to restore life, but without effect ;
the immediate cause of death appeared to be from con-
cussion of the brain. The deceased was about twenty-
four years of age, and was a remarkably fine young man,
belonging to the Chandos-street station, and had been
about three years in the brigade. Singular to state, the
mother of the deceased called in the morning at Chandos-
street, to ascertain if any of the men were killed, as she
had an impression on her mind that something had hap-
'pened to her son. She was informed that nothing
serious had happened, when the poor woman went
away overjoyed that her fears were unfounded. Al-
though so dreadful an event took place, it had no effect
in keeping the soldiers and others away, who, in a few
minutes afterwards, placed themselves in positions equally
dangerous. At seven o'clock yesterday morning Mr.
Superintendent May, of the A division, made a report
of the fire and loss to Colonel Rowan and Mr. Mayne,
the CotnnOssionere. af -who directly. transmitted an
account to Sir Xarifes 6reham, the 'SecrititrY-OrSthti,
and also to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as Go•
vernor of the Tower; and shout half-past eleven o'clock
one of his Grace's grooms came doen with a letter to
114or' Blrington, desiring to be in-Mimed of the particu-
lars and origin of the fire. In a -subsequertt part of the
day Loyd Hill and several General Officers, besides a
number of 'the Nobility, carne and
,visited the scene.
Amongst the implements destroyed- was the Sword of his
Royal Highness the Dukeof York, which he wore, we were
given to understand, at the siege of Valenciennes, and two
~exquisite ornamental guns,'which were unique. The
.btiteling• destroyed'wal built in the reigns-bf William
Inli.Mary, and upon its completion the II o,yal Pair dined
"vithitt
.its walls attended upon by the. woi-kmen
en-
ed at the building, and consequentlytt waK the most
dern portion'of the Tower,' except' the' barracks.
sl.Frotin the time of the outbreak of the fire, throughout
whOle of yesterday, thontukds of persons'' congre-
gated on Tower hill, and at one o'clpol: the Commis-
:Stoners seat down' an 7 additional-twenty men ,of the G,
;and at two o'clock the same number from the K divi-
sions of police, to assist in keeping Dhethoroughfares on
the hill clear. While the fire was raging, the reflection
'of the flames produced a curious appearance on the vast
mass of persons. From the parapets, turn the eye in
every direction you might, a countless host Of human
faces met the gaze, which produced a sensittion as
curious as it was impressive. To the judicious orders
issued for not admitting the populace within the walls, in
a great measure may be attributed the non-occurrence of
any accident except those already stated.
About 7 o'clocitlast night the fire began again to rise,
when orders were sent up for fresh detachments of
the Guards to come . down from 'the Wellington and
Charing Cross bairacks, and the -various enznes were
also ordered to remain. To the officers of the different
regiments of the Guards, and those belonging teethe Artil-
lery, the utmost praisejsr due. Like the.men, they were
actuated with but One feeling,,--that flf usitfg' their indi-
vidual exertions, as well as their- Imited e7ergies, to
step the progress of the flames. The same mood of
praise is due to Mr. Braidwood and the whole of the
Brigade, as well as to kessrs. Connortori and Carter, of
the West of England ' and County. To. particularise
one person above -another would be unfair, for
upon no previous occasion;;..,taglk aattliPak-Ahe two
Houses—of• 'Parliament- and- the toyal Xx.ehange
were destroyed, did men exert themselves more
than they did during the raging of the conflagra-
tion. To the various Superintendents.and Police the
same !tined of praise' is due., All'ivere actuated by one
common feeling. At the same time every information
vas given by every person connected rvrtliiihe'Tower to
the reporters: 4- It is rathela singulareirrthustance that
Major Elription, who bras been et :Weymouth for some
time palt; arrived at his residence- late on Saturday,
night, and during the whole of the eventful night ren-
dered as much assistance as any of the individuals pre-
sent. Tho exact loss of property at present cannot be
ascertained ; but to-restore the building,iirms. .&e., it is
estimated will exceed a million sterling.