The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

S Ny JANUARY 2, 1847.

THE GREAT FIRE AT IRONGATE-
WHARF.
The following particulars connected with the disas-
trous fire at Irongate wharf were obtained from an
authentic source, and may be relied on as being strictly
accurate. It has been ascertained that the outbreak
occurred in the first floor of the warehouse, in which
compartment there were an immense number of bales of
linen and some cotton waste. One of the workmen who
was in the building at the time, stated that another
.vorkmen went into the front warehouse with a lighted
candle or lamp, in order to examine a bale of goods.
Whilst he was so engaged a spark flew from his light,
and falling upon the loose cotton it became ignited. The
man immediately tried to throw dowia a bale of goods
upon them, hoping by that means to extinguish the
flames. In that endeavour, however, he was foiled, for
the fire mounted so fearfully that he was obliged to
make a hasty retreat, otherwise be would have beer
burned to death, for in the brief space of two minutes
one-half of the warehouse was in flames. The clerks at
once began to remove the books from the counting
house, but so rapid was the progress of the conflagration
that they were enabled to save only a portion of them.
The others were destroyed.
It should be stated that the premises were formerly
three buildings, and severally termed, at that time, the
Leith and Berwick, the Dublin, and the Aberdeen
wharfs. Mr. Colman, the present proprietor, came into
possession about eighteen months since,:and he then had
the three warehouses converted into ono, and named it
Irongate-wharf.! The fact that there was a communi-
cation between the different floors, will account, in some
measure, for the rapid spread of the flames. The lower
floor contained an immense number of casks of tallow,
puncheons of whisky, hogsheads and bags of sugar,
1,500 barrels of beef and pork, and a quantity of coffee.
The two upper floors were filled with bales of linen, can-
vas, and miscellaneous articles, together with a number
of firkins of butter; upon the quay were stored casks of
tallow, hogsheads of sugar, bundles of hides, and pun-
cheons of whisky. The latter articles were rolled out
before the flames had penetrated the flooring, and were
as soon as possible removed to the Tower for protection.
The whole of the immense stock in the warehouses, how-
ever, fell a prey to the fury of the flames. Among those
who had goods in the stores were the following:—
Messrs. Henry and Co., the sack merchants, of Mark-
lane; Messrs. Witham and Son, of 31i, Gracechurch-
street, sail-cloth manufacturers; Messrs. Richards, the
linen merchants; and Messrs. Mildred and Co., mer-
chants. Those parties have lost the whole of their
goods. They are, so far as can be at present learned,
insured in the Imperial and Atlas Fire-offices. The
owners of the other property are unknown as yet.
It was for some time feared that two men who were
on the premises at the time of the outbreak had lost
their lives. It was, however, ascertained yesterday that
they had both escaped uninjured; it is therefore believed
that no person has perished. Had it not been, however,
for the military, it is quite probable that. a most exten-
sive sacrifice of life would have taken place. The
crowd was:so great that the soldiers, to keep the people
out of danger, were obliged to point their bayonets to-
wards them. This had the desired effect of keeping
them back.
At an early hour yesterday morning the gable end of
the buildings suddenly gave way, and fell with a tre-
mendous crash. Fortunately the mass of bricks fell
inward, or the firemen who were underneath must have
been crushed. As it was, the branches and nose pipes
of their hose were battered in, and the leathern piping
damaged. At six o'clock last evening the floating-
engine and one or two land ones were still engaged
throwing torrents of water upon the immense body of
fire that even at that hour remained beneath the ruins.
It is a matter of surprise to every one who inspected
the ruins yesterday that the work of destruction had not
proved greater than it really has, for the stone copine,
in the walls of the A division of St. Katherine's-dock
was so heated that immense pieces of the stone were
continually falling down. Had there been any outer
windows to the stores the fire must have entered the
docks. The escape of the dock warehouses was owing
to the thickness of the wall and the precautions taken
by Sir John Hall in having engines to work from the
inside, and letting the water run down the wall and over
the roof. The Marquis of Granby public-house was
saved by one of the dockyard engines being placed in
front of the house, and the branch directed against the
roof. The engine was of great power, one of Bristow's
make, and formerly belonged to the Hon. East India
Company.
The exact amount of property destroyed cannot for
several days be learnt. It has been stated that it will
exceed 200,0001., but it is the opinion of the surveyors
of the insuraace companies who visited the ruins yester-
day, that it will not reach one-half that sum, on account
of the salvage that will be obtained. Besides the de-
struction of Mr. Colman's premises, two houses belong-
ing to his clerks are burned down, and their contents
consumed. Unfortunately they were uninsured.
Mr, Colman was insured for fixtures, and the gear in
the Plicenix Fire-office. The premises are insured by the
St. Katherine's-dock Company in two of the London
fire-offices. Messrs. Powell and Son, the Irish provision
merchants, who have lost a deal of property, are in-
sured in the Globe Fire-office.
Since the above was written, the reporter has had an
interview with Mr. Groves, the manager of Mr. Col-
man's property, who stated, " that whilst he was in the
counting-house, in the afternoon, an alarm of fire was
given, end on looking round he saw flames mounting
most terrifically in the first floor warehouse, which was
loaded with bales of goods. He immediately thought of
saving the books, but so rapidly did the flames burn,
that he was forced to make a precipitate retreat, having
only sufficient time to save a portion of the books. To
enter the upper flow a was an impossibility, therefore
none of the goods contained there could be saved; but a
number of puncheons; of whisky standing on the quay,
together with several casks of tallow and a quantity of
sugar, were rolled out into the street. With respect to
the origin of the fire, he knows nothing himself, but he
had heard a similar account given by two of their men,
to that stated above. To be perfectly satisfied on that
point, it is the intention of Mr. Colman to have a rigid
investigation as soon as the men can bo gathered toge-
ther. Mr. Groves added that one of the orders of the
house was, that no candle was on any account allowed to
be taken into any part of the warehouse, and tobacco
smoking was also strictly prohibited. lie also stated
that the amount of property destroyed could not be cor-
rectly estimated at present."
The greatest praise is due to the military, to Mr.
Braidwood, and the various officers and men under him,
and also to Sir John Hall of the St. Katherine's Docks,
for the services rendered on the occasion. The West of
England engine, ender the direction of Mr. Connorton,
took a most commanding position, and was of great
assistance in cutting off the fire in a westerly directiou.

AN IDIOT FROZEN TO DEATII.--A lamentable
death occurred at Freckenham on Tuesday morning last.
A poor creature named Charles Chittick, who had never
been in his proper senses, and had been ailing fur a time,
went to bed between eight and nine o'clock on Monday
evening, in a lower room of the house of his sister, Mrs.
Plummer, with whom he resided. Another sister also,
and Mrs. Plumnier's daughter, slept in an upper apart-
ment. A little before 11 o'clock, as the daughter lay in
bed, she heard the deceased call, saying he wanted to go
out, and she spoke to him. She then heard him undo
the front door, which banged after him ; and she then
lay awake about an hour afterwards, until becoming
alarmed at his absence, she went down stairs to call him,
which one of the family bad been in the habit of doing
upon previous occasions, when he appeared to be gone a
long while. The front door was on the jar, and the pin
by which it was fastened lay on the table near by. A
search was immediately made, but he could not be found,
all the places about the premises being examined, but
without success. His shirt and night cap were left on
the pillow of his bed covered over with the clothe. The
aunt was culled, and a thrther search was made every-
where they could think of, but without effect. It was
dark, and freezing sharp. His day. clothes lay by the
side of his bed. Information was immediately conveyed
t,) the neighbours, and about eight o'clock on Tuesday
morning a labouring man, named George Smith, accom-
panied by Frederick Sergeant and James Payne, who
had gone out searching for the poor fellow, found bim in
a meadow in the occupation of Mr. Knight, lying flat on
his back, entirely naked, and quite dead. His eyes were
open, and he was dirty as if be had been through water.
The spot where he was found was about 200 yards off
his cottage, and the river was nearer the cottage than
the place where he was found. An inquest was held on
Thursday, at the Boar Inn, Freckenham, before H.
Wayman, Esq., when the above facts were deposed to
by the principal witnesses, Elizabeth Plummer adding
that she heard the deceased say he should not live till
Christmas, which he had said several times before. He
had been under the surgeon's hands, but not since
Michaelmas time. Mr. relhem Aldrich, surgeon, of
Mildenhall, deposed that he had known the deceased six
or seven years, and had attended him professionally.
He laboured under an affection of the spine, which at-
tacked the lower extremities. He was of weak intellect,
and about 46 years of age. Had seen his body since his
death, and übs2rved no external appearance of injury or
violence. From information he had received, and from
the appearance of the body, he was of opinion that death
was occasioned by exposure to the inclemency of the
season. Verdict accordingly.—Bury Herald.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C., BROmPTON.—
Yesterday evening a very numerous meeting of the sub-
scribers to the above institution was held in the Board-
room of the,Hospital, at Old Brompton. Edward Spree,
Esq., in the chair. The principal business of the evening
was in reference to tho appointment of an assistant-
physician, the election of whom is fixed for, the 14th
instant. It was also a source of the greatest satisfaction
that the plans adopted fur the v(ntilation and warming
of the numerous extensive wards had proved so highly
effective in aid of medical science. M any highly dis-
tinguished visitors have inspected the building, since it
was opened, and scarcely a day passes without some ad-
ditional names upon the visitors' book. The number of
in-patients yesterday, of both sexes, amounted to sixty.
The Builder states that the practical utility cf
' chalk as an article of fuel has been tested within the
last fortnight, according to a Salisbury paper, and with
-the most satisfactory results. Surrounded with coal, it
gives a strong heat, and a clear fire, at half the usual
expense ; so that to the poor in the chalk districts it
must be an invaluable boon.

PRICE SD.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcharn ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri.,
Dyke—i to 11.
Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs. Tels-
combe-tye--10%. ,
Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon., the Fox, Throe Bridges ;
Wed., Clark's Green ' • Fri., Crab Tree—; to 11.
Eastbourne hrrs., Mon., Lighthouse East Dean; Thurs.,
Snap llill ; Sat., Willingdon Old Mill_4 to 11.
Earl of Harewood's hdo, Mon., Garforth Bridge; Wed.,
Marston ; Fri.. Towton-10i.
Worcestershire hds., Mon., Cotheridge ; Wed., Upton
Snodsbury ; Fri.. Bishop's Wood—loi.
Ludlow lids., Tues., Staunton Lacy; Fri., Shakruhurst.
Herefordshire hds., the first open day, England Gate.
Shropshire lids., Mon., Mountford Bridge ; Wed., Clove: ly ;
Fri., Kennels---i to 11.
Wheatland hds., Tues., Weston; Fri., Willey Park-10i.
East Essex lids., Tues., Bellchamp Bells ; Thurs., High
Garret; Sat, Notley Gate-101/2.
Essex Union lids., Wed., Moor Gardens; Sat., Rettenden
Common.
Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues., Little Bentley Hall ; Fri.,
Sproughton Wild Man-10i.
Suffolk lids., Mon., Ashley Village ; Thurs., Hepworth
Marlborough-10%.
Mr. Horlock's hds., Tues., Bowden Hill.
Duke of Beaufort's lids., Mon., Batt's Lodge.
Mr. Locke's lids.. Tues., Haskings Penning; Thurs., Pert-
wood Turnpike Gate--. 11.
Sir R. Sutton's lids., Tues., Glaston ; Wed., the Bull, Wi-
tham Common ; Fri., Titton Wood ; Sat., Longhorn.
Quorn hds., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Retcliffe Hall ;
Thurs., Houghton on the Hill; Fri., Ratcliffe Hall.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Park; Thurs., Ked-
leston Inn ; Sat., Swarkston Bridge.
Dorrington lids„ Mon., Cotgreave Village; Wed., Keg-
worth Station ; Sat., ILithern Turn—i to 11.
Burton hds., Mon., Fiskerton Low Wood; Tues., Bard-
ney ; Wed., Wellinore ; Thurs., Hackthorn ; Fri., Gate Bur-
ton ; Sat., Lanworth Bridge-11.
Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon., Tothill ; Tues., Mereham on the
; SpiLsbnry ; Fri., Hamton ; Sat., Welton Wood
—l2.

Sherwood hrrs., Tues., Mansfield Racecourse; Fri., King's
Mill-11.
Mr. Deacon's brrs., Wed., the Thorn on Roborough Down ;
Sat., Sheepston Village-10.
Mr. Horndon's hds., Mon., Viverdon ; Thus.z., St. Stephen's
Down, Launceston.
Cheshire hds.. Mon., Daresbury Hall ; Wed., Bruera Staple-
ford; Thurs., Oulton Park; Sat., Tatton Park-10i.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Plas Teg ; Tues., Dudles-
ton Chapel ; Thurs., Carden ; Sat., Penley Hall.
Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Coffronnyd ; Fri., Kerry.
North Staffordshire hds., Mon., Stapleford Brige ; Wed.,
Stallington ; Fri., Whitmore Station-101.
Badsworth hds., Tues., Scoraby Bar ; Thurs., Askern ; Sat.,
Ackworth Moor Top—lol.
Holderness hds., Mon., Whitlecross ; Tues., Londesbro'
Gate ; Thurs., Brandesburton Moor ; Sat., Bainton New Inn.
CHESTER CUP.
ENTRIES IN TowN.—Pam, 5 yrs—Cossack, 3 yrs--Milden,
5 yrs—Patriot, 6 yrs—Horn of Chase, 3 yrs—Camera Ob-
scure, 4 yrs—Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs—Flahowlagh, 4 yrs—
Pal, 4 yrs—Chatterbox, 4 yrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Moon-
light, 3 yrs—Finvaragh, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, 5 yrs—Watchdog,
3 yrs—Sforocco, 4 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—llumdrum, 4 yrs
—Marmion, 4 yrs— Cawroush, hb, 4 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5
yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs—Alarm, 5 yrs—Jo-
nathan Wild, 4 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs--Polka, 4 yrs—Mir-
millo, 3 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen Mab,
aged—Ajax, aged—Antler, 6 yrs—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—Robin
Burns, 5 yrs—Pride of Eden, 3 yrs—Osprey, 4 yrs—Master
Downes, 5 yrs—Grimston, 4 yrs—Mermaid, 4 yrs—Perpe-
tual Motion, h b, 5 yrs—Monarch, 6 yrs—Cranebrook,
4 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Dolo, 4 yrs—Eryx, 3 yrs—
Plaudit, 5 yrs—Cameleopard, 5 yrs—Mickey Free, 6 yrs
—Beatrice, aged—Regalia, 4 yrs—The Crown Prince, 4
yrs—Milliner, 4 yrs—l:ewcourt, aged—Gwalior, 5 yrs—
Sylranus, 5 yrs—kmigrant (late The Fairy Queen), aged—
c by Euclid, dam by Taurus, 3 yrs—Chamois, 4 yrs—Em-
meline, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 6 yrs—Mendicant, 4 yrs—Miss
Elis, 5 yrs— Bourton, 4 yrs—The Farmer's Daughter, 3 yrs
Fatuus, 4 yrs—Precocious Youth, 3 yrs—Julia Ben-
nett, 4 yrs—Crozier, 3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile,
3 yrs—Xing of Morven, 3 yrs—Arthur, 5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs
—br m No. 45, II b, 5 yrs—Faith, 6 yrs—Dulcet, 5 yrs—
Sting, 4 yrs—Campanile, 5 yrs—Queen Anne, 4 yrs—Heads-
man, yrs—False Report, 6 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs—
Clumsy, 5 yrs—Roebuck, 5 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—St. Law-
rence, aged—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—lonia, 3 yrs— Mistress
Jane, 3 yrs—Moodkee, 3 yrs—Hyderabad, 3 yrs—So-nice,
3 yrs—Tom Tullock, 4 yrs—lngo, 4 yrs—Turpin, 4 yrs—
Refraction, 5 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Lady Ce-
cilia, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs—Diomede, 4 yrs—lnfringe,
3 yrs.
'ENTRIES AT CHESTER, FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK, P.M.—
The Premier, 4 yrs—Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald Isle, 3
yrs—Lord George, 3 Trs—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Romance, 4 yrs—
Fantastic, 4 yrs—Emigrant, aged— Rufus, 4 yrs—Tom
Tough, aged—Ratcliffe, 6 yrs—Queen of Tyne, aged—Ba-
nana, 4 yrs—Burgundy, 4 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs-
13ravissime, 4 yrs—Factory Girl, 5 yrs—Bantam, 4 yrs—
Inheritress, aged—Lightning, 6 yrs—Poynton, 4 yrs—Ban-
nockburn, 3 yrs—Mentor, 5 yrs—Bedlam, 3 yrs—St. Leon,
3 yrs—Cr-ins Con., 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6 yrs—Wave, 3 yrs—
Lady Sarah, 6 yrs—Agnes, 3 yrs--Chertsey, 5 yrs—Jingle-
rot, 5 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Pilgrim. 4 yrs—Collier, 5 yrs
—Whinstone, 5 yrs—Hope, 5 yrs—Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs—
Spem Gregis, 3 yrs—Bit Nibble, 3 yrs—Sir Talon Sykes,
4 yrs—Erin-go-Bragh, 4 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs—Sagacity,
3 yrs—Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs—Little Hampton, 6 yrs—Maid
of Tyne, 4 yrs—Annandale, 5 yrs—The Magnet, 5 yrs.
EPSOM SPRING RACES, 1847.
Entry for the Metropolitan Handicap.
Finvaragh, 4 yrs—Wolfdog, 5 yrs—Buscot Buck, 6 yrs—
Hydrangea, 4 yrs—Pineapple, aged—Best Bower, 6 yrs—
Ajax, aged—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—b f by Elis, or Venison, out
of Odessa, 3 yrs—The Premier, 4 yrs—Flahowlagli, 5 yrs—
Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs--Meanee, 3 yrs—Comme it Faut, 3
yrs—b f by Heron, out of Hippona's dam, 3 yrs—Pimento, 6
yrs—Binnacle, 4 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs—Queen
Slab, aged—Ally Crokcr, 6 yrs—Ferney, 4 yrs—The Little
Vulgar Boy, 4 yrs—Dexterous—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Duke of
Richmond, 4 yrs—Shelforth, 4 yrs—Hannah Rains, 4 yrs—
Plaudit, 5 yrs—Wyvern, 4 yrs—Ukraine, 4 yrs—Punch,
4 yrs—Humdrum, 4 yrs—Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs—Alli-
ance, 4 yrs—Diomed, 4 yrs—Annandale, 5 yrs—
Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Emerald Isle, 3 yrs —What,
aged—The Magnet, 5 yrs—Red Rover, 6 yrs—Ak bar, 6 yrs—
c by Amato, out of La Fills mat Gardee, 4 yrs—Roderick,
aged—Satyr, 6 yrs—Secundus, 6 yrs—Gwalior, 5 yrs—Lady
Sarah, 6 yrs—Morpeth, 6 yrs—Sir Peter Laurie, 4 yrs—
Sheraton 4 yrs—The Lamb, 4 yrs—The Comet, 4yrs—Agnes,
3 yrs—Counsellor, aged—Miss Shirley, 4 yrs—lcicle, 4 yrs—
Roebuck, 5 yrs—Boarding-school Miss, 6 yrs—Lynceus, 4
yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—C by Euclid, dam by vTaurus, 3 yrs—
Arthur, 5 yrs—Rufus, 4 yrs—Driffield, 4 yrs—Cossack, 3
yrs—Bourton, 4 yrs—Pink Bonnet, 3 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5
yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs—Jenny Wren, 5 yrs—Bro. to Stitch, 3 yrs
—Guaracha,4 yrs—Mildew, syrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Mosque,
aged—Giselle, 4 yrs—f by Lanercost, out of Camp Follower,
3 yrs—Little Jack, 5 yrs—Camera Obscura, 4 yrs—Crozier,
3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—Queen Mary
(late Twysages), 3 yrs—Refraction, 5 yrs—Halo, 3 yrs—
Vampyre, 3 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Gannet,
5 yrs—Titbit, 4 yrs—Dulcet, 5 yrs—Sting, 4 yrs—Campa-
nile, 5 yrs--Queen Anno, 4 yrs—Alarm, 5 yrs—Geraldine,
4 yrs—Polka, 4 yrs—Mirmillo, 5 yrs—Headsman, 4 yrs—
False Report, 6 yrs—Laundrymaid, 4 yrs—My Mary, 5 yrs
—Clumsy, 5 yrs—Witsend,.4 yrs—m by Samarcand, out of
La Fills mal Gardee, 5 yrs—Correct Card, 5 yrs—lago 4 yrs
—Tom Tullock, 4 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Moodkee, 3
yrs—So Nice, 3 yrs.
Capt. D'Arcy has purchased for a large sum the celebrated
steeple-chaser Culverthorpe, and has sent him to John Scott's
to be trained.
The celebrated Alice
.Hawthorn was ssld yesterday at Yor2
for 800 guineaf.
The Metropolitan Handicap Fund amounts to 5601.

THE WEATHER, PARYS.—Thursday,
the weather continuing its severity, the several metro-
politan parks were crowded with sliders and skaters from
the earliest hour of admittance until dusk. On the
ornamental water in St. James's Park, in the course of
the day, two very serious accidents occurred, but fortu-
nately unattended with loss of life. The first occurred
to William Simpson, a gentleman of property, residing
at Peckham Rye, who was skating, when, through an
accidental misarrangement of the skate, be fell backwards
with great violence, breaking the ice and immersing
himself in the water. Immediate assistance was ren-
dered, and with great difficulty he was extricated, totally
insensible from the effects of the fall. He was removLd
in a very injured and went= state, being unable to walk
without support. The second accident occurred in the
afternoon to a lad named Somers, who was sliding on
the ice near Buckingham Palace, when, coming in violent
contact with a gentleman who was skating, the poor
fellow was thrown heavily, causing a severe fracture on
the bead and arm. The Serpentine, in Hyde-park, was
much frequented during the day, and many accidents
occurred, but not of any serious consequence, owing to
the prompt assistance rendered in each case by the ice-
men of the Royal Humane Society. The two frozen
lakes in Kensington-gardens, and that of the Regent's-
park, were visited by upwards of 5,000 individuals, and
with but one exception no accidents occurred beyond an
occasional breaking of the ice. On the ice of the Re-
gent's-park, a young man unfortunately slid upon a
" dangerous" spot, and in his anxiety to return fell, and
the ice broke; he was, however, speedily recovered.
HIGHLAND FUNERALS.—There is at present a
general movement throughout the towns and villages of
the north to do away with the entertainment usually
afforded on the occasion of funerals, so burdensome to
the humbler classes of the people, and which often de-
generates into excess. In the remote country parishes
it will Le more difficult to eradicate this custom, in con-
sequence of the distance which many parties travel to
be present at these solemnities, but the subject is well
worth the consideration of the clergy and proprietors.
A striking memento of the old Highland funerals may
still be seen a few miles from Corpach, near the western
terminus of the Caledonian Canal. On the southesn
bink of the canal is an ancient burying-ground, and
side it a curious green mound of earth in the form of a
horse-shoe, which was constructed in that singu'ar shape
some centuries ago, in order to accommodate the attend-
ants at funerals. After the interment the people were
seated on the grass in the curve, while the opening gave
access to the servants to bring in the wine and spirits
consumed on such occasions. It is still the custom to
hold these orgies occasionally in this sequestered spot,
and many a fervid Gaelic address and fug quaieh have
been poured out to the memory of the various parties
committed to the " nsrrow house" in the adjoining rest-
ing-place. The bag-pine, too, sometimes added the wild
notes of a " lament," which heightened the effect of the
strange scene.—lnverness Courier.
The Savings Bank of Paris has issued a notice re-
minding its depositors that, by the Act cf June 22,
1845, the maximum of account that one person can have
is a sum of 2,000 f. ; once that amount arrived at, it is
necessary either to withdraw part of the deposits, or to
give orders to have State Rentes purchased for the maxi-
mum specified. Many depositors having exceeded the
Sum thus stated, the notice has become necessary.

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LONDON DOCKS.
Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the pro.
prietora in this establishment was held at the Dock
House, Princes-street, Bank, for the purpose of receiviug
a report from the directors, the declaration of a dividend,
and upon other matters. In the unavoidable absence of
the Chairman, Mr. Cattley, the Deputy-Chairman, Mr,
Wm. King, presided.
The minutes of the last court having been read,
The Secretary, Mr. J. D. FOWLES, read the half-
yearly repert. It stated that " the report of the direc-
tors was made up to the close of the half-year ending
the 30th November last, and an abstract of this docu-
ment may be thus given:—Number of loaded ships
which entered the London Docks during the six months
ending the 30th November last, 703; measuring 181,19 b
tons. In the corresponding period of last year it was
731 ships, measuring 168,553 tons. The amount of earn-
ings last half-year was 206,166/. ss. sd. Same time in
1845, IND,t 9-1/. Bs. 6d. Expenditure in the last six
months bad been 110,885/. Bs. 9d., including the income-
tax. The income had exceeded the expenditure iit
the last six months by 90,9791. ls. 10d. The directors
recommended a dividend of 2/. 10s. per cent. ufier the
payment of which their would be a balance in favour of
the company of 203,955/. 10s. The stock of goods in the
Docks on the 30th of November last was 112,105 tons,
and at the same period last year 105,262 tons." The le-
port proceeded to detail the new works in operation for the
accommodation and benefit of the commercial and shipping
interest ; and it concluded by earnestly requesting the
proprietors to use their best endeavours to increaLe by
their influence the business of the docks.
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report of the direc-
tors be received and entered on the minutes. He re-
gretted the absence of Mr. Cattley, their talented chair-
man (owing to indisposition), but any information that
might be required would be readily given either by him-
self (the deputy-chairman) or by his brother directors.
He would now only state that the dividend warrants would
be reedy for delivery on the Bth January, the company
paying, the income-tax. ,
After some conversation relative to the affairs of the
company, the report was adopted, the dividend was con-
firmed, and the court was adjourned.

PREVALENCE OF DISTRESS IN

MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER, FnIDAY.—A public meeting was held
in the Town-hall, Manchester, yesterday, the mayor, in
the chair, to consider the propriety of re-opening the
soup kitchens of 1832-3, for the relief of the distressed
poor and the people who are being thrown out of work
in consequence of the stoppage of factories. There were
present the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of
Manchester, and several members of the Chapter, be-
sides other clergymen, and James Heywood, Esq., Al-
derman Nield, Alderman Potter, Samuel Fletcher, Esq.,
and other influential gentlemen.
The Hon. and Rev, the DEAN moved that, in order to
relieve prevailing and anticipated distress, arrangements
should be made for opening soup-kitchens, and that a
subscription be at once commenced.
The Rev. Mr. HUNTINGTON seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman POTTER did not think it was desirable
to open soup-kitchens, because it would be a reflection
upon the guardians, who informed them they had made
the necessary preparation, if the occasion should arise.
Though he objected to the resolution he did not mean
that, if a soup kitchen were established, he would not
support it.—(tlear.)

X discussion arose as to the issue of tickets along
with which an additional halfpenny should be paid, but
the Town Clerk suggested that this would be best left to
the committee; on the last occasion it was thought but
to discontinue the payment of money, because it en-
couraged parties who had the tickets to beg at the corner
of streets for a halfpenny, on the pretence that they
wanted to snake a ticket available for soup.
Mr. HoYLE said if they were to issue pa} -tickets he
knew a family too poor to avail themselves of the charity.
At present there were six of them, and they sat down
to dinner upon American hominy, which coat them only
threepence, and they never tasted ether food, or flesh
meat. The motion was carried.

Mr. J. R. TAYLOR moved the second resolution ap-
pointing a committee, and the Rev. Mr. BENTLEY se-
conded it.—Carried.

The DEAN asked if it was thought desirable to open
the subscription in the loom, because he found that his
friends of the Chapter wished to subscribe in a body,
and he was prepared iu their name to say that they
would subscribe 501. to begin with.—(Applause.)
Mr. WESTHEAD said their firm would consent to take
20/. worth of tickets, and they would be glad to take
more when those were done.
Mr. JAMES HEYWOOD gave 10/.
The Mayon gave 10/.
Several other subscriptions were announced.
A vote of thanks was given to the Mayor, and the
meeting separated.

THE REPUBLIC of the URUGUAY.
We have been favoured with a copy of an authentic
document, by which General Oribe declares the confis-
cation of all property in the republic of the Uruguay
belonging to his political opponents. The result of such
a measure, if confirmed by his accession to authority,
would be absolute ruin to British interests in that
country.

(TRANSLATION.)
" Long live the defenders of the laws!
" Death to the Unitarian Savages!!
" Long live the defenders of the laws! Death to the
Unitarian Savages!!—Number one hundred. In the
' Cerrito de la Victoria,' this 15th day of July 1846.
The supreme Government, before me, the undersigned
notary, and the witnesses to be named at foot, did de-
clare—That, having determined to distribute equally
among the well-deserving individuals of the liberating
army, as among ether well-deserving citizens and public
functionaries, as may seem fit, in reward of their ser-
vices, the property that did belong to the said Unitarian
Savages, which now does belong to the State ; and
Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa being one of these
well-deserving persons, entitled therefore to na-
tional reward, his Excellency, in execution of the afore-
said determination, does declare that he makes free,
perfect, and irrevocable gift and donation to the said
Lieutenant Don Manuel Carasa, for him, his heirs, and
successors, of a house comprising four rooms, kitchens,
stable, and four cuadras (about eight acres) of land,
situate at the Cerrito, department of Monte Video,
which did belong to the Unitarian Savage Juan Justo
Alonzo; which donation comprehends the aforesaid
house and land, and all rights pertaining, or that may
hereafter pertain thereto. And the supreme Govern-
, ment renounces, now and for ever, all possession, e.omi-
nion, and every other right soever of the State, making
over the same, with all power and title, to the aforesaid
Lieutenant Cara.sa, that he may enjoy or dispose thereof,
according to his will, as of a thing belonging to himself,
acquired by just and legitimate title, as this is by the
present donation, he taking the possession he is entitled
to, either judicially or by himself; and, in order that it
may not be necessary for him to take such possession,
and that it may be always proved to belong to him, this
document is extended in his favour, of which his Excel-
lency ordains that I shall give such certificates as the
donates shall require for his security, with which,
and without further notice, he shall be held to
have taken the said possession. In like manner, the
Most Excellent Government does declare that it
shall be understood, to the end, that nothing may
withhold from the donates the free and quiet enjoy-
ment of the property given to him, that this donation
shall be binding, firm, and of entire legal effect, not-
withstanding any charge, mortgage, lien, or demand by
which the said property may stand affected ; for, in
such case, those who may consider that they have a
lawful claim against it shall apply to the Government,
who will resolve on that which shall be convenient ; and
the property of the State is hereby bound to the security
and fulfilment of this document, as also for the free oc-
cupation of the thing given. The contents of this docu-
ment having been made known to the Lieutenant Don
Manuel Carasa, he declared that he accepted in every
particular the donation which it embraces, to use the
same as he may think proper. And, that it may stand
on record, it is signed by his Excellency and the done.-
tee, the witnesses thereto being Don Manuel Jose Ar-
gerich, Don Antolin Mazariegos, and Don Pedro Nieto,
which I do certify.

" MANUEL ORIBE.
" C. G. VILLADEMOROS.
" B. P. BERRO.
" ANTONIO DIAZ.
" MANUEL CARASA.
" L. B. CAVIA, Notary Public.
"Done before me, in proof whereof I authorise the
present certificate, at the reqoest of the donatte, at the
Buceo, department of Monte Video, this 28th of July,
1846, and on this unstamped paper, corresponding to his
military rank.
" LUIS BERNARDO CAVIA, Notary Public."

DEA.TH OF THE RIGHT HON. LORD ROLLO.-It
is with sincere regret we have to record the death of
this much respected nobleman, an event which .took
place at his Lordship's residence in Edinburgh,
.on
Thursday last.
when his
In-
disposedconsiderablee limp, until
beenlatel
lately, when
N t'
b
family and friends had reason to clatter themselves that
his malady had taken a favourable turn. It was but
flattering hope, however ; for the hand of death was soon
laid upon him, and we understand the proximate cause
of his dissolution was a suffusion of water in the chest.
His Lordship died in his seventy-third year. He is suc-
ceeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, William,
Master of Rollo. The deceased Lord was one of the
sixteen representative peers of Scotland in Parliament,
having been elected on the demise of the late Lord Gray.
His Lordship was chiefly distinguished for the quiet
virtues of a country gentleman and worth v landlord, and
has gone down to the grave much beloved and respect( d
by those on his estates in Strathearn, and those in their
neighbourho,(l.—Pei el Constitutional.
DESTRUCTION AMONG GAME FROM THE FROST.-
During the last fortnight a very considerable quantity of
game have been picked up dead. In the pheasant pre-
serves, where the birds are fcd, pheasants have done
well, but partridges, which are much more shy, have
been starved out by the continued frost. Rabbits have
been found in great numbers, burrowed in the ground
and frozen. Hares, which travel so much further for
food, have better provided themselves, although they
are in low condition, but many head of hares have been
found dead.

THE WE ATIIER AT DURHAM.—We announced last
week that frost had again set in. Friday and Saturday
were both cold, and Sunday intensely so. On Monday
a partial thaw ccmmenced, which, lasting over Tuesday,
slightly raised the level of the river, which was thereby
deprived a second time this season of its icy covering,
which had again attained sufficient solidity in parts to
allow of the more venturesome risking themselves on its
surf,:ce. On Wednesday there was a slight return of
frost, but tho weather, thuugh cold, is now again open.
—Durham Advertiser.

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ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMI'IIITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert. Prince of Wales, and Royal Family. Grand Christmas
Holiday Fetes. THIS EVENING, a double rotation of Equestrian
wishes and Novelties. The "Demon Horse ; or, The Twelve
wishes and the Charmed Bit." Herr Neuparte, the great Dutch
Bottle Equillbrist.

THIS EVENING
Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en-
titled THE DEMON IILORtiE ; or, The Twelve Wiskes and the
Charmed Bit.
New and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE.
To
entitled conclude
TILE FORTY with th
THIE VES ; ore Ora Ghrtstmaa Comic Fair; Pantomime,
, Harlequin and All Baba and
the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequ Mr. W. Har-
vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite.
Box -office open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors °p ea at six
and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Broadfoot.

ROYAL SURREY THE.A.'
Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed an original Dr.una, entitled THE HAND OF
CARDS—GAME, LIFE, STAKES, BEAT 11. The characters will
be supported by the whole of the talented Company.
To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING
OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dream. Har-
lequin, Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon, Herr R. Deuliu ; Columbine, Mdlle.
Theodore ; Clown, Herr E. Deulin.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Reduction of Prices.—Boxes, Is,. Hall-price, Ed ; Ht, Gd.; Gallery,
ad.; Private Boxes, 2,. Mr. N. T. Hicks As " Tim Black Doc-
tor." Great suceoss of the new allevoricrd Railway Pantomime.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin-
cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Illel, Ed.
'wards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform.
After which will be produced a grand Christmas Pantomime, en-
titled THE BIRTH OF' THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin
Go-A-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown, Mr. T. Barry ;
Pantaloon, Signor Osmonde ; Harlequin, M. Lupine; Columbine,
Mlle. Adele Lauri.

RUNNING MATCH.—Yesterday, the quarter of a
mile race between Mills, of London, and Baker, of
Mitcham, came off at Battersea, for 20/ a side. At
the start Mills took the lead, which he maintained
throughout, and after a good race the former came in
the winner by ten yards, having run over the quarter of j
a mile in less than one minute's time.