The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-02 00:00:00

for Governor would be elected. This same Fairfi:ld was
Governor when the last serious difficulties occurred.
His return to power does not augur well for popular
measures, but we must hope that the actions of the •
single State will be controlled by the Government at
Washington.
M'Leod is, at this time, forty-two years of age—a
Scotchman by birth ; a thick set, broad-shouldered,
full•chested man, about five feet eight or nine inches
high, withrather light hair, blue eyes, full face, and low
forehead. He is, what may be of more interest to some
of your readers, likewise a bachelor. If this outline of
the gentleman should convey to you no favourable im-
pression, you would be mistaken. His address is un-
usually prepossessing ; he is extremely frank and social
in his manners, and withal uncommonly intelligent. In
early life he received quite a good education, learn-
ing Latin and Greek; and subsequently travelled as
an amanuensis to Major Russell of the Engineers, a
near relative, if not a son of the nobleman of that
name, who was murdered by his valet in London, a
year or so since. More reccnoy, he travelled in
France, and in 1830, first touched his foot on our free
soil. During most of the time he has spent in this
country, he has acted as Deputy Sheriff in the Niagara
district of Upper Canada. You will remember that he
was first arraigned for his agency in the burning of the
Caroline, under the name of " Angus 111Leod," a
younger brother of his. He was released on account
of this informality, but was subsequently indicted
and arrested under his own proper name, Alexander
M'Leod. The examination upon his arrest, took
place at Lewiston, and continued five days, upon
which he was committed to gaol at Lockport, with a
guard around his gaol during the entire period of his
confinement there, six months. The last spring he
was taken: to New York on a habeas corpus, where
application for his discharge was made by his coun-
sel, Joshua A. Spencer ; and at the late July term
was brought to Utica to hear the decision on this ap-
plication. It being denied, he was placed in the cus-
tody of the Sheriff of this county, and confined in the
gaol in this place. Here he has since remained, so-
lacing himself with books, conversation, and his own
thoughts, the latter of which you may well imagine,
under the circumstances, are not the most agreeable.
He has excited no small curiosity among the farmers in
our neighbourhood, a large number of whom have visited
him, and have generallytleft him with the most favour-
able impressions of his disposition. INl‘Leod is free in
his communications on the matter in which he is in-
volved, answering all questions, and supplying the
minutest details as to his conduct during the patriot.war,
and steadfastly denying any connection with the memor-
able outrage on the rights and honour of our country,
with which, he stands charged. As to the probability of
an attack, you can judge, with your knowledge of the
feeling at the West, as correctly as myself. There is,
at least, foundation enough to warrant all the precau-
tions that have been adopted. Whether M'Leod has
more to dread from open assault than private assassina-
ion, is a question. He is more apprehensive of the
latter than the former.

DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Between four and five o'clock
this morning a fire broke out in the large five-story
brick double store, at the south-east corner of Cedar-

street and Broadway. The whole interior of the build-
ing, down to the second story, was destroyed, the bare
walls only standing. The occupants of the premises
were Henry S. Tanner, circulating library and map
store, stock damaged by water ; Jas. H. Cooke, furni-
ture warehouse, stock saved in a damaged state ; D.
Tucker, tailor, stock saved with the exception of about
100 dollars' worth of cloths, which were stolen ; Sher-
man and Smith, engravers and printers ; W. E. Peck-
ham, wood engraver ; Miller, Dill, and Davidson, attor-
nies ; Allen M. Sherman, ditto ; and C. C. Marsh, ditto.
—New York Paper, &pt. 17.