The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-09 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE.

Shortly after two o'clock on Sunday morning, a fire
of rather an alarming nature broke out upon the pre-
mises in the occupancy of Mr. W. H. Carlin, tobacco-
nist, carrying on business at 25, Ludgate street, adjoin-
ing the Daniel Lambert Tavern, St. Paul's. The first
discovery was made by one of the female servants in the
Daniel Lambert. Smoke which she saw issuing from
the lower part of the adjoining premises satisfied her
that the building was on fire.
Having raised an alarm, she was quickly joined by
a body of police with Mr. Inspector Woodruffe. The
first thing that was sought to be accomplished was the
arousing of the inmates, but that was not done without
considerable trouble, and not before the flames had made
such fearful havoc in the back portion of the premises as
to cut off all means of escape by the st4ireases.
The residents, however, having succeeded in getting
upon the roof of the building, passed along the same,
and escaped through the adjoining houses. By that
period the whole of the back rooms were on fire from
the basement to the roof, and it was strongly feared
that the contiguous premises would likewise have been
consumed.
The engines from Faringdon-street, Watling-street,
Holborn, and the West of England stations promptly
attended, as well as numerous others of the brigade,
and the County Office. An abundant supply of water
was speedily obtained, and the fireman at once took
advantage of the same, and a copious stream was dis
tributed into tho

It was past three o'clock before the flames were ex-
tinguished, and not before the whole of the back por-
tion of the building and the contents therein were
destroyed, and the adjoining premises damaged by
fire and water. The origin of the fire could not be
learned. Mr. Carlin was insured in the Imperial Fire
Office. The front part of the building has escaped de-
struction. _ _

The Royal Society for the Protection of Life from fire
had one of their escapes speedily at the scene, but the
Inmates having previously escaped, its services were not
required.

Liz WIEST MAlL.—Saturday afternoon, at
three o'clock, the West India mail arrived at Southampton
per the Tevoit, Captain Allen. The Tevoit brings 470,282
dollars, 66,102 of which are from Vera Cruz and Tampico, on
account of the dividends. The latest dates are, Jamaica,
Feb. 7 ; Barbadoes, Feb. 9 ; and Bermuda, Feb. 20. The
Tevoit brings no political intelligence of importance from
Mexico. Under date, "Tampico, Jan. 21," there is the fol-
lowing paragraph :—" Several officers arrived this evening
from Matamoros. They state that the commander of the
battalion de Zapadores, stationed at that place, had
i pro-
nounced for a plan which General Arista has formed, n op-
position to the President Paredes, and as they would not
acquiesce, they asked and received their passports for this
place. General Arista's plan consists, according to the on
dila in a separation of the northern states of the Mexican
republic from the southern, or rather a kind of federative
system, but as yet nothing is certain. The conducteur, with
2,000,000 dollars for the Tevoit, had net arrived at Tampico
when she left; an unfounded report that the Texians were
to attack Tampico, kept the sonducteur from coming on the
coast."
Report says that two cavalry regiments and six
infantry regiments are immediately to be sent to India, in
full strength. The regiments named are the Bth, trotn Potts-
mouth garrison ; the 24th, from Curk; the 34th, from
the Mediterranean; the 65th, now en route to New South
Wales ; the 99th, from China ; and one of the regiments now
at the Capit—laramphin Tetsgraph.