The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-07 00:00:00

MEXICO,

The Diario (Mexican journal) of the 19th of Septem-
ber, contains the following decree:—
" Jose Mariano de Salas, General-in-Chief of the
Liberating Army, in exercise of the supreme power, to
the inhabitahts of the Republic makes known—
" That, desirous of having a consulting body which
may advise the Government on matters of importance in
the present extraordinary state of affairs, I have deter•
mined as follows:

" 1. A Government Council shall be established con-
sisting of thirteen individuals, each of whom shall re-
ceive a monthly salary of 250 dollars.
" 2. This Council shall be composed of the following
persons:—

" His Excellency Don Valentine Gomez Farias, who
shall be the Pr( sident.
" Don Manuel Gomez Pedraza.
" Don Juan Rodriguez Puebla.
" Don Manuel Baranda.
" Don Ignacio Trigueres.
" Don Luis de la Rosa.
" Don Francisco Lombardo.
" Illustrissimo Senor Don Manuel Pardio, Bishop of
Puebla.
‘- General Don Martin Carrera.
" Don Mariano Otero.
" Don Jose M. Lafsagua.
" Don Fernando Ramirez.
" Don Bernardo Guimbarda.

" This Council shall be installed on the Ist of October,
the various persons composing it first taking the cus-
tomary oath of office.
" Ordered to be published, printed, and circulated, and
complied with.

" JOSE MARIANO DE SALAS.
Palace of the Government, Mexico, Sept. 19, 1846."

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—Last evening
shortly after 7 o'clock, a very fearful fire, nearly at-
tended with fatal consequences to several persons, broke
out in the private residence belonging to Mr. H. F.
Wooster, situate opposite the Jolly Caulkers, hi the
Lower Deptford-road. The flames originated in the
lower part of the building, at the time Airs. Wooster
was engaged putting her children to bed in one of the
upper rooms. It appears, from inquiries male during
the progress of the fire, that the first intimation the in.
mates received was by perceiving a dense mass of smoke
entering the rooms in which they were. Upon getting
upon the landing they were met by huge masses of flame
rolling up the staircase, which completely cut off all
means of escape by the regular way. What to do the
poor creatures scarcely knew, for the house stood in the
middle of a large garden, and far away from the public
road. Mrs. Wooster, who was within a few weeks of
her accouchment, took her three children, and, after con-
siderable trouble, succeeded in jumping out of one of the
windows. By that period the destructive element had
travelled through nearly a dozen rooms, and in the
space of five or ten minutes after the roof became
ignited. The firemen, upon their arrival, found that
the residence of Mr. Wooster was doomed to destruc-
tion, and they very judiciously directed their efforts
towards saving the adjoining seed warehouse belonging
to Mr. S. Brandon. In the latter they were nearly suc-
cessful, but unfortunately the flames could not be en-
tirely extinguished until half-past 9 o'clock, and not be-
fore the house was burned down, the valuable furniture
consumed, and even the wearing apparel of the residents
destroyed ; and to add to the misfortune, Mr. Wooster
was riot insured for a single penny, and the premises
were only insured for 3001.

A meeting was held yesterday of the creditors of
Messrs. Mackey, Holt, and Co., whose failure took place
on the 4th of July last. The debts of the house were
z-tated to be about 30,0001., and an offer was made to the
meeting of a composition of ss. in the pound. This
offer was declined under the belief that a sum of 9,0001.
paid away by the firm shortly before their suspension,
and alleged by them to have been trust property, should
in reality, have appeared among the assets. Messrs.
Mackey and Co., of Calcutta, the correspondents of the
English firm, whose failure also was announced about a
week ago, are understood to offer a composition of 108.
in the pound.