The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-27 00:00:00

GLASGOW, Nov. 24:

Siocx ExerrANGE.—The salei are—Caledonian, Prefer—
ence, 96s.—Edinburgh and Stirling Mid. Junction, 5 per
cent. guar., 114—Edinburgh and Perth, 16s.—Glasgow
General Terminus, 9—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 45
Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 45s.—Glasgow and Greenock, Halves,
6% ---Great Northern, 64.

The inhabitants of Saint Marylebone and Saint
Pancras parishes are invited to read the Observer
yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 26).
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO BURN A HOUSE IN
THE CITY.—On Saturday forenoon last, between the
hours of eleven and twelve, considerable alarm' was
caused in Easteheap, City, by the sudden outbreak of
two fires in the upper part of the extensive premises
belonging to Messrs. Knight and Fosters, stationers,
situate at No. 5, in the before-mentioned thoroughfare,
and, from what has already transpired, the Fire Brigade
authorities have returned both outbreaks as having been
wilfully occasioned. It appears that the third floor of
the building was occupied conjointly .by a Mr. Edward
Rea and Mrs. Emily Joyce, and 'that 'a 'female servant
did the household work for both parties. On Saturday
forenoon the inmates were astonished at hearing a very
unusual noise in the house, and the servant wasi sent to
learn the cause. She returned almost immediately
afterwards, and exclaimed "The house is on fire' and
left the premises. The engines of the parish and London
Brigade promptly attepded,and on the firemen entering the
third floor they found a chest of drawers and some boxes in
the back room wrapped'in a bddy of fire. They imme-
diately set to work, and after some trouble they' were
succeisful in getting the flames extinguished, shen
their at:eution was called to the front room by seeing
smoke pouring forth from under the doorway. Having
opened the door, they found another box.. of clothes
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ascertain the cause, when Mr. Braidwood a
saw quite suf-
ficient to satisfy himself that they were two distinct
fires, and had been wilfully causedservant
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the custody of the police, and she was forthwith locked
up in Garlick-hill station-house. The damage done is
thus:officially reported :—"A chest of drawers, boxes, and
the contents of back room third floor burned, landing
scorched, window-glass broken and ceilings under da-
maged by water; a box and contents burned in front
room on the same floor; two distinct fires." The ser-
vant girl, it appears, was going to leave her situation
during the day, and, from other circumstances which
came to the knowledge of her employers, they felt justi-
fied in giving her into custody.
WRECK OF THE BARQUE SEMIRAMIS OF GREE-
NOCK.—This fine vessel, of 360 tons burden, Captain
Welsh, master, was wrecked at Saltcoats on Monday
morning last. She was ballast laden, bound from Lon-
don to Greenock, and from stress of weather attempted
to'put into the harbour of Saltcoats, following the wake
of a small brig, the Farnham, which made the harbour
b: fore her. It was at the time blowing very hard from
tho south-west, and not keeping a steady course, she
struck on the north side of the entrance, and then came
over on to the perch at the point of the harbour on the
south side, lying in a very bad position. The crew, six-
teen in number, chiefly " runners " were all landed safely
by means of ropes swung over the end of the quay—the
whole crowd of people assembled having cheered heartily.
when the last was taken off. The vessel was entirely
broken up in about an hour afterwards—planks, boxes,
barrels, &c., floating on the shore. What remains of
her is now off the perch, the principal portion of her
lying inside of it. The Semiramis had arrived lately at,
London from the East Indies, with a cargo of sugar, ancv.
was proceeding to Greenock to undergo a thorough re-
pair. Captain Joseph Ritchie, of Saltcoats, has been
very active in saving as much of the wreck as possible.
Mr. Campbell, innkeeper, afforded every accommoation
to the sufferers that hospitality could suggest; anti the
Rev. John Bryce not only clothed the captain, buW,gavo
dry clothes to all the crew.—Ayr Advertiser.
THE POLISH REEUGEES.—An investigation about
to be made by the Treasury, with the assistance of Or. J.
Penningtoi, Esq., Auditor of Civil Service, into the dis-
tribution of the moneys voted by Parlisaue.nt Tor the
Polish refugees.—Observer,