The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-24 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRES.

Yesterday morning, between the boors-of six ard
seven o'clock, the neighbourhood of the Kingsland-road
was visited . with one of the most destructive fires that
have occurred in that locality for a considerable time
past. The scene of its operations was in Watts- build-
ings, near the Canal-bridge, in she Kingsland-road,
whereon was erected the exterssive flooteloth and table-
cover manufactory belonging to Mr.-Lawson. The dis-
covery was made at a few minutes before seven o'clock;
smoke, which some persons saw rising over the roof of
the factory, convinced them that some part of the pro
perty was in flames. No time was therefore lost in rais
ing the necesiary alarm and calling for assistance.
Owing to the close preximity of the tenements in Wil-
mer-gardens and Northampton- street, the most lively
apprehensions were entertained for their safety, and
forthwith the inmates were aroused from their slumbers
and made sensible of the great danger to which their fur
niture and dwellings were exposed. The unfortunate
occupants, some almost in a state of nudity, with their
children in their arms, rushed forth into the open road
and begged of the populace to render their assistance
in removing their goods to a place of safety. A great
many persons immediately welt to- their aid, but be-
fore the furniture could be rescued the flames fired nu-
merous houses belonging to the poor creatures. The
firemen were enable d, after considerable trouble and at
no little personal risk, to extinguish the flames; but al-
though they laboured without the least. intermission, it
was not until nearly 9 o'clock that the fire was ex-
tinguished. The dsmage done is thus returned to the
West of. England Fire-office by Mr. Connorton :—" No.
10, Watts-buildings, Kingsland road, Mr. Lawson, floor-
cloth.and table- cover maker; the manufactory, including
frame-rooms, drying-rooms, and printing-houses, princi-
pally built of timber, burned down and contents con-
sumed; building and contents not insured. Wilmer's-
gardens, Nos, 1 to 10 inclusive, ht out in tenements, all
damagei by fire, water, &c.; the buildings are the pro-
perty of Mr. John Squires, of Oakley, in Leicestershire,
and it is unknown whether they are insured or not. Mr.
Randell, on the other side of the row; premises burned
down; insured in the Sun and Royal Exchange Fire-
office,. No. 22, Northampton-street; great damage to
premises by tire; not insured. Wilmer's-gardens (op-
posite side), Nes. 18, 29, 30,31, 32, 33,34, 35, 36, and 37,
let out in tenemenis; all severely damaged by fire, water,
&c.; the furniture extensively damaged by hasty re-
moval, &c.; the occupiers not insured; buildings not
known whether insured or not."

List night, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire,
which caused consideraWe alarm, broke out upon the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Fowler, a carpenter and builder
carrying on business in Paulin street, Bermondsey. The
flames, when first perceived, were burning in the work-
ihops and stores, which extended along either side of the
yard, and in a few minutes gained head so much that
they broke through the roof, and for some time
threateited disastrous consequences. Engines were
quickly in attendance, and there being a good supply of
water, the men succeeded in getting the flames extin-
guished, not, however, until considerable damage was
done to the premises and their contents. How the
disaster originated could not be ascertained during the
contusion which prevailed.
About au hour previously a fire was discovered in the
premises occupied by Mr. W. A. Coger, the agent to
Messrs. Parker and Co., boot merchants, No. 33, New-
gate-street. 'lt began in the upper warehouse on the
first floor, but owing to the timely assistance of the
inmates and firemen from Farringdon-street brigade
station the flames were confined to the warehouse in
which they originated. A spark from a lighted candle
used by some carpenters at work in the warehouse, it is
presumed, was the cause of the outbreak.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

GLASGOW, Nov. 22. Contrary winds have kept out
'oreign arrivals at Grangemouth; coastwise our supplies
have been small ; from Ireland we have been fairly
provided with oats and flour, and from Canada with
about 1,995 quarters of wheat, and 3,807 barrels of
flour. The tre,nsactions during the week were in retail
for immediate consumption at declining rates, and so
long as spring shipments from the continent of Europe
aro offering at peseta prices, the value on this side is
likely to tend to their level. This day's market was
flirty attended by town and country buyers, bat there
was apparently little iitclination to do business. Wheat
and flour were slowly taken in limited quantities, and
have to be written 6d lower per boll or barrel respectively.
Barley, both for distilling and grinding purposes, ruled
dull, but prices are nominally unaltered. Oats and oat-
meal attracted little attention, and were the turn in favour
of buyers. Beans and peas were easier to purchase.
Egyptian beaus 6d cheaper per 2801 b. Of Indian corn
and meal our market is nearly bare, and the little on
hand is held at previous rates.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 23.—At Gloucester market on
the 18th, wheat was is per quarter lower; at Worcester,
same day, the trade ruled dull, but, lower prices were
not generally submitted to for good qualities. Barley
is per quarter cheaper, except file grinding. Oats sold
slowly at 6d to is per quarter below former prices. Beans
and peas fully maintained their value. During the pre-
sent week little wheat has been pressed for sale, curise•
quently for what has changed hands nearly previous
rates were obtained. Heavy grinding barley in demand,
all other qualities very unsaleable. Oats offering at 6d
to is per quarter reduction. Brans and peas in retail
lots realise quite as much money. At this clay's market
we had a lair supply of Ishcat. New was is to 2s per
quarter lower, whilst old and foreign nearly maintained
their value. Grinding barley held for quite as much
money, and ht avy qualities in demand. Oats sold slowly
at a decline. On brans the turn was in favour of the
buyer. Peas 2s per quarter lower. The millers reduced
the retail price of flour 3s 4d per sack.
BRISTOL, NOV. 23.—Our corn market this week is
very restricted and inactive. English wheat is in mode-
rate supply, and prices have given way abut 2s per
quarter; and foreign from is to 2s per 480 lbs. English
wheat, old, li4s to 58s per imperial quarter; English
new, 443 to 503 ditto; foreign red, fine qualities, 53s to
56s 480 lbs; foreign white, 55s to 60s per 480 lbs; fo-
reign red; ordinary qualities, 48s to 52a ditto; fcreign
hard, 48s to 51s ditto. On flour a decline of is per
sack, and from 6d to is per barrel took place; English
seconds brought 38s to 40s per suck, and American from
29s to 30s per barrel. Fine malting barley, with large
arrivals, is about 2s per quarter cheaper, and middling
and inferior qualities quite neglected ; grinding barley
in moderate retail call, and unaltered in value; Eng-
lish malting fetched from 33s to 37a per imperial
quarter, and English and foreign grinding from 25s
to 28s per 400 lbs. Good new white oats are from 6d
to is per quarter lower, and black to unsaleable at the
moment that it is almost impossible to quote
values ; the nearest price which could be
named is for Irish black, from lOs to 103 6d per
barrel. f. o. b. Devon and Welsh feed brought 183 to
18s 6d per imperial quarter; Irish white, 20s to 21s per
3201b5; Irish black, 16s to IBs per imperial quarter.
Beans remain in fair demand, with no alteration in value;
English must be quoted 40s to 44e per imperial quarter,
foreign ditto, 34s to 38s per 480,1a5. The arrivals for
the week have been—From Wismar, in the Charles, 740
quarters of peas; from Nantes, in the Maria Elizabeth,
630 quarters of wheat; from Antwerp, in the John, 467
quarters of wheat; from Nantes, in the Alberti, 612
quarters of wheat; from Waterford, in the. Rose, 400
quarters of oats, 320 barrels ditto, 650 sacks ditto; from
Barnstaple, in the Regulator, 250 bushels barley; from
Cork, in the Green Isle, 120 quarters oats, 15 barrels
ditto, 132 barrels and 50 quarters barley; from Haver-
fordwest, in the Ellen, 2,200 bushels of oats; from ,
in the Brothers, 103 quarters 833 bushels oats, 20 quar-
ters 160 bushels of barley; from London, in the Mans,
740 quarters whcat;. from Cork, in the Juverna, 150
qrs, 200 sacks, 15 barrels of oats, 10 cwt oatmeal; from
Dublin, in the Victory, 150 qrs of oats, 20 qrs 80 sacks
of barley; from Londea, in the Rover, 81 sacks of peas;
from Yarmouth. in the William and Ann, 610 qrs of
barley; from Yarmouth, in the Aberva, 560 qrs of
barley; from Gloucester, in the Fanny, 500 sacks •t flour;
from Yarmouth, in the Richard Hicks, 797 qrs of barley;
in the Ocean Queen, 750 qrs of barley; from Liverpool,
in the Troubadour, 70 sacks of Indian corn, from Neatb,
in the Neath Abbey, 50 sacks of flour; from Bridgwater,
in the Active, 50 tacks of flour, betides smaller parcels.
The averages for the week, according to the return of
the inspector, have been—wheat, 49s I Is ; oats, 20s sd;
barley, 325 I Id; beans, 36s 9d.

SHEFFIELD, Nov. 21.—The following is the in-
spector's return:—
Qrs. Ms. X s. d. X s. d.
Wheat 229 1 • ... 623 8 2 214 5 per qr.
Oats .
Beans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ditto
Peas .
Best household bread, 6d per 41b.
Second's ditto 5d do.
LEPTON FAlL—This fair was well supplied with all
kinds of stock. Fat beef made 5d per lb; mutton, 6d to
61d, and many sheep went away unsold. Barren cows
were much in request. Fat pigs fetched 9s per score.
There were but few sten, pigs in the fair. The show of
horses was small, and of an inferior kind.
SHAFTESBURY (BEASTS AND HORSES) FAIR, NOV. 23.
—Beasts—There were more than usual of lean cattle,
from the western and surrounding counties, as well as
out of North and South Wales ; trade for all sorts of
large beasts ran slack and much lower. Dealers declare
they never knew so great a fall in so short a time as
they have experienced since the beginning of
last October, many of their largest Devons and
Short Horns being worth less by 31 per head now
than what was given for them then : there were
some sold, yet many left without changing masters.
Fine three-years old oxen sold at 111 to 121 each, others
at from 9/ to 101 ditto; neat black cattle, at from 6l to
71 ditto; fine heifers, near calving, at 12/ ditto; some as
low as 101 ditto. Cows in calf with their third at 14/
to 151 ditto; 6 months calves, at 3/ to 41; 1 month, 20s
ditto. Horses—Although the show of good warranted
horses was a small one, there were many second rate and
inferior animals; yet to sell even the best great reduc-
tions had to be submitted to. Fine five and six years old
carriage, coach, or hunting horses, sixteen hands or

more, were not worth so much by 101 each as they would
have made two months since; and as for second rate
aged and inferior, their real present value we could not
aicertain. Strong cart and dray horses were also offered
at reduced prices. The Salisbury and Yeovil line con-
nected with the South-Western Railway being suspended
has thrown a great number of strong horses out of work,
and forced the contractors to sell at a great reduction;

some this day, which cost within the last- twelve months
from 351 to 40/ each, were offered at from 221 to 25/

ditto, and then they did not find purchasers.
ROMSEY (HANTS) FORTNIGHTLY LARGE FAT CAT
TLE MARKET, Nov. 23.—Best fat beef sold at los• to
lOs 3d-per score; moderate-ditto, 9s 6d to 93 9,1 dittor
best calves, 103 6d to 103 9d ditto; others at 103 to 108

3.1 ditto. Best pens of down wethers reached As 8d to
4s 10d per stone; large half-bred sheep, 4s 4d to.4s 6d
oi to; «mall dairy-fed porkers; 10s 6d to lOs 9d per scoi e;
large Hampshire bacon hogs, weighing from 1201bs to
1601bs each, 104 to lOs 3d ditto. Lean stock sold slowly.
Cows and heifers in poor demand. Stock sheep sold
about the prices given at fairs last week. Best storeho s
2s each lower.

CROYDON CATTLE MARKET, Nov. 23.—There was
rather more business done at this market yesterday than
for several w*eks past, but with very little improvement
in pricey. The supply being large from the lower parts
of Surrey and Sussex, conveyed by the Brighton Rail-
way, trade was exceedingly heavy. Sheep, good south-
down, 4s to 4s 6d per stone of 8 lbs; the interior of all
other descriptions sold slowly from 3s to 3s 6d ditto;
veal, prime small, 3s 10d to 4s 2d ditto; large coarse, 3s
to 34; 4d ditto; pigs of about ten stone weight, 4s 6,1 to
54 per stone; large ditto, 3s 6d to 4s; strong stores, 25s
to 30s pi r head; email pgs from the sow, 9s to 12s each.
Coax, Nov. 22.—Flour—First quality, 17s to 18s;
accord ditto, 163 to 16s 6d ; household, 12s to 15s ;
third ditto, 9s to 11s per cwt. Oatmeal, 12s 6d to 133 per
cwt. Indian corn, 91 to 9155; Indian meal, 91 12s to
91 15s per ton. Bran, 415 s to 51 5s per ton. flay—
Farmers', 405 to 455; average, —s ; retailers', 46s to
483 per ton; old hay, 45s to 60s per ton. Straw—Far-
mers', 19s to 255; average, —s; retailers', —8 to —s
per ten. Whiskey, at the Distillery-, 25 over proof,
6,6 d per imperial gallon. Bread, 63d to 8d per 41bs.
Fresh butter, 10(1 to lld per lb. Beef, 3d to 6d; mut-
ton, aid to 5d ; veal, 3id to 4id; pork, Sid to 7d ;
baci n, 6 d to 9.1; sans ges, 5d per lb. Coals—New-
port, 17s; L) dney, 18s. Culm, 16s per ton. Potatoes,
tsliite, 12d; Minions, 14d. hides—Market ditto, 11s
to 17s; salted ditto, 12s to 17s per cwt; market skins,
2d to 24d; calf ditto, 2:1 to 24d; veal skins, 3d to aid
per lb. Tar—Archangel, 18s per bl. Timber—Quebec
led pine, 31 15s; yellow ditto, 31; deal, 171 to 201 per
hundred ; Bangor Queens, 31 2s 6d per ton. Scotch
herrings,2os to 21s per barrel; Norway ditto, —s. New-
foundland dry cod fish,- 11l to 121 lO per ton. Tallow,
48s. Wool, lOs to 12s per stone.

THE WEATHER.
RURAL AFFAIRS IN SCOTLAND.

On Thursday and Friday last frost recurred with a
severity which eli wreathed the low grounds in their win-
ter livery, and capped rather thickly elevations where-
ever considerable, in all directions. But however stiff
the ground and slippery the public roads, ploughing
went forward after the breakfast hour, at least over the
freer soils of Nithsdale, easily as we can fancy retarda-
tion in all back settlement, and low-lying situations. On
Saturday a moderate thaW supervened, which continued
throughout Sunday ; and on both occasions the moun-
tains changed colours so fast, that they are now merely
diversified by patches saddened in clefts—positions not
easily affected by the suns vertical rays. Yesterday
morning, however, cranreuch was again abundant, and
stagnant water frozen; and, while we write, every one
feels the cold increasing, apart from the more accurate
intormation derived from thermometers outside the win-
dow. The barometer, on the other hand, forms so far a
puzzle of which we know not well what to make. For
nearly a week it has dung to the highest figure in the
scale, and although there may be at present a fractional
tendency to yielding, it is too slight to justify prognosti-
cation as to what will happen next. For the last ten
days the wind was never lower in our recollection ; in-
land hardly a breath to ripple the surface of streams,
whatever may be the state or matters on the coast. This
of itself is a fortunate circumstance, so great is the clif-
f, rence, as regards temperature, between stillness
and agitation in the air; and, altogether, we have no
reason as yet to complain of the weather.
Favourable as were the opportunities last week, very
little manure was removed from the heaps to the open
fields, partly from use and wont, and more from, the ab-
&nce of pressing necessity in the second week of No-
vember. One department of labour, however, was dili-
gently plied—topping and storing turnips for stall-
feeding; and thus preparing holms, perfectly free from
weeds, for receiving winter wheat seed—gentle stirrings
with the plough and harrows being the one light dress-
ing required. Turnip- fed sheep have " taken-on" re-
markably well of late, one of the advantages of a dry bed
at night—a greater essential in the case of white stock
than black, from the nature of the fleece and its ten-
dency to become draggled by rain and mud. Around
town the bulbs in some fields are entirely eaten down ;
in others a half, a third, and E 0 on; and if the present
weather hold a week or two longer, grain cropping will
be in progress where turnips grew in the course of a
very few days. Altogether, there is every prospect at
present of a much greater breadth of winter wheat being
harrowed in before Christmas than was found possible
last year, and of consequence, proportionally less falling
back on spring.
From a friend who attended professionally the last
Doune market, we learn that, large as the numbers
were, the prices current at the preceding Falkirk were
with ease maintained, if not a little more—a remark as
applicable to cattle as sheep. Would that we could say
the same of St. Faith's, which, whether in its beginning,
middle, or end, sadly disappointed the expectations of
dealers; and perhaps left them, afar all their trouble,
losers rather than gainers on the whole; although, we trust,
not to any damaging extent. The Hemptons commence
on the 20th curt.; and, for the drovers' sakes, as well
as those they buy from, the issues, we fondly hope,
will be more favourable. Dumfries and Galloway
Courier.

itAIL WA Y SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Nov. 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Western, Quar-
ter., New 17/. Shares, 3% die.—Eastern
Counties, 11 II -16.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.
STOCK ExcHArioK.— We have had a fair demand for good
stock, and oil the whole prices are well supported. The sales
ere— Biritei.Le4d, LaricNshire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/.
Shares, 9X, dis.— Caledonian, Preference, ./4 s. dis.— Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham),
Fifths, 41/2 die. - London and North-Western, Quarters,
c. p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 7 p.—:Midland Stock,
79—Ditto, New halves, —North Staffordshire, 6% c.
dis.—South-Ea.stem and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 6%.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 23.
STOCK EN-fCHANGE.— Business was very limited to-day.
The sales are—Midland (Bristol and Birmingham), 115%—
North Staffordshire, 61. 13s. 9d. di,.
YORK, Nov. 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows : Great Northern, 6 %—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 144—Ditto (G. N. E.,Pur-
chase), 61,1_15. 3d.

- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Nov. 23.
STOCK -EXCHANGE.—The only sales were—Newcastle and
Carlisle, 97—North British, 151 A.
GLASUOW, Nov. 20.
STocK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Clydesdale Junction,
55—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 495.
Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 47s.—Scottish Central, 35—Scottish
Grand Junction, 38.—Scottish Midland Junction, 14%.

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The following letter, issued yesterday by Messrs.
Scott, Bell, and Co., East India merchants, wiil be read
with general gratification. It has been addressed to all
the parties to whom the firm were indebted at the period
of their temporary suspension during the crisis of
October, 1847, and will be found to realise the most
favourable anticipations which from the high character
of the huuse were tben expressed :—" 2, Alderman's-
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30fh of June and 31st of December, 1849, and being in
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) our disposal, with arrears of interest, on or after the
Ist of January next at our office here, or carried to your
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SCOTT, BELL, and Co."

BMW&
On the 18th inst., at Florence-house, Brixton, the lady of
F. Parbury, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 18th inst., at Abbay-place, St. John's-wood, the
wife of W. E. Knobel, Esq., of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Clareville, county Galway, the M'
of Major Martin, late of the Ist Dragoon Guards, of a Bon.
On the 20th inst., at Brunswick -square, the lady of IL E•
Kendall, jun., Esq., of a son.
On the 21st inst., the wife of A. Murray, Esq., Southsea,
Portsmouth, of a son.
On the 21st inst., at Southampton, the lady of Williata
Stephens, Esq., o a son.
On the 21st inst., at Fiddington-house, near Devizes, the
wife of W. C. Hood, Esq., M.D., of a daughter,
On the 21st inst., at Pavement, Finsbury, Mrs. J.ll*
Taylor, of a d .ughter.