The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

ASSETS.

Cashin coin and ingots . . f. 116,379,730 50
Ditto in branch banks . . 88,116,595 00
Bills over due •• 275,650 89
••• ••• •
Bills becoming due in Paris ... 88,219,606 06
Bills in the branch banks ... ... 132,325,141 21
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 15,179,048 96
Ditto on French public securities ... 34,195,796 65
Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 1,359,036 04
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00
Advance to the State on the loan of
150,000,000 f. 25,000,000 00
Stock forming reserve ••• ••• 10,000,000 00
Rentes, disposable funds 13,203,003 11
••• •••
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds a.
Hotel and furniture of the bank
Real property and branch banks
Interest in National Discount Bank ...
Interest in old Departmental Banks in
National Banks of ToWns
Bills Protested in the Bank
Ditto in the branches ...
Expenses of administration of the bank
Ditto of the branches ...
Miscellaneous ... ••• •••
Consolidation of Treasury Bonds

LIABILITIES.

Capital ... . •
Ditto of the new Branch Banks
Reserve fund ...

12,806,741 39
4,000,000 00
2,521,757 00
200,000 00

••• 230,000 00
... 18,605,255 58
9,782,944 00
194,535 39
134,419 00
1,299,511 94
6,997,270 00

f. 631,025,502 72

... f. 67,900,000 00
... 23,350,000 00
... 10,000,000 00

Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 14
Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 00
Notes to bearer, in circulation 317,900,300 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... 61,236,925 00
Ditto to 'order (post-bills) , ... 666,767 20
Account-current with Treasury ... 12,423,961 30
Various accounts current ... 88,039,788 32
Ditto in branches ... 25,014,176 83
Receipts payable at sight ... 2,586,800 00
Ditto at branches
... 1,936,642 00
Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... ... 4,686,975 72
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,467,003 00
Dividends payable . . ... 900,679 75
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 1,283,204 04
Discounts, interests, and expense ... 1,084,332 63
Ditto branch bank ... 1,256,155 00
Rediscounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27
Ditto in branch banks .. ... 641,216 00
Miscellaneous .
.. ... 246,893 52

f. 631,025,502 72

Certificate confirmed,
The Governor of the Bank, D'ARGOUT.

PRICE or GAs.—Our attention has been recently
called to the case of Mr. Charles hunt, the original
founder of the Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company,
in the year 1836, also to a letter from T. 11. Pollock,
Esq., solicitor to the company when it was first formed.
And we beg to refer our readers to his advertisement in
our colums of today, whereby he appears to merit the
consideration of the benevolent, ho having been the
means of reducing the price of gas to the consumers
throughout the metropolis, and extinguishing a long
existing monopoly. We are glad to see a public sub-
scription open to ,the gas consumers for the benefit of
Mr. Hunt and Ars family, who aro reduced to a state of
great poverty.
STOPPAGE OF POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION IN
THE HEBRIDES.—The embargo on the postal communi-
cation between Dunvegan, in Skye, and Lochmaddy, in
North Uist, still continues. There is some prospect, we
hear,of an early arrangement; but in the meantime the
inhabitants in the western islands and their friends on
are subjected to tho greatest inconve-
nthieennmeaninnldandlns,
loss.— Witness.

rADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH
AND HOLLOWAY'S I'ILLS.—An astounding cure by this miraculous
medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract from his
-
Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845.
Professor llolloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have
effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all the most
eminent of the faculty, at home and all ever the continent, had not
been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma-
rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOIIOUGH." These wonderful pills will
cure any disease of the liver or stomach,—Sold (also Holloway's
Ointnifeit) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, mild
by all tuelichie vendors throughout the civilised world.

We scarcely know how to describe the fearful cala-
mity that has befallen our doomed city. It is beyond
adequate description beyond, at the time we
write, intelligible detail. Soon after a fire was checked
that broke out in Quackenbush-street, just before
noon, the alarm was again sounded, and fire broke
out in a small stable adjoining the Albion House,
between Broadway and the Pier on Herkimer-street,
and occupied by John G. White. Of its origin we know
nothing; but it burst forth at a most unlucky moment.
The fire department was weary, scattered, and disorgan-
ised. Some of the machines were disabled, and, in con-
sequence of a shameful fight, one of them—No. 9, we
believe, was lodged in the City-hall-yard, and unmanned,
in the moment of danger. The heat was intense, the
mercury ranging at 91 in the shade, the city dry as tin-
der in consequence of the drought, and a &ale of wind
blowing from the south. Everything conspired against
us; and the destroying element immediately getting the
upper hand, raged awfully and unchecked for hours,
sweeping away fully 600 buildings, many of them new,
and of great value, destroying about 2,000,000 of dollars
worth of property, and rendering hundreds of families
houseless and homeless.
Truly, this calamity is an awful one ; but God be
praised that it is no worse I At one time it seemed as
if the destruction of our city was inevitable. The wind
blew fiercely, the flames spread on all sides, the devour-
ing element advanced from block to block, and from
street to street. Buildings were taking fire in several
parts of the city. All was terror, confusion, and dis-
may, and the efforts of man seemed utterly power-
less. At this fearful moment the wind lulled, heavy
clouds rose in the north-west, and a deluge of rain--
grateful, needed, God-sent rain—poured from the sur-
charged clouds, and checked the progress of the confla-
gration.
Amid the roar, darkness, lightning and thunder of
the storm, glared the red flames and rolled the vast
columns of smoke, while occasionally the shock of a
building blown up with gunpowder, added to the
terror and sublimity of the indescribable scene. The
fury and spread of the flames exceeded anything ever
seen. The fire ran, leaped, flew from building
to building, with the speed of • the hurricane that
bore it on in its course of destruction. And as it ad-
vanced, and grew more and more threatening, the bells
resounded the alarm, and the people looked on with
terror and almost with despair. There were many nave
row escapes from death, and some serious personal in-
juries sustained. Among the latter, William Johnson,
his wife, and daughter, were badly burnt while escaping
from their dwelling, 53, Liberty-street.
Albany has never before, in her 200 years' history,
suffered so dreadful a local calamity as this.
The first block burnt was bounded by Herkimer-
street, Broadway, Bleecker-street, and the dock. The
fire then went up the dock and the east side of Broadway,
nearly to Hudson-street, and up the west side of Broad-
way quite to Hudson-street. It passed up Hudson-street
to the Park, burnt both sides of Liberty and
Church-streets, down to Lydius-street, went up
Lydius to Union-street, and up the east side
of Union back to Hudson-street Park. Over this
large district every building is consumed, except Haga-
man and Cowell's four-story brick, corner of broad way,
and the new steam-boat landing; Bortle's new three-
story brick grocery store, west side of Broadway, and
adjoining the district burnt in June; J. K. Wing's four •
story brick store, corner of dock and new steam-boat
landing; Cagger's new three-story brick buildings, run-
ning from the dock to Broadway, and occupied in part
by Tweddle and Darlington.. All the rest are down, in-
cluding the Fort Orange Hotel, Cowell's eating-house,
Quin's tavern and boarding-house, the United States
House, the Eagle Tavern, a German boarding-house, the
Townsend House, the Odeon, many small boarding
houses, &e., and an immense number of stores. The fire
crossed, and burnt the Hamilton-street-bridge, and set
on fire Dow's Western Hotel, the' first building on the
pier. From this point every building on the pier, up to
and across State-street, and thence to the cut at the foot
of Maiden-lane, was destroyed,, including emigrant
hotels, forwarding houses, groceries, steam-boat, canal-
boat, and freighting line offices, and all the floating craft
in the Basin, including 50 to 60 canal and lake boats, 15
to 20 large tow-boats, some sail vessels, • and the steam.
boat William Seymour.
Burning vessels floated against the Columbia-street-
bridge, and set it on fire. Thence the fire was communi-
cated to the Columbia-street. Market, which was burned,
together with a number of buildings in the vicinity. The
exact bounds of the district burnt in this quarter we have
not been able to obtain. •
Vessels of all kinds on the outside of the pier floated
out of harm's way.
The lose of household goods of all kinds is immense.
Great quantities that were strewed in the streets were
ruined by the rain.
Carts, waggons, drays—everything on wheels—were
in constant requisition, but could not accomplish a tenth
part of the work required. Five, ten, and twenty dollars
were offered for carrying a single load.- .
There was nothing like organization of effort. The
authorities, the fire department, and the citizens were
scattered, isolated, and acted too much without concert.
Still much was done. Almost superbintan personal
efforts were put forth, and thousands of citizens worked
with all their might.
Our firemen, under the circumstances, did all they
could. We received timely and valuable aid from East
and West Troy, Greenbush, and Schenectady. Numbers
of persons were rendered powerless by heat, fatigue,
and cold water. Buildings, sheds, &e., took fire re-
peatedly as far north as Wilson and Lumber-streets. The
whole city was in danger.
Mr. J. Smith's Free Soil Banner office and James
Duffy's job printing-office were burnt.
At one time the offices of the Atlas, Knickerbocker, and
Express, as well as Van Benthuysen's and Munsell's ex-
tensive printing establishments, were threatened with
destruction. - - •

Thousands of citizens packed up their goods, furniture,
&c., and the stores were everywhere closed.
A number of buildings were blown up under the direc-
tion of the authorities in the vicinity of Iludson-street.
It is impossible at the time we write to get at any cor-
rect estimate of the loss sustained, or the condition of
the insurance companies. Our Albany companies have
suffered terribly.
. .
Individual losses must be very great, and there will be
muck distress and suffering. It will be a long time before
ititiany will recover from this awful calamity.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(From the Albany Journal, Aug. 18.)
Fire, though a good servant, is indeed a fearful mas-
ter. And fearfully did this mad element rage yester-
day. Our city is desolate! The ruin is appalling! The
spirit sinks and the heart sickens in contemplating such
frightful losses—such wide-spread ruin. Painful, most
painful, is the task of gathering up the afflicting details.
Most of the commercial portion of the city, with
fifteen or twenty densely populated squares, is a black
and smouldering ruin. From Herkimer-street, where
the fire broko out, to Colnmbia-street, where it was
arrested, in distance, is more than half a mile! And all
that work of destruction was accomplished in five hours.
There could, therefore, have been little time to snatch
property from the rapacious lames.
Amid all this suffereng, there is much cause for grati-
tude. When the conflagration was at its height—when
'more than half the city was threatened, and when no
human arm could save, a kind Providence interposed
The wind suddenly changed from south to north-west,
and this change brought with it abundant and continued
rain. Fires that had extended to several buildings in
the vicinity of the burnt district, were providentially ex-
tinguished by the rain.
This great loss, superadded to the large sums swal-
lowed up during the winter and spring, by kindred ca-
lamities, has impaired the fortunes of wealthy people,
impoverished hundreds of the middling class, and utterly
ruined hundreds of poor hard-working families.
The fire ran over portions of the city that had been
laid waste by recent conflagrations, and upon which new
buildings had recently been finished. The Columbian
Hotel and Fort Orange are again demolished. Mr. S.
F. Shepard, who had erected new buildings and resumed
business, is again burnt out. We are happy to learn,
holiever, that he saved about two thousand dollars' worth
of goods.
The steam-boats Isaac Newton and Rip Van Winkle
were both on fire, but were got off into the river and pre-
served.

—Eleven tow-boats, between forty and sixty canal boats,
one small steamboat, one schooner, and two floats, were
destroyed,

This disastrous fire originated in the stable of Mr.
notCallaghan,T khen
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more buildings upon it than upon, any other equal space
in the city. Four-fifths of the buildidgs burned were
brick, most of them large and substantial, and many of
them three or four stories in height.
Until fire o'clock it was feared that the flames could
not be checked south of State-street ; but about this
hour the wind changed to the north) and gave new hope
to those ready to despair. •
But while this change of wind was of great service in
the heart of the town, it proved expensive to the pro-
perty on the south of Lydius-street, between Dallius
and Broadway, and Lydius and Herkimer. All the
property within these boundaries was destroyed after
the wind changed. No fears of its destruction were en-
tertained previously.
There have been several lives lost. Mr. Johnson;
wife, daughter, and grand-child, who lived next to the
Columbian, were horribly burned. The child and Mr.
J.
earheavdeeardu;mthouersotohferos
them. thaerer dneeatthesxr beutetdcatnenoretetrevaecre.

The firemen did as well as they could; but it seemed
impotent to attempt anything against the fury of the
flames; no human power could stay them. Our neigh-
bours from Greenbush, West Troy, and' Troy, came to
the assistance of our firemen, and did efficient service.
At one o'clock, A.m., the wooden buildings on fire in
Union-street looked threatening, and the alarm was
sounded. At this moment the Cohoes Engine Company
came into the city, having left their village at nine
o'clock—dragging their engine all the way by hand.
They at once proceeded to the place of 'alarm, and by
their timely aid the fire was checked.
When it was ascertained that the engines were unable
to cope with the flames, it was determined to blow up
some buildings in Hudson-street, and Broadway. Capt.
Stone, of the Ordnance Department, and now stationed
at the Arsenal, volunteered his services, and three build-
ings were blown up, and the. flames thus kept on the
south side of Hudson-street.

Not more than four or five buildings are left standing
between Herkimer and Hamilton and Union streets and
the river. The desolation is complete. Mr. Akin's
buildings, south of Herkimer-street and near Dallius•
street, are.baclry scorched ; but nothing was burned
south of that line.