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London, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

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favourable, and the crops generally w*e.itHaitled'
good, although in some sections the \iraishopppiio:‘,
had been very destructive.
The Crescent City _Herald has a report Tof ag
s
encounter on the 11th of June, betw4ll 260.
Indians of the Shasta Costes, Macinootoon3 0,
Tututnees, Joshua, Tlqua tril 0,, and the nompany
of volunteers under Captain Beltzo, 41 in number,
who had the day before killed six Indians on:their
march down the river, and company G of the regc.
lar troops, under Captain Anger, numbering about
60. The regulars were on the north, and the volun-
teers on the south side of the river. The regulars
commenced the fight about 12 o'clock, killed six
Indians, and drove the "balance" into and across
the river, when the volunteers received them; and,
after half an hour's fighting, completely routed
them, killing 24 and taking six prisoners. Beside
the above there were 50 Indians drowned and •
missing; at least such is the report of the Indians
themselves. The Indians had previously fortified
themselves in a position about six miles below where
the fight came off, but had removed to the position
where they were found, thinking it a stronger one.
The volunteers burnt at both of the positions
spoken of some 60 houses, most of them strongly
built of logs. The regulars lost no. men ; the vo-
lunteers had two men wounded, and one killed,
named Bray.
Several other less sanguinary fights are also re-
ported.
Boston bad been the scene of a fire destructive
to life and property. A Boston paper describes the
Catastrophe as follows :
" The fire commenced in.the grocery and liquor
store of Cornelius Doherty, No. 324, North-street,
where an attendant was turning out some camphine
for a customer who was smoking a Cigar. The va-
pour of the camphine communicated with the
lighted cigar, and the whole of the fluid was ignited.
The roomvvas instantly filled with flame, and the
persons present narrowly escaped a severe burning.
An alarm of ' Fire 1' was immediately sounded,
and the fire department was quickly on the ground.
Before any of the engines arrived, however,
the store and its contents the contents
being principally inflammable liquids were
thoroughly on
_fire. The adjoining apart-
ments and the rooms above were soon in ablaze,
and the occupants of the building had begun to
remove their furniture. With frightful rapidity
the fire spread from room to room, and to the
neighbouring buildings. A scene of the wildest
confusion was presented. Tables, chairs, and
crockery were hurried indiscriminately from the
windows ; women and children put their heads out
of the windows screaming for help ; firemen were
running in every direction, and the fire was raging
with unchecked rapidity. The building in which
the fire originated—Jefferson Block—was a five-
storey brick building, and occupied by some 40 Irish
families. These families were all driven into the
street without being able to save anything except
the clothes on their backs. Several women, to save
themselves from the flames, which hemmed them
in on all sides, jumped from the windows into the
street. One woman was instantly killed by this
means, and another was injured so that she subse-
quently died. Quite a number, however, escaped
unhurt. One woman jumped from the third storey.
struck the pavement with her feet. and without
stopping to ask any questions ran off at full speed.
Another woman got out of the fourth storey and
dropped from the windowsill of the third storey,
which she grasped with her hands—then dropped
to the second storey, and finally to the pavement.
She was unhurt. The high brick building adjoin-
ing the Jefferson Block, on the corner of North
and Clark-streets, was partially burnt, the walls
and a portion of the flooring only being left.
About 4 o'clock some firemen bad put up end were•
ascending a ladder, when the chimney fell. pros-
trating the ladder and all who were on it, killing
one of the firemen and severely bruising several
others. One woman jumped from the fourth storey
of Jefferson Block into the street, and was in-
stantly killed. Nearly every bone in her body was
broken. Mrs. Margaret Sweeney jumped out of a
third storey window, and broke her right arm and
oneleg. She was taken to theMassachusettsGeneral
Hospital. A woman named Donovan was seen in
an intoxicated state in one of the upper rooms
shortly before the fire, and not since. It is supposed
that her body was one of those subsequently found
among the ruins. About half-past four o'clock,
the progress of the fire being stayed, search. was
begun among the ruins for the bodies of those who
wore missing, and who might not have had time to
escape from the burning building before its walls
fell. The first body found was apparently that of
a boy of 12 or 14 years of age. The corpse was
horribly mangled and charred, so that recognition
was impossible. This body was found near the
corner of the building nearest to the Barber estate,
and about two feet from the street wall. The fire-
men continued a search in the same place, and in
the course of an hour four more bodies were ex-
humed, all burned to crisp, and awfully mangled.
Two of these bodies appeared to be those of women,
and one that of a young boy. The fourth one was
but a remnant of a human form, and no idea could
be formed as to its age or sex. It has been ascer-
tained, by close examination that a babe was in the
arms of one of the women exhumed from the ruins.
The deathly embrace was so strong that the pre-
sence of the child was not discovered till after the
bodies had been conveyed to the station-house."
The 17th Regiment made a triumphal entry into
Quebec on the 25th ult.
It is stated in the advices from Central America
that the union between Guatemala, San Salvador,
Honduras, and Costa Rica, against Walker's Go-
vernment was complete, and that a portion of the
Guatemalan army had marched to the Nicaraguan
frontier. Guatemala, it was said, led the van,
notwithstanding her financial embarrassments. A
large lot of treasure had been shipped for England,
via Aspin wall, from Santa Martha and other places.
The Pacific steam-ship Santiago had met with a
dangerous accident on her late trip to Panama,
which was caused in consequence of the neglect of
the South Pacific coast by the respective Govern-
ments.

Advices from Greytown report that Walker had
been inaugurated as President. Rivas still held
possession of the town of Leon. Much sickness
prevailed among Walker's troops, and desertions
were frequent.

Letter; from Mexico announce the suppression
of a conspiracy at Puebla to restore Santa Anna to
power.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, VIA. HALIFAX.
NEW YORK, EVENING, JULY 31.
The steamer Washington arrived here yesterday.
The tone of our money-market to-day is firm.
Sterling exchange dull at 93 to 10. Cotton un-
changed and market dull. Quotations of flour are
advanced 121 c. to 18c., wheat advanced 5c., and
corn 2c. since the Ng,ara sailed.
NEW ORLEANS, EVENING, JULY 30.
Sales of cotton to-day 1,600 bales ; middling
Orleans quoted 102 c.

The New York money-market remained un-
changed, first-class paper readily selling at 7 to 8
per cent. The stock-market was more buoyant
and prices better with the exception of Missouri
Sixes. Exchange on England was in moderate de-
mand at 1091 to 109 per cent. ; France, sf. 15c. to
sf. 182 c. For cotton the demand had been con-
fined to the daily wants of spinners. Holders were
indifferent about selling, and prices remained un-
changed. The accounts of the crops were promising.
Flour, on receipt of the Persia's news, had advanced
15c. to 25c. per barrel ; but, with the exception of
the better grades, had again been lowered. The
sales of pork were to a moderate extent and lower,
at $2O 12e. for mess, and $l7 25c. to $l7 37c. for
prime. Beef was dull. Cut meats in limited in-
quiry, declined 82c. to 9e. for shoulders, and 9/c.
to 10c. for hams. Bacon, scarce. Lard, advanced.
Butter, better. Spirits of turpentine, firmer.
Freights lower to Liverpool.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday
the admissions on payment were 11,510; ditto by season
tickets, 352 ; total visitors, 11,362.
The Military Tribunal of Paris on Saturday tried a
soldier, named Hanquin, of the 39th Regiment, for
stealing an English Crimean medal, the property of
a comrade, named Aude. " One day," said Aude,
who spoke with a strong Gascon accent, " in brush-
ing my uniform I perceived that my Victoria had
disappeared in the night. And it was that Norman
there who stole it, and I found it on his breast ! " I'm
a Norman, it is true," said Hanquin, " but you are an
impudent Gascon to say that I took your medal. How
could you know that it was yours ?
yDidou
This medaltheQuee
n of
England have one made expressly for r
is mine—l found it, after having lost my own ; and it
is absurd for you to pretend to recognise it, for all the
Crimean medals are sisters 1" "Monsieur le President,"
observed Aude with a chuckle, " the Normans have the
reputation of being very cunning, but they can't do a
Gascon ! Do me the favour, sir, to examine the medal!"
And taking it up, with a grand gesture he presented it
to the
an president,
sidoei mnt,oacry.
tkethesame time turning to the accused
with
" I see nothing particular in
it," said the president after inspecting the medal.
" Look here, sir," cried Aude triumphantly, point-
ing to the arm of the figure on the reverse of the
medal, " look here ! What do you see ? The name
of Aude ! I scratched it myself with a needle 1"
" The name certainly is there," said the president on
looking more closely at the medal; "and it is no doubt a
proof that the medal is yours. Come, prisoer, you
must confess that you took the medal !"n" I did
not steal it, sir I" said the Norman, much abashed; " I
found it, and as to my great regret I bad lost my own, I
saw no harm in taking it." The tribunal declared him
guilty of robbery, and sentenced Lim to a ye r's
sonment.