The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

The undermentioned rewards for saving life at sea
have recently been awarded by her Majesty's Go-
vernment and the Board of Trade :

To Captain Hormel, of the French ship Lusitano,
a telescope, bearing a suitable inscription, for the
kindness and attention shown to the master and
crew of the Birkenhead, of Liverpool, which they
abandoned at sea on the 23d N0v.,1859, after being
11 days on board in a most perilous state. To Cap-
tain Querin, of the French chassemaree Louis, of
Caen, a silver medal, for the personal injuries re-
ceived, and for the kindness and humanity displayed
towards the master and crew of the Jenifer, of Pad-
stow, which was disabled off the Longships, and
abandoned waterlogged on 16th Nov., 1858. To
Captain T. L. Pignorel, of the French brig Lebo-
rieux, of Billie, a telescope, bearing a suitable in•
scription, in acknowledgment of his kindness and
humanity to the master and crew of the barque Bea-
trice of ,Sunderland, whom he rescued from the A
waterlogged vessel on the 18th September, 1859.
To Captain Leprieur, of Granville, of the French
schooner Mathilde, a telescope, for rescuing the
master and crew of the Norden, of Shields, which
vessel was dismasted in a hurricane on the 31st
October, who, after being exposed for four days on
board the water-logged vessel without food, were
received on board the Mathilde, and treated with
the greatest kindness and attention. To Captain
Gustav W. Nielson, of the American ship Felicia,
of New Orleans, a telescope, in acknowledgment of
his humanity and kindness to the master and crew
of the water•logged brig Penelope, of Newcastle,
on the 6th of November last; and the sum of £lO
to be divided among the seamen who manned the
boat, and by their exertions succeeded in saving the
lives of the shipwrecked crew. To Captain G.
Battista Denegri, of the Sardinian brig San Nicole,
a telescope, it recognition of his kindness to the
master and crew of the barque Heart of Oak, of
Dartmouth, on the 14th of November last. To
Capt. L. H. Beat tie, of the Americau barque Aurelia,
a gold watch for his services in rescuing the crew
of the brig Fero, of New Brunswick, on the 29th of
September last, whom he treated with the greatest
I kindness for 39 days, when he landed them at Boa-
ton (United States). To Captain Prins, of the
Hamburg ship Steinwarder, a telescope, in acknow-
lodgement of his humane services to the crew and
passengers of the ship Vision, of Glasgow, dis-
covered waterlogged off Cape horn on the 21st
November, 1858, whom he landed at Talcahuano on
the 22d of the same month. To Captain William
Barton, of the Melanie, of Coringa, a sextant ; and
to'Mr. Thompson, second officer, a telescope ; for
rescuing from the hands of the Malays, at Pulo
Brasso, an island at the N.E. end of Sumatra, the
master, his wife, and crew, belonging to the Sir
Charles Napier, of Sunderland (together with their
property), which vessel foundered at sea in June
last. To Henry Fryman, chief boatman, a bronze
medal and £5 ; and to Alexander WAllister and
George Sparks, boatmen ; William Melmore,
master mariner; Thomas Johnstone and William
Dunnigan, thesum of £5 each, as a recognition of
their gallantry and services rendered to the Ardent,
when in distress off Maryport, on 16th November
last.

THE FIRE IN SHOREDITCM—This fire, probably
the most extensive that has occurred at the east end of Lou-
don for many years, was not entirely extinguished until yes-
terday morning, and the property destroyed has unfortu-
nately pn.ved, owing to the time the fire smouldered, flu.
greater than was anticipated when our first report was
written. Many tons weight of tobacco and foreign cigt trso
together with the costly machinery, have beeneither entit •ely
destroyed by the action of the flames or spoilt by the water
which dropped from the engines, which as it toll through.
the floors was at boiling heat. Great as the loss has be in,
it is gratifying to know that the insurance-offices in
te-
rested in the fire will be able to settle the claims ou 10h
sooner than was expected, as all the, 'books, document to, ,
dock warrants, and Excise papers, together with * lag go
amount of bank notes and coin, were, extricated this mtx, n-
ing, having been placed in a proof reliance lieu safe. 'l7 his
safe was five feet high, with double folding doors, a na
although the knobs of the doors were fused, everything
inside the same remained uninjured. Mr. Foster, =anal ;sr
tl the Messrs. Rills, unlocked tl le safe;, and had the va In-
able contents removed to Davikes banking-house, wle are
they remain in proper care. Tb.e, three persons saved by
Eilbeck, the Royal Society's e scape conductor, in th eir
nightclothes, suffered exceeding ly, owing to the_ cold oft he
morning. The walls still cont inue to fall, • and the poll ice
have been compelled to barric ado each end of NOW I 4
iU
yard to protect the populace fro In danger.