The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-13 00:00:00

not; there is a report on board that we are to transfer Dr.
Livingstone and his traps to the Hermes, and that she will
land him at Quilimane we shall be sorry to part with him,
for he is exceedingly civil and agreeable to us all, and
evidently a fine fellow, and may all good luck go with
him.

FIRE AT GREENTrICH.-TWO CHIL-
DREN BURNT TO DEATH.

Yesterday morning, shortly before four o'clock, a
fire, which resulted in the death of two children—
the one a girl, aged five and a half years, and the
other a boy, aged one year and nine months—broke
out at the residence of Mr. Roper, corn merchant,
Royal-hill, Greenwich. The fire was first discovered
by police-constable Haycraft, 381 R, who perceived
an ususual light in the upper part of the house, and
on proceeding to the shop-window and placing his
hand against the shutters found that the place was
in flames. He immediately raised a cry of " Fire!"
and sprawg his rattle. At this moment, Mr. Roper
with his wife and infant (Mrs. Roper having only
been confined on Thursday last), accompanied by
the nurse, in their night clothes, made their escape
by the street door, and police-constable Odd, 123
R, coming up at the time, he immediately ran for
the parish fire escape and engine, there being at
that moment the two children above-named, and a
nurse•girl, about 15 years of age, sleeping in the
front attic. The flames had now gained a complete
mastery' over the entire building, and although the
fire escape station is not distant more than two
minutes' walk, it was at least a quarter of an hour
before the fire escape was brought to the spot.
During this time the servant-girl of Mr. Roper, who
had escaped by the attic window; remained on the
roof, screaming frantically, and only kept from
throwing herself into the street by an assurance
that the fire escape was coming. Police-constable
Abbott, 350 R, here made an attempt to enter the
attic by being assisted on to the projecting shop-
front, but the heat was too great, and he was ob-
liged to abandon the attempt. The flames were
now speedily encircling the girl on the roof, when
Smart with his machine arrived, and having ascen-
ded it succeeded in bringing down the girl, but not
before she had been considerably burnt about the
legs and arms. Soon afterwards the roof fell in,
and all hopes of saving the two children were at an
end. Every exertion was therefore made to prevent
the flames extending to an adjoining building, the
inmates of which had to escape in a state of nudity,
and the hose of the town engine having been at-
attached to one of the mains of the Kent Water-
works Company, a plentiful supply of water was
obtained, by which means the fire was speedily
subdued, the engine from the Southwark-bridge
road, and the West. of England engine arriving in
the meantime. A search was afterwards made
among the ruins, and the bodies, or rather the
charred remains, of the two children were found
together, having fallen through from the front
attic, with the bed upon which they had been sleep-
ing, into the shop, thus favouring the supposition
that death must have resulted from suffocation.
There can be little doubt but that had the escape
been sooner on the spot, or other assistance by lad-
ders readily, available, both lives might have been
saved. But this will be a point to be explained at
the official investigation which will take place.
The bodies were placed in a shell and removed to
the premises of Mr. Musgrove, undertaker, to await
an inquest. Mrs. Roper and her infant were taken
to a neighbour's, where they now remain, but from
the shock which she has thus sustained,' fears are
entertained as to her ultimate recovery. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The premises and stock-in-
trade arc understood to be insured in the Kent Fire
Office.

COUNT.RY

MARKETS.

ROCHESTER-SEPT. 11.

At this corn exchange to-day several new samples of
white wheat were brougt forward by the farmers, but, on
the whole, the quality was not so good as last week. There
was a small supply. of old wheat, which was readily taken
off at the prices of last market ; buyers, however, were in-
disposed to make sales to any great extent. The deliveries
of barley are now on the increase, as the malting season is
drawing on.
White wheat, new, 44s to 48s
Red do. 4os to 44s
Old white 44s to 46s
Red do. 405 to 42s
Barley, malting.— 28s to 32s

Barley, grinding 28s to 32s
Oats, old, 12st .. —s to —s
New do 95s to 28s
Beans. 408 to 441
Peas.... 42s to Its

NOTTINGHAM-SEPT. 11.

There was a fair supply of wheat in our market to-day,
and prices were barely the same as last week. New white
samples sold at 51s and red 47s ; old white 50s, and old red
46s per qr. Not much change in the price of barley, grind-
ing samples being disposed of at 32s per 30 stone. There
was some new malting samples at market, realising 37s to
41s per qr. -Oats 30s to 31s; and new 27s to 315 per 24 st.
Beans, 50s to Ms per 38 st.