The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-22 00:00:00

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ALARMING FIRES.-(THIS DAY)•

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This (Tuesday) morning, about two o'clock, a
fire, nearly attended with a great loss of life, hap—
penad in the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas
Jones, beer-house keeper, known as the City of
Hereford, situate at No. 13, York-street, Camden-
town. The discovery was made by a cab-driver,
who discovered smoke issuing from the back part of
the building. The inmates were aroused, and
messengers were despatched for proper assistance.
In the course of a few minutes Conductor Barker
attended with the Royal Society's fire escapes, and
was followed by numerous engines of the A.letropo.
litan Brigades, and the land steamers Ilby Shand,
Mason and Co. Plenty of water having been pro-
cured, the firemen went to work, but the fire was
not extinguished until the back part of the building
was destroyed. The origin of the fire is at present
unknown.

This (Tuesday) morning a very alarming fire
took place in the premises belonging to Mr. Shaw,
a bookbinder, No. 6, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn.
Conductor Shedrick quickly arrived with the Royal
Society's escape, and numerous engines of the Me-
tropolitan Brigade followed, including the land
steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., and a good
supply of the New River Company's water being
instantly procured the firemen managed to confine
the fire to the machine-room. The origin of the
outbreak is unknown.

MARKETS.---This Day.

HAY.

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Sarriamsr.D.-31eadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clove;
£5 5s to £6 152 Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load.
A limited inquiry.

CUMBERLAXD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s Od; clove;
£5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load.
A moderate demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover,
£5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load.
Trade slow.

COLONIAL.
The markets are now closed for the Whitsun holidays,
but business will be resumed to-morrow, the 23d inst.
TALLOW.—The tallow-market continues quiet, the de-
mand from the trade is still small, but speculatively thor
is more disposition to buy, prices being regarded as not al-
together unsafe, at present quotations, for October and
December. Our quotations are, spot, 445. ; May and June,
435. 9d. ; June, 445. and 435. ; October and December,
465. 3-6 d. Town tallow, 435. 3d. nett cash. There aro
" sorts" offering. A cargo of Odessa tallow has arrived,
and will probably be on sale shortly. Quotations are—
sheep, 445. 6d. 455. ; beef, 435. 6d. ; cocoa-nut oil, flat;
cuchin, 525. ; Ceylon, 455.; Sydney, 425. and 445. ; palm
oil, quiet, 425. fine Lagos palm-nut oil, 41s.

SHIPPING AN TEL LIGE ..v (.3.E.--Ths Day,

LONDON, May 22.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather.

FALMOUTH, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dodds
Adams, from Bayonne.

OPT PLYMOUTH, May 20.—Arrived—Mary Scott, from
Madras.

LIVERPOOL, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Forest.
Queen, from Luticorn; Setobal, screw steamer, from
Lisbon.

OFF LIVERPOOL, May 21.—wind S.W.—Arrived-
Wilhelmine, from Neustadt.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Saxon,
screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—
China, steamer, for Alexandria.
QuimitsTowN, May 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Africa,
from Boston; Clara, from Monte Video; Adelaide, from
Pernambuco. _ _

DLND➢E, May 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Queen, from
Rotterdam.

RAMSGATE, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arxivecl—Saga, from
Porto Rico for Hamburg, assisted in with bowsprit and
jibboom carried away, and other damage, having been in

OFF PENZA2CB, May 20.—Arrived—Gladiator, from
Arnved—The
Adelaide.
E . toN. E
PORTSMOUTH, May 21—Wind .—Arrived
Congou, from Trieete,faoramLaogned.on ; Newcastle, from
gay 21.—Wind
was towed 'in making
Calcutta.
HARTLRFOOL,
Wilhelmine, from Nykjobing
Stockholm, which took
bar, and .cs
t;xtoicigi taii7tr, ohuat:ibdeeenthaessisted ,
rudder disabled, and other with loss of false keel,