The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-27 00:00:00

THE A.USTRALIAN MAILS.

We have receivel the following telegraphic de
spatch from Marseilles

" MALTA, APRIL 23.
" The agent of the Peninsular and Oriental Cod'
pany received, under date the 19th inst., fr''''"
Alexandria, atelegraphic communicat ion from Sue t
announcing the arrival there of the European/ bra mention is made of any tidings of the missiu°
Oneida.
"The .lEtna left for Alexandria on the 21st inst."

LIVERPOOL, SuNDO'io
The Cunard steamer Cambria arrived at Mall
fr in Marseilles on the 20th inst., and the iEtvseci
from Southampton, on the 21st. They experielle
bad weather.
The steamer Colombo, from Alexandria, hsssri
rived at Malta, reporting by telegraph the arrlv,
;
of the Australian Mail steamer European, at Stle":0
with the homeward mails fr, in Australia sac.Th°"f
via
Mar,eilles will be due in London on Saturu%
next, and on the Wednesday following the Ilegy,'
portion. of the mails way be expected at Southal9Y.
ton,
We have also received the following telegraPl3,l
message from the Secretary of the Peninsular o,tcli,
Oriental Steam Navigation Company, from wil,lo
it will be seen that the supposition of ihe
Suez that the vessel in sight was the Austr3'-of
steamer should be received some degree e%
hesitation, as the European was not due at 19t13
until the 22d inst., and to have arrived on the
inst. must have made the run from Sydney in Ile3rel
five days less tune than the Simlo, which last v.es'
was due on the 24th and arrived on the 26th. ty
It would also appear almost impossible that
vessel in sight at Suez should have been the
since no mention is made of her in the telegraror
despatch, via Trieste, as having reached Gage
Aden.

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" MARSEILLES, SuNDOjl
" The Vectis arrived at 6 this morning'''.
well.
" The Peninsular and Oriental Com-133110
steamer Azof reached Aden on the 6th inst. 111
the`
At
mail of the 25th of Marc. if $ll
"At Alexandria, on the 19ch inst., h
at ha- 4,
hour after noon, a tAegraphich despatch was;
eeived from the agent at Suez that, at 11.37
a steamer, supposed to be the Australian steamer;
was in sight, but would not arrive in less than °ll.
or two hours."

ALARMING FIRES.

During yesterday morning and Satnrday sever:
serious fires took place in and near the metropev.-
111
On Saturday the whole of the troops stationed
Aldershott Camp were suddenly aroused by an ald'ro
of fire, which quickly spread through the entire ely
or
campment. The fire broke out in the cornuld
riat camp bakery. This comprised two mills Wel' gif
by horse-power, and on the ground-floor werether
spacious !ovens for baking bread, and twe °.g
mills, also worked by horse-power, for ulili;
i .n
rg
and in the brewhouse at the side were four the
boilers used for brewing yeast. The whole O. or
building formed almost a parallelogram, 513:i006
eluded beyond those above enumerated a alle-hig
range of stabling in which several horses belongeo
to the officers were kept, the new forages nars'd
the bread stores, the coal yard, oven houses/s the
timber huts. In the upper story of one part (lad
bakery were not fewer than 356 sacks of float .gas
several thousand loaves of bread, besides Yarl,,,
other descriptions of stores. In the centre vid-sat
large open yard, in which stood only a vo,g'sr
worth about 80 guineas, which was speedilY,ol
duced to ashes ; had there been ten times as 01 01
in the same place, the whole unquestionably in
ere
have been consumed. Whilst the mell 00e.
engaged in the bakery, they were astonished atiiici,;
o
ins an unusual body of flame in one of thebiiire
inns used as stores. An instant alarm of
°dill
was raised, and re-echoed through the ranks, red
a very brief state of time the troops were orator
out, and a brigade of firemen attended with ft of
engine. It was then found that nothing sll°pot
the most strenuous exertions ~f those on the roes
could save the surrounding buildings. The 11% of
rising through the roof illuminated every Pe
, oot,
the camp and the country for many miles disc fge
Before they could be entirely extinguished the lath
bakery was consumed, all that remains being. are
tall chirianey shaft ; six of the extensive ovae:tert
also burned out. The camp bakery is couslii-0100
Two large mills are guttedaud their contents arentiti
consumed. About 1, 000 loaves of bread and a qllB`;seci
of flour have been saved, damaged by the lle-ssis4
water thrown upon them. A telegraphic messagaeffiell
immediately sent to the Royal Insurance- mad
where the property was insured by Mesa's+. when
and Co., the contractors, of Austin-friars ; 110,1
Mr. Johnson, the Secretary of the compaoY/A ,
seot
Mr. Hadsoll, the surveyor to various fire
went to the spot, and were enabled to save 1111/ 0)23
the stock. As to the cause of the fire tiothilt
could be depended upon could be ascertain' be re'
is expected that the business will be able to
sumed as usual to-morrow (Tuesday). t a late
A fire also took place on Saturday night/ eisg t°
hour, in a specious pile of premises belong valer,
Mr. Halstead, sail manufacturer and shiPsell_reaci'
Everett-terrace, Victoria (London) Deelo
The discovery was made by a police-officer'ss,,slee/
course of a few minutes the pari-ih engines atr foal
followed by those of the London Brigade „eare
School-house-lane, Jeffrey, and Wellclose7vaitY
stations. The flames being fed :-)37• a great clurtieles
of ships' sails and other equally insialionabiow
used in the trade, rolled out of every' Windut itt
the building and through the roof. bring,illgrakini
relief the shipping in the river Thames,"(Le lit
the water like the colour of gold. The 00 the
reached the premises of Mr. Everett, No.
same terrace, but the firemen eventually ssorct
in getting the flames extinguished, RA .:onfe i
until the building was burned to the gren'`d' The
the stock in trade and other effec's not
total loss is very considerable, and it coul%sorecl.
learned whether or not the sufferer svasal C 011"
The adjoining house of Mr. Everett is
siderably damaged by fire, &c. 'Tat Jr
On Saturday morning a fire involving a gd 12, 011
struction of property happened between 1.1
an
faker+
thepremises of Mr. T. Gosling, packing-caseuisos is
Cursit or street, Chancery-lane. The Prieware sea-
question cover a large spot of ground, all", vele"
nected with houses on all sides. Some of lneworkssore
boors observed sparks issuing from the
hours
in Greystoke-place, which runs into Fette
and immediately informed the police. The nristea
rof the London Brigade, which promptly "street,
from Holborn, 011andos-street, A-Vat:jug- worl": •
&c., and those of the West of England got iitoirt the
ui.der tile direction of Mr. Braidwood ;
flames, nevertheless, spread with amazing ral'sols
and stack after stack of timber in Mese.„„rB;nsleY
and Emery's yard caught fire. Mrs•
coffee-house was reduced to ruing. The a"J 31r.
houses of Mr. Willford, boot and shoe maker'.srablY
Pearse, and Mr. Hunt, tailor, were considerably
damaged. Cause and insurance unknown.
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