The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-11 00:00:00

BETTING HOUSES.

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The following communication was received by Sir
R. W. Carden from an extensive house in the north
of England, and by him transmitted t) the Com-
missioner of the City Police :

" Leeds.

" B. W. Carden, Esq.
"Dear Sir,—We tike the liberty of addressing
you in your magisterial capacity, and of enclosing a
circular we have received, addressed to a clerk who
has lately been dismissed from our service, having
been guilty of pecilation in his cash account. We
Lave reason to believe he has been engaged in ex-
tensive betting operations, and the enclosed circular
discloses the snare into which it is very likely he
has fallen.
" You are no doubt aware of the existence of
betting houses' of this character, and the matter
may be nothing new to you ; but it occurs to us
that the circular may be useful to you as a magis-
trate. " We remain, ctc. "--."

' ' c CIRCITLAR.

" ' Dear Sir,—Although we have not the pleasure
of registering your name among the numerous list of
subscribers for the current season, we cannot for-
get old associations, and, with the view of resusci-
tating your confidence, we beg to forward you our
circular, which was originally intended only for
present subscribers ; but, being anxious that you
likewise should participate, we beg to say that you
may with unreserved confidence act upon our re-
commendation, and in proportion to the amount of
your investment will be the amount we shall have
the pleasure of remitting you ; and you will find
that when we pledge our reputation' as to any
event it may be always acted upon as a certainty,
never having failed in our promise.
" Dear Sir,—lt is seldom we have the oppor-
tunity of addressing you with so much confidence as
on the present occasion in reference to the Derby.
We stated in our circular of January last that on
some of the events mentioned—viz the Liverpool
Spring Cup, the 1,000 Guineas, and the Derby, we
should be enabled to pledge our reput ttion as to the
result. In the two cases already decided your win-
nings must have Ist- en considerable, as we never de-
vi3ted from our advice except to hedge so much
off Vedette as would make your stake safe ;' and
even this we should not have done, although pru-
dent, perhaps, under any circumstances, but
that we found by inspection Vedette was really
lame.
" ' When we sent out Tournament for the Eglin-
ton Stakes, and the Maid of Derwent for the Liver-
pool Autumn Cup, we pledged our reputation the
horses would win. We now do the same on the
Derby with increased certainty, and adopt the
same system as on those occasions. Whatever
amount, therefore, you wish to be on you must re-
mit at once. We pledge our reputation the horse
will win. We are under the most solemn premise
not to send it out in our circulars, and indeed the
repeated forestalling' which we have experienced
on past events most emphatically points to us that
if we wish to study the interest of our subscribers
we best consult it by adopting this course.
" We embrace, then, the earliest moment of
apprising you, and trust you will not lose an hour
in sending the amount you wish invested. We
can strongly recommend you to send a handsome
sum ; the odds will be very good, and we also
pledge ourselves to remit to you on the Monday
following the race. On receipt of remittance it will
be duly acknowledged and the odds given.
" ' We will now only say we trust that you have
sufficient confidence iu us to believe that our only
desire is to benefit, while we at the same time in-
crease our own reputation.

" ' Pray do not lose a moment, as one day may
make a material difference in the odds to be ob-
tained.
" Orders not for less than 5/. nor exceedina,
201., may be made payable to H exceeding
Howard,
Post-office, Coventry-street, Soho. Notes may be
enclosed with safety.

" C H. AND C."

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

NEW STREETS IN SOUTHWARK AND
COVENT-GARDEN.

The committee appointed to consider the bill for
the formation of a new street from the Town-hall,
Southwark, to Blackfriars-road, and a street from
King-street, Covent-garden, to Cranbourne.street,
Leicester-square, met yesterday in Committee-
room4, No. 19. The committee consisted of Mr.
Cornwall Legh. (in the chair), Mr. Davey, Mr.
Holland, Mr. Crook, and Mr. Portman.
Mr. Gray appealed for the promoters of the bill
(the Metropolitan Board of Works), Mr. Russell
Gurney in opposition, for the Corporation of Lon-
don.
Mr. Gray entered into a detailed statement of
the great benefits which would be derived from
.a
direct communication being formed between West-
minster and London Bridges, which at present did
not exist, and it would clear away a great deal of
almost valueless property, and be a great conve-
nience to the inhabitants not only of Southwark
kit of the entire metropolis.
Mr. Russell Gurney urged the claims of the Cor-
poration of the City of London, and believed that
if the bill were pas,:ed it would take a larger sum
from the coal duties than was justified.
The room was ordered to be cleared. On the
readmission of the parties,
The chairman reported that the committee had
passed the preamble of the bill.
Some of the clauses were then gone through and
agreed to. - _ _ _

On clause 47 being considered,
Mr. Russell Gurneysaid, in respect to this clause
applied to the new street in Covent-garden, by the
bill, in addition to the sum of 50,0001. agreed to be
given towards the formation of that street by the
Duke of Bedford, a sum was to be applied from the
London-bridge appoaches fund of 30,0001.
Mr. Gray opposed the claus9' as its effect would
be to tie the hands of the Metropalitan Board of
Works, when it would be impossible to say the pre-
cise cost of the street, however carefully such an
estimate might be formed. Contingencies might
arise which would altogether upset the most elabo-
rate calculation, and therefore he hoped that the
committee would not agree to the clause.
The room was again cleared, and after an exclu-
sion of about half an hour the parties were again
admitted.

UNIVERSITY uF LONDON.

The chairman said the committee had carefully
considered the subject, and they were of opinion
that the clause should contain the maximum charge
which would be required from the London-bridge
approaches fund, and that the amount should be
limited o 35,0001.
The other clauses wet e then gone through, and
the bill was ordered to be reported.

April 11,
1857.

MaY 9' Increase.
1857.
£ £
19,660,305 427,540
3,831,402 71,594
3, 72,715 18,262
26,664,422 517,396
3,932,834 100,249
7,135,184 906
--
37,752, t 40 618,551

Bank of England
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks

A special general meetino of the proprietors of
University College was held yesterday afternoon,
at the College, in Gower-street, for the purpose of
considering what sleps ought to to taken with re-
ference to -ce tie appreheuded alterations in the
constitution of the University of London, intended
to dispense with the necessity of candidates for
(!e tees in arts and laws being educated in any col-
lege affiliated to the University.
The chair was taken by the president of the col-
lege, Lord Brougham.
After a few introductory remarks from the chair-
man,
Mr. R. MARTINEAU moved the following resolu-
tion "That this meeting, regarding with great
satisfaction the intention of the Government to
grant to the University of London a new charter
which will incorporate the graduates, but under-
standing that the senate propose that collegiate
education shall no longer be necessary fell. candi-
dates for degrees in ar's and laws, desires to ex-
press its disapproval of the proposed change, as
one likely to 1 e injurious to a cause of regular and
systematic education, and as not only lowering the
value, but altering the very meaning, of an Eng-
lish university degree."
Mr. JESSELL seconded the resolution.
Mr. GROTE said, as a member of the counoil of
that college, and as a member of the senate of the
University, he felt deco interest in both, and he
trusted that that interest, would never be dimi-
nished. The only part of the resolution in which
he could concur was that which expressed satisfac-
i:on at " the intention of the Government to grant
to the University of London a new charter which
will incorporate the graduates."
Dr. FOSTER felt bound to acknowledge that Mr.
Grote had made untiring efforts in the college to
omoto the interests and wishes of the graduat€ s.
(Hear.) The senate, as a body, had, however, made
LO concessions which were net extorted from it,
and when it had made any it pursued a course
which tended to deprive them of all value. (Hear.)
Dr. WILLIAMSON thought there was a little irri-
tation on the part .of the graduates against the
senate, which it was de•drable should cease. (Heat-,
hear) The voice which the graduates would have
in the convocation would, in his opinion, prevent

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any abuse,
The CHAIRMAN suggested that, with a view to
coming to a decision on the question, Mr. Grote
should move the following amendment :—" That
this meeting regards with great -satisfaction the in-
tention of the Government to grant to the Univer-
sity of London a new charter, which will incorpo-
rate the graduates," omitting all the words which
followed in the original resolution.
Mr. GROTE said he would adopt his lordship's
suggestion,
On the question being put, only two hands were
held up for the amendment, and the original reso-
lution was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. J. TAYLOR, seconded by
W. FOWLER, it was resolved, " That Univer-
sity Colege having.been pointed out in 1835, by
the address of the Howie of 0 mmons to the Crown,
as the future University of London, and having
cheerfully waived its claims to that high dignity in
order to promote the public welfare, has a peculiar
right to object to a change which will destroy the
essential character of that university constitution
on the faith of which it consented to surrender its
position."
On the motion of Mr. OSLER, seconded by Mr.
YATES, it was further resolved, " That the council
of University College be requested to communicate
with the senate of the University of London, and
with the Home•oflice, and to take such steps as
will, in their opinion, give the greatest weight to
the views of the meeting, as expressed in the above
resolution."
The meeting then separated.

TILE TREATY WITH PERSIA.

The following is the text of the treaty of peace
te'.ween her Majesty the Queen of the Uni! ed King-
dom of Great Britain awl Ireland; and his Majesty
the Sh h of Persia, signed ia the English and Per-
san langulges, at Paris, March 4, 1857. Ratifica-
tions exchanged at Bag tad, May 2, 1857 :

IN THE NAME OF GOD -THE ALMIGHTY, THE ALL•
MERCIFUL.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdcrit of
Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty, whose Stan-
dard is the Sun, the S sered, the August. the Great Mo-
narch, the absolute King of Kings of all the States of
Persia, being both equally and sincerely animated by a
desire to put a stop to the evils of a war which is con•
trary to their fiiendly wishes and dippositions, and to re-
establish ow a solid„ basis the relations of amity which
had so long existed between the two exalted States', by
means of a peace calculated for their mutual advantage
and profi'-, kayo appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, for
carrying into effect this desired object, the following,
that is to say—
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Henry Richard
Charles, Baron Cowley, a peer of the United Kingdom,
a member of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most. Hon. Order of the
Bath, her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple-
nipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of the French,
&c., &c •
And Lie Majesty the Shah of Persia, his Excellency
the Ah .de of Greatness, the Favourite of the King, Fe.
rokh Khan, Ameen Oalmoolk, the Great Ambassador of
the Mighty State of Persia, the Possessor of the Royal
Portrait and of the Blue Cordon, the Bearer of the Dia
inond-studded Girdle,.&c., &c.;
Who, having exhibited and exchanged their full powers,
and found them to be in due form, have agreed upon and
concluded the following articles :
I. From the day of the exchange of the ratifications of
the present treaty there shall be perpetual peace and
friendship between her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the one part,
and his Majesty the Shah of Persia on the other, as like-
wise between their respective successors, dominions, and
subjects.

United Kingdom .. • •

19,232,765
3,759,• 04
3,154,453

2G,147,026
3,832,585
7,154,578

137,133,i89

Decrease.

Peace being happily concluded between their said
Majesties, it is hereby agreed that the forces of her
Majesty the Qu, en sha,l evacuate the Persian territory,
subj.ct to conditions and stipulations hereafter specified.
111. The high contracting parties stipulate that sll
prisoners taken during the war by either belligerent
shall be immediately liberated.
IV. His Majesty the Shah of Persia engages, imme-
diately on the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty,
to publish a full and complete amnesty, absolving all
Persian subjects who may have in any way been compro-
mised by their intercJurse with the British forces during
the war, from any responsibility of their conduct in that
respect, so that no persons, of whatever degree, shall be
exposed to vexation, persecution, or punishment, on that
acconnt.

V. His Majesty the. Shah of Persia engages further
to take immediate measures for withdrawing from the
territory and city of Herat, and from every other part of
Affghanistan, the Persian troops and authorities now
stationed the! ein ; such withorawal to be effected
three months from the date of the exchange of the
ratifications of this treaty.

VI. His Majesty the Shah of Persia agrees to relin-
quish all c'aims to sovereignty over the territory and
city of Herat and the countries of Affghanistan, and never
to demand from the chiefs of Herat, or of the countries
of Affghanis'an, any marks of obedience, such as the
coinage, or " khotbeh," or tribute. His Majesty fur
ther engages to abstain hereafter from ell interference
with the internal affairs of Afighanistan. His Majesty
promises to recoguise the independence of Herat, and of
the whole of Affghanietan, and never to att2mpt to inter-
fere with the independence of those States. In case of
differences arising between the Gov-ernment of Persia
and the countries of Herat and Affghenistan, the Persian
Government engages to refer them for adjustment to the
friendly offices cf the British Government, and not to
take arms unless those friendly offices fail of effect. The
British Government, on their part, engage at all times
to exert their influence with the State of Affghauistan,
to prevent any cause of umbrage being given by thew,
or by any of them, to the Persian Government; and
the British Government, when appealed to by the Per-
sian Government, in the event of difficulties arising, will
use their best endeavours to compose such differences in
a manner just and honourable to Persia.
VII. In case of any violation of the Persian frontier
by any of the States referred to above, the Persian Go-
vernment shall have the right, if due satisfaction is not
given, to undertake military operations for the repres-
sion and punishment of the aggressors ; but it is dis-
tinctly understood and agreed to that any military force
of the Shah which may cross the frontier for the above-
mentioned purpose, shall retire within its own territory
as soon as its object is accomplished, and that the exer-
cise of the above-Mentioned right is not- to be made a
pretext for the permanent occupation by Persia, or for
the annexation to the Persian dominions of any town or
portion of the said States.
VIII. The Persian Government engages to set at liberty
without ransom, immediately atter the exchange of the
ratifications of this treaty, all prisoners taken during
the operations of the Persian troops in Affgbanistan,
and all Affghans wi.o may be detaired either as
hostages or as captives on political grounds in any part
of the Persian dominions shall, in like manner, be set
free; provided that the Affghans, on their part, set at
liberty, without ransom, the Persian prisoners and cap-
tives who aro in the power of the Affghans. Commis-
sioners on the part of the two powers shall, if necessary,
be named to carry out the provisions of this article.
IX. The high contracting parties engage that, in the
establishment and recognition of consuls-general, consuls,
vice-consuls, and consular agent}, each shall be placed in
the dominions of the other on the footing of the most fa-
voured nation; and that the treatment of their respective
subjects, and their trade, shall also in every respect be
placed on the footing of the treatment of the subjects
and commerce of the most favoured nation. _ _ _

MARZET NEVIS.—(This Day.)

X. Immediately after the ratifications of this treaty
have been exchanged, the British Mission shall return
to Tehran, when the Persian Government agrees to re-
ceive it with the apologies and ceremonies specified in
the separate note signed this day by the plenipotenti-
aries; of the high contracting parties.
XI. The Peraian Government engages within three
months after the return of the British mission to Tehran
to appoint a commissioner, who, in col junction with a
commissioner to be appointed by the British Government
shall saline into and decide upon the pecuniary &aims
of all British subjects upon the Government of Persia,
and shall pay such of those claims as may be pronounced
just, either in one sum or by instalments, within a period
not exceeding one year from the date of the award of
the oemmissioners. And the same commissioners shall
examine into and decide upon the claims on the Per-
sian Government of all Persian subjects, or the subjects
of other powers, who, up to the period of the departure
of the British mission from Tehran, were under British
protection, which they have not since renounced.
XII. Saving the provisions in the latter part of the
preceding article, the. British Government wit renounce
the right of protecting hereafter any Persian subj Let
not actually in the employment of the British mission,
or of British consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls,
or consular agents, provided that such right is accorded
to, or 'Exercised by, any other foreign Powers ; but in
this, as in all other respects, the British Government re-
quires, and the Persian Governtraest engages, that the
same privileges and immunities shall in Persia be con-
ferred upon, and shall be enjoyed by, the British Govern-
ment, its servants and its sub.ects, and that the same re-
spect and consideration shall be shown for them, and
shall be enjoyed by them, as are conferred upon and en-
joyed by, and shown to, the most favoured foreign Go
vernment, its servants and its subjects.
XIII. The high contracting parties hereby renew the
agreement entered into by them in the month of August,
1851 (Sbawa.ll267), for the suppression of the slave trade
in the Persian Gulf, and engage further that the said
agreement shall continue in force after the date at which
it expires ; that after the month of August, 1862,
for the further space of ten years, and for so long after-
wards as neither of the high contracting parties shall, by
a formal declaration, annul it ; such declaration not to
take effect until one year after it is made.
XIV. Immediately on the exchange of the ratifica-
tions of this treaty, the British troops vi ill desist from
all acts of hostility against Persia; and the British Go-
vernment engages, further, that, as soon as the stipula-
tions in regard to the evacuation, by the Persian troops
of Herat and the Affghan territories, as well as in regard
to the reception of the B Heti mission at Tehran, shall
have been carried into full effect, the British troops
shall, without delay, be withdrawn from the ports,
places, and islaeds, belonging to Persia ; but the British
Government engages that, during this interval, nothing
shall be designedly done by the commander of the r,ri-
tish troops to weaken the allegiance of the Persian sub-
jects towards the Shah, which allegiance it on the
contrary, their earnest desire to confirm ; and, further,
the British Government engages that, as far as possible,
the subjects of Persia shall be st cured against inconve-
nience from the presence of the British troeps, and that
all supplies which may be required for the use of those
troops, and which the Persian Government engages to
direct its authorities to assi't them in procuring, shall be
paid for at the fair market price, by tee Di itisa commis-
sariat immediately on delivery.
XV. The present treaty shall he ratified, and the rat

fications c xeloange 1 at Bagdad in the space of three
mouthy, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the
respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and
hava affixed thereto the seal of their arms. Done at
Paris, in quadruplicate, this 14th (fay of the month of
March, in the year of our Lord 1857.
(Signed) COWLEY.
FEROKII (in Persian.)
SEPARATE NOTE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE X. OF TRU
FOREGOING TREATY.
(Signed in the E•lglish and Persian languages.)
The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of the
French., and his Persian Majesty's Ambassador Extra-
ordinary and Plenipotentiary to his Eaid Imperial Ma-
jesty, being duly authorised by their respective Govern-
ments, hereby agree that the following ceremonial shall
take place for the re-establishment of diplomatic and
friendly relations between the Courts of Great Britain
and Persia. This agreement to have the same force and
value as if inserted in the treaty of peace concluded this
day between the undersigned :
The Sadr Azim 6ball write, in the Shah's name, a
letter to Mr. Murray, expressing his regret at having
uttered and given cairency to the offensive imputations
upon the honour of her Majesty's Minister, requesting
to withdraw his own letter of the 19th November, and
the two letters of the Mibister for Foreign Affairs of the
2d h November, one of which contains a rescript trord
the Shah respecting the imputation upon Mr. Murray,
and declaring, in the same letter, that no such further

Showing an increase of 517,m961. in the circu-
lation of notes in England, and an increase of
618,5511. in the circulation of the United Kingdom,
when compared with the month ending the 11th of
April ; and, as compared with the mouth ending the
10th of May, 1850, the above returns show a decrease
of 441,1481. in the circulation of notes in England, and
an increase of 195,961/, in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
9th of May was 9,631,9851., being a decrease of
47,5621. as compared with the previous month ; and
a decrease of 164,0961. when compared with the same
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks
during the month ending the 9th of ,May, was
4,085,8471., being an increase of 7,5891. as compared
with the previous return, and an increase of 304,0231.
when compared with the corresponding period last year.

THE SUN, LONBON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1857.

rescript from the Shah as that enclosed herev ith in copy
was communicated, directly or indirectly, to any of the
foreign missions at Tehran.
A copy of this letter shall be communicated officially,
by the Sadr Amin to each of the foreign missions at
Tehran, and the substance of it shall be made pu':dic in
that capital.

The Original letter shell ba conveyed to Mr. Murray,
at Bagdad, by the hands of some high Persian officer,
and shall be accompanied by an invitation to Mr. Mur-
ray, in the Shah's name, to return with the mission to
Tehran, on his Majesty's assurance that be will be re-
ceived with all the honours and consideration due to the
representative of the British Government ; another per-
son of suitable rank being sent to conduct him, as Meh-
rnanda.., on his journey through Persia.
Mr. Murray, on approaching the capital, shall be re-
ceived by persons of high rank deputed to escort him to
ki3 residence in the town. Immediately on his arrive
there, the Sadr Azim shall go in state to the British
Mission, and renew friendly relations with Mr. Mur-
ray, leaving the S cretary of State for Foreign Affairs
to accompany him to the Royal Palace, the Sadr Azitn
receiving Mr. Murray, and conducting bias to the pre-
sence of the Shah.

The Sadr Azim shall visit the tnißsion at noon on the
following day, which visit Mr. Murray will return, 'at
latest, on the following dal, before noon.
Done at Paris, this 4:h day of the month of March,
1857.

(Signed) COWLET.
FREOKH (in Persian).

ANNEX TO THE PRECEDING NOTE-THE SHAH T 3 THE

SADR AZIII.

(Translation.) December, 1855.
Last night we read the paper written by the English
Minister Plenipotentiary, and were mush surprised at
the rude, unmeafiing, disgusting, and insolent tone and
purport. The letter which he before wrote was also im-
pertinent. We have also heard that, in his own house, he
is cmstantly speaking disrespectfully of us and of your
but we never believed; now, however, he has introeu.it d
it in an official letter. We are, therefore, convinced that
this man, Mr. Murray, is stupid, ignorant, and insane,
who has the audacity, and impudence to insult even
Kings ! From the time of Shah Sultan Hossein (when
Persia was in its most disorganised state, and during
the last fourteen years of his life, when by serious illness
he was incapacitated for business) up to the present
time, no disrespect towards the Sovereign has been tole-
rated, either from the Government or its agent. What
has happened now, that this foolish Minister Plenipoten-
tiary acts with such temerity ? It appears that cur
friendly missions are not acquainted with the wording
of that document ; give it now to Meerza Abbas and
Meerza Malcum, that they may take and duly explain it
to the French Minister and Hyder Effendi, that they
may see how improperly he has written. Since la't night
till now oar time has been passed in vexation. We now
command y• u, in order that you may yourself know, and
also acquaint the missions, that until the Queen of Eng-
land herself makes us a suitable apology for the iibs lance
of her Envoy, we will never receive back this her foolish
Minister, who is a simpleton, nor accept from her Go-
vernment any other Minister.

TIIS FIRE AT 11ES'SRS. PICKFORb'S

WAR HOUSE.

No individual who was not an eye-witness to the
dreadful calamity which befel the spacious est iblish-
meet of Mess, s. Baxendale and Co., or, as they
are popularly knwn, of Pickford and Co.. at the
Camden StAti9n of the Linden and North Western

Railway, on Tuesday night, cAn form the slightest
conception of the extraordinary scenes which that

at least 40,000 quarter.; of corn wc-re in the build-
i ,g, the whole of which has been burnt.
Yes-ealay inordng the railway authorities, with
a promptness which reflects great ct edit upon them,
placd at the disposal of Messrs. Baxendale and Co.
a large space on the opposite side of the canal and
betwtren the c anal and Chaplin and Horne's ware.
houses, Wo kmen were immediately emi loyed in
erecting temporary premises, and in the course of
the day the foLowing. placard was posted on the •
walls of the destroyed building and on the gates of
the railway
" Pickford an .1 Co., as agents to the London and
North-Westrn Railway Company, have arrauged
for conducting their business as usual since the
lamentable fire at Camden-town last night. -
Gresham-street, June 10, 1857."
Thousands of people v,sited the spot during the --
day. It is stated th it neither.the premises nor -
goods were insured, it being unusual for insurance
offices to insure goods in•transit.

sad catastrophe presented.
Whether reference be made to the destrucfon of
the old Houses of Parliament, to that of the Royal
Exchange, the fire at the Tower of London, or the
more recent demolition of Covent-garden Theatre,
divesting them of their national character, there
has been no fire in the me ropolis which, for its
intsnsity, illuminating power, or destruction of
valuable property, has exceeded that attbe Camden
Station of the North-Western Railway on Tuesday
night and yesterday morning.
The premises known as the receiving warehouses
of Mess, s. Pickford and Co., the great railway car- Naval and Military Inteatgence.
riers were at the northern entrance of the goods de-
pot
of the London and North-Western Railway at The Royal yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Den-
Camden-town, and occupied an area of five-acres. man, was yesterday swung, off Hardway, to ascer-
The building consisted ofi a series of open sheds, fain the deviation of her compass. She is expected
the roofs being of slate and glass, supported by ha-
to sail on Saturday on a trial cruise, and will touch
niense wooden beams and brestsummers resting
at Cherbourg, the Channel Islands, and thence to
upon stout iron columns, and filled with cranes, Cork.
platforms, and other conveniences necessary for the The Royal Sovereign, 131, screw, was placed in
loading and unloading of heavy goods, such as are the steam basin dock at Portsmouth yesterday,
well known from their conveyance to and fro the where she will copper and complete as a first-class
streets of the metropolis to the various railways. steam reserve ship.
Messrs. Pickford's premises, although connected The Princess Charlotte, 104, Captain George St.
with, were Lot actually (like Messrs. Chaplin and Vincent King, did not haul off from Portsmouth
Horne's and soma others of the railway carriers) jetty yesterday, owing to the continued inclemency
within thegates of the London and North-Western
of the weather, as up to 2 o'clock it rained ag T
per-
Railway.
hey were bounded on the north by the
feet deluge from the south-west. Should the
Regent's Cane', the railway trucks being r weather abate she will haul off to her berthingruninto
the sheds by means of the iron double suspension bulk, Bellerophon, to day ; and the Niagara,
United States frigate, Captain Hudson, will come
bridge, which crosses the canal in continuation of
the railway between the Euston and Camden sea-
alongside, when the dockyard artisans will corn-
tions at this point ; on the south by Messrs. Col-
meuce h-r alterations necessary for the reception
of the submarine cable. T
lard's pianoforte manufactory ; on the east by the
have been prepared ashore.he supports and trusses .
Oval-road and James-street ; and err the west by the
line of the Loudon and North-Western Railway. The Cumberland Las not half her complement,
the Princess Charlotte is 100 short, and the Mel-
At the corner of James-street, immediately facing
the principal entrance, stands the Stanhope Arms, ville still more.
an enormous public-house, originally built for an. The Malacca, sloop of war, Captain Arthur Far-
quhar, has landed nearly all her stores, at Sheer-
hotel, under the impression that the terminus of
the London and Birmingham Railway was to be
ness, and will pay off all standing sooner than was
there. The opposite corner is occupied by Mr. anticipated.
Brown, a coffee and eatinghouse-keeper, both of The Urgent, 6, iron screw troop frigate, has
nearly got out the whole of her engines and bailers ilers
which narrowly escaped destruction. Beneath the
the steam-basin jetty. Her chief engineer,
building was stabling affording accommodation for alongside
about 400 horses, and it is stated that at the out- Mr. J. T. Williams, is appointed to superintend
break of the fire there were 350 to 360 horses in their removal, and the introduction of the new
. •
their respective stalls, besides 40 or 50 and other ones of 400 horse-power, by Maudslay and Co.
She will be under the engMeering department
live stock.
The fire broke out about 20 minutes past ten about tat o months.
o'clock, at which time the whole of the collection of The Australian, iron screw merchant troop-ship,
goods rom the metropolis were in the building,
.has hauled alongside the Dryad hulk, at Ports-
mouth, and awaits orders.
either on the vans in which they had arrived or in
course of removal in the railway trucks for trans- The United States screw frigate Niagara, Capt.
mission to their various clestmatiens, via the Lon- Hudson, has entered a great number of English
don and North-Western line. The gas was burn- blue jackets on board. This is consequent upon
ing brilliantly in every part of the immense area, the Admiralty order that none but continuous-
service men are to be entered on board her Ma-
while the numerous clerks and other officials were
jesty's ships of war. So we get the very sweepings
busily engaged in their respective offices preparing
of Rotheraitae, while the Americans run away with
the invoices, and in other necessary occupations for
the transit of the merchandise. On a sudden a our best seamen.
more than ordinary blaze of light was discovered in Yestet day there arrived at Alderahot from Gib-
the northern portion of the building, in that part miter, via Portsmouth, the 96th Regiment, con-
known as the hay and corn stores, where' the fod.• sisting of 19 officers and 724 men, under the corn-
der for the horses was kept ; a dense and suffocat- mend of Col. Scovell, and two squadrons of the Ist
ing smoke immediately succee led, and a cry rang (King's) Dragoon Guards from Exeter. The re-
through
the building that the premises were on reminder of the regiment is to follow immediately.
fire. In a few minutes the flames shot up through A few days ago the French Crimean geld war
the roof, and the whole neighbourhood became medal waspresented at Lynn, Norfolk, to Sergeant
enveloped in a dense cloud of smoke. It appears L. Goodiug, late of the46th Regiment, by Captain.
that Mr. C. Weightmen, upholsterer, of High- 111‘Nair, staff officer of the diatriut. In handing the
street, Camden-town, who, it is stated, had just decoration to Sergeant Gooding Capt. MSNair said: :
consigned a large quantity of goods t a the care of —" lam directed by his Royal Highness the Ge-
Messrs. Pickford and Co., for transmission into the neral Commanding-in Chief in this public manner
country, was on the premises at the moment of the to present this French war medal to you. When
you show it to your family, friend., andneighb ems
eutbreak, and not only suggested the removal of
the horses, but with Mr. Brown, the keeper of the which you may well do with proper and laudable
pride, tell them it was conferred upon you by the
coffeehouse before mentioned, and Mr. Alfred
Timpson, butcher, of Park-street, at the risk of Emperor of the French for valour and noble daring
their lives, with several of the carmen, rushed into in the field, distinguishable even from among the.
the stables beneata, let loose the horses, and turned valiant, for patient endurance under great
them out. By this time the flames bad sp hardships, and for your invariable humble.
read
with extraordinary rapidity, shooting up into the
respect and strict obedience to your superiors; emi-
air to an enormous height. Thousands of people neat qualities which have made you what you are
were assembled from all quarters. The terrified —a thoroughly good soldier. May you long live to
wear it I" The gallant captain's speech was received.
horses rushing out in droves in every direction at
their utmost speed, to the itutninent peril of those with great applause, and Sergeant Gooding received
who were not fortunate enough to get out of their the congratulations of his comrades on the deserved
his valour.
way, the shouts of the people, the now furious reward of
raging of the fire, the cracking of the ignited tan- Yesterday a district court-martial, of which
Lieut.-Col. R. J. M`Killop, Royal Marine Light
her, and the c mtinuous explosion of combustibles
infantry, was the president, assembled at Chatham
within the building, all contributed to produce an
effect which may better be imagined than described. Barracks for the trial of Colour-Sergeant James
The first engine that arrived was that of the Johnstone, of the depot of the 43d Light Infantry,
parish of St. Pancras; but for some time the water on the charge of having forged the name of Ser-
did not flow in as plentiful a manner as ought to geant Chas. Holdship, one of the pay-sergeants of
have been expected. The engine from the Regent's- the corps, and thereby obtained posse,sion of the
sum of la 155., being a month's pay. The finding of
park Barracks next followed, and the old London
and Birmingham Railway engine, by Mereweather, the Court will not be known until it has been sub-
said to be capable of throwing three tons of water mitted for approval to the Duke of Cambridge.
per minute, was brought up the line, but either The prisoner, who has been several years in the
from the alleged dryness of the suction-pipes, or service, has always borne an excellent character.
seine other inexplicable cause, although the canal Yesterday the cavalry and infautey troops stationed
a
was used for the purpose, some considerable time at the invalid depot, Chatham, were assembled on
elapsjd before it could be got to work, when the the parade ground, under the command of Col. H.
fire had attained so much ascendancy that its ser-
Anderson, and, having been inspected, the names
vices appeared almost unavailing. About 10 minutes of 30 non-commissioned officers and men for whose
i
before 11 the brigade engines began to arrive in-
mmediate discharge from the service an order had
rapid succession, but by this time the entire body been received from the War-office were announced
of the building, five acaes in extent, was one mass by Adjutant J. Pope, and each man informed of
of flames, the great gates were already gone, and the amount of pension which had been awarded
in the centre could be seen waggon after waggon him. The troops under orders to be discharged '
and truck-load upon truck-load of goods dropping will leave Chatham this day.
down with a loud crash as the fire gained the mas- The steam troopship Dee, Master-Commander
tery over them. The wind was at the time blowing Pullen, laden with machinery and boilers, and
in a south-westerly direction, the flames completely carrying 62 supernumerary seamen of the fleet for
overlapping the Stanhope A
ad- the western yards, was hauled out of basin atArms and premises
joining, notwithstanding the praiseworthy efforts Woolwich yesterday, and proceeded on her voyage
of a Life Guardsman and some others, who in spite to Portsmouth.
of the extraordinary heat continually threw buckets Her Majesty's 13-gun screw-ship Archer, 202-
h
of water from the roof on to the front. The flag- horse power, Captain E. Heathcote, late from the
staff ou the summit of the building had already North America and West India stations, was yes-
ignited and was blazing upwards when the brigade terday dismantled at Woolwich in preparation for
poured immense streams on the front of the build- being paid off to-day, Commodore Shepherd, on
ing, which had become so hot that the water actu- his inspection of the vessel, expressing himself
ally hissed, and the wall gave oat copious clouds of highly satisfied with the arrangements of the ship,
steam as it dashed against it. as well as the discipline and neat appearance of the
In the interior of the burning warehouses beam crew. The only loss experienced on board the
upon beam and roof after roof came crashing down, Archer during her nine months' stay at Greytown
and explosion after explosion added to the scene of was that of two boys, the vessel being, moreover,
devastation, which was not a little heightened when, in an exceedingly healthy condition during the
at about half-past 11, the roofs of the stabling, upon whole time she wasin the West India station. She
which the solid paving of the sheds was laid, and was employed for two years in the Baltic, where
s
which were all supported upon arches to the extent she was fortunate in capturing a number of prizes,
of about two acres, gave way, carrying with them Capt. Heatheote, having served his full time afloat,
the whole of the burning mass beneath. Shortly now retires on half pay to await his flag. .
after the great northern wall fell in with a tremen- One of the hopper barges built by Messrs. West-
dons crash upon two large barges laden with corn, wood, Baillie, Campbell, and Co., for the purpose
which were lying in the cut of the Regent's Canal of dredging the Danube, was yesterday tested at
immediately beneath. I Woolwich, and answered satisfactorily. A new
Shortly after the outbreak of the fire Captain connecting shaft and cranks, weighing about 10
Harris, the newly-appoie ed assistant police com- tons, have beenlprepared at thefactory, Woolwich,
missioner, wi h Superintendents Loxton and Mar- for her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop Basilisk, Com-
tin, Inspectors M'Donald, Fidge, Ceeckley, and mander G. A. Phayne, in the West Indies.
strong bodies of the S, E, and D divisions of police, The Hudson's Bay Company's ship Prince of
arrived and kept back the populace, whichchoked rap Wales went down to the Woolwich Arsenal yester-
every avenue leading to the railway and scene of day to ship ammunition for Hudson's Bay.
fire ; while within the gates of the Camden Station The half-yearly inspection of the Royal Marines
Mr. Stewart, the Secretary of the London and corps is ordered to take place on Tuesday, the 16th
North-Western Company, Mr, David Stephenson, inst., at Woolwich. Major-Gen. Sir W. F. Williams
superintendent of the goods department, aided by senior officer commanding the garrison, will inspect
Mr. Superintendent Bedford, and a strong body of the troops, and will afterwards be entertained at
the railway police, were active in giving clirec'ions the mess dinner of the corps.
and in rendering any aid that might be required. in The steam store-ship Diligence, Master Corns
that direction. Croke,sailed from Woolwich yesterday, laden with
The scene of devastation presented yesterday was victualling stores from Deptford, and dockyard
truly appalling. Heavy iron cellular-re, exceeding gear and machinery from Woolwich.
in some instances 18 inches in diameter, were seen , The following appointments were made yesterday
here and there standing amid the fallen debris, at the Admiralty :
twisted and bent by the action of the fire, the W. Forbes, master, to the Fisgard;. W. H. Obree,
slighter pieces of iron in the building converted into I master, to the Fisgard; R. P. Dick, midshipman,
I
all sorts of fantastic shapes. In the north-western to the Indus, for disposal.; A. B. C. Booth, mid.
corner were the clerks'-office and ccunting-house, shipman, to tlhteerCotronatvhaellisiioNgu.eG; G.
\Sivi.mmonds, as-
and in the corner of an upper story was the safe, sistint-peyne , P. Taylor,
said to have contained many valuable books and clerk, to the Hogue.
EXTENSION OF KEYHAM STEAM YAZD. W
papers and several hundred pounds in money.
rest- derstand the Government have p h e un-
While,the four aides of this safe stand entire,
in treaty with the Duchy of Cornwallu
rc
aasndedtlieortruares-
ing upon some projecting brickwork on two sides.
oflatililde I\fairmanoinrgofthSetwtetenrboundlary from Key-
anyof the angle of the wall, the bottom
ot efetsheamere , for a portion
completely burnt out, and therefore,
offtlitheesraefewaiss
fused ham to Wseston Mill
hard cash within it will be 'found in aLake (in the whole about 100
acres) for the extension of
state at the bottom of the building.
Extract
out they were of a private letter from an officer of the
When the horses were turned .
inpstead and Kentish- squadron in China dated Canton River April 11 :
driven mostly along the Ha •
oh land Id —No operations have ' .
ions have yet taken place, the ad:sal--
town roads in the direction of Hie ga e amp- ,
ral' intentions-
stead-lieu li, and this was nearly fatal to Mr. In- I s being kept perfectly quiet, although
Fidge, of the S division. He bad seen the 1 report speaks of our bombarding Canton, and then
In-
specter
down ! making a move towards Pekin. We are all ready
fire and was riding rapidly Highgate-hill,
when be was suddenly met by a drove of the af- ! —guns loaded and trained, armed watch, and guard-
t e uad-
- s galloping up the hill at the top of boats every night in fact, night and day h sq
flighted horses
l
their speed. In au iustanthe was in the midst of them ron are under arms. Inflexible is in the Blenheim
horse and rider being nearly overthrown. Beyond i, Road, about 12 miles from Canton ; Encounter,
being terribly shaken, however, and covered from i °emus, Elk, and Acorn, further up ; Hornet,
•
head to foot with mud, he sustained no injury. The ; Niger, Syhille, and Nankin below. Inflexible has
whole of the horses were happily saved, with cne ' relieved Barracouta, which proceeds to England
exception, and that was a remarkably fine, though , direst.
savagebrute, known as "the Manhater," and which LiER MAJESTY'S SHIP HAWKE.--A. eorrespon-
could only be managed by the man who drove him, ' dent writes us from Kilrush, on the Shannon, to
but who was not present. The poor brute was state that the Hawke, 60, screw, Capt. Wilcox,
therefore left to perish, and yesterday after the fire ' passed here, for Tarbet, on the morning of the 2d
was subdued his remains were found burnt to a inst., under steam alone, to the great delight of a
cinder. vast concourse of spectators assembled to witness
so rare and
wellbeautiful a sight on thaVioest. it
There are various rumours as to the origin of the
would be (adds our correspondent) ifeatir
fire, but none of a positive character. By some it is
tiful river, whose spacious waters could afford ample
beau-
alleged that the fire was caused by the sparks of the
space and in it.—Ply»touth, 31q,j1.d good anchorage, had a few, such vecols
chimney of one of the barges igniting some hay or
straw in the gallery; by others that it was from one . statione
of the men's pipes, or a lucifer match. Certain, 1 f .
however, it is that the premises, with all they
con- THE IRISH CHIEF SEORRTARY.—M° Tuesday men-
tain, are destroyed, and the estimated loss alto- ing Mr. Herbert, the new Irish Chief Secretary, was
gather is little short of 2507 000/. It is stated that re-elected for Kerry without opposition.