The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-21 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, July 20.

The Madrid journals consider it probable that
Porto Rico will be made the port of call for the
West Indian mail steamers instead of St. Thomas,
in which case the governor of the island would
make the port free.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, July 21.

The Cunard extra steamer Malta arrived here at
7 a.m. to-day with 113 passengers She lauded 34
passengers and her despatches, and proceeded at
7.15 for Liverpool. All well.

CROOKIIAVEN, July 21, 11 a.m.

The City of Baltimore from New York is now
passing Browhead signal station en route for
Queenstown.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA (HEAVY)

MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, July 21.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Syria, with the above mails, arrived here this morn-
ing with 173 passengers, £2,605 in specie, and a
general cargo (including 847 bales of silk, valued at
£76,000).
The Syria experienced fine weather throughout
her voyage. On the 17th inst. she spoke the
steamer Aurora, and on the 18th the brig Fairy
Queen.

The cholera is spreading GIBRALTAR, July 16.
at I%lazagan, and the
deaths reach 20 daily.

Europeans as well as the Moorish population are
among the victims. The disease was also spreading
at Rabat, but declining at Casablanco The Board
of Health has cut off communication altogether with
Barbary. Tangier and the whole of the Riff coast
have been declared in quarantine, and vessels with
foul bills of health are not permitted to enter the
harbour.

Exchange on London-49i ; Paris, 522 ; Madrid,
par to i die.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, July 20.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

4 per Cont.
End of month -
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 23
Credit Mobilier
End of month 276 25
Credit Fourier _ll6B
Ead of month — -
RAILWAY

Bank Shares 3710
Ital!.an Loan
End of month._
Mexican Loan 23 50
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes 37
Home Debt —
Deferred .......

Cash.
Orleans
'Northern ...................................... 1153
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... ................................. 568
Western ....................................... 567
Eastern ............
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard .....
North of Spain
Saragossa.
Ito man

TERRIBLE SCENE A 7 THE BURNING OF
A 'THEATRE.

the performance of Crispino e la
.
The 7 urin Gazette gives details of the b •
burning
ghouse was crowded, and the piece
of the Nota Theatre in that city. The disaster
~ Keep your places; it is
occurredcore. drruhrien
had arrived at about the middle of the second act
when the scream of a woman was heard from be-
ccrloythofes of a female dancer had
be-
hind the scene, followed by the noise of hurried
wings. She was, however,
footsteps, and
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had suf-
fered fire, and in helrinteenrreolorthsh,
aenhdadtheruflnamaebsoouit
owsheever, spread
with her skirt in a blaze, and had thus set light to
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had,before
among the spectators, and a general rush was made
to the doors ; for a moment there was great danger
of loss of life from the pressure, but some young
called out that
winhenatwwhaos wgoerineginonthenegaralltez
satbaegvee;
the fire was over. About half of the spectators
then returned to their seats, while those who were
nearest the door left the building. The disaster
had, indeed, for a moment appeared to be at an
end, as the canvas on fire had been torn down and
trampled under foot. But the flames had found
in the painted scenes and light woodwork an ali-
ment too favourable, and the flames again appear-
ing, the panic once more became general ; screams
were heard on all sides, several women fainted,
many persons jumped from the windows on the
staircase, and every one made' for the street, leav-
ing behind hats, shawls, umbrellas, &C. Fortu-
nately the theatre had been
partly emptied at the
first alarm, and every one was able to get away in
safety. The scene outside was
most curious ; the
spectators might be seen, some bare-headed and
others with clothes torn from their backs, hurrying
to and fro in search of friends or relatives ; the
actors and actresses were in their costumes, while
some of the ballet girls,
who bad been surprised
while dressing, were between two toilettes, half
civil and half theatrical. The flames, in the mean-
time, had gained the pit and the galleries, and as
the interior of the house was constructed of wood
and canvas only, any attempt to check the progress
of the fire was useless ; all that could be done was
to prevent the conflagration from extending to the
adjoining houses, and in a short time nothing but
the blackened walls remained.

The lion. secretary of the Church Defence As-
sociation at Manchester has issued a circular which
is unique of its kind. Ile says :—"
Your help and
assistance is needed towards defraying the ex-
pense of 10,000 copies of Fox's Book of Martyrs,
which is published by the Book Society, 28,
,Pater-
noster-row, London, at 2d. each, containing 192
pages, and which is intended to be distributed free
in all our Church of England Sunday Schools, to
scholars of nine years of age and upwards, to
counteract the circulation of William Cobbett's
Ilistory of the Reformation, which is being sown
broadcast in our city, and is calculated to inflict a
deep wound on our cause at the general election.
We therefore appeal to you, hoping you will assist
us in our noble work, so that the truth can be
carried to 10,000 firesid.s.
BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, EUSTON-ROAD
LOND3N.—ljoaltii secur,:ld by Morison's Vejetabl3 Univer&
Medicines. Uead the arerii.s car James itQrison, the lineigt.