The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

It is only a few weeks ago since we had to report
the loss by tire, at the Glenalbyn distillery here; and
now another casualty of the same kind fails to be re-
corded. In this case the scene of the fire was the
f irm-steading of Cradlehall, within three miles from
Inverness, and not far from Culloden Tower. The
property destroyed consists of twelve fine stacks of
barley and other grain, eleven milk cows, and a bull,
with the machinery of the threshing-mill, &c. The
farm-house stands apart from the square. The latter
is of large extent, and the stable and byre formed two
sides, a third consisting► of the threshing-mill and
straw-house next to the byre. Outside of all, and
next to the mill, was the stack-yard, with
eighteen or twenty stacks of grain. Oa Tuesday
evening last, the firm servants had been employed
at the mill with candles, but the door was locked
at eight o'clock, and the candles carefully extin-
guished, one inside and one oteside. The filmes
were first seen about twelve o'clock at night rising
from the roofs of the straw-house, the mill, and the
byre—the whole two sides of th,, square being then
in a blaz. Tne farm-servants turned out, but ap•
peared not to know the best way of proceeding ; and
in a few minutes the roof of the byre fell in upon the
milk cattle, and only one was saved. Eleven fine
cows and a bull perished ; and when the flames were
got under, the bodies of the animals were found
burned to cinders, never apparently having risen from
their beds. The horses were got out from the stable,
and, with the young cattle, were taken to a
place (f safety. The fire now extended through
the byre and mill ; and, although a strong
westerly wind was blowing, driving the sparks in
a contrary direction, the heat was so great that
stack after stack caught fire. The flames were seen
from the high parts of the town, and the first intima-
tion reached the police about one o'clock. The bri-
gade were got out, and the large engine was hurried
to the spot, drawn by four horses. It arrived at
Cradlehall shortly before two o'clock. By this time
the whole centre of the stack-yard was one mass of
blazing straw ; but the engine was got in, the mill-
stream afforded a 4upply of water, and under the (E-
-rection of Mr. Mibean (Superintendent Anderson
having started for the south, on business, the preced-
ing evening), the water was so pumped from the
powerful engine as to prevent the extension of the
flames to the remaining stacks, seven only of all in the
yard being saved. This melancholy circumstance is
most unfortunate f the young farmer, Mr. Macdo-
nald, whose first crop has thus been consumed, and
whom, we are sorry to hear it rumoured, is not in-
sured.—lnverness Courier.

BRITISH BENEFICENT INSTITUTION.—The Duke of
Leeds, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Tho-
mond, the Marquis of Stafford, the Earl of Ellesrnere,
the Hon. E. 11. Stanley, Sir F. L'swley, Bart., Sir W.
Ross, R.A., Sir Wm. F. F. Middleton, Bart., Sir Henry
Marsh, Bart., Sir Felix Agar, James Harmer, R;oi.,
Egerton Warburton, Esq., Major-General Caulfield, Sir
James Flower, Bart., have recently joined this valuable
charity. The illustrious and gallant Commander-in-
Chit f, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, has expressed
his ii.t ntion of presenting to the institution a princely
contribution ; and, amongst the numerous donors to the
charity are found the names of Lard Hardinge, Lord
Shrewsbury, Colonel Sir Henry Fairfax, Bart., Sir Ar-
thur Brooke, Bart., M.P., Colonel Thos. Peacocke, Col.
James Brander, Sir H. 11. Bishop, Sir W. C. Ross,
Lieut.-General Sir W. G. Davy, C. 8., the Bishop of St.
David's, A. Raphael, Esq. The f rundation dinner will
be held in the spring, and conduct d on a scale r f mag-
nificence commensurate with the importance of a charity
which may, indeed, be so termed, as the most f iendless
will receive its aid without the aggravation c f delay and
expense of canvassing the subscribers, and dissevered
from the tricks and evils of public elections, the election
being vested in the Patrons, Vice-Presidents, and Coun-
cil only, on. the recommendation of subscribers. 301. per
annual is tae annuity which will be paid to the elected.
REFUSAL TO RECEIVE CONVICTS AT AIELBOURNF,
PORT PHILIP.—We have, through the kindness of a
gentleman in town, been put in possession of a letter
which he has just received from Melbourne, Port Philip,
.fated the 17th of August, which says:—' The other
day a vessel arrived at our port with 300 convicts on
board. They were net allawed to land, but were sent
fI to Sydney. There is to b.? another great anti-trans-
purtation meeting held in the theatre here on Monday
next."—Scotsman.

THE COUNT DE NEUILLY.--011 Saturday last his
px-Majesty Louis Philippe and f.anily visit( d 13anvard's
Panorama of the Ohio River. • At the conclusion of the
exhibition his Majesty exprestel himself to the liv•turer
as highly pleased with the correctness of the scenery
portrayed, and, although many years had passed since
he was there, yet many of the scenes were familiar- to
his eye._
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Lie Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
A committee meeting yesterday.

N 1 W RUSSIAN LOAN.
A new Russian loan, for five and a half millions
:sterling, at the price of 93 f)r a per cent. stock,
-was announced this afternoon, from Messrs. Baring
Brothers and Co. This loan is redeemable by an an-
nual sinking fund of 2 per cent., and will therefore
be repaid in fif.;y years from January, 1852. is
to be applied to complete the construction cf the rail-
road from Petersburgh to Moscow. The following
is the circular f.otn the above-mentioned firm :
" RUSSIAN LOAN FOR 5,500,010/. STOCK,
"Bearing 4 per cent. annual inte-est,
"Meisr.. Baring Brothers and Co. beg to tt t', tl at
in conformity with the annexed translation of the ukase
cf his Majesty the Emperor of Russie, da'e I 96
December, 1849 (old style), and in compliance with the
instructions cf his Excel:eicy t'e Minister of Financ ,
and f Messrs. Stie,glitz and C.'., of St. Petersburgh, the
hankers c f e Imperial Government, they are realy t
te:eivo appticat;ons f,r the boat therein ant'iorisool, rf
5,500,000/. (five millions five hundred thoutaid pounds
!to-ling) of stoclr, bearing 4i per cot t. kt:te!t, on tLe
following t ?rais and corat'ons:—
" B was, in due f)rna executed in St. Petersburgh will
be issued in sums of 100/., 500/, and 1.0001. sterling, re-
spectively, with twenty half-yearly dividend warrants,
payable Ist January anal Ist July (new style) of each
year, at the counting-house of Messrs. Baring Brothers
and Co., and not elsewLe e, and with an authorization to
claim fresh dividend warrants, without charge.
" The ha'f-yearly dividend warrants will be respec-
tively f 24 ss. on each bond of 1001., for 11/. ss. ou
bonds of 5001, and for 22/. 103. on bonds at 1,000/.
" The sterling amount cf the bonds will be also reim-
bursed, without charge or deduction. at tI a counting-
house of Messrs. B4ring Brothers.and Co., and an annual
sinking fund o f 2 per cent, on the principal will be ap-
plied to their repayment et par.
" The bonds to be reinaburaed will be annually drawn
by lottery, in St. Fe'orsburg,b, and the first remburse-
ment will take place in London on the Ist of January,
1552 (new style), when bonds to the amount of 110,000/.
will be repaid at par, and as a like amount will be reim-
bursed annually, the whole loan will be repaid in fify
years.

"All the bonds will thus be repaid at par, and they
bear interest in favour c f subscribers f om Ist January,
1850.

" The subscription price is 93 per cert , say at the rate
of 931. sterling for every 100/. Stock, of which
20/. must be Fa'd two days •after allotment to Messrs.
Martin, Stone, and Co., t aakers, Lomhard-street.
10/. must be laid on 15th February.
10f. „ „ 15th March.
101 ~ 15,h April.
10/. „ 15th May.
10/. „ , 15th June.
and the rema'nder, after deduction of tbe half yca-ly
dividend due Ist July, must be paid on 15th July next.
" The failure to pay all the instalments regularly f,r-
feits all previous payments.
" Subscribers may lay up all, or aiy of these instal.-
meets, under discount of the respective maturities at
the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. Scrip receipts will
be delivered with as little delay as possible, on the
production ( f the banker's receipts of payment of the
instalment, and the bonds will, at latest, .he ready for
exchange against the scrip on the 15th July next.
"No application for this loan will be received after
four o'clock r.ss., on Monday, the 21st January.
"8, Bishopsgatc-street Within, 14th Jan., 1850."
The ukase referred to above contains no more in-
formation than is specified in tbe preceding, being
merely the official order for the contraction of the
loan on the terms stated.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
MEETING OF THE PEACE SOCIETY.
103, Westbourne-terrace, Monday
Evening, Jan. 14.
My dear Sir,---Another outrage is to be offered to
the moral sense of. the civilized world. It is said
that a Russian loan is to be raised in the city of Lon-
don. The Cossack hordes have fulfilled their mission
in Hungary : witness her wasted fields, her smoking
village,, and her scaffolds flowing with the blood of
her noblest patriots; and now the savage instruments
of all this devastation and slaughter are clamorous fcr
their wages.
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Engli;hmen—aye, the capitalists of London—are,
it seems, to furnish the blood-money ! If so, for the
credit of the age and the character of oar Christian
country, let an indignant protest be heard in repro-
bation of this unholy andinfamous transaction. The
Peace Congress Committee, to whom was intrusted
the carrying out of the resolution, passed at Paris,
condemnatory cf these loan!, will, I hope, call a public
meeting in the City, at which I will most gladly at-
tend. Let it be at the earliest possible moment—
Friday or Saturday, at the latest.
And believe me, faithfully yours,
RICHD. CuDDEN.
Rev. Henry Richard, Secretary,
Peace Congress Committee.

SPANISH AMERICAN BOND-
HOLDERS.
The following correspondence has been handed to
us by the committee of Spanish American Bond-
holders, from which it will be seen that, notwith-
standing the recent letter of the Mexican Minister,
announcing a remittance to Messrs. John Schneider
and Co. (.1'35,000 dollars, it is still contended by that
firm that the sum of 10,367!. is required to enable
them to complete the payment cf the dividend due on
the Ist of January, 1847 :
‘• 13, Austinfriara Jan. 12. 1850.
" Gentlemer,—The committee of gpanish American
Bondholders will be obliged by your furnishing them
with a statement c f remittances received by you on
account of the Niexican dividends, showing the sum now
in hand applicable to the payment of the remaining
fourth of the dividend due the Ist Of January, 1847.
" I remain, &c.,
ALFRED GODFREY, Secretary.
" (For Mr. G. R. Robinson, Chairman.)
" Messrs. Schneider and Co,"
" 10, New Broad-street-mews. Jan. 14, 1850.
" Sir,—ln reply to the committee's letter of the 12 h
intt int, we beg to enclose to you a statement of the funds
now in your hands applicable to the payment of the re-
maining fourth part of the dividend on the Mexican debt,
due on the Ist of January, 1847, showing that t'le MHO
s:
of 10,3671. 13e. 7d. is required to complete the provision
sumtheshsaalild be placed
reAmaisinig a s
portionthis
of
will be paid.—We remain, &c.,
in for
our that
h a payment.
the remaining
" JOHN FCHNEIDER and Co.
" G. R. Robinsor, Esq , M.l'., Chairman ',f the Com-
mittee of Spanish American Bondholders.'

BRAZIL*
FALMOUTH, SUNDAY EYBNING.—Her Majesty's
packet Crane,: Lieutenant Parsons, arrived here this
morning from Rio Janeiro, after a tedious passage,
having sailed on Nov. 14, and her date of sailing
having been advised some days ago through a steamer
conveying letters to the northern ports of Brazil,
which came to England in a merchant ship, no news
can be expected by this arrival.
She had no passengers and but a small freight, con-
sisting of specie, gold dust, and diamond, probably
amounting in value to about 4,0001. The Raleigh,
Commodore Reynold?, sailed in company from Rio
Janeiro for E,giand, but would touch at Bahia. The
Hydra, steamer, was on a cruise; the schooner,
Spider, had left for St. Catharine, and the Griffon
for P.rnambueo; the Kestrel was to sail November
17 with the branch mails ex Linnet packet, for the
Riser Plate.

A Rio correspondent writes as follows :
" Furcignadvices both from the United States and
Elrore conttnue flvourable; and notwithstinding that
our prices were previously in advance cf those of the
principal consuming countries, we have to note a further
rise.

" We doutt not that of the sales, which we estimate
at folly 100,000 bags, tle greater part was in execution
of unlimited orders, the result either cf a confidence in
a further advance of p:icea, or in the non-anticiration of
the extraordinary high prices which rule in our market;
but, notwithstanding the possibility of a farther material
improvemeLt in the consuming countries, we cannot fail
to be approhensive f the result of purchases made at
pricys in advance 17i per cent. of the best obtained, ac-
cording to the last ad vices, in ( ,reign markets.
sell "Exchange, 271 to a pence, Stock very flit at 88,
Freights, 443. to 455. f)r the Channel; inquiry
very limited."

THE NEW YORK « LINERS."
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—Two marine disasters have
been announced this morning, in both instances in re-
ference to members of the magnificent New York
liners. The following are the details :
Shortly after eleven o'clock this morning, the
packet-ship Guy Msnnering, Captain E 'wards, in
leaving the Princes-dock, far the purpose of proceed-
ing to New York, grounded astern on the north edge
of the dock gut, near the outer gates. Captain Ed-
wards had the water in the casks started, and every-
thing removed to lighten the ship, but although four
steamers were made fast and tugged at her till the
tide began to recede, she remained firmly fixed. The
position in which she lies is a very dangerous one, the
after part of the ship resting on the stone edge of
the gut, which is about three feet above the
level of the basin, and the fore part in the
basin, thus leaving the waist, or centre of
the ship, wholly without support. The Guy
Msnnering is full of merchandise, and had a
large number of pa'sengers on board. Her draught
ofof waterwater
oaftn thewas
dock-sillstated
was marked at over 22 feet,
t o be 21 feet, while the depth
but it is supposed that the strong south-east wind has
in some degree prevented the tide flowing to its esti-
mated height.
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Th, l'iioNving letter announces the loss of the
packet-ship llottinguer

" Wexford, Jan. 12.
" The ship► IT9ttinguer, Captain I3ursley, from Li-
verpool to New York, got on Black water Bank this
morning, at six o'clock. Part of the crew have landed
at Morriscastle. Vessel expected to be a total wreck.
Crew saved.

" Wexford, Jan. 11.
" The lugger Adilli, Borgot, master, from Nantei
to Liverpool, came on shore last night, about ten
miles south of this place, and went to pieces. Four
of the crew lost; the master and two others lost.