The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

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LEEDS, TIIESDAY.—This day, at noon,- e.:_highly-iis.-- --......'
flueotial meeting of bankers, merchants, 4iftpufapturcrs, ---
and other inhabittuits of Leeds was held at the .COuiSLA :4 a
house, presided over by the mayor (Mr. Joseph Bate-
Bon), "for the purpose of adopting measures to pro-
mote the success of the great Exhibition of all Nations
to be held in London in 1851, and also to insure to the
skill and industry of the district an appropriate and
bononrable representation." The meeting was addressed
by Mr. John Govt, the Royal Commissioner for the dis-
trict, Mr. IV. W. Brown, barker ; Mr. G. Goodman,
merchant; Mr. Atkinson, flax-spinner; Mr. J. Hold-
forth, silk-spianer; .3.1 r. J. Kitson, machinist; Mr.
Wurtzburg, merchant; Mr. E. Baines; Mr. J. H. Shaw,
late mayor; the Rev. W. Sinclair; the Rev. C. Wick-
steed, and other gentlemen. Resolutions were unani-
mously passed, cordialiy approving of the objects of the
exhibition. expressing gratitude to ber Majesty and
Prince Albert for their patronage and support of it, and
resolving forthwith to open a subscription for the put-
pose of di fraying the necessary expenses. The amount
of subscriptions announced at the meeting ras nearly
I, 1-00/.

INCENDIARY FIRE. BURNHAM, BUCHS.-011
.Saturday night, about nine o'clock, considerable con-
asternation was created in this till recently quiet village
by the discovery that an alarming fire had broken out
en the farm premises in the occupation of Mr. W. Till,
whieh ended in the total destruction of nearly the whole
of the buildings, the dwelling-house included. The
flaa,c-, were fires see is issuing from the barn, in which
were about twelve qurrters of thrashed wheat,. and e
large quantity of straw; the whole of which was con-
sumed. It then communicated with the stables and
dwelling-house, which were quickly a head of ruins,
giving the inmates barely time to save a portion of their
furniture, &e. The buildings being situated close to
the-street the village engine was quickly on the spot, t.ut
rho devouring eletnebt spread with such awful rapidity
dirt scarcely any portion of the buildings was saved.
Amongst the property destroyed were a winnowing ma-
chine and a large quantity of potatoes. The buildings
are insured in the Royal Exchange, and the corn. which
belonged to a person named Williams, and which bad
been teken there to be thrashed out, is insured in the
Sun-office. There is no doubt that the fire was the act
of :us incendiary; making the third fire of that descrip-
tion that has occurred in the village in the short space
of one month. This fire had hardly subsided when
another extensive conflagration was observed to be
raging in the neighleiurhood. This second fire was
found to be of a more destructive character than the one
above stated. It happened on the farm premises of Mr.
John Nash, situated at Langley, about tour miles from
Burnham. An engine was soon on the spot, and the
fire was eventually subdued, but not till a great destruc-
tion of property had taken place; three barns, the
stables, the outbuildings, three straw ricks, the stables
belonging to the Harrow inn adjoining, with a thrash-
ing machine, a drill, and other implements being totally
consumed. This tire also is supposed to be the act of an
incendiary. The property, we hear, is insured.
ROYAL ITALIAN OFERA. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Knot honoured the performances at Co-
vent-garden Theatre with her presence last evening.
Her Royal Highness occupied the Queen's box. and was
accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar. In the Royal suite were the Baroness
de Speth, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Mary Howard,
and Sir George Couper. Among the leading fsshion-
ables in the boxes and stalls were the Duke end Duchess
of Norfolk and Lady Adel:zs Fitzalaa Howard, the
Marchioness of Westmeath and Miss Eoliths, the Countess
of Malmesburv, the Countess Grey and Lady Alice
Lambtor, the Countess of Glengall, the Earl Bruce, the
Countess of Mitt) and the Ladies Harriett and Charlotte
tt,e Countess of Essex and Miss Johnstone, Vis-
count Maynard and the Hon. Miss Maynard, Viscount
Mandeville, Viscount Cranhourne, Lord and Lade Foley
and the lion. Adelaide Foley, Lord Arthur Hay, Colonel
the Hon: C. B. Phipps, Hon Edmund Phipps, lion. Fitz-
gerald Foley. Hon. George Mulles, Hon. Charles Grey,
Hon. Harry Grey, Hon. Mrs. George Anson, Hon. Fre-
derick Levesen Gower. lion. W. Dawson, Hon William
Pepys, lion. George Barrington, Hon. Charles Fitzwil-
liam, Lady Antrobus and Miss Antrobus, Hon. Cherles
_Neville, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Elliott, Sir Wil-
liam de Bale, Sir Charles Marstattl, &e.

JEWS' INFANT SCHOOL.—A bail in aid of the
funds of this charity took place List night, at Willis'a
Rooms, under the patronage of some of the most (Hatay-
guishen members of the Jewish persuasion interested in
the success of the charity. 'Abe assemblage was very
numerous, and tho dressts and ornaments of the ladies
were of the most chaste and elegant description. Danc-
ing commenced shortly after ten o'clock, to the music of
Jullieree able bard, and was continued until an early
hour in the morning. Thu refreshments were, as usual
at assemblies of this character, of the choicest kind, and
were profusely served during the whole of the evening.
The entertainment appeared to give the utmost satisfac-
tion to all present, and the arrangements reflected much
credit on the good taste of the honorary secretary, Mr.
Walter Josephs, and of the gentlemen by whom the bail
was conducted so successfully. The subscriptions re-
ceivetramounted to about 300/.

The mercantile advices from New York by the
America, are favourable as regards the money end stock
markets, but in other resFects they contain nothing of
importance. The rise in stocks had been chiefly caused
by the continuance of the European demand. Money
was abundant, and in New York, as in most of the other
cities of the world at this time, large amounts appear to
be seeking investment. The importations of foreign
goods had been large, and there was every sign that an
active business would be maintained, but the steady de-
cline in cotton on this side during the last few weeks will
probably render it henceforth less buoyant than had been
anticipated. By tLe accounts from Mexico, via Mobile,
it appears that the United States Minister, Mr. Robert
P. botcher, had arrived in that capital on the 2d of
February, and that at that period political affairs were
perfectly quiet. According to a letter said to have been
received from Messrs. Manning, Markoe, and Co., of
Vera Cruz, dated the 6th of February, the house of
Manning and Mackintosh, of Mexico, had been run upon
in consequence of a malicious combination, but they
bad not only promptly met every demand, but had alse
discounted a large amount of their acceptances in antici-
pation of maturity.
Iti.)YAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.—In addition to
the liberal donations awarded to this useful and charita-
ble institution at the late annual festival, we are informed
that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has since for-
warded a very handsome sum to the treasurer, to be
applied to the purposes of the charity.
Moray MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 15 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex•
change of 25.52; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.47. it follows that gold is 0.18 per
cent. dearer iu Paris than in London. By advices from
Hemburgh the price of gold is 4363- per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce foe
ganders' gold, gives an exchange of 13.104; and tbe ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.111,
it follows that gold is 0.34 per cent dearer in London
than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New
York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1084
per cent., and the per of exchange between I.:nr.iland and
America being 109 2340 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.83 per cent. against Eng
land. But, after making allowance for difference o:
interest and charges of transport, the present rate does
not admit of gold being exported to the United States.
DEATH OF A MISER WORTH 50,0001.—During the
last few da% a considerable interest has been excited in
the neighbourhood of Sadler's `yells, in consequence of
the death of Mr. Wm. Crew, hairdresser, No. 32.
Arlirgten-street, who, though always living in the most
penurions manner, is said to have died worth 50,0001.
The following facts have been stated en good authority.
Deceased came up a charity boy, in 1790, to try his for-
tune in London, and alas taken as errand boy by Mr.
Fiederick Hartland, hairdresser, at Sadler's Wells, on
whore death he succeeded to the business. Ho was re-
markable for his penurious habits, and, after some years,
married a person as penurious as himself. About a
week before his death he disclosed to Mr. Turpin that he
was worth nearly 50,0001. in scrip in railway companies,
houses, &e., which he promised to leave to him, and,
after his death, the draft of a will to that effect was
found. His bed consisted of a few raga. His property
which he made by loans and speculations in the stocks
and public companies, is claimed by a cousin of the de-
ceased, and the case is likely to cause litigation.
THE EXPLOSION AT HOUNSLOW.—From inquiries
made on Saturday as to the state of the wounded men,
Henry Clillord, John Compton, and William Pearce,
it vas ascertained that Clfford, who was injured very
much, is still fully expected to survive; but John Comp-
ton is still lying in a most precarious state. William
Peatce is going on most favourably.
E(PLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.—TIIIRTERN LIVES
LOST.—A correspondent, writing from Wigan, says that
between six and seven o'clock on Saturday morning an
explosion of fire-damp took place at Messrs. Evans and
Turner's colliery in Haydock, situated about a mile and a
half from Newton race-ground. The explosion occurred
in what is called the " Rock-pit," and 13 persons were
either burned or smothered to death, some of them being
literally burned to a cinder. It appears that eleven of
the parties were working in a drift 1,000 yards from the
pit-eye, withoutiany conductor, when the explosion took
place; all of whom were burned to death. Two others
were working about 120 yards nearer the pit-eye, and
they, on hearing the explosion, rushed into the face
of the fire, instead of making to the pit-eye. The
names of the sufferers are as follows: John Durdom and
his son (the elder) Ralph, leaving a wile and five chil-
dren; William Batteraby, wife and four children;
William Knowles, one child, and wife (pregnant) ;
Ralph Unsworth and John, his son (the elder),
leaving a wife and four children ; John Glare.
leaving a wife and five children; John Holloway.
drawer to Glare, killed at the same time ; John
Simm, James Bailey, Christopher Heskette Thomas
Glover, and Joseph Hatton—all young men. The men
were allowed safety lamps, if they thought proper to use
them ; but there does not appear to have been any re-
striction against working with naked candles, although
the men had to run away from the fire the day before
the fatal occurrence took place.
ARCTIC VOYAGERS.—The Hull Advertiser says :
"An affecting scene occurred on Tuesday last at this port,
when 22 seamen, accustomed to the northern regions,
and who had been engaged by Captain Austin, R.N.,
C. 8., to accompany him in search of Sir John Franklin,
took leave of their wives and children upon the pier of
the Humber dock, and immediately afterwards departed
in the steam-ship Vivid, for London, there to join
their commander_ and his crew, who are to sail on the
lot of May."