The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-27 00:00:00

sent out' -readers Vt-ith an acenrCe
Accoutits are contradictory respecting the part.
of the buildings in >which the fire commenc-
ed.. The first report was, that it :had ori-
ginated—in Mr..Girard's bakehouse,;- hut his fa-
mily. desty this,.and aflirm.that they first perceived
it in their garret, between which and that.of Mr,
Kanntz there is nnly a slight wooden pprtition;
and that it, therefore, might have begon that
of Mr. Kaunt.z. (hi, it may, there were in
Mr. Giesard's akilitic'storV aboni:4o(l coin-brooms,
'which s:trpliedytQ the fi:tmes such 'fuel that the
root oitt;ekly fell in, and the three hotiacs were
consumed with that rapidity that allowed but-a
smali portion- of the moveables to. withdraWn.
The following day (Thursday) the-opposite house
(occupied by Mr. llossange, and the' property of
Mr. I.3.resse of Charuhty) which, being fire-pfoot,,
had, otr..,the preceding day; only lost its roof,
wets discoverci: to be on fire in the lower story ;
the4l:ittes having either insinuated themselves be—
tween the c.hinhs of the flagged ceiling, or heated
the thgs to such a -degree as to ignite the, sup-,
portiEg beams, and was also reduced to ashes.:
Of 'Me three other hones, those occupied by the
Miss llowardsand Mr. Girard belonged, to the
elder Mr. Ilrthelet, and were not, insured ; the
other was the property of Mr. Kauntz, and
was insured. The following is a statement of the:

;Isurance

BY THE PHCENIX 'OPTICS.

Mr. Katantz'sfionse, for
,1000
.
-- Fur nitur e ; ' for
------ Stocl, for

330 1500

Mr. Girard's Stock, for . . 750 -
MiwHowartl's tutniture, -for
13resse's House, fur

Tutal ,C 3450

We understand that some toss of 'wive:l.l;les o
sustained hy Mr_ RosSan*e', the occupant of Nir.
O'resse's house, but 'we have not been able to a-
retain its ainottiq. They 'were insures:l'la both
the l'i;oeliix and Niontre.4l

V:. Mt' public duty and an attachment to truth,
us to observe thai; in the crowd assembled.
on Hie occasion, there Were many inclividitals whO
appeared veil, indifferent to the loss of thr-ir'
low-creatures'' property, and very disinclined to
any rifort. for its preservation. • Notwith-
standi tare laudable exertions of many respect-
able Gwhtlemett of this city, and more particolarly
of the Fire Club and the Police, it' tkas a length
1)1 tinte•before a line wils formed, ant even then'
a very inritFrfect one. As usual nu snch occa-
!inns. some -thefts nen: committed, by persons
who scented, (one would imagioe) to think that
tke best,time to rob a man,., was when he
~was
losing his in overly, Some- literary citsiacters
modefree with Nit.. Bussange's hooks—and some
Aotaries of 14m:chits appeared not, by any means
dissatisfied
with Air. Girard!s.wine.. To those in
the habit of exercising their risible muscles, it
was Ito small treat to behold, at 6 o'clock on
Weflnc,sday morning,. a dp m ,In-
di
to on the opposite sides or a cask of tHe above
lignid, the bead of which had' been titakeit irl,
drinking sociably to eR 1i v, it r oils cif rusty tin
cans', find elOgnently"lescanting ttli the "seene bA
tote theM, in language as oniatelligible to each as
Hebrew to Arabic.

Scarcely hal the ashes ceased to smoke, when,
at Aunt seven'o'cloek in the evening, the 'tocsin
w.s-agttiti pealed.. This new alarm bronglit al-
most :011 the male population into 'the streets.
Honied 'all'hpg: With the current, we were at
length st;,pped by the grand reservoir 61: pe4le
who bail' collected opnosire the houie of thelate
Mr. .I,,acOli occupied- by. Messrs. StetiVart,
Holroyd,'and Co. and Mr: Levenue. dint
column of smoke was_ issuing from every aper-
ture,'and apparently proCeeded 'from the cellar.
Bylfegrees tt assumed a lighter colour, till -at
length .the re-d'flame burst forth in all the fierce-
ness of -cOnflagraiion. Lines were formed ; en-
gines 'plied ; and here again The Fire Club and
many respecitiWe individuals distinguished them--
selves by their disinterested and humane exc.''.
dons .;1 .but the fire, nourished: by the 0'0146-
sle contents of a wholesale and dry-goods ware-
house, overcame all 'resistance, and, beforelwelVe,
the building was consumed. Fortutvitely the pro.
;:lress of. the fkmes .was so far checked as to be.
prevented from extending to the contiguous
houses.—The following a statement, of the
property insured,. and the amount of the in-
surance

,BY TILE MONTFtERL OFFICE.
The late Mr. J. Hall's House,'
Goods of Messrs. Stewart, Holroyd & Co l2OO
Ditto of Mr. Levequo, —2OOO 3800
, -
• BY VIE PMENIX OFFICE.
Goods of Messrs. Stewart, Ho'coy(' & 5000