The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-20 00:00:00

FOR THE' SUN,

Mit. Enrtdtt—As a constant Reader or your
Papery allow me to say, that I have read with
much pleasure the • article which appeared on
Saturday on the subject of Quarantine:, in fact,
the commercial world is much obliged to you for
many good articles touching mercantile subjects,
which are occasionally inserted in your Journal.
A few days ago I observed the, copy of a fetter,
addressed by the Treasury to the Customs, in
respect to the Commissioners having•othitted to
give the necessary directions to the Officers in
Nova Scotia,. to grant certificates .of origin of
the Timber shipped in Canada, in pyrsuance of
an Act of Parliarnent passed last Session re-
spect to the duties ; which 'is another,' amongst
the many instances, of the inefficient manner in
which the duties of that branch of the revenue
are conducted. There has' lately appeared a
pamphlet, published by RiarAUDSONj Cornhill,
which contains, amongst other very,valuakle in-
formation, a chapter upon. the Customs_and Ex-
cise, well worthy your attention ; antryolleCom-
mercial Readers, I am sure, would' feel highly-
gratified by your,giving occa-
sional extracts when you have, an opportunity ;
the work is -alSo accompanied by, a copy Of the
Speech of Mr. WALLACE; : theVice-Prelideqt of
the Board of Trade. -P.
Broad-street, Opt. 113, 1821.

Drt innit. rt r.—LaSt. night; abotrhalf-past
10, or towards 11 o'clock, a:. fire....broLe..out on
he south side of Valeutine,place,in„the Surrey
road, about half way between the New-cut,
from Westminster-bridge and 'the Vagdaleti Hos-
pital. It began in an' oil and coldiur'Shop, and
soon enveloped the house it-flames...,We have
not heard how it originated, or yw.hat. was the fate
of all the inmate:. One woman; we are told,
who was in the third'floor, after theff:tines had
caught the lower parts of the, bonsei,..and blazed
out of the window..around her, .threw herself
down, and was caught in a blanket.
_The fire
rapidly inVolved every part of the house, and
communicated with .the next. Assiaance was
promptly sent for, and two or three engines soon
arrived ; but either from want of water or from
ignorance where to find the plug, the firemen and
the neighbours were condemned fermore than half
an hour to witness. the progress of the conflagra-
tion,' without being able to take a single step
to impede or arrest its course. About half-past
11 the tire 'was at its height.. The long stroam of
flame and smoke then appeared
.froin''Biack-
friars-bridge as if it arose from the Surrey
Theatre. The two' houses that first caught fire
were rapidly degtioyed, and a third was nearly
burnt down, when (about 12 o'clock) water was
found, and the engines began 'to playa and in
less than half an hour the activity of the firem en
.had triumphed, and the inhabitants of the neigh-
' bouririghousesi, 'Who were trembling for their
safety', and beginning to remove their property,
were relieved from alarm and apprehension. In
the confifsinn. we were unable to learn the ex-
tent of the 'damage, or even to ascertain whether
any lives ':were: •lbst. • As far as we 'could see,
only two or thveii hotises, have been etitirely de-
stroyed, though others may have suffered,a par-
tial injury.—(Alorning Paper.)
Lord Tkmer,s had lately a narrow escape from
serious injury, on his *Ay from Gosfield Hall, in
this county, to London. 11 is carriage, in passing
thnough the narrow part of Braintree-street,
shortly after dusk, in the .evening• of Saturday
last, struck against a baker's cart, which had been,
.very imprudently left at the door of a shop whilst
the driver went in to transact some business;
when the post lad, in some degree blinded
by the glimmer of the lights he had j•tist passed,
unfortunately came in contact with the'dart, and
the suddenness of the jerk pitched his lordship
upon th:. glazed n indowsof the carriage,: three
panes of which were'shattered to pieces,hut hitl3-
pity .Ivithout doing him any serious injury.—
(Chelmsford Chronicle.) .
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A distressing instance of the effect of mephitic
air occurred in the park,at Lynsted 'Lodge, on
Tuesday last 'William White, of Padding-
ton,• a, man. well known for. his ability. in
sinking wells, was employed -to cleanse a well
in the above park, of 'about eighty fret in depth,
and which had not been opened or, used for
about foiqy years; he had descended into the
same for the purpose, and had been but a few
minutes at the, bottom, when he called Out for
help ; a person immediately went down to his
assistance, but had scarcely succeeded in tying
a rope round the body of White, when,he was
so much affected, that it was necessary.to draw
him tip in order to preserve his.life.'''By farther
assistance, after the lapse of three quarter's of an
hour, the body of White was drawnk.up lifeless.
A surgeon having been procured, he.was bled,
but without avail. The deceased was 'a matt
much respected, in his.walk of life,: and it is to
he regretted, that aware, as he rn;f4ht be sup-
posed to be, of the noxious effluvia, he had not
taken the necessary precaution to counteract its
effects.—( Kentish Gazette, Oct. 19:) • •
-A fruiterer of Edinburgh has in his shop three Scotch pints
of fresh strawbeiries, grown in open air.• . -
We learn that 45 dead.bodies have been' taken
'up on the south side. of Long s.land, -Opposite
Brookhaven, .25 of Whom were recognized by
their friends as belonging to Long Island.—
(Long Island Star.)
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Wednesflay,
salon was taken before:T.. STLar.ixo, Esq. Coro-
ner, at the Three Compasses, Little Marylebone-
street, St. Marylebone, on the body of
,Mr. S.
Grubb, who died suddenly at his apartinents in
the same, street. The deceased was well •Itiown
in the sporting ' circles some years since as
a great peclestrian,having won many considerable
bets in running. Ile had several times run 10
miles within the hour, and on one occasien;he ran
from London to Watford, against a.coackdrawn
by four horses, and beat them by, some.tninute.s,
which occasioned the death of one of the horses.
The. deceased had, during the daTon ,which he
died, bee,n enjoying the fornpany of some friends ;
in the afternoon he was ..taken suddenly ill, and
in a few minutes expired in-the arinq.of his sister.
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Verdict:---" Died by the visitation of God."