The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-29 00:00:00

denCe, and was carried away in a cab. It was with extreme
difficulty that he secured a safe retreat.
FCUR o'cLocx.—The female seminary at the corner of
Second and Phoenix-streets has been fired, and remains a heap
ruins.

During the burning of 'the church the mob continued to
shout, arid when the cross at the peak of the roof fell, they
gave three cheers, and a drum and fife played the Boyne
Water. Nothing now remains of the.beautiful gothic struc-
ture but its blackened walls.

FIVE o'crocx.—The seminary has been completely de-
stroyed. The temperance grocery store of Mr. Joseph Corr,
corner of Phcenix and Second-streets, opposite the seminary,
and from which it was said the volley was fired on Monday
evening, which killed Mr. Wright, was completely riddled,
and everythingin the house destroyed.
The first brigade, under the immediate command of Gen,
Cadwallader, has arrived upon the ground, accompanied by
Sheriff M‘Michael.

Six CLOCK.--The rioters have proceeded to the house of
Alderman Hugh Clark, at the corner of Fourth aid Master-
streets, and have entirely gutted it out.
The military arrived upon the ground after all the mischief
was done, and were there when we left. •
SEVEN O'CLOCK.—By this time the district was compara-
tively quiet, the mob having apparently expended all their
wrath, and the military was posted in various sections.
HALF-PAST 'EIGHT O'CLOCK.—Another outbreak has oc-
curred. The house of Matthew Quin, in Master-street, be-
low Germantown-road, has been battered with stones. It
was untenanted. The mob forbore to set fire to the building
because it would involve a large number of Americans and
Protestants in the destruction.

Between eight and nine o'clock, Harmony-court, consisting
of six or eight houses, situated near Cadwallader-street,
was destroyed by fire.
About half-past six o'clock information was received by
Mayor Scott that an attack was contemplated upon the St.
Augustine Church, in Fourth-street, below Vine, and that a
large crowd had already gathered in its vicinity. He imme-
diately repaired, upon horseback to the spot, with a body of
the city police, and addressed the crowd. The police were
posted around the chapel. The mass still increased. The
first city troop were immediately ordered out, and were upon
the ground in a short time.
In consequence of the state of things, the Mayor issued the
following proclamation :
"There is reasonto believe that the spirit of disorder raging
in the county is about to extend itself into the city, and to
seek vent in the destruction of property and attack upon life.
All good citizens, desirous to preserve the public peace, are
therefore required to prepare themselves to patrol the streets,
to resist all invasions of property, and to preserve the public
peace, by resistance to every attempt to disturb it.
" Each ward is requested to meet immediately at the place
of their usual ward elections.

" JOHN M. SCOTT, Mayor."
The crowd still continued to increase at the church, and at
ten minutes before ten o'clock, fire was communicated to the
vestibule of the church, it is said, by a boy about 14 years old.
At twenty minutes past ten o'clock the cross which sur-
mounted the steeple, and which remained unhurt, fell with a
loud crash, amid the plaudits of a large portion of the spec-
tators.

In ten minutes afterward the steeple, which stood till burn
to a mere skeleton, fell, throwing up a mass of cinders.

AMOUNT OF Loss AND DISTRESS.—The St. Michael's
church and seminary in Kensington cost for building from
35,000 dolls. to 40,000 dolls., and St. Augustine's not less
than 30,000 dolls. The amount of property thus far destroyed
cannot be less than 150,000 dolls. No less than 200 families
have been compelled to remove from their homes.
HALF-PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—The City Councils are now
in session, to take measures to subdue the rioters.

A boy, fourteen or fifteen years of age, has just been
brought to the city police-office, wbo was arrested in at-
tempting to set fire to a vacant building in Kensington, near
the market-house. The fire was extinguished by the military.
The mob has in a great .measure left Kensington, and is
divided in squads at various points in the city, and the
southern part of the country.
Fears are entertained that attempts will be made to fire
other Catholic churches, and the military have been strongly
posted in the vicinity of them.
The conflagration at St. Augustine's has nearly subsided ;
several houses in the immediate neighbourhood were injured.
At this place several of the police-officers were knocked
down, and the Mayor was struck in the breast with a stone.
TWELVE O'CLOCK.—AII avenues leading to St. Mary and
St. Joseph's-churches, in Forty, near Prune, and in Willings-
alley, have been guarded by troops, who suffer no person to
enter the space, unless they live in the square.
The fire now raging at St. Augustine's is occasioned by the
burning of the magnificent library of books attached to the
church. They are piled up in front of the house, and made
a bonfire of.

(From the United States Gazette of Thursday morning.)
During the night hostile demonstrations were made against
the Cathedral Church of St. John and St. Mary's Church.
At the former General Cadwallader informed them that
martial law had been proclaimed, and allowing the crowd five
minutes to leave the ground, the mob dispersed.
At the latter the United States marines enfiladed the
street, and were brought to a charge. The mob dispersed.
No persons were killed yesterday, and but one (James
Lenox) wounded, and he not dangerously.
( From the North American.)
THURSDAY, HALF-PAST Two O'CLOCK, A.H. About
eleven o'clock the Ist division were withdrawn from Kensing-
ton, and the Ist brigade marched to St. John's church.

Kensington, in the meantime, was left under the protection
of only two companies from Germantown. The citizens of
that district were in great alarm, owing to the absence of the
division.