The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-14 00:00:00

I greatest honour on the negroes delivered from bondage
thereby ; but for warm congratulation that it has been
followed by a rapid and vast improvement in their
physical and moral condition ; and that, if not interfered
with by unjust legislation, by the partial administra-
tion of justice, and by the schemes of interested and un-
principled men, it cannot fuil to result in the increased
and permanent prosperity of these colonies, and greatly
to advance the interests of the mother country.
" That this meeting, whilst sincerely desirous that the
best interests of the proprietary body of the colonies
may be advanced by all fair and legitimate means, will
continue to oppose all schemes of theirs at variance with
justice and humanity, all laws oppressive in their cha-
racter, and all practices designed to coerce labour under
a state of feeedom.
" That, grateful for past success, this meeting desires
afresh to commend the anti-slavery efforts to the Divine
blessing, and exhorts its supporters everywhere to in-
creased activity in this righteous cause."
The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of an eloquent and
powerful address, drew an appalling picture of the con-
dition of the Irish emigrants in Jamaica. He trusted
that the gentlemen would, without delay, send out a
vessel for the removal of those poor people who had been
led by delusive expectations to leave their own country.
The Bishop of NORWICH, in an eloquent and animated
address, seconded the resolution; which was then put and
unanimously agreed to.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman,
and the meeting separated. 6

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LATER NEWS FROM HAMBURGH.
By the General Steam Navigation Company's packet Coun-
tess of Lonsdale, Captain Stranack, which arrived yesterday
from Hamburgh, having performed the voyage in less than
forty-seven hours, we have received the Hamburgh papers of
Tuesday last.
The fire had been confined nearly within the limits stated in
our former report, and had been completely reduced.
The following is an extract from the Hanzburgh Nachrichten
of Tuesday last :
" The fire having been entirely extinguished, tranquillity
begins to be gradually re-established. The inhabitants, with
their goods, are returning and finding shelter in the houses that
have been spared. For those who hale been rendered roofless
provision is making by the authorities, and by the generous
zeal of our citizens and neighbours. 'lhe Tivoli Theatre has
already announced that the gross receipts of one of its first,
performances shall be given tb the sufferers from the conflagra-
tion. The reports that were in circulation of acts of incen-
diarism, and of whole gangs of incendiaries, are gradually
dying away, or shown more and more to have originated in
misunderstanding. Excesses have been committed in conse-
quence of the public excitement, and some English residents
have been sufferers from those acts; but none of our friends
abroad, least of all our high-minded friends in Great Britain,
will judge these acts too severely, or lay the blame of them on
our now too deeply afflicted city.
" The excellent fire brigade from Lubeck leaves us to-mor-
row to return home.
" From Bremen 1,400 carpenters have been sent to our as-
sistance.
" Among the strangers that have arrived, with a view to ren-
der us what service might be in their power, may be named,
the Governor of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and
Burgomaster Schmidt, from Bremen."
(FROM THE SAME PAPER.)
" The reports of incendiarism that have prevailed during the
last two days have led to scenes which have again filled our
city and the vicinity with consternation. The excitement of
the multitude at the supposed crimes has led to attacks on in-
dividuals, some of whom have been seriously, and some, it is
feared, even mortally injured. Official proclamations have
been published, declaring that, from the investigations hitherto
made, there does not appear to be any foundation for these re-
ports, but that, on the contrary, those who have been ill-treated
by the multitude, are precisely among those who have been
most zealous and active in their humane efforts for the public
benefit.
" The blowing up of the corner of the Gras Keller, and of
Streit's Hotel, has evidently been the saving of that part of the
town beyond those buildings, and the blowing up of a row of
houses on the Pferde-Markt has had the effect of arresting the
conflagration in that direction."
The article goes on to say that. Mr. Thomson, a principal
engineer in the service of Messrs. Gleicbmann and Busse, had
renered the most important services in effecting the explosions
by which so large a portion of the city had been saved, and
evidently hints that Mr. Thomson is one of those against
whom the injurious su'picions of the public had been so un-
justly directed.
We have received a plan of Hamburgh, with the extent of
the conflagration exactly marked out.
The New Exchange has escaped unhurt, though all the
houses round about have been completely destroyed. The
Town-house in the Neuer Wall has also been saved. For the
preservation of the New Exchange the city is indebted to the
zeal and exertions of a Mr. Smith.
The following is an exact list of the streets that have been
entirely or partly destroyed :
Grutz-twiete. Neuer Wall.
Hopfenmarkt. Scheelengang.
Neue-burg. Voglers-Wall.
Bohnen-strasse. Grosse Bleichen (partially).
Muhlenbrucke. Kleine Konig-strassa.
Grosser and Kleiner Burstah Grosse Konig-strasse (only a
Ness (partially). few houses).
Grosse Backer-strasse. Alte Jungfernatieg.
Dornbusch (partially). Bei der Kunst.
Pelzer-strasse (ditto). Bergstrasse.
Filter-strasse. Grosse and Kleine Paul-strasse
Fischmarkt (partially). Zuchthaus-strasse.
Schmiede-strasse: Holzdamm.
Berg. Beim Drillhause.
Grosse and Kleine Johannis- Schacht-strasse.
strasse. Rosen .strasse.
Knoelienhauer-strasse. Pferdemarkt.
Breit egiebel. Brcite-strasse (not entirely).
Adolfs-platz. St. Gertrude's church and ail
Schauenburger-strasse. the adjoining houses.
Stay enpforte. Kurze-twiete.
Plan. Walser-twiete.
Monkedamiel. Nine- weg.
Alte Wall-strasse. Lilicn-strasse.
Graskeller.
Of the Neuer Wall it appears that the houses at the southern
extremity have not been destroyed.
Of the Rodings Markt only the eastern side has been but nt.
Some houses at the southern extremity of the Deichstrasse
appear likewise to have escaped.
fhe whole of the Old Junefernstieg is gone, but the New
Jungfernstieg has not been injured.
The Public Schools and the City Library have escaped.
St. Jacoby Church does not appear to have been reached,
but all the houses nearly, between that church and the Alster,
including the Rosen Strasse, the Breite Strasse, the Pferde
Markt, the Spitaler Strasse, the Schweine Markt, &c., are
completely gone.
A ,neat part of the Grosse Bleichen has been saved, and in
the Konig Strasse only a few houses have been burnt down.
The three prisons, the Zuehthaus, the Spinnhaus, and the
Detentionshaus, have been completely destroyed.
The conflagration has destroyed rather more than a fourth
part of the city, as far as extent is concerned, but viewing the
relative importance of the different quarters of the town, the
portion that has been burnt must far exceed in value that which
has been preserved.
The Nachrichten of Tuesday contains the following ad
vertisernent

" Colonel Hodges requests the attendance of the British re-
sidents of Hamburgh at a public meeting to be held at her
Britannic Majesty's Consulate in the Fuhlentwiete, on Thurs-
day, May 12, at two o'clock P.m. to take into consideration
the steps necessary to be pursued in order to make an appeal
to the British nation in favour of the distressed poor of Ham-
burgh, who, by the existing calamitous and destructive fire,
have become totally destitute.
" Her British Majesty's Consulate, May 9, 1842."