The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-18 00:00:00

_ORNII44O, AUGUST 18 1845

rIONDAI

AM ER 'CAN NEWS.

OF TilE BidTA
A.v F 1. t ON FLAGRATION IN NEW YORK.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAT NIGHT.
Tile British and North American mail steam-ship
Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived in the Mersey to-night
at seven o'clock, bringing New York papers of the 31st July,
Boston of the Ist inst., and Halifax of the 4th.
The advices by this arrival are important. Those relating
to Mexico and the Texas do not at all warrant the announce-
ment put forth on the arrival of the Fidelio, of Mexico
having declared war against the United States.
We regret to announce a destructive fire at St. John's,
New Brunswick, which has destroyed property to the
amount of 60,000/. The steam-ship Britannia, with dates
from Liverpool of the 4th of July, reached Boston on the
19th, and the Great Western, with dates, to the sth, reached
New York on the 21st.
We have also to announce the extraordinary fact of the
steam-ship Cambria, with advices from England, having
reached Boston on the 30th, after one of the most extraordi-
nary passages on record-11 days 9 hours from Liverpool to
Boston, including her run into Halifax, and stoppage there
to land the mails and passengers.
The papers by this arrival are filled with particular details
of another great fire which has devastated the city of New
York, a fire approaching in area and amount of property lost
the great fire in 1835. The scene of the present conflagration
borders on that then involved, striking across the city almost
to the Hudson river, and destroying many store-houses oc-
cupied by the first merchants in the city, some three or four
hotels, together with several blocks of the finest dwelling-
houses skirting along the lower end of Broadway.
The fire broke out on the morning of the 19th ult., at
about three o'clock, in an oil-store occupied by a M. Van
Doren, in New-street, a narrow avenue running from Wall-
street to Beaver-street, parallel to Broadway. The exer-
tions of the several fire companies on the spot had very
nearly succeeded in overcoming the element, when it was
found that the fire had communicated to a store-house at the
rear of the burning premises, in which was stored a vast
quantity of saltpetre or some other combustible material.
A few smothered explosions took place, warning the by-
standers of the impending danger, and barely giving them
time to widen the distance between themselves and the
burning pile, when the most frightful explosion took place,
prostrating some half-dozen warehouses in as many seconds,
and throwing masses of burning material high into the air,
which, falling through the roofs of the buildings in the
neighbouring streets, set all in a blaze immediately.
The firemen being prevented, by the fear of a second
explosion, from approaching the conflagration for
some considerable time, the fire obtained tremendous
head-way, spreading in five directions, and defying

the utmost endeavours to extinguish or arrest it. It con-
tinued to spread and rage with astonishing fury till near ten
o'clock. A.M., when its further progress was stopped, in some
directions by change of wind, in others by intervention of
fire-proof roof buildings, in ethers by the " Croton." Some
three hundred buildings have fallen a prey to the calamity.
comprising the finest part of Broad-street, both sides, a
great part of Exchange-place, New-street, Marketfield-
street, and one-side of Broadway from the Waverley Hotel,
corner of Exchange-place, as far as the Bowling-green ; also
about three noble dwelling housos on the west side of,Broad-
way. From the lower comer of Morris-street, Broadway,
where the fire crossed, it is no less than 120 feet wide; yet,
aided somewhat by the wind, the fire succeeded in baffling
all attempts to arrest it there, and would have tone clear
down to the Hudson had not a change of wind taken place.
The loss by this public calamity is estimated at from
5,000,000 to 6,000,000 dollars, most of which is covered by
insurance, and as the loss is divided pretty equally amongst
the numerous insurance companies, it is expected that nearly
all will be paid, though several will have to wind up their
ccticerns in conseq.:ence. . _

It appears a little uncertain how much human life has
fallen a sacrifice ; but not fewer than ten or twelve persons
are missing, and thought to have been lost.

At the time the mail left this steam-ship the firemen were
still employed in playing upon the smoking ruins, and in
digging out the burnt merchandise.
The Annexation Question was finally agreed upon in the
Texan Convention on the 4th ult., and Texas now lies under
the protecti. n and government of the" Star and Stripes.'
Several companies of United States troops have left for the
imntiers of the "sew State," partly to repel the encroach-
ments of the Indians, and partly to:act as a stay against any
operations the Mexicans might commence.
It was considered very improbable that any demonstration
would be made by Mexico, she seeing the utter hopelessness
of such a proceeding, nevertheless the U. S. squadron still
cruised in the " Gulf," and acted as a damper upon any war-
like spirit the Mexicans might think proper to display. In
the meantime large numbers of emigrants are moving to-
wards Texas,' and Cie country promises to become, under the
new rule, a great cotton-growing country, the coming crop
showing a tremendous increase over any former year. In-
deed the Texan cotton crop has been till now quite a dimi-
nutive matter; in future, however, she is to rival the old
cotton-growing States of the Union, in the qaantity and
quality of the staple cultivated within her boundary.
Oregon and California still continue to receive their share
of emigration, notwithstanding the unfavourable accounts
lat6y received of the infertility of those regions. It is now
plainly asserted, however, that emigrants can do much better
nearer home, that is, not further from the Atlantic than the

banks of the Missouri or Mississippi, though, as the taste of

the people lies in getting as far from every one else as pos.
sible, emigration to the " Oregon" will probably still con.

tinue.

The girl Henrietta Blanchard, who made an attempt on
the life of one Pettiway, at New Orleans, her seducer, has
been liberated without trial, public opinion demanding her
immediate release. Pettiway, it appears, had recovered
somewhat, and had left the scene of the affair.
Green, the man who was on trial at Troy, New York
State, when the last packet left, for the deliberate poisoning
of his wife, has been found guilty, and sentenced to be exe-
cuted on the 10th September. The sentence will, no doubt,
be carried into effect, notwithstanding the growing objection
among the public against capital punishment.
" '

The principals in the late anti-rent riots in New York
State have been liberated on bale for one thousand dollars
each. They were fancifully named " Big Thunder" and
Little Thunder." The troubles in that quarter have en-
tirely subsided.
A commission is being fitted out by the United States
Government, for the purpose of rescuing several white chil-
dren, stolen by the Cumanche Indians, and now living in
slavery among them. The Cumanches inhabit tracts of
land lying beyond the interior boundary of Texas, and are
proverbial tbr their thieving propensities.
The,lllinois State Government has commenced work again
at. the Illinois and Michigan Canal, assisted by capitalists in
the state.

The manufacturing companies of New England have
declared their usual half-yearly dividends. From the
various reports their affairs appear to be in the most satis-
factory state. Shares in several of the companies command
50, some 45, 50, 35, &c., per cent. premium.

The Pennsylvania papers are rejoicing over the payment
of the Pennsylvania dividend. They regard the credit of
the State as fully re-established. Two-thirds of the interestc
it appeals, is to be paid in cash, and the other third is
cheques to be cashed as soon as funds are received. Stock is
quoted 754 and.7a•
The proprietors of the Fitchburgh Railroad have declared
a dividend of 4 per cent. for the past six months, during five
of which the railroad has been in full operation.
The electic telegraph en Professor Morse's plan will be in
full operation between New York, Boston, and Philadelphia,
in the course of two months. The wires are all ready, and
will be immediately laid through the streets of New York, on
posts twenty feet high.
Tire -deaths in New York, for the .week ending 21st ult.,
amounted to no fewer than 4741 more than 250 above the
usual weekly average. Hot weather is stated to be the
cause, there being no fewer than 30 cases of coup de sold!, or
sun-stroke, besides numerous other cases indirectly proceed-
ing from the intense heat. The thermometer has stood
higher this season in N. Y. than has been known for thirty
years, it b, tag up to 104 in the shade on several occasions.
The corn crops throughout the length and breadth of the
Union, except in Ohio and Michigan, were suffering severely
from the intense drought.
Cotton is said to look generally pretty well for a more
than average crop, though growers were hoping for more
rain.

Accounts from Matanzas confirm the previous rumour of
the great fire at that place. Trade was rather dull.
Dates from Port Republicain to the 13th ult. represent the
success of the Haytiaa troops against the Dominicans in
glowing colours. The island continued in the same state of
anarchy which has convulsed it for the last few years.
Great excitement prevailed at Quebec among the lower
orders on the 17th ult., in consequence of a prophecy made by
some insane person, that the remainder of the city would be
totally
destroyed by tire on that day. Of course no fire oc-
curred, but the city was in a turmoil for the day.
In Montreal, at the latest date, business was rather dull.
No transactions to any extent had taken place in flour, and
holders seemed inclined to accept rather easier rates.
Ti ads in New York, which experienced rather a shock,
owing to the great tire, had been resumed pretty briskly, and
a large fall in trade is in prospect. The transactions in Cotton
during the last fortnight had been rather limited. Rates re-
main the same.

Exchange on London was at 110 to 11014, and very firm
at that. Paris, 5.27% ; Amsterdam, 391 h to 39% ; Ham-
burg, 351 i; to 35►4 ; Bremen, 78 to 784.

NEW YORK MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.
$9,000 Penn. Fives
5,000 Kentucky Sixes
4,0(X) Illinois Sixes
25 shares Vicksburg . .... .. ...
b 60 66
150 Long Island
25 nails Canal
25 Erie
25 Nor and Wor b 3 703%
13 shares Auburn and Ro. ... ........................... 105
SECOND BOARD.
100 shares Morris Canal
25 Nor and \Vor.
100 shares It milli%
50 Stonington
la, Long Islatoi ...
3635 t:
Ai' IHE PUBLIC STOCK EXCHANGE.
5,000 Kentucky Sixes b 3 1001/8
- 50 shares Far Loan b GO 35
25 Morris Canal 30%

25 Canton
25 Harlem S Z.lO 0-'
' 4
100 ,hares U. S. Bank
100 Nor and Wt r
25 Erie Railroad
50 Loiig Island slo 65'4
Cotton—The markot 14ts be,,n 1-,totive throughout the
week ; prices, htwever, remain without .',uy material ...i-
-teration.

Flour, &c.—The sales of Western flour do not keep pace
with the receipts, consequently the market is heavy. Genesee
ranges from 4.18% dolls. to 4.311 f.; Ohio and Michi-
gan, 4.12% dolls. to 4.181 dolls.—Sales of new Brandy-
wine have been made at 4.87 i dolls. ; old, ditto, 4.75 dolls. ;
Georgetown and Pennsylvania, 4.75 dolls. ; Petersburg,
Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Baltimore, &c., 4.62 i dolls. to
4.75 dolls. ; Fye Flour, 2.871 dolls. to 3.25 dolls. ; Corn
Meal, 2.31,,E dolls. to 2.56% dolls. The receipts of Flour,
rid North River to-day, amount to 3,767 barrels.
1,000 bushels Maryland Wheat sold at 90 cents. ; 600
ditto Delaware, at 92 cents. ; 3,800 ditto Southern Corn, 47
to 48 cents, measure ; and 8,000 bushels ditto, at 481%2
cents. weight.
Provisions are steady. Old Prime Pork is held at 9.75
dolls. ; 400 barrels old mess brought 12.684 dolls. for ship-
ment. Sales of new are made at 10.62% dolls. to 13.12%
dolls. for prime sic] mess. Beef is firm, with a little more
inquiry. Lard is improving-200 kegs were taken at 8%
cents. per pound.
Ashes—Pot Ashes are in little better demand at 3.811%
dolls. Pearls are dull at 4.0614 dolls.
Domestic Wliiskey is in demand at 21 cents. for drudge
casks, and 22 cents. for barrels.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000
bales, at previous rates. Shares were heavy, and only a
small business was done.

The Britannia brings late accounts from the United States
as well as from our colonies. There is nothing more said
about " war with Mexico," although the Texans had
adopted a formal manifesto as to the terms upon which
they were willing to annex their country to the United
States. It is remarkable that drought had prevailed for
some time, and that rain was very much wanted
in America, being the reverse of our wants. Nevertheless
no positive harm seems to have been done to the crops. The
➢loney market at New York was easy, and Stocks were
tolerably firm, though dull. The payment of the
interest on the Pennsylvanian Debt would have a
good effect. We perceive that railroads were at-
tracting increased attention among the American capi-
talists, but we hope parties here will steer clear of any save
those projected for our own colonies. The destructive tire
at New York is the general theme of conversation among
the American merchants.

It is most gratifying to notice any private testimony to
worth or misfortune, and we are pleased to learn therefore
that Mr. Charles Mann, who suffered so severely as the
partner of Alderman Johnson, has received from his creditors,
in testimony of their esteem, a handsome silver snuff-box,
with contents--100 guineas. This is as it should be.
The weekly statement of the Bank of England leads us to
conclude that among the public generally there is more em-
ployment for money, while the Bank Directors continue
slightly to reduce the circulation. The notes issued were to
the amount of 29,141,6051., a decrease of 55,1551. The
bullion in both the issue and banking department was
15,669,654/., a diminution of 30,957!. While the public
deposits increased 819,4041., the other deposits fell off by
772,4341. _ _

The Public Securities have been much the same to-day.
Consols realise 9914 to 99 for present transfer, and 99',4 to IA
for Account. The premium on Exchequer-bills is 495. to 518.
Bank Stock has been 2101.4, and India Stock is quiet at 270.
New Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. are 1022 3/4, and the
Three per Cents. 99% 3A.
For the Foreign Bonds in general there is absolutely no
inquiry. Mexican Stock has been better on the advices from
New York, the Actives realising 35 to 35%, and the De-
ferred 194. Peruvian have realised 39 to 39% ; Spanish
and Portuguese are nominal. Dutch Four per Cents. have
been 100 to 100%.
For Railway Shares the market is much the same as yes-
terday, and in respect to some of the lines, as the list an-
nexed will show, rather weak, the state of affairs at Liver-
pool, where Bear speculations have " knocked up" several
parties, being partially felt here. The French Scrip Shares
continue in most request.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock 2IOIA
___- 2ll

3 per Cent. Reduced
% :99%
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 991414 W/8
New 314 per Cents
.. .102%%% 1021/2

South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account - ......
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11Ad 49 51 pm. 51
Ditto 5001. ... 5O 52 pm. 52
Ditto Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — 34%
Ditto, Account 351/s 35',
Ditto. Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 391/2 39 39
Ditto, Passive
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 10014%% 100%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES
PAID.
AT ONF. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 138
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 11...... 3%14...
Canterbury and Dover.. 1% 2l/81/4
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Cork and Waterford ... 11,E ll/2
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester 1 ...... 214
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junc 2%
Dublin and Galway..... 2% 234% —
Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 201,4 19% 2014 20
Ditto New 4/. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1. —M. 13s. 41 —
Eastern Union 2O .. ... ..
Ditto Extension .. ... 11,4 3
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto New 4 Shares... 2% lll/2
Ely and Bedford
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
Leicester and Bedford... 225. ...... 2%14... ......
London and Birminghm (Stock) 220 224 ......
Do. 14 Shares
London and Blackwall. 161. 133.4 d. 10%% lO%
Do. New
London and Brighton... 50
• •••. 77
Do. consolidated Bths... 35
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 24%14 2414
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
London and Manchester
( Remington's)
Lond. &S. Western 411 6s 10d 721/2 78 79 79
Do. New
London. and York 2 4 ...... 4%3/4 5 ...... .. 5
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 76 2Ol .
Do. 1,1 Shares
Do. Quarters
Do. Sixteenths ..... ... 414 123/4 123/4
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock 225....... 634 6% p
Midland 100 1751A 1751
Do. New
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ..... 51 52%
Do. New Brandling... 10
Newcastle and Berwick 1% 2414 231,/ 241,1 241/2
New Ross and Carlow... 22q -
North British
Do. New
1/6
Northern and Eastern... 45
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% lB
North Staffordshire 225....... 3%14 p... ..... 34 p
North Wales
ti'orwich and Brandon... 14
Do., New ... ..... ..... 1
Oxford and Worcester... 2% 74% 7l,
Portsmouth Direct ...... 21A 4%14 414
Preston and Wyre
Richmond 1
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
-zcottish Central -
Shrewsbury and Trent
Valley Union 22s.
Shrewsbury, Hereford,
and North Wales 23/4 3%
South Midland 22s.
NO uth Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... ... .........
Do., No. 1 8
Do., No. 2.
Do., No. 3
Staines and Richmond... I
A...»«........
south Wales ..... ..... ... 21,4 5%1/2
Trent Valley 2 .... :.
Welch Midland
eVest Cornwall
Waterford and Kilkenny 1.. 24
York and Carlisle.. 23/4
York and North Midland 50 —
Do. Extension IIL 2434
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 6
Bordeaux,Toulouse, and
Cette
Dutch Rhenish
Great North. of France

(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 32%
Great Paris and Lyons 2 ...... 21 •••
Jamaica Junction........ IA
Do. North Midland... 1
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ...
Luxembourgh
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Bordeaux... 4
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 217,
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's) 2 ...... 21,0,‘
Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 ...... 2%34
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse 5.... 6
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
Verona and Ancona.-- 3
West Flanders
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Commercial of London 20
London & Westininsto. 20 273/4

41/2
10%
314
21,4
114;

24 p
4%8

2514

214
8%
614
2%

2%
••• 2%
117‘

3.
2%
2

21
2'
8

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THE INQUEST ON MR. DEAN.—We understand
that the Directors of the London and Birmingham Railway
have dismissed Umsworth, the engine driver who was impli-
cated in the late accident, from the service of the Company. A
report having gone abroad, in consequence of some delay in
this dismissal, that the Company were unwilling to enforce
their own rules in this case, we are requested to state that
Urns% orth was suspended as soon as the accident occurred, but
that the sentence of dismissal was deferred until the publica-
tion of General Pasley's report, which was only received by
the railway authorities yesterday morning.— Times.
ARRIVAL OF THE GIBRA I.TAR MAILS.—SOUTIP•
AMPTON, AUGUST 15.—The Oriental Company's steam-packet
the Pacha, Captain Burney, arrived here at two o'clock this
morning, and landed the Peninsular and Mediterranean
mails, which were forwarded to London by a special train
at three o'clock. Her date. are, Gibraltar, August 6th; Ca-
diz, 7th ; Lisbon, 9th ; Oporto, loth • Vigo, 11th ; and Co
runna, 12th. The Pacha has a full fruit cargo and 17 pas-
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