The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-16 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The crowds began to diminish when they found that there
was a determination upon the part of the magistracy to keep
them at a distance, and the greatest order was maintained.
The alderman and Mr. R. L. Jones, deputy-alderman, and
other members of the corporation, were in constant attendance
during the day in the immediate neighbourhood of the Royal
Exchange, and were frequently in communication with the
merchants and bankers. Several mercantile men objected, we
understood, to the Guildhall as the place for general business on
account of the distance, and• _other reciewnn ; and it is said
that a petition was signed requestine• that Drapers' Hall, in
consequence of the greater aecommod"ation which that building
could furnish, should be appropriated to the use of the multi-
tudes who have been inconvenienced by the calamity. The
New South Sea [louse, however, it is believed, is much better
adapted to answer the purposes of the mercantile men of the
metropolis than any other building.
Colonvl Ehrington, from the Tower. waited upon the lord
mayor, having been given to understand that his lordship wish-
ed for the assistance of the military. The colonel haulm:ter' his
lordship that 50 men should be, if it was his desire, upon the
spot in a very short space of time.
The Lord Mayor stated to the colonel, that there teas not the
slightest oceasiou fur a military force. It was supposed that it
would have been necessary to 'rave the assistance of some or the
engineers under the colonel's authority, when the stability of
the timer was douLted; but as that doubt was removed, he did
not see that there was occasion to trouble the colonel-
Mr. Ashley, Mr. Carer, and Mr. Williams, attorneys in the
Lord Mayor's court, which was situate in the west
gallery of
_the Royal Exchange, have suffered dreadfully from the fire; all
the securities and deeds in their possession, involving vast pro-
perty, have been consumed. The loss is enormous.
Several irtor boxes. iu which deeds were kept. were made red-
hot themselves, and of t:curse the contents were destroyed. One
box, however, of great tire woof virtue, the patent of Marr, of
Bread-street, was brought to the Mansion-house with all its
contents, in a perfect state of pteservation. It had hi-en taken
out of the smoking ruins in the morning,
and was quite hot
when exhibited.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
( From the Standard of Saturday.)
The total destruction of the Royal Exchange still continues
appear to increase every day. The rums
the all absorbing topic of COUVPl•satiou in the City, and the in-
terest and curiosity of the public to view the remaiii4 of this
once noble structure
present a roost interesting and awfully grand appearance, the
effect w of h irl' is greatly
heiohiened by the thousands of icicles
attached to those parbi of the walls Which have become cold.
There is not the remotest idea of further danger; [Soule of the
beams and timber continue to smoke,
and in all probability
will for several days to come, but no doubt can exist but that
the fire is extinguished in every pat tof the budding. Several
engines remain on the snot, but only one is in active operation,
and that is directed to a heap of sinoulderig ruins in one cor-
ner of the Exchange, for the purpose of cooling
supposed some valuable property may probably be buried un-
derneath. them, as it is

The greatest exertions have been used during the morning
to ascertain whether it was probable the iron chests belonging
to different parties, whose shops have been burnt, could be re-
covered, and we are happy to hear that a considerable mynber
have been recovered and conveyed to the owners uninjured.
The walls on each side of the building are shored up, but the
timber used strikes every one as not being sufficiently strong
for the purpose to which it is applied. We were, however, in-
formed that in a day or two, whet] the walls are sufficiently cool,
an inspection of the whole ruins will take place by several
eminent surveyors, who will have authority from the Gresham
Committee to adopt any precaution necessary to avoid danger,
regardless of expense. Barriers ore placed acri.ss but h ends of
Cornhill, and at the other streets near the Exchange a number
of the police are stationed, who prevent all persons from ap-
proaching near the ruins, except those who have business, at
the Bank of England, or at some of the shops (if we may so
speak 1 within the barriers. This regulation causes great disap-
poiututtnt to the multitude; butit is a very wise aud_prudent,
one.

Some few of the offices occupied by stockbrokers, on the
north-west corner of the Exchange, aro neatly cleared out,
and it is thought they may, in a short time, be fitted up as tem-
porary places of business, until other accommodation can be
obtained. The difficulty of parties in trade and professions
obtaining new premises is very great, and the demand so press-
ing, that several individuals In the neighbourhood are dividing
their shops and office 4, which will, no doubt, be eagerly taken
at enormous rents. The pavements in the streets on each side
of the Exchange present a curious, and in this country, novel
appearance. Ihe waste water from the engines freezes the
Moment it escapes, and the ice in many parts is many inches

The tower is ascertained to be quite secure. The grasshopper
at the top is not the least defaced or inju►ed.
We are tGld that a meeting of the Greesham Committee will
be held in a few days, when measures will be adopted for re-
building the .Exchange on a grand scale, and affording the
greatest possible accou►tnodation to the merchants and others
transacting business. It is said, however, that a new build-
iug cannot be erected and fitted for business under two veers,
The Guildhall, which is now thrown open to merchants who
usually attend the Exchange, is being rendered as conve-
nient as possible for the transaction of business. Boards were
this morning placed on all the inner walls of the building for
the purpose of affixing such public notices on as were usually
printed at the Exchange. •
Half-past Two o'clock.
The crowd increases as.the day advances, and the utmost
anxiety is manifested to obtai❑ a view of the ruins. The regu-
lations of the police are excellent. Not a single accident has
occurred since the first n►ght. Workmen are now employed in
erecting gates to the entrance of the Exchange from Cornhill,
the old gates having been destroyed. Tl►e smoke from the
smouldering ruins decreases every hour.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT-
A railing on the Cornhill side or the ruins has been fixed this
morning, extending about hall-way across the road, for the pur-
pose of preventing the approach of the gazing multitude, who'
would otherwise materially tend to obstruct the labourers iii
removing the rubbish from the g coo tid. Every preparation
seems to have been made for a ,o-eneral clearance, in order that
a new Exchange may be ereeted as Silo 0 as possible. It is ge-
nerally expected that the new structure will be far more coni-
modiuus the old one, and that the merchants &c., will no
longer be exposed to the inclemency of the weather hum an
uncovered roof.

Business about the late Exchange assumes a brighter appear-
ance this lOW ing ; ships on the Corithill side are open, and the
greatest facilities are made for those wim wish to applocalt theo.
The envities have ceased working; but the immense Tmtit%
of water thrown Iron) them dating the last two oast am
which lies frvzen on the ground iii all direction., has rendereo
the pathway very slippery and daugerous. 1 he walls round th.
pile 'of ruins, as well as tie tower, are still standing. The tin .
.men have pulled down a stack of chimneys which had been left
in a very tottering condition ; and it is expected that in a short
time they will be enabled to dig out the large iruu chest beiung-

In, to the Royal Exchange Insurance-office, over which these
chimneys stood.

Some of the firemen are still occupied in searching for papers
and books among the ruins. The few engines which- are still
on the spot are deserted by the firemen, which is a proolthat no
further danger is apprehended. Some of the walls in the alley
opposite the Bank are being propped up.
A tremendous crash took place at half past two by the falling
of a stack of chimnies ; but we do not hear that any personal
injury has been sustained thereby. The goods which were
deposited during the fire at various places in the neighbourhood,
are being removed to their owners; and great order continues
to be maintained by the police.
The_paeeting of the underwriters of Lloyd's at the City of
LondiArriivern has terminated ; they have come to the resolu-
tion of sending an address to the Drapers' Company, signed by
merchants and underwriters, to grant them the use of their
extensive premises.