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

43aantio.

ALTA N E I), to rent the Ist Marc& Vele, COT-
TAGE, with a therfleti, and Stable attached), situate
xi hilt Inree•ur fon r initek ttr LiNierpoul. Relit not ti; exceed
£3lirpor annum. Letters addressed V L. cute of the Printers,
%vitt be•iitteuuect to.

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• W MUSICAL CATALOGUE.—'Phis day is published,
titre tit R. COCKS and CO.'s C.alatogne of Giassi-
ti,i( for a;1 insirunients. So onspai.thly rich is
;1,,s Hutt every lover of Moslc 6nouig. hatcen' and
:,,,,cure a Copy, as it inay be had .;u application It the W..tre-
..ilit..es'of ihe Firin, 20. Prines•street, llanover-sq.lare, bon-
;- or.' by letter, poet-paiil ; in which case a-copy will be
,forwaroled to any part of the globe.
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\.B.—All Shippeis stieuiu forttard. this Boquet to their
aiiroad.

COiSlETict.kL FINISZIVN(;,ACADEMY,

TATEO-eipertfuLly announces that he has REMOYJD
ACAD.E;NIY jiff prepaying aucPconthleting the
Gensienie3 for all deiiiattuents of Business,
tieni.intw-aireut,- to No, 19. Cases:street, th& cdinei of
Ciavtoti-squaie: •
P,-.ivat, instruction end Evening Classes will he contiriner%
Arid the Business will coinineure ou Monday the 15th' instani.

IPS. LEVERS I,e:zs to anuotince that she purposes
OPEN! NO a SCII(tOL torYOUNG 1.,A 1)1ES, on:the
221 insi ant, at her P,snlenCe, 15, LAuttEL-SfItEET, Aber-
eronAy-srpare, hetit competent,
,With the assistance of -tier
Sister,'7ll (SS FITZGE;Ii L.11),,..t0 instruct and finish in the
un4ro,:tue.l branches of Ecinc4tlon. •

Mrs, VERS baS be. n iiidu"ceil, by fte recomtneudation of
,ey:.-rA ft iet.ds, to adopt a Graduatedscale of charges, accord-
ing to the itgeS of her Fold's.

ISO LiNTRANCR,

Uniter Eight Yers or age
:'rot, E,:rtit to Ten . 6 6
Flom :0 vi atid,tipWalaWr 8. 8, .
includitil2 Reading, `,VriliPg,. Ari'hmetic, Geography, History,
Useful and Ornamental Noenle`York
Music, Singing, and Di'dWlll,, each £.l I.ls. 6d. per Quarter,
HALF A GLINLA kiNTRANCS.
French and Italian
BAIA, A GUINEA .ENTItANCE.
MISS FITZGERPI:I) Wili be happy to take an Advanced. Glass
.f 1.,,f the 4angu.iges, Drawintr, Painting on Ivory,
'Music; and the Harp, twice a week-,,0r
attend at theirfinti,s.
Fur terms 'apply at 15, Laurel-street, 4,ererounhy-square,
a here, will be seen an as,o-tawnt of lashionaitle -Fancy Wolk,
from Fradce, (fur Saie,) front whence there will 4e a constant
supply.
'loth Januar; 1838.

THE MERCHANTS' TEA COMPANT:,
41, GREAT.6I:OIIGP.SSTRI3OI,

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NEAR ST. JillffiS,S LIVtiktPOOL.
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ORCHARD AND GILBERT, P RoPrttEtOßS'.
AXESSR.S. ORCHARD and OILBERT having purchased
tf;4 above Establishment fratil the late Pl'iiprietots, beg
leave respecilully to call the attention of Families and, the
Public generuily to the • • •
LIST. OF' THEIR TEAS,
And Prices annexe' d.• • •
They at the same time beg, to assure ILIOse who may favour
thein that, in point of quality and excel-
lence, in strength and flavour, their
• " • • TENS', &J..
Will be' found,' if not sup,ricr.. at any rate Equal, to the Firg
Houses in the Trade.
TEAS; of everY• description,
Sent in their 'Original Packagf,s,
9r'•fri Chest 'of any size or quantity.
'BLACK.

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good Congou 4s. OA.
Good strong Ditto
Fine Strong 13reakfast Ditto 5 (I
Fine'st- POlioe Souchong tit to
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GREEN.
Pine Dyson " 6 0
Very soPerfilie Ditto ' 7 d
Finest Cowslip Diito
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at p,. per lb., in pound. and heif-pound packages,
Prepared solely by the above, of, several.sorts of Black Tea; is
particularly recommended for its strength and aromatic flavour.

FINEST JAMAICA, COFFEE.
44, GREAT GEOROVS,'STRE.F,
• Neal St. Ja•Pis's Mcirka,
Livharout.."

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FEATHEitS. ROYAL. . MAIL AND UNINERSAL
COACH . OFfICE',
No. 1, JAIVE'S'S,STREET, LIVERPOOL.

rriTIE Public are respectfully informed Hei• Majesty's R(131
Mails!atid Patent Safety, well-regulated CoaclieS 'depart
from bis. Office Daily • • ~,
LONDON, Roy Al.• MAIL, Every Morning, at a Quarter
in 21; hours, / before Eight o'cloek. •
NORTHAMPTON, ROYALEveiy- Morning, at, . • • Halt-past Sev'en &chick.
t:sTorca, /: ROYAL MA ff., Evcry Morning., at a
5 ' Quarter before Light' S'elisek.
HENCKLEY, ROYALMA EVet`,' Nliiriting; at Half-past
1 •.Seven osclo'ck."
LICHFIELD, 11..vAL M AIL, Every Morning; at Eight o'Clock.
BRISTOL, / ROYAL MAIL Every Evenitig at a Quarter
in• 18 hours, 5 • betbr'e Five (Muck.' •

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_ROYAL MAIL, every Will 11 AM,
E.LLE asmEHE, Evening, at Five
SHE F.,,WSBU RY, • o'clock.
LUDLOW and r , ROYAL MAIL, Every Evening, at a Quarter
HEREFORD, 5 • ' • • - 'before Fivle'o'crotic;
MON MOUTFI, and Z ROYAL MAIL, Every' 'Ereiaing, at Fife
CHEPSTOW, • • 1 • • ' (,'Ulock. '''
BATII,. . . ~.4,
EXETER,
and ?..ROYAL MAIL, Every
.„,41 Evening, at
FAL:MO(3I'H, ) - - o•chA k.
MILFORD, auO.RovAt. MAIL, Every Evening, it- Five
SWANSEA, 5 " , c'el,7rk. '
; -ii. ROY A,I. M Alt' EveVy Kytthing, zit a' Quarter
IpLYII EA 13
Sen ve:ar Weloi• tbrau6li Ch,-sir'
4
ibrorli';‘,-eli, St.
Mai)* li, Abergeie, Conway:
3 Bettgbr,. ste.. •',— . , • .
. ) L' II tirot4aLt s, Splendid Coach, EON
CHELI,:ENHAM, I Morning,-at a Quarter befdre S'6iAl
[.., i hours.o'cleck; : tin-otter' Lh•est,r, WreXhatii,
I Etlesinerei. Situp, Iltidkiorili; Kiddeic
• - . j miriStiVW,ifcdstref,latid '16%k...51th,:
BRIDGEWATER, 1 "
4,vcl
.1,Aux.r0..N,, , ~ , ( .;XuisiTE, every ;‘l\ loruipg at a Quar-
EXETER, r-
EX ETER, S ter bt.toi.e :•,,ey.en,o clock. , •... •
OS W ESTAY, , .'. °mot NA I, NETTLE, every Morning at
WELS H POOL, and . A Qoarter•!,ast Seven o'cliiek, thrOugli
NEWTOWN, . Chester, Wrexham,. Emily-on; & Chirti,-
WREXHAM, ) The SWALLOW, every Evening 'at,ii• Quarter
5 before Three o'clock. - • ..
BANGOR , Loan Di NORDEN, every :horning*, at a
and
.. • ? Quarter-past Seveu o'ulocc, through (lies:.
CARNARVON,i ier, Holywelli St. Asaph., ,Abergele; Curer
weq, and Bangor.. , ~ •
HERO. every, Morning, at ii, Quarter to.
'SHREWSBURY, Ten, through Chester, Whitchurch, and
. • Wein.
. . GALLOPADE. every Morning, at a Quar.
SHREWSBURY, r ter to Sevens.through,Chesters Wrexham',
. . . . Overton; and Ellesmere: ;...• •
CHESTER At Seven o'clock, Half-past Seven; Eight, awl
Chaches
Ten A sr and at One,Three, Five, end seven
• • "
. o'clock rm.
Performed by JONES and Hg KURT:
/113...--.oi3sEtiv, This is the,only Office at which Parcelacan,
be' look:ed, by dir'ect conveYance, to the West of England. and.
North and'South Wales. Ail Parcels for-London sent by Her
Majesty's Royal M,Lil, from..this Olee,, which Is the only direct,
couVeyaime, will be delivered by. Eigfrit o'clock the. following
Morning; and on fhe most reasonable terms.

Itsl.-ESSIIS:. PERRY and• Co.' •SLII(G1-',ONS., ina• be con-
-1111_• suited from. Nine in thellorning tilt Ton at Night, and
on'Sundays from Nine'till Two, at
•No. 23, SLATER-STREET,'near Duke•street, Liverpool,
(private entrance first door up the p'assege ;) Z Bale;
street; Lower- 11Iiislev-street, near to St. Peter's 'Church',
Manchester, o. 4, Great Charles-street, Biruiingham: of
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whom may tie; lihd,(yeatis) with each box of pills their
,on Venereal Disease, Gonoribma, Gleets, and StriCturejitti
eluding .Praetieel Observations on Seminal Weakness, arising
trout early abuses. so that all persons' can obtain an immediate
Cures with ease, secrecy, and-safety. -
It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fall victims to the Ve-
nereal Disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men;
who, .by the use of chat deadly poison, Merepry ruin the con-
.
:stittition. and cause-st:cerations, with blotches on the head, face,
and body, dimness in the sight, noise i,n the ears, deafness,.
obstinate ;Sleets, and nodes on the.shin ames, till at length a
general debility and decay of the constitution ensues, and a
.nielatichoist'diath puts a period to their dreadful sufferings.
PERRY'S PURIFYING srEcIFIc.PILLs. price 2s. 9d.
and 1:1s. per box. A certain, safe, and most speedy remedy
over discovered for the perthanent aid effectual cure of venereal
'disease, Onion:hoes, "g!'eets, strictures, seminal weakness; pains
in the 'oink, affections of the kidneys, gravel, lumbago,•local:
debility, irritation of the bladder or urethra, and other diseases
of the urinary Passages, frequently performing a perfect cure
in the short 'space of three days. by one small pill for a dose,'
with ease, seiresv, and safety. The certainty a ith which they .
are continually administered can be attested by many thousands._
The Speeific Pills root out every particle of insidious poisocrs.
pfirifinng in their prpgress the whoie mass of fluids. They not
only remove the'disease, but renovate by their action the differ-
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in a manner iiiiiii.datui.imperi,•ptiWs' as to convince the most
sceptrel of their astonistritig- and
unequalled powers. They
neither contaiti'MOrini:y. no. any oilier mineral, and may be
taken without the slightest suspicion ~t• di4overy, They require
no reatraint•of diet, hiss of time. or hindranCe of business, but .
effect a complete cnreswithout thedelif exposure to the.parii!ilf,,
At any period when the slightestsuSpiclon lie
well to have recourse to the Specific" Pills, fiir take*
its appearance: it-acts asi certain
before the ilisease.has made
preventative; by moving the coniplaint effeetnaVyand securely.
Messrs. lIY, ,Sut geons; continue toidiiect their studies
to those dreadful debilities arising Irian the'.'toti free and indis-
criminate indulgencesif the passions,...whleli- not only-occasion
a numerous train nervons ag?!erions, and entail on its votaries
All the enervating of.old age; but weaken• and
destroy all the ,bodly senses, m.casioningloss of imagination,
judgment, and memory, indifference and aversion foriall plea-
sures, the idea
,of' their own unhappiness, and, despair,' which
arises from, considering themselves as the authors-of 'their °We
misery, and the necessity of reuouncing.the felicities of marri-
age, are the fluctuating, ideas. of those who have given way.tei
this delusive and destructive habit.- In that distressing statesof.
debility or deficienity, whether the consequence of such baneful
practices, excessive drinking, or any other cause, by which the
powers of the constitution•become.enteoble4sheroffer a•firni,
safe, and speedy, restoration to soumi and !ignite's health.. .•
pERRY'S VEGETABLE PI LL.S.are well ktinwrilor the:
certain and effectual remedy of secondary syniptnins,. venereal.
eruptions, pains in the hones, ulcerated sore thiost,. diseased,
wise, chronic rheumatism, scrofula, scorbutic, and glandblet;.
Affections, !oral and general debility, nocturnal. paint in lite'
flead and limbs, depression of spirits, and all diseases arising
from an impure state of the blood. ' • •
These Pills are trot thy a place in the, cabinets (if.
good in all masters and
•aotains of ships, the more so, as they will keep
-I!tti:Att,,, any lenath of time:
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Letters ft oni thr. country, post-pri „can atntrry a rentfita Dca for
will l intmeil late,'
,arßwerd. .
t 23, S" I, A tnear e-st reet,. I.4iv,ripeek
( 11-riv :Peer' 14). the :Painagio.
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BURNING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.

•
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(From the SiUndard.)
Ws a melancholy fact, that, in the papers which detail the
destruction of this fine building, appea, s the usinil'adveriise•
went, announcing the Gresbam lectures fur the present term,
which were fixed as follows:
" THE GRESHAM LECTURES.—Jan. 11. 12, and 13—H. H.
Southey on Physic. Jan. 15, 16, and 17-I{e v. Jos. Pullen
on Astromony. .lan. 18, 19, and 20:— Rev. Henry J. Parker
Divinity. Jan. 22, 23,. and 24 Palmer, Esq. ou Law.
Jan. Z. 26, and 27 —Rev. Samuel Birch on Geometry. Jan.
29 and 31—tlev. Edw. Owen, on Rhetoric; and Jan. 29 and 31
—Edw. Tavior, Esq. on Music."
It will be recollected, that, some time ago, it was debated io
the common council whether it would not be right to remove the
lecture room from this building to a mare public place. . Many
of the professors objected, and the thing was allowfd to proceed
in its previous course. Under the present circumstances, how,
ever, this advantage will not of course, be lost sight of, and
these lectures will become, what their founder, no doubt, in-
tended them to be, of real utility to the children of his fellow-
citizens.
With as little delay as possible after the fire had broken out,
many persons residing in the immediate neighbourhood of the
Exchange, who were acquainted with persons having races or
shops under the piazzas, set off in cabs to their houses in order
to give them the earliest information of the calamity, and to
afford them the chance of saving their most important j,ooks and
papers, if not their popertv. In several instances these kingoffices were the wean; of valuab:e property, and documents of
still greater value, being rescued from the flames.
Men of all kiwis of professions have, however, .been deprived
.‘ at one of their books, papers, and places of business. Ship
/is niters, insurance brokers, stock broker., merchants, and
;.' ctiasies, so many of whore were assembled togetherundeithis
A o tomense roof, will be put lathe utmost.inconyeniarce; and
, I from the all but suspension of their, Jusiness, suffer con-
P Ws losses. All the offices of the uews•vanders, which
7•••.:1 !_ 4 as",
eex•
f:\
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studded the front of the building, have, with one single exced-
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... .. ; _ tion, oeen totally destroyed. The shop of the watch and chro-
(Prom the Morning Herald' of Thursday.) : norneter makers, on the east site, in Sweetiug's Alley, have
. shared a similar fate. The property of this kiud lost must be
An event which may be regarded as a national calamity oce
curred last night.. The Royal Exchange is a heap ofruins; a also Considerable. ,
destructive fire has laid waste this extensive com the appearance of the building is this (Thursday) morning
commercial build-
mg, one of the most magnificent in Europe. Soon after ten- of the most desolate description. The four noble walls are
standing entire, at least externally,; but every window is out,
o'clock last night the fire broke out in Lloyd's Coffee-room, at 1-
the.north-east corner of the edifice, opposite the Bank of Eng, Land.nothitt„. to be_ seen through tliir vacant frames but the
land. It was first discovered by ode of the bank watchmen, ke '
.there
arising from the mass
flof.borninigh ruins,. and. here and
who gave the aiarm at the gates, and the bank engines were a beam or a rafter still in ames. e towel, although so
immediately brought. A strong body of the city police and high above the rest of the building, -did not escape the all-de-
night watchmen, and the soldiers on duty. in the Bank, home- vouring flames, and every thing consumable in it has been
diately repaired to the spot, and-expresses were sent off is all burned; the clock is destroyed, and the face is no longer to be
seen, which for so many years has been the monitor of all en-
directions to the fire-engine stations, at which period no signs gaged in that heart of England's commerce, the vicinity of the
of any fire could be seen from the street. Considerable thffi;
Royal Exchange. The great gates, both north and south, are
culty was experienced in obtaining any entrance to the build• tag, and wheu this was accomplished the flames broke through also reduced to ashes, and nothing is left but the massive hinges
the windows with great fury, and drove the people back. The and iron frame work which surrounded them.
scene which ensued was a most extraordinary one—the whole- A peep in at the principal entrances where these gates stood
tells a more dreary tale of the awful destructor which has been
neighbourhood was alarmed; and the tradesmeh-who held the
effected by the ravages of the flames, if possible, than a survey
small shops around the exterior of the building instantly coma- Of the exterior. No longer is there .any appearance of the
menced the removal of their goods. It was at once predicted architectural and seulptural beauties which every quadrangle
that the whole building would be destroyed, and this foreboding of this fine building before presented. All the effigies of royalty
was realised too correctly. The Jelferies-square; Whitecross- which adorned the walls have been reduced to blackened masses,
street, Farringdon-street, Southwark-bridge-road, Holborn, or have fallen from their niches, and been dashed to pieces.
Chan dos-street, School House-lane, and Wellclose-square en- The whole space within the quadrangle is covered with smoking
glues, with those belonging to the West of England, the County
office, and several others, were all on the spot, with 63 of the
ruins; and looks like a flip,. visited by a shuck of an earthquak
le e.
fire brigade men, within an hour after the tit.? was discovered. The fine statue of King Charles, standing on a marble
pedestal, and surrounded by an iron railing, remains, however,
Before any water could be thrown on the building, it was neces-
sary to thaw the hose and works of the engines, be pouring' uninjuredl•lieffect of the scene altogether presents I is certainly vet v
hot water upon them, and this caused some delay. For some• . , s
picturesque, the streams of water coming goia•it :teat the Jets
time afterwards, owing to the intense frost, there was great di if- of the fire-engines in every direction—the beams stilt btaziog,
ficulty in working the engines, and the fire continued extending and the Water frozen into long icicles on the very walls of the
in a south-west direction, consuming the whole of the It ng burriing pile.' Ladders have ben placed across all the principal
range of offices belonging to the Royal Exchange As- t_ _.•
thoroughfares leading to the Exchange, and none but those
surance Company, At twelve o'clock these and Lloyd's havine, business on the spot are allowed to pass these barriets.
establishment, the coffee- welt' the captains'-room, and the- having
consternation of parties who did not know of the calamity
offices of the. Underwriters, presented one body of flame, until they arrived in town this morning, and were told, " You
which shot up to a fearful height, illuminating the Bank, St. can't pass' here, sir," on their way to business, can scarcely be
Bartholomew's, St. Michael's and St. Mary's churches.— described ;'and' those who had heard of the fire had little ;On-
Every Object was as visible as at noun-day, and the people had
~
caption of its extent until they arrived un the scene of curiae-
assetnblect in such large numbers, that the police and military oration:
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were engaged in keeping them beyond the reach of. danger, Gull.misr.L.—The lord mayor has issued a notice offering
which was very great, owing to the large quantities of burning the Guildhall for the accommodation of the merchants who
timber failing every minute into the street. At this period it usually assembled on the Royal Exchange.
was found necessary to clear the interior of the area. of the 1.,
he fire originated, beyond a doubt, in the coffee-room of
Exchange, where for centuries our merchants have daily met,
Lloyd s, and is supposed to have been burning fur more than
-of the people collected there ; but many could not be induced
two hours- and a half before it was discovered from without.—
to leave the covered walk until they were half suffocated,
a" of a few were expelled by force for their own safety. The This fact, with the age and dryness of the timbers, accounts for
n the great
gates had been fureedopeci with crow-bars at the commencement were'brou ascendancy the fire had gained before the engines
of the fire.brought to bear upon it.
At one o'clock the north and west sides of the Exchange were five Eleven stockbrokers,e insurance-brokers,five news-venders,
stationers, and
seven attorneys
consumed, and the tire was rapidly approaching ihe new tower,
booksellers,ve besides
which was erected about 20 years ago.. The elforts of the
.fire- watch Makers, have had their various offices and shops destroyed;
men appeared Dot to have tue least effect--the flames ran over and in the cases of the shops, most of the property therein con-
thelained has been lost.
building, mocking their exertions, although not less than It was an unfortunate occurrencethat the man who had the
20 engines were at work; indeed for what. good they seemed to key of the Royal Exchange gate resided at Greenwich, so that
do, they might as well have been unemployed. The lord may
and a great-number of commercial gentlemen urged Mr. Braid-
" 'some time elapsed before the firemen could effect an entrance.
Had the key been in charge of some one in the neighbourhood,
wood to cut off the coMmunication, and save the remaining per-
Lion of the edifice. He explained that it was impossible; the so ah sto have permitted a ready access, the fire probably would
building wee so connected together with one continuous roof, notave-Committed such direful ravages.
' • ' - (Frain. the-Stin7)
and there was such an immense volume of flame, that it
.would .We are happy in being enabled to state to our readers con-
be fatal to any, man who ascended the building. No one could nected with the shipping interest, that the whole of- the papers
doubt the accuracy of Mr. Brentwood's opinion, and the fire and memoranda connected with the policies of insurance effected
continued to work its destruction, proceeding from floor to flour,
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end running along the corridors with the greatest rapidity. -At at Lloyds during the last year hare been saved—the nderwrit-
ers' drawers in the different-tables have been secured, and de-
excitement of the assembled multitudes in Cornhill, Mansion two o'clock the flames reached the tower, and the terror and
posited in St, Bartholomew's Church and the Bank of England,
where they are kept till claimed by their respective owners.
House-street, and the Poultry, was extreme. A hundred thous
sand voices murmured, " 'Naas reached the tower, it's alt o'er." - (From the Morning Herald of Friday.)
The appearance of the frightful conflagration at this period was Our account of yesterday left the fire burning at five o'clock
awful in the extreme; the whole of the Exchange lay complete- and from that hour until noon the flames continued their ra-
lv in one mass of flames, and the heat was so great that the gages, while-the firemen turned their attention to the preserve-
firemea and auxiliares could scarcely pursue their laboUrs near bon of the adjoining buildings, in which .they fortunately suc-
the burning mass. The splendid tower, nearly 150 feet high, seeded. -If -the destructive element had once reached the east
was reduced to ashes; the musical peal of eight bells, with a side of Sweeting?s-alley, every house from that place to Fiuchs
tenor, about 18 cwt., and weighing about three tuns, tell one lane, containing numerous mercantile establishments, woult
after the other, carrying away everything in their progress to- have shared the fate of the Exchange. The houses between
wards the pavement, including the roof and stone work, and the Sweeting's-alley,and Finch-lane are closely connected, and se-
arch over the central entrance. The clock bad a very singular veral narrow courts and covered ways exist, and it is a lucky
effect while the tower was burning, which was, no doubt, visible circumstance the fire was prevented extending in that direction,
at some considerable distance. The plates of the dials became for it is not at all improbable that the conflagration would not
red-hot, and the bands pointed to tae hour, 25 minutes past have ceased until every building between Sweeting's-alley and
one, when the works took fire, melting the chime bat rels and Gracechurch-street bad been involved in the general wreck.
the machinery in a few minutes. It is utterly impossible to de- The firemen, atter a night of the most arduous exertion, were
scribe the scene which presented itself to the eves of the soec- quite exhausted,- and many of them were obliged to go home
tators, for although the sky was unclouded, and the moon shone and obtain refreshment and rest. Their coats were a mass of
bright with all its splendour, vet its celestial brightness was to- ice, and some of them dropped down from fatigue and the effects
ir tally obscured by the dense volumes of smoke and flames which of cold. The ruins of the Exchange emitted a dense volume of
issued from the ruins. A shower of fire was seen towering over black smoke, intermingled with fiery particles, during the day,
the houses to the south of the Exchange. On the tower-being which was carried by the wind over Lombard-street and the
discovered to take fire, the lord mayor seat a messenger to the southein part of the city, darkening the atmosphere to a consi-
Tower for more troops to assist the trail power, and in a very derable extent. The Royal Exchange is entirely gutted, the
short - time a large body of soldiers arrived, some of whom bare walls and the shell of the tower are all that remain of the
took up a position on the south side of Cornhill, while others noble edifice, and every apartment and office is a heap ofsmok-
were ordered to assist the iohabitants is removing their pro- log ruins. The burning pile presented a wide scene of desola-
perty to places of safety. Cornhill was immediately cleared lion, viewed from Cornhill, and the principal entrance to the
of the people, who, it is but justice to state, behaved in a tuner court, or quadrangle, is blocked up with rubbish The
very decorous and becoming manner, and but one feeling, that, statue of King Charles the Second, in the centre of the hand-
of regret, seemed to prevail. Every body viewed the fire with some quadrangle, might occasionally he seen partially obscured
astonishineot and dismay, and the greatest tears were enter- by the smoke, and, we believe, that amidst the general ruin it
tained for the safety of the beak and the adjoining church of, bas not sustained much injury. .
.St. Bartholomew's,. abutting on the north east-corner of the The weather was very severe, and the large icicles hanging
Exchange. The multitude frequently gave vent to their feel- from the lofty tower, and on the exterior walls, excited consider-
ings by exclamations of " I hope the hank wilt be saved ; they able attention. The first battalion of the grenadier guards,
must preserve the old church!" Fortunately the wind blew whose good conduct during the night deserves great praise, re-
from the north, and both edilicert-_ remained untouched, and mained on the spot until nine o'clock yesterday morning, when
were made the repositories of large-quantities of goods, which they were relieved by aiumber of special constables, the ward
were carried there. At half past two o'clock a general opinion officers of the city, who had not been on duty during the night,
seemed to prevail that the offices of the Royal Naval Hospital; and nearly the entire force of that efficient body of men, the
at the side of the exchange would not be reached. Under a cite day police, under the direction of Mr. Whithair, their super-
suggestion by souse gentleman preseat, several engines were intendant. Barriers Were placed across Cornhill and Thread-
ordered to be drawls vp opposite Sweeting's alley. On this needle-street, and strongly guarded, no one being allowed ex-
being done, the hose were conveyed on to the roofs of tbe cept on business with the houses in the neighbourhood, to pass
houses on the east side of the alley, which is a very narrow them.
one, by which means the fifetneu bad-a perfect command-over During the fire, the bridges over the Thames were crowded
that portion of the Exchange, and torrents of water were chs. with people, and the flames were distinctly visible at Windsor
charged into the interior of the building; but notwithstanding Castle, a distance of twenty-four miles from Cornhill. An
all those efforts, the flames rapidly extended, and the Bremen Essex farmer states that the fire was seen at Thoydon Mount,
were obliged to retreat in consequence of the great heat. The near Epping, a distance of eighteen miles from Loudon. On
persons employed at the engines worked to their utmost, many the high lands of Surrey, within twenty miles of the metropolis,
of them up to their knees in water and ice, and they were en- the progress of the conflagration was observed by the astonished
couraged in their efforts by the lord mayor and aldermen pie- country people, who:watched the destruction of the tower, when
sent, hut unfortunately, no one thought of obtaining any-se- the flames ascended that part of the edifice. It was a grand
freshment for the poor fellows. The firemen's coals were and awful sight, and will not soon be forgotten by those who
covered with ice, and the whole of Mansion House-street, viewed it.
Walhrook, Bucklershury, and every thoroughfare in the Yid, The water from the numerous plugs which were opened rose
nitv of the Exchange, was covered with water, which soon to such a height that the cellars and ground floors of a great
became frozen. The Gresham lecture-room was totally con- number of houses and warehouses were overflowed, and caused
surned. At half-past three, the north, west, and south sides of much damage.
of the immense building were burned down, and the flames had DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
reached the east side, threatening the entire destruction of the
range of shops and dwelling houses connected with the Ex-
The following account of the discovery of the conflagration
change, and forming the west side of Sweeting's-alley. Thebas been furnished by two watchmen of the Broad-street ward,
named White and Whitley.
inhabitants on both sides of this narrow court succeeded in They state that a strong smell of
removing the greatest portion of their furniture and stocks in of burning prevailed about the neighbourhood of the Exchange
trade before the flames reached the alley, and goods to the some time before the -fire was actually seen: The circumstance
amount of at least £50,000 were deposited in places of safety;
was
made known to the inspector of the ward, who hastened in
and a few minutes saw fire raging in Lloyd's
but a good deal of heavy furniture could not he gut out of thethe spot,
houses, and was sacrificed. coffee-room. commonly known as the captains' room, which is
d
At four o'clock the fire was still raging with unabated fur v, directly facing the south-east portion of the Bank of England.
The wind, which was blowing fresh all the night, bad increased
They then endeaveured to force the gates leading to the coffee-
,. room, but without success. About ten minutes after the dis-
aimost to a tempest, and the immense area was one bode or
covert' this portiim of the Royal Exchange was one mass of fire
flame. The remaining wing, the east, shared the fate of the
g d
'
others, and with it the houses in Sweeting's-allev, forming, part and it spread in two directions, east an west, until the whole
building was encircled.
of the Wilding,. The firemen again got on the roofs of the 'fhe intensity of the frost certainly retarded in a great mea-
houses on the opposite side of Sweeting's-alley with their hose
operations of the fire brigade, but there were neither
and branch pipes connected with eight 'powerful engines, and
sure the
directed a plentiful supply of water over the swops and houses firemen nor engines sufficient to combat such a vast body of
below them, by which thee were keet cool, and prevented from flame, and the engines during the night were frequently at a
igniting. The eastern wing of the Exchange, Re other, stand still for the want- of sufficient hands. A liberal supply of
was soon reduced tea heap of ruins; the flames spreading the
from refreshments and warm stimulants on such a cold night would
c have encouraged a number of labourers' who were on the spot
floor to floor, and from one story to the other. The roaring of
roppi. off
the elements, the falling of large timbers, and the noise of rite
to work with greater energy, instead of dwaterngThe Bank of one by one
engines, occasionally intermingled woh ihe shouts of the firemen after standing for some time in cold
England porters and others connected with that establishment
and assistants, was almost deafening. Tbe firemen never f/aggeri
rendered great assistance during the night in saving property
in their ell'orts from the commencement of the fire, hut in vain;
and working the engines. It surely is not too much to expect
the Exchange no longer exists; it is entirely. destroyed.
that within a circuit of two miles, embracing the East India
The walls in the interior of the Exchange fell with a treuien- House, the Cirstotn•House, Mansion House, Royal Exchange,
dous crash, carrying away with them the numerous statues of Bank of England, Excise Office, South Sea House, Guildhall,
the Kiwis and Queens who have reigned in England from the the courts of justice, not less than thirty large churches, and a
time of William the Conqueror. The shell of the lofty tots er great number of banking houses and large commercial establish-
still remains, but it is feared that it will fall; and should itcome meats, that a corps of firemen and watermen, with a sufficient
down in the direction of the houses opposite in Cornhill. the de- number of enginee, should be maintained for the especial pro-
struction of property will be fearful. It is but tight to state tection of such property.
that every precaution has already been taken by the city au- One of the most remarkable circumstances connected with the
tborities, and no one is allowed to pass along Cornhill. At fire at the Royal Exchange, is the fact that at 12 o'clock, when
five o'clock the fire was still raging, but all appiebension of the flames had just reached the north-west angle of the building,
danger to the surrounding buildings was at an end. The works and were rapidly making their way to the tower, the chimes
of several engines at this hour were so contracted by the frost struck up as usual at that hour the old tune "There's use luck
that it was impossible to work them. Crowds of persons ate about the house;" and coutinued for five minutes. The effect
assembled ia all parts of the city. and nothing else is talked of 'was extraordinary, and the tune was distinctly beard. Alas!
but the destruction of the Royal Exchange. The shops of the •it was the last time the silysr.tuned bells, whose Joyful notes in
news-agents and bookseller,, and the officers of the stock-brok- playing at intervali -of every three 'hours " God save the
ors are insured.
Queen," " Life..let us cherish," "'There's tae luck about the
Several accidents occurred during the fire, and one man, who house," and on Sundays ,the old 104th Psalm, have so often
received very severe injuries by the falling of- a chimney at the gliddened the hearts of the citizens, and amused the frequenters
south-west angle of the building, was conveyed to the hospital. of "Change, are silent-forever, and are either melted bythe in-
Serious as the loss of this noble building must be to our mer- tense beat or broken to pieces. The grand peal of 12 bells in
chants and citizens, and the nation at large, the serious inter- the steeple of Spiialfieids church, With similar chimes, were de-
ruptioa the dreadful calamity must occasion to business will be stroyed by fire about two year's ago, and, to the disappointment
ten titnes more so. All the books and papers connected with of the people of the east end, have not yet been restored. The.
Lloyds, the Royal Exchange Assurance, and other mercantile only chimes now esisting'are thrise of St. Clement Danes, in
companies, ate with few exceptions.-destroyed. 'Ube thorough- the Strand, on which ihe'old 104th Psalm is played every four
fare through Corn hill and Threadneedle-stieet must necessarily hours, and the musical chimes of St. Giles's church, Cripple-
be dosed, and a great many business Ira nsactions 'will be sus"- gate, and St. Dioir!s Backchnrch, Fenchurch.street. Formerly
pended. There is no calculating the great inconvenience which a great many churches in -loridon, ,including' St. Margaret's
must he the result of this event, as far as businesi is concerned, and St. Sepulchre's, had chinie hammers annexed to the bells. -
and the merchants and traders will, for a time, be deprived of . The following are additional particulars of the fire, and its
their old meeting place; but there is too much enterprise and consequences, which we have collected from various sources:—
liberality among the citizens and the mercantile cominnnisy The streets leading to the scene of devastation were covered
to sufrel: the inconvenience to exist long; and although the with ice and water yesterday; notwithstanding, people flocked
destruction of the Royal Exchange will ever be regretted, we from all quarters, unmindful of the cold and the wet, to obtain
hone that a new eschauge more commodious than the last. and a glimpse of the ruins. In the evening the open space at the
with greater 'facilities for the transaction of business will be bottom of Cornhill was crowded with people of both sexes. The
erected. It is, of course, well known tbat ibe Gresham com- dilapidated appearance of the tower and the walls of the Ex-
change presented a woful sight. Volumes of flame and smoke
Ex-
mittee, named after tbe founder of the building, Sir T. Gresham,
occasionally issued
minds of
the ruins, producing a
_ra feeling
oo f_ awe
are the trustees of the property, and to them will the public
look with the greatest anxiety for the erection of a new exchange, and ernsr in the.
.the spectators. Mr.
. B • idw 0.1 still_
worthy of our great metropolis, and the nation at large. • remained on the spot, giving directions to his men. In the
course of the afternoon two lahre iron chests, belonging to the
Royal Exchange Fire' and Life Assurance Company, were
dragged out of the ruins into the open street, where they re-
main. It appeared from what transpired anionget some of the
gentlemen connected with the company, that the chest con-
tained deeds and documents to an extensive amount, but whe-
ther they had- sustained any damage front the fire, as they were
not 'opened, *could not lie ascertained. Amongst the valuable
articles is' a splendid painting which decorited the Gresham
committee-room, and said to be worth £3,000. An attempt was
made to save it by the city watchmen, before the tire had reached
that part of the building. but the smoke mei intense heat com-
pelled them to make a hasty retreat. The fire brigade also at-
tempted to Save the painting, but with no better success. Ott
penetrating over the burning embers into the quadrangle, a
melancholy sight presented itself, nothing being observed of the
piazza and the splendid embellishments which adorned the
edifice, buta mass of rubbish. The whole of the colonnade hid
been- forced down by
.the falling root's and timbers, and the
statues of the various monarchs were lying about, many of them
. broken to pieces. The lofty chimneys on each side present a
very alarining appearance, a.nd threaten to fall with every gust
of Wind. The statues over the poi tico of the principal entrance,
representing Europe. Asia, Africa. and America, and those of
-Kings Charles 1. and 11., and Sir Thomas Gresham, have not
sustained any material injury. We have spoken of the orderly
conduct of the people on Wednesday nigiit. when the fire
threatened the destruction of the Bank of England, and St.
Bartholomew Church, but we cannot say so much of the beha.
viour of the people collected yesterday.. Such was their violent
and uproarious conduct, that the barriers which had been
erected at the top of Bartholomew- lane, and at the end of Corn-
hill, next Grate( hutch-street and Threadneedle-street, were
found insufficient to resist the pressure of the assembled crowds.
The.iron barriers mused on certain occasions at the Old Bailey
were sent for, and immediately fixed, which prevented the Ina-
titude reaching Cornhill.
The amount of property destroye3 in the Royal Exchange is
not yet known, but it must be very great. With regard to the
different persons who occupy the shops in the arcades under the