The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-21 00:00:00

GREAT FIRE IN MANCHESTER.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY TO TEE AMOUNT Or 430,0010.

(From our own correspondent.)
MANCHESTER, MONDAY.—One of the most destructive
fires broke out this morning that has been known in Man-
chester for many years, the flames spreading with such
rapidity that within a few hours after the fire was discovered
damage estimated at more than X 30,000 was done.
The building destroyed is a warehouse situated in Piccadilly,
near the heart of Manchester, and was occupied by Messrs.
Patchett and Jones, who have. for some years carried on
business under the style of "The Union Carrying Company."
Messrs. Patchett and Jones were canal carriers, and the
warehouse, which was originally built by them, but bad been
recently sold
,to Lord Frantis Egerton for £ll,OOO, was
erected, for the convenience of their business, over the Roch-
dale canal. it had a frontage of nearly forty yards to Picca-
dilly, and extended backwards about twenty yards,—two
rooms in front only, occupied as shops, being let off, the one
to a commission agent, named Holmes, the other to a saddler.
The building, including the basement, was eight stories
high, and adjoined, on the Ncest, the silk warehouse of Mr.
J. H. Cockburn, the eastern gable abutting upon Auburn-
street, opposite the warehouse of Mr. John Gibbon, nail-
manufacturer.
The premises were discovered to be on fire about twenty
minutes past twelve o'clock this morning, by some persons
casually passing, who observed smoke issuing from that part
of the warehouse situate immediately over the Rochdale
canal, and the alarm being given, information was transmitted
by the police, and through several other different channels at
the same time, to Mr. Rose, superintendent of the fire-police
estabiishment, at the town's yard. That gentleman displayed
his usual activity, and was on the spot with his first engine
in about twenty minutes after the alarm was given, and four
other engines followed in quick succession. The supply of
water both from plugs the street and the canal was good,
and the engines were brJught into play in an incredibly short
space of time. Short as the time lost had been, however.
it was too great to leave a chance of saving the property.
The goods in the warehouse, which were of immense quantity,
supposed to exceed £20,000 in value, were of an extremely
combustible nature, consisting principally of cotton, corn.
and groceries, and the flames having, it is supposed, got well
hold of the cotton, which was in the lower part of the build-
*, when the fire was first discovered, spread with a rapidity
almost unprecedented. The whole building was wrapped
in flames by the time the engines got into play, and under
these circumstances the exertions of the firemen were pru-
dently directed to saving the surrounding property. In a few
hours from the first discovery of the fire the whole of this
large pile of warehousing was a heap of ruins. The eastern
gable, in falling, carried away some portion of the roof of Mr.
Gibbon's warehouse, on the opposite side of Auburn•street,
and otherwise damaged that property to the amount of nearly
£3OO. The shop of Mr. Brown, and.the warehouse of Mr.
Ouleston, on the opposite side of Piccadilly, were several
times on fire and received considerable damage also. The
stock of Mr. Holmes, commission agent, and that of Mr.
Hawkswortb, saddler, were totally destroyed; the latter not
being insured. The amount of loss has not been ascertained.
The value of property destroyed in the warehouses of
Messrs. Patchett and Jones we have already stated as estima-
ted at over £20,000; whether it was insured we have not
beat d. but there is reason to believe not, as the property con-
sisted of goods consigned to them merely for carriage on the
understanding that all risk was on the part of the consignees.
The origin of The fire is not known with certainty, but we
have already stated that the warehouse is built over the Roch-
dale-canal, and in this tunnel was lying a boat load of cotton,
there it is most probable the fire commenced, as the boat was
discovered to b. on fire at the time the alarm was first given.
The captain of the boat, his wife, and son, were all sleeping
on board, and were aroused by the clamourin the streets ad-
joining. All three, on being made sensible of their danger,
jumped, almost in a state of nudity, into the canal, and were
got ashore. The captain was severely burnt while in the
water by a quantity of floating wool, which was on fire, and
now lays in a dangerous state at the Infirmary. The ruins
of the warehouses have choked up the canal,.and its naviga-
tion will consequently be impeded by it, probably for several
days.

THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE.—The Lord Mayor has
issued cards of invitation to all the Cabinet Ministers to a
grand dinner at the Mansion-house on Monday, the 17th of
January, to meet Prince Albert, in order to celArate the
laying of the foundation stone of the New Royal Exchange.
KINMEL PARE.—The splendid mansion of Lord Dinor-
ben, at Kinmel Park, in North Wales, lately destroyed by
fire, will not be rebuilt. In consequence of the great expense
(estimated at about £50,000), and his lordship having no
heir to inherit the property, the undertaking has been relin-
quished.
UNEXPECTED Goon FORTUNE.—A singular instance of
good fortune has, within the last few days, happened to.;
poor man named George Peters, with a numerous familyb
who followed the occupation of a journeyman baker, and re-
sides in an obscure street at Camberwell. It appears that a
distant relative, residing at Bath, and from whom no expec-
tations were ever entertained, has recently died, bequeathing
to the wife of Peters large funded property amounting to near
£50,000. Peters has for some time been working at his trade
• in the city.
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CURIOUS FACT.—On Saturday last, a Newfoundland dog,
whilst running along Prince's-street, had his attention at.
tracted by the stuffed animals in the window of Mr. Carfrae,
taxydermist. In particular, his eye was arrested by a large
and rather ferocious-looking boar hound, and so enraged did
he get by the steady gaze of the stuffed animal, that he actually
sprang through the shop-window for the purpose of wreaking
his vengeance on it. The broken glass, however, cut his face
so much, that his courage immediately cooled, and he ran off
apparently in great terror.—Caledonian Mercury.
A CLINCH ER. —The corn-laws must be repealed. That's
certain. Mr. Plint's speech did the needful. What do our
readers think the corn-laws have done now ? They all know
that the epidemic which has for many months been raging
amongst cattle, has reduced the supply at market, and con-
sequently has considerably raised the price of beef. The
doctors have tried in vain to discover the cause or the re-
medy for this visitation. Mr. Plint has beat them. He's
found it out. It's all owing to the corn-laws. The infer-
ence. therefore, is plain. Repeal that obnoxious measure,
and the epidemic will cease—cattle multiply and wax fat—
beef fall down to twopence or threepence a pound—and wages
•
to two shillings and sixpence a week.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Three o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—This DAY

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

We had very few arrivals of Grain tip to Friday last, ow-
ing to stormy and unsettled weather, which having abated
and changed to frost, several vessels, previously near at
hand, have worked into port ; and we have to note for this
day's market a moderate supply of Wlieat, chiefly Canadian,
with some parcels of Beans, Pease, and a little Barley from
abroad.—Of Oats the quantity fresh in is light, but of Irish
Oiltmeal rather liberal ; and of Flour, mostly from Canada.
upwards of 10,000 barrels, with 409 from the States, and
2,ooo'bags from Calcutta.
Although we had a tolerably fair attendance of buyers this
morning, and holders of Wheat at the opening of the market
appeared firm, the former on the whole were rather inactive;
and the transactions throughout being very moderate in
amount, the slight mention noticed on Friday was more ge-
nerally confirmed, and the trade concluded heavily at that
abatement,

Flour, especially States and Canadian, was a little more
saleable at our last quotations.

____
Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease continued to meet a very
limited demand, with a slight tendency in each to decline in

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 14th to the 20th December, 1841, inclusive

CANADA, Yo.
REIGN. TOTAL.
LAND. HS. & U.STS.I

COAST-

Qrs.
Qrs.
Qrs,
Qrs
Qrs

1616 67,47
s2ll ' 574

21434 1

960 212390'6 1'12316

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, 3 Pat

every consumer,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

value.
Notwithstanding Oats came rather sparingly forward, very
few sales of this grain were effected today, and late prices
were scarcely maintained.
Oatmeal, likewise, remained in slow request ; and Some
parcels were offered 3d. per 240 lbs. below the currency of
this day se'nnight, without any material progress in its dis-
posal being practicable.

.
Beans
Pease . Qrs,
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
•
Indian Corn .
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. . . Loads 5278 18 143
Flour . Sacks \ 1558 2020 I 3258
Ditto . Eris. ' 1,;655 1.645
Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs. ; Oats,
1223 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 3362 Ids; Flour, sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs.; Barley, 10 qrs.; Malt,
qrs.; Oats. 97 qrs ; Beans, 22 qr.; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat-
meal, 6o loads; Flour, -- sacks, 15 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 1235
qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads ;
Flour, barrels.--Coastwise. Wheat, 266 'qrs. ; Barley, 100
qrs. ; Malt, 65 qrs. ; Oats, qrs. ; Beans, 12 qrs. ; Rye.
qrs. ; Pease, 15 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 10 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 45 ldsi ;
Flour, 183 sks, 3078 barrels.

Average prices.of Grain, for the week coding Dec. 10, 1441.
iVheat 625. 7d. i Barley 30s. gd. I Oats.. 225. ad. Rye.. 444. ed.
Beans.. 395. ed. 1 Pease.. 395. 4d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. G4s. gd. I Barley 325. 4d. Oats.. 225. 4d. Rye..4ss.
Beans.. 40,. 2d. I Pease.. 495. 4d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, tke. this week.
Wheat22s. Bd. Barley 13s. 10d. Oats .. 13s. 9d. I Rye. • 6s• 6d.
Beans 9s 6ci. I Pease .. 9s. lid. I Ind. Corn Os. od. I Flour 134.7 e.
Ditto from British Colonies out of Enrope.
Wheat—. . as. Od. Parley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... Os. 64.
Beans.. Ss. I Pease.. 3s. I Indian Corn.. us. od. Flour.. 3s. Od.
Liverpool Averages, week ending Dee. 14, 1841.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
Qrs l6B 020
Prices

to-day. and fully 2,500 to 3,000 bales have been sold at yes-
terday's prices—with a steady market.
Surats are more sought after, and new Cotton is shunned

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21.
Arts lvF.D.—Grange, M'Millan, and Richard, from M on.
.=
--
treal—Herculean, Grindley, from hi Ontreal-11 /weer, Brown,
,
from Lima—Wilsons, Campbell, from Demerara—Malabar. Barker,
and Andrew White, —, from Quebec
British aing. from Born.
bay arid Clyde—Lancashire, Lyon, from Savannah—Winter, —,
from Newfoundland—Hebrew, —, from Mobile—Die Biene,
Schanr, from Danzic.
. SAI 1.E1),--John Taylor, Fleming, for Africa—and Denison, Pear-
son, for Antigua.

Off the Port, at 10 a.m. 2 ships, 1 barque, 2 brigs and 3 schooners.
Grange, M' Milian, from Montreal, at thisporytr,a7s withalon, hencessofbo atw.
sprit,p Demerara
aep
rli idaar:ai Smith;ngbe in contact with the Andrew White, off liardsey
Saudbach, BisPh and L
Earl Pawls; Todhunter; from New Orleans, at the Cape of Good

hope •
Maid of Mona, Blake, hence and Table Bay, at'Algoa Bay
sailed from Leghorn Sth Dec. and Jsne &
Euphemia, Dearness, hence at Leghorn
Wave, Curnh both for Liverpool
____.—, hence at Swinemunde
Jessie,
Dorothea Bertha, +,
GE
ili(s)rei.aciam Schultz, „,..,71,,i
h,,; $'
hence
rh,
c„De Dec.at
rtnanskY, hence at Danaic, for Palau, with
Hatubro'
loss of 80 sac
ie„ry, Smith. from Africa to Liverpoo!, was spoken Vth Nov,
in wt. 26, long. ;if*,
Lady Colebrook, —, hence to Savannah, was spoken Sib
Dec. in lat. 41, long. 28
Parnpero. —, hence to Monte Video, was spoken ith Sept' in
at. 7 )3, long. Is W
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