The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

we could see there v

few moans esc
view there wei

from the funereal veil of smoke which .gr
stitouded them, appeared caim!y to drop i

creature at our feet offered

his rescue ; the

ly weal

us can never I

g expression of the faces

before

The flames at the time were above and around us ; but
human aid was of no avail. In five minutes from the
time of which we make mention the mass of human
beings who bad but a short interval previous been in the
enjoyment of a full and active life were exposed to our'
view a mass of calcined bones.

THE CALAMITOUS_ FIRE Al ST. JOHN'S,

NE WFO U N DLAND

We have received three of St. John's papers, of,
believe, the most recent dates received, viz.—the Rol
Gazette of June 15tb, and the Times of the 17th and 2(

all devoted almost exchi-

sively to details of and
gration which on the 9th of June redo
town to ashes, of which we have betoie furnished

ks on the de

ticulars

These papers bear testimony, private and official, to
the great exertions made by the military, civiliark; and
others, to arrest the calamity, but in vain. The conduct
of the bishop and clergy is also gratefully acknowledged.
The Gazelle notices the immediate and judicious mea-
sures of the governor, and contains copies of circulars, to
the Governor-General of Canada; to the British Consuls
at New York and Boston, apprising them of the cala-
mity; also, general orders, setting forth the merits of
those who had distinguiThid themselves on the trying oc-
casion. This Gazelle also contains several proclamaticns
announcing, in consequence of the fire, the postponer.-
of several official meetings. sessions of courts, &c.
of these proclamations forbids any person from erecting
new buildings on the sites of those destroyed, until a
survey be made by government, and a better formation
of streets be adopted.

The St. John's Times gives an almost heart-rending
account of the fire, furnishing a list of no fewer than 6
mercantile houses which have fallen a prey to the filmes.

The Protestant parish

,ts immedia

third of the cong
school-rooms left.

arch was b

can fin

rance into the

In the two numbers of this papei

which we have received there are some advertisements
showing the wants and wishes of the inhabitants after
their sufftring., and the desire of tl
lost all to tf,lie advant
stances, to begin the w
are advertised for

gain, &

who have not

outskirts ; o

;eon has
7 Hospi

quart'rs

b 3 consulted at ili
Judge Lilly •" a not;

insurance claims;

&eines are left ;". dr

they will sell

opened in new loca

ctive ci re
articles a

opened

iced 1

nee of "The Ho

as ever ; a few

t the fire and in

possession of any one is required to be restored to the
police magistrates, or --; the Bank of British North
America has been opened in a room at the Government
House; a b!ock and pump--raker states that he now
" lives near the Golden ;" many announce that
have erected temporary bulltlings, &c., &c.
the accounts of the file are most doletul. The par
the 30th) from which we have quoted, star--

hey
%ftt-r all,
of

sad account of our situation the Unicorn (now expected
wiih the first June mail) frill have to convey on her return
from this port !—But a few days back, and her ex
commander beheld this commercial cilv
perous state. Now, alas! he may beho
ea- 1"

a pros

MELANCHOLY CA ['ASTRO Eow THE GREAT
FRENCH. NORTHERN RAILROAD.

au• u.. uuy meriuonea ortetty
that a serious accident had occurred on the above line
near Arras.

owing on