Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-02

The late rule adopted isrtke Senate On the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Benton, of devoiing the three first
hours of each day TO business deerring the debate
able subjects TO the aiternosn,) operates SO bone
hcially in the despatch OF subjects before the Sc
nate, and will continue greatly 10 facilitate the
transaction of business. that want stime, will in
great degree, 10 he urged for the postp one.
rnsnt 81 important subjects. The further change,
suggested by Mr.. Benton yesterday, in the rules OF
proceeding in the Senate, has been found so advan-
togeous. during experience of several years past
in the House OF Representatives, that we
what surprised it has no, been earlier suggested in
the Senate.
The House of Representatives has disagreed by
large majority, to the Seua,e's amendment, to the
Judiciary Bill. Whether either of the two bo-
dies will yield the point, and if either, which OF
them, are questions that cansot be answered with
corhdence: but we incline 10 the opinion tina, the
bill will not be los, by the adherence ofeach House
to the ground it has taken. Some change is so
imperously required, that it will probably be
found, in the end, to be the opinion of majority
in both Houses, that change OF the system can
well be for the worse Max. Int. -dpril, 30.
NEw-YoRK, April IS a very extensive and
destructive FIRE took place this morning about 3
o'clock, whereby the whole block known as the
Exchange Buildings, and occupying the site ofthe
old post Office, on the corner OF Garden and Viii
liam streets, was destroyed.
The FIRE is supposed TO have originated in the
garnet OF the centre building, occupied as tailor's
workshop; and nasmuch the partition walls
were not carried up to, and above the roof the up
per lofts OF all the stores in number, form
ed but one great The progress Of the flames
was very rapid, and owing 10 the very dangerous
construction OF these stores, the firemen absolute
~, aud rs the event soon proved very wisely, re-
fused 10 enter them, as on ordinary occasions they
are wont to do, with the utmost fearlessness.
The destruction of property is very large, bu, 10
lives were lost. Insurance was effected on the
buildings for $50 900; and goods at the Offices,
as TAR as we have learned, to the amount OF $50 -
600. There will BIO an immense amount uncover
ed. NJ. Rossiere the agent of Messrs. Ternaux S;
Co. OF Paris, had insurance to the amount OF $40 =
600 on cloths, SC. in his store, but lost between
20, and $4,000 more. These cloths were all
packed up ready TO be moved, and would have been
sent off yesterday but for the rain. M. Casthalaz,
who had just moved in from Maden-lane, lost a
very large assortment OF Leghorn bonnets and fan
cy articles, probably $4,000 more than was in
sured. Mr.. Regulus lost a considerable stock OF
coffee and indigo, all uninsured. Alex. Graham,
Esq. succeeded in saving all his law papers His
neighbours, Messrs. Van Hook and William III
Maxwell, less fortunate, theirs being all des
troyed. Mr.. Saunders, har-cutter, lest much of
his properly, and narrowly escaped, being engaged
in the upper stories, in packing up what he could,
whom the roof fell in. The office, books and pa
pers, of the Marble Manufacturing Company were
destroyed, but nothing valuable is supposed to
have been thereby lost.
A request in writing had been left at this Office
that we would caution the public that a barrel of
arsenic lies scattered in Garden-street among the
ruins. Property 10 the amount OF nearly $3C, 900
was saved in the Garden-street Church-yard
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