The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-08
From the London Times, Jan. IL
DESTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.

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DESTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.
An event which may be regarded almost as a ma
tional calamity occurred LIS night--lhe Royal Elk
change is heap Of ruins destructive fire has laid
waste this extensive commercial build ng, one OF The
most m gnihcent in Europe.
We are most happy in stating that the general I'M
derstanding is that the whole OF the books and the
valu BILE documents al Lloyds have been saved and
notice has Just been put up in different parts that
the business of that establishment will be carried on
al the Jerusalem Coffee House. In The wall fpart
of The ruins at the northeast end, large iron chest
can be plainly seen, which Is supposed To contain
some valuable documents. The ingress and egress
10 and from the bank is very difficult not only in
consequence OF the regulations To keepoh the crowd
but from The vast quantity OF water that IS kept how
ing through the street in order TO supply the engines
We are happy in being enabled 10 state that The
whole of the papers and memoranda connected with
The policies and assurances effected al LloydS dur
ing the last year have been saved--the underwriters
drawers in the different tables have en- secured ana
.pusited in Blrthoomew'S Church and The Bank of
England, where they are kept till claimed By their
respective owners. So great was the anxiety torres
cue every crap OF paper and every species OF pro-
perry from the destructive element, that B.nk OF
Engl nd notes to The amount OF E100 or LOU were,
this morning, found openly living on chest in ST.
Bartholomew's Church, which had been there dur
ing the whole of the night, although hundreds of
persons had been eng ged in depositing property
there during the fire.
The Roya Exchange is stated to be insured for
f65O00 in one establishment. II is said that The
building cannot be replaced for less than fl50,000.
One account says: "The safety vaults under the
Exchange which are now covered with immense
heaps OF ruins and which contain the account books
and other valuable properly belonging the London
bankers il was hoped had escaped damage; but, I'M
fortunately, we learn that there was not less than
four feet water IN them, which was being pumped
out as fast as circu instances would permit"
Destruction Of me Emperor NicholaSs Winter Pa
Rcg bg FSrc.-A letter of December 30.h from ST.
Petersburg, states that destructive nre broke out,
the previous evening, in the winter Palace As soon
as the conillgraton, which sool extended through
out the whole of the Palace perceived, the En-
press and the Grand Duchess Maria (the Emperors
daughter) took refuge in the Hoel OF the Minister
ofForegn Afflirs, while the Emperor, accompanied
by the Grand Duke, This eldest SOM and the Grand
Duke M,cnael, personally gave the necessary direc-
tons for extinguiShing the flames which were for
tunaely prevented from communicating with either
the Hermitage, or the buildings adjoining the winter
Palace. That magnificent building itself was, how
ever totally destroyed The Emperor and his family
afterwards established their temporary residence at
| the Palace of Anitschoh'
PARts, Jan. ll.-In the debate on the Address in
the Chamber of Deputies, n will be perceived that
| an amendment 10 the Address in favor Of the ma.
lion lity OF Poland carried yesterday by large
majority and that warm discussion was commence
ed on the question Of an intervention in Spain, a
measure to which the President of the Council de-
clsred himself decidedly opposed.