Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-06-10
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on the "a INST, bringing LONDON anu ih'e'Poo'
papers to the 10Th.
The money market remained just about the
nme as at tho last previous dates.
The Queens great Bal Masque was the most
SPLENDID affair Of the kind ever got up The
English papers are full Of the particulars.
The Limerick Chronicle states that there was
snow on the Kerry mountains, in Ireland, on the
18th.
A successful experiment had been made in
Londen, by several distinguished physicians, in
removing cataract from the eye by means of
galvanisln The subject created good deal Of
interest
Seven more ships, with sixteen hundred troops
had sailed for India, which shows dctermina-
ton on the part of the government to push the
war against the Afaghunstan.
There continued to be great many failures
in the commercial business of London, and al
SO in the manufacturing towns. One Of the
heaviest houses in Manchester stopped pay
ment on the 14th.
The southern Counties Of England had suf-
fered somewhat from drought, while in the nor
thern part the season was quite wet On the
whole, vegetation was quite promising
The disturbances in some portions Of Ireland
still continued, and were generally traceable to
the excitement on the subject of "repeal." The
country in and about Tpperary was in u very
excited condition.
There was terrible explosion Of disillcry in
Church street, Lambeth, on the 18TH but
short distance from the palace of Archbishop of
Canterbury. Several persons were injured
A column of ignited spirit was thrown upwards
of fifty feet into the air.
A great fire is said to have befallen the Aus
trian town Of Steger, not far from Lnz, where
400 houses were consumed, and three fourths
Of the inhabitants, who were celebrated for their
iron manufactures, were loft without shelter
DESTRUCTION OF ONE FIFTH OF
THE CITY OF HAMBURGH BY
FIRE.
The city Of EIamburgh, the great commercial
emporium Of Germany, one Of the most flour
ishng on the continent OF Europe, is heap of
ruins. Her merchants we're rejoicing at the
prospect held out by the promised improve
ments in our commercial tariff: now they arc
mourning over their richly stored warehouses
in ashes, their houses devou-ed by the flames
and their prospects of increasing prosperity sea,
tered to the four winds ofheaven.
The fire, which broke out on Wednesday
night, the 18th inst, and which, there is every
reason to believe, was the work of an inccndary
extended TO fifty-two streets, most of whc,
were reduced to ashes. On rough calcula-
ton, the loss of property was from three to four
millions sterling, but it is believed that the to.
tai loss will be double that amount. No person
can tell how many lives were lost, but great
number Of persons must have persisted. The
canals through the city were dry, so that no wat.
er could be found. The fire ragged from We'd
nesday night till Saturday morning.
On the latter day, at 8 o'clock, the Danish
Hanoverian, and Prussian troops entered the
town, and, being well supplied with gunpowdcr
commenced blowing up the houses to arrest the
progress of the flames. This was completed,
effected by Sunday morning. The Sena'e or
dered everp person to leave town, and nothing
could exceed the heart-rendng spectacle o
thousands of poor people frantic with their los
ses, and without the means Of procuring food Of
shelter.
The destruction of I,mburgh is one of those
calamities which will be felt in every part OF tho
commercial world. Great as may be The credit
ofthe Senate and people of Hamburger with for
eign states century will elapse before the cit,
en- be replaced in all the prosperity destroys
BY this conhagration. In the midst of the con
fusion an incident occurred characteristic q
the government and the people. a public no
tee was every where put up, stating that th
vault under the bank, containing the gold an
sil-er bars, we're fire. proof, and that tho ban
books were all removed in perfect safety.
The Hamburger None Zetung of the lOt
instant, thus sums up the results of the cad ca
tastrcr he:
"Sixty streets. containing from 1900 to 900
houses, lie smouderng on the ground, and for
fearful bat picturesque rum. Two splendi
churches with seeples exceeding 400 feet i
height, another church with its tower, the Rat
Haus, where the Senate he'd their stings, tn
old exchange, the repository OF the archives, III
building of the Patriotic Society, are all destroy
ed The I;.ichspost Amt nearly al the grca
booksellers, the Offices oftwo newspapers, Oh
Borsenhalle and the Correspondent nearly a
the credt hotels and inns, tthe Old Condor, tn
BeveIere, Hotel de Russo, st Petersb%r.
Direct s llOte!, INC ATUWH lTIltP, llD w ~
Man, the Bramer Amthaus, the black E!ephan
the principal magazns DIES modes and repositt
res of fashion, and nearly all the chief apohcct
RES, are destroyed. The following are safe =
The celler where the bullion is deposited at h
Bank, the Catharien-strase, der Wardralusc, i
Reighen,strase, &c.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PEI
SONS KILLED AND MANY MAINE
AND WOUNDED.
A deplorable catastrophe took place on SUI
day evening week, on the Versailles and Mo
don Railway, by which one hundred and TWEEN
persons we're killed, or have since died of the
wounds, and many manned and wounded.
In honor OF the Kings fete, the walerwor
in the garden of Versailles were playing
Sunday which attracted immense crowds fro
Doris Tho tr, IN tn which Tho 1rpa1ful arr