The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-22

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\ protected their building.
IL is impossible at present TO estimate the damage
with any Thing approaching To accuracy, oul II eor'a
| IN cannot be less than t5h,OOO
The fire ia Fetter lane broke out at hall past thIee'
accustomed by a tremendous explosion OF coinbusll-
bles in a house occupied by Mr.. Newberry, ptaeir
cal chemist, AMI pyroeehnic artist OF celebrity
| Upon several neighbors and policemen haslenlhg 70
The snot they discovered the house in flames, the shop
! front blown TO atoms, and MIR. Newberry lying on
the ground nsensible, with no other apparel olt ms
night dress. They had scarcely raised hln before
MERGING shrek was heard from the apartments above,
and on looking up they saw a gentleman with wood
en- les endeasorng to get out OF the lhird hoor VIM
dow. -,
! His intention evidently TO drop from the sill,
but as the flames neared him his courage failed, and
he retired into the apartment doubtless TO seek hight
by another quarter and in this he was foiled for IN
another instant he reappeared at the window, and,
uterng cry Of despair, precpltated himself head
long into the street The gentleman proved to be
MIR. Rose, who, with his wife, occupied apartments
| In the house.
Mrs Rose and her sisters, the Misses Creed, slept
on the first floor, but, before any assistance could be
rendered them they had pershed--the dense body Of
fire and flame succeeding the explosion rendering any
attempt Of their friends and neighbors TO save them
aborlive. Considerable delay occurred on the arrival
Of the engines, in consequence OF the brigade being
required at the other fires and the adjoining houses
| were thereby placed in imminent peril, but, after
little exerton, all alarm for their safety subsidized the
immense power Of the combustble matter not having
left body Of fire likely to be Of any duration, but
merely heap of smouldering ruins
by the continuous application Of the hose the heat
Of the burning fragments became less mtoerable and
the first effort of the fremen search among
the dying embers for the remains Of the unfortunate
ladies'. In short time cry OF horror arose among
the crowd on the blackened corpse of Mrs. Rose
being seen in she'll, which being conveyed by
the brigade and police Of the building to the work
shop of an undertaken in Bartletts buildings.
The damage done TO the neighboring tenements in
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the glass in most of the shops and houses being bro
ken by the violence of the shock, which felt at
great distance from the scene of devastation and
some idea of the tremendous force with which the
combustlble matter operated, may be imagined from
the fact that chest Of drawers contained in the
house carried clean through the wall at the back
of the house to the extremity Of Bareits buildings,
distfnce of fifty yards, forcing it into dairy,
against which IT struck.
The Queen of England and her Consort arrived at
lreport, IN France, on the evening OF Saturday. sep
TENDER =, and then proceeded TO the Chateau d Eu
The landing of Her Majesty, and her reception by
the King aud Royal family Of France fill columns of
the London papers.
PRoRoGATIoN PARLIAMENT.--HoUsE OF LORDS,
Aug. 2i-The House Of Lords opened to-day
little after twelve O'clock and Immediately con-
siderable number of ladies admitted, and oc-
cuped the benches usually appropriated to the Peers
The American Minister (Nlr. Everett,) and we be
lieve the Whole corps dplomatque present
more room must have been provided had more ar
rived. Her Majesty then read the following speech
THE speech itself says little which is not common
place, except the portion which relates TO Ire and
VIII ch we give below. In reading that portion Of
the document, Her Majesty, it is said, raised her
!, voice, and emphasized good deal
My Lord. and Gcntlemen,
have observed with the deepest concern the per.
, N % l4-cO
and dlssIection among my subjects in Ireland and to
I excite them 10 demand repeal OF the legislative
Union.
ID has been and ever will be my earnest desire to
administer the Government of that country in spl-
rit of strict Justice and mplrtia y, and to co-ope
rate with parliament in etectIng such amendments
I in the existing laws may tend TO improve the So
cal condition and to deyelope the natural resources
, Of Ireland
From deep conviction that the legislative Union
is not less essential to the attainment of these objects
than the strength and stability Of the empire 1t Is
my firm q determination, with your support and under
the blessing OF Divine Providence, TO maintain invo-
late that gelt bond Of connection between The two
countries.
have iorborne from requiring additional powers
for CONFEDERATION OF designs hostile TO the concord
aud welfare of my dominlons as well from my I'M
i, willingness dstrust the efficacy Of the ordinary
law, for my reliance the good sense and patri
A otlsm of my people, and on the solemn declaration
of Parliament in support of the legislative Union.
who have influence and authority ireland will dis.
courage to the utmost OF their power, a system Of
pernicious agitation which disrurbs the industry and
retards the improvement of that country and eX.
cites feelings OF mutual dls.rust any luminosity be-
tween different classes Of my people.
Mr. AYnER.-This celebrated American yaulter,
who has been performing at tie English Opera, I'M
der the management Of Van Ambrrg and Titus met
his death at the circus OF Mr.. Batty in attempting 10
) throw a double somerset, IN which, instead Of light
ing on his feet, he fell his neck, and instantly
killed.
, Rank OF FSGIANp-The return Of the quarterly
average of the weekly liabilities and assets Of the
Bank Of England, from the Goth Of May 10 the l2,h
instant both days inclusive, has been made. Com
A pairing this return with the previous from the
2ld OF April 10 the 18th Of July, the circulation j.
now Cl9 ,3jS 600 against fl9 ,2S0, 000-bcng in
crease of (7S,UU0; the deposcs eli ,2lS 600
against Go, 72i an increase Of Sl94OOO,
= and making the total Of the liabilities t30, $40 900
The securities are f2 $4,000 against f2l ,462, =
600, being an increase Of tl2S 600. The bullion j.
fll $50 600 against eli 6l50jO, being an increase
Of e205g0O, and making the total Of the assets t33 =
7l0,00l.{ The surplus or rest Is now t3,l34 900
against f3 ,O00 being increase Of t6l 900 du-
, sing the present month
+ From the London Times, Aug 81.
o The Paris Journals Of Friday and Saturday have
i reached uS by our usual express
6 The opposition papers OF Friday comment in Sc
e we're the COLLISION with the French fisher.
men off Newfoundland, in which one of them was
Z killed 10y the fire Of English vessel The Copsti-
y tutionnel observes that Il true that those
9 fishermen were within English limits, and that warn
ing had been given and dsregarded, the English
yctie had other means TO enforce respect for her
rights than by having 10 the brutal argu-
i ment Of firearms. lie could have seized the de-
linquens, and have had them tried instead Of firing
c upon them.
= The facts Of the case thus stated in a letter
dated ST. Pierre de Miquelon, July % which pub.
lished :" 81 the French iournnis'
! cannot suffer my countrymen 10 remain in igno-
rance of act Of assassination committed by an off