The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-20

GREAT FIRE IN TORONTO. gentleman of this
city who arrived from Toronto, informs us that a
nesiay afternoon, which destroyed five brick houses
Younge street. two taverns and three stores and the
tensve iron foundry Of Cheney Mstcaii together vita
originated, 1t said, in stable belonging to the Rob
Roy tavern in the rear Of the foundry and the wind
blowing briskly from the east with the combustibe ma
ture Of the buildings the flames spread with terrific rapid
ty to the range Of brick buildings Younge street. CIV
ing the numerous inhabitants OF the upper stories hardly
time TO escape with their lives and few OF their most
valuable articas. required the utmost exertions Of
their not over valiant fire department to prevent the fire
from crossing Younge street to the wooden buildings
pose The city Of Toronto has improved very much In
growth and appearance within two years past but there
Is still room for much improvement and in nothing
more than the fire department To citizen OF Rochester
who is used to witness the performance Of gal.
liant fremen in battling the devourng element there
Is much that is highly ludicrous at fire in Toronto.
Mr. Cheney, Of the firm OF Cheney Hunter in this city,
is sufferer by this fire. but to what amount he has not
been able to ascertain -Roch Dem.
LATE FROM NAssAU.-By the arrival Of the Mag
net Capt. Roberts, we have received from our cor
respondent file Of the Royal Gazette to the 10th INST
The Gazette Of the 3ist says:-
"On Monday the steam packet Trent, CON- Boxer ar.
vessel proceeded we understand from the discovery,
when in dock at Bermuda, that there defect In her
rndter which rendered necessary to stop Tor s rper
We received by the Trent file OF the Bermuda Roy nj
Gazette to the 10th and files of the Bobadoes pspers TO
the 4h inst The Trinidad Standard TO the a. Is also In
From OF these papers copied account Of late
insurreconsry movement at the Island Of Dipnica The
Is stated to arise from census about to be taken Of
the population which the emancipsted portion. not
dersanding the nature Of put wrong construction on,
thereby occasioning spirit of nsurection, which ter
minated in bloodshed Up to the latest dates however,
all was quiet agaln."
The Gazette OF the 10th says 1--WE earn this morn.
ing by arrival from Habor Island that they have had
number of vessels from the United State Fl late which
has bad the effect Of giving abundance Of provisions and
cheap yet we are sorry to find that continuation Of dis
ress still exists among Of the inhabitants Of the up
per middle perts OF Euihera. Perhaps this may be
occasioned from the extreme ndoIence Of large portion
Of the smancpaed population, who sally ren,ss In
providing for themselves beyond their present moment Of
want.
The Br mail steamer Day previously noticed having
been ashore Havana arrived at Nassau the 9th
inst She ashore and half days, and suffered
materially In her bottom The u b. brig somers, Lieut.
5earey had arrived ut Nassau from Havana, end ssiled
from thence the 9th inst cruise Ia the Turks Is
land passage On her arrival at Nassau she exchanged
salutes with the fort Savannah Georean Aug. 15