American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-03

laws as that under consideration. A little care
will prevent much troHble. In the present in
stance, the looseness of phraseology, or the
want of precision, will cost many poor men
more than they can spare from the support of
their families, and may debar others from OBJ
tanning the benefit of the insolvent laws of the
State.
GREAT FIRE AT QUEBEC-Ten thousand persons
HouNless. A large portion of the city of One
bee was reduced TO ashes on Wednesday last.
The fire broke out about noon in Nh, Richard
sons tonnery in ST. Valiers suburbs, during
high wind, which carried the flames in an op-
Posite direction and in line with the q enera
Hospital. In one hour all the streets on the
right towards the city, were consumed, as far
as the Queens Wood Yard, including the
block of houses on the South, and as far as
Clearihucs Bakery. st. Charles street, north
and South, st, Pau's Market, and the Square
were consumed-the fire extending to McCul-
lum's brewery, including Lloyd s. Leppers,
Dining and o.'s, and McCulIum's wharves $.
AthaIf past the fire continued to rage, the
wind blowing from the northeast-the houses
inside the Palace gate, including the Engineer :
Office, Artillery Barracks, in imminent danger
the Powder magazine by no means safe, and
burning shingles being blown into St. John st.
1t was still burning at the last accounts About
10000 persons are supposed to have been left
without home by this calamity
THE WEATHER. In the vicinity of Boston,
on Friday night, there was severe frost
which considerably injured the crops On the
mountains near Wilkesbarre, Pa. on Saturday
night week, Snow fell to the depth of nearly
two inches. There was ice formed at Albany
and Utica on Thursday night.
Col. BUTLER. We have heard it stated up
on pretty good authority, says the Louisville
Courier, that Col. VIM. 0. Butler will receive
the appointment Of Minister to Russia, some
time in July next, at which time the four years
ofCol. Todd expires.
FASHION AND PEYroyA. The report that
Fashion and Peytona, were to run another race
over the Canton Course, near this city, is in
correct. Fashion has been 'turned OUT and
will run no more this spring. Neither horse,
after the race at Camden were in condition
to run again soon.
TESTIMONIALS. Green, the reformed gam
bier, has been presented with a beautiful silver
goblet, and several elegant silver spoons, by
the Washington Temperance Society of Ro-
chester, n. Y, for his exposition of the vices
of gambling.
ELEVEN Persons POISONED. A family of.
eleven persons were poisoned in Philadelphia
on Friday, and narrowly escaped death, from
eating biscuits in which lard was used supposed
to have been rendered from diseased pork.
POSTAGE. The distance from Pittsburgh to
Baltimore is 304 miles, to Philadelphia 80
Just enough to make the postage ten instead of
five cents. Boston is in the same category
PROTESTING FEES. Agreeably to a law of.
the last session of the Legislature of Maryland,
the fees for protesting bills, promissory notes,
&c., after the LIST of June, are reduced from So
to S2-one-half to the State and the other to
the Notary.