The southern press., 1851-07-10
AAolVlL OF TuE BALTIC.
Eemr pavs Later frsns Europe.

L.
more than ten days. She brought "a passen-
gers.
BY her we have received both London aud
Liverpool papers TO her day Of sailing inclusive.
The intelligence is not of extraordinary interest.
Cotton was little lower, and breadstuffs had
| improved 10 price.
LONDON, June 24th.-The course Of exchange
at New York on London for bills at so days
sight is ll04 per cent, and the par Of exchange
between England and America being l09 23 40
per cent, it follows that the exchange is nomi-
nally II per cent. in favor Of England; and
after allowing for difference of interest and
charges of transport, the present rate leaves a
considerable profit on the importation of gold
from the United States.
The English funds continue without change.
Consols for the opening remain at 96s to ex
div Bank stock left off 2l2 to 2l3 reduced,
9Th to ]; three and a quarter per cents, 98b to
+ long annuties, ~ indiabonds, 53s to 56s.
premium; and .exchequer bills, 43s. to 46s. pre-
MUM
Business in foreign securities is almost en-
tirely neglected, and prices remain without ma
terial variation.
| DESTRUCTIVE ECONFLAGRATIoN.-On the 23d
Of June, one of the most extensively destructive
fires which has occurred in or around London
for many years past took place in the borough
of Southwark; four immense hop warehouses
were utterly destroyed, and fifth so much burnt
and injured as to render it doubtful whether its
entire demolition will not be required.
No. warehouse, the property of Mr.. Alder
nan Humphrey, M. p, totally destroyed. 1t
WAS occupied as stores and warehouse room by
the aforementioned pers0ns:-- Cellars, by Mr
Hewitt, Amercanprovsion merchant; basement.
store, by Mr.. Dresser, cheesefactor first. second
| .,,I II h,y ~. nj I'll
manufacturer, of Turkey mills, near Maidstone
and the remaining floors by Messrs. Wigan &
Co., hop factors, of High-street, Borough. The
merchants were partly insured IN several offices.
No. 2 warehouse, belonging to Mr.. Alderman
Humphrey, destroyed. 1t was divided into six
stores; four of them were rented by Messrs.
Kitchen and Thornton, merchants, and the re-
naming by Messers. Wigan g. Co.. hop mer-
chants, insured.
No. warehouse, also the property of Mr.. Al
derman Humphrey, totally destroyed. The
whole Of the stores were rented by Messrs.
Wigan q Co, the hop factors. The firm had
nearly 10000 pockets of hops in this warehouse
The whole is destroyed, value ofeach pocket
averages from 12l. to 15l
So great indeed was the sacrifice as to affect
the hop and provision markets Of yesterday, the
burning of so much stock increasing the price.
As far at can be ascertained the offices in
terested in the losses are the following, and to
about the extent named Sun Flre-ofiice 5O,-
OOOl; Royal exchange, 30,O00l; Guardian, 20,-
O00I; Union, 100000; other Offices 100000.
| Some DAYS must necessarily elapse before the
exact amount OF losses can be accurately ascer-
tanned. According to the present estimates it
can be little short of 100000
Some portions of Lancashire were visited
with a storm on the 2lst, which, though of short
duration, was fearfuly violent and destroyed a
good deal of property.
THE GREAT ExHrBITIoN.-LoSDoN,J June 25
Next to the state opening the most impress
sive sight, perhaps, that the building has yet
presented, was yesterday morning.. Thousands
of shilling visitors had entered during the first
hour, when without note of preparation, by the
good management of about dozea policemen,
an avenue was ormed down the maze, and the
Queen who had, as usual, come early, was, on
leaving, enabled to pass along between living
walls of her people as quietly as if she was in
her own drawing room. Hitherto her Majesty
has usually taken her departure by one of the
side passages, but on this occasion she very unex-
pectedy put her shilling. paying subjects on
their trial for respectful and courteous behaviour
towards her. Leaving the north half of the In
dian department, and preceded only by Mr..
Mayne and Mr.. Belshaw, she proceeded, leaning
on the King of the Belgans, arm, to Osler's
fountain, which for a short time arrested her at
tention The effect at this point produced by
the thousands of excited spectators was exceed
ingy fine, and all kept their places with an ad-
mirabe and praiseworthy sense Of proprety
Everybody seemed to feel the novelty Of the
situation, and to desire that Justice might be
done it. 1t was, in point Of fact, the first ex-
tan, oil nf ba in, Of
her people without other guards than themsel-
yes. The qualification caused by the event was
visible in every face and the occurrence seemed
greatly to surprise and please the many foreign
ers who happened TO be present. Here and
there cheers were raised when the loyalty dis
played rose to its highest point, but the specta
tors generally appeared to suppress their feel
ings, as If they doubted the good taste Of express
sing them on such an occasion.
Her Majesty during her stay for the first time
saw the SPLENDID ivory throne, studded with
jewels, presented to her by the Maharaah of
Travancore with the extraordinary magnifcence
of which she appeared greatly astonished and
pleased.
Some remarkable experiments were made
yesterday in presence of some of the Jurors, with
Henley's magneto-electrie telegraph. Two
lengths of gutta percha covered wire having
been laid across the Serpentne, and connected to
the instrument, each length had portion of the
gutta percha cut away, and the wire well scraped
to bright surface. Notwithstanding this how
ever, the telegraph worked well. One length
of wire was then cut in two and long piece of
uncovered bright wire was inserted between,
yet the result was satisfactory, the water failing
to deviate the course of the electric current
The third experiment made consisted in cutting
asunder the wire and letting the ends fall in the
water Mt some distance apart from each other.
Even through this defective insulation the instru
ment worked well, and it continued to do so
after still greater quantity of the gutta percha
coating had been removed. These results place
in remarkable point of view the merits of this
invention, whereby the inconvenient and expen-
sve use of gnlvanic battery to the present
electric telegraph is entirely superseded
A GESTLEMAY-At an entertainment on
board the American steamer Lafayette last
week, Captain Stoddart, the commander, in ac-
knowledging toast, said 81 will relate little
inc;deuf which will aeYvp to ahow that IL nralu-