, 1882-12-20

Loss not yet known.
New York, 18th Dec.-Despatches from
England announce that Colonel Crossman
and Mr. Baden Powell have been appoint
ed Commissioners to Jamaica on the FL
nance question.
In London immediate changes are eG-
pected to be made in the cabinet.
Mr. Gladstone has received a telegram
from Athens conveying the congratulations
of the Greek Government. on the compile
ton Of his fftieth year of public life, and
informing him that a vote has been pass
ed for the erection of a statue in his honour.
The Right Hon. Henry Fawcett is suf-
fering from another hemorrhage.
A London despatch states that % war
rant has been issued for the arrest of Capt.
G. H. Whalley, NJ. p. for Peterborough,
on a charge of false pretences.
Intelligence from the Soudan reports
that the false prophet has been heavily
repulsed, and the town of KhartOum is safe.
A despatch from the Paris correspon.
dent Of the "Times," states that the Co.
lonial Committee has reported in favor of
the establishment of a Minister for the
Colonies, distinct from the Marine Depart
ment.
Other intelligence from France says
that at the funeral of NJ. Louis Blame,
which was public, an address by Victor
Hugo vas read. Mr.. Duclerc, the Presi-
dent of the Chamber, was principal mourn.
er.
London, Dee. 13th-The stock of sugar
at the four home ports on the 9th instant,
was 217 600 tons as against 14O, 900 tons
for the corresponding period last year.
Kingston, Jamajol 12th-A most disas.
trous con1agratiou broke out here at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, completely
destroying the lower part Of the town.
The Fire Brigade made every e~XertiOn to
subdue it, but it was quite beyond their
power to do so, until sic o'clock this morn
ing, when it was got under. The destruc-
tion to property is very e~xtensive-the loss
is estimated at between sic and eight hun
dred thousand pounds. No lives are re-
ported to have been lost. Hundreds of
people are rendered homeless.
ST. Thomas, 18th Dec.-The following
additional intelligence has just been T :
ceived fl om jamaica:
At2 pm. on the 18th, q destructive fire
commenced at Port Royal Street, and
spread itself ~furiouSly in every direction,
burning Churches, Stores, Public Build
ings, Wharyes, Sc. The Brigades arrived
on the scene 10 minutes after the alarm
was given, but there was some difficulty in
getting a full play of water, meantime the
flames extended and caught the Govern
menu Ddh iHSS DdIIA IuO NdUtI WIS GlIGl
full at play, but to no purpose, as the
sparks flew widely about, and in a few
minutes time 8 houses more in different
parts Of the town were ablaze, sending
sparks to other houses, by which means
the fire soon surrounded several districts,
literally defying the efforts of the fire bri-
gade to get it under; il then extended
all over Port Royal Street, getting almost
every building to the West end, and also
to over IA more streets. Two Wharves
and about 328 buildings, mostly stores,
have been destroyed, among which the
most important are the Spanish and Ger
man S~ynagOgues, Government and W.. I.
& P. Telegraph Offices, Government Sa-
wings Bank, Colonial Bank. Calls Station
cry establishment, severaldry goods stores,
E.Gleaner7 and "Standard" printing offices,
and many others too numerous to mention.
Great many of the buildings are insured.
Great distress exists, and five lives are re-
ported lost.
New York, 14th Dec-London despatch
es announce that Lord Derby has been
appointed Secretary of State for India.
The Archbishopric of Canterbury has
been declined by the Bishop of Winches-
ter on account of old age.
In the course of a speech at Manchester,
Lord Derby rejected the idea of an Eng
llsh protectorate of Egypt. Referring to
the French claims on Madagascar, he said
that England while refusing to interfere,
would mediate between the two Govern