Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-11-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FRENCH STORY OF TILE CRIMEA..—Nn unlucky English traveller, dressed in the usual French garb, is thus dealt with :—" He was tuadly in love with a Scotch vivandiSre (petticoats leading M. Louis Noir astray) at 13alaklava, and bored her with his addresses. The young woman, no longer able to endure the annoyance, forbad him the door. After many a vain attempt to overrule the objections the tourist determined to commit suicide, but, in presence of the great events which were being played out, in no paltry manner. Having first bequeathed his fortune to, the vivandiere, he caused a deep hole to be dug, in which he placed twenty pounds of powder; over this excavation a slab was laid, and upou it the rejected one, cigar in mouth, took his seat. He tranquilly finished his weed, which was no doubt a good one and not easily parted with, and then applied the expiring embers to the magozine below. Two minutes later a charred mass descending from the heavens fell into the port—a mass which astonished British seamen recognised as khuman body, and proceeded to fish from the water. There was a general cry of A man from heaven r some declared that he had been kicked out of the sun, others that he was an aeronaut conic to grief. However, the man, whoever he was, came round, and the vivandiSre, touched by his proof of affection, capitulated." The blowing up is not so extraordinary as some may fancy, for, adds M. Louis Noir, Captain I'eruier was blown up with his battery and was -found sitting 300 yards off, wondering what had happened, and not in the least hurt.—Arnig aid Nary Gazette. GREAT FIRE IN LorinoN.—Another great waterside fire was reported on Monday morning. It took place in the range of warehouses known as Beal's wharf, near Tooley-street, the property of Messrs Begley, adjoining Hay's wharf, which, it may be remembered, sustained considerable damage at the previous great fire at Cotton's wharf. Beal's wharf had a river frontage immediately opposite to the Custom House, and extended some distance up Mill-lane. The warehouses were of considerable elevation, and the floors were crowded with teas and other valuable merchandise. The discovery was made about four o'clock, and on the place being entered the flames were found to be raging in the vicinity of the tea department. A general alarm was given throughout the neighbourhood, and intelligence of the disaster was at once forwarded to the various brigade stations. The police and such labourers as wt. re absst tt...de a di sperate effort to suppress the fire. Unfortmestsly, however, all their exertions were if little avail, and the flames made terrible progress. Nearly the whole of the available force of the fire brigade were soon on the spot, and the floating engines from the Southwark and Rotherhithe stations were got to work in front of the blazing wharf, and thiew an immense body of water on to die building, while the steam land engines were got into an efficient operation in Mill-lane. Netwit hstanding this great force, the fire travelled through the floors to the wharf, and the building was completely destroyed. It contained eight fliers, with vaults in the basement, and a river frontage of 150 eet. and was stored with valuable merchandise. An immense warehouse, adjoining the wharf and fl inking the east side of Humphrey Dock, had a narrow escape. It contained 58,000 chests of tea, and other property valued at a quarter of a minion. The fire penetrated this building, 'tut by extraordinary exertions it was prevented spread The Prince and Princess of Wales are on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, and the natural consequence is that the southern portion of that county is in a state of the highest enthusiasm and festivity. On Monday evening a grand banquet was given by the noble host and hostess, and on Tuesday the royal couple visited Liverpool.