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THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1840.
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FRAKCE . JtEJECTION OF THE VOTE OF 500 , « 00 FRANCS TO THE DUKE OF NEMOURS . { From the Morning Chronicle of Soiiirday . ) The intelligence brought by oar Paris express -of Thursday is highly important . The Due -dfl Nfcmonr ' s dotation was negatived by 225 votes against ' 2 f i 0 . Several of the Ministers declared that the Cabinet would immediately resign . Instead of the expected discussion , all the den-aties
who ¦ were 10 speak declined rising , except one or two . M . Lifuie explained respecting the forest of Breteuil , -which he had sold to the King . After a i reply from the reporter , M . Amilhau , the general discussion vras closed . Twenty members of the Left demanded a ballot , which took place , on the question ¦ of whether the Chamber should proceed wiyi the discussion of the articles of the law . The muster of votes were—22 » against , 200 for . The proposal was rejected . This important "vote , with the probaole resignation of the Ministry , throws all other news into " the shade .
( From tne Morning Chronicle of Monday . ) A pos-scrip ; to the Sdtur Jay ' s . e :: er t . f . our Paris corrcspon-c : ; : mentions tna : rhs King had ; akc :: : u declsl r ., h w :: s l :-li- -- ed , a . bo ~ t a ir . i ; T ; : ry . T ; .- ; r- - . situations were , however , con-id ^ r ^ d ^ rio-i ? . ^ ni h w ~ . er . crally aum-:- ^ d ihat irouh could not eoiuinv . e Price iluiiri-er . Ye : it wa ? bdiei ed tha : the K ::-. j TTOTiIi 5 rs ' . a ^ k him 10 re-r .-inp-.-.-e : i ( . 'diner , tho :: ;; : ¦ miLuu : h ' -pes of success . CV-un : > i- _ le wa ? the n : o " s : liktlv to succeed .
The Uuc d Aumale , younger brother of th ^ Due ce NeiLOtirs , and iitir of ;^ - _ * : ' t / r : ui-e of the Cv ' . uirs . ieg-od of the Kiiii ; : o t ,-ve tw-. ive mUiious ¦ - I irau-- ? of his : or : uu 2 to his lro : h-= r Xexo- ^ r-. Bui ; :: icould no ; be accepted . It is certain that a c-v-rkr was sent to the Prince of Saxe Cobv . rg , ali-. w ::- . ^ him to withdraw the prraise of mirniio i £ lie pleased , but an income wuuid no doubt be f « . > i incoming fur the Due do Nemours ; and the marriage , it is thought , will take plact .
The Chamber of Deputies held its sitting ; on Saturday , when Ministers were of coarse questioned ; -they coald merely reply tha : their rc ? _ runous were ' in the nan . ' . ? of the Iv . ' ni :. M . Gu . z- ; . t said he should Start for London or Monday cr Tuesday . The question before the Chamber wa ~ that of re ^ alatin ^ the sale ot v . S-e ? , s-uch as nutaries , ev :. M . Tes :-. Tefayed to a . dj . urn it . M . Jaut-w-r : t& ' . i he w . _ - .: i-J -inierpellcre 2 . L ::: ste-i oa Monday . > I . Car ! h ^ viui : presented the repur : of -c-veral petitions , relisiive u > the salo ci" oSces , M . Xeste replied at lentil on tiii ~ sabjec :. SPAI *\ OPENING OF THE CORTES . ^ The fallowing telegraphic despatch appeared in the MoxUeur ef Saturday _ —
^ THE SUB-PREFECT OF BaYO . NNE TO THE X 1 V . S 7 EH OF THE IXTEr . IoH . " Ejyonne , Feb . 20 , 1840 . a On the 18 th , the Q , u « en Regent , in person , opened the Chambers ; Qaeen Isabella was present at the ceremony , which terminated well . " Madrid is perfectly tranq-iil . " Madrid , Feb . 18 . ** TH £ AiTBASSADOB OF 7 RA . XCE TO THE 1 UM 57 EB 01 FOBEIGX ATTAfRS .
" The Queen Regent , accompanied by Queen Isabella , opened the session of the Cortes to-day . Their Majesties , on entering the assembly , were received with the greatest enthusiasm , and on their . passage the populace testified similar feelings . The speech from the throne has given genuine ap-. probation . The aspect of Madrid is satisfactory in every respect . "
PORTUGAL . Accounts from Lisbon to the 16 th instant , has Jbeen brought by the Iberia steamer . Durh'g the interval that has elapsed since our last advices were received , eo hirg farther had taken place in the : Cortes beyond a partial debate on the addres i several paragraphs of which had been voted . The conduct of the British Government , relative to the suppression of the slave trade in the Portuguese jws-essons south of the Eqaator , had given rise to a warm discussion .
UN 1 TER STATES . ( From the Sun . J THE BOUNDARY QUESTION . By the arrival at Cork , on Thnrsday last , of the packet-ship South America , which ' was compeDed to put in ihere in consequence of the stormy state of , the weather in the channel , we have received New York papers to the 3 rd , instant , indaaire . They Irbg tbtj little news of interest . The Maine Bouadary question excited great attention , and it ; Teqoired all the firmness of the Federal Government t to prerent the " loafers" of Maine from involving -Great Britain and the United States in a
generalyns . This is not surprising . The United Slates ; -abound in desperate characters , and in political and financial gamblers , who contemplate the approach of wa as & nock of Tulturea might be supposed to do the carcase of an ox rolling down a precipice . The . nan of a nation is nothing to them , provided they caa hope to enrich themselves . The jobbers in bam , the army and navy contractors , and the iandreds wao everywhere expect to share their
l&ins , &re all clamorous about the invasion of the j Maine Boundary , and the expediencv of chastising lie insolence of the " Brittishers . ' It is greatly to I be regreued that Mr . Fairfield , the Governor of j Maine , is as busy as the busiest of these persons , in ; Wowing into & flame the embers of international strife . Still there is a strong anti-war party even in Maine ; and taking the States of the Union col- lectively , five-sixths of the people are averse to a ' ¦ war with Great Britain , which , however it would i terminate , would unquestionably inflict commercial ; distress , to an unparalleled extent , upon the people ! of the United Mates . In addition to the papers ' relative to this question , which were submitted to ! Congress * £ the date of our previous advices from ?
New York , the President communicated to the Senate , on the 29 th nit ., two notes , of the dates ofj the 26 th and 28 th respectively , the first from Mr . Fox , the British Minister , and addressed to Mr . ! ^ orsyth , and the second the answer of the American > Minister to Mr . Fox ' s communication . The follow- ' xag extract from Mr . Forsyth ' s note will show the j parport of this correspondence , which , on the part of tae British Ambassador , wae to correct mis- ' statements made by Governor Fairfield : — [ " The undersigned , Secretary of State of the United satra , has the honour to reply , by direction of the ' President , to the cote addressed to him on the 26 th ¦ -last , by Mr . Fox , Envoy Extraordinary and Minister , Plenipotentiary of Great Britain . '
. ' The President derives great satisfaction from the mformaUsn conveyed by ilr . Fox ' s note , tbat with i reference to the reported movements of British troops J within the tamtory in dispute , no actual change has ' taken place in the attitude of her Majesty ' s autho- rkiaa ia the terrriwry since the arrange- j ments entered into by the two Governments , at the commencement of last year , for the preservation of tranquillity within its limits , and from tis assurances that there exists no intention on the part of her Majesty ' s authorities to infringe the terms of those arrangements , « o long as they are faithfully observed on the side of the Tniied States . The President , however , cannot repress a feeling of regret that the British colonial authorities , "without greater motives fhan the possibilitr of a depfcrtaxe from the arrangements by the States of
Maine , should take npon themselves the discretion , and ajaa ? " -with it , the fearful responsibility of probable consequences , of being guided by circumstances , liable as these are to be apprehended and misjudged in the adoption , ¦ within the disputed territory , of measures of defence sikd precaution , in manifest violation of the understanding between the two countries , whenever they imagine that acts of hostile aggression over tie disputed territory are meditated or threatened' ou the part of the State of Maine . The President eancot but hope that , when her Majesty ' s Government at home shall be apprised of the position assumed in this regard by its colonial agents , proper steps Trill be taken to place the performance of express and solemn agreements upon a more secure basis than colonial discretion , to be EKrcised on apprehended disregard of such agreements ea the part of the State of Maine .
" Mr . Fox has already been made the channel of con- i Tejance to his Government of the desire and determi- '• cation of the President that the obligations of the 1 country shall be faithfully discharged ; that desire is ! prompte d by a aense of expediency as well as of justice , j ujd by an anxious Trish to preserve the amicable rela- ' Sons now , go manifestly for the advantage of both , pasting between the United States and Great , Soiain . " ] lie question -of domestic slavery having been Jtfoo ^ it befdre Congress , th « House of Hepresenta- ' * ps voted , by a majority of 1 W to 108 , that no peti-~» D 8 or memorials for the abolition of slavery -would »* received or entertained by the Hoose ! Upon was mruionfl resolution we shall take an early oppor-™ u * y of commentiDg . If this majority comprise S ^ a it m any members who support Governor ¦ r * irne d ' s policy of a war with England , we fairly jy * ni them , that in the event of hostilities , the ques-« on of slavery will not be entirely left to their 2 r ' miB&tion , To popnlarise an American war , an f-fcgliBh minister would have only to hold up this Totei in the House of Commons . We trust this re-** r * will not be lost "upon the pro-slavery clamonrers 101 trar with this ceuntry . ij ?; subjoin the latest monetary and commercial in-3 di *?** l ^ m e York Morning Herald of the ii ' . The only news from the Canadas , where ** connnnes tranquil , is that Sir Gecrge Arthur S «^ . 0 tleaYe Toronto before the union of the two ¦ "OTmees .
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. No . 26 . 9 , Front-street , usedasapublU } store , bel 0 ug # 4 to tne estate of E . R . Jones ; it contains 600 puckages imported broad cloths , &c ., estimated worth 150 , 000 " dollars . » Corner of Dover and Front-streets , belonging to the estate of Margaret Pendleton , occupied by Eagleston and Bartlett , was destroyed , with a stock of iron valued at 50 , 000 dollars . Of this stock 15 , 000 dollars was insured at Hartford . ' >* o . 1 C 2 , South-street , corner of Dover and South streets , owned by George Jones , who is insured . The - , ,, , , " ¦ , -
lower part was occupied by E . Darton , ship-chandler , and entirely destroyed . On his stock 6 , 000 dollars had been insured principally at the Firemen ' s Insurance Office . The upper part was occupied by Henry Dougherty , Eailmaker . His loss is estimated at about 5 . ( iuo dollars , of which 3 , 000 dollars was insurednt the Bowery Office . Xo . lb' 3 , South-street , occupied by John Gilmarten , for the sale of ships' stores , entirely consumed . He was insured for 2 . C 00 dollars , which will probably cover hisloss . ¦¦¦ ; . - ¦ ¦ *
Messrs . Forier and Co . ' s junk store , where the fire i first broie out , Xo . 1 G 4 , South-street , insured for 8 , 000 dollars . His loss u estimated at 13 , 000 dollars . The building was owned by Mr . Cruger . y The total amount of loss is probably about 1 , 300 , 000 ; dollars , and tliis estimate we make on information 1 obtained , in most cases , from good sources . Both fires on Mon- ! ay ntebt , thi-re is little doubt , were the works of desicn . White writinc : thj above , the fire ; bell ajraiu resounded in cur ears . The alarm comes from that part of the city where the firs raged with the greatest violence . Three o'Clock , p . m .
Another csU-nsive conflagration ! It coimnenced at Xo . 81 , l'cari-street , occupied on the ground floor by Sl ^ pi-ard a :: tl Fr . rqnhar , dry goods dealers , and on tlie second story by J . 51 . Haydcn , stock aud collar dealer . The fire originated in Mr . Huydon ' s store . This btore runs through to Stone-street , and was entirely ( luJtroyc . i . >" o . 79 , Per . rl-street , occupied by Jackson and Deal , on the ground floor , dry goods merchants , and by Alexander Sjultan , French importer on the second story . This building also runs through to Stone-street —burnt down .
. No . 3 : ? , PeaTl-street , occupied by Messrs . Uuderhill and Seymour , crockt-ry dealers , also runs tlirough to Mono-street—burnt down . No . So . Pearl-street , ground floor occupied by Tweedy , M ( . 7 . '( rand Co ., drj-looi ^ s dealers , iirot tioor by Woltf j and llendrick . German importers , also fronts on Stonestnet —\ i-ry liiiicli injured . Xo . sr , Pearl-street , occupied by Jno . V . G reenfield , t-roikiTv dialer , runs thruugh to Stone-gtrect , Loss , : in .. KMi do : ? . —insured . Mr . Grc ; nneid owns ihis buildin :. ' r . nd Nos . 72 uuil si—burnt down . Nos . 7 ;? and 75 . Pear ' .-street , occupied by Lord nnd SteVuir . s , dry goods deakrs , on the ground fl ior , by . Cha * . ( . ' . liackster on tlie second floor , wholesale stock ! and collar dealer—partially damaged .
The sto .-ks of goods of Sheppard and Farquliar , J . II . Hayden , and Undethill and Seymour , were all desirrfyed ; the remainder were principally saved . The stoppage of the fire at the limits we have above described may be attributed mere to the fact that the buildings destroyed were provided with iron shutters , winch Mere kept closed throughout , tkan to any other cause . In a very short time after the fire broke out , the supply of -water from the hyrlrants was almost entirely exhausted , and the firemen were dependent for a supply upon the snetion hose in the docks .
To the coolness and intrepidity of Mr . J . M . Flint , of the Pearl-street House , maybe mainly attributed the preservation of tbat spacious establishment . The building is provided with a capacious tank upon the roof , holding some ninety hogsheads of water , which is supplied b y a force pum p in the basement , which is put in motion by a steam engin ? . On the first breaking out of the fire , Mr . Flint arranged blankets around the cornices , and at every window of the building , and , stationing persons at every available point , the engine was put in motion , and , by means of the leading hose connected with the tank , the blankets were kept completely saturated , and the building thus preserved .
For many years we have not , on any occasion , known the police to render so efficient service . At an earlj moment several aldermen and police magistrates , with a strong body cf officers , were on the ground , and , until the fire was entirely subdued , the str ictest order was preserved .
CHINA . ( From the New York Express . ) The ship Robert Fulton , Capt . Mac Michaels , from Hong Kong , Sep . 25 , arrived last night . Capt . Mac Michaeb reports that the British , with their families , had been obliged by the Chinese to leave Macao , and are now on board tfu » EngliA ships at Hong Kong , thirty-five miles eastward ^ Macao . Capt . Elliot , chief superintendent of the -Lnglish trade , had hoisted his flag on board the British country Bhip Fort William . The British trade with China is totally 6 uroendcd ,. < 4 d-non 8 * pect of an adjustment of the difficulties , Wthtmtiilid from England . The opium trade , however , was eared
n on very briskly , »» d at high prices , on the eastern coast ot Canton , under the British flag . 1 his , alone , will prevent ( he possibility of a renewal pf the knghsh traoje with China , and may eventually lead to a suspemfc * of all foreign trade . There is much irritation between the English and Chinese , the former having fired into several war junks , and having made an attack , under the command of Capt . tlhot , on the forts and junks at Kow Loore , a few miles to the eastward of Hong Kong ; it was reported several Chinese had been killed , amongst whom was a Mandarin of rank . Capt . Elliot narrowly escaped having a ball through his hat . The Chinese claimed the victory . A very severe edict against the English hud been issued against the High Commissioner , in consequence of the above attack , and the blockade by the British of the port of Canton . The latter however , have since been revoked . The American
trade continued without molestation oa the part of the Chinese . Several vessels under the American bpanish , and Danish flags , were employed in bringing India cetton and British manufactures to Canton from Hong Kong , at high rates of freight . The British ship Mermaid had been purchased at Hong Kong , and was employed in the freighting business under the American flag between there and Canton . An additional export duty on teas and silks was about being laid by the Chinese , to meet the extra ^ - ° 5 ™" expenses occasioned by the unsettled state of affairs between them and the English ; new forts have been built at the entrance of the river , and rafts and chains thrown across it . An arrival at St Helena from Singapore , reports that soveral vessels iuljy armed , were about sailing for tlie east coast of China , with a determination of carrying on the opium trade . B
BL OC K A DE O F THE PORT OF CANTON . Official Public Notice . —The High Commissioner and the Governor of these Provinces having publicly forbidden the regular supplies of food to her Majestj s subjects , having commanded the people to fire upon and seize them , wherever they go on shore to purchase provisions ; and certain of hor Majesty ' s subjects having been actually cut off " , notice is hereby S , lven > J h&t 5 i is my intentions , at the reauisition of
tne ctuet baperintendant of the trade of British subjects 4 n China , " to establish a blockade of the river and Port of Canton ; and notice is hereby further given , that none other than vessels actually within the port , or foreign vessels entering within six days from the date hereof , will be allowed free egress , till the blockade be declared raised . ISotice of the blockading force will hereafter be promulgated . Given under my hand , on board her Majesty s snip lolage , at anchor in Hong Kong Bay , off the port of Canton , this 11 th day of September / looJt ( Signed ) H . Smith , Captain of her Britannic Majesty ' s ship Volage . Hong-Kong , Sept . 11 , 1839 . Protest of the American Merchants and Ship-MASTERS AGAINST THE BLOCKADE OF THE PORT OF Cantox by the British . The undersigned citizens of the United States of America , merchants and Bhip-masters , at present in Hong Kong Bay , in the waters of China , having heard a report that it is your intention , at the requisitioa of the Chief Superintendant of the British traae in China , to blockade , after the expiration of six days from this date , the river and port of Canton * and that the force to be employed , it is understood , will consist of her Britannic Majesty ' s ship Volage under your command , and such merchant vessels a 8 can be conveniently armed for the occasion .
W g therefore beg leave most respectfully to present to you , and throngh you to hv Majesty ' s Chief Superintendent of Trade m China , that the right of such a blockade cannot be recognised by the undersigned , and if attempted to be carried into effect to their injury , or the injury of the American , shipping and interests will be considered by the undersigaecL and by their countrymen , an infringement of thfdr legal and jost right ; it being contrary to the laws of nations , existing treaties , illegal , and without precedent .
We hereby enter our most solemn protest , and do now solemnly protest against such a blockade , as we understand , from report , is now proposed to be enforced . And we do hereby give notice that we shall hold her Britannic Majesty and her Government responsible , in the fullest manner , for whatever lives may be sacrificed , and other losses that may be sustained ov American citizens , in consequence of the said bloeiade and sudden proceedings of her Majesty ' s officers in China ; and we shaU further hold yon personally and all persons acting under your authority responsible for whatever lives may bo lost or injury sustained in person or property by any American citizen . * * * We have the honour to be , your obedient servants , Russell and Co ., Wetmore and Co ., A . A . Ritchie ,
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¦ ¦ # ¦¦ : _ Sir Jeffrey Wyatville , the architect , died on Tuesday , at his house in Lower Brook-street . Sir Jeffrey was iu his seventy-fourth year ; by his death there is another vacancy in the number of Royal Academicians . Attempt to Fire the New Church in the Holm , - Kilmarnock . —On Monday evening , while the generality of persons were engaged in participating in the joyous feelings excited by the marria | :, « of our youthful Sovereign , wearo sorry to state that some evil-tSL-r > osed persona seized upon the occasiou to sot fire to the church luw in the course of erection on tho land * of Nethorton Holm . Having effected un entrance by an aperture below tho principal door , the incendiary had kindled a quantity of shavings iu the position of tlio intended pulpit . Tho flames
, when discovered , had extended , and in part burned some slender pieces of wood , called beads , aud the bottom of one of the large posts fixed in the ground , and supporting the wood work , had become charred by the action of the fire . In the same place was found an carthern bottle , bearing tho appearance of a blacking bottle , iu which there was a small quautity of oil , no such utensil as that having boon used by any of the operatives employed there . The police have discovered where the oil was purchased , and the shopkeeper who sold it having identified the bottle , which is rather of a peculiar shape , the appearance of the purchaser , and a knowledge of his dress , haye thus been obtained , which will afford great facilities to the police in finding him out . —Kilmarnock Journal .
Destructive Fire . —Ono of the most destructive fires which ha 3 occurred in this neighbourhood for some time past , took place on Sunday morning in Cheapside-street , Anderston , by which the old spinning mill belonging to Messrs . Houldsworth and Sons , was totally destroyed , along with two cotton stores , on the opposite side of the street from the mill . The property , we are informed , was insured to tho amount of £ 14 , 000 ; but if it is true what is stated , that merino yarn has been destroyed to the value of £ 7 , 000 , the proprietors , we are afraid , must suffer considerably . More than two hundred hands will be thrown idle in tho meantime by the calamity . —Glasgow Paper .
The Pachas Beard . —The " Courrier de Lyon , " in a letter from Alexandria , communicates the following anecdote as being current in that city : ¦— " An EngliBh gentleman has recently visited this placo with his family after a tour m Syria . His lady wrote to Mehemot Ali , requesting him to favour her with a lock of his hair , to be placed in a collection she was making of similar relics of illustrious men . The pacha wrote in reply that he had no hair on his head , except his beard , of which he would have sent her some portion if he could consider himself as worthy of being called ah illustrious man . H « , however , afterwards made known to her that he would by his will direct his hcir 3 to forward to her the whole of his beard after his death !" ... Cost pp . JSailwats . —The total amount of money * a ^ eod « d : i « ' Railways last year amounts fd fhV enormous sum of £ 6 , 855 , 420 . We give a few' of the most costly , omitting only those under £ 100 , 000 : —
Birmingham and Derby £ 189 001 Birmingham and Gloucester ... 285 000 Bristol and Exeter 300 ' 000 Cheltenham and Great Western ... 131 ' ' 250 Chester and Crewe IOo ' ooO Bolton and Preston 105 * 000 Eastern Counties si ^ ooo Edinburgh and Glasgow 130 , 000 Glasgow , Paisley , aud Greenock ... 128 ' tOO Glasgow , Paisley , Kilmarnock , and Air 250 * 000 Grand Junction ... 218 , 360 g ™** Western 500000 HnllandSelby ... 120 , 000 London and Brighton 576 000 London and Birmingham 500 * 000 , Manchester and Birmingham ... 45 o ' oOO Ditto and Leeds 325 J 000 Mld ja n , dCountiea 401 , 000 North Midland 60 o , ooo South Eastern and Dover 100 000 Dheadful Accident . —An inquest was held on Monday last , at the Angel Inn . Crosferate . in t . hia
city , before Michael Hall , Esq ., Coroner for Cheater Ward , on the body of Joseph Barber , who was so dreadfully burnt on Saturday morning as to cause his death . Deceased was in a state of intoxication on the ^ previous evening , and is supposed to have lain out aU night . On Saturday morning , about six 0 clock , he asked the fireman at the steam-mill on the New North-road , to allow him to warm himself at the engine fire , which request waa granted After remaining some time , the fireman had occasion to go into the mill , amd was absent about ten minutes . On his return , he found the unfortunate man under tho grate , in a complete blaze . Ho was got out alive , and carried to the Infirmary , but expired before nine o ' clock . The deceased was subject to fits , and , in all probability , had been seized with one immediately after the fireman had left him He was forty-four years of age , and supposed to be a native of Nottinghamshire Vwdict , " Accidental Death . —Durham Chronicle .
Operative Djstress .-Wo regret to find there is little amendment in the situation of tho manufacturings operatives of the town . The relief subscription fuad , which amounted to £ 3 , 600 , is now reduced below £ 1 , 200—a sum which , at the presen t rate of payments from it , will not cover five weeks The amount of parochial relief stated to be paid in the town , for the week ending the eight instant by the Leicester and country unions , isaa follows : — - Fain . Individ . £ . B . d By the Leicester parishes ... 1046 4197 161 6 0 By the country unions to poor residing in Leicester 218 234 48 3 2 To which add reliefs from the subscription fund 2565 10 , 260 273 18 10
Total individuals 11 , 691 £ 484 13 0 Some of those relieved by the parishes are also relieved by the subscription fund , but after due allowance for these , it would appear that about one-fourth of the whole population of the town are actually in the receipt of relief . Of the families relieved bv tho subscription fund , 1 , 226 made settlements in Leicester , and 1 , 389 in other parishes . —Leicester Mercury . Apprehension op Highway Robbers —Great praise is due to sergeant Bladon . and policeman Ward , No . 9 , of the borough police , in apprehending the two men committed for robbing Mr . Ali « n ™
the London road , near Stoneygate-house , on Monday , the 10 th inst . The circumstances which led to their apprehension woro of a singular description and proved , as is frequently tho case , that the folly a ^ d misconduct of the perpetrators of crime lead to their detection . A female , residing near Charles Wisrgins ' s , in Crab-street , chanced to go to the house of Ward , and , inithe course of conversation , said to him-well knowing the character of Higgius and his brother-thatshe thought they must havlcommitted sonj ^ pebbery , as they had been feasting and drinking v * aT j ^ fe * * Ward communicated what ho had heard to Bladon , and it being ascertained that they ib some respects answered the description of the Allen
men given by Mr . , the officers went direct to . their lodgings , and apprehended them on suspicion , just as they were sitting down to a beefsteak . Having learnt that Moore had been with them , they also apprehended him . Mr . Allen waB then seat for , who immediately identified Charles Wiggins and Moore ; Bladon and Ward then went to search Wiggins ' s lodgings , but fouud that the female who whom Cnarles Wiggins was cohabiting , of the ' name of Pitts , had entirely cleared the house , and they could find no trace of her for two days afterthus in all probability , she disposed of Mr . Allen ' s ' watch and pistol , the only articles which could bo identified . It is said that immediately after the robbery she fetched a number of articles out of pawn , and also purchased a quantity of clothes of every description , such as stays , gowns , bonnets , ehoee , &c . —Leicester Mercury .
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Useful Grant . —The Tract SooJety has voted to the London City Mission » quarter of a million of copies of a new publication , enticed— « The Way to be Healthy and Happy , " pointing out the evils of intemperance , and urging to a contrary course . . Midland Counties Railway . —The passenger station , engine house , &c . on the left of the London Road , are being rapidly proceeded with . The buildings have been covered in , the plasterers are now at work sothat there is every prospect of the whole being completed by the month of June , when , we are assured , the whole liuo will be opened . — Leicester paper .
Destruction op Sheep . —On Saturday niirtit last . some dogs attacked the flock of Mr . Hodaos , of West Newton tarm , iu the parish of North Patherton , and kiJled . twenty-three sheep aud nine iambs , besides dreadfully mangling several others of the flock , so much so that it is feared several m&ro must be necessarily killed . Two dogs in the neighbourhood are suspected to be the destroyers . It is earnestly to be hoped that the owner * of dogs will keep them in safely by night to prevent such deplorable destruction . — launton Courier .
Melancholy statements are given of the ravages caused m the flocks iu the neighbourhood of Salisbuvy by tiio unprecedented wetness of the season Iheloss sustained by Mr . Waters , of Stratford adjoinm ? that city , is said to amount to about -Yd ) lambs , and many e \ v * s ; at New fours Farm , betvven Salisbury and Uowaton , Mr . Maton , tho occupier , has lost rJO lambs and owes ; and several other ilocks in the neighbourhood have suffered after the the same rate .
Revival of the Export of British Manii' \ ctl ' res . —Wo hear , with very great , pVasure , that the shipments of {; oods to foreiuu ports are increasing . The New York packet-ships have , of late , sailed ' with fair freights . The liotcoe , which will > lt ; l to-morrow , has been compelled to shut out , , n ; o > ds . To the East Indies the shipments of manufacture goods are unusally extensive . Wo hope , therefore , that these may bo taken as indications of a revived and reviving foreign export trade . —Liverpool Albion .
Socialism . —An address to the Queen , signed by 15 / 200 females of Liverpool and the neighbourhood , expressing regret that Mr . Owen , the head and founder of the sect called Socialists , had been introduced to her Majesty , has been forwarded to the Marquis of Normauby , and ackiuw-L-dge by him to have been received raid laid before her Majesty . The letter of Mr . Phillips , the undcrtecrotary , does not , however , say that it was received very graciously . —Liverpool Mail . The Sueuiffs an 0 tub House ov Commons . — A meeting of the mayor , aldermeu , and liverymen of tho city of Loudon , assembled in Common Hall , at the Guildhall , on Monday , " for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of addressing her Majesty the Queen ou behalf of the Sacviii ' s
ot London ana Middlesex , who have been imprisoned by an order of the House of Commons for performing their bounden duty according to law , and p * ayin # her Majesty to dissolve parliament . " Tiie Hall was about one-third full . An amendment was proposed by the privilege party , but lost by a considerable majority . Amusements of the Pcob . —Among tho many pieces of high-pressure machinery , which are now at work to widen the breach between capital and labour , and to hurry on revolution , there is none more widely spreading in its untoward influence , than the crusade still in activity agaiust the amusements of the industrious poor—t , he fashionable disposition to enact against them , oppressively minute and pettifogging laws , and to enforce upon men habits and practices foreign to their circumstances and association . —Athcnaum .
A few days ago a female , 34 years of age , of Chaponay , in the Isere , was arrested for having discharged a double-barrelled pistol at the head of a female at Lyons , who had been married to a young man to whose hand she pretended to have a prior claim . She had purchased a pair of pistols for the purpose , and had gone to Lyons , where her victim lived , to perpetrate tho crime . After firing the first pistol , she pointed tho other at her own head , and wounded herself , but not dangerously . The other female is not expected to recover .
Morpetb . —Saturday Afternoon . —( From a Correspondent . )— 'L ' ho Morpeth election has concluded ; the Tories are thoroughly beaten ; their candidate was proposed , but , before he concluded his speech , retired , afraid of being driven to a poll , as he had not a quarter of the votes . He was accompaniedby all the Tory squires . In Bedlingtonshire , where Lord Carlisle has no interest , Captain Howard was supported by all but five voters ; and Chartists , Radical Reformers , and Whigs , have all united to support him . Upwards of 1 , 000 persons accompanied him into the town .
Melancholy Suicidk . —On Wednesday last , a most , distressing occurrence took place at Horn , in ¦ this parish . Mrs . Smith , wife of Mr . Smith , farmer , in-the above place , after putting the children to bed at eight o'clock , returned down stairs with her bonnet and shawl on , and went into the parlour , the door of which she locked ; she then opened the window , got out , proceeded down to the river , placed her shawl and bonnet ou the bank , threw herself into the Wye , and was instantly drowned . The body was shortly afterwards picked up , her dress having been caught by the sprays of the bushes . Upon Mr . Smith ' s return home he inquired after his wife , and was informed she was in * he parlour , but finding the door locked , and the window opened , suspicion Hashed across his mind , and he immediately ran down to the river , were ho found his wife a corpse ! The deceased has left three small children , and was very near her confinement . —Hereford Times .
Fire . —On Saturday afternoon , between three and four o clock , an alarming fire , attended with loss of life , occurred on Saffron-hill . It appears that some of th « inhabitants observing smoke issuing from the front attic of the house No . 7 , occupied by Mr . Back grocer , gave the alarm to the inmates , who , on proceeding to the upper part of the house , discovered the front attic on fire . Messengers were sent for the assistance of the fire-engines , and in the course of a few minutes two from the station of the brigade force in Farringdon-street reached the spot , and after considerable exertions , -the fire was got under before so much damage was done as was at first feared . But the worst part remains untold . On the firemen entering the apartment where the fire
originated , they were horror stricken at finding the body of an elderly female on the burnt flooring shockingly mutilated by the flames , and who had evidently perished in them . She proved to be Mrs . Alcocks , a widow lodger of Mr . Back , aged 70 . No idea can be formed as to the origin of the fire . The "Privilege " . Prisoners . —The conduct of Mr . Pearse , whose only crime has been the faithful discharge of his duty to his employer , Mr . Howard , has excited the admiration of many of the leading Members of the HouBe of Commons , who have not only visited , him during his confinement , but kindly contributed to the necessities of his wife and family . Mr . Pearse is an exceedingly intelligent and well-informed man . and in earlv life held a . commission in
the army , and participated in many of the glorious achievements of the Peninsular war . He had also two brothers in the army , both of whom fell in the service . Upon the proclamation of peace , Mr . Pearse sold his commission , and ,, from adverse circumstances , was ultimately compelled to follow the unenviable avocation of an attorney ' s clerk . Immediately after the order for his committal was made on Tuesday night , a Member of the House asked permission of the Sergeant-at-arms to speak with his prisoner previous to his being taken below , which being granted , he took Mr . Pearse aside , and , after paying him a very flattering compliment for
his firmness , made him a very handsome present On Thursday , Sir Francis Burdett sent a communication , by one of his own servants , to Mr . Pearse , requesting in very kind terms bis acceptance of an inclosed cheque . The rooms in which he and his fellow prisoner , Mr . Howard , inn ., are lodged are on the basement , tinder the lobby of the house , with the doors facing each other , and are very comfortably furnished . Young Howard , however , is in very bad health , and suffering from the effects of his confinement . A professional gentlemen named Russell , residing at Chelsea , is carrying on Mr . Howard ' s business , as his agent .
New Pcwer-Loom . —We have been favoured with the sight of a new power-loom , invented by the Messrs . Reid , of Washington-street . Ia its general appearance , it resembles the ordinary loom , but , instead of one web , it weaves four , and the threads are arranged perpendicularly , not horizontally . It works well , and as one woman and a child can manage it , it is manifest that if it comes into use , it wilt produce fonr times the quantity of cloth , with a saving of three-fourths of the expense in wagesbesides an immense economy in house-room , as it does not occupy more space than the common frame , —Glasgovd Courier .
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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SHOULD BE A FAITHFUL REPRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL WILL , AND WHEN IT CEASES TO BE SO , BECOMES AN USURPATION .
We have been in the habit of protesting against the constitution of the present House of Commons ; and now we shall proceed to state why , in our judgment , it does not represent even the electoral body . The object of the Reform Bill was to bring the representative and his constituents into wholesome connection , and consequently a new order of franchise wag created . The ostensible meaning of
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'" ' ¦¦ , ¦ ... - -... ! ' i i uk . / "in 1 rr ,, the grea t chaaga . m « atiA * Fe bten tospeeftly s * possibleto base th ^ wfbrmed representtaenipoa the reformed fraaciiise ^ ; ' . , We shall leave ' out of sight the many secw ^ ry arguments which migh * be legitimately broag * in aid of our argument ; such as the nice balance ef parfces m the House , the dissatisfaction of a W > portion of the constituent body , aud the great inajarity of tlie unrepresented , as well as tha increa . « ag disrespect for the measures which , in compliant with Toryeaprice , onr rulers are compelled to adopt ' All these we pas 3 over , and come at onco to the question of legitimate representation of the Reformed Constituency . r ; . ^^
In no couutry doe 3 greater fluctuation of property take place than k Britain , aud by no mean ? could human ingenuity have devised a more capricious aud unsettled standard of franchise than that created by the . Reform Bill . Not only is the principle vicious , but the means of obtaining , preserving , or forfeiting tho electivo franchise , 13 also vicious . In a commercial country like England , a panic is very - likely to disturb the interest of a great portion of
the cdnimercial constituency , while the change of lauded property fro m hand to hand is so great , aad the dependency of tho tenant upon the landlord so frightful , that tho agricultural constituent body cannot'boast of any greater certainty of teutirethaa their commercial neighbours . Change of residcucy from a ten to a fifty pouud house destroys-the franchise ^ bankruptcy , now becoming so frightfully extensive , also destroys the ri ^ ht of voting
The aoceptance by a freeman of parish r . licf fora stated period before an election , incapacitates him from giving his vote . These incapacities apply , to those only who hav e once acquired the right to vote , but . who have thus forfeited it , while the diftcultyof obtaining it is manifest at every courkof registration . The non-payment of certain rates or taxes , the slightest irrogulai ity in the filling up of the notice paper , n- any non-compliance with numerous forms by ilie Overseers or other officers , vitiates tho claim of the applicant . We shall enter raorj fully into the hardship of these formalities ^ vhen we eomo te treat of the duration of Parliaments
, wuh reference to which tho spirit of the Re-form . Bill breathes an implied opinion through evtry clause for the registration of v .-, ter 3 ; and now we ask whether the present House of Commons can be legitimately called a fair representation of the constituent body , based upon the Reform Bill . Th » working of so great , bo clumsy , so undefined , and yet so technical a piece of machinery , cannot besupposed to have come to perfection during the first five years of the experiment , and yet the present House of Commons can only pretend to represent those electors registered during that period of this Reformed era .
Since tho passing of the Reform Bill we have had eight Registrations , while those Electors only , whowere registered during the five first years , have had an opportunity of voting . After the late King ' s death , it was in thejsower of Ministers to have continued the existing Parliament for a period of six months after the demise of the Crown , and by that step the electors of 1837 would have arrived at maturity ; but the cry of "Our young Queen and Reform" was a flower which would havo faded long ere tho fatal period had arrived , and therefore were the electors of 1037 deprived of their political rights .
The electors of 1837 , 1038 , and 1039 have not yet voted ; and , therefore , taking into consideration the fluctuating and transitory description of property from which the franchise is derivod , iawell as the impossibility of bringing so cumbrous a . machine into perfect working order in so short a , period , we contend that the present House of Commons does not represent one-half of the constituent body , wMle a very large portion of those who conferred the representation in 1037 , have since become disfranchised . :
We adverted to the subject of Annual Parliaments , and Btated that the Beform Bill ,- lit the Registration Clauses , breathed an implied opinion upon the question . The law says that a superior title cannot be carved out of an inferior title , that is , that freehold cannot be carved out of leasehold ; and that A holding for a certain term of years , cannot demise to B for a longer term than is comprised in his own lease .
Let us see if this principle ib carried out as regards the present franchise . A yearly tenant of * shop can vote , and although his term may cease ia ten days or one day after voting , yet does the tenure of his lessee hold good for seven years . Again , as to the agricultural constituencies , and more especially tenants-at-will , how absurd that those who have no title beyond the mere will of the landlord should be enabled to confer a seven years' tenure of such mighty importance as a right to vote on all the affair of the nation .
It is singular . but not less true , that many estate * have changed hands so a 3 to lead to a certainty of a change of representation upon tho first opportunity . We gave , for instance , eojp * time ago , the fact of a large property having changed hands in the county of Durham , which the Tory press boasted would ensure the rescue of that county from Whig representation . We now give the following extract from a recent number of thft Worcester Herald . —
' It is rumoured with some confidence , ob 3 trvqe the Worcester Herald , that the Conservatives of West Worcestershire , relyinj ; upon their augmented strength Inthe transfer of the Witley domain and estates to Lord Ward , have resolved upon an attempt to dispossess Capt Winnlngton of his seat at the next election ; the scion of a noble houso residing in the division is sdo 1 e * k of as the candidate" r »~—Now , if the Reform Bill meant anything , it most at least have meant that gome standard of franchis © should be established by which a closer coimectioB should exist between tho elector and his represent * .
tive than the old system admitted of ; while the f * et is , the Reform Bill has made serfs of the electors , and complete masters of the representatives . Let the people bear in mind , that one man now returns a sufficient number to hold the balance between both parties , and a greater number than any ten Boroughmongers returned to the Boroughmongeriog Parliament ; but we may be told that is all for good . " Cut bonoV * and from such good , and such Reform , 11 Good" Lord deliver us ! The fact is this -. —that if to-morrow wd had our choice whether we would have Universal Suffrage , with the condition of seven
years' duration of Parliaments , or Annual Parliaments , with-even a worse Suffrage than the present , we would prefer the latter , and for this simple reason : —Place sir hundred and fifty-eight honest men over the treasury for seven years , and they will be as great rogues as either Whigs or Tories before one half the term expires ; while upon the other hand , give six hundred and fifty-eight rogues only a one year ' s tenure , and , dreading the short day oi reckoning , they will be as little roguish as possible Almost all engagements are made by the year and for the year—corporate elections are annual—all otha
elections are annual—and why , if it is necessary U test local opinion annually , should it not be necessary to test national opinion annually also ! Opimoi should be represented , and most revolutions h « vi been created by the obstinacy of men certain o : their own positionrefusing to defer to national renum strance . At first they see not the prudence of tb changes sought for ; when public opinion become powerful , then they will not gurrenderto intimidi tion ; until at length the public voice becomes irresk
tible , and then they are compelled to surrender I fear what they have refused to justice ; and it iuva riably happens that the multitude , long thwarte and denied moderate requests , ultimately insist upo a change , not simply of measures , but of principle The great Lord TreasurerBueueigh said , " ** lbs England would never be ruined but by her Parli ment . " We sincerely believo the Noble Lord , ms much dread the approach of the fulfilment of h prediction .
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LO ^ S OF T HE STEAMER BELLE OF MISSOURI . — . AWITL EXPLOSIUX Ur a . Cuu KEGri Or p owder
A = - . ia v . c h ? ., c to record tho lo .-s of another fine » ' - ~" : ri " - ' -- "" ~ li- - -n v , e ci .: ; iidcr Uk- circ-a : ii ; : r . r . c ^ -ci-. 'lv-r v . Llvh ; Le vas Cotr' \ Lll , it ^ jtj-L-iii-. s ahi : u .-: n . i ~ . c-i ' . ' - . us tl-a : u trrc-: / . ; . u : ; , Uj cf livva W ? j ; l ,, > t . A ^ U ; u ^ i . E ' j ^ ne is \< j bluuic ; lhi \ \ u ^ i . id of tL ^ urinj hv c-i . tain or Uil . vr-. - * ,., ><* ^ i-i . z . ce ^ buuid Lave p : vvt-:. tv . l t ^ ie ^ d u . cc . d = iil . a vole uf tLunks mj .- > : Uy . &vd by the pa . iM . ng-rs , congratulating the captuiu , ix ' vwjs- his be-: -was no : destroyed Ltfor ^ ; a :, U . for the jjuie c ^ ' ^ r . our city auUi-Tkies thould present him v . l : li a sword . ; The following particulars are furnished by thepikt o : ; tlie i : ej .: uer PiaUi ? , wlio reached Randolph on the 7 th instant , frith the news .-
—• "Tiie Udk of Missouri took fire about eishty mi ' . es l > elo \ t SU Louis . She "was full of passengers at tLe time , aad the utmost alarm and consternation prevailed . Their ttrror ¦ vras ia no way diminished -vrhen it was ascertained that there were upvanls of sixteen hundred kegs or powder o . \ board ! The names were sprta-. Ung in every direction , and every moment was pregnant with the most imminent danger . TLe captain did the only thing he could or should have done . He ran Ms boat ashore . ' The passengers , officers , and crew left with the utmost precipitation , glad to leaTe behind on ' y their property to the names . One individual was rash enough to venture on board in the hope of saving his baggage . He had no sooner reached the ill-starred steamer when the terrific explosion toot : plaw , and doubtless he perished amidst the fragmtnts which were scattered ia erery direction . "
Another Steamer Lost . —The steamer Western , on- the loth instant , struck a snag opposite Helena , Arkansas . The steamer Swallow came alongside , and took the passengers off . —JV . O . Picayune .
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NEW YORK MONEY AND . COMMERCIAL ' ' NEWS . Sr . MUY , Feb . 2- € p . it .-The news by the Patrick Henry connected with the progress of events on thu side , being inauspicious to the maintenance of fictitious prices , caused a decline in prices at the * tock board yesterday . United States Bank fell * per cent ; American Exchange Ban ^ j , 1 ; Delaware and Hudson , 1 ; Jsorth American Trust and Banking Co ., U ; Providence Railroad , 1 ; Harlem , U . Ihere were sa . es of old corporation beads , at fA discount . Post notes of the United S ; ates Bank , due . Yesterday , payao : eiu Philadelphia , were offering at 1 percent . to new money and — t
Ine l > ai . ks continue to discount readily all short , business paper a : the legal rate of interest . The sane class of paper , at long dates , is taken in the t street at 1 to H per cent , per month . There is a i TOi deal of otner paper floating , which ranges from 1 tob per cent , per month , according to quality . . -ue ^ oi it is old accommodation paper C-pita'ists ; are oecnming daily more shy of it , and it is almost I impossible to negotiate any paper that is tainted ¦ with old speculative affairs , as the risk is very i great . ' There is r . o movement of zny consequence in any of me mariv - ets . The nvc-rs and small harbours in . tne neighborhood are ice-bound , and trade is raosuy conuneu to the wants of the city The i' ^ p-et of financial affiiirs is by far too ^ Jomy to ai " 7 ° \ ? r en' ^ prises ban- cu-azed in bv vh ' .: f ^ . suc ::: . ; rs . ± hc 5 uppliC ; of m ,-raia ::-lUe o ' f u . i i .-.-r-.-r : p ; : o :: s arc Ja ^ e , and the uoustaiu teuc- -. ' - > < -i pr : v ? 3 :. ^ : o Ti-cede . The wciiiu r was vt- rv n .-cufi :: y . - : erujy , which prevents ! the transac-: i . jii 0 ; mucn ciu-coor business . The enVt of the eo ' s was not therefore very perceptibfe . The Lil-cryjcl is , however , clo ^ e at handgun twentv-;; ve uays later , and to movement will be mad--until ner a :: ; val .
Coi ^ . -. x . — Bari- i : t :. e fore part . cf the week , therc wa-a . UL . u « _ i \ :. e bu-iiitss d-jneiu this ankle , averaging - d ' . - 'AKi O-j j- -xi ] .. jr day , at raus cum-ni at the A ooiie . Si a 10 .: ; 2 Sew Orleans , 8 * a lUJ ; ' llon ^ d | a b ^ . I he southern markets evince , generally , ac-juiauiatir . ^ stocks and declining prices , with very V . trfe animation . J
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' ! . ' 1 i I > CEXDIARY FIRES IX NEW YORK . —TREI MEXDOUS LOSS OF PROPERTY ! ; At twelve o ' clock on Sunday night , Jan . 26 , a fire ; broke out in the dwelling on the corner of Sixtetnth' street and Xinth Avenue , which , together with the : two adjoining frame buildings , were entirely destroyed . ¦ TheSre would have been subdued with ease , bntunfor-¦ tunateJy all the hydrants in the vicinity were frozen , I and no water could be procured . The property was ; partially covered by insurance . , ' At about seTen o ' clock last night , Jan . 2 « , a fire broke out in a fonr-story brick-store , in Front-street , , near the corner of Broad , occupied by Mr . James . A . ] M'Neiah , commission merchant . The store appealed j fc > contain tot little merchandise- The whole of ihs '; interior was ' destroyed . There is reason to believe that ; this fire was the work of an incendiary .
\ ' Shortly afterwards the alarm of fire was also given ¦ from a junk store , >~ o . 1 G-4 , South-street , betweefa I Boxer and BooseTelt , occupied by Faulkner and Co ., ; and immediittly adjoining the spacious store of Thomas i H . Smith . Tha junk store was entirely consumed , for ! as soon as the door was broken open , the interior was ; found to be one mass of flame . The fire soon spread to ) the cupola and roof of the nest store above mentioned , J which , happily , by means of hose carried up to the j spot , was soon extinguiihed , yet it ia feared not withj out doing serious injury to the valuable contents it con-1 tained , worth about one million of dollars . These
consisted of large quantities of teas and hemp , and -we heard -the loss roughly estimated at fifty thousand dollars . There were one or two other alarms , but whence they proceeded we have not been able to leam . January 28 . The Fibe Yesterdat Mormsg— It is difficult to collect the amount of loss by the fire of yesterday morning—but it is one of the heaviest , even among the heavy losses which have within a few years taken place . The present estimate is over 1 , 000 , 000 of dollars , and it is even ieared that this estimate is too low . Tliis great loss has principally taken place in one store , built by Thomas H . Smith , and called by his name . The store is&tleasfaO feet front and rear , by nearly 200 feet
deep , five stories high , now owned by Mr . Lorillard , and used for general storeage . Tha loss is the most aggravated that we have ever known ; the effect of mere carelessness . Some one or more persons are to blame , and it is hoped tnat the cause and efiVct will be traced to itJ true source . At ten or eleven e ' clock , when the fire took , adjoiniog , and the cupola of tbis great store was on fire , it was extinguished easily , and the water was most abundant both from the hydrant and the dock , only seventy feet in front The fire'Was all put out acd all appeared safe , but a few hours after some hitent spark appeared , when a bucist of water would probably have put it ont . Xo one was there until it was too late , and thns this beautiful store an
! ornament to the city , was destroyed , and with it some other stores , in all equal to ten or eleven .. There is something radically wreng somewhere in the manage-, ment of tires , and in the attention paid to the extinguishment , and , unless there is a remedy , the in-; surance offices must ali fall , and losses must be met by i individuals . ¦ This accumulated destruction of property is heart-I rending in the extreme . Most of our insurance com-¦ panies have cot declared dividends for the last six i months , in coiisequcnce of former loses , and fire follow' . ing fire with such fearful rapidity must increase theii ¦ responsibilities beyond all endurance . It makes the ' : stoutest hearts quake .
January 29 . Again , we have to relate the particulars of a most destructive fire in this city . We closed , yesterday , by saying that a fire had broken out in a junk store in South-street , which was burned down , and that the flames had spread to the adjoining store , erected some fifteeu sears ago by the late Thomas H . Smith , but that happily they had been arrested . This was the case when we wrote , but scarce had our paper gone to preet ere -the fl-anes again burst forth from this building , continued to bum throughout the night with such intensity that even the opposite shore of the East River was lit up , and were not completely extinguished till after mid-day , during which time the fire spread to and destroyed five more of the adjacent buildings . stated
We yesterday that the fire at tbis spot commenced in a junk store belonging to Messrs . Forker and Co . ( spelt by us Faulkner ) , and from it extended to tLe cupola aad Toof of the adjoining building above mentioned . It would appear tbat , though the fire was thought to be entirely extinguished ; it was not so , and that it continued smouldering the rafters supporting the roof , and some five or six hours after burst into flames . It was , in our view , excessively careless , to use the mildest term , to leave a building which had been on fire , and dose it up without some persons -within to guard against the possibility of a further destruction from a lingering spaik which had escaped notice , TUis , it seems , however , was the case . Firemen , hose , and engines were all gone , and when the conflagratioa
began anew the consequences were as above described . This buildijpg was one of the largest in the city constructed for similar purposes . It was 140 feet long by 50 feet -wide inside measure , the first floor 13 feet in the clear , the second floor 15 feet , the third 12 feet , the fourth 12 feet , and then there was a distance of about four feet to the roof . Erected by the late Thomas H . Smith , -wken at the height of his prosperity , apparent or real , and calculated chiefly for the warehousing of his Canton cargoes , no expense was spared by him to render it as perfect as possible ; and we are told on good authority that it cost him without the ground 85 , 000 dollars . It was when burned owned by Mr . Peter Lorillard , jun ., insured by him for onlv IS 000 dollars , and let to Mr . J . J . Hicks ,
The amount of tea alone destroyed is estimated at 500 , 000 dollars . We now proceed to the adjoining buildings . Xo . 259 , Front-street , belonging to the estate of Margaret Pendleton , rented by 3 Ir . J . J . Hicks , and used for storing goods , totally destroyed .
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¦ Revoc ation of the blockade of CANTON . ^ "ficuL Publi c NoTiCE . —Th& safety of certain Wv r * laJesfcy ' 8 subjects , supposed to have been cut - ^¦ ot . Jne . ofiisers-ofthe Chinese , having been ascer-1 7 ^' a ^ . fi <> oiations being made , upon tho basis or tbff withdrawal of the proclamation agaiust the lives , aud liberties o £ her Majesty ' s subjects It is hereby declared that , until further notice be given founded upon the results of such negotiations , the ' blockade notified by me on the 11 th inst . will not bo established , and vessels continuing to enter will be permuted to pass unobstructed . Given under my hand , on board her Majesty's ship Volage , at anchor iu Houg Kong Bay , this lo ' th dav of September , 1839 . ( Signed ) H . Smith , Captain of her Majesty ' s ship Volage . At the request of Captain Smith , of her Majesty ' s ship 1 oluge , the abovo notice is circulated .
( Signed ) E . Elmslie , Secretary and Treasurer to the Superintcndant .
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Several vessels under the American , Spanish , and Danish ik ^ s were employed in bringing Indian cotton and British manufactures to Canton , from Iliin ^ Kong Bay , at high rates of freight . An additional export duty on tea and silk was about being imposed by the Chinese to meet the extraordinary expenses incurred by the disputes with England .
The Chinese had permitted the American merchants t « go up to tho Boguo , promising them protection with their armed schooners against tho English .
The Northern Star. Saturday, February 29, 1840.
THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 29 , 1840 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 29, 1840, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2673/page/3/
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