DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW YORK.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 97, 22 October 1881, Page 2

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW YORK.

London, 12th October. A very destructive fire occurred at Now York yesterday. Two hundred houses were moro or less destroyed before the progress of the conflagration was checked. The Queen has iuvested King Alfonso X[l. of Spain with the Ordor of tho Garter. Mr. John Dillon has boen addressing his constituents here, his principal topic being Mr. Gladstone's speech at Leeds. Mr. Dillon abused the Premier in strong terms. A meeting ha? been held at Forfar to devise means for alleviating the agricultural depression of the distriot. A. Bombay trader has foundered .off Lisbon ; only seven persons escaped. 13th October. In a battle between 500 French troops and tho Arab insurgents, at Susa, tho French wore repulsed. At the Newmarket races, the Middle Park Plate, of 500sovs., resulted as follows :—: — Rosebery's Kermesso, 1 ; Lorillard's Gerald, 2 ; Saint Marf?aret, 3. Edward Trickott, the Australian Champion, has again challenged Hanlan to row for the championship of the world and JJ4OO a side, and Hanlan has accepted the challenge. Ihe contest takes place at St. Louis on the 22nd Novembtr. A good deal of excitement and much varied surmise has been provoked by the circumstance which has just come to light of a secret visit paid by Gambotta to Prince Bismarck. There is much speculation as to the probable object of the meeting. 14th October. Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, will shortly receive his commission for tho army. A bout half the meat shipped from Australia by the steamship Orient ha 3 boon sold. 'I he opening prices were well maintained. The remainder of the moat has been warehoused in the London docks. The Key. Fathers Sheehy and Egan, who have taken a prominent part in connection with the Land League of Iroland, have become alarmed at the firm attitude recently displayed by the Government, and have fled from the country. A postmaster, who was lately witness for the Crown at a trial at Longford in Ireland, has been shot.

FOUNDERING OF A VESSEL AND LOSS OF LIFE. RESULT OF THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE. MATCH BETWEEN TRICKETT AND HANLAN. ANOTHER FATAL OUTRAGE IN IRELAND. * £ t Ku* SECRET VISIT BY GAMBETTA TO BISMARCK. .'SPECIAL TO SYDNEY PAPERS.J