rI,,l.prttnra, Asg. 4, 1855,
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fiinaprfflnA, Aug. 4, 1855.


The district of Southwark may be said to he in state
ef insurerction About o'clock this morning the hay
press Of Wm r. Hughes, Christian street wharf, in
the insurgent district burned down, and while the


remen refused to assist in extinguishing the flames,
portion of them combined to prevent the rcmen of the
other districts from going into service. Their efforts
were peraly successful but there sufficient done
TO save the property the vicinity of the hay press


About seventy or eighty tons of hay were destroyed
The building in which the press stood stone and il
iscompamtiyely isolated there is knowing where
the damage would have ended Thus has the spirit let
loose July ls4 acquired strength and audacity and
the people and property holders begin to reap the
Southwark is guarded by the sher7s posse by its
police, and the police OF all the incorporated dis
rcts and of the city OF Philadelphia held in readi
should their services be wanted This will, it is
hoped preserve order for the time buthe moment the
police is withdrawn is feared that another outbreak,
what worse more quiet but daring inccnda-
rism will occur Where the matter will end, one
predict should not wonder if the mob should triumph
again. by the authorities yielding TO its wishes they
did in July IA time will show The U. States fire
apparatus from the navy yard, called into requisi-
ton this morning by the authorities OF Southwark, and
is o4lservice.


gave the of this singular state of things in YES.
terday's letter 1t proper TO say, however that the
authorities of the district have pursued headlong
reckless course The Wcccacoe Hose Company is con.
tinuay breaking the OF the district by unprovok.
cd attacks upon the Franklin Engine. The former are
natives and the latter aachedto those who stood IN de-
OF the aw and the commissioners of the district
feeling called on to do something against the former tho
their political friends resolve as kind of antidoe
TO proceed also against the latter who political
enemies thus involving the innocent in the punishment
due to the guilty This has not worked as the commits
soners desired and Thursday they, in vexaon cut
on the whole fire department of the district ndscrmi.
nateiy the peaceable as well as the dsordery compa-
MES from their annual appropriations The result was
that they all mustered ont of service Immediately and
the whole district was left at the of Weccacoe II
was this company that originated the difficulties and
they were the active agents in the destruction of Mr.
Hughes property and preventing the city fremen from
saving it. Had the commissioners Of the district been
honest and not been afraid of laying correcting hand
upon this company because it belonged their party
all TINS disturbance would have been avoided This dis
trict is under native administration and this is the re.
suit ofnative rule.