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We copy the following from the National
InteRigeneer of Tuesday last, being an extract
of letter from their New York correspondent
which goes to show the horrible condition of
portion of the free population in that great city
of grog-sbops, which the Legislature of the
State. in the passing Of late license law
protected and secured from the control of the
people:


A fire, accompanied with loss of life, broke
out on Thursday night, in disreputable part
of the city, called Dickens Place, from the fact,
that it was visited, in company with some police
officers, few years since by the distinguished
author of the "Pickwith Papers, who was in
search of some new phase of human life and
society. The fire originated in stable in
Orange street and some dozen buildings were
either partially or wholly consumed, together
with as many more small shanties occupied by
Irish and German families. The scene at the
fire s represented as affording very graphic
idea of the orgies of Pandemonium. In the
cellars of the burning buildings parties Of the
slowest ten thousand were crowded together
carousing and yelling, nne-tenths of them
being in state of beastly intoxication. They
reeled up at the alarm of FIRE, and, mingling
their cries with those of frightened women,
naked children, and stentorian fremen, joined
to the roaring of the flames, an ndescribable
scene of confusion and phrenzy was produced.
The dancing g-saloon described by Dickens was
completely destroyed. poor Dutchman was
mortally wounded, and died this morning.
Three other persons were severely, and, it is
feared, mortally injured by the accidents Of the
OCCASION"