DeStruCttCe rereS-he e8 OOr metAnCtlOty uu~ ty to announce that about o'clock, last even. ing, fire uncxampled in ito furious celariGy, broke out in the Horse press and Cotton warehouse, occupied by Messrs. N. es D. Hart. Those bcildings extended about three hundred feet longitUdinally on Common and GraVier streets. thus forming an OblONg square, the N hole of the buildings together with the extensive arena in the centre, being 6lled with Cotton bales to the height of Q Or 9 tier.

 From the best information we can obtain, it was at the horse press in the south eastern corner, the fire was first discovered, hut tn few minutes its simultaneous appearance Ut points the must remote from each other, leaves no doubt the whole was the work Of incendaties. whose foul decd was aided by tar, turpentinc, and other intlammablC fluid winch hastenrd its consuDmation.

 The buildings were of brick, covered with slate. In less than an hour they weIc redl. Ced to ruins, the space in the centre present. ing mountainous heap of ignited Cotton, of which, from what we can learn, about 5000 bales have been consumed; this with tho vAlUO 1 of the buildings, makes the whole loss noth- ing short of SSOO,OOO.

 Fire.-Between and 2 o'clock yesterday morning the stone Church of the Rev. Dr. Beecher, in Hanover street. was totally des. troyed by fire, together with large and val. uable collection of religious books and tracts, 1 in the rooms on the lower floor, which were occupied by the American Missionary Soci. city. In the cellar of the Church, We under stand, there was quantity of merchandise, belonging to Mir. Breed, which was also des. troyed. It is stated that the fire originated from defect in the chimney, in the rrar cf the organ. The flames sprAad with such ra. pidity that it was impossible to remove many of the interior decorations and fxtNres--tho organ, which was beautiful and costly in- strument, frlla prey to the dcvouring element. None of the adj"ining buildings sustained material injury. We have heard that tho Church, which was erected about four years since, was insured to the amount of Sl4.0oO -that S2,5OO was insured on the property in t!.e Missionary rooms, which will nearly cov~ CT the loss-and that the organ was fully in sured. While the fire was raging there was heavy fall of snow, which rather retarded than assisted the operations of the Fire De- partment.-Bost. Com. Gas.

 We do not know when we have heard of a more distressing occurrence than is related in letters just received from Nashville, in Ten. nessee. Mr. Thomas A. Duncan (brother Of Gen. Joseph Duncan, the Representative in Congress from the State of lllinois) lett Nash. vile for New Orleans early in December, with an intention tU settle in the former place. H-Nicg made his arrangements there. ae was returning tn Nash> il!e, but, being in ill h ahh aud somew hal dtliri"us from fever, hs was landed at Ihcr,ille, and was received with kindness at Mir. Robert Bells of that place, a cennexion of his wife. On the s7th Decen,- Der, being left in charge Of two men. they were Overtaken by sleep, and just before day light, Mir. Duncan rose, got out "f the house, and it was supposed waded into the river un. til the cold drove him from it, when endeavur- ing to find MT. Bells house, (the houses being much alike) be mistouk it for an0ther, occu. : ptcd as a store by Frenchman. This person came |" the door when MT. D. knocked at it -c!osed the door on seeing him, went back and got sword, and on returning, siahhe,l him to the heart Mr. D. was about 27 years of age, much beloved by his friends. and has left wife and two children to lament ls death.-Nas. Intel.

 fl Home Thrust.--Mr.H r.Hayne,inhi his spec, h, was very violent upon the F'ederutists. In r.- ply, " Sir" said Mir. Webster, "if any man feels the guilt of Federalism lying very hravy upon his conscience, he knows where he can get GbSo!ution for his sin, and in half an hour come out an original democrat, dyed in th e ,coot." The Jackson in. n all looked askancc.

 Ihe Horaet-We learn (says the Centre. vile Times,) that Mrs. Tilghman, of Kent County, has received letter from her son

 Richard l.. Tshman, who was milshrnan on board of the Hornet, which states, that the Hornet was wrecked in the gale Uf S~,t 10, off Tampico-and that he and some oih. CTS were taken from part Of the wreck and carried to Spain.

 We did not learn the names of any of tho other persons saved, or how many there were.

 Death by Freeaing.-Two coInred persons, Francis Thompson, aged 65. and Ann Jack. son. aged S6. are reported by the Super,n,pnd- ant as having frozen to death On Saturday night last. They were found dead tn the same bed in tenement at the west part Of the city. This is the first instance we have heard. for many years, of death from this cause in this city. Such extreme and fatal suffering We presume Is rare. except tO persons exposed tO the open atmosphere.

 cOlOred man was taken tO one of the watch-houses in New-YOrk. on Saturday Evening, so hadiy frnzen, that he died before morning.-Boston Courier, Feb. 4.

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