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Ten Mousand houses burning "A writer who witnessed the burning of London, which begun Sept. 2nd, 1866, thus quaintly describes the awful scene.

 .'God grant that my eyes may never be- hold the like, now seeing about 10000 hou- ses all in one flame. The noise, and crack ing, and thunder of the impetuous flames. the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses. and churches, were like hideous storm, and the air all about SC hot and ;,Aamed, that at last one was not able to approachit, so that they were forced to stand stil and let the flames burn on; which they did for near two miles in length, and one in breadth. The clouds of smoke were dismal, and reached, upon a computation, near fifty miles in length"

 Truly, the old adage, "fire is good ser want but hard master" Is correct. We have seen the burning of fifty or sixty hou- ses, at once, produce more distress than we could ever describe. But what are 50 to 10000? How careful ought we all to be, to guard against the ravages of this stern devourer. "Behold how great a matter little fire kindleth!"