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LARGE FIRE AT ToRoNrO-A tremendous FIRE
broke out here this morning at 10 O'Clock
Alarmed by the ringing OF the fire bell, we pro-
ceeded along King street and found that smoke
was ISSUING IN great volumes from the buildings
opposite Stones Hotel, on King street. By the
time we arrived on the spot though the alarm
had not been gwen over five minutes. the flames
were bursting out from hng Alfred Tavern with
fearful violence.


The square, where the fire broke out, was com
posed entirely OF wooden buildings, bounded on
the south by King street, west by York-strcet,
and north By Broad-lane. 70 the eastward oil
the fire the houses are mostly large brick tene-
ments, which, fortunately, were not touched
The whole of the heart OF the square was filled
with wooden buildings, and tenanted by persons
In the lower classes Of life.


The wind, unfortunately. blew at the time
freshly from the south, and the fire having got
firm hold of the wooden buildings before the en-.
gines arrived, the whole square by lG5 O'Clock
was one entire blaze. The appearance from
Broad-lane was most alarming, and had not the
unhnchlng exe'tlOnS Of the firamen prevented the
devourng element from crossing the line, no es
innate OF the damage which would have ensued
can be formed. As it was, the whole range of
buildings on king-strect, from AIr. Thomas, the
locksnith's shop opposite Stones Hotel up to
Mr.. Mlrheld's Shakespeare tavern, and the whole
parallel line OF buildings INSIDE, are burnt to the
ground The Shakespeare Tavern, BY the activ
ity of the ti.emen has been saved, and one or two
buildings in the square on York-street-all else is
IN ruins.


Among the buildings consumed are those &C
cupied by the King Alfred House, the Carpen-
ters Arms, Mr.. Charles afarsh painter, Mr. Wv
man. chair manufacturer, M Harris grocer. Mr..
Norris, merchant, Thompson s. " arhem, picture
dealer, Mr. Cleggett, shoemaker, &c.


The loss sustained by the fire we can form no
estimate Of at present. but it viii fall heavily on
25 or 80 families, who are by this sad calamity
rendered houseess, and have lost much O! Their
property. We fear there was little or no irsur.
ance. Toronto Banner, Aug. D.