19 OCTOBER 1833, Page 10

A most destructive fire occurred in Manilla on the 26th

of March last. It broke out among the bamboo huts, and consumed upwards of 10,C30 of them, laying waste an extent of about three miles, and making nearly 30,000 poor Indians houseless ; the principal part being composed of those employed in the tobacco manufacture. Fifty persons were burnt to death. The fire commenced at noon, and lasted only four hours. The Chinese who had their shops in the neighbourhood were in a state of great alarm, but fortunately suffered no loss.—Singa- pore Paper.