The French paper's mention the occurrence of several destructive fires.
One which is supposed to have originated in malevolence, broke out at St. Avoid, near Metz, in the evening of the 14th instant, and continued burning for more than twelve hours. Sixty houses were consumed ; and twelve individuals, four of whom were military 'Ilend.. perished in the flames.
Another took place on the 11th, when nearly two-thirds of the vil- lage of Conch's, about three leagues from 13ar-1e-Duc, were destroyed. The village consists of one long street ' - and before the expiration of aft hour, sal was the violence of the wind and the rapidity of the flames, that the whole of one range, and a considerable portion of the other, \VHS enveloped in one general conflagration. The number of houses burnt is a hundred and fifty. According to the rough calculation made, . the loss will not be less than 550,000 francs [22,0001.] By the will of Goethe, it is provided, that until the year 1830, his apartments are to be continued in their present state, and that none of the literary and scientific treasures he has collected shall be disposed of . until that period. A medal in memory of the great deceased has been - struck in Germany. The principal side represents the image of Goethe crowned with laurel, and bearing the inscription " Goethe Nat. 1). XXXI Aug., MDCCXXXXIX." The other side presents the apotheosis of the poet : a Swan bears him on its wings to the starry circle, to which the poet's eyes and arms are directed: below, are the words " Ad astra rediit D. XXII Mart. MDCCCXX The Dutch Minister of Marine has declared all places on the Clyde Sunderland, Yarmouth, and all places on the Thames, infected witl; cholera. For these the quarantine is fifteen days. Places on the coast between Dover and the Tees are declared suspected : the qua-' rantine for suspected places is seven days.
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