The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-23 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE.

Last night, about ten o'clock, • dreadful fire
broke out at the house of Mr. Kennedy, a cork.
cutter, in Cow-lane, Smithfield. The progress of
the flames was so rapid, that they soon communi.
cater, to the extensive premises of Mr. Smith, a cabi-
net and pocket-book-manufacturer, which were iu a
short tutor destroyed, together with the building
where the fire first began. The houses in Green
Dragon-court, and those in Cock-court adjoin-
ing, were in the most imminent danger. The
back part of several of them had taken fire by
eleven o'clock, and the greatest alarm and ter.
ror prevailed round the neighbourhood. Per.
sons were running in every direction, endeavour.
lug to save what little property they could from the
devouring element. A vast.siumber of engines soon
arrived on the spot, and a plentiful supply of water
being at hand, the ut t alacrity prevailed among
the firemen to stop its further progress. When our
repoi ter left the scene, at twelve o'clock, the flames
were in a great part extinguished.

General D'EvEitzux, says a Dublin Paper, in
consideration of his great services, has obtained a
grant of territory in Venezuela, equal to fifty
square leagues, which he proposes speedily to par-
cel out, under advantageous circumstances, to set-
tlers from Ireland.

V'e are informed that the Liverpool Light Horse,
as well as most of the other corps of volunteer
caval►y in the kingdom, have received notice to hold
themselves in a state of preparation, on the possi-
bility of their bring called out to suppress any do-
mestic distsirbasice.—(Liverpool Paper.)
A Committee of Wier has been formed at Dor.
ham, for the humane purpose of visiting and giv-
ing instruction to the female prisoners in the gaol
and house of correction in that city. The ladies
assembled for the first time in their committee-
room on the 14th of June, when they entered into
a series of resolutions, which they have since acted
upon. Two of the ladies in rotation vi►it the pri-
soners eVe ry day, and devote two hours to their in-
struction in reading, writing, and sewing; prayers
and a portion of scripture ore also read to thew by
the visitors, and we are happy to learn that im-
provement a already perceptible amongst the wo-
men. The ladies base also taken under their tui-
tion leichurd ✓urdau, a boy of 12 years of owe,
who was convicted at the lout Assizes of breaking
into tt shop io Gateshead. lie was sentenced to
die. lint his puisivionent was cumnitned to seven
years transportation.

On Monday re'unight, at night. an alarming fire
destroyed a I,arn occupied by Mrr. BRYANT, at
village dreadfully remarkable for the
slumber of suspected instances of arson whidi
have dirgrecrd it witlii.f a few years. To the
saint horrid cause this fresh calamity is attributed.
On the cc ' g following its occurrence a letter
was round, the superscription of which threatens
that Exniug shall be in geneial conflagration. and
the contents that three other fires will shortly take
place. the first on premises there utentioned. Sufi.
d■y night List the barging element dealt its 'imam
on the dwelling-house of Mr. HANCOCK, four cot-
tages, and some out-houses. the very premises non
ed mot as first to be destroyed. which were all rased
to the gruttud.— (Bury Paper )