The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

THE FIRE .47' LORD STEWART'S '
• • • HU7'IIL. •
Extract or • letter from Vienna. giving on ac.
couot of an alarming fire that broke bat in the
Palace of the English Ambassador, on Sunday,
December I/th.
" I left Lady Stewart about half.part nine
o'clock is the evening, and had not retired to my
own room more than fire minutes, when I heard
a loud explosion, which appeared to come partly
from the street and partly from within the house.
I wits at once impressed with the ides of some ter-
rible accident having happetied, in which I was con-
firined by hearing 11 great bustle among the see-
vents. I immediately opened the door, and found
them In a State of agitation and alarm, crying
' Fire ! Where is Lady Stewart ?' I hastened to
the beef-room and boudoir, in order to prevent her
Ladyship Pram being alarmed, or to appease her
fears. To my astonithment and dismay, I found
the boudoir iu flames, walls, ceiling, furnit ore. all
burning. The cries of the servants rushed upon
my mind in full force, and occasioned the most
frightful alarm fur the safety of Lady Stewart.
" The first thing that struck me on metering the
boudoir, was the chair upon which I had five mi-
nutes before left her sitting, as well as the dress-
ing-table, in flanses. I made an effort to reach
the chair, with the forloin hope or being able to
rescue her Ladyship, had she been upon the
ground ; hut the tire was so strong that I could
not get so far, and the flames prevented me from
getting • view of the floor. I then rushed into
the bed-room which cOminuuicates with the bou-
doir, under the impression that Lady Stewifit
had gone to bed. The bed-room was also on
fire in every part, amid the bed was burning
with great violence. I thought all was over ;
I tried to reach the bed to make a desperate effort
to save Lady Stewart if poss!ble, but in vain
the heat was so intense, the sense of suffocation so
great, and the flames spreading in all directions
with such violence, that I wits obliged to make •
piecipitate retreat. 1 quitted the burning mein.,
fully persuaded that Lady Stewart had perished,
and continutd under this frightful impression until
1 unexpectedly found her lying upon the landilig-
place of the great stair-case, in the midst of the
noise, hurry, stud contusion of people passing and
repassing, in her robe de-chambre, in an intensely
frosty night, shivering with cold, and just recover.
iirg from a filming fit. The Turkish Minister
came up almost at the same instant ; we assisted
Lady Stewart into the nearest apartment. It well
now reported that the fire was gaining ground,
and it was therefore deemed advisable to remove
her without delay, and the Turkish Minister and
myself carried Lady Stewart to the neighbour-
hon-e of Baron Parish, who, on hearing of the
fire, hastened over to offer his assistance, and hilt
house as an asylum. The presence of mind
which Lady Stewart demonstrated on this trying
occasion was remarkable. From the time I found
her upon the stairs she was as cool and col-
lected as I had ever seen her iii my life;
and, notwithstanding the imminent danger in which
she was placed by the fire, her being exposed
for a considerable time, with scarcely any covering,
to s cold frosty air (in her present situation), yet she
has most providentially escaped, without any ill con-
sequences whatever."

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, JANUARY G.
There will be a levee at the Castle on Thursday,
the iStli of February, at four o'clock.
There will be drawing-room at the Castle, nu
Thursday evening, the 22d of February, at nine
o'clock

ft•
The brilliant success of Mr. Philipps's first lec-
ture on singing, has created a very high degree of
expectation cod curiosity for the further develope-
tnent of a system which holds out so much promise
to the cultivators and admirers of musical science.

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.
His Grace the Atelthishop of Cashel has judiciously ap-
pointed the Rev. John Jebb, Redo,. of Abington, to the Arch-
deaconry of Emly, void by the lamented death of the Rev.
Garrett {Vail. His Grace has also appointed the Rev. Mr.
Jellet, Reader at the Cathedral of Cashel, to the Itcctury of
Paths Green, void by the same.
The Rev. William Maintain is appointed Curate of lite
United Parishes uf Kilquane and St. Patrick, in the Diocese
of Limerick, in the room of the Rev. Julio Hunan, up.
pointed Rector of Hill-street.

Mr. JOHN HIINNIKEH Itss left his father's house,
Stretford, Essex, for Sir FRANCIS SYKES'S, Basil.
don Park, Berke.
Oil the 4th instant the Archbishop of Bourdeaux
blessed, its grand pomp, the brdquilt which is to
be preseuted to his Royal Highness the Duke of
Bounteous, in the name of the city of Bourdeaux.
—(Purls Paper.)

Du'nog the visitation of the great plague that
depopulated London, it was observed that the soap-
boilers' shops escaped the contagion. Medical men
assigned for cause the more offensive effluvia of the
manufacture which overpowered the infectious poi-
son. Ministers have made a like discovery in
economy. They were plagued with the cry
of economy and retrenchment, and they expect to
counteract it by the lucre offensive cry of blas-
phemy and disaffection, treason and sedition.
The Loyal Address makers, not finding the trade
prosper w this island, have now recourse to Ireland,
its hopes of retrieving their fortune. The very same
men, a few wacky since, deprecated the idea of agi-
tating that country by public meetings or political
discussions.

The High Sheriff of the County of Brecon has,
in compliance with u requisition numerously and
respectably signed, lilted Saturday. the 40th instant,
fur a meeting of the Inhabitants and Freeholder. of
that County, to take into consideration the present
Mitrested state of the country, plunged into almost
irremediable evils by the folly and ineapacity of
the present advisers of the Crown, and to urplo e
the KING to dismiss them from his present e and
councils fur ever.
DIVIDENDS.—The persons who are now receiv.
ing their Dividends should think of the brat way
to lay them out to advantage; and whit is so likely to in-
crease their Capital, aid consequently their future Divi-
dends, as an adventure in the prevent popular Lottery, which
begius 23d Instant, the day when l'arliansent•meet ; on
which day Three of the Nine Prizes of 21,0001., at least,
oust be drawn in first F;ve Minutes!

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; the Prisoner when they come to the svaichlinwe
the Prosecutor was . far front stses, and lie
.ques.
tioued the boy pob!iely in the wittelt-le ore as to'
his knowledge of the Priteltier, when lie 1.441 he w-s
not cot in that the Prisoner was the mail who coto-
witted the rubbery.
The Prisoner left his defence to his Couesel.
John Seamen dept's• 11, that shoot right o'cloek
on the 'vetoing of the 27th of December. he braid
an altercation between some men on llorseferr -
road ; too his coming up to them, he siw the Prose-
cutor take hold of a man, whims he soot, let go. auil
he then seized the Prisoner, who said he lisd net
got his property. Ile did not know the Prisoorr,
bet knew his uncle, soil itutnediete ly went mid told
him what I►ail liepperied.
Several potions gave the Prisoner au excellent
character, as being a hard working hottest man.
Chief 13 iron It tette ens summed up the evidence,
and informed the Jetty, that they must leave out of
their consideration the capital part of the offence,
as force must he used is► the eye of 141 e law to enn-
Otitute a highwartobbery. It was for them, there-
fore, to determine, whether three was ►ufftcient evi-
dence brfere them to find the Prisoner guilty et
ofeahng the pocket-book from the peraon of the
Prosecutor. •
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
iIiURGLARIEc,
Joseph Palmer, wrreil 20, and James Palmer,
aged la. broillee., were cspitally indicted for bur-
glnriotisll• brraLiug into the dwelling-I►uuse uf Sa-
muel Hart, mid stealiug a desk, eight books, and
several ether articles of the value of V. los.
Samuel Hart,■ very old man, depo:ed, he was a
jeweller and kept • shop in Aldgate; his dwelling.
house was in Beihnal.green. On the evening of
the 11th of December lie left his house between
three and four o'clock ; he locked the front door
after him, and del tint retu►n until right o'clock,
when he found the door locked; on unlocking ►t he
foulid hi, books were gone. his desk and his
clothes out of his chest : he It ft no person in the
house when he went oat ; a man brought him the
desk next morning; he said lie found it in a field. .
Robert Starkey, shopman to Mr. Les i, clothes-
sale:one:l, Itosemary-lane, ►tated, that about Mile
o'clock on the night of the I lth of December, the
Prisoner, James Palmer, came into his mastet's
shop with a bnuille of clothes, and asked lino
would he tiny them ? lie sent for his muster, whit
on seeing them refused to purchase ; the Prisoner,
had joined the other Prisoner in the shoo
before Mr. Levi came. The witness told the I'ri-
sonera to take the clothes away, and at the mo-
ment two officers came into the shop, owl Biked
the Prisoners where they had got the clothes'
The Prisoner, Joseph, answered, that two saitF.rs
had given then► in Rosemary-lane to sell for them,.
osill promised them a ►hilling for their trouble.
The Prisoner, James, lifted his hat from his head,
and something fell from it on the ground, which
one of the officers picked up, and then look the
Prisouers into custody.
Samuel Miller, an officer, stated, that he went
into Levi's shop, where he found the Piisonrr•,
as stated by the last witnese, and he WaY shout
search the Prisotier Joseph, when the last ?nee*,
told him the Prisoner James had dropped" some:
thing, which he found to be a pocket-honk ; he
then searched James and found on him two keys.
which he afterwards appliud to the lock of the
door of the lintpe of Mr. II art, and one of them
opened it. Ile produced the articles found with
the Prisons

Mr. Hart identified ditty] to he his property.
Joseph Fortune, an officer, stated, that he
searched the Prisoner Jon ph Palmer. and foter•l.
on hint a chissel and a piece or trout bent at our end.
The Prisoners declined saj Mg any thing in their
defence.
Several witnesses pee them a good character.
Mr. Justice Hot.sovis summed up the evolroce
to the Jury, and observed that he did not
the evidence uus sufficient to substantiate the nt.
fence of burglariously breaking into the house i 1
the night time, as the Prosecutor hail left his b ii
before it was dark, and the crime might have bee
con 111 l 'died in the day time. If, however, the J eiri-
came to the conclusion that the Prisoners hail
stolen in the dwelling-house articles of arrdtrr v.i_
lite than 40r. it would be a capital offilice ; but
if they were of cpiiiion that they were of a less va-
lue, it would be a larceny, but nut attended wit:,
the same punishment.
The Jury found the Prisoners Gladly of steslin
in the dwelling-house articles above the value tis
40s.—Death.
Clarks Goulding, fifteen years of age, was capi-
tally
i
indicted for burglariossly breaking and enter-
ng into the dwelling-house of John Machin, with
the intent to steal.
John Machin, of 241, High-street. Sliadwell,
jeweller, stated, that •bout -half-past nine o'clock
on the night of the 23d of December, as he was
sitting in his parlour, lie heard a noise iu the street,
and he went to the shop door, when a lad told him
his window. had been cut, and on looking at it, he
saw there was a pane of glass not cut but broken
by a sharp instrument being put in the putty, and
the glass attempted•to be raised.
Mr. Creswell stated, that he lived next !mule to
Mr. Machin ; lie was standing at his door on the
night in question, and saw the Prisoner at the shop
window but did not see him do any thing ; m a
short time he heard some person say a pane of gilt,.
was cut, and at the same moment the Prisoner
crotaird the strect ; the witness pursued him, came
up with him, and gave him into the custody ash a
patrol.

Chief Baron Ittcnawns observed, that the in-
dictment charged the l'risoner with burglariounly
breaking and entering into the house; and to con-
stitute a burglary there must be boil) ; but lo•re
the Prisoner had only broke the glass. If he bail
made a hole in it, nod put his hand through it, or
en instrument for the purpose of orating, that
would be a breaking and entering ; but there was
no such proof iii this case, for which crayon the
Jury were bound to acquit the Prisoner. w.h.stever
their suspicion* might be.
The Jury accordiugly returned a verdict of Not
The Learned Judge told the Priconer h. !I iil a
very narrow escape, and desired !het lie would con.
duct himself differently for the future.
Mr. Brown, the gimlet, said, he was arry is