The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-12 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is said that General Lord Lynda*, 0.C.8. will be *primal:
Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, vim Genteel .Blrelrix
Calvert, Baronet, detested ; that Major-General Lord Fr
Beatinck will obtain the Colonelcy of the 39th Foot, vice Loa
Lyndoeh..ll appointed to the 14th Foot; and that Lintienelat•
General Sir Alexander Hope, G.C.B. and M.P., will succeed tits
late General Sir Harry Calvert, as Lieutenant-Governs of Chelsea,
Hospital.
Detachments belonging to the 3d and frith Regional, of Foot
received orders to embark yesterday afternoon, at lidEggpgate, tor
Gravesend, on route to Chatham.
Detachments belonging to the 4th and 13th Rmehmenaa• of Li,ght
Dragoons are ordered to march this day, from Weanninome,
Cavalry Depot at Maidstone.
Detachments belonging tO the 6th 36th. and 41st Beet raip.
Infantry were ordered to embark yesterday afternoon, at
gate, for Gravesend, on route to Canterbury.
Detachments belonging to the di, 37th, 70th, and 7Stlt 1/4.
meaty of Foot are ordered to march this day. front Wesisillietto
for Portsmouth.
A detachment belonging to the 66th Rgrimen if. et
ordered to embark yesterday afternoon, at Billingsgate, foe
end, on route to Dover.
Detachments belonging to the Ist battalion Odle Setk, 71st. ids
94th Regiments of Foot, are ordered to marsh We day, from
mMster, for Plymouth.
Detachments belonging to the 4th Light Dragoon, mod tb, 314.1.,
701 h, Ist battalion of the oth, 71st, 4let„ and 94th Regimens. of
Infantry, arrived in town en sunday, from Scotland, on route to
join their respective Corps and Depots.

ALARMING Flue.—Between one and two o'clock yeater-•
day morning, a fire was discovered to proceed from the
house of Mr. Solomon., a furrier and leather Omer, II;
Church-street, Little Minories, which in a few minuses.
burst forth with such rapidity, that it was with great
culty the inmates were enabled to save their lives in theie
night clothes. The adjoining house of Mr. Wood,•ths
trunk-maker, was immediately afterwards found to be int
fire backwards, and from the nature of the materials la tact
workshop and premises, all hopes of preserving either M
house or that of Mr. Solomon', appeared perfectly atmilt:•*
tory. The fire now, from its awful aweartnee, threatesid
the safety of the adjoining houses, and indeed, at one done,.
considerable alarm was entertained for the Church of the
Holy Trinity, immediately opposite the two houses on lbw.
- the - firemen, •

;;;,;;;Q:ut. Holy Trinity, irnmeinumy opposite WO •••%0 a sirs.--_
or the put. By the great exertions of the firemen, with- the Asn-iitutste:
Office engines, and a plentiful supply of water, they w.
sent of Mr. enabled to save the Church from any great Injury, as ve
Est it was as the neighbouring homes, on:epilog the bow of •
eripitons to Ring, the grocer, and Mr. Levy, the confeerionee, *Mar
t the game ; are much damaged. The houses and premises ie ife
moperatc in Solomons and Mr. Wood are reduced to a hap of rtititil;
and great fears are entertained for the safety of a yen,
eet
4:1 01 the man in Mr. Wood's service, wb• slept in libelous,. *
as hu
• had not appeared with the rest of the family, nor altar *sr
iffif was got under: the only hortofnehls safety is,stlihnteE
`Qtr
lush, with d'vl mot go home the preceding a t: The w A '.
ek, South pistaly entinguisheetzeialislf-paar. Veto& 114
Jew boars in* d nem Inured in the hiutond Nits.
* AMAITAINe .