The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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THE ARMY. • . . ,
GRAND REVIEW OF THE GUARML
. The Grand Review of the Guards will not take place Is HOW
Park, there not being room there for the movements and min-
(ions of five Battalions, together with a Brigade of the Royal
Artillery, but at Wormwood Scrubs., as appear& by the following
official
MEMORANDUM.
The Commander-in-Chief will review the Foot Guardsoffduty„
consisting of the Battalions stated below! at Wormwood &tuba,
on Monday the 27th instant. at eleven o'clock, an. with
Brigade of the Royal Artillery to cover the movements. The
whole under the command of Major-General Woodford, to whom
the Officer commanding the Royal Artillery from Woolwich will
report accordingly.
The duty at the Towa is to be taken by a Detachment of the
Royal Artillery from Woolwich, to enable the 2d Battalion of the
Grenadier Guards to attend Field Exercise on Friday, and Ow
Review on Monday.
The 17th Lancers will furnish a Subaltern's dismounted Guard,
to relieve the Tilt Guard on Thursday and Sunday next, and which
will remain on fluty until the Guards return. from the field on
Friday and Monday afternoon.
Lieutenant-General Lord E. Somerset will be pleased to make
erangements for furnishing a sufficient Detachment from the
Cavalry cantoned nearest to Wormwood Scrubs, to keep the
ground at the Review on Monday, and Major-General Rood.
ford will put himself in communication with his Lordship on the
subject.
The Staff to appear in full dress.
Horse Guards, June 21, 1825. TORRENS. Adj.-Gen.
• Second and Third Battalions, Grenadiers; First and Se-
cond Battalions, Coldstream; Second Battalion of the Third Regi-
ment.
BRIGADE REVIEW OF THE GUARDS.
Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, four battalions of the-
Guards, consisting of the second and third from the first regiment
(Grenadiers), the 2d battalion of the Coldstream, the 2d battalion
from the third regiment, amounting to upwards of two thousand
men, with a portion also from the first battalion of the Coldstream.,
were assembled in Hyde Hark, on the right of the Serpentine
River, in brigade review, accompanied by their respective bands
of music. Scarcely bad they formed themselves into line before
the approach of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief,
accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge and Staff; was en.
nounced by the three bands playing. His Royal Highnehit the
Duke of York and his Staff took their station in front of the
line, which extended a considerable distance, the whole presenting
Items. The word of command was given by Colonel (now Major_
General) Woodford, belonging to the Coldstream, who commenced
the military movements by marching them in companies, then
forming the battalions into solid squares, wheeling them in various
elire-.isna. and marching them In slow and double quick time,
which movements were kept up without intermission for an hour.
and a half, when the whole of the maneuvra having been gone
through in a well-disciplined manner, the battalions severally
formed into companies, with their bands of music, preceded by the
pioneers, and at quick march left. His Royal Highness and Staff
retired out of Hyde Park through Grosvcaor.gate, escorted by
several General Officers, among whom we observed Generals
Phipps. Doyle, and Cooke ; Colonels Townsend, Sir Henry Boa-
verie, Jones, dcc.

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THE DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION NEAR
OXFORD-STREET.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The conflagration continued its destructive reneges until six
o'clock yesterday morning, when the entire angle of buildings
through which it had spread ware reduced to a pile of smoking
ruins, from which arose an extensive column of smoke. The fire
engines were still continued in full play, and before nine o'clock
the firemen were enabled to advance upon the ruins, and make the
necessary observation • from which it appeared, that in one direc-
tion an entire square Of buildings and houses, enclosed by 31or.
timer, Margaret, Wells, end l'itchfield-streets, were burned to the
ground, and in another direction the devutation had spread in a
triangular form over several houses, which occupied an extensive
space. The backs of between twenty and thirty houses in the above
named streets were also destroyed ; in addition to which. five or six
more were completely gutted. Dunn; the night the greatest ap..
prehension. were entertained for blortuner•street, and the left side
of Titchtield.street, as the flames permed directly over them in
such a manner, that the destruction of that part of the neifhbour.
hood was considered inevitable; however the wind, which was
slightly veering from the north-west, changed, and the current of
flame was thrown back upon the immense burning body. From
the incessant falling of heavy showers of burning fragments, it ap.
peered like the eruption of a volcano, extending dismay and horror
on every side. The appearance of the yards of Mr. Stouts and
Mr. Stoddart was awfully grand, from the continual burning of
the immense piles of mahogany and timber.
At length the walls of seven or eight houses fell in upon the
binning timber, and smothered the flames for a considerable ex.
tent, but the walls of the houses of Mr. Stout, &c. stood in a very
dangerous manner for some hours longer, but early yesterday morn-
ing they fell down, without causing any accident.
The tire, it ia said, was caused by a compound which was heating
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in one of the of isle. Crowseit, carver and gilder, boiling
over, and itald,. shavings s is instantly spread throughhur
the shop, and q to the other pans of the building. The
workmen were unable to save any of their tools, and in the ware.
house many valuable specimens of skill in the art of carving and
gilding sere destroyed. Some very beautiful designs. inteadal for
Belvoir Castle. the seat of the Dukc of Rutland, were also destroyed,
and also sonic fine specimens of art in the gallery of Air. Farley.
3:r. Smitten has sustained an almost ruinous lose, and is sat in.
sired in any way adequate to his loss. The entire stock of tits rude
of Ale. Staues, including some very large piles of mahogany, were
destroyed. The lose to all is enormous, and unfortunately many
are not insured.
There are between twenty and thirty houses destroyed, and many
others are injured. The following are among the numbers of per.
eons who have sustained very heavy losses :—Mr. Stoddart, Mr.
Crow:zit, carver and gilder ; Mr. Hunt, card maker ; Mr. Reid,
sofa and chair maker ; Mr. Kensett, cabinet-maker; Ale. Arnold,
grocer ; Messrs. Bolton and Sparrow, cabinet and upholstery ma.
nufacturers •' Mr. Longley, oilman; Alr. Woolley, the liveryman,
and a nnmber of persons who occupi d his warehouses ; Mr. Hew.
son, china-man ; Ir. Pears, Mr. Storer, Mr. Innis, Air. Wales,
Means. King, Mr. Wyatt, Alr. Pannell, Alr. Ride, Mr. Messer,
Ales. Penner, Alias Storer, 3lr. Martin, Air. Weir, and a number
of other..
Through the very active exertions of Captain Powys, and the
military under his command, a great quantity of property was
saved. The Captain received the almost universal thanks of the
Inhabitants for his gallant and gei.tlemanly conduct. The Magis-
trates and Police remained in the neighbourhood for several hours,
and rendered very important services.
Crowds of persons were assembled round the neighbourhood yes-
terday.
The calamity has produced consequences the most lamentable;
several hundred workmen, in addition to the loss of their tools,
have been thrown out of employment, and it is hoped that some
subscription will be set on foot for their relief.

MARRIED.
At Mary-la•bonne New Church, on the 41st inst. Donald Camp-
bell, Esq. younger of Duns affinage. Argyleshire, to Caro/low
Eliza, second daught. r of the late Sir W. Plonter.
On Saturday, the IRth inst. at St. Michael's Church, Bristol,
Mr. John Reid, of Newland Valley, Gloucestershire, to Anna
Yerbuty, second daughter of !behind Perkins, Esq. of Plantain,
bionntou.hshire.

On Monday last, at Putney. Henry Vienne Salusbary. Erg-
D.C.L. of Dorton.' Cowl-nous, youngest son of the late Sir Robert.
—hurt. Hart, to Elinor, secenid daughter of the late loin de

Mierre,

DIED.
On the 17th inet. in Upper loner-street, aged 70, William
Smith, Eng. late ('amain L. the Fa■t India Company's *erste,.
On Frtday, the 17,1 i initt. at &Unwell Paddock, the Rea. Dr-,‘
Bev& we of the Maitihtrates for the counry of Aliddleser.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
At Great Titchfield.otreet, Mortimer-street, Wells-street, and
Margaret-street, them a kind of square round Mr. Stodart's per.
miles, the flames had scarcely burst forth from the manufactory.
when the houses round were also in a blue. The following is nearly
a correct list of the houses destroyed : —The workshop of 111,. Cru-
sett, carver and gilder, in Great Fitchfield-street ; the back of Great
Titchtield-street Chapel; and the stables of Mr. Woolley, horse.
dealer, who is insured in the Phenix fire-office; the extensive ma.
nufactory, warehouses, and stock of Mr. Stodaft, the piano-forte-
maker, who was entirely uninsured, and whose lobs is supposed to
be upwards of fifty thousand pounds ; the house, stock, and furni-
ture of Messrs. Hunt and Sons. card-makers, in Mortimer-street :
the house, stock, and furniture of Illr. G. R. Wales, upholsterer, in
, the same street ; the private house of Mr. Tat-kor ; the premises
I and stock of Mr. Kennett, chair and sofa manufacturer. la Morti-
mer-street, insured in the Union fire.olEce; the premises of Mr-
Reid, chair-maker, in Mortimer-street, who is uninsured. Tho
back of the Bear and Rummer public-house, In Alargaret-street.--
The house of Mr. Peso, perfumer, in Wells-street, is very much
damaged ; Mr. P. is insured in the Phenix lire-offlcs. Mr. Lang-
ley's oil and colour warehouse in Welts-street is very much damaged.
Messrs.
Wilinit_ of Mr. Arnold, grocer, in Wells-street, is ales consider-
The doelling-house, workshops, and warehouse of
Messrs. Bolton and Sparrow, upholsterers, an Margaret.street,
entitady destroyed ; the house only was insured ; the stock, valued
at about 6,000 L is entirely destroyed : the only articles saved ars
some of the workmen's tools. The workshops of Thomas Messer,
coachmaker, in Margaret-street; Mr. Messer succeeded in extri-
cating from the flames nearly the a hole of his stock of eirrisges„
The warehouse and manufactory of Mrs. Weir. the agricultural
implement maker, in Margaret-street. Mrs. Weir isjusurod in the
Bntish fire-office. The back of Margaret-street chapel is mod-
derably damaged. Several other houses are damaged, bet not to
any considerable extent.
l'he firemen continued to play upon the ruins the whole of the
night without relaxation ; and the engines of the Sun sod Protec-
tor fire-office, were playing at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. the
quantity of timber in Air. Iteid's yard being so considerable, that it
was feared the fire would break nut again, unless an abundant sup-
ply of water was kept up. Fortunately the supply, from the first.
has met with no interruption, to which circumstance we may attri-
bute the lou being less than itntherwise would have been.