The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-23 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIFF FIRE IN DCI3I.IA".

At an early hour on Monday morning. ea alenning lire broke
out in the house of a cork-cutter in Abbey-ateott. flare aen el.
fectual assistance could be rendered towards checking its emirs*,
the flames raged with tremendous fury, and the entire building su
nearly one body of fire. Several engines by this time had entree,
and being supplied with water from die carts belonging to tie
Paring Board, which were also in attendance, they played writ
much effect, although for a considerable time before the great but
of tire was reduced the flews of the house fell, and also the free
wall, which came with a dtesdful crash into the street. The up
at this moment was truly appalling, as the flames rose with re-
doubled fury Iron the pile of rums. It was sail that a woman aril
a young girl were mitsing, but we understand that no lives wen
lost, Serious apprehensions were entertained for some tine 4is
the safety of the adjoining houses ; but we believe, except a sen:/
house which was next to that in which the lire originated, and 'O3
which the flames communicated, they escaped uninyured.—Ditira
Moravia` Peat.
IxticesT.—Ahltralai MONTGOMERY hcld an Inquest Teen.
day (Alonday 1911 inst.) at No. 19, Abbey-street. on the yen—'
,
of nine, Kelly-, $ young female servant, who fell a victim to
humanity arid modesty on the previous night. It a,ieired that
deceased had lived in the family of 'Mr. Higgs, cork-cuter, a; 'O,
Abbey-street, and that the house took fire shout a quarte. rot
twelve o'clock, on Sunday night. She was at that thee in ntd
with two young children. Tbe fire broke out in the under.
story, and speedily communicated with the tint leer, where a main
tity of cork-wood was stored. The whole was quickly in a bhce,
and 11:1 the regular means of egress cut off by the flatlitl. Tar
girl, with great pretence of mind. caught the children in her ans.
and ran with them to the front drawing-mum windows, ma if
which she threw them to persons in the crowd, who had assenanel
in the unrest in front of the Inman They were receive! below. nd
escaped without the smallest injury. sae al °rendered proinyt 3,1
efFec.ual assistance to the other inmates of the hnase, all et shun
were saved. She was then pressed to think of her two ',kn.
which she was told she might secure by lenpirg from the atato
into the arms of some men below, who waited to receive het
war then without mitering, just as she had rises leases beds ot, cte
first alarm ; and, reluctant to descend in that condition, and hoy!ok
to have time to snatch something to wrap about her, she. trn....r.
turned from the window for a moment for that purionne. She'd
scarcely .lone so, bon eeer, when, dreadful to relate ! the flu,"
whit h she was standing tell in with great suddenness, and steal
precipitated into the burning noass bcrow. Site is supposed to tit'',
then made her way into the cull vault, which site rabablv inaci.
wauld ;.rove a place of safety, but where her body will blend -
terday morning burned to a cinder! The Jury, atter harir6n-t
evidence, returned a yarrile4t;tllawilleadsl Deads."
The enlstuity is unaersteled lo hate been ocetniored by soy'
clothes listing put to air on a wooden hour, in tint "
net r the fir_. They caught the blue, and inaar

tlOr above. where h iture"ad rupidiy. 'The house
ground...n.l the adjohtiug ones, very much inju:d.
Mkt Oil Jolamal.

LAW or Sh TM:MI:VT.—In a national poi
is immaterial which of two adjoining parishes
grater number of poor. Bat, as respucts tt
each it pa:is!), the ques:ion is diT
consequAlce is, that they are eshani,ted by
of law? uits.

As the children otter:dim, the school (.1. K
of Fife, were amusing them...arcs on Ti eselay rn
Mat. with an empty car:, some of the Ala outside
dose within, lit ttt up the altar..., b it bti:'g unabl
equilibrium agaii:at thtit with; I. !he cart w.•s
turned, with several of the cliihlrco uorl:rnearb,
about eight tetra of ay. son Wl.halt,
loge. was killed in the ■oot.—t'"'

OVEgLOADIN.: STAGE T
Johnson, the infornicr, has Peen inaLino a proel:.l
Southan:pion lload, at U om a 1::01 a: ...the sane n
to be henetivial to the public. It oppixas flint it::
met a'cmg that line of mail, emboldened by
f. c some time past been in the habit u, taking
paasengrrs than the Act of Parkin:nein •:liiws.
I this kind were brought before& bench u: tu,,gist
en 31unday week, at which time Sir Ilenry itu
L pnls of the Admiralty, pnsidtd us Cl:ternian. '
tcrel into was against ./;,/iu J'ilLirn, the driver of
coach, who w. a proved to have pastel through
less than 117 pesoms on the root: fir 11. IfoTita'
his judgment. °Mimed 0.1 the Attu...sr:y.s of the a
his intention of prince ing the public hoot the wit
a course of of mus give rise, to by Inlicting
the full penalty of ten pounds tin every "mow%
lowed number, being in this et.se six convietiorui of
The driver of the :souiliampton Union Coach
one penolly of tAm pounds, and the driver of the ()I
several other coachmen in a hose cots some mi
tuners appeared, were (iced cacti in the sum of 54

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