The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

DREADFI'L FIRES.

At five o'clock yesterday morning, the school-room of the
'fork Military Asylum at Chelsea was diseovered to be On tire ;
and it was so near morning, that immediate assistance was af-
forded by the :active exertions of the little objects of this noble
charity, who, to the number of several hundreds, were em-
ployed in procuring water : and, by the speedy arrival of en-
gines from town, by ten o'clock In the marning the fire was ex-
tinguished, but not until a considerable portion of the interior
of the southern extremity of the main edifice was consumed
from the dining-hall to the roof.
Last Sunday sight, a dreadful fire broke out between 11 and
12 o'clock, in the honse of Mr. Maeda, at the west side of St.
Stephen's•green, which raged with unabated fnry until the en-
tire of the building was destroyed ; the most prompt exertions
were made to stop the progress of the destructive element, but
natiarionatirly there happened to be a scarcity of water, and
notwithstanding all the efforts made to obtain it from the ad•
jacent Iniases, they could not possibly supply the engines. Se-
for a lung time entertained of its extension, as
the rafters and a considerable portion of the adjoining house
were on tire. It was an ;awfully grand and terrific scene—an
oserwhelming chao, of tire front the top tb the bottom of the
house.—There is much reason to apprehend some bees base
berm lost. An old gentlewoman, of the name of O'Neill, (a re-
lative, we understand, of Earl O'Neill) who was deprived of
sight, is, anima( others. missing. It is said the fire broke out in
her apartments. A Mrs. Hare, who also lodged in the house,
is missing. And the proprietor of the house, Mr. Magna, is
not to be found. Mrs. slacoa was dreadfully scorched, bnt
effected her escape by jumping out of the two pair of stairs
window. A servant woman, who was far advanced in a state of
Pregnancy, also jammed out of the window, and is seriously in-
jured. 1 lie Lord Mayor and Sheriffs repaired to the spot on
the first alarm, and remained tlerre the en:ire night. Doctor
Turner, one of the Police Magistrates, also atlended. At 12
o'clock on Monday, the engines continued playing ou the ruins,
which presented a column smoke—and the lire was nut then
effectually subdued.—( Dublin ('iorrrapondent, March 15.)
About ten in the forenoon of Tuesday last, a chimney took
fire in the hamlet of Belson. Ley, commonly called Beggarlee,
near Vastwood, Nutts, and stick was the dreadful rapidity with
which it raged, aided by a very high wind, that in spite of every
effort to the contrary, the dames cianrtionicated to some conti-
goons and stone distant buildings, and, in less thou two hours,
eleven Mimics, a wheat-stack, a haystack, two barns containing
corn and hay, and a fraaWSMittea shop, were reduced to ashes
and confused heaps of sow:thing ruins. Five frames, in the
frarnesmith's shop were destroyed, except the wood% or:, of UDC
of them ; and in one of the hams a calf and a pie were con-
tim d. The pig forced its way out, but the calf was burnt to
dealt. And, to add to the calamity, the occupiers of tne houses,
all of them working people with eamilies, had not the opiaorns-
nity of sa, big scarcely a single article of furniture, or even
ditching, except what they had on.

Dors PRI. Ace' orsT.—On Friday evening a young gentle-
man aimed Read, has ing heels aditi.ing himself in pias hie a
game at biitiards at Smith's rill/11l in Cli ha' lag
iiecunic exasperated at some had stroke winch he had maur
Joring the play, he struck Isis cite with such siOiellee against
the tante, that the small end broke. MI, a td Hy iuz sudden!), up
pie' cud in es c, or the sight of which he was instantly depi i red .
He was conducted to his lodgings in Cursitor-strect iu ext.sa-
tiating agony.
R 1.1 r‘ illt.Tllll4.—On Thursuay I. 41, as the driver of a Flack-
n y coach was erectly boating Its horse while on the stand,
in the Strand, a gentleman passing, huniain.ly lemosestiatrel
with him on his condoled, upon is hick the radian, atter a volley
of 4i...i115, declared 11:s intention to mini. aster a similar chastise-
ment to hi. censor. In his hurry to eHk t. Ms purpose, how-
ever he slipi el off the wheel and broke his 'lei:, to the infinite
satisfaction of a laree assonib!ed crowd.
A daring robbery was eratiinitted on Saturday sennight, between
three aml tour o'clock in the aftemoon, at Acton-hill. Mar, Johnson,
a woman who has the care of the lodge twlunging to Mr. Waite, on
Aeton-hill, which is acme didance Man the home, lad gone out, and
returned in about three quarters of an hoar, when she Mao:wens' the
window of the bed-room, at the Luck of the Lodge, wide tax], and
perceived a man in the house. She initantly callell for tessistan..e; Ler
cries reached a man of tic name of William Toweri, se:.o canoe with
all speed, The thief had in the mean Mile got out of the Lodge by a
rid ran oil with great speed. Towers pureed and took him.
The mhber had broken open the drawers, Ac. and tad packed tin a
great variety of articles of wearing in,sparel and a child's silver curd.
veral of the articles were 0,1,1 up, which he had thrown away in
his lligin. Ile was taken before Mr. Justice Birnie. who has a house
in that neighbourhood, and who committed him till last Saturday,
when he was examined again. and fully committed for triaL He proved
to be a notorious alarm:air of the name of Thoulaiillurgest.
. .

M AItRI ELL
C. Douglas, Esq. to Lady I. Gore, sorer of the Earl of Arran.-4C.
B. Layton, lisq. of Lawton-hall, Cheshire, to Mi.s M. P. Belt mite,
tiau. of W. P4t•onahc, M.D. of York.—At Bru,scla, Lieut.-Col. Ha-
milton, Aid-de-Camp to Major-Gen. Sir E. HarntP, to Visit Ord, dam
of the late NVm. Ord, Esq. of Fruition, Northunth.-rland.—T. A. Watt,.
Esq. H.N. W Elizabeth, dau. of T. ...chit, E.q. of the New-road,—ltev.•
J. I)underdale, of Coble, to Charlotte, hall. of T. Harrison, rig. of
f.eeds.—At Madras, 11. W. Kensington, Esq. of the lion. Company's
Civil Serra?, youngest son of the Loe C. liensingtoo; Esq. of !Slat:a-
beam. to F. A. tlau. of Boyd, Esq.—Charles Strwart, Eq. late of
Kingston, .116111hitlt, to Mrs. Tierville, of Sloane-street.—Niarlt 46'.
Lora liendlrshant, of liendkshatin, to A. S. dau. of Wm. Tann%
Esq. of Leistun Old Abbey, Sulliak.—.l. Roberts, EN. of the War
Other, to F. Woods, thirst sister of Capt. Saatin, of the Royal Navy. d+,

DIED. • •
In Park-otrcet, Windsor, Susanna, wife of Thos. Wakefidd, Fsg.—
In George-street, Edinburgh, tie Hon. sl'm. Baillie. of Polkelioet.
lvte one of the Senators of the College of JillitiCe....-11tCastIC.141,,rt,
11011.1111.illital. opal 5 I, Samuel ()shorn, F.stp —At Bristol .1-lot
in her flirt year. Lady Catherine Pottier', dau. of the Bight lion. Kral
l'inutat.—At Acton, ,tell titi, Alex. Fend:old, surgeon.—Aged
52, Marts. wife of Robert Ashton, Eof Queen's.O.tilituiri, Brouo-
ton.—Mrs. Waters, wife of Falniuedsg. Waters, Fay. of Alpha Lodge.
Regent's Park.—ln Conway-street, Mrs. Walcaley, ut equeitrian stele-
brity.— At Carliale, aged )to years. Mr. George N i xon.—.Aged 31,
Roar Mile., libli. of tlru Court M.,Ttltyr his .
in Derr) loran, near Cook.town (Tyrone), after a few hours Muss, in
hi. 79th year, the Rcv. John Couliel.l. D. J. Arehtler.con of liihuo.. .
—T. Day, Esq. the oldest Burps*, of Lynn : this veiretisole nitn l•ad
nearly rinitileted his Mai year. 54 of wAich he had lived in gnat
ei•rd with his lady, who survives liini.-11ary, relict of tire kite J. Nevi,.
h.q. of Kilnioney, in the co. of Cork.-5I iss Hit.dc, Jan. of the LW: it.
El.{4. of liunalen-houre., near Ilitriut, llert.. Walbiock,
ag,il two years, throe months, Mary Shernsed. dau. of .11 lernan.ltkins.
Chilhana Castle, ilduran, Esq. late Digit Sheriff for
Iteaufort-buildings, Strand. in his sth year. r. Al •it inlet
M•Calrair.—li. Ii flea tt-strect, Rath, Mr*. l'avvis, ',diet of C. Puri iv.
Es+ of Dar.llatur S•idiolk.— 'lra l'oUen, rcliit of the late Rot,
Pollen, of I.i.tle Rnoki.wo, Sorrey.—ln his (Atli yet.r, R. Dowell, :,:se,„
74 years Fellow and • )rgieni.t of I fidwich oilege.—.lg..l al. M...
1 e, of Chancery-lane, widow of the late Mr. i.arows Unite.--Ar
Svanrlen, Suer.-y. in 4is ritli year, Joint Fen:•!lawe, W.rithy,
• l'orkshire, Surrey.—At Fataidiur,
dun-y, Lahti...nark. begot:wimp !tea.