The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-30 00:00:00

IVOyCESTEIt ASSIZES.

At Worcester thirteen prisoners were condeinned,
but all reprieved eicept William Croft(ld ahaa
Grffiths, fur burglary at Teuhury, who was left
for execution. One was sentenced to transports.
tionTur life, and four for liven years; tWeive were
ordered to be imprisoned, 'eight were found not
guilty. and two diacherged by prdclamation.
At .Nisi Pries came on a cause of some import.
ante to the spurting world, viz. Mr. Thomas
*Roberts, of Bureott, neer.firomogrove, having been
prosecuted for killing game. not being qualified,
came to his brother, Mr. G. Roberts, of Malvern,
Fisd requested him to give him a nominal qualitica.
ton, with which he complied. and employed an
eminent solicitor to draw tris the deed for that pur-
pose, which was accordingly done; and Mune.
diately after the deiith of Mr. G. Roberts, lie (Mr.
T. Hubert") brought au ejectment against the
widow to recover the estate. The. Jury, after a few
seconds deliberation. give • verdict in favour of the
Defendant, and pronounced the deed it hind.
Sir William Garrow left Worcester for Stafford
on Wedueschly„where.the Commission was opened
on Thursday ; kit Sir G. S. Holroyd was detained
in Court until %fin lollowinc, morning, *lmo the
whole of the Assize business being curled, his Lord-
ship followed his colleague to Stunned.

ME.LAIVD.
GENERAL ELECTION.

COUNTY GALWAY, THoAsoer, JVLT 23.
J. Daly 4,880 i Colonel Marten 2,609
D. B. Daly' 2,637

CITY OF LIMERICK, JULY 22.
The Poll has dosed, the numbers are—
For the Hon. Major Ycreker
Them 8. Kier, Elq 34*

when the Hun. Major John Prendergast Vert krr
was declared, by tire returning officers, in the usual
foim,. re-elected Representative of this City, by a
Majority of 496.—Ituincliately atter the announce-
ment by the Sheriffs, the Hon. Major, accompanied
by numerous respectable friends was chaired to his
father's house in the Crescent : the Chair was ele-
gantly decorated.

DUBLIN, JULY 24.
ANOTHER FIRE.

Another dreadful and alarming fire, much more
serious in its consequences that either of the firm
which we have had the painful duty to relate this
week, broke out yesterday morning, about one
o'clock, in the house of Mrs. Homan, Nu. 17,
on the Crescent, near Clouted'. The fire raged
with dreadful( fury for some time, when it was
hoped, 'by the aetonislied spectators, that it would
proceed no farther thin the house in which it
commenced. In this hope, they were. unfortu.
astely, disappointed. A sudden gust of wind, ac-
companied by a few.arops of rain sprung up, and
kindled the fury of the dreadful element, which
communicated with ettrprising velocity to the houses
Nos. 16 and le, right and left. The alarm at
period became general, ■tid detachments of the Po.
lice, accompanied by four engines, arrived in quick
succession ; every exert. which lint:lenity could
dictate was then set on foot. Water was soon pro-
vir4a by the activity of the before horrified specta-
tors, every nerve was strained at the engines, which,
once provided with water, distributed their contents
with well-marked discretion, upon the various places
requi►ing their assistance. In spite of all the en-
deavours made use of, the adjoining houses, No. 16,
belonging to a Mr. Dempsy, and a waste house,
No. 19, caught the devouring element, which raged
with unabated fury until six o'clock, when, by the
unwearied exertions of the Several parties, it was
got completely under, leering a melancholy and
dreadful spectacle of the powerful ravages of this
destroying element. Amongst the, most active of
the spectators, for not a haud was idle, we observed,
with great pleseure. that great and good man Lord
Charlemontt ever foremost where danger required
his assistance, and labuuriug in common with the
other persons in drawing tubs of water, working the
engines, and holding the pipes occasionally. He
was toiling in this mother nearly two bouts before
he was recognized—when he was, the greats st regu-
larity and the must respectful silence prevailed,
while the exertions of each person ►timulated by his
example, istcatue still greater.
The lire was occasioned by the stupidity of a
drunken woutau. who slept in the same house with
that of Mrs. Homan. and who, going to bed late,
left the candle under the bed, at the saint time
going to sleep, while the flame. commuuicating
with the curium., spread rapidly through the room.
unnoticed by Mrs. Homan or her ►tupid woman,
until roused to a sense of their alarming danger,
by the harking and cries of a little dog, who was
fortunately permitted to remain in the room. when
they sought their safety iu flight, in which they for-
tunately succeeded, just in time to witness the total
destruction of the whole house, without being able
to save a sink article of the valuable property of
which Mrs. HOlllilli was possessed. A few, mid
very few, articles of furniture were saved by the
owners of other houses. The whole of the pre-
guises, we understand, belonged to Mr. Militia'.
Fortunately no lives were lost, although some tri-
fiiug accidents occurred, The folluwiag is a list of
the houses destroyed :
No. 15, occupied by Mr. North.
No. 18, occupied by Mr. Dempsey.
Nd. 17, Mr.. Human's.
Na. It', tenanted by Mrs Ford; and
Nu. 19, a waste boom, partially burnt.

It is with extreme regret we ire obliged to • add,
from ostensible informstion, that nut u house of the
abuse were insured. A melancholy example of the
unpardonable neglect of persons possessed of such
valuable 'property, in not !providing opium a dangler
which they know nut at what auument may befall
them.

inhubitants of the Crescent• have •returned

PRICE OF STO
3 per Ct. Red. .. 77;-1
3 per Ct. Cons 76►{ 77k
31 per Cent. (nett;.. 88
4 per Cent,.... 96; 97
5 per Ct. N. An. lusni
!Sank L. Ann... 620 9-104
Imp. 3 per Ct. An. 714