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DREADFUL FIRE IN YORK.

1,ieDda.11,444141,11fq( all offered i*ltletie* * Apt
/rates hyMardy, rks pEtislisima • ,
bat Mal
tic a person aimed Thelsrall,-forthe purpose of being mat
Sr Hardy tn • person of thrones a Pelham, and rowed in
the possession etThelmwll, His N•ble mad Leuened Brimed
objected to it; and the taMerity ef the Judges derided
'talons its admission, os the grossed of the person to who.
it was iutended to be mat sok Wog a party in the row.
anitacy. He sherwards offered somber letter, from a per-
mit named Martin to Margaret, which Lord Chief-Jamie,
F.yre at first thought was not evidence; bat it was decided
11l he adnahisible, bermes. bolls Martin and Margaret were
of the party in the esinapirary ; sod the lota being legally
proved to be the act of one I. the euespireey. therefore
Jutted to any other of the conspiraters. But this was net
now the case as regarded Cube,' Brown; he was rut yet
proved to be a party, and this evidence could not go to
lo Ike him so, because it was not what one man swore to
have heard hum say, het what one man swore that amoebae
told him Cohmtl Brown had said. On this ground,
•herrfore, lie thought this question ought by no mesas to
pill.
1,0111 Erskine agaim rose sad said, that the question was
,ot whether this was evidence as against Culunel BMWs,
ant Wllllllll' it WAR not evidence of a conspiracy, and whether
sag not one link of a chain which might yet be carried
in to Colonel !trona. In the ease of Hardy, just alluded
to, the persons whose writings and acts were allowed to he
nroviil as et:dente of the conspiracy to which Hardy
was charged as bring • party, were nut proved even to have
known the iiaine of Hardy. Still it was decided that those
arts could be proved; hut that, unless they were afterwards
iu some way ur other counecicd with Hardy, they would out
sveit the case. But it was clear that the act of any one
.mispirstor became evidence agabost any other party es.
_slid in the conspiracy, if the amoral*, was afterwards
;irovsd to exist; and he would ask, whether the admisaion
the evidriice now contended for was wit comisteut with
the opiiiil/11 gureu by the Judges?
The Lord Chancellor said, if his Noble and Learned
Friend it, that question might be put to the Judges.
The Lad of Liverpool we understood to say, that he
thought that would be the best course to be pursued.
Mr. Frou;:hani, as far as we could collect, asked if the
. ridrnce woe nut to be allowed as far a it went, is °peel-
ing the culPptrac)
Lord Favkine said they must open it.
JIM Iteilisilale said a feet words, inaudible below the bar.
Evi I Gets thought the is Ocoee was not admissible on the
ground of loral tumour, nor un that of the agency of
which he conceived to be nut yet fully
.atablisbeil, but that it was clearly admissible un the general
round of p,uviog the conspiracy, for lie conceived that the
:.et of every pally was evidence against any other engaged
oi the Raffle °hied, if the connexion between them were af.
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II bring now four u'ehiek, the House adjourned.

PIZESS.

LOO DON,

OLTosza 19, 1820.

The House of Lords resolved yesterday that the
evidence of A TM ATI, tendered on the part of the
QUEEN, should he received, fur the purpose of ex•
posing the existence of the conspiracy in which the
present prcoccution against her MAJESTY IS said
to have rivigitatted. The Judges, to whom this
point had been referred on the preceding day, gave
their opinion yesterday morning at great length,
and amidst a great variety of nice distinctions, upon
the aclinid,,ilolity of certain evidence, and the ex-
tent to which the acts of an agent should be held
to involve his principal, stated, that " If grounds
were shear') to a Court of Justice which led to a
reasonable supposition that proofs of a conspiracy
against the defendant could be adduced, no Judge
would refuse to admit such evidence in any stage
of the case." Upon this opinion other questions
might subsequently have arisen respecting the ap-
ph,•abihty of the doctrine contained to it to the
present case, and with what propriety the " rea-
&maids: supposition" might be entertained " that
proofs of tile alleged conspiracy could be ad-
duced ;" but every difficulty was removed by the
ATTORNEY-GENERAL's waiving his objection to
the course of proceeding originally suggested by
the QUEEN'S Counsel—assuming, however, at the
sane time, with singular modesty, that his objec-
tion had been affirmed by the opinion of the
Judgcs; and Lord LIVERPOOL, in pursuance no
doubt of a preconeerted arrangement, undertook
to compliment the ATTORNEY-GENERAL upon
his candour, and consented that the evidence of
AusiATl should be lull:lilted. In fact, the ►ense
of the House inclined so strongly to the justice of
suffering Cie QuELN'S Coanzr.l to expose the con-
spiracy against her MAJESTY, if one did really
exist, that neither the ATTORNEY-GENERAL nor
Lord I.IYERPoOI, could have ventured to urge
their objecilua any longer to such a course of pro-
cedure. An object of inquiry lies therefore now
been starte 1, new indeed as referred to the original
case against the Defendant, hut in itself most int-
pottant towards displaying the character of the
prosecution, and therefore essentially connected
with the defence of the Illustrious Accused. It is
a kind of cross-cause, in which the QUEEN be-
comes the prosecutor and the Milan Commissioners
the defendants ; with whom possibly the Ministers
of the Crown may eventually be found united. It
thus opens a new course of proceeding, in which
the Counsel fur the Bill will be empowered to ad-
duce evidence for the purpose of invalidating or
rebutting the charge of bribery end of subornation
be bushed

sever ecield They !tulips th4,loot with matt actr
vantage than at the preseitisOusinst, for the pro.
audios dl' miehOipere could eat fail to riliekkibe
the geoeral character of the proceedings under the
Consithision, and might therefott lead to the sties
orrery of truth. and prevent the occurrence or on
irremediable calamity.
AUitte,Tl's evidence went to shew. tlket'he Intribg
been confidential clerk or secretary to the Advo-
cate at Milan engaged for the Quests, was bribed
highly by the Advocate VILNAACATI, the agent
of the Milan Commissioners, to suffer him to eta.
mine all the papers relating to the present ease
which were in the possession of her M&J MT'S
agent. This AUINATI admits that he was not
safficiently virtuous to resist the bribes offered by
VitAssiacwri; that he at several times cornmuni.
cared confidential letters to the other party, and
received considerable sums of money. He further
swears, that he had filched these papers for the in-
spection of VILINARCATI, with the concurrence
mid knowledge of Colonel Baown, one of the
Commissioners. The man's confession of his own
actions stamps his character not very favourably;
he admits his treachery to his employer, and it
mat• further be collected that he new consents
to avow his infamy, not from any conscientious
motives, but front &dings of displeasure at not
having been rewarded as highly as he was dis-
posed to estimate his own services. In this, how.
ever, lie displays consistency of character, for
this is not the first time that a rogue has ion-
peached his compeers in guilt in consequence of
a quarrel about the distribution of spoil. In his
cross-examination by the SOLICITOft•GENERAL lie
confirmed his direct testimony.
Poste was again celled, and stated that RIGANTI.
an agent of the Commissioners at Milan, bad
prompted !ern to give evidence against the QUEEN,
and held oat the hopes of great rewards. A wit-
ness named ANTONIO MAJOCCIII, a manager of a
theatre at Venice, was brought forward for the pur-
pose of proving the existence of a general impression
prevalent in certain parts of Italy, that money might
be made by giving evidence aguint the QUEEN.
lie deposed to an acquaintance of his having ob-
tainted a considerable sum of money. The Counsel
for the Bill objected to this line of evidence, but
with what effect was not determined when the hour
arrived for the adjournment of the House.

Yesterday evening his hiAJESTY arrived at his
Palace in Psi shoot six o'clock. attended by
Sir WILLIAM KEPPEL, from Windsor.

Mails have arrived floor Lisbon and Mensburgh. The
Lisbon Papers see principally occupied by copies of PM-
elanalioes addressed by the new Government to the troops
and people of Pollard, milting in the recent events, and
complimenting the troops for their valour, and the inhabit-
ants fur their enthusiasts,. The Hamburgla Papers announce
that the Elector of Ucasi has joined the Commercial Union
of the German States, and has resolved to imporie heavy du-
ties upon all foreign commodities, except eolouial produce.

Yesterday a Court or Directors wits held at the
East India (lousy, when NEEL BENJAMIN EDIION-
STONE, E-q. took the usual oaths mud his s-at in
the Direction, in the room of Sir ALEXANDER
ALLAN, Bart. deceased.

The East India Company's ship Castle
arrived in Saugiq Road* on the 17th May.
It is asserted that the King of SARDINIA intends
to plate his army of .50,000 men on the war esta-
blishment.

The Aulic Chamber have issued a decree, mat-
ing. that under present cirentnstopees it it found
necessary to suspend the existing license to export
arms and parts of orals of every description. not
wily to the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, but to all
parts of the adjacent Italian States, and to the ports
of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean.

CRoott ETAT LOR. Eq. Alirsisrer Pleoipotenriary
I, Eng Ltd to the Burariao Court, his arrived
et Alunteh.

The Ga:eite of Hanover contains the following
article relative to the Baron Ompterla :—" It is
well known Ilist Ihr Aarhus:: for Von Omitted* hail
drawn upon himself the distrust of his Government
by hill conduct during the Westphalian usurpation
of this kingdom, lint which was removed by the cir-
eutoptatitia I explanations given, and which were
confirmed by most respectable foreign public autho-
rities."

The tow* was all bustle but morning with the assembling
of the various Deputations, charged is present Addresses
to the QV /MN, at Brandenburg Douse. The Sawyers were
the first that proceeded along the Strand ; they amounted to
between two and three thousand men, walking four abreast.
They had wisely beautiful flags moil devices.
The Miir•eud Deputation followed shortly after; coo.
'Whig of Ladies and Gentlemen, 1u open landaus and
four, the drivers is yellow astir jackets, and the horses de.
coruted with white ribbons.

COVENT-CARDS% nuATRIIe 1
? ' .
Z 111 . iky, ,Of Chtireopiloo ooe,,riioHoitolAt flight.
Ina fotatiequeuce of arcometaucts Now: every to be ,
eatiseed bete, it , is, we believe, 41*.entl years
ioceit was patfarmed at this houee basins We
hailed its reinvest with pleasure, for vise teverence
the genius of its *ether " on this side idolatry,"
sod there are very few indeed of his acknowledged
dramatic productions which we would not consider
se the " life, grace, and ornament" of the stage.
Of the drama under consideration, the justness and
beauty of the seutimeuts, the variety of the action,
and the romantic interest of the story, amply re-
deem the multiplied improbabilities in the oho.
and the various other blemishes with which it
has been charg-d by the critics. It is almost
superfluous to observe. that the play abooods
with passages most obviously applicable to the cis-
commence of the great investigation now in pro.
greys. Several of these, winch have a coincidence
with what is at present considered to be the pope.
lee sentiment, were instantaneously caught at as a
medium of giving expression thereto. and loudly
applauded by a considerable proportion of the
audience. This was strongly observable in the
scene where, on loch imo's producing Images's
bracelet as a proof of her dishonesty. Philorio says,

" I► nosy be prohibit she lost it ; or
Who Insulin if ens of her women, being corrupted," &c.
and in the b title scene. when !whim.. vanquished
by Posthumous, eiclanns—

" The heaviness and Railt within my haulm
Takes tiff my manhood; I have belied a lady,
The Princess of this country," ike,
and in the concluding scene, where Posthumous,
discovering lachimo's villainy. tkzes Inn►—

"6 Italian fiead! oh me, most credulous fool !"

Bid it is time to speak of the performance. The
lovely, injured fmogen, was sustained by Miss Poore,
for the second time, we think. This is one of the most
beautiful portraits ever drawn of woman, with her
sweetest, most angelic attributes—intinceher, gen-
delicate virtue, never-wavering, albemluring love.
Miss Poore, it will easily he believed, was happily
selected to represent the brightest form of female
loveliness. The character is peculiarly fetniuitie—
it is almost made of sighti and tears—and it seems
scarcely to cost this young Lady an effort to
call into exercise all the softer, more attractive
characteristics of her sex. The character ores-
sionalle, though rarely, throws off its meek-
ness for en exertion of strength. lti these
ascents Miss PooTe's acting was market' by a for.
responding rise in force and power; in particular,
she delivered Intogen's rebuke of laehi,no with
all expression of insulted chastity, highly dignified
and energetic. It elicited flattermg m,rks of ap-
probation. The performance ought, soul we are
confident will, add to her reputation. luellinto, If
the character who at the presidia season may be de-
nominated the most proehinent of the piece, was
sustained by Mr. MAcRRADY will, his accustomed
vigour anridiscriminstion, and the most complete
success. Probably there is no actor of the pre-
sent flay who has received so variously and so liber-
ally from nature, of the qualifications requisite to
eminence in his profession, as this gentleman.
Among these the flexibility of his features, snot the
facility of adapting their expression to differetit
emotions and passions, is not the least remarkable.
This faculty is singnlady desirable to bun who
would represent the wily Holism. and the judicious
use of it constituted a great point of excel-
lence in Mr. AIACREADY'S attempt of last 'tight.
When he first appeared, be stood confessed at
a glance the daring undisguised profligate; hardy
villainy was stamped osi his brow ; its tempting
Imngen, you saw in his countenance the fawning
humility of an insinuating knave ; and when de-
serthiog the course of his false practices in the
catastrophe, it bore the clear characters of crouch-
nig guilt and gnawing remorse. But the van.
*won. of Mr. Macee•ny's voice were equally
well suited to the occasions that required them.
In all respects his delineation of the character was
it truly gratifying spectacle. Another novelty in
the representation was Mr. CHARLES KESIIILE's
Posthumous. It was a spirited picture of a noble na-
ture abused—of the workings of so ardent mind,
for a time alienated by fraud and falsehood from,
but eventually restored to, the object of its al-
fection. It contained ninny fine touches of ge-
nuine passion. Mrs. FAUCIT acted the Queen with
eorreettietes. Mr. FARLEY embodied successfully
the repulsive and at the same time ridiculous fea-
tures of (Atm end was therefore very much
laughed at. The other principal characters hail
nothing new in their cast ; they were well sustained.
In set 52,1, Dr. Cooxe's glee of " Hark, the lark!"
was ably executed by Meows. TAYLOR. TIN N EY,
Master Loounuasc, and Mrs. Ilisuots, sod was
encored. The manner in which the Islay has
been got up is very creditable to the manage-
ment ; its reception was favourable in the extreme,
and it was given out fur repetition amidst general
applause.

The Proprietors of the Haymarket theatre have
determined upon letting that lung-established house.
The new theatre will be built upon a different
site.

bliss S. BooYtt played Virginia, in the tragedy
of Pirginius, at the Chester theatre; and Juliana,
in the Honey-Muon; for her own benefit; last night,
it being her lart appearance in England for seine
time.

it is our paipftil date. tThi week. to detail OP
minicaktris of a' dretidtni -1191. *filth',seeable, In
York, on Wednesday tedefebist. islet Sri F46lll4lliii•
seqUences thetrOf. A tiers of morn*. by tut-t 4040:
mill of Messes. 1,. andl. HintParin.vitnate Nartha
street. about half-Mist. eleeen o'clock. discritered
that the said premises were on lire. The conflsgnr.
tien had commenced in the drying kiln—;.the alarm
was immediately spread fur and *tile; the cliarth
bells were rung. fire engines powered; and the
whole city was thrown into are awful suite of agi-
tation.

The Lord Moyer immediately reKorted to the
scene or devastati tttt , sod exerted biopsy.lf mostcern.
otesatbly to preserve order, and rtrectually le op.
pose the progress of Ito, devourmg etro..ol. The
Second %Veit York hitting. now stationed in the

city, were placed wader sans, mud were very several
in preserving arder,•and mudding the firemen, sad
many of the inhabloanta.'tri have an uninterrtipted
jeuisage to the fire.engares. It was, however, eari.
dent front the first. that the mill could not be rase.
cd ; and about one seelock the scene became awful
and grand in the extreme.
The reflection of the flames in the river Ouse. and
in various parts rat the city, the bustle of the malts.
tude, and the stillness of the ireighbanrime church-
yard, with the sentinels violting' guard then in
over the furniture of the families in the neighbour-
hood, together with the mingled cries of tear and
mistily for the ultimate fate of the whale street,
Jointly opened a field for the feeliag and contem•
plative mind, which imagination may pourtray, hat
which language cannot describe. About half-piast
one the roof fell in with a most tremendous crash,
and the dwelling.house of Mr. Simpson adjoining.
appeared to be partially on fire. There were ser-
vants in the hot4e, but Mr. S. was from home, and
whilst one of them had gone up slaws to rescue MI
admit which was in bed, the dour was broken open
from Without, and part of the furniture carried into
the neighbeuritig church.
Ass engine, placed in the limber.yard of Mr.
Sheriff Cattley, preserved his property. although
a spout on his premises was once on fire. 'l'he en-
gineer applied for the engine ut the barracks, and
AIN Barber, at the Black Swale very kindly sent
horses fur at. This conduced much to preserve
the granary, and she neiglibouting houses, for the
engines belunging to the city are lisle worth, and
the (leasers are chiefly aged. inlirrie and metes..
We notice this, to prompt the Corporation and
Fire-Offices to adopt some more effectual plan to
preserve the property in the city, under their pro.
tection, from inevitable destruction in the hour of
danger. The troops at the barracks were in wait-
ing to attend, from the commencement of the alarm.
but were not Brut for; some of them, however,
attended at noon the following day.
The fire continued with unabsted fury, till the
mill was laid in ruins; and we learn that a horse
the stable was rescued, but a valuable pointer dog
perished in the flames. A vessel had, the tweviorts
day, been laden from the mill with shellisag. and
had sailed, or the loss would have been mach inane.
The valuable machinery, however, was destroyed,
and nearly 400 bags of flour, end a camsadeeekle
quantity of grain, were consumed. In short. the
total amount of the damage sustained, is computed
at between 7,000/. and 8,0001. but we are happy to
state that the greater part lea. insured in the County
Fire-Office, and that the account books were pre.
screed.
We now come to the most tragical part of the
dreadful scene. Preparations were made about two
o'clock in Ilse mo.ning fur taking down the totter-
ing walls; but, by some unaccountable means, the
laudable measure was not carried into effect till
Death had called to his dirk and cold mansions 'rinse
victims of unforeseen calamity. Crowds of people
resorted to the ruins all the next day, end the sight
was truly affectieg—half-buritt sacks, and heaps of
flour, mixed with broken bricks mid burning wood.
needy lad by clouds of • * g smoke, formed a dis-
tressing scene, But this was all nothing when com-
pared with what followed. Betweeu eleven and
one un Tituraday noon, the gable end of the build-
ing suddenly fell upon the crowd, and killed a
line boy, cetly sou of Mr. Walker, the plumber
and glazier, and so severely wounded a great many
more persons, that one of them has same departed
this life, two more are expected to die of their
wounds, and others of their companions in nun.
fortune are likely to drag out their existence in stain
and suffering. The following is a list of the priu-
cipal part of the sufferers:—
I. T. Walker, sou of Mr. M. Walker, aged 15, killed oa
the spot.
2. A fine girl, about seven years old, daughter of Mr.
Dalton, butcher, 'nut-Any-market, skull fractured—aiere
dead.

3. Joseph M'Keight, a labourer is the employ of Mr.
Peart, arm dreadfully fractured.
4. James Howard, a labourer, in the employ of Messrs.
Simpson, skull fractured.
5. Joseph Holmes, • comb maker, Tanner row, severs
contusions upon the leg..
8. Mr. Jepson, Governor of the Retreat, kg blokes, a
double fracture and otberwise much bruised.
• 7. A son of Mr. Build, sag's Head, Micklegate, contu-
sions upon the back and face.
8. Mrs. Ann Wheadley, a person in Seders, aged 62, kft
kg fractured, &c. (since removed to the hospital), the limb
imputed us Thursday.
9. Frances Tiplady, of Itlarygeti, aged 13 (removed to the
hospital), perm contusion of Ike bead and body, is a daa-
genius state.
10. Thomas Vevey, Skeldergatc (now is the hospital), frac-
ture of the wrist, and mitosis, of the ankle.
11. A labouring man (awns mot known), 'evenly braked,
but not dangerously.
lg. Mr. R. Bell, grocer, Tbared•y.market, bruised bora-
cite! parts.