The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

CA LA MMUS FIRM.

About three o'clock yesterday afternoon a most Malcom-
isle and neeianeholy catastrophe happened at the Noise if
/klr. Friford, bookseller and stationer, its -I.ietie 11,11.alls•y,
bloorfiellia. Mr. and Mrs. FalforJ, about mar o'clock M
the morning, went to see the proemial, of the QUIVIAII
visit to St. rani's, iravial the house mad forni:y, consisting
of four childrna, in the rare of their servant maid.ww
Maoist three o'clock the neighlinerhomt was thrown iiito Ilse
greatest alarm by the stream miming out of the house, snit
isi a state of 1111111111•111, ealliag almond " Fire! miseder!" Stk.
Scarcely a moment elapsed before the flames burst nut
at the first floor window with the g• eatest fury, ttir
servant exclaiming, " For Civra sake sate She eisiltreu
Mr. Hughes, the odmsa, procured a ladder, and endeavoured
to get gnat the window, to save the little sufferers;
,but avail
his efforts were in vain, as the. flames bad gained sods nn,
ascendancy that all alit inpts were honed to he useless. 'llse
devouring element raged with great fury fur a contideraide
time, intone the least assiatanee could he obtained. At
length the varies,. fire-engines •rrivid, sad a plentiful
supply of water beiag obtained, the flames were •rreessA
lo their progress, hail not till they had econnannieut,..,
team soljo 11l il sg horse in the occupation of Mr. tVilliattis,
the bout-maker. Hy lb.. time Mr. and M... Fulford
tv-
turned, and us the afflicting sierra reaching the ear of Mr..
Frifurthelie swooned away, whilst her lutsband ran about in
a slate of frenzy, endeavouring to find bi. uisfurtir4sta
children, Iwo of whom, to the great joy of their .ffiartiel
father, were found at a •eighisour's hon.+, is here they had
been the whole of the day, all .ewes fur the remaining tfo,
a fine girl about two yearn old. sad a little boy ;hunt
sit months old, were of No avail, and it la supposed they
sum have fillets victim' to Ike devouring element.
origin of the melancholy circumstance, M al primate- ne.
known. Nut as atom of furniture I/abating the umlaute.
nate Mr. Fulford, was Saved Rum the conflagration. iins
horse is entirely in ruin.; the house of Mr. Williamehas
suffered coastderably.

ALARMING AND DESTRUC FI E FIRE.

EPURTIIRR PARTICULARS.:

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About half past one o'clock yesterday morning, the nekths
bonebspoil of Warduor street, Soho, was thrown into the, tUlts
MOW conftmion by the I.l.ring,nit of the watchmen's rattles'
with the alarm of Poe The windows of rwery lima;
were thrown open by the inhabitants, eager to jowep •
where the fire had originated; the fears of thee? %Ow,
them:lit themselves Ileum were soon abated, at : ortin
the 1111111 s hoisting forth with great rapidity from tbe cop.
windows ot the bon se of Mr. Ming, tallow-welter Neil
cbstoller. It originated in the cellar,nteunsequioreut,WtN
of the pins boiling over part of its et/somas,
medi.ocly blarcd, and communicating to oilier tristrefof hts •
tuttiminable nature. raced with sorts fury that.io A sklie
time the whole of the lower part of ths• hasswie, ire*
one body of condensed fist. The Waylays, OW were all'
this time busied in sleep, were at hawk roused‘ said
exhibited a most distressing seem., they •ppenitoth-in
a state of nudity at the seensol floor windows, -froasoqiqf
which a female servant jumped into the street, sod was (ore
innately prevented from experientmg any injury by the t-
imes undernestli receiving her in their atom. The fare liest
extended its raersca to the Mu adj. 0000 houses, Art..
occupied by Mr. J. Little, a mastic cooper, and tlirottor
by Mr. Griffiths, appraiser, both of stud', with their stock
in trade and furniture,. shared the fate of the torpor'.
The Moises and property of Mr. Machina, clusir•massufse,
term, and Mr. Heskett, cheesemosima, *offered isc.teiissil.),
not by the fire, but by having the slims fronts and sheet writ-
slows forts oat, in older to throw the furniture, fie, isi
the street-:4lw greater part or which was either. *hat:
tared by iti fall or earreid off by the Mimes. -Ti err
were I engines all Milo time on the spot, Ilia liks.
forionately Water could not. hr immediately prepteAg
consequently the filmes need with unabated fury, hnir,4,.•
a majestic tott.ass fully piked aspect, and nothing Insa
the deatruetiow of the neighbourhood am/ Os petted. • ilibtot
three o'clock the stied, which bed man/nail Oilmen hurst,„
and was bearing Me &noes to the latter houses, fArtuisately..
changed its course; sod mese wave,beitt thee proeferePthe
further proves. of fit fire we. ChirClird, and it w. s tuber ti
gut under about fort co'clete. We did sot hear of aspen .'
dents.

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We understood, that in consequence
.or the re..
peitt.d (wines !tort street.roilitiertes which hoar kr I.:
crnt'y taken place,Lord Sumas-NI heeirfeyte.til i!
force under the command of the Niag;ststnes ur tl e
ditTerent Pnllce Offices wry crthsideraniy, and
•clivy prectut:ons are taktu to prevent, so mach.ost.
possible' the frerpresicl of such robberies, to faint 4
the present sealer et the year is altleyslettottslOti-:

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