The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-02 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. z.

THIS evening, during divine service at St. Ma-
ry's, in this town, a dreadful fire broke out at
the Deanery, which was entirely burned to the
ground : so rapid were the flames, that no possible
assistave, could preserve the mansion, which had
recently been repaired and painted for the residence
of Dr. NORTH ; who was called out of church,
where he had staid to christen a child.
This accident is attributed to the fires made in
the chambers, to air the house for the reception of
the family.
Luckily a fed, chairs were almost the whole of
the furniture which had been put into the house.
An amazing concourse of spetlators witnessed
the awful .spectacle ; but not one engine arrived in
time to be of service, so general and rapid was the
conflagration.

Mrs. BILLINGTON is perfefily reCoveted-, and
will be able to resume her professional exertions in
all their usual excellence.

It is difficult to imagine a more accommodating
spirit than is implied in the declaration of Cursitor,
one of the characters in the new Comedy, who,
wishing to avoid a duel, says, that he had a&ed
very fairly by his opponent, for he was ready " to
make an apology or take one." This prudential
principle is likely to possess as grecit ,-airtue in
matters of hostility) as SHAKESPEARE attributes to
an if.

It is to he hoped that the Drurv.lane Managers
and Mr. KEMB LE Will amicably settle their present
differences. Matters, we understand, are in train
for that purpose, as well as for the return of Mrs.
SInDONS to co-operate with her Brother in reviving
the dignity of the Tragic Muse.

It has been observed that the robbers of the
dead, who have lately excited so much noise in a
neighbouring village, were perhaps under the in-
fluence of an Egyptian taite for Mummies) and if
so, instead of being punished for pillage, ought to
be honoured with the title of the Deptford

The Peace has occasioned such differences and
such harmony of opinions, as perhaps were hardly
ever excited by a similar measure. But among all
the wonders of the Peace, it is most singular that
Mr. Wi NDFIANt and TONI PAINE should concur in
condemning it, as it is impossible to imagine any
thing more adverse than the charalers of both, who
are indeed " far as the poles asunder." We ought,
however, even in noticing this surprizing coinci-
dence, to apologize for having joined the name of
a distinguished and respe&able British Senator, with
such an execrable outcast, the refuse of his own
Country and the scorn of every other.
On Wednesday last, as Lady GEORGi CAVEN-
Disn was returning to town from Eastbourne,- in
Sussex, her Ladyship was taken ill at Uckfield; as-
sistance being at hand, her Ladyship was removed
to the house of a neighbouring Surgeon, and was
there safely delivered of ; Son.

On Tueslay last, at Latliom House in• Lanca-
shire, the Lady of EAtYARA WILBRAHAM BOOTLE,
Esq. M. P. was safely delivered of a Son.

Saturday morning, about one o'clock, a luminous
meteor wag observed at Chelsea, which rose in the
West, and emitted so splendid an azure light for
about a minute, that the smallest print could be
read by it ; it then took a South-East dire Lion,
when it divided into smali bails or globes,. and in_
stantly disappeared without any explosion. It was
extremely dark both befare and :Liter 41 appear-
arm