The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-29 00:00:00

MARROW
113 First Inning! -
211 Second ditto -

-11 l

Total - - 184
and fashionably attended. The
it, but the fielding of the Win-
ost decided superiority.

A great commercial house at Antwerp has re-
ceived a letter from the Hal/moat), dated4lst
Juno, which states, that terrible torrents of rain
had entirely destroyed the hope of the finest
crop of coffee and sugar in the island of Cuba.
The damage which has • been thus done is esti-
mated at no less than four millions of piastres. ,

A LARMING Flag.

DESTRUCTION of the ASSEMBLY ROOMS r.nd the
DRESSING and BETTING ROOMS of LORD'S
CRICKET GROUND.

This far-famed arena of cricketers was this
morning, about one o'clock, discovered to be en-
veloped in flames by one of the watchmen on the
road, who immediately gave the alarm to the re-
' tired inmates of St. John's Wood of their danger,
In less than half an hour the whole fabric was
composed of one body of fire, and the by-standets,
who had got into the extensive play.ground
where thousands have •changed hands, had only
the melancholy gratification of witnessing the
awful and destructive power of the•devouring
element, unable to render the least assistance,
not only from the want of water, but from the
absence of any power to convey it with effect on
the burning premises. By half-paSt two o'clock
not less than thirty engines were on the spot,and
nothing further need be said in proof of the alarm
spread, than to state, that 'the 'bridges,. were
crowded with spectators, and hundreds of
persons seen, though late as the hour was,
hastening to the supposed spot, namely illooms-
burp.square or its neighbourhood, The fresh
breeze, however, carried the flakes of fire
so high, that even the engineers were misled, for
many made their way to Maida-hill, some to
Harrow, and as late: as half-past thrte o'clock
engines were coming in from Edge ware. By' five
O'clock the fire had actually burned itself out,
and of three elegant rooms, &c. nothing remained
but a heap of smoking ashes.—A grand match
was to have been played this day in the ground,
which of course must' be off. - The Westminster
and the Guardian Offices are the losers on the
occasion. flow the fire happened carmotbe ac-
counted for, but no doubt exjsts that it was
purely from accident.

DOnnnF.IIT, JULY 2g.,--The day befz,re r's-
terday the largest and finest part of the populous
and opulent village of Gravendeel was laid waste
by -ft destructive fire. It broke out at half-past
two in the afternoon in the house of a 'baker, and
soon spread to several streets. Unfortunately,
the inner harbour had been drained to cleanse,
so that a high wind prevailing at the time, and
no water to be had, on account of the drought, it
was impossible at the beginning to do any thing
to check its progress. In the short space of two
hours nearly 100 houses, of %r hick the greater
part were not insured, were laid in ashes, an I
above 800 persons left without a home. Of som,
streets only a few houses remain, that were to
windward : the scene of desolation that it presents
is most afflicting. Every exertion was made to
stop the progress of the flames ; and the following
day the Government of South Holland, an,: Count
Col lot d'Escury, Member of the States, with the
Secretary, repaired to the spot to take such prelimi-
nary measures as may tend to establish order; and
to alleviate the misfortune. It appears that happily
.no lives. were lost, but some persons were mon•
or less burnt. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Yesterday morning, between nine and ten, .oi4-
other fire broke out at Puttershoek, whic4..4-
stroyed a house rrid_ barn, the, owner of which
was absent assisting at Oraveneleel.