The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-14 00:00:00

DOVER, Nov. 13.

During this evening's service at St. Mary's church,
(nearly seven o'clock) the numerous congree,ation were
alarmed by the furious tattling of the fire-rngines, an.ll.r
the doleful tolling of the alatin b. its. Many who were
able to assist immediately left the church, while those who
remained were agitated by fear. It appears that the fire
originated in a lodge, at the Elms fa:in, about three nii!es
from hence, belonging to the widow of the late Mr.
Thomas Pepper. The lodge was ne irly contiguous to
large barn filled with corn, and a quantity of straw lay
between them. By the very prompt attendance of the
engines, and the great exertions of the neighbours, the
barn was providentially saved ; but the lodge w.as com-
pletely destroyed. This, we have too much reason to
tear, is the vile act of some base incendiary, whose works
of darkness may iie concealed till the awful day when the
secrets of all hearts shall be revealed.

BRISTOL, Nov. 13.

(iaoM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Last night an attempt was made to set fire to the dis-,
tillery of Messrs. Wild and Sons, Redeliff Barks, but was
fortunately discovered by a woman of the name of Tudor,
to whom much praise is due; she saw the mm etanding
on the outside of the window on the first story, with a
light in his band, in the act of s'tting fire to the premises,
and ran to bim, saying, " Dm% fire my master's house ;"
the villain dropped down, anti placing his hand on her
throat, nearly stifled her. I hare just been to see her,
and the marks of the man's beryls appear on her neck and
throat in b'ack characters. A box containing combustibles
was dropped, which was ricked up by another man stand-
ing near. Great praise is due to Mrs. Tudor, for in the
scuffle she grasped the collar and part of the shirt of the
villain, which is now in the possession of Mr. Wild, with
some of th:e matches. It is very fortunate the 6re did not
take place, as 4,000 barrels of turpentine are in the pre-
miies adjoining, and within a few doors are two cooperages
and a floor-cloth manufact•try.

Despatches were received this morning from
Malta.

CUMBERLAND REFORM COUNTY MEET-
ING. —There is scarcely a county, and not one consider-
able town in the kingdom which has not, by this tone,
assembled to express its indignation at the rejection of th©
Reform Bill, and its unchanged resolution to persevere in
its pursuit of the one only remedy fur national evils.
These meetings are so numerous that it would be vain for
us to attempt even the moat imperfect outline of their
proceedings. The county of Cumberland is at length to
have an opportunity cf tepeatiug those sentiments which
it so unequivocally expressed by the triumphant return cf
two pledged friends to the Bill. Attached to the requi-
sition is an array of names unprecedented, we believe, on
any similar occasion for respectability and influence, and
which furnishes, as far as Cumberland is concerntd,
a most triumphant answer to the creatures who con-
tinually repeat the cuckoo cry, that the Bill has only
the support of the mob and the revolutionists,
We will venture to say, that excepting Mr. STANLEY, of
Ponsonhy, and Sir CuaisTorima Muscaxvz, there is
scarcely a man of the ancient Aristocracy of the county
avowedly opposed to the Bill. The inheritors of the
great fiefs into which the county was partitioned by its
Norman conquerors are to a man in favour of the
There are four Peers of the realm connected with Cum-
berland, and of these three are for the Bill and one against
it. The one is Lord LONSDA 1./I. and the three are she
Duke of DI/VONSHIRE, and Lords Cser.ishE and EGRE,
MONT. The connection of the
_louse of CAVENDISH with
the county is recent, and that of the Lowittras rut vet,
ancient ; but do not the Earls of CARLISLE and EGai.-
stosiT derive their possessions by lineal descent from the
seryolde
st and noblest races of the Norman sock.' Does
not my Lord CARLISLE represent the r, fowl ed DICRES
and the Alva-rusts. arid my L 'ref EORFMONT the LETCYS
and natcra ?..-Kerrdal C.hroAkte.