The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-31 00:00:00

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F The: dreadful fire which consumed the eßtensive
hotel of Air. Warne, in Conduit-street, Hanover-
square, and part of an adjoining house, on Sunday
evening, Was occasioned we understand, by: the
careltissness" of Lord Faulkener's valet de chambre,
who had some of his Lordship's linen to air at the
fire, in which the poker lerd been stuck. Having
occa,ion to leave the apartment, it is suppoied, dur-
ing his absence, the poker 'kit from the fire and
communicated to the Most coinbuStibie Materials
nearest its kifluence, which happened unfortunately
to be some muslin handkerchiefs which hung on a
chair, .mid'in the course of a few minutes' the Whole:
room was in a flame. A considerable tifne ehysed
before the accident was discovered; when it was too
late to extinguish the flameS,which were then rag-
ing with the utmost fury, and nothing but confusion
and dismay pervaded the whole lion,e. Every in-
mate of the hotel, anxious to preservetis own move-
ables,.was heedless of thecommon welfare, and the
flames were sufired to rage with unmolested sWay,
until the whole:bbilding was reduced to ashes'. Se-.
veral engines repaired to the spot on the first alarm
of fire ; but, unfortunately, as is too often the 'case
On such occasions, there was no water to be pro-
cured for a considerable tim,!; and 'a strong wind
setting in, all other exertions to stop the flames
were frustrated.

A considerable part of the moveable property
was saved froth destru6tion, and the remainder was
insured.

We are happy in being able to coifed an errone-
ous statement which tound its way into the„news-
papers, that several persons were lost on this occasion.
From every inquiry we have been able to make the
statement appears to' be untrue,. no personal injury
having befallen tiny of the inhabitants of the house.
One of the firemen indeed, in the daring zeal, cha-
raderistic of this class of men, was severely scorch-
ed by continuing tdo long in the house, attempt-
ing to cut off the communication of the flames
with the adjoining premiSes. He is,. however, we
understand,
.out of danger from the effeds of his
injury.

1n spite of the laudableexertions of the volunteers
who attended to prevent plunder, a great quntitity of
the property taken from the burning premises was
Carried olf.

Sr. JANES'S PALACE.---At seven o'clock last night
the ruins of the Palace, •near to the sent: of the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE'S late apartments, began to blaze
with great violence. Iwo large pieces of timber
Were taken out, burning very furiously ; they were
put into • the garden, and the plugs were opened to
overflow the •place. The engines, which have re-
mained there since the fire commenced, began to play
on the ruins. The high wind, abing upon the re-
mains of the fire, excited =eh alarm and apprc-
hension. '['lie fire, however, was soon got under,
there being a good supply of water. The walls and
stacks of chitnneys of the Palace were, during the
day, in a tottering state ; no person could venture
near them.

CRIB AND BELCHER.—Thp grand match be-
tween these pugilists of first rate will take, place to-
morrow morning, at twelve o'clock. 'As our limits
will confine us to the mere detail of the battle, a
► will be necessary to state a few words on the match.
The 'combatants contended together on the Bth of
April, 1807, for 200 guineas, at Moulsey Hurst,
and bets before setting-to were 6t04 on Belcher.—
It was, perhapi, one of the most sanguinary battles
that had been seen since the days of Broughton and
Slack, and it was most obstinately contested for 55
minutes. Belcher, who had then lost an eye, raised
the betting on him toy tO lin the first round,• and
is was 3 to 1 until the 26th retina, when Belcher,
Who had given and taken numberless Wows on' the
head,- fell weak,- and resigned the battle' in the. 424
.Crib .was considerably the worst beaten;
and Belcher, in the middle of the battle, lamed Isis
tight hand, but nevertheless he continued to • act
with it, and knocked Crib down with . the greatest
ease, If report be true, Belcher. had so much+ the
best of the battle, that Crib did not appear in time,
and Belcher, thinking victory so easy, gave that
chance away,' This ta6t has been declared' by Bill
Ward, Crib's second, (who died of a decline on
Sunday last.) Btsttings on this event are 7to 4, and
.2 to 1, on Crib, and the same odds on Young Bel.
cher against Farnborough, an untried man, which
will take place in the same ring.
EFFECTS OF true FLOOD AT CHELMSFORD.--The
water has not been so high at Chelmsford since the
Tear 1762, salt -was on Wednesday last. - Half the
town was then covered with water, and it was two
feet ,deep in the house of Mr. Wood, ironmonger,
in the middle of that town. It rat with great tOrce
throngh the old House of Correction, opposite , the
Black Buy Inn. A number of the inhabitants were
obliged to remove from their 'houses, in carts, to go
RS liar as the. bridge. Most part of Mouisham was
covered with water, and it flowed into the houses'
of Mr. Parker, 'Md. Sweetitik, and others, situated
above the. House of Corredion. The ,back of the
town towards ,6pringfield-lane, was completely
overflown, and in this state it continued on Thurs-
day.

On Saturday night, as the Exeter mail watt on its
Way froin Undon, near Staines, the coachthan en-
deavoured to avoid a part of the road where he knew
the waters Were out; in doing.whiCh he got into
another part that had been flooded since he was
there, and the *atee was so deep that the coach
floated„ and the horses !warn. The coach was sud-.
denly thrown over; the coachman and guard were
thrown to a considerable distance. The passengers
were girt out, after Considerable ditlienky; the
horses were disengaged l*roin the coach; the bags of
letters sustained but little injury,..and Were conveyed
in a post-chaise, accompanied by another` . post-chaise
with the passengers. The coach .cuuld not be got
Our. The whole country round is in the most dis-
tressing state; it is covered with water front Chertsey
to Maidenhead. The towns. are surrounded with
floods, running in torrents as high as the parlour
windows. Nunibers of poor inhabitants have nearly
lost their all, which huts been carried away in the
streams; and, in addition to their. distress,• oeca.-
!dotted by this cause, the country is ill such it state,
that they are not able to do any work; many cannot
get Out of their houses to purchase food,. and what
they do procure is put in at their cne pair of stairs
window. The sower part of lighani is under wawr,
and impassable.