The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-06 00:00:00

THE FIRE AT ST. THOMAS'S.

(From the St. Thomas's Times of t e 16th If Fele story.)
Never since the commencement of our edito-
rial duties has it been our .melancholy lot to record an event ftf
a nature so much to be lamented as that with which this town
was afflicted on Saturday last. At about 20 minutes before 8
o'clock of that morning, the appalling cry of fire was vocife-
rated throughout town, and the dark.e.louds of smoke soon con-
vinced us of the fatal truth, and which was found to have origi-
nated in a house just behind the, market-place, and having coat-
municated to the adjoining buildings, spread tc the north and
south with a rapidity truly astonishing, for in two hours after the
commencement of the tire the Principal part of North Crown-
prince's-quarter had become a prey to the devouring flames;
.and notwithstanding the great exertions made to arrest its pro-
gress, all the houses on Frenchman's-hill (excepting Major
Wright's dwelling. and, we believe, two small buildings) were
burnt to the ground, as well as those in a line from the market
down to the very end of the town.. The southern part of Cure-
goa-street, and about 20 houses- on the right of the main street,
at the west end of the town, were, by great exertions, fortu-
nately rescued. Some of the fire-proof stores in the range of t..e
fire were preserved; but others supposed to be so, being ex-
posed by having the doors and.. windows open to remove the
goods, were destroyed. •
' • On Sunday. morning it was a truly melancholy sight to wit-
ness the destruction done, and the, misery depicted in the coun-
tenances of the unfortunate sufferers, _hundreds of whom we
know to be reduced from comparative affluence to,the extreme
of indigence.
In the present state of confusion and dismay, it is impossible
for us to form any thing like an estimate of the amount of loss
of property sustained, but sure we are that it must be immense,
for the fire raged with such fury, and rapidity, that few saved
any thing, glad to escape with their lives. Neither can we
state the precise number of buildings destroyed, but on the
least calculation we may safely say, that one-third of our unfor-
tunate town has been destroyed. -
• We. feel it a duty incumbent on us to acknowledge with
feelings of the deepest gratitude, the services rendered on this
most calamitous occasion by the commanders,officers, and crews
of, his Britannic Majesty's brig Bellette (which vessel entered
the harbour shortly after the fire commenced), of the United
States' schooner Grampus, the English packet Lady Pelham,
and the captains and crews of the merchant-vessels in port ;
their exertions were truly praise-worthy, and will long be re-
membered by the inhabitants of St, Thomas's.

From all the accounts we have been able to gather, it appears
that the fire originated entirely from accident.
At the commencement of the fire, the alarm-guns were fired,
since which martial law continues ;—the regular troops and
militia corps mount guard day and night for the protection of
property.
It gives us great pleasure to state, that a subscription was
opened yesterday, and in a few hours about 9,00 t) dollars were
raised, which is now in the hands of a Committee who are dis-
tributing food and apparel to the unfortunate sufferers:
We hope an apology to our readers is not necessary forissuing
the present publication on a half sheet; for the house in which
we keep our office being not more than forty yards from others
on fire on Saturday, and no hopes entertained for its safety, we
removed our presses, types, ece, on board of the American ship
Governor von Seholten, and only yesterday had them brought
on shore, but in such a confused and disordered state, that it
is with difficulty we can even issue this day's paper in its pre-
sent form ; we hope, however, to be able to publish Saturday's
in its usual size.:
The following notice was issued by the Governor of St.
Thomas's on the day succeeding die conflagration :
" After the hard fate which this town has suffered on Satur-
day last, it is duty of every one whose property has been pro-
tected-by Providence by all his "means to alleviate the distress of
the poor sufferers. I entertain the confident expectation that
the well-mit.ded inhabitanta who have rooms to let or provi-
sions to sell, will not increase. the _pries of these articles, as I
shall .be under the necessity, should' any complaint be made,
Of putting a stop to such practices by severe means.
" Government of St. Thomas and St. John's.—St... Thomas,
Feb. 14, 1825. " P. v. SHOLTEN."
. [A very considerable commercial intercourse is carried on by
the merchants of London with the island of St. Thomas, and
it has been suggested to several -of the leading houses, in
consequence of this calamity, that a public meeting shoulel be
held to raise subscriptions for the relief.of the sufferers—a bene-
volent proposition, which we trust will be carried into effect.—
This is the third time within 30 years that the town of Saint
Thomas has been visited by a similar calamity.]

The spirit of commercial speculation is appear-
ing every day more clearly in France. Two
Companies are forming to carry a railway from
Paris to llavre de Grace.

Sunday night Mr. LITTLIwoon, a King's Mes-
senger, left town with dispatches for Vienna.
Saturday night Mr. CROTCH, the King's Messen-
ger, left town with dispatches for St. Peters-
burgh.

The subscription, at Liverpool, for a piece of
plate to Mr. IlusKissoN, amounted, on Monday
evening, to upwards of 1,5201.
Sir GODFREY NV EBSTER has already commenced
an active electioneering campaign for the county
of Sussex.

ROYAL J cwEr.s.—The day before yesterday
M. de MAUBREUIL was arrested. This Gentleman had re-
turned to France some
,time. previous, and had that very mo:n-
ing presented a petition to the Chamber of Deputies. It will
be remembered, that both before and after the hundred days,
he has been subjected to numberless judicial proceedings on the
charge of taking away the diamonds belonging to the Ex-Queen
of Westphalia; it will likewise be remembered, that after
having asserted befOre the tribunals, that he had been charged
by the mission to assassinate Napoleon, and after having com-
plained of the treatment that he received in prison, lie was sent
back by a decree of the Court of Cassation to the Royal Court
of Douai, the city from which he escaped to pass into Belgium,
and subsequently to England. 'The petition of M. de Mau-
breuil relates to various condemnations that he had undergone,
and which now appear to be set aside by the prescription.
(Le Courier Francais.)
The subscription for. the families of the sufferers
by the explosion at the Middleton Colliery (near Leeds), has
now attained to the amount of 2,2001.
Sir TIIOMAS 'BUIMON, of Jesmond, Northum-
berland, has made a donation of-101. to the Literary, Scientific,
and Mechanical Institution of Newcastle-upon-Tyne._ _

- - -
The respectable con n ercial firtn of Messrs.
Liesching and Co. of Lyons, was lately under the necessity
of suspending its paytnents, in consequence of an enormous
deficiency (300,000 francs !) in the accounts of Jacob Rey, their
head clerk, or cashier, who has fled. Iley, it is said, dissipated
this large sum in speculations in the Lottery.
warded there from London.

DESERTED Ciiir7D7the particulars of which has
before appeared in our columns, and from the extraordinary
Circumstances has much attracted the public interest, and
strengthened the belief that his parents are of no mean descrip-
tion,, whatever may cause the anir to be enveloped in so much
mystery. He is now about two years of age, And has been under
the protection of 111 r. BISHOP, principal Officer in his Ma-
jesty's gaol of Newgate ever since lie was supposed to be about
five months old.

WILLIAM PROBERT.---When the fact of the
Grand Jury having found a true bill against this
person for the capital charge was made known to
him yesterday evening, he appeared completely
astonished ; in fact, he seemed to have expected
a differeneresult, and so acute were his feelings
for some hours that he could scarcely suppress
them. He was occupied the whole of this
morning in
preparing his. defence.
At Middlesex Sessions, this morning, a true
t
bill was found against J. iouglas, for fraudu-
lently uttering Bankers' checks, as were four
against other persons. -
others for grand larceny

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:THE RING:
Wilmsoni APRIL. s.—The weather remaining so very
favourable, his MAJESTY ,continuesdaily to enjoy the exercise
of driving his pony phaeton, With his suite; in the Great Park,
where he generally remains nearlY•three hours. We under-
stand it is his Majesty's intention to go to Carlton Palace, about
the 10th instant, for a short time.—Ygsterday afternoon, the
King, accompanied by Colonel Thornton,apd attended by Mr.
Aiton (his Alajity's Gardener); laid out a new drive near
Bishopagate. . .

FASHIONABLE i\ RR IVALS. •
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, from her seat,-;`forth
Cray', Kent ; Lady Maria'Cot6s, and'the two Misses Cotes,'in
North Audley-street ; Hon. EdWard. Cust, and, Mrs. Cust,• in
Great Ge.i)'Ne-strect, Westminster 'I -S Barry, Esq. from
, J. .
Melton MowEvay, Leicestershire; Mr. Foley, in George-street,
Hanover-square .Mr.- and' Lady Anne Culling Smith, in
Upper Brook-street f'tbe,Ladies Paulet, in Cavendish-square ;
the Reverend George 15'VWeriek -Tavel!, a-,;(1 Lady Augusta
Tavell, in Great Curnbeilanliplace; Col. and .Mrs. Mortimer,
inlCurzon-street, May Fair ; Hoiintrs. Shipleyjn Dean-street,
Park-lane ; the Hon. M. de ,Roes;ln. Park-place, 'SL James's ;
Mrs. .Dawson, in ChapeLstreet,' Park:!;tne,; Mr. and Miss.
DeshrAve, in Somerset-street; ...Dowager Lady. Dundas, in
Arlington-street; Viscount and the Viscountess-Folkestone, in
Brook-street; the Hon. Miss Bouverie, in Brook-street; Mrs.
and Miss Foote, (of Rochester) in Weymouth-street, Portland-
place; Sir Watkin Ar. Wynn, Bart., frOm the. Mice 'of Rut
land's, Belvoir Castle ; Captain Peel.; from his seat in Stafford-
shire ; Admiral Donglas, from his seat in ; Sir Edward
Blount, Bart., at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Shrop-
shire ; Capt. Markham, and 'Lieut. Blair, 77th Regiment, at
Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, froth Yorkshire ; Sir Wm. and
Lady Oelander,at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from the
Duke of Grafton's seat in Suffolk.; Capt. Beauchamp. Procter
and son, at Blake's Ilotel, Jermyn-street, from Norfolk.
DEPARTURES.—The Earl of Besborougb, for his seat, Roe-
hampton ; the Earl of Brecknock, for his father's (the MarquiS
of Camden) seat, the' Wilderness, Kent; Earl Gower, on a
Continental tour; the. Earl and Gountesis Mount-Charles, for
Windsor ; the Catholic •Deputation of Bishops—,the.Rev. Drs._
Curtia and Magbwran, from -Blake's Hotel, for Ireland.'

FASHTONABLE PARTIBS.'
The' Archbishop -of Canterbury had a grand dinner party
yesterday at Lambeth Palace.
Sir George .Warrender, Bart: entertained a large party to
dinner yeSterday, at his house, Whitehall-place, among Whom
were the Earl and Countess Caledon, Lord and•Latly Melville,
Lord and Lady Binning, Lord- W. Thynne, General and Mr.
Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, Mr. Montgomery, &c.
M.A. Taylor, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday at his
house, .WhitehalLyard,

Miss Pasco Grenf.til's juvenile ball, on Monday evening, in
Charles-street, St. James's-square, was.elegantly attended.
STOCKHOLM,' .31astcn 11.—Yesterday his Royal Highness
the CaotrN PaiNcE gave a most splendid masked Uall and
souptr to between_ five and six litindr4.3 persons of distinction,
in compliment to the name-day of her Majesty the Queen of
Swerve. The great variety and magnificence of cesturn4t
played by the visitants, aided by the brilliant illumination and
-decoration of the rooms in the Palace, presented a coup d'ceil of
the Most dazzling and picturesque order. • Towards mid-night
a grand quadrille set of sixteen couples (the Crown Prince and
the Crown Princess being at the. head), performed in. the most
engaging manner, a ballot, expressly got up for, the very inte-
resting occasion. 'Their Majesties the King ;and Queen.
seemed to be delighted it beyond measure. , At one
o'clock the banqueting-rooms were thrown open, and the
splendid Assembly sat down to one of the most superb en-
tertainments ever witnessed in the Swedish capital. Afterltey-
ing refreshed themielres, the gay votaries of -Terpsichore again
mastered tbeir forces, and the merry dance was continued with
great spirit till between four and the o'clock in the morning.

MISS FOOTE AND MR. BAYNE':
TO TITS EDITOK OF TUE SUN.

Sig—l feel myself called, npon-to declare, that the.paragraphs
which hare appeared in several of the- NeWspaperS-Of Saturday
and Sunday last and yesterday,. respecting the recent treaty of
Marriage of Miss FooTE with Mr. HATNE, contain various
falsehoods and misrepresentations ; and that the. conduct of that
Lady throughout the transaction (with-the exception, perhaps,
of her listening at all to Mr. ITAYNt's renewed addresses), so
far from exciting a blush in cite check either of herself, or those
Gentlemen whose names are with no great regard to delicacy
dragged into public notice, has been such as to do her honour.
Whether Miss F.Qoys7.,_ who is at,present absentfrout
will bestow further, attention upon those publications, is for her
to determine. Sure I am, that the. conviction Of its absolute
necessity will aloneinduce her to obtrude her private transactions
upon public notice. . •
I am, Sir, your very obedient Servant, -
GY.01101z; GILL.
10, Milman-street, Bedford-row, April 5, 1825.

Foo'rE AND HAYNE.—We understand that the deeds of
settlement between these parties were.cancelled on Saturday last,
and that the 5001. said-to have been deposited by ?I r. lIAvNE
in the hands of Miss FOOTE'S solicitor were returned on
Monday.—( The Times.)

On Monday the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess
Augusta visited Lady Cremorne, at her Ladyship's house in
S tanhope.street; Mayfair.
Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester went to Blackheath in
a coach and four, on a visit to the Princess ._.:tophia Matilda.
The Duke of Devonshire arrived yesterday from the Conti.
nent. His Grade landed at Dover on Monday. In the same
Picket came passenger
31arnelake. -licu•ctalni Buonaparte's celebrated

TuE A azg.---WF,TALL have three Pic-
tures in the approaching Exhibition at the Royal
Academy. The chief of them represents the
Resurrection of Outt SAVIOUR, and his appear-
a ace in the presence of Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
and Mary the Mother of James. The hallowed
grace with which_ this Artist invests scriptural
subjects needs no enlogium from us. This picture,
we presume, as well as his beautiful work on a
similar subject last year, will be deemed a suit-
able ornament for some of the New Churches.—
Another of the pictures from this ingenious Ar-
tist is a Portrait of Lord BYRON, in Venetian
attire. We well remember his former Portrait
of the departed.NO.bleman, and endeavoured to
do justice to it. The third work is a beautiful
representation of MILTON'S L'Allegro and 11
Pensierosa. As WESTAL4 is a good Poet him-
self, it is no womder that he has treated the sub-
ject with trues poetical spirit and beauty.—
W. DANIELL bras sent several pictures highly
creditable toes talents. One represents the me-
lancholy state:' of The Kent East Indianian on
fire, and so filrtunately and meritoriously assisted
by The Ca 'thrum— The lamentable event is
well depicteAl, under the authority of many of the
spectators. lir. D. has also another terrific scene
representirm the dreadful Storm vihich lately as-
sailed the -Eddystone Lighthouse, unprecedented
in violeuck, but which, to the honour of Mr.
SMEATO.N, could not destroy the edifice itself.—
Several ?Asiatic scenes by the same irkrtist have
been seat. They are all interesting., and of course
%ill be eagerly purchased by those who have
visited the country, and have returned with taste
as welrt as affluence.

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POETRY.

FOR THE SUN.

:'Tile Faitkless Lover at the grave of the betrayed !
• Thy dying Una forgave. my
And pray'd I might he blest ;
And oh ! if prayer might blessing win,
'Twas thine, thou faithfullest !
But nought avails the purest prayer,
When 3lercy's self, too just to spare,
Resigns the guilty breast
To deathless worm and quenchless fire
And earnest of eternal ire.
Thy pangs were keen,.but bri'.'.fly sped ;
'fwas rest, 'twas joy to die;
Affection's trust on earth was dead,
Itut love•was true on high :
And earthly thoughts and passions now
Dim not thy star-enwreathed brow,
' • • Where, far above the sky,
Thowjoin'st the everlasting hymn
Of ransom'd saints and seraphim. ,
But .the keen- fangs of wakeful thought
This heart incessant tear,
And Memory's agony is wrought
To madness by despair.
- • I left thy pure and fond caress
_For .falsehood's smile and heartlessness;
And Oh ! the woe to bear,
When all the joysl might have known .
Are now My righteous curse alone !
, I might have met thee in the ties,
Earth's every tie above,
Where pure religion sanctifies
The purest fire of Love:
I might have trod, unharm'd, with thee,
The billows of Life's fiery sea,
And felt its tempests move
With heedless brow, as lightly fitnn'd
As flower by gale of:southern land.
•
Thou would'at have been a sun to lend
Prosperity its light:`:'
• Misfortune has not power to send
On Love her withering blight : •
Mid the murk shades of pain
.and ill
Love's beauty chews more beauteous stin,
' And makes affliction bright,- '
As Evening turns the clouds that press
Around her throne to loveliness.
"%Yell art thou now aveng'd ! my doom
Is hepelesa as the dead ;
A scornful world, an heartless home,
•
A breast of guilt and dread !
0 for one hour to tell thee now
How dear I rue mine alter'd vow !
But no ! thy soul bath fled
Where nought of death, of pain, of sin,
Where nought of me may entrance win.
And yet beside thy hallow'd grave
While agonied I groan,
A voice whose utterance seems to save
Is breathing from the stone.
And shall my unreposing mind
Ons gleam of consolation find
In this dread spot alone,
• The tomb where all my hopes are laid,
My woes begun, my guilt display'd
Breathe, voice of comfort ! breathe again !
And, if repentance deep,
To mourn the past with bitterest pain,
To supplicate, to weep, •
May move His justice to relent
Who died to save the Penitent,
I'll strive, and hope to sleep
In Him : and wake where I shall be
With love, and faith, and joy, and thee.