The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-07 00:00:00

INCENDIARY FIRES.

(From the Norwich Meroai.)
On Saturday night a fire broke out on tar •proitimi of
Mr. Charles Hart, a Selma of Eriward Lor,h,2, Esq., who
resides at the Wang farm, is the parish of Great Mtltou.
Ablitt lief-past eight o'clock tiamat were seen to issue
from- a- barley-stack, which speedily surrounded it, and
communicated to another barley-stack whirl, stood close
by. The extent, of the two stacks in kugth was about
r• 25 yards, and they could not be lest than seven yardi in
breadth. The stack' iwere entirely 'consumed. We are
authorized to contradict a very injurious report, that Mr,
Hart displayed great indiffevence, declaring at his fire that
be was insured.

Another file took place at Cockley Clay, on the farm of
Mr. Daniel Sewell, jan., by which seven stack's and two
',erns were destroyed. The whole of the property in both
cases wav imured.

On' Monday evening a firs was discovered on the pre-
mises -of Mr. Brooke, of Great \Usingham. A stack
of oats containing between seven and eight lasts was en-
tirely destroyed, owing to the strength of the wind, and
• there -being no water withiu a mite tit it. Great num-
berg of persons from all parts of the neighlsourhood were
present, but their assistance was, under the eircutnstaticAs
above, stated, 'perfectly 'useless. Fortunately- the stnei.:
stood:io the field-at a distance from any other property of
an itillaminahle nature. The Neighbourhood arc greatly
surprised at such- an occurrence taking place upon Mr,
Brooke's property, at • he bears a Universal character for
kindness and liberality to his -dependents. During the
fire some lights, apparently like rurkets, were seen to
aseead from abbut a mile or two to the right of With:lug--
ham and somewhat neater. -What the purport was we
cannot tell, but they had a -very auspicious appearance.
Ou Wednesday evening, between seven and eight ult.:lock,
a fire broke out in a wheat stack, upon the prernisrs of
Mr. Geetge Bailey,.of Great Witchinhain. It contained
At:produce of sixteen as,reo of wheat, and there is no
doubt but taut it was bred by au incendiary.
We'can.find an terms sufficiently strotig to express the
universal surrow, alarm, and detestation of the perpetrators
whic`h 'attends the renewal of these atrocious acts. It is
however some alleviation to hype and believe that they are
the acts of individuals, goaded to the commission of this
most heinoui crime by feelings of personal aniinoaity. The
efforts to aubstitute employment for relief that are every
where making, and with success enough to justify the
qiinion that the condition of the industrious classes is
daily growing better—the Bills for the inclosure of wastes
to give than sueit empl,yment--the allotment of small
portions tic land and of gardeit, together with the univer-
sal rliaiotaition to restore the comfortahlie and moral condi-
tion of the poor, must have, if any thing can have, the ef-
fect of convincing them that their welfare is tit:- object of
general consideration, and must soothe sad allay the bed
spirit has heen sc, villainottaly excited. It may also
tend to the same good end to ut the it known, that the loss
~ever' fills upon the intlividuld who,e injury is deeigned.
The insurance Olices, fur no one is now uninsured, and.
the county bear the Inka. Wr may refer to Mr. Boi ton's
declaration the meesiu4 of magiatratzat, that the disturb-
ancy.a last year cost the county of Norfolk 4,0001.

At length our lung-looked-for whalers hare
begun to ntt:~►e their appearance. Early ou Sunday
Itiurnit4 the wished.for signal•that they were in sight was
hiiistetl on the signal tower, and in a short tinte aftnrwards
the relatives of the seamen w;sew thronging the p:er froze
every direction. At iteli-pset tore r. u. the Widiein and
Ann, with eight ,sh, carne to anchor in toe r0,c14. Thai•
other- vessela have not yet camo np, hot the, Cap a:l4
(I.;sn,x) of the William ,And Ann -tvport them all in tie
or about its mouth. Shoal(' the wind moderate,
theytnay be all up to-day.,--Edinburgh OLterrer.

ELOPEAIE.NT.--Mr. JOHN LENDON, a fir-
ma, 49 yeista of age, recently occupying South Hayne
estrkti., in the pariah of Cheriton cue day last
week eloped with the wira, II another farmer of the mine
parish, of the naitto of DitowN. LENDON. 3il:8 left a wife
And three 0.%i :Free behind, the ebb-at of whom is lb years
uldi his guilty paramour is the ntrulser of a. yea childrets,
six of whom she has left hellion, takin,-; the seventh (ir:.
infant at the br..ast) w:th her. LEHDON rode away ro..
the p7eteuded purFne of paying his half-year's
_ret,t,
eonsequentz,e i. 4! not doing which was a sale under a distica,
fur reii, which took pl ice last Wednesday. when the effects
there sold by Mr. IiA4ZIACKE. Toe guiltyparties, it is.
understood, have gone to ireland.—Exe'er Flying Pcst.
M.MITARY NIENIOIRS.—The combined per-
-1,4nul narratices of the Berl of AIUNV/Eg, Capt. Cootie,
and Lieut. Moonix, which aro now brfcre the public.,
under the designation of " Mei/wits of the fire War," add
a stew and welcome vompanion week to the cori-us
resting records of British heroism, in the 19,1 i century-, Art
the Noble Earl's portion of this interegPirir pub!ic,tioo,
the brilliant sketch of the ..battle of Talate7a, and the
clear exposition of the ganeraloperations of rhe vainpai2o,
in which he took so distinguished a part, futtii,h t..e best
claims to attention.; while the gallant sivr,tice.
embracing nearly the whole of the Pepinsui,r ralatiet., is
ril% in those epis,des of individual adventure, and achieve-
ment, which lend to the military page 471 l
tie excitement
of romance, and which harmonize peculiarly tit!l with
the wild and picturesque Set/WS of a country like Spain.