The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-03 00:00:00

FY RE.

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A few e‘iiniltes before nine ci'cloOt; 9n Weenes-
'day nig!lt; sonic person, going along Red Lion-
Street; Holborn, PerceiV'ed a quantity Of smoke
issuing froM the Shop of Mr.'-LEwis, linen-diaper,
in that street they gaVe ,the alarm, and the
patrole, constables, ana sevei•al neighbours,
came and knoCked at the dnorS to alarm the
imitates, but to no purpose. it was obvious that
the shop was On fire, and the apprehension was
:that greater, -as ,the next shop was .an oil shop;
and fifty barrels of oils had been laid in the same ,
day; one_of the patrole broke the tati-light over
-the,door, and the flames rushed out very violently.
• The door was so strong that it r4sisted all their
strength to (wee it open ; at length a neighbour-
ing butcher c:one Avith his pole-axe and cut it
down. Souse of the constables guarded the
door, whilst others went in at the risk of their
lives. The shop was on fire in three different
places, but after pulling down the goods that
were On fire, and throwing several pails of Wa-
ter, which they brought from the butt in the yard,
over the place, ,with much difficulty and danger,
succeeded in completely putting it "out. The
two _pillars which supported the floor over head,
were much burned, and a vast quantity of the goods
vias destroyed. Some time after Mr. LEWIS made
his app"mrance, and on being asked where be
was ail the time, he said he was in the kitchen.
The engines arrived just as the fire was got
under; the stuck being insured to a large amount,
both in the Globe and County Fire Offices,
the firemen remained on the premises all night.
Soule suspicion being entertained that the fire was
not accidental, an inquiry took place yesterday,
the result of which is not yet publicly known.—
The loss is valued at 5001.

ROBBERY.--Stindiis., about three o'clock in the
afternoon, at which time all the family, except an
elderly female servant, were gone to church, three
fellows went to the house of Air. AJERRINGTON,
an opulent farmer residing near Billericay, and
knocking at the door demanded admittance. The
old woruan prudently reconnoitred her •visitors
from the chamber window, and not liking their
appearance, refused to open the door. One of
they named Price,. (who had formerlilived in the
family, got a ladder, and the (~made good their
entrance. at ,the chamber window. Th old lady
perceiving what they were about, retreated to the
bark door, and made the best of her way down
to the church, a distance of a' mile, and gave the
alarm. All the male part of the congregation
went in pursuit of the robbers, ,who were disco-,
v&ed in a wood dividing the spoil, which they
had obtained by breaking open bureaus, drawers,
&c. They were secured, pinioned, and taken to
the church, where they were kept •during the re-
mainder of the service. The Clergyman, who is also
a Magistrate, then proceeded to takt the deposi-
tions of the witnesses, and finally committed them
to Chelmsford gaol. -Monday morning they un-
derwent another examination and were fully com-
mitted for trial.

Disc LIACEFUL TRAFFIC.—Last Thursday even-
ing, a fellow brought up his wife,
.whose name is
AIM Hewett, a good-looking woman, appearing
about 25 years of age, to whom lie hail been
married nearly five years, to the :New Cross,
Jlanchester, led acccrding to usual custom in a
halter ; after• being, exposed for• some time
to a numerous concourse of spectators, she was
sold to a robust canal boatman, for five shillings
and half a gallon of beer !' ! !
To cure the turnip!, tpsfe in Butter.—Boil two
ounces of saltpetre.th a (ln:rr•t of spring water• till
it is dissolved, then bottle it ; as suou as the milk
conies from thAt cow, while warm, put a quarter
of a pint of the above litiaor to twelve quarts of

On Sunday last a roost curious circumstance oe-
citrred at Fonlshatn :—A bare,' which it is sup-
posed had been pursued, made its way into, the
yard of Mr..OLLEv,.of the Ship Inn, which being
observed by the ostler and another person, was
followed by the,m, wbed being chisely stowed' up
in oue 'corner, it made a spring up a lean-to, and
from thence to the roof of the house, when it ra-
pidly descended to the Market-hill, a height of
nearly3o feet, and escaped unlairc. '
A few days ago the follo'xing curious incident
took place in .Leonard's-street.- A cat, closely.
pursued by a tanner's dug, leaped across a well,
sad.the latter, attempting to follow, fell in—a
depth of nearly 30 feet.. A person, attracted to
the spot by its howling, procured a rope, which
he let down, and, as the sight, was dark, also
lowered a lantsrn, to .ev..able the dog to perceive
the rope,. which he did, and laid hold of the end
with his teeth, and clung so firmly to it, that he
was pulled out of his disagreeable situation.—
When fairly on the ground' again, he expressed
his gratitude to his deliverer, by fawning on hint,
and showing all the marks of, old acquaintance-
ship.—(Edinburgh Courwit.)

bn Friday last a very large eagle was shot at
Rofleshy., which measured from the extremity of
the wings nearly eight feet.

Yesterday Webb: Holmes, and Farrel, three boys,
and well known thieves, the how only I() years
of age,-,w'ere brought to the Public Office, •Bow-
street, charged with a most dating robbery, by
going into the shop of Mrs. SPENCER, in Short's-
gardens, under pretence of purchasing shoes, when
they took an opportunity of knocking her down,
and endeavouring to make oil with her watch,
which was hanging up, although it was but four
o'clock in the afternoon.—They were counnitted
for trial.

On the ith instant, T. PAzaY, who resides at
Battlefield, near Shrewsbury, and who was re-
cently servant to tl►e Rev. It. CoRFIELD, of Pitch••
ford, went to that Gentleman's house to receive
50t, lie 4 had deposited in his hands. He
proceeded to Pontesford, to see- his father, with
wl►om he left 25/. ; and on the 10th instant set
out on his return to his Wife, at Battlefield. When
on the road near the Old Heath Turnpike, he
perceived three men cooling along the road ; one
of then► was a little in advance, and no sooner had
he passed the unsuspecting traveller, than he
caught hold of him by the shoulders, placed one
knee against his back, and instantly brotight hitn
to the ground, where he held the unfortunate
man till the two accomplices had rifled his pockets
of 2-0/. with which the ruffians escaped.

COURT MARTIAL ON SIR JOHN Milikß Y.

WiNCHETEii—T*ELFTH DAY, Tat/ csDAY, FEa. 2.
Tile Cc'ut•t ttiet this thiy at ten o'clock, as for-