The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-03 00:00:00

D. 1.; FUkN ITU RE.

tier. the classic tast. Of the Ancients is 1116tlt•
t.O be restored, our altartments,. in tpomi (if stare, hid
fair to rival the mbst Celebrated chambers of I loreti.
l:, u: ',in anti of Atlien's.' Thii,following grand
from the cities,of Poinpeia and'COrinth, will
SVI V(7 te. illustratellie subjea. The sides on
_which
ti.e cfl.ll,iei are placetl'are seleled for, the ,deserip..:
awl the- t' vh9le is agreeable to the ideas of the
Pitt nCs nF \V ALFA, under whose immediate patron-
age these. improvements will be shortly ushired int
the fashionable vorld. . .
• The chimney.piece is. of. ,the purest statuary
marble, consisting of simple blocks without mould.;
ings.. The front offers to view one continued frieze,'
beautifully decorated with ivy in leaf andTblossom,.
finistieti- in litortze.' The frieze is supported on each
aide by two grand trrminis, highly decorated and
finished in'entire bronze. In the frame is placed
a magnificent plate glass, 6o inches by too. The
frame is composed of pillars. imitative of the bamboo
cane the branches on cacti side supporting antique
Etruscan lamps in gold. The upper part is fnrmed
into a peiliment by two bamboo sticks crossing each.
pact-, -and united by bronze cords. In the" centre
a the pediment is an Etruscan painting, with apprii.:
priate:eirdilms on each side, elegantly disposed.
'The honboo canes are all finished in bronie.. Tip
breast of the chimney is formed into one pannei by
an Etruscan border in red and, brown colouti ; and
the centre of the, pannel is of a plain buff colour.
dado and coinice of this-room are painted in
imitatiln of nitride. '

On these chitnney: pieces are placeti elegant Et nil:
can cups and vases. The stoves are. of an entirely
rew pattern': they are in ;form perfeftly straight
anti square, and acing upon a retiring principle,
They are composed of the best polished sled, orna.
mented with bronze, and supported by chimera
figures or termini.

Late nn Friday evening Mrs. AllinghaM, of
M.,i,lstone, was terribly burnt by her clothes 'talc_
irg fire, so that her life is despaired of. It appears
she was alone at the.rime of she accident, and rte her
'fright Opened the street drior and returned back' to'
the fire.plaee. The light in the house caused two
yriung men, who were passing by, to look in, and
findinglier surrounded by the flamrs,,they rushed in
and stwithme44 the fire, or hhe Mir have fallen ,an
immediate sacrifice at the age of 76.
Atone o'CloCk on Monday Inur!?ing a fire was
disc,,veted in the hot. house of Mr*. Russell; of
Maidstone ; but; by the timely assistance of the.
Officers and Privates of the Royal Bucks, in aid of
the inhabitants, the tames were extinguished Svitii
out :tray maierialiajury being done, previous to the
arrival of the Delta and Town fire.cngines, which
Were very alert'an the occasion.
Apart of Clovre wood, in the parish <of Blean,
in Kcnt, caught fire on Monday morning, accident.
ally, occasioned by the having blown abroad.
some live embers of wood which had beenlignied
ir the purpose,of making wefts or blnds„ The fire
began on the aide of the wood near the toad to
SWalicliffe, and extended in the direetion of the
wind, nearly through to.l3lean Common, ~where it
lucidly spent itself by ,the opposition it received
from the standing wood ; alter having, however,
consumed about thirty acres of„ furze and heat! :---
The Prttress of the Marne wa cOnsiderably checked
and prevented from spreading in lateral diredions,
by the Fiche' of snow which it encountered at
ferent phices. It is fo'cunate that the wind was not
in a contrary quarter, as from the vicinity` of the
fire to Thnrnden wood, an extent of seven hundred'
acres, it is to be feared much mute damage would
have

in the frrqutnt fires which take piace in stables;
it is always extremtly difficult to extricate li,trses
from tlw impending danger,,as vet y few of theta can
ever be compelled to face the flumes. , A Gentleman
who has succeeded b more than one instance in
saving s.aneld those valuable animals in suctt
cumstarces, assures-us,- that if the harness be
over a draught, or' the saddle placed, on the back
of a 9%Wdik horseohar he may be led as. easily gout
of the stable as on common occasions, Should
there be time to 'substitute tile bridlerfor the halter,
the :lifliculty towards saving him will be still further
itu6l,heai.
r enoTt.,--luvsoll, the celebrated Naturalist,
was in the habit of rising with the Sun, but it was
with great difficulty he conquered his,natural indo.
knee. He thus relates the manner in which he ac.
complished it : "In My youth I was extremely fond
i)f hlep, and that fondness robhc4 me' of much time.
My poor Joseph (a domestic.who served hinvsixty.,
;ivt,t.,-,ca'?"), was of the highest utility-to rue in' Ovet%
conitig it. I promised him a crown for evdiyitiMe
be should 'mike rite get up at six o'clock: 'He 'failed
not next day to rouse and torment me—l abused.
hint. lle came the day following, and threatened'
Fresid Joseph," said I to him
,at noon,
•' you have gained nothing, and I have lost my time.
yo, don't know how to manage the matter. Think
only on my promise, and`never heed my threaten.
ings." The day following he accomplished his rim,
I begged, entreated, then abused, and would have
turned him off. He raised me by ,absulott force
.snd had' his reward every day for MylllLhumour
in the moment of waking--my thaoks,:and a crown
an hour atter. 1 owe to poor Joseph at lust ten
or twelve volumes of my. work." •
Nod Shuter, thr.Cortuittimr.—Ncd was often cx.
trernely poor, and being still more negligent than--
poor, was earnest about hie dress. A friend,
‘tayertaking him one. day In' the street, said to him,
`"+ Why, Ned ! are you nut ashamed to walk the
streets with twenty holes in your stocking Y—why
vnu get them mended ?" " Na, my friend,''
" I am above it—and it you have' the
of a Gentleman, you. will 4 like roe, and
with twenty holes rather than have one darn."
cr),./, kw," replied the other, " how the deuce.
'DU make that out 1" "Why," replied Ned, •
.4 tie Is the accident of the day—but a darn is
iitated poverty."