The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

THE FIRE AT WYNYARD HALL.

The following particulars of the fire at the seat
of the Marchioness of Londonderry are from the
Newcastle Chronicle :

" Yesterday, at noon, a mounted messenger rode
into Stockton in hot haste, bringing news that
Wynyard Hall was on fire, and requiring the assist-
ance of the enginea for its extinction. These were
despatched with great promptitude. The West
Hartlepool fire engines were also brought ; and of
course those belonging to the hall were speedily in
play. The fire had broken out as in 1841, in or
near to the chapel ; but, happily, the hall was not
o❑ this as on the former occasion destroyed. It was
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon when the fire was
first discovered, and it was confined to the quarter
in which it commenced. The magnificent chapel
is a ruin, and the bedrooms over it have perished.
The grand entrance-hall, &c., suffered that tempo
rary injury which necessarily attends the extinction
of a fire, but nothing more. There was a large
concourse of people at the fire from Stock-
ton and other places. The Stockton Volunteers
gave their services. The firemen and police were
active in the discharge of their duties, and the fire
was mastered within a few hours of the time at
which it broke out. It was on the night of Friday,
the 12th February, 1841, about half-past 11, that
the former fire was observed issuing from a staircase
window, situated between two flues conveying heat
to both the chapel and the conservatory, immediately
adjoining each other; and before any assistance
could be rendered, the whole interior of the then
unfinished chapel was in flames. The conservatory
and the greater part of the mansion also suffered
destruction—the damage being estimated at the
time to be upwards of £160,000. The hall had then
been more than 19 years in the course of erection,
and was fast approaching towards completion,
Wynyard Park is the seat of the Marchioness of
Londonderry, and the hall, erected by the late
marquis, under the direction of Mr. Wyatt, archi-
tect, is a very magnificent residence. The chapel
was situated within the hall, at the north-west
angle, and was fitted up with rich and solid Spanish
mahogany. Around the walls,' says the county
history, ' are Corinthian columns of white marble.
The stained glass windows were executed by Mr.
Wailes, of Newcastle. The ceiling, with its deep
cornices, are massively gilt. The chapel, as well as
the statue gallery and the north entrance hall, are
flagged with polished marble."'

DEATH FROM STARVATION IN WHITECHAP EL.—
Yestcrday afternoon an inquest was held at the Grasshopper
Inn, Charles-street, Whit: chapel, by Mr. H. Raffles Wal-
thew, the deputy coroner for East Middlesex, upon the
body of Michael Luard, aged 63, who was found on Satur-
day last, in Brick-lane, dying from exhaustion and. hunger.
It appeared that deceas:d was forthwith removed to the
Whitechapel Union, where every effort was made to save
his life, but without avail, as he died in a very short time.
He presented a pitiable spectacle of emaciation, his bones
coming almost through his skin. The jury returned a ver-
diet of death from destitution.