The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-16 00:00:00

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DREADFUL .FIRE.,-,-Yesterday wortung' act seas
3 and 4 o'clock, the neighbourhood of Toth' Court Rod
• the
thrown into alarm ii
.co uence of a fire that h...711e outer is
n
house of Mr. Wm. Mack stationer. um de We
on the spot, but not before the house was sitr"
_A-":116„;,,urn: houses,
are happy to say that no lives were Ins L Tile 11"J'^—"" Nys
one of which is a baker's, received not the slightest injury.
are informed that the house was insured.
THE LATE MURDER ON 5AFF""14;t1.1:41"61%.:
FUNeRAL or ANN PERRY.—YeAtXday forenoon tne
unfortunate woman was removed from the parishlvorkhotute to
burial-ground in Gray's-inn-lane, where it was interred. It w 1":
stated that the parish would offler a handsome reward for the arre::
of the murderer, but that not yet being the case, ws under,ts
the inhabitants of the neighbourhood are about to enter int°
subseription to raise a reward for that purpose. de'
The
DESERTION OF A BRITISH OFFICER •_
reran
sertion of a Lieutenant Scott to the Burmese is noticed in
a err
of the Calcutta newspapers, but accompanied with a detail the
cumstancca, which, while they give us little reason to II"' the
loss the British Army has sustained, prevent our beliera.
story to its full extent. It appears that Mr. Scott, who by Teo
Prison
for some time, and who, it was believed, had been t!
Prisoner by the enemy, has been seen sitting in Council at Av"?
Burman attire. This officer, accordin to accounts citr'y
to make the King believe that he wasgC,oru ''l.;°
Europeans, and on that and similar assurances, he °hot :Let
command given him, which, it seems, he enjoyed 'l tlic,i4;;,'
of Dr. Sandford, of the Royals, who undeceived his no
footed Majesty, when Mr. Scott was immediately
irons. The letters from Peghain-luew, to the 12thrsolu—',,
not make the slightest mention of Lieut. Scott having bat' 161
prisoner to head-quarters. gOOd
The brewers of Scotland are experiencing ther'The
'effects of the abundant crop of hops in Englantt•iti last
same quantity of hops (two pockets) that wou'''
year have cost 221. 55., are stated in the Landollfill
voices to be 8/. Bs.; and they, are expected to be 'o,3s
lower. The duty last year, from the bed er*.ras
only about 120,0001. This season it will be lirv-
-220,000/.—Edinburgh Observer.
THE BITER BIT, OR DIAMOND CUT DiAM°%P.---of
Two horse-dealers by profession, James Iteev.",St
`Westbury, and Taylor, of Wells, trieetni:'es-
the latter place a few days since, agreed upon iat,evesf
change of their steeds; but the next morning: is, 'is ye,
whose bargain had in the mean tune departed
hastened back to 'Wells in order to exchange s•brssrion,
To this proposal Taylor, after some cony% wits
assented ; and Reeves, on . giving 10s. to ITlie dis-
favoured with the body of ha own horse, whicLl
covered was also dead !---Dorset Chronick.
INVLW
MAIL BY THE HIGHLAND ROAD • - Fero 10
N.-We understand .that road from by orders
Inverness by Blair has been recently surver oar
from the General Post Office, with the view on it
taining what alterations would be ileeesstt:s rotas'
before establishing a Mail to the north by 'rovernents
On two parts of the road only *err inlP,o,opleted,
found to be necessary, and when these Srve°ni Lit .dice if
We believe the fault will not lie with so gre't
an alteration so frequently agitated, nots finslV
importance to the north of Seotlandi r, years ''...,
complished. The exi,Priene of the te,..-3;eti fro,
proved how little interruption May be ,i,te of roam,
snow ; and as the only part on that longll°._ that part
where obstruction may ever be anticipated, I've °ratted
near Dalnacardoch, which the surveyor' stifled
to be improved—we think that Ws area little I°l
stating that the Highland road has orrscr,,Ortb'
dread from the chances of winter as any ot ,toast over
the Humber.—We know we ought rmt to
roofs
much, for the fates are said to dislike pi,„
triumphs; but we cannot forbear remanding le'sis't c. oast)
(especially that portion of it residingon thse
a, the.
that during the great snow storm iri where --4
land. road was the only one in the kingd6ol.l
itiop
communication never sufFered any intern I
Perth Courier.
colo'S
BIRTHS.
tier , the lad! of
Oa the 15th in Upper Harley"';- t-
01'
J. N. Smith, of a son. Ruud44
On the 14th inst., Mrs. Fraser, Bernard-street,
of :a SOIL
MARRIED. .LW E0050104'
Oa the 14th inst., at Islington Church, -.
worth, of Islington, to Mary Ann flabgoode nly Tht
ilabgood, of New us.tto off
On the 14th inst., at St. George'll, 111'130°44 daltlo'
Jamesu, Griffiths, of Old Bond-street, to Elia, el"'
`j.lharn Swinscow, Esq., of Cburcli-street, StlereY'
DIED. msg. Yea(h
On .the 12th inst. after a lingering , stiettft,
Samuel Rust, Esq., of Bennet-street, Chtist Ch*o77o 110.411-1
On the 13th eusltleslYS in anisvine"ce cb-str64
of the aorta, Mr. Samuel Robinson, of Feriehur
40th year. 01,0'
yi;" sits
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