The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-17 00:00:00

BOW-STREET..

, USE or CH1,11?51E5 ON Frat.--,Yesterday an appeal against
the order of a Magistrate, of rather an extraordinary nature,
can oil %lithe heard before, Mr. Its fttem„fiy Mr. Fox, tailor
And woollen-draper, of, EP ng-st reet , Covent-garden, requiring
him to pay the WestorinsterFire-ottice men, and other per-
sons,,the regular rewards which. are directed to be paid by
Act of Parliament for the three first engines which arrive at
a fire.
A chimney in Mr. 'Fox's house bein* clearly proved to have
been on hi e, the Magistrate asked Mr. Fox the ground of his
objection to paying the.eushanary rewards to the three first
engines, which was admitted to be a most excellent regu-
lation ?
.Mr. Fox replied-that
,his objections. arose from the chimney
which was ou fire belonging to a room which was not occu-
pied by hiM.
The Magistrate presumed that it was occupied by part of
his family.
Mr. Fox denied that it was, hut admitted that it was occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Liston, the 'Comedians, who were his
lodgers, and urged that they ought to pay the rewards for the
engines, as it was their chimney in which the fire broke out.
The Magistrate informed Mr. Fox,. that lodgers were not
known to Parish Officers ; he, as tho housekeeper, was rated
in the Parish boOks, and was answerable for every thing re-
lating to his hoUse.
Mr Fox still expressed himself dissatisfied.
The M if,ristrate asked hint if he insured his house,?
Mr. Fox admitted that he did.
The Magistrate asked him if he insured the whole of his

house ?
Mr. Fox allowed that he did.
The Magistrate then said, of course the ttpartments Mr.
and Mis.Lktou occapied were included, mid Mr. Fox must
pay the Looney.
Mr. FoX'aslical the Magistrate if he could recover it again
of Mr. Liston ?
The Magistrate dirt not gire an opinion on this point, hut
said it was ulos‘ probable Mr. pston would pay 1s in, as the
fire was in the chimney of his apartment.
Mr. Fox again appealed to the Magistrate, to know if the
chimney had bevel swept within a certain time of the tire tak-
ing placr, if it would not exonerate him from the rewards.
The Magistrate, in reply, said he knew there was such a
• received opinion, but he knew of no Net to authorize it.

The following is a correct urn of the Officers
mad Alea lost Ott board the- transport, DA-
A • •
VIDSON, Insster, hound tor South AM. I'ICA :
Second Hussars.—Colonel Robert Skeene ; Majors Adair,
,Daron Hechlerman, Jones, and Mead; Captains Harrison,
M'Kenzie, Shaw, hymns, Whittant, Shrubs:de,
Glennie, and Poe; Lieutenants Molloy, A. i.indey, Brugien,
Arabia, Elise, tVitlinall, Wiggins, IWParlane, .leirnan, and
Stamper; Cornets Little, Dutton, and Read; -Assistant-Sur-
grim Masters, Quarter-Master Austin, and Veterinary-Sur-
geon Fowls-.
Colonel Campbell's Regiment.—Captain O'Connor, Lieut.
M`Laren, and Ensign O'Connor.
Colonel M•Donald's Regiment.—Major Hart (supposed to
be on board); 'Cornets Garner and Spearman, and Veterinary-
Surgeon
Colonel Sheneerton's Regiment --Lieutenant St ndd ; Pas-
senger, Mr. Palmer, It. N. ; lion-commissioned °dicers, Pri-
vates, and Servant, 117; Women, 12; 1 Child; Ship's Crew,
including Master and Mate, supposed 24.
Abstract.--011ieers, 39; Non-commissioned, &c. 711 ;
WLmen, li; 1 Child; Crew, 24—Total, 193.

THE NEW POST-OFFICE.--'Yesterday a Jury
was impatinelled at the Lord Mayor's Court,
Guildhall, to assess the value of a house, No. g,
George-street, Foster-lane, inhabited by Mr.
Er..t.ts, a baker, and which -stands on ilia intend-
ed site of the New Post-Office. The Corpora-
tion bad sent surveyors to look at the premises,
who aleclared that 400 L. would be a sufficient
compensation for their loss. Mr. ELLIS demand-
ed 9621. After hearing witnesses, and the speeches
of Counsel on both sides, the Jury gave a verdict
of 4611. as damages to Mr, ELLIs.

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.-The bodies
twu persons (male and female) were last week
discovered in the vault of St.- Saviwir's Church;
in the Borough, which, it is estimated, have been
buried near SO years ; but no trace -can be had of
who they were, althmugh search has been made
in the books for that purpose. It was not the cus-
tom to bury in lead 60 years ago, and the woodee
coffins hevine wholly fallen to decay. have left the
bodies in a very high state of preservation, coosie
Bering nopaios have apparently been taken to
preserve them. The skeletons are in the first
place entire, and the skin has dried upon the hones
so perfectly as to admit of their being placed erect.
The nails remain, but the hair is totally gone.—
The man is of the heighth of six feet, appears to
have been very muscular. and is conjectured to
have died suddenly, from the circumstance of not
being emaciated. A round hole is seen high sip
in the chest, and between that and the shoulder,
sufficiently large to admit a pigeon's egg, and on
the corresponding spot on the back there is the
appearance of a cicatiiee. It is therefore proba-
ble his death. was occasioned by a bullet.. The
muscles of the legs have a fibrous appearance, and
somewhat resembling the fleshy.side of leather,
after the operation of tanning, before it is ham-
mered. His age may be supposed to he that of
about 45, mend face, prominent noso, aud_what
is singular in both is, the eyes have not sunk at
all. The female has nothing remarkable, exc,pt
Cie a:lse:trance of having, had a great bulk of fl, sll
round her neck, and which has dried itt;o.a con.
siderable ridge on the back part. Her ate may,
be estimated to have been about 6tT, and possesses
a great fulness in . the face. The action. tit the
air is supposed to have had the tendency of stip-
' irking the skits since they have been found ; and
they have therefore been replaced in fresh cart's.