The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-12 00:00:00

WAKEFIELD'S TRIAL.

The witnesses for the prosecution, up to this time, have
not been sworn. The bill, we understand, will be pre-
sented to the Grand Jury to-morrow, but the trial is not
expected to come on before the middle of the next week,
as we had anticipated. There is scarcely a bed to be ob-
tained in Lancaster, and'the place is full to an overflow.
the interest is not in the least abated, but is more intense
than ever.

(YROSI ANCYMER CORIiIESPONDUIT.)

. .
. LANCASTICR, August 10,-- ,
The town, this morning, was
all bustle in expectation of Wakefield's trial; which after
all is very doubtful. The prosecutors are at a loss what
charge to prefer, and which cannot be determined until
the arrival of the Attorney-General, who is hourly ex-
pected. It is said the trial will be traversed until the
next Assizes, which will probablybe ascertained to-morrow.

AWFUL CONFLAGRATION- DESTRUG

'HON OF' SIX FARMS.

Ctatearnost, Ana. 12.—Thursday evening, about nine o'clock,
a most dreadful . fire broke out at Ale village of Pro., in this county.
It was first seen by a young man and woman, issuing from
crevice between a cart hovel and a barn, belonging to Mr. Bicheno,
situate is linuryu's-Thine, and it, is feared to have been the work of
an incendiary. At the moment of diseoieri the body of fire ap-
peared not larger than a man's hat, but in au natant, stud before he
could give an alarm, the barn was.one entire blue ; and being filled
with newly-housed grain, it raged with dreadful fury, cornraunirat-
ing not only to the building right and left, but to the rick-yard of
Mr. Few, on the opposite aide of the .lane. AS soon as the fire
was observed at Cambridge, Mr, F.ilicd Smith,. who is agent for
the Norwich Union, dispatched the engine belonging to that Com-
pany in the direction.of the fire, which Was quickly followed by
that belonging totals :Citolbridge and net-Void Insurance Com-
pany. We have stated that the lira had extended right and left,
and that it: had : cornronnicated with some
_tenements in 'front
of the town, and street belonging to Mr. Bicheno. These were
quickly reduced to ashes; but while they were consuming, it
spread its devouring ravages to the house and farm-yard of Air.
Thorne* Gifford which terminated the line of street in-that direr-
tion ; of these scarcely Si Vestige; saving the blacicened foundation
walls, remains; furniture, farming implements, corn, hay, all—
all was destroyed.' 'The width of the street' proved an insufficient
barrier for the pror-ection of property on the other Tide of the way,
and the farm yard and premati of Wiars. Silk, Coot*, and
Inglis, together with the intermediate tenements, were suer
lively in a blase. •

It is some consolation that there has been no loos of lives on
this melancholy ocCiiiioni a single head of cattle has been alone
sacrificed ; but nearly the whole of the p
ing implements, hay an
d corn, contained in the ahove-moutioned
premises, has been destroyed.. The it" Is estimated in build-
ings. at 12,0001. and in implements and produce at 15,00/.
rcerty, furuiturts (arm.
p
Fortunately none of the beans were corritsl.

There died, duri
ng eth ist a year: .in the n uss
lan
provinces of \Vladimir and Perm, an 01 "roan, aged 101;
two aged 102 ; seven aged 109 ; two 104 ; two 1.)5;,
two io6 i three 110 ; and two 115 years.