The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-27 00:00:00

F I It E S.

DREADFUL FIRE IN G urrsa-LtNE.---About
five o'clock yesterday eyening, an alarming fire
broke out in the extensive premises of Messrs. J.
and C. Butler, wholesale chymists and druggists,
in Gutter-lane (formerly the New London
Tavern), Cheapside, which for a considerable
time threatened total destruction to the sur-
rounding warehouses. The progress of the
devouring element was greatly accelerated by
the inflammable nature of .the stock, and the
flames reached the warehouses of Mr. Gardner,
a trimming manufacturer, on one side, and those
or Messrs. Jackson and Co. engravers, on
the other. By this time the appearance was
dreadful, and fears were entertained for the
Church in Foster-lane, as the flames had already
communicated to Saddlers' Hall, which we un-
derstood suffered considerably ; but by the vigi-
lant exertions of the inhabitants, assisted by the
Churchwardens, the flames were prevented from
penetrating the sacred fabric. About six o'clock,
a temendous crash was occasioned by the fall-
ing of the roofs of the premises of Messrs.
Butler and Co. and it was rumoured that two
firemen were buried in the ruins, but we were
not able to ascertain whether the report was cor-
rect. The various fire-engines speedily arrived,
and notwithstanding the alacrity of the firemen,
the premises in which th conflagration commenc-
ed, which extend from •Gutter-lane nearly into
Foster-lane, were entirely consumed and the
houses of Mr. Gardner, and MesSrs Jackson and
Co. in Gutter-lane, and six houses in Cheapside,
whose back premises extend as far as the side of
those of Messrs. Butler and Co. were greatly
damaged.—(Morning Paper.)
Last Sunday night an alarming fire broke out
in the house of Mr. Gibbons, carpenter, of Mary-
lebone-lane, which involved the whole neighbour-
hood in the greatest confusion. Et originated
in the lower part of the house, during the ab-
sence of the family, and was not discovered
until it arrived at an alarming height, when the
flames burst from the wiadbws with con;iderable
fury, and threatened d estruction to
.;,!e neigh-
bourhood. After a lapse of several hours, the
flames were got under, the whole of the premises,
with the property, being a complete mass of
ruins.

MEL A.NC HOLY Evertr...—A family, consisting of
four persons, a man arid wife, and their son and
daughter, who resided in Lawson's Wynd, foot
of Sheriff Brae, Leith, were observed •Ihs the
neighbours to be later than usual in opening their
door, yesterday morning,, when it was broken up,
and discovered that all, except the old woman,
were lifeless, and she in am,very weak state. The
melancholy catastrophe is.: supposed to have arisen
from injurious smoke., the vent having little. or no
draught, and the windows. and doors having been
closely shut up.—(Edint wrgh Courant, Feb. 24.)
We understand that tlr e sons of St. Crispin, in
addition to the fund established as an annuity to
such of their Members as may be superannuated
btold age, have also inst. Ituted that of a benefit
fund for their members w .ho may Le visited by
sickness.—(/bid..) •
The Bth veteran hattalico, which has beCn in
garrison at Aberdeen fo r 'dome time past, 1)6N-e
received orders to hold, themselves in readiness
for embarkation, for I r, &hind, where they will be
disembodied. They
R-.4e to sail from Aberdeen
for Leith, whence
they will march far Port-
patrick.