The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ARSON, &c.

We stated a few days since the 'particulars of
the stables belonging to the College attached to
the Hereford Cathedral having been burnt, and
also of the College having bten discovered to have
been on fire on Sunday morr.ing, the 2d instant,
which was then said to have beta discovered and
got under by the great exertions of 11r. Hayter,
the organist of the Cathedral, who rang the
alarm-bell at All Saints Church, anti gave the
alarm at t other Chhrcnes where the congre-
gatiOns were assembled, it bring during; the time
of Divine Service. All the persons assembled, as
well as a great number of others, flocked to the
shot; and all the engines in the town drove with
all possible speed, but all their anxiety and exer-
tions proved useless, as the fire had been extin-
gitished by the exertions of a women, a boy, end
Mr. Hayter's brother, throwing pails of water
on it.

From various circumstances, it was supposed to
haft been the act ot incendiaries. and application
havint.,e been made to the Publie Office, Bow-street,
Lavender wa• dispatched to ileret,ord. from the
'conduct of Mr. Hayter, Lavender had suspicions
of that gentleman.
Colonel MATTHEWI, the Magistrate, presided
to hear the different examinations. on Mon-
day, after a long investigation of witnesses
and weighing the circumstances, the Magistrate
informed Mr. Weyer, that it was necessary to
hare some circumstances of his conduct ex-
piaiaed, and the Gentlemen of the College re,
quested him to remove his residence from the Col-
lege. At the close of the investigation, which
lasted till between five and six, the Gentlemen re-
tired to the College dinner, at which Mr. Hayter
did not attend, which he was entitled to do by
vii►tue ot his office. After the Gentlemen had
dined; the servants sat down to their dinner, and
during the time the Gentlemen were partaking of
a Wats of wine, one of the party looking out of
the window, discovered smoke issuing train out
of the roof of the upper cloister. Au immediate
alarm was given, and exertions were made by
numbers to extinguish the fire, in which they
fortunately succeeded. It was discovered to
proceed from under a staircase which led to a
lumber room Where there was straw and a va-
riety of similar light matters. Lavender, the
liow•street Officer, w+•as among those who went
to assist its extinguishing .the fire,• and met with
Mr. [layer's brother near the spot, whom he took
into custotty ; and soon atter meeting with Mr.
Paver, also took him into custody, and after-
wards' lodged them both in the prison.

SoUTHWARK. AUXILIARY BIBLE SoCIETY.-The
Anniversary Meeting of the above Society was
it,-.ld yesterday at the Horns Tavern, Kennington.
At twelve o'clock, Earl -SPaNcen, the' President
of the Society, took the Chair, supported by se-
veral Divines, who made long and able
speeches, in support tit this laudable Association.
The Report, which was read, detailed the progress
of the Society during the last year, and presented
nrtny €•tatitying instances of the utility of distri•
hating tie Holy Scriptures among the poorer
classes of society. Alter thanks were voted to the
Chairtitan, the Meeting, which was highly nutr►e-
tous and respectable, adjourned. A liberal col!
ection was nude.