The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-10 00:00:00

FIRE IN DRURY-LANE.

This populous neighbourhood was thrown intot
ohnd
much contusion, yesterday evening, by a five which broke ou
in Mr. Glasier's timher-yard, just above the burial-gr.
in Drury-lane. A more dangerous spot for the occurrence of
such au accident could scarcely be pointed out. The prere-
mises stand within fifty yards of the two Theatres,
and, a
hounded on three sides by narrow courts and alleys. Ihe
alarm was given about half-past Sin the afternoon, anda greatives
number of worthy persons, who had been amo,wing themse
with the Lord Mayor's Show, embrac favodurablequaarn op
portunity of fioishior their evening. lasso about a ter of
an hour the engines of the different companies began to
arrive, hut they were unable to penetrate the solid mass
of root) which was collected. The firemen literally fought
their way; but it was almost doubtful whether they would
be enabled to act, when the military destined to guard the
Theatre came up, and did good service by removing the
idlers. Covent-harden Theatre was in a situation of great
risk. It was exposed, driving an hour and a half, to a hem y
shower of burning material. No water was obtained until
near seven o'clock. The timber burned furiously; and the
wind, which just then freshened from the eastward, carried
flakes of fire, and pieces of lighted wood, as far as Leicester-
square. The servants of the theatre, however, exeried
themselves with great alacrity, arid no mischief occurred.
The loss has bevn considerable,. The timber-yard (insured
we understand, with the County-otlice) is, with its contents,
entirely clestroyeel; and ten houses adjoining the rear of t tie
premises, and fronting into Duke's-court, Crown-court, and
Martlett-court, are .materially damaged. Fortunately no one
sustained any personal injury. The doors of Covent-garden,
as well as those of Drury-lane theatre, remained close(' sonic
time after their usual hour of opening--a measure of some
prudence; for thy absence of such a precaution might have
produced an audience more numerous than profitable'
About half past 7 the fury of the flames began to abate; and,
by the united exertions of soldiers and constables, the defiles
of Bow-street and Little Russell-street were tendered practi-
cable. Business then proceeded in the ordinary manner ; but
'be houses were thinly attended.--(3Priiimg Paper.)

Yesterday the Duke of CLARENCE, the Duchess
of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess. AUGUSTA,
visited the KING.—The Earl of LIVERPOOL and
Viscount SIDMOUTR had audiences of his NUJ ESTY.
Prince LEOPOLD came to town yesterday, alNut
twelve o'clock, from Claremont : soon after his
Royal Highness walked to the King's Palace,
to pay his duty to his MAJESTY. His Royal
Highness returned to Claremont in the evening.
LORD SIDNIOUTII.—We are happy to state that
there is not the slightest foundation for the pa-
ragraph, which we copied from an Evening Pa-
per, stating the indisposition of this truly amia-
ble Nobleman. his Lordship has not been in
the slightest degree indisposed. We understand
the erroneous statement appeared originally in a
Morning Paper.—(lorning Post.)
The Earl of EnitoL, who, report says, is about
to be married to Miss FITZCLARENCE, daughter
to the. Duke of CLARENCE, is an Ensign in the
15th Regiment of Infantry, and one of the
; Aide-de-Camps to Major-General Sir C. G RANT.
--(Morning Paper.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

[DAILY EXTRACTS FROM 'TIE MORNING PAPERS.:

[New Times.]
The House of Lords will have to determine,
this. day, on the Third Reading of the Bill ; but
its passing can add nothing to the perfect con-
viction which every reasonable person now enter-
tains of the Queen's guilt. If further satisfaction
bad been wanting on this subject, it would have
been c.onclnively supplied by the ProteS•ts'ap,-ainst
the Bill. The ery documents recurding the
unwillingness of certain Noble Peers to go on
with this measure, are documents, wihich exhibit
her Majesty in a state otl/4deg-radation, never be-
fore experienced by a Queen of England. There
are three .ProteSts. The first is signed by 18
Peers, and alleges that" in a doubtful case, in
which the imputed guilt is not proved, although
innocence be not established the benefit of that
doubt, conformably to the principles of British
justice, must be given to the defendant." The
second is signed by seven Peers, and plainly as-
serts, that ".enough has been prdved in evidence
to
.satisfy those Lords of the existence of
guilt." The third 18 signed by sixty Peers,
upon general grounds only, but including. se-
vei,al Noble Lords, who in their speeches have
stiqtnatised her Majesty's conduct with the most,
indignant reprobation. Out of the whole 95 who
voted against the second reading, not one Peer
has been found to enter a Protest in these simple
terms—" Because, in my soul and conscience I
believe her Majesty to be innocent." It is for-
tunate for the Queen, that she is not an English-
:woman ; at she was not born with those sensi-
.hat
hili andtieS, brought up with those acute and
.delicate Perceptions of honour, which happily
characterise the females of this country ; for if
she had possessed such feeling, the mere perusal
of thest; Protests, the maddening reflection that
no one Peer would put upon record a belief of
her innocence, to go down to future ages, ssould
have been so painfully oppressive, that Littman
nature could not have borne up against the blow.
But her Majesty possesses a quality. which has
been called magnanimity ; and to this perhaps
she is indebted for being able to support so
much disgrace.