The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-02 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Saturday morning, the Duke of Clarence, for Bushey; Dr.
Gibbes, and Mr. Tudor, from Reddish's Royal Hotel, Jet•

myn-street, for Bath.

FASHIONS FOR MARCEL

BRIDAL Duess.—A low dress composed of British net, and
worn over a white satin slip; cut low and square round the
bust; the bosom and back ornamented with white satin
poi►sts interspersed with pearl ; the shoulder-strap finished
with chenille. The waist is very short, the dress tight to the
shape, and the back of a moderate breadth. Sleeve ala
Fraxcaise, made very short and full, and ornamented with
ten or twelve narrow stripes of white satin placed boas round

the arm. The skirt is finished at the bottom by a large rou-
leau of white satin, which is surmounted by four satin pip-
ings, disposed in waves and interspersed with white roses.
WALKING DRESS.—A faWn-coloured poplin gown made half
high; the back is plain, nd the front wraps a little 10 the
left side ; the body is trimmed with two rows of white satin
ribbon painted in natural flowers. Plain long sleeve, finished
at the wrist to correspond, The bottom of the skirt is very
tastefully trimmed with painted ribbon, interspersed with
bows.—(Ackermann's Repository.)
ENGLISH WIZ.TER CARRIAGE COSTHME....-found dress of
fine cambric muslin, embroidered round the border in three
distinct rows. Pelisse of rich Tobine silk striped, of Christ-
mas hollyberry colour and bright grass green, trimmed round
the collar, cuffs, and down the front with very broad swans-
down. Cambridge hat of green satin, ornamented with white
ribband, edged with holly-berry red, surmounted by a very
full plume of white ostrich feathers. Triple ruff of fine lace;
holly-berry velvet ridicule, with clasp and ornaments of gold.
Fitexcrr CARRIAGE DRESS.—Pelisse of celestial blue satin,
fasteneetidown the front with Brandenbourgs of polished steel
Toque bat of spotted blue velvet, the hat part crowned with a-
Plume of white ostrich feathers; the cap part confined to the
forehead by a bandeau of polished steel, with an elegant tas-
sel of the same material on the left side. Triple ruff.of fine
lace ; lemon-coloured slippers of kid leather, and Norman
gloves.--(Lo Belle Asseinble'e.)

CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 2.—We bad a mid-
dling supply of Wheat this morning from E•sex
and Kent, fine samples of which sold at last Mon-
day's prices, but inferior is dull, and from Is. to
2s. per quarter lower ; fine Malting Barley sup-
ports its price, btu ordinary is from Is. to 2s. per
quarter lower ; Boiling Pease are in demand, but
Grey Pease and Tick Beans are dull ; the Oat
trade is dull, and Is. per quarter lower; in other
articles no alteration.

On Friday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, which sat till
half-past two. Yesterday, at three o'clock, an-
other Cabinet Council was held at the saute place.
On Saturday the LORD CHANCELLOR, Vis-
count CASTLEREAGH, and Earl BATHURST, had
audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-
house.

The LORD' CHANCELLOR and Viscount CASTLE
REAGH had audiences of PRINCE REGENT yester
day.

I NCLEDON —An American Paper gives a report
of the death of this celebrated Singer, in conse-
quence of having broken a blood vessel.. Ano-
ther Paper says he has recovered.
Died on the 22d,.at Haslar, near Gosport, de-
servedly esteemed in his professional as beloved in
his private life, NV. It. LAWRENCE, Esq. late
Major in the 72d Regiment, brother to the Rev.
A. LA WHENCE, of Haslar, and to Sir THOMAS
LAWRENCE, R. A.

HUMPHREY' HoWORTH, EMI. has declared his
intention to offer himself for the Borough of Eve-
sham on the ensuing General Election, Mr.MaN-
NING. having signified that he does not mean to
offer himself again. Two new Candidates have
already started for the same Borough.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.—Ac the final close of
the poll on Friday evening, the numbers were—
For Mr. Robarts
Lord ('barks Spencer Churchill
Majority far Mr. Robarts -36
PREFERRED.---The Rev. WILLIAM EASTON, to
the Vicarage of Hurst burn Prior, Hants. Patron,
the Bishop of WINCHESTER.

How far the voyage of discovery to the North
Pole may prove satisfactory to those engaged, in
that interesting adventure we know not ; for our
own parts, we must confeSs that we prefer voy-
aging nearer home ; Cornbill is now our North
Pole, and G. CARROLL our Magnet of attraction.
At No. 7, we shall prosecute our discoveries
amongst the 3 Prizes of 30,000, the 12 pipes of
Port Wine, und the Forty Capitals that will be
drawn Next Wednesday.—Should CARROLL be
as fortunate this Lottery as be was in the last,
when he sold SIX Capitals, including TWO of
20,0001., our voyage will prove a golden one
indeed.

CALAMITOUS FIRE,
WITH THE LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES.

Yesterday morning, abbot six o'clock, the in-
habitants of the Strand were thrown into the
greatest alarm and consternation br a fire issuing
from the house of Mr. IVHEATER, grocer and teas
dealer, corner of Hewit's-court, Strand. The
conflagration was so rapid, that only a few-mi-
nutes elapsed before the house was one complete
blaze, and soon extended its ravages to those. ad-
joining, that of Mr. ASHMAN, pawnbroker, and
Mr. BUCKINGHAM, brush-maker, which were to-
tally consumed, with four other houses in Hewit's-
court. The premises of Mr. GREENSILL, glass-
manufacturer, must have become a prey to the
flames, had it not been for a strong party wall.
The, house is much damaged. Several of the
houses opposite are greatly scorched:
Ou the moment of the alarm every exertion was
matte to save the unfortunate inmates of the hoosea,
who were at that hour in bed. Mr. X1714E/O'ER
hearing the call of fire, arose and rerptestea his
wife to rise instantly with her little babe, and he
with the greatest fortitude ran up stairs to awake
his two shopmen and porter, bat before this was
accomplished the fire had raged with such impe-
tuosity, that he found it utterly impossible to re-
turn to his wife again. In his endeavours to retrace
his steps, he was dreadfully scorched, and com-
pelled to leap 'from his house to one adjoining, and
rescue himself from the devouring element. This
tie effected with great difficulty, although he bad
not waited'even to dress himself..
At this instant his child was placed in his arms.
It had been thrown from the second floor window,
by, it is supposed, its mother, to save it from des
straction. In the fall, the child came in contact
with the balcony, and was caught in the arms of
two or three persons. The infant has received
a severe wound on the head ; the legs are much
scratched, and its hands greatly burnt. A sur-
geon immediately attended, and gave hopes of
its recovery. Mrs. IVheater, we lament to state,
was so overcome with fright and suffocation, that
she became a prey to the flames. Her body was
seen suspended some time on a beam in the midst
of the flames: Several of the firemen, much to
their credit, and at the hazard of their own lives,
rushed in and brought it out, and immediately
pot the body in a shell, and took it to St. Mar-
tin's workhouse. One of the shopmen, in endea-
vouring to make his escape, Precipitated himself
from the upper story, and pitching upon his head,
dashed out his brains; the Other shopman was
burnt in the flames : they are all three in the
workhouse. A young man, the porter, who slept
in the attic, is seriously burnt and bruised ; he
rushed from his window along the parapet of se-
veral other houses, before he could gait, admit-
tance, and almost asked ; he•was conveyed to St.
George's Hospital, and is likely to do well. The
houses that are burnt at the back of Mr Wheater's
were principally occupied by poor people, and let
goo in tenements. Sorrow was'observed in the
countenances of the by-standers, who witnessed
women and children almost naked, running in all
directions, to save themselves, and what little
property they could carry with them, which they
deposited in St. Martin's church-yard.
About eight o'clock in the morning, the inte-
rior of the houses of Mr. Wheater and Mr. Ash-
man, being completely consumed, the walls fell
with a tremendous crash into the Strand. A num-
ber of persons were present at the time, but none
were hurt. 'The falling of these walls put an en-
tire stoppage for. any one to pass, and has block-
ed up the thoroughfare of the Strand: The exer-
tions of the firemen on this lamentable occasion
are highly praiseworthy; several of them, we
hear, are slightly wounded. William Parry, a
fireman belonging to the Hope Insurance Office,
was on the top of the houses. that were burning ;
and having conveyed the pipes to the top, began
to play on the back premises, in Hewitt's-court,
that being too confined to admit an engine.
A great number of firemen reside in Hunger-
ford-street and its vicinity, and they were very
promptly on the premises ; but no water could be
got for three quarters of an hour, and the flames
were communicating with the greatest rapidity to
the house of Mr. Ashman, pawnbroker, Mr:
Buckingham, brush-maker, and Mr. Rowley,
carver, gilder, and picture-frame-maker. The
firemen were running from plug to plug, and no
water could be got, while the thieves were busily
employed in plundering the premises, and carry-
ing off the property.—Very few of the parish
constables bad arrived, and one of them sent
to the. Horse Guards, requesting some sol-
diers to keep the mob from the buildings.
In about a quarter of an hour afterwards,
that of a Company of the Third Regiment of
Guards were dispatched from the guard-room,
and shortly afterwards another company; they
were placed at the disposal of the civil authority.
Property to a great amount had, in the mean time,
been carried away by the thieves. The family of
Mr. Ashman had just time to escape from the
house before it was in a general conflagration from
the cellar to the garret. One of the female.ser-
vents was actually dragged out of the house by a
constable (Nettleton) ; she had only her night-
clothes on, and wished to put other clothes upon
her ; but if she had remained a minute longer,she
must have been destroyed.

Mr. Ashman had a number of guns in his house,
several of which were loaded, and were heard to
go off. Two Jews were observed carrying off seve-
ral guns from the premises ; they were pursued
by a constable along Piccadilly, but effected their
escape. Two other person; were stopped by an
Officer of Marlborough-street, with a quantity of
stolen property.
The houses of Mr. Wheater, Mr. Ashman, Mr.
Buckingham, and Mr. Rowley, were entirely
destroyed by half-past eight o'clock in the morn-
ing, and all the property (except a few trifling
things, which were carried into St. Martin's
Church-yard) was destroyed. The engines were
not supplied with water until seven o'clock. The
flames continued their ravages chiefly at the houses
in Hewitt's-court, at the back of the above six
houses (which were chiefly occupied by poor per-
sons), which were before nine o'clock entirely
gutted. The poor occupants had but very little
time to get out of their dwellings, and therefore
could save but very little of their property.. The
children Were Carried into St. Martin's Church- ;

Yard, and wrapped in blankets, their apparel hay•
ing been consumed.
The- extent of this awful and melancholy die.
aster is not yet known ; the following is already
eseertained Wheater was burnt to de
A shopper), named Sturgeon, who resided at No.
6, Artillery-place, Stretton•ground, Westminster,
shared the same fate. Another shortcut:it, named
Tasker, was killed in leaping from the third-fl.,tor
window. Another shopman, named Lloyd, who
is now at the house of Mr. Barron, ironmonger,
Strand.is so dreadfully injurer, by throwing
himself front a window, that he is not ex-
pected to live many hours. Mr. Wheater is
in a dangerous state, and the child is not ex-
pected to recover from the injuries it has re-
ceived. No other person is missing. The value
of the property destroyed is incalculable.--
Tnere is no positive proof how the fire com-
menced ; but it is generally Staten to have been
cauqed in the following manner :—On every Sa- .
turday, the flue for the purpose of warming St.
Martin's Church is lighted, and on last Saturday
night it was noticed by the inhabitants of
Church-court and Hewitt's-court, that the chim-
ney of the church emitted large sprks of fire,
tome of which were carried into the air a cons-i..:

derahle distance before they were extingt»shvr!,
and some fell on the tops of the houses in an
ignited stare. An alarm WAS then made, and it
was propos.ed to send for the beadle, but on a sud.
den the fire disappeared, and it was thought un-
necessary. The houses which are destroyed are
within 6U yards of the Church, and it is conjec-
turer) that the sparks communicated to some corn-.
bustible substance, and did not break out into.
flame unlit early next morning. Air. Wheater's
statement of the tire is as follows awoke
yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, and found his
chamber, which was on the second floor, full of
smoke; he awoke his wife, who lay with her
child it, her arms by his side, and told her to
get up or, she would he burnt to death. He

leaped out of bed and ran up stairs to alarm his
shopmen ; he called to them ; they answered; he
ran down stairs again and could not see his wife
and child for tl►e thick smoke that filled the place;
he supposed that she had ran down stairs ; be_at-
tempted to go after her, but was prevented by the
flames issuing up the stairs ; be ran back and got
to a window at the top of the landing-place of the
second floor, when he could proceed no further.
He forced tl►e window out with his arms, and put
his head through to get air, as he was almost suf-
focated ; as soon as he had recovered himself a

little, he found the flames had reached his legs,
and they began to burn ; he had time only to re-
commend himself to the protection of his Maker,
and threw himself through the 'window-frame.
At eleven o'clock yesterday morning the body
'of Mrs. Wheater was got out of the ruins, a dread-
ful spectacle. She w►as put in a shell und earned
to St.- Martin's workhouse. The body of the
shopman was seen a short time afterwards behind
a chimney, between two half burnt pieces of
timber, where it was suspended in the view of
the spectators, a moss appalling sight. '1 be re-
mains of the body were taken in the course of the
day (where the two other bodies are lying for the
Coroner's inquest) to St. Martin's workhouse,
The house of Mr. GI eensill is also greatly injured ;
the fire there burst out' afresh after the others
were extinguished, at half-past twelve o'clock
yesterday.

The High Constable of Wes►minster (Mr. Lee)
attended, and exerted himself with great effect,
with the assistance of the soldiery, to keep off the
mob, and to preserve a'clear way for the opera-
tions of the firemen.

The property destroyed is immense. It is not
yet ascertained whether one or more lives are not
lost in the adjoining buildings.

A party of the Foot Guards were stationed to
keep off the crowd. They were plat •d at every
avenue leading to the spot to preserve order.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, FEB. 26.—The Report made to the
Chamber of Peers, on the Recruitment Projet,
proposes to restrict the right of proenction of the
Sub-Officers to two-thirds of the Lieutenancies
and Captaincies.

M. de Cruykenbom-g, a Belgian Officer, ci-de-
vant Colonel in the French service, who some
months since :•eceived orders to quit Park after
a detention of fifteen days at la Force, was ar-
rested the evening before yeslerday, when alight-
ing from a carriage to enter tie Opera. He was
conveyed to the prefecture. It is miderstood'that
he has obtained liberty to return to his hotel,
escorted by two Gendarmes, to arrangehis affairs,
and that be will be immediately re-conveyed to
Belgium.

It
has been stated in one of the Journals that
the King and Queen of Spain meant to go to
Cadiz to witness the arrival of the Russian fleet,
but we believe the report to be unfounded.
A report was lately current in Sardinia and at
Genoa, that Algiers was not only a prey to the
plague but_ also to civil vvar, and that in c00.“..-
(pence of the innovations attempted tri he intro-
duced into the Government by the new Deli his
castle was besieged by the Turkish militia.

FIVE per CENTS,—Wednesday, 67f. sc.
HEIDELBERG, FEB. 17.—1 n the Saxon Duchy
-of Prussia, several proprietors and other persons •
of respectability have refused to pay the new in-
direct taxes imposed by the Prussian Government,
on the ground that they have not been consented
to by the Provincial States. The .affair is•before
the Superior Tribunal at Naumbourg.
FRANKFORT;' FEB. 20.—1 t is generally reported
liere that the Allied Sovereigns will pass a part'of
the summer in this city.
VIENNA, FEB. 14.—The Emperor of Russia, in
returning from the Congress of the Sovereigns,
will pass sonic time in. this city.

A chimney in Carlton-house was on fire yester-
day afternoon, about 5 o'clock ; the flames were
soon extinguished by means of wet blankets and
buckets of water. A 'fireman was admitted to see
that every spark of fire. was completely put out.