Star.
London, England, 1824-02-27 00:00:00

OLD BAILEV.-1 IRS DAY.

Sentence was this morning pronounced on the priso-
ners who have been found guilty at these Sessions, of
whom a considerable proportion were sentenced to the
respective penalties of seven and 11 years transporta-
tion, and one to transportation fn. lite.
The awful sentence of death wa:, pronounced on 21 men and
three women, among whom were the three 'lliompsents, fur •but.
glary; Rasterby aryl Ryan, and Mary Willlams, for a similar of-
fence; William 11111, for Bank forgery ; and John -Staggs for a
second utterance of counterfeit coin.
The COMMON SEItJEANT addressed these unl\appy
prisoners in st must impressive manner, and in part''-
, cular earnestly exhorted Hill to prepare himself fur
that fate which the protection of the commerce of the
country dernanded should be inflicted on all guilty of
'forgery.
BOW-S7IIr3=7TIS DAY.

DA nivo noasstar.—A robbery to a considerable extent has been
committed in Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, by some daring thieves,
whose intentions are supposed to have been nothing less thzu bur-
glary. At the how of Mr. Radford, the Lockzup-hotise, they ac-
tually unroofed the top of the lead, with which they gut clear of fur
the time, Suspicion fell on two . persons, who were this day ex-
amined- at the above Office, and remanded for the purpose of
searching their lodgings. The officere were directed to use every
exertion to detect the whole gang of thieves.

INSTITUTION fcr URPHA NS of (MUG Y Alf EV.

The Anniversary. Meeting of the friends and sub-
scribers to the above Institution, was held yesterday; '
pursuant to advertisement, at the Fr eema-ons Tavern,
for the purpose of receiving the several Reports of the
Treasurers and Master and Mistress of the School, and
for the 'election of fourteen of the candidates for ad-
mission. At half-past two o'clock the Lord Bishop of
London took the Chair. 'There were al,o present the
Bishops of Salisbury and -Lincoln, Archdeacons Putt
and Goddard, the Dean of Carlisle, Drs. Gaskin, Moore,
Sheppard, and a numerous body of Divines, &c.
The Rev. Mr. TuaNert, the Secretary, read the
aninwies of the last quarterly meeting.
The House Surgeon's Report was then read, which
stated, that the health of the boys and girls on the e,ta-
blishment was -very good, yet that there had been'a deal
of sickness during the past year, from the great preva-
lence of the measles and trooping-cough.
Mr. WATSON, 'the joint Treasurer, moved a Tote of
thanks-to Mr. Leese, the house surgeon, for the unre-
mitted attention given to the children during a year
.of
such unprecedented sickness.
The Bishop of LONDON thought that a more sub-
stantial mode of expressing their sense of Mr. Leese's.
exertions should be xdopted, than a mere vote of thanks;
and it was afterwards resolved that it should be re-
ferred to the Committee to consider what donation should
be made to Mr. Leese in addition to the ordinary annual
payment for his services.
The Report of the Master of the Boys' School was
_next read ; from which it appeared that there were at
present fifty-two boys educating there, and that three of
those would shortly be withdrawn.
The Report of the Mistress oldie Girls School stated;
that• there were then trirty-six girls on the establishment,
all of whom were in good health.
Previously to the reading of the Treasurers' Report,
Mr. Watson read a letter from Archdeacon Cambridge,
his Co-Treasurer, expressing his regret that an accident
(a sprained ancle) prevented his attendance.
Prom the Treasurers' Report, the state of the funds
'appeared as follows:
That there was a balance from the account of

.E. s. d.

last year of
.. .
Received by subscriptions
Donations .
Dividends •

9 16 0
. . 1,679 4 6
. . 590 0 0
. . 1,890 13 0
. 53 2 3
. . 809 5 6

• •

4'5,032 1 3

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

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YetterdiT mein the City-rood end photikeiliatallt Prielll44 .a
most singular and dreadful appearance. In conselltleace of a fire
which broke out in the extensive Wharfs *lt'd Warehouses of
Messrs. Pickford and Company, on the banks of the City-
road Daiin. The fire Was first observes! in the interior of the
middle row of warehouses, and so rapid was its psogress as tts
defy every effort to prevent it spreading destruction around, and in
a short time communicated to the building. At this time vast
crowds of persons thronged the cutterior of the building, while
as many more were observed hastening from all parts of Lon-
don, guided by the column of flame, Which was visible Many
miles; the persons employed in the interior, observing the im-
mense mass press upon them, very prudently closed all the gates,
to prevent the egrect of any individuals. The Royal Exchange,
County, Beacon, Sun, and Globe, were the first en' ines that arrive,'
on the spot, and coming round theltivek premises, entered the pt
in ltatcliffe.row, which were immediately closed upon them. Ora
entering the yard, the dreadful spectacle was more visible to the
eye. Those premisea which contained the greater pottion of the •
product of the Northern part of England, were seen in entire flame,
while the various commOditirs recently imported, presented heap
of smoky ruins. The engines were immediately brought into play,
partly standing in the canal, while the firemen manned a boat, and
boldly ventured as far near the flames as the scorching heat would
allow them. The flames at this time hid obtained such ascendancy
that all attempts to save the buildings were useless; every enzine
that was-then in full play seemed not in the least to damp the flame,
pot prevent it spreading its destruction ; the firemen therefore turned
their attention to the adjacent buildings of Messrs. Pickford lying
esatward of the City-road, and displayed their efforts to prevelt th.fna
falling a prey to the fire. Their exertions were successful, and they
saved the uhject they aimed at .; had they caught, there is not the least
doubt but Mr. Holt's warehouses would also have shared the same
fate ; the warehouses, however, where the fire first originated, !sting
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stored with goods, particularly from*Liverp.ool, Manchester, Stet-
fordshire, Birmingham, and She111:1:1, drfied all exertions to save. a

single article ; the flames continued spreading in every direction, and
several engines were brought round within the wall:, and then com-
menced playing upon the side* warehouses near the City mad;
which contained an unusual quantity of china and glass in err ;es.
All the gates in Ratcliffe-row and Macciesflehi-street were closAl,
but the walls, standing 18 feet high,were lined with prisms. Snore
were pulling ethers down to obtain a view, while as many more
were pushed over and received serious injuries; at this time a small
wicket, large enough to admit one persoa, was forced, and in rushed
the multitude as fast as they possibly could ; the intrudera were
however chserved, and the gate immediately closed.
The crowd at length forced one of the great gates, and gained
the banks of the canal opposite to the fire; it was sin-tiding rhea
far and wide about the warehouses, while the red-hot tiles I r.gia the
roofs, splitting into a thousand pieces, reseal-bled all explosion of
gunpowder. The ponderous beams stretching across the build-
ing: long continued battling. while the bales of varinus commo-
dities burned below, resembling a heap of coals. At length the
flames were somewhat abated in the first quarter, and then began
its ravages it.. the left hand range of warehouses, principally occupied
by crates of china, Eq. which were almost totally consumed. We
have not yet ascertained in 'what manner the fire originated, but it
lb supposed to have been occasions *by *by some tow catching fire;
while other reports state it to have originated from an explosion of
some gas pipes on the premises. It is generally presumed, and we
believe too sue, that two firemen and a boy are missing; the fire.
men are supposed to have fallen overboard, and although every in.
quiry has been made after them, they have not been found. At
half-past 11 o'clock last night, the fiameewere totally subdued, hat
vast columns of smoke were still rising from all parts of the ruins.
The total amount of what is destroyed by this destructive bre
has not been ascertained. Mr. Pickford's property, it is said, is
insured to an amount sufficient to cover his total loss ; but we re-
gret to state, that such is not the case with a great quantity of nier-
chants' property.
The bre appeared very awful, and made the City-road as light as
day ; it was burning very rapid, and the roof fell in before the
un-
glues got to work. Considerable alarm was excited by a Gentleman
saying that there was a quantity of gunpowder in o.e watehousea ;
but it was soon after ascertained that it was put into a barge, and
taken down the Canal. It its said that the lire was occasioned by the
gas, but for the truth of this we cannot answer.
Fortznxa PARTICULARS.—The damage done to the warehouses
it estimated at £20,000. Much property was stolen by a set of
thieves, who rushed into the yard, and cut open several valuable
packages,• which they plundered. Two persons were taken into
custody, but were rescued by the gang. An immense number of
persons had assembled on the bridge over the canal in the City-road,
en dens: was it that the pass ige was stopped for carriages, &c. till
an opening was forced by a Strong party of police. During this time
several po-sons were forced over the parapet, and got a thorough
ducking in the water ; fortunately, however, they all got out Safe.
The ruins were still smoking this morning.
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SPOIITIM;. i J.`L.[ t,J NCE.

BETTING-ROOM. TATTERSALL'S, FEB. 2,37

No alterations rook place worth noticing, either on'the Riddles-
worth, Derby, or Oaks; but on the St. Leger 20 to I was taktn
agaiu•t Elephant.
TILE IRISH CHAVPIDN'S DECLARATION TO THE