Star.
London, England, 1809-11-25 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, NOVEMBER 42.

The weather hem still continues seasonably 6014
and bright; though we understand that some scl:el
storms have been recently felt both to the Last arra
West of us. As a proof that some damage must liav,
been done by them, the fragment of a boat, with a
square sail, nearly new, with a yard, ropes, &c. at-
tached to it, was picked up by the fishermen, nearly
opposite to the gap of Ship-street, about the centre of
the front of the town, yesterday The fishermen are
elated with their prize, as it is considered to be 17orth
from three to four pounds, at least.

His Royal Highness the Duke .); KENT ha; been
pleased to appoint Mr. AKMIGER, of Sz. Mary Axe;
one of his Surgeons Extraordinary.
Mr. GEORGE SLADE i 4 appointed Temporary Clerk
in the Master Shipwright's Office, Chatl• • yard, in
the room of Mr. RICHARD YEATES CUNIMIN3I removed
to the Barrack Officek
Wedne;day last a fire broke out in the house of Mr.
Brooke, in Pembroke-street, Plymouth-Dock, which
was fortunately go: under, after it had destroyed the
room in which it commenced, with all the furniture
therein.—The accident was occasioned by the too-re,
prehensible practice of setting fire to chimnies, in or-
der to clear them from soot.

Tuesday evening a fire broke out at the house of
Mr. KENNETT, jun. in Horton Market-place, which
destroyed the whole of the premises, and greatly da-
maged the Jolly Butchers' pthlic-house adjoining.
Monday night, the family of Mr. Burton, of the
Cross Keys, Belton-street, Long-acre, were much,
alarmed by the screams of his mother, who was oa a
visit to them ; and, on entering her room, they fouri
her clothes completely in a flame, and, notwithstand-
ing. the most prompt assistance, she aspired on Wed-
nesday morning.
A child, named Daniel Jackson, was lately butrz.
at Framiload, in Gloucestershire. He was at a day
school" and whilst the mistress was out of the roon'..
got to the fire, and was burnt so dreadfully, that
lingered only to the following day. A Coronet's 'u-
gliest found a verdict of—Accidental Death.

DESTRUCTIVE FIR& —Tuesday night, ahoot gem
o'clock, a most alarming and destructive tile locke
out in the stable of Mr. EDWA RD A R.GLEti, uphol..
sterer, situate at the back of his house, in the High.
street, Maidstone, from whence it communicated
itscif in a short time to the work shops and exten-
sive premises adjoining ; and, from the great quan-
tity of timber and other combustible fuel which the
shop and loft contained, the flames and body of
fire were so exceedingly strong, that the greatest
alarm and consternation prevailed for some time.—
In about half an hour, the engines from the Cavalry
Depot, and Phoenix Office, arrived, and with the
assistance of the garrison and the inhabitants, the
greatest exertions were made use of to stop the
devouring
,flames that had then nearly consumed the
buildings, but which could not be accomplished,
till they had communicated to, and burned likewise
the valuable, and but lately built shop of Mr. Wm.
Valentine, plumber and glazier, containing a veryt
large stock of the various articles used in that busi-
ness: also to four or five houses belonging to a Mrs.
Russell, a widow woman, one or two of which are
completely burned down, and the others quite gut-
ted and torn to pieces ; the poor inhabitants of which
houses escaped with difficulty, the principal part of
their household goods being consumed. The fire
then caught anther building, a slaughter-house, be-
longing to Mr. Johnson, butcher, which is entirely
burned down, and a summer-house in Mr. Argles's
garden, which it also nearly demolished, and where
the connection with any other building being cut off,
it of course stopped.
The night was very serene and calm, and at the
time when the greatest degree of danger presented
itself, and the raging flames were destroying every
impediment in their way, the wind suddenly shifted,
and had it not been for these circumstances, in all pro-
bability the flames would have communicated to the
High-street, and the consequences might have proved!
much more calamitous. The whole of the chests of
tools belonging-to the workmen and a very large qua:-
city of feathers, bedsteads, with a large stock of ma-
hogany, and flier timber, of Mr. Argles's property,
is entirely destroyed. The amount of the damage is
incalculable, but the rumour states some tilonsan.l.:
of pounds.. The premises are said to be All insured,
hist not to near the amount of the less that will be
sustained.