Star.
London, England, 1825-05-26 00:00:00

SOLOMON'S, L. BY FIBS.

Between one and two o'clock on Monday morning
the horizon was illumined to a vast extent by the re-
flection of one of the largest fires we have seen since
thosein Fleet-street and on Ludgate-hill, which broke
out in the superb and spacious residence of Levy Solo-
mons, Esq. a wealthy Hebrew, in Bury-street, St. Mary
Axe, and from the immense size of the house, nothing
bat general devastation. was .anticip.ated. jhu.far.-"
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air:tl,ai is theusual-cnitom, the doptestiet,too4tlA
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Cauon of seeing .that a.l;4.ths.fuesaviessieit
-1. Vidrthe doors •seetired: r. Solomons and his Lady
slept i i a. bed-chamber in the centre of the building,
and the young Ladies is the room adjoining. It was"
maxim of• Mrs. 'Solomon's try leave one of the newly"
vented -floating lamps lisirning all night, and on Sum*
night, she as usual placed it, on goingto !sect, on km
'toilet. About the time above stated, theybung Ladiets
Were prevented from going to sleep by 'a continual
cracking and the_smell of smoke. They at first thought.
but lightly of it f but on the latter increasing almost to
siffbcation, they became exceedingly -alarmed, and
jumping from their beds, opened their chamber doui,
when. they: discovered that the house had taken fire,
-„and the flames were making rapid progress Up the great
' staircase. .Their shrieks aroused the footman and coach-
. "Man, who expected the house was beset by robbers, it
being well known that Mr. Solomons was always in
possession of immense weal h, and *under that impres-
. 'sine they armed themselves t ith fire-arms, expecting a
desperate rencontre-; but the young Ladies who at this
moment sought their protection, entered the room al-
lalost in a state of nudity, and convinced them that the
House was on fire. The alarm-bell .was then rung, and
the members. of the establishment were warned of their
'.perilous situation.
Mr: and Mrs. Solomons were with the muscat diffi.,
eultY made sensible of their danger, and. they -Were
-• assisted out at the gates, and placed in safety. in the
' !tense adjoining. Immediately after-the young Ladies
were cart ied out fainting. The scene now assumed 'a'
Most frightful appearance, as the Acmes were bursting
with tt.trihc ascendancy through every swirrepw, in. the
•' *edifice, and the female domestics were seen *at the wi
dows et the top of the house, imploring assistance from
those below to enable them to gain the street,
.but, un-
• fortunately, none could be afforded themTroia-the:up!
PFtuosity of the devouritg elentent, acid' they were at
length, by the inducement of the' CeOwd,_ obliged to
drop from the roof -of the house on fire on to that Orthe
adjoining building, a height of .14feet,:which we are
happy, to say they effected without any material-injury
• two of the housemaids escaped out Of, tle isn't win
arms, by means of ladders. The eiitress.of:iuiidd of
Mr. Solomons and his family sera's :indeseiXable-; and
such was the tory of 'the -element, sthitt all;effints
to save any part of the superb hotisegld
or, in fact, any part of the propetty.ip thehouse, proved
ineffectual.: ,The engines; drrived With' all speed, but
we are sorry to say were considerably impeded in their
powers by not having a good supply'of.water,.-Conse-i
qtleioli'theit'effortS were scarcely -At beft-Para
tivO; the rOaf All in. with altremendous.crislif
all the'ithmense. beams of the.floors underbeaih'witli it
By-this Iniur. the supply of .waiter was verfabuudant,
and •ricitittng , ,e4ti weed, the mai Alias of tho firemen
Os check' the koirese r4E the .flames in wh c'ti ,they
were, proiie;ied Mr._ Solem,ons
04cupied mile% durin the 'calamity,; in. working one"
of the engines, althoti Much- in-ttie lace by
the flames, in. astempting•tO save part of hit•treastire'
4-.:4413y four o'clock thee, 44:Won was 'so far Mt unk,
der as to prevent arty further mitiebief,. but it wei not
*Miserly+ subdued the Whole • of:yetterclay. Mr. Sol-:4
pions 'is a diamond met chant, and. at.:the .sitiik of the
cilSmity he had some of those scarce genii lire
bore,' inestim tble worth, besides cia4it offtious..
stOtes,uone of which' Have, been :.saved. In a )inall
Von safe' were jewels and pcavis• estimated at 4,000/.
"'Welt are. also buried in the tuitn ; and in att.:Abesift
wet.; lieposirect upseards of 1,7001. in gold and silver;
besides all.. the lansity plate, which 'was very mrisive.
Iniaddition to this property; was one 'of the most:va-
luablslibraries of books (Mane' of which were in the
Hejsrew tongue and very scarce) possessed by. any lib:II-.
vidtral, in ,this country, neviy the whole of which have
been, destroyed. Yesterday morning piri of the velum.
bles in one Of-the iron depositories were dugout of the'
ruin: by the firemen of the Royal Exchange and' Ah.
Lance offices. The mansion, contained forty-eight
mono., and nothing bat :the, walls ate. now to be sent:
the houses on either.side are slightly, injured, and were
saved !rem the devastation owing to strop? party-walls;
It is;
.ramoured.that the fire' originated .Mrs.:Sol
mon:, bedchamber, owing to the tiwinglanip-eatc_hjng
the curtains of the lookinglilase. thati„Wei mkt;
but ;he real cause is unkuOwn, iTheloWstistained by
Mr. Sdomons is estimated at leagai 30;0001; and we un,
derstindlie is insured in the Royal Archeoge, Alliance.
and Glebe insurance offices, for abbot half that amount.
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irtfEtHEE PARTICUIARS OP THE FIRS AT
CUSIDERLAI9 GARDENS.." • *
Yelteeday morning, these extensive premises were
totallyieonsumed fire.. The fire .was .discOirered,44
two yctuitit Tazen ,returnin.Nome aboutlwentY.lminbses•
beforefour O'cloOk.' They were passing-ovee Vadxflall
bridge,
.when they observed. smoke, bursting-from the
roof, jnit tiolie ;the _kitehen,
alarmed the peribis who... hopt,abe tap, Mid lavjog
leaped the Orden railings,they aroused the inmates bf
the mien. In a short time the. waiters and•the females
in the house were got down stairs, almost all without'
any oilfer. elothis than those they dept in. ln.a few
minutes; Mr. Knott, Mr. Bailey's,partner in the tavern,,
rettirned from. tope, aryl he, with the assistance of the
young men before mentioned, and.others, succeeded in
saving the lmoney and • boOks, in the bar; and *other
parts of theliouse, and almost all the.-bedding,lurrii,
tare, toes..with the eiception Of one or two
Sheets' and blankets were the only coverings that could.
le furnished to the female!, who were:shekel-L.ll.hr die
neighbours, Messrs. Wisker, Smith, White, And
to whose-Abuses', and those of others, what .property'
was saved. *aslant taken. Raving saved, all that was
possible,ln which they encountered much danger, they..
neat turned their. attention toprodastinvengines. . Two
of Sir R.: BOrnetti were 'aim-got into tlia-garslen ; -.but
wind blow;----- --- strongly
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one hour and seventeen minutes. During this time.
owing to the violence of the wind, and the quantity of
wood in the building (the long room being entirely of
that material and plaster), the Mimes were..ttaking: an
astonishintrapid progress Swords thOiiisractree-oc,
the whdlit pvemites: 'At latthe Sun PirelltOng
gine artivetg-and threw a east—b Ody of water' the
flames, while one of .the Globe engines was got on.the
beach, and supplied one of the Westniinster in :the
garden byjoining their hose together, and shut ena-
bled the latter to play on the flames. :Neswithstanding
these: sad, gsbrugeggsg,uttexertiotii,llielitinif -the ball 7

tiflTAT7iiiotter to six o'Ziock; and that of the.
tavern at aboutseven.ceslock". The tatetuirart of the
• ' -•beiteolf.filif work, might possibly have been
saved, but for the diffibuliy of procuring water. Two
plugs of the Routh Lambeth Waterwprks were opened,
but for a length of time.theysupplied no water.
• ' The unfortunate *Arai, who lost their clothes, at first.
appeared so amazed and stupified, that they leant on the
tailings, and were unable to redder any assistance for a
considerable time; while some of the firemen. seemed
imintses
to be' 'eery willing to transfer their sharejof the labour
to-the zealous and active inflibit'ants of the neigh-
bourhood, who exerted themselves to the utmost in at
tempting-to subdue the fiamas. The only par. sof these
extensive premises now standing, are part of.a wall and
a stack of thimnjes ; under these ate the cellars con-
taining the mnstyaluableof the stock, which, it is to be
hoped, will be found to be but little damaged. Miss
Baily received a contesion by the falliOg- of part of -a•
bedstead on her. Mr,Anott-WaScoheiderably hurt on.
the side and leg..by .the falling of A chea.of drawers
and one of the young men•who first dis Covered the fire,
had one of his boats burnt, and his hands considerably
scorched, in his eertions to save the•property, while the
foremanofthf•Buts lite-office actually:fainted Irom the
nejicess Of heat. .MC:-Baiiyi who is in a.bad statrof health,
is •*.Oose-At..MargatefOr hit reFoveiY,•scititbee an espres
was i timed lately* dispatit*, 46 inform *hirti'.of the ;di s-
amain Odle, •It is supposed thatiX.o.firt iiiAck:sl* iii'
a..libe in the-kitchen ; bin; in. titttli; -We cause. of it, is not:
at present ese.ertaitted. : , - - '• ' - ''-• 4 • '.:`.
: *The 41.imes. 'continued s'io 0* *. .o:it' ''
ll . near*: *van,
o'clur.k yesterday Morning.; *lien they beggli. to 41oute..
:for:Waist. of fuel;•and At. etOtedeloek the firemen .ivere-
Able i&retift;ibei;•duty. • • /I*'tatir ts 'ii: the'. propeitt'
Of the gisitth London Water-Works; and is. held by-
_blessu:Pailey and Co, the tandlordS'of ifie -cavern: on
lease( of Watt nratly ' 'INC jeise weee Ane it>. red: : • The
prettsistPitielo.lfrain,the ,G like Fire 0 Writ' f i r.1.00q1.
find' the
.itOck Vsksurigt in the same Oh '.e, fib t5.„0601.. ..
-:'110e; amount-of the prOpef ty destroyed is estimated At.
about seven thousand pounds..... po?r se/vatitgirl.lost
thirteen guineas; the prciildee.** 4,4:savings; fw *ti.i.4l.e,
.yearillalloile Of thelfrezeaute bate *lied any Orthetr-
4ppo) oliorlouieboid.furniturcki tiiaiw.... ..;.; ...
' '' ..reiteiiiii,„betwitiroffilina.mid. fl'ah,titlr, after: at:AO.
.finite degree of labour, ifie,fi:teirien succeeded in•letttng
down, by the means of•lisaig•pnßies and roptiot lark
piece nf wall and stack of isisithnies;=Which.?-civerhung
the cellar where the wine is depoeliedoo4VA.frightful
planner
.igat.none of the--firemen Al; labotireri would be
,allowed .to go undo heath to •ezarhine-the place-, And
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'ye; if possible, the wines, &c. • After clearitig Otra,e;
' he "rubbish...Oki entering . the cellar, aArreat 'many'
,dooene Were found -uninjured; but- a^targe qu anti t y 'bad.
b!ten::crosbied-Asy the tremendous • trash •,of.the falling,
ruins. One pipe of brandy hid hnrst; andanother had
taught be, 'a:n(l'i Farge notion- of She other -ipitg,s,
were in et more diJee
,degree effected by; tit* 40.-Inett-,
<taus' canffagratiirowlria..bsia'speolsiCed, in tlieneies,..
tsoip-hoost feetlingsof: the utmost regret,* the
-Gardens
being the celebrated resort on the Banks of /he Tha mei
for the.." Trades' Clu.bs,','.*: and reinarkable'frir the oft-
seen splendour of the Jewish Wedd i ngst,Mid alto-deli htful promenade of * the respettabll residente• of the.-vici-:
nity. The only gratiticatient • Mr. Bzilercao experisocie,
attendant UpOn so. dreadfutly.destructiveli sitalani;iy, is
the assistance .which Was most fearlessly vonOntiered by
the Gentlemeriliving, in ;the neighbourhood, ay.* at
great pecsonal tick, assisted.-the;- firetnei in bcbriattiog
the Water-hose. under the eery walls- the burning Oile-
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• . -114 iiikrit . 7 'Own 'G a ieti c; ,'6i November 5, states;'
that' no fewer than 64 Abori&inet had-come into the
(ono of"theireiwn aeCord, .aijd in a-. pacific- manner, 'ell
.Calaiila. to' conciliate even Shore with bad *been, toost
•prejudicedigaisist them. No goOner was their apprOach
discovered, than the Lieutenant-Governor, advanced to.
imeet.and welcome them. •-• Hit. Clontfur then ordered.
.-iihe•Assistant-Comniisiacf-teneral to furnish thetn*ith
proviiiiiirs-andilifipi; and the polite teceived directions
so protect them 'from. insiili. The matkethOuse was
nu the 'follôiñg two nights appropriated in their at-
coinmodation, and after beitig-pleitteodily regaled with
4iread, they had three large fires kindled to comfort
them, and four constables to guard their repose.
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Letters from Chittagong of silo 2d iiist.,have reached
list 'the force under General Paigrrison was to moves:in,
ifietnaosi of the 6th.: The 44thill.ing's, had. moved
ira the Stinker, over which a. noble•bridge of boats has
been erected; and perttunensbridges have been throwa
atross the.Nolbths, so that a buggy •may be. driven all
thewtefid-Teek Naaf: ' The Kiag's.s4th,. the 10th Alii
liras, aid the 16th; goby water. to •the general rendez-
vous, Coxe's Basler, from whence the whole-will id-
vancet.-the 90th 'end Vith !ty.gio, to- garrison Chitta-
gong illieltl:Light Infantry were expected in a day a}
Serb. They troops are in cotenant spirits*Undhave the
greatest confidence li their gallant Confounder: •
...,11'Ietter•ftbni.'Abbeitille, in'France, contains the fol-
I loviink-aaceitint of the manufactures thole : r• 44 There
ore several martofactinies here, at .which the Workmen
.get:from one to three francs per day. Were they to
work like Englishmen* they would earn twice as much. ,
:Now, *hen you consider that bread, which With the
'FienchMan is indeed the staff ofiiie, is at only If.loc.
the four killogrammei lei lbs. Englil) for the best, and
75 Cents. (about nd.l for the, worst, making the first Si
sores per Potindi add for the other 11, you will not be
surprised. Few persons here eat the best bread. The
Other is black enough, but it is sweevand does not seem
'to disagree with the people.
.The priceof wheat in this
niarketia 16f. 50C. (abinft 131:6d.) for a measure equal
to I` English -libishels, but this is of the first quality.
()xis, of . the' first -quality, are at Omit 28 sous (14d.)
the English bushel.. The low price of oats is to be ac.
counted for hy the circumstance of their. being. but little
uged:for thelood of horrei here: • There iss-a common,
sort of bread made for horses, which is given to them
when they labour hard ; and their food at other tint**
is chiefly straw, hay; and bran. Oats are used in
proportion of about one-third of their use in Entine
Last week a.common -.brewersof this city.was filisco
vered carrying on the two trades of imam= brevet-
and retail brewer, and want fined. in diribilitated SOS:
,of 3001, and costs.==ifit4iiburial.. .' - . ,-.' . -.- •.. • ..1
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POLICE INTELLIGENCt
GUILDHALL
471 e. &ter of the hackney:Ode-lot No. 1,035; was, on the Wo
ti'e-
do& of Richard Martin, Keg. M.P. summoned before Mr. Al-
rman TXOIIIIOX, fir militenlyand Cruelly treating a boree, on the
list inst. in Cordial.
Mr. Martin deposed that the horse in question was weakd in a
'most dreadful manner • one weal particularly reached nearly from
the head to the tail of the animal, and when the Honourable Mem-
ber plamd his hand thereon the flesh quivered: •Hedid not
whippbtg jnflicted, but the driver at the time acknowledged the
offence.
• In his defence, the driver denied, that be had whipped thibeeefr
although it certainly had bee-i whipped. No other person had
driven it that day, The horse was his own, and he had never been
summoned before.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Alderman Tnomeson ordered the
defendant to pay the expenses, and trusted that the thivers of coaches
Would take warning by the example.
The.driver of a•can was fined ten shillings for negligent driving
in the streets. •

• in consequenee of the wind blowing
thanveg. strongly •
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1 down the River, the-Aide; -Which . viat ..at lowebb, and
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i.i 'much loirer togetherlwith...o*e Shortness of
the engine hoses, which could not: reach• the water,
t these imichines uteri useless::- The'etigines of.the dif-
y 1 • fetebt lkte•offices in town 'then uriied. but, from the,
A Gape Caine were unable tolrotlekii the lietperiOd of
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