Star.
London, England, 1825-11-15 00:00:00

FIRES.

Late on Friday night, the int abiearits of the Horse-
' fez ry•road were Itlarmed by the breating nut of a fire
on the premises of Mr. MARTIN, a stone.inason, in
Arlington-street, but it was subdued without much
damage. On Saturday morning a fire broke out in the
workshop of a cabinet-maker in the Curtain-road, and
destroyed a quantity of valuable wood arid made-up
work. Yesterday morning another fire took place at
the George and Vulture Tavern, George-yard,L'mbard.
street, which began in the kitchen, but by the timely
arrival of engines, and exertions of the firemen, the
flames were checked without mate' ial injury.
FIRE IN DUBLIN.— Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Wed
resday night, a fire broke out in the warehouse of Mr.
Brangan, chandler, in Towsend-street, Du!.lin. T; e ti e
almost instantly communicated to all parts of the pre-
mises, which extended from the East side of the chapel
to Stocking-lane. It was for some time extremely
alatming, and threatened destruction not only to the
chapel, but to all the houses in the stteet in Isom of the
warehouse. Several fire-engines were almost imme-
diately on the spot, but were for some tithe useless for
want of seater; but on the pipe being opened, and the
arrival of the Paving Board water-carts, they were
played with great effect on the burning premises, and
in about two hours entirely extinguished it, without any
other damage being sustained, except the destruction or
the premises where the fire originated. Mr. D olin, of
Bachelor's-walk, in particular, ran the most imminent
danger in endeavouring to cut off all communication
between the burning stores and the chapel, which were
connected by the roof of a tallow house, which Mr.
Deolin tore off, at a time when the fire was raging most
fiercely.—Three o'clock, it.st.—A second alarm of fire
has just been given. On repairing to the scene of con-
flagration, we ascertained that the fire had again burst
forth. The engines were soon in atteridarice, and having
now a good supply of water, the fire was extinguished.

The Parisian Company for iron-steam boats, launched
s first boat on the sth instant, which was manufactured
in the establishment of Messrs.. MANLY and WILSON, at
Charenton. A great number of spectators from Cha-
renton, the villages on the Seine, and PM is, were at-
tracted by this sight.
Private accounts from Paris mention the receipt of
letters frcm Madrid, giving a most melancholy account
of the state cf things there, and from the intolerant
character of the party in power, it was feared ere long
the provinces would be in a state of complete anarchy.
The Loan which is in agitation in America, for the
purpose of paying off that part of the old debt which
bears an interest of six per cent. is at four and a half
per cent. The American Government in this instance
is following the great example set by England. The
American Government anticipates that in the year 1835,
the whole of its national debt will be paid off.
Accounts from Stutgard inform, that his Majesty the
King of WURiEMBURG has just convoked the Electoral
Colleges to proceed to the nomination of a new Chamber
of Deputies, the powers of the last having expired.
The plan of a Dutch traveller to open a Loan at St.
Petersburgh, on Dutch funds, has failed, because, on in-
vestigation, he was not provided with full powers.
A serious accident has occurred to HUGH FALMER•
max, Esq. of Harrow-road, while following the
Cheadle harriers, in the neighbourhood of Wickham, on
Friday. His hunter at first refused a leap of a fence
and ditch, when the rider turned back and forced
at it, and the horse not clearing the ditch, fell, with its
rider underneath, by which Mr. P. sustained a shocking
compound fracture of the right. leg, just above the
ancle; amputation of the limb took place the next
evening (Saturday), and the patient is doing well.
The Swedish ship Calcutta, which sailed last year to
the East Indies, arrived on the 25th ult. at Dalarin,
having made the voyage from Calcutta in the very
short time of a hundred and forty days.
The carriage of Mr. BIDDULPH, of New-street, Spring
Gardens, was robbed a few evenings ago, about dusk,
near the Bricklayers Arms, of a gold chain, of Venetian
make, six feet long, two black agates set in diamonds,
a fine blue chrystal seal,and a quantity of children's toys.
The pollee have succeeded in apprehending James
Danaher, charged with the murder of Patrick Slattery,
at Kildimo. Danaher, since the perpetration of the
deed, has been several times sought for, and had it not
been for the stratagem used by the police to apprehend
him, in all probability he would have escaped—he is a
stout, smart, well-looking 'ewe.
A steam-packet of 100 horse power, equipped as it
ought to be, will probably cost about 20,000/. expendi-
ture of fuel, at the rate of one half chaldron of cods
per hour, wages and victualling, per month, 2501. ton-
nage duty, lights, pilotage, and port charges, 200/. per
annum; insurance 1001. per month ; small repairs and
winter expenses about 5001. Besides which, a steam-
vessel being calculated to last only ten years, the
owners should be able to lay by a sinking fund, or re-
serve of 2,0001. per anoint), and 1,5001. for a new set
of boilers during that time, making altogether the sail-
ing expenses a such a vessel about 10001. per month.
Samuel Crook was tried in the September Sessions,
with his brother, Wiens anok, Adward Mbson, and
Mary Caheit, for stealing fourteen pieces of silt, used
for the manufattme of parasols, 'Mut 1501. the pro-
perty of Messrs. Waterloo. It appears, from the evi-
dence taken on the trial, that on the night of the 12th
September, a dog that was generally kept in the ware-
house was called down stairs by Samuel Crook, who
shortly afterwards returned, but whether with the deg
or n- t, the witness who deposed to the circumsta ice
could not positively swear, on account r f the extreme
darkness of the night; the dog came in at half-past
eight on the following *owning. Samuel Crook was
seen going into Masoo's lodgings, and there the pro-
perty Iva; subsequently found. Wiry Cabell lived
with Mason, and William Crook was in the room when
the property was discovered, but neither of these two
prisoners wet, proved to have bad any direct lrarticipa
don in the robbery, or even to have known that the pro-
perty was in Mason's lodgiugs. In the absence of direct
evidence on this point, the Jut y acquitted Mary Cabell
and William Crook, but found Samuel Crook and Ed-
ward .Mayon Guilty. samuei erdilt and Mason re-
rei ved a good character. Mason 21 )eats of age.
Sharp, one of the convicts 'who -ekwped from Ellin.
!torch jail in August fist, 4. as dn Wednesday lodged in
his old q rulers. Ile iv;is aptriliended at the late New%
castle fair.

STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT.

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Tuesday night, between twelve and one o'clock, the
Skagit, ck ste tot packets on her pulLtsos from Belfast
to L;vernool, was run fool of by t vessel, soppmed to,
be the Zephyr, a ttadet, bound &' e Literpool to
Belfast ; the shocks*, described to me by a Gentleman
Nho was a pAssenger on board the Shamrock, was truly
trernetidiars, and' the ettnAstprmt confusion and distress
•.n bowl the vessel May be better imagined than de:
scribed; the mote especially so when it is recollected
that the apprehensions of the passengers were most
powerfully etcited, under their peculiar circumstances,
by the !emit catastrophe of the Cornet. The accident
occurred about fifteen miles to the eastward of the
Calf-of-Klan,. during a severe gale. The chimney
of the Shamrock and a considerable portion of her
rigging were carried away, or severely injured by the
concussion ; she rode out the gale, however, and art ived,
at a 'Ate honr on Thursday, safe in Dublin harbour.