Star.
London, England, 1824-11-22 00:00:00

MESSRS. CHAAMERS 4ND SOM

At a Meeting of the evediteie of Meisrs. Chambers
and &in, the banikete, holden on Wednesday last, at
which
:Mr; Calbraft, the Meinber of Parliament; pre-
sided, an esflosi of the affairs of that firm was.tnade; iu
tite highest degree satisfactory to the creditor:, r and hO-
nolsrable to the parties. 31r. Chambers might, it seems,
have 'commanded immense sums, hid he those.n to avail
himself of the power which his great respectability gave
him in the. monied • world ; but he preferred at once
closing tins accounts, and in making.up his balance, in
all' instances underrated the value of his own property'
and the means In hand, detertntneil to be satisfied
himself if it produced the full amount of demand upon
it. Upon investigating his property, it has been disco-
vered. to be worth nearly double his owh estimate ; and

when made available to the creditors, will, after paying
twenty shillings in the round; leave a sum of sixty
thousand pounds in his hands.
A Committee is appointed to arrange and liquidate
the debts, and not one dissentient voice was heard when,
the arrangements were -proposed which have been'
adopted ; indeed, herring the feelings which-,must arise
from the .contemplation, of such baseness as has been
practised upon Mr. Chambers and his house, it may be
said to have been a proud day for him and his son.

CONVICTS .UNDER SEAT ENCE .OF. DEATH.

•REC )RDER'S REPORT.--altlltday, the RECORDER -Of
tarpon made his Report to the Kis° in Council, of the prisoners
lying under sentence of death in the Jail of Newgate, who west
convicted at the September Old Bailey Sessions, nantely Josepb
Hickman, aged 24 ; Joseph Harwood, aged 18—of highway rob-
bery. Samuel, plias William Harris, 35—of returning from trans-
portstiOn. t etitia fickers, 24 ; George Sales, 16 ; Samuel Road-
ley, 33; 'Milian tear*, 12; William Sullivan, 14. Thomas Han.'
oats, 18; George Herring,26 p Wm. Taylor, 40 ; Wan. Lawrimcs,
21; George Oliver, 13; Richard Toylor,l7 ; Timothy- Taylor, 21;
Thomas Howse, 15 ; George Smith, 16--of stealing in a dwelling-
hoirse to the amount of 40s. and upwards. Wm. Sparkes, 22 ;
Janies'Baker, 27; George iden, 25—of horse-stealing. John
Hunter, 21.-;-of home-breaking. George. Richards, alias Ritchie,
`l5; John Martin, 17--of burglary. William Rolfe, 18, of cattle-
stealing.--41is Maassre wap graciously pleased to respite, during
'hia Royal pleasure, all the risoners above named, except
Horirso4, upon whom the law was left to titte its course, and he Is
orderedlor execution on Thursday next: •

The Report of the Recorder included twenty.four
cases, with which the Council were occupied from two
till five o'clock: The 'feeling of the Public wa, very
strongly excited by the expectation that Mr. Fauntle-
royti:case would be. one of those disposed of, and New.
pate wa 'besieged. with inquirers the whole of the day.
At a little before six o'clock, a slip of paper was sent
to llirc Fatintleroy, stating that the October Sessions
eases were not reported. He was, at the time, accom.
periled. by his brother, and the intelligence was.a great
.salief to him, for he had been, during the whole of
the day, ih the greatest agitation.:
•
Mr.' Fauntleroy,• soon after Six o'clock, heard the
intelligence of the delay from Mr. Harmer, who ascer-
tailied. that the Report of the October Sessions was not
to be made until Wednesday' next. :-.A.nieeting of tie'
Judges is to take place to-Morrow, •at.Smjeasit's Inn,
(01V-the pirrPoke Of discussing the. merits of the objec.l
tinnsflnade Yfr.• Fauntleroy's Coinsel iin :arrest ofl
judgment. Several applications have been made to Mr.
Fauns roy to sign papers absolving hi* partners- from !
and • • itiptat&it in 'the transactions **Wrist the '
or i kritiWiidkeollt fraudulent' diiptkiition• Of. pro-
pestii lint his Solicitor have forbidden inky further
cOmmunication With him in the present state of' things.
His -son'is with him constantly, and reads religious
booki to him. •Sometimes they join in*pinter tOgether.
Mrs. FauntlerOyhas beat with him four or five time;
Within the• fait fortnight; and war Present on' Friday,;,
wires the Ordinary" administered-the Sat ratient to hire'
:gad tw4krifhieft4ends, Gentlemen °Utile fir'st• tespectabi4
-tiff.' He is. Visited very frequently by -the 'Ordinary
and the.Reviilft.'Springate, and revel* dieLtreatest-1
consolation from those benevolent persons.''
'The UtifOttuitiate'HarWood; wilinytirdetia•Thistlkieu-:
tion on Thu:l4 nett, upon hearing thai ihe'Rearrilers.
report was " unfeirnarable tcrhim;:-Ihnmediately burst
into tears, and droppl4 Avon his' knease.prayed to Goo;
to support him. "It he, "no snore than was;
lespeeted ; Goo helrcinsei: rr.lll

The accounts from 'various parts of Getman- y'Sta;el
that the rivers have fallen considerably', but the extent.,
of the damage done becomes every darnsore evident.' j
An oversea-pilot, named. Wm. Clark, belonging. tel
Dover, was lately lost with an Ametican ship on the
coast of Holland, bound to Amsterdam. Only one Man:
belonging to the ship was saved, the rest, 18 in number.,
met a-watery grave, Clark has left a wife and young:
family unprovided for.
Saturday, at half-past eleven o'clOtk, an Inquest was
held at the Horse and Groom, West.streetc:Walwortli;
on the body of Caroline Dewhirst, a child-two years
old. The Jtiry. went, to,•No. 16, .13tonte-place; the 'resi-
dence of the prisoner.
.The bpdt,of the child waslying
in the. room in' which it was found. It was covered
with bruises, and the face and head presented a most
horrible spectacle, being one mass of bruises. In various
parts of the room were marks of blood. The Jury,
while viewing the body betrayed horror at the shocking
scene. In additien to the witnesses examined at Union
Hall, Mr.-3ohn Th'ompson deposed, that lie is a trunk-
maker, residing ie Long Acre ; he knew Mr. Dewhirst
abotit two years, and that within the last six months he
has bees: in embarrassed; circumstances. About two
months back he called a meeting of his creditors ; he
came to witness, and told him a writ was taken out
against him and on. Sunday se'nnighi he behaved
like a man entirely out of his mind ; said he must starve,
and that if he was put in priren his family would be
greatly distressed. Witness believed him to be cot of
his mind these two months past, in couseqUence of not
being able to settle.with all his creditors..—The Coroner
then addressed the Jury, and said that he had no doubt
on his mind of the guilt of the accused, but that the
Jury would, of course. exercise their judgment. They,
immediately retired, and in a few minutes returned
the following verdict:— " That the deceased came by
her death by William Dewhirst, her father."
One of the Reading coaches, that which leaves Fri-
day-street at noon, on passing through Hammersmith,:
had nearly taken fire. Fortunately, the danger was.
discovered in good time ; the smoking of the hinder
wheel was peuceived just as the' coach arrived opposite
to Mr. CLOUD'S coach-yard, in Hammersmith. The
wheel was immediately taken off, and wet straw ap-
plied to the box and the axletrie, with water constantly
poured on them ; but they were so decidedly warmed,
that it was some time before the heat could be abated,
the friction between the box and the axletree had pro-
duced such 'violent heat. The coach was heavily laden,
'especially with luggage. Nearly an hour's delay was
occasioned. by this cooling operation, but it was an ef-
fectual one.

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FITZE..bI;MGM
FURTHER filftlrlaULAßS..:
AbOilt 11 o'clock on Tueidaii Hight,. the. fire broke
nut afresh in the Rulliament:square. It spread with
tremendous rapidity, andi.desn!,-)Ned the whole of the
Square, except the P.itliament House and Advocates'
I..ibrary, the banking hone of Sir %V. Forbes and Co.
and a few chambers in the lower stories of the conti-
guous building.

This second fire commenced' in •thelop story of the
building Which contained rt e, New Jury 'Court, From
what cause has not been ascertained. No•Mie.can rer-
ceiee any connexion be:ween it and the fire of Monday.
as the wind blew a strong gale from the west, and the
new Police Office and the old ruins to eastward, com-
pletely protected the Parliament-square from she
unquenched embers of the lligh-street and its back
closes. The people seemed utterly panicittuck by this
new calamity, and every one saw the impossibility of
arresting its progress with the means which sad expe-
rience had; proved tt be so scanty and imperfect.
In less than an hour all the upper stories of the south
range of buildings (excepting those ablee noticed) wet e
in flames, and the fire speedily communicated with the
'tiers of chimbers below.• To the eastern and southern

environs 'Of the city, it presented an appearance of th,•
most appalling grandeur. It is well known. that this
huge and ancient specimen of masonry was the wonder
-of all strangers. Its base was in the valley below, and
,its roof about seven stories above the Parliament-square;
so that, in all, the same pile o€, building was continued
for about twelve stories high from the eellAraAe. During
the night it was seen vomiting flames and clouds of
ignited. matter, which fell in dense andainnunierable
flakes; like shower of snow scattered over the 'eastern
part of'the cify.- It isiimpossible to describe the alarm
which prevailed. Persons were stationed on•the roofs
of the house.; to sweep off the fiery fragments as soon
as they descended. 'Msts and damped blankets wise
thrown over the
.chimney tops, and tire Commertrid
Bank adopted the 'excellent preCantion-of spreading wet
carpets over the entire roof of their building. '
The cellar windows -along the streets, ks-here a'ppre•
pensions were entertained, were also blocked up?with
carpeting; and -made otherwise secure.' The merchants,
and their clerks, were seen runtring:with ledgers, day-
books, and valuable parcels, tudeposit them in places of
security, and nb part of the Old*ToWnefrom Padlament-
Scinare to Holyrood•house, was Considered safe. ' Con-
stant intercourse was kept -up between the premises of
Sir William -Forbes and CO. and the 'Royal Exchange,
for the purpose of transferring the Valtiable papers of
the firm to a place of greater security ; and the utmbst
anxiety was entertained- by thetrowtti Officers tand the
Faculty in general, for the safety of the ,Parliarnent
House and theraluable libraries adjoining it, vrhichbe-
long to the Advocates and the Writers to the Signets It.
may help the Reader to-imagine the horror of the scene,
if we narrate an incident which occurred :under our
own inspection. • •• • 1 •. .
A distractaciepletnfin, with' an infant in•her erMSi,'-sV*if-
deted through the crowd, offering a pa's's-keysteetiery-
iiite she met; sind invoking them in the narneof fremartin)
save her liedwriddin linsban e
d. • - Poor ereiturd,l'sh
coold not tell the reik. 1-In vain did -we froth'
Viliatidweilingshe ith&hurried. AU theirshe Oehler.'
Siie ld.i,Sravenay husband! • -Have
yOul• ate humanity r , A proposal, •we understand,
was'made by the Commanding Officer on duty, to bring
some' pieces of Ordnince _from the Castle, and employ
them in battering down the houses'between those inH
lames and the Parliament House, which at ,the time
-appeared to be theeelti- 'Means; of preserving the latter
venerated effifice, •:n3 it01:1 t.
The Magistrates sine Polite Akre Veffietlee,- klitfil the
services of the dragons islingetheritreifluable. Some
of the laver were arrittledlit closible-file. at arm's dis-
Armee, to preserve Crainhidniattion 44th -the water-pipe
and the fire•engices, &reline istnied'fiorward the filled
butkets,- arid the otheialtitinifiled ,Brier' empty.: By the
exertions of thei'firemehiltfie'Sulldings ott:ehtwest,•side
of theiquare together With the Offices and law courts
alibeb :enUMeratell;' at die west end of the east. side,
were rescued frOin•theAtimes.--- But -following the irn-
petlsi of the Wind; thetottflagratitet, brit:Mt in the more-
ing,- had extendedtd the Least side' 6f-the-equate; where it
raged with, if posSibiti'itill: greeter vehemence, for, by
eight o'clock,the whole interior of'that ttrvi of buildings
-War Completely demolished; along- with- their roofs.
Abdul this time it. was •that the front •of the old•house
On the south sideiy lading to the reclining weight of some
internal :partitions, of brick, fell Into the square. • The
indescribable scene-of alarm Which this occasioned, will
..t soon .be forgotten by those who-witnessed it. An
*nine was at that time stationed within the squate, and
e Crated of "persons-assembled round- it, of assisting
in working it, made -a dreadful rush to escape, some
'tumbling in their haste. The number of killed, and
wounded will not easily be ascertained.

Before the fire was got under in Parliament-square,
it was ascertained that the sparks had inflamed a wooden
building situate in the.row of houses that divide Conn's.
and Covenant close,. In' this direction 'the fire now
broke-out, to the annoyance and alarm of the whole
Cowgate. • The tradesmen. in Hunter-square and Blair-
street now considered it expedient. to commeoce the re-
moval 'of their stock, for which purpose some f,f them,
hadheett provided with carts and other • vehicles, ever;
since Tuesday morning. • •
During Tuesday and Wednesday the ptincipal shot*
were shut, and'-the people wandered about-the town;
and the sqtttruitier of furniture and bedding that were,
'Scattered mall directions gave it the appearance of .
rag fair.
• Wednesdat• one of the • Leith Magistrates headed
party of sailors, and much to the honour of himse •
•and followers, volunteered their services in the defence-.
OF the city.
Two men were killed on the forenoon of Wednesday,
by the falling or some, of the ruins in the High-street. A'
dragoon, severely hurt, was carried to the Castle ; and
there are ten patients at present in the Royal Infirmary.
The projerty destroyed in the Parliament-square was
the new Jury-Court, which had been lately fitted up at
a considerable expense ; and 'the shops of Messrs. Bell
and Bradfute„booksellers,f Mr. Clark, ditto; Mr. Ro:,
bertson, ditto; Mr. M•Farlane gunsmith ; the Water
Company's apartments; the Old Jury Chambers; and
a number. of merchants' offices. and law chambers. The
Auditors' Chambers; the s.tamp Distributing Office, the
Gazette Office, .Messrs. Brougham and. Anderson's ex•
missive wine-cellars. The greater proportion of these
properties are we believe insisted. The premises de-
stroyed in the High-street were occupied by Mr. Milner,
apothecary; Messrs, Kirkwood, importers ; Messrs
Dungan and Greig, carpet dealers ;'Mr.•John Hunter,
grocer ; Mr. Wnr. Brunton, clothier ; Mr. Thos. I Oaister,
grocer ; Mr. Friar; victualler.; .and many families in the

niatkit. ithir.l4. in init. Oar groins, iiiaktriiiit *Vern,
Hunter's winezoiiiilts, -arid the house OTlo7:Thossiroe;
bookbinder, which was only lately rebuilt froirt the ell
fects of a-former fire, are atnottg the houses destroyed,
which we cannot yet correalfentiMerate.
We understand the Lord Provost has obtained;
through Lard Nairne, Queensberry House, for the tem-
porary shelter of the-poor families who have been tin...
housed by :these dreadful fires. Wednesday a
of military were sent to Musselburgh to borrow the fire
engines from that town. We hear that more engines
have arrived horn Glasgow.
About two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, in alartvi
of fire was given from Carruber's Close, in the High.
street, below North Bridge-street, and excited the
greatest apprehensions, from the difficulty of intici-
ducingengines into that steep and narrow passage. In
this instance, owing to the early discovery of the smoke,
the fire was very readily extinguished; and it is re-
ported, that a circumstance has transpired which throws
much suspicion on this transaction. The rumour is,
that a quantity of combustibles were found in the room
in •whith the fire commenced; but there are other
vague reports, ascribing the late fires to incendiaries,
the.accuracy of which, in the present confused state' of
the public offices, it is impossible to determine:
Some alarms of fire were given on Wednesday night,
from the Conine and the High-street; but they. were
either groundless, or the causes of Omar were speedily
iemoved. Nothing occurred yesterday to excite any
new apprehensions, except the falling of several of the
dead walls in Parliament-square.
Tuesday evening, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out
in theTrades'house,Glassford-street,Glasgow. Informa-
tion was immediately given at the Police Office, when,
shortly afterwards, the engines arrived, and commenced
playing on-the flames, which were in the inside of the,,,
house. From the active exertions of the Magistrates,'
and Mr. Hardy, Superintendent 'of Police, the flames
were soon subdued. The damage done is inconsiderable.
. 'Wednesday morning, about four o'clock, a fife brae
out in the workshops, three stories high, of Mr. Ben-
nie, and wood-merchant, Itobntson-Areer,;
Glasgow, which. were totally consumed. The ro 'f felt
in before the engines arrived, bgt although they could •
not save any. part of the property. where the fire oti..
ginated, they saved the adjoining buildings, but not
without. :considerable difficulty. The flames caught .
part ,of the..winclow-frames of an adjoining tenement,
but by the exertions of the-occupiers, who kept throVer
ing water on them its progress was arrested. mete
was not an article saved. Besides the wood in the
workshops and saw-pits, all the wrights' tools became
a prey to tip flames. ,How the fire originated is not
yet ascertained.
~FIRE AT KEMP-TOWN, NEAR BurouTou.--g-Tl?oridayy,
evening, about a quarter-past eight o'clock, one of the
unfinished houses at the extreme western end of. Kopp
town was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was given
by 'softie Blockade•men on duty near the spot.; and, in ..
the course of a short time the town engines, were at the
.•
scene-of. dangers The fife, whioliloas supeosed to have
otiginated from the inattention pl.- the
,workmen ern-.
ployed. on the building; quickly reduced.everything the
ititeribt 'presented of a combastible Rawl to a heap of
voins,leating only the bare blackened walls as testimo-
nials of kw fury.. At one time, the ottnost apprehert•
sions were felt for the safety of the adjoining buildings,
which.!stere partially ignited by the-heat and falling
spatks : fortunately; however, they escaped. . The house
burnt.was the third in.the western wing of the Crescent,
and was in a greater state of forwardness than either of
theothers in the wing; and in which the men were pre-
paring the sashes, sash-frames, &c. designed for the ad-
joining buildings : these, together with a quantity of
deals,. and some valuable chests of carpenters tools,
were totally burnt and destroyed.. About midnight,
whin the fire was nearly extinguished, a portion of
44Anchparty,wall of one of the adjoining houses (which
rats nearly red hot) gave way ; had this happened ek-
rlier, in all probability. the fire would hrre extended,, 0

the other buildings. ,.; • •..
SINGULAR •MATCht. •,
At Brighton, on Monday last, Colonel Charity; Me. Berntinster,
and' Mia. 'Wilton, each to tide his own harer, had igt ted ttistaidf for
a sweepstakes of fifty guineas each, iss • a sace ore mile and • half,
ineludinr ten' leaps over hurdles,o inteteening impedimebts to A.*,
progress. in,eonsequence of .lameness. ,Mr. Wahines horse Asps
drawn. The hurdles were fixed at certain distances. by the der*
of the Race-coirse, where the match was decided, so as to tette Solo
yards clear-between the last and the winning-post. The rate was a
good one. The horses wet e neck and neck Crum the onset to nearly
the close of the struggle; not a hurdle was touched, so high and
complete was the spring of the* horses, at one and the same instant
above them, that a boy would have remained unhurt on each; but
by the dint of superior speed only'
, in the latter three hundred
yards, Colonel Charity had the good fortune to win. A match foe
40 guineas, one mile, followed the shove, between Nhijor Mundy,
who rode his own horse, and an Officer of the 12th Lancers, which
was won easy by the Major.
CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, NOV. 22.
The arrivals of Wheat, Barley; and Flour, last week; were Mn.
derate, and there was nor much supply of other articles. This•
morning the quantities of Wheat, Barley, and Beans, front Jlssox,
Kent, and Suffolk, are tolerably good; but there are scarcely any
Peas or Oats fresh in. There was a good demand for fine Wheat,
at 2s. to 3s. per quarter advance on the terms of last week, but the
trade afterwards became more slack, and there is a good deal left
on hand unsold. The Ports remain closed against Foreign Barley,
the aggregate average being 385. sd. per quarter; upwards of
17,000 quarters were rejected from the London Return for *the
sixth wed'. The Barley trade to-day has been brisk, anti advances
have been obtained on this article, to the extent of 3s. to 45. ,Per
quarter on the terms of last Monday. Old Beans are scarce, and
2s. per quarter dearer. There is no improvement in New Beans.
Peas of both kinds are scarce, and from 2s. to 3s. per.qr. higher.
The Ports are now closed against Foreign Oats for three months.
and many Baltic cargoes are shut out : the trade for this article* is
brisk, at 21. per quarter advance on the tenni of this day sennigin.
The top:price of Flour is undetermined.
PRIM Oa
Wheati Red (1824), 545. 675.
- old, 545. 58s.
White 1824, 565. 765.
••••• old, 58s. 765.
Barley, 1824, 365. 50s.
Old, 004. 08s.
Peas, Grey, 1824, 445. 465.
- Old, 005. 00s.
Maple, 1824, 475. 48s.
old, 00s. 00s.
White, new, 465. 545.
- old, Os. Os.
Boilers, 1824, 56a. 58s.
• - old, 00s. 00s.
Rye, new, 345. 385.
• RRIVALS LAST wing.
Wheat, English, qrs. 8,039 Peas 789
Barley 7,555 Irish Wheat - 1,985
Malt 2,268 Irish Oats 2,1565
Oats - 1,147 Foreign 'Oats - 255
Beans 458 English Flour, sacks 8,685
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SMITHFIELD MARKET, NOVEMBER 22.
There was a good supply of Osen this morning at limbo. but
Sheep are mot in so great numbers as on former Mc - -
and are high in price. In other articles the supply
for the demand.
Beef, per store of Bibs. 3s. to 4s. Mutton, 3s.
4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. Pork, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d.-Hay,
Clover, 45 to .66. Straw, xi 16s. to £2.

RAID SHIP.
Rye, old, OCs. 00s.
Beans, Small, new, 435. 451.
- old, 48s. 525.
Tick, new, 365. 40s.
old, 455. 475.
Oats, Feed, new, 225. 265.
-- old, Os. Os.
Poland, new, 235. 29,.
old, Os. Os.
Potatoe, new, 255. 295:
old, Os. Os.
---- Scotch, 30s. 335.
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