Star.
London, England, 1824-11-08 00:00:00

FIRE AT STAVERTON MILLS.

We regret (says the Salisbury Journal) to have to
announce the destruction by fire of a very extensive
Woollen Factory near Bradford, in this county, which,
besides the loss of property it has occasioned, has thrown
an immeti,e number of people out of employ. Stayer-
ton Mill, the property of the respectable and well-known
firm of COOPER, BROTHERS, and Co. was burnt to the
ground, on Friday night last; and we ire informed, by
an eye-witness of the disaster, that the flames spread so
instantaneously and so rapidly, that almost at the mo-
ment the fire broke out the entire building was one
terrific blaze—baffling all human efforts to subdue it.
Providentially, the night was perfectly calm, owing to
which the exertions of the firemen, directed to the pre-
servationof the surrounding detached buildings, were
rendered successful. The fire is supposed to have been
accidental. Fortunately, no lives were lost.

FARTHER PARTICULARS.
MELKSHAM, Nov. 6.—The damage occasioned by the
fire at the cloth manufactory of Messrs. COOPER, BRO-
THERS, and Co. at Staverton, last night, is the total
destruction of that extensive and valuable concern, es-
timated at upwards of £lOO,OOO, and it is reported that
the insurance covers only 50,00 W. Upwards of 1.000
persons are thrown out of employment by this mel in-
choly occurrence. The Lady of the spirited proprietor
was, at the time, in a peculiarly delicate situation, and
was under the necessity of being removed to a ft fiend's
house. A diabolical villain took advantage of the
distress, and robbed the house of all its valuable plate ;
he is now in custody.
Friday, about ten o'clock in the forenoon, the flax-
mill of Mr. Moses Atkinson, at the Bank, in Leeds, took
fire, and notwithstanding the prompt arrival of several
engines, and the advantage of a plentiful supply of
water, the flames spread with such amazing rapidity,
that nearly the whole of the building was reduced to a
heap of wins in less than two hours. The fire origi-
nated in the carding-room, in the top story, and was
occasioned by the friction of part of the machinery.
The room, which was full of work-people, chiefly
children, was instantly in flames; but we are happy to
state that they all effected their escape, though not
without considerable difficulty, many of them being
obliged to leave their clothes behind them. It was en-
tirely owing to the judicious measures of the firemen
and a few active friends, whO volunteered their services
on this alatniing occasion, aided by the zealous co-
operation of all classes whom the alarm had drawn to-
gether, that the warehoute, engine-house, and a small
portion of the mill were preserved, and that the flames
were prevented from extending to the contiguous dwell-
ing-houses. It is of course impossible to speak with
any accuracy as to the amount of damage occasioned
by this destructive fife, but it is thought that the loss
will not be less than 10,0001.
The property is insured to a certain extent in the Sun
and Imperial Assurance Offices; but, it is said, not
sufficiently to cover the whole loss. Between two and
three hundred people have been thrown out of employ-
ment by this calamitous accident; but there is this miti-
gating circumstance attending it, that it has not been
fatal to the life of any individual, nor has any serious
personal injury been sustained by any of tbe persons
who rendered their assistance on the occasion, though
much risk was necessarily encountered.
Between the hours of two and three o'clock yesterday
morning, a fire broke out in a house at the lower end of
Bowling-street, Clerkenwell, which for a considerable
time threatened destruction to the surrounding buildings;
'however, by the prompt attendance of the paroFhial and
other engines, together with a very abundant supply of
water, the flames were got under before any material
injury was sustained.

The Columbus reached Gravesend on S.tturday night.
and she is eipected at Blackwell between one and two o'clock to-
morrow. The Tourist, the Soho, and the Jame, Watt, have been
sent to tow her up—one a-stern, and two a-head.