Star.
London, England, 1809-01-30 00:00:00

DPEADPUL FIRE.

L.411' INTELLIGENCE.

At half. past four, yesterday afternoon, a most COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 28.
alarming fire broke out at Warne's hotel, in Con(kiit-
street, Bond-street. The hotel consisted of two houses, The CztaxcEr,ton, wishing to check the prevalence
BANKRUPT PETITIONS.
being Nos. 19 and 20. The appearance, on its first
of petitions in cases of bankruptcy, many of which
breaking out, was most frightful. A great body of are presented without the bankrupts' knowledge, dis
smoke issued from the premises, which entirely pre- rected, for the future, that all bankrupts' petitions
vented the passengers from seeing their way in the shall be signed by all the parties presenting them.
street. The inmates of the house, including several Messrs.
gentlemen and families, flew in every direction. In RICIIARDS and AGAR, however, suggested,
that an order so general in its terms might be atten-
an instant afterwards, the flames burst out from every ded with, inconvenience, as in partnership firms, or in
window of the house, and the whole side of the street, cases of temporary absence from the country.
from the corner of George-street, Hanover-square, to i His Lordship expressed himself obliged by the
Mill-street, was enveloped in flames, threatening des- ' suggestion, and directed further, that in cases of part-
trnction to the whole neighbourhood. The drums nership, the signature of one of the firm would be suf-
beat to arms, and the St. James's, Bloomsbury, and ficient, and in cases of absence, the petition might be
St. George's, Hanover-square, Volunteers, repaired signed by a person authorised to undertake. Au or-
to the spot with the greatest alacrity. Engines ar- der was then directed to be drawn up, embracing the
rived in all directions, but water could not be imme-
desired object.
diately procured. The fire burned with the greatest I
rapidity; the first house was nearly consumed before
the engines could be brought to play with any effect,
though the firemen used every exertion in their power :
the wind being very high, the flames spread to such
an extent, that it was almost impossible for them to
work. Many of them rushed into the Hotel to save
some of the property, and, we are sorry to say, that,
according to the latest account we could collect, four
firemen and a boy were missing. The fire was got
under about nine o'clock at night. The Hotel is en-
tirely destroyed, and part of an adjoining house, in-
cluding the back premises, which extend nearly to the
gates of St. George's Chapel, in George-street, Ha-
nover-square. The evening service was not over at
the time the fire broke out ; the flames seen through
the windows of the chapel alarmed the congregation.
The service was immediately stopped, and the con-
gregation made their escape. Great confusion en-
sued ; the charity children, who always attend there,
ran in every direction—some without their hats, the
girls without bonnets or cloaks. We are afraid
that many persons were hurt, as the confusion was
very great, and the congregation numerous. We
understand the church plate was secured, as the Cha-
pel, at one time, was thought in prat danger.—
Great praise is due to the Earl Of CHESTERFIELD:
on hearing of the accident, he sent for a party of
horse, who instantly repaired to the spot, and cleared
the carriages in Bond-street, which were four abreast,
and entirely impeded the ,progre.ss of the engines.
Earl PERCY also ordered the engine from Northum-
berland House to attend ; and the Duke of PORT..
LAND sent out a supply of ale to those who were em-
ployed at the fire. Sir WALTER FARQUHAR ordered
his servants to render eery assistance, and great part
of the furniture saved from the flames was brought
into his house. We are sorry to say, that in addition to
the firemen said to be missing, another was very much
injured ; the hair of his head was entirely burnt off,'
and part of his clothes. He was rescued from his
perilous situation by a milkman who served the house,
and ran to give every assistance; he was also very
much burnt in the hand. The head waiter is also I
said to be missing ; and it was reported that two
gentlemen rushed' in to save their property, and that
they wereburied in the passage by the falling in of
some of the ruins : we only give the latter as a re-
port. Most of the families that were in the hotel, as
soon as the alarm was given, went to Bates's and
other hotels in Jermyn.street, St. James's.—The fire
is said to have been occasioned by the fall of a poker
which had been carelessly left in the fire.
At halfpast eleven o'clock on Friday Right, a dread-
ful fire broke out at Mr. Hardy's, card-maker,
St. Paul's Church-yard, which burnt with great rapi-
dity until two on Saturday morning, when, by the
exertions of the firemen, it was sabdued. The cause
is unknown, but is presumed to have arisen from the
carelessness of the workmen, as it broke out in the
lower tier of workshops, which being full of paste-
board and paper, considerably increased the fury of
the flames.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 28.
THE ICING In DOHERTY.

The Defendant was brought up to plead to an in-
dictment for a libel on Thos. Hunter, Esq. published
by him in a book entitled A Itfysterions Separation ac-
counted for ; tending tD traduce the character of the
said Thomas Hunter.
The Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was in-
formed that his trial would take place at the Sittings
after the present Term.

OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.

THE KING v. EDWARD RICH, THE YOUNGER.

The Defendant was brought up, and pleaded not
guilty to an indictment for publishing and disposing
of obscene books and pictures, tending to debase the I
minds of his Majesty's subjects.—Not having bail, h
was remanded to prison.
Mr. WIGLEY moved for a Rule to shew cause to
determine whether a person attending before a Ma-
gistrate as an informer, in a qui tam information, was
not privileged from arrest on his way to and from
Court. It appeared from an affidavit of a Mr. Hague,
that lie attended, on the 16th of December, at the
Justices' Room, Guildhall, by appointment of Alder-
man Shaw, to prosecute two qui tam informations
against Mr. Woodfall, printer, and on his way home
he was arrested for debt.—Rule granted.

The large house in Spring-Garden.., w'):ch was late'
the Barrack•oftice, is now fitting up fur the West
India Commissioners.
Two capital convictions have taken place before
the Special Commission at Limerick, and the plain
manifestation of their guilt drew upon the unfortunate
culprits the dreadful sentence of tie law. The Courts
have been crowded since the opening of the Commis-
sion, and the Magistrates and Gentry, by their at-
tendance, have assisted the imprecsion which the
awful administration of justice by the Court was
calculated to make upon the minds of the people at
large.

Bowkrentmer.--Sattyday, Samuel Mart, alias King,
was chalrd on suspicion of being_concerned in break-
ing into the house of A.dmiral Montague, at Ports-
mouth, about two years ago, and stealing a large
quantity of plate. The witnesses being at Portsmouth,
be was ordered to be taken there.
1 InSaniThornby, in custody on a charge of burglary,
in the shop of Mr. Reid, a silversmith in Portsmouth,
and who was sent there to take his examination with
Smith, in custody for the same offence, confessed to
Limbrick, who went -to Portsmouth to give evidence
against him, that the whole of the property stolen was
buried in a field near that place ; which being commu-
nicated to the Magistrate, Thornby was ordered to be
taken to the field he described, when he pointed out the
spot, and on digging about three feet in the earth, the
whole of the property, consisting of thirty-seven
watc,hei, rings, broaches, and other articles of jewel-
lery, were found tied . . in two handkerchiefs.—
Thornby was therefore a. ..itted an evidence against
Smith, who, he said, was his.at.complice.
o
Multiunit r OXFOED.—We are sorry to state On Wednesdabagentlemanapplied to Mr. GILMIA al,
in consequence of having received a letter, containing
that Hertford College, the place of education of Mr. a challenge to fight a duel at Chalk Farm, on Thurs.
Fox, and which boasts in the number of its Principals
day morning ; the letter also desired him to bring
a NEWTON and a Dorm., is at this time in danger of i with him a second, and a surgeon. The writer
falling into decay for want of the necessary repairs. : not being known to the gentleman, he could not prove
No Principal has been appointed during the last four ' the hand-writing, consequently the Magistrate could
years. In the present state of religious parties in this
not grant a warrant. The writer stated, that he sent
I
country, we need not point out the consequences of
the
challenge to the gentleman in consequence of an
this neglect, if it is intended that this establishment I insult he had given a lady .hurl he respected. It
shall be.continued. I was at length agreed, that the g,.ntleman, accom-
WALSH AND Niserrr.—On Saturday the adjourned I Denied by Adkins, should go to Chalk Farm, cn
meeting under the above Commission was held, at 1 ;Thursday morning, which they .. .. 0 y did, but
c-ordin4
Guildhall, when Mr. TiLsoN, the Solicitor to the As- no challenger made his appearance.
signees, stated, that in consequence of a satisfactory
A few evenings since between eight andnine o'clock,
arrangement having taken place between all the par-
ties concerned, he was desired to propose that a fur- a gentleman was stopped by a tall young man near
the toll bar in the Hackney Road, who robbed him of
tier adjournment should take place, in order to give
time to carry the same into effect; which not be bank notes to the amount of upwards of 601. and ce
several Bills of Exchange.
objected to, the meeting was accordingly adjonmea
The Brewery Office and Bank, at Whitehaven, has
to Saturday, Fe 8;1 in the mean time it was ,
I lately been broke open and robbed of bank notes and
understood ahatbtrit:rZommission will be superseded.
1 other notes, to the amount of several thousand pounds.
Saturday I)udman and Wood, the two men con- ; SIIADWELL.—Saturday two Jews were committed
victed of a detestable offence, at the last Middlesex !
Sessions, stood in the pillory, pursuant to their men- 1 to Newgate, for stealing some saddles, &c. frcrn the
Sessions,
stables of Mr. Coker, in Wiliiam-street, Commercial-
tame, in the broad part of Holborn ; the nature of 1
road. A woman, nearly 70 years of age, was at the
their offence bad created the utmost indignation in
the minds of the spectators, and being contiguous to 1
same time committed for trial, for stealing a watch
from a fellow-lodger.
the neighbourhood of St. Giles's, a, vast number of
the lower orders had assembled, and provided them-1 TAAMISPOLICE.—Saturday a Portuguese sailor was
selves with filth and dirt from the adjacent markets 1 full committed, charged with stabbing a publican,
and streets, so that long before the expiration of their :in Smithfield.—The Captain of a merchant ship
sentence, they were so much disfigured that their fea- ' was convicted in the peaty of 10/. for having on
tures were scarcely discernable,and they exhibited such ' board his ship a quantity of Wing's stores.
a.spectacle that it is impossible to describe. After i UNION-HALL.—Saturday a number of prisoners
remaining an hour, they were taken down, amidst the were examined, among whom were three boys under
hisses of the surrounding multitude, and arried back ' 16 years of age, for divers felonies and burglaries,
to Cold Bath-fields, to abide the remainder of their ' particularly in and about Newington and Walworth.
sentence. . i —.One of them was admitted an evidence for t e
On the night of Friday se'nnight, a lone farm house : Crown, and disclosed a scene of villainy seldom
in the pan of Lidlington, near Ampthill, in Bed- paralleled ; in the course of which some characters
fordshire, was entered by some desperate robbers, , not in custody were seriously involved. Two men,
who inhumanly murdered the farmer and his house- named Davis and Dupere, were charged on suspt.
keeper, and robbed the house of every thing that was cion of being the persons who robbed Mr. Hills
valuable, except 501. wrapped up in an old stocking, a painter, on the Bth of December last, of his watch,
which it is supposed the poor farmer had saved to. pay and since then, a Mr. Woolcot, of EOl. in notes; and
his rent. The murderers have, we are sorry to say, beat him very severely under the wall of the Asylum,
hitherto escaped detection. 'at Lambeth. Although there was some resemblance
On Friday
1 of the men, in the opinion of Mr. Woolcot and Mr.
watchmaker, of Ring-street, Covent Garden, was Hill, to those that robbed them, yet they would not
broken open, and a number of watches and other va- identify them, and they were therefore discharged for
luable articLs taken. I want of evidence.