Star.
London, England, 1806-01-04 00:00:00

FIRE a.

o Yt•flerday aternoon a Are broke nut at a conperage. 1
ac it Okorne.dreet, IVhirechapel : but by the ever.
ii.ois of the people tin the premias, and engines ar•
tiring, the flames *etc fpcedily fubdued.
Twenty minutes bctore fit o'clock yellerday even.
ing, a Ere broke out in the back g I' Captain
Hardacre'shnufe,Chatingwrofs;neir the SalopiariCof.
I c-houfe. In a few minutes the Ratites burnt through
the roof on the fide next Spting Gaidena, and fpread
the greaten alarm for the laity of the adjoining
honks. The drums beat to arms, and .meffengers
were inflantly difpatched to the feiretal Fire Offices
for the engines. About fit o'clock, the whole roof
exhibited one entire blate. The honk engine from
the Brit. fh Fire Office was the only engine which ar-
rived, the tube of which was plat in at one of the
t.o pair of gaits windows, while feveral firemen
exerted themfelves with buckets to prevent the flame.
from fpreading, by throwing water on the tiles. The
(tames thus checked, made but a very flow progrefs.
ow ing to the wood being hell), and ;he roof wet by
the rain. The neighbours rendered every affiflance
by helping to remove the furniture, &c. into the ad
Joining houfes, while feveral hull lees and pickpockets
as utual in firch Imes, made every effort to plunder
......bue a party of the Guards, with fixed bayonets,
a ,ivied about a quarter pall fix, and forced the mob
away from the front of the houfe. The Prince of
Wales's Volunteers, and the Wefiminfier Volunteers
arrived loon after, and lined the !beet completely,
guarding every paffage, both in front and rear of
the prentifes; even the lieges were guarded, to make
them pats quickly, in order to leave room for the
engines, which at lall appeared in numbers from all
quarters of the town, and being well worked and
plentifully fupplied with water, had the defired ef-
feft. Neatly the whole roof fell in ; but from the
, • torrents of water which the engines difcharged, the
flames were extinguilhed without defiroying even the
sop floor. After the active exertions of the firemen,
• &c. bad produced this fortunate conclufion, the Vo-
lunteers, to whom too much praife cannot be bellow
ed. retired to their refpettive homes, about eight
o'clock; and the furniture, which had been remov-
ed, was brought back to Captain Hardacre's houfe.
The whole of the property was intoned. The fire
bt oke out in the garret. The door being locked. it
was not difcovered till teen by the neighbours hurt
lag through the roof.
Sunday a fire broke out in Thackeray's cotton-
fa loryi near Manchefier, which burnt fa rapidly,
that in lets than an hour the whole was reduced to a
heap of ruins. Fortunately front the direction of the
wind, the adjoining faftories 'reaped. A !bort lime
previous to the fire being teen, an attempt was made
to break into the dwellinghoufe ; and, while the gen
tkmen retired to SLUM the watchmen, the ham,'
was obfervvd to be on fire in three parts ; there is
therefore no doubt of its being the work of incen.
diorite.
Yefterday fennight a lire broke out in the Aar mill
at Ayr, which entirely costumed the fame, together
with all the Rock and materials therein, except the
attletree.
Monday morning a fire broke out in the offices of
datAeld Place, near Edinburgh, which left only the
stalls Rending, teeny thing within being enr scorned.
At Werner, no the a4th alt. a very alarming
Ire broke out in the ci.ack-honfe and Rabies of Mr.
lours Ernes, innkeeper. Its rapid progrefs teemed
to threaten the adjoining buildings; but by the great
Ed pftiftworthy exertions of the inhabitants, who
neighs a plentiful fupply of water, the flames were
r tunatety ettinguithed. The honks could not bit
Oct out ottbe gables, and unfortunately periffied.
In a field near Pinchlcy, on Tuefday lall, two men
se the names of Mork and Joan, a waggonner and a
Iliwyer, having bad a quarrel on the road, loner,
and after a hard conteft of about an hour, the wag.
goner fell down, and expired in a few hours after he
.had been conveyed away.
' Yefterday Spicer, a dogma, was charged at
,firlborough.flreet Office, by Lady Dalling's mach-
inate. with wilfully impeding the way, and preventing
the carriage from palling. It appeared by the Elate-
anent of the coachman, confirmed by a Gentleman
who accompanied Lady Dalling in her carriage, that
the way was (topped in Little Fulteney-greet on Sa-
turday laft, by a coal waggon unloading on one fide
the (treat, and the dull cart, which was filling on
the other. The beet was too narrow for the coach.
/ban to turn, and after waiting about half an hour,
storing which time only two ba&ets full of dug were
put Otto the cart, the defendant, and his companion,
were requeflea to Puffer the carriage to pats, when
they condufted theinfetves in a very infolent manner ;
and it was not until Lady D. ordered a conflable to
be procu'ed, that they fufFered her carriage to pro-
teed. The Magifirate feveral) centered the condo&
of the defendant, and he was fined sox. and cone.
I Lately, as Mr. B. of L—d Hall, was walking in
the grounds adj..ining his honk, he felt the earth be-
neath him fuddenly give way ; and on examining the
break.he difenvered a trap donr,which having opened,
he defcended a few Reps, and perceived a leaden coffin,
eight feet by three, fixed upon four pofts fafiened ten.
der it. At the head of the coffin was placed an urn
of eigoilke workmanfhip, with an infcription in myl.
'clines characters engraved on it. The infcription
has been laid before feveral learned men of the coun-
ty of Durham, bat without fused's. Or, r pening the
coffin, there appeared to have been a body placed in
it, completely doubled up : site hair was viiible on
the head, and the bones were of an inimenfe fire.
Several (mall pieces of coin were found at the Lane
time.-7yet Mercury.
A few days ago a warrant by the Lord Mayor of
London, for apprehending John Catter, desk to a
mercantile hook in London, charged with abilralt.
ing a cnnfiderable film of money from his mailers,
was received at the Office of Police, Edinburgh, and
the execution entrulled to Mr. George Willtamfon,
head conflable. Mr. Carter did not reach Edin-
burgh till Saturday, and within a few hours after his
snivel, he was traced out and apprehended by Mr.
Williamfon. When brought before the Judge of Police
fir examination, he at fit ['denied that he was the per- ,
fon funk for; but at lad admitted that he was Joha
Carter, mentioned in the warrant. Upon fearch
being made, his real name was found written in the
infide of his boots. He was fent back to London
on Sunday morning, in candy of one of the Com
ig.ible: of Hite.