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London, England, 1825-07-29 00:00:00

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DESTUUCTION OF THE ASSKIIET.Y, DETTINh. AND LIIESS-
LNG-ROOMS, AT LORD'S CRICKET GROUNDS.

About one o'clock this miming, a fire was discovered
in the above ornamental buldings, attached to the far-
famed grounds belonging formerly to Mr. Lori (but.
now in the possession of a Mt. Ward), in which, per-
haps, some of the greatest cricketers have played, and
alternately won and lost thousands.
The building was situated at the northern extremity
of the play-ground, awl so remote from any resource of
water, that the efforts of those who surrounded the
burning fabric were rendered completely ineffectual.
By a quarter to two o'clock, several of the town en-
gines were on the road leading to the gates of the
ground, but the freshness of the wind had by this time
so wound up the burning element, that the most op-
pilling fears were evinced ; in fact, so emblazoned was
the hot izon, that to those who witnessed the reflection
of the light in the Strand and on the adjacent Bridges,
the conflagration stemed very near, and hundreds of
persons stood for some time looking with wonder at the
rapid strides it made. By half-past two o'alck, no
less than from twenty to thirty engines were at the
gates and on the grounds, but, as we befoie stated,
were tendered wholly useless, from the tituAti in of the
building. It is but justice to state, that we never wit-
:tested a mire ready attendance of firemen belonging to
the d fferent Fire Offices, but such was the appearance
in the element, that many were led astray; in fact,
sever al of the engines ss ell round by Maida Hill, and
came to the spot from the North roai. So late as half-
past fuur, engines from the more distant London na-
tions continued to art ive, but by this time the fire had
neatly burnt itself out, and all that was left to those
who were admitted to witness it was the mass of burn-
ing timber that lay on the ground. Our Reporter, who
was on the spot, endeavoured by every means to find
out by what accident the fire had taken place, but all
lie could learn was, that a party had been in the ground
in the afternoon, and after their departure the rooms
' had been left in supposed security. That the fi.e was
caused by accident there can be no doubt, but how the
accident occurred must remain a mystery. By five
o'clock, there only remained the burnt.out embers of
' the fabric, and the engines were ordered to return to
the:r respective stations.
The stronger proof of the extent of the flames on the
horiz tn we:e such, that the fire-engines from Poplar
and the adjacent parts were on the spot. It is a cu-
rious fact, that a grand match was to have been played
' this day in the grounds, between the Scholars of Har-
' row School and Eton College, and that some of the
' patties enjoyed themselves there in the early part of
' yesterday.
' Yesterday evening, about five o'clock, another fire
' broke out in a shed :tear the Duke sif York public-house,
Black Horse fields. It belonged to Mr. Wookock, a
' wheelwright, in the Kingsland-ro id ; and had been
' divided into two apartments, one of which was used as
a workshop, and the other as a stable. The fire broke
out in de stable, and being fed by the combuitibles,
• burnt with such rapidity that in a short time tile stable
' and a part of the workshop were completely destroyed.
' The fire was "subdued by the neighbours before the
' arrival of the engines ; but an unfortunate pony, which
' was in the stable, was burnt to a cinder. .