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

DREADFUL FIRE AT KILNIARNOCK.

This morning, a dreadful fire broke out between one
and two O'clock, in an old two-story house in the Back
CausewaysKilmarnock,and before any assistance arrived,
it was completely in flames, which spread with rapidity
in every direction; and the whole range of buildings
with which it was connected have been levelled to the
earth. We regret to add, that the Angel Inn, and the
stables, immediately behind which the fire broke out,
have alto been burnt to the ground. Mr. Begbie's
horses, and the greater part of the furniture, have been
saved ; but we lament to state, that the whole of the

inmates of the house where the fire broke out have pe-
rished in the conflagration, with the exception of an old
woman, who was fortunate enough to escape. When
the coach left Kilmarnock this morning, one man, two
women, and a child, had been found in the ruins. How
the tire originated we have not been able to ascertain.
—Ayr Paper, July 26.

ko:::as Dewey, whose trial for the murder of Maria
Austen we inserted in the STAR of Wednesday, was
executed at Nottingham on that day, in the presence of
a larger assemblage of persons than was ever known
on a similar occasiar. He died penitent, and after
hanging the usual time, his body was given to the
Surgeons for dissection.
Last week, during the absence of the workmen, the
steeple of Kibworth Church, Leicestershire, which is
under replir, fell with a tremendous crash to the
ground. It had perfectly detached itself from the other
part of the building, and involved in one vast pile of
ruins the bells, clock, and everything before connected
with the building. Happily no person was near enough ,
' to be hurt by the accident.
MsnacuLosya EsCarir.—A singular occurrence took
place in the Gibbet colliery, near Wolverhampton, on
Tuesday, the 19th inst. A young woman of the name
of Jane Tranter, fell by accident down the shaft of an
iron-stone pit, a depth of 110 yards, and, what is
almost incredible, she received no other injury except
a few bruises on her arms and legs, occasioned by
catching against the pit rope as she fell. It is suppo eJ
that the air expanded under her clothes to that ex ent,
that the velocity with which she must otherwise have
fallen was thereby greatly impeded.
The Dublin Morning Register of Monday contains a
Report of the Meetings of the Catholics of the County
of Wexford, Sir T. Esmotene, Bart. in the Cha'r. The
new Catholic Association was approved of, two silver
tureens were voted to Mr. O'Coreset.z., and it was re-
commended to the Catholics of Ireland to meet in every
parish on the first Monday of the next Session. Mr.
Suizi. addressed the Meeting in his usual hombastical
and inflated style ; and concluded by c tiling on Mr.
CESAR COLCLOUGH to present himself as a C tndidate
for the County. Mr. OMR CoLCLO.JOH thought
proper to decline the honour, as he had upon 1:11 trier'
occasions. Were all the. advocates of Catholic Emau.
cition as sincere as this Gentleman—were they le
follow the noble and praiseworthy example he rs,Set,'
the distinction betwee,i Protestant and Catholic would
be abolished„ and we should no longer hrar of unhappy `I
!nod rai.g..verned Hyland. The evils which .afflict
Ire-
land are chief!y attributabl: to the Cath lies. Wosild
they but endeavour to improve the con !Lion 6f they
people with the same earnest zeal they display iii np-
ti:issz all the measu,es t f Goireihment ea dilater' to
.eireit the public good, Ireland' would '9lttlialt and'
're happy.

E • • 0011:4 tiot'Sr.
A fashionable Ind crowded audience attended this Ito. fait
night. After the Opera of Broken Promfses, that of e'itstfs
41141111i,', reduced into two acts. was performed for the Wit tinir
this season. Its principal novelty was the detnir of a Mr. Dizasii,
in the cis...atter of Lou attar. The voice of this Gentleman is not
deficient in compass, but it wants volume and steadiness, without
which no bass singing ran he tolerable. Miss Kieer, Miss Kurt.,
and Miss Gowzao gave their able support to the parts of Lsrenui,
IsOlora. and Catailno; and Mr. Tisoanz was effective as Don Fer-
nando. Kizer's' and Cisseasso were amusing in the whimsicalities
of Spode and Petrillo. The Duke of Vizeetgcross and a party of
friends were among the company present.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT; JULY 28.