Star.
London, England, 1815-01-09 00:00:00

DREADFUL

FIRS AT CHARITIC:CMOSS.

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At an etirly hour on Sunday 'notating the ill ltA-.
bitants of Chatine.cross was thrown Inv, the.
most alarm, by the breaking out of a first tat lit pre.
mises of Mr. Kell, a was end tallow chandler, inahet
neighbourhood. Tht Wind at the time being in a
westerly point, the flames bent' their influence with
great power against the walls and turrets of Nor-
thumberland House ; but this building foe a 'consi-
derable time resisted their force, and the detouring
element was more destructive in another gamete...—
The house in which the fire nriginated was redaced
to a heap of ashes. The one adjoining, in the direc-
tion of Whitehall, inhabited by a taylor and draper,
met a similar fate, with the exception of a few stand-
ing walls ; .and another to the westward, contseeted
with this, belonging to Mr. Russell, grocer and tea-
dealer, was ceninletely destroyed in the inside. An
the furniture :and goods in the tWo firitt-Menftioned
houses weie totally consumed. In that of the third,
belongin'g to Mr. Russell, some fumitures'a.quantity
of tea, and other articles, were saved, sshich, With
the books and accounts of the severetsnffeters, were
safely lodged elsewhere. In what Manner the flee
originated is tint yet correctly ascertairfed • but
it appears that the family of Mr. Kell had retired to
bed about twelve o'clock, soon after which the:fiti
must have commenced, IS from the ptogress it had
made in the building, beret* it Was discovered, it
must evidently have existed foe Mere than an hour..
The first discovery of the unfortonate cireernStance
was made by a Gentleman who was staidiog at the
door of the Northumberland Coffee-house, a few mi-
nutes after two o'clock, and who instantly comdtuni•
cited it to the watchmen close by, with whom he
proceeded to give the necessary alarm. The utmost
efforts were used to awaken the inmates of Mr. Russ.
sell's dwelling, which failing in their effect, it became
necessary to' break' open the house: By this time the
dames had burit forth with incredible fury, and had
ascended vs liikat, as to be distinctly seen horn Teen-
ple.bar. Tha neighbourhood 'Molt presented a scene
14 terror and confusion, net to be' deskribed, but the
timely arrival olfire-engines item all quartette) and
the prompt and effective eireetions of the &mete
tended in a great degree to abate the alarm. Th:
whole of the inhabitants of the house of Mr. Kell, as
well As in that adjoining, Esmped wkhont the slight'
est injury. In the Mete of Mr. Russells, WA elderly
Lady was °bilked to seek safety in a fligshe 'koala
two pair of stairs wiklo*, at the back part of the
premises, ail(' was safely ciught in a feether bed.--
A pang Man, the meter', of Mt. Katsstlis who sket
on the ground Soot iA si rdoth adjoirriag the sfho'p,
was nearly lost by suffocation, but pressing boldlt
up stairs to the first float, he jumped at once from
the window into the street. Independentit of these
casualties, not the slightest :accident occurred: A
detachment of the Guards 'arrited early on the spot;
which, with the assistance of several peace efficers
and the firenteri. sueeeeded in keeping ordcr and
tranquillity. Much fear and apprehension being en-
tertained for the safety of Noithumberland asse,i
two euginei were brought into play in the Ctart-i
yard. The citations in tint quarter were ably
rected, and assisted by ode of two Gentlemen of re.
spectability, accidentally passing at the time of the
occurrence, and who being in some measure acquaints
ed with the premises, at once conducted the firmest
to that part'of the yard Where water might be found.l
By their exertions also and iideite, the flames were)
arrested iii their progress at the western tenet, and'
what was still more essehtiak in a communication
which was discovered to have been matte front tuft
cellar of Mr. :Ken's house to the bond tubber of the
Whiet led directly through' an aperture
ceased by the fire, to the dressing-roots of Lord
Percy. This was the mast serious Foyer`, dir-eetened
to the Northontberland mansion, but it *is happily
subdued, and the only evil sustained there was the
destruction of A part of the Western Wall, hid the ne.i
cessary breaking of the wittdoessef the totiet, 'and al
few others in front of the house. The Phienix fire'
engine was the first that reached the spot at the!
alarming' risie, and' he unfortunate inmates of the
different houses had but just etetiped the .ffiry of the'
devouring elements, When the "fireinen eddies engine
began theireffective operations. They were qnteitly
joined by anunternus body' of ftiernenTriant all gums.
tens, who, by 'their oncettsieg and skilltil'etertiOnft,'
succeeded in 'completely 'extinguishing the flints-el
before six 'o'clock 'yeatercherthertareg :—;the engines,.
however, continued .to play aptin theeditts and re-
maincof the several bottles until silete hour in the
afternoon. It is perhaps unnecessary tb Ade, titat
the exertionrofahe ieverith prisms-employed, *swat
as thole Who ioluntiered their services Owthia elittni-'
ing occasion, are well entitled notashly to she ehanks
of the luhabitatits 'of the Opuledtaseiglibetitheod in
which the distressing calamity marred,- bitt-tttent
of the public at large: The I%ike of NoetTu
and Earl Percy being out of town, •Me. Morris,
the agent and steward of the Duke, kit town at
seven o'clock yesterday minting 'in a Chaise arid four
for Sion House, where he had ah intetview'with Lord
Percy, and comMorifcated to honthepartieulars.

EaVt *ale, 'a'fire**Pas 'disctiveied • Vibe! iStenitla,
of Mr.-Day, of *lir Robin Hiid, Otte poose,
Magdalen giaHsh, Oxford, which -Was.oteagionddt
a 'perston's 'shaking 'the-tobatco.ashes 'fro% his piVe
into soitie sawdust iiinitiltie& dektboi riegrdatty
injored the interiat OH& hciuse,tut-prOvkleitilally it
wis-AlscOvered in tithe to pitvent its stiteaditig, stir
die etitrecaeneeeffilihY 'iliekdf
A Most Ilritreissiiii"iteclihhit-bctu'rtettin the elitti.
ing of Monday last, le the wife of Mr. Peals,-8?
KnOtt'shdne, in Cattfilnity ,‘lebtrwas fothid'iyitig dead
upon. tfie fire, if its tbnlecttneli,* she had!
fallen In sit fit, ititle.So 'inti Dies npftr • part bf
her bOdytientit Ufeifilty
On the 14th of October, to windwatittlADorninlita,:l
near Monti Vide libtiche -a-- Party ' itiligert
going-out to jOin
that corps, and,IIL .4:•ltot•ped ' 'lhiltv
from the-
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