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LAMENTABLE FIREI.

Yesterday morning,. at half past one o'clock, a
ere breke out at 'Grove House, Kentish Town, the
residence of John Slack, Esq. which, before the ar-
rival hf any engines, was almost totally destroyed,
with its valuable furniture ; but, lamentable to re-
kte, the worthy and respectable owner, ia an et:
tort of parental solicitude to recover one of his
children from the flames, fell himself a victim to
their tuiry.
V. have been at some pains to collect the parti-
culars of this melancholy catastrophe on the spot,
and they are as follow :
Mr. slack, with his family, retired at the usual
bow to rest ; but, most unfortunately, a quantity of
linen clothes, returned from the laundry, were left
airing before the kitchen fire, which, it is naturally
pteauttied, caught flame—for, as the fire originated
in the hetteth of the house, that is the only cause
naturally conjecturable. The kitchen and parlour
stories must have been very soon on fire, and the
erliele village being wrapt in sleep, the inhabitants
both of that and the adjoining house (Mt. Taste's),
uihsat hive beep consumed in.the common ruin, bad
h not teen for the accidental passing of a coachman
tit Mei:late bony, who perceived the flames bursting
froni-the lower windows, and instantly alarmed the
watchmen ; but they, instead of spreading a general
alarm, by ringing the alarm-bells at the top of ther
own beees, or hoocking at the doors of the surround-
ing inhabitants to nracure their assistance, contented
&emelt/eh with sprioging their rattles, and scream-
ing," watch OPs,
to each other, so that the cause was
mistaken by the wakeful few who heard them fur
. cattle drinken riot, consequently no assistance ap.
peerededlil the Heroes had made such ravages as to
render it. impossilde 'to stem their fury.
The parish cneiiits were immediately sent for by
the beactie, and arrived about hell pail three ; bu.
then no war was to be oistain4depn account of the
,distance of the .mansion from
.416- fireplug. The
fire-engiues from tewh did not.arrivc wail tile o'clock,
. said ce:iseqiientl), fro Lite for any Useful assistance.
• When the fern:ly reicived the first alarm, all was
-confusion, except in the Mind of Mr. Slack, who,
with great prempiiinde and ,calm precision, desired
• 1:4 wITe: end children to twolnought to one room, the
.en
supigrofe flam 114004.- in ogler to ath pt the
'Speeds mode et making their escape. Most tortu-
• rietelf, Mrs. Sieck,• with sn infant only three months.
• '' • -old at lair breast, surrounded by the other tendet ob-
jeete of :lair' aff:ctines, were speedily exceicatid, with
city exception' a 4 bne child which was missing;
and his Shack. 'with ail the eagerness and intrepidity.
to ',mental anxiety, rushed through the flames, and
explored his way to the upper part of the house, sup-
youth; the thild might be still there ; but the poor
litdeeilint had found its way to the first landinge
Auld toxic ores heard crying by Mr. Lewis Wiber, the
Kentieli Torea -Coechtuastei, who, accidentally alar-
taw& sumac other inhabitants of the velege, came
to rhnehr his ,assietence : he rushed' through a torrent
of and, at the imminent risk of his owls life,
catintthe child in his arms just as the fl or war
•about to give way.
On hi returning half suffocated and scorched, 'a
flaming hoard in the Lem of the hall, with she joist
on which it rested, gave way, aud his foot 'tipsiest
through ; but he fortunately rescued himself from his
Fiefdom situation, and conveyed the child into the
open air, just before the hail and staircase fell in.—
but the unhappy Mr. Slack, who was exploring the
upper room. in search of his child, thuseescued un-
known to him, lust all opportunity for his own escape.
He was endeavouring, as it would appear, to de-
scend, but the fury of the flames cut off his retreat ;
and he was last seen, by the light of the fl Imes,
through rite staircase, clinging to the balustrade of
the eeceed storey. It was impossible to render him
any asaeteitce, and in a few trilliums be fell: :allo-
cated, ia.to the flames. The cook is also missing,
and it is rationally presume.' sheied the tate of her
unfortunate master.
Every thing combustible on the premises was de-
stroyed ; and Mr. Tate and his termly, who live hi
she next house, fortunately escaped' the fi roues,
through the protection of a strong pea ty-well, which
separated their house, built elect!), of timber, then
Mr. Slack's.
Lamentable as is the fate of Mr. Slack to his ami-
able aiad disconeolate family, his death is no common
loss ; jar, independent of his being an honour and an
ornament to his rink as a husband and a father, he
was the zealous and munificent friend i f the puts,
and perticularly of the rising generation in his vil-
lage ; and, not content with contributing most late-
retie from his ketone to an establishtnent tor employ-
tog productively the poor of the village, and institu-
ting a public school fur their education, be and his
amiable wile personally and constantly supra intended
their education and morals, and conducted them on
Sundays to public worship. Such a man, as he lived
respected and esteemed by all who knew him, fur his
exemplary piety, charity, and benevolence, his unfor-
tutiete fate has impressed the circle of his acquein-
twee; With the deepest sorrow.
A dreadful are broke out last night in the premises
of a guild beater, in Red Lionstreet, Hilburn. The
tire WAS first discovered a little before twelve o'clock,
horn which time it raged with 'great violence for
above an hour before any assistance could be pro-
cured. The engines were at length attracted, and
e eery exertion was made, but they came only in time
to prevent the spreading of the conflagration. The
house in which it first appeared was reduced to a
niche shell. The engines had collected in such num-
bers at about half-past two, as to get the fire under
completely; and by that means to quiet the appre-
heiletopt of the whole neighbourhood, which were till
;hers alarming.. in the confused and lamentable
scene that presented itself on this occasion, the most
distressing ebject was a woman, who ran through the
crowdin d since of distraction, lamenting the loss of
lair child, which she supposed to have perishedia the
Les.