Star.
London, England, 1826-09-11 00:00:00

TOWN-HALL, GRAVE:SEND.

Friday, the young man who gave his name Lakeland, of York,
charged with feloniously taking away a horse and gig, was brought
up for re•examination, before Wm. Gr.surnsu, Esq. Mayor.
Several witnes►es having been beard,

The filavot said he should eventually commit the prisoner to
I'daidstone, to take his trial at the next assizes; but he would re.
mand him till Friday next, in order to give any person who might
have suffered from his artifices an opportunity of appearing
against him.

CONFLAGRATION AT MONK'S WOOD FARM,
OCCASIONED BY LIGHTNING.

FROM THE HUNTINGDON GAZETTE.

Another dreadful fire has spread dismay through our
neighbourhood. Scarcely had we ceased to deplore the
calamity at Over, when i,ur sympathies were awakened
by a similar misfortune nearer home ; which if not at-
tended with the extensive and ruinous consequencrs
which marked the conflagration at Over, took place
under circumstances more awful. On WednesJay,
about two o'clock, a dreadful storm burst over tie
neighbourhood of Upton. The rain fell in torrents, the
thunder was unusually loud, and the lightning most
vivid; considerable apprehensions were therefore enter-
tained lest it should be attended with fatal consequence-.
The worst fears were speedily realised ; and the in-
habitants of this town thrown into the greatest con-
fusion by the arrival of a horseman, who galloped
into the north•end, crying out " fire, fire," &c. Tiht
engines were instantly drawn out, and almost as instantly
arrived post horses (two fours)• foam the Fountain and
George Hotels, which were put to, and with about eight
or ten men to each engine, immediately set off at full
'speed to Menk's Wood Farm, near Alconbury Hill, the
residence of Mr. Moyse, where they arrived in about 2'4
minutes, but not in time to preserve any part of the corn,
haystacks, or the buildings in the farm yard, all of
which were in one entire blaze. It appears, that about
two o'clock, three or four vivid flashes.of lightning were
felt, and were instantly succeeded by a tremendous clap
of thunder, which appealed to shake the earth; at tha:
moment a large ball of fire was seen to fall upon a barn
which was full of unthrashed corn, and instantly the
whole building was in flames. Two men were at
the time in the barn; they ran out upon hearing the
noise, and even by that time the flames were commu-
nicating to the adjoining building ; it was with dif-
ficulty they got out a waggon and two carts from
under the hovels ; drove what cattle there were out of
the yard, preserved the harness belonging to the farm-
ing horses, a bean mill, and a few trifling articles, which
were all that could be saved from the devouring element;
a strong wind was blowing from the S.W. and in less
than 20 minutes the whole of the farm-yard was in a
blaze. The efforts of those persons that had arrived, by
this time amounting to some hundreds, were directed to
preserving the furniture and property in the hou.,e,
which were quickly removed into the garden. Mr. and
Mrs. Moyse were from home, spending a few aysuitie
ia
some friends in London, but were expected to retina
that afternoon by the Defiance coach ; and upon its ar-
rival at Huntingdon, the melancholy intelligence was
communicated to them, when they immediately get into
a post-chaise, which in a few minutes carried them to
Monks wood House, where they were net by several
friends to console them upon this unexpected loss. This
dreadful confl ignition has levelled with the ground two
barns (full of corn), stables, cart-hovels, cow-sheds, &c.
thirteen stacks of corn and hay, a gig, and all the farm-
ing implements, except two or three ploughs, which
were in the fields, and the two carts and waggon before
mentioned.

MARRIED.

Rev. Dr. Maltby, Preacher of Lincoln's to Wu Margaret
M. Green, youngest daughter of the late najor Green.
Rev. W. William Hai!ward, of Nl.iltleu, Sululk, to Harriet,
daughter of the late Charles Powell Leslie, Esq. of Glasslough,
blonaghan, Ireland.
Rev. Robert Dteker, C*.irate of All Saiute, Stamford, to Jane,
fifth daughter of Edward Brown, of Stamford.
At St. 3ames's Church, Dublin, the Rev. James Sprig, M.A.
CO Mtss Gardiner, only daughter of the late J. Gardiner, req. of
Publin.

DIED.

Wednesday, at Lee, Kent, aged 82, Mrs. Mary Ann Morland
relict of the late William Moorland, Esq. Of Pall-mail, loVestmiuster.
At the Rectory of Salford, in the 84th year of his age, the Itev.
Thomas Nash, D.D. formerly of Worcester College, Rector of Sal-
ford and Whitcomb, and Vicar of Ensham, Oxfordshire. Ile took
his Degree of M.A. In 1768, that of B.D. in 1778, and D.D.1793.
At Barrackpore, in the East Indies, on the morning of the 22d
Siptember last, after a severe illr.ess, contracted in the arduous
service with the Army of Arracan, iu the 22d year of his ;go,
' Lieutenant James Rolfe Browne, 27th Regiment Native Infantry,
and third son of Alderman J..S. Browne, of Canterbury.

MAILS -THIS DAY.

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