Star.
London, England, 1821-08-29 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF FARMING STOCK
BY FIRE.

Tuesday senttight, a large rick of new hay, on the
farm of the Earl of Bridgewater, at Nettleden, near
Ashbridge, Herts, having become over-heated, t.de
fire, and burning with great fierceness, soon commu-
nicated to an old rick of hay adjoining, and both
were consumed.

Wednesday, about eleven o'clock, a fire broke oat
at Warner's Farm, Great Waltham, Essex, occupied
by Mr. Thomas Hodges, Occasioned by the over-
heating of a stack of hay, containing nearly fifty
loads, and which stood a short distance from a barn,
to which it communicated, and did considerable da-
mage. The engines arrived in time to artest the
progress of the devouring element, otherwise much
more valuable property would have fallen a sacrifice.
Wednesday morning, about two o'cicck, a fire
broke out at the Cross-green Farm, in Soham, Cat.
bridgeshire, belonging to Mr. John Dobede, which
consumed a large hay stack and a stack of straw.
Tuesday se'nnight, in Me afternoon, a fire broke
out upon the premises of Richard Brettingham, Esq.
of Mendham, Suffolk, near Harleston, occasioned by
hay being stacked in too green a state. About sixty
tons of hay, with stables and sheds, fell a prey to the
devouring element. The barn, which had caught fire,
was preserved by the timely arrival of the engines.
Thursday se'nnight, at eleven o'clock at night, its
consequence of heating tco violently, a destructive
fire broke out is a large and valuable hay stack, on
the premises of W. Mason, Esq. of Necton, Not folk.
Precautions had bears taken to cut and faggot the
same, but from the quantity of narrow-leafed plan•
tain the hay contained, the evil it is thought, condo
nued to augment, and finally threatened the destruc-
tion of £440 worth of new and old hard-land hay.
Tuesday sennight, in the morning, a large stack
of hay in the farm-yard of Mr. J. Brown, of Pudding
Norton Hall, near Fakenham, was discovered to be
on fire, and hay to the amount of tsso hundred
pounds was destroyed.
About midnight, on Saturday last, some abaft.
Boned person set fire to a large new beast-hovel,
which was covered with about a thousand faggots
and several loads of straw, in the farm-yard of Mr.
William Gilbert, of Threckingham, Lincolnshire ;
providentially the fire being discovered early, was
prevented from spreading to the other premises...a.
There is reason to suppose the file was the diabolical
act of an incendiary, in consequence of a dispute
which had arisen the day before respecting the em-
ployment of Irish labourers.
Monday se'nnight, about nine o'clock, a fire broke
out in the stack-yard-of Mr. Cross, farmer, of Earl-
ham, near Norwich, which the most unwearied exer-
tions could not subdue until three hay-stacks, four
straw-stacks, five score of thrashed wheat, ten pigs,
besides a barn, turnip-house, carts, and many imple-
' ments, had been destroyed. The furniture was alto
greatly injured. The cause is yet unknown, but there
is some reason to suspect that it has been the act of
. an incendiary.
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Yesterday died, in Portland-place, ASNE, the wife
of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Bart. M.P. for Carlisle.
cOAN EUDANGIC, MA eIE•LANZ, Auc:sa 29.—1 n consequenee
of di% change in the weather higher prices were asked this morn-
trig for Wheat, and a few sales were made of prime samples, at
rather better prices than were obtained on Monday ; but there
was no improvement in the demand for the inferior qualities,
although offered at Monday's prices. The Oat trade continues
very heavy, owing to the magnitude of the arrivals. Harley,
Beans, and Peas, sold un gull .s good terms as un Monday,
, vs. ILE ;: ;he is weather.

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