Star.
London, England, 1826-09-28 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

Yesterday evening, a little after seven o'clock, the
parish of St. George's in the East was thrown into the
greatest state of alarm, which continued till an early
hour this morning, by one of the most terrific confla-
grations that has occurred in this end of the metropolis
since the destruction of Messrs. Severn and King's
extensive concerns adjoining the Commercial Road.
The fire burst out in the sugar factory of Mr. Lane, in
Church Lane, and raged with so much intensity, that
from the comencement almost every hope was aban-
doned of saving either any part of the building or pro-
perty; and if any hope ever did exist, k was soon done
away with by the very criminal want of water, which
was not properly supplied for an hour and a half.
Several engines were en the spot long before, but owing
Ito the want which we have alluded to, they could not
be brought into play, and when they did commence
their services, were of very little use, from the extreme
altitude of the building, which the water could not
reach, and the fire having attained an almost unconquer-
able fury. Densely surrounded as the concerns were
with a number of small houses, and the East India Com-
pany's Lascar Barracks, it may be easily conceived what
must have been the consternation. The flames com-
pletely illumined the atmosphere, and were distinguish.
able so far off u Bow, Bromley, and Stratford. Though
the firemen did not succeed in saving Mr. Lane's pro-
perty, they were, however, successful enough in pre-
venting the communication of the flames to the adjoin.
ing houses, and thus preventing the further progress of
the destructive element. What adds to the melancholy
part of this vast destruction is, that the Factory had
only lately undergone a thorough repair, and was then
in full work. Mr. Lane is said to have been insured.

nust..--A meeting took place yesterday morning, on
Hounslow Heath, concerning a dispute at Doncaster Races, be-
tween Captain 810.1' and Mr. 13—v—r. The parties fired,
when the Captain was wounded in the shoulder, but a Surgeon who
attended pronounced it not dangerous.
A man is now applying to be made a parish watch-
man, who is said to be the undeubted•beir to a considerable landed
estate, and nearly related to a Sus= Baronet.
The Hon. Capt. SPIINCER, second son of Earl SPINCeR,
arrived yesterday mottling at Spitball, in his Majesty's ship the
Masa, from the Mediterranean, after an absence of upwards of
three years.
At the translation of the bones of Saint Francois of
Sales, at Annecy, an individual admitted to the honour of kissing I
the shrine of the Saint, endeavoured to steal one of the finest jewels;
being caught in the fact, be was immediately arrested and con-
demned for the sacrilege to death ; the King of Samna has com-
muted his punishment to confinement for life.
A letter from Bagdad mentions the death of a Per-
sian Princess, the daughter of Ana Maga, fifteen days after her
marriage with the Prince of Kissaxacts. It is generally believed,
some rivals In the Harem, jealous of her beauty and engaging man-
ners, destroyed her by means of poison. The funeral was attended
by a Nephew of the King of Pasta, and many Nobles of high
rank, in consequence of the great respect in which she was held.—
The marriage of this unfortunate Lady was celebrated in a style of
grandeur and magnificence seldom witnessed by the Persians. From
her father's residents, the procession pained through a double line
of troops, extending two leagues, consisting of about 32,000 men.
We are truly sorry to announce, that, en the delivery
of tickets to the distressed workmen, last week, at the
Cutlers' Hall, it was announced to them, that the Com-
mittee would not have it in their power to issue any
more after Friday next. The subscription, now nearly
expended, has saved hundreds of families from absolute
want, during the labt fifteen weeks, and enabled them
to struggle on, without throwing themselves on the pa-
rish, in the hope of some improvement in trade, which
should restore them to the independence of supporting
themselves by their own labour. We fear that no im-
provement which-has yet taken place will fulfil this ho.•
nest expectation.—Shelfseld Iris.
At the Adjourned London Sessions, yesterday, there
were about twenty cases to be tried, none of them of any
great importance. Two cases only were gone into,
yesterday, as the Court rose at one o'clock. One was
an assault on a constable, on the 21st June last, by a
man and his wife. The man was _kept three weeks in
prison before he got bail, and the female, with her
sucking child, had been kept in prison thirteen weeks
and two days. They were found guilty, and the Re-
corder dibcharged them on their own recognisance: to
keep the peace.
The carpet weavers in Kilmarnock have been fortu.
nate in escaping the present dullness so long, but they are now be-
ginning to feel it severely. There are twelve =salaaming houses,
and they employ 574 looms. Of these 500 are at Scots carpets, 54
at Brussels, and so at rugs. Only three of the lugest factories,
including UP looms, are going fun time. The others are partially
employed.

NAVAL IN FELLIGgNCEd
• EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The Asia, Srsenrmsou, from Bombay, has arrived at Dell—mthe
left Bombay lath June, and Sr. Helena 19th Augsst. Passengers
per the Asia—Captain IL Backhouse, Madras Native Infantry;
Ensign Gordon, Bombay Native Infantry.
Passengers per the Fortune, from Bombay, arrived at Greenock
.-411 rs. Cadenhead, Mrs. Lodge, and Mrs. Ihbs.
Passengers per George, Captain Ceaax (expected) from Bengal
—Mrs. Murray, Mrs. BSmith, Mrs. Hazlewoo.l, Mb+ Blechyn-
,den, Lieutenant Colonel Murray, 40th N.I. James llazieveood,
les" H. C.S. Lieutenant W. N. Hill, his Majesty's 111th Regiment;
Lieutenant Wingfield, 13th ditto; Lieutenant 51•1aerotit, 36th do.
`Lieutenant Hemming,67th ditto; Mr. IL G. Dbbioison merchant ;
Miss Jane liallewood, Misses Elizabeth and Catherine Smith,
Master Smith, and two Masters Haxiewond.
The Mariner, bound td the Cape, was lost on the 16th of July ;
the account has been received via St. Helena from the Cape. The
Mariner, Smarms, was struck by a heavy sea the 15th July, in lat.
U. S. long. 50. which broke the rudder from the sternpost ; was
obliged to abandon her 16th July; she *ls hound front London to
the Cape. The crew were all sated, and taken on board the Har-
*we Wilson, from London to Calcutta. The latter ship was ob-
liged to heave iron overboard, having also experienced bad weather,
which continued to rage with great Tiolence.
FALMOUTH, Sari. 26.—Wind W.—Arrived the Liberty, —a—a,
from London for St. Michael's. Sailed for London, the whole of
the homeward bound.

Prxmount, Sam 26.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Countess
Morley, Warmer*, from Monte Video. Sailed the Henry Ramsay,
for the Baltic; William Galt, Los, for liamborgh;
grave Castle, Jennison. for St. Petersburgh ; Toward Castle,
Ada, Chace, and New Times, for London; and the Competitor,
for Deptford.
PORTSMOUTH/ Sere. 27.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Naito, from the Mediterranean; and his Majesty's
ship AILACHNII, from Madras—sailed 29th May. and from the Cape
28th July. Also, the William Harris transport, Bann*, from
Ascension—sailed 29th July ; experienced a hurricane in lat. 34.30.
N. long. 44. 30. W. Also, the Arab transport, Lowe, from Barba-
does—sailed 11th Aug. and Barrette, Mar/Hews, from Calcutta.—
sailed 24 April. Passed by, the Charles Grant, Has', From Chita;
lost two anchors and cables in the Straits of Sunda—sailed the 14th
March, and from St. Helena the 9th of August. Spoke the Lady
M.Naghten, from Bengal for Londna ; and Woodford, CHAPMAN,
I from New South Wales, Also arrived, the Olive Branch. MIDIII4.
sox, from the Cape--sailed 20th July, and from St. Helena sth
August; on the 224 July, experienced a very severe gale of wind ;
and the Jamaica, Mains, from Antigua, in seven weeks.
DIAL, Sen. 27..—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Lady WNW*
ten, Fawn, from Bengal; Promise, Grass, from Bombay; and
Elisabeth, Anurrnono, from Jamaica. Arrived from the Rivef,
land remains, the Jubilee, iftIArMAN, for the Mauritius.

RAMMATE, Bsrx. 27.—The wreck of the Eliza and Jane has
now entirely disappeared at the Goodwin Sands. The Under.
writers and Lloyd's have acted very liberally to the seamen that
brought the Captain, his wife, and the ere* ashore. They have
sent the sum of 2.51. to the crew of the Caroline, with a medal to
the Master, and 10/. to Read, who lost his boat.

LIVSIIOOO 16 Sm. 26.—Arrived the Rmulous, Mouse" flan
St. Vincent's; Pomona, HBONAT, from New Orleans; Loretta,
MOMSON, and John Welsh, Wooonouss, from Jamaica; Molly,
Stemma, from Africa; and Lancashire Witch, Nast., from Lisbon.
Ammons, San. 23.—The. brig Briton, WALLACE, of and for
this place, coal loaded, from Sunderland, having carried away one of
her topmasts in a strong gale from the north eastward on Monday
last, was unable to clear the land in consequence, and went ashore at
Boontssteel, near Alemeuth, but it is hoped may be got off without
much damage, after throwing overboard part of her cargo. The
Dolphin, Lzacu, arrived here yesterday, fifteen days from Gotten-
burgh, having, after sailing, experienced strong gales from the west.
ward, in consequence of which she was twile put into Norway,
whence she sailed latterly on Monday last. A Stet of about 200
sail of vessels, he learned, were in the different harbours of Norway,
from Bottenburgh to Arundel'', into which latter place, he was told
by his pilot, a Sunderland brig from Gottenburgh was obliged to
seek shelter, being so leaky, that it was believed she must discharge
part of her cargo to find the leak. On Monday last, when the wind
came to the eastward, the above fleet was seen leaving the ports of
Norway, and proceeding on their respective homeward destinations.