Star.
London, England, 1803-09-09 00:00:00

FIRE NEAR DEVONSHIRE NOUS:.

Yellerday evening, about nine o'clock, a fire brbke
oto in the houfe of Mrs. Meanockt, Fancy-drefs
Maker, No. 3, Berkeley-Ilreet, near the corner of
the Clonedler Colreehoure, Piccadilly, and oppofite
the rift wing of the Duke of Dttoasuote's town-
houfe. The family, in whore houfe the fire began,
unconrcions of any misfortune, were at fupper in ihe
parlour, when the flames were feen milking nut of the
two-pair front bed-roam, where the fire is furpofed
to have originated, by a candle coming in contad'
with the bed curtains. It is =poi:ll6le to deferkbe the
confternatina and diftoay that prevailed among the
neighbours: the hassle to the left of that where' the
fire began is'the Medical Office belnegin; to the Sur.
gentageneral ; the one to the right kr a genteel
hniginghoufe, principally frequented by Oxonians ;
the GlO4cefler Coffee-hnufe is at the corner; and
there is a Inng range of (tabling in the rear of thele
called the Three Kings Livery Stables; all of which,
at one time, were in the greattft danger. Luckily,
however, there was an excellent •*fire•engine, and
plenty of water in the court-yard of Devonfitire-
bode; by a well-direeted appliCation of which, play-
ed over Devonfltire wall, the flames were prevented
(Earn fpreadiag tillsather engines arrived, knd com-
pletely arrefted tbeir:'progrtfs, and ultimately Mis-
deed them.

lefs thaw a qttateer of an hone after the alarm
owls givcri, the ellthel were fo rapid kad deltruSive,
that the houfe was heyrand a potlihility of being fir
ed. The Royal Weawlinilee Volunteers; under the
Goan mead :of Captain Gem ct, and the St. James's Vo.
lunteers, under the command of Major Doylies, ar•
&Wilt a.,-few minutes after -the commencement of
the be, and csitipletely lined the Rreets, not permit.
Ong any of the nume:ons fpettators to interrupt
the firemen. A detachment of the Guards relieved the
Volunteers, and continued around the ruins till this
forenoon. The houfe is now :a mere (hell.

The.tlabling in She Throe King•s Livery Stables
was at one 'nye abfolutely no tire ; bat the engines
being.by this time arrived, and 'there being an abun-
dant fepply of ~dr, tate &huge done was by no
means enetiderable.• '

The Palace, simians for tht fafety of the Devon•
fhire Family and their lwnife, battened to the fpot,
and (laid there* confiderable time. Theenurt-yard
vine of great fervice to the frighsenedneighhoun,
orlukfcaand in it a fate /Ups for their vipers end pro•
pdrtyvwtsich were carried thither in great tit:entities.

-On the agth alt. the Duke of Rofe.artt► *Ambled
eOOO of his tenantry wound him at Belvoir ; all of
whom enrolled themfelves for military fervice.

flis Royal Hip:sets the Duke of Somas is ex-
npd
riteldtt'neictl.67- The'ea—ofe. Liffingttitich sooner
aretlii not itttniiiltiwadfoernnft ed,
has no conneaion trhatever with the appreheifion of
a French ai'my invading Portul.2l.
... - _ .
Ptince WittimitOrP).,tol;yfit is at prektt at
tnTiiN iTiit0i5.414.4494,. !pool: the bells of.
ee thyrn were fl%Aiiitiong lid titely on his arrival
Wit'. lbsTrn„ and the concourfe ttf people in the (beet
krhe; he resides is very great. '
Whila the bit'id!, .Yoaa was reviewinr the troops
andtersaryeri it being very wet, a lad of-
fere4 • ./tevel. • fs an umbrella, which he re-
fp,l44feriltipie si that folshers ought toltand all
maaktims. liis Royal. Hishoefs, however, ewe; 11-
so2#lyesnade the boy a prelent of a guinea.: 1
r- Mite.Linckinghamfhire Militia ate encamped It
limivieh, Two hundred bricklayers end others are
**pawed in building barracks to contain a forte of
:ems ~ ~
. . 4114 •Voionteer 'Allhciationr of St. Luke's and
.iihmotlltch have cf•lbanded thankless.
.' On Wedilefifiy lan the Royal Y.ork Njary-la•Bonne
Corps tact, srecorcUng to appoint ment, afthree o'cloc k.
Cod took the oath of all Vance to his MAI a I TT. Their
lonel, LOrd 'Vikottnt• Doecassron, was on the
ground. Nearly half the Corps were in their uniform.
44401$ number of 'isrtilltry (addles and harnefs
n'e, yeaerday fent down the River to the Royal
_Wriest at Woolwich, which revived the idea with
cia hot sowiAtos, than before, that an attack is ccr•
vole made %OM' Come of the enemy's pons.
114iahWilli'PaPee foe, " It is, we underflaMl,
011,Convert the palaces of Lintlitligow
, Crsigasillar Cagle and Qseenibury
mire. 4..captotgate, Into receracles fur prifoners
of war. OTo what bale ufes may we not return l'—
It is grating to the feelings of a Scotehman to fee
the ancient Abodes of his monarchs converted into a
• den of thieves.' Lialitbgow was the birth place of
Maar, and Craigmillar her favourite relidencc." •

Four .hundred men of the Army of Referee have
retied into Plymouth to be attached to the 9th and
oath Reemeats of Foot ; they are inoßly five feet
'awn or three inches high, but Reong healthy lads.—
larders have arrived there for the 9th Regiment of
Foot, in Dock Barracks. to get ready for foreign fer-
ries; they are in the highell poflible Rate of difciplines
mid cart bring into the field 1200 rank and file ; not
a tingle awkward man amonga. the whole number ;
too of the Royal Army of Referee. attached to the
sittli Regiment of Foot, in Mill Barracks. have en-
tered into that regiment as Volunteer ; they are
already fo much pleated with a foldier's life.
A ladies' fubfcription has been opened in Cbefbire
adder the patronage of Lady Waasu iron and Mrs.
Ca sws. for the relief of the Wives and Children of
the Chentiremen who may be killed or wounded in
the ferrite if their country during the wit. A gui-
nea is tilted as the limit of each Lady's fubfcrietion.
The late Earl of Oa ror D had four Bags triuned to
run in a phaeton. and atihialle drove them for loins
time. with perfett feccefs. His Lordlhip was once
onluckily hunted in this vehicle by a pack of bounds,
and troald have ken all his cattle torn to pieces in
their haloes. if they had not taken refuge AU a barn
at Newmarket.
' Scare CiaablraopTho,Town Comma of !din•
burgh have agreed. to grant the Minißers of that
City an of 601. per annum to their !Upends.
to commence from Laminas altos. Their .wheit en-
amel Ripend 111 new 16030 So late 11l 178 a when
Dees. Sfs.ate'. EA. was Ptovoil. Ae flips id was
only 1391. toe. •
There are-ferentatn ups. die dahlia-
mow of the City of h. Ms amount of
Asir Ririe, formerly was 904 It will now
amount tolkissol. . . .