Star.
London, England, 1826-12-19 00:00:00

1711,E,5,

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Last night, about 12 o'clock, a fire of x very serious
-mature broke out in the workshopsof Mr. John buggett,
a carpenter and builder in gAstgooci.street, Somers'.
town. Froni the inflammable nature of. the materials

with which the shops were. stored, it was expected that
...general devastation would be the Consequence. How-
ever, trom the promptitude .of 'Mi. Doggett and his
neighbours, the flames were subdued while in their
infancy, but not till the shop in which it originated was
....nearly.buinc to the grouad. Nd cause fan Ile assigned
;-for the origin of the Eie. *• . , •
About half-past six &dock oe Thursday evening, a
. £re broke out, krone of the stables of Mr.' John Gillett,
at I-hightail. farm, near High WyCoMbe., which threa-
tened destruction to the whole. of the building ; but by
the prompt exertions of the neighbours, the flames were
prevented doing but comparatively 'little mischief—the
stables; and a few outbuildingS;lseingaß that was con-
sumed. But such a scene at a Are scarcely ever occur-
red as at this. It happened:that Mr. Gillett had gone
to Abingdon fair; leaving Mrs. Gillett; who had been
recently confined; with n 6 Other inmates brit the servials
which was taken ad!antage of by. spme villeins, among
whom were some gypsies, who, instead of assisting in
extinguishing the fire, began plunder-Mt the farm of
Acorn,. poultry, faggots, and everithing that came
within their reach ; 'after. which they endeavoured
lo effect an entrance into the house, while the poor
woman was. in. the greatest distress, and on 'meeting
. with resistance the villains broil:ribs. windows. - Se-
veral• of them are in custoiltr. 'AA warrants ase out
• against the others.: It has ;been since . ascertained
That the fire was occasioned by the catetetiftess of the
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fatter, who a short • time before hacrgone'ihtO' the stable
loft, and thrown down in the rick some..movender for
the horses, With a !intern in, his band, fro= a candle in
which the spark fell and ignited. Great praiseis due
vie neighbour, who. was very early on' the spot, 'in
saving the horses iu the 'stable, by cutting their halters
and turning .them obt.. . .

This morning, ilteuirtin o'clock,, as a Lady, attended
by her groom, were, proceeding alotrgilCuiglitsbridge,
on horseback, the horse on which the Lady Was mounted
suddenly shied, and unlettunatelf,the Lady Was
un-
horsed, and precipitated to the ground with such vio-
lence, that she was carried to. the house of Mr. Warner,
a grocer, where medical aid Was immediately called in.
The Lady remained in a senOlesi staffe fear a Considerable
time, and after the lapie'Of, in she was so far re-
covered as to be enabled to' he conveyed home in a
coach to her residence at . Bvempton. We heard that
her name is Fitzgerald, the daughter of an Officer in
the Army.
About a fortnight, since, petitions were in course of
signature in the market towns in North Wilts, praying
Au no. alteration may be made in the present Cora
. Laws; but since his Majesty's Ministers have expressed
their determination to bring forward some specific
• measures on the subject, those petitions have been
withdrawn turd such measures are made public.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--LISTON last night made
his appearance in Tire Hypocrite, and the Farce of
Loiv, Law, and Physic. He was received with ap-
. plause, and his acting in Mata•worat produced the usual
laughter. The other parts had their old rept esentatives,
and produced nothing which calls for remark. The
Fake was
„acted with the same drollery, bustle, and
effiet'whicii attended its late representation befOre our
graeious MONA act'. The House was well filled.
We understand, that it is not the intention of his
Majesty's Government to appoint a successor to the
Marquis of HASTINGS, as Governor of Malta. The
appointment is only to be that of Lieutenant Governor,
with a.' reduced allowance, and we untferstand that
Major General Fituncaroa Porixowav, who is now
second' in command in the lonian Islands, has been
selected for that appointment. •
Orders have been received at Pembroke Dock-yard
to lose- no time in coinpleatsg such ships as are now
building at that place, and to commence building two
three-deckers of the largest size. One thousand con-
victs are shortly expected to be employed upon the
works, and barracks are forthwith to be erected, either
for a battalion of Marines, or a portion of the 23d
Regiment' f Royal Welsh Fusileers.
" What shall we witness in Leicester market next ?"
exclaimed a farmer on Saturday last; " I have just seen
a ,sucliing pi;, weighing ten pounds, sold for three shil-
lings, a calf tor. eighteen pence, and a sheep for 11.'
An answer has, within theseifew days, been received
in town, from the Foreign Office, in reply to a Memo-
rial to Government, respecting the British vessels which
have' been 'detained by the Brazilian squadron-in the
River Plate. It states, we understand, that all which
his Majesty's Ministers at Rio de Janeiro can be. in-
structed -to do, in this respect, is to watch over the
interests of British subjects, and to use the authority of
' Ilis.Government to :tense for them the due administra
tion of justice. This, it is added, we are informed, his'
Majesty's Minister at Rio de Janeiro has already bean
instruoted todo.—Liverpoetildvertiser.
In the farce of The Critic, Wield] was played at Co-
vent-garden on Friday, Jones very adroitly introduced
some allusions to the present political events. Where
Po/ is relating the business he has on his hands in the
paragraph line, Jones added, " And l
I have also an ;At-
tlee to write on the present aspect of public affairs, in
which I shall prove that the British nation, %huffier in
peace or war, is resolved ever to •maintain the national
faith inviolate." This sentiment was inimediately echaed
haat the house by three distinct rounds of applau e !