Star.
London, England, 1829-02-04 00:00:00

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A &VW Councilor", bold at lottflost three o'clock
Tate ,*r afternotibp at tiiiiitoratipl FlPsninkolivet.
was aKindell, by tile Lott Chancellesi be of Wellington,
Earle ilatWst rof Aballeen;Vllibist Mela iknie, lard Rambo.
roue, Mr. Secretary Peel. the Cbincellor of the Exchequer, Sr
George Murray, Mr. Veer, Fitsges ald, end Mr. ljerrMa Th.
MS.'S" sat in deliberation till half past six o'clock. Arm -die
breaking up etch* King's Cast. at Windsor, at bait-mitedtve o'clock
on Monday mean, the Lord Chancellor. the Dula all Walnut's,
Raul &aura, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Mr. Seeseemy Peer. ee=
maned at the Paine, dined, and spent the seeming with the Knse.
The Lord Chancellor afterwards came to town = the abet Anises
slept at the Palace, and came to town at an early boor yesterday
morning. Viscount Meivilk, Lord Ellenborengb, Sir George
Murray. the Chancellor of the faclieleer, nod Mr. Herrin,
came is town ininsedLuely after the breaking up of the Court. •

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The Earl of WESTAInaILAND, Viscount
Mr. Secretary Pars, the Commensal of the Ezenagmas. and Mr
Votary Fasoaana, visited the Doke .t Wasummeom yesterday at
the Treasury.
Mr. Vu. FITIONIALD visited the CUANCIUMNII of
the Emmons rat relay. •

hion+ieur BLIMuntS, the Spanish Midget. ftant-
acted business with the EaH of Aimmg yesterday, a< the Sor
dike Secretary of &ate for Foreign Affcirs.
Lord HILL bold a Levee yelterday at his-I: Ace it;
the Hone Guards, whielt was sueskie4 by upwards 400 Military
Mere. - •
A grand annual dioner was given by Earl Santana?,
as Lord President of tbe,CowscU, mender evens& at Irk ma
dams Cantheriatutatten, to the Cabinet Ministers; the Gnu
Officers of &ate, and other Official Genthensn, when the nominated
List of Sheriffs for &gland and Wales .Sat the provost tear was
arranged, previous to their being pricked far by the PI, OC9BIICiL •
The Loan CHAMSSIILAStr has ',coveted feeds his
attack of the gout, end rode out yesterday for dialing rimy
A Deputation of five of the 'Committee from the
egitellleids Weston waited it the treasury yesterday einfronon, at
cwe okliiskJeUewed by a very ininierdwraoromblate of the Verivea,
lad pa:Oiled a, retitlen end a Letts* • for die Doke et Ww•stro-
von, which were received at Mehemet soak wu bwhisated that Ida
Grace would send an answer.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVAL&

The Duke of Wei&spec. from Windsor; the Duke of Leeds. in
Brutes-street. Beekelapiquare, fripieffoosby csatiej. Cession of
Warwkk, is aleaterileid-etreet. lieshebyMpare; tpidtJ.
Thyme. M.P. hi Hill-atreet. DerheleY-Npivrit. from ffrop40111;
the Earl of Surrey. Is St. Jamei'mqoare. from %Atm ;. the
Doke of himehester.. its Park.lam, from his mai. Kimtmiro
Comb ; the Earl mod Camels of Whim. sod the Ladies liolymiss.
so Arlington-street. frosts their seat. Cmateth Hall. use Liver-
pool ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and Nosily, is
Hanover.aquare, from their seat, Hatfileld ; the Earl of SiseMeid,
is 'Portiaod.place. from his seat is limiez is die Earl msd.Doootese
of Harrowby mid family, in Gromesser-equare, from their mot.
Sandals Hap. Staffordshire.

CHANGES. • .

Matthew Bell, Eat M.P. from Newcastle So CllndOindleld; Cap.
rain and Mrs. James, freak Brook-aro% b illilphlso j yr. Fnebea.,
Reg Wont the &kWh Hotel, Jennyn-atreet,lo Ciwillitent4 Le
Contra Sander, front Marshal Thonapein Mill; Woe, law.
rent* Lamson,. R.q. and Mrs. Lawreney, front dlltnylideirit G.
%nicht:lite, tram ditto; the Roo. Won. Sooklarli sia "Pik AWL
dart, from ditto; Captain and Mrs. lime, train Dagen Mad to
Hampton Corn.

THE SERPENTINE RIVER.
Abfut three o'clock there was a numeroisspronesacte
of fashionable ferpaleg. even into the Gardena Jai Ken.
iinFtoo. ahem the sheet of ice was tentoritiibitioe.
And many of the best skaitets wet, oceasisopiirto be
seen there.

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Amoog the best limiters wire Mr. Drake, MGlllloss, Mr.
-Atkinson, Captain:Wag, and Mr. P. Ding. , .
The ice waive Web a solid fabric, that a Mimmkgpol Asir might
r Iwo proceeded wreck safety; barring the slippoebnisiMitbe surface.
The carriages Will more monstrous tide NI 11. ricitsliog dab
owing to the loans' et the weather.

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YORK. NI/VTER IN. FLO*.

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wit i% our painfd 414 this sekk to f*Cold it Most
diseirdkul occurrence, which has not htd ks parttllel in
'Tork'since 'the yea*, l'll7. °lir . Citliadral• Chinch,
which has justly been ler toed the greatest ornament or
this ancient City, and an honour to the nation in which
it stands, being ohe of the largest and most magnificent
structures of the kind in Suppe, was yesterday (M..n
day) morning found to be in flames. Ihe following is
as toil an account of the melancholy ciocum-rance as
our time will allow r
On the Sabbath evening there was' service in the
Minster as usual,,and all appeareJ to be left safe. *bow
toes 4lotk yesterday morning, a man paced through
the Minifer yard, and saws light in the building; bus
it not being very considerable, he supposed there might
be workmen preparing a vault, or otherwise engaged.
' And he consequently passed on without inquiry.
The discovery, however, between sir and seven
o'clock, was made in a moat extraordinare manner. 'A
young hobo! the name of Swainbank, who is one at
the choristers, was passing through the master's yard.
and accidentally stepping upon a piece of ice, was
thrown on his back ; thus placed, and before lie could
recover him-elf, he saw a quantity of smoke issuing
from several pasts of the roof. The sight was truly
alarming and unaccountable, and be lost no time in
going for the man who keeps the keys. They returned
together, and when ,they entered the sight was beyond
Description—a dense mass ut smoke pet vaJed the
• hole building, and the beautiful work of the choir
was extensively on fire. .An alarm was immediately
given; the workmen)cnnnecteJ with the Cathedral
ono all called up, fire engines procured, and the whole
citysoon beensackequaintedw ith thedirressing tidings.
'The Mintier being lit with gas, was first blamed as
the caws of the fire ; but in justice to the Gas Com-
pany wd deem it right to endeavour to remove so 'm-
ina a prejudice as this tumour has occasioned. The
next report was, that the fire was the woi k of iNcendia. '
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ros, end in confirmation I f this a knotted tope, f. and
halting from one 1 f the *unto*: near the Chajitei•
house, was pointed out as the means by which the vil-
lains had gained admittance fur their diabolical pu •
plea. This, however, was also on inquiry explained;
some workmen b.-longing to the Minster had that
morning placed the rope there. and entered by it for
otbir and nobler purprise.. Ile fact is, that the fire,
seems to have originated in one of the vests ies, and was
the lamentable result cf accident alone, as sill be
seen below.

On the arrival of the workmen and others, about seven
o'clock in the morning, they found the interior of the
vestry, in which the clergy and choristers usually un
robe, completely consumed. Its communication with
other parts of the Minster were then easily traced; and
we are muftis say that the beautiful wood w ok of the
choir, together with the invaluable organ, wf i h ve
believe had not its equal, were soon a heels of ruin..
C►►mmunication with the roof was net at first appre-
hended,. but we lament to say that the pillars, being of
lime seine, served as conductors of the fire, and the
roof of the choir being of very dry wood, it soon was
joined with the other wood work in one general coidla-
ration. All the fire engines in the city were on tf e
spot, but they were found quite insufficient, and es-
presses were sent to the Barracks and to Tadcatter for
others.

Dragoon Guards, under the command of
Ifty Clarke, behaved in a, vet y handsome mariner,
Ilattllelprt only sent their engines w,ihout delay, but
four ltrchipi 16 guard the a °amen and building I.om
idle clad unprincipled intruders. The Staff t,f the Se-
cond Wpt York Militia alio deserve the highe►t praise
for their prompt and effective seiv.ces; the fire engines
from Tirdcabter al•o soon arrived.

Notwithstanding every exertion the flames got throigh
the roof of the choir, about hall pa t eight; and it is
impossible for us to describe the awful pietism which
the devouring element, ri'ing above this majestic build-
ing, and tinctitonii.g it with desoli•tion, presented to
the vie.... Tire. effect produced by the glare of the light
upon the stained-Alms window s was beyond description.
About nine o'clock the roof of the choir fell in, and Ibis
was presented another and a more distressing scene 81
clit.seo.= of Prayer, which tie evening before bad'
ra ith the voices of the worshippers, and where
all *as order and harmony, was now a fiery forkaces
the pillars, which once served to assist in the dividing
of the Choir from the two side aisles, now stood aloe%
the !hide being one open space, with the roof burning
on the groped, and nothing above but the light ot
Heaves 'The roots of the side aisles were smoking
when. ere went to press, but there was reason to believe
,that the AO. bad been checked, and.would be ultimately
got under. •
Great pains have been taken to save the beautiful
east windaw,Sut it ceisainly has already suffered mach.
Tire monuments, as might be expected, have been se:
riously. Writ ed. • •
Here,-however. we find ourselves obliged to stop is
ow description. •
Two engine, arrived here from Leeds• about two
o'clock. each drawn •by four bosses. Uufortunately, a
'shod of one df the engines came off on tbe bridge,
wlticb occasioned some delay.
.Alpo melt have.been trskea to the Hospital, one with
Fit -broken aim,, end the other almost insensiblek by
standing longin•the water. •
• ileilmer
A..
, MadeMoiselli Bootie made:Jam te•appearanee at
the ballast Opera In Paris- on Saturday last. The theatre war
'crowded to. .seas to witnass Me re-appearance of this Mamas.
songstress. '
Sir
.CsiAlmel,PLOweit has purchased Bolton Homo,
in Ibmiell-opiare, which was occupied for many assn by the Die
at:e• mod by lard Chandelier Logonaosemsm
Marquis ot, S,pttssuat is to move the Address
Is the lloose!id•Lords, antrifie lad e( Rseasow Is to sea* k.
In the of our Parliamentary history..
teas were.ocerstly Slighted by the ascertained af.
ebe Assenibtptlvthe Niue of Cassote.;' at that • 'ape
dividing.
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It is comet-AO reported in Chatham Dock-yard, seal
yin
dadfiesitidk Mkt 6overnment Wends to make stem al.'
twain Clialksimand Sheerness yards— that &serums is bass.
link to beldbirtbe principal that all new ships are to he'
bdSt theta; ild4 Chatham' is yard a
repairing yard—and that a
great set of the shipeirights aow at Chatham. are to be rememd
to Theeriesi.
• Wednesday morning the Chief .Secretary sailed fee'
baleen. *a understand that It bed hem hissLordsbles
Na. teased' she arrival of Ids Gran the ,Dake otliaansionsaii
sass's; bet sew beldam. of ergessey. whether at a. pl..' me
private natant we have not learned, caused him to bastes Ms di.
punt..—Dallioiirprr.
Gibraltar Papers of the 15th ult. have been received.
Tbe•solema thanksgiving was to take Price the follow.
jog day sod, in consequence of the place being with°,
a Protestant Clergyman, the Rev. Cliarki Hardy; Chap'
lain of his Majesty's ship 'Melville, wait to officiate, all
the shops to be.closed, and business suspended.
The Gazette of last night contains the official aa•
nouneement of the appointment of the Duke of ffidli,
•raamnsert.aria to the office Of Lieutenant-Gemini -L
pesetai Govrtni4 of Ireland.

ommmille 4 ''•

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