Star.
London, England, 1817-12-26 00:00:00

NEW.NU.YDLAND.

THE LATE TIRE.
ST. Joan's, N0v..25.—1t is perhaps needless to
inform• our readers, that various conjectures have been
entertained relative to the cause of the last fire. The
public mind has certainly been full of anxiety en the
subject Thy situation of the place in which the
flames originited, the house in which they were fast'
discovered, the short interval of time which had
elapsed since the conflagration of the 7th, with other
circumstances, had combined to excite.in the minds
of many perransithe most unpleasant suspicions that
the dreadful cause of our late alarm was the result
of design.—ln consequence, the Grand Jury was
convened, and after a long and full inves:igation into
the subject, came to the following resolution; which
we lay before our readers with the most lively emo-
tions of satisfaction, in hopes that it will remove
every unfavourable impression, by which their minds
may have been hitherto agitated :
Court-house, St. John's, :4th N0v.1817.
The Grand Jury having duly considered the evidence laid he-
(ore them respecting the late lire, which happened on the morn-
ing of the Stet iustaut, have the sainfactim to state, that .hey'
ate unanimously of opinion. that the fire orginated solely through
accident, and then fore they beg to recommend that publicity
may be given to the result of this investigation, to order that
every unfavourable impression on the subject may be removed
from the public in nd. li.t in EA FUrCUlall.
Ot. John's Royal f..,:azeite.)

Saturday a flue broke out in the lower storey of k
house in Andersioo", Close, West Bow, Edinburgh,
when the interior of two floors was consumed, and
10 poor families bereaved of their all.
FINN ilf LIGHTNING. WHITLHAVEN• On the
night of the 15th instant, we had one of the most
tremendous thunder stormarerhaps ever known in this
pan of the kingdom. Its greatest violence was be-
tween the hours of nine and ten. The peals were
awfully loud, and the lightning astonishingly vivid
and frequent. A little before ten o'clock, John
Southward, the man servant of Mr. Thomas Nichol-
son, of Springfield, about three miles from this town
and two from Egrensont, (who had relived to rest,)
was alarmed by an unusual noise, and on rising from
his bed perceived that the roof of the apartment
" ( which was above a dairy kitchen) was on ire. He
quitted the • room, and instantly discovered that the
cow-hothe and granary were also burning: with great
,ntrepidity and presence of mind he proceeded to the
spot, and turned out the cattle. He den went round
to the front of the mansion-ht use, pallid the bell, and
alarmed the family. By this time several of the
neighbours had assembled, and, by great exertions,
;he lire Was confined to the buildings already men-
tioned, which (fortunately in this instance) are detach.
e'd from the mansion-twole.—The lightning sup-
pcsed to have struck a weathercock tiring one of these
buildings. One,side of the chimney in the servant's
bed-room was forced out ; one of the buildings was
in a manner totally destroyed, the ether Considerably
damaged, and about fifteen carts load of hay con.
sumcd. The range. of the flames was about thirty
yards in length, from 'North to South. Providen-
tially no other mischief resulted from an event which
at one time threatened a most extensive calamity.
Bow-sratirr.—For some months past a number of
hotels, coffee.houtes, and private houses have been
robbed of silver spoons and various articles of plate,
by persons gaining admission by false pretences.
Among the houses that have been robbed is the Vern.
lam Clubhouse, Lincolies-inn fields, being thehonse
formerly occupied by Lord Kenyon. The club is
composed of 450 members, consisting of most of the
Judges, the leading Gentlemen in the law, and others
of respectability, who frequently dine together. It
seems that the outer door was kept constantly open,',
and that the inner door in the passage.W.lS only closed
with &spring : a glass is in the dbor, through whidi
it is Supposed the robbers looked to take advantage
when spoons were lett by the waiters in the passage;
to slip in and Miller of with them. If the robber was
discovered in the passage, be inquired for some of the
inetnbets, and thus escaped: The house having been
repeatedly robbed, Adkins, the °their, was employed
to endeasout to discover the robbers; be traced out
gee of the spoons belonging to the club to have been
sold 'at Mr.. Aldridge's shop, a pawnbroker, in
Orturge.stseit, Bloomsbury, who gave a very full
written description of the man of whom he had pur-
chased theipoon. On Wedneaday evening, at the
time the members of the club were at dinner, a man
was found in the passage fully answering the de-
scription given by Mr. Aldridge, who inquired foe
Mr. Sefillinl *SI who is a mamba of the club I het,
was detained and . brought to the office, and under-
went an examination before Mr. Liens, He had it
genteel appearance and manners. He save his amp;
Thomas Robinson.- Mr. Aldridge attended and pre-
duced the spoon purchased of the primmer. :as
spoon hiving the head of Lord Chancellor Bacon on
it. and under it .4 Vendetta," the Magistrate asked
hiss hew be could purchase it of the prisoner ? Mr.
Aldridge replied. that he used all due precaution by
questioning the prisoner as to its being his property?
when the prisoner ansiretedo with a great deal of
composure and confideoce, that the question was tio-1
necessary to him, the arms on it were his family's,
that he was a decayed gentleman and in difficulties,
or he should not sell the spoon. The appearance and
MISCRIPII of the prisooft were such As were calculated
to impose with such a representation.—Mr. Harris,
the steward of the club, attended, and produced a
spoon belonging to the'club, to correspond with the
spoon sold by the prisoner to Mr. Aldridge. The
prisoner, on being Calle.d, upon for his defence,..de-
dined-making any defence to the charge, or giving
any account of himselt.—Adkins produced two pair
of sesta *. one very handsome with small glasses,
the nahq,epsurnon with large glasses. He is supposed
tp bare worn them as suited his purpose for a dia.
Anise,-Tlie prisonei_refased to tell his residence. He
was committed for further examination. . .
Na.' Nestel—A most novel and curious, exhibi-
tion goo* place?' few- days ago at Greensetch. An
isofteumate Pensioner, wh•se moral itreerenteri, bad
been Completely inn of by, a sabre wooed, noxious
to have his beauty motored, pnt hien:elt under the
*ads of an itinerant Doctor, who undertook ro snake
bidi a complete New Nut, alter. the Indian fishioe,
,fee &very moderate fee. I'be preciie /Worn being
determined on, the operation was performed before*
numerous concourse of spectators, chiety of thelovier
cholera s a large piece of skbibeing cut from the face. '
bad. laid over bait.; model of the note, and theft
glued with a strong cement.l