The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-23 00:00:00

Standard-office, Eleven o'clock

HOUSE OF COMMONS,-LAST NIGHT.

presented a petition signed by 27,000 inha-
bitants of Liverpool, all of whom attached the name of their

Lord SANDON

ouse not to

•ought in by Lord Morpeth

The noble lord said the signatures were all obtained

in five days

(Hear.)

PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL

Lord MoRpETH moved the second reading of this bill

Lord STANLEY said, if it had not been for the extra-
ordinary conduct pursued by the noble lord in introducing

this measure, he would not have objected to the second

ing, but been content with debating

clauses in committee; but after what bad transpired such a
course was now impossible, and be felt bound to oppose it at

every stage. (Hear, hear.) The material points of difference
between him and the noble lord were not many

but they were

of the greatest possible importance. (Hear, hear.) The
noble lord, after commenting on some of the details of the
measure, said emphatically, " This bill is brought forward
under false colours." (Tremendous cheers from the oppo-

sition benche

The hon. member proceeded to call the
erious attention of members to the subject, and was speak-

The attendance of members was very full

DECISION IN FAVOUR OF THE MANCHESTER

CHARTER

The Judges sat in the Court of Exchequer Chamber yester-
day morning to give judgment in the case of the rival coroners
of Manchester, Messrs. Rutter and Chapman. The majority
of the judges, namely, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, and
Judges Bosanquet, Pattison,:and Coltman, gave judgment in
favour of the charter, whilst Lord Denman, Mr. Justice
Williams, and Coleridge,!gave their opinion against it. The

majority of the judges being in favour of the charter, its va-
lidity was of course established.

DREADFUL FIRI

AT WYNYARD PARK, THE

SEAT OF THE

MARQUIS OF LONDONDJRRY,

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Nov

(From a Correspondent of last night's London Standard)

I regret to I

tre to report to you that intelligence was

received here this day, at noon, that a most destructive
fire broke out last night at the princely mansion of the
Marquis of Londonderry, at Wynyard Park, near Stockton.
With the details Nie are at present wholly unacquainted,
though rumour says the loss will be littte short of £lOO,OOO,
I venture to think,however, there may be some exaggeration
in so large an amount.

The property is said to be very slightly, if at all covered by
insurance. An overheated flue is reported to have been the
cause of this sad calamity.

(From the Sun of last night.)

We have learned this morning with great regret the de-
struction of the noble edifice, of which the subjoined letters
give melancholy accounts. It appears from these that the
building is almost totally destroyed, and that the loss of pro-
perty is enormous. This celebrated mansion is distant about
four miles and a half north by west from Stockton. It was
erected on the site of the old mansion, by Sir Harry Vane
Tempest, father of the Marchioness of. Londonderry, from a
beautiful design by P. W. Wyatt, Esq., and the park within
a few years has been greatly enlarged. It is difficult to say
which is most worthy of admiration—the dignified simplicity
exhibited in the exterior of the building,:or the judicious ar-
rangements in the interior, which combine the majesty of a
palace with the comforts and conveniences of a domestic
dwelling. , The walks and pleasure-grounds in the vicinage
of the edifice harmonize well with the chaste design of the

architect; artificial decoration, superb ornament, give place
to the softer features of nature. A small rivulet, forming a
beautiful canal, margined with wood and shady walks,
meanders with easy curvatures through the park, and gives
a delightful finish to the scene.
The property of Wynyard has been held by a long succes-
sion of distinguished families. The inheritance was conveyed
in marriage with Lady Frances, daughter of Sir Henry Vane
Tempest, to the Marquis of Londonderry in Ireland, who,
in 1823, was created Earl Vane, of the ,United Kingdom of
Great Britain.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

Stockton-upon-Tees, Saturday Evening, Feb. 20.

SIR,—I beg to make your journal the medium of commu-
nicating a most appalling catastrophe which has happened in
this vicinity—the destruction by tire of the magnificent and
beautiful mansion at Wynyard, the seat of the Most Noble
the Marquis of Londonderry. The writer of this letter has-
tened to the scene of the fire, and arrived there about half-
past one o'clock this morning. The conservatory. and alarge
portion of elegant structure, were then in flames. He en-
deavoured to ascertain on the spot, as well as he could in the
confusion which naturally occurred, how the accident had
happened ; but all that be could learn was that the house-

keeper, Mrs. Edgar, and two female servants, in the absence
of the family, resided in the house ; that one a his lordship's
game-watchers was out about half-past ten o'clock last night,

to attract his atten-

,n•proceeding

) join another watcher, at a

,t eleven o'clock

he observed the flames issuing, as
he thought, from the chapel, which had not been finished, but
3loyed. The

been recently em

of flues, from the overheating of which it is supposed the
accident has arisen. The sad intelligence was immediately
made known to the villagers of Wolveston, about a mile and
a half from the noble mansion, and with all possible despatch
at

Stockton, when many individuals hastened with three fire-
engines to the spot, and did all that human aid could do in
arresting the destructive element. It was, however, a most
heart-rending scene to observe the rapid destruction of this
pride and glory of the North, and containing some of the most
costly and rarest articles of furniture, and many of them the
gifts of crowned heads. There is no one, whatever his feelings
may be towards the Marquis, either politically or otherwise, but
must deeply sympathise with his lordship, the marchioness,
and their family, on this sad event. That part of the building
which comprises tbe Kitchens, and some portion of her lady-
ship's apartments, including the boudoir, though greatly da-
maged, have been preserved ; and by the spirited exertions
of several individuals, particularly of two from Stockton, who
might be named, nearly the whole of his lordship's paintir

and a great portion of the most valuable furniture, books,
and fittings up of the several apartments, though injured, of
course, have been secured. The plate was altogether saved.
The amount of loss sustained by this melancholy event cannot
well he estimated, but I should venture to say that property
of the value of three or four hundred thousand pounds was
destroyed in a few hour. It is not known whether the pro-
perty was insured. His lordshiplis still abroad. It is to be
regretted that suitable fire-engines were not kept on the
premises, and there wanted some persons of .judgment and
importance to direct the proceedings during the awful period.
The fire is still burning, but the engines will no doubt be
used until all appearance of danger is removed.
I am, sir, your obedient servant, P. R.