The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-01 00:00:00

Flat IN TUB STRLND.— FCRIIIER Penctoosallo.
—The origin of the lames has not aa yet Waimea-
rattly ascertained. It appears that r ran, who
has other exteosive premists is the same line of Wei-
neat in Combill, is in the habit, daring the mionser
teasoo, of sleeping with his family at hit country..
house at Brivon. leaving his tows-Besse is charge
of servants. Ott Friday evening be departed se mead
for Brixton, leaving a coubJentiol *hopes% is cared
the shop is the Strand. At nine o'clock. the yonee
ass took every proper precaution to see that the gas
lights is the shop were extinguished, and also to see
that the kitchen bre was out; after which. being ores
oerally confioed from morning till night. as woe lit
tie recreation. he went to the Haymarket Tinter.
leaving the porter aid a female servant at home. Oa
his return, before one o'clock. he found the hoses
rounded by strangers, and as inr.oense voltam of dame
boratincfrom the kitchen into tho shop. A. alarm
bad previonsly been gives to the porter sod ;mak
servant, who had essapcd; but sects wan ow,
g ble hay of the devouring elemest, and each'
the strides which it bad made in its dateemathe carters
that it was deemed imminently dangerous a asessirt
the salvation of any of the goods in the sibsp. phs.
,eland rosy of the property is the house, stash* aholk
with the exception of some intonational* seliellas
which were seised en the first *posing ed lisiddlc •
were abandooed to their late.
Intelligence of the unftjanaora aesidest ossallpen•
veyed to Mr. Fears. at Britton. mow ohm t=
broke out; aid bo mired os the spat at two
11 in time to wittiest; the fall of the roof. yin
boors afforded him all the assistanee mud ." •
I the use would admit of.
The stock on the premises. it is understood, is aetb
mated at ten thousand pounds, sod Mr. Fear* its only
insured in the Phasic for six thousand of that
The home bad recently bees famished from to? m.
to
bottom is a very elegant manner, bat upon the feltelh
taro so instaramse had been effected. There was Rie
nearly four bundled pounds' worth of wine is ties*.
lar, but to what extent this has bees lajared cainuit
yet be ascertained. The helm, which is long Ws&
hold, has bees insured by the landlord; bet the fin
to Mr. Fears, indepudeot of the loss of hesitate oast
have been very severe.
Yesterday morning the Inhabitants of Georgo-etrstt,
St. Giles's, were mach alarmed by the reefs tad w
of two houses falling, which bad been for some time
is it dilapidated state, and yet folly inhabited. 'I
inmates fortunately heard the roofs crack, sad tsd
preparisg to remove, bat some remained in-the boost"
antis they were surprised by the -sadden All of the
back walls and roofs foto a yard; they however. were
get oat without hijory, and some part of their pro-
perty saved. The utmost amusement was escitr4
among the crowd, on ascertaining that n lives were
lost, bides okras and surprise manifested by a group
assembled in a barber's shop, oe hearing the rattling
of the roofs, part of which fall into the shop, at the
time a poor journeyman tailor, happened to be in Me
bands of the toosor, with his chili well lathered, sad
was is the act of receiving the application of the
roe, when the crash was heard. He instantly starmd
up, knocked down the barber, proceeded out of the
shop, and capered about in the most ludicrous Malllff.
" Where's my bat? I have lost my bat"
Fortunately no person was hart. except the anddes
gash on the chin, which the poor tailor rewired by I
his extreme hurry to maks his escape.
munDia.—Os Monday last a Coroner's Impost
was held at Mardi, near Horucutle, on the body of
Stenoett Jeffery. serval to Mr. Warreoder, of that
place. It appears that the deceased went to Monas-
tic fair on Saturday, and did sot set out on his wens
home until after midnight. On the following mortis;
his body was found in a ditch about half a mile from
his master's house, with the throat cut, the skull
fractured, and several wounds on other parts of Gm
body. A new watch. which be had bought on Satur-
day cod about 50a.. which he was known to have
had is the afternoon. were not found upon him. Ver-
dict. "wilful murder against some person or person
unkaown."

MARRIED.
Oa Saturday lut, at Rotate, Mr. J. O. Basaard, of
Skinner-stmt, Loadoe, to Jane, only daughter of the late
William Riper, Req. of Durford-fire►, in t►e °pasty of.
Sawa.

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