The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-16 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE.

It is with sentiments of extreme concern we have
to record the entire destruction (with but very trifling
exceptions) of the whole of Gen. DOWDESWELL'S
entire collection of valuable antiques, pictures, books,
coins, &c. together with his elegant house and furni-
ture, situated in Stratton-street, Piccadilly. This
alarming conflagration broke out about a quarter
before four o'clock yesterday ; it made its first ap-
pearance through the attic windows, and from thence
rapidly broke through the roof. The first person
who discovered the fire was the watchman; he pro-
ceeded with all possible dispatch to arouse the two
female servants, who bad the care of the house, the
family being absent from town. The alarm soon be-
came general, by the flames quickly illumining the
neighbourhood. The St. James's and Mary-le-bone
Volunteers were soon under arms ; and a party of
the Foot Guards, from Knightsbridge barracks,
with a Commissioned Officer at their head, pre-
veeted all manner of depredations, usually attend-
ant, from being committed, by keeping the popu-
lace from entering the street, by the only access
to it, viz. Piccadilly ; the opposite end is blocked up
by the Earl of CHICHESTER'S house. At this time
(half-past four) no water had been procured, al-
though 14 or 15 engines had previously arrived.—
The firemen, who were not wanting in activity, at
last procured a plentiful supply. About five o'clock,
the roof felt in with a tremendous crash, when a
shower of fire burst through the broken windows,
and floated in the air, over the gardens of Devonshire
and Lansdowne Houses, the wind being at South-
Nest. —Providentially, by the latter fortunate
event, General MAITLAND'S house, adjoining it,
Seeped the devastatiser; eishoegit, at one period, it
was very doubtful, the roof being on fire. About
seven o'clock the flames were completely got under,;
but not until the whole of the General's house (which l
was a double one, it having seven windows in front)'
was totally destroyed, no part except the walls re-
maining entire. Some few articles, in books and fur-
niture, were saved, and conveyed into Devonshire
House. The accident originated from fires being
lighted, on the evening preceding, by the servants to
air the apartments ; and when they retired to bed,
they imprudently left them burning. The family
wereezpected in town yesterday, from Little Ponton,
near Stamford, in Lincolnshire, where Gen. Dowoss-
WELL has a seat. A part of the valuable property
lost was collected during the seven years the General
was Governor of the Bermuda Islands.

Friday morning last an event took place which
filled the neighbourhood of Westmoreland-street, Dub.
lin, with consternation and horror. A poor old woman,
who earned& scanty pittance by dealing in old cloathes,
was ovevthrown at the top of College-street, by the
foremost cart of a train belonging to Mr. Delvin,
George's-quay, and killed on the spot. Her body
was mangled in a manner too shocking for descrip-
tion, and her brains strewed iu every direction !

SOOTCM SMACKS.
Mitara•• Winer. 4rrived. Sails.
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Fife rem% ((Simmers), Dia
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MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TIIIS DAY.
Morning. 46. minutes after S. I Evening, 55 minutes **es 3.

MARRIED._

. .....
Yesterday morning, at St. Pancras, Charles Jnicrnb, Esq. of
Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, to Henrietta Anne, bet.oLd
daughter of F. Dolman, Esq. of Gower-street.

DIED.

On Tuesday hut, at Datettet, Miss Scott, aged 56, aunt to
Lord Montague.
Wednesday, at Havant, Hants, aged 77, the Rev. J. Scott,
Rector of Ramble, and uncle to the Coentess of OzffirJ.
lately, at Rahasane, in the county of Galway, Robert French,
1.'18.n the sth inst. at Kensington, Mr. J. Hellings Hearding, of
the Globe Insurance. _ .

Monday, at his house in West -squire, James Hedger, Esq.
jun.

T is worthy observation the nutnerous cases that
I hare succeeded by the use of SP' GS Ult Y's PATENT
ANTISCORBUTIL DROPS; and the following remarkahle
instance occurred in a aiiddle-aied woman, Wll4l :sniffled for
their use at the. Dispensary, 15. Soho-square, looms. She
complained of great debility and nervous irritation, appetite
bad. with a cetwrst depre,ision of breathing, her ra-e hying
well mles-aim& 'he had tried palliatives without ;Las ascceas.
She took the Medieme, o'llo the Pmprietor .tated the him.
liability of iti being of service; us a mouth she walked from
Lambeth, having recovered her strength and appetite, and in-
creased her pulse from the depressed state it hart been in. Now
this .-diet can only be accounted fur by the tnedichte regulating
the blumach and digestion. nod exerting the powers of the habit.
In decp-seated ahsces,es of the joiuts, the change it produces is
the general bean h, excites the hest hopes in those most distressidg
cases. In Eruptions. Sernfulas, Scurvy, Rheumatism, Ste. its
etfrrt are generally acknowledged.
As there are numerous counterfeits. please to ask for Spits-
, bury's Patent Asoiscorbutic Drips, with the Kings duty prioted
in Mack ink, in Bottles of in. 6d. double Bottles 10s. Rad larger
£1 Ott. duty included. Compound Essence, Bs.

riptlE GUIDE TO HEALTH having passed
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ia-
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also those afflicted with nervous affections in general, will find
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The biddeu sources of weakness and debility Ishii: which
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This Edition is enriched with many valunl,te Improvements,
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ADVICH.
WIiEN Men of Education and Professional
Skill, use persevering endeavours to discov.er Ilse mast
safe and certain method of treating a few prevailing Diseases.
the successful trash of their experience is the beat proof of
superiority.
Messrs. GOSS anti CO. Surgeons, have been Induced to make
the cure of the following the object of their particular study.
viz. a certain Disonter, frequently contrasted in a InUillent of
intoxication, and its concomitants, Snit-noes ond Meets. which.
by no improved plan, are csicedilN and elfeeinally tined; asulso
Debility, whether arising from Bacchanalian indulgences, long
residence it: warm climates, or a sestet solitary vice, too ales
unhappily wormed by the youth of both sees e in time one ca tai-
jog sterility, or borvenness ; and iu the other a outage, S4' train
of nervous diseases, whirls, if not timely remedied, teratinate,is
impotence and Consumption. In that distressiag state of &bat-
ty or deficiency, whether tile consequence of such baneful ha-
bits, or at ising from any other coupe, by which lite powers of
the constitution become enfeebled. as. regularly educated Sur-
geons of Leitidon they offer a circa, safe, and speedy vesioration
so soutsl and vigorois health.
The result of a long and extensive pmetice bas enabled them,
by a superior method, to reaniVe Venereal ellant/lail;t%
hua-
ever inveterate or complietitvd„ without snt!jectaie the pothita
to the least restraint in diet sir exercise; mind to revesnocioes,
wlterenn early application is made on diumvery of the infection,
they frequently perform acute in the short spate of httl lass.
' The unprecodented success of their mode of tre 'intent ( w hich has
never bees known to fail in one single instance in a practice of
fifteen Nears. during la huh period many thousand persons of bath
sexes have been cored, even idler severe and injurious methods
had been pursued by other Practitioners without effect), induces
them to thus publicly offer their advice. •
Messrs. Goss and Co exclusively professing the.care of these
particular complaints, in order that they may nut he matted
by a mistaken few, with the obloquy is justly nuarbeil to the
ignorant empiric, think it but justice to themselves to state, that
they have been properly educated and initiated into every branch
of the profession (certificates of which, from different Hospi-
tals. and testimonials from the most eminent Physicians, they
have to convince any inquirer), that tbe success resulting from
their endeavours first induced them to quit the ;mortice at
the general Practitioner, and they presume that their wenn-
, 'ions constittite n fair ground for the unprecedented confidence
with which they have, by the Public, been so liberally ho-
noured.
Patients in the Country are requested to state the particu-
lars of their case, age, and manner of living, inclusing a Batik
Note for Advice and Medicines; and the same will be forwarded
to any part of the Kingdom.
cess and CO. Surgeon.. 13, Bouverie-street. Fleet-street.