The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-04

terms that which is such bugbear with many hon
est opponents to emancipation, the interference of the
Pope III the concerns of these kingdoms. I'VE may
be tod,'' SAID his Lordsp, " that the Premers pro-
posa is founded in friendship; that he only requires
time to correspond with the Pope for the purpose
of obtaining concordatum Such an application to
the Court of Rome hold TO be impolitc and uncon-
sutional. The Pope is not sovereign, CHEERS
nor is he fellow-subiect He is neither the
head nor a member of our political society. What
right then, has he to be consulted ect connect
ed with our civil rights, to interfere with tenn
pora1 concerns Our business is with the King and
the Legislature, as British subjects from them we
claim civil and religious liberties, and we will not
suffer any power either fore domestic to deprive
us of our rights Loud cheering)
BURNING OF YORK MINISTER.
This celebrated edce, of the chief architectural
gores of England, and one of the most magnificent
structures in Europe has been nearly destroyed by fire.
1t was discovered to be in flames between and Z
IN the morning, and In very extraordinary manner.
"A boy, one of the choristers passing through tho
minister yard, and stepping piece Office, thrown
on his back. Thus placed, he smoke issuing from
several parts of the roof. When the building was
entered, dense of smoke was found topervadc
it, and the beautiful wood work of the choir to be
extensively OH fire. The minister being lit with gas,
the hire was atlirst unusty imputed to it. The
report was, that it was the work of ncendiaries but
the fire. in fact originated in of the vesries, and
was the result of accident alone for on the arrival
OF the workmen and others, they found the vesry
consumed, and the communication of the
fire with other parts of the minister was easily traced
The wood work of the choir, together with the inval-
liable organ was soon a heap of ruins. Communication
with the roof not at first apprehenGed but the
whole wood work speedily in one general confa-.
grafton All the fire engines in the city were on the
spot, but they found quite insufficient and ex-
presses sent to the barracks and Tadcaser for
Others. Notwithstanding every exertion, the flames
got through the roof of the choir about half past eight;
and the devourng element, rising above the majestic
building, and threatening it with desolation, presented
an awful picture The effect of the glare of light on
the stained glass of the windows beyond descrip-
ton
About nine o'clock the roof of the choir fell in
The roofs of the side aislcs were smoking when this
account went to press but there reason to believe
that tile fire had been checked, and would be ultimate
ly got under Great pains taken save the beau
tiful east window but it has suffered much and the
have been seriously injured Another ac-
count says that all then STILL except the engines at
work in the interior The damage may be summed
up thus THE roof of the choir quite gone, the wood
work each side consumed, the machless organ en-
tlrey destroyed many monuments broken, and the com
nunion plate melted But the east window SAYS this
account, is entire, to the surprise of every the
screen is unnured, and the records and antique curl
osities saved Farther inquiry leads to the suspicion
that this amentabe event is indeed inputabe to in
nendlary malice. Rumor estimates the damage at
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