The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-21
AROYAL EXAMPLE.

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AROYAL EXAMPLE.
A noble Lord, not particularly remarkable fo
! his observance of holy ordinances, arrived n
| Windsor not month ago, late one Saturday
night Il have brought down for your Mniesiy't
| Inspection he said, some papers Of importance
but as they must be gone into TT length, | will
not trouble your nnnIesly with them lo.n ght-
but request your attention to them tomorrow
morning. Tomorrow morning. repeated the
Qneeen, tomorrow is Sunday, my I.ordn-
But business Of state, please yonr Mnjestyo-
Must be attended to, know replied the Queen.
and rs Of course you could not come down chr
| Tier to- night, will, it those papers of surh
vital importance, attend to them after we come
from church to morrow morning.
To church went tie Royal pary--to church
went the Noble Lord-and, much TO his sur
prise the sermon was on "he duties Of the Sab
bath" 4" How did your lor'iship like Tie
sernon?" inquired the Young Queen. every
much, your Majesty" replied the nobleman, with
the best grace he could. 81 will not conceal
from you," snid The Queen, "ihat last night sent
the clergyman the text from which he preached.
hope we shall all he the better for it," The
day passed without single word son the subject
of the papers Of importance '-"which must he
gone into at length"
His Lorclship was-as he always s-eraceful
and enertaining--and Mt night, when her Maj
eSty was about 10 Withdraw, ''Tc morrow NOR
ming my Lord" she said, "at any hour you
peasc-as enrly seven if You like-we will
go into these papers," His Lordship could not
think of intruding at ear v mn hour on her
Majesty-''nine would be quite time enough"
GAS they are Of importance, my Lord l would
have attended to them earlier-hut at nine he it.'
And nj nine her majesty was seated ready to re-
ceive the nobleman. who had been taught les
son on the duties the Sabbath, il is TO he hoped,
he will not quickly lorget.-Cont Journal.
THE LATE FIRE AT HuDsoN-The Albany
Evening Journal Of Wednesday, contains the
following further intelligence of this most dis
tressng confagntion:
The flames were blown by fresh north west
wind over the hill into the city, and ragged with
such fury rs TO render the efforts Of the firemen
unayailing.
The fire swept through in south easterly d-
rection to the South Bay, where every house was
consumed. II then exiendednp the hill towards
the old Presbyterian Church, doing great dam
age.
Two extensive lumber yards one belonging
10 Mr. Reed, and the other TO Mr. Hudson, were
entirely consumed.
The large fire proof stores and ware houses
near the docks are not injured nor lid we lenrn
that the Whole Company had suffered mnterial-
w, Apprehending the destruction of their ware
houses, the oil was rolled on the dock, but was
safe.
Two Engines with about sixty iremcn, went
promptly from Caiskill to the aid Of their fellow
citizens of Hudson.
The flames We're distinctly seen many miles
up aud down the river We were at Kingston
at p. NJ where illumination was alarmingly
sublime.
In passing Hudson Mt 2 o'clock this morning,
in the steamboat Rochester, are informed that
sixty buildings were consumed. and that the loss
was estimated at 100000, This is sad blow
for Hudson.