The following curious occ...
The Times, 1824-01-02T00:00:00

The follroving curious occurrence took place a little time ago, not many miles from this town :-A barber and a youngfe':e havingad their bans published, attended at the church to be sii6. red. When the minister came toa certain part of the ceremony, the bridegroom very gravely asked. 'he clergyman " If he might. not take this woman in marriage-on trial for a-term nf years, as h&--'7tew itwas the cttom in part. wherhehdbeadbeen ?'I The clercfi - course answered il the negative. ."Well, Sir, then,"'says the trberj ? I suppose I must rislk it; so you may go on in the usual war t'5 T'he eeremoy ws then sluly ef,or 1'cpatno,4 (.Csrje '' . tesday mgist, about seven o clock, as a post-chaise was xviiitinat 'the house of a gentleman residing in Park-street, OX- fot'd streett,some exp ert thieves contrived to detach at portananteau w hiLh was irastered to the tront of tbevehidle, and with w5ich thev got clear off. It contained, besides a great variety of valeable a- ticdeso? apparel, a casket, in whllich was depoaite nurnerous costly- suits of'necklaces,bracelets, &c. Inthrnationof the robbery.hae been transmitted totbe diftkrent poliee ofices, and a large Teward (301.) ofIlrcd for the rcovery of the property. -AC.iAIITTous FIRE.-On l'ues-day morning jast (23& _It;), about three o'cloek, a fire took plaee in a cabin in' Killrney, which. bas been more afflicting in its consequences than anyv which occurred forseveral years in that populous town. The particulars -were imnmediately forwarded to us by aPespectablecorrespondentfor ourpublication OEI WVednesday, but through some inidvertence, they didnot reach us in suffilient'tine. The foflosving-rethe dis. tressing det-i n-" Anl indusrious poor 1ean,ndme&C &tter, with his fan~ily, consisting of his wife, fursehaldrenan anged fathi eid mother, aria servant girl, cc unied athatchc2 cabinnm this 'town -the oldm=an, WhOSe healthl has !ieshnia declihin state forsone'tine~ was ta-ken ill, and his wie got up to procure ha :a drink ad in ighti.gucadle the fir6 communLicatedwith Sta flEn whch-cve,; dryng near the heezth the ao,artment was instantly enveloped in a fiane, nd the- old wenman arid her-daughter-in-law, in btdeavoul.. big to get it under; awoke her sea and husband, wvho had'oaly time~ to-escape -uith the youngest Child, wvho, WaS in bed 'witir itb. .father.-In a faw momentes the entfsc hkuse was in --n2es,, and the horrible situation of the parents mlid grandfa?i%-'ands grandmother at this a*tfil moment, rmust- hive 'beenl terible ;oa -hearig, the screams of. the three wretdhed children, tc> whomn it was imnoesible to afford anly relief front the devouiring e1lS -meat. Irn-ebis painful predicnament-the old womn's-feeing-goe le~ *better-of her -eason, and she rushed into th.e house, hoomngthat-Bheb snigbt-be2ceto2fThd'tletu some>relief, but her etonts were ony calcu!"'3so add to the number of the iu,flrers, asailmostrer?.thb in_. stan!ttheloft feUlin, and this ordjascdosed forever on t.his-h-eroic oQd wvoma; her three an>d-children; an the- servat ggisL The wretched- f??bes. -mothie, end grandfather vve thus heariia fevr .minutes rendered the mast niisetrabh of human being. E;very pas. sible assisl?"ce was affibred, bet~ of nO avaiL- At thisnmoment (-.hree e'dock) the wvreEchednrro'sioincontainipg the reminsis of thle old>wornan-and-h&rthree children (twro Bsamtonb'boy, thei -two eldest aged 12 and 14), have passed thehouseiri whi4il taD 'waiting, frinterment;.the servanlt girl was taken by -her friend6.- The mnother of these four chi'ddren has been verymiuch burnt, in her -effbrts to save them, - and lies dangerously iUl. It is a mela nChOlY Ifact- that this town, which-is the tnioseppulous of any -of irs siZe in the kingdomn,although it has the advantage of a biacb of an essur.. 1ancecounpnv, hasaot afreoil&cnnotwvithstjudng-thatnaane iDnBtaStCee of fre bsveocued ker^"-4'ori Con~O"n,