The Sun. — 1822-08-28 (London, England)

CONVICTS.—Our readers will recol. lect that we gave an account of the apprehension of George Barnes Harvey, who was taken by Gill, an active officer of Union Hall Police, at his house in John's-place Lock's-fields, on a charge of burglary in the houses of Mr. Tindy, in Regentstreet, Snow's-fields, And Mr. Badd, of Ford's-terrace, Lambeth, whereof he was convicted, and sentence of death passed upon him ; but the Royal- mercy was shewn to him, and he got off with transportation for life. It will also be recollected, that Harvey was strongly suspected to be the assassin of the unfortunate Mrs. Donatty, and that Mr. Taylor, the Vestry Clerk, and all the individuals who saw persons about Mrs. D.'s house on the night of the murder, attended at Horsemonger-lane, in order that they might inspect the person of the supposed murderer. However, they could not recognize him, and therefore all suspicions on that charge were afan end, Harvey admitting all other offences he had been guilty of, but solemnly denying that of murder. After he had been ordered for transportation, he was taken on board the Bellerophon hulk at Sheerness, thence to be drafted to New South Wales. However, on Sunday morning, before day-break, Harvey, and two other convicts, named 11Tm. Wootten and Charles Yates, contrived to make their escape from the hulk ; and although they were soon missed, and vigilantly pursued, they baffled their pursuers, and no trace of them has as yet been discovered. They are supposed to be now in the metropolis, and their description being so well known amongst the Police, there is but little doubt they will be soon recaptured. While a party of sailors, on the 4th of July last, were engaged in firing a national salute, on board the steam boat Exchange, at Louisville, Kentucky, one of the men, with a lighted cigar in his mouth, took up a keg of powder and carried it to the bow of the boat. Just as he had laid it on the deck, a spark fell from his cigar into it, and it immediately exploded, tearing both of his arms from his body, and blew him about 20 feet a corpse. Three or four others were consi'derably injured.  FlRES.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in one of the new houses, No. 184, in Regent-street, belonging to Mr. CHANDLER, the builder. It originated about 8 o'clock in the morning, during the absence of the workmen at breakfast, when a spark flew on some loose shavings. The flames soon arrived at a great height, and burst with much fury through the first floor windows. The alarm soon reached the fire offices, and the Sun and other engines shortly arrived and extinguished the flames, but not until much injury was done.— Yesterday morning between one and two o'clock, a very 'alarming fire broke out in the upper part of the house of Mr. LAWTON, Clothes-salesman, tipper East Smithfield, near the Mint. After reducing to a 'heap of ruins the house, the whole of the stock in trade, and furniture, the flames communicated to the two adjoining houses, the one occupied by Mr. SHEARMAN, gun-manufacturer, and the other by Mr. METCALF, Oilman and Colourman, both of which were materially damaged before the ravaging element could be subdued. Several workshops and other premises in the rear were destroyed.