The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1869-11-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

GREAT FIRE IT CUMBERLAND LODGE, IN WINDSOR GREAT PARK.  Shortly after nine o'clock on Sunday morning a lire broke out in the apartments occupied by Mrs. Thur.. son, housekeeper at Cumberland Lodge. An alarm was at once raised and made known to Lord Bridport, who rushed to the housekeeper's room, just in time to rescue her from the flames; after which, without a moment's delay, messengers were sent by his Lordship to the Windsor Infantry and Cavalry Barracks, when detachments from both barracks with theirengines were promptly despatched to Cam. berlaud Lodge. The engine of tie Windsor Fire Brigade was the first to arrive on the spot, quickly followed by the engine from the Cavalry barracks, m Ali a strong body of men under the command of Lieutenant Dundee. Colonel Williams, Lord Somer. set, Lord Carington, Marquis of Worcester, Lieutenant Priestly, and Riding-master Boswell, of the same regiment, also rode to the spot. The enema of the Infantry Barracks, under the command of Lieutenant Kenyon-Blaney and Sergeant Major Castle, was also soon on the road to the scene of the due. aster, at which time other engines had arrived from Wheelers'-yard, Windsor Castle, and Messrs. Neville, Reid, and Co. At this time the fire was raging over the State apartments, and the body of fire in the State.liall was something fearinL Unfortunately, the nearestsupply of water was at Ox-pond, a quarter of a mile distance, so that the brewery engine had to be supplied with water through hoses from the pond by the engines of the Horse and Foot Guards and the Windsor Volunteer engine by the Great Park engine, under the direction of the park surveyor. At half.past eleven o'clock the roof fell in with a tremendous crash. The flames were raging until two o'clock, when they were partially got under, so that it was confidently hoped that the wing of the building occupied by Lord Bridport would be saved. —His Royal Highness the Prince Christian, Ranger of the Park, was present, and the Queen had mes• rengers the whole day to and from the Castle.—We learn that the buildings are insured in the County Fire.olfice, but the extent of damage by the destruction of historical and sporting pictures connected with former reigns, and the beautiful frescoes on the walls of the State apartments, which were all des. troyed, cannot be estimated. The valuable book' from the library were saved. At four o'clock in the afternoon Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Daohess of Roxbarghe, the Hon. Dudley de Roe, and General Grey, arrived at the scene of devastation, and ascertained from Lord Bridport the extent of the havoc. Shortly afterwards the Princesses Louise arrived, and half an hour afterwards the Princess Christian. All the members of the Royal . family met at Lord Bridport's apartments. Her Majesty most anxiously inquired if any one had been hurt. The Queen and Royal family returned to the Castleehortly before five o'clock. Fortunately there was a strong south wind blow. lug during the conflagration, to which may be attributed in a great measure the saving the old portion of the building, as well as the stabling, kennel, and various outbuildings. The plate belonging to Lord Bridport was removed by command of Her Majesty to Windsor Castle, in one of the Royal vans. The fire, it is supposed, was caused by a beam connected with a chimney in one of the upper rooms of the State apartments. The housekeeper states that she had perceived a slight smell of smouldering for the last two days, but could not ascertain whence it came. The State apartmmts were built in the early part of the reign of George 111, for his brother, the Duke of Cumberland, and consisted of a large banquet-hall, billiard-room, library, reading room, grand entrance hall, and a suite of rooms above. Many of the pictures wen° taken into the hall for safety, bat so great was the rapidity of the flames that they were crammed before they could b 3 again removed.  Sainte-Foy, the well-known actor and singer, has been stricken with apoplexy. Several dignitaries of the Mormon Church, it is reported from Salt Lake Cny, have been publicly excommunicated. they were connected With the "Zion Co-operative Association." On Saturday afternoon a mason named Daniel Sutherland committed suicide by jumpfng over the parapet on the east side of the North Bridge, Bdinbro.• He fell into the old Greenmarket, and on being picked up was found to have met with instant death. M. Berger, a member of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, was knocked down a few weeks !tacks in the streets of Berlin by the carriage of the Princess Charles. He has now commenced an action against Her Royal Highness to recover damages for injuries produced by negligence. The commissioners who inquired into the disturbances in Derry on the occasion of Prince Arthtn's Visit have sent in their report, and it is now in the printer's hands. It is understood that they have recommended the cessation of the out-door celebrations, and the substitution of constabulary for the old city police.  An account is given in the Autorite, of Dunkirk, of the death of H. Dickson, an eminent tissue manufacturer of that town. He was driving out with his daughter when the horse took fright and overturned the carriage into the Bonrbourg Canal. Both were renued, but the father expired soon after from the effect of the accident. A