The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

FRIDAY, JULY 21. The report of an engagement having taken place between Lord Wellington and Massena, which was so current yesterday, requires confir- mation. Lord Charles Somerset was said to have received a letter from his brother, who is aid-de- cani p to Lord Wellington, announcing the intelli- gence, but which his Lordship has contradicted. The Solebav frigate is arrived at Yarmouth from s the Baltic, with three vessels under convoy those for the northern ports have been convoyed thither I by the Wrangier, the vest are gone into the Thames. The Hero cutter is arrived, and brings the fol- lowing1 MntelligPiiee from Capt. Marshall, of the Lynx :—Capt. HelliWtt, of the Hebe, informed Capt. M. on the 20th inst. that a convoy of home- ward-bourid^in charge ai-the Ford gun-brig, con- sisting of 4^sail, had been captured off the Naze of Norway on the 19th by five Danish brigs and two schooners, and driven into different ports. The outward-JRS^d cormiy,. under the Starling | jitid Aggressor!: off here, has been strength- I ened by the$olehay and Briscis. The Hero left t, homeward Baltic convoy, consisting of about 200 sail, off Rob's Snout, on the 21st inst. with a firje breeze at N.E. under protection of his Ma- jesty's ships Lynx, Clio, Snake, Gluckstadt, Ro- sario, and Seijjtiriel; and his Majesty's ships Tar- tar, Rose, and Primrose, following them up some distance astern. The farewel speech of King Louis to the Dutch Legislative Body, assigning his motives for abdi- cating the throne of Holland, has been published. It breathes a manly spirit of independence, tem- pered by a sense of goodness and delicacy of feel- r ing, well calculated to excite a deep intete^in his fate, and a sincere sympathy in his wroWP. We are astonished to find so much virtue in the bro- ther of Napoleon, whose character, black as it was before, acquires a deeper dye from this new and flagrant instance of perfidy, tyranny, and oppres- sion. Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. The two brothers in Hamlet are not more strongly contrasted than the two Bonaparte's in this speech. In the one we tracg the; Baldness, the modera- tion, the love of justice,"and that parental anxiety fbrjhe welfare of his subjects, which constitute a good and virtuous king, and entitle him to be called the father of his people; but the mildest tempers, when roused, and provoked by wrongs, are often the most firm and constant, and of this description appears to be the mind of Louis. He does not hesitate to charge his brother with breach of treaty; with the military occupation of his ca- pital; with violating his independence, and re- ducing him to a mere instrument in his hands; with breach of treaty, honor, and principle. He rherely supposes that he is not so vindictive and j unnatural, as to extend his hatred of the father to his children and upon that presumption he abdi- cates the throne in favour of his infant sons—a pre- sumption, however, since falsified by its formal annexation to France. What a picture of a fero- tious tyrant) How detestable is this mildewed car, blighting his wholesome brother

SATURDAY, JULY 28. Some important information has been received respecting the naval preparations of the enemy in the Scheldt. Their forward state, and the extra- ordinary efforts that are made to complete them, indicate a dispatcl a strong expe- dition from that river, whatever may be the diffi- cultv and danger of such an attempt. A formida- ble squadron is now collecting in Flushing roads, readv for sea, and nearly manned. It consisted on Monday last of 10 sail of the line under French lours,frigates under Dutch colours, and about gun-boats. All the -vessels at Antwerp had i impressed for the conveyance of troops and Several persons who have arrived from coast in the course of the two last days, Tonaparte was shortly expected at Am- His visit was supposed to be for the f meeting the armament previous to I < I. f. .A- A Decree has been issued by Bonaparte, com- manding that no person whatever, coming from Great Britain as a passenger on board any licensed vessel, shall be permitted to land on any part of the French coast, except those who constitute the crew of the said vessel. ■■ „ -i- ;> The understand that -,t new Brevet is "s dtl cd and is forthwith to take- All Lieutenant-Generals down to Lieut.-General Whyte, inclusive-, to be Generals. All Major-Generals down to Major-General F. Hugonin, to be Lreut.-Generals. All Colonels, down to-the Ilon.Col es William Stewart, to be Major-Generals: All Lieutenant-Colonels, down to I.ieut.-Colonel Herbert Taylor, to be Colonels.. The Breyet is also to include an advance of Ma- jors, to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and of Captains to be Majors, but we have not heard the precise period to which these two last are to come down. The one we believe, is to descend to the end of 1809, and the other to the end of 1802. By the above, Major-Generals Charles Craufurd and F. Hugonin quit the Staff. The recent Brevet on the occasion of the Jubilee, makes the present appeal singular; and therefore, we hear, that it is supposed to be a compliment paid to the army by, q-ir David Dundas, previous to his resignation as Commander-in-Chief. The ru- mour is, that it has been offered to his Royal High- ness the Duke of Cambridge, but that he has not yet signified his assent.

MONDAY, JULYS0. The Reports of the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo, and 10 of a general action between the French and the allies under Lord Wellington, are false. That city, rivalling Gerona and Saragossa in fortitude, loyalty, and valour, continued to make a glorious resistance up to the 9th inclusive.—There have, however, been several skirmishes between the pickets, in one of which, we regret to state, Lieut. Colonel Talbot, and 8 men, of the 14th Light Dragoons, were killed.—This account is contained in dispatches received this morning from Lord Wellington.—Cadiz papers to the 14th, and Lis- bon to the 15th inst. have been also received by tbe Mails, and letters from the latter place to the 17th. It appears that the skirmish in which the Light Dragoons were engaged, took place on the 4th, at seven in the morning, on the side of the Agueda next to Almeida. The French were the assailants. They attacked the division of General Craufurd, of which the 14th Light Dragoons formed, a part, and the Portuguese under Carrera. The latter behaved bravely, and the enemy were driven back with a loss of QO men. Early on Saturday morning the expected home- ward-bound China fleet passed by Portsmouth for the River, under convoy of the St. Albans, 6'4, Capt. Austen, consisting of 13 sail, and one whaler. The ships are-the Perseverance, Neptune, Coutts, Cumberland, Warren Hastings, Scaleby Castle, Marquis of Ely, Princess Amelia, Glatton, Albion, Nottingham, Thames, and Princess Charlotte. We have received Paris and Dtiteli P-,tper"tto,.t, 22d inst. s It appears certain that King Louis withdrew privately from Holland, It was by acci- dent he was recognized on his passage through Hanover. His eldest son has been removed to Pa- ris. Bonaparte purposes tb set out for, Amsterdam in the middle of August. The Gazette of Saturday night contains an offi- cial account of the Arethusa frigate, Capt. Mends, on the coast of Spain. This gallant vessel, assisted by a small Spanish force under the Spanish General Porlier, scoured the whole coast from Sebastian to St. Andevo, and destroyed all the batteries in that range, including those of Santonaj- while it ope- rated, at the same time, as a favourable diversion. This exploit was performed without any loss on our part, and must operate as a strong recommen- dation in favour of this harassing mode of war- fare. Saturday night's Gazette also contains a nume- rous Brevet Military Promotion. A requisition is preparing in Dublin, to be pie- sented to the High Sheriffs of that city, for the purpose, of calling an Aggregate Meeting of the Citizens, to frame a Petition to the King and Par- liament for a Repeal of the Uniun. The different Guilds arc also calling Post Halls, for the purpose of preparing separate and distinct Petitions for a Repeal of the Union.

TUESDA Y, IUL f- 31. Another Lisbon arrived last evening, and has brought Letters and Papers..t.the 22d instant. The hopes that Ciudad Rodrigo would hold out much longer, have been disappointed. It surren- dered on the loth, but not until after a practicable breach was made, and the enemy were preparing for an assault. Marshal Ney having at this moment offered a capitulation, it was accepted but the terms had not transpired when the packet left Lis- bon. This event, with some other military details, were communicated to the Secretary of the Portu- guese Government by Lord Wellington, in two Notes, dated the 11th inst. It appears from them, that the place stood a siege of 16 days, during which it was closely invested and battered; thusdiplay- ing (says his Lordship) a resistance which does in- finite honor to its Governor, and its brave garrison, while it reflects the utmost glory on the Spanish arms, and deserves to be classed with the most ce- lebrated defences of other cities, in the present wax- in the Peninsula." The 6th and 8th were the two corps of the French army immediately employed under "Marshal Ncy, in the reduction of the place. While the operations of the siege were thus carried on other corps of the enemy manoeuvred on the left bank of the Agueda; and (as we stated yes- terday) several skirmishes and affairs of out-posts ensued. On the 4th, the enemy crossed the river Arava with a considerable force, and compelled Brigadier-General Craufurd to fall back with his advanced guard to the neighbourhood of Fort Conception, which had been previously occupied by a part, of the infantry of the third division. The third battalion of Portuguese Chasseurs participa- ted in this movement with the British troops; and we are happy to find his Lordship compliments them on their gallantry, courage, anddisfcipline, upon this occasion, aad in several ikirnfe-hes with l¡- the enemy. It is wise to applaud our Allies even beydnd their merits; but to censure them, as in the case of General Ciienca, or to pass them without notice, as has happened more than once, is very bad policy. But the most serious affair was that in which Lieut.-Colpnei Talbot was killed. It took place on the 10th, the day of the surrender of Ciudad Rodrigo. In the morning the enemy's cavalry debouched on the plains of Ahneida, where they were attacked with great, gallantry by, the 14th and 16th light dragoons, under that brave and much-lamented officer. In the charge, both the fore-legs of his horse having been broken, the animal fell forward, and the Colonel was thrown "upon the bayonets of the enemy, who instantly dis- patched him. He was brother of R. W. Talbot, Esq. Member for the County of Dublin. The ene- my, although they had (supported by 300 infantry) been advantageously posted in a corn field, were, however, defeated, with a loss of 300 in killed alone: our loss was under 20. id On-the morning of the lith, another affair of picquets took place, in which the enemy had two officers killed, and 31 men taken prisoners. This is the latest affair noticed, although the accounts from the army received at Lisbon are up to the loth. At that date, Lord Wellington continued nesrly in the same situation in which he had been for some time. The enemy continued to hover over all his out-posts, ^j|t did not venture to make an attack upon any of them.—All the baggage of General Hill's division, including that of the Por- tuguese attached tohhu, arrived at. Abrantes on the 12th and the troqjis reached Campo Major, near Elvas, on the 14th. It was the general opin- ion, that it would be a campaign of posts and tnanoeuvres, and, that no general action would take place. This opinion^ppears ^ell founded, as we find Lord Wellingfonjdestroyed Fort Concep- tion, from an apprehension that it's defence might oblige his army to comejfo an action in the plain; and as Massena had only 70,000, and the allies amount to 60,000, it is nt supposed that, with this small numerical advantage, the former would fol- low up Lord Wellington, and attack him in his strong positions. The accounts from the various quarters of Spain are highly favorable. Ballasteros has received a check, but in every other part of the country the Patriots prosecute a harassing and wasting warfare; and the ranks of the French are not only thinned by the sword, but also by nume- rous desertions, particularly among the Poles and the Swiss. f A young gentleman arrived in town yesterday 0 from Holland. He escaped in a small boat, and was three days on his passage. He gives a most melancholy report of the condition to which the people in that devoted country have been reduced by 'their tame submission to the tyrant. The French trogps sent in to keep them down, are in a state of nakedness, and they help themselves at pleasure to every thing they want. The people are totally broken down in spirit, and are quite at the mercy of their oppressors, even for food, as the markets are entirely under the control of the sol- diei-y.-All the Dutch troops are marched away; and are to be sent to Spain, which is regarded as man who goes to it. A I

PQ&r9pRIPT. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1. A Spanish brig of war arrived yesterday at Ports- mouth, from Muros, near Corunna; and the Agent of a^respectable House there tias written a letter to his principals irfiLondon, stating, on the aut.h$it.y of the Captain j"that intelligence ha^fbeen received at Muros, just before he sailed, that on the 19th and 20th ultim6, a dreadful battle had been fought behveen ffhe Combined Armies, and the French under Massena. On the conclusion of the second day., while the victory remained doubtful, Marquis Rornana, arrived with 10,000 Spaniards,, and decided the conflict in favour of the Allies. The French lost 20,000 men; and the English, Spaniards, and Portuguese, 8,000.—Massena, it is said, remained afte{> the battle in the rear of the English, with 15,000 men, cut off from the-rest, c/f" his aruiy. 4 The Idlers brought by the Lisbon mails de- livered ve^ttid iy> mention, that immediately after the surrender ot)Ciudad Rodrigo, a division of the French army, consisting of 25,000, marched in the direction of Castello Bianco. No inforrhation^Uad reached Lisbon, on the 22d ult. respecting the ob- ject of this expedition, or the movements pf the force employed in it. Massena, it was supposed, would not begin to act on the offensive until the result of this operation was known. The Gazette of last night, contains a long list of Naval: Promotions. Yesterday yHre Friends of Sir Francis Burdett met, at the "Orown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strang to celebrate the Liberation pf their Repre- sentative from the Tower, and his restoration to their service. At three o'clock, the folding doors into the great rmtfn were thrown open, andf ii was soon filled by tile influx of the company. The do^rs were then again closed, and tables laid out in the four adjoining apartments, for a number of persons who could not be accommodatedvin the large room. This room was completely crammed with five tables lengthways, besides the cross table at the head., and. not fewer than between four and five hundred persons sat down in it to dinner. The other i-oollis heldftween two and three hundred; so that, upon the whole, the number of persons who dined on tJrt, pension amounted to about ;?00.—- Sir Francis aråtl. shortly after the o'clock, ac- companied by several Friends, the repast was ele- g'ant, unanimity, prevailed the whole of the enter- tainment, which did not break up until a late hour. On leaving the house Sir Francis's carriage was drawn by the pofftdace through the Strand, Pall- mall, st James s square, to his own house in Pic- cadillv. They halted at Carleton-house, for the purp.ise of giving three cheers, and were not for- getful of expressing their displeasure as they pas- sed LÖrd Castlereagh's. The Guards were under arms yesterday at five o'clock, and had orders to remain so during the night, but there was not the slightest di-posftion t") tu. t oil, dk .11: If,

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY. The genial showers in the early part of the month have in some degree impeded the hay harvest in the midland counties but they have thrown the corn in- to a large and fruitful ear, giving the harvest the most promising and productive appearance.' The ,vii-at crop, except in a few instances, will, be more than an average crop. The barlevs are a fuli crop in' most counties, and the late g owing weather has forced the ear out of the hose, even upon lands in the worst state of cultivation. Oats, in aM situations, in both high and low lands, have-the most promising appearance, and shew well for a full crop. The winter tares have yielded much food for soiling, which has been almost invaluable, on account of the scarcity of grass. The latter-maths and turnip crops promise to be very great. The summer fallows, owing to the late dry weather, are in a forward state of cultivation, and will not re- quire much attention through the harvest month.

MISCELLANEOUS. Friday last, some boys at play near the Hoop pub lic-Kbuse, on Hampstead-heath, discovered a number f large. adders wreathed together in a knot, and bask- ing in -the sun-shine under a hedge. The boys at- tacked them with stones, and the reptiles quickly dis- entwined themselves, and made battle for some time, by hissing at their assailants one more bold than the rest advanced towards one of the boys, who fortunately killed it with a stone it measured about four feet in length, and had several frogs in its belly. A melancholy occurrence took place at Parkgate on Sunday se'nnight. A party of eight persons took a boat to sail on the river; but not understanding the management of it, in making an injudicious tack, the boat upset, by which they were all precipitated into the water, from whence three only escaped with their lives! A Clerk, employed in the house of Hoare, Barnett, and Co. bankers, of Lombard-street, has decamped with bank-notes to the amount of five thousand pounds: a reward of two hundred guineas is adver- tised for his apprehension.—About ten years since ano- ther Clerk of the same house decamped with ten thou- sand pounds, and escaped to America. He had the kindness to write home to his employers, to acquaint them of his safe arrival, promising, if he was success- ful in his prospects, to remit them the whole money with interest; but as they have never since heard from him, it may be presumed that he either changed his mind, or was unlucky in his speculations. Monday se'nnight, it being a fair at Sandgate, a number of Folkstone smugglers were assembled at the Ship public-house. Two soldiers entering the same room, were desired by the smugglers to depart in- stantly; which not being complied with, the whole of the smugglers fell on the poor soldiers, one of whom they killed, arid dragged him afterwards a considera- ble distance from the spot, and then made their escape. A man named Hanbury, who had served as boot- boy at the inns in Castlebar, Ireland, lately took a quart of whiskey in a single draught, for the trifling wager of a crown. He retained his faculties for about half an hour after the horrid excess had been com- mitted but during that time, and to the moment of his death, which followed early the' next day, was to- tally insensible'to the great enormity of his beastly offence. The following account has been received of a truly noble and generous act, performed by "Mr. William Matthews, Midshipman on board the Niobe frigate, commanded by that distinguished biffcer7 £ aptain Lor- ing dated off Havre, July 7, 1810: On the 4th instant, Joseph Hughes, a seaman, fell overboard he could not swim it was blowing strong, and he was immediately in a sinkingb$.tate, Life buoys, gratings, &e, were^throvvh tohislfs^&tati'C5;, but he had not skill to avail himself of them, and 110 boat could have arrived in time to save him. In this critical mo- ment, Mr. r..1athews, animated by humanity, courage, and uncommon presence of mind, leaped into the sea, and, first proceeding to a grating, swam with it to the object'of his care. He grappled the sinlcins; and almost lifeless body with one hand, whilst the other he supported himself on the grating, until tne boat came to their relief, at which time this noble youth was nearly exhausted, and the seaman was brought back to life with difficulty." i The following extraordinary incidenfis stated in a a, provincial Paper: On the loth instant, as a Gen- tleman of Scarborough, and a party of friends were Ashing for pike, they hooked, and succeeded in secu- ring one of the enormous weight of 54-lbs. in which 're found four full-grown wild ducks, all of which were,'with the pike, dressed for the table A few days since, a female adventurer enlisted at Dover into a regular regiment, with a recruiting ser- jeant; but, going to be sworn in, her sex was disco- i el vered. She had been in an Ordnance sloop. ■ On Tuesday se'nnight, Mr. Wedderburne Webster, on arriving at the York House, Bath, heard there had been a young Genrlemall living in an .extravagant style at the White Hart, and who stated himself to be Capt. Webster, of the j otl-, Light Dragoons.—Mr. W. who rs a Lieutenant in the Prince's Regiment, and had not been at Bath for a year before, immediately concluded it might be the same person who had within a short time forged drafts on Greenwood and Co., to the amount of got. in his name. He in consequence sent to inquire if he was still there, and on hearing he had gone to Bristol a few days before, he immediately set off, when, through the exertions of the Landlord, the young gentleman was easily found out, and on being questioned whether he had not forged the drafts on Greenwood and Co. and what induced him to person- ate Mr. Webster, he confessed he had fallen into some irregularities within a short time past, and said he never saw Mr. Webster, excepting once at Brighton, and only thought of using his name from seeing it in the Army List, on his first arrival at Bath, where it appeared he lived with an Officer of the 10th Light Dragoons, who being very young was easily imposed on. He had a full suit of the icth uniform, made at Bristol, and had in consequence succeeded in imposing on several respectable tradesmeh. He stated himself to be the son of a Clergyman, and late a Lieutenant in a Militia Regiment of one of the Western counties. He is a young man of about nineteen years of age of good address, and genteel appearance. When Mr. Webster represented to him the dreadful state in which his irregularities had placed him, he exhibited marks of the deepest contrition, declared he had not a friend in the world, and threw himself entirely on the generosity and humanity of Mr Webster, who, in compassion to his youth, immediately wrote to the Magistrate to ;iv lie had no charge to prefer against him. He was of course dismissed, with a suitable admonition. # L His Royal Highness the Prince'of Wales, on Mon- day, gave a splendid dinner to his accomplished "daughter-the Princess Charlotte. It was the first time her Royal Highness had dined in public at Carlton House. The party w more select than numerous, consisting only of nineteen., Lieutenant Lever, who was wounded in a duel with Mr. Knivett, in the neighbourhood of Dorches- ter, on Friday se'nnight, relative to a dispute in' a ball-room, died of the wound in the breast on Mon- day, and a Coroner's Jury has delivered a verdict of wilful murder against Mr. K. wild' has lied, The parties were nearly related. —^ i7' Bow STREET.—-It is extremely to be lamented that the public are not more cautious in sending money otK Bank notes by the post as, notwithstanding the strict and excellent regulations adopted by the Post-Office, the stealing of letters and then' contents is still carried on to, a very considerable extent,, which might in a great'degree be prevented, if those who have occasion to send Bank notes by the post would adopt the pre- caution to cut their notes in two halves, and obtain an acknowledgment of the first half before the second is sent off; or procure Bank post bills. Information has lately been received at the Post-Office of several de-, predations of this kind. Suspicion fell upon George Carnan, a messenger; and on Friday evening a Clerk in the employ of Mr. Parkin, the Solicitor to the Post- Office, and two young men belonging to the Office, seized him, and found upon him the cover of a letter which had been stolen, and several of the notes, which | had been given in ch?nge for the 100I.. note stolen.■ J Harry Adkins, belonging to Bow-street Office, was J sent for, and he was delivered into his custody. On.' Saturday he was examined at Bow-street Office, and was committed for further examination. Last week. as a boy about 11 years of age, son of fl "■ — no/ I I i I t f r, r.. c I & 1 ti 1 P' T k i v L c I I. !i j l! 1 14 fi h I ti v it h; I b, e\ o Cf?rsti, ami jtlie flames communicated to two houses in' Crown-court Mr. Swan's, printer, in Salisbury-court; and at the back of Mr. Gillett's, to Mr. Gale's, and the late Gosport Bank, in Salisbury-square. The sight now became truty awful, sheets of burning paper were flying in the air in all direc- tions, large quarto books in a blaze ascended to a great I height, and then took a course w ith the wind towards St. Paul's; some of them were picked up in Fiirfbtiry-square. At half-past five, Mr. Gillett's ware-hoese and 'printing- otece were. nearly consumed; the floors had fallen in the noise was immense from she falling of the type and print- ing materials. The engines were now tolerably well sup- plTed with water: the furniture of the three adjoining houses in Salisbury-squarewere_thrown out of the windows, and heaped in a pile in the middle of the square. At si*, o'clock the flames burst forth from the of the late bank; it being covered with tile, as the beat operated on them, the tiles cracked, and many pieces were driven t\v« and three hundred yards; the heat became intense. At half-past, six the roof fell in, but was stopped on the attic ,t. fluor; this gave the engines an opportunity of playing WitJi- greater effect. The roofs of Mr..Gillett's and Air. Gale's- houses were now in flames, and by seveittthey fell in. The engines seemed to have, got the commana*of the tire, there being ten playing on the th ree houses at orice. Fleet-street exhibited a most distressing scene the inhabitants of Salis- bury and Crown Courts being chiefly rooinkeepers, they had brought their little furniture into the street, where they were'piled in separate 5ots. The 4*&ress of the wo- nu-n and tlieir children is beyond description—the affrighted infants clung to. their mothers for that protection they were so much themselves in need of one poor family consisted of a widow and two children, their whole furniture did not appear to be worth C5. and on it lay a coffin containing thai corpse of a female infant which was to have been interred yesterday: we are happy however to state, that their little dwellings escaped the conflagration. By eight o'clock the tire was nearly got under: at one time the whole of the pile of buildings from the Square to Fleet street was ia imminent danger, as lie wind blew in that direction. Too much credit cannot be given to tlie liremen of the re- spective Ollices for their exertions., they displayed the greatest intrepidity; one of them had been not more than half a minute before the roof of Mr. Gillett's house fell in, at the attic window, giving directions to those conducting the engines. Mr. Gillett and his sons were actively em- ployed in'trying to preserve the property and furuiture, Mr. G. did not leave his house until the roof had fallen in* It was with the greatest difficulty he could he then pre- vailed 011 to retire, and assisted from his own door to 'ha-L of Mr. Pearks, his opposite neighbour; lie appeared quiift overcome with trouble and fatigue; the only covering he had on was his great coat and nigltt-cap. warehouse. and printing-office are entirely consumed, ) than three years since they were built, and we understand they cost,lum 9,000 guineas. Tire whole of the printing utensils, his extensive stock in trade, and the nuitiber of. valuable books, finished and unfinished, belonging to the booksellers by whom he was employed, have also fallen victims to the destructive element, There were a great concourse of ]>>op!e from eariy hour in the morning until late in Llie evening yesterday$a iul We rejoice in stating, that ho accident took place, nor did we hear of any theft having been committed. The/follow- » insr engines from their several Insurance ii,(-re in tendance: the Imperial, San, Phoenix, Royal Exchange, British, Westminster,-Albion, Eagle, Hope, Hand-in-Hand,. Union, Atlas, London Corporation, and the Globe. 11 i» the genera! opinion that the fire originated in the lower- part of the" warehouse,' which contained publications -to a large amount belonging to Sir Richard Phillips. They are insured, hut nothing near their value. We understand that there had not been 'either a tire or a candleia the holding since the printers left off working by candte-»'^hf» in March last; and that Mr. GJlett, accompanied by hbson?, saw that, thing m-as secure before they retired t-) h,-d on Saturday night. It was customary to leave one of the windows iii the lower wareroom open during the night, for the purpose of drying the sheets, which has led to the sup;, position, that some incendiary had introduced through thfes open window some combustible matter, which communi- cated to th" paper. Sir Richard Phillips's monthly miinbers of The Bible and Geosrraphv, w hich were to he delivered on the 1st of August, and "were fat finished, are ano^t his Josses. Sir Richard s appeared'busily employed in the neighbourhood of the fiiv, I pi-king up the parts of" the boglis which were only in pari consumed. t •*— A '1