88 ANNUAL REGISTER; 1815. 
stairs, and finding the lower part 
of the house in flames, he went 
up again, and prevented those 
who were coming down, except 
Mrs. Seymour, who rushed down 
to the street door. They were all 
in their night clothes, and had no 
time to dress, in consequence of 
the rapidity with which the fire 
was burning; he next alarmed 
the servants, and they all got 
out at the garret window, over 
the parapet wall. Having also 
given the alarm in the street, the 
watchman came, when Mrs, Sey- 
mour opened the street door. By 
this time the flames had got a- 
head, and it was impossible to 
attempt to save any of the pro- 
perty. He did not know what 
became of Mrs. Seymour until 
she was brought to Mr. Falicer’s 
the ironmonger, in the utmost 
distress about her three children. 
Witness then went to enquire for 
them round the neighbourhood, 
but in vain. He heard nothing 
about them until that afternoon, 
when the two elder were dug out 
of the ruins, and the youngest 
child was also dug out about four 
o’clock the following afternoon. 
Their limbs were entire, but they 
exhibited most dreadful specta- 
cles. The neighbours arrived and 
rendered every assistance, as did 
several engines. Notwithstanding 
their efforts, the premises were 
burnt down in about an hour. 
What occasioned this sad calamity 
he did not know, but he conjec- 
tured the fire communicated to 
the wooden beam in the chimney 
from a copper under which a fire, 
was left burning. The Coroner, 
in his charge to the jury, observ- 
ed that the unforunate circum-— 
stance was quite accidental in 
which they coincided, and return-. 
ed their verdict accordingly.— 
Accidental Death 
The Countess of Antrim’s house, 
Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, 
was robbed of 15 gold, silver, 
and other valuable snuff boxes, 
miniatures with brilliants, silver 
candlesticks, and an immense 
quantity of jewellery, and other 
valuables, supposed to be worth 
upwards of 700/. It is conjectur- 
ed the robbery was committed by 
some person or persons well ac- 
quainted with the house, 
Newry, Nov. 7.—About ten days 
ago, some young gentlemen in 
the neighbourhood of Narrow- 
water, perceived the feet of a fowl 
projecting above the surface of 
the soil in a potatoe field, On 
removing the earth they found a 
hen, which they conjectured had 
been stolen and buried there by a 
fox, who had committed many de- 
predations in that neighbourhood, 
They removed the hen, poisoned 
the flesh, and then left the car- 
case where they found it, cover- 
ed with earth, except the feet. 
At night the bird was removed 
by the fox, who made. his last 
luxurious meal upon it, with- 
out suspecting his danger. Next 
day poor Reynard was found 
dead. 
The Fraternity of Guildry o 
Dunfernline, at a special gene- 
ral meeting held on the 7th cur- 
rent, in consideration of the low 
prices of grain, agreed that the 
rents of their tenants, for crop 
1815, should be reduced from 20 
to 25 per cent. The reduction 
was general to all their tenants, 
even to those who did not apply. 
10.—A melanchely event oc- 
curred in the neighbourhood of 
