CHRONICLE. 
discovered by one of the servant- 
maids, who got up about seven 
o’clock, and finding the lower 
part of the house quite full of 
smoke, informed her fellow-ser- 
vant, who instantly alarmed her 
master and mistress, and then 
went down stairs with two of the 
children and escaped. Mr. M. 
was also coming down with two 
more of the children under bis 
arm, but was prevented by the 
flames ascending up to the first 
floor. He returned, and happily 
got out at the garret window, and 
after leaving the children safe at a 
neighbour’s house, he returned 
and succeeded in getting out Mrs. 
Mitchel and the rest of the family 
the same way. They had scarcely 
left the room when the floor fell 
in with a dreadful crash, the 
flames issuing out at every aper- 
ture. The neighbours and seve- 
ral engines arrived, but their ef- 
forts were of no avail, as the fire 
appeared to burn with increased 
fury, until in about half an bour 
the whole of the premises, con- 
sisting of a shop, dwelling-house, 
and a large warehouse full of 
goods, at the back, were totally 
consumed. Tiie adjoining house 
had also sustained considerable 
injury, and undoubtedly would 
have been destroyed, only for the 
exertions of the firemen, who pre- 
vented the raging element from 
extending any further. It is sus- 
pected that this calamity was wil- 
fully occasioned by some evil dis- 
posed person; one person, how- 
ever, is in custody on suspicion, 
and will be fully examined before 
the magistrates on the diabolical 
charge to morrow. 
In Amsterdam, during the pre- 
sent year, the registered births 
lif 
were 7,050, viz. males 3;462, fe- 
males, 3,588; deaths, 7,047; mar- 
riages, 1,963; divorces, 14. 
Patriotic Donation.—Therector 
of Framlingham, in Suffolk (the 
Rev. Mr. Norcrosse), soon aftet 
the battle of Waterloo, wrote to 
the duke of Wellington, stating 
that in his opinion, the non-com- 
missioned officers of the British 
army were by their valorous 
conduct on that day entitled to 
some distinct marks of their coun- 
try’s approbation, and therefore 
he felt disposed for one to offer 
his humble tribute to their merit. 
In order that this might be pro- 
perly applied, he requested the 
favour of his Grace to point out 
to him the non-commissioned offi- 
cer whose heroic conduct, from 
the representations which his 
Grace had received, appeared 
most prominent, to whom he, 
the rector, meant to convey, in 
perpetuity, a freehold farm, value 
10/. per annum. The duke set 
the enquiry immediately on foot, 
through all the commanding offi- 
cers of the line, and in conse- 
quence, learnt that a serjeant of 
the Coldstream, and a corporal 
of the Ist regiment of guards, 
had so distinguished themselves, 
that it was felt difficult to point 
out the most meritorious; but" 
that there had been displayed by 
the serjeant an exploit arising out 
of fraternal affection, which he 
felt a duty on this occasion to re- 
present, viz,—That near the close 
of the dreadful conflict on the 
18th, this distinguished serjeant 
impatiently solicited the officer 
commanding his company, for 
permission to retire from the 
ranks for a few minutes ; the lat- 
ter expressing some surprise at 
