17 MARCH 1838, Page 7

So great is the destitution in the parish of Chapel-en-le-

Frith, that many poor families are perishing from want of food, fire, and clothing : so large an extent of misery has never been before kuown.—Derby Mercury. On Monday night last, a most destructive fire broke out in one of the buildings of Mr. Barnes's bleaching works, situate a little below 1Voolfold, about two miles from Bury. One of the men went round the premises about half-past nine o'clock, to see that all was safe ; which was apparently the case; but in less than an hour afterwards, the country was alarmed by the fire breaking through the windows of the drying-house. A great number of people soon assembled upon the spot, rendering every assistance within their power. The build- ing, which is a stone one, was twenty yards long, between six and seven yards wide, three stories high, and stood between the lodges of water and the rivulet which supplies the works ; but, notwithstanding the ready supply of water, from the extreme dryness of the timbers, and the combustible nature of the materials within the edifice, the fire raged with such uncontrollable fury, that in less than forty-five mi- nutes the whole of the floors and the roof fell in, and formed one con- fused burning mass on the ground-floor. There were 3.)0 pieces of calico, besides 55 bundles of twist, within, the building, which were almost entirely consumed. We are sorry to say that there are .:rounds for supposing the disaster to have been the work of some iniknown incendiary; for it was discovered that further mischief had been in- tended, it being found the: all the bleaching-liquot had been let out of one of the iron keers, containing a large quantity of twist, in the pro- cess of bleaching, and a tire kindled under the keer, no doubt with the

vilhnous intention of destroying the property. It was, however, . tunately discovered before the twist had become sufficiently dry to do it any material injury.—Manchester Guardian.

A riot took place last week at Holmbush mine, in consequence of the miners not being paid their wages as usual. The London adven- turers had sent the money for the purpose of paying the men, on con- dition that Mr. Malachy gave up possession. This having caused a delay of a week, the men broke into the mine, and afterwards attempted an assault on Mr. Malachy. About forty of them are held to bail.— West Briton

On Saturday evening, the Coast Guardmen on duty discovered the extensive stack-yards of Mr. Alexander, at Newton-on-the- Sea, near Alnwiek, to be on fire ; and before assistance could arrive, twenty-two most valuable stacks were consanned.—Newcastle Paper. On Sunday evening last, a barn at Sunninghill, containing furze, the vroperty of Mr. Wheeler, baker, of that place, was destroyed by fire. The supposition is, that it must have been set on fire by some evil-dis- posed person.—Reading Mercury.