19 APRIL 1957, Page 17

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APRIL 21, 1832

THERE was an alarm of fire at the House of Lords on Stmday; which was, however, soon put down. It appeared that a portion of the mattin4 which covers the passage by which the King enters, had been placed too near the stove which stands in the centre of the passage, and had caught fire. There was a great deal of smoke, and some heat, but very little flame; so that the affair, in its essential characters, suited remarkably well with the practice of the House.