The soot in the chimney of the laundry at Windsor
Castle took fire on Tuesday evening ; and a report was immediately - spread that the corridor and a large portion of the Castle were in flames! The troops turned out at the sound of the bugle ; the town and barrack engines, as well as the Castle engine, were immediately on the spot; and every preparation was made to extinguish a terrible conflagration. As to the fire, it was 'easily put out, and DO mischief done. Now for the cause—the " origo mali et fons :" a servant had thrown a sheet of paper on the fire ; it was carried up the chimney, and lighted a depot of soot. But it foul chimney in the Queen's finest palace! could there be such a nuisance, and Lord Melbourne a constant imitate ?—From a delicate investigation it appeared, that Morgan, the sweep-royal, who duty it is to clean the chimnies once a month, had not been allowed by the servants to sweep that in the laundry since June last ; hence its foul state.
On the night of Wednesday week, some panes of glass were broken in the window of the Queen's dressing-room at Windsor Castle ; nobody knew how, and some curiosity was excited on the sabject. An In- spector of Police, however, on guard at the Castle, discovered the °Mettler, who had been apprehended in June last for some offence, and more recently been imprisoned for breaking the windows of a chapel. Ile was arrested in London, and confessed that he had secreted himself in the I tome Park, and had broken the panes with stones flung over the wall. The sentinel on duty must have been inattentive, or he would have apprehended the mama; but nobody was aware till the next morn- ing that the glass had been broken.
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