| Description | 'Dearest Jack' Is heartily sorry to call him 'Mr Sheriefe' but so it is, but had he not concluded that Owen's brother Williams had looked narrowly to that affair he thinks he might have prevented it. They were all scared last night with another fire, for about 7 or 8 last night the Horse Guard house over against Whitehall took fire in one of the haylofts, and had not the wind been very low, might have done mischief enough. But God be praised it was put out betimes. It is not known how it took fire but most people conclude by accident, for all the men were on duty and never discovered it still it flashed out of the windows. No news stirring but that Denham's fine wife is adying. "I pray God send in peace, there is no likely hood of any such things yet". The £180,000 thought to be charged upon the chimney purchase is now out of doors again and the Parliament are now upon new thoughts to lay £1100,000 by Land Tax and the rest to go upon the poll and an excise upon all foreign wares. |