Star.
London, England, 1824-09-17 00:00:00

FIRE 47' GLASGOIV.

Sunday night, at eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in
the workshop of Messrs. C. and J. BROWN, hardware
merchants in Gallowgate, Glasgow ; The fire-engines
were immtdiately on the spot, and the fire was speedily
extinguished, without doing much damage. During
the fire, the officers of police discovered some of the
people belonging to the wotk removing casks, which
they examined, and found to contain gunpowder, which
they seized and sent to the Police-office. We understand
that it is now the practice of the trade, since seizures of
I powder have been made, and fines levied for contra-
vention of the Police Act, to store that article in the
houses and cellars of their neighbours. This we would
mo;t seriously caution the public against, as being only
the means of spreading the evil; and we consider that
it is the bounden duty of every well-disposed person in
this city, to give such confidential communication to the
Superintendent of Police as may lead to the detection
of the powder, and thus insure the safety of the inhabi-
tants. The quantity of powder seized on this occasion,
was sufficient to have blown up one half of the street.
Although an alarm was immediately given, and the
engines were soon on the spot, nearly an hour elapsed
before any water was procured, except what was thrown.
in buckets by the neighbours, who kindly exerted them;
selves to extinguish the flames. The roof was totally
consumed, and a great many of the tools destroyed.—
During the time one of the workmen was away for thti
key, the Police broke into an adjoining cellar, rented by
the Company, when they found, among other articles.
six casks, containing one hundred and thirty—even
pounds and a half of gunpowder, which they carriep
to the office.—trlasgow Courier.

Accounts from Curacoa of the 22J July, state, that,
every person in the island was busily employed in dip'
ging for gold, in consequnoce of several large pieces of
virgin gold having been found at Aruba. One of these
pieces weighed 32 lbs. 8 oz. and many piecei had been
picked up, weighing from 16 to 18 lbs. The Govern-
ment of the place had issued several proclamations to
prevent speculation, and made thz necessary regulations
for securing to the Dutch Government the exclasive
benefit of this new mine of wealth.
Private advice: from the Gulf of Mexico state the
markets to be overstocked with European goods of
every description. At Tobacco the market was filled
with manufactures, &c. for which there was no demand,
and the duties were about to be raised to forty-five per
cent. At Vera Cruz orders had been issued that no fo-
reign vessels should be suffered to enter the river Gua-
zacoalios, and several American ships which had gone
up had been ordered out. The Authorities were also
very strict in enforcing the seizure of all vessels having
Spanish produce on board, and the Administration is
accused of causing detension, and even seizure, in mote
than one instance, without sufficient cause.

Louis, Lucien, and Jerome Bonaparte, are expected
at Carlsruhe. According to an account from that place
of Ist September, it seems that the Princess Catherine
of Wurtemburg, wife of Jerome, weary of the frivolous
and dissipated conduct of her husband, is resolved to
seek a divorce. She has asked the consent of her bro-
ther, the King of Wurtemburg, who has sent a confi-
dential person to conduct the Princess from Trieste to
Rome. It is not known whether she will remain at
Rome, or whether she will fix her abode in Wurtem-
burg.—Brussels Paper.
Between nine and ten o'clock last night, a fire broke
out in the house of Mr. Handley, a linen-draper, in
Haye's•court, Newport-market, which at one time, from
the closeness of the court and the adjoining buildings,
seemed to threaten the whole neighbourhood. Fortu-
nately, however, the supply of water was plentiful; and
the firemen and engines being prompt in their attend-
ance, the fire was got under in time to save the house
from being destroyed, although considerable damage
was done to the front of the house, and some part of
the stock in trade was destroyed.
Thursday se'nnight, the body of a female child was
discovered in the river, near Horsley, Gloucestershire,
tied up in an apron ; on opening which it was seen that
the poor infant had been barbarously murdered, and an
Inquest was that day held, whe■ the Jury returned a
vet diet of 66 Wilful murder against some person un-
known." Suspicion falling upon a servant girl, •vino
had loft the neighbourhood and gone to Cheltenham,
she was traced and taken into custody on. Friday. She
made a full confession of her guilt, and acknowledged
having beaten the child to death, in consequence of the
threats of her lather and mother, who declared they
would tutu her out of doors, and she thought, " as she
would then he thrown upon the world, she had better
Destroy her infant, and then she would be out of her
trouble, ai she was sure justice would overtake her, and
she must be hinged."

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