Star.
London, England, 1828-12-04 00:00:00

GLASGOW, DEC. 2.

Saturday night, about hal-past eight o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out in the extensive weight's shop
occupied by Mr. Pan. Croily iu Howard•streer. Owing
to the highly cnnabustible nature of the propene, the
tire spread over the whole premises with amazing rapi- ,
oily? and the first notice thi inhabitants had of the
calamity was the sudden and general illumination of the
atmosphere. The whole of the police and fire depot t-
ments, with the engines and water-butts, were on the
spot with their accustomed dispatch, but it was soon
found to be impossible to save any part of the buildings.
As much water, however, as could be procured in that
quitter cf the city was thrown on the burning, in order
to preserve, as far as possible, some large logs of ma-
hogany belonging to other proprietors, which lay in the
sawlits under the building. The damage done on this
occasion must have been very considerable indeed,as the
premises of Mr. Croily were stocked with rosewood
veneers, and other finely seasoned and valuable woo.!,
bendes a great quantity of costly furniture which was
to have received its finish in the beginning of the week...
There were horn twenty to thirty cabiuet-makers em-
ployed in the shop, the whole of whose tool-chests have
been lost, which must prove a great hardship to those
(the larger number we understand) who had neglected
to instate them, besides being thrown out of employment
at this season of the year;
WICATHER.—DurinS the *hole of Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night, it rained incessantly, in con-
sequence of which the flood on the river was yesterday
very high, and several places in the lower parts of the
town were inundated. The police during Sunday night
very judiciously informed the inhabitants in the Bridge-
gate and Broomielaw of its ri.e, and those who had cows,
pigs, &c. caused them to be removed in time. Several
individuals, particul srly poor families, who inhabit the
miserable hovels in the Bridgegate, removed then fur-
niture. So strong Was the current at the Broomielaw
that it cal tied away one or two landing-boles belonging
to the Steam-boat Companies. At Itersowfield the water
towed some cotton mills, in consequence of a tunnel,
at present erecting by the L-.ndon Street Commissioners,
beina too small, vibe eby the water was forced back.—
The damage which the cotton mill sustained is etti-
mated at three to tour thousand punch. Yesterday the
Weather was clear and fine.

FUNERAL Or CAPTAIN CANNING, R.N.—Yesterday
morning, at eleven o'clock, the remains of the Right Hon. Captain
Canning, R.N. eldest soo of the late Premier, which bad been
brought to lingland from Madeira, where he, unfortunately, lost
his life in the manner which we hive before stated, were conveyed
from Ilarcouit-house in a hearse drawn by four horses, followed
by four mourning coaches with four horses each, to Westminster
Abbey. The corpse was received at the western entrance to the
Cloister*, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster (Dr. Ire-
land), who commenced the Kriel service while the win was can
tied to, and lowered down Into the grave prepared for the de-
ceased, at the pirtitioo gate, which intersects the southern cloister,
at the south east corner. Among the mourners we noticed some
officers of the navy, the deceased's brother first following as chief
mourner. Oaring to the earliness of the interment hour, the usual
hour being 12 o'clock, there were very few avengers present.
Saturday last, the 22d of November, were interred
in the west churchyard of this town, the remains of John Murray,
late of the 25th Regiment of Infantry, aged 92. ll* was im-
pressed into the service soon after the breaking out of the war in
17;6,and joined the 25th Regiment, or King's Borderers, in which
corps (although he never would accept the bounty) be served as a
good soldier, under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Ferdi-
nand of Brunswick. In the glorious ba•tie of Minden. fought on
the Ist of August, 1759, where the 25th Regiment particularly
distinguished itself, our hero shared its honours, and used to boast
that he hod escaped without a wound, although there were op.
wards of thirty shot holes through his clothes and accoutrements.
lu the campaign of 1760 be was not alike fortunate, as, at the bat-
tle of the Bog, he almost at the same Instant received three wounds.
!Nut musket-balls, one of them of a dangerous nature, in the groin.
to consequence of which, being left on the field, he fell into the
hands of the enemy. From France be was exchanged in 1761,
sod invalided fir garrison duty at Sheerness, where he served for
upwards of twenty years, until placed on the pension list, from
which he has been supported for a period of forty-four years. Ile
is supposed to be about the last of the survivors of the memorable
batik of Minden. The veteran retalued his faculties to the lase,
and the reserve companies of the regiment in which he bad passed
the store distinguished and active part of his life happening to be
w in gorily's' here, the commanding officer readily complied with
Its dying wish, that be should be buried as a soldier by bis old
corps; and the whole depot, accompanied by the band of the
Aberdeenshire Militia, attended the corpse to the grave, where it
was interred with military honours. The deceased had great at-
tennosi.paid Inns by Colonel Farqubarwm and the other Officers of
the liegioient, and was so great a favourite with the privates, that
we understand they intend erecting a head-.tore to the memory of
he gallant veteran,—albewiten atrmicle•