Star.
London, England, 1826-12-28 00:00:00

cLASGOW, &Cann 11...

Dastwou.-- yesterday was 0110 of the &Ikea dale wticb ban
Men witnessed In Glasgow fae Many yeirs. . Fee severil boors
duriog the middle part of the day the darkness was so gnat, thin
caudles, and gas when it could los übteloed. were bled in one
I.:change Rooms„and in every shop sad coo ' eoet.l the
City. The atmosphere was cloudy and calm, with * aloft Ms.'
'e barometer, which had been gradually rising for sineval days
preceding. stood at 30.5. Such phenomena at this seam of Ibo
year are very frequendy the precursors ef settled frosty weather.
Sunday afternapn, Wm. Gray, one of the city sneers. was taken
onerellin Regent-street, while on his way to go to Church with
the bligistrares. He went into a house, and a surgeon-was instantly
procured, but he expired In a few *shrines.

LATE FIRE IN ST: GEORGE'S CRESCENT.
Yesterday, an Inquest was held at Sr. George's 'Work-
boese,"Mitit.s6eet, Borough, on, the body of
.Mrs. Mary
Wilton,,aged 50, whe lost her life at the late fire in St.
George's Crescent., Mr. Biekerton stated; that he lately
resided at N 0.4. St. George's Crestent, near the Surrey
Theatre. About two o'clock on Sunday morning last,
be was awakened by a ringing of the house bell, when
Mr. James, his partner, who resided in the house,
Tibhed into hii chaMber, and said; " For Gon'a sake
save yourself." He then leaped out of bed, 'and Me.
Julies tan up stairs, and alarmed the boys and the
housekeeper ; before witness could getout of his room,
he heard the deceased says " Whereas the fire?" Wit-
ness hastened down stairs, and on opening the shop-
door discovered, in the right-ItiurcOrner, a large body
of •fire ind smoke. Witness ran vp stairs. and got our
at ,the drawing-room window into the adjoining house,
as also did the apprentices an his partner, Mr. James.
He had been-in bed abiiiit 20 minutes before he heard

the alarm ; had beta smoking a cigar with two or three
other pentad! in tite thdp; just. before they went to bed,
and he ,ViSS:left 1, low tci. estinguish the fire.in the stove
and put,cout, the, ; he-effected the former by throw-
. ing a. basin ()former upon it. He then went up to beat
• the fire be considered sufficiently' safe when be left it.
' Could hot oteodtit for the of the fire. Deceased
, slept: it- the ,tront J ain't!, the partner to the
last withers, confirmed she ••above statement.—Henry
• Rush, one of the apprenttces, stated that as he Was making
for the driv44-room to effect his escape, he met the de-
teased, Avlioas he desired:to follow him. but she turned
... back again so her room saying shewonldterch bet Leghern
3 bonnet. He never saw her after,tili her remaitisWere taken

opt of the ruins.,—Wm. Chapman, bother apprentitl,
stated that ort.being Alarmed by his master, he m :de his
way down stiirst but on teachings!), drawing-zoom, the
smoke . was so intense titat.s was libliged to return ; at
this time the *deceased was behind him, and returned
:with bim to the second floor front room ; witness bete

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• lold her they must-either jump oat of the window or be
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~burped. She .screamed very much, and the flaw s
Aoming up the staircase very fast, he jumped out and
isfwwards she threw his trousers to hins,Keys, a
.ssperiutendent of tbw watch, eloiras. 4 the inmates. lie
declared that had there bent a plentiful supply of water
On the main, at the time thi fire broke out, the house
and the life of Ate; deceased wtatbihave been :need,—
The Jury, in string terms, remolifol.,upon this circum-
stance, and inquired what wltorkstpplied that neigh.
bourbood they, Term anurged ..tbc South Lambeth
Watep.works. They. then vitlyiteA a Yordict—" AeCi--
dentally tat to cleath."„. -

Wc,l,ll!_t.lY!sk.,tiriAlf anticsd•the departure of Vent..
Colonsb • •

..+peiafieres, in Cadmus, factiseeasta of Africa,
where, he is gone on a, snission-from-hie Majesty's Go-
. 'cm:mot, which is said to embrace the most impottani
objects connected with .our.sesileinents in that quirter of
. the glob‘ -The precise-new of these objects does not.
Of Course) trarispiut; but itrisoodessrood that they relate
to the .opening of • a, conamemigintetcourse. with some
of the kipgclumscreoently ezplormilipCapt. Cappello's.
and to the formation of a mace?coheenient and central-
.establishment :for .the head questirs of our Africall'
. settlements. •erhich. may facilitete the communication
with the ants nor of that .rest continent. Sierra Leone is
not calculated to server: the objects new is
view. It has no navigable rivers. and the soil is found toJ
;he and unproductive. The climate is also deadest.
:N lug to all enterprise, and from these various causes; the.
-condition of the slaves /oho have been rescued. fresh
captivity, Fund sent te-tbat Colony, hams not undergone'
that amelioration whiobehe sanguine promoter. el abo-
lition expected. It should be confessed, however, Herat
the Bridal Government bad nothing whateur to do with
the original foimation of the settlement at-Sierra Leone
Some philanthropists were the jest projectors, in 1787,
through whom it passed into the bands of aiompany,
whose resources having become bankrupt in 1807, the
English Ministry then first took charge of the colony.
Sipco that time it has been used as a depot for the
li-
berated African slaves, of whom there are at present
-about 14,000 in the Colony. These are instructed ,in
some of the arts of civilized life, and taught to labour
ilf,the -fields; but the produce of their industry has,
hithetto been slight, nor have they made any cons-
xecoiorme advances in civilization. Yet were the'
designs of Great Britain •, highly honourable to het
character. She expended her blood and treasure on the
..scheme of human improvement; and though her hopes''
have not yet been realized, the causes which beveled to
this disappointment are not irremovable; the experience
of the past will almost answer for the success of the
future; and we look forward with confidence to witness
her energies employed on some more propitious soil,
carrying on' he grand work of human amelioration with
an ardour increased by past difficulties. If the prompt-
ings to this sacred duty required any selfish consi-
derations, there are many that might be urged with ir-
resistible force. New sources of trade are wanted by the
country—new customers must be found to consume our
'manufactures; and though but a poor picture is drawn
of tie state of the native African tribes at present, yet,
by opening a free intercourse with the most intelligent
of these nations, by teaching them. the value of Euro-
pean arts, and the morals and manners of civilized
life,-there can be no doubt that in the course of time the
immenseCootinent which is now enveloped in barbarism,
would become a valuable market for our commodities,
when the Old World is comparatively closed against
es by the rivalry of other nations. To this end indeed
have travellers been sent to explore Africa; and we
rejoice to find that their labours are now drawing
to a conclusion. The last accounts from Captain
Clapperion leave no doubt that the Niger rues
into the ocean et the Bight of Benin, after traversing
nearly the whole extent of Africa. Here, then will be
the spot to erect a settlement s through that celebrated
river, which is said to be navigable tor 1.500 miles. a
trade could be carried into the heart of Africa. The
island of F. rnando Po, at the mouth of the Bight, has
bete recently surveyed, sad it is supposed that this
island wail be selected as the future head-quarters of
the Bsiiish Pi.cet in Africa..

dosalgoom IapA;DMOS:

.Volllllllllotrat Cm 27.
•Arrieed the bt. Lawrence transport, Srons
for Lisbon. Sailed the Beeline transport, for
with troops and honei.a.Wind

PASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
4121,413.
The Bari of , at his house In Sc. lenses's-square,
from Ms seat, Surrey; the Earl of Easton, at kis
loam In Grosvenor-plant, from Ms seat, Sainsy Forest, Northing).
timidly; Mr. and Mrs. Hersey and family, at Warren's Hotel.
Regent-street, from their seat, Part-place. near Windsor; Captain
and Mrs. Brenton. in Lower Grosvenor-street, from Paris ; Major
Ricketts and Captain Knowles, from a tour; and Mr. and Mrs.
Emerson from their seat in Sontersetshire at Fenton's Hotel. St.
James's street ; Dr. Mrs. and this Mines Mirshans, from Windsor ;
Make, Esq. Mrs. Blake, and family, front Bury Sc Edmunds;
and Peter Purcell, Esq. fromi Ireland, at Fiadong's Hotel, Word
street; Edward Thread, Esq. Mrs. and Miss Farraad, from York-
shire J. Danneey. Esq. from Nottinghamshire ; and St. George
Caulfield, Esq. at illvares Hotel, Lower Brook street.

DENIRTURE&

The Duke of Devenshireirem the Earl of Carlisle's seat, Castle
Howard, Yorkibire, for Wortley Hall, Sheffield; Dowager Lady
RBenbeeough, for Bast Grimstead; Major Maitland; from the Su
George's Hotel, Albeetarle street, for Devonshire; the Dowager
Countess of Carhamptun, for her seat, Payne 's Hill, Surrey ;
Baron Bagel, from his house in New street, Spring gardens, on a
tour; Captain and Mrs. Mellish, and Win. Meyers, Esq. frOm the
Bads Hotel, for Brighton.