Star.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

GLASGOW, JANUARY 31.

A letter from Oban, dated early in the morning of
the 25th of January, states, that at ten minutes to
twelve at night, these was a smart shock of an earth-
quake, which lasted for about five seconds. It seemed
to come from the north-east, and proceed to the south-
west, with an alarming hollow sound, resembling the
rolling of an empty horhead along the street.
A fire broke out on Saturday night in an upholstery
warehouse in J imaica-street, Glasgow, which destroyed
a quantity of feathers, but was extinguished without
doing any other injury.
About three o clock on Monday morning, a fire
broke out at the farm house of Hunterhill, near Paisley,
which raged with such violence, that before the pro-
gress of the flames could be impeded, they had com-
municated with the outhouses and valualfie stack-yard,
and the whitle were consumed.
CONJUGAL Arricrton.—A remarkable instance of
regard for a deceased husband, manifested by his wi-
dow, occurred at Paisley a few years ago, which, for
iconstancy and fortitude, resembles mort the conduct of
a Roman matron than A *cottisn washerwoman.' 'Abe
circiimstance was MAW to us by the wonsan herself,
and, we believe, the truth of it can be attested by many
persons in Paisley :—A few years ago, a man died in
town, leaving his wife and four children in very indi-
gent circumstances. From the nature of his disease,
and other causes, the widow had reason to suspect that
an attempt would be made to disinter her husband's
body after burial. She was too poor to pay for
a guard to watch the grave, and she resoled to
perform the fearful task herself. tier children,
the youngest of which was an infant upon the
breast, were unable to contribute in the least towards
their maintenance, and she was obliged to support
the family, as she does still, by washing clothes.—
Every day, for the space of six weeks after her hits-
bind's burial, did she discharge her duty to the living,
by toiling at her laborious occupation from day-break
till sun-set—while her nights were spent in the church-
yard, tending her husband's grave. Unawed by the
superstitions terrors which the strongest mind could
scarcely fortify itself against in such a place—heedless
of the drifting snow, which sometimes fell in wreaths
around heb—of chilling night-damps, drenching rains,
and howlilig winds, did this affectionate creature, seated
on si tomb-stone by the side of bar husband's grave,
with an infant at her bosom, maintain her solitary vigils,
for forty two successive nights, at the close of a stormy
autumn. 44 h i les," added she, in delivering her simple
narrative, u I was keepit at the Washin -green till
nicht was settin' in, and then I cam straught to the
kirk-yard—lap owre the dyko—and sat nie down on
the thruch-stane tilt the weans broucht out dry claes
an' my supper. After changin' ['user, I just sat down
wi' my cloak about me, faulded my baby in my bosom,
an keepit my dreary watch as weel's I cnfild, till it was
time to gang to the fiel' in the mornin'."—Paialey

Tuesday, there was a grand dinner at the Old Ship
Tavern, Brighton, Sir Gamma SUIFFNIR, Bart. in the Chair, in
honour of the Kina's Accession to the Throne of these Realms.—
It was a most hearty, loyal, and joyous entertainment.
An Ambassador Extraordinary is to be appointed to
represent his Manure at the Coronation of the Emperor of Roma
at Moscow. Fhe visit of the Duke of WILLI/40MM, with hL
numeroutsuite; to St—Petersburg!), is forthe purpose of congratu-
lating the Burnim an behalf of his Burraumic Maassve on his
accession to the Throne, but his Grace win return to England be"
fore the Coronation takes place. _ _ _

COLOMBIAN MINING COMPANY.—A General Meeting
of the Shareholders of this Company was held yester-
day. at the City of Loudon Tavern. The meeting was
numeroukly attended. There were present, Mr. T.
Wilson, M.P. Mr. P. Grenf 11, M.P. Alderman Thomp-
son, M.P. Mr. E. Ellice, M.P. and sever I other highly
respectable individuals. Mr. PowLU h .ving taken
the chair, read the report, which contained an elaborate
detail of the proceedings of the Company's servants in
Colombia, :ind a particular description of the state of
the mines, which were mentioned as very favourable to
the views cf the Company. He then read a statement
of the manner in which the call of 51. per cent. (amount.
ing to 50,000/.) had been applied, from which it :sp.,
peared th.,t there were on hands 10,0001. in Exchequer
Bills, but that bills to the amount of 11,0001. were out
standing, and• unpaid. It w.,s then announced, that a
call of 21. 10s. per share would be made,. The report
appeared to give satisfaction, but none of the proprietors
addressed the meeting. It was ordered to be printed,
and a copy seat to each pmpriet6t, after which the
meeting broke up.

•
• CHELTENHAM.-Canoeing Si.
We are very full here. Lord it Lady Ennui:ll'mi after ti
short absence) have returned to. us. Lady Theta and her nieces
ate also returned from a Continental tour.
General Sir, Jon!), Llamas., and family ME this aterigni,
after a sojourn with us of nine mouthi.
Mrs. llatteou entertained an elegant party on the 17th, at her
mansion in St. Margaret's Terrace: The Mies Sitar's ball last
night, at Tynte Villa, went ofrwkli the greatest Spirit.
Colonel BiliKiLtY'S Fut-Hounds yesterday afforded a very
numerous field an eziellent day's sport, in the country on the
Gloucester side vf the Severn. llost Gentlemen who were well
in with the hounds were seen oft weafltd horses; traielling house-
wards at a tate hour of the day.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain Sinus° Is appointed to command the Socciss frigate;
at Plymouth.
The Crania sloop of war sack in a; fesi dais, from Portsmouth,
with dispatches for the Cape of Good Hope.
Seventeen Portuguese vessels were stranded On the Neutral
Ground, in the Bay of Gibraltar, on the night of she 6th Dec.
The Cora, COA XIII, from LiverpOol to Naples, Was stranded
near Tangiers, 10th ult. Cargo expeetono be saved.
FA tuotrre' JAN. 11.—Wind 5.5. A rrived the &earner
packet, from Lisbon ; Osborn . packet, from the Mediterranean ;
Coburg, lisaarrr, from Yarmouth for Trieste; Margaret, Bow.
MAN, from Loridon for Lisbon ; andGlalgow,Poittlis. from Cork.
Poarsatouro FEL F.
I.—Wind S. to S.S..—His Majesty's ship
Titers, has beret released from quarantine, and is route to Spit_
head. Sailed the Caroline, Twoutr, for London; and the Lady
Wellington, FIE IID, for astre. The Ctreas.fan, for Bengal, got
under weigh, but brought up again.
DEAL, Fes. I.—Wind S. tight breeze, inclining to the Eastward.
—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Alfred, blaooscc, front
Oporto; Succ-ss, Howe, from Trieste; Aurora, Hoturrr, from
St. John's (N. 8.); Melpomene, JOHINIEN, from Honduras • sal
Matilda, 'Vans from Odessa. Arrived from the River, and re-
main, the Rachael, DANIEL, for Ahneira ; Oscar, Hr.timtawicx,
for Gibraltar; Arab, Ramona, for New Orleans • Allies, Comma..
HAM, for Savannah; Africanus, Btu, for St. Diary's; aid. Sarah
and Elizabeth, DANIEL, for the South Seas.
Livitaroot, Jaw. •SI .—Wind S.& W.—Arrived the "Sitelton
Castle, Wsttzs, from hiarankam—sailed the 14th of •Daettaber.
The Warren was to sail fur this port the first week in, lanuary.
The Catherine. for this port, was lost the, day alter sailing, nik St.
Joan Island; crew (except the Master) saved ; vessel and `.ergo
lost. Arrived also, the Elizabeth, Latin, from Cape Breton.
MaamotamADecastaza 14.—The brig Catherine, Juan Sanas,
Master' bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton, sprung a
leak about twelve hours after sailing, and the day after the crew
were forced to ran her on shore, as she was in a sinking state,
and too far to leeward to fetch filaranham; she struck on a bank
six miles from land and soon went to pieces in the surf. The crew
landed on Cassaquira a desert island, when the Master, J 0111(
SWORD, died in four days, from thirst, want of food, and fatigue,
the remainder of the crew were all saved.