Shocks of an earthquake were felt on Thursday last at
Preston, Blackford, Clithcro, Kendal, Blackburn, and other places in Lan- cashire. There was a good deal of shaking of beds and ringing of bells : many persons were frightened, but none hurt.
The Manchester mail on its way from Carlisle was overturned in the streets of Penrith, on the 21st; owing, it is understood, to the horses taking fright from lightning. A gentleman who was on the roof was killed. The guard and the coachman were both hurt.—Tyne llfercury.
The Emerald coach was overturned on Tuesday night, on its road to Birmingham from London, near Fenny Stratford ; and John Webb, the driver, being thrown under the body of the coach, was killed: The accident was caused by the breaking of the axletree of the near forest-heel.
A fire broke out in a tallow-warehouse at Barnet, on Sunday morn- ing: it was communicated to several 'houses in the neighbourhood of the Market-place, and destroyed property worth 50,000/.
On Wednesday afternoon, a stack of corn on the farm of Mr. Galt, near Romford, was set on fire by lightning, in the midst of vio- lent rain ; and notwithstanding the exertions of the neighbours, the fire spread to seven other stacks and a barn, all of which were burnt
down. • Miss Eliza Stafford, said to be a young lady of good family, and lately come into possession of 14,0001. was arrested on Thursday, at a public-house in Greenwich, dressed as a sailor, in company with a gentleman also dressed as a sailor, with whoni she was about to elope. She was taken to London by a constable; who, it is said, was ordered to release her when they arrived there. The cabman who took the parties to Greenwich betrayed the secret of their escape.
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