On Sunday night, between ten and eleven, the residents in
Man- chester Square and the neighbourhood, were startled by a loud report, as it was supposed, of a cannon ; but it was discovered that a hand- grenade fastened to the railing of the French Ambassador's house, had been fired off, as part of the combustible material was found burning. A woman who was passing near the house was severely wounded by some missile in the back of the neck ; and it has since been ascertained that two men, who had the appearance of foreigners, stopped a woman who was walking along the square with a lantern, soon after ten, and that one of them lighted a small piece of candle, which he put into his hat, remarking to his companion, "It's all right now ;" when they both proceeded on. [Poor old Count Sebastiani will suspect that some Journeyman or apprentice of Fieschi has arrived in London to try in- fernal experiments upon him as Louis Philip's representative.]
As one of the Margate steam-boats was returning to London yester- day week, the captain observed at a distance six men clinging to a plank in the water, and immediately proceeded with the steamer to their relief, and fortunately succeeded in getting them on board, but in a very exhausted state. It appeared that they were the crew of a brig which had been wrecked near Margate during an equinoxial gale, and bad gone to pieces. They were quite destitute, and the passengers raised a subscription for them.
An inquest was held, on Tuesday, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Mr. David Ingram, a West India merchant, who was run over a few days before in Newgate Street, by a hired cab, the driver of which was taken into custody at the same time. It appeared that the cabman was driving carelessly, and he was committed for trial on a verdict of "Manslaughter."
On Wednesday, an inquest was held on the body of Jeremiah Dris- coll, a boy nine years old, who was reported to have died through fright, in consequence of having been confined in a vault for some trivial fault. It appeared, however, from the evidence, that it was more than three months since the boy had been confined in the vault ; and that for several weeks afterwards he was in his usual health. He then became ill, and continued getting worse, till he was removed to the hospital in a decided consumption, and there he died. No blame was imputable to any party, and the Jury returned a verdict of natural death. On .Saturday afternoon, as the Sylph, Woolwich steam-packet, was returning from m Hungerford Market, in passing under one of the arches under repair of Blackfriars Bridge, the funnel came in contact with the straw suspended from the top of the arch ; the consequence was, that it fell with great violence, and struck Colonel Jones, belonging to tbe Royal Artillery, on the back. A medical gentleman, who hap- pened to be on board, rendered every assistance to the unfortunate sufferer, who is so seriously injured that IIP in not expected to survive.
Several other passengers were more or less hurt ; and the concussion was so great, that the principal gas pipe was torn away and the lights on the bridge were extinguished.
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