Mr. Vance, a medical practitioner of eminence, met with an
acci- dent which caused his death, in a singular manner. The following particulars have been sent to the newspapers by his friend Dr. Willis, of Sackville Street-
" Mr. Vance had been occasionally, in attendance on Mr. Broadley, a gentle- man of independent property, residing in Lower Grosvenor Street, whose habits had long been singular, but not such, I presume' as to induce his friends to place him under restraint. Mr. Vance was sent for to attend him on the 19th instant ; and found him in a state of so much excitement that he deemed it prudent to recommend his being placed under the charge of a competent attendant; which was accordingly done. Mr. Vance repeated his visit on the 2Ist instant, and met Mr. Broadley on the drawing-room landing, accompanied by the attendant, in the act of ascending to his bed-room ; on reaching which, he succeeded, after a struggle, in shutting out his attendant and making fast the door. Mr. Vance was proceeding up stairs, in the hope of pacifying Mr. Broadley, when Mr. Broadley suddenly rushed from his room, and coming in violent though accidental collision with Mr. Vance on the stairs, he was pre- cipitated to the bottom, and fell on the edge of the window seat, receiving a very severe wound on the forehead. Mr, Vance, although seriously injured, was able to assist in binding up his head, previous to the arrival of Mr. Earl, who was in immediate attendance, and accompanied Mr. Vance to his residence in Sackville Street ; but, notwithstanding the unremitted attentions of this gentleman, as well as of Mr. Pettigrew, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Mr. Richard Vance (his brother), and Dr. Outram, he gradually sunk, and expired on Tues- day evening."
A fire broke out, on Monday evening, on the premises of Messrs. Morrison, Cryder, and Co. of Broad Street, Bishopsgate Street. Considerable damage was done to the building. The fire was occa- sioned by overheating a stove in the counting-house.
On Tuesday morning, the premises of Mr. Joyce, a draper, in Brompton, were destroyed by fire ; and Mr. Battye, a very old gentle- man who lodged there, was burnt to death. His "calcined remains," as the reporter says, were found in the back premises.
A fire broke out under the stage of the Victoria Theatre on Wed- stesday night, but was fortunately extinguished without alarming the audience.
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