Firies.—Accidents from • have again been frequent in different quarters

of the metropolis, and in one in :::tuce life has unhappily fallen a sacrifice. On Tees-

day morning,.as a woman in Hollen Street, Wardour Street, Soho, Was lighting the fire, her own clothes caught fire ; the furniture of the apartment was soon in a blaze, the flames ascended, and the house was reduced to ruins. The woman pe- rished in the flames, as no aid could be given her. On Wednesday morning, the Duke of York public-house, in George Street, Battle Bridge, and the George public-house, in George Street, Blackfriars Road, were burnt to the ground. In the latter case, the inmates saved their lives with great difficulty. Bye fire which occurred on Thursday evening, in Clarges Street, Piccadilly, a considerable quan- tity of valuable furniture was destroyed. On the same evening, the sugar maim- factory of Messrs. Jacobs and Henrich, Back-church Lane, White:chapel; was burnt to the ground, causing aloss of nearly 8000/. This is the seventh or eighth sugar-house which has been burnt within these two months.. Some excitement was caused in the neighbourhood of Brick Lane on Wednes- day mornine, by the explosion of one of the gasometers in the works of the Char- tered Gas ()company. The damage done to the works is very trifling ; but two of the workmen were burnt rather seriously. DEATHS BY DROWNING.—On Friday morning, the body of an in-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, named Cruchwell, was found hi the mud as tile tide receded from the Thames. It appeared that, on Thursday, he took a strange fancy into his head, of having been accused of a theft, fur which there was not the least foundation ; and the presumption is, that he drowned himself under this delusion.

The body of a female, supposed to be a suicide, was also found on Wednesday on the Surrey side of Waterloo Bridge. On Thursday, a youth was drowned while attempting to take a boat across the Thames. A young man was drowned on Sunday while bathing in the Serpen- tine-river, and next evening another perished in the Regent's-park-canal. - On Sunday evening, a distressing accident occurred at Havre des Pas, island of Jersey. A little before seven o'clock, a party of twelve, who had been enjoying a pleasure sail, approached within a quarter of a mile of the beach. One:of them climbed the mast to tie a handkerchief to it for a flag; and he was followed by another. Before the latter was half-mast high, the boat capsized and sunk, and six out of the teelve were drowned ere any assistance could be given from the shore. One young man not only saved himself, but was instrumental in saving the life of a man and a child. It was a perfect calm when the accident occurred ; but most of the men on board were intoxicated, and the boat had almost been up- set once or twice before. • On Thursday. while the Rev. Mr. Blackburn, of Weston-super-Mare, was amusing himself in his pleasure boat, a sudden gust of wind capsized the vessel ; and owing to the rapidity of the current, Mr. Blackburn, though an excellent swimmer, was prevented reaching the shore. He duper, to the boat as long as he could; but before assistance could come up with him, he had dropped to the bottom. He has left a widow and eight children.

On Sunday evening, two gigs, in one of which were a gentleman and his wife, with a small child, and in the other two gentlemen, were proceeding clown the Mile-end road, at a very furious pace, when, by some stoppage or accident in the -road, the two vehicles neared each other, and at lest came violently into contact. In consequence of the shock received, the gentleman with his wife and child were thrown out of their gig, while the horse, having disengaged himself from the shafts, which were entirely broken, set off at the top of his speed, anti did not stop till he came to the turnpike, where he broke his thigh. The lady's thighs were both broken; the infant was killed on the.spot ; the drivel. escaped without any material iojury. The other gig was hardly damaged. Miss Mary Ann Hughes, No. 5, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden' was on Mon- day afternoon burnt toedeath. The unfortunate lady went into the kitchen to procure a light to seal a-note : part of the brimstope from the match with which

she lighted the candle, fell upon her muslin dress, and in a moment she was en- veloped in fire. Assistance was immediately at hand ; but every part of her body, except that covered by her stays, was so much burnt, that she expired on

Wednesday night. During her short illness, she expressed lio anxiety about her- self, but spoke only of the loss which her mother would sustain, and the affliction

which she would suffer, as she was doatingly fond of her. • At Oldham, on Tuesday, one collier was killed, another nearly deprived of life, and two more were slightly wounded, through the carelessness of the young man who had the inanageinent of the engine by which they had ascended to the pies mouth. He is in custody.

Last week, a girl four years of age died at Arbroath, in great agony, in conse- quence of having swallowed growing hemlock.

A boy who received a gun-shot wound at the riot at Carrick-on-Suir, mentioned last week, has since died. The papers differ as to the state cf the Reverend Mr. Grady, who was thrown from his house : some say that he is dead, and others that he is recovering.

FEN'ER.—II appears that typhus fever has manifested itself in a very malignant type, in Oxford-buildings, Oxford Street, in consequence of the filthy state in which some of the houses are kept. Last week, no fewer than sixteen patients had been admitted into the infirmary from these buildings, all labouring under fever, and one of whom had since died. It was mentioned to the magistrate. at Marlborough Street Office on Thursday, that two of the most offensive houses belonged to a person named Dougan, the inmates of whom were the most imndi gent class of Irish. Dr. Pattison and Dr. James urged upon the magistrate the absolute necessity of immediately abating, the nuisance. The public health was endangered, and nu medical Man could arrest the progress of the disease. If the.

weather became warm, the disease might extend far and wide. The man Dun- gan, who has five houses there, the lower MOMS of which were fille.i with filth

from the floor to the ceiling, was from home, and the investigation was delayed for a few days. In the mean time, the nuisance has been somewhat abated at the expense of the parish.

ILLEGAL FISHING.—Several fishermen were on Monday charged at the Man- sionhouse with having taken white-bait, contrary to the statute. The accused pleaded that it was impossible to avoid committing the offence; and that white- bait were a distinct species of fish, and not the young.of larger fish, as had been supposed. The Lord .Mayor concurred in this opinion ; but the law was impera- tive, and he must put it in execution. The fishermen then stated, that Mr. Gold- ham had devised a plan which, while it relieved them, would equally benefit the public. Mr. Goldham, on being called upon to state his plan, first mentioned, that such was the demand for white-bait, as a luxury in high places, and such the poverty of the fishermen, that it was impossible for them to avoid taking it. The tables of his Majesty, he could assure Iris Lordship, were supplied with white- bait twice a week. His plan was, that the fishermen should pursue their labour at fixed times each day, under the superintendence of an officer, who should take care that all the young fish taken with the white-bait should be again thrown into tile water. 'flue Lord Mayor approved the plan, and recommendee'd that the Court of Aldermen should be petitioned on the subject. It appears, however, that the fishermen are rather partial to the present illegal practice, from a notion that it

enables them to obtain higher prices; they would not promise to petition the Aldermen ; and a mitigated fine was imposed upon them for the present offence.

Snow:sc.—On Sunday morning, James Warters quarrelled, on the Hamp- stead Road, with a woman named Perry, the paramour of a watchman of that name. Blows were exchanged, and matters proceeded from bad to worse, till Warters exclaimed, " My eyes ! I will kill her ; and after I have done it, 1 will end my own life." He then stabbed the woman in the left breast. When taken into custody') he said, " I give myself up, for 1 know my doom, which is to be hung at Newgate." The circumstances were investigated at Marlborough Street Police-office on Monday morning. The prisoner heard the charge with perfect indifference; and when committed for trial, left the bar whistling.

MCRWERS.—A basket was taken out of the Serpentine-river, on Monday even- ing, which was found to contain the dead body of an infant, two bricks, and a piece of a. poker. A surgeon was of opinion that the child had been murdered; and a Coroner's Jury returned a verdict to that effect. A woman was seen throwing the hasket into the water ; but as its contents was not suspected, no attempt was made to seize her. A singular murder was committed on Thursday in Coventry. A woman named Carter, who, though in lowly circumstances, was respected in her station, ob- tained permission from a neighbour, that her little girl, aged six, should remain in her house.for a short time, while she went out. Carter had always expressed great fondness for the child, and took her away with apparent satisfaction. Shortly after, the mother entered the house, and found her child swimming in blood, with the head steady severed front the body. The wretched woman had deprived it of life in a fit of madness.

Stephen Welsh, who had been with others engaged in impounding cattle, near Borrisoleigh, was stoned to death in the streets of that town last Monday evening.

Several persons were looking on at this audacious murder ; yet, strange to relate, at the inquest on the body, none could be procured to give evidence.—Linzerich Chronicle.

A man was last week apprehended in the neighbourhood of Tralee, as an ac- complice in the murder of two men, fourteen years since. One of the perpetrators was soon after hanged on the spot where the foul deed was done. The accused has confessed his participation in the crime.

CUTTING AND MAIMING.-0U Saturday last, William Buckle, aged about twenty-one, was committed for trial to Bury gaol, charged with an attempt to murder Leah Warren, a young woman to whom he was attached. Buckle, it ap- peared, wrought with her father as a bricklayer, and boarded with the family. An attachment sprung up between Buckle and Leah. She broke off the acquaint- ance at the solicitation of her brother and sisters ; and Buckle had some time after attempted to hang himself on her account. They had since occasionally met each other, and walked together : Buckle met her on 'Tuesday night, as she was going to Badwell to her aunt's to sleep, and again they walked about. He twice solicited her to give him her bonnet-strings, she refused, saying they could be of 110 use to him : he afterwards put his aria over her shoulders, twisted the hat- strings round his hand. and said, " If you don't go with me, you shan't with any one else:" after some further parley, and without any threat, he pulled the strings tight round her neck, threw her down on his knee, and cut her throat with a blunt knife. She shrieked; he fled ; and then she ran to her aunt's house, which

was about fifty yards distant, where medical aid was procured. 'The wound was found to be severe, hut not deadly. Buckle, tiller his apprehension, frankly

confessed all the circumstances connected with his crime. He said that it was his intention to have destroyed himself directly, had he killed her ; but hearing her shriek after he left her, he wished to live to see the end of it. In passing from one village to another, on his way to prison, Buckle seemed to be the only one who evinced no regret at what had occurred. He bade the people farewell, with great cheerfulness.

An attempt was made on Wednesday to assassinate Mr. Davis, Governor of 'Warringtou House of Correction. Returning from Kirkdale in a gig, he was tired at from behind a hedge ; and the ball passed through t his hat, but without hurting him.

Roma:Rtes.—Ott Friday, two robbers entered the shop of Mr. Reynolds, silver- smith, High Holborn. Mrs. Reynolds, who was behind the counter, had snuff

thrown into her eyes, and was knocked down by the ruffians, who then proceeded to plunder the shop. An alarm was given, and the robbers made their escape with but a small booty.

One of the stewards of a friendly society held at Southwick, in Hampshire, has been committed for trial on a charge of having stolen one hundred and twenty sovereigns out of the club chest, and placing in their room one hundred and twenty pieces of lead.

A child was brought before the Bow-street Magistrates, a day or two ago, for stealing what is styled in the pompous language of the Police Gazette, "a cop- per coin of this realm, called a halfpenny !" F'inlayson who was last week tried and acquitted on the charged of stealing plate from Sir William Beechy, turns out after all to be the thief. His friends who are respectable, meant to make restitution to Sir William, whatever was the issue of the trial, as they were convinced of his guilt ; but Finlayson confessed the robbery to them, and in about three hours after his acquittal, every article was restored uninjured. He had concealed the plate out of sheer perverseness, and to show Lady Beechy that she had not increased the security of the property by taking away the key from him.

A masquerade was got up at Drury Lane Theatre, on Monday evening. Among the motley group on the boards, was a Mother Goose, who received a two-handed blow with a pitch-fork, from a ruffian in the guise of an Irishman. The lady staggered, and the assailant was seized; but on making some sort of an apology he was allowed to go at large. Last week, a ruffian threw a penny-piece front the gallery of the Liverpool theatre, and struck Mrs. Taylor in the forehead. The lady was borne off the stage, but the wound is not likely to be attended with serious consequences. A brute in Manchester last week tossed his wife, who is within a month of her confinement, from a garret-window to the street, a height of twenty-one feet. Her life is not endangered by the fall. On Monday last, sixty-seven prisoners were brought up before Mr. Foster, at the New Bailey ; all of whom had been apprehended since the previous Satur- day. Most of them were in custody on charges of felony.—Manchester Adver- tiser.

Samuel Cooper was committed, at Biggleswade Petty Sessions, on the 3d inst. to three months' imprisonment, for taking a nest of partridge eggs!

A school-boy, thirteen years of age, was lately fined by the Magistrates of II.. !Muster, in the mitigated penalty of 3/. 3.5., for shooting at a partridge, which, however, he did not kill.

W1TCHCRAFT,—The Correctional Tribunal of Stralbourg have been engaged investigating some charges of sorcery brought against a young peasant of Dan- golsheins, blind from her birth. She pretended that by following a certain pro- cess, she could enrich her dupes by the discovery of a great many millions of French money hidden in the earth, and under the care of the ghosts of certain defunct personages, whom supernatural means alone could induce to abandon their charge. She found some people silly enough to believe her nonsense, and go through her forms of incantation. The Court gravely entertained the charge; and sentenced the blind "weird sister," who was called the White Witch, to two years' imprisonment.