FIRE.—An oil and colour shop, No. 1, Borough Road, was
burnt to the ground yesterday, while the owner, Mrs. Maypole, was enjoying the amusements of Camberwell Fair. Another fire broke out in the same street, but it was soon got under.
SUICTDE.—Mr. Samuel Long, a person of respectable property, who had been for some time a boarder in a house in Somers Town, cut his throat on Sunday morning.
GIG ACCIDENT.—Mr. A. F. Kirkman the pianoforte-manufacturer, was killed by the upsetting of his gig in Oxford Street, on Tuesday last. A SAILOR KILLED—A fine young man named Haller, belonging to- a collier brig called the Mary, fell from the fore-yard on Wednesday, while the vessel was going down the River, and was killed on the spot. ACCIDENT IN FETTER LaNE.—On Thursday, the carrier of Whet- stone and Colneyhatch, and his son, were thrown under the horse, the
horse itself knocked down, and the cart broken to pieces, by the careless- ness of one of the Liverpool stage-coaches in driving in front of it. The cart was close to the curb at the time. Miller was considerably bruised, and his son severely so. Had the horse not been stunned, so. that it could not move, they would probably both have lost their lives. ' Ditowsrma--One of the masts of the East India Company's ship, Princess Charlotte, was unfortunatly carried away, about five weeks ago, when within a few leagues of Ascension. Four sailors were on the mast at the time. One of them fell on deck, and was terribly bruised, besides breaking both his legs ; the other three poor fellows fell overboard and were drowned, in the sight of their messmates, who could yield them no assistance, from the violence of the wind and waves at the time. One of the three that perished had been left 2,0001. by a re- lative, into the possession of which he would have come had he lived to reach England.
A MOTHER'S GRIEF .—A girl, six years of age, had been sent by her parents in Perth, to reside with some relatives at Stormont Field. On
Saturday sennight, the little girl's mother walked from Perth to Stor- mont Field, on purpose to visit her relatives and her infant. When the mother had nearly reached the place of her destination, where she hoped
to meet her child, her attention was directed to a group of persons who had just assembled by the side of the river Tay. Prompted by curiosity, she went off her road and joined them. The fishermen were pulling their net out of the water ; it appeared heavy to drag; it evidently con- tained something uncommon ; it was at last hauled out upon the beach ; it contained the body of the infant datighter whom the mother had tra- velled thither to visit !—Dundee Advertiser.
CARELESS RIDING.—On Thursday evening a lad, named Sullivan, having mounted a horse which he was engaged to hold, at York Terrace, Regent's Park, it galloped off with him, and when in front of Chester Terrace, he was thrown on the pavement. His arm was broken, and he was otherwise severely hurt. FIRE.—OR Friday last week, the servant girl of Clough's inn, Bland- ford, was burnt to death, from her clothes catching-fire. The poor wo- man had been greatly fatigued, and had fallen asleep with the candle burning by her side. A FALSE ALARM.—On Monday afternoon, a rumour was current in Nottingham, of an alarming riot at the Leicestershire election, and orders were received for the military to be despatched. Two troops of the Fifteenth Hussars instantly marched from the Nottingham barracks, but happily there was no occasion for them, the only disturbance being a little fracas, arising out of the mob taking off the horses from Mr. Ot- way Cave's carriage, and drawing the ex-member for Leicester into that town.—Nottinghant Review. VERY WONDERFUL.—Last week a fire broke out in the offices at. tached to the residence of the Duchess of Bedford, in Invernesshire. The Duchess herself encouraged those who assisted in stopping the pro- gress of the jlawes.-Court Journal.. [What will her Grace do'next THUNDER STORM.—A thunder-storm on Friday afternoon last week (the thunder seems partial to Friday) proved fatal to a poor man named Nicoll, head servant of Mr. Dickson of Balderdie, near Forfar. The same bolt which struck Nicoll dead, very much injuredlis nephew, a boy of thirteen, who stood by his side, and also hurt a little .girl who was near him. The hair of the boy, and the gown and shift and hack of the
girl, were much scorched.. ;
CIVIL LIGHTNING.—On Friday afternoon, about five o'clock, [still bn Friday, and about five o'clock] a violent storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by a tremendous shower of rain, passed over Chelmsferd.• The lightning, which was remarkably vivid, entered the chimney of a but at the back of Mr. Rayner's house on Springfield Hill, and broke the blade of a sword which was hanging against the wall ; the fluid did no further damage, but dispersed itself in the ad. joining field.—Chelmsford Chronicle. STORM or Wiwn.—A violent gale passed over Herne Hill on Friday last week, which levelled upwards of six thousand hop-poles in the plan- tation of Mr. Francis there. In the neighbourhood of Gomersham also, a number of trees were blown down, and a great many birds were de- stroyed. FLOODS IN IRELAND.—A very heavy and continued rain fell on Wednesday the 4th, in the West of Ireland. Three bridges on the Sligo road were carried away by the floods ; and at Monea, in the neighbourhood of Enniskillen, a young woman, endeavouring to escape from the waters, which had surrounded the house in which she was, was drowned. In the same neighbourhood, an old woman was drowned in crossing a ditch. Besides these disasters, a great deal of damage has been sustained by the farmers and others in various parts of the same district. Near Fermanagh, three bridges have been destroyed ; a mill has been swept away in the parish of Bobo, and two women of the same parish have been drowned. SHIFIvREcK.—On the 30th ult. in long. 36 W. and lat. 48 N. The Friendship of Ulverston was upset in a squall. The captain who was below, was immediately drowned. The crew, nine in number, contrived to cling to the wreck for two days, when diey were taken off at great risk, by the Thomas Tyson, of Maryport. Captain Stockdale fell in with them on the 31st ; but the sea was so high that no boat could be got out. Next morning the whole crew of the Thomas volunteered to save them, .and happily succeeded. From Friday to Sunday, the shipwrecked men had tasted nothing but water. We wish the Cumberland Packet, from Which these particulars are gleaned, had given the names of the crew of the Thomas ; they deserve to be recorded.
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