The workhouse at Mile-endlg Town was broken into yesterday morning,

by some ruffians, masked and asinied.':'-irbey clapped a pistol to the head 9f Miss MitsIges, the sullaintenclent arthe establishment, and forced her to give up her keys. They ransacked every place, and carried off 125/. in silver; which had

been provided for payment of the poor on' the following day. "

Many robberies were committed --at the Haymarket Theatre on Monday last, before the doors were opened for the benefit play given on behalf of poor blind Mr. Isaacs. Mr. Stansbury of Covent Garden Theatre was assaulted at the stage-door, and robbed of a gold watch. The thievei seem to have found their way into the theatre too. Mr. J. Russell, who, although, suffering under the in- fliction of tic doloreux- attended to king "The Lads of the Village" in the manner. of Incledon, was robbed in his dressingroom, of a Turkish pipe, with which he came provided to assuage his pain. An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Kensington workhouse, on the body. of Oliver Whittey, wholiad long been butler to Mr. Indes, of Bryanstone Square. He was deemed a man of strict integrity; but on Monday he absented himself from his master's house, and in the-course of the .day forwarded to him about fifty pawnbroker's tickets with the following note :—" Much-injured Sir, with horror. I enclose these, and when you receive them I shall be no more; I hope you and my God will forgive me. 0. Whittey."—The deceased was found in Kensington Gardens on Monday. afternoon, vomiting very much. He was taken to the workhouse, and died in a few hours afterwards. A rope, with a noose in it, was found in one of his pockets. The surgeon who had examined his body could discover no trace of,poison ; and he said he thought the deceased had died from excitement of some kind, added to exposure to the cold. The Jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased died from natural causes, but accelerated by ex- posure to the cold."

A young man named Burley was knocked down, near Leeds, last week, by two men; gagged, and stuffed into a sack. The ruffians proceeded to carry him off upon their shoulders. As they were proceeding through ra lane, a woman- standing at the door of her house heard groans proceeding from the sack, and gave the alarm. They threw down their load, and escaped. Burley has recovered from the effects of their ill treatment.

We are informed, from very good authority, that the smugglers on the Sussex coast have been more successful this winter than for many winters. In the neighbourhood of Rye more tubs have been run in one month than in any winter for the last seven years past; out of three thousand, only one solitary tub was captured.—Brighton Guardian.

The gamekeepers (father and sun) of Lord Yarborough encountered, last week, a party of poachers, five in number, in his. Lordship's preserves. The keepers were reinforced by a shepherd and a countryman ; but they were provided only with bludgeons, while the poachers had fire-arms. In the skirmish which ensued, the keepers were worsted, and nearly killed. The Park-keeper at Greenwich received an order, some days ago, to kill two deer, to be forwarded to Windsor. The keeper's habits have been somewhat dis- sipated of late, and he neglected to comply with his instructions. His brother, they keeper of the deer in Hyde Park, went down togGreenwich and shot the deer. The Princess Sophia hearing of her servant's negligence, appointed him to wait upon her, that she might state her disapprobation of his conduct ; he was at the same time desired to shoot a doe for the use of her Royal Highness, He promised compliance, went out, and shot himself.

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Hinchinbrook House, near Huntingdon, the family seat of Lady Sandwich, was burnt down yesterday morning. Only a small part of the furniture was saved. Lady Sandwich was in town at the time.

A fire broke out last week in the millwright-shop attached to the iron-foundry of Messrs. Radford and Waddington, is David Street, Manchester. About a thousand pounds' worth of property was destroyed.

A fire broke out a few days since, in the house of Mr. Wild, linen-draper, of No. 31, Rathbone Place, adjoining the Percy Hotel. The fire originated in the lower part of the house, and before it was discovered, the stairs were burning. The inmates were therefore forced to leap from the windows. Mrs. Wild was seri- ously injured in the descent : her life is despaired of.. A female of the name of Abbott, in Mr. Wild's employment, has died from the effects of tale fall. Mr. Wild escaped with a sprained ankle. The property is insured.

On Saturday morning, an old man of the name of Wallis, fell on his face on the slippery pavement in Bishopsgate Street, and instantly expired.

On Monday afternoon, as the Wonder, a Greenwich omnibus, was passing over Westminster Bridge, it became unmanagable on the slippery snow ; and horses, omnibus and all, were forced through the shop-window of Messrs. Hill, the braziers and ironmongers. to the destruction of the glass and the derangement of saucepans. Fortunately, however, neither omnibus nor passengers were injured,

and the horses were but slightly hurt. The dangerous state of this descent ap- pears evident from the fact, that since Messrs. Hill have resided there, similar accidents have happened seven or eight times ; and in one instance, where a dust-cart and horse were forced through the window, the proprietor being unable to pay the amount of the damage, was sent to prison.

"—The inhabitants of Arundel were thrown into some little alarm last week by the escape of a large serpent, in the night, from the custody of the showman its keeper. It is supposed that the creature took its course towards the river, as no tidings have been hitherto heard of its peregrinations.

Last week, a flock of sheep, thirty-four in number, belonging to Mr. J. Hebden, of Appleton-le-street, having taken their stand upon the ice which covered a deep pond in the field where they were grazing, the ice gave way, and the whole of them were drowned.—Doncaster Gazette.

The wrecks of two foreign vessels and a cargo of timber were washed ashore near Aldborough last week. The New Denby, of Great Yarmouth, ran on shore near Bridlington.

A ship called La Petite Auguste, belonging to Brest, was wrecked last week, near Hourtin, in the department of La Gironde. Her captain was found frozen to death in the Downs; he was dressed, and had a cane under his arm, and gloves on his hands. Two seamen, who had got on shore with him, were return- ing on board to fetch his papers, when they perceived that he had ceased to live. The fate of the boy who had accompanied the two sailors is not yet known. All the rest of the orew perished at sea. Accounts from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, state the loss of the transport William, on the S.W. Reef of Bermuda. General Sir Hilgrove Turner (the Governor of the island) and his lady were passengers. On the vessel striking, a boat, bearing Sir Hilgrove and his family, was immediately despatched to obtain

assistance from the men-of-war at anchor at Bermuda. It reached the Champion slooisof-war, soon afterwards.; from which, as well as from the Tyne and Colum-

bine, assistance was immediately rendered, but without effect, the transport hazing bilged soon after she struck. The crew were all saved, but the greater part of her cargo is lost.

A great degree of excitement has been caused at Hamburg by the sudden death of one of their most eminent citizens, John George Repsold, to whom their most valuable municipal regulations are owing. The day previous decease, he

was at a dinner party, .where sudden death 'was the subject of conversation., "Let that be'my fate ! whenever it may come, let me die amidst jovial friends, or at my post'." was his remark. In half an hour he was summoned to that post in his capacity of "Men Saver," and within an hour was crushed by the fall of part of the building, while exerting himself at a fire. A woman living at Autun, being on her way on horseback, a few days ago, to Chateau. Chinon, was overtaken by a horseman, who entered into conversation with her. In the course of the colloquy she told him that she was going to the latter place to pay the sum of 2,000fr. Her companion replied that he was bound thither also, and proposed to, travel together. Upon reaching a lonely part of the road, the man alighted, and drawing a pistol demanded the 2.000tr. After some hesitation, she threw down the money, and rode off at full speed. It so happened that the robber had let go his bridle, and his horse galloping off after the other arrived at Chateau Chinon at the same time: The woman immediately made a declaration of all the circumstances to a magistrate ; and upon a cloak- case attached to the saddle of the stranger's horse being examined, it was found to contain 5,000fr., so that the highwayman is 3,000fr. minus by the adventure.— Galignani's Messenger.