Two young men were drowned, while skaiting in St. James's

Park on Sunday. Many persons endeavoured to save them, but the ice broke in every direction near the spot where they had fallen in. . On Christmas eve, a fire broke out in the ancient Church of St. Mary's Mat- fellon, Whitechapel ; but it was subdued before much damage was done. The churcft is at present under repair, and the fire originated in one of the flues. A fire broke out last week at the Saracen's Head, Reading. It was quickly extinguished, but one of the servants was so severely burned that she died a few hours afterwards. • An old man, named Vitiftiams, died in Newgate on Tuesday. He had been im- prisoned in it ten times before. We have been requested to contradict the report to which we gave additional currency last week, that a fire occurred in Messrs. Walker, Rhodes, and Co.'s saw-mills, by which three horses were destroyed. A fire, it seems, did occur in

the neighbeurhood) but not in any part of Messrs. Walker and Co,'s premises:

A poor man was found frozen to death in Barbican, Cripplegate, on Tuesday morning.

Mr. Gladman, farmer, near Hanwell, was found dead in the snow near his own house on Saturday morning. He had been merry-making in honour of Christmas, at a public-house in the village along with his two sons. The party got drunk, and the sons staggered home, leaving the old man on the road.

A man of the name of Wheatley died on Sunday night, in the Compter, from the effects of intoxication.

An elderly woman was found intoxicated in the street last week ; and having been conveyed to Covent Garden watchbouse, she died there.

The dead body of a man was found under a hay-stack, last week, at Great Holland, in Essex, with his legs tied. As no bruises were observable, it is con- jectured that the person was one of a party who had been concerned in landing contraband spirits ; that himself and companions had drunk to excess, and, fear. ing that their friend might get into the river during his state of drunkenness, those who left him tied his legs, but in such a manner that when he recovered hie senses he might release himself—Essex Herald.

While a labourer was engaged last week in pulling down the walls of an out house in the village of Aberbythycle part of one of them suddenly gave way, and killed three children who were looking at the operation.

The Perth and Glasgow mail was upset on Sunday night, while crossing the muir of Orchill, about seven miles to the south of Crieff. The coach, in rounding a quick turn, slipped over the south side of the road into the adjoining field, a depth of several feet. The passengers, driver, and guard, escaped without any very material injury. As Mr. Freshwater, second mate of the Retribution, convict hulk, was walking last week near the edge of one of the basins in the Dock-yard at Sheerness, lds feet slipped, and he fell into a lighter, by which one of his thighs was broken.

A boat heavily laden with galley convicts, on their way from the port of lerest to Recouvrance to work, having struck against a vessel near the shore, sunk, and seven convicts were drowned, as well as a boy who was rowing the boat. Last week, three persons were in a sand-hole at Mouldsworth, Cheshire, for time purpose of bringing out sand, when the bank fell in, and the three were instantly covered more than a yard deep with sand. The bcdies were dug out in about half an hour, quite lifeless.

On Wednesday, as Thomas Wilkins, of Gedling, was coming along old Glass. house Lane, driving an ass laden with panniers, he was observed to make a vio- lent attack on a young woman, walking beside him, and to beat her most bru- tally with a heavy stick. After a short intermission, he again assailed her; when Mr. Beardsley, druggist, who witnessed the transaction, hastened up, and wrenching the stick from his hand, asked him the meaning of such barbarity. " She is my daughter," said he ; and in the language of a celebrated hereditary legislator of the county, added, " Have I not a right to do as I please with my own ?"—Kettinghant Review.

A short time since a man in a state of semi-intoxication went into a puha- house at Minchinhampton, and announced that the Rev. — who had a tine field of turnips in the neighbourhood, had kindly given the whole of tee crop to the poor of the parish. The tidings were received with joy, and the heallh of the charitable minister was drunk amid the loudest acclamations; and on the following Monday the field was crowded at break of day by men, women, and children, who worked with wondrous perseverance in digging up and con% eying home the turnips. About ten o'clock the worthy clergyman was observed to approach the field in great haste, followed by his servant, both of them on horse-

back, armed with large whips. The poor peasantry wished to receive this minis- ter of charity with a cheer expressive of their gratitude; but no sooner had lme arrived than he began to ply his whip in a fashion that speedily cleared the field of his industrious parishioners.—Abrielgedfroin the Cheltenham Chronicle. '• Last week, as a young man, undeterred by the inclemency of the weather, wei bathing off the pier of Leitlm, he was mistaken for a seal, and shot at. Ile eecapee - however, without injury.

A young Parisian and his sweetheart attempted to destroy themselves last weed; by locking themselves up in a room, and hanging over a quantity of chat-ewe. They were found half-dead.

At a splendid sob* on Friday evening, at Paris, the Countess de C., impr, rising from the ecark.' table, missed her reticule, which contained a batik- note 1000 francs, and 100 francs in ',old. It was clear that one of the party Intd it, and some persons proposed that everyone should suffer himself to be seareho; This proposal seems to have alarmed the thief, for the reticule and its conteir were, at that moment, found behind the cushion of a sofa in a room that te Countess had entered during the evening.—Galiunani's Messenger.

A deplorable accident occurredon the 19th instant at Rouen. At the extrenlit: of the rue St. Hilaire was a steam-engine, the power of which was let to differ,

cotton-spinners who had looms near it. About one o'clock on the i eth, the boile burst with a tremendous explosion. Although of cast iron and an iuch and a hot in thickness, half time boiler, with the pipes attached to it, was carried into e spinning-room at the distance of fifteen feet, but happily none of the workne • were hurt. The other half, shattered to atoms, forced its way through a into another spinning-room, which the workmen had just quitted. The whole the upper part of the building to which the machine was attached was shaken e pieces, and the looms violently carried from the second to the third story, ar. here it was that much mischief was unfortunately done. Firemen proceeded h- mediately to the spot to extinguish the flames in the event of the building basis; taken fire ; workmen to prop up the threateniug walls, and surgeons to athE succour to the wounded and dying. Upon digging among the ruins, the body a workman was found, of which the head and all the limbs were broken. T victims of this catastrophe are eleven in number—namely, three men killed ee. the spot ; the engine-man conveyed to the hospital, amid since dead; a wontee and a man at the hospital, whose lives are despaired of; and five other nil wounded, but not mortally. The most opposite rumours are circulated upon e cause of this fatal accident, and the real cause is not known. The machine v. of high pressure, and constructed about seven years ago, by Mr. Hall, of Londo Some of the men killed have left widows with families of small children.—GuT,4 nani's Messenger.