A paragraph copied last week from one of the Daily
Papers, relative to an alleged suicide committed by a Sir Charles Baring, is contradicted, and • said to be totally void of foundation. On Sunday night, Mr. Mosley, undertaker, in Duke Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, was aroused from sleep by deep groans, proceeding apparently from the yard. He went down, and found a lodger of the name of Hill, .naked and insensible on the pavement. Mr. Hill's mind has been very much weakened by misfortunes; and Mr. Mosley's house having been robbed a few weeks ago, Ile has been extremely nervous ever since. He had fancied that he heard robbers in the house, and in his fear lead attempted to descend by the window. His foot caught the sill of the window, and he came head- foremost to the ground, a height of nearly twenty feet. His life is despaired of.
Mrs. Jackson, a maiden lady residing in Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square, was burnt to death on Tuesday night, in consequence of soot falling down the chimney, and causing a blaze which caught her clothes. Mrs. Reading, who was so severely burnt and injured in endeavouring to save her three children at the fire at Old Brompton, last week, expired on Sunday morning, from the effects of the shock and the injuries she had sus- tained, having only a few hours previous given birth to a still-born female child. The melancholy fate of her poor children was kept quite secret from her, and she had no idea they were dead. A few minutes before her death, she expressed a great wish to see them, but was informed they were quite well in the country. The children were buried in one coffin, in Chelsea Church-yard, on Sunday last, amidst a large concourse of spectators. On Thursday afternoon, a house in the Strand (No. 448) fell down with a dreadful crash. Several workmen were severely bruised by the fall, but none dangerously. The house was one of those required to be pulled down by the late plan of improvements.
The wall of an old malt-house, in North Anne Street, Dublin, fell sud- denly on Monday, killing one man and wounding several others. Several persons who were in the immediate neighbourhood had accidentally walked away but a moment before it fell.
So deep was the snow in Shropshire, last week, that two poor men perished between Bishop's Castle and Church Stretton. The snow con- tinued the whole of Thursday night, and most of the next day.
A duel took place at Ostend about a fortnight ago, between Mr. Berkeley Bond and Captain Stuart, in consequence of a quarrel the preceding even- ing. Shots. having been exchanged without effect, the seconds interfered, and a- reconciliation ensued. 11TAIJNHAY THUILSDAY.—The Bishop of London held a confirmation at the Chapel Royal, St'. James's Palace ; and about sixty of the young nobility and gentry were confirmed. At the chapel at Whitehall, his Majesty's bounty was all distributed in the morning, instead of being distributed
morning and evening, as formerly. •
Twelve adult Jews, who have adopted the Protestant religion, are to be baptized next week in St. James's Church, Westminster.
BERKELEY PEER. a—Sir John Shelley Sidney has presented a petition, to the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords, praying to be heard by Counsel against Colonel Berkeley's claim to the barony (by tenure) of Berkeley. MR. SPENCER.—The Rev. E. Phillips, of Hathern, has addressed a let- ter to the Leicester Chronicle on the subject of this young gentleman's con- version to the Roman Catholic faith, contradicting many of the facts pre- viously set forth. Front Mr. Phillips's account, we • do not think that the Protestant Church tam have much reason to regret the loss, or the Catholic to rejoice at the acquisitien' of the new convert. He seems to be a flighty,' imbecile young Man j and, having quitted the faith in which he was edu- cated, without deliberation, we do not think it at aU improbable that hemay return as lightly as he has gone away. Sin FRANCIS BURDETT.—The honourable baronet has been admitted by ballot a member of the Council of the. Reform Association. There were four black and eight white balls ! RECORDER or RINGSToN.—The late Mr. Evance, whose death was an- nounced last week, was for many years the Recorder of the ancient town of Kingston-upon-Thames, and highly respected by the Corporation. lie was buried on Wednesday, in the new burying-ground at Kingston ; the whole of the Corporation attending in sleep mourning. Mr. Evance is to be sue. ceeded in his official situation as Recorder, by the talented Counsellor Roots second son of Dr. Roots, of Kingston ; a gentleman universally beloved and esteemed by every person in the neighbourhood, more particularly by the poor.—From a Correspowlent.
Mr. Bainbridge, the rich merchant, died intestate. Letters of adminis- tration have, however, been granted to his eldest son ; the personal property is estimated under 300,0001.
Mr. Chenevix, whose attainments in chemistry and literature had gained for him a high reputation throughout Europe, died at Paris on Monday, after an illness of a few days. N. Recamier. the celebrated French banker, died on Monday last. The celebrated tortoise, inhabitant of the Bishop's gardens at Peterborough for nearly two hundred years, died on Friday.
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