FINES IN KaNr.—An extensive wood, near Boughton, was last -- week,
by means not yet ascertained, set on fire ; and as the wind blew . strong at the time, between thirty and forty acres of wood were destroyed - in aliont four hours. The property belonged to G. Gipps, Esq., of How- letts. On Monday seunight, a wood in the same neighbourhood, be- - longing to W. 0. Hammond, Esq., accidentally caught fire, but no . material damage was sustained. We have been informed that another f re occurred ,yesterday, in a wood of G. Gipps, Esq., but have been unable to learn the particulars.—Kent Herald. ELECTION VIOLENCE.—Roger Holt Leigh, Esq. of Leeds, a brother af Sir R. H. Leigh, of 'Lindley Hall, near Wigan, died on the 13th, in --consequence of the injury he received from the mob at the election ; Sir Robert is also considered in a very dangerous state. The other gen- • -tlemen are all recovering.—Morning Herald.
SUICIDES.—On Tuesday last week, in Coburg Street, Crook's Place, - Abraham Cooper, aged twenty-two, who, it appears, had been for some time attached to a young woman named Hannah Field, but who had been unable to marry in consequence of hieing out of employment, went -into the garret of his father's house, and deliberately placing the muzzle of a gun to his month, discharged the piece. Several persons saw him about to commit the deed, but he threatened to fire upon them should any one attempt to enter the room. In the evening, the young woman was so overcome by the melancholy event, that she attempted self-destruc- tion by taking a quantity of laudanum ; the fatal effects of which, how. ever, were prevented by the prompt assistance of a surgeon.—Norfolk Herald.
On Satnrday, James Price, Esq. Clapton, put an end to his life by
• hanging himself. Owing to losses in trade Mr. Price had for sonic time past laboured under a heavy depression of spirits.
On Monday senitight, Charles Spurgin, aged seventeen, apprentice to Mr. Grave, shopkeeper, of Manningtree, Essex, was discovered by his master standing behind the door of his bed-room, fastened to the top of the bed-post by a silk handkerchief tied round his neck, and quite dead. 'It appeared in evidence, that the deceased had lately got addicted to very bad habits; which coining to the knowledge of his master, caused him to be severely reprimanded, and kept more confined than he had been accustomed to. The unhappy lad must have been most determined to destroy himself, as the handkerchief was tied round his throat so tight as to render it exceedingly difficult to cut it ; and before strangling him. self he had attempted suicide by cutting his throat: On Tuesday, a person named Broughton, the wife of a hackney- - c oachman, living in Mile End Road, swallowed poison, of which she died in about eight hours after. No reason could be assigned for her -conduct ; her husband and she lived on the best terms.
ATTEMPTED Svicana—On Wednesday between twelve and one o'clock, as Davies, the constable of Clerkenwell, was passing through Northampton Street, Northampton Square, he observed Mr. William Bentley, of No. 18 in the above street, getting out of tine first-floor -window, evidently with the intentions of precipitating himself into the street. The officer made an instant alarm, and ran towards the spot as fast as possible ; but before his arrival, the unfortunate man threw him- self from the window-, and falling with great violence upon his knees on the pavement, they were literally smashed to pieces.
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