The Commercial Hotel at Poplar was discovered to be on

fire at two o'clock on Friday morning. So far as it can be ascertained, the fire broke out in a club room in the eastern part of the building., and was not discovered till it reached the room where the pot-boy and "boots" slept. The pot-boy immediately gave the alarm ; ran down stairs to apprize the faultily ; returned to his room, and as the fire had seized the staircase, prepared to leap from the window, urging his bed fellow to follow his example. He threw up the sash, and was about to make the spring, when elle casement and framework gave way, and he was precipitated on the iron railings in front, and very much injured by the spikes: Two bar-maids, who in their alarm had suspended themselves from a first-floor window, were extricated from their perilous situation by the address of a sailor. Mrs. Stroode, a

lady who slept in a back chamber, had partly got out of a window, when, recollecting that she had left her purse, site returned ; and was afterwards found in a state of insensibility. 'Clue poor man who slept with the pot-boy lost his life. The eastwing of the Hotel, consisting of the tap and two magnificent apartments besides bedrooms, is a ruin.

John Hicks, a sailor, was on Tuesday admitted a patient into Guy's Hospital, having suffered severely by the attack of a cat. It appears that the cat, which belonged to the brig, Robert Peel, had strayed on board the ship to which the sufferer belonged, the Lady Keith ; and, upon his attempting to drive it away, it sprang at him, and seizing hint by the hand with its claws, grasped his thumb in its mouth, and bit to the bone. A person on board the ship hearing the cries of Hicks, endeavoured in vain to take her off; and the animal, for a long time bore the effects of a lighted candle to its feet, before it would let go its hold.

At length it fell oft', and made its escape. The man's arm became much inflamed, and is now in a high state of gangrene. It is feared that the animal was in a rabid state.

Two ships ran foul of each other, on Friday week, oil Blackwell ; and a man and a boy, who were unfortunately jammed between them, were dreadfully injured by the collision. The boy lived but three hours. The man's leg was fearfully crushed, but it is hoped that amputation will be unnecessary. No time was lost in carrying them both to the hospital.

The Monarch, one of the Ipswich coaches, was overturned last week on its way to London. Two of the passengers were a good deal hurt.

A mats about thirty years of age, dressed like an artisan, rushed into a baker's shop in High Street, Whitechapel, the other day, and snatching a large carving knife, ran with it into the Bull's Head, and made his way hastily up stairs. A boy, who was sent after him, found him in an upper apartment, stretched on the floor, with his head nearly severed from his body, and the knife lying by his side. Life was not quite extinct , but he lived only a few moments.

A farmer, who some years ago held one of the best farms in Essex, and lived, on a handsome independent property,like a squire, recently died in London in the most abject penury. His wife, who had contrived to support the family, earned her pittance by hawking about tea ten or twelve miles a day, and had just ninepence in the house at her husband's death.

An accident, which might have been attended with fatal consequences, occurred on the ddd instant, at the Lille Theatre. Two men, surnamed the " Alcides of

the North," had attracted a full house, to witness their feats. One of them was tied by the feet to a beam, supported by two wooden props, at the height of the scene4oft over the stage, and held his companion suspended to his hands. On a udden, the beam and props gave way, with a tremendous crash, and the two

Alcides fell frotn a considerable height to the stage, and received some contusions: a musician in the orchestra upon whom the timber fell was severely wounded in the head.

Mr. Samuel Ellis, a respectable farmer, near Walthamstow, drowned himself last week.

Captain Robert Irwin, R.N. hanged himself at the Bull Inn, Bishopgate, on Saturday last.

A young man threw himself on Thursday into the basin in the Green Park, but was taken out by one of the constables on duty.

A girl only five years of age was carried into the Edinburgh police-office lag week, in a most beastly state of intoxication, and to all appearance dead, her ex. tremities cold, and pulettion ceased. The stomach-pump was, however, appliel with excellent effect, and the wretched child is now in a fair way of recovery, This is the fourth case of children whose livee have been saved by the sante up. plication within the last montle—Caledoniun Mercury. The eldest son of General Blucher died on the 10th of October, at Koepeniek. This officer lucid the rank of Major-General. He died after protracted suffering:, in consequence of the dangerous wounds he received in the campaigns of 1813...

A man retuned Dorsett, a butcher, in Southwark, when viewing the brewery of Combs, Delafield, and Co. on Monday last, fall into one of the vats. His life is despaired of.

One of the excavators at St. Katharine Docks, when digging the foundatious of one of the warehouses, was dreadfully crushed by a mass of earth which fell in upon hint. Both his legs were broken.

A well-known smuggler of Dover, Edward Prescott, who sometime ago log one hand by the bursting of his gun, was found dead on time sand of Calais liar. hour on Thursday week. Two pieces of cork were affixed, one on his chest, the other on Ids back ; and some small caelks awl packets containing cotton thread, with lashings, were floating near him. It is conjectured, that in order to evade the officers of the Douane, in introducing this prohibited article into France, he hail committed himself and cargo to the water, front some craft at the entrance of Calais harbour in the night, when the tide was running it), and had floated up with his head just above water more than half a mile ; and that he hail become exhausted and overcome with cold, aiel probably entangled among the pillars of a wooden bridge across the harbour, from which, having but one hand, he was unable to extricate himself.

A short time since, a carpenter named Thomas Dobbs, at St. Briavell's, being much annoyed by a corn on oae of his great toes, resolved to have the toe ttkeu off; and, to save the trouble and expense of employing a surgeon on the occasior, readily persuaded a fellow-workman to perform the operation, Dobbs Idinself holding a chisel on the toe whilst his obliging friend struck °tithe offending meite tier with two blows of a mailed—Bath Chronicle.

Mr. Henry William Willis, son of the banker in Montague Square, died lag week, from the effects of a fire which broke out in his bedroom.

A fire broke out on Sunday forenoon at the Thatched House Tavern, Islington, and destroyed the greater part of the premises.

A fire broke out on Monday in the workshop of Mr. Mills, junior, of Clapham, a very extensive builder. The premises and a large quantity of timber were completely consumed.

A melancholy circumstance occurred in Teinplemore on Friday last. A young practitioner who arrived there lately from Dublin, attempting to remove a lump which had risen to an enormous size on the head of a woman named Bridget Hunt, of Thurles, applied the knife to the lump, when he found, too late, that it was of a species called by surgeons Fungus Heniatodis, which is certain death if operated on ; the wretched woman died in fifteen minutes. An inquest was hell on the body the next day by Mr. Cormack, coroner, and the young gentleman held over to bail to answer at the next assizes for the woman's life.---Irish Paper