... AFFLICTING CIRCUMSTANCE.-We regret to state thht Mr Bryant, the author, comedian, and Irish vocalist, during the last four mouths has been afflicted most seriously, and is at present confined to his bed in the greatest distress, at a lodging, No. 12, Broad court, near Covent Garden Theatre. For the last twenty years he has been connected with several metropolitan theatres, and was the author ...

... MARLBOROUGH STREET. James Thompson, apprentice to Mr Gould, proprietor of the London Hotel, Albemarle street, was brought before Mr Chambers, charged with having gone out at night and neglected his master's business.- he defendant, in answer to the charge, said he certainly did go out at nigh, because he wanted to pay a visit where he knew he should not be allowed the liberty of going in the ...

... EXTENSIvE FORGEEIY AND DEFALCATION IN TEx CITY.-Within the last few days it has been discovered that a gentleman who has been for some years well known on 'Change has absconded, after committing forgeries to a most frightfiul amount, and carrying. with him a considerable sum of money. The principal delinquent is, it appears, the nephew of. an old and one of the most respectable merchants in ...

... MANISION HOUSE. Amongst several parishioners who were summoned for having refused to nay the church-rate yesterday, was one who said that he objected because his house stood in three ?? Lord Mayor: Then you pay the rate to one of the other parishes ?-Parishioner: No, not exactly so, my Lord.- The Lord Mayor: Oh! then I suppose you want to pay for the whole three, or for none ?-Parishioner: I ...

... _ CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. AIPorisEst CaSE O BUERIiY. HENSLOW V. CAN1HAM.-This was a second action (we reported the first in our last week's number) brought by the plaintiff under the 7th sec. of 2d Geo. i, cap. 24, to recover from the defendant the sum of 5001., which the defendant had forfeited by reason of his having corrupted William Thompson, a voter for the borough of Cambridge, to ...

... MELANCHOLY DEATn.-The Titmes correspondent at Dublin, dating Friday evening, half-past five o'clock, writes:- ?? Whitestone, a barrister, dropped dead in Marlborough street about two hours since. He had been in great distress. A single penny was the only money in his pockets. An inquest is now holding on the body of the unfortunate gentleman. DREADFUL EXPLOSION BY A HAND-GRENADE AT A GAaMeLrxe ...

... GUILDUALL. Yesterday, Mr Tyars, of the Minories, waited upon the magistrate, to ac- quaint him that Ady, the celebrated hoaxing letter-writer, though in gaol, had renewed the practice of sending letters, containing deceitful promises of some- thing to the advantage of the parties addressed. Mr Tyars said he was one of those who interested themselves in getting Ady's sentence of seven years' ...

... MANSION HOUSE. Some days ago the Lord Mayor stated that he had received the following letter from the Female Sailor, Anne Jane Thornton:- Donegal, 6th March, 1835. ii My Lord,-I am in gratitude bound to inform your Lordship that I arrived safe at Liverpool, and was well takes care of by the coachman. I: cannot find terms adequately to express icy thanks to your Lordship for your kind atten- ...

... SUSPECTED SUICI1DE.-On Monday last, the lad who had been regularly employed by Colonel Fielding, of Monk's Kirby, to fetch his letter-bag from the ?? at Brinklow, was found suspended by his neck-cloth from a branch of a tree in a field between Pailton and Kirby.-Birninsgham Journal. DEATH IX4 THE QUEEN's THEATRE-On Monday evening an inquest was held at the Hope, Totterbham street, on view of ...

... - e -- GLOUCESTER, MONDAY, APRIL 13. THE KiNG V. JOHN FORBES.-The prisoner, who is an architect of great celebrity at Chelter ham, and who among other works built the celebrated Pit- teville Spa, was indicted for forging an acceptance of a bill of' exchange which was drawn upon William Prosser, jun., of Tivoli, Cheltenham, with intent to defraud the said William Prosser. The case seemed to ...

... AccIDENT TO LADY ANNE MEADOWS.-On Wednesday morning, Lady Anne Meadows was riding along George street, Portman square, accompanied by Colonel Joliffe, when her ladyship's horse took fright at being struck in the Yank with a piece of' board, thrown by a boy in play, and galloped off at a furious rate. The animal proceeded as flar as the Edgeware road, when Lady Meadows, who was quite exhausted ...

... GTTILDRAEL. Ellen Mack, a young Irishwoman, who used to sell fruit in the streets, was brought up in a state of insanity, having taken it into her head last week that she was selected by the Almighty to bring about the separation of Iceland from England. She accordingly gave up her honest calling, and on Monday, after uttering some Irvingish cries at chapel, she proceeded to Lincoln's inn ...