... OFFENCES., ACCIDENTS, &c. DESTRUJCTIVE FIRE.-With the exception of the destruction of the late Houses of Parliament, a more extensive loss of property has sot taken place than the awful conflagration on Tuesday morning, about one o'clock, in Mar- shall street, Golden square. There is every reason to believe that the fre commenced in the timber-yard of Messrs Taprell and Holland, and a strong ...

... WORSHIP STREET. Two females of respectable appearance, named Sarah Smith and Rebecca Ryan, the first a married women, and the other her unmarried sister, are in custody at this office, charged under very extraordinary circumstances with picking the pockets of several persons in Shoreditch Church last Sunday after- noon. It appeared from the evidence given before Mr Broughton, the sitting ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... .MANSION HOUSE. On Saturday a Frenchmann, named Colliard, whose pocket had been picked. f a handketrhief ai few days go, chariged a fellow, named Brown7, with attempt- ing to steal his hafdkerchie The prosecutor, d lau~hing, jolly-lookin msan, ?? Lor, I vas going. down Loribar street, Friday veek, and I felt tug tug, and ven I turned abdht to see vat it vas I saw i teerh little garqon run avay ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...