... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4-c. SEnlOUS DISTURBANCE AT ST THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.-On Friday week a serious disturbance took place at St Thomas's Hospital. In conse- quence of some misconduct on the part of two students, at a late operation at this hospital, orders were given to admit no one in future without a ticket. On Friday two persons were to undergo the operation of lithotomy, and, in order to ...

... ACCIDENTS AND,,OFFENCES. MILITARY FLOGGING AT WOOLVICkj-Early on Monday morning a private marine named William Saundrv, was led forth into the open space fronting the barracks, to undergo 200 lashes. The equare having been formed, the delinquent was tied up to the halberts, and the drummers commenced the punishment. The screams of tle sufferer were heartrending, and after receiv- ing 100 ...

... MAXSION HOUSE. A furniture broker, named Oppenheim, was summoned before the Lord Mayor, fbr having refused to give the proceeds of' a -ale of furniture which had been seized under a warrant of distress, issued by a man named Powell, for 22s. rent, due to ?? complainant stated that he had let unfurnished apartments to an Irishman, named Callagrhan, who seemed determined to pay him in what was ...

... MANSOSI HOUSE. On Thursday Mr James Woolley applied to the Lord Mayor, in conse. quence of a severe loss arising from a Stock Exchange transaction; and an immediate summons was in consequence served by Daniel Forrester, the offi- cer, upon a very respectable shopkeeper of London, to state what he knew of the ?? Woolley stated, that on Wednesday lie sold to Mr Charles Chapman, the stockbroker, ...

... COURT OF CHANCERY. THE THSREATENIEG LETTER OF DIR LECHMERE CISARLTON, A-P. Tnesday having been appointed by the Lord Chancellor 'or declaring what course he purposed adopting relative to the threatening letter sent to the Mas- ter, in the case of the Ludlow charity, the Court was crowded at an unusually early hour, with gentlemen of the bar, as well as strangers. We have not witnessed a fuller ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, eyc. FIRE AT QUEBEC.-A calamitous fire broke out the 10th Unt, at Quebec. A number of stores and the goods on a line of wharfs have been destroyed. The tide was unfortunately out when the fire commenced, and six large schooners which were aground in the Cuii de Sac have been consumed, with their cargoes. So awful a fire was never before w itnessed in Quebec. TIlE LOPD ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, Ac. FORGERY ON THE BANK.-The Directors of the Bank of England had an investigation on Tuesday into the circumstances connected with the transfer of a large amount of stolk under (as alleged)a forged power of attorney. The patty implicated was in custody, and acted as an executor or truste under a will. The amount stated to have been sold out is between seven and eight ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, W.c. ACCIDENT IN HiGo LIFE.-X serious accident befel the Dowager Marclioness of' Conynhbam, a few days since, at Denhies, near Dorking, the seat of her brother, NMr Denison, the member for Surrey. The Marchioness was riding in Sir W. Somerville's carriage, when tire horses took fright, and broke the vehicle to pieces; her ladvskhip had one rib broken, and tire footman his ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 0c. THE FATAL STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT.-An inquesthas been held before W. Baker. Esq., Coroner, at the Sun, Gun-dock, Wapping, on the body of Mary Ann Crannis, aged 33, the wife of MrJoseph Crannis, who was drowned on Monday week, by the Enterprise, Hull steamer, suddenly going on, and swamping the boat in which she was about to leave for the shore. Our readers will recollect ...

... COURT OF KING'S BENCH, THuntSDAY. WATJX$ v. FRASER AND MoyEs.-Mr Erle moved some days ago for a rule .o shovw cause why the verdict which had been given for the plaintiff ,hpuld not be set aside, and a new trial granted. He moved on two grounds_ firgt;the rejection of evidence; and next, that the verdict was against the eidence. This was an action of libel. The plaintiff was Mr Alaric Watts, ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ec. FATAL DrErL-GnENTLJIUNE 30.-A duel took place here yesterday morning, between Count Alfred de Thevenot, a ci-devant captain of cavalry under Napoleon, and Mr Henry Tyrwhitt, a youngand highly connected Eng- lish gentleman, who arrived here yesterday from Brussels. The Count fell dead at the first discharge, having, nevertheless, severely wounded his anta- gonist. A ...

... COURT OF EXCHEQUER, MOSDAY. CL-ATTOCK V. SIAWE.-In this case, which has been frequently before the public, the Attorney-General obtained a rule last term to show cause why the verdict of theJurv, which was in favour of thle plaintiff, should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. Thte rule was argued at considerable length during the present sittings, and to-day Lord Abinger delivered tie ...