... AWFUL CONFLAGRATION AT NEW Yonu-New York papers to the 22d nilt. brought by the London line packet-ship Toronto, Capt. R. Greswold, which arrived on Friday at Portsnmouth, after an extraordinarily short passage of fifteen days, have reached us. An awful calamity which has afflicted the city of New York is naturally the absorbing topic of all the journals after the 16th, the date of a ...

... COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY. CiuN. COX.-LORD LANGFORD v. BAus4ETT.-Mr Thesiger, with whom was Mr Phillips, stated the case for the plaintiff, whom he described to be an Irish Peer, who married against the wishes of' his familY, and the defendant was a young gentleman who had entered the plaintiff's family as a tutor, and then had criminal conversation with his (the plaintiff's) wile. The ...

... ? I DESTRUCTIVE FIRE; 24 SHoPS RTJRNT.-On Saturday night, about half-past ten, the neighbourhood of Old Bond-street was thrown into the utmost consternation and alarm, by the spring of rattles, and cries of Sjfire 1 fiom the house of Mr Absalon, military clothier, 12, in that street, within two doors of the Western Exchange. On the doors being opened, it was found that the first floor back ...

... MELANtHSOLY OCCuRRENCE.-An accident of a very afflicting nature occurred in Hemmings row sorh6 days ago. A young and tery lovely child, named Rosalind Verral, was thrown down and killed, while crossing the street, by a cart which was passing at the time. No blame is exactly attri- butable anywhere. The deceased, who was a very gay and hiteresting little child; was the daughter of Mr Charles ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREENWICH RAILROAD.-On Wednesday an inquest was held at the workhouse, Bermondsey, on the body of Henry Holmes, aged 21, who was killed on Monday last in consequence of injuries he received by one of the steam carriages passing over part of his body on the Greenwich railroad. It appeared in evidence, that about 3 o'clock on Mondaq, as a train was coming from Deptfbrd, the ...

... 1ARtYLEBONE. Wmn. Davenpowt, a private in the 2nid battalion of Grenadier Guards, was placed at the bar charged with drunkenness, and also with attempting to stab with his bayonet a young man named Cutmore, and a police constable, the latter of whom had his clothing completely cut through with the weapon. Charles Cutmore stated, that on the previous night he saw the prisoner and another ...

... I GxEAT BALL~ooN AscENT PviRzOM ?? tememorable day in the infancy of aerial travelling, Nov. 21, 1783s when human life was firstden. trusted in a balloon, so interesting an ascent as that effected on Monda from the barracks in the Rue Poissonniere, has never taken place in Paris. The novelty of this strange sight, seen from the adjacent streets, speedily drew a vast concourse of spectators ...

... douRT OV PEEfS-IZTt:VG oF JUtY 8i At ten minutes befbre eleven tile prisoner was brought ibto Cenutt, a tfuni- cipal guard having hold of each arm. On his seating himself four municipal guards and a corporal took their places, one on each side, and three behind him. The prisoner is pale, but good-looking, about five feet two or three inches (French) in height, rather thin, and has an air ...

... The case of Green v. Hogan, which has excited so much interest, was argued in the Irish Court of Exchequer on Tuesday, by Mr O'Connell and Mr Dickson, K. C., on one side, and Serjeant Jackson and Mr Smith on the other. The importance of this case arises from the effect which the decision must have upon the recovery of tithe in the sister country. If the Court rule with Mr O'Connell, as it ...

... DMARLBORlOUGIS STREET. Terence Timmias, an unsophisticated Irishman, was brought before Mr Dyer, charged with having been found lying in the streets dead drunk the over~iht. M~fr Dyer: Now, what have you to say to the charge, Terence ? ?? only from Connaught this two days, barring to-day and yesterday; my brother took me to his lodgings, and'says he, s Terry, me boy, bad luck to me it I don't ...

... ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, tic. FATAL MISTAKE.-A few days since, as Mr George Roscoe, a respectable attorney, was visiting some friends near Ilminster, Somerset, he was mortally wounded in the following singular ?? house in which he slept being alarmed in the night by a report ofthieves, the servant came down with a large horse-pistol, intending to shoot the depredators; but unfortunately observing ...

... BIRCI against NEALE.-The Rev. Edward Pote Neale, late curate of West Hackney, was opposed by Mr Roebuck, M.P., for the Rev Edward Birch, rector of the same parish. He was supported by Messrs Cooke and Wood. ?? Roebuck observed, that in coiming before the Court, he came to vindicate publicjustice. The insolvent had been convicted of criminal con- versation with the wife of the opposing creditor ...