... Another of those calamitous occurrences which periodically shock public feeling, took place on the evening of Christmas-day, in the densely-populated neighbourhood of Burton-crescent, London, by which the lives of no less than six individuals were sacrificed. No. 42, Sandwich-street, adjoining the better known thoroughfare of Judd-street, was the scene of the catastrophe-a house occupied by Mr ...

... [Before the Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN*.] KEEPING HER CHRISTMAS AT UsK. Mary Macarthy, an old offender, was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. for drunkenness, at Pontypool. In default, she was committed for seven days. Alo-, Diy. [Before Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN and C. J. PARKES, Esq.] OTKALING FROM CLOTHES LINES.—Sarah Ann Horler, a young girl, was charged with stealing a shirt and petticoat, on the 17th, ...

... A gentleman hearrng a lady praise the eyes cf a certain minister wrote the following I cannot praise the doctor s eyes, I never saw his glance divine For when lie prays be shuts his eyes, And when he preaches he shuts mine. VERDICT, NOVEMBER llTH. The inquest on the body of Albert Edward Johns, the child of R. Johns, tailor, of 7, Morley-street, Plymouth, who was burnt to death the previous ...

... SHOP ROBBERY IN BUTE-ROAD.—On Monday, John Gibbs, a black man, was charge on remand, with stealing 38 woollen shirts, from the shop of Mr. Maggi, ship-chandler, Bute-road. The prisoner had concealed himself on the premises, it was believed, before they were fastened up, and then, when all was quiet, he possessed himself of the shirts and broke out. Police- constable Richards (SO), very ...

... In London, on Monday, at four o'clock in the morn- ing, the thermometer stood at 23 degrees, or 9 degrees below freezing point, and as the day advanced it at no time rose above 29 degrees. At intervals during the day snow fell, and the pavements and roadway's were so slippery that locomotion was rendered both difficult and dangerous. A great quantity of snow fell on Monday, and on the two ...

... Bi- EAKFAST. -Epps's COCOA. GRATEFUL AND COM- FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this pre- paration has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette remarks The singular success which Mr. Epps attained by his homoeopathic pre- paration of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the i natural laws which govern the operations of ...

... THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. PA-pis, Dec. 29, Evening.—M. Emile Ollivier has offered to Messieurs Buffet and Jules Brame, through Count Daru, to enter the new Cabinet, but this pro- posal has up to the present been refused, and the negociaticns are still proceeding. A rumour is current that Baran Hausmann, Prefec of the Seine, has tendered his resignation, and tha M. Chevreau will be appointed in ...

... THE SUPPLY OF NEWS. MESSRS. W. H. SMITH AND SON. This morning, 4 a.m.—We sell here, sir, that •which all men want—namely, power! This was a favourite boast of old Matthew Boulton, the partner i of Watt the engineer, while conducting a visitor over the works of which he was so justly proud. Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, the newsagents, could almost say the same thing. If they do not exactly ...

... EXTRAORDINARY FORGERIES ON A ifc NOBLEMAN. Lord St. Leonards has published the particulars of a strange annoyance (if, indeed, the offence does not dV] bear a more serious aspect) to which he and ovher li^Bf persons have lately been exposed. I and my fatuii have, he says, for the last twelve months been the indirect subjects of attack by false telegrams tud JffjH false orders to professional ...

... OPEN ROMANISM IN ENGLISH CHURCHES. St. Paul's, Lorrimore-square, Walworth, quite keeps up its name as one of the extreme Ritualistic churches in the diocese of London. On Christmas-day there were two celebrations of the Holy Communion, one in the morning early. At half-past ten matins were sung, after which there was a short interval, during which the bell was again rung to call the people to ...

... Mr. T. Chambpr, M.P., presided at a meeting held on Tuesday, in the Lambeth Baths, to consider the subject of Sunday trading. It was stated that at pre- sent there are about 37,000 shops kept open every Sunday in the metropolis, and in these are employed over 70,000 assistants. Resolutions were agreed to recommending the discontinuance of trading on the Sabbath I STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL TO BOMBAY ...

... THE PANTIN TRAGEDY. PARIS, Dec. 29.—Yesterday, at the trial of Traup- maan, twenty-four witnesses were examined, but no fresh evidence was produced. T i i e Gazptte des Tti- bunaiue reports that Traupmann, when returning to his coll, was clieerfu', and after his dinner seemed i» excellent spirits. At half-past nine he went to bed and slept calmly. The trial of Traupmann was resumed this mortl- ...