On Saturday last, three workmen engaged in building a house
in Buck- ingham Street, Strand, were sent into a celjar lately built, to strike the centres of the arch,--that is to remove the timber framework which sup. ported the arch. Whenever the framework was removed, the arch gave way ; one of the men was killed, and the other two were severely wounded.
The workmen engaged in clearing the ground on the east side of Somer- set House, for the King's College, lighted on Wednesday upon a collection of human bones ; some of which must have belonged to a person of gigantic stature. There had been a cemetery in the vicinity; and the bloody-mur- der-makers are disappointed.
A fire broke out yesterday morning in the Licensed Victuallers' School in Kennington Lane. Some of the scholars had set fire to an old clothes-bas- ket in a garret, and the flames had extended to some combustibles. Several eilgines arrived in a short time, and extinguished the fire before much da- mage had been done.
On Thursday, a respectable-looking woman threw herself down before a carriage in the Strand. The coachman, however, pulled up before she was trampled upon. She then proceeded to Waterloo Bridge' and attempted to throw herself in the river. She was taken to the toll-house, but refused to give her address.
A lady named Miller, seventy-six years of age, residing in Clayton Street, Lambeth, was burnt to death on Sunday, in consequence of a spark from the fire catching her clothes while she was standing near it. A fire broke out on Monday night in the High Street of Guernsey. Se- veral houses were consumed. The loss is estimated at 9000/.
Some colliers at Old Monkland, near Glasgow, on proceeding to their working-room about a fortnight ago, uncovered their safety-lamps, to kindle their pipes. Au explosion ensued, by which five of them were killed. The railroads were torn up, and the works disjoined as if by an earthquake. The Meteor steam-packet was lost on Wednesday, on her return to Wey- mouth from Guernsey. She struck on a rock. All the passengers and crew were saved, though with some difficulty. On Tuesday, a vessel was blown up at Penzance, by one of her owners. He bad requested the other owners to appoint his brother Captain ; they had refused ; he threatened to blow up the vessel, and he kept his word. He has been committed to prison. The Pilot, from Leith and Newcastle, was lost on the 12th instant, at the entrance of the Gironne. The owner, the commander, and all the crew, were unfortunately lost. On the 7th instant, the hark Borodino, from Africa to London, went on the Scilly rocks. The crew was saved, and gieat part of the cargo (gold- dust) has been taken out of the vessel.
The South African Advertiser of the 5th of December contains an account of the burning of Tamatare, in the island of Madagascar, by the French. Three French ships-of war entered the harbour with friendly demonstrations, but immediately afterwards commenced an attackupon the flirt; drove away the native soldiers, murdered the wounded to the number of sixty, and carried off 28,000 French dollars, 25 brass guns, and an immense quantity of rice. One consequence of this unprovoked attack has been the cessation of all intercourse between the Mauritius and Madagascar, which has hitherto supplied our Colonists with bullocks and poultry.
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