The Sun. — 1835-12-16 (London, England)

MILO.  On Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, the neighbourhood of Long-lane, Smithfield, was thrown into considerable alarm. A man of 'the name of William Candler, lodging at a house in the above neighbourhood,in a fit of temporary derangement, suddenly arose from his bed, and after a fruitless search fora razor, took a poker :and beat himself on the head with it in the most violent manner. So determined was the frenzied man on destroying himself, that he afterwards made several dreadful gashes in his arms, a deep incision in his neck, and in his left side, with a shoemaker's knife. A man who lay in the sanie bed, alarmed at his terrific conduct, sought his own safety by throwing tris the sash of the Window,. and leaping Iran the street in his shirt, shouting " Murder 1" and earnestly soliciting for help. A number of persons soon collected round the premises, several of whom secured the Unfortunate man, who had sat down literally bathed in his Otrn gore. He is a wheelwright, but has been unable to Prot are work since September last.  DEITRUCTIVE FIRE AT EALlNG.—Between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning the peaceful vil' lage of Ealing was thrown into a state of great alarm by di',covery of a fire at the extensive boarding establishuent of Mr. Birkett, situated in the centre of the village. It was first discovered by the policeman on duty, who, pereeiving a (tense volume of smoke ascending from the kitchen window, immediately sprung his rattle, and by knocking at the door endeavoured to alarm the inmates, consisting of the family of Mr. Birkett and about thirty young gentle. Then, the screams from whom, when awakened to a sense of their imminent danger, were most dreadful. Several of them appeared at the upper windows' frantically calling for assistance, and others were seen effecting their escape in a ' state of almost complete nudity along the parapet to the adjoining houses ; but although great fears were at one . time entertained for the safety of some of the young, gentlemen, when mustered after the fire was subdued, it was found the whole had escaped without sustaining the slightest injury. Fortunately, ovPiag .to there being an ample supply-of water, by the great exertions of the inhabitants, aided by a strong party of • the 'I division of police, from Brentford, under Inspector Margnard, the fire was so far subdued before the arrival of the London engines as to allay all fears of its spreading beyond Nr. Birkett's premises, Which, we understand, are insured.  - On Monday afternoon, about two o'clock, the ReIzo.vatio, of Salcome, Edward Ball master, got into the midst of a quantity of wreck about two miles to the N.E. of the tonr,ships, consisting of part of a mast, large capstern beams, &c., supposed to belong to a large brig or ship, a sternboard, with a star and blue and yellow streak, several Ttlrge' cases, and bales containing madder root, wine, &c. The.master picked up five cases and a piece, containing Champagne wine in bottles, and a case of books containing IS vols. French Eneyclopmdia (directed Mr. Butler, No. 3), foliO, printed at Paris from 1763 to 1768 (they are thoroughly Wet), all of which he delivered at the Custom-house, Milford. The books may perhaps lead to the name of the vaceked.—The Cambrian.