Last, Saturday, a man in a small shop upset his lamp; the oil all became alight, and before he could move the whole place was la flames. A woman and six children were s'eeping above. He roused her, and between them they managed to save two of the children; the mother went hack for another and " passer-by, who volunteered to help, went in with her, but both perished with the remaining four children, and in less than ten minutes from the first' alarm the roof had fallen in. This was in Hackney, where one would imagine that houses which wilt burn so easily should at once come dawn, as they are a some of public danger. On Monday' night. there was a huge blaze in the City, near Alders-gate Street, which at one time threatened t" rival the great Cripplegate Street fire. Fortunately there was no Joss of life, but five shops were burnt out completely' and many others very nearly destroyed. The tironian's report includes damage to f separate premises, most of which were in Barbican, Japan is well to the fore just now in London. I don't know if our new treaty with that ead country has anything to say in the matter, but T notice that in the Summer Exhibition at the New Gallery, which opens next week, the largo central hall and the whole of the balcony are to he devoted to Japanese Art, which is quite a new deputure on the part of this most exclusive little Gallery at the Alhambra the new ballet, which calls itself "In Japan," great success. I went in to see it a few ights ago and thought it very pretty. It is acted entirely in pantomime, which is but perhaps an improvement as hears ina ballet is generally somewhat out of the picture, which is otherwise all grace and beauty. The dresses are st picturesque, and the scene, a street, with somewhat brightly-coloured houses on with-r side is, Limagine, more or less possibly less, but few wore wise mistaken from Mr. Bos and of course deals with the fate of tio lovers who puted, but timately re-united in orthodox fashion.
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