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Frightful Occurrence. --A frightful accident occurred in London, on the 12th ult., by which a performer, called the "Female Blondin," nearly lost her life. The Star says: Shortly after ten o'clock "The Female Blondin"ascended one of the stages connected with the rope, which is about one hundred feet in height, and by the aid of blue fires, and attired in a suit of armor, proceeded on her perilous voyage in mid air. She reached the eastern stage in safety, and again returned, perforBlondin"ascended one of the stages connected with the rope, which is about one hundred feet in height, and by the aid of blue fires, and attired in a suit of armor, proceeded on her perilous voyage in mid air. She reached the eastern stage in safety, and again returned, performing the feat of wheeling the barrow a third time. She crossed the rope covered with a sack, and then commenced her final tour to the starting point in the midst of fireworks discharged from each end of the balancing pole she carried in her hands. She arrived within about twenty feet of the western stage, when the Catharine wheels at each end of the pole had reached their greatest velocity, and at which moment reports were heard and stars of various hues were entitled. At this instant i