The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-23 00:00:00

THE 7BIGIIMIL DEATH ON 4 COLUMBINE
BY PIRA

INQUEST.--(THIS DAY.)

To-day, at 1 O'clock, Mr. John Humpbrep,
Middlesex eeroaer, held in inquiry at the Loudon Hospital
reepeeting the death by Aro et Madame Marie Carley,
etherwla NW Mary An. Thorpe, aged 32 years, colum-
bine at the Pavilion Theatre, who was burnt to death.

Th. me excited eameiderable interest smog persons of
the theatrical prehelioe.

The jury proceeded to view the body of the deceased
which promoted • shocking spectacle.
Mrs. Louis Oogislast. 1, Surrey-street, Strand, the sister
of the droned, was the first witness called. Doomed
wee net married. She was aocustoesed to play is
Oolumbine, sod she wu skilled in her put.
She played three years at the Pavilion Theatre.
Whams now her nine the accident, and she said that in
leaning on • child that was supposed to support her she
°verb/honed benelL In trying to recover herself she
made • complete turn and her dress went over • row Gf
lights at the book al the siege. That Ina the general
statemett she made to Isamu.

Chalks Hoare, stage carpenter at the Pavilion Theatre,
deposed that on the night of the 6th of January
deemed was playing as Columbine. Witness saw her dress
catch fire. There were about 30 persons on the stage et
the time. It was thin 8.15, and the ballet scene in the
paotombee was bon gone through. All the ciniveusm
were on the stage, and they were all dressed in light
drama. There were 16 of them, children, the youngest
being about six years old ; the others were, some of them,
12 years of age. At &hobs& of the stage was a row of gas jets
—St burams—about 16 inches from the door, to give effect

to the sesasey. There was a sort of board before them be.
hind which the dancers should not step. There was so wire
or pan over the jets, and the only protection was the
board mentiond. That board was 10 inches high, and was
4 feet in advance of the lights. There was a second
ground rail higher than the lights. When vitals,
saw the cleensed take fire she was in the act
of dancing—of making "figures," as it was called.
She was in motion, but " posing," not exactly
dancing. There was • child sear her. Witness saw bee
step over the ground nil and he called oat to her. Get
away from there, or you will be on fire in a moment." She
was droned is gauze. She did not hear witness. There
was so penes between wines' and her at the time. Tne
ether dawns were ranged around the stage in advance of
deeneal. Witness hardly thought she could have heard
his warning. Her dress took fire at the back
pert. She began to run, and witness ran
to prevent her. Others rushed on to assist.
Some person leak cone, others rugs, and ow lent • blanket,
sad the fin was put out. Winne was sure a blanket was
lent. The pantomime had been running about two weeks at
the time. Witness had heard several panne caution the
columbine not to get into the "four foot " inside the ground
nil. She certainly must have stepped over that rail before
she came next the lights.
By Mr. Campbell, manager of the theatre.—Wit.
are heard Mr. Campbell at the first reheersals
warn the children and ladies not to go over the ground
rail. Doomed was present on then occasions.
lass Kato Heins, on of the corps de ballet, said that at
the time of the accident witness was nearer the audience
thee demand. The model of the stage produced to the
jury was correct. The ballet were forming a tableau
seen, sad the decreased was to pose at the back. This
wens occupied a quarter clan hour, and it was DOW the dose.
Winans had been lying on the stage with Let face text the
audience, end was getting up when she saw the demeaned
make a slight stumble. Then as witness supposed to
piss the affair off, she Moored and sprang upon her tees.
As she stooped her dress went right over the lights. De-
ceased had stepped over the ground rail. She did so every
night. They bad boot all cannon Dot to get over the rail,
but deceased used to do so, saying she was quite wife, and
she could form her pictures" there better.
By the Coroner—Witness could not say whether the
child was inside the footlights with her. Witness
could not say whether it was pert of her " picture" to
iodine epos a child. Wham had not observed. The
lights were immediately behind the " water row," which
was about '2 fed high. If a puma was inside the pound
I ail, and in the "four foot." her dress, being short,
enjoined over the water row on to the gas jets when she
stooped. Winne always considered the water row to be
high meingh. Witness had never convened with ethers of
the billet, or with anyone else, as to Dow the accident oc-
curred.

By tie Joy—Witness did sot see that a child im mar
"Madams' whoa she looked around, beam's* all had nude a
nova It was pert a/ their duty to turn to look at madams.

The Camber adjourned the inqiiii7 in order that the jar,
might vier► the silage, and also have evidence ea to the Lord
Chamberlain's iastrieslioas with raped to the probestion of
OW lied&

BOARD or TRADE, WRiTIDIALL, JAN. 2L—The
Right Boa. the Lords of the Oontolittee ci Privy Cosa&
far Trade ►are reoei►ed. from the deoretery of State for
Fangs Affair, a traselstios of a demo of the Barba
generosities, forwarded by bar Majesty's share d'affaires
ia p 1., Ilxiaa the to/ lowing dation on the exportation of
bar sapper and tia from Bolivia :—Dar sapper exported by
sea, tree' ; small ditto, ditto, 2 reels • bar tie exported by
era or by lead, 1 real; Men ditto, ditto, i real, par quill-
bal--Onaerte. - _

.—BO-ARD Of MADE, WHISIZALL, JAa. 21.—The
Right Hes. the Lords of the Cosonitta el Privy Ciosseil
far Trade have named, from the flearetery of Mete fir
Farriers Affairs, a copy d a deep** from her Bejesty's
came at Brat, eselosier a ecsappyy cif • eireskr, hosed by the
Freak Meister of Marisa, asthlishisg regulations,
ahae/es.
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dab in Fresco, far maks, ark& en published is lest
sights Gleadtc.
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orders to embark for CoperhajzoLasteed of pro-
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The AXIIZICAN AIITILLIZY. —As another proof
el the lateema which ear authorities take in the program
el gsa smasfeetiere is the United Somas of Am ties, we
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Regureen, ad a mamba of the Ordnance Select Com-
mittee, sad Cereals Alderson, at the Road Artillery, wed
AmleastAweliamdent of Experiments at Shoebarysem,
have bees daparbed across the Atrantic by the War.offlos,
for the perm* el gleaning rich isfermatios se may be
useful to ourselves. The trials sow going es is Anodes
are os a grand scale, and the results ahrield set be lost
apse as—Arai sad Nary Oazerre..
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day was at Fropgrese. Woldegimai, whence there wee a
tea ad capital ran le the dinettes of Resift, sad the
take was a a few miles westward of tail awn.
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the beet day's sport al the sawn.
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embed to so a ousts, for Mi. ea a reserve fead. The
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prises ly Wanda foe eampentesa meat these who
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home. Glamor. The players are Jamie Wyllie, " the
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the hall, and the speetatore between it and the dale.
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