The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

HER NAJzsrrs THEATRE.

Last night Mademoiselle Artot made her debut
on our Italian Opera stage in the character of Maris is the
Figlia dd Reggiesento, and achieved a moth triumphant
success Signor Bettini hem never appeared to
much advantage se in the character of the young peasant
Tonio. It suits his appearance, his voice, and his eksant
though not powerful style of singing. And the rough but
kind-hearted Sergeant Sulpizio was exceedingly well per.
formed by Signor Zucchini.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH PROM EIRE-ATRO-
CIOUS ALLEGATION.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew resumod,
at the Three Crowns Tavern, Fast-road, City-road, on
inquiry relative to the death of Eliza Thornhill, who was
burned to death under vary horrible circumstances, mid
who it was more than insinuated had been set on fire by
design.
Declaimed, it 1/111 be recollected, was found burnt to a
cinder on last Tuesday fortnight, the room of the house in
which she lived, at No. 8, Frances-street, East-road, being
io flames. She was so blackened and charred that the
doctor who was called in said that the resembled, es
she was reclining against the bedstead, one of the
figures of recumbent blacks in the Crystal Palace.
Every vestige of clothing bad been burnt off and the
steel hoops of her crinoline were lying in circles on the door
around her body. A witness named Sarah Field swore that
a waiter with whom deceased was known to cohabit had
been seen by her to leave the house at half-past nine o'clock,
and that he had not since been seen—the inference which
the witnees wished to be drawn being manifestly that, 'tithe
deceased could not have been so completely burnt in lea
than half an hour, he must have left her burning, and that
he had set her on fire through jealousy.
Upon the resumption of the inquiry, however,
William Partridge mid that he was present when the
man in quistiou returned to the house on the evening of the
fire. He was apparently quite ignorant of what bad hap-
pened, and when told of it would have fallen to the ground en
• faint if he had not been supported. The woman Field, who
appeared to have had tome quarrel with him, muse up and
said that he was at the bottom of the deceased's death, and
that be should see bow " she would do for him
at the inquest." She said that after a deal of
abuse in which she did not mention that she had
seen him leave the house about the time of the fire.
Sarah Field, recalled, said that she had not had any row
with the man in question on the evening of the fire. Oubeiog
confronted with the witness Partridge, she admitted, how.
ever, that she had some words, but she did not call that a
row es be said nothing. (Laughter.) She further admitted
that she did not see the man actually coming out of the
house just before the fire was first seen, but that be was
only coming from the direction of the door. She now be.
bored the fire was all an accident.
The Coroner said that the conduct of the witness was
infamous, and it was clear that she was not to be believed
upon her oath. From beginning to end ahe had been telling
a tissue of lies.
. . . .

Vi.;;; ;L7ll, don't you tell stories, sir.
(Tbe promptitude and the reproachful tone with which
the wanes, made this remark produced general laughter, in
which the learned gentleman himself heartily joined.)
The witness said that the man bad blackened deceased's
eyes and bad savagely beaten deceased.
Henry Clinton, waiter, said that be left the house at 8
&clot& on the morning in question. Deceased was not in the
room at the time, and he believed she was not sober. He
had not struck deceased, but she had fallen and injured
henelf. He never got out of the house by clambering over
the tiles.
The Coroner said that not the slightest imputation rested
on the man Clinton.
The jury returned a verdict that " Deceased was burnt to
death while alone in a certain room, and that she had set
herself on fire by smoking while in a state of intoxication."

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Pembroke 30.07 71
IPensanos 125.
Jersey
Brest 215.W,66
L'Osient 29.9257 2
Rochefort '49.9664 2
Plymenth 29.68.49 2
Weymouth 3003,46 1
Portsmouth-10.01 46 1
Hew. '30.07'46 1
Loudon 30.0646 1
Dover 80.0048 1
Yarmouth 30.0664 3
Scarborough 80.4148 3
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SCENE AT A NAPLES THEATIM—The usual calm
of the city was slightly disturbed on Tuesday night by en
incident curious enough in its origin, though the conse•
quenoes might have been serious. For the last mouth or
so the celebrated company of San Carlino hare been
performing at the Taste° Capranica, in Rome, to the
great delight of Fraticersoo and his followers, who have
naturally a great taste for the pare Neapolitan, and u pure
jokes of Puicinella. The ex-King and Lis shadow of Nowt
werefrequent attendants at theperformance; and Pulcinells,
like most jokers, it is said, sacrificed his former friers& for
the sake of amusing ex-royalty. The mere fact of the
company having gone to Rome at all, where their dialect
could give gratification only to the exiles, created great di
pleasure here ; but some broad Pikes about the gabuituomo
excited the people to fury, and vengeance was vowed. Their
re-appearance after their visit was announced for Tuesday
evening, and there was some intention on the part of the
(.Iwatura to prohibit the performance, in consequence of the
threats that were uttered ; but precautions were take*
and the doors were opened. As moon as the curtain rope,
and the actors came on the stage, the skirmi,,h began ; from
all parts of the pit tarp stones, some two pima 15
weight, lemons, and various other missiles were burled
at poor Punch and his friend', and, as this continued
for some time, the Caribineers entered to restore
order. Instead, however, of producing such a result. this
move seemed only to iuturiste the audience the 1110 re;
cries were raised of "tut with the spies!' "that with
the libirri !" " Long Live the Nation!" " LiberW"
" ' Victor Emmanuel !'" Garibaldi !"—anything and envy-
thing. Resistance was shown to the guard— everyooe brandish-
ing a stick, and some one fired a pistol, which grazed the
cheek of one of the spectators, while one of the guaMS
of public security received a blow on his forehead.
The offices. thereupon drew their revolve.% exPr,l'
hag a regular fight, while the inspectors in the bora.
putting on their badges of office, drew their !evolvers
also, and presented them at the pit. A crowd rushed into
the boxes end destroyed the lights and everything else that
could be destroyed, at the same time throwing the chairs
into the pit. The same havoc was committed on
the stage, and a rush was made for the green room,
in order to inflict some personal isjliry or the
actors. The guard, however, defended them, and at length,
with great effort., cleared the little popular theatre. Vet
a large crowd remained in the Largo Castillo until • late
hour, in • state of great excitement.—Corrripoodeet of
the Tinter, Naples, May 16.