The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

George Riley and ft Wawa Bordery, two young sailors in
her Majesty's service, and belooging to the Edgar lying at
Portsmouth, wee* placed at the bar before Mr. Wooliych
charged with throwing lighted lucifer matches amoog the
audience at the Surrey Theatre. causing ommiderahle alarm
and coofusioo, and otherwise disgracefully conducting
themselves

Mr. Stephen Smith, the treasurer of the theatre, add
that a little after seven o'c:ock on the previous eveaiog lie
beard a great tomtit In the gallery, and be ',creaked that
a large number of penals were standing up, and a struggle
was taking place between sonic parties near the side. Ile
proceeded by a private staircase, heard some one cry fire,
and on reaching the gallery tie saw liowdery very wiolent
and struggling with a soldier and other persons. Witness
used all his endeavours to get the prisoners ejected, and
then he restored order and flunkies, among the other per-
sons remaining in the (*Hilary.
Nathan Simmons, a private of the lit battalion of Cold-
stream Guards, said he was in the gallery at the time mem
Mooed, and shortly after the performances commenced the
prisoners pushed themselves forward oar him, and annoyed
several of his Meads. Miley then tilled his pipe, and took
out some lucifer matches, and after lighting his pipe he
threw the matches over the side of the gallery, and one of
the limiters fell on a lady's drew in the box beneath and
set it on fire, which wan, however, immediately extin-
guished. One of the prieoners then called out " Fire !" as
loud as be could, and whim witness got up to assure his
friends and all those Dear him that all was right, the
pri-
conen attacked him. He, however, assisted the °Meets in
',curies them, and removing them from the gallery.
Mr. Wooli7cla asked if the prisoners were sober ?
Witness replied is the negative. They both appeared
very much excited from drink. They were more like mad
devils than anything else.
In answer to the charge, the prisoners said they went to the
theatre for a spree as they had only just come up to London
for a holiday, but they assured his worship they did not
know they had dousing harm.
Mr. Woolryeh inquired if any one was seriously injured io
the disturbance.

The arietant•meoager replied that he uodentood several
fen.ales were much bruived, and he believed one bad her
awls broken. Fortuoately, the distorbioce was confined to
• portioo of the gallery, sod through the timely ions
of the officials of the theatre the performance was not
wapeoded. . .

lii.*Onlrych told the prisoners that their conduct wu
disgraceful io the extreme. They went to the theatre under
the iofloence of liquor, sad lighted their pipes, and wick-
edly threw the luckier' among the audience, causing an
alarm of fire, and a rush to the doors. Fortunately, the
officers of the theatre were on the spot to prevent further
roolusion, or the results might have been extremely serious.
He must mount them from carrying on their pranks for
some time to come by ordering them to find bail foe their
future good conduct.
The prisoners, who were unable to fled the required bail,
were wore) id to iloretwougeilioe Owl,