The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

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FATAL ACCIDINT AT THE BIRMINGHAM THEATRE.
—An saddest, unfortunately resulting fatally, oocurret in
the theatre at litrmiegnam on Saturday form con. Demuth
the stage and below tee level of what is technically known
as the "reillar," lean excavation Into which the "clue" end
"set pieces" are let down when a rapid change of scenery
is requisite. For the purposes of the forthcoming pan-
tomime it was found necessary to extend the length of this,
and the sell that was gut out being of soft sandstone
it was ecieridered prudent to erect a wall to prevent any
subeidence. This was done shout a month ago, end, to
guard against its falling duties the time the mortar wig
setting it was " shored up" with timber upporm. In the
excavation, which is wime ',intuit feet in depth, a carpenter
named Thomas Field, who resided in Navigation-street,
wed has been in the employ of the proprietors of the
theatre on and off for about twenty-five years, had
been working in laying down some machinery for winding
what is termed a " bridge" up and down, and he was so
engaged at the time of the melancholy octurrence. He was
quite aloes when the well in question fell in, and about seven
feet of brickwork descended upon the poor (elle • , crumb-
ing him beneath it. The crash attracted the attention of a
number of perilous who were on the stage at the tiros, sad
they instantly ran to render such assistance es might be re-
quired. It was quickly seoutained thu pour Field was
underneath, and every elution was made to remove the
auperincumbent meas. The process occupied some three-
quarter* of an hour, when the unt,rtunate man was found
quite dead, death apparently having been caused by Puff°.
union. The cause of the well having given way cannot at
present be explained, but probably some light will be thrown
upon the sabjeet at th. inquest. The poor fellow wee 66
Yeats of ego, end Imam a widow and •(amity of biz children:
two of these, havremie, era grown up.
THE SCHOOL FRIGATE CON WAT.—DISTRIBUTION
oe Path.—A very interesting ceremony to.ik pica yes-
terday es hoard the maul frigate Conway (moored In the
river Mersey), via., the distribution of prises to the pupils,
DOW 60 in soaker. Mr. Jame* Beatify presided: the Dean
of Ely, Menses. B. Brocklebaok, 8. R. Graves, J. A. Tobin,
C. Campbell, Rev. W. A. Tattersall, and Mr. B. J. Thomi-
sm (secretary of the Institution), took part In the pro-
emial.'" Th e, were shoo present several of the most in-
Ossetial local merchants. The prises consisted of books,
dans, waged insintments, Au.