The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

Eleven ran.

HER AIAJESTY'S TIIHATRE.—The prOSPe" ir,
the opera season become more definite through be
Lumley's programme. That the prime donne Were to r
Madame Sontag and Mademoiselles Cruvelli and VrgiA's
was already known. The name of Signor Ferlotte .re,
also mentioned, with those of the danseuses CelbloB
Rosati, and Guy Stephan-the last a reminiscence a those
old Ceritonian days when ballets seemed to haver eceltbet
a new principle of vitality; but the prediclinn old
a new opera composed by the Duke of Saxe Gotha, ea
another deriving its existence from M. FlotoW, a Ger:n:le-
celebrity, will be among the novelties of the season,r roe
cidedly new, and may be received with freshly er‘s'eede
interest. The permanent body of artists, including lot,
Bertrand, Gardoni, Lablache (father and son), Cal ad.
Belletti (some time absent in Transatlantic regions), e"" iris
heres to the ancient establishment, while productive Whose
finds its representative in the celebrated Meyerbeer, il 3is
new opera, written expressly for Madame Sontag, /6_111%11 to
said, be probably produced this season. Next Ttlei".44ed
ow fixed upon as the opening ni ht and the Prewk,
"stars" are Signor Ferlette in opera agnd 'Mademoiselle '-
Stephan in ballet.- Times. th.
TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION.—This 1110FIlingt sbf-1,
Sauey' fe tor- t Theib
before one o'clock, a terrific fire broke out in
Croydon, in the premises of Mr. Burt, a corn-
inmates having been aroused, succeeded in reachhig„e,to
street in safety. Information of the fire was disP3tere-ring
the various police and engine station for assistance. During
veil
that time the flames travelled with rapidity', 30' siker,
speedily the premises of Mr. Neal, a clog and pattennte eai.
became ienifed, and the fire from the two buildings,,‘e ow
nated the town and the country for miles distant. Ild by
gine of the parish was soon on the spot, closely folio"' two
another from Addiscombe Barracks. By this time .th„ebeet,
buildings, as well as another belonging to Mareefeeeng
house decorator, No. 17, in the same street, bli as
away with the greatest fury. The police had ee,,,et,„°, /no'
express to London for the aid of the fire brigade- J•rtnene
merit the news arrived in town, Mr. Connor on stride" "-and
spot with the West of England engine and Areinen,"o.
was followed by Mr. Henderson, the foreman of tbe 'roe
don brigade, and the engine from the Sedent
wark-bridge-road station. Fortunately an sheileios,
supply of water was procured from the high-pressure plains,
and the London firemen, with the local aid, went to W°' e%.
a most praiseworthy manner, but the flames could not h:)0;0,
tinguished until the premises of Mr. Burt were burns god
the stock in trade, &c , consumed. The sufferer watineal
in the Kent Mutual Fire Office. The premises of 2 the
were likewise burned down. The occupier rus insure dinwere
Phcenix_Fire Office. The premises of Mr. Ringbete nun
nearly destroyed ; but the loss of which will fall on t'iri'' the
Fire Office. The premises of Mr. Steadman, No' ter, and,
same street; were also seriously damaged by Are, w-bale 0'
removal. The total loss is very considerable. The er , Fire
the buildings were insured in the Royal Farmers
Office. The origin of the fire is unknown.
rn ass stake
NOVELTY IN MEDICINE.-The local jou. r 0.
that Mr. Lewis, the well-known medical practitionwe foie
Manchester, has been induced to devote nearly the yeriee,
of his attention to the preparation of certain dise(let ten'
which he has found by experience to have a Poll, would
dency in removing disease and sustaining health. e bale
seem that Mr. Lewis does not throw any
around these discoveries. The whole, or greater Pros
vegetable, indigenous to America, and is admitted floneel,
first physicians to be an efficient substitute for
bcationari
much of the efficacy, however, depends upon a Pre-e onely
course of amalgamation, and machinery of an etri, old
novel character has been invented with this objec' empire'
Bond-street, from whence a medicine untainted by
e'''•
cism is likely to extend its beneficial influence. :tta of
TEIR TOLLESEURY MURDER:-Tl3O acquit -0011
ntysteriou_. if
Harrington of the murder of Mrs. Cobb at the late newer
seems to have excited an extraordinary degree of Pltself
indignation throughout that district, which exhibited re,
on Wednesday last in an unmistakable form. An etilepa"
presenting Harrington was drawn in a cart through t- A
rishes of Salcot, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, and Tollesbury• on
large platform was erected in the square of Tolleeburle'the
which were placed a number of tea chests, to coral° the
judicial bench, and on these were seated in full costar:al lA,
officials of a court of justice, comprising fishermen en'edi
bourers. The mock ceremonials of the trial having nee
gone through in the most exciting manner by those engsen of
in it, and the jury having returned their unanimous cern', tagitbe
guilty, the ministers of the law were directed to carry on_`_....„
immediate execution of the culprit, with two witneene.
whose conduct at the assize was considered mosSendai'til
factory, and of whom effigies had also been f,
large quantity of faggots and brambles, over which hung
i
gallows and tire effigies of the condemned, was then fired °_",
reduced to ashes amidst the blasting of a large quantiaty.r.
gunpowder, the discharge of a number of guns by the A nel_e,
men, and the hootings, yells, groans, hisses, and impre7
itni oonnss t
roaft
iaonn indignant
justice,a nd eoxfci
course,ted poppurloadcuec.
produced
eisa
tr uedx
cite;
ment, but it was carried on without the commie!dop of a
any
Judge Lynch and his ministers, having comp e
damage, or any breach of the peace ;
AMIN BOYD."'"
ea
,nedl 0
eth
kin ilmttrehtdae
eotvrhseenoi
„te
work, quietly dispersed about nine
ing. -1 ssex Herald.
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Accounts,tway of Bahia, btatvheisbeeennteleemceeivned, very contiroa;
dictory in many respects,
tof New en
Wale late
a mein
ty
byTED DEATII OF MR. BENJ.
Wales,
.and so ce.e
of the Legislative Council
Australian col •
onies, and for the furtherance
spicueus for his prootion of steam communication betwee,.
England and the
enterprise calculated to benefit our
of every .
the Southern Pacific, has perished in a fray with the netieie;s4
of one of the group of islands called the " Solomon." ."
CA'
. 3 said was returning from ~
tohehve been subsequent':
possessions in
wrecked; but the detaile of this occurrence, like those of the
ivi
feosrsne 1,9. the
tol Vsaynd. dneer;:, il n which
alleged death, are so little consistent with each other, The
throw very considerablehad doubt on the whole narrative' 'at
;)roduced a most painful impressino was
character and pepularity of Mr. Boyd, vi • is la
considerable eclenc°•
tetheSydney,h rumour,i
gwhhhoewr however, et r
Cr owing
deservedly regarded as one of the most valuable colon°
the southern hemisphere.
THIS GREAT
yesterdayfurnished withea."'
BRITAIN'S RUN TO lIOLYII--- bs
We
noble steam ship on her trial trip We have since The
noticedd et a ils the departur.e from LiverpoolHolyhead' oft,:eitil_
worked belt Itiofof
iiherarnudn
engines
way satisfactor ' At 3''
3• 12 o'clock she left the Sanders Dines
and in 43 minutes passed the Crosby lightehiP' 814' lt
thea3 t farri p soas far 1,( as in e Yoectirit
whic
going 18 revolutions. The Admiral, Havre steamer, 12.45,
left at the same time, a quarter of a mile astern,."-- 11
with topsail set, passed the llormby lightship, gole&ed
knots, engines making 21124 revolutions. At 1.10 k. the
the Bell Buoy, about 13 miles from the Sandon Dne''bel;
Admiral half a mile astern. 'At 2.30 was abreast of it wed
stopped the engines for heated bearings. At 2.55 tined
ahead; 3.17 Great Ormshead, S.S.W., . miles ; Wind
rounded the Skerries, the Admiral inside abreast. , 0.
W.; no sail set. At 6 P.M. at Holyhead, Orman
changed signals with the Royal Mail steam-shin makerJ'
Amongst the company on board were Mr. Penn, the the
of the engines; Mr. Harman, of London; Ain Smith., i 1,
originator of the screw-propeller; Mr. Paterson, o. Bristol'
the builder of the vessel; Captain Claxton, Belse,_. "7
Kilsado, of the
Spanish service ; Captain Bibby, Du' ". an
T. Bright.
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BIRTHS.
OF A SON. ha WO
On the 22d inst., at Dorset-terrace, Clapham-road, t--
of Richard . urner, E-
On the 2ut V.
i T
nst., at Charles-street, Westboarne-terrac.'
the wife of Vamieleur Crake, Esq.
OF A DAUGHTER. -
NCI/
On the 22d inst., at Erin-house, St. John's wood, the --
of Robert John Lattey,
On the 20th inst., at Compton-terrace, i
of Peter Ewa t, Esq. the WlO

MARRIED. hall,l4l'
On the 17th inst., at Douglas, Isle of Man, to
Agnes, Philip
younge Bland,
st chdaapughterlain toof ]the rice'late Walter Ritchie, , Vaillf,s(l''
14th Light Dragoons.

DIED. ADjr
On the 21st inst., at St. James's Palace, aged7ll-- laot.
General Sir Henry Wheatley, Bart., C. 8., li:•"""-;‘, bet
Privy Purse io his Majesty William the Fourth, and
Mjesty Queen Victoria. 0.13 s
On the 21st inst., aged 64, Rachel, the wife of
Chadwick, of Stockwell, Surrey.of
On the 20th inst., at Chiswick, aged e 6, Jane, relict
Ronalds, Esq., of Righbury-terrace, Middlesex.
On the 20 It inst., at Witham, Essex, T. Butler, Est
Oa the 20th in6t., aged 51, Mr. G. Nichols, of
court, Leicester-square.

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Strand, in th 4 Precinct of tho SAM,. the co' "
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