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

Eleven ran.

HER
__ M AJFSTY'S THEATRE.—The progPerafr.
the opera season become more definite throng &A
Lumley's programme. That the prime donne 'O° to er•
Madame Sontag and Mademoiselles Cruvelli and A'ssas
was already known. The name of Signor Ferl°ttoee Leto,
also mentioned, with those of the clunseuses rtbase
Rosati, and Guy Stephan—the last a reminiscence ta-hred
old Ceritonian days when ballets seemed to have Irc'-tbat
a new principle of vitality ; but the prediction sad
a new opera composed by the Duke of Saxe Go German
another deriving its existence from M. Flotove, of Geo er
celebrity, will be among the novelties of the seesnele-eoecl
cidedly new, and may be received with freshly o', Id;
interest. The permanent body of artists, includillemaei,
Bertrand, Gardoni, Lablache (father and son), Catlli ad,
telletti (some time absent in Transatlantic regions), aaies
heres to the ancient establishment, while productive gwsose
finds its representative in the celebrated Meyerbeiveriihir
dit
snaeiw opera, written expressly for Madame Sontag,
be probably produced this season. Next Tuesdujeed
now' fixed upon as the opening night, and the Pro Guy
~ stars" are Signor Ferlotte in opera and Modem„iselle
Stephan in ballet.— Times• z , shOell
TERRIFIC C)NFLAGRATION.—This morennet - street,
before one o'clock, a terrific fire broke out in Surrey'
Croydon, in the premises of Mr. Burt, a corn-factor. the
inmatesues having been aroused, succeeded in reac,','"A ato
street in safety. Information of the fire was drop poring
the various police and engine station for wsistance• na very
That time the flames travelled with rapiditY, ti- aker,
speedily the premises of Mr. Neal, a 1
ellg and patten 13?,
_i.
became ienited, and the fire from the two buildingerbl7o..
nated the town and the country for miles distant. ' ea by
gine of the parish was soon on the spot, closely follovr to
another from Addiscombo Barracks. By this tilnes,,thseesiv•
buildings, as well as another belonging to Mr. wasTssing
house decorator, No. 17, in the same street, were twif an
away with the greatest fury. The police had oesnts° or
express to London for the aid of the fire brigade. Tao
the
ment the news arrived in town, Mr. Connorton starts u -tied
spot with the West of England engine and flreraenlor
was followed by Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the oath'
don brigade, and the engine from the ,tident
wark-bridge-road station. Fortunately an
___nu,a- iris,
supply of water was procured from the high-Weer:est
and the London firemen, with the local aid, raeseba-orakexill.,
a most praiseworthy manner, but the flames could nritd down,
tinguished until the premises of Mr. Burt were b insured
the stock in trade, &c., consumed. The sufferer Was 1 Neal
in the Kent Mutual Fire Office. The remises of gr. . the
were likewise burned down. The occupier was insured lowers
PheenixFire Office. The premises of Mr. ioghaw_ sea
nearly destroyed ; but the loss of which will fall on thieri to
Fire Office. The premises of Mr. Steadman, Nn- 14' r end
same street. were also seriously damaged by fire, watebotie ei
urne
removal. The total loss is very considerable. The w , Fire
the buildings were insured in the Royal
Office. The origin of the fire is unknown.
ale Otate,
NOVELTY IN MEDICINE.—The local jOlOll.-
sr, ei
that Mr. Lewis, the well-known medical practitiosowe bele
Manchester, has been induced to devote nearly the
vases,
of his attention to the preparation of certain diac,o tea'
Farsners
which he has found by experience to have a payee!' „old
dency in removing disease and sustaining health. it _ halo
seem that Mr. Lewis does not throw any
around these discoveries. The whole, or greater Part's, the
vegetable, indigenous to America, and is admitted u,orael•
first physicians to be an efficient substitute for ca,sof
much of the efficacy, however, depends upon a probs,leuniely
course of amalgamation, and machinery of an e2;.tria Old
novel character has been invented with this ()Iliac' tin
Bond-street, from whence a medicine untainted by
e"'"'
dm is likely to extend its beneficial influence. :,,,d 'of
THE TOLLEbBURY MURDER.--TOO OCC10".-000
mYsterious is
Harrington of the murder of Mrs. Cobb at the late „Puler
seerns to have excited an extraordinary degree of PS'Steelf
indignation throughout that district, which exhibitea ' re,
An effigy
on Wednesday last in an unmistakable form. ---„ the Pr
presenting Harrington was drawn in a cart throng "
rashes of Salcot, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, and TollesburY•
ee
large platform was erected in the square of Tolleiburys,the
which were placed a number of tea chests, to conlrss the
judicial bench, and on these were seated in full caster% la.
officials of a court of justice, comprising fishermen en ,sest
bourers. The mock ceremonials of the trial having ea
gone through iu the most exciting manner by those errlf jet
in it, and the jury having returned their unanimous ve I
at the
guilty, the ministers of the law were directed to carry() .„.q.
immediate execution of the culptit, with two witnes7s
whose conduct at the assize was considered most unselPs
factory, and of whom effigies had also been prePared' .se
large quantity of faggots and brambles, over which hung
illisla
gallows and the effigies of the condemned, was then fired Is 4
reduced to ashes amidst the blasting of a large
gunpowder, the discharge of a number of guns by the fie
noes
men, and the hootings, yells, groans, hisses, and irripr.
tions of an indignant and excited populace. This rude &de_
reonstration of mob justice, of course, produced great eox Ire;
ment, but it was carried on without the commitee.n f alps
and the imitators 0'
damage, or any breach of the peace ;
om leted hir
Judge Lynch and his ministers,
.havir!g c_ y t ,
nine
o clock in the even
work, quietly dispersed about
ing.—Lssex Herald.
DEATH OF MR. BENJAMIN B TT ''''
CIUIDAIqI
RETORTED DEA.-Co ,
of Bahia, have been
Accounts, by way' hat this gentleman,late a mew 0,
of
they in many respects,
ltof New South Wales,
of the Legislative Coun.ci and so lon
• remotion of steam commu " h
nicatien setiv
_.
spicuous for his p
Fan col •
England and the Austra i
received, Very cootbere;
islands
srishedin a fray with the na.• .
of every enterprise calculated to
iiinsalsa which
005
he was returning from 11
lecaonsist
called the " Solo 11•"
mo • a.
ovt hfee:oneS Southern uottfhhetehr :
Wanderer,ra
groupc fie
o, f
lifornia to Sydney, is said to have oat
been sumo! (the
wrecked; but the details of this occurrence,towholeith e
alleged death, are so
obtainedenhtw considerableal. nickaher r:tarltSivsate. 'Ol
,Os
weasfintli
throw very considerable doubt on
rumour, however,
deservedly regarded as one of 1x p
utheimostarit
y painfulo t
slri.mp
Boyd'rese
reoliss'°ol9&
most valuable
hemisphere. Pt.'
THE GREAT 14 I4lo° •
We
yesterday noticed the departure . ril°e
from Live . been
noble steam ship nee
ip on her trial trip. We We 01 d The
ttB:3:tdhsnoceuyht Sydney,
hr where
r e it
produced character hl
iaatndtd
furnished .
with details of her run as far as flolYheetr, ever,'
engines worked beautifully, and the trip so far Wee, Dole
way satisfactory. At 12 o'clock she left the Selni°P siaee
and in 43 minutes passed the Crosby lightshiP, enieh
going 18 revolutions. The Admiral, Havre steamer, 2
.45,
left at the same time, a quarter of a mile &story' •pg 11
with topsail set, passed the Hormby lightship, goi
passe
knots, engines making milests. At 1.10 ;
the Bell Buoy, about 13 from the Sandon plizbyll
Admiral half a mile astern. At 2.30 was abreast„ ,
loped
stopped the engines for heated bearings. At 2.55
,q;t 00
ahead • 3.17 Great Orinshead, S.S.W., 6 illile WO
rounded the Skerries, the Admiral inside abreast• a eSs
W.; no sail set. At 6 rat. at Holyhead, all.Assle*
changed signals with the Royal Mail steara-shiP .aalter
Amongst the company on board were Mr. Penn, the .e's tee'te! to,
of the engines; Mr. Harman, of London; Mr.
originator of the screw-propeller; Mr. Paterson, of (113grpleteinA
the builder of the vessel; Captain Claxton ILN• ; --s. en"
Kilsado, of the Spanish •- c •' Mr. O•
service ; Captain Bibby,
T. Bright.
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BIRTHS.
OF A lON. wife
On the 22d inst., at Do rset-terrace, Clapham-road, the
of Richard V. Turner, Esq. rrSce'
On the 20th inst., at Charles-street, Westbotirne-te—
the wife of Vaudeleur Crake, Esq.
OF A DA VORTEX . th IAdY
On the 22d inst., at Erin-house, St. John's-wood, a
of Robert John Lattey, E-q. the ifife
On the 20th inst., at Compton terrace, Islington,
of Peter Ewa t, Esq.

MARRIED.
On the 17th inst., at Douglas, Isle of Man, the to
Philip Bland, chaplain to P;ice's Factory, Vall'd3k,sil''
Agnes, youngest daughter of the late Walter Ritchie,
14th Light Dragoons.

lED. D ojo!'
On the 21st inst., at St. D
James'a Palace, aged 744 Pt.
General Sir Henry Wheatley, Bart., C. 8.. 1."-,, het
Privy Purse to his 'Majesty William the Fourth, anu
Majest Queen Victoria.
On tyhe 21st inet., aged 64, Rachel, the Wife °-
f
Chadwick, of Stockwell, Surrey.
On the ...oth inst., at Chiswick, aged 66,
Ronalds, Esq., of Ilighbury-terrace, Middlesex. .r.„,„
On the 20. h inst., at Witham, Essex, T. Butler, r-Jlarrs'
On the 20th inst., aged 51, Mr. G. Nichols, of
court, Leicester-square. Jane, relict

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