The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-04 00:00:00

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were taken to Bishopsgate w bone'
pute arose between the policemaA,4ll4 e t- to
search his own prisoner, and the city ttiligities, who
claimed the right of searching for-the constable of the night.
The prisoners terminated the squabble by begging them not
to make a fuss about it, and each producing from his pockets
and hat a number of watches, brooches, rings, pins, and
other articles, of the value of 400/. an examining the
premises it appeared that the shop-door, which is secured by
two locks, had been opened by picklocks, and the key-holes
had paper pasted over them to prevent the light within
.from being observed. Two bags of plate had been packed
up, worth 4001. more, and a dark lantern, large and small
crow, and some skeleton keys were found. The burglars,
therefore, contemplated a second visit to fetch away the
bulky articles.
Miss Nadault identified the property.
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BOW-STREET.
Richard Pritchard and Richard Barker, two boys, were
brought up by Goddard and Ballard, the officers, charged
with having a quantity of the People's weekly Despatch in
their possession.
The boys were discharged, with an admonition, but the
papers were detained.
Benjamin Cousins, the publisher of unstamped papers,
was charged with insulting Dean, one of tiro officers of
stamps, and creating a riot on the evening of the 30th of
January.
The case was but partially entered into, and the i'grther
hearing was postponed until Fletcher, the officer, who is a
material witness, returns from the country.

LATE ACCIDENT AT' LIVERPOOL_

INQUEST ON THE BODIES

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2.—The inquisition on the bodies
of the six unfortunate persons who perished, on Monday
morning last, by the falling in of the houses in Thomas-
street and South John-street, while the inmates were locked
in sleep, was held this day in the New Police Court, High-
street. James Carline, the owner of the lodging-house
which fell, and who almost miraculously escaped with his
family uninjured, sbated that there were twenty-one indivi-
duals in bed in the house at the time it fell in. Some were
in the cellar, and others in the lodging-rooms. He (wit-
ness) slept in the parlour, and about six o'clock in the
morning was alarmed by a noise, and in a short time found
himself, with his family, buried in dust and timber. By some
means, which he cannot account for, they got out safely.
Between four and five weeks ago the house which adjoined
that of his, facing South John-street, was pulled down, and
workmen began to excavate where the house stood, in order
to erect anoter building. They dug under the foundation
of witness's house. A week before the shocking affair hap-
pened, a person came to witness and read a paper, which he
understood was a notice to quit the premises, as it stated
they were unsafe. The paper was left, and witness informed
the lodgers that the house was stated to be unsafe. Mr.
Parry, the surveyor, also came to witness, and told him that
the house was dangerous since the excavation, and witness
asked him to see it secured. Four or five Jays before the
occurrence, and after witness had spoken to Mr, Parry, two
small props were placed against the house.
Mr. Rowland, a surveyor, said that a few days be!ore the
accident he was called upon to give an opinion as io the
safety of the house in Thomas-street that fell. in witness's
opinion the premises fell in consequence of the heavy fall of
rain which took place on Sunday evening. The rain beat.
against the east side of the building, and removed the sand
in which the props rested.
Archibald Buller served a notice on Carline to leave the
premises, when Carline asked who was going to pay him
501. he had lost by the house. Witness said he knew no-
thing about it ; that he would not. He then advised him
to leave the house, stating that it might fall before the
morning. Carline said he would not leave the house, end
if he happened to be killed, Hughes, the landlord's aged,.
might bury him.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," but
at the same time qualified their verdict by handing to the
Coroner attached to it, " That the Jury could not separate
without expressing their opinion that the persons employed
in excavating the adjoining premises were guilty of culpable
negligence."
The CORONER could not receive such a verdict. If there
were culpable negligence on the part of any persons the ver-
dict could not be accidental death. It would, in fact,
amount to manslaughter.
The Jury again considered, and brought in an unqualified
verdict of " Accidental Death" in each case.
Since the inquest was held another of the sufferers in the
Northern Hospital is dead.

LISBON, FFB. 20.—An attempt has been made to
get up a series of masked balls at the Opera House, but I am
happy to say it has proved almost a complete failure. On the
first night, indeed, it was most signally so. The disappoint-
ment, however, led to so much ludicrous results that the sub-
scribers probably enjoyed the fun more than they would have
done if there had been a real ball. To judge from the pomp
of the announcement it was to be a most splendid affair. The
saloon, consisting of the pit and stage brought to the same
level, was certainly decorated in a style of Oriental magnifi-
cence, and illuminated with gas-light brilliancy. The whole
of the orchestra were in attendance, divided into two bands, at
Lionofcompanyandtheinterval Everyarrangementpreservationofforthe of
fmade,
and to such a pitch had public expectation been raised, that all
the boxes had been taken at treble prices. In fact, nothing
was wanting to make the ball complete but the presence of la-
dies. At an early hour the saloon was full of male visiters in
their every-day dresses (for none but females were allowed to
go in masks), all awaiting with anxiety the arrival of the fair
maskers. At last, after their patience had been nearly ex-
hausted, two shepherdesses walked in, arm-in-zrm, and were
instantly surrounded by all the men in the salocn, eager to
have a peep. The unfortunate damsels (who turned put to be
the two figurantes), were so jostled about that they soot con-
trived to make their escape ; upon which, rather than have no
sport, the men took to dancing quadrilles with each other, one
half of them acting as ladies. The fun soon became " fast and
furious," the mock ladies, to the great merriment of the real
fair ones in the boxes, mimicking in the drollest manner the
feminine air and deportment, pretending to faint from exces-
sive heat, &c., while the partners handed them to their seats
with burlesque obsequiousness. On the second night it was a
little better, owinc, to the exertions made by Count de Farrobo
to get a re-union, he himself having entered the saloon with a
masked lady on each arm. On the last night it was tolerably
good. There were amongst the maskers two characters so
admirably sustained that I cannot forbear mentioning them.
These were a Lieutenant and a Midshipman belonging to the
Constitution, American frigate, dressed as an Indian Sachem
and his squaw. They attracted the attention of the whole
house by their admirable acting, and especially by their per-
formance of the war dance. On conversing with those gena
tlemen I found that they had resided for several years
amongst
the Indians, and spoke their language fluently
PRINCE OF NAPLES AND MISS SMYTH.--•
Four days since a travelling carriage, with, as it was stated,
an English family, came in by the Valencia road, and
stopped
d
at Genie's hotel, in the Calle de la Reyna. The geem
was young and handsome, the lady eminently so;
and both
had all the appearance of being of the first class of society.
The arrival of an English lady at Madrid is rather an event,
and every one was anxious to learn who our beautiful coun-
trywoman was ; but a strange mystery seems to hang about
the party ; and neither the gentleman nor his servants would
give their names at the hotel ; and when the major-dome
spoke of the police, they snapped their fingers, and said the
police was not for them. The public curiosity was cached by
all this, and still more so when it was known that M. Mendi-
zabal had called twice, and was closetted with the gentleman,
and that two communications were passed to the Queen at the
Pardo. I chanced to live in the same hotel, and the gossip
of the servants found its way to my room ; and each day the
wonder still more grew, as there was no application made
from the party at the English Legation, and it was uncertain
even if they were a married couple, or lovers, or brother and
sister, as they had separate chambers, the lady's maid always
sleeping in the same room with the mistress, mid an upper
servant, as companion, in that of the master. Their appear-
ance excited great interest, as he was a young man of twenty-
two, very handsome, tall, and well formed, hair though- per-
haps not red, but bordering upon it, might lee considered a
a defect ; and she was absolutely an angel, with a face full of
beauty, deep blue eye's, fair hair, and a person without a fault.
For three days their secret was preserved ; but at length an
accident brought it to light, and we have discovered in
hthan
e
young pair of wanderers no less important personages t
Prince Charles of Naples and Miss Penelope Smyth, about
and
whose runaway match so much has been said and sung ;
the funny part of the story is, that no one can tell whether
they are married, or come here to be married, or on the road
to Gretna Green, where the blacksmith laughs at the threats
of Kings as well as fathers.—Letter from Madrid.
HISTORY OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY.—
We have long been accustomed to look annually for a revised
account of the Peers and Baronets of the United Kingdom,
and to Mr. Burke's labours in this respect have been univer-
sally assigned the palm of excellence. The public, however,
are now also indebted-to that indefatigable genealogist for an
been projected. The 12th "part, we observe,
account of all the eminent families enjoying territorial posses-
sions,
embellished with a portrait of that great
or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable
or Mr. Coke, of Holkham,and four great
landed gn
completevbde be published just Per
appeared,rotbhp a
proprietor
work, which will comprise a Biographical
honors, and a more interesting and important undertaking has
during the present year,' we more parts,
of all the Eminent Families of the United Kingdom,understand,
and
History willup-
wards of a hundred thousand individuals connected with them.
The sale of the work ought far to exceed that of any peerage,
the interest being so much more widely extended.
Yesterday morning the second battalion of the Cold-
stream Guards marched from Windsor to the Tower of Lon-
don, to relieve the second battalion of Grenadier Guards,
which takes up its quarters at the Wellington Barracks, Bird-
cage-walk. ,