The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-17 00:00:00

PERSONS INJURED.

The young girl already mentioned, named Margaret
Yeager, was killed. Henry Arcularius, assistant foreman
of No. 31, was slightly injured. So was Alderman
Adams. Another fireman had his head severely cut, by
part of the falling wall : so did a labouring man in the
street. And it is rumoured still, that there is another
body buried in the ruins. One young girl jumped out of
the two story window of an adjoining house, and broke
her thigh ; and a man broke his leg in jumping out of
Julia Brown's house. These were all the accidents that
we heard of.
TIIE INVESTIGATION BEFORE TIIE MAGISTRATE.
This investigation has been kept secret, for what
cause we know not. Two men have been arrested ' • one
is the man named Shiels, whom we mentioned on Satur-
day. He is still in the tombs. He is sulky on the sub-
ject of the fire, and says that they can't prove it on him.
He- occupied the same situation under Wallack as a gas
lamp lighter, which he did on Friday last ; and the fire
that burned down the theatre before, broke out in the
gas room, or close to-it.
The Magistrates were occupied all day on Satur-
day, taking affidavits in relation to the mysterious
burning of this edifice. The depositions of Mr. Wil-
liam E. Burton, Mr. 'Wilson, the former lessee, Mr.
Wemyss, stage manager, Mr. Russell, the treasurer,
and of • Henry Lewis, Samuel D. Reeves, Jonathan
I. Mill'att, Gilbert Lambert, and of James Brad-
ford, were taken, all tending to implicate, by various
circumstances, the two men who are in custody, on sus-
picion of the act of incendiarism. The affidavif of W.
L. Smith, who kept the refectory in the basentent, was
also taken. The Magistrate decided that thistti'whs suffi-
cient to warrant him in detaining in custady 'Thomas
Hurd, and George Shcirs, until the further investigation
could be proceeded with.
INQUEST ON TH2 GIRL.—Dr. Archer held an inquest
on Saturday morning, at No. 55, I,Nmard-street, on the
body of Margaret Yeager, aged 1.6;-a native of Philadel-
phia, who was killed in consequence of the falling of the
rear wall of the National TheaAi-e on Saturday morning.
From the testimony adduced, St would appear that the
deceased had only left the lionae of her parents on
Tuesday, arrived in this c 4 on Wednesday, and took
up h7r abode as a boarder inuthe establishment. On the
night previous to the fire, sli6 retired alone to a room in
the rear of the house. When the alarm was given, every
body was got out, without waiting for the ceremony of
the toilet, but Margaret was somewhat fastidious, and
whilst in the act of trying a silk petticoat, the crash
came—and the poor girl was swept from this breathing
worlcL The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
Among 'be singular features of the calamity is that of
the late lessee's property and effects being all removed
before the fire, whilst all the 163 s falls on the shareholders
and Burton, who is a sufferer to the extent of 25,000
dollars. It is also a little singular that the incendiary
attempt should ba made on the day following the salary
day at the theatre, Thursday, when nearly every claim
was discharged. To all these facts we expect the public
authorities will turn their attention.

The true character of the 'Tries has been ex-
hibited in a most striking light during the last few nights
in the House of Commons. Some reckless partisan of
Mr. Walter's (Nottingham) having presented, through
the immaculate Mr. Godson, of Kidderminster, a peti-
tion alleging bribery against the Liberal party in the
former town, Mr. Thomas Duncombe was entrusted with
two petitions from respectable parties there, demon-
strating the most corrupt and profligate bribery by the
Walterites. Mr. Godson, before he was aware of the
counter-petitions, had moved that the one which he pre-
sented should be printed—a step of late years understood
to be the ground-work of a motion in the House. Mr.
Duncombe gave notice that he would, therefore, move
that all the petitions should be taken into consideration.
But this would not suit the Tory purposes, and both on
Monday and Tuesday nights, when- they stood among
the notices of motion, they twice contrived to " count
out" the House, showing that they evidently dreaded the
discussion they had themselves originated.
THE CONFESSIONAL.—The Archbishop of
Paris has just issued an order for the construction of the con-
es!.ionals in the churches of Paris, in such a way that the
priests shall no longer be concealed from public view. They
fare to have open ?eats, but the penitents are, as at present, to
be entirely concealed from the public gaze-
TII E STRATHBOGIE MINISTERS.—III terms
of a revision to the Provost, a public meeting of the
inhabitants was held at Banff on Tuesday last, for the
purpose of expressing sympathy with the eight ministers
of Strathbogie, and to condemn the conduct of the As-
sembly. The meeting was most numerous and respecta-
ble, comprising individuals of all political sentiments,
among which were almost the whole of the most inflneii-
tial inhabitants. The Provost was called on to preside,
and opened the business in a verp happy and impressive
address. The resolutions were moved by Ranald
M‘Grigor, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Young Leslie of
Kininvie. The meeting was addressed by several gen-
tlemen,
whose speeches were listened to with much cor-
diality, and received with great applause ; and the ex-
pression of public opinion on the momentous subject was
warm and enthusiastic in the extreme. A county meet-
ing for the same purpose is to be held at Banff on the
19th inst.—Elgin Courant.
THE JEWS' • DECLARATION BILL.--Lord
Brougham voted in the minority on the Jews' Civil Disabilities
Relief Bill. His Lordship's name was accidentally omitted in
the published list.