The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-10 00:00:00

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EVENING

DESTRUCTION
AmPiII"LIEATAE.
ASTLEY'S

I LATEST PARTICrIA
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The excites-ae„t ----C:
BIENT oF St AND -7-ACCURATE'STATK,'
ErtTY CONSUMED axis DAAIAGEI), -
produced by the "destruclien of this theatre
has in ia's .
',se
and o•' tree abated. Wednesday- the ,Westruinster-road.
-ler avenues leading to the ruins were, densely thronged
4!: crowds of. all grades. In. the curse of the day a great
number of the nobility and gentry visited the spot in their T.:ages, and several were permitted to enter the desolatestretta.
Nothing rethains of •The thettre ;bin.. the external ' walls frontage facing the Westminster-road, which must be pelted'
down. Most. of the, engines continued werking en the Nita Y"
• &ring Tuesday night and the griktaer 'portiun if Wedoesday
morning. The theatre was considered the largest of the Miners.
and was capable of holding upwards of 3,000 persons. ti was
exceedingly lofty, having one tier of boxes and two galleries,
besides a spacious warerooan or workshop above the ceiling.
The circle occupied nearly three-fourths or the pit, being. JOO
feet in circumference, and the stage upwards of 50 feet in
depth, 70 feet in width, and 40 feet in lisight. There was a
complete ride round the stage of sufficient width to alloy. six
horses abreast, and there were extensive painting-rooms on
each side. The back of the stage act.onid the party wall of
the Pheasant public-house, in Stangate, which, from the en-
trance to the theatre in the Westminster-road, was a space o
nearly 300 feet, and the width in the centre of the building
about 130 feet. Some few months ago a large brick building
was added to the establishment, on the southern side, and con-
verted into stables and dressiug-rooms.
From a report made by the brigade force on Tuesday af-
ternoon to the different Insurance Companies, it appears that
the property destroyed and injured is to the following extent.
In the Westminster Bridge-road, besides the destruction of the
theatre, are the houses--
No. 6, occupied by Messrs. Miller and Field, booksellers and
stationer?, which has received much damage to the roof and to
the back part. 'I he firm arc said to be insured in the Plicenlk.
Fire-office to the amount of 3,000/. Thy building is insured
for 5001. in the Imperial Office.
No. 5, tenanted by Mr. Rogers, linenilraper, similarly
damaged. Insured in the Unicn and Imperial Office.
No. 4, occunied by Mr. Anstey, hat and cap maker, damaged
by water and hasty removal. Not insured. The premises are
covered by an insurance in the Imperial.
No. 3, inhabited tiy Mr. Smith, butcher, damaged furniture.
which was uninsisred. The premises are covered by an Law-
ante in the Imperial.
On the other side of the theatre, No. 7, belonging to. Mr.
Rush, li•:eused-victualler, considerable damage to the back of
the 1.-dilding by lire, and the furniture by removal. Tke latter
in'Ared in the British Fire-office, and the premises in the Ile-
perial-offiee to the amount of 5001.
No. 9, Mr. Raper, woollen-draper and tailor, damaged by
fire and water. Insured in the Sun and Imperial offices,
No. 10, belonging to Mr. Gray, oil and colourrean, slightly
damaged by water and removal. Insured.
No. 11, occupied by Mr. Lucas, haberdasher, mach dam-
age to the furniture and contents by water and removal. Partly
insured in the Imfe.ial.
No. 12, tenanted by Mr. Francis, oyster-shop, greatly
damaged. Insured in the Imperial-office.

No.
Roof
water
perial-

lIQUSES DAMAGED 114 AxtrityriteaTaE-now.
30, tenanted by Mr. Barnsley, rulo-snaker, and •theri.
partly consumed and house damaged throughout by
and hasty removal. The premises it.snred in the In.
office.

No. :31, M. Wood, boot-maker, soma darnaza. Insured is
the Imperial.
No. 32, M. Beckson, similarly damaged. Insured in the
I tnper ial.
No. 33, occupied by Mr. Gibson, tobacconist, and other
in apartments. Back part of the roof off. House insured ick
the Plicetaix.

No. 34, Air. Haern, boot and shoe maker, some damage.

A M PHITHEATRII-PLACE.
Houses Nos. 1,2, and 3, tenanted by families. before er
lrss damaged by water and removal. The inmates are unin-
sured ; the buildings are insured.
Two houses situate in Palace-row have sustained damagi;
but not of any serious magnitude. The roof of (xne of them
was burnt off. The buildings are clieried :by an insurance.
Stangate-street—No. 38, the Pireesaut public-house, be-
longing to Mr. William Johns, considerible damage to the
roof and upper part of the house by fire; furniture, &c. al.
most destroyed by removal. Mr. Johns is insured in the 'Vie-
tualler's Fire Office; the house insured to the amount of 5001.
in the Imperial.
The houses No. 39, belonging to Mr. Dalton, gas-fitter, and
No. 40, llr. Williatns, general dealer, considerably injured.
The buildings are insured.
Nine houses, occupies by five•andstwenty families, princi-
pally labouring classes, situate on the south side of the nkse
street to the sowb of the theatre, greatly scorched by tit*
flames and the windows broken by the heal. The damige to
the furniture and their contents is very considerable. None
of the inmates are insured. 'Nie whole of the houses are in-
cured in the Imperial office.
The amount lost by the different insurance companies is very
great. Astley's Theatre is insured in the following offices :
The Royal Exchange, 4,000/. ; Imperial, 2,000/. ; sun, 1,51.0/.
total
.E 7,500
On the dwelling-house occupied -ty Mr. Ducrow and
family, insured by Mr. West, the proprietor, in the
Imperial office
300
And on the machinery, scenes, fittings-up, &c., in the
theatre, the property of Mr. West, in the same office 500

T0ta1.... 48,300
Most of the houses that adjoined the theatre. mentrioncd -in
the above report were insured in the Imperial, and to 4o
amount, it is said, of upward, of 6,000/. '1 he loss, however,
will not exceed 6001. Mr. Ducrow is a great sneerer, being
wholly uninsured. His loss last night was reported to be at
least 10,0001.
Last evening a general meeting of tl e ladies and gentlemen
engaged at the Amphitheatre was held at the Spread Eagle
Tavern, Mason-street, Lambeth, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the most efficient measures to be adopted.
in consequence of this dreadful calamity. Mr. Laws was
called to the chair. After some discussion -a committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. Widdicomb, Shepherd, Hillier; MIMS,
Broadfoot, anthsome other gentlemen, was appointed to wait dtt
Mr. Duerow and Mr. We.,t, the proprietors, to ascertain their,
intentions.

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NAVAL INTEL L GENCE.
(From the Brighton Gatitte.)
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 9.—The Bellerophon, 73,
Aasten, and Nautilus, 16, Lieut. Beaufoy, have been putout
commission, and both will be docked and surveyed.
The schooner Fair Rosamond, commanded by Lieut. Batman.
will go out of the harbour on Friday, destined for the Afrldan
st al ion.

The name of the Captain appo'nted to sacred Sr Chalet
Napier in the command of the Powerful, 84, has not yet tract:
spired.
The Rapid, tender-brig, Lieut. Tryon, is still off` the Sus &
coast, affording protection to the fishery.
The steamer Alban, Mr. King, master,: his proceeded
Lublin with the depot of the 82d Regiment, and thence will ge
t 3 Sheerness.

-11;;;;;;;;nds the Edinburgh, 72,4,Captain Henderson, coil
Implacable, 72, Captain Harvey, to Lisbon, to be stationed hi
the Ta:,4us.
The Dublin, 50, flag-ship of Reit. Admiral Thomas, is gettat
en in dock, and will shortly be masted. Seamen enatierwtprerifig
freely for this ship, for the South Americen station.
The,Sapphire, troop-ship, Mr. Cole, master, is on her wa,,,,
home from the Leeward Islands, and may be sliortlyvezoia.
The steamer Spitfire, commanded by Lieutenant Triagium,
having despatches for Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Harley, mid
lmVeosult hlnadndia Falmouth.
, h
B supernumerariesaba etoes to touch
r at
the hpely
The Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, is daily expected from Sivisir.
ness. Captain Alexander Ellice, M.l'., for Harwich, it
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ported, is to have the Pique, vice Boxer, appointed Ciazus,
dure at Jamaica. .
The Electra, 16, Commander Mainwaring, may be meats&
is England with specie from the Brazils at the end of /to.
The
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- Is HARBOU it.—Queen, Victory, Exrelknt, Royal George
yacht, Dublin, Bittern, Fair Rosamond, ›,-,:cho, and gagteadera.

THE WEATHPI,LNooN, JUNE 10. •
ROYAL GALLERY 0.7 SCIENCE, ADE.LAIDZ.ZTRSEIN
lizroin°:ter
Thermometer._ 60 -- Highest 00 f Lowest ... .. 49
Wind N.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOY I YS).
I.l,:ssELs Emir %%Ml.—Prospero, from Lisbon, 6Lli
; Talbot, London, for St. Andrew's, New firaoswieir,
7th ult., lap. 39, long. 10 ; Lady of the Islas, Cardiff, to Lis.
don, tith, lat. 45, long. 9, by the Calcutta, arrived at Dirt.
mouth. Cane Grove, of Liverpool, 2516 Jan., lat Ib, long%
/47 E. ; Lancaster (ship) on the Line, 6th Feb., 14oz. 61E. ;
North Star, of Jersey, for f:lauritius, 20tb ; Ida,
Cesl~ to
(lull, 22d; Zoe, Ilolmes, same day, by the Cherokee, errivot
at Cork. Elizabeth, London, to Demerara, lat. 20, 14 tit
Asia, arrived off Falmouth. Madelaine, I\;itsati, to LT },
14th May, off Bermuda; Taguar, steer, 10 the eastwar4
24th May, off the Azores, by the Jane, EvareAt, arrived 4
tordeaux.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
ASCOT HEATH RACES-17ssititnAr.
The inferior quality of the sport announced in yesterrilf
li,t, had the usual effect on the attendance. which, notwiln-
standieg a great improvement. in the weather, was unmomonly
thin ; the stands were half empty, and the thimble-riggers and
pickpockets, with their persccetors, the police, fineing their
legitimate avocations were sinecures, were enabled to .71.19 y the
racing in comfort. That the company lacked fashion. as well
as numbers will be gathered from the following short :list :
Duke of Rutland, Duke of Beaufort, Duke of Betlforerc Mar-
quis of Westminster, Marquis of Nersaanby, Lord --i ''.! eul,
Lord Albemarle, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Kinnaird, Lori I C.
Manners, Lord Miltown, Lord Maidstone. Lord E. nuk eui
Lord Macdonald, Lord Drumlanrig, Lord Wilton, Lord CIA 6..
terfield, Lord Aboyne, Lord Somerton, &c, ; Baron Austen;
Sir J. Shelley, Sir M. Farquhar, Sir W. W. Wyn ~. Boni'
G. Anson, Mit. G. Fitzroy, Hon. J. Macdonald; Hon. C.
Forester, Hon. C. Murray, Hon. H. Baring. Col. Peel, Col.
Singe, Col. Westenra ; Messrs. Greville, Gardner, Payne
Irby, laylv, Newton, jun., Portman, Knox, Balkeley, Sloane
Stanley, Aiartyn, Hungerford, Rothschild (if), AI. Stanley
Pbidimore, &c.
The racing, which was cut down by forfeits to three events,
commenced with
Plate of 50/. for maiden horses, three vrs, Tat 41b; folar yrs,
Bst 81b; five yrs and upwards, fiat 216; mares and gelding;
allowed 31bs. Swinley Course.
Mr. Osbaldost on's ch fby the Colonel, Galatea, 3 yrs,..(Nat) I
Mr. Pettit's Emotion, 3yn ........ ~. 2 .
Betting-6 to 4on the Colonel filly, which made 411 the
running, and won by a length cleverly.
Sweepstakes of 100 son. each, h ft, for 3 years old coital/
Est bib. Old mile. (10 Subs Colonel Peel's Cameleon, brother to 'Whim ........... (Nat) I
Duke of Bedford's John O'Ghaunt. .... ...... ...•,...,,,
11 to 8 on Carueleon. John O'Ghaunt made and run-
ning to the distance where C-isineleon went to him, after
a moderate race won by half a length.
Swinley Stakes of 25 sues. each, 15 ft, for 3 it 7st 41.4,
ikel.
4 yrs Est 10Ib
' • fillit a and geldings allered bl p bs. Last milit
and half. (4 Stabs.)
Sir G. Heathc4te's Bokhara, 4 '''.,rs (Chapple), *liked fewer.
Her Majesty's Plate of .100
78 210 4 Ts,
9st 21b ; 5 yrs, 10st ; (I e
andaged, 105151 b " 1,1
. ,rs
'guineas, 3 yrs,
I.- - . rola ex
Mile Post, on" "37.. d and in. I. Mr. Goodmarn'' -14.:tgrade, 3 yrs w•'
.( crouch ) I
Mr. Pettit's 1-'7,..ngolee, 3 yrs... ~.• 2
Mr. DiZur.is Miss Stiltora 2 yrs ~•
•• 4 •
'''.l,sitasi ; if to I aget Belgratio I
Pe":,ng-15 to 6 on "..ilist
and b to 1 egst Langoler.
Belgrade cantered :a front for at least a mile 11,11 d a half,
when Miss Stilton. ruined to the front and made rod running
to the old mi"., turn, where she bolted; Belgrade resumed hits
lead, wutitained it to the end, and won cleverly by (length.
Th. -Loronation Stakes of 100 son. each, by ft, for 3 yr, old.
fillies, Bst 71b each. New tn;le. (9 Subs.)
Lord Westminster's b f Gliustiee.... .............. . waked over-
LATEST cue merritve.
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2to 1 asst St. Francis- i 2 t'; =Pet Lane...cost
2to 1 apse Dkr-vitbury 115 to t ag,s 'Jahnsk
It is said that Nat wal ride Bloomsburf,John Day, St.
F.ancis ; and Noble, Lanercost.