The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-12 00:00:00

-- 'EVEN. iNt
puitsuANT to a Douce of the High Court
c"f Chancery, 'anus a Cause
'l-f,SITI7:\ I against II911:S,
reuitors of EIIZABETH SRL 11, late of No. IS, Wes •
111. l; place.
1(11 in tl.e Parish of St. Pancras, in the County of
kr", "Widnw, or
(h died in aout e6t
dare forthwith,w too in come andb troveth their del;ts
IQ're .1L1.143t WINGFIELD, Esq., one of the Masters of the
t-VCourt, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chan-
e: London; or, in default thereof, they will be excluded
4e benefit of the said Decree.
June 11,
1884U1T.CLIFFE and BIRCH, Plaintiff's Solicitors,
5, New Bridge-street, Blackfria.rs.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL
A IL.
DIRECTORS R
of the LONDON and BLACK-
ALL RAILWAY COMPANY are ready to RE-
411'reiVE LOANS of MONEY, on the Security of Deben-
issued under the powers of the Act of Parliament, in
"outs not less than 2001., for periods of Three, Five, or Seven
ars, bearirm interest at Five per Cent. per annum, payable
'alf-Yearly at'the London and Westminster Bank.
Tenders to be addressed to the Secretary.
WILLIAM ROUTH, Chairman.
RMINGTON, Secretary.
Offices, 60, Fenchurch-street, June 10, 1841.

STEAM TO GRAVF,SEND FROM
BLACT:>WAL L.
ALTERATION 0.--te TIMES ON SUNDAYS.
ivh,ose superior Iron 12,oats, ALL, continue to run on
" RAILWAY" and " BLACK-
/Ito i ~... 'WEEK DAYS.
3 0: unuNswlcx TIER, FROM THE TERRACE rug,
li
orning.LLACKWALL.
Ii past 9.
GRAVENENPr
S
Afterrsoon,
•• past 10. Mornings i past 7.
i past 1.
•
••• Itpast 2. •‘.. 4 ppaasrtt 7.1 .
... i past 5. Afternoon,' 4 past 12.
8.
... 4 past 3. ,
...
.. past 6.
It, . ON SUNDAYS (For the. Pressni t).
rung, I past 9.
'Morning, past 7.
After;eni rast 10.
past 1. I past 8.
...... 4 past 11.
••• i past 3. Afternoon, k past. 1.
4 past 6. . A past 3.
... _
S past. 11. 6
1 . ... past
2
ofvtr •••, i past 9.
... i. ast . .
varyt.snortly anoth p
er Boat will he put on, when the times
J log will undergo une 102 1841, a further change.

BTEAm TO GRAVESEND, from the
Fe _ ,BRUNSIVICK PIER, BLAC.KWALL 4rEtbe present an EXTRA BOAT will leave ;he
,cTEilt
Mahe VER, GRAVESEND, at Half-past Seven o oe k
hm wl return from the ick P ler
esend at Threea Quarters past Eight theßrunsw same evening. to

very .7,, BRIJNSWICK-SQUARE.
No LEASEHOLD HOUSE and PREMISES,
°,l the north side of Brunswick-square, late the
l';‘od —ce-,,,tif PETER HARRIS ABBOTT, Esq.
—16 E BY AUCTION, at
the isth arraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, on TUESDAY,
This Junes at Twelve o'clock at noon.
ter
11
t4ansin House and Offices are held for an unexpired
kte 54 Years, at a very low rent of 361. per annum,
%brae
,complete repair, and contain an excellent dining-rooms,
lar 3' front and back drawing-rooms, communicating wit
haff,ewfoadeng doors, eight good bedrooms, china closet,. entrance
r-ciosets, large kitchen, butler's room,. wine, beer,
herse's cellars, and every convenience, with stabling for three
4;,and coach-house in the mews.
slissibn'ed Particulars may be had of Mr. Pennell, Official
1.114. ee, 31, Basin hall-street ; at Garraway's; of Messrs.
deraZ:pd Rensman, Solicitors, Basing-lane; Messrs. Crow-
om st'uaYnard, Solicitors, Mansion House-place ; Mr. Brooks,
.teyar's reet ; and of Messrs. Adam Murray and Suns, Sur-
and Land Agents, 47, Parliament-street.

OLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE

SOCIETY.
Ithil Alleard, Es • DIRECTORS.
4and Low Beel, Esq. Benj.iflawes, Jul?, Esq., M.P.
Joseph Hoare, Esq.
Und C• BUxton Esq John Laurance, Esq, ,
hoe, Dawson E.; •
William Josh. Lescher, Esq.
~.ra Mali Fowler, Esq Joseph Pease, E,q., M,P. ,
\,;(ill'icoi '4'
.
p0,,...111 Storrs Fry, Esq. Joshua Scholefield, Esq , M.I .
Henry Sturt, Esq.
11,7" G,ant Esq, John Taylor, Esq.
opt '''Tns It dall, k:sq•George Vaughan, Esq.".
Nt;fe Directors hereby' give notice to Members whose Pre-
he 4.411111 due on the 6th of July next, that the same must
she within thirty days from that, date.
TIO the rheriliorns arepayable Yearly, Quarterly,
Half-yearly, or
-etobeerst -. °f of Api:il, sth of July, rod sth of
eta .
o_, either of which several days constitutes the commence-
stvutti f the
year to MEMBERS. Persons, therefore, desirous
JOI; -"”ng the Society, AS MEMBERS, on the sth of
tt
lTxt, should appear, or lodge their proposals of assurance,
k. , ' 'Moe on or before that day.
AAAjIO
aireae LES of the ABATEMENT of FORTY per Cent.
staipzs allowed on MEMBERS' POLICIES of Five Years'
.....„...,......._,lng.

Ash or Annual Reduce Would as-
-Prance Age sum Premium Premium tionof stire, at the
Assured
Paid for i on Sixth Premium increased
First Five Payment. Sixth age of the
41114t:1---4-j • ---- ... Years. Year. party.
sth Z!!!ry ...6 ...t.d.j.e.
ut,h j,:i..4 10 !00., 22 16 10 11311061 9 0 4 3. 53
'll6 ii", ft,• , 10r0 24 17 61141661 9 19 0 315
Ig,"ttohe -' IPso 32 4 21 19 6 012 17 6 315
.. r i,
6th j" - 111.0 35 76, 21 4 6114 3 0 :33
Sth jaTlUary 51
UIY 16 1001 63 510'3719 6 23 6 4
.33g
t _ ()COI 29 10 10 17 14 611 16 4 3

U
°ll
------------affairs of the Society,
thef.the annual investigation of the
ef settrrulination of the sixth year, as requiredratbey the deed
aeuvep)bnt, it is ascertained that the same of abate-
bethe ye. ,orty per
dude ending the
Cent., as in the past year, may be made for
4th April, 1842, and such abatement will
144,e4enordinglv. The data from which this abatement
et
leed' fully justify the expectation that, after the payment
tulde.atunual premiums, au equal rate of abatement will be
tuatte:u every Merober of the Society throughout the conti-
-4 Knee
the assurance
"eed Table of Rates for Assurances not claiming Profit:
Ptin, RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent.
It? —s-3treet, 13znk, June 8, 1841.
-I.4I°NAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY,
I.
Ipe
FOR GRANTING
48"RANCES, DEFER RED ANNUITIES, Sze.
No. 2ti, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Pari.ament
.
EIRECTORS.
J. Elli t LAIIIIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
411 r2t'sc'n. A 1.1)., F.R. 8. I John Rawson, 1.5(1.
n trifrith • ,
~Inter ran, Esq. 1 Jehn Riddell Stodart, Esq.
Gordoar sq
ge Lin pie, Ls s
Nr. r. .1 ) .41. Clempq Tabor, Esq.
Joseph 'Thompson, Esq.
e-sut Wheataton . F AUDlTl°ll3'so.feesor Graves, A.M. F.R.S.
50,,,A, eTuAky..._
i'S..R.S.Woolhouse,rEsq., F. IL A. S
ciT°ltS*--IVessis. Sweet, Sutton, Eweas, and Omman-
"Y, 6, Basinghall-street.
Reside‘ the LIFE ASSURANCE.
pail
ul' a •e Pe'rent security to the policy holder of a large
4thibe7rgi`nteta.Pia'tri4,?,l4nthaeeedum‘ ulYating,f,uhnicdhs,
btellioeagfolleoxweiln4e y
i•sl one.to
ginat4
if)...es of Life advantages
Assurance and Deferred Annuities oi,!--
laY' experlY‘ "I' Socie.ty n!'ra___."Power t, borrow (without daid
uNn a poke' et 4irreit-o'revizTwo-tbirds of all premiums p
The aim Y°f As,,l
, ranee.
for
a"u'. e"! 4 a short Table bowing the Annual Premium
.----------______4l' "."I.°° nn the Whole 'Life, or fer a Term ;
Age.
_______F---------------
OR LIFE.
_ --
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Iv. -
b"hoat
relit With
- Profits.
113 c 1 iX. s. d. X. s. d.
2
„4 4 117 4 • 017 0
4lai! 2 9 3 1 019 6
4 4 2 1 3 5 3 1 310
6 13 4 13 6 1 13 0
7 8 4 3 0 0

For Ono
Year only.

For Five
Years only.

£. s. (1.
0.17 6
1 0 0
1 5 0
1 16 (1
3 9 6

Two.thirds ,
DETER
f Profits divided annually amongst the Assured.
.).:113,141"•R RED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. .
...e
tiof r.,.pa' plan exclusively developed by this Society, a single
mat 'to- fa. minuity is made mtonl • to answer the same object,
vitnia_esr.exceed in amount the entire 3 benefit of all the . -
c 10,54
thheretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious
t'efit !Nil separate investments in Savings Banks, Be-
i.
Acicties, and Loan Banks.
4tost __ s'n4ll yearly or weekly contribution will secure
(tlhse.
Itliple return for after life; thus-21. 12s. Perldaenrnuthme f„1-
lAatvietiz"oatt.the age of 20, will give the policy ho
P ion, at the age of 65
`le_nall.uity f,
renaainder of life X.t7 16 6
1411 .......... • 394 11 0 Or a
oti:ev, with.out ....... ..... ;r...e;nliil);;co.n. ..
..
..
07death.
Witet,triod of life (of 50, 55, and 60) may be also
466 0 oat
taken
% 4,"'"ar advantages.
itted ii_wo-thirds t
any time lent on deposit of policy, being a
a, inys available during sickness or want of ernielnyacvets
in
ease op we-thirds of all payments returned to repres t t
N.i.Pretnture death.
°lle to c Policies, as collateral money-security, for periods of
eliv oil," Yars, effected at lower rates than are chargedcobny.
titi„-'er,.Office, (Nee Tbl A and B.), with option of
-ee ier Life at the usual rates.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See.
IEtErnNJANTIN EDGINGTON, Marquee,ke
litteetortet, Flag, and Rick Cloth Manufacturer, 2, Du •
tv7ndon-iiridge, and 208, Piceadilly.
bow oceetlY,}leu., every minute of Lord Snowdon's time
owyaas.
I krty. led In preparations for the reception of beE I
Soo
surildnnter
was forthwith called into council ; Edgington
and pride flea °fled in the tent and marquee department."—Love
4iar
._ , %el. ii., p• 77-
'll44o"es and Tents, withboarded floors, and tastefully lined,
Pito e.for royal and Coble parties, or fetes of the most exten-
blishni4eedntb.rilliant character, may be had at the Love esta-

AP.._ A Warehouse at 208, Piccadilly.
P'' actress full length, Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street,
ART BEFORE NATURE.
THIS seeating paradox has been solved by the
119 Perukes and Head Dresses made by ROSS and SONS,
fectlllc.3l 120, BISHOPSGATE- STREET, for althoughpaenrd-
Ncefulatural'they at the same time possess that elegance
Lpraoef naurnal of. contoor otherwise unattainable. Being made
rti
candyearieurling hair, which always looks easy and be.coming,
in Cad es' and Gentlemen's Perukes), b:ing quit©
tiers finished with their newly-invented partings, the
the so close a resembance to the skin, as to defy detection;
tir(a).,e_perfectly unique.
tints
.6 and SONS having completed their extensive altetr.ae-
sslost,:ap now offer to the Public, on the Ground floor, the
NW-- zplitetindid apartments for Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair.
eve;n„,_
04 arranging ; and reest a visit,. the first week in
of Wromnt: tl.l. to inspect the fashions.
An immense assortment
fill d„ 1' !eePees, Rtnglets, Braids, Rte. of the most beauti-
knot -enPtien• Ladies' own hair made into Chains, Love-
-85 or any other device required.
i[°°PING COUGH CUR ED without
I
ks,-, nward Medicine by the use of ROCHE'S HERBAL
",:uROCATION. '
ntslany thousands of children are cured annually by this re.
tAiiii, on the first attack, an immediate applicaton. of the
hold 'tOCATION "ill
prevent the complaint taking any
in
_or the constitution, and a few times may completely cure.
tt
rm2:_inedcaseeasn, one bottle will produce the desired effect etffhlsc,t ,forasidt
r qu'imr... Y be ..m well calculated for children
e L., -3 no medicine to be taken inwardly.
a theVle ease can this medicine be genuine unless signed on
Se
Capper "J. ROCHE." Price 4s. and 1/. 2s. per bottle.
150, 61,, E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's- Churchyard ; Sanger,
tzeis...lsoll-itreet ; White, 24, Cornhill, opposite the Royal
"Re ; and by most dealers in medicine,

THE LATE FIRE AT ASTLEY'S.
INQUEST.
Yesterday afternoon atone o'clock, an inquest was held before
Mr. Carter, at the Crown Hotel, Stangate-street, on the body
of Elizabeth Britton, the unfortunate woman who lost her life
in this calamitous fire.

v•••••
The first witness was William Cotterell, police constable,
108 L division. He stated that about half-past four o'clock on
Tuesday morning he observed smoke coming from the back of
the theatre, and having called two other constables, one of
whom he sent for the engines, he proceeded to the front door,
and after kocking lewdly three times, was answered from within
by the fireman Edward Howell, who opened the door. They
both proceeded upon the stage, and Howell attached some hose
to a pump which was on the left of the stage. Witness began
to work the pump, but after a few strokes, Howell
said it was impossible to save the premises, and he had better
try and get the horses out. Witness then went and alarmed
Air. Ducrow and his family, who slept in a building adjoining
the theatre. The room in which deceased slept was above the
kitchen, and witness succeeded in getting her down to a place
between Mr. Ducrow's dwelling -house and the theatre, called
the Red-yard. Dlr. and Airs. Ducrow were in this yard at the
time, and Alr. Duerow wanted to return into the house but
was held back by another policeman. Witness saw no more of
the deceased until she was taken dead out of the ruins in the
meriting.
By the CORONER—She was found lying in a crippled posi-
tion near the entrance to the boxes at the foot of the lobby
steps, and nearly eighty yards from her sleeping room. Some
time elapsed from the first knock, until the fireman opened the
door. Could not say whether the fireman was asleep, or if
he had any knowledge of the fire previous to the alarm being
given.
Edward Howell said he was one of the firemen belonging to
the West of England Fire Assurance Company. He was paid
a guinea a-week by Mr. West, Mr. Ducrow's partner, to be
on the premises, as watchman and fireman, from eleven o'clock
at night until six in the morning. It was his duty to see all
the lights put out after the performance terminated, which he
did on Monday night before twelve o'clock. Walked round
the premises three times from that hour until half-past three
on Tuesday morning, when he went into a small room called the
lodge, and retrained there until the policeman gave the alarm.
(The witness here entered into long details, most of which
are already hefore the public, and were only a repetition of Cot-
terell's evidence.) He then denied most distinctly that the
policeman, Cotterell, ever touched the pump, and said if he
had worked it properly the premises might have been saved,
as the flames appeared to proceed from a place called the ma-
zarine floor—a kind of small stage under the greater one, and
the distance being short and the direction downwards, with a
tire tube of an inch calibre, such as is always kept on the stage,
he had little doubt but the fire could be got under if the po-
liceman had not gone away. There was a large bell on the
stage, which was sometimes used in the performances, but he
never got orders to use it as a fire or alarm bell.
By the CORONER—There were some dressing rooms under
the stage which were sometimes left open, but he seldom went
in to inspect them in his rounds of the theatre. In the night's
performance previous to the fire there were some kinds of
lights composed of combustible material used in the spectacle.
A gentlemen connected with the theatre here stepped for-
ward and said the lights to which the witness alluded were
used to hold behind particular parts of the scenery to produce
effect, and were composed of a peculiar matter which would
not ignite anything it came in contact with. This gentleman
said there must have been gross neglect somewhere, or the
fire could never have come to such a head without being dis-
covered. Hundreds of persons had been thrown out at em-
ployment and ruined.
The CORONER agreed with the speaker that much misery
had been caused by the fire, but the case they were investigat-
ing now was separate from that.
In reply to a Juror, Howell said that besides being connected
with the Assurance office, he also worked as a waterman on the
river, and often took out parties of pleasure in his boat. He
used generally to sleep for about four hours every day, and
thoueht that quite enough to enable him to attend carefully to
his duties as a watchman at night.
Lydia Gladden said she was cook to Mr. Ducrow. The de-
ceased slept by herself on the night of the fire. She was about
thirty-five years of age -; witness could not account for her going
towards the place where her remains were found, as if she
wanted to save her box, as was reported, she would have gone
in quite a different direction.
By the CORONER—Did not hear Mr. Ducrow desire the de-
ceased to go there en any message.
Edward Francis, a man of colour, was the next witness, but
his evidence was not material. He only deposed to saving some
of the horses, and having seen a female on the premises who
was about returning towards the conflagration, and having ad-
vised her to remain where she was.

The CORONER having summed up, the room was cleared, and
the Jury, after half an hour's consultation,'returned the follow-
ing verdict :—" That the deceased was accidentally burnt to
death at Astley's Amphitheatre in consequence of returning a
second time ; that there was no proof of het motives for so doing,
nor of the cause of the fire, and that the fireman Howell was
guilty of neglect of his duty, or the fire must have been disco-
vered much earlier."

The Inquest-room was crowded with members of the theatrical
profession to hear the investigation, vilich did not terminate
until past six o'clock.

A Glasgow Journal mentions, with merited cen-
sure, the conduct of a parish officer, who,
on the death of a
poor Irishman and. Irishwoman (not related) in the same
lodging, had both their bodies forced into one coffin for inter-
ment. The people of the neighbourhood expressed their re-
probation of the officei's conduct, notwithstanding which he
persevered, and finally saved a coffin to the parish.