The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-29 00:00:00

buried the greater part of the performers on the
boards in its ruins.
When the theatre fell in, there were at least 170
persons within it. Connected with the theatrical
performance, these were at least 60; and with the
mechanics employed about its completion, there
could not have been less than l 70. The greater part,
it is to be hoped, have escaped ; but it is said that
no less than forty are missing. The account given
by Mr. Goldsmith, one of the survivors, is quite cor-
roborative of the statement : he adds that while on
the stage, and speaking to Mr. Wyman, another of
the company, he removed,- from some kind of presen.
timent, to the right-hand stage-box, immediately op-
posite to which Mr. P. Farren, the stage-manager,
was sitting, and casting the parts ; but scarce had he
arrived there, when he perceived a tremulous motion
about the lustre, and the crash immediately followed.
He says, that there were at the time Mr. Wyman, and
at least 24 other persons on the stage and behind
the scenes, occupied. In the orchestra was Mr.
Fearon, its conductor, arranging the music for the
next night's performance, and immediately behind it
were his two sisters, who are also sisters of Mrs. Glos.
sop, called Madame Fearon. When he (Mr. Gold-
smith) first heard the shock, he says that his instant
feeling was to quit the house, but yet he remained
until the ruins tumbled in. He fortunately escaped,
and while making his way and struggling through
brick and mortar, he called out in anxiety, and two f
sailors at the moment rushed in and assisted him until
he was in a place of safety. Hardly had he got without
the building, when he was met by Mr. P. Fatten,
whose escape was equally providential, and the ex-
clamation was, Mr. Wyman and a female being with
him, " Good God, GoldsMith; have you escaped !
we are "the only persons who are left to tell the
story. We ought to, fall on our knees, and thank.
God for his protection."
The labour connected with the extrication of the
bodies of those unfortunate sufferers bas been exces-
sive. Mr. Hardwick, the gentleman conducting the
works of the St. Katherine's Docks, most promptly
gave his personal assistance, and also ordered up a
gang of 100 of the workmen under his controul, to
assist and relieve those who had been busily employed
throughout the day. These were again to be re-
relieved last night, so that if there was the chance of
the preservation of life, it would be secured by un-
remitting attention.
The bodies of those which have been extricated
from the ruins, besides those already mentioned, are
those of Robert Purdy, a mechanic, and a female,
supposed to be Mrs. Beverley, all of which were re,
moved to the watch-house.
Throughout the day, persons of the-greatest appa-
rent respectability were making inquiries after Mrs.
Russell, who was engaged at this Theatre. It is
feared that she is among those who have fallen a sa-
crifice to the calamitous event.
Since nine o'cicick yesterday evening,two more bo-
dies have beers found,one of them named Jesse Miles,
a carpenter employed at the theatre, who is mention-
ed as having been an excellent workman; he has
left a family of five children. The other was a Jew
named Levy, a clothesinan,who resided in the imme-
diate neighbourhood, and who was at the time the
accident took.place, reading the play-bill, which was
posted up opposite the theatre: the bodies were, like
all the rest, dreadfully mutilated—that of Levy was
not reeognitable by his friends, and 'it was only the
Table of Laws which was found attached to, his
breast that enabled them to identify his mangled re-
mains. Near the spot where Levy was found, lie the
dray and the poor horses, their limbs literally
crushed to atoms, and their bodies bruised and lace-
rated in a dreadful manner. They belonged to El-
liot's brewery.
At 12 o'clock, or a little after, it being considered
quite hopeless that any of the unfortunate, creatures
who, still remained-beneath the ruins could possibly
retain life, the labourers, who had been working for
nearly 12 hours, and who were now almost in a state
of exhaustion, were withdrawn from the spot. '
The ruins were now left in a state of compara-
tive silence, the crowd of persons collected.decreased
rapidly, till, between one and two o'clock, only a
few. persons remained within the barriers which en-
close them. It was supposed at a 'late hour that
them must be et the lutist as many as 50 victims
whose bodies still remainundiscovered; and itis even
said by many that the nuniber must amount to 100.
This morning, at twelve o'clock, there will be an
assemblage of the performers and persons connected
with the theatre, to ascertain, as nearly as possible,
the number of the sufferers. The meeting will take
place at the Black Horse, next the theatre.
Although the hour is so late, we cannot refrain
from mentioning the courage evinced by an indivi-
dual, a sailor in appearance, about an hour after the
work-people had retired. This person supposed he
had heard a moaning beneath a certain heap of rub-
bish, which there was much danger and difficulty in
examining; although dissuaded from the attempt,
he boldly persisted, and having 'procured a torch,
and effected an opening. he let himself down. Every
body near was enjoined silence, in order, if there
were any living person beneath, the slightest sound
might be heard ; but all was still, and the sailor,
after searching for sometime amongst the ruins, re-
turned unsuccessful, he himself being assured that
he must have been mistaken.

The town is novigetting thin, but as we have
had a good season, we have no right to complain.—
Brighton Gazette. ,

Thefolloring military changes have been de=
!ermined upon :—Pour companies of the 92d Highlanders
are under orders to proceed from Edinburgh Castle to Glas-
gow, and are to be replaced by the 4th Regiment from
Portugal; the depot of the Ist or Royal Regiment moves
from Glasgow to Paisley ; the depot of the 42d High-
landers from Paisley to Stirling, and the depot of the 74th
Regiment from Stirling to the Isle of Man.— Caledonian
Mercury.

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Tuesday
afternoon as some workmen were employed in repairing
part of the building of the New Inn, Gloucester, in remov-
ing a ,lead spout, they discovered a hen'i test, containing
eleven eggs, which must have been deposited there about
two centuries ago !! ! The shells of the eggs were perfect,
but of a very dark colour, and the insides quite dried up.
—Cheltenham Chronicle. .

RdBBERIES ON THE LONDON .PLAN.-,A
. .
circumstance, quite new in this part, of the kingdom, viz.
a negociation with thieves, through the medium of the
police, for the recovery of stolen, property, took place a few
days ago. The following is a 'brief statement of the case
—On 111r..Dow lofting information of the robbery on hiv
premises, Captain SostsoN suspecting from his statement
that a person of the name of WILSON, who is well /mows
at the office, and who way then detained in the house,
could throw some light on the subject, sent for him, and,
before his arrival, informed Mr. Dow that it was alone
through him that there was any probability of recovering
the property. When WILSON came, Dow recognised him
as one of his customers ; but before any conversation took
place, Captain Romsort was called out of the room, and
beard no more of what passed, excepting from sergeant
31,Krxxs, who having occasion to go into the room while
of Wit.sow, in demanding so much for the reatora-
the negociation was in progress, made a remark on the
rapacitY
tion of Dow's own property. In order, if possible, to cap-
ture the rogue in the fact, two police officers were sent
over and secreted in Dow's house, where the goods were
to have-been returned. Something, however, scared the
bird, as he.demanded an adjournment to the railing in
prim:sea-street; and here espying the policemen, the nego-
tiation was broken off Since then, Mr. Dow has receiv-
ed the following letter:—

Mr. Dow,--We are sorry to announce to you, that as
y were se very kind as to consult the police concerning
our bargain in Prince's-street, you cannot have your
wedge again. Had you conducted matters right, and not
tried to have hurt the person who was employed upon the
occasion, by having two policemen close at your back,
when you left your shop to negotiate the business, you
might have bad them; but as you cannot be depended upon
again, we must convert them into white soup ; and our
advice to you is to consult the men of power once more, and
we do not doubt but you will hear something of them.—
.. __

"We are, at your service,
"Star Hotel, Prince's-street, " 711 E OLD SC H00T.."
Feb. 19, 1828."

We understand that the above is not the only case where
compounding has been attempted, and even carried into
effect. warEdinNr.94 Evening Courant,

(- • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,
LIVERPOOL.
. .
WEDNESDAY, Fan. 27..—Nigh water, 5 min. past Nine
o'clock.—Wind S.—Arrived the Isabella, Moffat, from
Charente, with brandy; Rambler, Murphy, from Wex-
ford, with wheat; Gnat, Codd, from ditto, with ditto ;
I Good Intent, North, from ditto, with ditto ; Marquis
1 of Ely, Connor, from ditto, with ditto; Town of Ross,
Key, from Waterford, with ditto; Duchess of Athol,
, --, froth the Is/s of Man, with ditto and butter; Irish
il Miner, Nichol, from Tralee, with grain; Mary, Davies,
from Waterford, with ditto ; Union, Thompson, from Yar-
mouth ; Maria, Guy, from Padstow, with barley; Har-
mony, Stewart, from Drogheda, with oats, &c. ; Jane,
Owens, from ditto, with oatmeal, &c. ; William Rugg,
Davidson, from Cardiff, with iron ; Dolphin, Sinithett,
(steamer), from Dublin, with the mail. Two ships and
one snow off at a quarter-past five o'clock. Private Signal,
Messrs. Wm. and James Brown and Co.

Telegraph Office, Feb. 27.
A ship, with Messrs. William and James Brown mid
Co.'s private signals, off the North-east buoy, in want of
an anchor, made her number 118. This was supposed to
be a mistake. The following signals were made by t(
graph Liverpool to Bidstowe.
Class. No.

Question.
3 112 Can you descri
6 r...t the ship ?

Class. No.
Answer--Yes,
Question.
t
4 618 Is the
5 507 number
5 503 now
7 771 up?
Answer—Yes.
6 368 Repeat the number
made by telegraph
with your flags; it
is of importance,
and we must be
cautious of mis-
takes.
Answered by hoisting No. I.

Answer.
6 '770 She has
3 691 figure head,
5 963 painted ports.
Question.
6 863 Repeat the
6 '796 ship's
5 507 number.
Answer-11S
Question.
7 263 Are you sure you
are Correct ?

Description of the s
Class. No.
4 650 Union.
7 927 Waft at the
3 71.36 fore-
At 4 p.m. two brigs off Great Orms Head, homeward
bound, have not shown their numbers. At 2SO p.m. one
brig off Point Lyng', homeward bound, has not shown her
number.—Wind at Holyhead this morning W.S.S., fresh
breeze.

s made for an anchor
Class. No.

5 88 top-mast
6 848 shroud.

ORIGINAL LETTERS OF ROBERT BURNS,

(From the Elgin Courier.)
TO JAMES HOY, ESQ. GORDON CASTLE.
SIR—I will defend my conduct in giving you
this trouble, on the best of Christian principles
—" Whatsoever ye would that men should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them." I shall
certainly among my legacies leave my latest curse
to that unlucky predicament which hurried—tore
me away from, Castle-Gordon. May that obsti-.
nate son of Latin Prose be curst to Scotch-mile
periods, andidamn'd to seven-league paragraphs;
while Declension and Conjugation, Gender,
Number, and Time, under the ragged banners
of Dissonance and Disarrangement, eternally
rank against him in hostile array
Allow me, Sir, to strengthen the small claim
I have to your acquaintance by the following 're-
quest. An Engraver, James Johnson, in Edinr.,
has, not from mercenary views but from an honest
Scotch enthusiasm, set about collecting all our
native songs and setting them to music; parti-
cularly those that have never been set before.
Clarke, the well known Musician, presides ever
the musical arrangement, and Drs. Beattie and
Blacklock, Mr. Tytler, Woodhouslee, and
your humble servt. to the utmost of hi,' small
power, assist in collecting the old poetry, or
sometimes for a fine air to make a stanza
when it has no words. The inclosed is one
which like some other misbegotten brats,
too tedious to mention, claims a parental
pang from my Bardship.—l suppose it will
appear in Johnson's second Number—the first
was2puhlished before my acquaintance with hint.
—My request is ; Cauld ICail in Aberdeen,"
is one intended for this number ; and I beg a
copy of his Grace of Gordon's words to it, which
you were so kind as repeat to me. You may be
sure we wont prefix the Author's name, except
you like,- though I look on it as no small merit
to this work, that the names of many of the Au-
thors of our old Scotch songs, names almost for.:
gotten, will be inserted. I do not well know
where to write to you—l rather write at you ; but
if you will be so obliging, immediately on re-
ceipt of this, as to write me a few lines, I shall
perhaps pay you in kind, though not in quality.
Johnson's terms are : each number, a handsome
pocket volume, to consist at least of a Inland
Scotch Songs, with basses for the Harpsichord,
&c. The price. to Subscribers 55.; to non-sub.
6s. He will have three numbers, I conjecture.
My direction for two or three weeks will be at
Mr. William* Cruikshank's, St. James's-square,
New-town, Edinr.—l am, Sir,
.Edinr., 20th Oct., 2 Yours to command,
1787. ROBT. BURN&
TO JAMES HOY, ESQ.-GORDON CASTLE.
DEAR would have wrote you imme-
diately on receipt of your kind letter, but a mixed
impulse of gratitude and esteem whispered to me
that I ought to send you .something by way of
return. When a Poet owes any thing, parti-
cularly when he is indebted for good offices-; the
payment that usually recurs to him the only coin
indeed in which he probably is conversant, is
Rhyme. Johnson sends the books by the fly-as
directed, and begs me to inclose his most grateful
thanks : my return I intended should have been
one or two poetic bagatelles which the world have
not seen, or perhaps for obvious reasons, cannot
see.—These I shall send you before I leave
Edinr.—.They may make you laugh a little, which
our the whole is no bad way of spending one's
precious hours and still more precious breath : at
any rate they will be, tho' a small, yet a very
sincere mark of my respectful esteem for a gentle-
man whose farther acquaintance- I should look
upon as a peculiar obligation..
The Duke's song, independent totally of his
Dukeship, charms me.—There is I know not
what of wild happiness of thought and expression
peculiarly beautiful in the old Scottish song style
of which his Grace ; old, venerable Skinner, the
author of Tullochgorum, &c. ; and the late Ross
at Lochlee of true Scottish poetic memory, are
the only modern instances that I recollect, since
Ramsey with his contemporaries and poor Bob
Ferguson, went to the world of deathless exis-
tence and truly immortal song. The mob of
mankind, that many headed beast, would laugh
at so serious a speech aboiit an old song ; but
as Job says, " 0 that mine adversary had writ-
ten a book !" Those who think that composing
a Scotch Song is a trifling business—let them try.
I wish my Lord Duke would pay a proper at-
tention to the Christian admonition—" Hide
not your candle under a bushel " but " let your
light shine before men." I could name half a
dozen Dukes that I guess are a devilish deal'
worse employed ; nay I question if there are half
a dozen better : perhaps there are not half that
scanty number whom Heaven has favoured with
the tuneful, happy, and I will say, glorious gift.
I am, dear Sir, your obliged humble servt.,
Edinr., 6th Nov., 1767. ROBERT BURNS.

MArtsii OP MIND.—At a public dinner a
few days ago, a driver of a stage coach, fully versed in
the Latin tongue (which he did not fail to make known),
felt highly indignant at having taken his seat between a
Barber 4.94 a fidononyer (..•.Brijlton Gawk.