The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-06 00:00:00

ITALIC MEETING.-THIS DAY.

THE LATE BRUNSWICK THEATRE.
A public meeting was held this day, at the City of Lon-
don Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the most speedy and effectual means of alleviating the dis-
tresses of the unfortunate persons who suffered through the
late calamity at the Brunswick Theatre.
At an early hour, several of the performers who had
been attached to that theatre, assembled in the room in
which the meeting was to be held. Amongst them was
Mr. Percy Farren ; there were also present a large num-
ber of the performers at the other theatres.

Mr. Cooke attended for the purpose of handing in the
produce of Monday night's performance, at the Hackney
Circus, of which that gentleman is the proprietor.
The LORD MAYOR took the chair at ten minutes after
one o'clock. By this time the meeting was crowded.
His LORDSHIP addressed the meeting to the following
effect :—Gentlemen, I haye been requested to, lend my
name, ao. chief magistrate of this city, for the purpose of
aiding and assisting the unfortunate persons who suffered
through the recent calamity, of which we have alt heard,
and which all equally deplore. felt it my duty to come
forward with the other gentlemen to endeavour to con-
vene a public meeting, for the express ;,zurpose of
assisting, and relievior the f;t7,-,1.143 of the unfortunate
petsoue nhtt suileec).llllviigh the fall of the theatre, as
u , • , have
as those who hail lost their lives as of those who s
survived. We have prepared a statement, 714;,,,, it }t;
be your pleasure to hear it I**, Will lay before you a full
relation of the member nfliyes hist, the number of children
and widows which have been left behind them—the num-
ber of those sufferers who have been seriously wout4o,
great portion of whom are now in the lar.,spital-e-the. num-
ber of their children a;,,,cl fz piiies. Hie LordAip con-
cluded by making a powerful and impressive appeal to
the Meeting on behalf of the unhappy persons who were to
be the objects of their charity.
Mr. Abraham Gale then nroe,eech.,d to read the statement
alluded to. Whe,, he came to the name of D. S. Maurice,
one of the proprietors of the theatre, he said that it was
deemed proper not to allude particularly4to the circum
stances in which the family of that geotleman .w.ere placed
by Ilia ,leath ; hut of my own knowledge I can say (added
Mr, Gale) that the late'dreadful calamity has been total
wreck to his widow and children. The next name in
this account is that of a Mr. Evans, of whom little is
known, and of course little said.
A Gentleman here stated that Mr. Evans had been the
Editor of the. Bristol Mercury and Observer, and that
he had left behind him a wino, v and two children,
whose, distressed situation made them fit objects for the Con-
sideration of die meeting.
The following is a list of the persons who have be.;,n taken
to the London Hospital ; —E, Foster, H. Sbaw,J. Hedges, J.
Jacobs, G. Hoare, 4. Roberts, 4. Harris, whose daughter
was Ow severely hurt, Henry Clark, Robt. Mitchel, Joseph
Blamire, St'ephen Spencer, Edmund Trotman, Job» AL:,
bot, Shanley, and his wife, and stns, lu;ley,
'ape Loan Itil,yoa prc,posecl that ComMittee should
be aPpOinted for the purpose of receiving subscriptions
and administering the fund.

The following Gentlemen were then named as 4 c..)(-,m-
-rniftee

Messrs. Ilarciwicke and Wyatt, Magistrates, Mr. Alder-
man Birch, Sir Charles Flower, Mr. Alderman Fare-
brother, the Sheriffs of the City of London, Mr, Alm
Durraut, Sir William Wizard, Messrs. Avelyn, Smith,
Carter, Scholey, Giles, Stanryn, Fawcett, Price, Arnold,
Milton, and Kemble.

The Loan .IVIArou stated that Mr. Yates had offered
the use of the Adelpbi Theatre for one night, provided the
Lord Chamberlain gave permissiop.
Mr. PF.ItCY VARREW said that he was deputed by the
proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, of which he wag
the Tanager, to say, that they would give a free benefit for
the relief of the sufferers.—(Applause.)

The LORD MAyoa announced that he had already re-
ceived several subscriptions, among which were—
The Duke of Devonshire, 10f.
Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild, 214 guineaa
Ur. Thomas, the dormer, 12/1
Mr. Alderman Birch, 10 guineas.
Sir Charles Flower, IQ g4ines,
Hie tordAlip'a own subscription, was 10 guineas, and
that of the Lady Alayoross, 10 guineas each.
After sime conversation as to the number of the indi-
viduals to whom it woald be adviscable to entrust the ap-
propriation of the fonds.

Alderman Wool? said, there were many poor people
in the neighbourhood of the Theatre, who bad lost their
all by this accident. He therefore conceived that the
larger tht Committee was the better. They might
afterwards divide into Sub. Committees, A large Com-
mittee would obtain subscriptions that three or four per-
sons could nut.

Mr. HI.TNT thought it was for the Meeting to consider
whether they would themselves name the persons who were
to distribute the money.
Mr. Surgeon Pouse said there could not be more honour-
able men than those whose names the meeting hrd heard.
Mr. DURANT thought that all who had zpoken were
wrong. The persons named had other aygeatious to per-
form which Would prevent them
,Z;:oin attending. He there.
fore proposed, that a local Conm. ttee should be appointed
to investigate the cases of the sufferers, and to report to
the General Committee.
The LORD MAYOR said that he had daid into the Bank
of Smith and Payne the 1001. he received from the
Duke of Devonshire. and all the other subscriptions
he could collect. He proposed t 144 '.'4essra. Smith and
Pale-no 4110911 4 a?PcAted gatAera to the Fund.
Air EICTEB. LAURIE hoped that every Banker in Lon-
don would not only be Bankers, but subscribe's also to
the Fund ; and be thought it would be invidions to name
any particular house.--(hear, hear.)
The subscription list was then taken round the room
and a considerable sum of money subseriLd.

Amongst the Suhscriptinns, we noticed
The Covent Garden Theatrical Fond, by Mr
Fawcett
. .
The Times Journal
Tho S;;r, I;ewspaper
Receipts of a Play, performed at Hackney
Mr. Alderman Wood , 10 0
Mr. Elliston
Mr. Capel, M.P.
Mr. Richardson, of the Travelling Theatre : 5 0
Awl a number of other subscriptions.

THE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE—'March 4.

There was an exceedingly large show of samples. of ,t41:1
Wheat and Oats at thin day's market, e,n4 ctAly few coun-
try buyers. We da not vary •;41.e quOtations for Wheat,
some a th, chc4eat• parcels of Irish having reached last
.„ • .. .
week's 'cUrrncy ; but the trade was very heavy, and a
large proportion of the supply remains unsold. Oats were
°fleeing at a reduction of Id. to I,kd. per 451 b., 21. icl.
being the highest price demanded, at whi:,:h t; nioderate
business was transacted. Flour ;,-,,azly nAaintains former
rates ; but Oatmeal is s fuP.,y eel; per load cheaper.
Wiwkr., lier 7ialb, s. d. s. d.
Fit,, st,,,ea Old Euglish & Welsh, white and red 8 6 to 9 6
--,..-„—,..; New (crop 1827)
Fine Old Scotch and Manx
Irish, Old
6 9 7 _ New red...6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.......5up. white 7 8 ‘ IV,
Canadian, fine qualities
,
Foreign (iluty paid) superior white
.„ ~... `.•a•• 0 8 4
i4` 9 Q
Atte hich.n.i.A.ed. .
.., ~
..:-..: .... .' .. 8 Ii 11 4 ------.------r0 ,- ,', '- • •
,‘, 9 7 11
—...•,.....-77"'""`, , ' ittsstan and tnidd, qniiliries 610 7 3
Foreigti (ill11°P")i'llec.1 since July 1, 1827... 4 1 5 0
OA'rs, pee 451 b.
Fine sweet English, Szuteb, &c.hid), 1826 '
Middling and ordinary ditto and WoLsh
Irish, (crop 1817)
Foreign (free), French, &c. .......... ...,:.,... ... , ....
Basun-, per Itope.:iiiktpciartet"
Fine Maltirg - ... • . •.,":44, ,,. i. • • 0 35 6
_'ili,rindingv•per bulbs....
3
Foreign (duty pod), 8 4 2 ditto 3 9 4 0
PEASE, white boiling, per Imperial
quarter
1 ......_— g rey
Foreign, nominal 4.0 0 4s 0,
flosris, Fine English, per Imperial quarter l2 Q 4;9 U.
_....Scotch, Irish, Dutch, : ,5c...............'. 0. 44' 0
„, Egyptian 4,,,j irit-„ic,,, -Jew, gisii: - ' 4o' 0 44 0
Maur, lice NOTIO)s aio su,_yil,l4-' per mop. 4e, 50 0 62 0
_ 1,j514ng and iiii6iot quali.ties ... 53 0 56 0
—.. Irisb . ..;.-. .......... :.. . .......
Ilona, English., tine and stipertine, per 2801 b 4O 0 47 0
Irish ditto ditto
—,-- Amer,. 501,4 iWoet (lai bond) per barrel 22 0 25 0
--........ Dantzic ditto ditto
Canadian (duty paid) 'a) 0 3'l. 0
Foreign, sour 3O 0 33 0
OATMEAL, English (2•101bs.) 255. to 26e Old 23 0 21, 0
Scotch ............. 2.55. to 2tis Old 23 0 21 0
Irish ............... ols. to 255. Old 22 0 22 0
Rye, per Imperial quarter, English and Forelgu 42 0 31 0
INDIAN coH.s, white, per qr. of 4801 h. ' ' '2CI 0' 20 0
yellow and red • - 29 0 30 0
RAPESEED, Irish, per 1a4.:.' -.- .
IMPORT oti. Gaanix for the Weed ending March 3.
I Btiarrl,3e.y. Malt.Qr,. 13Qoarns!. Pease. Ruyroe.. OLoadatl
W1Q6h118.7a.11 :121,37rt558.9• 797 (4) 804 391 91 6, .
Flour, 5,1362 sacks, 0 barrels.
IMPORTS.
Wheat, 23.9—Barley, o—Beans, 0 qrs.—Flour, 195 brla.
1

31 3 3
2 7 2um
.51 3
2g 3 0

At Lockerbie Candlemas Horse Fair, there was not a
wood show of horses, yet a great deal of business was
transacted. Curing pork 51. 3d. to ss. 6d., per stone of
l4lbs. About 3,000/. were paid for the latter article,