The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-11 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.---(THIS DAY.)

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.
The market was well stocked with fish this morning,
and the greater part of it was of excellent quality, which
met a pretty general demand at the following prices :
Prime Turbot, each lBs. ed. to 225. Od.
Ditto small, per do
Salmon, per lb.
Fine Cod-fish, each 8 0 10 0
Inferior ditto
Fine Whitings, per 15 ......... ..... .. ...... .
Smells, per 26 4 0 12 0
State, each
Haddocks, per dozen 2O 0 26 0
Brill, each 2 6 10 0
Fine Soles, per three pairs 5 0 9 0
Gurnetts, each 1 0 1 6
Live Flounders, per quartern
Live Eels, per 51b.
Dutch Plaice, per basket
Fresh Herrings, per hundred 3 6 4 0
Fine Lobsters, per score 45 0 55 0
Inferior ditto lO 0 20 0
Shrimps, per gallon
Fine Prawns, per lb. - 4 0 5 0
Fine Yarmouth lied Herrings, par hutylret 6 0 6 6
Seotch ditto 5 0 6 0
i Mackerel, per 100 £2 II £4 0

HAY 54ARKEFS.—(At
• • ST. JA.
X. s. X. s X.' s. X. s.
Lcnvland Mead. liay 3 sto 4 5 Clover May 4 Ste 5 15
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat straw ll2 116
!lye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto 1 16 .2 0
New Meadow Hay 315 410
A good supply, and a steady trade at Saturday's prices.
SMITHFIELD.
X. s. X. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 0
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0
ltye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0
New Meadow Hay 315 4 5
Supply good, trade a little ali

per Load of 3i Trusses.)
MES'S.

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s. Z. s.
Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 15
Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0
Oat Straw llO 112
Wheat Ditto. ll2 116
hve, and prices as last quoted.

CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK.

TURKEY PuonucE.—The near prospect of a war with
the Porte has had little effect on this market. Opium '
may be quoted rather higher, being bought up by a few
partieS spectilating, fist. a rise. The advance is nut more
than from tid. to Is. per lb.
SALTPETRE still remains inactive, and speculative bar-
gains only to' a small amountare entered into. The price,
however, is rather more firm. The deliveries are not ex-
tensive, almost wholly for borne consumption.
RUSSIA PRODITUE.—The commercial advice. received
yesterday from St. Petersburgh, state that transactions in
Tallow were numerous there, and the price had risen to
93 and 94. rubles. Here, on the contrary, business is flat,
and the price not above 425. 6d. per cwt. The deliveries
continue small, a proof that the consumption is checked
by the late rise. The present price is from bs. to 6s.
higher than at this period last year. Both in Hemp and
Flax sales have been made at least 101. per cwt. under the
week. Bristles are in fair demand, but
at no advance in price.
and Clove, are in trifling demand.
PTralSce:diecloEifyselrbieisis).d?afyPtel'ire former are large for shipment to tii
Continental markets.
TEAS.—The sale still is going on at its conclusion a
general average of prices will be given. Good breaks
in demand of all descriptions.
Wool,. The market is rather snore active, but the con-
tinued imports of foreign Wool prevent a rise in prices.
The manufacturing department is .reasonably brisk, and
some orders, usual at this period of the year, have been re-
ceived for the American markets.
The COTTON market remains in the same state as for
the last month—very inactive. The public sales last week
went off heavily.
The Tosacco market is still heavy, with no prospect of
apendmont for the present.

DESTRpCTION of the'NEW BRUNSWICK
THEATRE, WELLCLOSE-SQUARE.

ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST;
(THIS DAY.)
This investigation was resumed at ten minutes past
nine o'clock. As soon as the Coroner entered the Court,
seeing Mr. Goff, the district surveyor present, he addressed

him in these terms :-- ' • -
" Do you know, sir, any thing of a notice served upon
Mr. Carruthers, or his legal agent, or a message sent to
them yesterday, that these ruins should be immediately re-
moved ; or, that unless they are removed, this day, by
eleven o'clock, some Magistrate would interfere to take
measures for that purpose."—Mr. Goff—No, Sir.
CORONER-Did you give that notice ?—No, Sir.
A young gentleman now stepped forward, and stated
that a Magistrate had called upon Mr. Carruthers yester-
day, and that he made such a communication.
A short pause now took place, in consequence of the de-
lay of one of the Jurors ; on his arriving the
Couotan said—Gentlemen, I have had a communica-
tion made to me of so much importance, that .I shall not
proceed with the evidence of Shaw till I ascertain upon
oath what the communication may be. Swear that gen-
tleman.

John Henry Huttman sworn.
Will you state what you are ?—I am an assistant to Mr.

Carruthers.
Tell the gentlemen of the Jury what of your own know-
ledge you know touching the communication that has been
made ?,-.lllr. Carruthers informed me that one of the dis-
trict Magistrates had called upon him yesterday, and told
him that there would beta meeting of the Magistrates this
day at eleyem o'clock, and that if the rubbish an the
materials of the building, which lie in Wells-street, and
which stop up the street, were not removed by eleven
o'clock this day, the time of their meeting, they would feel
themselves compelled to order such removal themselves.
And I also understood—
From Mr. Carruthers ?—From Mr. Carruthers, that a
gentleman of the name of Staples, I believe, belonging to
thin district, called yesterday on him with a similar
statement.

Did Mr. Carruthers inform you that he wished that rub-
bish removed ?—He did ; and for this reason,--that very
valuable parts of the materials had been removed by per-
sons of whom he knew nothing ; in fact, that those ma-
terials had been stolen; and they have been estimated'at
not less than 2001. value. I ought to state likewise, that
great quantities of the timber have been burnt on the pre-
mises, at night, by the watchmen.
Do you know that of your own knowledge ?—I have
not seen the fires, but in the mornings I have seen the
charred wood. _ _

They were burnt by the watchmen ?.—Yes; either by
them or the officers in attendance there.
CORONER.-Gentlemen of the Jury, this is so important
that I think we must bring all our attention to this subject,
because you see the very safety of the character of all those
witnesses who have been put into the box before you, and
the entire justice of this inquiry, is at issue by that which
is going on ; tnaseauch as that if any one of those
persons who have deposed with so much minute-
ness to particular posts and beams having been
required to sustain such weight would walk with
us, point out those beams, and chew the weight they bore,
or were required to bear, and that if there are any of those
beams burnt, any of the materials carried away, the very
essence of justice will be defeated. I shall therefore send
a copy of the testimony of this witness immediately to his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, with a request that be will
forward it to the Right Hon. Mr. Peel, Secretary for the
Home Department, with a desire that he will cause some
trusty person to be sent down, on whom he and we can
depend to take the charge of these premises and materials,
and that in doing that not a moment may be lost.
The whole of the Jury expressed their assent.
Witness—l beg to make another observation with re-
spect to the persons who have removed some of the ma-
terials. It was understood that the south wall was unsafe,
and that parts of it would have to come down. I believe
a Mr. Hardwick, a surveyor, was present at the time
I allude, to giving directions. Underneath that wall there
was some timber, which was as good as when it was first
put in, and if the wall had fallen in the direction where
it was it would have broken it.
Do you know this of your own knowledge ?—I do, be-
cause I gave orders for the removal of that timber myself.
Can those parts which you ordered to be removed be
followed and identified ?—I can identify some parts.
CORONER—Now, is there any witness in attendance who
can inform the inquest and myself of the fact that they
saw parts of this timber being burned within the lidard;
in the course of any and what night ?—Juror—l can.

CORONER.—Then, Sir, you must be sworn.
Thomas Young (a Juror) sworn.
Will you tell to your co-jurors what you have observed,
and the time in relation to the destruction of the materials
of the late Brunswick Theatre, or in altering their cha-
racteristics ?--I was coming home abciut 11 o'clock onSunday
night week, and saw two people rapping at Mr. Goffs door.
—I asked what was the matter, and they informed me they

expected the Star public-house would be, or was, likely to
fall, having given way several inches, and that they wanted
Mr. Goff, as the surveyor,to say what should be done with it.
The CORONER now enquired if it was yet eleven o'clock,
and being informed in the negative, desired constables to go
to the ruins to see that no person approached them either
with carts or men, and requested, if they should see any
such approach made, to immediately send him information

upon that subject.
Now, Mr. Young, proceed—l went with the watchman
upon the ruins, and there saw a large fire made of wood,
but where it came from I do not know ; I saw several
police officers there, among whom was Ticket, the street-
keeper; they were all around the fire : others whom I did
not know were also there.
Shaw, the clerk of the works, was again placed in the
witness-box.
Examined by Mr. Hill—lf time bad been allowed to
you for the purpose, could you have supported the flies, the
carpenter's shop, and the painters' shop, without suspend-
ing them in any manner from the roof?—I could.
Were you informed by any person, or did you know the
fact, that a notice had been sent by the agent of the con-
tractor for the roof to the proprietors, protesting against
any weight being suspended from the roof?—No.
Mr. Hill.—l have now done with this witness.
Mr. Pullen, the solicitor, previously to hiscross-examin-
ing the witness, addressed the Coroner and Jury principally
to this effect :
Mr. Carruthers is I feel in a most awkward situation,
for I cannot hoodwink the circumstance, that evidence has
been elicited calcUlated deeply to affect his character, un-
less be can rebut it by a counter statement of facts. And
here I must complain, that information has been with.
held from me, and facts not furnished to me, which I must
deem absolutely necessary for my due and effectual direo-
' Lion in this rnost important investigation.
Mr. Hill, in reply, promised Mr. Pullen every means in
his power to clear the character of his client.
The Coaonna also assured Mr. Pullen that he would
compel the appearance of any witness with whose name he
might furnish him.
Mr. Pullen then proceeded to examine the witness as'
follows :

How long have you been a carpenter?—Thirty-three
year,.
Have you had much experience in large public builditigs
as a carpenter have bad much experience in the thea-
trical line ; in respect to the stage department.
Did you act as master carpenter ?—Ye.3.
I will ask you a question that may appear irrelevant.
Where were you born ?—At Coventry.
Was Mr. Whitwell a countryman of yours ?—Yes.
Had you known him long ?—Yes, I knew him since
the time I was an apprentice.
Did you ever act under his superintendance, before you
acted so at the Brunswick Theatre ?—Never.
Did Mr. Whitwell recommend you to the proprietors as
clerk of the works?—l cannot say. k never knew or
heard that he had.
Mr. Whitwell here rose, and admitted that he had a
good opinion of the witness, and recommended him to he
clerk of the works.
After ere so employed as Ckrk of the Works, did
Mr. Whitwell :,et as architect ?—He did for the skeleton
of the building.
lit the progress of this work were Arding and son em-
ployed as carpenters ?—I saw the son there, hut I know no-
thing of the old gentleman. Mr. Arding, jun., was the
carpenter, and used to come about once a week, I never
saw the father there to know him.
Up to what time did Mr. Arding continue to, act as
carpenter ?—I can't say: I believe to the end of all, he
and his men continued about the theatre.
About what. time were you engaged to fit up the flies of
the shops?--The first week ended November 3.
How long after you were so engaged did you construct
the model you spoke of?—About a fortnight afterwards.
What time was the iron put up ?—I believe about the
beginning of October.
Then the iron roof was put up before you were engaged
as carpenter for the interior work ?—Nearly a month before
any question was put to me about erecting the stage.
Did Mr. Whitwell ever give any instructions to you
with respect to the stage departllntit ?efra Pow itslied or

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received from him any, instrttetions or suggestioias as to the
stage department.
Did he ever make any objections to it?--Yes, when I
began to hang to the roof, be objected to it.
Then am I to understand that the management of the
stage, the flies, and the shops was exclusively left to you ?
—lt was, except the interruption I received from the Pro-
prietors.
Did you know or hear that Mr. Whitwell engaged, to
superintend that department as well as the rest ?—Quite
the contrary.
Was putting up the trusses and truss-girders the only
interruption you received from the proprietors ?—Not• the
only interruption : it was the only interruption in that part
of the work. _

Did you order eight truss-girders from Mr. Arding 2
I believe I. stated yesterday that it was six.
Did you countermand. that order ?—I did : I calla to
Mr. Hilder as he was going home, and told him. I was or-
dered by the proprietors to countermand the truss-girders.
Juror—Are these the girders you stated necessary to the
safety of the building, and which were refused to you ?
The timber for the truss-girders ; they were never made into
trusses.

When the proprietors ordered you to countermand-the
trusses, did you represent the impropriety of such an order ?
—I did not at the time. I told them, as a carpenter of ex-
perience, that if I got a satisfactory answer from Bristol as
to the weight the roof would sustain, I should be satisfied.
Were you ordered to countermand the order by both the
proprietors ?—I was.

Did you consider the proprietors as competent to
give you directions in the progress of the work ?
I was obliged to do so, for Mr. Carruthers told me he was
as good a workman as I was, and could manage men
better.

[This witness was being examined when our reporter left.
His evidence, which was of great length, chiefly regarded
the mode in whisk the flies were adjusted, and the remedy
proposed, when it was found that they had given way about
an inch.'