The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-03 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

TESTIMONIAL. TO B. WEBSTER, ESQ.
We hare great pleasure in giving insertion to the
following spirited testimonial to our excellent friend
Mr. Webster, by the fair witches of the Haymarket
Theatre, who have presented the worthy Manager
with a beautiful vase, or "loving cup," as a token of
their regard and cordial appreciation of his merits.
May he long live to enjoy, and see the loving cup of
hospitality go round :
MY DEAR Sin,—Myself and my sister labourers ill
this flourishing and delightful little vineyard, solicit
your pardon for this intrusion upon your valuable time;
but we trust that the FEELING which prompts then to
this intrusion will plead their excuse. We arc well
aware that HITHERTO it has been the custom fur
gentlemen only to perform the office of presenting
any tribute of respect. WE, my dear Sir,
have assumed to OURSELVES, the gratifying and
pleasing task of entreating your acceptance of this very
humble mark of our sincere esteem and regard towards
you—as a brother artiste—and as a worthy, honourable, no
enterprising manager. That you and yours may long enjnY,
the comforts and BLESSINGS you have been the means et
diffusing around all those who are so happy as to be
placed upon the list of this establishment, is the fervent
prayei.' of, my dear Sir, your truly devoted servants,
The LADIES of the HAYMARKET THEATRE.
Mrs. Nisbett. Miss Carre.
Madame Celeste. Miss Cherrys.
Mrs. W. Clifford. Mrs. Caulfield.
Miss Bennet. Mrs. Humby.
Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Stanley.
Mrs. L. Buckingham. Mrs. Worrell-
Miss Lee. Miss Conner.
Mrs. E. Yarnold.

EXPLOSION of a STEAM-BOILEII•

THREE LIVES LOST.

BOLTON, JULY I.—A dreadful explosion occurred at the
woollen mill of Alderman Brooks, of Manchester, this morn-
ing, soon after eleven o'clock, when the steam boiler blew
up with a report like a piece of artillery. The side of the
mill, at the end where the engine stood, was shattered to its
base, the walls being rent and the windows completely de-
molished. Search was made among the ruins, and to°
bodies were found dreadfully mangled, and three or foot
others were carried off, apparently in a dying state. The
two men who are killed, and another who is dangerously in;
jured, worked in a drying-room over the engine-house, 1111`1
must have been driven into the air with the building. lb,e
fireman who was attending the engine is also much bum
but hopes are entertained of his recovery. A woman is also
in a dangerous state, who is supposed to have been passing
from the mill into the yard when the explosion took place.
The cause of the accident cannot be ascertained. The boiler
has only been in use about six months.
LATEST PARTICULARS.
BOLTON-LE-MOORS, JULY 2.—The extent. of the ;mill'
by the explosion of the steam-boiler at the linen-mill 0'
Mr. John Brooks, is now ascertained. Three persons have
perished by the calamity.
Bridget Hart, who was the first person discovered among
the ruins, died at her house in Newport-street this morning:
leaving a husband and three children. She was returning
from the yard to the mill, when the explosion took .piece'
and thus met her melancholy end.
James Swift, an elderly man, was found dead. He has
left a wife and four children. He was employed in a drying,:
r.oom over the boiler-house, and must have been thrown into
the air with the materials of the building.
James M'Donald, of Dale.street; was also employed in the
drying-room, and met the same fate as his companioni.
Swift. He was a young man, and has left a wife in a state e,
pregnancy. He had only gone to work at the mill thaP
morning with his brother William, who was also much Or
tilated, but is expected to recover.
James Rigg, the mechanic ; George B.rinscow; the fire;
man, and the others who were injured, are also considered ne
of danger.
This morning workmen commenced taking down the
chimney and the end of the mill over the engine-house.
There were nearly 600 hands employed in the establishmen"
who arc thus thrown out of employment, but we are hall'
to say that 300 or 400 of them are expected to be at wor
again in about a fortnight, there being two other engines 3t
the other end of the mill, which will keep a considerable Pet'
Lion of the machinery going.
An inquest will be held on the bodies of the deceased tei;
morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at the Borough Court, obe f
some light will, most probably, bo thrown upon the cause
this calamitous accident.

BOULOGNE RAILROAD.
We made a few remarks last week on the report of the
Commission on the Northern Railroad and its embranc:,
ments to the coast. We have to day the very great pleasey
of stating that the whole question has been terminated
the Chambers, in a way honourable to themselves and her'e
ficial to the country. The Belgian line goes direct to Lille'
thence to liazebrouck, from whence two lines branch oil;
one to Calais through St..omer, the other to Dunkirk by
west of Cassel. The route to England is from Amiens th
Boulogne through Abbeville, being the shortest. As sii,cit
there is no possible competition with Boulogne; Calais IS
alone in its glory to all the advantages to be derived frcl'a
its communication with the north of France, Belgium,, an
Germany. Such is the end of its intrigue and consploice
against the interest of Boulogne.
A Company will be offered the Boulogne line, with a leas:
not to exceed ninety-nine years, with the same tariff es tb.t
Bordeaux and Tours line; Governmont having the option,
the end of fifteen years, of purchasing the line from the COlll-
- which is not very likely to take place.
. Thus has terminated the struggle of justice with fogy to
monopoly I Thus has the Mayor gloriously terminated
labours ! Thus has his prudence triumphed over factious °r:
position ! Thus have his anxieties, unceasing toils, and 1),
remitting exertion been rewarded I May he live long to a 0 a
the reward, and see the town thrive beneath his care 41,1,,,
wisdom ! If the inhabitants respect themselves, or knorsiti
value of the boon he has obtained for them, they will es
an imperishable monument of their gratitude to Mr. AlelLel
der Adam. We hear that the Municipal Council have aloe'
ready voted him a sword of honour; and the Chamber
Commerce Commerce a gold chased cup, and another to Mr. Fontno
There is also a subscription raising for an ulterior offering
Mr. Adam.—Boulogne Gazette.

BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.—Gratuitous SuPPl,..e.
ment, Sunday, 7th July.—Running Rein and Orlando : „
batim Report of the Trial—Curious Evidence before the
beet Committee on Gaming • and the usual Sporting Varieto;
Bell's Life is regularly published in time for all the Saturday
afternoon railways. A Sixpence enclosed to Mr. Cleale°
junior, 170, Strand, will ensure a copy by return of post.
STORM AT LYONS.—Lyons and its environs vve:„,,
visited in the night of the 24th by a storm of extraordied
violence; the rain fell in torrents, and the hail was so 1:15,
that in several houses nearly all the windows were brokrpre
In and near the Palace Louis XVIII. several trees 'O,-ite
broken, and more than 300 birds, which were killed by )16
hail, were found on the ground the next morning. 10 tt,
Faubourg of the Croix Rousse the damage was very gine
and sonic buildings are said to have been destroyed by 'if
wind and rain. Many of the crops near Lyons are entice
ruined.

BIRTHS.
On the Ist inst., at 47, Russell-square, Mrs. Peto, of a 419
still-born.
On the 2d inst., at Barrosa-place, Chelsea, Mrs. AVali°
Tait, of a daughter.
ir "ff On the 2d inst., at No. 278, Strand, the wife of Mr. - A •
Foote, of a daughter. of
On the 29th ult., at Grosvenor-place, Lady Lytteltort
a son.
On the 27th ult., at Wyther, near Leeds, the lady
Martyn J. Roberts, Esq., of a daughter. 1
On the 28th ult., at Carshalton Lodge, Surrey, the 13
of Captain Wallace, Bombay Army, of a son. b
Pe
Cu the 28th ult., at the residence, St. James's Cua ,
Hampstead-road, the lady of the Rev. H. Stebbing, ,
of a son.
100
On the 29th ult., in York-street, Portman-square, the
of James Farrell, Esq., of a daughter. 11.
On the 29th ult., at Warborne, Hants, the lady of T•
Carnac, Esq., of a daughter.
'
On the 29th ult., at Muswell-hill, Mrs. Robert Glll,°s9
of a son.
On the 30th ult., the wife of W. Palmer, Esq., of Ttiro6l
Chigwell, of a on.
115. On the 30th ult., at Bishop's-cottage, Sundridgey 3
Rowband, of twins, a daughter and a son. Ch CloiC
On the Ist inst., at High-ate-rise, Mrs. George
6
of a daughter. „ of
On the Ist inst., at Bushey-hill, Camberwell, the
James Gardner, Esq., of St. Helen's-place, of a son.

IIARRD.
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On the 29th nit., ati
Alston Gorge Henry Bowl F,
1160.,
R.N., to Caroline, youngest 'daughter of the late s'
Sal; in, Esq., of Durham. Lie4'
On the Ist inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square,
„, to
tenant-Colonel Le Blanc, of the Royal Hospital, Chelse6.
Elizabeth, relict of the late Major-General Sir Alaao-(1
G.C.B.

DIED. tli;
On the 13th ult., Dr. 'William Joseph Bayne, late of P-Afir
ampton, Hants • also, on the 30th ult., his mother, Wife °
Bayne, Esq.. of New-grove, Mile-end, Middlesex. ortili
On the 26th ult., at Exeter, Joseph Pim, of Wands,'
Surrey, aged 52.
On the 27th ult., at Alfred-place, Bath, Elizabeth
relict of the late James Crowdy, Esq., of Swindon, Wilitsaitll,
On the 27th ult„ at North-place, Hampstead-road, ~ "
rrlict of e late Catain Thomas lans, R.N. oetr
On theth 28th ult.,p at Chelsea, Mary,e relict of the late
jamin Hollingworth, Esq., aged 84.
, On the 30th ult., Richard Hudson, Erq., of Plaistow,; ~,0111
On the Ist inst., Sarah, the daughter of Thomas "
Esq., of Woodcote Lodge, Beddington.

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Middlesex, Wednesday, July 3, 184.

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