The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

HAYMARKET.

After that inimitable comedy, the School for
Scandal, which seems to afford new pleasure each
time it is acted, to those who have seen it played over
and over again, was conclude 3, a new piece, entitled
Sam Patch, said to be founded on fact, was intro-
duced. There is little plot in the piece, and no no-
velty in that little. Colonel Bradville (Mr. Brindal)
bears away a fair prize from Mr. Bates (Mr. Gough),
revenge takes possession of the breast of the
latter, and he lies in wait for his successful
rival, whose wife he murders. The husband escapes,
and leaves an infant child behind him, who is not known
to be his daughter. She grows up, and in the pro-
secution of his schemes Mr. Bates, by means of a
forged document, effects the marriage of the supposed
orphan and a person named Somerville (Mr. Caulfield).
By this he becomes possessed, in consequence of a
will to that effect, of the property of which he was
before only steward ; but the appearance of Colonel
Bradville, and the frequent intervention of Sam
Patch (Mr. B. Marble) frustrate all his schemes.
In despair he attempts the life of the Colonel,
but meets with his own death. At first
the piece told with effect upon the audience,
and repeated bursts of laughter were elicited by the
Jonathanisms of Mr. Marble. Shortly, however,
there were a few indications of discontent, which, as
the piece progressed, became louder and more general.
Indeed, there was little in the piece itself to recom-
mend it, and it was anything but well acted. Mr.
Patch was as familiar and smart as it was possible for
any New World man to be—he was "as busy as a
cow's tail in fly time ;" but there was too much of it.
It was overdone. Perpetual motion, and odd modes
of expression, uttered " with intent," soon became
flat and unprofitable. There was a constant run of
phrases bearing the stamp of the American mint; but
there must be something extra than this to sustain
interest in a drama—

" If there be nothing else between,
Men doubt because they stand so thick i' the sky,
If those be stars that paint the galaxy."
It is but just, however, to remark, that Mr. B. Marble
was very wretchedly supported by the other actors,
with the single exception of Miss Carre, who played
the part of Bridget, a servant maid, and ultimately
became Mrs. Patch. There was an evident desire on
the part of the audience to receive the piece well, and
to make all reasonable allowances. There was even
approbation to the termination of the piece, but the
dissentients were gaining in number every moment,
and we very much doubt, if it had been a piece in two
acts instead of one, whether it would have ever come
to a natural end.

DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Yesterday morning, between
the hours of one and two, a very destructive fire eas
discovered by Police-constable 162 C, raging upon the
premises used as a stable, in the occupancy of 141 r.
Thomas Biggs, livery-stable-keeper, situate in Brick-
street, Park-lane, Piccadilly, immediately behind the
Two Brewers Tavern. Such was the inflammable nature
of the stock, consisting principally of straw, that in less
than ten minutes the flames had gained the complete
possession of the building, and had also extended to the
adjoining tavern. The inmates of the contiguous pre-
mises having been aroused, messengers were dispatched
for the engines. With all speed six or seven of the Lon-
don Establishment engines were at the scene of confla-
gration, together with that of the County office, and
those of the parish, and West of England Company. By
the time, however, that they reached the spot the flames
had broken through the roof, and were mounting into
the air a considerable distance, causing the most lively
apprehensions for the safety of the numerous contiguous
premises. The firemen being assisted with a good supply
of water, three engines were set to work, and by direct-
ing the branches of the same against the Two Brewers,
the fire was happily arrested in its progress, and by half-
past three it was entirely extinguished. The damage
done is very considerable ; the whole of the stabling
belonging to Mr. Biggs is consumed, and the roof of the
tavern and back rooms, together with the contents, are
also much burned. The origin of the fire is not with
certainty known. Fortunately the occupier is insured in
the Sun Fire-office ; and Mr. Rendall, the proprietor of
the Two Brewers, is equally protected by an insurance
in the Licensed Victuallers' office.

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MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE BY A GlRL.—Last night Mr.
Higgs held an inquest on the body of Rosamond Clarke,
aged 15 years, whose brother stated that he last saw his
sister alive on Friday evening at tea time. She refused
to have any tea, but seemed in her' usual health and
spirits. She, however, left home suddenly without her
bonnet and shawl, and never returned alive. Her body
was found the next morning on a barge at Mr. Hubert's
wharf ; her clothes were partly up, as if she had walked
into the water. There appeared no marks of violence
on the body. Previous to her leaving home, she had had
a few words with her mother. She was not of weak
mind, nor had she ever threatened to commit suicide,
but was of a remarkably lively
i disposition. It was im-
possible she could have fallen into the water by accident.
ller mother was in general very kind to her. The Co-
roner and jury remarked, that it was extraordinary that
no motive could be assigned for the deceased committing
so rash an act, and said that they should like to have
some more evidence. A witness of the name of Emma
Reeves was sent for, who saw the deceased on Friday
morning in Peter-street ; her face was greatly swollen
ou the right side, and she said her mother had struck
her. Deceased remarked at the time that she had no
other friend in the world but her mother, and if she ever
struck her again she was determined to make away with
herself. The jury said there was little doubt she had
committed suicide, but the evidence was not sufficient to
go that length, and returned a verdict of " Found
drowned."

We are officially authorised to state that the re-
ports recently circulated, to the effect that a jeweller at
Dresden had sold false jewels to the King of Saxony, are
entirely without foundation ; and we may further state,
in corroboration of the above contradiction, that the jew-
eller alluded to has offered a reward of 300 dollars for
the discovery of the author of the libel