Star.
London, England, 1815-09-30 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 27.

We are extremely concerned to state, that after the
p': form our. of Richard 11. to a crowded and sespec-
table audience, :attrarted by the novelty of toe Play,
and the splendid talents of Mr. KBAN, at our theatre,
3:1 Monday evening last, a serious and melancholy
st ate of confusion occurrei, occasioned by a false
alarm, which was followed by the most disastrous
ronscnnmces. Abort the middle of the entertain-
ment a scuffle w.:s heard in the upper-lower box-
lobby, whist cau•el several persons to rush forward
t e learn the mason, and at the same moment the cry
of " Fire" was !unposed to have come from that p at
of the house where the not-e originated. The word
tire was re .rated by several of the spectators, which
spread tiniv.isal terri:r Ind dismay throughout every
pats of the theatre. To.: gallery contained about 800
persons, who simultaneous:) pressed towards the pas-
s ege !cattily; to the staircase, which was instantly
choake.' : it was there that a young woman of
name of Edge, Mr) hal but a few firms before
in town, was overthrown by the crowd. and
notwithstanding the utmost efforts of several pers ms
to rescue her (tom her orrilnus situation, wasl;teritil)
tramp'. dto d ath. In every °tint part of the house
a similar degree of confusion prevailed, the panick-
struck audience, for the most part, rushing to every
outlet in the utmost disorder. Providentially no more
lives were lost.

A Coroner's Inquest sat on the body, where it
appeared accident was produced by the riotous
b s'. • • s.• (-0 a person described as follows :
JAR Rim how, receiver of the cheq.ses of the lower
nt the theatre, deposed, that between ten and
leven o'cl kon mitay night, a Mr. G. came to the
theatre, dressed in woman's clothes, accompanied by
•t Mr. I-I iriison ; that they went into the box lobby
anti dep.ttei.t followed them ; he desired Mr. G. to
go some other part,of the house, upon which he put
his it ilitt tip and said—" • I'm a man," and that he
would kiloe k deponent to pieces if jw prevented him ;
that Mr. G and tvlr. Harrison proceeded to the lolaby
of the t: ~ptr.lower boxes ; that a constable was sliit
for, and deponent, the constable, and one of the box-
keepers went to Mr. G. and Mr. H trrison, whom
they found in the lobby of the upper.lower boxes.
rucking 4 great noise ; that they were desired to go
away peaceably, hut they refused to do so ; that the
constable laid hold of Mr. G. upon which lie instantly
cailed (nit loudly —" 0 ! Ireland, Ireland, Ireland ?"
that he was taken away, and he continued making a
n.,ise till he got into she square, when he was put into
4 coach, and conveyed to Bridewell ; that Mr. Kw-
.
runt had made his escape, but was afterwards taken
the same night, about one o'clock, and secured in
Bridewell ; that lie had changed his dress in the mean
time ; that in consequence of Mr. G.'s calling out
Ireland in the lobby, great numbers of persons rushed
to the entrance of the boxes ; that they inquired (4
deponent it there was an alarm of fire, he said—
No, its a false alarm, its a man dressed in wonian's
clothes," upon which several returned to the b .xes ;
deponent, however, does not recollect bearing Mr. G.
calling out " Fire l"—This evidence was corrobora-
ted by other box keepers.
' Jsiuph Moody, of Newcastle, in • Staffordshire,
saddler, deposed, that he and the deceased catne
from Chester to Liverpool yesterday, at which latter
place they arrived about hour o'clock in the afternoon;
that they went to the Theatre about eight o'clock in
the evening, they went into the gallery, and sat upon
the top seat but one ; that between ten and eleven
o'clock a great confusion
.arose in the gallery, as he
afterwards understopd from an alarm of fire having
been given, and great numbers of persons rushed
forward to get out ; that. the deceased got tsp, and
went towards the stairs, and as deponent was follow.
ing her, he was knocked down, and he therefore lost
sight of 'her; that he did not see the deceased again,
until he saw a female carried into a room, which he
was told was the scene room, and as he wished to
know if it was the deceased, he got admittance, and
he found that it was the deceased, and she was dead.

Thomas Atkinson, waiter at the Liverpool Arno:,
deposed, that between ten and eleven o'closk yester-
day morning, Mr. G. and a Lady, and another Gei-
tleman, came to their house; Mr. G. inquired Cot
Mr. Kean ; deponent acquainted him with his lodg.
ing ; that he went out, and returned and got break-
fast, and took dinner about five o'clock, with the
Lady and two Gentlemen, and that they drank a
•gOod deal of wine at dinkier; . that Mr. G. dressed
himself in woman's clothes, and went nut in a coach,
saying he was going to the Play ; that he appeared
to.beinsane; got the clothes from the Lady who
came with him, and from the servants in the house.
Mr. Keass, the actor, deposed, that be had known
Mr. G. since the summer of Ml* ; that he is the
brother of the wjfe of the late Mato' General Ross ;
deponent dined with him; at his (Mr. G.'s) house, in
Dublin, last autumn, in company ivitb Lord Nor-
bury, Lord Westmeath, and others ; that Mr. G.
rushed furiously into deponent's room, in Williani-
son-square, yesterday morning, dressed in the Kil-
kenny theatrical uniform ; that he talked very wild,
and appeated to be deranged in His mind ; that de.
ponent, not wishing to leave him with Mrs. Kean,
took him with him to the theatre to attend the re-
hearsal.; he was on the stage, and left the theatre
aboia ten or eleven o'clock, and s!eponent did not see
him again until he saw him in the Town-hall to-day.
Verdict—Arcidsaial Death.

The duties on imported goods entered at the Cus.
tom House, New York, in three months, amounted
to nerdy four millions pf dollars; viz.—for April,
500,000 ; Atiy; 1,500,000 ; for June, 2,139,000-:a
proof of the kroyling importaace of the Peace with
Great Britain.