Star.
London, England, 1828-03-06 00:00:00

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BRUNS IC t: 1 H Tit E.

MEETING—(TIIIS DAY).
being the day appointed for holding a General
Meeting at the City 01 Llocinn Tavern, for the put•
pose of takin.t into considera.ioii the best mode of
relieving the dreadful state of misery to which the
unfortunate sufferers on the late melancholy occasi n
have been reduced, arm ordinary anxiety was
evinced on the occasion. TWe hour at which the Meet.
ing was to be held was announced at twelve for one
o'clock, but lo:Ig before that time a very considerable
number of persons had assembled in the I.irge room, the
Committee having the use of the one adj
About one o'clock the Lord Mayor arrived ; and in a
for minutes after his Lordship, accompanied by the
Committee, entered, and were loudly cheered.
His Lordship -having taken the Chair, briefly ad.
d,essed the meeting, and stated the purpose for
which they had that day met, namely, to t3ke
into consideration the best mode of relieving

the obliitvpy state to which a large number of our
knew creatures had been reduced by the destruction

of the lAte Bt unswick Theatre. The Meeting was now

fully opprhed of the whole of the accident ; but great
aud deep misery still remained unknown to the
in,ijority of the public who had evinced so laudable
an anx ecy to relieve the distress entailed on t►'e
sufferers. His Lordship would not now detain the
Meeting by going into a detail, and therefore would
proceed to state, that there had been local Committees
formed, who.had distributed their number so as to take

an immediate view of the cases of the whole of the sui-
ferns. In the fi, st place their attention had been turned
to those who had fallen a sacrifice to the calamity ; next
to the wives, families, and relatives of those unhappy vic-

tuns•; next to the bituati-n of those who were confined to
their beds, their rives and families; again, those who
♦ere more seriously injured, and also those who were

:nine slightly affected, but who still, with their
fellow sufferers, had been reduced to 'penury and
abject misery. Such had been the first labours of
the Committee, and he was happy to say that

the Committee were not aware of any one person who
bad nut been temporarily relieved. This, howerer, was
a mete momentary relief, and much, very jnucb re-
mained yet to be done, as there were a greet number
of persons who had been reduced to want, in consequence
of the loss of employment, and whose sufferings were
■tort acute.

Mr. GoULD read a report of the cases which t 1 e
Committer had visited, and which excited a groat dev
gree of sympathy in the breasts of the Meeting.
Among the Subscriptions announced, there were,
in addition to those of the Winter Theatres, the

Opera, Adelphi, Haymarket ; those of the Lord
Mayor, 101. the Lady Mayoress, 101. the Duke
of Devonshire, 1001. Mr. Rothschild, 551. Mrs. Mulls-
child, 251. the Proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, 101.
Truman, Hanbury, and Co. 101.
Mr. HUNT, in rising to second the motion for the add-
ing Mr. Fawcett, of Covent Garden, to the Committee,
begged to suggest that the Committee for the distribu-
tyirOof the funds might be intrusted to the Lord Mayor,
Sheriffs, and one or two Gentlemen from the principal
Theatres, with liberty to add to their number, as they
would be the better enabled to come to a speedy deter-
mination on the relative merits of the claimants.
He had not the least objection as to how far the
Collecting 'Committee was extended, but without in
the least attempting to infer any the slightest slur on the
Gentlemen who now formed the Committee, he must:
say, that the more extended the Committee were the
greater the delay would be iu disposing of the funds. In!
fact, were the proprietors and managers of the Theatres
added to the Committee, they would render the most
valuable assistance, as they would in many cases be
personally acquainted with the real merits of the claims
of the unfortunate persons whom they were now called
on to relieve. The suggestion seemed to be very well
received.
A number of Resolutions were then passed as to the'
fume labours of the Committee, and a great number
of subscriptions were collected. When the whole of
their labours have been completed, a statement is to
be laid before the public, and we trust that it will give
general satisfaction.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE SUFFERERS.
(Continued from the Sus of yesterday.)
• Mr. COMTN attended as Counsel for the widow of the late
Mr. Maurice.
No witnesses could be found to depose to the Ending
of the dead bodies of Alexander William Davison, Jesse
Miles, or John Evans.
Mr. COMYN suggested that a public notice should be
•stuck up in the neighbourhood of the late Theatre, re-
questing of all persons capable of giving evidence respect-
ing the death of the persons above-mentioned to come
forward, which was accordingly ordered.
George Pound—l live in Brudenell Place, North
Road, Motion, in the county of Middlesex ; I am a
bricklayer.
Mr. Cram submitted that the ends of public justice
required that the evidence should be elicited by question
and answer. _

The CORoNU expressed his doubts of the correctness
of the mode suggested, and proceeded with the exami.
nation of the witness. _

When the walls of the Theatre were up to receive the
roof, they were perfectly upright and safe. After the
roof was on, I had nothing further to do with the
building, except the getting up of the parapet.by order
of the clerk of the woi ks and the surveyor. I used to
work under the clerk of the works. After the root had
bee n put on,there was a great weight hung to it, which,
ol my opinion, was the cause of this shocking accident.
Mr. CoMYW then suggested that the witnesses might be
examined fist by the Coroner—then by the Jury ; and
if they bad any questions to ask of them, that lie (Mr.
Comyn) should be permitted to cross-examine them.
The CortoNen objected to that mode, but should he,
of the course of the examination of the witnesses. omit
to elicit uny necessary facts, he should feel greatly
obliged to the Leaned Counsel to suggest them. 1
shell (continued he) therefor; now proceed to examine
the vsi•ness in my own way.
By whom (tu witness) was you employed to build

the Brunswick Theatte ?—I was employed by the
teceased Mr. Maurice and Mr. Carruthers.
Mr. CONiYN here interposed—The a itnebs must have I
Icted under written instruction., which ()tight to be
-reduce'. This was a specimen of the inconvenience
hat might arise out of the departure from the usual
cour.c of examination.
The CORONER-4 will examire the witness on that
point. Had you any written instrnctions to carry on
the building of the late Brunswick Theatre?
Witness—l used to go by the orders of the Clerk of
the Works and of the Surveyor (or Architect). The
name of the Architect was Mr. Stedman Whitwell; the
Clerk of the Works was Mr. Edward Shaw. I first
began to build the foundation of the Theatre on the
2d of August. There was one written paper, in which
I was required to state the prices of the various works
in my department (the brickwork and scaffolding). I
put the prices of the works in figures to that paper. I
returned it to Mr. Maurice; I never saw it after. I
always conformed myself to the specification contained
in that paper. I c insidered my contract to have been
made with Mr. Maurice and Mr. Carruthers. I agreed
with them, but not in writing.
CORONER—Has any person now in Court the paper to
which the witness alludes ? (No answer was given.)
Mr. COMYN said the production of that paper was
absolutely necessary.—(A messenger was then dis-
patched for it, and the examination of the witness was
resumed.)
CORONER (at the suggestion of Mr. Comyn)— Did
you say to any person here this day that you returned
the paper to Mr. Whitwell ?—Never ; I have seen it in
the possession of Mr. Pulstord. I commenced the build-
ing of the Brunswick Theatre on the 2.1 of August last ;
I finished all my part of the building of it a little after
Christmas; I can't say for a week ; the parapet was then
finished. • A great mass of britk•work was built after
that time in the area of t!e interior of the Theatre. The
walls were fit to receive the roof in the month of Sept.
The CORONERWas the wall, in its then state.
capable of sustaining the roof afterwards laid upon it?
Mr. COMYN again interposed, contending that the
written agreement not having been produced, it was
«moats, to law and juvice to admit parole evidence
respecting it. The evidence of its exis:ence having
been proved,
The Cottostea concurred in the observation of the
Learned Gentleman, and conceded that it would be
highly improper to ask another question respecting that
paper, until either it should be produced, or that the
pet son (Mr. Pittsford) into whose possession it had been
traced, should come forward and. account for it. In
or der tohave that evidence before the lt.quest, he should
suspend the proceedings of the Inquest.
Mr. CONYN said it would be convenient if other por-
tions of the evidence wexe in the interim elicited.
The CORONER concurred, and received the ex-
amination of the witness, who went on to state—
Mr. Shaw and Mr. Whitwell were the persons who
saw that I performed my part of the contract with
propriety. Mr. Shaw was always over me; he never
left the works one day during the building. Mr.
Whitwell used to come occasionally while the building
was going on, three or four times a week, to see that I
was doing the work properly.
Coalmen—ln what character did Mr. Whitwell ap-
pear on those occasions?
Witness—He always used to apply to the Clerk of the
Works as to the mode in which I was doing my part of
the business. He used to go round the walls of the
building, and survey them right round, and survey the
walls which I was building from the scaffolding. lam
now 42 years of age, and have been all my life a brick-
layer. Mr. Whitwell paid as much attention to it as (if.
I had a building in progress) would have satisfied me. I
was there night and day, and Mr. W. came in the way.
I have stated.
A letter was here handed to the Coroner, which he
read, and which, it appeared, was from the architect,
Mr. Whitwell. The following is a copy of it :
" Wednesday Morning.
" Sea—On my road down to tire Inquest, I have been informed
that Counsel are permitt.d to examine the witnesses on behalf of
some of the parties interested. As I have made no preparation
for any assistance of this nature, I feel obliged to defer presenting
myself before the July for a very short time, that I may repair
my omission, by endeavouring to procure instantly a similar repre-
sentative. I shall not lose, however, a moment in furthering turd
assisting the investigation by every means in my power.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
" WHITWELL."
The Cohomm—You see, therefore, Gentlemen, if I
had not followed the course which I have done, I should j
have had reason to regret it. As legal assistance is to
be produced for Mr. Whitwell, my objection to the
professional attendance and interference of an Advocate,
on the part of the relatives of the deceased, is removed.
I shall now resume the examination of the witness.
Was any plangiven to you as the diagram or scheme
on which you w ere to proceed ?—The Clerk of the
Works bad always the plan and drawings of the build•
ing in his counting-house. There were several plans.
The ground plan first—l always applied to him in the
progress of the work, and he frequently atterded on the
walls by assisting me. I have also seen a rough sketch
of the elevation of the building, in the custody of the
Clerk of the Works. I never saw a plan comprising a ,
section of the thickness of the walls. I used to have
orders for the thickness of the walls from the Clerk of
the Works.
Did the Clerk of the Works, at the times when giving
you any orders, produce to yon any plan, scheme,
diagram, or drawing, laying down (or not laying down)
a scale for the thickness of the wall?
This question the witness did n it appear to under-
stand ; it was repeated. His answer then was—
I might have seen some such thing in,the custody of
the Cletit of the Works, showing the intended thickness
of the walls of the Theatre. I cannot call to mind
having seen it. I always received my orders from the
Clerk of the Works. I cannot swear positively to my
having seen, or not seen, mat a paper or plan.
Is it not usual, prior to the commencement of a work
of such magnitude as this Theatre was, for the archi-
tect employed to superintend the erection of the build-
ingots furnish a ground plan, elevation, and section of
the work ?—They do.
Do not these show the intended thickness of the
walls?—They do. Those plans are usually drawn with
a graduated scale attached to, and appealing on them.
I believe that with resp.ct to the BrunswickTheatre they
were made.
A great deal of interrogatory here followed respect.
ing this plan.
The witness proceeded—l am certain th.t at the time
the walls were finished they were perfectly upright. I
surveyed them after the roof was on, and they still
remained upright. A great weight was afterwards
hung to the roof. The District Surveyor, Mr. Goff,
came three or four times a week during the progress of
the building, and surveyed it in a careful manner,,as it
appeared to me.
The CORONER—You have stated that after the roof
was put on, a great weight was attached to it. What
description of weight was it? •
Witness—The machinery, the flies, and the woe kshop.
I was never up oa the flies, and cannot tell of v hat the

. .
ork Arf Was cornposed. Thut rcot kslsop was for the
carpenters, in which to do their wank. I could see ii
Irons the gallery of the T:)e,ir!e, and I saw two girdeis
put into the building, which we re a trap; ed to the toot.
Mr. Coityst said, the w•tritss not being a carpenter,
was not the proper person to depose to the work of rhos •
persons, who no doubt would he produced.
A Juror bete asked the pusitiOn of the girders.
The witness, in continuation said; the girders were
slight, but I cannot depose to their icantling. They
carried the floor of the carpenter's shop. They were
supported by two iron rods, and strapped up to the roof.
They bore at each end in the greeh walls of the roof,
but I cannot say how far they were inserted. They were
put in just lately before the building fell. I was carrying
up wly air flue, and saw those girders from the gallery.
The heavy weight of the building was at the end. The
carpenter's shop and the weights were not, t believe, the
cause of the accident. I bend that it commenced at
the flies. (This was objected to by Mr. Comyn.) I saw
the theatre for the last time standing, on the Saturday
preceding the accident. I saw the ruins the nest day
after the accident.

The CORONER here intimated that he was much ex
hausted, and wished to retire for a few minutes.
Mr. COMYN begged the Coroner would fix a time for
the commencement and the duration of the proceedings
on each day of the many that it was likely would b
consumed in the inquiry. From the nature and progress
of it hitherto, it bid fair to rival in its length the tr al
of War:en Hastings.
The Cowman having consult' d tl e Jury, said tl at
Cle inquiry should continue for eight hours each day,
commencing at nine, and :er.nrnating at five o'clock.
• Tire Coroner and Jury then reined.
At ten minutes t 2 o'clock the inquiry was resumed.
- The CORONER, on taking his seat, stated that he had,
in accordance with the t'esire of the Jury. sent. for the
hest professional assistance, and in this important in-
quiry done himself the honour of writing to his Grace
•he Duke of Wellington, the Constable. of the Tower,
communicating the wi-h of the Jury, and should now
erd to tl•em 11;s Grrke's reply, with
-which he had just
been hor•.aureJ. The Coroner then read a letter cf which
the following is a copy :

" London, March 4,1828.
" Sts—T have tbis evening teceived ynvr letter, without date,
and 1 have accordingly applied to Mr. Secretary Peel t• give
directions for the attendance of two of the architects employed
under the Surveyor Geoeral of the Board of Works.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" WELLINGTON.

is To Maurice Thomas. Esq. Steward and Coroner,
Court House. Welklow-square."

After consulting the Jury, it was fixed that the sur•
veyors should attend on Monday near.
The Cwmbran—Before you go, Gentlemen, we will
have some arrangements made, as to when these Gen-
tlemen, whose time is most-valuable to the public, can
attend upon you. and give you their opinion as to the
erection of this building. Whether you shall think
that Saturday will be the most convenient time for
their attendance, they having to survey the building in

the intermediate time, will be for you to say.
Foreman of the Jury—Thourh it has been our most
anxious wish that the thing should be gone into, and
kept up as closely as possible, yet Saturday would inter-
fere very much with business, we being all men of busi-
ness. At the same time we, having this duty thrown
upon us, feel bound to discharge it.
CORONRR—What time is it likely the business of the
Sessions will be got through to-morrow ?
Mr. Staple, Clerk of the Peace—l should think that
the business would not occupy more than two hours.
CORONER—I understand that the publicans will at-
tend to-morrow for the renewal of their licenses, and
which will probably cause the business of the Sessions
to be rather mote prolonged. This induces me to re-
mind you again, that if you have observed any house to
hive been kept open, contrary to the orders issued by
me, in these precincts, yeu will have the goodness to'
bring forward witnesses to prove it, that the necessary
steps may be taken. As this will make it rather a
heavy Sessions, and as it is extremely desirable that we
should not lose time in the prosecution of this inquiry,
suppose we say we will meet to- morrow at three, and
continue the inquiry till nine.
After a few more observations, it wits decided that
the inquest should be resumed to-day at two o'clock,
and continue till eight in the evening.
-Cc:mouse—Gentlemen, I shall now, if you please, ask
you to be kind enough to put such questions to this
witness as you may think will elicit important answers
in the prosecution of truth. You will, however, not
ask him any thing bearing on what is to be proved by
a written instrument about to be produced, because you
understand that that instrument is not in Court, but
that a e have sent to the Gentleman who has it, and it
is wetted to he here by half-past three o'clock.
Examination of George' PJund continued. My
opini- n is, that the walls were quite safe, according to
the-thickness I was directed to carry them up. lam
certain the walls would have borne the roof for a cert•
tory, if the weights had not been attached to it. There,
was a tremend..us weight hung to the roof, which the
walls were not made. nor intended to bear.
f Mr. Comyn read a letter just received from Mr. Pulsford.
statbik that be bad all the papers relative to the building at his
place at Pentonville, and adding his willingness to send to the 'Court
any papers the Coroner should iequire, and to attend the Court in
persod when be should be able to leave a Committee at the East
fildia'Ffousel
• Examination continued—The walls were only two
bricks and a•half thick at the top. The portico was a
great weight en the front wall. I cannot say what effect
it might have had in causing the fall of the building.
The walls, florin the surface of the pavement up to the
under side of the portico, were dine bricks thick;
the thickness of t!.e foundation was three bricks and
la half in cement ; from the portico to the under
side of the roof, the walls were two bricks and a
half thick ; the four wills 'were of a similar thick-
ness, excepting that next to Mr. Jotfes's, which was
somewhat thicker than the other three; the walls of
the building wete built of stock bricks, of a good
quality ; the bricks cost the highest price, 11. 14s. a
thousand in the geld ; the mortar used through the
building was made of lime of Medway stone and sharp
sand ; it was worked in a mill by a horse, and was very
good ; the walls were as dry two months before the
roof was put on, as could to expected. It was.a b:
time of year after the roof was on for mortar to ret.—
Four courses' of Ist icko orlc round the top of the building
were laid in cement, and were afterwards cemented over
to form a coping. No old bats were used—they were
all carted away. The lower walls were worked up to
the pavement in cement. We built on the old founda-
tion, and a funsoustoundition'itwas. They went about
four feet from the old top of the foundation with cement.
That was the back and front walls. The two end walls
were not in cement. because they began on a line with
the pavement. The front of the Theitre was built with
piers and openings... The piers were three feet wide,
by two bricks *and..a...balf thick: They were (witness
thought) from twenty to thirty teet high, and extended
from the portico to tl e underside of the pediment,
and tbey sere covered over with Yorkshire stone;

about four inches thick, sopped in the. centre .of the
piers with iron erampi.and'hial. a,ch for ar',l
over elCh. opening. The :rich W:is of the ,same thick- .
ness as the
, . .
walls, They we, e wcsked sin!) Alt rear sisch
as witness had tlercribed. Witn• accounted for the
state of thebrick forming the rain now. in front of the
Theatre (being clear from Molter) to be in Consequence
of the shake. and also from the season of the year the
liana would not tit y. Tltere was a deal of frOst, wh:th
shook all the joints. Where Were band timbers est' j
four feet, as far as the piers and openings extended.
The chain bond went '
right round, with an angle tie At
each corner. There was. brick wo:k of a brick or a
brick and a half rhickness.built in many of the openings,
but small windowi were kft. Witness did not krone
whether the bond timbers were even cut out. Doi
foreman, Stephen Srencer, can tell, but he is ill in the
London Hospital, wounded by this accident.
To a quostion from Juror—The brickwork owlet-the
roof was perfectly safe. Witness considered the building
perfectly safe. The bricks were dry and
,the lime was
hot. All the walls were earned up in good weather,
except the parapets. Witnesi always ,considered the
weight of the flies, &c. (carpenter's work), was too great
for the roof, but never expressed such apprehension at
the time to any person whatever, because it was not wit-
ness's business. Witness had nothing to do with 114
roof, and did not wish to trouble himself with other (!e'
pattment.. Witneis erected the whole ..f the l.tickwilk
of ihes building. Toe steps leading to the gallery eves
supported by brickwork. The gallery and t ores were
sum tied by piers, and had no bearing on the eiteroai
walls. The interio• fittings of the theatre were tci ll'
inee ;endent of the external walls,
Examined by Mr. Comm.—The late Mr. Mau ice
citeired on the business of a printer, in Fenchurch-sfteet,
land Mr. Carruthers carries on the business of making
fluid frit axletrees, in Gracechurch street. The height
of the external wall from the pavement was hard on '7O
feet; witness could not say exactly. Witness repeate,c
'that the great weight of the potties' rats er strained slip
pers. The joists which supported the fie: mere mot
pot in at the time they were working the walls. The
flies contained a great number of joists. The hoes cut
in the wall to receive the joists would do it on got"; i.
The least thickness of the external Wall was 22 inclies;
or two bricks and a half; witness did hot reeollect an.y
part less. The parapet wall the witness had been ape th-
ing of as built in frosty weather, was above the root and
had nothing to do with the roof ; it extended about 5 feet
above the gutter at each end, and about 8 feet in •the
centre from the pediment. The top gallery was sup-
ported by iron pillars, having their footing oa tl.e
foundation. • The pit saloon was supported by brick
piers, and the iron columns were bedded on the piers,
up to the underside of the upper gallery. Shaw (the
clerk of the works) gave orders to a:1 the workmen.
The architect (Mr. Whitwell) made two or three alte: a-
lions in making flues during the time witness -VaS
building the carcase of the building. The floes were
well pargetted. There were no other alte:ati •ns in the
carcase; but many in the interior, for the ; tti eof
its convenience,. done under Mr. Whitwell's di: retinas.
All the directions, from first to last, which witos-s;
received, were from Mr. Whitwell and Mr. Shaw, with
the exception of an order from Mr. Carruthers, t' b k
up three openings at one end, oprosite D selley's. the
wheelwright. It was in the southern wall. These
alterations. or openings, did not affect the building.
James -Arding sworn—Dees in Dorset-street, Fie. r.
street. Is a carpenter—a master carpenter. Snmeime
in the month of August, 1827, witness received instruc-
tiOnsfrom Mr. Maurice to place a horde in front f the
site of the late Theatre in Wellsstreet. After which,
Mr. Maurice asked witness if he liked to cla the carpen-
ter's work of the then intended Theatre, to be built on
such site for himself and Mr. Carruthers? Witness
asked to see the drawings cf it, that he (bight judo.—
Was once or twice promised a sight of them, best dud rant
see them then, Mr. Whitwell not having them complete.
Afterwards, when witness's dec don was asked tor,
Mr. Maui ice, and Mr. Carruthers said they intended
that the building should be in a great roeasure: fire-
proof, and that the carpenter's work should be..yery
Witness was then desired by Mr. Maurice and
Mr. Carruthers to call on Mr. Whitwell to enter 1110
terms to do the work at per foot. Wit Less entered into
a written contract. .
Two written contracts.were here pro.luced, .one of
whith witness deposed to be his own handwriting,
signed J. Ardittg and Son (witness being in partnership
wi.h his father). The other, which was a duplicate of
the former, with the addition of two sentences; !lore the
signature of D S. Maurice. Witness identified , the
signature to be the handwriting of the deceased Mr.
Maurice, and witness was brood by the cootsact to
execute the work in the. most substantial manaer, and
find the very be.t materials.
At this period another letter was handad.to the Co-
roner, which, when he read, he stated to be a letter.fram
the Office of Wil's, the effect rf which was, to inform
him (the Coroner) th. t Ir. Nash and Mr. Smirk, the
architects attached to that office, had been ordered to
proceed tomorrow (this),morsting-to survey the. ruins
of the late Theatre in Weil-street; that they should pc-
cordingly he there between 11 and 12 o'clock, and th t
the bearer of the letter was to have tent by him to tl e
office all the plans and drawings that had. bren made f
the building, that the Surveyors might. be the bt tie., able
accurately to mate their survey.
Alt. Courts said that neither Mr. Carruthers nor the relative. of
the deceased, Mr. Maurice, had those documents; that they were
in the bands of Mr. Whit well, and that nothing would get them from
him but the Coroner's warrant, calling upon him to product them.
The Cortonart inquired if there was any friend of Mr. Whitwell
la Court. •
' Mr. Finlay, who described himself to be of No. 19, Va•uxhill-
"walk, Lambeth, a draftsman and artist, said he was. and that he had
assisted Mr. Whitwell to make the plans.
The Coaotrea then desired his complirritnts rn be conveyed ro
Whitwell, with his request that Mr. W. would have the good-
nest to semi the plans for the purpose they were now required tor.
Mr. }inlay was not cure that he could find Mr. Whitweill
tire in she evening. lie would, however, do his ntmo-t to met t
(with bim,and get whatever plans he had. ' Ile did not believe*: t
' Mr. Whitwell had them all; he thought some of the friends' of
Mr. Maurice and Mr. Carruthers must have some of them. • •
Mr. Comer; now reminded the Coroner that it was hale:part five
elock, and suggested that the further examination initht be p9st-
pened. -
The Com:ems adjourned the Inquest until two o'clock in the
afternor. of this day, having previously bound the Jury in their
. I several recognizance* to give their attendance at that hour. '
,ad

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The dimensions of tl:e Theatie were as follows :—:lt
was about 118 feet long by 62; the rcoms and wink-
shops suspended to the rool, and supported by woolen
girders, were in all 100 fe t long and'abour 60 in depth.
The girders, the end; of which were affixed in the
eastern and western walls across the Theatre. were 65
feet long and abinit 12 inches in diatheter. Mr. Rich-
ardson describes these girders to have bent like whale-
bone frequently. The brick walls may be said to be
about tyro bricks deep, without the lacing brick. Upon
the outside of the building a heavy brick portico was
erLccedi supported by iron rafterc, which is described
to have acted like 'a lever upon the falling building. It
will be remembered that the falling of this portico
caused the deaths of three persons, namely, Mr. Mau-
rice, Je.;se Miles, and a labourer named Davidson.