Star.
London, England, 1828-03-12 00:00:00

POETRY.

THE DESTRUCTION .OF TYRE.

By D. Vannes, 'Esta.
•
Thy merchandise, Tyre. shall be stiewn on the blast,
Like the leaves ef the forest, when
Simmer is past ;
And thy glory shall fade like the passion.ftower's bloom,
And thy light shall be dinuti'd'brthe damps of the tomb !
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Like myriads of locusts impelled by the nd—
A garden before them, a desert behind—
Thy foemeti shall trample thy gardens and bowers,
And level in ashes thy temples and towers!
And cation on nation, like wave after wave,
Shall crimson their steel in the blood of thy brave;
Thy Nobles shall fall 'Heath their javelins and blades,
And their sabres shall reek o'er thy matrons apd maids!
And the viper shall lurk where thy virgins have slept,
And the serpents shall hiss where thy sucklings were kept; •
And Melody's voice shall for ever be mute,
For the adder shall twine round the harp and the lute!
The flames from thine altars in volumes may rise,
And the smoke of thine incense may darken the skies;
But vengeance thy Priests and their idols shall crush,
And the blood of his victims in torrents shall rush !

THE LATE BRUNSWICK THEATRE.

ADJOUBNED INQUEST.
The investigation was resumed at the customary'
hour yesterday morning.
The CORONER was proceeding to take the remainder
of sibe witness Shaw's examination on Monday night,
when he observed, that it .might be necessary to
state that he had beets informed that a Magistrate act-
ing for the district had called on Mr. Cartuthers in the
course of Monday, and intimated to him, that unless
the ruins were removed by eleven o'clock this day, a
fine .would be inflicted on him.
Juror—We should have evidence of that fact on oath.
John Henry Hultman was then called and sworn—l
am in the employment of Mr. Richard Carruthers, with
whom I had a conversation on the subject of the acci-
dent In the course of Monday. Mr. Carruthers in.
formed me that one of the district Magistrates had
called on him, and told him that a meeting of the Ma-
gisrates was to take place at ten o'clock on Wednesday
(this day), and if the ruins of the late Theatre in Well.
street were not removed, the Magistrates would be
compelled to Tune an order for their removal, as the
public thoroughfare could no longer be suffered to re-
main blocked up. Mr. Carruthers further informed
me, that a .Gentleman named Staples, holding some
official situation in the district, had called on him about
the same time, and made a similar statement. I have
to state, that it is Mr. Carruthers' wish that the rubbish
*Should not be removed, for this reason—that valuable
parts of the materials had been removed by persons of
whom he knew nothing. The estimated value of the
property so stolen could not be less than 2001. and also
be understood that a great quantity of timber had been
burned at night by the watchmen on the premises.
The CORONER This is most important, and must be
investigated.
Mr. Thomas Young, one of the Jory, said, that be
could confirm that part of the witness's statement which
related to the burning of the timber, as he had seen it
himself. •
Cottottaa—Then, Sir, I must swear you to the fact
Mr. Young being sworn, said that he had observed a
very large fire on the premises at eleven o'clock on Sun.
day night, and three watchmen standing near it. There
must have been a considerable comity of timber con-
iumed.
• The Costernaa then gave orders that two peace offi-
cers should be placed at each end of Wells-street, and
the instant that any carts or workmen arrived for the
purpose of disturbing the rubbish, the officers were to
-give him immediate notice of it.
Edward Shaw, the Clerk of the Works, was then
re-examined.—lt time bad been all Owed, I could have
supported the flies, the carpenter's shop, and the pain-
ter's slop, without in any way suspending them from
the roof. I never heard from any person that a notice
had been sent. by the Agent of the Roof Contractor to
the Proprietors, protesting against banging any weight
to the roof. The plan before deposed to had nu re
ference to anything to be done either in the stage de-
partment or the carpenter's shop.
Mr. Hurt. having intimated that his examination of
the witness was Closed,
Edward .Shaw was then tross-examined by Mi.
Shnt.ea---1 have been a zarpenter forty years, and have
bad much experience in large theatres, in various parts
of England, particularly in the stage department. On
several occasions I acted as master carpenter. I cannot
say that Mr. Whitwell reeomn.eaded me to Mr. Car-
ruthers as Clerk of the Works. I did not know that
a per son of the name of Lewis had been nominated to
that situation.
Mr. Hsu—Perhaps it will be the better way for me
to admit that Mr. White/ell had a very good opinion
.of the witness as Clerk of the Works.
Mr. Pu.Les.—That is enough.
- Cross examination resumed. Tie iron roof was began I
'lb be put up some rinse in the month of October. While
' the building was in progress, I met with several in-'1
terruptions--the roof was complete nearly a month
tefore I was aired any question respecting the erec-
tion of the stage. As nearly as I can recollect it was
-in August that I remonstrated against the iron roof,
a..d went to Mr. doors about the timber. On one
occasi' n Mt. Witirstell a as obliged to interfere, to effect
a recnnciliation. When I began to hang the roof, Mr.
objected to it. He attended there as architect,
but I neeerasked or received any instructions from him
respecting the stage department. The only interrup•
tons I met with were from the proprietors. The stage
department was exclusively left to my own manage-
nsent. I countermanded the truss girders, as I befcre de-
posed to. I called on Mr. HelCen as I was going home,
and told him that the propietors ordered me to coun-
termand the order for the truss girders. and I told him
that I was to have a satisfactory answer from Bristol.
By a Juror—You ate speaking of girders—did you
consider those girders essential to the security of the
building ?
Witness—l did, certainly, in a great degree.
Cross-examination—l received the countermand I
have just alluded to from both the proprietors. I told
them that if I got a satisfactory answer from Bristol, I
should be satisfied as to the weight being attached to
the roof. I was obliged to consider the proprietors as
competent to give me directions in the progress of the
work, as they stated to me, one of them at least (Mr.
Carruthers) that he was as good a workman as I was.
It I knew they were incompetent to give me dtiections,
and that they would not take mine, how could I help
it? It those directions were contrary to my own
judgment, I should not consider myself justified if I
- cad not obey my master's orders. The proprietors
gave me ether directions besides these relating
to the truss girders, which were contrary to my
judgment. They regulated generally the work in which
I was engaged, bee there Was nothing lb ahem which
implicated the strength of the building, but one wall
low; was countermanded by them ; that wall should
have bees carried up 91t. 6.n. higher than it was. It

was intended to have been the wall np the back of the.
boxes, but It inch deal boards were put up as a sub.
stitute for It. The second sweep, in plan IC. No. 2,
shows the design of the wall I allude to. Mr. Car•
ruthers gave the orders for such wall to go no higher
up than where it remains beneath the boxes. I did
not at the time intimate to Mr. Carruthers that the
omission of that wall was likely to affect the security of
the building. I did not think so at the time, but if I
had, it would have been of no use had I mentioned it.
I know, of my own knowledge, that the architect was
cognizant of the omission of this wall.
Mr. Hurto-aon the part of Mr. Whim% I am in
strutted to say that he admits that he was aware of this
wall being countermanded.
Cross-examination resumed•:-.There were only two up-
rights intended on each side of the stage—there was a
thick upright on each side, but they were only temporary
—1 took them away without any directions from the'
Proprietors, knowing that the stage of a Theatre ought
to have no upright upon it at all. I informed the Pro.
ptietors that those two uprights Wete temporary.—
The second one was put in mote than it ought to have
been to support the flies, not knowing the weight
wlaiclithe roof was capable of beating. I put up dune
uprights against my will, because they might interrupt
the working of the machinery. The Proprietors gave
me no directions to put them up—l did so of my own
judgment, though against any will, for the reasons I
have before stated. I did not communicate to either
,of the Proprietors • the accident to the 0. P. fly at the
time—l did not think it of any importance—Mr. Whit-
well was there on the Moaday when the accident hap-

petted, and he went up and examined it, but he gave me
no directions concerning it—however, 1 was compelled
to run away to attend the stage, the cut tan being up—
I got up the fly with a tackle-fall the same night ; I
employed no men for the purpose, but when I went up
I found about 100 men in the flies, though four would
have been sufficient to work the tackle ; none of the
men told me they were unable to get the fly into its place
Mr. PULLEN—Did you say, if eight men cannot get.
the fly into its place, I must have eighty?" Did you
say so?
Witness—Never, it's a falsehood; is fact, the fiy was
put in its place in five minutes, and the force employed
to effect that did not, to my knowledge, belly the roof ;
the tackle was affixed to the roof by my direction ; I
did not on the next day discover that the fly had again
fallen from its proper position ' • the tackle was left on
the roof, but not worked on Tuesday. There was a
weight suspended to. the roof from Monday night until
the Tuesday; perhaps there might have been a ton weight
if the flies were clear of the:people. I did trot exa•
mine the O.P. fly on Wednesday mornipg ; the prompt
fly settled about half an inch on Tuesday.—The
communication respecting the 0. P. fly was made
to me on Wednesday by the proprietors. I first disco.
vered that the prompt fly was affected on Tuesday
night, from a stiffness in working the scenery. I date
say the settlement was about three quarters of an
inch, which might be from the grooves or flies, I cannot
say which. I mentioned it to both the proprietors the
morning before the accident. To remedy then defect
I had a bolt inserted, and got the fly into ks place.
The proprietors did net know of the accident to the
prompt
.fly until the Wednesday morning. when
I communicated it to Mr. Maurice, and Mr. Car-
ruthers was the person to whom I principally spoke.,
On the Wednesday morning, is nearly. as I cen..recol:
lect, I told Mr. Carruthers I should be obliged to put
two uprights at the end of each fly, in consequence of
the weight attached to the rozl. Before I spoke to
the Proprietors I made the necessary preparations for
planning those uprights, which were not completed
until the morning when the accident happened.
explained to Mr. Carruthers what I conceived ought
to be' done, and he made no observation, either by
way of direction or denial. He
,left it entirely to'
my management. I let the flies remain as they ,
were until °the uprights should be finished. I called
at 'Mr. Jones's timber yard, where they were or:
dered on Wednesday evening, about half-past five
o'clock, and they o ere cutting at that time. I
did not return to tire theatre that night; but I went
home to Vauxhall. My men had then left work.—
From seven o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the
alter noon ant theregular hours with carpenters engaged
in theatrical woik. I was then informed. and I. rather
tbiek by James Northwood, that Mr. Carruthers was
at 'the theatre that evening. I said in reply, lam
very glad that I missed him,. for I am very tired,
and I want to get home—as I was -much fagged,
and had not been home for six weeks. I had no
dread or thought about the flies settling, and if the
timbers had come home on Wednesday night, I do not
think that I should have put them up, it being past
the regular hours of work. I went to the Theatre about
a quarter before ten o'clock on Thursday morning, when
the accident happened, but I did not then examine the
flies. The timber bad then come from the yard, and
was nearly prepared. I did not give directions for the
tackle to be used on Thursday morning, in order to
force the flies into their proper position, and to my
knowledge, the tackle was not used that morning.—
The uprights were not affixed. I do not think the
tackle was used to put the prompt fly in order before
Wednesday morning.
Mr.-Put,LEN—Did you. .or did you not, say, in
answer to any question put to you on Wednesday
morning, that if eight men cook' not pot the prompt
fly in order, you would have eighty men?
Witness—l have heard such a report, but it is entirely
false. f stand here on my oath, and I swear that I
never said so.
Re-examined by Mr. HILL—I knew Mr. Whitewell
when, he was a boy at Coventry. I remember him
working at the bench as a carpenter. In my judgment
he knows the practical as well as the theoretical part of
carpentry and building. It is upwards of twenty years
since Mr. W. sad I separated, till I met him within the
last two years. The first time I met him during the
last few years was at Vauxhall Gardens. He was
employed there as an architect, and I was engaged
as tarpenter.
By the Coat:mita—l cannot say whether old bricks
have the same pewee of adhesion to mortar as the new
bricks; the whole of them were wetted before they were
used ; all the joists and girders let into the walls of the
Brunswick Theatre wet e worked flush with the building.
By Mr. HlLL—There were holes left in the front:
wall to admit the cantilevers of the balcony, and even
those small holes were arched over, but in point of fact
these holes were net used. The balcony was brought
lowa down than originally intended ; new holes were
partly made; some el the old ones were partly chased
out to receive the contilerets ; I bad nothing to do with
the balcony; the directions were given to Stephan
Spenser ; I know that the cantilevers were cemented
By the Costosite—l should think that 4,500 bricks_
were worked in to what is called a rod of bricks; I
Auer saw before the roof went up, any proof made of
the weight which it would carry.
witnesii% examination having closed, the Court 'adjourned
eillakeiorrow morning.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

ROLLS comet mousey thane, Ifionestlo.
THE ATTORNEY oansaat. •
This was an information of a very novel description.
It was Wed by the ATTORNEY•GENERAI. at the-relation
of the parent of a minor, under the provisions of the
last Mat riage Act,-4 Geo. IV. c. 76. By this Act itwas
provided, that if any valid marriage by bans-should be"
procured by a party to that marriage to be solemnized
between persons, one or both of whom 'Mould be under
the age of twenty-one years, such party knowing
that such persons under she age et twenty-one
years had a parent or guardian then living, and that,
such nsatriage was had without the consent of
such parent or guardian, and knowing that bans had
not been duly published according to the provisions of
the Act, and having knowingly caused the undue
publication of the bans, then it should be lawful for
his Majesty's Attorney-General, by information in the
nature of au English bill, in the Court of Chancery, at
the relation of a parent or guardian of the minor whose
consent to such tnartiage had not been given, to sue for
a forfeiture of all estate, right, title, and interest, in
any property which had accrued or should accrue to the
parties so offending by force of such marriage ; and such
Court should have power to declare such forfeiture, and
thereupon to order and direct that all such estate, right,
title, and interest, should be secured under the direction
of the Court for the benefit of the innocent party, or the
issue of the marriage. The Act proceeded further to
direct, that if both the parties so -contracting marriage
should be guilty of such offence, it should be lawful;
for the Court to settle such property for the benefit of
the issue of-the marriage.
Mr. SUGDEN appeared in support of the information ;
and after having read the provisions of the Act appli-
cable to the ease, stated that he was unwilling to dis•
close the facts of the case, and he believed it would be
unnecessary an do so, as the facts would be admitted.
It was in the power of the Court to declare the forfeiture
upon admission of the- facts, and he therefore called
upon the Court to exercise its jurisdiction.
Mr. PEMBERTON, 'for the defendant, admitted the
propriety of preventing a public disclosure of facts, which
were not, in truth, disputed. He thought, however, that
the proper course for the Court so pursue was not to
proceed to an immediate forfeiture, but to direct a
reference to the Master., The Act proceeded to direct a
reference to the Master in such casts as the present.
The MASTER of the RnLI.S thought he had no dis-
cretion, but to direct according to the provisions in the
(Act. It was intended only to give the Court authority,
and no discretion is litigate the question.
Mr. SUGDEN argued, that the Court had no discre-
tion. This was one of the clearest he ever knew. Two
young men bad married two girls—the one 16. and the
other about 17—and had thought proper to swear that
they were of age. The girls had been carried up to
town, and married without the consent of the parents,
and the consequence must be a forfeiture, as directed
by the Act.
-Mr. Peranzazott said, if Mr. Sugden chose to disclose
the facts, he might ;but any other course was preferable.
Mr. Suonas had no objection to go into the case.
Mr..Pearnewron said that the girls had been met at
a fair, and had got married to young men who were of
age. The Ladies were about 1.7.
Mr. SUDDEN observed, that one of them was only 16.
Mr. PEMBERTON did. not see the value of a few
months. It they were worth arty thing,"Mr. Sugden
might take the benefit of it. The prayer of the bill
should be here attended to.
The MASTER of the Rotes said, he could not listen
to the prayer of the bill : he must be wholly governed
by the words of the Act. He did not think that the
wife had been in any way guilty, and bhe therefore was
not brought within the provisions of the Act. He must
therefore declare, in the language of the Act, " that the
husband has incurred a forfeiture of all the estate, right,
tide, and interest in the poverty which hath accrued,
or which shall accrue, to him; by force of such mar-
riage rand refer it to the Mister to What pro-
perty had accrued to the husband, and to friake a proper
settlement with respect to all such estate, right, title,
.and intereit which had accrued, or should at any time
a true, to him dutiog coverture.
There were several Counsel engaged in this informa-
tion. Mr. PHILLISIoRE appeared for the wife of one of
the parties, but his. Hotrotia decided the ease without
requiting any arguments of Connsel. On account of
the novelty of the case, considerable interest iviisexcited
in the Court. . .

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Monday sennight, as a little girl, daughter of Mr.
Ralph Atkinson, New castle, was passing through the
Bird in Bush entry, a bale of goods fell upon her from
one of the 'whatfiager's lofts, and broke both her legs.
At the Northumberland Assizes on Wednesday,
Robert Turnbull was found guilty of stealing three
heifers, the property of James Fleming, cf Moffat; sen-1
tence was not passed. John Bradley and Charksl
APArthor, found guilty of passing a forged 11. note of
the Commircial Bank of Scotland, and a guinea note
of S:r W. Forbes and C“. e ere sentenced to death. The
Judge said their lives should be spared.
Friday mining, a house occupied by a man named'
Yarrow, situate in the Half ;Won Bank, North Shields,
was discovered to be cn fire, by which his wife and several
I children were dreadfully burred, particularlvin their
I hands and faces. By the prompt exertions of the people
in the neighbourhood, the fire was extinguished, without
material damage to property.
Early in the morning of Saturday, the Bth instant, a
most daring robbery was perpetrated in the house and
' shop occupied by Mr. John Crawford, Cheapside. The
entrance was effected by picking the lock of a counting.
house door in Fountain-court, in the rear of the pre-
miser. The thieves descended into a cellar, cut a hole
through a partition, by which it was divided from that
belonging to the house, and ascended to the'shop, which
they stripped of about 150 or 160 silk umbrellas. From
the show room they took about 60 parasols, leaving
behind some of the most valuable, which were likely,
from their peculiar make, to lead to detection. They
burst open a desk, from a drawer in which they took
451. but neglected to lift a bit of paper in the same
drawer, under which was SOL more. They then burst
open a door which communicated with the upper part
of the house, entered the dining room, and took away
two chased silver cups, and some silver spoons. Here
they were disturbed by the barking of a small spaniel,
and several articles of silver in the sideboard drawers
escaped theit notice. They likewise missed the silk
closet, where there was a large quantity of valuable
silks. The fellows must have been quite at their ease,
for they brought with them a stone bottle of gin, Which
they drank in the cellar, and smoked their pipes, leav-
ing the empty bottle and a pair of list shoes in place:
of about 3001. worth of property. What they carried
off would have been a sufficient load for three or four
men ; and yet all this was iffscted in the greatest
thoroughfare in London, and with one watchman, in the
front, and another in the rear of the premises I

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• POLICE INTE,LLJG.
- OUILDILALI.•
4http•Grigg was charged with having in her possession a-pait tit
balf•boots, which had been issued by a Storgeant in the Zel Rtgi.
agent 6f 'Foist to a private named Marsh.
The prisoner was stopped in Vheapside, one morning, with
bag containing nine pairs of military half.boots. The regimental
mark had been obliterated from all but one pair, Which, with
written direction fastened on the bag, indicated that they had coma
from Chatham. The patrol was sent to that plate to make inguit%
and returned with a Sergeant Evans of the Buffs, who identifteti
'the single pair of boots as having been stamped by himself, any
delivered to Marsh, whe 'had recently been sent to India. Vh,
Sergeant said that the privates-were continually parting with dub
necessaries. Above thirty instances of this kind had been disco.
erred within the lest two months.
Sir Prran Lsusta sent the prisoner to'theliouse.of Cosrectios
for three.months, under the. Mutiny Act.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday, a man named Jaisies•lealsh, a miserable looking man,
in the dress worn by the prisoners iu the House of Correction, ap.
plied to the Magistrates for relief, alleging that he was in a %ma
bordering on starvation, and that he.knew no means of obtaining
a subsistence, having outlived his friends and relatives. die.hans
he said, for the greater part of his life, served in the navy, and was
engaged in several battles, but when his services were no loner
available," he was sent adrift without a shot in the•locker."
Sir R. Batas expressed his-surprise at shit, and asked the appro.
cant if he had not a pension ?
Theold DUO shook his head, and replied In the negative, adding,
that;the garb in which he then appeared was not exactly that AO
which his services were entitled.
Sir R. Brame asked the cause of his being sent totprison.
" I was sent, your Honour, formo•ciime, thank Gots," said the
old man; " but being unable to obtain a mouthful of food, my
necessity was so great, that I was •compelled to ask alms of she
passengers, and for so doing I was taken up Isy an officer, and acin
to the House of Correction as a vagrant, where I remained until
yesterday, when I was discharged. 'But what am Ito do ?" con.
tinued the poor man. "I am willing to work, as far as my age
,will allow me; but without employMent I antettettnn to begging.'
Mr. Minatium., after observing that the applicant's case appoinl
to be a very bardcne, asked him where was his parish?
The applicant replied, that being an Irishman by birth, lie had
never acquired a settlement in Ragland. " If I were passed se
, Ireland, your Honour," said be, " I might perhaps God somobint
go .do—or at any rate, I would die contented in my native place.'
Mr. Missmo.e observed, that the feelings of the tpplicant did
bins credit, as, unlike many others similarly liteater4 he did nee
appear desirous to be a burden to any ,parisit. " Where did yea
sleep last night, aw poor man I' inquired the Magistrate.
"In the open air, your Honour, 'replied the rid man. I lid
no means of obtaining a lodging ; and even if I had," looking dove
at his prison dress, " I should have forarkl some difficulty to get a
bed in these clothes."
Mr. blinspuu. directed that the appikant dwell be supplied
with money to procure a lodging, In order to entitle hint to be
passed to his native country ; and a Gestlentan who was ea the
bench kindly increased the donation.
HATTON G &UDEN'
Yesterday James Barton, alias Vaudeville, alas the Ducar, was
charged with having stolen property in his possession. Waddington,
the officer, deposed that he apprehended the prisoner, whom he
knew as an obi offender, in Theobald's Road, on Sunday morning
last, carrying three fashionable steel grates' and saute fire irons;
Since then be (Waddington) had beard that Sir George Earrant's
house had been broken into, and property, similar to that found
upon the prisoner, stolen thereout: He bad Le doubt but the
prisoner was concerned in the robbery. The prisoner,who described
himself as a surgeon dentist, was remanded for further examination.

MA HY-LA-BONNE.
Mr. Geo. Loyd, a brewer of intermediate beer, was charged. by
Johnson with unlawfully retailing ale at Bowling-green-buildings,
Lisson-grove, to be drank and consumed there, contrary to the lb&
tote 35th Geo. 111. cap. 113.—Atkinson, the informer's whims,
' stated, that on the 3d of March be was served with a pint of alebt
the defendant, and drank it at the bar; he also proved a Nadi
offence, committed on the following day.
Mr. Gate/tut said, the Licensed Victuallers were excessively
aggrieved by such practices, and convicted the defendant in a pe.
salty of .SW for each offence.
The defendant did not confider himself amenable to that Court,
and gave security to appeal at the next Quarter &salons.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday Rickard lalutor, alias Allan, was charged under the
following circumstances. ..It appealed that on the Mt of (kicky
last, the house of the Rev. Doctor Watson, of Wools:id+, WA
robbed of four 51. Bank of England notes, 41. 16s. in specie, ands
gold watch. •
Mr. Golden, of the Green Man, Holton, proved having (hanged
one of the notes for the prisoner.
Joshua Armstrong, an officer,vleposed as to the admission of the
prisoner in the watchhouse having changed a 51. note with Mr.
Golden, of Holton.—He was remanded:
THAMES. POLICE.
Yesterday Join Martin was'ehatged by Richard Goulding, with
robbing him of los. on Monday night, on Tower-hill. Mae pee-
secutor. is a-marineri and about eleven o'clock the prbipper accosted
him by observing how fine the weather was. He then put lib
band to witness's pocket, saying what fine cloth hietrowsers were
made of, and instantly thrusting his hand into his pocket, he snatched
his money out and no away with it. He followed him, boweeeef
and succeeded in securing him—Fully committed (or vial..
J. normegood and J. Clarke were sent to the mill for five week's,
in default of paying a penalty of 50s. for having about a bushel ef
coals on board their skiff; of which they could give no good account.