Star.
London, England, 1828-03-28 00:00:00

THE LATE BRUNSWICK THEATRE.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.
This long pending inwebtigatton WAS resumed at nine
o'clock yesterday morning, being the thirteenth day.

After the Jury had been re•sworn,
The Conotara said that it would be expedient to abcer-
tain the identity of the three bodies nut hitherto proved.
The first witness called was

Charles Coletnan, a bricklayer, who spoke to finding
the body ef the late Mc.iohn Evers, of Bristol. The ee-
ceased was lying partly in the street, and paid), within
the building—the lett thigh and both legs were com-
pletely crnshed—the witness did not know the deceased
but by report.
Mr. M'Cann, one of the Jurors, however, fully idea
tified the body.
Mr. John Sylvester, engineer, examined on behalf of
the architect—On the 13th of February I went to the
late Brunswick Theatre; I was in the carpenter's shop;
Messrs. Maurice and Carruthers, Mr. Whitwell, and
Shaw, the Clerk of the Works, were present; I heard
Mr. Whit`' ell complain to Shaw of having weights
suspended to the roof; Mr. Whitwell also mate a
similar complaint to the proprietors; Mr. Carruthers
said that they had received a letter from Bristol, which
gave them full authority to suspend weights to the roof,
p•ovided it was a dead weight; Mr. Whitwell then
observed, that if they were satisfied on that assurance,
it was unnecessary for him to say any thing further on
the subject, but he still seemed dissatisfied with theil
doing sd; ke did not express his doubts of the safety of
the roof by words, but by a very significant shake of
the head.

Mr. *Cann—Did you conceive that Mr. Wl:Atwell
expressed his objection with that setiousness which
Would impress another with the belief that be fealty ap-
prehended danger from the weights being appended
to the roof ?

Witness—Yes, indeed, I know that he did.
Mr. M'Cann—Did the Proprietors and Mr. Shaw
hear Whitwell's objections ?
Wituess--They certainly did.
Mr. Hu.t.-3odgiog from the conversation which
took -plate, did you suppose that Mr. Carruthers must
have understood Mr. Whitwell to have objected against
hanging weights to the root/
Witness—He must have so understood him ; the
objection was very distinctly eipreised.
Mr. filmir.—Did Mr. Carruthers, in that conversation,
or at any other time in your presence, require Mr.,
Whitwell to attend to the strength of the building and
the root ?
Witness--Never in my presence.
bleCarinFrotta what you know df theist:aiding'
'are.ydn competent to -terra sin opinion as to the cause
of the accident?

Witness—lath ibute it to the weights being suspended
from the roof.

Mr. Wm. Finlay, the scene painter, then underwent
A long examination as to the cause of the accident,'
which be distinctly stated was the supension of the
weights to the roof.
The Jury retired at one olcloik, for fifteen minutes.
Mr. HILL, on the Court resuming, said a circumstance
had come to his- knowledge which produced much pain
to his client—namely, that Messrs. Nasb and Smit k:wery
not to be examined today.
TheCoaossa said that the absence of these Gentle-
men:was owing to a communication from him. Thii'day
being an 'adjourned Sessions, he feared interruptions
'right arise its their examinations, and therefore he bad
appointed another day.
' Mr. Stables, the Clerk of the Peace, was examined
as to the granting of the'license to the late proprietors.
Mr.llloCann:as some'allosios had been made to the
Conduct of the liCettsing Magistrates, withed m ask
the Coroner whether the Magistrates were justified in
granting a license to this Theatre in the state it was in
at the time the present licensewwas granted?
The Oottoriza said that the Act of Parliantentgave a
ditcretionary power to the Magistracy, and he could
not suppose any thing otherwise than that they-werejus•
aid in the prbteeding they had adopted.
Edward Shaw, the Cletk of the °Works, re-examined
—ln his opinion the weight of the girders and the
flooring of the carpenter's shop might have beenabout
tims. The entire blight *suipendsidfrees the toot,
he thougbt, taking the painter's 'shop account, was
84 tons.
Bra Juror—Ther. e'were.about forty or fifty men in
earpehtei's sighp on' the .clay Write the accident.
On the day it fell there 'were about shave or twenty;
means to- say there was not a greater weight than
'l4 tens -.impended. from the roof ; don't know it
`there 'were any, puilings in' the roof; but there-were,
lath , which were-tittette:dint° the ptincipsis. 'Should
think that these laths acted as findings. •Ttie distance
bet Ween theirusset'Witsitbdtrcllstee feet one inch. In
tinsber.rookit h usual to havedisigoisal pikes tcf pre-
trent their going out of their' Orem. Weld that tbe:
falhs inisiered'theptireMe. A tebftoild net be Atli-

ported if all its tim'bess were at trig* angles, w ithout a
diagonal tie.
By Mr. Flu.t.-:—There were three longitudinal tick
on the tirbeaftis, and two in the struts, besides
two in addition; one which tan the whole length
'of the building. In a hipped sooden roof, a
pa:lnm along it.- The reason of the settlement
. .
m rte Ales was the settlement of the building. Thet
were certainly bolted tothe roof, and must add a little to
the weight' suspended from the roof. There was not
quite a ton of the stock scenery on the flies. He recollects
Laving several convertations with Mr. Finlay abou.,
hatiglig weights to the roof. He told him he had the
directions of Messrs. Maurice and Carruthers to do so;
never Laid that he had those °lbis. Whitwell for append-
ing any of those weights to-the iron roof.
By a Juror—Mr. Whitwell never, to his knowledge,
was present when he spoke to Messrs. Maurice and Car-
ruthers relat;ve co the weights. On his solemn oath,
never received any sanction, directly or indirectly, from
Mr; Whinvell to hang any.weights torn the roof, but
quite a denial.
At the clo,e of Shaw's testimony, the Court adjourned
to Wednesday week.