Star.
London, England, 1828-04-12 00:00:00

TH4 BRUNSWICK THEATRE.

_ ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Yesterday the Jury again assembled, and after the
necessary formalities, returned the following
-VERDICT. • •
" The Jury charged to inquire into the deaths of David Sampson
Maude', the proprietor a. Edmund Gilbert, comedian ; G. Fogad,
bricklayer ; Robert Purdy, blacksmith ; Jesse Miles, carpenter;
Wm. Leader; Alexander Wm. Davidson; Jobs, Evans, engineer;
Mary Amt Fearon, actress;. Mary Ann Freeman.actress • and Joseph
Levi; :talesman—lnd a *pedal verdict of Accidental 'Death' iasll
the Vint* of the above named persons, caused by the falling of the
stun rOotput upon the Vrunswich Theatre, and also of the substance
ittatthed• thereto, and appended therefrom. That, firstly, the
lamentable accident was «menet:bed by hanging heavy weights to
the said iron toot', which it was not intended or calculated to bear.
That the Jurors find the hanging, appending, or attaching to the
I said roof the heavy weights, was dune by the order of the de'
ceased Proprietor Mr. -Maurice, and Mr. Carruthers, the preset
surviving Proprietor. The weights, flies, carpenters shots,
painters galleries, ftc. comprised those. weights. Further the
Jury find, that many, very many. warnings were given to tit
Proprietors upon the subject of the danger caused by their pre
credit's'. Fartherohat the Theatre gave sufficient indications d
its failure to cause any prudent man to shut it up. until that dange
of which Mr. Carruthers was perfectly cognisant. was obviated
Further, that the Jury render up as decadent!, all the said substance
of the ruins of the Theatre, which caused the deaths of the above-
named persons."
The Foreman then expressed the thanks of himself
and brother Jurors to the Coroner, for the ability which
he had displayed in directing them during this inquiry.
Titus terminated the proceedings.

Captain FRANKLIN has applied to the LORD Huta
ADMIRAL for permission to retort] to the Artie Regions, for the
purpose•of completing the unvey of the coast, whielswas neces-
sarily loft unfinished in the Izst expedition ; and as what remains to
be done is solittle, we hope and believe that one season and part of
another will enable him to complete the work he has hitherto to
perseveringly and so ably conducted.
-a'spatiches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office, from Newfoundland.
The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND entertained a sae
Party to Dinner on Thursday, at Northumberland House.
Lord SHERBORNE entertained a distinguished Pitt!
to Dinner yesterday, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street.
P, LICE OF THE METROPOLIS.-•-it WAS stated berCiti
the Committee of the House of Commons, who were appointed
inquire into the state of the Police of the Metropolis, that imne
diately after the robbery of a bank, a communication was opeiYi
between the thieves and the bankers, and negotiated by an aced!
the part of the latter, and a go-between or fence on the part of the for.
met. An officer who was examined, said he had been employed on st'
casions of the sort, and succeeded in regaining the stolen prupetti•
He. did not consider, In effecting a compromise, he was commit
an offerice.On one occasion,when an eminent banking house had kel
robbed, it was determined that no compromise should take plat,
Three passer, of the stolen notes were tried and convicted at ao ts•
pence of I,sool.anclafter all a negotiation was obliged to be resorted
to to recover the property. Another witness attributed the tort*
fence of this wholesale offence of bank-note stealing to the WO(
intercourse between the officers and men of bad character.

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The courteous demeanour of the LORD l-ItGH A OUP
RAt., and also of her Royal Highness the Duchess of CIA I°.
wards all classes of Officers in his Majesty's Navy, is rendering die
Duke highly popular in his profession.
Among the distinguished fashionable. that honoured
the French performancti at the English Opera House with duo
presence last night, we noticed--his Royal Highness the Duke et
Sion, ids Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCIESTER, Lord To-
irsentras, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Louis.
STALING Nkwar ra as.:—Yesterd a y several new'stTjtO
made a colataint to Sir FRANCIS Futurism of newspapers ha'l4
been stolen equently, when they contained any matter of Or
portaloce. Their customers charged them with neglect—and thrl
' declared that, if the practice was continued, it would entirely rusi
them: Sir ineassa desired hat, if such theft was persisted in, be
might be intdrissedst( fish: elicurnstancel and he woad low°
cause the strictest lhqulry to be Made.