Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-05-02
Tremendous Fire.
BOWERY THEATRE BURNT FOR
THE FOURTH TIME.

BOWERY THEATRE BURNT FOR
THE FOURTH TIME.
A few minutes after o'clock, Friday evening,
a fire broke cut in the carpenters room attached TO
the Bowery Theatre, which instantly communca-
ted to the Theatre itself and in three quarters Of
hour that fine edifce a complete ruin, with no.
thing but the high walls and the massive columns
standing. The inside of the building-scenery,
furniture, wardrobe, machinery, &c. &c. was en-
,irely destroyed and several of the performers we
understand, lost private dresses and properties TO
considerable amounts. The evenings perlorman.
ces were to have been for the benefit Of Mr. Daven-
port, and the actors and actresses all in the
building, Just commencing TO dress for the duties
of the night We are happy TO state that, so far as
could be asceTtaned by the strctest inquiry posi-
BILE under the circumstances every person in the
Theatre escaped in safety, although several of them
with narrow risks OF life and limb
In the Theatre nothing was saved and we learn
that there was no insurance on any part of the
property or building. II is believed that Mr. Hamb
lin had interest 10 the Theatre, it having passed,
| by recent decree in Cbancery into the hands of
James r. Whiting, Esq, but the particular nature
| of the trust is unknown to Us. We are informed,
also, that the ground cannot, according 10 the terms
of the lease, again be occupied for the purpose of
erecting Theatre.
! This is the fourth time the Bowery Theatre has
been burnt. First in 1928, when it took fire about
the same time in the evening, Is o'clock) and was
owned by Mr. Hamblin, who was partially insured.
So vigorous were that gentleman's measures, that
IN GO days the Theatre rebuilt and in iull ope-
ration. 1t again burnt down, we believe, in 1886
was rebuilt, and again destroyed in the winter OF
. IS37-S-the last two times without insurance.
| We understand that MIR Hamblin has just com
pleted his arrangements for building new Thea
/ tire on extensive and costly scale, on Broadway
adjoining the Tabernace-the lot purchased and
paid for, the plan agreed upon, and all other prem-
inaries settled. To avoid the delay and difficulty
in getting the stock taken, Mr. n means to issue
tickets 10 purchasers, in sums of 800 to $500, UNI
I'll he has in this way raised sufficient TO 90 with
the enterprise.-N Y. Tribune
Mr. Brgant-The editor of this paper sailed this day
in the fine packet ship Liverpool, Capt Eldridge, for
England. He goes TO Europe for the purpose Of recre
alton and it is understood will confne his travels most
y to Great Britain and the northern parts of the CONT
nent where he has before been He will remain
away probably, not more than six months. He was ao-
companied to the ship by large number of personal
friends. who took leave OF him with expressions of the
heares wishes for prosperous voyage and safe re-
turn.-Ere. Post, Tuesday.
| The Illinois and Michigan Canai-we have keqri
favored with tbrerlsa of letter from Sir John Horse
Nv Palmer, now in New York. to Cal. Oakley of this
State He expresses himself to be perfectly satisfied
with the late canal law and recommends the agents in
the United States to go on and complete the contract
without waiting again consult the European subscr
bers confident is he, that the law will be satsiacto
~ both sides of the Atlantic No doubt exists but
that the contract is already completed which will in
first of June, and its final completion in two three
years. Iainois State Register, Aprii IL.
awe know of gentleman who always travels
provided with lady's night cap, so that If any of
the hotels at which he may be stopping catches
fire. he can in emergency put the cap on, thrust
his head out Of the window, and make the people
believe him to be " a lady in distress. Morning
.Neus.
l H. &c \ bo1d
town meeting Thursday, 10 consider the ques-
ton of licensing persons TO sell ardent spirits. AZ
ter full discussion of the subject it voted by
a large majority, that the seectmen be instructed
| to prosecute all persons who sell Intoxicating Ii
| quors IN the town A committee was appointed TO
wait upon The selectmen with this instruction
The Mandarin Lin. having invited our late Min
lister (Nir Cushing) to dine with him, spread before
him dish of which the latter ate largely, taking it
| for duck Wishing 10 know what it might be, he
pointed at it, after he had finished his meal, saying
TO his host nterrogatively, "Quack, quack, quack =
The mandarin, with the same Geographic brevty,
shook his head and replied to the astonshed Com
missioner, "Bow, WOW, WOW "
! Church Building-No less than 10 new churches
are be built in Cincinnati the present season, ac-
cording to Cists Advertiser. Four Presbyterian,
3 Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, and Bethel
/ Tom Marshall, says the Frankfort Common
wealth, lately admitted in conversation that the
Wing party is right and said he would never be a
Loco Foco, aud that he had been impelled by per-
sona hostility to MIR Clay to act as he did last year
Phiiadelph;a LiCe-The Weccacoe and Moyam-
ensing Hose Companies Of Philadelphia, had an adj
journed fight Monday evenng-the skirmsh OF
Sunday not having butte satisfied their pugnacious
dispositions. Pistols were fired, and missiles thrown
in every direction; but though several of the com
batants on each side are spoken of as dreadiully
beaten, we do not see that any lives were lost.
TcIas.-The New Orleans papers declare their
unqualified belief in the determination of the Tex
an government TO delay action the anneXing res
olutions to the last possible moment. They say
that MIR Smith, the Texan Secretary of State, is
now on his way to Boston, where he will take the
= steamer of the LIST proximo for England. The
Tropic of the 18th says, ave understand that Geo
Pitt, Esq, bearer of dispatches from the State De-
partment to Major Donelson, our Charge Afaires
in Texas is in this city, aud will leave to-mor
row, in the steamship New York, for Galveston. -
, .4ppOiRtment-The Newport, n. H., Spectator
, states that Hon. Edmund Burke, late member Of
Congress, has been appointed by the President
/, Commissioner Of Patents, has accepted the appoint
ment, and will Immediately enter upon the dis
charge OF Its duties.
Fire in Templeton-We learn that large board
ing house belonging to Jones x Co.'S Factory in
Tempeton, occupied by MIR Thompson, was de
, stroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon last. There
were some % or 80 female boarders in the house
many of whom lost every thing except what clothe,
they had at the time. The fire commenced il
he harm attached to housp from some nnk notp