, 1866-11-08
EUROPE.
Russia Preparing for War with
Austria.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF An ENG.
LlSH THEATRE.
The Work on the Sucz Canal-Fash-
ions ut Biarritz-A New Wa.
ter Propeller.

The Work on the Sucz Cana1-Fash,
ions ut Biarritz-A New Wa.
| ter Propeller.
| THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Russia Preparing for u War with Aus.
sFIa-PEussfa Watching the progres,
Of the Agitation.
tbeslin October 2o) correspondents OF the Lon
| don Iimes.]
Mhile great crisis Is drawing on in the
South, symptoms of Us serious q nature arc
noticeable in the North and East Il is now
pretty clear Why Russia has suddenly coun,
1efmanae1 the departure Of her troo4s from
nenaein 05 oay hsf Rress has assumed
Of the avowcd intention Of the latter to
Po1onize the Ruthcnian Tor more correctIg :
kussintan) peasantry Of Eastern Galicia; but
the ne lane a. mage emPloyed By thu; Russian pa,
pefs ~ lurlous unison has been heard also In
ready echo III the more moderate but no less
significant utteranccs Of the diplomatlsts
both at Vienna and st. Petersburg. The el:
feet Of this undfsguised hostility upon the
minds Of Austrian statesmen has been steoug
enough to cause them 10 apprehcnd some
by the Russ!an Government,
believe am correct In saying TINT the
expedtency of occupying Galicia With some
considerable force has has been already dis.
cusscd by the Ministers Of Francis Joseph.
Berlin politicians on their part, are closely
watching the seething cauldron OF Oriental
aaa'rs, and observing new phenomenon, the
! e1slbte eGgtrness Of the Car to make the Rus
sinian grievances cause of quarrel, cannot
help speeulating upon his ultimate inteu.
lions Is i not possible, they ask, that the
his interfering with Turkey, should be pre-. Z.
pairing to fo1estall the blow! Does he, per
haps, think Of attacking Austria, who
would be one ofbis worst antagonists In such
melee, and disabling her sing handed be-
7ore re- the more comprehensive conflict beGiuss
prchcnsions undoubtedly awakened In Ills
breast have been confirmed By unequivocal
signs OF coming troubles Or does he. IN
reality, not Hcun TO fight, but only wish to
prevent the formation oi lignt be fears, by
showing himself up and doing! Such arc
The considerations current Ia political circles
IN this capital. People, you Sec arc apt to
aseFi6e good deal Of pluck and initiative to
the Russian Government, and their coniec.
tures are naturally strengthened by the TACT
that Austria, were she now taken by sur
| prise, alone, and so soon after her recent de-
tcat, might and It no easy matter tv hold her
ground. Yet It Is undcniable that the deep
designs attributed to Russia, If they really
exist, would not be without some Legitimate
| cuusc.
While on this subject 1t will not be ST..
perhuous to remark that the Swedish press,
SO fur as It's organs can laY claim to political
weight, has, without any apparent imme.
diatc reason. suddenly raised IN outcry at
the Russian lust Of conquest, md insists
upon the country's entering into alliance
With Prussia. The liberal Gotcborg Ga:titt
with the liberal conservative Ma Dag|ir Ill
!ehandd, and the Pan-Scandlnaylau .Ifton-
tlGdtf. though It cannot bring itself to be-
friend Prussia, Its enemy, out of the Dan.sh
quarrel, seconds the common action Of Its
contemporaries na BY sounding the alarm
casloned these warning calls Russia has man.
iiested no present hanketfngs after Swedish
territory.
Total Destruction OF the National stan.
dard Theatre in London.
From the London Morning Herald, October q /
We have to chronicle the entire destruc-
tion by fire Of the Standard Theatre. stu.
atcd In Shoreditch, Immediately opposite
the Great Eastern hallway Company's q termt-
the playgoers Of the east end. The outbreak
Of the fire took place early yesterday (sun.
day. morning, and in less than theec hours
the theatre WAS completely ~utted, The
performance on tho previous evening {Satur-
dAy) lad terminated ut q Iate hour, the oc-
tlon Of new burlesque, entitled s' Der
Fritshut-,' being an extras aggant adaptation
Of the popular opera Of that name, produced
here for the first time with many novel
IND IND attnctive features, aud having
easo Sesn viii neensfd eensder,ey enthusiasm er9waea
tsed long and successful run, One Of the
leading characteristics of the burlcsuue was
The incantation sccnc," which WAS treated
IN highly sensational style, and 1t Is con-
pictured that some of the inflammablc mate.
rials employed in its production had effect
ed a concealed lodgment either amongst the
scenery or in some assurrs Of the boards, and
lay smoulderins until utter tho closing OF the
house.. which took place about Midnight,
everything at that time appearing to be in
perfect safsty-a thorough Inspection by
,;se, ne carpenter .t Of the magazine hoors,'
traces Of ire. This examination was
also supplemented at later hour by
Mr.: Thomas Douglas (brother Of the lessee,
aud Eas engineer to the establishment, who
Issided ~. n the theatre, and who, in accor-
ough Inspection Of the premises, including
the grcen-room, the dressing rooms, tho
scene painting saloon "a large building
which was, in fact, the original theatre,
known many gears ago as the "Grattop,")
and the department used as store room
for the scenic franc work, which extended
TO mud comprised one Of the arches Of tie
North London Railway, which runs parallel
with the theatre. Having finished lis
aoaa round, ~, aud finding finding al apparently Sc.
was awakened about six q, m. by
the riuetng Of an alarm bell COM
municat'ng with the street. aud the
information that the theatre WIS on
fire: Lie at once attempted to reach the hose
Of the establishment, but the passage con.
Meeting his rooms with the main building
was filed with dense smoke, which cffectu-
ally deoarred bis progress In that direction.
The fire BY this time-and, indeed, almost as
soon Us discoycrcd-had gained hold to such
an extent, owing to the intamnable nature
Of tie scenic md other materials Of the huild.
Ing Was constructed. as to render all chance
o. saving the same almost hopeless, aud the
eilorts Of the large force Of steam aud hand
engines which wege quickly In attendance
were. after prniseworthy but brief and in
ettectual attempt 10 subdue the flames, direct
eo 10 vigorous efforts with view Of saving
INC adjacent property, which eucompa.sed
the theatre On three sides, embracing tenc-
mcnts on High street, George street, and
Hollywell lane. the houses especially Ia the
two Inter places being In imminent danger
for considerable period. Happily, however,
owing to the incessant efforts Of the firemcn,
.'Sy SseaPFu oss&Fucttou, Gut nOL octore sew
etal Of them had sustained serious damage
from the effects of fire and water. The FIRE
WAS at Its height at about a. u., 1t which
hour the flames shot high into the air, lap.
ping over and about the surrounding house.
tops with fearful violence, And The loud
noises causes by the falling Of the party
walls: Eas:lustres, the gallery, the roof
carrying with it the large central chandelier
(which weighed nearly ton>, could be heard
lot long distance. By eight o'clock the
building was complete wreck,
some few Iron pillars and portions
Of walls only remaining; The high
parallel with the theatre, indeed, remains
standing. but 1t Is considered to be in an ex-
treme1y dangerous state, and will probably,
upon examination, required to be ltyelled
With the ground to prevent further danger.
ihe engines continued playing npon the
traffic was suspended for a considerable De.
1iod. 4 strong force Of the police were III
attendance to preserve peace nmong the in-
mense crowd which assembled during the
prog1ess Of the fire, and which was Kept con-
tiuual1y augmented during the whole Of yes
ferday By crowds Of people anxious to wit
ness the scene Of the catastrophe. 1t is esti-
mated that upwards Of 10 employees Of all
grades connected With the theatrical profes~
sion Will be thrown ont OF employment by
tho disastrous occurrence, aud many Of the
acfors have sustained losses by the dcstruc.
lion Of their wardrobes and other properties
The New Tatcr-PFopcller--A Curtosfty
In Naya1 Architecture.
From the London Times, October 1l1
Though We have not been so enterprisipe
as the Americans in deyisinc new models G5r
men-of-war. get report which We published
In our last impression contained enough to
show that our experiments are not deficient
in audacity, and that our authorities caunot
be considered absolutely the slaves ofruutlne.
port, under full water, she viii astonish Tie
spectators as completely US the Chinese were
astonlshed at first seclng ships under steam.