... cauced almost instant death. DANGER. OF NAPHTHA LAMPS.-OnTuesday evening, Mrs. Lamabert, coal dealer, 3, Parker-stieet, Drury-lane, was in the actof triasming a naphtha lamps when thespirit ignited. Mrs. Lambert in her alarm dropped the lamp, and her ...

... we are sorry to say, cannot be protracted beyond the 25tb inst., in consequence, as the bill states, of the Concerts at Drury-lane Theatre commencing this year earlier than usual. The principal room at the Town-hall was crammed on Tuesday to welcome back ...

... a woman named Anne King, aged twenty-five, was found smothered in a cellar of soot, at the house, No. 10, Parker-street, Drury-lane, which is in the occupation of a sweep. It appears that on the previous day the deceased had visited another woman, and ...

... 10th October and so terminate en the Saturday fortnight, as he and other per- formers, wvho were with me, had to appear at Drury-lane on the following Monday. it poured in torrents on 'the Wednesday (the benefit) night. The defendant had performed up to ...

... found upon him, stating his name to be Richard Thompson, and residing at 18, Willianm-street, Liverpool. BRUTAL MURDER IN DRURY-LANE BY BURNING. -On Monday evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Three Horse Shoes, Milford-lane, Strand, on the body of ...

... jury, one of the prin- cipal artistes of the Barnes troupe, Mr Harry Ewins, has been engaged by Mr Charles Lauri, of Drury-lane, for a term of three years, and will appear at the Thdhtre du ChAtelet, Paris, towards the end of this maonth in a spectacular ...

... paid. The Vice-Chancellor-I saw an announcement that Mir Chat- terton had been unanimously adopted by the Trustees of the Drury-lane Theatre as Lessee. Mir Higgins said that Mr Chatterton felt that there had been an attempt to put upon the file of the court ...

... another no doubt had utterly broken him. In 1893 the plaintiff was engaged by Sir Augustus Harris at Covent-garden and Drury-lane, and she vent during his tours throughoat the provinces as prima donna in grand opera. Those were very lucrative and sa ...

... for the following honues were renewed without opbosition :-The Music-hall, Store-street, Bedford-square; the White Hart, Drury-lane; the Eagle Tavern, City-road; Lincoln's Inhl Assembly Rooms; St. John's-wood Tavern (Lord's Cricket Ground), Bedford Music ...

... at its rising was adjourned to Monday, the 29th January instant. BOW-STREET. Mr. Groves, landlord of the White Hart, in Drury-lane, was summoned at the instance of the police for allowing gambling at his house. Inspector Parker and Sergeant Matthews, ...

... ordered to be re- m3nded until Thursday next. Mr. Thwesas Markuni, landlord of the Coach ind Horses, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, was summoned by Stowell, the common informer, for unlawfully permitting and suffering spirituous liquors to be conveyed ...

... disapproval of the decision. THEATRICAL CORRESPONDENCE. The following letter will be read with interest by our readers- Drury-lane Theatre, October 27th, 1812. Dear Miadam,-The delay in my answer to your last has arisen (strange to say) from the General ...