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      ; : ^ :::,, t :: / - - .:. , . , ; the peace . ; , : . ^ i ^ iM qinainff : ; ; Jp 03 t iamo \ m * i&iL m iJh& . coxivpQ . of the ' 3 K ^^| ikt $ ^ at the meeting ^ i | i ^ : q ^ ria ¦ , $ oxk $ ieri £ ea lasfe- ^ afc « rday > . the Plenijiot ^ jitiacies 1 signed . ' * 5 the p ? eh " niinaiies of ;; rjeace '' -r-the said ^ relimiii aries bein ^ identicKil ; % fith ; / toe Austrian impositions ; bufc > tnate manyfquestions were necessaarilystillleft open for 6 mc \ XBaiohii ^ h . ell 7 i . d ^ f > endance JBbigei&a . ci . ei : a * similar statement . Subsequent accounts affirmed that the Czar ^ immediately he heard of this ' ^^^ ' ^^ xi | S ^ tted - ] by . teiegrapa ; : hi 3 approval of what J ^ d jfc 09 O-: ieffeietedi Thereup ^ n ^ it was announced far ^ B ^^ . ^ H ^ ioii ^^ Oj ebii ^ e ^ ii ^ thiifr peace had- actually ij ^ il < 5 &ntchii | e # ;> and the money markets vibrated . BtttitwaB evident thatj as far as the latter part of the

      littelugence was concerned , a trick had been played ^ ri ^^ c ^^ bingtpusp bse ^ and . one particular firm in Parifl : iB charged rwith ; the . fraud . With regard to the gB g ^ s ^ ULPeyoJ . " prelirninaries of peace , " the -statement © fvlLpifd j ^ aboaeiBton . in , - the House op . ^ Monday night 8 h 6 wedt"hat the phrase ; had been somewhat strained . The original protocol ; of , Vienna , and -the articles winch , had been , accepted , w-ere signed by the Pleni-330 ientKuri . es ,, ; butnpthmg . mb . re . "'^"; j ^ l ^^(^ jM . aerte ;^ a t / " when , the question of the replication ' . of thei ^ oaitiers on the side of Bessarabia ¦ wi ^^ iaooted ; byCount BtjoL Count Orloff observed tKaifc ' it . yy ^ imppssibie to carry out the new frontier ihey v wisKed to establish between the sea and the mountains , because , there are no mountains on that Bide , but only plains / ' ,

      Some correspondence between ' the 3 £ rench and Russian Emperors jg alluded to in tjie Emcmicipation bf ^ Jrussela , where * \ ve read : — "In the letter which i * b . e \ , Ei ^ ierpr Alexander lias written to the Emperor 6 £ . t ^ e'Erenclii . ancL ; whicjh . evinces the greatest moderation / the following passage is said to exist-: — ' Without repudiatipg , the policy of my . father , I wish , to jpirqye / hiy my moderation that I desire to give peace t . 5 > . Ei ^ x-ope ,. and you' may rely , Sire , that I will , in order tpj attain that object , make every sacrifice compatibly with . tUe lionour of jIluBBia . ' I ; k , is added that 1 ^ eEnoperor ^ rapoleoil ( haB rcpl ^ ed'that lie entertained the ; eame Benfciments ; that he . also wishes to prove to IJip . 'ppe thai he would npt follow the . warlike policy df ' i i h'iB uncle ; thajb ius . pKogranxine had not changed , JWd- ' tii ^ t he ' would not depart from the greatest modera tion , because Vempire o ' titaittovjQwalosnaix . "

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      TPTM DJSSTJtuqTION OF COVJENT-QARDEN . THEATllE . *• There is , many a true -word spoken an jest / ' In laBtoSatarday ' a Zieader ; when briefly announcing Mr ^ sndferaon'j *! farewell Masqiued Ball at Covent-gwrden Theatre ^ . 'we observed ? that ( that gentleman—meaning of course , his management—was-determined . "to die iaraiiheipto « ni 30-- ~ iw , ' « bloae . " Tine : banter has proved to be too true . The masquerade ' took place on T } ueaday ,. aa announced , and terminated in a Mazn

      ^ WDh'Jboa . areduoed C 6 vent-gavdon . Theatre to a mere Jnatj * enpf , the post . , ^ ttaowaaiabou-t . five f o'clock on Wednesday mominir WenJiiheoaarai . of- fire was fitat given . . Fortunately , ^**** «« i'beri of tho , masquers had gono : but W ^ fctf ^ hunflrod : still remained ^ who were foinine "&S ? &W ^ ° " savo tho Q « o « tt '» -. thS SSSEiSu '** ^* ( tewnination of BumewUat wild uSSSft ^^ T ^^ *** wrff ^ down , alight aggs »^ Ma 3 ^

      tibia , Castles , the fireman , and another person , had observed a "br ight light shining through the chinks pf the-flowing in the carpenter ' s shop , situated at the top of the " flies . " Without communicating-the fact to any one , they prooeeded to the spot , and found the room filled with smoke , which proceeded- from a smouldering heap in the middle : of the floor . Almost suffocated , they were obliged to retreat , ; without turning on the fire-mams , on that floor j but Castles succeeded in effecting this on the next floor below , though the fire , speedily overtaking him , prevented his fixing the hose , and drove him to the next" flies /' He then cut away those parts of the scenery most likely to catch the fire . On the fall of the burning

      beam on the stage , it may be conjectured that the audience rushed , with the precipitation natural to such occasions , in the direction of the doors , all of which were immediately thrown open . The gas was turned off , and Mr . Anderson , in the semi-darkness , whioh was soon kindled by the scarlet glare of the fire rapidly eating its way through the roof , was heard to exclaim that " He was sorry for Mr . Gye , but that he himself waB a ruined man . " The flames soon gathered greater strength , and curled round the proscenium into the body of the house , peering in with no welcome countenance . The musicians fled from the orchestra , in many cases without saving their instruments ; the ballet-girls rushed fro m their dressing

      rooms in such costumes as they happened to be wearing at the time ; and the crush for egress was stern and desperate . The police took possession of all the doors , and did much to moderate the frantic haste of the crowd ; but several women were trampled on , and carried out fainting and seriously injured . Very speedily , however , the theatre was emptied ; the flames shot forth in vast bodies of red light , throwing ' out in strong relief . the black steeples of London churches , the vast dome of St . Paul ' s , and the dark line of the S urrey hills , pictured distinctly n . the hot-hued atmosphere ; and the adjacent streets beheld the unusual sight of ' a ' mob of maBqueraders in their fantastic costumes , flying anywhere for safety .

      At half-past five , the roof fell in . Mr . Braidw-bod and his fire-brigade were soon in attendance ; and their efforts were not only directed towards the theatre , but towards the adjoininghouses , which were seriously threatened ^ and which have received considerable damage . At one time , the police-office in Bowstreet was partly ignited . In the theatre itself , a man who , in a most extraord i nary manner , continued sleeping for , at least an hour after the fire broke out , suddenly presented himself at one of the windows , and called for assistance . A ladder was brought , and he was rescued . We are happy to add that no lives Were lost .

      The proceeds of the night , which lay in the treasury , were rescued from danger . Mr . Anderson then devoted himself to assisting ' Sir . Pouteau , treasurer of the threatre , and private secretary to Mr . Gye , in saving certain valuable documents a nd papers from Mr . Gye's private room—a labour in which also Mr . E . T . Smith , lessee of Drury-lane Theatre , rendered energetic aid . The Piazza , Tavistock , and Bedford Hotels were all more or less injured by the fire j and , had the wind set from the eastward , nothing could have saved that side of-the market . Fortunately , the efforts of the Fire Brigade , aided by the police , were successful in preserving the adjacent property . Of the theatre , nothing remains 'but the skeleton and ruined walls .

      All the scenery— . the productions of Grieve and Telbin —the properties of the theatre—the warbrobes—the mountings — the dramatic library — the valuable ¦ o peratic scores—some of which can never be replaced , as the JSlisir' d' Amove , of Donizetti , and the Oberon of "Weber—all these are gpne . In Princess-place , the court-yard by which her Majesty entered the house , one attempt at salvage was successful . The " properties" appertaining to the Wizard ' s tricks were in an apartment very near the stage door , and these were in great part saved . A ¦ small quantity of furniture , belonging to Mr . Costa , 'including his private piano , was also rosouod . Great ? praise is due to the courageous exertions of Mr . Anderson , Mr . Pouteau , Mr . Fxanois , printer to the theatre , Mr . Nnnino , a gentleman engaged about the establishment , and the bill-sticker of the theatre , a

      man named Burgess , who particularly distinguished himself . But the loss of curious and valuable MSS ., &c , has been' molanoholy . The original MSS . of " The , Schoolfor Scandal / ' « The Miller and hia Men , " the opera of ( e The Slave / ' and others , have perished . It has ; boon stated that the building itself is uninsured . This is too true , and tlie loss will bo terrible to those proprietors who hold a large number of dlmres . Among them nady bo mentioned the Komble family , the family of the lato Mr . Harris , Mr . Sunnan , Mhr . Bbfojnson , Mr . Thomas Grieve , and others . The onl y insurances &nown to exist in connexion with the building are two—one of £ 8 , 000 upon a portion of the properties , and' another of £ 2 , 000 , offeotod by Mr . Anderson -when he entered on the occupation of the tliewbre for ilireo months , wbioh insurance would have expired thie day ( Suturdivy ) . The c » uae of the fir © ia not clearly known ; but It

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      THE EASTERN COUNTIES LINE : OUR BUSINESS ' * CIVILISATION . " Colonel WyeStne , in his official capacity , haB addressed a letter to the Board of Trade , with respect to the condition of the Yarmouth and Lowestoft branches of the Eastern Counties Eailway . , ,. The report , whioh is dated Februray 21 st , was addressed to the Mayor of Norwich ; by him it was sent to a local paper , and has now reached the London press . " The Lowestoft branch , " says a summary in tho Times , " falls into the Yarmouth branch near a viaduct oallod the Roodhain Viaduct . Colonel Wynne began his inspection at the Lowestoft torrninus . Between LowoBtoft and the first station at Somerleyton the line lies low , and in this section Colonel Wynne found a number of sleepers in a .

      state of complete rottenness , so muob . so as to render this portion of the line inaeouro . There are many twelve feet openings on tho lino at this point , whioh are spanned by beams of tho usual uizo . The Colonel proceeds thus with his report : — ' These timber beom » are in most instanoos deeply docayed , especially where thoir ends rest in the ballast ; a great numbor of these have been strutted in the ordinary way , and , the beaiTung being thus reduced one-third , the presumption in my mind is that tho bridges so troatod . have been temporally rendered sofo , in so fur as on © may hazard an opinion on an unsound pieoo of timber in whioh tho extent of tho decay oannot have beoa jfully investigated / Coloxvel Wynne adds that he » rrive » at this conclusion much in tho name way as » sharp observer might hazard a guess that a pieoo of rotten ice whioh hve had ju » t soon boar a groivtor weight xaittht sumttun a losaer one . Tho peril Is , howovor

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      « £ the war , between the Allies and the Czar ; and sta ^ erting ; tnat Russia , if she do not now makepeace , ' 'ijpf . feSoiv t > e compelled Co sue for it , as her resour ces ^ ad ^ . the spirit of her troops will not bear any cpmya&sbn with those of France and England . A ISM many people , " says this writer , " have been m # * in 1 tlie ^ selves rottnd over the civfliseaWJ / tttetendiigto represent the facts in regard to ¦ »« ££ &ng others , I might allude to a ColonelSotaffear . t Wp branded him as a pretender-a bloated eulos , Basfe ? . ss toifch are publicly denounced in New York by S&Bslan gentlemen as base fabrications . They say fliafe w ^ tn Russia requires the aid and advooacy of '««* & ¦ cKsraM * she , will cease to be worthy ofthe

      taine 3 ho bears ;"; , ^ Tm 3 BhQ 8 KJ&&-— -From Elsmpre , it was reported on # eriiltn <^ $ L ^ at the Aafcerican vessel Vhich su c-^ dediii escaping tne vigilance of our cruisers last autumn , and' in lading her c&i-go of arms at Revel , ^ d sub ^ equ ^ tlyJbee ^ i frozen up in the ioe on the ^ e | fi | h coast . The American vessel which our GoyeitBment had" caused " to be detained in Copenhagen r'Oads / and whijah nevertheless contrived to put to sea © l 4 G 3 H 5 siSnas-eve , returned safely to Copenhagen after djifcnarging . her cargo at Revel . t J ^ riii ^^ StJECBtriTiNG at Hamburg . —Several persons dd ^ ecteHwiffii a vessel which plies between Heligo-Ij&kC ancjt iETambnrg have been fined by the Senate for Being concerned < iii the recruiting for the English ^ ririanXiegion wHicfi . hasi recently been going on .

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      seems that . Mr . Sloman , , the chief machinist , haB for a long time past complained of ari escape of gas abo ut the _ building , and has brought the subject und-er the notice of the proprietors , saying that he would not be answerable for the safety ofthe house . But nothing seems to have been done . At four o ' clock in the morning , one of the " flymen " had occasion to ascend to the second " flies , " but did not detect any sdgn of fire . It appears that , when Mr . Gye learned that a bal masque was to be given in the theatre , he put his veto on it ; however , he was induced to give way . He was in Paris at the time of the fire , but was telegraphed for .

      " The first Covent-garden Theatre , " says Mr Tirnbs , in lis ' CuiioBitiea of London / " -was built upon part of the Convent site , by Shepherd , architect of Goodman ' s Fields Theatre . It was opened Deo 7 1732 , by Rich , the celebrated Harlequin ; and Hoi garth's caricature of •* Rich ' s Glory , on his Triumphant Entry into Covent-garden , ' refers to his removal here . Here the Beefsteak Society was formed in 1735 , by Rich and Lambert , the scene painter , hi 1746 , Garrick played here for the season . In 1803 , John Kemble became a proprietor and stage manager . On Sept . 20 1808 , the theatre was burned to the ground and

      twenty persons "Were killed m the ruins . It was rebuilt" by R . Smirke , R . A . The O . P . ( old prices ) riots of seventy-seven nights ensued on the reopening . In 1817 , John Kemble here took leave of the public ; and in 1840 retired his brother , Charles Kemble . In 1847 ,, the auditory was entirely reconstructed by Albano , and opened as an Italian Opera April 6 . The exterior has a pure Grecian-Doric portico , copied from the Temple of Minerva at Athens ; and statues of Tragedy and Comedy , and two panels of bafl-relief figures , by Flaxman . The reconstruction of -the interior , by Albano , oost . £ 40 , 000 . The house held upwards of 3 , 000 persons . "

      Several gentleman connected with Covent-garden Theatre have formed themselves into a committee for receiving subscriptions for the immediate relief of the sufferers frond the fire—a very large body , including many who can ill support their affliction . Immense numbers of persons visited the ruins of the theatre on Thursday ; among them , many members of the aristocracy , and even the Queen iierBelf , accompanied by the Princess Royal , and followed by Prince Albert . In fact , a . sort of state visit was paid to the wrecks of the demolished edifice . Her

      Majesty , attended by ladies-in-waiting ; and eq _ tierries , passed over a mass of charred ruins , and arrived at a spot near the site of the royal box ,, where she remained some time , looking at the scene . MEr . Gye had the melancholy honour of escorting the Queen over the remains of his theatre , and of receiving the condolence of royalty . Some of the walls were in a very dangerous state ; and workmen have been engaged in pulling them down . It is understood that Mr . Gye expresses liis determination to carry on the ojera in some one of the metropolitan theatres , notwithstanding his losses . It is singular tliat Mr . Anderson ' s theatrical Beason has been once previously brought to a sudden termination by fire . In 1844 he erected the City of Glasgow Theatre , which was opened by himself , and burnt to the ground within less than twelve m 6 nths from the first stone being laid .

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      OUR CIVILISATION .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 8, 1856, page 222, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2131/page/6/