The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-12 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

A. PRIMA DONNA IN TROUBLE.—Rosa Clifford, the
celebrated Prima Donna at: he Woolwich Theatre, W 33
brought before Mr. Comb©, and placed in the dock,
charged with being drunk and disorderly at the termi-
nus of the North-Kent Railway, and refusing to go away
when desired.

George William Graver, one of the officers in the
employ of the company, said that between tour and five
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the prisoner and another
female made their appearance on the platform of the
North-Kent Rail way just before a train was about to leave.
Perceiving that they were both drunk, the officer in
charge of the train refused to take them, and they were
They had, by some means, pur-
put off the platf rm.
chased their tickets, hut as they were drunk and not
allowed to go the money was returned to them. 'Wit-
ness, who was on duty outside the booking-office, per-
eeived the condition of both, and persuaded them to
leave in a quiet manner, The prisoner, however, in a
haughty manner, sail she should riot go away for any
one, not even the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
and her conduct became so abusive that ho was coin.
palled to eject her from the premises. She, however, re-
turned three times, and at last, finding that her conduct
caused a mob to assemble and interrupt the business of
the railway, he was compelled to take her into custody
and lock her up. She had been in the station-house all
night, and he was instructed to Fay, by his superiors,
that they did not, under these circumstances, require
any severe punishment to be inflicted on her.
Mr. Combe—Has she ever misconducted herself before
at the railway station ! Graves—Oh, no sir. I believe
she has generally conducted herself properly. This is the
first time I have seen her drunk.
Mr Combe—What is she ? Graves—She is an actress
and prima doinut at the Woolwich Theatre. I believe,
sir, she was to have performed some superior character
there last night, but the audience were disappointed.
Mr. Combe, to defendant— What have you to say in
answer to the charge of drunkenness and misconduct at
the railway station I Oh, what I have to say I'll tell you,
air. I was not drunk, and this man knows it. I had
purchased my ticket with my sister, and we were having
some altercation about a shilling when we were turned
off the platform and rudely ejected from the railway. I
feel very indignant at the insult.
Graves—l can assure your lordship that she was very
drunk, and more like a mad womati than anything else.
Mr. Combe—What became of the other female ?
Graves—She went away, sir, as 80011 as I told her,
but the prisoner turned round and said she should not
for auy one, even the magistrate.
Mr. Combe to the prisoner—you must pay five shit-
Hugs for this ("fence. It was disgraceful of a person in
your position.
Prisoner—I have not a farthing with me, sir. Let me
go to my husband at Woolwich.
Mr. Combe—You must send for your husband or pay
the money. I cannot discharge you unless you do.
' The prisoner was then locked up by the gaoler.

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SPA/N.

MADPAD) Dec. -7.—The Carlist izsurration- in
Catalonia is_ again stated -to be completely sup-
pressed, and the last band of insurgents to be "an-
nihilated." The Gazette says that the Government
is aware that attempts were being made to create
disturbances in that province, but that it does not
fear them. The same journal says that the loss of
the Spaniards in the affair with the Moors at
Melilla was only 4 officers and 12 soldiers, but that
that of the Moors was 100 killed and a great num-
ber wounded. The number of deputies who con-
tinued absent themselves from the Cortes was 85.
The export of wheat from the port of Bilboa in the
months of October and November was 58,053
fanegas, and of flour 171,477 fanegas (the fanega is
equal to an English bushel.) A Madrid letter
says :—" The Minister of Finance has received no
communication relative to the establishment in
this city of a branch of the Credit Mobilier of Paris,
by English and French capitalists, which some
newspapers say has" been resolved on."