The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIN.

SIR,—My attention has been called to an advertisement
announcing the immediate publication of a " Cruikehank's
Comic Almanac for 1865," and also to " Cruikshank's Il-
lustrated Edition of the Arabian Nights ;" and as I have
nothing whatever to do wish these publications, I shall
esteem it a favour if you will allow me, through the me-
dium of your j',urnql, to inform the public that the said
works are by my nephew, Mr Percy Cruikshank, and not
by, sir, yours, &J.,

. ,
GEORGE CRUIKSIIANK,
263, Hampstead-road, Sept. 28.

S TRAND THEATRE,

The first novelty for the winter season was produced last
evening, and bears the peculiar title of " Milky White"—the
author, Mr IL T. Cravcn, sustained the principal character,
and Mr Stoyle, an actor from the provinces, made his bow
before a London audience as a low comedian, The drama,
we should think, had been written for production at the
Olympic Theatre, had the late highly gifted Mr Robson
survived to sustain the principal part, but the lamented
death of that Lccomplished artiste has induced Mr Craven
to attempt a realisation of his own imagination.

Milky White is the nick-name of a surly cld dairyman,
one Daniel White, whose character has only one redeeming
point—a strong love for an only daughter. Daniel White
is deaf, and a young veterinary surgeon, who is the accepted
lover of this daughter, performs an operation on him which
restores his hearing. The first use which he makes of this
restored sense is to listen to a conversation between his
daughter and his cow-boy—Dicky Dugs—who has been
rejected by the young lady as a lover, but takes into
her confidence as a friend. The conversation takes a
form which leads the old man to believe that they are in
love with each other, and that they wish him dead for the
sake of his money, and in his wrath he turns them out of
the house. In the second act he is brought to a better state
of feeling, chiefly by the ministrations of a genial widow,
who pities his lonely condition ; he finds that his daughter
has not given her heart to a lout, and that the old man
whose death is looked forward to is one upon whose life the
young doctor holds a policy of four thousand pounds.
The conception of the part of Milky White by Mr
Craven was excellent and highly artistic. The uncouth
mind and awkward gait, unbridled passion and the defect
of deafness in the early part of the play in voice and gesture,
were all assumed with vivid reality ; but it must be admitted
there was a want of that settled, stern determination which
was so peculiarly singular in all the lato Mr Robson's trea-
t ons. Because Mr Craven did not, in our opinion, quite
realise the part, it must not be imagined he failed ; on the
contrary, his embodiment was ono worthy the highest com-
mendation. Mr Stoyle we hearty welcome to London.
He sustained the part of the country lout, Dicky Dugs, in
an admirable manner, and doubtless will be found a great
acquisition to the effective company of tho Strand Theatre
Miss Ada Swanborough played Annie White with much
taste and feeling ; and the other parts in the drama were
all excellently supported,
The curtain fell amidst universal satisfaction, and
"Milky White" must be pronounced a genuine success,

FRENCH AND ENGLISH WORKMEN.—A crowded
public meeting was held last night at St. Martin's
Hall, for the purpose of receiving a deputation from Paris,
who had brought over the reply of the French workmen to
the address of the wo-kingmen of London about three
months since. The deputation consisted of M, Tolain, the
working class candidate for Paris at the last election, N.
Perrachon, and M. Limousin, with M. Le Luber, as inter-
preter. Professor Beesley, of University College, occupied
the chair, and a large number of French, Italian, German,
Polish, and Hungarian exiles were on the platform. The
chairman said the meeting had originated from the depute•
tion of French workmen who came to London in March last
to attend the Polish meeting in St. James's hall. Conse-
quent upon that deputation an address was sent by the
working men of London to their brethren in Paris, and the
deputation now had brought a reply to that address. The
document was then read. It advocated a closer communi-
cation between the people of all nations, and suggested the
formation of committees of workmen in all the capitals and
principal cities of Europe, to arrange for a congress of
working men to be held in the ensuing year.—Mr. Wheeler
then moved a resolution, " That this meeting once more
accept the said programme as the basis of an international
association to uphold the interests cf industry." Mr. Dull
seconded the resolution, which was supported on the part
of the German workmen by Mr. Eccarius, en the part of
thu Italian workmen by Mr. Wolff, and by M. Boquet for
the French workmen. It was carried by acclamation. A
committee of 21 was appointed, and the proceedings con-
cluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman, and three
cheers for the people of France, Poland, Italy, Germany,
and;llungary.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
—On Monday last an inquest was held at the General
Hospital, Nottingham, on the body of Isaac Newton, sgal
18, whose death resulted from injuries received at the Mid-
land Railway Station. Police-constable Allport stated that
when the accident occurred he was at the Midland Station.
The deceased asked him which was the Mansfield train,
and he referred him to the railway officials. Deceased then
began to abuse him, and, finding he was very fresh, he put
him out of the station. Newton, however, shortly after•
wards returned, and while crussin,i;,- the line he was knocked
down and run over by the Lincoln train. Ho was taken
to the General Hospital, 'where ho died on Sunday lasi,
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death,