The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

AR.4.81A.

According to the Triege Zeilung, a courier from
Jiddah had passed through Cairo on the 23d of May,
on his way to Constantinople. A French ship of the
line of 120 guns had appeared off Jiddah. It is sup-
posed that formal possession is about to be taken of a
part of the coast of Abyssinia or Senaar, near the Bay
of Amphilia, which is about three degrees north of
the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.

FOREIGN THE tITRICALS.
OPERA CONIQUE.—One of Mehul's unpretending little
operas, L'lrato, has been revived here, for the debut in
the part of Scapin of M. Meillet, one of the pillars of
the
.Opera National during the past season. He was
received with marked favour. The other parts
Were creditably supported by Mdlles. Lemercier, De-
Croix, and MM. Lemaire, St. Foy, and Ponchard.
Veenee-vmee.—After a remarkably prosperous career,
La Dame aux Canzelias has disappeared from the quiche
in consequence of the conga of Madame Doche,. wnese
admirable acting has not a little contributed to its sue-
c,,ss. The novelty which has replaced it, La Maitresse
eV Bid et la Maitresse d'Hiver, by M. Clairville, aided by
M. Cordier, has one point in common with. its attrac-
tive predecessor—it is in five acts—of which three at
least are de trop. There is no deficiency of smartness and
animation, but five acts of incidents more or less
confused, merely to narrate the amorous tribulations
of M. Henri, or M. Arthur, is rather over-estimating
the importance of such triflae. In this affair, the
hero is a Parisian " Giovanni," who in summer con-
descends to honenr with his notice a pretty peasant
girl, whom he all but seduces, while in winter he be-
comes one of the most devoted admirers of Mdlle. Resita,
one of the fair denizens of the qaartier Breda.
The niaitresse dete, however, has also a rustic
admirer, who, with a spirit that does honour to the con-
fraternity of modern Melibcei, panishes M. Henri by
transforming himself iato an accomplished townsman,
reeking a vigorous a-,teeept to supplant him in the affs,c-
mins of Resits, and finally calling him out and " wing-
ing" him after the most approved fashion. Ultimetely
the piece coneluds with the marriage of the hero with
the village girl.
AMBIGU.—The most illustrious of ancient dramatists
have been reproached wi,ll a too liberal use of the ter-
rible in their dramas, but all the Greek writers, even old
Asehylus himself, must yield the palm to the Ambigu.
Here the playgoer, who, like Macbeth, would "sup full
of horrors," finds a table ready to his test,. Carnage, pes-
tilence, murder, suicide,and all the evils with which poor
humanity is afflicted, are nightly presented here according
to the most correct traditions of the Beulevart du
Crime. After the Vampire, the Croquemort, Satan, tec.,
we are now introduced to the Croquemitaine, not the
cradle bugbear dreedfal to refractory childhood, but
simply a Ghentish glove-maker, who acquires this soubri-
quet in consequence of an order of the Duke of Alva tor
an unlimited supply of green mittens gallice " mitaines."
The fierce governor intends them to be worn by the
Spanish troops as a rallying sign in a general massacre
of the Flemish; this massacre, a rather close imitation of
the St. Bartholomew, constitutes the subject of the
piece, which was successful considering its length (sia
acts) and its complete deficiency of anything like
literary merit, the scene-painter, costumier, and per-
formers, particularly M. Sr. Ernest and Mme. Mebire,
inure than sharing in the honours with the author, M.
M,x de I'tevel.

THEATRE NATIONAL. —We have here a genuine
military drama, La Prise de Capree, in which the
dashing sabreur, Murat, and his gallant followers go
through those evolutions and the well-known feats
of arms which this theatre (the Cirque Olympique
of former days) has time out of mind been in the
habit of representing, the whole crowned by the
storming of Caprea, in which a. deluge of rockets and a
portentous diiplsy of red file give a very showy and
brilliant representation of eornething, which, in reality,
must be far from sin agreeable affair. The curtain falls
in the midst, or the enthusiasm created by this feu d'ar-
tifie, and the authors come in for a share of the ap-
plauses, which we strongly suspect are wholly intended
for the pyrotechnist.
M. Roger has been succeeded in his part in the Juif
Erra;,t by 21. Chapui,i, the former having left the
theatre for his annual tour, commencing with Germany,
where he is an extraordinary favourite.
In addition to the hundred and one rumours long cur-
rent on L'Africaine, we now hear that M. Meyerbeer,
by a new modification, has divested it of the character
which seems to have occasioned him some trouble, that
of the Negress. This change demanding the assistance
of 11. Scribe, the dramatist, who has been spending the
winter in Italy, has proceeded to Berlin for that purpose.
Mine. Rossi-Caccia, has arrived in Paris.
M. Verdi is finishing an opera to be produced at La
Portico, in Venice, next autumn, under the title of 11
Trovatore.
Jenny Lind (llme. Goldschtnidt) is about to take up
her residence in the vicinity of Hanaburgh.
Mrs. Clara Novello, and Coletti, the baritone, have
been engaged for the Oriente at Madrid.
A new ballet has been produced at Vienna, under the
titre of Odetta; it was saved trom condemnation by
ne admirable dancing of Amelia Ferraris, who appears
ip%st as great a favourite with the Viennese as Fanny
2:2!, re in former days. Don Giovanni has been sung
Nl'
_La_ first time in Italian at the Porta Corinzia, with
, uas,„ .
..uort buizer, and Maray, and AIM. Da Bus-
cSiatumi,pNiel.itter.ovicla, and Graziani; its success is described us
Donixqtt.,
-12,vIing acs Lucia, Madsme Cuzzani is described as
Turin. She,v _edaa great success at tit., Nazionale in
Lives m
, Les recalled nine times. The other ar
Letters from and Walter, are also well spoken of.
performance of Nil ad,m© give a glowing descripti -Ai of the'
in potiato.'ule and M. Bordas at the
rdme. Grie:z has
iVabucco.—Gatignani.r"de a sensation at Ferrara, in
No p York the conic
ali
Brothers is being played
with the geatest favour at t
place Opera-rhouse. the Bowery and the Astor-
At the Broadway Lola ,
on the 25th ult. in the new Monica was to have appeared
Monies in Bavaria.
uncoil drama styled Lola
Madame Ce,este was Playing a
very successful en-
gagement at the Walnut-street Theatre Philadelphia,
• been engaged fur an extra
having
31 Sno was to
appear at the l3roadt"Y on the at alt, bein
her fare-
well engagement previous to leaving fur Engllg,ind
Anna Bishop was "I in New Orleans at
• ast dates
trum that city.
in. at Pittsbn
Miss Davenport is play rg.

EXTRAOI-Wil ----,yAßy ESCAPE
Perhaps few more extraordinary escapes from an
awful death have ever been recordedhose than the 10110,1111 i;
—On Saturday last two mennames are 'john
Wre Waine and Thomas Liddiard, „ belonging ergeged deepening a
we*l situated at the back of some Cott
at Work allt
a Air. Stacey, of Slaugh. They had
the morning, and left for dinner at 1 o'clock, returning
at 2. In a few minutes Liddiard was linrabwonleiwn
haiebouab..aketd
tr, the top of the well through it 0--.
been cut in the crown. Scarcely had he
eiserrihvieecttkere
when the earth gave way, falling - mos, A
less companion, completely burying
number of fellowsworknien were
earth away
the spot, and commenced clearing the
amain for
immediatelyfrooltni
tb.e body of the sufferer. Liddiard descended
tree purpose of assisting, and had scarcely been drawn up
for the second time when the crown of the well,w igu"-'5
more than half a ton of brickwork, fell in also. The
task of disinterring the poor man Waine became now
,
doubly difficult, few indeed expecting, when completed,
to find him alive. A gaspipe was introduced and forced
down the well to afford a passage for air. After some
labour it was found that the position of the sufferer was
nearly perpendicular, affording the opportunity, when
his head should be released, of administering stimulants.
Up to bis o'clock in the evening little bad been effected
to give any strong hope of an ultimate rescue, and
was foreseen that the labour of excavating must
be continued for hours to come, and through the
Pipes were laid from the gas main to the mouth
of the well, and the labourers commenced excavating
by the light thus affirded at the side of the well, and
some yards from its mouth. By extraordinary exertions
the upper portion of Wainu's body was released by one
o'clock on Sunday morning, and stimulants in the shape
of small doses of urandy were administered by The medi-
cel gentlemen of the town who were in attendance during
. whole time. At half-pa-A four o'clock the exertions
01 all were happily eiow‘,Ed with success, when et that
time the sufferer was seen emerging from his dreaded
" prison, walking up the ladder with a firm step and a
cheerful counteniance. A warm bath was in readiness at
the workhouse, whither the patient was removed, and is
recovering speedily, aver a fearfal incarceration of
fifteen hours and a hal at 'a &pi frottt the surface of
the earth of nearly 22 feet. Too much praise cannot be
given to those by whose exertions the life of a fellow-I
'feature has been ultimately saved.

THE

EXTENSIVE BILL FORGERIES.
CAPTURE AND CONFESeION.
SHEFFIELD, F. AWAY.
Tee police authorities of this town have in custody
bill
an accomplished and hitherto highly successful forger
and swindler, who was captured on Wednesday, and has
since made a confession of no fewer than seven extensive
forgeries. His name is Ernest Grapel, and it has been as-
certained that he is an extensive manufacturer of gotta
p=trcha wares at Birmingham. His arrest was brought
about in the following manner:—On Wednesday after-
noon he went to the warehouse of Messrs. Thomas Ellin
and Co., on Sheffield-moor, and stated that he wanted to
purchase some expensive table cutlery. He stated in
conversation that the goods were intended for the Bishop
of Osnaburg, and that he was purchasing for Messrs. J.
C. Flack and Co., of that place. He selected goods to the
amount of 75/, 109., less an allowance of 2f per cent. for
himself, and got the invoice made out to Messrs. Fleck.
He then presented. in pat meat a draft for 1771. 3s. Bd.
on Messrs. Smith. Payne, and Smith, of London,
dated May 22, 1852, and purporting to be drawn by
the Manchester and Liverpool Bank at Stafford. He de-
manded the balance in gold, refusing a letter of credit on
London on a plea that ha was going immediately to
France. This circumstance excited suspicion. Sir. G.
Barber (of the firm of Messrs. Ellin and Co.) said he
would send the draft to the hank to be cashed. He in-
dorsed It accordingly, and the stranger countersigned it
" A W. Sitnont." The instrument was presented im-
malediaitielyamftpearway,
afterwards to the cashier at the Sheffield
Banking co
with a request that he would pass it
to Messrs. Elba's credit and give the bearer 100/. in
cash. The cashier did not like the appearance of the
draft, so be referred to Mr. Wild, the sub-manager, and
it was submitted to Messrs. J. H. Barber, the manager.
They all agreed that it had a suspicious appearance, and
so thought Messrs. Parkin and Bacon, the enCravers, to '
whom Mr. Barber submitted it for scrutiny. The mana-
ger thereupon procured the aid of two police officers,
who went forthwith to Messrs. Ellin's establish-
ment, where the payer was waiting, and had some con-
versation with him, which ultimately induced him to give
the individual into custody. The bank manager next
proceeded to the establishment of Messrs. Josh. Rodgers
and Sons, upon whom he knew a forged draft had been
palmed last autumn. Mr. Robert Newbold, a partner in
the firm, after hearing from Mr. Barber what had
transpired, accompanied him to the police-office, and
recognised the man in custody as the very per-
son who in September last paid him a forged banker's
draft for 1981. I Is. 2d , in payment fur 801. 189. 9d,
worth of cutlery, giving as a reference Messrs.
Zwelchenhart and Co., merchants, Liverpool. The
draft, it appears, purported to be drawn on the Co-
ventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, in favour
of J. J. Elder, and by the latter specially endorsed
to R. A. Lambert, the name by which the prisoner then
passed. He got the balance in cash, and a few days
afterwards the draft was discovered to be a forgery. So
complete was the deception that the discovery was not
made till the instrument reached the banking-house of
Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co., who found it out because
they had not received any advice of it.
The prisoner, finding himself completely caught, made
a full confession of his guilt, and avowed his connexion
with five or six other forgeries. lie has since been
very communicative, and has explained with great
minuteness the modus operandi which he has found so
very successful in deceiving both commercial men and
bankers. These revelations are likely to prove of great
value in the detection of future forgeries.
The prisoner was brought up before the mayor this
day, on the two charges named above, and further ac-
cused (on his own confession) of another fraud of the
same nature. On Saturday last he purchased goods to
the amount of 901., of Messrs. Bloomer and Co., iron
merchants, Westbromwich, tendering in payment a
draft for 187/. 7s. 3d., purporting to be drawn by the
Manchester and Liverpool Bank. The Westbromwich
bank cashed the draft, endorsed by the prisoner, "A.
W. Simont," and he received the change against the pur-
chase. This forged draft, singularly enough, passed
through three banks, and reached Messrs. Smith, Payne,
and Smiths', without having been detected. Some-
evidence having been taken, the case was remanded to
Wednesday next.