The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—May I ask the assistance of your column
to give publicity to my contradiction of a report,
which has been embodied in newspaper paragraphs,
that I have become manager of the Olympic Theatre ?
My friends, Messrs. Emden and Robson, are still
the prosperous managers of that very successful
little theatre, and long may they remain so I
I should not have thought it necessary to con-.
tradict this report, but that it has drawn on me a
flaod of letters, the answering of which makes a
serious inroad on the time of

Yours respectfully, TOM TAYLOR.
Lavender-sweep, Wandsworth, Feb. 17.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in
this company was held this afternoon at the London
Tavern. Mr. James Goodson, chairman of the board of
directors, presided.
The CHAIRMAN said it was satisfactory to know that
during the past half-year the traffic had been remunera-
tive. He had to communicate an increase in the revenue
of the past half-year, as compared with that of the corre-
sponding period of 1862, of £33,202 12s. 3d., the whole of
which had accrued in the goods traffic, earnings, the pas-
senger receipts having been nearly the same as those for
December half year of 1852, when they were largely in-
creased by the passenger traffic to the International Exhibi-
tion. It was proposed to pay a dividend on this occasion at
the rate of £2 108 per cent. per annum. This would require
£104,491 15s, leaving £2,221 18s Id to be carried forward
to the next account. Under the circumstances, he thought
this would be found a satisfactory dividend, inasmuch as
they had for a long time been struggling with difficulties,
but were now emerging into light. Having referred to
the extensions proposed, and to the London and Rotter-
dam traffic via Harwich, the Chairman concluded by
moving the adoption of the report.
Captain JERVIS. ➢I.P., seconded the motion, which after
a lengthened discussion, was adopted.

A resolution declaring the dividend was agreed to, and
it was announced that the warrants would be posted on
Monday, the 20th inst.

THE CASE OF MADAME BIJONAPARTE WYSE
against Mr. Lewis, her late attorney, was resumed
in the Common Pleas yesterday morning, and after a
masterly address from Mr. Whiteside for the fair plaintiff,
and the charge of the judge, the jury found a verdict for
£lOO damages, and £l5O on the money counts, for money
received by Mr. Lewis for her use, and costs. The verdict
was received with applause in a crowded court.
The baptism of the Infanta to whom the Queen
of Spain has recently given birth, took place on Sunda3,
last.in the Chapel Royal of the Palace at Madrid. The god-
father and godmother were Duke Robert of Parma and his
sister, Margarita-Theresa, represented by Don Francis de
Puala, and the Marchioness de Novalisches, gouvernante of
the Prince of the Asturias and his Royal sisters. The
Papal Nuncio was present, and the ceremony was performed
by the Patriarch of the Indies. The Infanta received the
names of Maria-Eulalia-Francisca-Margarita, etc., etc., the
whole number of names being, according to the Madrid
journals, above eighty. The Infante Don Philippe, son of
the Duke de Montpensier, is better.

The Ost-Deutsche Post states that a fall of snow,
nearly black, took place a few days back at Purkersdorf, in
Austria. On being examined with a microscope, it was
found to be covered with exceedingly small insects, which
had given to it a dark colour.
The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just given
judgment in an action brought by M. Saignel, a
retired builder, against M. Lambert, stock-broker, to recc ,ver
a sum of 62,886 f. In March, 1862, M. Saigne accused a
man and his wife named Leroy, who had been living with
him as domestics, of having abstracted 200 bonds of the
Northern Railway, which M. Lambert sold for them at the
Bourse for the above sum. They were tried by the Court
of Assizes on the 19th July, 1863, and acquitted, the fe male
prisoner having pleaded in her defence that the bonds had
been given to her by M. Saigne as an acknowledgment of
certain complaisances on her part. Immediately after the
trial, M. Saigne commenced civil proceedings against Leroy
and his wife to recover the 62,886 f,, and obtained a judg-
ment in his favour, but the defendants took their mea-
sures so adroitly that he has never been able to derive any
benefit from the decision. Being thus baffled in his effo its
to recover his property from the Leroys, M. Saigne com-
menced an action against M. Lambert, whom he considered
liable, on the ground that he had not taken proper precau-
tions to ascertain the position of the Leroys before he
handed over to them the value of the bonds. M. Lamhtrt's
counsel, however, proved that Leroy had been introduced
to M. Lambert in 1859, and had subsequently on several
occasions employed him to make purchases. M. Lambert,
therefore, had no reason to suspect Leroy of anything
wrong. The Avocat-Imperial having also expressed his
opinion that M. Lambert's conduct was perfectly blameless,
the Tribunal gave a judgment rejecting M. Saigne's de-
mand, and condemned him to pay all costs of suit.
LIFE BOAT S ERYIC E.—REDCAR, YORKSHIRE,
Wednesday Night.—The Redcar lifeboat of the
National Life Boat Institution has this day been instrn_
mental in saving seven persons from the brig Brothers, of
South Shields, which was wrecked on the rock off Itedcar.,
The crew of the lifeboat experienced great difficulty in
effecting this rescue, as there was hardly sufficient water
on the rocks over which the boat had to pass, and she sub-
sequently
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. -
EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE BY A CLERGYMAN
AT LOWESTOFT.—An occasional correspondent has
sent us the details of an extraordinary fracas which occurred
on the London-road on the afternoon of the sth inst. It
seems that as Captain Cherry
_a —a near relative, we believe,
of the late Admiral Sir Charles Napier—was leaving a house
in Kirtley-street, a young
lady, his cousin, happened to be
passing on horseback in company with her father, the Rev.
H. Jodrell, rector of Gisleham. Miss Jodrell, on observing
the captain, rode up to him, and shook him warmly by the
hand—a proceeding which her father seems to have deeply
resented, for he assailed the captain with a torrent of abuse,
and struck him violently on the eyes and mouth, causing
blood to flow freely. Miss Jodrell rode in between them,
and thus for some time kept her father from the
repetition of his violent assault, but the crowd at last took
charge of the rev. gentleman, till Mr. Cherry, having
finished his colloquy with his cousin, quietly departed. The
statement we have received goes into details of the violent

conduct and profane language used by the rev. gentleman.
Welrefrain, however, from giving them publicity at present,
inasmuch as the matter is under judicial investigation. A.
number of rumours, some of which are scarcely credible,
have reached us, imparting to the case a very romantic
character ; but for the reason above stated we postpone
further reference to them for the present.—Xer folk News.
' FLOODS IN THE NORTIL—The sudden thaw of
Saturday and Sunday last caused considerable
inundati,.ns in the vales of the North and East Ridings:
On Sunday and Monday the rivers Rye, Derwentht,e and
Ouse, a
Ouse, with their tributaries, overflowed, and, laid
ad-
joining lands under water. On Monday nigh.
t the floods
At Nor-
were thought to have reached the highest point
ton the banks of the rickyards (Baron's)did not turn the
feet submerged.
water, and the works were probably fourwill not be of very
The damage to farmers at this season
great importance.
FOR DISEASES OF THE
WESTERN DISPENSARY
21A, Charlotte-street,
held on Tuesday at the
I:ilPicas taken by the president, the
SKIN.—The twelfth annual
Fitzroy' square. The chair
report a the committee was read,
:::rtyin:- of this charity was
Rev. Canon Dale. The
and the meeting
after a vote of thanks to Mr.
separated
and to there?. chairman.
Runt, the surgeon,