The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTING ORDER.—Mr. Spiller,
solicitor, applied to Mr. Partridge on behalf of Mrs. Frances
Sarah Ward for a protecting order under these circum-
stances. Mrs. Ward was married to her husband, John
Ward, an engineer, at Poplar Church on the 19th of
January, 1857, and he deserted her on the 19th of June
following. She had never seen him nor heard from him
since, and he had not contributed one farthing towards her
maintenance.

Mrs. Ward was questioned by the magistrate, and said
that she had been cook and housekeeper in several families,
and had a good character. She had not acquired any
property.
Mr. Partridge—Then you have nothing to protect
against your husband?
Mr. Spiller would explain. This was a case that came
came within the Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Act, and
an order ought to be granted. Mrs. Ward had come into
possession of money left by her mother.
Mr. Partridge—ls the money settled on Mrs. Ward ?
Mrs. Ward said it was.

Mr. Partridge thought this was not a case in which be
could interfere. A protecting order would be useless in
this case. He would, however, look over tho Act of Par-
liament, and speak to Mr. Spiller again when he had heard
other applicants. • _ _ .

On the case being resumed, Mr. Spiller said that his
client had acquired money under two wills—from her
mother and her uncle—and it was to protect that money
from the husband, who had abandoned her, that he sought
an order. The applicant's money was, in fact, at the mercy
of her husband. If he, the husband, was vile enough to
desert hie wife, and not contribute to her support for eight
years, he might claim her money.
Mr. Partridge—Has the money boon acquired by Mrs.
Ward since the desertion ?

Mr. Spiller—Yes, sir, the whole of it.
Mr. Partridge—And is she living in this district?
Mr. Spiller—Yes, sir, at No. 57, Mansell-street, Good-
man's-fields, Whitechapel.
Mr. Partridge—Very well, Mrs. Partridge is entitled to
an order of protection, and one is granted.

SWIMMING MATCH.—This morning at 7 o'clock
a most interesting match took place among the
members of the Serpentine Swimming Club—the prizes
being three silver medals, and the distance 250 yards.
Seven gentlemen entered, and a well contested struggle
was the result, in which Mr. D. N. Halsey, of the Edge.
ware-road, proved the most successful. This gentleman
won the first prize in the most gallant manner. The second
prize was secured by Mr. W. Morris, and the third by Mr.
G. Dullard. Mr. Merrick was a good fourth, and Messrs.
Bullet, Dasten, and &thorn followed in the order here
given. We should mention that Mr. James Humphrey,
swimming master to the club, acted as starter ; Mr. Thos.
Evans as judge ; and Mr. H. Colster, captain of the club,
as referee.

®DUKE DE MORNY'S SNUFF-BOXES.—The proceeds
of the sale of the late Duke de Morny's snuff-boxes the
other day was 52,000 f.
A MINOR POET'S DEATII.—The Publishers' Cir-
cular informs us that Mr. John Stanyan Bigg, the
author of a mystical dramatic poem called " Night and the
Soul," which attracted some attention a few years ago, died
on the 19th ult., at ITlverston, in his 37th year. " Night
and the Soul," though highly eulogised by Mr. Gilfillan,
belonged to what is called the " spasmodic school ;" and in
spite of some truly poetical lines it soon passed into obli-
vion. Though founded on vicious models, however, it was
a work of promise : and its author's untimely end will be
regretted by admirers who looked to his pen for some pro-
duction of a more enduring kind.

_ -
Again have we to thank Mr. Morton for one of
the most pleasing musical novelties it has been our
good fortune of hearing for a long time. On
Saturday he presented to the public a very charming
selection from Offenbach's operetta, entitled " 66,,
which was first produced six or seven years ago at
the Bouffes Parisiennes. The solo parts were con-A
fided to Miss Russell, Miss Barrie, Mr. St. Albyn,
and Mr. Green. The plot of the operetta, we pre-
same, from the " selection" we had on Saturday'
turns upon the freaks and fortunes of a rustic-
going lover, who wins a large fortune in 9'
lottery ; 66 being the lucky number, of which he'
is the holder, and which entitles him to 100,000
florins. The part selected for execution at the
Oxford is that in which the drawing for the lottery
occurs, and the opening duet by Misses Russell and
Barrie was sung with such telling effect that it
elicited a rapturous encore. The lottery trio of MO
Russell, Mr. St. Albyn, and Mr. Green was not will
finely sung but excellently acted, each of theartistes
throwing a good supply of point and fun into their
respective parts. Mr. Green, who so fully distin-
guished
himself in the " Orphe," came out again 3-11
great force as the manager of the lottery ; his song,
" Ah, if in Paris I had stayed," was most artisticallY
given ; and Mr. St. Albyn deserves unstinted cow'
mendation for the tenor part of the performance.
Altogether, " 66" is a great and enthusiastic suc-
cess, and one which will have the effect of attractiq
for many months crowds of admirers to the Oxford.

AT ARCHBISHOP MANNING'S CONSECRATION, ill
the tribune reserved for the diplomatic body, were
their Excellencies Prince de Latour d'Auvergne, tho Frenell
Ambassador; Count Apponyi, the Austrian ArabasEa-
dor ; Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador ; 131°11
Patrick Comyn, the Spanish Ambassador ; Marque°
Fortunate, late Neapolitan Minister ; Marquess d'Azeglie,
Sardinian Minister; M. Vander Weyer, Belgian Minister!
the Mexican Minister; the Hon. Mr. Cartier, Premier of
Lower Canada ; the Hon. T. D'Arcy McGee, Canadian
Minister of Agriculture, &c., with the Secretaries of Lega-
tion and Attaches of the principal Embassies.
" 'IGH ART."—The Atheneum states that, at cef
fain " photographic establishments" at Chelsea, the alVe2
tites as well as the vanity of the public are stimulated b):,
the offer of an " eel-pie and your likeness for sixpence'
Others offer "your likeness" and a cup of coffee for flag:
same money. At a third house it is " your likeness and

cigar for sixpence."
COUNT LAGRANGE.—We understand that COO
Lagrange, the owner of Gladiateur, winner of the ryt°
Thousand and the Derby, has sent by Mr. Jennings, l 5
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trainer, the sum of £lOO to the Rev. Mr. M'Donald, toWstd
the building of a new Roman Catholic Church and Free
bytery bytery at Newmarket. We are informed also that
Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton will make
visitation to Newmarket on Sunday, the 18th inst.,
order to celebrate this event, when a grand mass Will /43
performed.—Cambridge independent.
MR. SALA ON A KLEPTOMANIAC !—ln OR-n
();
Mr. Sala's picturesque letters from Algeria, con`‘
buted to the Daily Telegraph, we have a choice bit of iiiel7o
gossip. Says Mr. Sala:—" A dear good lady, Ilanl-A
Rogers—yes, Mrs. Albert G. Rogers is the name—did cots"
out here last winter with her husband, an estimable Esgllo
clergyman, and essay to convert the heathen by ras3u9
tracts. I have heard much of her pious exertions
Algiers. Her mission seemed to have been a, donb"„
barrelled one, for she was desirous of demolishing- at onoe
°
the arch-impostor Mahomet, and that wicked old ins° the
Pope of Rome. She smote the Mussulman and ":t
Papist hip and thigh with many tracts, and ra
have vexed Belial sorely ; only she appears
have been in a state of dubiety as to who were
most wicked people in Algiers, the Arabs, the Fre°
or the small English community resident there. Betoe
these three stools, however difficult the feat may °,7:;
Mrs. Albert G. Rogers got on worse than might have
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expected, and she failed in converting anybody. 5)10:o
cordingly shook the dust from off her feet, and return°
ITO,
Europe. lam the more inclined to mention this W 1
lent lady with sentiments of affectionate reverence, sinc.°„o
find she has written a book called A Winter in Algsr_iiil'a
T,he book an English gentleman in Algiers was bid
enough to lend me ; and on perusing it I fin be'
,Mrs. Albert G. Rogers has, amidst many doleful Ito
wailings of the backslidings of her French and !,g,ttecil
fellow - Christians in Algiers, coolly aPPrOr,caes
without a word of acknowledgment, severs' -rot
of a story called Yadac6,' which your corresPl,os'o
took the liberty of writing, 10 years ago, in gr. Pic. ,
'Household Words, and which has since been republls_
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with other papers, in a collected form. I need sc3raok
point out to good Mrs. Rogers the existence of a 0011_ the
ment numbered Eight in the Decalogue ; also that I":,iorp
setvice called the Commination there are some pretill;corte
things said about people who take away their wrota
landmarks. The best part of the story is that end
Yadace hicii
from an anecdote related to me by 1--it re'
Paris under the impression that the game to-
cribwhing
ferred was an Algerian ono, and that Mrs. Rogers, OOO
from me, gives it as an illustration of Algerian I°6 is
and customs ; whereas I have since learned Irsdp'e
Persian and not an Arab game at all." FAO3I
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE ADELPHI DMA° .
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FlRE.—Yesterday morning about half-P3%
alarm was given that the Adelphi Theatre was onr_teoe
on the arrival of the Chandos-street engines, bo
gr•
and manual power, under the superintendencee°,ooi
Girard, it was found that the flooring of the entrahne
was burning, and but for the timely arrival of
t .e
the entire structure would doubtless have been
Cal:, floor
Happily the damage was confined to the rafters :tough-
ing, which had, it is supposed, been smouldering
the night, consequent upon either the burnt
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tive aid. •.„
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