The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-04 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.
—Fanny Knight, a respectable looking young woman, who
had been living with her father in Penton-road, Nine
Elms-lane, was brought before Mr. Ingham on final exa-
mination, on a charge of concealing the birth of her child.

The evidence (which has already appeared in The Sun)
having been read,
Mr. Ingham said he should commit the prisoner for trial
for the misdemeanour, as there was no proof of the exist-
ence of a living child.

The prisoner reserved her defence, and on the applica-
tion of Mr. Ricketts, the magistrate said he would take
bail for her appearance, in two sureties of £5O each.

Prince Torlonia's colossal undertaking of the
drainage of the Lake of Fucino has recently been
entirely centred in his own hands by the dissolution of the
company founded in Naples in 1853, in consequence of the
prince having been sole proprietor of the 21,500 shares
issued. Twelve years ago the capitalists doubted of the
success of the operation, alleging the failure of the Em-
peror Claudius, who spent millions on it in vain; but the
prince persevered, although, instead of the eight years
originally calculated, the works have been going on twelve
years, and the capital has required to be doubled. On
the 9th of August, 1862, the Torlonia emissory was opened
for the first time, and in fifteen months it drained 2,000
hectares of land. On the 28th August of the present year
the emissory was opened again, and will continue in
operation for about two years, during which period 5,000
or 6,000 hectares of land will be drained. All that will
then remain to be effected will be a canal in the basin of
the lake, which will drain 8,000 hectares more of most
fertile land.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A SUNDERLAND
THEATRE.—Mr. Chas. Dudley has closed his season
as lessee and manager of the Theatre Royal, Sunderland.
On Friday it was announced that Mr. Dudley would take
his benefit, and the play selected for the occasion was
"The Lady of Lyons." After two acts of the piece had
been gone through, there followed a " scene" behind the
scenes between the manager and his company, and as a
consequence there was a long and unusual delay in the
rising of the curtain. The " gods" manifested some impa-
tience, but at length when it became whispered that the
actors had struck for their salaries the audience became
quite uproarious. A shower of halfpence, apples, potatoes,
and nuts were thrown on the stage, and adventurous
youths climbed up after the copper, and after pocket-
ing it expressed their thanks in a series of saltatory
capers before the cur ain. All this was accompanied by a
running chorus of yells, hisses, and laughter. Ultimately,
Mr. Dudley appeared before the curtain, and attempted to
apologise and expostulate, but his voice was drowned by
the shouts and hisses of the audience, who continued the
shower of halfpence and fruit. He attempted to make merry
under the circumstances, by picking up and pocketing the
money, but after having a huge lump of bread aimed at his
head, he deemed it prudent to beat a retreat behind the
scenes. The gods then struck up the famous Amarican war
chorus, "John Brown," which was roared out from every
part of the theatre, with the refrain We?ll hang Peggy
Potts on a sour apple tree, Glory Hallelujah !" Mr. Morton
Price and Miss Lucette appeared, and were well received,
the audience listening patiently to their songs and duets,
and also to a few remarks made by Mr. Price. Mr. Dudley
afterwards emerged from behind the scones to announce
that Miss Lucette would appear in "Perfection," but he
was hissed, as before ; and the first scene of the piece was
opened amid a deafening noise, which continued until the
actor and actress walked off, and the curtain was once more
dropped. After this the money-taker vanished, and the
gods descended in a body, bowled over the check-takers,
and took complete possession of the pit, pitching the or-
chestra chairs on to the stage, and creating a scene of the
greatest confusion and uproar, which continued till the
theatre was closed.-1\ Chronicle.

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