The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-27 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

It has often struck us what ruin would result to
dramatic authors if love were to them a prohibited
theme, for amorous intrigues appear to be their stock
in trade, and nothing issues from the fountain of their
imagination that does not turn upon some incident of
the affections. It is surprising, too, how these nothings
—to use a Germanism—become somethings in the
hands of skilful artists. Aided by the talent of a
Farren and bewitching vivacity of a Stirling, the
merest trifles assume an air of importance, and
become palatable and interesting. Impartial critics
will doubtless trace to that cause much of the success
that attended the first representation of the Man- Trap,
a musical comedietta in one act. Of course the Man-
Trap is laid and baited by a woman—man-traps gene-
rally are now-a-days. A drawing-room is the scene,
a father and son, a mother and daughter, the
actors ; while the plot turns upon a not
unfrequent occurrence in every-day life. Co-
lonel Beaument's son Alfred, a young gentle-
man who has just attained bis majority, falls a
victim to the attractive beauty of a charming widow,
the Marchioness de Roseville, not "fat, fair, and
forty," but just verging on mellow thirty-two, and
makes her an offer of his hand and heart. The fact
finds its way to the ears of the Colonel, with the
unpleasant .addition that the widow's age is sixty at
least, while her personal attractions spring from the
rouge pot, the perfumer's shop, and the dentist's
laboratory; and he seeks an interview with the lady,
determined to thwart her designs upon his son. The
widow, however, fortunately overhears a soliloquy in
which the Colonel discloses the delusion he
labours under, and she determines to encourage it
by disguising herself as an antiquated dame, whose
length of years bas not destroyed but fostered her
vanity. The deception succeeds so far, that when
the widow retires for a few minutes and returns in
her propria persona, displaying to the best advantage
the unsophisticated simplicity of her mind, with the
faultless beauty of her person, and introduces
herself to the Colonel as the daughter of the
venerable Marchioness whom he has just
parted from, the old Colonel is so over-
powered by her simple, elegant demeanour, and
charming exterior, that he resolves upon introducing
her to his son, and insisting upon his sacrificing the
mother for the daughter. Meanwhile his son suddenly
encounters, fur the first time these four years
Florence, the daughter of the Marchioueso, who has

ripened from the budding girl of 14 into the blushing
maiden of IS, and with dismay he discovers that the
heart he has offered to the mother is enslaved by the
daughter. But there is no retracing his steps, and
his father now appearing upon the scene with the
Marchioness, he is dumbfounded at finding the rever-
sion that has taken place in the Colonel's feeling to-
wards the object of his former passion. The Mar-
chioness, too, is annoyed at his own coolness, the
enthusiasm with which he had been wont to receive
her has given place to a freezing frigidity ; but she
devines the cause of the change, and generously de-
termines to accept him as a son instead of a husband.
The real state of things now breaking in upon the
mind of the old Colonel, and resolving to marry
the Marchioness himself, the piece ends with
the mutual congratulations of all the characters.
The piece is interspersed with songs and duets,
composed by Tully and Rodwell, which affOrd Miss
Rebecca Isaacs and Mr. W. Farren ample opportuni-
ties for displaying their musical abilitik-s. The for-
mer made her first appearance this season in the
comedietta. Iler reception was most flat.ering, and
in two of her songs, " A Pretty Young Maiden," and
" There's not a Cloud," she was rapturously encored.
Mrs. Sterling, as the Marchioness, was really delight-
ful, while Farren, as the warm-hearted old Colonel,
was gentlemanly and natural. The piece was put
upon the stage in excellent taste, and, as its first re-
presentation, was more than an arcrage triumph. It
will, in all probability, prove as profitable to the
treasury, and attractive to the audience, as most of
Mr. Falwell's other productions at this compact little
theatre.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--The Constance, 50, Cap-
tain Courtenay, was towed into harbour this morn-
ing by the Stromboli steam sloop, and moored along-
side the dockyard jetty, fur the facility afforded
thereby of landing her freight, which will be conveyed
to London to-morrow morning by the agents, in a
special train on the London, Brighton, and South
Coast Railway, in charge of Mr. Superintendent
Sutton. Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, R.N., K.C.8.,
Surveyor of the Navy, came down to-day to pay the
Constance (his last ship) a visit, when, it is almost
unncessary to add, his reception was of a most gra-
tifying character, his pleasing manners as well to
men as officers, wherever in command, having
endeared him to their recollection. He afterwards
made a tour of the yard with Mr. Unchain, the master-
shipwright, and crossed the harbour in the evening to
the Railway Hotel, Gosport. We have high autho-
rity for stating that the rumoured courts-martial on
sundry officers of the Constance will not be held, the
affairs alleged as the reason for calling for them
having been most amicably adjusted to the satisfac-
tion of the officers and the Admiralty.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord
Amelius Beauclerk, sailed this evening for Plymouth
and Queen's-town, with newly raised men for the
Indefatigable and the Superb, fitting out at those
ports.

The Fire Queen steam-vessel, late a post tender
on this station, is ordered to be a packet on the Holy-
head station, vice the Flamer steam-vessel, whose
officers and crew are ordered to be turned over to the
former on bringing the Flamer to this port.
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.

First Lieutenant Meade, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals,
1 drummer, and 40 gunners are under orders to
proceed by rail to Woolwich to embark in the steam-
frigate Terrible, just re-commissioned there.
Wind, N. by E., fresh breezes and cloudy weather.

CAP/ OF 'GOOD HOPE SQUADRON.

SIMON'S BAT, SEPT. 27.—The Southampton, 50,
flag of Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., left this on
the 12th inst. for Rio. An accident occurred on
board the ship on the 27th ult., during the sending
up of topgallantmasts at eight A.M. The main-top-
gallanttnast rope broke, and the mast corning down
brought the topgallant yard with it, which struck a
seaman named Cladinbole, and fractured four ribs, an
arm, and a leg. He has been removed to the hospital
and is doing well.
The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, arrived here
on the 29th ult., last from Ascension. The Commo-
dore has assumd the command of this station, and,
from his well-known activity and experience, the
duties of the station are likely to be carried on most
efficiently. Dr. Munro, of this ship, has been re-
moved, in a very sickly state, to the hospital at this
place.
The Reynard steam-sloop, 11, Commander Cra-
croft, arrived here on the Ist inst. from England, last
from Rio, and having been replenished with coals,
&c., sailed on the sth for Singapore.
The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Brown, is
preparing for sea. She was ordered to tow the Dee
troop steamer to Mozambique, but those orders have
been countermanded. A man named Hassles, a black-
smith of the Geyser, fell overboard whilst in a state of
intoxication a few days since and was drowned.
The Dee steam troop ship, Master Commander
Filmer, lately returned from Algoa and Buffalo Bays,
whither she had conveyed the different detachments
of troops that arrived here in the Kent frieight ship.
She has coaled and provisioned, and the Commodore
Las sent two of his boats and 40 men, under the
orders of Lieutenant Crowder and Mr. Albert, second
master, and will dispatch her on the 2d proximo to the
Mozambique, to cruise after slavers, IN hich have be-
come very numerous and bold of late. Lieutenant
Crowder will command her, as Mr. Filmer is still
sick in hospital, recovering from an attack of
apoplexy.

- The Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, arrived here
from the Mozambique on the 15th inst. She has been
to Zanzibar, where she got on shore and remained some
hours, but was off again without damage. She is to
sail to-morrow for the Mauritius.
The Seringapatam store-ship, Master Commander
Russell, is in Simon's Bay.
The Neptune convict ship, Dr. Deas, surgeon
superintendent, arrived here on the 19th instant..
Seven deaths have occurred amongst the prisoners on
the passage, and there are a few cases of scurvy still
on board. In consequence of the Governor refusing
to have them landed till the arrival of fresh instruc-
tions from England, the Commodore has ordered 120
to be placed on board the Seringapatam, as the hot
weather is coming on and the ship is so crowded. " I
think the people generally (says a correspondent at
Simon's Town) are beginning to be weary of our red-
hot agitators."
Dr. Deas has been removed to the hospital, suffer-
ing from a very severe attack of epilepsy.
WooLwicn, Nov. 26.
APPOINTMENT.

Second Master—C. R. B. Wilkinson (1849) to the
Wellesley, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dun-
donald, G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief on the West
Indies and North American station.

The Horatio, 24 guns, of 1,090 tons, to be fitted as
a steam guardship, with a screw-propeller, is to be
taken round from Chatham to the Thames to be fitted
with her engines of 200-horse power by Messrs.
Seaward and Co., at the City Canal Works. The
day for bringing her round is not yet fixed, but it
will be during the next spring tides, and the seamea
riggers who will navigate her are expected to take
the Vulcan steam-frigate from Woolwich to Chatham
on their return. It was at first intended that the
Vulcan should be taken to Sheerness only, but it has
been considered advisable to have her taken to Chat-
ham until she is complete and her services are required,
as the water at Chatham will not act so strongly on
her as it would at Sheerness.

The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain James Hope,
C. 8., had her pendant hoisted this morning by Lieu-
tenant Robertson, of Captain Austin's steam de-
partment, and within a very short period he entered
six first-class, and 19 other of the 36 stokers
required for the vessel. A number of petty officers,
able seamen, and others, assembled in the dockyard
to-day, many of whom had previously served
in the Terrible, and were anxious to be re-engaged
for that favourite vessel ; and those who bad previ-
ously served in her, and had received good certificates,
had their names taken down to be submitted to Cap-
tain Hope, when he arrives here, which he is expected
to do to•aiorrow from Scotland, where he was at the
time of his appointment to the command.
A letter, dated Hong•liong, Sept. 29, has been
received from Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier,
C.B , Ii.C.H., Commander-in-Chief on the East
Indies and China station. The letter was written by
the gallant officer himself, and he again assured his
friends that " his general health is perfect, and if all
remains quiet at Canton be hopes soon to go to the
north." The letter is written in good spirits, and
what he has stated himself is confirmed from other
sources of information as to his general health.
The St. Vincent, hired convict freight ship, has ar-
rived in the Warren Bight, opposite the Royal
Arsenal, to take convicts to Van Diemen's Land.
She is at present under the charge of Mr. John
Young, master.

HANDSOME DONATIONS TO THE PORTSMOUTH
HOSPITAL AND TILE DREADNOUGHT SEAMAN'S Hos-
PITAL.—We have great pleasure in announcing that
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., has given
1,372/. 10s. 6d. Three and a-Quarter per Cent. An-
nuities, to the Portsmouth, Gosport, and Portsea Hos-
pital, established during the period of the gallant
Admiral's service as Commander-in-Chief at Ports-
mouth ; and a similar amount to the Dreadnought
Seaman's Hospital, off Greenwich; these sums having
been placed at Sir Charles Ogle's disposal for the
benefit of any casualty hospital.
CALIFORNIA..—STOPPING THE SUPPLIES.---.W.
hear by the arrival of her Majesty's ship Constance, at
Spithead, that previously to her departure from Val-
paraiso, on the 28th August, Admiral Harnby had
started her Majesty's frigate Inconstant directly to
San Francisco, on the coast of California, to protect
British subjects. Everything at California is in a very
unsettled state; in fact, Commodore Jones, in the Ohio,
bad stopped all arrivals of provisions by sea, as the
inhabitants had refused to obey the Government orders,
and the inhabitants were too strong for hip to usef ONO
on shore.

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock.

W ARWICK RACES.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•)
Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old.

Emma... . . ... ...
Clothworker ... ••• ... •.•
Tho Corinthian Handicap.

Giselle ... .•• ...
Subduer ... ... •••
The Warwick Stakes—Free Handicap.

Priestess

Master Downes

... 1

... 1
... 9

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 1549.
Epidemic, Endemic, and contagious Diseases ... •178
Diseases of Uncertain Seat 54
Tubercular Diseases ••• ... 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 101
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... ... 40
Diseases of tho Lungs, - and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• •.. ••• ••• 170
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
5R

of Digestion... ...
Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. •••
••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, R. ...
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ..•
Premature Birth ...
Atrophy
Old Age

Sudden ••• ••• ... •• ••• •••
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ... ••• ••• •••

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

Population
Enumerated,
1841
WeA Districts—. 301,189
North Districts.. 376,568
Central Districts 374,199
East Districts ... 393,067
South Districts.. 503,346

Totals... ..... 1,948,369

••• 13

892

Average weekly Deaths
Deaths, IM4-$3 in the
Five Autumns. Week.
• 164 ••• 148
• 207 ... 137
208 ••• 130
•
. 259 ••• 229
324 ••• 243

Males •
Females ...

-. 1,162

892
425
467

Males

BIRTUS IN THE WEEK.

Females ...

Total ... ... ... ... ... 1,457
*ln this number are included 2 cases of death by
Cholera, 35 by Scarlatina, 34 by Typhus Fever, and 16
by Diarrhoea.

EXCHEQUER.:—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD C HUI' BARON,
at Westminster, and a Common Jury.)
WIGMORE JAY.

This was an action brought under what is com-
monly called Lord Campbell's Act, by the plaintiff,
the widow of a working man, formerly employed by
the defendant, Mr. Jay, an extensive builder, to re-
cover a compensation in damages fur the loss of ber
husband. The plaintiff's husband was engaged in
September, 1848, in the erection of a
building called University Hall, in Gordon-square,
when a portion of the scaffolding in use,
on which the plaintiff's husband, and four or five
others, were working, fell and precipitated them to
the ground, the plaintiff's husband being killed by the
fall. On the part of the plaintiff, it was alleged that the
scoffolding in question was deficient—in particular that
one of the poles, called a ledger, was defective and
rotten, and that, notwithstanding the remonstrances
of some of the workmen, that pole was used in the erec-
tion of the scafolding, and eventually occasioned the
accident in question.
Mr. W. H. IValson and Mr. Maynard were counsel
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cockburn represented the
defendant.
Thomas Eagan, a bricklayer's labourer,. proved on
the part of the plaintiff, that on the 2d of September
last year, the day of the accident, he heard the head
scaffold-man (Harrington) say that one of the poles
was in a bad state, and,that if it was put up something
unfortunate would happen. After the accident he
saw the deceased taken up and laid upon a heap of
sand. He expired before he could be conveyed to the
hospital.
Cross-examined by Mr. COCKSURN— Just before
the accident there were four men with hods of bricks
and mortar upon the scaffold. All the men were not
assembled drinking beer - the deceased was the only
person who had drank beer; he was in the act of
drinking beer when the scaffolding gave way. The
scaffolding had hen previously used as " a run," that
is, a passage to other parts of the work, but it was not
used for the purposes of bricklaying until the day of
the accident.
By the Foreman of the Jury—The deceased was
perfectly sober.
'Thomas Harrington, A scaffolder, proved that he
eng.tged in putting up the scaffolding in ques-
tion, and that it fell down on the third day after it
was erfcted. Remembered having told one of the
men who was preparing a pole, that if he put it up
some sad accident would happen. The man replied
that he was authorised by the foreman to put it up,
and that he must obey his directions.
Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—Is not now in
the employment of the defendant. Was not anxious
to give evidence on the inquest. Mr. Johnson, the
foreman, directed witness to shift the pole after the
accident. The pole was left bare, like a ship without
rigging.—(Laughter.) A foreman is a man who
walks about and does nothing, and orders every body
else to work.—(Laughter.)
At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, the LORD
CHIEF BaRoN intimated that he thought the defendant
was in law entitled to a verdict, inasmuch as the
declaration did not allege that the defendant person-
ally had had anything to do with the accident. The
master was not to be responsible to one servant for the
negligence of another. He thought the action was not
maintainable.
Mr .lV icrsorr, on the part of the plaintiff, tendered
a bill of exceptions.
His LORDSHIP directed a verdict for the defendant;
but the jury refused at first, but afterwards consented,
on being told they ought not to take the law into their
own hands.—Verdict for the defendant.

COMMON PLEAS.—( THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before the
Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and a Common Jury.)

LEADER AND OTHERS V. STRANGE.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs
Leader and Purday, musical publishers, of Bond-
street, and Messrs. Duff and Hodgson, musical pub-
lishers, in Oxford-street, against Mr. Strange, a
gentleman in the same line of business in Holborn, to
recover compensation in damages for the alleged
infringement of the plaintiffs' copyright in the wort.
of a song, composing part of the opera of Leoline,
called " My boyhood's dream, enchanting theme."
Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL appeared as counsel fur
the plaintiffs, and the defendant was represented by
Mr. Sergeant Byles.
The song in question was sung by Mr. Charles
Brabant in the opera of Leoline, which was brought
out at the Princess's Theatre by Mr. Maddox, the
then 'lessee. The music and part of the words of the
song; were taken from a French opera, composed by
M. de Flotow. In the original opera, however, there
was only one verse in the song, and when Mr. Mad-
e,ox was adapting Leoline to the English stage he
procured Mr. lieynoldsc,n, who described himself
as "a ryhmester," to paraphrase the French song.
At the request of Mr. Maddox also, Mr. Lucas, a poet,
afterwards wrote a second staLaa to the song, carry-
ing out or amplifying the idea given in that parphrased
by Mr. Reynoldson. In the autumn of last year Mr.
Maddox disposed of the absolute liberty to print and
publish the words of the opera of Leoline and the
music of the opera to the plaintiffs, in consideration
of 501., half of which was paid down on the making
of the agreement, and the remaining moiety after the
thirtieth night of the performance of the opera. Sub-
sequently the defendant published a version of the opera
of Leoline, including the song in question, making some
variations in the music, and with an almost entirely
new set of words. The words of the plaintiffs and
the defendant's song seemed wholly different, but the
same train of ideas was kept up in both. The truth
of the matter appeared to be that Mr. Maddox and
Mr. Reynoldson had first "adapted," to use a mild
term, the original foreign opera, including the song
in question, and then the defendant had " adapted"
Dinktox and Reynoldson's version. The dettice
suggested was that both the plaintiffs' and the de-
fendant's publications were paraphrases taken from a
common original. The stanza of the song that was
principally alleged to be pirated by the defendant ran
thus :

My boyhood's love, a fleeting dream,
That o'er me beamed, has prtsAd away;
And now again sweet mernor}'s theme
Returns ;o bless like dawn of day,"
The defendant's verse, which the plaintiffs charged
as a piracy, was in these words :
" My boyhood's love, though fate awhile
A darksome cloud upon it shi.d—
'Tis passed, and now beneath her smile
The cloud hath like a shadow fled;
And oh, a transient gleam will brighter hues impart
Unto the hopes that bloom within a faithful heart?'
(The case was proceeding when our report left.)

A HUNGRY PACK.—The Monmouthshire hounds,
last week, ran into the fox a long way a-head of the
horsemen, and ate him up, bones and all, not even a
remnant of the brush being left.