The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-19 00:00:00

SADLERS WELLS.

Mr. Phelps we are glad to find still continues to
run a career of uninterrupted success. Miss Fitz-
patrick who made her debut at the commencement of
the season has now completely established herselfas one
of the leading artistes of the day in high comedy. She
appeared last evening as Constance, in the Love Chase,
and gave a delightful version of the character. Lively,
gay, animated, vivacious, almost volatile, she never
once forgot that she was the high-bred maiden, that
albeit a foxhunter, she was still a lady, and that,
therefore no approach to vulgarity was to be tolerated,
because of such a lady is naturally incapable. She
was admirably supported by Mr. Hoskins, whose
Wildrake is a piece of rich genuine legitimate comedy.
The Widow Green of Mrs. 11. Marston, and the Sir
W. Fondlove of Mr. A. Younge were also excellent.
The house was, as usual, crowded.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT MANCHESTER—Fun-
THER PARTICULARS.—With reference to the case of the
unfortunate victim in this attempt, the following addi-
tional particulars, up to Wednesday evening, have
reached us from a correspondent, and may be relied on
as authentic. They will in substance anticipate the
evidence to be given by the sufferer herself, as principal
witness against her husband, w ho will be brought before
the sitting magistrate on Monday next. The assassin
is a plater, a department connected with the engine-
boiler trade. Mrs. Barnsley is recovering in the Man-
chester Infirmary, and has had a narrow escape, one of
,he many wounds in her throat having cut through the
chief muscle in the neck, and come w ithin an ace of the
carotid artery. The poor creature is of opinion that
jealousy about a young man caused her husband,
while additionally excited by liquor, to attempt
tier life on Sunday evening. She says he came
in " with his eyes rolling and suspicious," and asked
her to " lie down a bit." She felt alarmed at his man-
ner, and begged her little child not to leave the room.
On Saturday she had refused to " tramp" with him to
Bolton, excusing herself on the ground of being ex-
hausted by a hard day's washing. This had irritated
her husband, and made him more suspicious. From her
statement it appears that on Sunday evening, at six
o'clock, after refusing to retire, the prisoner jumped up,
and took the child down stairs. Mrs. Barnsley then
tried to leave the room, but it was fastened outside, and
her husband on his return inflicted the wounds already
mentioned. She declares that in the first struggle at
the door she and her husband rolled over, and tumbled
headlong down to the bottom of the stairs. She cried
out, " Will nobody help me ?" and after opening the
street door recollects nothing till conscious that she was
outside, and on her way to the infirmary.
Mr. Lobsey, of Aubourn, took from one of his bean-
fields the other day a stalk with 116 pods, which yielded
258 beans.—Stamfora Mercury.
THE LATE PROTTESSOR SAMUEL COOPER.—A.
meeting of the committee entrusted with the carrying
out of the object of the subscribers to this testimonial
was held on Wednesday evening at No. 10, New Ca-
vendish-street, Portland-place. It will be remembered
that the subscriptions for this purpose were commenced
some time ago in honour of the memory of one of the
chief ornaments of the London medical body. The late
Professor Cooper was Professor of the University Col-
lege, and had since held the office of President of the
Royal College of Surgeons. Several new subscriptions
were announced, there being now upwards of 5001. in
hand. Some discussion arose as to whether a scholar-
ship, to be called the Cooper Scholarship, should be
founded in the Royal College of Surgeons or in the
University College. After a great deal of debating,
pro and con., it was determined to hold a general meet-
ing
of the subscribers early in November, and a deputa-
tion was appointed to wait upon Colonel Wood, late
M.P. for Brecknockshire, to request him to preside upon
the occasion. Amongst the subscribers were the names
of Thomas Wakley, Esq., M.P,, the Rev. William
Russell, M.A., J. Scott, sq., of Manor House, Shep-
perton, &c.
The new Emperor of Hayti, Faustin I. (ex-Presi-
dent Soulouque), soon after his accession to the throne,
sent a senator, M. Laplanquo, on a special mission to the
French and English Governments. That gentleman has
just arrived in Paris.
OSTEND, OCT. 15.—1 t is worthy of remark that
the only direct communication from England to this
country since Thursday last has been by the General
Steam Navigation Company's steam-vessels Soho, which
arrived at .Antwerp on Saturday morning, and the Sir
Edward Banks, here this morning. The mail duo on
Friday last arrived here only at five o'clock this after-
noon from Dover.

HUNGARY.—MORE LEVIES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Jewish community of Theresiople has also been
condemned (o❑ the pretext of having rendered assis-
tance to the Hungarians) to deliver 25,000 pairs of shoes
gratuitously. The cost of each pair, under the present
circumstances (everything being Enormously dear), is
no less than 9 or 10 flurinF. The amount of the contribu-
tion would thus be 250,000 fl., whilst the property of the
whole community, consisting of 120 persons, is calculated
at no more than 50,000 fl. Spite of this disproportionate,
or, rather, unendurable fine, an additional fine of 200 fl.
has been imposed on each day's delay in forwarding the
quantity at the appointed term. As only 400 pairs of
shoes could be sent in on the first term, several members
of the community have been arrested as security, or, as
the general is pleased to call it, as " hostages."—Jovig/
Ehrotiis,