The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-19 00:00:00

(From Fun. )

DEFEAT OF GENERAL CHANZY.—The efforts of General
Chanzy, like the efforts of all the generals of France since
the war began, have resulted in General Mischanc(z)y.

LET US HOPE—WITH SUBSTANTIAL BENEFlT.—Photo-
graphers, on the occasion of the eclipse, appeared oblivious
of one of the first lessons of childhood—in the eagerness
they manifested to "grasp at the shadow."

FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE. —Grandfather :
" What be 'ee grumbling about, Jack ? Ye doant get
on wi' the porridge !" Jack :—" Well, it be sooty—and full
o' lumps—and thick—and burnt—and sour. There, clang
it, there bean't half enough on't."

Too MUCH OF A GOOD THlNG.—Athletic sports are
highly to be commanded so long as they are kept within
resonable bounds ; but unfortunately, there are" those who
cannot even write a letter without jumping from the first
person to the third.
EATON SQUARE. Professor Eaton states that he has
discovered that this globe will only support life for another
twenty-six millions of years. Well, it will last our time,
if it contrives to hold out for about half that period.
Floreat Etona, as we used to say at school. May the pro-
fessor live to see his calculations proved or disproved.

(Front Judy.)

WASTING TIME.-At Rheims, according to the Prus-
sian regulations, no one is allowed to go about the street,
in the evening without a lantern. It is difficult to under-
stand what this is for. If it be in imitation of Diogeness
the citizens are wasting their pains ; the Prussians have
been at Rheims too long for there to be any honest men
left.

WAR TO THE KNIFE.—In the coming session, accord-
ing to Mr. Trevelyan, we are going to have " a rigid
inquir.y into the whole of the military system," and an
attack on " the dual government of the army." This is
an hge of change, and no one to-day knows what will
happen to-morrow. But Mr. Trevelyan may rely on this ;
those who are concerned in the dual government will fight
it out.
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A MOVING SPEcTAcLE.--Accordiug to the Builder,
something is really going to be done to the Poultry at
last. The value of the houses in such a situation is so
great, that the cost of pulling them down has hitherto
prevented any attempt to widen the thoroughfare. It is
now proposed to move those on the south side farther
back, without pulling them down. The Poultry has
always been a first-rate place for business ; but if this
project be carried out, the large houses there will get a
pushing they little dreamt of.

(From, Will-0-the-IVisp.)

THE NEW RUSSIAN SAYING.—Any Porte in a storm.
WOOD NYMPHS.— The lady members of the School
Board.

TOURS DE FORCE.—The towns of France are hardly
towers of strength.
A MOTTO FOR A DEAF ASYLUM.— " Come back to
Hearin'."

TRULY ALARMING.—The Liberal Government has been
so truly generous of late, that it has hardly left itself a leg
to stand on.

Hoc EST !-Why is it useless for autograph collectors to
seek for the German Emperor's signature ? —Because the
ex-King Wilhelm is better known by-his-Marck.

IRISH AMNESTY COMMITTEE. —A Dublin cor-
respondent writes that for the future the efforts and
attention of the Amnesty bodies in Ireland are to be
directed to the sustentation of the families of the military
Fenian prisoners. For this object an appeal will soon be
made, and it is calculated that there are already in exist-
ence, scattered through the country, funds available
amounting to about £5,000.
AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN IRELA ND.--Allotl, er
agrarian outrage, which it is feared will ultimately have
to be added to the list of murders, was perpetrated on
Sunday in the King's County, on the borders efferent
meath near Moate. From accounts given by
persons in the Daily Express, some of the leading facts
may be collected, but minute details are still wanting.
On Sunday morning a comfortable farmer named Moran
was driving with his wife to Mass, when, as the car
passed through Kilfilland, it was fired upon by three
men from behind a wall. The shots missed Moran, but
struck his wife, one ball entering the upper part of her
head, and two 'laceratinfr her face. The assassins then
ran across the fields and escaped. He saw them running
away, but could not identify them. He was so engaged
in managing the horse, which became frightened at the
shots, that he did not A t -first observe that his wife, who
was at the other side of the car, had been wounded. She lies
now in a precarious state. Moran received a threatening
letter about nine months back, warning him to give up
some land which he got twenty years ago.

The case of Mr. C. H. Turner, who was at one time
chairma,n of the Great Eastern Railway Company, has
been before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Mr. Lawrence wss unable to attend
an the bankrupt's behalf, and an adjournment
was therefore requested. Mr. Finlay Kni.2 ht
appeared for opposing creditors, and said that
the assignees did not oppose so strongly as they might
otherwise have done, because the shoe did not pinch
them so bad as it did the opposing creditors. His
Honour said he understood the assignees did not object
to a further adjournment. The person who would be
mainly prejudiced by that circumstances was the bank-
rupt. Mr. Knight said he took issue on that point.
The additional accounts which had been ordered hail not
been filed. After some further discussion, the sitting
was adjourned.

THE IRRIGATION COMPANY OF FRANCE.
The appeal from the decision of Vice-Chancellor
Malins, refusing to grant an order for compulsorily
winding-up the Irrigation Company of France, was
resumed before Lords Justices James and Mellish, on.
Wednesday, when Mr. Cole, Q.C., characterised as gratui-
tous and most scandalous the accusation that Mr. T.
Cave, M.P., and Mr. Young, the voluntary liquidators,
were acting in league with the Credit Foncier, by the
perpetration of a fraud upon the shareholders
of the Irrigation Company.—Mr. Glasse, Q.C.,
said the object of the directors ir. preferring
a voluntary to a compulsory liquidation was to
conceal monetary transactions which, if allowed to see
the light of day, would lead to their inevitable conslem-
nation. That course was pursued solely at the ins tiga•
tion of the Credit Foncier and their nominees. Lord
Justice James stated that it was in evidence that the
holders of thousands of independent shares had assented
to the proposal. The petitioner was almost alone in his
opposition, and he would be unwilling to set the opinion
of one solitary individual against that of so many others.
Lord Justice Mellish feared that the opposition of the
petitioner was to obtain more than the equitable value of
his shares.—The appeal was still proceeding.

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.-500
DAMAGES.

In the Bail Court, on Wednesday, Miss Mary linger,
daughter of a hosier, in Sloane-street, brought an action
against John H. Wilson, assistant-surgeon in Millbank
Penitentiary, to recover £1,500 damages, as compensation
for a breach of promise of marriage, which he male to
her in the early part of 1867. The voluminous zunatory
correspondence read by Serjeant Parry, extended over a
period of four years and was couched in
the most affectionate terms, the defendant

attributing his success in his scientific studies,
and present professional advancement to the in-
fluence which his contemplated nuptials with his
" Darling little cherub, Polly," exercised on him. How-
ever, in September of last year a change came over his
feelings, and he wrote her a very matter of fact letter,
contrasting strangely with his previous epistles, stating
that owing to incompatibility of temper and disposition
the engagement should be broken off, his father, who
is a retired physician in Ryder-street, St. James's, being,
he alleged, also opposed to the marriage. Under the
direction of Mr. Justice Lush, the jury gave a verdict for
the plaintiff, awarding the damages at £5OO.

THE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMEN i FOR

DEBT.

The Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices James and
Mellish investigated an appeal from a decision of Vice-
Chancellor Stuart, involving a novel and important point
under the Act recently passed for the abolition of imprison-'
ment for debt. Mr. Chichester was the sole executor
under a will ; and after realising the estate, instead of :. ,
appropriating it to the purposes indicated by the testator, ••
speculated upon it. The result was that the entire sum,.
amounting to nearly £5,000, was lost, and Mr. Chichester
was utterly unable at the proper time to distribute any ••
portion of the trust fund; whereupon the Vice-Chancellor
gave the plaintiff liberty to issue attachment against him •
for default. Against that order the present appeal was •
made, and it was argued that the case did not come under •
the third exception of the fourth section of the enactinent,'
which rendered a trustee liable to imprisonment fore
default, inasmuch as the defendant did not have "the

money in his possession or under his control." The Act,
it was contended, was not intended to apply to trustees
who were unfortunate, but to those who were guilty of
contumacious contempt. The Lord Chancellor, while •
agreeing with the Vice-Chancellor's construction of the
Act, discharged the order, in consequence of the abience
of " any order by the Court of Equity " to pay the money
in question. The Lords Justices concurred.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER..
John May, described as of BlenheiM -place, Leeds, was., ,
brought up at the Mansion House, on remand, charged '
with embezzling various sums of money, amounting to
upwards of £2OO, belonging to his employers, Messrs.
Heywood, Higginbottom, and Smith (Limited), of
Hyde-street, Manchester, and Watling-streeet, London.
The circumstances of the case were peculiar.
Letters found on the prisoner at the first examination,
from the secretary and manager of the prosecutors at
Manchester, were then read, shewing that those gentle- ,
men had offered to reinstate the prisoner in his positipn in .
the firm on payment by his friends of the 2200 embez.
zled. In the view of this arrangement the
prisoner came to England from Germany, and
was apprehended under the warrant issued against
him in September last, a day or two after he absconded.
The London manager gave evidence on the previous oc-'
casion, and stated his ignorance of the arrangement in
question, and on the remand of the prisoner stated
his willingness to become bail for him. The
Lord Mayor declined to accept bail under any
circumstances considering it necessary to the ends of
public justice that the case should be proceeded with.
Several witnesses from Penzance, Wilts, and other places
were now called to prove the receipt of cheques and •
monies by the prisoner which had not been accounted for,
accoaling to the rules of the prosecutors' establishmbnts.
Mr. Shorrock, their London manager, proved that the
prisoner had no authority to endorse cheques paid to the
firm. He was committed for trial.

POISONOUS GLOVES.—Our attention has been
directed by a respected correspondent to a case which he
ascribes due to the wearing of gloves dyed with some
poisonous substance. His patient, a lady, purchased a s,
box of green-coloured gloves at a wcll-known and re-
spectable house. In none of the gloves was the dye' per-
manent,
for upon the hand becoming heated, it was
stained to such a degree that warm water would scarcely
remove it. After wearing a few pairs—for the gloves . •
rapidly became shabby—the lady noticed a vesicular erup-
tion presenting itself at the sides and root of the nails.
This vesication in a few days proceeded to ulceration. •
Under suitable remedies the rash disappeared, but upon
the lady resuming the wearing of the gloves the mischief
recommenced with renewed severity. Upon our corres-
pondent examining the gloves further, and analysing a
solution prepared from them, he discovered the existence •
of an arsenical salt, which at once cleared up the mystery
of the case, and the nature of the dye.—Medical Press and
Circular.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.—The Registrar-General
states that during the week ending Saturday, the 14th
inst., 5,050 births and 4,413 deaths were registered in
London and 19 other large cities and towns of the United
Kingdom, and the aggregate mortality of the week was in
the ratio of 31 deaths annually to every 1,000 of the
present estimated population. The annual rates
of mortality last week in the seventeen English cities
and towns, stated in the order of their topographical
arrangement, were as follow :—London 30 per 1,000
Portsmouth 18, Norwich 38, Bristol 36, Wolverhampton
28, Birmingham 35, Leicester 31, Nottingham 28, Liver-
pool 44, Manchester 29, Salford 32, Bradford 28, Leeds
30, Sheffield 31, Hull 24, Sunderland 24, and Newcastle-
upon-Tyne 23. The deaths from all causes in these 17
towns were less by 184 than those returned in the previous
week, there being a considerable decline in Liverpool
and Manchester. Small-pox caused 175 deaths, of
which 135 occurred in London, 35 in Liverpool, 3 in
Manchester, 1 in Hull. and 1 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
In London the births of 1,204 boys and 1,153 girls, in all
2,357 children were registered last week. The -deaths
registered in the same time were 1,896. Smallpox was
fatal last week in London in the proportion of 22 deaths
annually to every 10,000 of the present estimated popula-
tion. The greatest number of deaths previously recorded
from smallpox in any one week since the passing of the
Compulsory Vaccination Act (1853) was 71 in the week
ending May 9, 1863, and the fatality of the disease during
seven consecutive weeks at that time averaged 66 deaths
per week. In the seven weeks ending Saturday last
the deaths averaged 81 per week.

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ITALIAN OPERA BUFFA COMPANY,
(uaIITHII).--LYCHUSI THEATRE.
THIS EVENING (Tharsdayl, January 19, Ricci's Opera,
CRESTING B LA CO MARE Amnetta, bidlle. Colombo.
Boxes on the grand tier, £8 M.; stall tier, £2 128. 6d.; upper
circle, Li 11s. 6d.; orchestra stalls, 10s. 6d.; grand tier dress
seats, 75.; upper circle seats, 45.; pit tickets, 25. 6d.; amphi-
-theatre, ls.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.—
Bole Lessee and Manager, F. B. Chatterton.—Morning
Performances every Wednesday and Saturday, until Saturday,
February 25th, inclusive.—THlS EVENING (Thursday), will
be produced the Drury Lane Grand Comic CHRISTMAS ANNUAL,
written by E. L. Blanchard, entitled the DRAGON OF
WANTLEY 1 and Harlequin Old Mother Shipton ! with New
and Characteristic Scenery by William Beverly, whose personal
services are now exclusively devoted to illustrating the produc-
tions of this Theatre. The general action of the Pantomime
arranged by, and the whole produced under, the direction of
Mr. Edward Stirling. Characters in the opening by Messrs.
Fred. Yokes, 11. Moreland, Charles Steyne Fawdon Vokes, H.
Naylor, Seymour, Firth, Meade, Webber, F. Wright, Master
Russsll ; Misses Victoria Yokes, Jessie Vokes, Rosina Yokes,
Harriet Coveney, M. A. Basquerville, A. Hamilton, Hall,
Florence Harvey, De Grey, Ross, Timbrell, Elphinstone, Har-
court, Lee, Leslie, Mills, White, Burpitt, Rivers, Russell,
Hastings. forminglequi will include those popular Pan-
tominaists, a Double Company, F. Evans, and W. H.
Harvey, Clowns ; Paul Herring and J. Mor is, Pantaloons ; W.
Fawdon Vokes and Stonette, Harlequins ; the Misses Rosina
and Jessie Yokes, Columbines Miss Lizzie Grosvenor, Har-
lequina. B. Slowman, Imitator of Birds, &c. Mr. H. Collard,
the Pocket Sims Reeves. Master Dassie, the Chickaleary Boy.
E. D. Lyon, the Short Footman. Lawson and Garton, the French
Pierrots. Master H. Rawlings, Clog Dancer. La Patrie, the
Baby Velocipedist. The Masks and Costumes from Designs by
Vandyke Brown. The Music Composed and Selected by Mr. W.
C. Levey. The Dances and Action of the Ballet, and the general
business of the Children's Scenes, Invented and Arranged by Mr.
John Cormack. The Comic Scenes and Tricks, &c., arranged by
Mr. John Cormaek and Messrs. Evans and Harvey. Doors open
at Half-past six ; commence at Seven. Box-office opeuineas.
n from
Ten till Five daily. Private Boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and 5 G
Stalls, 7s. Dress Circle, ss. First Circle, 4s. Balcony, 3s.
Pit, Ss. Lower Gallery, ls. Upper Gallery, 6d.

THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, Harlequin
Old Mother Shipton, will be produced To-night (Thursday)
January 19, and positively withdrawn on Saturday, February
25. Places can be secured from the first until the last date.
MORNING PERFORMANCES every WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY therefore, to prevent disappointment, an early
application for seats is respectfully requested. Box-office
open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-
LANE.

ftfORNING PERFORMANCES of the Grand
ILL Pantomime, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY,
every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re-
duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre ;—First Circle,
Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily.—
THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH
This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE.
Messrs. Crouch, Turner; Mesdames Ada Swanborough,
E. Buf ton, and F. Hughes. CCEUR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry,
Paultbn, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E.
Lofton, Sautley, Ike, Goodall, ctc.

rrHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAR K E
Fifty-second Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY. —rkis
EVENING (Thursday) at Seven, O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE
POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music.
Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright, Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne.
After which, at a quarter to Eight o'cldck, a new Fairy Comedy,
in Three Acts, entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters
by Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everill, Clark, Braid,
Rogers, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Rill, Fanny
Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Phanor's
Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act
111 The Avenue of . by UN C LE'S WI.
Mr. Palms
Miss . Kendal and Robertson.Followed Concluding with the Farce
of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Box ()Mee open daily from
10 till 5.

pRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Sole Lessee, Ben-
jamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chat-
terton.—THlS EVENING, at seven, PEEP 0' DAY, by Edmund
Falconer, terminating with the celebrated Quarry Scene. At
8.30 an entirely new grand spectaculartextraavaganza, extravaganza, entitled
LITTLE GIL BLAS and How he Played the Spanish Do)euce.
J3y H. B. 'Farnie. The music by Frank Musgrave ; the ballet,
groupings, &c., by J. Milano ; the new and magnificent scenery
by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants ; the costumes after drawings
by Gustave Dor6. To conclude with HE'S A LUNATIC.
Mr. J. Clayton.—Box Office open from Ten till Five.

ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.--Sole Pro-
prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WVISTER ; Managers, Mr. B.
WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING,
at 7, a new Drama, in One Act, SMOKE. Mr. Billington,
Mr. Ashley, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. Billington, and Miss
Furtado. At 8.15 ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster
and Miss Furtado. To conclude with THE MISTLETOE
BOUGH. Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Elise Holt, Mademoiselle
Debreaul, Mdlle. Camilla Dubois, Miss I ellew, Miss M. Cooper,
and Miss Bella Moore, Mi. Brittain Wright, Mr. John Rouse:
and Mr. Odell

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND
Lessees— Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T.
Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING, Mr. David
James ; after which TWO ROSES (197th night), by James
Albery. Conclude with (65th Night) ELIZABETH. Supported
by Messrs. 11. J. Montague, David James, and T. Thorne, &c. ;
Mesdames Amy Fawsitt, A. Newton, and Nelly Power, &c.