The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-19 00:00:00

An extraordinary case of child stealing was hives

sated at the Manchester County Police Cofirt on Friday.
From the evidence it appeared that' a .yoting married
woman, named Smith, residing at Gtxten, got possession
of a child, ten months old, belonging to another resident
in the neighbourhoed, and that she carried it home, and
'tried to lead her friends to believe that she had
given. birth' to it. On the ruse being discovered, Mrs.
Smith consented to the baby being sent home. The police
then took' up :the case, and the would-be mother was
arrested. In defence she said she felt very lonely iu the
house by herself, and took the child' because she thought
it Would be company for her. She was remanded for
further inquiry.
TILE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BARNSLSY.

more deaths have occurred yet, it is expected that
in the Connie of a very. few hours that two, at least
will have to be added,to the number of deaths already
made knoWn. Mr. • BirkinAaw and her child (aged one
year) are both in a very critical state, .the, former, having
:become worse.; so that. both are likely to succumb to the
injuries received. Robert Gregory, who is lying at tln
Keel Inn, 'Ardsley, suffering from a very extensive
laceration of the 'abdomen, has been delirious since Thurti- •
day night, and no hopes are now entertained' of his
recovery—indeed, his death may be expected at any.
moment.- Mrs. Davy, ~Barnsley,,suffering acutely from
internal. injuries and laceration of the abdomen, is now
worse than she has been, and now Heti; 'in a very. Oitical
state, being attended , by., Dr Wainright ; Williain
Winstanloy, Ardsley, is now going on more favour-
ably, altluiugh it is' by no means certain that
'blood-poisoning . may not ensue. Robert Winstanley,
aged 12 years, who is now at the Beckett Hospital, liarns-
ley, and who has 'had one thigh and a finger amputated,
and the 'other leg fractured, is not much altered.. The
other sufferers axe going on satisfactorily. The railway'
authorities appear to have admitted their liability
to give compensation to, the sufferers, and have
given instructions to the local medical gentleman
to do all they can for the injured persdns, as they
will pay all 'the expenses. The jury, it appears, con-
sidered that' the company were to blame for not taking
all the precautions necessary to ensure the public safety;
And,' although bringing in a verdict of manslaughter against
the guard Habershaw, did so for the purpose, of qaching
the company, and that the time occupied coming to a
decision, about two hours, was passed in trying so to frame
the verdict as to censure and inculpate the company. This
was openly stated by a majority of the jury after they
had left the court.

may find necessary with regard to the neutrality of Lux-
emburg. If Germany, passing from words to Aleeds, vio-
lates the neutrality of Luxemburg, we also shall then be
free to act. According to Lord Derby's interpretation—
an interpretation, it will be observed, not challenged by
vote in either House, accepted by Lord Clarendon, and
acquiesced in by France and Prussia—we shall, ipso facto,
be relieved from the obligation of the Treaty of 1867 ;
while, according to the interpretation of a section of the
then Opposition, we shall be bound to aid Austria,
Russia, and France in upholding the neutrality of Lux-
emburg, provided that all these Powers concur in calling
on us to do so ; but we shall be no more bound to invite
their concurrence than they will be' to Invite ours.
We hold, says the Spectator, that it is our duty to de-
clare at once that we will not permit the violation of the
Treaty of 1867 ; that France has been weakened enough
by the war which her own fault brought upon her ; and
that what we guaranteed, believing at the time that the
guarantee would need to'be put in force, if at all as against
France, we will hold to as against Prussia, who, if she

wants territorial accessions besides those she demands
from France, wants what it would be fatal to the peace of
Europe to concede. Englishmen have hardly realized yet
how high the spirit of conquest is rising in this great
Teutonic people, which, by constantly repeating, and
quite sincerely, that they are pacific and domestic, have
got both themselves and their neighbours to believe
it hi the face of the most ominous facts. But
this raid upon Luxemburg is more than omi-
nous. If followed out by the Germans, it is
a final proof of the greed of conquest and of lost modera-
tion. England, must take her stand sometime. She is
solemnly bound to stand by Belgium. But T_ixernburg
yielded, it will be very difficult to stand by Belgium, and
far more difficult to get aid from France. The dismem-

berment 'of France is a great evil to Europe. While
Germany made no demands which France would not have
made had she been conqueror, we felt the moral imp.ossi-
bility of supporting France. But this is a feature of an
entirely new , kind. It is, we presume, meant to test
the mettle and the courage of the neutrals. If they
give no sign, Germany would at once, feel that
she may do precisely what she pleases, in case of
conquering France. ' If *e do not interfere to save a
neutral territory 'we have guaranteed, though it is
only coveted as a ne'w threat to France, we certainly shall

not interfere to mitigate any. terms Germany may choose
to impose. The crisis is one in which the neutral Powers
called. upon to oppose, a firm ir(mit to a most cynical
aggression. England, who has least to fear, ought to lead
the way. T.he nonsense about German moderation should
instantly cease, now that t Gerniany is 'showing that she
means by moderation the most 'unscrupulous use of her
victories, against the neutral Powers, no less than against
her. vanquished antagonist. If we yield now, we had
better at once give notice of our intention to withdraw
froin European politics, and assume the same position in
relation to them as that taken by the United States.
The EconOmist reminds ns the present Lord Derby' was
the Foreign 'Secretary who negotiated the Treaty, and
who, as he said, had more anxieties about the piarantee
than on any other. public 'matter on which he had ever
been engaged. He said—"-It is a case of limited liability.
Such a guarantee has obviously more the character of a
moral sanction than of a contingent liability to make
,war:",' So that, in the jndg-ment of the-Minister above all
Others responSible fOr the Treaty, it was hardly in any
case to cause war, but only a solemn aiiiproval of the

terms of the Treaty; and an expression of ethical senti-
ment. In the debate in the House of Lords upon the
Treaty, Lord. Granville too a'much sounder view of the
agreement than those who made it. He said that
poi4ibly "we may hereafter either be expesed to practical
inconvenience, or to
.the risk of.being considered unfaith-
ful to our agreements." And this is just our present case.
We mast either exPOse ourselves to the practical incon-
,Nentence " of a great war about a small territory in which
we never had .an interest; or we must run the risk of

being tailed unfaithful to our engagements, because wo
do not place on an ambiguous contract the interpretation
te• which is expocted.by some of the parties to it.. Never-
_ _

. .
" I theless our . policy is :clear. The statement of Lord
Le Stanley VMS 'made juht, after the Treaty was
made ; they , were the pUblic construction of
the compact solemnly made in Parliament ; the other
parties to the' Treaty must have been cognisant of them,
and they should have on the instant protested against
them if they had not wished to be bound by them. We
cannot give a larger scope to our duty than that which wo
assigned to it at the time. But we must feel the shame
natural to every one who is entangled in an ambiguous
agreement, and who uses the ambiguities of it as a mode
of extricating himself from serious risks and great
liabilities. . , , . ,

THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN

ENGLAND.

.Twenty years ago the Hon. Benjamin Moran, who is
American Minister to. the Court of St. James's,. ad interim,
was a poor boy, employed in a cotton factory in Trenton,
N.J. He obtained' a position in' 1857 as attaehi, when
Mr. Dallas was Minister, has risen, by his own efforts and
abilities, and without the aid -of money or influential
friends. .As there Seems .to be some difficulty in finding a
successor to Mr. Motley, the President could not do
better than to leave the British mission in the hands in
which it is now. Mr. Moran is one of our ablest as well
as mo,t popular diplomatic agents, and would meet with
brOrni-A3nes4, skill, and energy any demand which might
arise either in the exigencies of politics or the complica-
tions of diplomacy.—American Reporter.

. .
anigainostthteirie
barbarous
the London Labour Representation League have
resolved to call a meeting of the representatives of trade
o protest
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bos ocaileetsieosf,
wpoorlki tiincag g, n, soa ns
treatment of the people of France by the Prussian army,
and also to consider the conduct of the British Govern-
Ment inreference to the threatened violation of treaty obli-
gations on the part: of Russia and Prussia."
AT LAST.—T*elve guns much heavier than any
yet mounted on the Plymouth fortifications are on their
way from Woolwich by ship, and will be landed early
next week on a pier at /Porpoint specially prepared with
gear, whence they will be drawn, each by twenty horses,
to the great granite fort at Picklecombe on the western
shore of the Sound. The guns will weigh 18 tons each
without their carriages ; they are breechloaders, and will
probably carry 5001 b. shot. This is the first serious com-
mencement of the work of manning with heavy guns the
numerous 'strong and costly forts by which the arsenal
and dockyards are surrounded.— Western Morning News.
The barometer is again higher at all stations than
it was, the change being most noticeable in the south-
west of our islands. Temperature has fallen at our
south-western and central stations and in Norway, but
risen elsewhere. Scarborough is 10 degrees colder than
Thurso,'-'and 17 degrees Colder than Penzance. Mode-
rate west-north-west breezes are reported front our
northern coasts, drawing to the south-westward over
Norway, while in our southern districts light north-east
`,Winds have beeome general. Rain has again fallen in the
north of Scotland and south of England. Faint Aurora
has been observed at Valentin and Thurso, and lightning
at Roche's Point. The sky continues very cloudy in the
south, and rather so generally. The sea is moderate in
the north, calm elsewhere.

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THEATRE ROYAL DRL Y-I A N E.—Sole
Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTauTox.
This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direc-
tion of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the
SEASON THIS EVENING. Doors open at half-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past
Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from
Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four
Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.

TIIEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.-
Under the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales.—Miss NEILSON has the honour
to announce that her FIRST BENEFIT at this Theatre
will take place THIS EVENING, on which occasion her
Majesty's servants will perform, at 7.45, Shakespeare's Tragedy
of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Mr. J. B. Howard ; Mer-
cutlo, Mr. T. C. King; Juliet, Miss Neilson. After the Tragedy
Miss Neilson will recite Tennyson's Poem, " The Charge of the
Light Brigade." The performance to commence with the farce
of PHOBUS'S FIX. To conclude with the farce of A
DOMESTIC HERCULES. Doors open at half-past (3, commence
at 7. Box-offlce open from 10 till 5 daily.

WSS NEILSON will appear in the character
of JULIET, in ROMEO AND JULIET, THIS EVENING,
Dec. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

AR. T. C. KING will appear in the character of
MERCUTIO in ROMEO AND JULIET, THIS EVENING,
Dec. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

1)110BUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated
YOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS
EVENING, Dec. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE,

ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by
blartin Becher,at half-paat Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING,
Dec. 19:--THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

ON MONDAY, December 26 (Boxing Night), the
Grand Christmas Comic Pantomime, entitled THE
DRAGON OF WANTLEY; or, Harlequin Old Mother Shipton.
Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. Doors open at half-past
six ; performances to commence at seven, and terminate at
eleven o'clock.

THE DRAGON OF WA.NTLEY ; or, Harlequin
Old Mother Shiptpn, with New and Characteristic
Scenery by William Beverley, will be produced on MONDAY,
December 26 (Boxing Night).—Box-office open from Ten till Five
daIIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, Harlequin
Old Mother Shipton, will be produced on MONDAY,
December 26, 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.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE.—In
reply to numerous inquiries, the Lessee begs to state most
decisively that no proposition whatever can be entertained with
regard to the introduction of ADVERTISING SCENES in the
forthcoming Pantomime. Those who desire to avail themselves of
the Drury-Lane Grand Comic Christmas Annual for the purposes
of publicity are respectfully informed that Advertisements can
only be allowed to appear in the Book of the Pantomime, pub-
lished and sold in the Theatre, and for the employment of the
limited number of pages which will be set apart for this pur-
pose, immediate application must be made by letter to Mr.
Quiver, Treasurer.

OPERA. COMIQUE, 299, Strand.—Lessees H.
Leslie, C. Steele, W. Norton.—This most beautiful
Theatre in London, will re-open for the English Dramatic Season
on Monday, December 26, at popular prices, from 6d. to 7s. 6d.

OPERA. COMIQUE.—Mr. G. F. ROWE will
make his re-appearance in London in a new and striking
Drama, founded on Charles Dickens's celebrated novel " Our
Mutual Friend."

OPERA COMIQUE.—FOUND DROWNED, or
pug MUTUAL FRIEND. Supported by Messrs. Samuel
Emery, John Nelson, W. M'lntyre, Charles Warner (by permis-
sion of W. 11. Liston, Esq.), Edwin Stanley, and Granville
Tidy earl
Mesdames Ernstone, Patti Josephs, Holston, Manders,
Tiny Earl, and Miss Rose Lisle.

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. Button, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque,
" THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Fannon, Fenton,
and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley,
Lee, Goodall, &c. •

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-
Lessees--Messrs. 11. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.
THIS EVENING, at 7 CHISELLINef , Mr. David James ; after
which TWO ROSES (170th night), by James Albery.- Conclude
with ELIZABETH. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague,
David James. and T. Thorne, &c. ; Mesdames AmyFawsitt, A.
Newton, and Nelly Power, &c.

MADAME TIJSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-
street.—On view Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and
Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal
BaZaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c. &c.—
Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra
Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-
street.—On view Portrait Models of the Kin
Crown'Prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern! Alsdo
Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Adrnission
children under ten years of age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d, extra._
Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.

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