The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL INCOME.

The financial year has three weeks longer to run,
. and the national income is within three millions and
a half of Mr. Lowe's budget estimate for the twtive
months. The income tax receipts already exceed
the right hon. gentleman's anticipations by more
than £150,000, and under this heading nearly
£200,000 was paid into the Treasury last week. The
expenditure is; as yet, £4,780,000 short of the total
estimate for the year.

DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. Registrar Roche held to-day the first sitting
for the proof of debts and choice of creditors' assig-
nees under the bankruptcy of the Duke'of Newcastle.
The petition was presented on the 21st of June last
year, by Mr. R. Morris, of 8, Regent-street, money
lendcr,whose debt is alleged to be £lO,OOO. Mr.Bagley
prts,mted a proof on behalf of Mr. Steele, of The
Lawn, Hornsey, for £5,192, for a judgment recovered
against the Earl of Westmorland on a promissory
note, and also a judgment against the duke. The
prof wits. admitted. Mr. 11:01ey next put in a pro:4
for £18,750 on behalf of Mr. Hargrave, for money
advanced on a joint-bond of the Duke' Of NeWcaStle
and the Earl.of Westmorland for £25,000. A large
proof on beha'f of ,Mr. Poole, tailor, was pit in, and
the rejstrar observed £l6 16s. was charged for a
pair of trousers, and £l2 12s. for a dressing-gown.
',Cho p oof was adnaitted, and other proofs were being
discussed when this report left.

At the service at Westbnd-row Roman Catholic
-chapel, Dublin, last eveuitlg, an alarm of lire wits raised.
''.'he congregation rushed to the doors, and a dreadful panic
ensued. Some persons were injured, but not seriously.
A telegram from Suez, dated 15th inst., 9 p.m.,
states that the Hawk had completed the splice of Suez shore
end, and the William Cory was paying. out cable, and had
paned Zsbrini Light. All well. •

EXECUTION OF THE (CUBAN JUNTA.
A letter from Santiago de'CuTsa, dated February 18th,
gives the following account of the trial and execution
of the members of the Cuban Junta of that city :
Eighteen well-kn Own citizens, ' charged with belonging
to the Cuban Junta, were arrested and taken to an obscure
estate at San Juan, fifteen miles from this city. They
were tried by court-martial, convicted of treason, and sell-
-tenced to suffer death. They were not allowed the assis-
tance of counsel, or the privilege of summoning witnesses
in their.defence. • They were all executed soon after the
termination of the trial. Among them were two
Americans, viz., John Francis POrtuondo a natu-
ralised citizen, and Charles Dannery, a native of the
United States. Acting-Governor Ojedo ordered that
the men should be sent to the city, but Colonel
Doet„ commanding the contra guerillas, refused to obey
-alleging that he had received different orders from Count
Valmaseda. The insurgent General, Napoleon Arango,
who originated the rebellion in the Central Department,
has voluntarily, surrendered to the authorities at Las
Minas with seventy of his men.. He promised to come to
Habana to confer with the Captain-General as to the
bast means of ending the insurrection without further
bloodshed. The rebels have burned some houses in
Incaro.

THE BLONDE ENGLISH ACTRESSES
ABROAD.
Chicago would seem, according to information brought
by the last mail, to be still very agitated about the doings
of the " Blonde English Troupe." The horsewhipping of
the editor of the Chicago Times is the one topic in every-
body's mouth-. The version of the affair given on the
part of Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Markham, and Miss
Thomson's husband—Mr. Henderson—is as follows :
, " Miss Markham, Miss Thompson, Mr. Cahill, and
Mr. Henderson obtained a carriage and drove to
the residence of Mr. Storey, on Wabash-avenue.
On inquiring for him, we learned that he was not
in, but would be at home for dinner about 5.30. We
drove back to our hotel, and about 4.30 started out again,
leaving Mr. Cahill behind. On arriving near the resi-
dence of Mr. Storey we got out of the carriage and
walked up and down the side-walk. Shortly afterwards
Mr. Storey and a lady came walking towards us. On
meeting them Mr. Henderson said, .Mr. Storey, I be-
lieve.' He answered ' Yes.' Mr. Henderson then
introduced Miss Markham and Miss Thompson.
Mr. Henderson stepped back, and Miss Thompson
and Miss Markham both struck him with their
whips. Mr. Storey raised his stink and chased Miss
Thompson, striking her twice. Mrs. Storey.then came
forward, and said, " I am not to blame in this matter," and
begged Miss Thompson
.to stop. Miss Thompson again
made a rush for Mr. Storey, when Mrs. Storey said,
" Wilbur, draw your pistol." Mr. Storey then searched
in his pockets for his pistoL Mr. Henderson stepped for-
ward, and said, " If you draw a pistol, I'll shoot you like a
dog." Mr. Storey then withdrew his hand from his pocket,
and Mr. Henderson put up his pistol. Mr. Storey struck
at Miss Markham, when Henderson stepped in and
received the blow intended for her. It was a severe one,
and raised quite a bruise on Mr. Henderson's forehead.
Mr. Henderson then struck Mr. Storey across the fore-
head with a cowhide. Miss Thompson and Miss Markham
then retreated to the carriage, and as they were doing so
Mr. Storey hurled at them the vilest possible epithets, he
he in the meantime following them up. As Miss Thomp-
son was entering the carriage, she turned half way round
and gave him a cut across the face. Mr. Storey
made a rush for her, but was prevented-striking by the
bystanders. She then said "1. have whipped you as a
hound, as I wanted to do." A policeman then came up
and seized Mr. Storey. The ladies and Mr. Henderson
got into the carria.ge and closed the doors. The policeinan
got on the box, and the carriage was driven to the Armory,
where we were informed that we were under arrest. Mr.
Henderson sent for his lawyer, • John Lyle King, who
went our bail in 100 dollars each for our appear-
ance on Saturday. As far as Mr. Storey is con-
cerned he can do as he likes ; we don't care • we have
had our revenge, and branded him publicly." M'r. Storey's
version of the affair was
_given iii his own paper, the Times.
He begins by stating that the criticisms which he wrote
respecting the Blondes were candid and legitimate, and at
first rather lenient, in comparison to the glaring and dis-
reputable character of their entertainment. " The editor of
the Chicago Times" adds that when he saw that the Blondes
were inclined to "kick' against" honest observations, he
felt himself finally obliged to demand in his paper a
" thorough -cleansing" of the theatre in which they were
performing. It was this that roused the ire of Miss Lydia.
The ulterior proceedings took place in the police-court.
The report states that Mr. Storey was hissed as he entered
'to give his evidence. The result of the trial was the im-
position of fines on Miss Thompson, Miss Markham, and
Mr. Henderson of 100 dollars each for breach of the
peace, and 210 dollars each for the assault. Miss Thcrmp-
son paid the fines and left. The parties are to laP prose.
cuted for rioting and inciting to riot at another hearing