The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-26 00:00:00

MAR TI3P(I-ST7?IRE T,,,_ IT gig DAY
Mount, ne:_eribed on the ei:•ar6e sheet :as a servant resid-
ing at 2, King street, Herne Bay, was brought before
Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and at-
tempting to destroy herself in the Serpentine, Hyde-
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park.
It appeared from the evidence of Smith, A 668, that
yesterday morning he was ou duty at the west endcame of
the Exhibition in Hyde-park, when a gentleman
Up and informed him that some park•keepers were ill-
treating a woman a short distance off. Ho ran to the
spot, and on inquiring of the keepers what was the matter,
be was told that the prisoner had been found drunk
and fast asleep, and on being awoke she became ex-
tremely violent, and refused to leave the park. The
constable then took hold of her and led her away, and
on her promising to leave the park quietly ho let her go.
In about a minute after he looked round and saw her
running without bonnet and shawl towards the river. He
followed and caught hold of her just as she was in the
act of throwing herself in, and having procured assis-
tance, conveyed her to the station. At the latter place
she tried to strangle herself with her hair, and in his
endeavours to prevent her, she bit his hand nearly
through.
The defendant, in reply to the charge said she had
been in London only a week, having left her place for
the purpose of coming to see the Exhibition. The reason
that she attempted to destroy herself was, that a person
had seduced her, and communicated to her a filthy dis-
ease, the disgrace of which so preyed upon her mind
that she became tired of her life.
Mr. BINGHAM seriously admonished the prisoner, and
directed the officer to take her to the hospital. He (Mr.
Bingham) also dirt cted the prisoner to call at the court
When she came out, and he would find means to send
her home.
The prisoner expressed bar gratitude in tears, and left
the court with the officer.

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SPORTING INTEiLALIGENCE.
NE W C ASTLE-ON • TYNE R ACES—WEDNEsDAY.
The Third Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya, each,
5 ft, the second to receive 10 per cent., and the third
5 per cent. out of the stakes, for two yrs old colts, Bst
71b, and fillies, Bst 41b; half-a-mile. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Evadne (Templeman) 1
Mr. Wrather's bl fby Trueboy, out of Miss Julia 2
3tol on Evadne. Won easy by a length.
The North Derby Stakes of 10 soya, each, and 100
added; three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b;
the second to receive 50.. guineas out of the stakes;
once round. (21 Subs.)
Mr. J. Marson's br f Nancy (51b extra) (F. Marson) 1
Mr. Wentworth's Azeth (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Phillips's fee Juif (Marlow) 3
Betting-7 14 2on Nancy, 3to 1 agst Le Juif, and 4
to 1 agst Azeth. A very fine race. Won on the post
by a head, the same between second and third.
The Amateur Welter Stakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft if de-
clared, with 15 added; three yrs, 9st; four yrs, lOst
71b; five yrs, 1 Ist 31b; six and aged, 12st. Mares and
geldings allowed 31b, and half-bred horses 71b. Gen-
tlemen riders, &c. Newcastle Turn in. (7 Subs.)
Mr. Batty's Risk, 4 yrs, (h b) (1501) (Mr. Henderson) 1
Mr. Fawcus's Reversion, 5 yrs, (30/) Mr. Pee.rt) 2
Mr. Gray's Ormsby, 5 yrs, (301) ( Gregson) 3
Count de Vaux's The Ebor, 4 yrs, (80/) (Ld. Cardross) 0
Mr. Thrift's Fleur de Seine, (501)...(Capt. Prettyman) 00
Mr. Griffiths nd The Reiver, aged (301) 0
Mr. Heppell's °Amid wick, 4 y re, (301) ( kr. La ID plugh) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Reversion, 3to 1 agst Ebor, and
4to 1 agst Risk. Won cleverly by a length and a half.
The Free Handicap of 5 soya. each, 5 ft, and 50 added.
The second to receive 20 sus. Three quarters of a

mile. (20 Subs.)
Mr. T. Lister's Nancy, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Wells) 1
Mr. Walters'a Maid of Team Valley, 7st 81b (Noble) 2
Mr. Lawson's Coo* 6 yrs, Est 21b (J. Osborne) 3
Sir C. Monck's Vanguard, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Simpson) 4
1 Mr. W. Sharpe's Gulliver, 5 yrs, 6st 51b ...(Basham) 0
; Mr. Watson's Wallace, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Carroll) 0
i Mr. Pedley's Fifty-three, 3 yrs, 4st (Arpinale) 0
Battinr,o.-6 to 5 on Nancy, 5 to 2 egst Cools, sto 1
agst Gulliver, and 7 to 1 egst Maid of Team Val-
ley. Won cleverly by two lengths.
The Corporation Plate of 60 Guineas, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs. each, the second to receive 201., for
- three rs old, 7st - four, Bst 3lb ; five and upwards,
Bst 10Iyb; mares and geldings. Heats, nearly a mile.
(11 Subs.)
Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 4 yrs (T. Lye) 1 1
Mr. Davison's Joe Sutherland, 5 yrs (Arnold) 2dr
Mr. Dawson's Cyclops, 3 yrs (Aldcroft) 3 dr.
Betting-3C o 1 on The Chief Justice Won by a neck.
URRAGH JUNE MEETING.
TUESDAY.—The racing was limited to two events and
a walk over for the Kirwans, for which only three ac-
., eepted, two of them Lord Waterford's, and Conveyor,
whose owner did not venture to try conclusions with
him, and he had, accordingly, a walk over with Duc-an-
i Durras. The Scurry Stakes were won, after a most in-
tereating race, by All-is-lost-now, beating Tancred by a
neck. The Sweepstakes of 15 soya., 20 added, Waterford
; Post, was won by Mr. Watt's Countess, who unseated her
rider previous to starting, and ran nearly four miles be-
fore she was caught, Dolly's Brae obtaining second
lace, being defeated only by a head. Among the fash-
ionables present were—The Marquis of Waterford, Lord
Russborough, Sir Thomas Burke, Sir E. Kennedy, R.
Browne, Esq., Ranger, Captain Shum, W. Quin, J.
Courtenay, W. Armstrong, E. J. Irwin, W. Disney, W.
Kirkpatrick, G. W. Watts, J. Rynd, W. Nugent, T. Do
Burgh, Esc's.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
On Tuesday evening Mr. Hackett, the American
comedian, of whose performances we have before had
occasion- to speak most favourably, made his re-appear-
ance, after an absence of some years, on the boards of
this theatre in the character of Falstaff in the Merry
Wives of Windsor. Ever welcome as such an accom-
plished artist as Mr. Hackett must be under any cir-
cumstances, he is more than ever welcome at the pre-
sent moment, when Bartley, our only remaining Fal-
staff, has left the stage. The Falstaff of Mr. Hackett
is more truly Shakesperian than that of any actor who
has appeared of late years; if we were to say that his
is the only Shakesperian Falstaff that we have had for
the last quarter of a century we should not be far off
the mark. Even Charles Kemble and Elliston, strange
to say, vulgarised Falstaff, and made of him a low buffoon.
Now it must be evident to every student of Shakespere
(and we use the word student in contradistinction to the
mere reader of Shakespere'a plays as acted), that the
immortal bard intended Falstaff to be represented as a
witty profligate gentleman, occasionally mixing in vulgar
society, but always preserving his superiority over his
low-bred companions. Had Falstaff lived—
" In our young days,
When George the Third was king"
be would have been Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Such
is the Falstaff Shakespere drew, and' such is the Falstaff
Mr. Hackett represents. We hope this gentleman will
make a lengthened sojourn amongst us, for he can be ill
spared just at present.

MISS GODDARD'S CONCERT, HANOVER-
SQUARE ROOMS.
Miss Goddard, the pupil of Thalberg, whose astonish-
ing performances on the pianoforte were the delight of
theatre abtues of the National Concerts at her Majesty's
Thea )as
winter, gave a concert last evening at the
Hanover-square Rooms, and by her performance showed
that she had, in the interval since her last appearance,
made great end satisfactory progress in her art. Re-
taining her rrfect mastery of the tours de force, which
characterise the Thalberg school of pianoforte playing, she
exhibited a just appreciation of the beauties of the higher
order of composers, and a power of perfectly rendering
their meaning. Her execution of a prelude and fugue
by Bach was perfect, and elicited au unanimous encore ;
and in the piano-forte part of Hummers Septuor, she de-
veloped all the points of that celebrated composition
with exquisite grace and effect. Miss Octavia Fraser, a
debutante, sang the "Vedrai Canino" with great taste, al-
though she was so nervous that she could scarcely do
justice to her powers. When she shall have become a
little more used to facing au audience, she will be a great
acquisition to the concert-room. Pischek, who was in
admirable voice, lent his valuable assistance. Piatti,
Dottesini, Sivori, and Gerhard Taylor were among the
instrumental coadjutors. The concert was very well
attended.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The halls and galleries of this well-known institution
have been daily crowded by delighted visitors to hear
the admirable lectures by the professors on the articles
deposited in the Great Exhibition. The subject chosen
by Mr. Pepper, the chemical lecturer, is " On the Mi.
nerals and Crystals at the Great Exhibition," the first
series being on the diamond, ruby, and pearl. How far
soever the visitor to the Crystal Palace, although
greatly admiring the brilliant gems there, may
be of having any conception of the difficulties
of obtaining them, or the localities from whence
they are procured, in this lecture the infor-
mation is forcibly demonstrated, and not only orally,
but the eye may there rest on a mass of jewels kindly
furnished by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, of Bond-street,
to the value of many thousand pounds, for illustrating
these lectures; and to those gentlemen, as well as the
managers of the Polytechnic Institution, the public are
greatly indebted for filling up a blank which has been
much felt by many of the visitors to the Great Exhibi-
tion. Dr. Bschhoffner is at present illustrating the
copying electric telegraph of Mr. Bakewell, which has
caused b o much interest in the electric department of the
Crystal Palace; and the mechanical inventions are to be
demonstrated upon by Mr. Crispe. These arrangements,
which were first hinted at by the Times, will no doubt be
highly satisfactory to the strangers who will N isit the
metropolis in this eventful season.

LONDON,