The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

"THOS WILLIAMS.

24 Park Street Grosvenor Square."

The " traps" to which I allude were that I beard O'Brien
wanted Miss Hooper to bring an action and to sue out a
commission of lunacy. I meant O'Brien by the expression
" I know who are at the foundation of all. I heard that
Mr. Warde accused me of having £2 a week from Mrs.
Warde to act as a spy. In 1857 I was taken before the
magistrates. Mr. Warde accused me of having had Miss
Trooper withouthis knowledge, and he discharged me. Be- I
fore leaving he struck me with his stick. He took me be-
fore the magistrates, and charged me with threatening to
shoot him. The charge was withdrawn on my signing a
paper agreeing to have no correspondence with Missllooper.
[The paper was read, and in it the witness undertook to
have no communication with Miss Hooper while she was
residing with Mr. Warde as his mistress, or to encourage
her to seek it, and to inform Mr. Warde in the event of her
leaving, if it was within hislcnowledge where she was. The
paper bore date February, 1857.]
To the Judge—The magistrate did not know of the paper
being signed when the charge was withdrawn.
Cross-examination continued—The eight letters pro-
duced are addressed by me to Miss Hooper. I have been
alone with her dozens of time in the little drawing-room,
but not for any improper purpose. Mr. Warde has found
me with her in the pantry. There was a disturbance be-
cause he was always accusing me of being with her without
his consent. He made me swear I would not. Probably
I used to kiss her without orders. I observed my oath. I
went by hie orders in all I did. I was on very affectionate
terms with Miss Hooper.
Mr. Hawkins—Just look at that letter, " Archer Castle,
November 23, 1858," beginning "My dear Maria." Is it
your handwriting ?
Witness—lt is.

Mr. Hawkins (reading)
" You stated in yourlast that you would not write again.
But I think Probely you have haltred your mind By this
time and I know you would if I wags By the side of you or
in Planer speakin in thy harms. (Laughter.) I think I
see you now. 0 wass it But reall Could I awake some
night and find you By my side my hart would Breek with
joy. (Laughter.) I wish I could make a artfichell Maria
to hanser the same Purpos as you."
(Roars of laughter, in which the witness joined.)
Mr. Hawkins—And you wrote this also:—
" My ever dearest Girl,—l receaved your Letter and
Think not But my thoughts are alwis with thee for beleve
me I have Long and Bitley Leemented that Parting day.
Oh'what would I give to clasp thee in nay arms. But oh I
no I Can not for I am amonge Thease wild and solotory
mounting Not one living thing is thear to Be seen ware
now I sitt except a large Sea Gull with with its wild and
Pearcing Cry made me lift my eyes and Paus. (Laughter.)
Oh how I wished I was a bird That I mght fly to thee. I
hoften steel away to this Mountin to think on thee to hear
the water roar Beneath and the wind wistle through this
wild and Solatry Gleen. To see thee buty of natur round
me oh then 1 miss Thy Charming smile. Again I think
of thee. I start from my Seat and wisper a Prayer and ask
Why thay Part me fron thee. Oh non Can tell How
misseribble I Pass my dayes."
(Roars of laughter.)
NiTitness—Mr. Warde always led me to understand that
Miss Hooper should be my wife. He frequently discharged
me and took me back again.
Mr. Edwin Smith—l am the plaintiff's attorney. I had
not subpoenaed Williams to attend this trial. I took his
evidence iv the first time last night.
This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury for the defendant, ap-
pealing to them to disbelieve the account which the plain-
tiff gave yesterday of the extraordinary conduct of Mr.
Warde in bringing to their room the servant lad Williams.
It was utterly incredible that conduct so atrocious should
not have been made the subject of complaint, or that it
should have been loft to be elicited in re-examination. It
was a fabrication, utterly devoid of truth and entirely in
consistent with probability. The account of the plaintiff
was not corroborated by Williams. She fixed the date in
1850, and he fixed it in 1851. She never alluded to the
many previous attempts to which he had spoken, and the
two stories were completely dissimilar. It was introduced to
exaggerate the case against Mr. Warde, and though his
violence might not be justifiable, he would tell them how
gravely he had been provoked by the gross misconduct of
the plaintiff, who was a person addicted to habits of violence
and intoxication, which prevented her exercising any con-
trol over her passions. As to the jewels, they !lad been
returned ; and as to the £BO, she had given it herself to
Gaol.
procure the liberation of a Mr. Perry from Warwick
The learned counsel then called the defendant, who is a_
very powerful, middle-aged man, standing upwards of six
feet in height.
Mr. Charles Thomas Warde, examined by Mr, Sergeant

Pigott—l am the defendant, and live at Clopton-house,
Warwickshire. ' Twelve years ago my wife separated from
me. In 18481 met Miss Hooper at Brighton. Ilv,al he‘li
' annoyed by thriftless servants, and I thought slAe would 14.;
I
a useful person as a spy over them. I engaged her as a
housemaid. Cohabitation commenced on the 22d ofJanuo.ly,
1319. She adeornPanied me to Ireland 'in 1854. 'l%iere
• had been disagreements between us on account of her levity
[ of conduct, having labourers up to the house DO:absenting
herself. Scenes of violence occurred during the last six years
that she lived with me. She was perpetuany drunk and
quarrelsome. She drank a; pint of brandy every day for two
months. She has been given to drinktig during the last six
years. [The witness was asked t' refresh his memory by
rtfe:ence to memoranda inatle at the time, and some
amusement was created by the production of three
imthense commercial-looking ledgers.] I remember her
staving out all night, and telling me in the morning that
she had slept in the coach-house. The quarrels were so
multitudinous that it is impossible to separate one from the
other. I remember sending fur the police on one occasion
because she was quarrelling and fighting are. It arose from
a dispute about the children. In her sober moments she
had eltpressed a wish to make over to um, as far as she
could, parental rights over the children. I had told her she
language my aunt, r- v
should not come into the house until she signed the de-,'d.
She ran about the house with a pair of loadd pistol-4, and
to have the deed signed. I was thkeatenin,-.
threatened to shoot me: I was not alarmed. I ws:s anxious
and I love her now. She was tin
removed, but I did not intend it. I lov to have her
ed her too well,
She
would drink anything. Sh on this occasion.
--e °::oused in the worst Bil-
lingsgatetnyaneestors, and evorythi- L self, my
' provoked me. she .., Jg belonging to me. Such abuse
I Was perpetnall_ as having up men to the house, and
gested that •-• ~ annoyed by it, and unfortunately I sug-
and not 1- ' - wife, my children
ne should have a young man on the estate,
inn ,Ling them from all parts. The suggestion arose
con.versai ion with her, and in consequence of her being
extremely amorous. It is false that I ever was in the room.
I only know of what occurred from what she has told me.
I heard of it first 'soon after I had pointed out the lad
Williams on the lawn, and advised her to take him. She
told me of her having the bailiff. That raised a, rancorous
feeling; and ended in a row. I never struck her without
provocation. On one occasion she reciaired that I should
turn away an old nurse of 70 years of age, who had lived
in the house since the year before I was born-49 years ago.
She went to the housekeeper's room and slammed the door
in my fdee, I put my foot against the door
.and forced it,
open. She was hurt by the handle of the door, and I heard
she said I did it. On another occasion a servant came to me
and said "Do come down, or mistress will kill Sarah
Carter." When I got there I thought it was an artificial
quarrel. Another servant came in and said she would not
have a fellow• servant illused. Miss Hooper got the poker.
I said if the servant would knock her down I would give
two sovereigns. Miss Hooper advanced, and the servant 4
with one blow knocked her down. That was not me. I
afterwards gave the two sovereigns. The cart-whip I kept
in the dining•room to drive out the cats, and I struck her
with it because she hit me as hard as she could. She has
thrown candlesticks; knives, and saltcellars at me. I did
not throw gravy over her; but once I threw everything on
the table at her. I did not send her away. I would have
given £lO,OOO rather than she should, have gone away. I
send away the mother of my children 1- No 1 (The witness
here began to weep, but immediately recovered himself.)
A friend of mine, Mr. Perry, was in Warwick Gaol, and
She wanted him released. She said if I would not do it
she would. She said she had money in the savings-bank.
I thought she might use the money to go away, and
that it was a good opportunity to get. it. She went Qvcr
with me and paid the £BO, and we brought back Perry. I
thought it a generous thing, and I gave her a note of hand
for £2OO, payable in three years. I did not know it was on
a wrong stamp. I took a written agreement that the jewels
should be left if sheleft me, as an earnest of her remaining.
I wanted her to stay, and would have given everything to
her, and LlO,OOO besides. I have iione of the jeWels. They
were sent with the clothes, in consequence, of this letter
which she sent to our eldest daughter :
" Pall-mall, London, June 3.
"My dear Marie,—l should have written to you before
this had not illness prevented me. now I are much better
and feel I can act and do what a mother should your father
if he can bare such a name to me has been a perfect brute.
I for him gave up every enjoyment, and this is my reward
so be it thank God. I am happy and have plenty of kind
friends it is my present intention to leave England the end
of this month therefore I wish you to ask your Papa to
order two boxes of the most useful cloths belonging to me
sent to the above address the rest he can give to his scut:
lery maid the moment my dear child I have a home of my
own, not one moment shall you remain at Clopton I have
good advice and can at any moment claim one and all of
you rely on it my dear girl your mother will never desert
her own infant God grant you may never feel the want or
protection of your devoted

" Mother MARIA."
I believe 16 boxes were sent. I havo not a single jewel of
hers left.

Cross-examined by Mr. James—My wife, in suing for
divorce, alleged that in 17 instances I had had children and
women up in the plantation before the house ; but Wit one
instance was proved. The children of the marriarse were
taken away from me by order o 1 the Lord Chancellor. As
far as I was concerned Miss Hooper was a viT.tuoas girl
until January, 1849 ; but the way in which sb'e went about
at Shoreham, shaking hands with every mau in the place,
seems to me to make it very doubtful 'whether she was
virtuous before I saw her. She justified her levity of
conduct on the 'ground that I was vld and used up. I
never spoke to Williams on the subject until the intimacy
had existed for some time. I sanctioned it. I told her
she might. At the time the conversation took place she
_gave me this memorandum If you get me a nice little
fellow to give me a kiss Leolerimly swear I will never go out
of the house again." I did not suggest the terms. It was
a voluntary statement. You know what an amorous woman
is, Mr. James.

Mr. James—Pray say whatever you like of me.
Witness--I say. that 1 was reading your speech in the
Cambridge ca ;e, in which you said you did not think the
%wise of a rimn who would kiss a milliner girl in his youth-
ful days, (Laughter.)
Mr. James—But the men referred to in the Cambridge
cst"se did not take memoranda like that.
Cross •examination continued—l swear I have never been
present with Williams and plaintiff in a darkened room. I
have known of her going to him, and have slept with her
the same night. I struck her when she was sitting at the
table the day before she left. I beat her with the whip, not
with a billiard cue. I am a magistrate of the county of
Warwick. I never asked Miss Hooper to sign the agree-
ment about the children in the presence of the police. I
think I have beaten her 20 or 30 times. I beat her once with
a child's archery bow. She stated truly yesterday about
my insisting on her coming to my room, but there was not
a word of truth in her saying she would not sleep with me
because of my conduct to another female servant. I defy
any one in the world to show that I had anything to do with
any other woman while Miss Hooper was in my house.
Sutton was my scullerymaid, and is now my mistress. She
was the successor of Mrs. Warde, and I told Miss Hooper
if she went away I should have Sutton back as her succes-
sor. I have a son by Sutton. As to the jewels Ido not know
what were sent or what she took away with her. I have not
seen any of her jewels since she left. I broke some jewellery
at Hatchett's Hotel, and paid for mending it afterwards. I
broke the jewels in consequence of her leaving me at the
Conservative Club one night and going off to her brother-
in-law. I broke the jewels as a lesson to her, on the same
I principle as you box a boy's ears. 1 said just now, " I
love her still," and so I do. I wrote a letter to her attorney
in 3-annary last, saying I should be ready to defend myself
against any proceedings which his drunken, dissolute client
might choose to institute. The Chinese love the devil. I
love her, and I wrote the letter.
To the Judge—l do not think I ever struck her before
1856. Many of the quarrels had reference to Williams.
The last child resembled him. I found I had committed
&most unfortunate fault. I intended it as pastime, never
expecting the result. I sent him away soon after the child
was born, but at her entreaty had him back. He then be-
came impudent, kissing her in open day in every room in
the house, and hence quarrels between us. When Prit-
chard the surgeon died there was a public subscription, and
I gave £2OO.
_ _ _

-Some further evidence was given and the learned judge
summed up the evidence.
The jury retired at 25 minutes to 6 o'clock, and, after an
absence of three-quarters of an hour, returned into court
and delivered a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages for
the jewellery, £100; for the money beat by her to the de-
fendant, £BO ; and for the assaults, £5OO, making, alto-
gether, £6BO.
The foreman of the jury then said his brother jurors
desired him to express their feeling that the £5OO datnages
were intended to include the £2OO promissory note which
the defendant gave the plaintiff.
Tho Lord .Chief Justice—You cannot do that, gentle-
men. Your verdict cannot stand if you mix up the pro-
missory note with it. Besides, the note was on a wrong
stamp. You had better consider your verdict again, and
say whether you will give her the £5OO damages without
reference to anything but the assaults.
Foreman—Well, then, my Lord, we find damages £5OO.
Mr. James—We will give up the promissory note in that
case.

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn—That is not the question,

gentlemen. Irrespective of all considerations relating to
the bill, do you find your verdict for the plaintiff, with
damages £5OO ?
Foreman—We do, my lord.
The Lord Chief Justice—And for the jewellery £lOO ?
Foreman—Yes.
The Lord Chief Justice then said it had been suggested,
in the absence of the jury, that if the jewellery were given
up the damages respecting it would be reduced to ls.
Foreman—Very well, my lord, we agree to that.
The Lord Chief Justice—We do not know their value.
When the verdict was delivered and settled, an enthuse
astic burst of applause emanated from the dense body o
people with whom the court was crowded.
SECOND COURT.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice
Crompton and the Common Juries.)
CATTEL V. GIFFORD.—SEDUCTION.
This was an action brought to recover damages from the
defendant for the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
It appeared that the young, woman whose seduction
formed the subject of this action, is the daughter of a
miller in Offord, in Cambridgeshire, and the defendant is
the son of a farmer at the same place. The plaintiff's
daughter and the defendant kept company up to October,
1859, during which period he frequently promised h
marriage. According to her evidence he used to Say "elr
will never leave you, I always intended to make '
you my
wife." An improper intercourse took place between them,
and after she discovered she was pregnant the defendant
said, "Now that this has happened, I will marry you as
quickly as possible. We have no witnesses of what I say,
but God is my witness." After that the defendant never
visited her when her friends were at home, but ono evening,
in January last he
asked
eame to her parents' house, and said she
H was fretting.her what she was fretting for, and
she replied she was deceiving her friends, and wished to
make known to them the situation in which she was in.
She asked him to stay while she did so, but he declined.
The next day she told her friends, and when the defendant
came in the evening he asked her what they had said. She
replied they did not care so much provided he married her.
He said, " You tell them I don't intend to deceive you or
them:" He did not call again for three weeks, when he.
said, " Did not your friends think I intended to deceive
you
.because I remained away ao long ?" She replied,

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. • COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DEC. 18,
(it ~.i.,v at Nisi Prins at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief
1 Baron and Special Juries.)
I; i;.%. Nlltits,7 .V. TIOnTON.---SV:DUCTION.
''IL '. a..::;: :lethal broughtby the plaintiff for tir,: seam.;
i - , ' ;;; o..ughter, to which the defendant ploqded not
gniltv.
The plaintiff and the &Pendant in this action reside at
Pagnall, in Beekingillon,i,jr,, whore the fermi I was alarm
bailiff in the service of the fathcr of the latta,... The plain-
tiff has a family of six Children :of whom one, is a daughter
named Sarah, aged 18. The d'efelCant oftim called at the
plaintiff's hOuse for the transaction of the business of 'the
farm, and intimacy thus sprung up between him and the
girl. Sarah Brandon, to whom it was rcc.-orn he had pro-
mised a watch and car-rings. He asked her to attend on
hen at his harvest feast, and afterivards he succeeded
in seducing her under, as Wn:4 allegedi, a promise of mar-
riage, which he had refused to fulfil,- ,3ffering to pay 3s. Gd.
a wwk fdr. the support of the child. 'to which the plain-
tiff's da-aghter had given birth, and 'Udding, " As for mar-
riage, I shall arrange that when T th'ink convenient."
Tte jury found, vet diet for the igaintiff--damages £lOO.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE,
(Before Sir C. aesswell and a Special Jury )
FLRIES.—X2,OOO DAM. AG FS.
COMYN V. COMYN AND HUMP
This was a suit instituted by Edward Stephen Conti n,
a physician, practising at Okeltenham, for a dissolution of
marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-
respondent, and for compensation in damages, :myth,
respondents entered no appearance.
Dr. Swabey and Mr. Norman were counsel for the peti-
tioner.
It appeared that Dr. Centyn and his wife were married
in January, 1842, and cohabited till May, 1859, when Mrs.
Comyn went to the house of a clergyman, a relation, who
resided in Essex, and subsequently left this country for
Toronto, where she was traced, and where she was alleged
to have been living with the co-respondent. It appeared
also the respondent had eight children, and that the defen-
dant, who had been master of a grammar school at Chel-
tenham, was a married man, with a family of six children.
Dr. Humphries went to reside at Cheltenham in 1854, and
Dr. Comyn sent one of his sons to his school, which led to
an intimacy between the families, particularly the female
members. Ultimately Mrs. Comyn became in the habit of
walking oat with Dr. Humphries, which displeased her
ZiOsband, who remonaWted with her, and it was arranged
tfilt:-,aluitLimuld go on a visit to her relatives, in order to
terminate the intercourse between her and Dr. Humphries
without exciting any remark. She accordingly left Chel•
tenham with the ostensible object of carrying out this
arrangement, and the elopement took place.
The jury found a verdict far the petitioner, with £2,000
damages.
The rule nisi was then granted with costs against the
co-respondent.

CENTRAL,. CRIMINAL COURT—Dec.-18.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Eliza Archer, alias Eliza Anthony Manley, 29,
a rather good-looking woman, was indicted for
felpniously intermarrying With Thomas Archer,
her husband, Herbert Anthony Manley, being still
alive.

Mr. Sergeant Parry was specially retained, with
Mr. Tindal Atkinson and Mr. Rowden, to conduct
the prosecution; the prisoner was defended by Mr.
Sleigh,
The circumstances connected with this charge
have been so frequently before the public that it
is unnecessary to do more than briefly allude to
them. The prosecutor, Mr. Archer, was a young
man possessed of considerable property, and he
picked up the prisoner, who was a woman of loose
character, and married her. They lived toge-
ther for some time in a most extravagant style,
the prisoner conducting herself in a manner such
as might have been expected from a per-
son of her original position, and in conse-
quence of a transaction that took place between her
and an omnibus conductor, it will be remembered
that the latter brought an action against Mr.
Archer to recover possession of a diamond ring,
when some extraordinary disclosures were made
relative to the profligate proceedings of the pri-
saner. Mr. Archer subsequently institsted pro-
ceedings, with a view to obtain a divorce, and in
the course of them he discovered that the prisoner
had another husband living, and, hearing that he
was at the gold diggings in Australia, steps were
taken to bring him to this country. It was clearly
made out that the prisoner was married in the year
1852, at St. Pancras Church, to a person named
Herbert Anthony Manley, and he was now pro-
duced in court, and his sister proved that he was
the same person who was so married.
Mr. Thomas Archer was called to prove the
second marriage, and he stated that he became
acquainted with the prisoner in March, 1857. He

met her one night in the Haymarket in that
month, and on the 24th of June following they
were married at St. Pancras Church. They went
to be married from a house in Norton-street. When
he came of ago he was entitled to £13,000.

Cross•examined by Mr. Sleigh—When he first
asked the prisoner to marry him she said she
would consider of it. (A laugh.)
Sergeant Parry—That is what all young ladies
say, I believe. (Laughter.)
Cross-examination continued—He would not
swear that when he first asked the prisoner to
marry him she did not positively refuse, and that
he implored her to marry him for several weeks
before she consented to do so. He did not remem-
ber anything of the sort, but his memory on such
matters was very bad. (Laughter.) He might
have asked the prisoner whether she thought
she could be happy with him. (A laugh.)
The prisoner did tell him that she had been
married before, but she also said that she
believed her husband was dead. They were mar-
ried by license, and a person named Richards went
with him to Doctor's-commons to get the license,
and when the name of the lady was asked for.
Richards called out " Eliza Anthony, spinster."
(Laughter.) Witness did not say anything when
this was stated. When they got home the pri-
soner " blowed up" Richards for. saying that her
name was Anthony. (Laughter.)
He might have
had a great deal of difficulty to get the prisoner to
marry him, but ho could not remember anything
about it. They lived a very gay life after the mar-
riage, and he introduced some of his Haymarket
acquaintances to the prisoner at his own house.
The neighbours :complained of their proceedings,
and he was obliged to remove from the house they
occupied.
Re-examined—Witness spent £6,000 in about

two years after the marriage.
Mr. Sleigh then addressed the jury for the pri-
soner, and he said that before they could convict
her of this offence they must be satisfied that she
was aware, when she was married to Mr. Archer,
that her first husband was alive, and he submitted
that, upon the evidence before them, this was not
only not proved, but that from the circumstances
the prisoner might very reasonably have believed
that her first husband was not in existence. It
was also. quite clear that the prisoner had not en-
deavoured to entrap the prosecutor to marry her,
but that, on the contrary, she was unwilling to do
so, and that it was wily in consequence of his
earnest solicitations that she at length consented.
He then said that he was instructed that he should
be able to prove that the man who had that day
appeared in court, and was represented to be the
first husband, was not the person to whom she was
originally married.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and she was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

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ROYAL ENGLISIT OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN—Under the Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr.-W. Harrison, Sole Lessees.
IMPORTANT NOTICE. •
The Management find it necessary to announce to their
Patrons that it will be impossible for a few nights at Christ-
tins to perform Balfe's eminently su-cessful Opera with the
Grand Pantomime. The time in representation and scenic
preparation for an Harlequinade of such magnitude, renders
the temporary suspension of the brilliant Opera imperative.
Boxes and places will continue to be booked daily at the
Box-office for the reproduction of the Opera at an early date.
The sensation created with the public on the first represen-
tation of Bafe's New Legendary Opera was most enthu-
siastic. Continuous applause marked its progress from the
rise until the fall of the' curtain. Thedemand tor places daily
at the Box-office to witness this great music work of o
theur
popular English Composer, places the Managent In
proud position of announcing the performance of BIANCA,
THE BRAVO'S BRIDE, Every Evening until farther
notice.
THTS EVENING, and during—the Week, Balfe's New
Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE
Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence,
3. Wharton, H. Corti, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T.
Distin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred
Mellon. Orchestra of Eighty Performers. Chorus of Fifty
Voices. Concluding, with a DIVERTISSEMEN.T.—Stage-
manafr,or, Mr. Edward Stirl7
; commence at half-ing. Acting-manager Mr. Edward
No
Murray. Doors open at past 7.
charge for booking, or fees to Box-keepers.
At Christmas a Grand Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN
BLUE BEARD ; or, Britannia and the Fairy Hope. Morn-
ing Performances every Wednesday and Saturday.

OY AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN—under the Manwement of Miss LOUISA
PYICE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING. BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE.
Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Mr. W. Harrison, Mr.
A. Lawrence, Mr. H. Corti, Mr. St. Albyn, &c.

Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.

And a DIVERTISSEMENT.
. Doors open at Seven. Commence at fla!f -past.

THIATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. flaskstone.
THIS EVTNENG the nertornagnew will eomtn.new with
Sheridan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL.
Mr. Buckstone, Miss Amy Sedzwick, &c.
After which, GRIST TO THE MILL. Francolse, Miss
Rose Howard.
To conclude with KY HUSBAND'S GHOST.
Commence at 7.'

VOYAT PRTNICESS'S THFATRIT,..••`•
I V TAflgee and Mans7er, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
SUSAN SMITH.
To he followed by, st R o'clock,,
PechterTHE CORSICAN
BROTEIERS. Supported by srs. ,A. Harris,
Meadows, Graham, Shore, and Miss Murray.
To conclude with THE GA.RIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
Sole Propr,etor and 3Tana,er, Mr. B. Webster.
CHRISTMAS EVE, Monday Holiday Night (by desire),
THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. and sirs. Boucicault.
Boxes and places to he had at the Box-office, from 10 till
b. No charge for booking.
A•ting Manager—Mr. W. Smith.

% PFT,I3I-11, N-Rw THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor snd IVianacrer, Mr. Beni. Wi'hster.
Engagement for a limited number of nights of Miss Aenes
Robert.on and Mr. Dion Boucicault, who will appear
every
e„Tiinc, in the highly successful Drama of "The
Colleen Bawn."
WITS EVF,NING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
Alter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boncicault, D.
Fisher, Billineton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss AfrtleS Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billingcton, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
After which, THAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. Billing-,ton,
Mr. J. L Toole, and Miss K. Kelly.
Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charov for booking.
Private boxes, £2 ?s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, as.;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, 6d.