The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

the 6th inst., the Monday after the prisoner's son
dined with them on the Sunday. Witness was not
aware at the time that the prisoner had given warn-
ing on that day. He informed his master because
he fancied it was his ditty. He had left it alone
for a considerable time to see if any other person
would inform the captain.
The prosecutor explained that his coachman told
him on the Monday that he should have acquainted
him on the Saturday before that things were going
on very irregular in the house if he had had an
opportunity.
Maria May, one of the female servants, gave
similar evidence, and added that some months ago
the son slept in the house for several days, and had
all his meals. At that time the family were out of
town.

In answer to questions from Mr. Martin, the wit-
ness said she never invited any one to dinner and
tea, nor did any of the other servants, with the ex-
ception of the cook.

Police-constableWoodbridge, of the T division,
said that on Thursday last he received information
that the cook was taking food out of the house, and
he was instructed to watch her. On Saturday even-
ing, about ten minutes to eight o'clock, he saw her
leave the house with something in her apron, and
something in a handkerchief, which she carried in
the other hand. He did not take her into custody
on that occasion, as he was desirous of seeing where
she went. She went a long way round to No. 27,
Archer-street, Notting-hill, where she went in at
the private door. He had seen her several times
since, but not with anything in her possession.
When he took her into custody she told him that
she had given her boy different things, and had
taken him a little lately, but she did not think
there was any harm.
Captain Hall said it was decidedly against his
wish that the boy should have his meals in the
house, and if he had been aware of it he shoiild
have discharged her directly. Mrs. Hall engaged
her, and when she first came they were not aware
of her being married, or having a son. The reason
the prisoner gave warning was in consequence of
Mrs. Hall seeing the boy in the area on Sunday
week, and telling the prisoner that she would not
have her son sneaking about in the area.
Mr. Martin said the prisoner had borne an excel-
lelent character in the situations she had previously
held.

Captain Hall presumed Mrs. Hall received a
good character witheher, or she would not have en-
gaged her.

Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner for a week,
for the attendance of Mrs. Hall, to state the terms
of her engagement with the prisoner.
Mr. Martin applied for bail, but his worship re-
fused to accept any.

IN AUS TRALIA.

(From Correspondent of Era.)
MELBOURNE, June 18, 1860.—Melbourne is now,
in a theatrical sense, doing better than it has ever
yet done. When :the Wizard of the North wrote
his experiences of the place it had but two theatres
open, and only one, the Royal, doing good business.
Two others have since been built, the Pantheon, in
Cremorne, and the Prince of Wales, in Lonsdale-
street. The Pantheon is a summer theatre only.
It has been well attended this summer, the railway
bringing it within five minutes of Melbourne. By
the way, the originator of Cremorne here and of
Cremorne at Chelsea is on his way home to see you
all again. James Ellis sails this month from Mel.
bourne. He had a good benefit last week, and goes
from us with kind wishes from all who know him.
We have now open, and doing good business, the
Royal, the Princess's, and the New Prince of Wales.
The last-named is an American speculation, and a
very creditable notion it is too. The stage is move-
able, and being taken up discloses a ready-made
circus. Equestrian performances can thus be made
part of the evening's entertainment. The Olympic
Theatre is finally closed for theatrical business. Its
proprietor (Coppin) is about to turn it to account
for Turkish Baths, in which line it is to open in a
week or so. The Princess's, formerly under Black's
management, has passed into the hands of Mr.
Brooke, who is now lessee both of this and of the
Royal. The enterprising proprietors (Messrs. Spier:,
and Pond) of the Cafe de Paris, at the Theatre
Royal, have gone with Brooke to the Princess's,
and given it a new face and a piazza, things that
have greatly improved its exterior. Clarence Holt
is stage-manager there, and is doing the melodra-
matic to fair houses. At the Prince of Wales's a
mixed company are engaged, equestrian business
alternating with singing and dancing, Worrell,
Backus, and comically-vocal Johnson doing their
different shares in the latter departments.
Brooke has produced " Louis the Eleventh"
lately at the Royal with success. It has been re-
vived this week on his return from the provinces.
Previous to that good houses were drawn to the
farewell performances of Mr. John Drew, the most
erratic and the most scintillating of our Austral-
theatrical stars. He came with some slight
reverberations of Californian fame to Sydney,
where he " took" immensely—a success that
he has repeated in every theatre in Aus-
tralia during the twelve or fourteen months that
he has been here. An Irishman by birth, of
American rearing, he has shown a talent for pour-
traying Irish character of a low class that has never
before been equalled. His " Handy Andy" and
" Irish Emigrant" are unique as specimens of
studies of character. You will soon in London
have an opportunity of seeing him, for he sails for
England in the Dover Castle this month. As
Melbourne is a little London, with all the fasti-
diousness that wealth and ease can give to its
people, I predict a greater success for Drew in Lon-
don than that which he has had in Australia. His
indefatigable agent, Mr. Bart Rees, who was agent
also to Madame Anna Bishop when here, precedes
Drew on the voyage home, going, as he will do, by
the mail that brings this.
Farquharson has been lately in Tasmania, with a
small operatic company, including Sherwin, who
came out with him under Black's management.
They proceed, I believe, to California, where, from
what I hear from Mr. Anderson (Wizard of the
North) by this mail, they will be grievously disap-
pointed. As a theatrical country the Wizard puts
Australia before California at five to one, and is
kind enough to wish warning to be given to
every one that might think of leaving the one
place for the other. "Our digging townships," he
says " have their forty, fifty, and sixty thousand
people, but those of California never more than
four or five thousand—a tremendous falling-off.
We expect to do great things here in a few
months with a new gold field—the Snowy River,
to which at least 50,000 will be off in the spring
(about September). It is about 270 miles from Mel-
bourne, and within the boundary of the adjoining
colony of New South Wales. Half-a-dozen theatres
will go up, of course, and another digging city be
added to the theatrical circuit."
We shall want a " star" to succeed Drew. Mr.
Brooke will be the only one left to us. He will
never go. What a time he has been here. Talk is
made of his departure now and then, and though he
"often takes leave he seems loth to depart." He is
an institution here now, and we shall be sorry to part
with him. 'Tis something for our theatrical cha-
racter that we have kept Brooke, and Lambert
(now in London), and Mungall, so many years
amongst us. We are ready, with open arms, to
receive and recognise all talent, and to appreciate
and reward all true genius, find it when we may—
we never find too much of it. Let theatricals
know that Australia is in want of talent, and that
there is room here, and rewards for all corners who
have it. The majority of emigrants are unfortu-
nately the " neer do weels," who can do nothing at
home, and, of course, just as much out here. If
any one can do anything well, Australia is
the country to do it in to the best profit.
(From the Melbourne Argus of June 16.)
Since the date of our last summary the theatrical
world has been enlivened by the opening of a new
house, the Prince of Wales Theatre, in Lonsdale-
street, which event took place on the evening of the
Queen's birthday. The building was crammed to
suffocation, and everything passed over satis-
factorily. The entertainments are for the pre-
sent principally equestrian and acrobatic, and
have so far been patronised with liberality.
The introduction of the drama, however, is mani-
festly desirable, both for the public and the pockets
of the management, if the prosperity of the theatre
is to continue; and it is rumoured a legitimate sea-
son will shortly be commenced, with Miss Avonia
Jones, a young American tragedienne, as the reign-
ing star. The management of the theatre is in the
hands of Mr. Worrell, decidedly a clever man, and
an excellent clown. His children, generally known
as " the Worrell Family," are three juvenile dan-
cers of ability, and highly popular.
At the Theatre Royal Mr. John Drew_ has played
a " farewell" engagement with quite the average
success, some of his audiences having been very
large. Mr. Brooke, after a brief tour in the pro-
vinces during Mr. Drew's
nights, has returned, his
presence on the stage seeming almost indispensable
to the manaement. immediately
as is to appear
g
as Gambia, in ''The slave,,, which, they say, Will
b 3 very spendidly put on the stage. Mrs. Alfred
Phillips, an artiste known
public, took her benefit at
favourably both
to the
London
houseand Melbourne
a
fcw, nights ago. She selected "The
Clandestine Marriage" and " The Ladies' Club" as
the pieces,nco. Air.
and was honoured with a large attend-
,
and Mrs. Clarence Holt, who have done
a
much to maintain the interests of the Princess's
past, are about to leave it
country. Mrs. Rol t had a com-
plimentary a Theatre
forinm
the
tours
benefit months
given to her a few nights since,
and was well received. Mr. Holt played Othello