The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-29 00:00:00

Commence ai 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer,
This Evening, will be produced• a new Burlesque, written
expressly for the Lyceum Company by Robert B. Brough,
and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The new and gor-
geous scenery by Mr. William Calleott. The principal cha-
acters by Mrs. Keeley,-Miss Julia St. George, Mrs. Weston,
Miss Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon, Miss E: Romer,
&c. ; Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. J.
Rogers, Mr. Barrett, &c. ; Miss Ilosina Wright, Miss M.
Charles, Miss Harriet Dalton, and a numerous Corps de Bal-
let will also appear.
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After the Burlesque a new Comic Pantomime, replete with
new tricks and mechanical devices, entitled HARLEQUIN
TOY HORSE ; or, The Cremorne Fete. Clown, Mr Charles
Lauri ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry
Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri.
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The Performancs will commence to-night (Tuesday) with
the Comedietta of TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE.
Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit,
2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, is. -

Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-pas
6, to commence at 7 every evening.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL; ADELPHL
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVENING, MR. WEBSTER'S COMPANY IS
REQIfESTED AT A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOIREE.
Manager, Mr. B. Webster; Photographer, Mr. J. L. Toole;
Memory, Miss Woolgar ; Everybody, by Everybody else.
After the first piece the New Act Drop by Clarkson Stan-
field, Esq., R.A., and painted by Mr. Wm. Telbin. With the
Occasional Address, spoken by Miss Woolgar, and presented
to Mr. Ben. Webster by Shirley Brooks, Esq.
GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mr. Toole and Miss Woolgar.
To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
MOTHER RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Ride
to Edmonton..!Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. Hilde-
brand ; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ;
Sprite, Mr. Le Barr.

OYAL STRAND THEATRE,
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanboroug:h.
THIS EVENING, THE RULE OF THREE.
After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH; or
Te Qeen, ye Carle, and ye Maydenne.
And THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke.

Dress Circle, 48..; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
During the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE
REVOLT IN INDIA; el., The Fugitives and their Faith-
ful Steed.
After which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star
Riders of Europe.
Te conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques-
trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN-
CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB
CRUISER. Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings ; Sprite, Mr.
Thorne ; Pantaloon, Mr. H. Morley; Clown, by the inimitable
grotesque, Mr. A. F. Forrest. The gorg,eous Transformation
Scene the perfection of modern art.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY MALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor --C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully' informed that the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion or Pictures, by, Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Musie Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commeaces as usual at
Seven o'clock.

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAITVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose ♦aried
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine an I Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, DEC. 29.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

47—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
44—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.91.
WIND, N.W. ; light, with fine weather. Heavy rain lasi
evening.

THE SUN.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1858.

Notwithstanding the mystery attempted to be
maintained in reference to the parties arrested on
the charge of being members of an illegal society,
the substance of the informations sworn before the
magistrates appointed to investigate has oozed out,
and is dulypublished in the columns or our respected
contemporary the Cork Examiner. We cannot,
of course, answer for the accuracy of the report.
No authorised or professional reporter was admit-
ted ; but the Cork Examiner contrives to procure
trustworthy information, and there is a vrasem-
blanee about the statement that induces us to lend
it an easy credence.

It would seem that as yet the principal witness
is a person named DANIEL SULLIVAN, alias GOULD,
an approver, or rather informer, according to the
Hibernian phraseology. He had been a "process
server," a class not_much esteemed in Ireland, and
certainly not supposed to entertain any especial
reverence for the sanctity of an oath. He had
apparently entered the society for the express pur-
pose of obtaining its secrets, and then betraying
them. He declared that "he had taken two oaths
on being admitted to the society, and had violated
them both, but was not bound to answer whether
he had violated any oath before that or not ;" or
Whether charges, both of perjury and forgery, had
not been preferred against him.
He had exhibited the usual amount of treachery
and self-contradiction. He was particularly loving
to the children of one of those whom he was seeking
to betray. - One particulirly, a girl, was " his
little Kerry pet." He thus wormed himself into
the,. secrets which he was selling at the highest
price that could be obtained therefor. But still,
whit confessing his villany, he endeavoured to
extenuate his crime. At first he declared that,
" when taking the two oaths at Bantry, he could
not say whether he intended keeping them." Again,
that it " was his opinion that he intended keeping
the oaths he took," and that he did not take them
with the intention of betraying the parties."
There were sundry other contradictions sufficient to
deprive his testimony of any weight before a jury
Unless fully and completely corroborated by credible
witnesses. The result of the investigation was
that many of the prisoners were admitted to bail,
which proved that much reliance was not placed
on the testimony of Mr. DANIEL SULLIVAN, alias
GOULD.

We cannot, however, believe for a moment that
Government would institute such proceedings
unless on adequate grounds. They must have had
more authentic information than that supplied by
the ex-process server. We fear that it is beyond
doubt that there has been a conspiracy—a very
foolish and ridiculous one, but which, if suffered to
remain unnoticed, might have extended itself and
produced very fatal results to the unfortunate
dupes engaged therein. There have been too
many of a similar kind in the SisteiXingdom,

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