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

Commerhz at 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. Through,
and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The new and gor-
geous scenery by Mr. William Callcott. The principal cha-
acters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George, Mrs. We?ston,
DUE'S Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon. Miss E. Itomer,
&c. ; Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Hr. J.
Rogers, Mr. Barrett, &c. ; Miss Rosina 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. Idenry
Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri.
The Performances will commence to-niilht (Tuesday) with
the Comedietta of TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATUR.V.

Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; tipper Boxes, 3s. ; P:
2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls.
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Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half -put
6, to commence at 7 every evening.

-IVENV THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPEL
.1. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
'THIS EVENING, MR. WEBSTER'S COMPANY IS
RV QUESTED AT . A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOIREE.
Atunag,er, Mr. B. Webster ; Photographer, Mr. J. L. 'Toole;
Mt mory, Miss Woolgar ; Everybody, by Everybody else.
After the first piece the New Act Drop by Clarkson Stay -
fieki, Esq., ILA., and painted by Mr. Wm. Telbin. With the
Oc ca sional Address, spoken by Miss Woolgar, and presented
to Virr. Ben. Webster by Shirley Brooks, Esq.
G4l OD FOB, NOTHING. Mr. 'Poole and Miss Woolgar.
_ _ _ _

To conclude 'ivith the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
MO TI lER RED CAI' ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Rid.,
to &in onton.:Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. Hilde-
brand*; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ;
Sprite,. Mr. Le Barr.

R 0 YAL STRAND THEATRE.
.Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, THE RULE OF THREE.
After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or
Ze Qeen, yi! Carle, and ye Maydenne.
And TIM LITTLE SAVAGE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE
'Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee, .Mr. William Cooke.

Dress Circle, 40. ; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
During the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE
REVOLT IN INDIA ; or, The Fugitives and their Faith-
ful Steed.
After which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star
Riders of Europe.
To 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.II. Morley; Clown, bey the inimitable
Srotesque, Mr. A. F. Forrest. The gorgeous Transformation
cene the perfection of modern art.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor--C. MORTON.
The public is most reswctfully 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
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion if 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 Music 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 commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.
In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and 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-29.94.
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 duly published in the columns of 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 rraisem-
blance 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 particularly, a girl, was "his
little Berry pet." He thus wormed himself into
the secrets which he was selling at the highest
price that could be obtained therefor. But still,
while confessing his villany, he endeavoured to
extenuate his crime. At first he declared that,
" when taking the two oaths at Santry, he could
not say whether he intended keeping them." Again,
that it "-was his opinion that he intended keeping
the oathshe 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 bad,
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 Site kingdom,

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