The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-14 00:00:00

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War directed that he should re y. '4. i'-'-'
gratuity of 1:5. There was "a, Oi '''' '
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ordered for the occasion, at wlnell plyere weseit
drafts from the 12th Lancers, Doogali% olftl regV-
ment, the Enniskillen Dragoons, the 9th Lancers,
and the 14th Light Dragoons, accompanied by the
band of the depot. A square having been formed
the warrant of the Secretary at War was read,
directing the gratuity to be given, and Doogan was
then called from the ranks, and Captain Miller, the
adjutant,placed the medal on his breast, and handed
him the gratuity. The whole of ' the troops then
marched past the commanding officer, and the
proceedings terminated.
A handsome mural monument has been erected
in the fine old church of St. John's, Perth, to the
memory of the officers and privates of her Majesty's
90th Regiment of Light Infantry, or Perthshire
Volunteers, who fell or died during. the Crimean
campaign. The monument is of pyramidal form,
on a massive polished marble base, which bears an
inscription, containing the names
of the officers and
the number of brave men of the regiment who were
lost to the country in the capture of Sebastopol and
conquest:of the Crimea. In high relief above the
base, sculptured in pure white marble, are some
figures and appropriate emblems. The work is from
the studio of Mr. S. Manning, of London, and is
executed with rare good taste and artistic elegance.
Instructions have been received at Woolwich
from the office-tot the Commander-in-Chief, direct-
ing a change to be effected in the clothing of two
• regimental staff sergeants of each battalion of tho
corps of Royal Artillery. These non-commissioned
officers are to be distinguished by a superior style
of uniform to that worn at present, the embroidery
decorating the cuffs and collars to be similar to that
worn-by the subaltern commissioned officers. The
new regulation is to take effect on the Ist April,
1859. Officers commanding battalions and corps
are ordered to be held responsible for the issue of the
new uniforms according to the time specified as above.
An allowance of Gd. a, day, or £9 2s. Gd. per an-
num, having been granted for the past year, to the
service clerks in the . battalion offices of the
P...yal Artillery, hotdino• the rank of company
sergeants, and enjoying the 4th OA conduct stripe,
an order has been received at Head Quarters,
Woolwich, from the War-office, directing that item
to be disallOwed in future, and, moreover, the
whole of the sum hitherto paid under that head is
to be refunded by stoppages in future payments.
The following named transports have been taken
up by the War Department, in readiness to ship
ammunition and other war stores from the military
store department of Woolwich Arsenal—viz., the
Jenny Jones, for Corfu ; the Robinson, for Malta ;
the Index, for East London ; the Adventure, for
Sierra Leone ; the St.. Clair, for Algoa Bay ; tho
Jane, for St. Helena ; the Nipisiguit, for Cape
Town; and the Brcalwater, for Hobart Town.

NEU-SPARE

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DETAINING DOGS FOR REWARDS.

At the Brompton County Court, yesterday, in the
case of Boreham v. Perry, an action was brought to
recover a reward offered by a young lady for the
restoration of a valuable pet dog.
The plaintiff stated that Miss Perry's dog fol-
lowed his wife home, and he kept it three weeks
before he could find the owner. Upon the dog
being taken to 10, Victoria-grove, the young lady
said she was sure the dog had been stolen, as it had
only been used to the companionship of well-dressed
ladies and gentlemen, and she was certain it would
not have voluntarily followed such a person as the
witness's wife. If it cost her £5O she would not pay
witness the reward she had offered.
Mr. Smythe, solicitor, of Denbigh-street, said th•
plaintiff had also sued Sir E. Hutchinson, Bart.,
for the same reward, and Sir Edward had felt it a
public duty to defend the action. It was a notorious
fact that a lady could not keep a dog three months
in London without its being lost or stolen, and filo
more liberal ladies were in their rewards the more
often were they victimised. If a dog were utterly
valueless the London dog stealers would send ladies
notice that unless they offered a good reward an ear
would be sent per post, and if that did not do, the
head would follow in a basket.. In the present case
the young lady's dog had been frequently picked
up, and was never found without' a reward being
offered, and the plaintiff kept his client's dog three
weeks in expectation of an increased reward being
offered—a common trick of the " fancy." He was
in a position to prove that the plaintiff kept the dog
back corruptly, and Miss Perry had in a spirited
manner stood up as the champion of the ladies who
like herself were continually losing their favourites,
and had allowed herself tt be sued in a county court
rather than submit to be victimised by this man.
A witness named Haslett'said he met Boreham
at Sir E. Hutchinson's house, where the young
lady was on a visit, and Boreham asked him if
there were any chance of his getting anything for
the dog. Witness told the man he was employed. to
find the dog, and had left a bill about it at nearly all
the police stations in London. Boreham said he
had kept the dog to get a higher reward, and if he
had been such a fool as to inform the police he had
got the dog, the bobbies would have collared it and
have got the reward for themselves. (Laughter.)
Witness asked if he had ever brought the dog out
of doors, and he replied, " Not likely." He then
told Boreham that if he had let the dog have its
liberty it would have tonic' ifs way home or some
one would have told him the owner of it, as it had
been picked up so many times, and the police knew
the dog well ' • that he would not stand in Bore-
ham's place for £2O. Boreham said he would send
Sir E. Hutchinson a summons, as a gentleman like
him would sooner pay anything than figure in a
county court.
The judge was of opinion that the plaintiff had
kept the dog with a corrupt motive to obtain an
increased reward- If the plaintiff had been taken
before a police magistrate he would have been
punished for his conduct, and could now be, if the
defendant cliose.
Verdict for defendant.

Sir E. Hutchinson then handed the reward
offered (£1 10s.) to the High Bailiff for the poor-
box.

THE FIRST THEATRE IN MOSCO 1r

Peter the Great, when, in the midst of so many
other reforms, he undertook the re-organisat ion of
the Russian stage, looked naturally abroad for the
means of effecting the change. A Hungarian actor
happened to be at Moscow. Peter sent him to
Dantzic to engage a German troop, who arrived, to
the number of nine, the following year. Twelve
children, the sons of priests, merchants, and citizens
(that is to say, traders not belonging to a guild)
joined them in the capacity of pupils. Kunst, the
director, also taught shipbuilding •, but whether he
was an actor who had turned shipbuilder, or a ship-
builder who had turned actor, does not appear.
Probably Peter, unwilling. to spend money on the
ornamental alone, had told his Hungarian to find
him a man who understood both arts. HoweTer
that may have been, Kunst appears to have been
thoroughly successful in each. His performances in
the Soukhareff tower were honoured by the presence
of Peter himself, and several officers and nobles
allowed their children to join his troop. A wooden
theatre was now commenced in the Kitai Gorod
(Chinese town), in the middle of the " Krasnoi

Ploschad," or lied Square, just outside the Krem-
lin. 'While the building was being erected the per-
formances took place in the residence of Lefort, of
Finland (all the ship-building interest appears to
have been engaged just then on behalf of the stage).
Lefort is known to have been an able man. A writer,
who was well acquainted with him, says that he
was " of a good understanding," and adds, that he
was "very personable, engaging, and entertaining
—a true Swiss for probity and bravery, but chiefly
for drinking." The performances at the wooden
theatre must have finished early, for it is mentioned
as an extraordinary fact that, on the night of re-
presentation the gates of the city were kept open
until 9 o'clock. it used, also, to be publicly an-
nounced that no money would be taken at the doors,
" so as to encourage a taste for the drama." Kunst,
when not building ships, used to construct plays.
After the battle of Pultava he had to write a piece
on the subject, and to introduce the Swedish gene-
rals under fictitious names. Of this task he appeals
to have acquitted himself very successfully. The
piece was played during Peter's triumphat entry
into Moscow, and was much applauded. At this
time the nobles formed the chief part of the audi-
ence, and had their places assigned to them accord-
ing to their rank. The entry was free. The
female parts were played by
men.— National
Magazine.

The cabs from Mr. Mayhew's, of Great Ormond-
yard, provided for public use with patent caoutchouc wheels,
furnished by Mr. Davis, of Lyon's-inn, Strand, are built in
a neat and unpretending style. The emblem is a sign of
peace, a dove carrying a sprig of myrtle ; motto, " Perse-
vere." These caoutclicue wheels have male Mr. Mayhew'm
cabs not only tho best public vehicles on the road, but su-
perior in comfort to any private carriage. We say to all
omnibus and cab proprietors, insure patronage by deserving
it ; therefore " Go thou and do likewise."—ilforning .Port.
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mode of treatment is not universally known or happily
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to prevent inflammation, to check cough. Holloway's
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these desirable results ; when well rubbed upon the back
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entire system that the morbid matter is naturally expelled,
and with moderate care afterwards; all danger of pulmonary
or head disease passes away. It is prudent, in every case,
to use this remedy, nor should the mildest attack lull 118
into delusive or censurable security.