The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1867.

few ladies probably contemplated when they first
adopted that ornament for the head. A young girl
of 16, named Sidonie V., went to a dress-maker in
the Rue Neuve des Petits Champs, by whom she
had formerly been employed, to ask if she would
again take her into her service. The lady received
the girl very courteously, and invited her to stop to
dinner. Over the lady's mantelpiece was her watch
and chain, which, during her absence for a few
minutes, the girl removed and dexterously con-
cealed it in her chignon. The girl was as com-
posed and tranquil as if nothing had happened,
and remained two hours longer, chatting with per-
fect ease, and eating her dinner with first rate
appetite, as if she had nothing upon her conscience.
Soon after the girl's departure the lady missed her
watch, and knowing the address of the girl's mother
she paid her a visit next morning, but the watch
was not found. Feeling convinced that the girl
had taken it, the lady gave her into custody, and
went soon after to the station to take her something
to eat. She then told the girl that if she would
restore the watch nothing more should be done.
Upon this promise the girl put her hands to the
chignon and took out the watch and chain. The
lady was disposed to keep her promise, and forgive
the girl, but the police insisted upon detaining her.
A man has been condemned by the Court of
Assize of the Indre to ten years hard labour, for a
new mode of infanticide. He admitted that his
the
dead.gar Suspicion,
arose,
wife gave birth to a girl on the 16th of December
last, and that he took it away without opposition on
" like a bit of
hweoropartd
believinga nd buried it in he gard
en,
wood," to be
and the surgeons who had the child disinterred gave
their opinion that the child was born alive, and that
it was buried while living.

I gave a brief notice of a work, the " Histoire
d'Apelles," by M. Henry Houssaye, which has at-
tracted great attention in Paris for several reasons,
in consequence of which it has been necessary to
print a second edition. The author is a youth of
only 19, and is the son of the celebrated writer
Ars6ne Houssaye. The leading writers of the Paris
papers, Theophile Gautier, Sainte Bauve, W.
Burger, Theodore de Bauville, Nestor Roqueplan,
and others, have all spoken of the work in unusual
terms of eulogy. Tle remarkable feature of the
work is the great display of erudition on the part of
so young an author. He seems to have dived into
Cicero, Pausanius, lierodotus, Pliny, Homer, and,
indeed, into every author of antiquity, in order to
form a just appreciation of the character, habits,
and productions of Apelles, respecting whom so
little is known, but of whom, nevertheless, so many
contradictory anecdotes have been circulated. The
result is that here isa book as exciting as a romance,
and yet highly interesting, from its historical date,
respecting the great painter. M. Houssaye has
something to say about all the paintings of Apelles,
particularly the " Neighing Horse," and the famous
" Ligne d'Apelles." Of the neighing horse
a curious and characteristic anecdote is told. Apelles
had painted the celebrated horse Bucephalus for
Alexander. The King
was not pleased with the
production, and said the animal was not like his
horse. Apelles asked the King to have his horse
placed near the painting, in order that a comparison
might be made. The moment Bucephalus saw the
" counterfeit presentment" of himself the animal
began to neigh vehemently ; upon which Apelles
said, " Oh, King, the horse is a better judge of art
than you are." On another occasion a prize was
offered for the best painting of a horse. Apelles,
fearing partiality on the part of the judges, said he
would appeal from the judgment of man to that of
the horse. The pictures were exhibited, and a horse
was paraded past them all. The animal took no
notice until he came to the horse painted by Apelles,
when he immediately began to neigh. The jury, it
is said, deferred to the judgment of the horse by
giving the prize to Apelles. The book is stored with
historical facts peculiarly interesting to artists.
On Wednesday evening a grand dinner of 80
covers was given at the Tuileries by the Emperor
in honour of his illustrious guests, the Prince of
Wales, the King and Queen of the Belgians, the
Queen of Portugal, Prince Oscar of Sweden, and
the Duke de Leuchtenburg. The Prince and
Princess of Prussia are expetcd in Paris next week,
and the Shah of Persia will come to the Exhibition
in July.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, May 17.

The most alarming circumstances connected with
the Fenian conspiracy was its success in corrupting
so many of the military. It was the only thing
which could give the conspirators the least glimmer
of hope that they could succeed for a week in their
wild enterprise. They were deluded into the belief
that the barrack-doors would have been opened to
them by red-coated traitors, that the military stores
would have been at their command, and that the
troops would have to a large extent joined the in-
surgents and fired upon their own officers. To the
work of seducing the soldiers the leaders devoted
a long time, and the
relied was the love of
,t,h derffiins temptationekl.v, ,es Severalao dl't'lh°itiscsohilYd fehorersy were examined yester-
day, and it appeared plainly from their evidence
that it was by this means the majority of those who
had been induced to give their adhesion to the cause
of the Irish Republic were perverted. But though
they had thus committed themselves, the conspira-
tors who relied upon them were leaning on a broken
reed. In answer to a juror
heard a word of this
yesterdayand shortly stated that " drink" was supplied gratis to the sol-
diers a
a tall
soldier, the Fenianwho
ortlysoaldftier
after
another
evidence, stated, on cross-examination by Mr. Butt,
had meetings;not
that most of the soldiers who attended those meet-
ings were not Fenians at all, had no notion of fight-
ing against the Queen, and were as loyal as the
counsel himself. And so it turned out. The soldiers
were only humbugging those who were so liberally
supplied with money to treat them 3 but their loyalty
to their Sovereign and their habit of obedience to
their officers remained in all their force, and when
the opportunity came they were ready to turn upon
their tempters, many of them having regularly re-
ported what occurred in the beershops to their com-
manding officers.

This morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Chatles Kelly,
Q.C., and Mr. Charles Shaw, Q.C., Government
Commissioners, sat in the Court-house, Dungannon,
to inquire into certain complaints made by Mr.
Justice Keogh, at the last assizes for the county of
Tyrone, against some of the magistrates of the
county with reference to alleged partiality in deal-
ing with cases of riot and unlawful assembly which
had come before them in their magisterial capacity.
Considerable interest appeared to be manifested in
the proceedings. Mr. Corry
Lowry, barrister-at-
law, instructed by Mr. Dickie, appeared for some of
the magistrates interested, who had solicited the in-
quiry ; Mr. Davidson and Mr. Carleton, solicitors,
appeared for the Protestant party ; and Messrs.
Cochrane and
Reardon for the Roman Catholic
party. Henry Corr, Petty Sessions clerk, was
examined at great length. Sub-constables Neill and
Mackaherry were also examined.
Mrs. Whelan, wife of Joseph Whelan, publican,
Marlborough-street, who is at present awaiting his
trial on a charge of high treason, was brought be-
fore the magistrate at Capel-street Police-cour t
yesterday, charged with being disorderly in Green-
street Court-house, and with having asked from an
acting sergeant on duty in the gallery the loan of his
revolver to shoot the witness Corydon. Mr. Fitz-
gerald appeared for the prisoner, and stated that at
the time she committed the offence she was scarcely
accountable for her acts.
The magistrate discharged
her with a caution, and expressed his hope that she
would not be permitted to enter the court again.
DUBLIN, Friday Night.

The trial of Floood, D uffy, and Cody was resumed
this morning. After some additional evidence for
the Crown, Mr. Butt addressed the jury for the
prisoners in a powerful speech. The Solicitor-Ge-
neneral replied. Baron Deasy then delivered a
clear and most impressive charge to the jury. At
7 o'clock, after an hour's consultation, they brought
in a verdict of guilty on both counts of the indict-
ment. Sentence was deferred till Monday.
To-morrow the Court of Criminal Appeal wil
give judgment on the reserved points.