The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

A VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS ASSAULT.—Dennis
Donovan, a tall Irishman, was brought up on remand
before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting and
wounding James Manning, a young man.
The complainant, whose arm was bandaged, was
on a visit to his sister in the house No. 6, Star-and-
Garter-yard, Wapping, where the prisoner and his
wife were also lodging. The prisoner, who was in-
toxicated, was making a disturbance and abusing
his wife, and threatened her. The complainant,
fearing he would do mischief, shoved him back-
wards on a bed. The prisoner then kicked his wife and
lamed her. The prisoner soon afterwards went down
stairs and appeared to be quiet. The complainant
went down stairs soon afterwards, and was suddenly
attacked by the prisoner, who had a large iron
sack hook in his hand, and said, " Now, you
I have caught you," and tore his arm with the hook,
inflicting a severe wound, from which the com-
plainant has been suffering ever since. In cross-
examination by the prisoner, the complainant said
—" I had a pair of fire tongs in my hand, but did
not use them."

Mr. Alexander Russell, assistant to Mr. Ross,
surgeon in the Commercial-road, said he dressed the
wound, which was a lacerated one, ten days ago.
The wound was 2k inches long, laying bare the
muscles of the arm. The wounded man was no
out of all danger.

Peter Dawhurst, 10 K, said he found in the pri-
soner's pockets a quantity of knives, forks, and
stones.

Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to two months'
imprisonment and hard labour.

OPERATIC AND TIIEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Leader.)
Workmen are very busy preparing for the alterations at
Drury-lane necessary for its conversion into an opera-
house. The dramatic season terminates this day (Saturday)'
and on this day week, the 28th instant, Mr. Mapleson com-
mences his operatic season. The artistes will be the same an
last season, with a few unimportant changes. The reper-
toire, which is an extensive one, will include the principal
works of Mozart, Rossini, Weber, Beethoven, Gluck,
Meyerbeer, Gounod, Donizetti, &c., and, for the first time
in this country, the " Lohengrin" of Richard Wagner'
The skilful and energetic Signor Arditi resumes his peat
of director and conductor.
Auber has been invited to write yet one more drareatio
work, and is said to have answered that, considering 1
great age, the score must come from Montmartre. How"
ever, it is well known to his intimates that he is writing °'
now work for the stage ; and fragments that have bee°,
heard are said to be as melodious and dramatic as any 0'
his former compositions.
Our popular young Welsh vocalist, Miss Edith Wynne,
is in Florence pursuing her vocal studies. We learn that
she has turnod the heads of the Florentines by her simple
and charming singing of English ballads.
Mr. W. Ganz has been engaged by Mr. German Rood l°
conduct the operettas as St. George's Hall on alternate
evenings with himself.
Signor Fraschini has accepted an engagement at
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Royal Italian Opera for the season. He has arrived 111
Paris, en route for London.
Mr. John F. Barnett's new grand overture, composed at
the request of the directors of the Philharmonic Social'
is finished, and has just been rehearsed.
We hear that the Hon. Seymour Egerton is busy wit!'
his opera, and that it will be produced this season,
Mdlle. Nilsson and Mr. Tom Hohler in the principal cbtl''
meters.
A rumour is current in the theatrical world that Or'
Burnand, the popular dramatist, is about to become tie
lessee of Astley's Theatre, and that he will produce a nel
spectacular drama founded on the old English legend °
Lady Godiva. It is also reported that a famous antr°s.:
and equestrienne, who is well-known in London and rsr/
by her performances, will impersonate the principal
cb
racter.
We hear that Miss Fanny Josephs has abandoned Of,
idea of inaugurating her management of the New ll°
born Theatre with Mr. Boucicault's dramatio version °
Foul Play. 1, if
We regret to hear that Mr. Harry Widdicombe, w.•°'
not the very best, is certainly the vary funniest of our 10.
comedians, continues very ill, and his return to the staff
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is considered hopeless.
The English admirers of Mr. Barney Williams svil!
regret to hear that he has lately sustained serious injurie'
while performing at the Walnut-street Theatre, rbi,V
delphia. A pistol exploded in his hand and seriously 11/'
j ured it.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On the morning of al
17th inst., after a wet and stormy night, a vast number %
myriapoda (or many-legged insect), Juba Sabulosa, °:y
discovered in Trinity College, Oxford. They were al°l°4
entirely confined to the second quadrangle, which °Per.,
into the garden, and were spread so thickly over the 6tl-0,
taco of the hard gravel as to make it difficult to tae
step without crushing some of them. The insect is °°lllo
mon, and known as the black hundred legs, or gally-'°t
and feeds on decaying or soft vegetable matter. N° 69'
factory explanation of the matter has yet been given. A,
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORRS.—At the or
i"1;
eery weekly meeting yesterday a report was brellsof
up from a committee, recommending that,
accepting paid sureties from contractors, they 131°01,
make the payment depend to a larger extent on the CO
pletion of the work. A letter was received fr°l7a„cur
Nletropolitan District Railway Company, offering to c° root
with the board in making a solid embankment, I°°:fter
wide between Temple-bar and Blackfriars-bridge' to
some observations, the board determined not to eat'grAY
arbitration with the company unless the latter Wald
a deposit of a film of money as a parautee. instead