The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-15 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

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A respectably-attired man, who spoke with the ac-
cent of an Irishman, was charged ,under the following
circumstances:—
Police-constable F 16 stated, that yesterday afternoon
he met the prisoner in Crown-street. Holborn, carrying
a child, about nine years of age. The prisoner was in-,
toxicated, and the child appeared to be insensible from
drink. He sent the prisoner in custody of another con-
stable to the station, while he himself took the child to
the h ospital, where it was found to be in a dangerous
state, but its stomach was relieved of its foul contents,
and now the child was only suffering from the langour
produced by the drink it had taken.
;- The father of the child, who appeared to be a me-
chanic, stated that all he knew of the prisoner wit•
simply this :—Some time ago he introduce') a lodgsr to his
house. Yesterday he called to see this lodger, and too'
that opportunity of getting possession a f rho child, by
inducing the wife to let it go to a neighbouring pawn-
shop to redeem a scart for him. Nothing was heard o.
the child till the police-constable came with the informa-
-1 tion that it was in the hospital.
The prisoner admitted his statement to be correct,
and told the magistrate that beton., he got to the pawn
shop he met a friend, who invited him to have some
drink, and this person gave the child two glasses of rum.
Mr. HENRY asked if the child was a male or a female?
—The father replied that the child was a female. The
child was not sufficiently recovered to admit of her being
removed from the hospital.
Mr. IlEstriv, therefore, remanded the case until she
could attend to give evidence in the case.

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ADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
PERFORMANCE IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF
THE GRAND EXHIBITION OF 18511
All honour to Messrs. Greenwood and Phelps for
having set an example which, we trust, will be followed
not only by all metropolitan managers, but by all pro-
vincial managers also. They, to-morrow, give a per-
formance at the Theatre Royal Sadler's Wells, the entire
receipts accruing from which will be given in aid of the
funds of the Grand Exhibition of 1851. the expenses of the
evening being defrayed by the management. This liberality
on the part of Messrs. Greenwood and Phelps is almost
unparalleled in the history of theatricals, and accordingly
we are rejoiced to find that their conduct has been so
highly appreciated that H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge
has consented that the performances shall be under his
most gracious patronage, and ,that his Royal Highness
has taken a box, and signified his intension to honour
them with his presence; that the Duchess of Sutherland,
and several others of the nobility have taken boxes and will
also be present, and that he following gentlemen have
consented to act as a committee :—Charles Dickens,
Esq., Leigh Hunt, Esq., Charles Kemble, Esq., Douglas
Jerrold, Esq., John Forster, Esq., CbGrles Knight,
Esq., Sheridan Knowles, Esq., R. H. Horne, E, q.,
J. W. Marston, Eeq., T. K. Hervey, Esq.,
Charles Cowden Clark, Esq., Lord Nugent, M.P.,
Lard Dudley C. Stuart, M. P., Richard Monck-
ton Milnes, Esq., M. P., W. M. Thackerey,
Esq. John Oxenford, EN , D. Maclise, Esq., R.A.,
EL F. Chorley, Esq., J. A. Heraud, Esq., F. G. Tom-
Tins, Esq., G. Daniel, Esq., Carkson Stanfield, Esq.,
R.A. The peformance will commence with an
Address written by R. 11. Horne, Eeq., which will be
spoken by Mr. Phelps, after which the National Anthem
will be sting. This will be followed by four acts of
Shakepere's Henry VIII., after which Mr. R. H. Horne
will appear as Shy lock, in the trial scene of the Merchant
of Venice. This will be succeeded by a grand coucart,:in
which Miss Dolby, Miss Lucombe, Miss Lanza,Miss Lizzie
Stuart, Herr Ernst, Mr. Whitworth. Mr. Travers, Mr. G.
Tedder Mr. G. F. Kiallmark, Mr Sedgwick, Herr
Mengis, and other eminent performers, who have kindly
given their valuable assi,tance, will appear. The whole
will conclude with the farce of the Silent Woman. Again,
we say, all honour to Messrs. Greenwood and Phelps for
the liberal manner in which they hsve come forward in
support of a great national object, and may the excel-
lent example which they have been the first to set be
followed by every other manner in the kingdom.

" AWFUL- SACRIFICE" Tit ADESMEN.—one Of these
generous, disinterested, sacrificing gentlemen had stuck
upon every other pane of glass, "Selling off • no reasonable
offer refused--must close on Saturday." This man once
offered himself as bail, or security, in some case which was
brought before a magistrate. The magistrate asked him if
he was worth 2001. ; he said " Yes." " But you are about
to remove, are
you not ?" "No." " Why you wrote up
'Selling
.off.'" " Yes; every shopkeeper is selling of ,
" You say, 'No reasonable offerwill bg refused.'" Why,
I should be very unreasonable if I did refuse such offers."
"But you say you ' Must close on Saturday ' " "To be
sure: you w.,uld not have me open on Sunday, would you ?"
...-Liverpool Paper.
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kit,The Earl of Lincoln's Divorce Bill was yesterday
real a first time in the House of Lords, W ordered to be
road a woad time•ou Tuesday, 28th jut,