The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1868.

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This f ay.

EQUITY.

RACING TRANSACTIONS IN CNANCERY:—An injunction
was applied for on the part of Mr. Clark, well known in
the racing world, to restrain Mr. Shirley, at one time a
general in her Majesty's service, from proeee3ing against
him in an action for the recovery of certain moneys said to
be due from-tne former to the latter. In October 1865 a
warrant of attorney for £1,500 was given on the racehorse
Laoville, judgment upon which was signed the following day.
An agreement was then drawn up, the material portion of
which it was urged was, that the amount which still
remained due to the defendant after the sale of the horse
was to be secured by an I 0 U, not to be enforced for three
years. Eventually, the horse was sold for £3O, and the
plaintiff swore that at a meeting at Brussels all accounts
between the two were settled. The defendant swore
exactly the opposite. Lord Bum* reserved judg-
ment.

RESULT OF CHANGING THE OBJECTS OF A COMPANY.—
The right of shareholders to be held free from liability on
account of their shares in a company the objects of
which have been changed, they havin7., applied for a
return of all their deposits, was decided by the Master of
the Rolls in the case of the Canadian Company. The
company was established in July 18G2 for the purpose,
as alleged in the prospectus, of acquiring land in the oil-
producing districts of Canada, working the petroleum
springs, shipping the oil to England, and disposing of it
by sale. In November 1862 the company issued art
additional prospectus, in which it was set out that
oil districts had been purchased and oil wells sunk.
On the 14th of the same month a report was made
to the effect that commissioners had been appointed to
proceed to Canada, to examine the land purchased ;
and the agricultural value of the property, indepen-
dent of its oil-producing qualities, was discussed. On
the 3rd January the shareholders received the report
of the commissioners, when it came out that no
lands had been bought at all, and that it was mot intended
to buy any, the company intending merely to bring oil to
England for the purpose of sale. The shareholders were
asked to sanction the change in the objects of the company,
which was henceforth to be called the Canadian Oil Com•
pany.. Mr. Fox, a shareholder, who held some 170 shares,
being dissatisfied, applied for and obtained the return of
the deposits
,he had paid. Shortly afterwards the com-
pany was wound up, and it was sought to place Mr. Fox
on the list of contributories. The Master of the Rolls held
that as the objects of the company were entirely changed,
any shareholder who applied for the return of his deposit
was exempt from liability on account of his shares. Mr.
Fox would therefore not be held a contributory of the
company.

DEATH OF MR. CHARLES KEAN.

We deeply regret to state that this distin-
guished actor died at eight o'clock last
night, after several months of suffer-
ing. While acting at Liverpool in May
last he received a paralytic stroke, and from
the effects of this attack he never recovered.
He was lin his fifty-ninth year. Mrs. Kean
(formerly bliss Ellen Tree) survives her lamented
husband, whose personal qualities as a man were
not less admirable than his genius as an actor.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

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The tide of success which the excellent drama of
" Dearer than Life" turned in favour of the new
theatre will be materially strengthened by the new
and sparkling operatic extravaganza, entitled "La
Vivandiere;" or,True to the Corps, which was pro-
ducedlast night. The author of the amusing little
piece is Mr. W. S. Gilbert. In this, as in his for-
mer production, " The Elixir of Love," he hasrun
tilt with Mr. Byron, whose fame for burlesque ex-
travaganza has been long acquired, and it is but fair
to say he has outrivalled even that gentleman in
word-twisting ingenuity. In "La Vivandiere"
puns abound frcirn beginning to end, some
good, some of the opposite description,
but all laughter-moving in the extreme. The
author has, of course, used the plot of the original
opera as far as possible, but he has introduced other
trifles into it, which, as they add to the fun, may
be well forgiven. Amongst his introductions is a
certain count, the father of Maria, unknown to
the opera, and this gloomy but entertaining indivi-
dual is represented as Count Manfred, living quietly
at Mont Blanc. This part is capitally represented
by Mr. L. Brough, whose dress and head gear are
most artistically grotesque, the latter having all
the appearance of the sable pluines sp., highly
valued by undertakers. Then we have the Earl
of Margate, Sir Peckham Rye, and other
congenial spirits, all of whom are disco-
vered at the rising of the curtain " doing"
Mont Blanc. They then meet the count, and for
fun they induce him to leave his cold and snowy
home, and so arrange it that he shall meet his
loving spouse, whom he has long mourned as being
defunct. However such is not the fact. She is
not only alive, but he also discovers that Maria is
his daughter. The dashing little Vivandiere, on the
discovery of her rank, is compelled to quit the
corps, and eventually she is bethrothed to Mar-
gate's Earl ; but Tonio becomes a hero, and of
course secures Maria, and the piece concludes with
general joy and a chorus. Sergeant Sulpizio of
course takes an important part in the burlesque, and
the character was supported by Mr. Toole iu his own
inimitable way. Miss Hodson as Maria the
Vivandiere was particularly arch and bewitching, and
Miss Addison as the Earl of Margate delivered her
lines with point and effect. Mr. L. Brough as
Manfred was magnificently humorous, and Miss
Everard as the Marchioness was excellent. The
dresses and scenery of the burlesque are magnificent
and anything more brilliant has never been seen,
even in the splendid productions of Madame Vestris.
The music is particularly well selected, and it is to
be especially commended on account of the care
with which the music-hall melodies have been
ignored. The piece was received with the most
decided success, and at the fall of the curtain all the
principal characters received the honour of a call.
The house was crowded.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The 44th (East Essex) Regiment, under the com-
mand of Col. Hart, left Aldershot yesterday morn-
ing, en route for Ireland. The regiment marched
from quarters at half-past 8 o'clock, during a heavy
shower, to the Farnborough station of the South-
Western Railway, whence, at 10 o'clock, it pro-
ceeded by special train to Portsmouth, there to em-
bark on board her Majesty's ship Simoom for con-
veyance to Kingstown. The marching out strength
was-42 officers, 48 sergeants, 40 corporals, 21
drummers, 556 privates, 68 women, 63 children,
and 10 horses. The regiment will be distributed as
follows :—C, E, G-, and I companies, with the band,
to form the head-qmirters at Killiemay;- a Oetach-
...tent, composed of Lieut.-Colonel Brown, C. 8., in
command, and D and F companies, with 'Assist.-
Surg. Phillips, will proceed to Tempbunore ; a de-
tachment, under Major Geddes, consisting of A and
K companies, will be sent to Thurles ; a detach-
ment, under Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Fauseit, and com-
posed cf H company, will do duty at Birr ; and B
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The 56th (West Essex) Regiment, at Aldershot,
under the command of Col. Lacy, has been held in
readiness for some days past to proceed to Ireland ;
but yesterday the regiment had not yet received the
route, and the date of its departure is unknown.
The same may be said of the 68th Regiment, which
is held in readiness to proceed to Manchester.
On Tuesday evening a "divisional ball," under
the patronage of Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James
Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., was held in the Club-house
at Aldershot, which was handsomely decorated for
the occasion. There was a large attendance of the
officers of the Staff and division and of the inhabi-
tants of the surrounding districts. The band of the
54th Regiment was in attendance.

The Ist Infantry Brigade at Aldershot, consisting
of the 40th Regiment, under Major French ; the
54th, under Colonel Thomson ; and the 56th, under
Colonel Bull, proceeded ou route marching duty on
Tuesday, but owing to heavy rain were compelled
to return to camp after a short march. On the
same day C, D, and E batteries of the Royal Horse
Artillery, respectively under the command of Capts.
Watson, Tinabrell, and Hill, and the whole under
Col. Wintle, C. 8., marched out a short distance,
but were likewise compelled by adverse weather to
return to barracks.

The Colonelcy of the Ist (the King's) Regiment
of Dragoon Guards is vacant by the death of Gen.
Thomas William Brotherton, G.C.8., on Monday
last, aged 81. The gallant General entered the
army as cornet in the 14th Dragoons in Jan., 1800,
and served in Egypt under Gen. Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie in 1801, and also in 1805, in Germany, under
Lord Cathcart. From 1808 to 1814 he served in
Portugal, Spain, and France. He particularly dis-
tinguished himself during the Peninsular war, and
was present at nearly all the cavalry affairs and
skirmishes with his regiment, the 14th Light Dra-
goons; he was also engaged in the action on the Coa,
and was several times wounded. He was in July,
1830, appointed one of the Aides-de-Camp to King
William IV. ; and subsequently held the appoint-
ment of Inspector-General of Cavalry at head-
quarters. For his distinguished services in the Pen-
insula he was nominated a Companion of the Older
of the Bath ; was made a Knight Commander of
the Order in 1855, and a Knight Grand Cross in
1861. In May, 1819, he was appointed Colonel
of the 15th Hussars, and was afterwards transferred
to the Colonelcy of the Ist Dragoon Guards July
17, 1859. The deceased General's commissions bore
date as follows :—Cornet, Jan. 24, 1800 ; Lieut.
and Captain, July 27, 1801 ; Major, Nov. 28, 1811;
Lieut.-Col.„ May 19, 1814 ; Col., July 22, 1830 ;
Major-Gen., Nov. 23, 1841 ; Nov. 11,
1851 ; and General, April 1, 1860.
The operation of the Contagious Diseases Act,
1866, will shortly be extended by the Government
to the garrison districts of Shorncliff, Colchester,
and Cork, as well as the Curragh.

FEARFUL SHIPWRECK ON THE CORNISH
COAS7.

(By Telegraph.)
PENZANCE, Thursday Morning.

Nicholas li. Downing, Esq., reports that yester-
day (Wednesday) the Prussian brig Die Sonne
was lost on the Praze Sands, nine miles from this
place. The lifeboat Richard Lewis,.belonging to
the National Lifeboat Institution, was got down
there it, two hours, was got down there in two
hours after receiving the intelligence, but unfortu-
nately was too late to be of use, as the ship had
gone to pieces, and the crew of nine men were
drowned.