The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-22 00:00:00

blind girl hears the sound of wheels, and May Field-
ing enters, the bride, not of old Tackleton, but of
Edward, her old lover, the son of Caleb Plummer, who
hiving heard of May's infidelity, had came disguised as
the stranger, to steisfy himself of the truth of the
reports he had heard, had confides 3 his secret to Dot,
who had assisted generously, truth-
fulness, faithfulness, and love, s now more
thoroughly convinced than c ver. Bertha is unde-
ceived by Caleb as to the true character of Tackleten,
and lackleton himself, infected as it were by the atmos-
phere of happiness by which he is surrounded, becomes
forgiving and human, and gives to the newly marries
couple the wedding-cake which he had had prepared for
himself, and all ends merrily with a dance, as a Christ-
mas piece should do. Mhs Mary Keeley, the debutaNte,
is a young lady apparently not more than seventeen
years of age. Her figure is finely proportioned, her eye
dark and intelligent, her features most expressive, end
her voice delightfully clear and finely modulated. In
fact, she is exactly lake what her motker was IS
Miss Goward. She has evidently been well taught,
and has profited by her teaching ; and, inero'
over, she is possessed of that without which
the• best teaching is of no avail—genius. Wr e
anticipa.e a very brilliant career for this young lady.
Mrs. Keeley was fitted exactly in the character of pa,
and Emery's carrier was one of the most artistica
things he has yet done—full of pathos, intensity, and
power, without the slightest approach to rant. Keeley
was excellent as Caleb; and Meadows, as TaCkletoll,
was an embodied sneer. Taken as a whole, however,
perhaps the most perfect thing in the piece was the
Tilly Sluwboy of Miss Turner. She threw her-
self completely into the part, and gave the gauche-
ries of the emancipated charity-girl with the
greatest gusto imaginable, frequently convulsing the
audience with laughter. The principal periormors
were called for at the fell of the curtail:, and the
W.;ti rmiiliet th t 1 piC!iti!Ui

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11, ' wt

;/-nents
nll for

Mr. Dlet:olS, w:lu did I.A, a.,,%‘. it.tdi' at,. appetir-
ance. The piece is admirably got up, Lnd Kill prove
one of the moat successful that has been produced even
at the Lyceum. The approaches to the theater
were thronged even before the doors were opened, al];
for g before the curtain drew up the house was crow
in every part.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
On Saturday a Court was held for the dispatch 0(
business, when Abbrman p'AIikBROTHER Wade 60"1
observations upon the subject of the corn-laws ; be 11(11'`'
that when the Corporation should go up with the add:
dress to her Majesty, it would be represented as the a
dress of the Mayor and Aldermen in their corporate,
and not in their individual capacity. He was desire'.
of denouncing, in the most indignant and contemptuous
terms, the cry which had been raised that a hull!!
was approaching. It was cruel and mischievous
countenance such a report. There was, on the contrail':
abundance of corn in this country, and the failure of
potato crop was greatly exaggerated. eh'
Alderman WOOD expressed his surprise that the s
ject should now be brought up again, when there hiitlo
been *a proper opportunity for speaking upon it at tats
late Court of Common Council, at which Alderilly
Farebrother had attended. He denied most 4re_,,ng
that any misrepresentation or exaggeration had g 27,4
made in respect of the approaching scarcity of 5437.
The accounts were daily more appalling, and the absli%
dance spoken of by Alderman Farebrother had no Va"

ence in fact.Oll
Alderman HUMPHERY also said he could see no r*est:
why the statements respecting the scarcity should
characterised as false or cruel. The evidences were to
ficiently palpable to warrant the statements that P
been made.
Here the conversation dropped, and other business
was proceeded with.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE:b.
CALEDONIAN COURSING MEETING. „Dina
The Tay Stakes were won by Mr. Walker's gig"
Mary; Dr. Brown's Swallow ranby up.
The Clyde Stakes were won Dr. Brown ns Jacob' pi'
Brown's Dunlop Cadger ran up. 33 ;ee
The Tweed Stakes were won by Mr. Walker's Honer
Mr. Dickson's The Maid of the Mill ran up. orb"'
The Highland Stakes were won by Mr. Pollock's
rus ; Mr. Walker's Highland Mary ran up. '
The Lowland Stakes were won by Mr. Walkers IT''—'4l4
Bee ; Dr. Brown ns Jacob ran up. (FP
The Caledonian Gold Cup was won by Mr. G. Poll
Cerberus ; Mr. Walker's Honey Bee ran up. Eg lin' 0411
The St. Leger Puppy Stakes were won by Lord
BCSSN' Bell; Mr. Greenshield's Vixen ran U. ,
her i
MrT.liie,aNtSerreasotnra,awmSatraikeersawere won by Mr. Curror 5 Coll Pei!
BeTahceaCuanrtu.lici‘hira.eAl S. tGarkaelsiainwe,arepawa-coon
rbany Sir W. ;
The Dee Stakes were won by Mr. G. Police s
Mr. Gibbs's Clansman ran up. Tyr ZG.
T) MEE''— I
SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPOR s
___ bu• 3 r.
The Scarisbrick Cup for twelve dogs Iva wou
Taylor's Blue ; Mr. Slater's Signora ran up.
Robinson's)lte Fl eetswaorno d;
3,Citri p.
Chew'sfor sixteen
Chancellor
The Churchtown Stakes for twelve dogs were won D)
Deacon's Derwent; Mr. Slater's Salina ran up.
The Crossens Stakes were won by Mr. E. Taylor
won t.:)'_.
mg::
'' Tr°.
Blue; Mr. King's Alfred ran up.
u lOW
The Port Stakes were won by Mr. E. Taylor's ~.2,./'
Lass; Mr. Robinson ns Shakspeare ran up.
puppies
anWnaps.
gr.
The Claret Stakes were won by Mr. King's JeriV '
Slater's Socrates ran up. .

HUN APPOINTMENTS. pot•
Cheltenham stag hds., Wed., Hawling gate; Sat.,.

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bu ry- r ark.
Seventh Hussars (Ipswich), Fri., Scole Inn—lli.
South Berkshire hds., Tues., Streatley ; Fri., E anbal3l'
farm. Fri•
Sir John Cope'e hds., Wed., Knowle-hat;
farm (Easthampstead)-1 Fri., Filieridge;
Craven hds., Wed., Ramq. sbury.manor ;
Sat., Catmore farm-10i.
Devon hds., Fri., Haccombe.
Mr. 's hds Sat. Mudfo-bridge.
LordDrax Elcho's hds"., Tues., WestrdMains ; Fri., Dunse C
Sat., Sat"
Hutton-bridge-10i. de;
H.H., Tues., Hinton-house; Wed., Matterley-gater;
Grev ell-hill-10
Gogerddan hds., Wed. Llanrystid ; Sat., Eglwysfac h • rri,
Hambledon hds., Wed., Broadhalfpeuny-down
Stephen's Castle-down-10i.
Sir J. Gerrard's, Tues., Newton-station-11.
Mr. Lushington's hds., Fri , Norton. court-14.

Hursley lids., Fri., Ball. down.
Monmouthshire hds., Fri., Rocktield---10.

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.—LIVERPOOL, eifer
DAY.—Considerable excitement has prevailed in torn
.Ai" of $
in consequence of the death of a prostitute by th she is
sister in misery and crime. The name of the 11forer
M‘Gill, quite a young woman, and the name of the 01
,swift,
nate wretch who inflicted the fatal wound is Jells
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both, as before mentioned, living a life of profligacy' e.g' 'yet
sipation. It appears, so far as the particulars have this
been ascertained, that between twelve and one o'clooith s
morning, Swift and the deceased were carousing "feiglr
number of sailors in a public-house in Tally-street, a. 'soul
bourhood not of the highest repute in this town. et
difference arose between them, whether in consequ-al: did
anything said or done by their paramours, ell is
by some, does not clearly appear, but certain 'Red,
they got to high words ; Swift being very much ect ,sa
and declaring with all the vehemence natural and coin:110d
to bee class, that she would take the life of the dee:111,01
before morning. After some little time Swift Was °I ssas
down ; but on leaving the public-
resumed, and the deceased, some parties say, ab in
Swift a blow, whilst others say she only gave her A Pa `„"tigh
order to get out of her way. This was, however, 6'613
house the anatrearosg
ape
for Swift, who was already much exasperated, an ~riaeo
made a stab at the deceased, inflicting a most to
and dangerous wound on the side of the neck, near put
collar-bone. The deceased staggered and fell tlet‘o,:rb ere
was immediately carried to a neighbouring h°llseLias
she died a short time afterwards. A surgeon was as
but arrived too late to render any assistance. As 7,aile
Swift had perpetrated the deed, she ran off with the 001
in her ,hand, and was pursued down Park-lane by thee, 001
persons who were standing by. She called out to ° tsti
the women in pursuit that she would serve her shell
done the decrused, if she persisted in following her',s and
mately she outran her pursuers, and was lost sight ;7.100
succeeded in making her escape. The knife was foungbrsoess
an hour and a half afterwards lying on the ground la '',. lava
taus.
co,
alley, one of the streets through which Swift
is usuallyon it,
passed. It was a large clasp knife, such as
reed by sailors, and had marks of blood still remaining. are-
although there had been heavy rain for sense On° toe
viously, which must necessarily have obliterated some ° bad
stains. Every exertion was made, after information
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been given of the occurrence, with the view of diseevg
"'Lt..
the author of the foul deed, but up to this moments 7 cs
thlac'
withstanding the police have made a strict search, 13, °D,ocit
had transpired likely to lead to her apprehension; it
probable, however, that she can long escape detection. le,
LOSS OF THE BARQUH LEE.—A dispatch, op
stra
ceived at Lloyd's from the Foreign-office, reports the
ing of the British barque Lee, of Liverpool, oftl;sPe
Mary, Lisbon. Part of her cargo has been landed in
maged state.

BIRTHS.
inst.. at Cui balton Hall, IRO.
Oa the 17th •
Mr. 4. Corbally, d;:ughter. •‘. of
On the 20th it;st., at fld•rring- t P'cltutoq, the I'm'
ring-court, o .
the Rev. W. Hawks, of a laugh ter. FIIP,
On the 20th • tSt. J
in. t., at ohn's-wood, Mrs. Richard •
of a daughter. Mead], the
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MARRIED. LT rot,
On the 18th inst., at Motford, Salop, Captain John ro
late oilier Majesty's 35th Regiment, to Anne, third surviv;
daughter f the late R. Middleton. Esq., of Broomfields, S.lll
At the Cathedral, Canterbury, Martaduke Kelharn• 11;
of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, to Julia Anne Chri°
daughter of Robert Christie, Esq., of Manchester. Ar nor
On the 16th of August last, at the English church, • Bbot
raise, Chili. Mr. Jaynes Elawksley, to Julia, second daub'
of Mr. W. 11. Greaves.

DIED

On the 14th inst., at Bratton, Wilts, E. F. Seagraiwo
On the 15th inst., Mr. James Wright,ofßurlington-stree
Manchester, a,red 68.
On the 17tli inst., at Packington, near Lichfield, 11
Maria, widow of the Rev. Thomas Levett.
On the 17th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. W. Willscarb
of Palestine-place, Cambridge-heath.
On the 17th inst, at Paris, John Ward, Esq., aged 861;04,
On the 17th inst., at Bognor, Sir John Chetwode,
M.P. for Buckingham, aged 82. oLfl
On the 18th inst., in Surrey-place, Old Seat-road,
Chaney Jones, Esq., aged 81.
oA of
On the 18th inst., at. Brighton, Mrs. Maclaurin,
la W.--
the te Dr. James Chichester Maclaurin. 010
On the 18th inst., at Royal-hill, Greenwich, Julia, the
daughter, of Minst., in St. Stone. PO'
On the 18th John's-wood, Mr. George lit-
On the 19th inst., Elizabeth Turner, widow of the late
Turner, of Northumberland-street, Strand, aged 81. peter
On the 19th inst., at Clapham-common, Surrey,
Blackburn, Esq., aged 76. —0

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London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOU- G oft
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Noof
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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Coulli"'#v
Middlesex, Monday, December 22, 1845.