NEWS BY THE MATT,,

Evening Star, Issue 3644, 27 October 1874, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MATT,,

SONS IN-LAW BEWARE. It is scarcely creditable, but it is nevertheless a fact, thac a British mother-in-law has devised a new way of harrassing her daughter’s husband. This is what happened recently at Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire. A mother-in-law gave her son-in-law a pot of beer, for 4 which he sought to s give her a kiss in return. Th-s roused the jealousy of the father-in-law who quarrelled with ftha mother-in-law, and assaulted her. Finally, to vindicate her character she brought an action against her son-in-law for assaulting her by kissing her, and for this offence he was fine I 10s aud costs, in addition to this the unfortunate man had to stand a lecture from the Justices, who informed him that they considered kissing a mother-lu-law to be a dangerous practice. The lady’s name is Cheap, and if her character was cleared by a ten-shilling fin j she is certainly appropriately named. THEATRICALS IN CALIFORNIA. The California Theatre is doing a good business with Mrs Chanfrou as Lady Clanearthy, in Tom Taylor’s latest historical drama—M'Guire’s new theatre is in the hands of the Gourlay family, around whom the Scotch element are gathering with great enthusiasm.—Mr Gourlay’s performances are appreciated, and he is drawing good houses Lottie and Frank are engaged with Emerson, late of the California Minstrels, at Macguire’s Opera House, San Francisco, and are drawing crowded houses. This is what the ‘Weekly Bulletin’ says of Lottie:—“ The feature of the evening, however, was the wonderful Lottie, who achieved her feats with surprising ease, aud was showered with applause. She has deservedly become a general favorite.—Mr George Darrell (the husband of Mrs Robert Heir) is making a reputation for himself in America as an author. Me has lately sold a new drama, ensitled “ Her Face Her Fortune,” to au American actress—Miss Bessie Daring—who, in the beginning of last month, was about to start on a dramatic tour through the States to play it. MUSICAL.

Madame Adelina Paiti is to receive no less a sum than LBOO for singing during three days at '.tie approaching musical festival at Liverpool. Mademoiselle Albani is also to be paid L4OO, for singing on the same three occasions. The murical festival at Gloucester and Leeds will take place soon after that at Liverpool. The reported retirement of Mr Sims Reeves was contradicted by Mr Buckstone at his benefit at the Haymarket Theatre recently. He remarked Mr Sims Reeves, for the fourth time, has generously volunteered to sing forme; and as I know that it is a service that he renders cheerfully, although gratuitously, I hope his coming here to-night will not be the last instance of ouch dsinterested kindness displayed towards myself. As regards Mr >ims Reeves, it appears that some of the newspapers have stated that he is alaout to retire f/om public life, but tn this report Mr Sims Reeves has desired me to give a flat contradiction ; that he has not the remotest idea of retiling for at least five or six years more ; that he is too proud of the position he holds with the public to resign at present. ” Mr Reeves took a beuefio at the Albert Hall the value of the house being LI,OOO. *

PERVERTS TO MAHOMMEDAMSM. A few mails ago we had an account of an English civil servant in India turning Mahommedan and going in for a new wife on the snength of it; now we hear of an Englishman’s wife turning to the religion of the Prophet, and taking advantage of the move to acquire an Islamitish husbaud. r l he last-named sensation has come off in Bombay, and the name of the charming creature is Mrs Lennon, This delicious being, who has knocked all the doings of Aholah, Aholib*h, Guinevere, Lady Mordaunt, and IVfrs Firebrace, all combined, into a cocked hat, took her two children one fine day to the Mosque known as the Jrckaria Misjid, and there iu the presence of a Pathan, who appeared to be on the best of terms with announced her intention of embracing the Mahommedan faith. She was at once received into the church by the Mosque Mollaha, and married to the aforesaid nigger, who is said to belong to a Beloochea Regiment. She was married under the assumed name of Mrs Bonsey, The next day her European husband took nut a warrant against her for bigamy, and she was scut to prison with her children. The Pathan wanted to take charge of the youngsters, but the Government interfered., and they were sent to a Christian school’ When the woman was brought up it was impossible to obtain evidence of her adulterous marriage, and she was discharged. The husband then got out a warrant against the nigger on a charge of adultery, and he is now in custody, and probably wondering whether the game of marrying another man’s wife is worth the candle.