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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 96, 2 October 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

The Scotcli Duke of Hamilton died in Paris on the 15th instant, agid 52 ; he was the premier of Scotland, and was married to a cousin of the Tuileries. The only sister of the late Duke was married to the present Duke of Newcastle, hut the mar.liage was disolved by Act of Parliament in 1850. It was to Hamilton Castle where Eugenic retired in disgrace some two or three years back ; and by this death the Buonapartes lose a rich cousin and a good al The Actress atd the Soldier. — A letter from Konigsberg says : "Avery comical scene has just occurred at our theatre. Mdlle Jananschek, one of the mist celebrated actresses iv Germaiy, has been giving representations at Konigsburg. The other day she was taking the part of the Maid of Orleans in Schiller's tragedy, and in ene scene in the last act, while she-escapes frcm prison, she has to seize as she flies the sword of one of the English cavaliers who guard her. At Konigsberg all military parts are .' played by Prussian soldiers. The man /..whose sword the Maid of Oilcans was to take, happened to be acting for the first time, and | was completely ignorant both of Schiller and the Orleans heroine, When the actress, in running past, snatched at his weapon, he resisted and siad loudly, ' No, I don't give up my sword,' You may imagine the laughter with which this was heard, given too in a Prussian patois which contrasted singularly with the elevated language of the tragedy. The actress, to whom the sword was necessary to finish her part, became irritated and took it from him by force. In doing so she wounded her hand, without, however, much mischief ; but at the end of the spectacle she declared to the director that she would not play again in Konigsberg. A man with a scolding wife, when inquired of respecting his occupation, said he kept an hot-house. " Well, Mary, are you going to the new place ?'' " Sure, no ma'am ! the lady couldn't give a sat'sfictc-jy reference from her i-.tt.-t