The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

think the oI is improved; but it it &Lieu , different. *Dd it at tv ia tts new guise be backed fur another prodigious " run." - - Mr. William Brough supplies • •ew and original extravagaom, entitled King Arthur; or, the Days and Islet's of tie Round Tasle, For his subject Mr. Brough has gone to the various legends convected with •'the blameless King," with many of which Tennyson's •' Idylls" have recently made the public familiar. The loop are partindarly good ; and both Miss Keeley and Miss Romer, on whom the vocal burden chiefly fell ou Rater iley. ',quitted themselves with imme•se credit. Mr. Compton played the remnant knight Sir Her with • dry humour that deserved, as it gained, great applause. The winery and soxesmies were all remark ably good, especially " The Realm of Fairy Plesaaunce (O'Cooper) ; though the green dresses of the fats (besides being of a most suspiciously arsenical tint) did not quite harmonies with the prevailing tone of the landscape, sod they moreover made Arthur's sky-blue tunic look positively seedy. Mr. Backstops most attire his 'Nymphs in a whole some colour if he withal to do full justice to his " crock " sceoe. !DELPHI. A fairy extravaganza, by Mr. H. J. Byron, foznded upon that immortal story of " Fortimio" by the Countess d'Anois, which Mr. Plamthe has turned into • burlesque form so charmingly, was produced at this home en Saturday night after the drama of LesA, more out of re• pri to the season than because it was really wonted. It was originally written, we believe, for the Prince of Wales's Theatre at Liverpool, and bears every evidence in the dresses and appointments of having been very lkarriedly put npo• the stage by the management. It is hardly necessary to relate • story which is familiar to mast playgoers, and we cannot honestly say that Mr. Byron bas treated it with the fancy and skill which we naturally expected. The scenes hang somewhat loosely together —opportunities for choral display are mimed—and the dia logue is not very brilliant. The acting, with the sleep tile of a few of the chief characters, was below burlesque mediocrity. Miss Woolgar, as Fortunio, was charming, sash* always is, and nothing could exceed the point which aim gave to the words and actions of her part. Mile Patti Josephs made a very successful first appearance, and played • little waiting maid with • vast deal of piquant grace. The event of the evening, however, was the entry of Mr. John Clarke (late of the Strand), who has not per. formed, except on his benefit night, Waco his severe sod. dent. lie had • most flattering reception, and his make up and acting as an old queen was moat artistic, original, sod amusing. There is nothing very remarkable in the music, and the piece, probably owing to the late hour at which it was produced, was not very warmly applauded. PRINCF.IBI3. If the bontiment of proverbial philosophy which &azure a happy termination from & prosperous ootomenco- meat be true, a successful career may fairly besaticipsted for the Prinowe's under the new misogamist of Mr. George Vining. We mar my at once that the new Christmas pan tomime bearing the title of Harlequin Little Tom Tnakir and (he Fine Lady of Banbury Cray; or, the Old Woman Val lined in a Shoe, produced under the auspices of Mr. Vining. on Saturday, was a most decided and well de erred mows. To expect anything like a harmonious tissue in the eoestrnetion of a piece in which all the incongruous limes snits wintery are introduced as living perwaslitia would be simply absurd ; but "swallowed in the mass," end without a too critical inspection of the means by which the raliida junrtura is effected, a dramatic nalange is produosd which, as a Christmas entertainment, merits Wl fraali6ed commendation. STR.ND. In his Cbrintm•s burlesque of Orpheus and Zurydw, produced on Saturday night at this theatre. Xr. Byron be. not turned his attention so much to what is and " obinical burlesque' an he has to mematichurissque, and his present venture, therefore, in some respacia, Ms • little short of many of his best Strand productions ; but. wink ha boo not bum able to put much variety of incident into • somswbat meagre fable, be Ins told his dory with his usual aie•rnem. Where he has got • charms of throw ing in • bath broad sketch of character, be has does so with him cuatismary skill, and dramatic instinct. LYCEUM. A little farce, doubtless of French origin, the dialogue of which was ant, though occasioeally vergingon cosnissw, was prodsioad at this bones oe Saturday, and re ceived with mash moors applause than is usually accorded here teplaving-ie pietas. Is is called the Lost Baby, and the foe turns upon a miming child of tender years, who is left by a servant with &friend " to miod" for a few minutes, and is peened from hand to hand amongst a number of cha racters, as inch a burden would naturally be. The monied father, who in this case has more than a mother's affection for his offspring, strives hard to find the cb ild, but bealersys arrives on the stage just as it his been handed off, say to meet the last person who had palmation of it The can- Erection of the piece is very oast and ingenious, sad the acting of the chief part by Mr. Widdioomb was fall of the roost mousing eccentricity and pectins humour. Such parts have been so often written or adapted before for Mr. Robson and Mr. Toole, that they are apt to become tire some ; but Mr. Widdioonib puts much new spirit into his repromotation by his original and varied pautornime. Mr. Garden helped the faros materially by playing an old see• ends* and the nut al the diameters had nothing much in them to stimulate the actors. The house was crowded, sod Bel Demonio is found suet eient to sustain Its fortunes without t►e aid of a Christmu peva ST. JAMES'S. 111-luck has 3o frequently attended the opening of this theatre, the most western in Leaden, with the ex ception of the Mery{shone, that it is difficult to look very bopef ally at any sew venture on the same ground. Bat *snakily, if success be possible at the St. James's, Mr. Webster u the man to accomplish the feat. The most ex. periemed manager in the metropolis, with resoarees of all kinds ethis disposal, he is more likely to OVWO3OIII obstacles, sod to removes certain prejudice that seems to lurk is the public mind against the house that Brahma built, than ethers who preceded him. Having a company on his hands, *wing to the continued success of Min Bateman, and the imonangent exclusion of the regular A delphi staff from their proper quarters, he hes thought it wise to take the St. James's, and on Boxing-night it opened under its new direction. The house has been newly gilt and pleated, sod looks extremely bright and pretty. The perfornamon on Saturday commeeoed with the comic drama of the Hen and Chickens, with Mn. Stirling in her *Hemel character, of which we seed my nothing, as all the town ►re emaciated with that excellent impersoostios of an filtrable*, yet really good-fouled. mother-in-law. Then came the speciality of the evening—" a comical ansiglome esti.* alleaulity,“ by Yr. H. J. Byron, entitled "1863," or Me Sensations of Me Pen Seasers, with a Shame's' Berth:hoe of "Lady Bowebeify's Secret." The perform ances concluded with the Birthplace of Podpers—a really original English farce by Mr. Hollingshead, in which the acting of Mr. Toole bre never been margined for truth of comic portraiture. NEW ROYALTY. Mr. F. Borraind's burlesque of "Ixion, or the t_u at the Wheel," Mill proving attractive in Bobo. no Christmas novelty, properly so called, wu produced ►t the New Royalty Theatre on Booing-night. The burlesque was however, preceded by " an entirely now sod onginal" oomic drams, entitled " Madame Berliot's Ball, or the Chalet in the Valley." This piece io also from the pen of the author of Woo, but is honestly stated ea the bills to be partly founded upon a French play called Piervhao. OLYMPIC. The 'Amer.!, of the Anglo-French drama., The Tule! of Leave Mae, ism greet at this house that although it was performed for the use hundred and eighty-second time on Saturday night, no novelty wee required to assist It. !.it so piers produced is Loudon for many years have w. maoy wow performers made excellent reputations, sad Mr. Aside., Mr. Solder, sod Mr. Viscera, though they are douistlees getting a little, tired of their parts, will probably hare to wait a long time before they are again so well Etted with cesracters. Mw F. Elamite appeared on Satin% day as a substitute for Miss Latimer, in the part originally played by Mies Hustle.. The old pugilistic farce of B. B. was revi.ed u anther. piece, with Mfr. Atkins in the part formerly sustained by Itutroa. ASTLEY'& Tin:, favonrite place of entertainment, which has Mee owed far mew emathe, wee mopped oe Maier. THE Els night, the sew lame beieg Mr. E. T. Smith, who has wisely opened the theatre with a good old Esg hall pantomime, one carrying one back to the olden time. In his prelimi nary announcement the lessee states that "The reputation he made during him lemesehip of Drury-lane Theatre has M easured him to use redoubled exertions to surpass by far all be has hitherto done, and to produce, regardless of labour or expense, a magnificent holiday entertainment which sh►ll be graceful and amusing, vigorous, and free from vulgarity," and we are bound to my he has fulfilled his pledge. Harlequin and Old Friar Bacon; o►, Greed Grins .lohaof Gaunt and the Enchanted Lance of Robin Good fellow ie the title of the grand Christmas Pantomime with which Mr. E T. Smith has inaugurated his first campaign. The author, the artist, and the lessee were each naively called for, and each received his due ovation. After the tramiforniation scene the harlequinade followed, as of course, and in it were introduced, also of course, some time-honoured tricks, but most of them were new and full of allusions to peeing event., and all of them were good sad laughter proveldag. THE SURREY. Harlequin Old King Cole ; or, Ride a Cock Bono to Banbury-rrav, and Me Prop that would • Wooing go, is the greed Chrotross Pantomime at this theatre this year, and, as usual, it boa bees produced by Mr. Shepherd, aad Mr. C. Brew has supplied the Transformation Scene. The character in the hariequinsde are filled by M Frederick Evans as Harlequin, by Little Rowell& u Mr. Wilma Parker ma Pantaloon, and Mims Annie Cooke am Columbine. SADLER'S WELLS. The Prince of the Peaceful Islands ; or, llarlerein, the Maqie Pearl. the Centaur, and the Fairy Alsazon, is here the Christmas offering, the burlesque opening being written by Mr. F. G. Cheatham. The aceisee7, repre senting the Eagle Peak by Moonlight, Arcadian Re treat (ballet acne), the Valley of Fountains, and the Transformation Scene, I. well painted ; the ingenious and splendid effects in the latter are by Mr. Charles S. James, the artist. The music has been selected, arranged, and composed by Mr. B. Isaacson. For the opening (in addition to the talented company) Miss Minnie D•vis (Prince Exquisite), and Miss Eliza Hamilton (Princess Peerless) bare been engaged. The Harlequinade baa for Clown, Mr. Buck ; Mr. G. Benkent, Harlequin ; Mr. W. Lacy, Pantaloon ; Columbine, Miss A. Atterwell ; and the Elitonian Family (tour in number), as Sprites. BRITANNIA. Mr. Lane, who possesses one of the largest, most popular, sad bet maimed &mires is outlying Landon, has prepared an elaborate pantomime this year, called Hickory Ditkory Dock, the Mose that ran up the Clock. It may fairly be hoped that the proprietor, Mr. S. LIMN will meet with a profitable menuseration for the profane expenditure he has lavished es this splendid Christman spectacle. THE GRECIILN. The pantomime here in milled Robinson Crime : or, Harlequin and Ais Man Prides, and SAe Magit Peer:, and it is founded upon, but slightly altered from De Foes work. Mr. George Conquest, who plays Friday, is owe of the most remarkable and active pantombnists of the day, and his sister. Miss Laur► Conquest, is one of our most graceful deacon. The pantomime here is always a great festers, stretching far into the year, and exciting consider- able attention in theatrical amiss. THE VICTORIA. Otieelle ; or, the Phantom Night Dan cert.—The greed Minims pantomime at this establishment (which has undergone such a wondrous reformation under amplest:int maws), is from the German story of " Giselle ; or, the Phantom Night Dancers," and is adapted to its present form by Mears. Osmond and F. Fenton, and allows the latter geatleman great scope for the display of his well-known sneak effects. • STANDARD. The Prince anci the Lion King; or, Harlequin, the Istriesble Cap, aid the /airy Qum that was changed ink) a /tog, ie Mee the Claiborne novelty. The situ of the author, Mr. W. E. Suter, has bar to make the opeelag truly burlesque, &batman w 4 parodist. CITY OF LONDON. Harlequin Black Beard; or, Dame Trot and Her Conies/ Cat, is the City paebowitue, whieb, as usual, has been written by Mr. Nelms Les, makiog his two hundred aad itteouth. PAVILION. Dick Whittington and Ma Wonderful Cat ; or Harlequin limply Dummy anal the Hose of Contest in gAs Bea!ms of Happiness, arraign by Yr. F. throbazd, is ttbe Pentondms bare. XLRTLEONL The pantomime at this theatre is eotited Jolly Zing Christmas; or Harlequin Jack Rust, the Giant, the Beanstalk, and the Little Pair', of the dikery Water s, and has been written by Yr. P. Itaraltant. The herb. gained* is supported by Lenience and Cooper, Frederick Vohs, Pandas Volum Victoria Velum Busies Voices, and Jessie Vokes (trona the Minos Faseasboles, Paris.) The pantomime at the Queen's Theatre in Tot tasham-ooart•roadti hours aim oelebental for ire actors and authove—is railed Ivanhoe, or tae Asir Maid of York.; the Effingham Theatre, in WhiteehePol, girls its Mims a piece buries the long title of Harlequin Kiev Crystal ; or, the Princess' of tke Silver Maze and the Good Liak fairy at the Bottom of the Well ; the Bower Saloon, in Lambeth, has a pima with an equally long title, °ailed Gturdphate the Mighty ; or, Me Knight of the Silver &Weld and the Fairy Quern of the Fuchsia Dell. The Garrick Theatre, is Good man's.fislds—a small house with little but its historical re putation to recommend it—lN this mama out of tbe field, but the gap it has left is filled by the Cabbage Theatre, at King's. mom This is Dow the smaUest of all the Loodoo theatres, and we presume that in, proprietors have learnt to do with. out the patronage of those young ladies and gentlemen who paid to perform Hamlet or Ophelia at the rate of a few shillings per night, Its opesisg piece is the popular Strand burlesque, The Maid and the Magpie. MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT& THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The crowd& which on Saturday last thronged every road that bad to the Crystal Palace gave gratifying proofs of the enduring character of ft. attractions for the great body of the people. It is now nearly ten years since the oast edifice was first thrown open, and each suoceosios " Boxisg-day" or other great holiday that game rowed since has beep signalised by a greater &Milldams than its pude. osseor. Bat ilk is hardly to be wondered at. for where in any other part of the world could one fled a place of amuse ment which cost a millioe mad a half for its erection, which has had two railways built for its special accommodation, which is sou to have a third, and which can accommodate within its crystal walls, and without mach pressure, a hundred thousand people? The Lowloa•bridge Railway Ste. tion was in a state of siege from an early hour in the morning, and timid travrllers, on iaquiring the time for starting the trains, received thsaatidaelory information that "Os Bozing•day there was so particular time—each train. started the moment it was full r thus giving the ides of a sort of locomotive steeplechase along the line, in which, as in other steeplechase., some of the rumors were very likely to come to grief. But Boxisa day is a lucky day, sod we have not heard of any accident as having resulted from this terrific railway scramble—a fact which speaks volumes fee the perfection of the railway arraagestents, and the discdp line and sdf•paeseaston of the various ofliciah. Althougg►, however, there was so serious harm does, there were im mense crushing, bustle, and confusion, The moment a train bad started the doors were again thrown open, aid the next moment the platform was invaded by p host which came at once into painful collisies with a garrison already in possession, consisting of Chooses& of persona who had been Wt behind by the departed convoy. There were visitors at the Crystal Palace es Saturday who had been beaten off is three mew sive assault, on three difficult trains, and who at hiM made their appearance is their &reunite pleasure per as ranch battered sod traval-staised as the French vetenss retuning from Moscow. Beare half.past 2 o'clock 39,010 persons had passed the turnstiles, and they were still peer• Mg in as fast as ever. Oa the greatest previous Boxisg-day the numbers at the same time were 29,000, so that 10,000 at least most be est dews to Merman of population, es homed atiesstise, sad improved feeilibiss of appear& Per !? 'BESS, MONDAY EVENING, it must be nesembered that the Great Western and South Wasters districts have now their own railway direct to the Palace, and a beautiful line it is; and in addition to this, that. were on Saturday more people went by the roadie she then bed ever been known before. Hundreds of permute, ourselves amongst the num ber, got tired of waiting, after two or three unsuccessful charges cm the carriages, sad took refuge in "Four wheeler;' the numbers of which made quite a procession as they toiled slowly up the steep Surrey hills. What the crowd will be neat Boxing-day but one, when the high level line of the London, Chatham, Lod Dover Coespeay will be open, it is sot seer to foresee, especially as the new Lao avoids the interminable steps so well known sad so moth dreeded by the more ponderous visitors. The line would, we be- lieve, bare bees open this Christmas, but for the peculiarly heavy character of the temaelling—ooe tunnel in particular, which is to run under "Sir Joseph Paiton's carner," being maid to involve en immure extra amount at labour sad pre cautious. But the perils of the journey, whether by rail or road once over, the Palace interior/presented • eight which wail worth going to see. We do not speak now of the sinner meats, of which more anon, but of the 'class and the ; greenery,and the vat company, which melded beep:ammo dated under any other root in the world. At 3 o'clock the ammonia& on the siege were in full swag, sad the crowd had in consequince praised on towards the tasasept on every side. At that taw the great Handel orchestra was full to the roof, koking like • section of the Boma collegian, the company gaging placidly and serenely down on the enraged I animate, who were fiercely comieedin toe a good view of the performances in the chew below. The 'moved seats in the front had all been disposed at without rearva- Um, and the refreshment tables in the mishit/garbed had been turned into stands " to see the preassign" by the juvenile portion of the company. The multitadisous Pater Families stood manfully to his guns, with a young Aetyanax on each shoulder, sod • miniature pledge of connubial love on the top of his bead, whilst the faithful wiser of his joys and sorrows supported him like • hattrem against the surging crowd, sad be guiled the duty with passing maledictions on people who were rade enough to stumble and almost break their necks over her ample crinoline. We do not know whether may of the young gentlemen present had read Leigh Hunt's dory of the lover who won his mistress by carrying I boo picks-back spa hill, but there were hundreds at the Crystal Pelage on Saturday who showed similar dove- Hos by patiently staggering for hours together ander each fair borthese, the said fair buddies rewarding their swains by shouting down front their cages of vantage • faithful running description of the faa that was going on upon the stage. Of this latter there was comiderable variety, and of the bird most relished by holiday visitors. There were the Chantrill an active band of youthful gymnasts, from whose bodies everything of osseous consistency had apparently been carefully extracted, tend who twisted and tuned and strained over a beetroots' bar until thereof rang again with plaudits. Then there was the pretty divedielemeet by Mr. Fnunptea's pupils—end who so clever as Yr. }Pampas in marshalling children attractively on the step? There was, a good many' years since, a juvenile ballet company orga nised by a Mr. Noble, which had • great swam ; &ad, dig later, the Viennese children did wooden ; hut, with those two exceptions, Mr. Frampton stand" alone in the arrange. meet of juvenile ballets, which by the way are like juvesile balls, often much prettier and more entertaining to look as than the terpsichorean achievements of children of a larger growth. After the ballet came the great juggler, Speer Langlois Velocimane, whom name alone wee • tr amph, sad the mystery of whose tricks was fearfully ee by the distance from while some of the visitors watched them, and which had a wonderful effect in leading "en chantment to the view." The " necromantic Islas" fol lowed, and the amusements on the siege woad up , with Mr. Nelms Lee's ever-popular shadow pantomime. The elect of this singular entertainment is sometbiro hke that of looking at a dame with your ears stopped. It is tan, or rather as Mr. Lee expressively calls it, "Shades of Fee," and certainly has • strange unearthly effect. Whim the pantaloon takes his punishment, and yet you have so i when harlequin smites the clown with his sword of lath, the Whims is unbroken, you fancy that you are dreaming of • pantomime, and are only convinced of the coot ary by the thrusts, and pasha, end puha of the surrounding company, who are wide awake and as anxious to see the ha as your self. So mach for the traersept performances, which are salikiently attractive sod •appropriate to the mason, but thin is this defeat about them, that slava 40,000 people eines to ses them, not more than 5,000 ever get even a glimpse. If dtreadve amusements could be arranged in the cadre the Handel ercheitra would accommodate its 6,000 spectators, the opposite transept galleries and floor 5,000, and, from the nave on sank side at least 10.000 more could, with a little trouble, be brought within see* dis tance. At present moth* ma be more touching than the agonies of the little childree whose parents have oome We, and who, stationed in the cadmirts of the crowd, are tor mented every moment with the riogiog laugh of the more fortunate juveniles who bad male in good time, aad ascend favourable positions. Boxing-day at the Crystal Adam is perhaps the most extensively patronised of our manual amusements, and its spode and games should be so arranged as to be accessible to all who come to witnem them. We must not omit to mention that one of Mr. Nelms Lee's effects—and it was • great novelty—was seen by every one, we mean the performaoce after the manner of Map din, who was rewarded with uproarious sprlause. We have said that the getting to the palace was • great achievement, and the appearance of the interior when you eot there, an imposing sight, but it is " wh eni evening sheds, prevail," and the gas and the variegated lamps "Take up the woedrous tale" that the climax of attraction is reecho& It is then that the bright crystal designs on the top of the great cope; the gigantic candelabra mer shelled in brilliant rows along the nave ' • the illuminated Christmas tree, glide/kw from stem to topmost branch with traaalneent diamonds and rubies, and studded with unheard of timeares for the fortunate little ones ; the globs lamps Bootleg dimly bright io the vague perspective ; and that awful apectre,Nadm's giant balloon, swaying to and tro in the weave overhead, all combine, conspire, and co operate, to produce an effect which every visitor will &epe eists, but which am hardly be sueleisotly described on paper. lastly, for those who had not yet drunk deep enough of pleasurable excitement, there was the going home by the rail, but as we did not ourselves venture upon that route, we must leave its various enjoyments to the imagination of the reader. AGRICULTURAL HALL CIRCUS. In these days of active competition very little can be does is providing amusement for the public without the paression of large capital, nod much spirit and enter piing. Mr. Snug*, the well-known refreebment contractor of the Crystal Panne, who thinks nothing of victaalliog fifty thousand people in a few hours, has found employment for his spare energy in another gigantic undertaking. Asp dated with Mr. Pulleyn—a gentleman already favourably known in cones:km with public exhibitions—he has con verted the vast area of the Agricultural Hall at Islington into a gigantic theatre far equestrian performasouwbich has andel y never been equalled in England. The floor of this hall —one hundred and fifty feet broad and three hundred feet long—has been railed in and covered with tan and nardust ; a space mare like a nee course than an ordinary circus. The centre of this space is occupied by a circus of the usual fixed dimensions, which on be removed in a few minutes when the whole arena in wanted for more impressive dig. plays. Seats have been built up on each aide of this vast arena, divided into several class's, and, with the permanent galleries, accommodation is now provided for more than sixteen thousand prisms. The lighting of the ball has been greatly improved, and rows of gas jets are now sketched along the whole line of the galleries round tie building. The decorations include festoons of Bowen and human, and the glair roof has been underhuog with a sane ceiling. The company engaged by Messrs. Strange and Pulleyn to perform in this new circus is on a scale proportioned to the building. There are more than three hundred performers and one hundred horses ; a number of lions and tigers; a band of sixty instrumentalists ; and domes of circus grease. The serobate—male and female—include every variety of circus ozer ; vaulters, headed by the celebrated Mr. Arthur who can torn one hundred consecutive summersaults at a spring board ; wirerlancers and jugglers, riders and brawn on barebacked bones ; exhibitors of trained ponies, squeakier of the " high school," who ride waltzing steeds ; posterns learned in the art of doubling-up, and clowns re wound by Messrs. Thorne, Delavanti, and Ghee, who are known oe the continent as "The Parisian Grotesques." Amongst the most prominent circus-riders we may mention Mr. Freak Pastor, an Arearicee, who goes cleverly through geed el those &nag ennuaerseult tricks oe horseback which were so meek admired here some years ago, MIMI Mr. M'Cullum performed them in Fruncoei's Maus at Drury-Isec Circus riding has much im. moved during the last tweedy rears, and many things are dorm now with little apparent effort which the late lir. Ducrow would never have attempted. Mr. Well6v , on • spirited hone, goes through all those exciting perform ances knows as Prairie-riding; and Mr. Joel Ghee, on • I barebacked steed, executes some clever leaping tricks with great saes aed precidon. These feats, however, and many others penalise to the awe proper, are not so well eakulated to Stag out the esseurese of the company, and to show the exceptional agasity of the hall, as the Roman chariot-noes, the sasepleehaser, and the races on barebacked steeds. Ha thing mote exciting than tine perfeeveaues has ever been' telessed within a buildieg— the rider, eying Toned the • wilds vast arena. Amongst the leading sens•tieed estertnianseets are Mr. Crockett mid his performing hoes the same Mr. Crockett who has kept all i Pass in a natio( joyous excitement for the last twelve. mash, la Mains to all then atlearitione, by way of DECEMBER 28, !why's, a terendloset entertelnment to • brilliant sow. I elosioe, we have a grand towns meet, is whisk ell Minnow parry and all the bones an espied. Vast se the epees is. it is sot • foot too large for these evoluti an, sod throes who wish to realise whet the famous Eglintoun tournament was ehinkl witness Ms spectacle without delay. The armour arid attiep which adore the cavalcade are all splendid and appropriate, aed the tilting•matches are a faith ful reproduction of one of our ancient sports. The ansogemeots in cod about the ball ore all worthy of the highest praise. There are readieg-rootne, well sup plied with newspapers sad magazines; • fasey.fair and bazar ; refreeluneet rooms and promenades. Willis's great awn takes part in the music, its player being /Lt. Archer. Two fell representations are gives daily one at ballast 2in the aftentooe, the other at loalf•past f in the evening, aid the priers are so fixed—from sizpenoe to three shillinp—a• to snit all demise. Yews. Straege sad Pulleys, with their soling have dose all they can to de wand it.serve 500Cillk and in so have gone the beet way to corn. ROYAL The conversion of this vast and splendid build ing into a perfect "tan circus—a chugs long talked of, sad carried oat ►t IW, with the engagement of M. Franooei and his compeer-Ims been rewarded with the most decided mark, of public approval. Not only bas the hone been crowded every night ones the opening with an improved audience, bat the visitors hare included mealy of t►at family and aristocratic clam who would sever have rotund the boikling while it remained a mnic•hall. The internal arrangements since tio ern night have bsen much altered, and they may now be considered complete. The private boxes, to which there is a private entrance, through one of the dwelling•bouses, have been fitted np with drapery, sad the stage has been tuned into a raised platform of removed seats The lineages to aid from the chairs round the circle have been enlarged, and the noder the balconies have been cleared so as to afford access to the American ban. Fear or five thinned niters can now be aceourerodated with ease, and the central position of the hones is a peat eivar± i for visitors. The programme, MU& is two or three times a week, sow Maude§ Ms dens' performance' of M. Jule, Pere; from Madrid, who throws summersaults while riding a horse at full speed. The vaulting. amehatic exercises, juggliog, balasoing, pectoris', feats of skamilt, clowning, equestrian quadrilles, eharaoter.ridiag, and performanose with highly trained hones, are all egos lent of their kind ; and the nook which moompanies them is equally good. From sixteen to teeny " 801101118," as they are called are given at Mal repreiritataoa, and daring the ChristSms holidays there are two performances daily. POLYTECHNIC. It will probably be many years before Mr. Pep per, with all his keenness and insanity, ie fortunate *Gough to find such a Wadi& to ore the "spectral Masi= " or ;hod trick almost ready to Ms hand. As the public haired rn this extraordinary optical delusion is still far from ex hausted, the professor is wise in retaining it se the chief feature of his Christmas entertainments. A sew stags has been erected is that part of the building where the views hare always hese shown—, stage that is sste av a l 2 as full of appliances as those at Rome of our small theatres and hare, by the aid of certain arrangementa patented be Mr. Sylvester sad purchased by Mr. Pepper, the " ghost " will be exhibited with many improvements. The figure or figures will be represented upright for the first time, and other effictaerill be obtained which will gratify the tempos, The special Christmas entertainment; inch - idea version of the stery id Beauty end the Beast, illustrated by s beautiful series of diseolving views, that are as large as they are artistic, and some emellent singing by Mins Rom Warner. The little Wad of this establishmeut, under the direetim of Mr. R Frewin, is worthy of special praise. We have rarely heardbetter musical amompaniments to a burlesque or pas toinima The story of Beauty and the Bout is recited by Mr. Millard, and it ix still further illr.strated by several "ghost" seems on the new stage, and the chromatac or fairy fountain. _ . . -- irafelece Pepper's useful and timely lecture, called "Baruch* to Death sad Bevies from Death," with startling experiments, still deservedly forms part of theur= m andaddition to this there are several ot ecieetifio exhibitions, besides the ordinary models and as of the institution. A new legendary extrsva ganza—a arnica of St. George and the Drapoes—is pre casted to the juveniles by Mr. Lloyd. Herr Busman, the beet of all Dermas whistlers, gives his really extraordinary imitations of a variety of birds • the beautiful and ever varying Chinese fireworks sad the laughable shadow pantomime are shown in the smell lecture theatre, and NM*. Cavalho has been engaged to give a musical and vestriloonial entertainment. We presume that this mum lady lea foreigner, who has only recently arrived in this country, for our last census, which records the existence of fourteen male veutriloquista, makes no mention of any female ogee. _ . _ There we many other attractions besides those we hare bdioated which will be acceptable to young sod old. The hours of exhibition and the prices of admission are ar ranged in a sensible sad libcrsl manoer, end the Poly technic will doubtless have another prosperous iteaeon. THE COLOSSEUM. This old and popular place of amusement is—like Mr. Bastard's panorama, which has just dropped not of the list of Loudon sights--an institution which will be plea santly remembered by thousands when it la so longer in existence. We believe this is the last season in which its doors will be thrown open to the public, and thanks to the and judgment of its new manager, Mr. A. Nimnao, it l it i gable to hold its own amongst its younger competitors. In addition to those colossal pictures of Loudon and Paris, which have never been equalled as panoramas, and the ar tistic series of views representing o d Lisbon before and after the earthquake, a variety of entertainments are pre sented which have novelty as well as merit to recommend them. There Ma conjuror who is not called a " prestidigi tator," a clever child who plays solos on the drum, a young lady vocalist, • giaat Christmas tree sod holly bower, with • profusion of gifts for the young visitors ; and, greater than all, there is Mr. George Bucklaod, one of our best comic singers, with a new and amusing version of "Little Red Ridiag Hood," illustrated with novel mechanical and op tical effects., sod with • fantastic shadow pantomime. The morning and evening performanose take place at convenient hours, and the prim have been reduced to • low and sen sible leveL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. The success of the pleasing operetta Jesse Lea, composed by Mr. G. A. Macfarree, has relieved Mr. German Reed from the mosesity of producing • new entertainmeut this Christmas. The characters in the operetta are now sus tained by Miss Edith Wynne, Mr. Whiffle, Mr. Wilkinson, and Miss Poole, and the prologue is spoken by Mr. Gaston Murray. EGYPTIAN HALL. Mr. Te'bin's magnificent Diorama of the Holy Land still holds He groped at this feshioeable he/I—the co °albite still being Milo Fcebroke, Mr. W. Dixon. sod Mr. A. Mathison. Nothing more artistic and effective than this dixnuns has ever been painted by Mr. 'falba°, or ever exhi bited in this *Pantry. BT. JAMIESS.HALL. In accordance with their annual custom, the " Christy Ilioetrale"—those coder Mr. W. Burtoo's three. tioa—have returned to town, sod have commenced a Bono of tan performsomm at this ball. ST. JAHEWS-HALL (LOWER HALL). The series of panoramic pictures representing the most stirring and interesting scenes in the presoak American war still continues to drew numerous sightseers to this hall. The panorama is accompanied by an explanatory lecture. POLYGRAPHIC HALL. The operettas of Cousin Kate and The Haunted Mat, produced at this Hall, with Mr. aad Mn. Elliot Gisler in the principal characters, are still found attractive. HANOVER•SQUARE ROOMS. These rooms were opened on Saturday night' by Mr. P. G. Cooke, who, assisted by one or two ladies and gentlemen. produced "An entirely New Grand Comic Christmas Entertaiemeet." The pion Woods to an ceder of entertainments which heal proved very popular. It would not be fair to judge of its merits by a first performasoe, and we reserve our remarks until Mr. Cooks has got it into better working order. MADAME TUSSAIRYS. The proprietors of this exhibition bad no cause to be dleatisfied with the public patronage oe Boxing-day, nor bad the public any room to be displeased with what was prepared for their amassment. At one time of the day the galleries were crowded with eompany, and in the evening the throng was increased so as to render the promenade somewhat similar to the crush-room at the Itali►n Opera. home in farmer days. THE MUSIC HALLS. Since our lest Christmas notice of these growing and well-conducted places of amusement, two more have been added to the list, and another is rapidly approaching completios. The unlinirhed hall in the Strand. stseding on the site of Evsterchange, looks like • high church charity-school outside, and it will have three frontages —one in the Stoned, cos to Catherineetreet, and ate in WeWog tosetrest. The Regent is a large, headmen new hall, opened in Victoria-square, Westntioster ; and the Lans downe is • small, neat hall opened by Mr. Sam. Collins, os the north side of Isliogtoo.green. The Christmas entertainineota at all the music-balls present special attractioos suited to the teats of their patrons. The Oxford gives an original cantata by Herr Meyer Leta, called King Chnstotas. The Canterbury relies mach upee the Ghost Club, • ecisolific spectral entertain ment. At Westne'e, Dlstin's Vestal Horn Band, with the celehrated Huoger's. composer and essdnotor, Kaleday, help to sustain the musical reputatioe of the place. High boß•ro has Produced • shoat story , called Bosh Demanai. • slaver ballet, and the fairy fountain. The Philharmonic (at Islington) relisuenersßy upon • very strong mixed eseepasT et comic operatic MOM.. The Strut Oiee• as exciting monkey performance oe the high rope ; while the Loedos Pardion the Criterion, Tursham'e, Deacon's, nod the Sham Weir mule-halls, large and small, lying east, weak north, and month, aid in the aeotre. have all ideas their best to produce an attractive prtgranassa , p 1863. I. I Lab *nttiltput. ILITEAPULIT.IO. - COUNTY COURT& SitUng days appointed for the preeset week. 110111IWAli, dweewttest.—Teewlay, Dee. ; Wednesday, Dee. 110. eiriOr LOILDOII, 01 day, Jan. 2. .—Priday, Zia. 1 : !War- QUEEN'S BENCIL Sittings at NW Mos in Middlesex and London, before the light Rom Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn, Bart., Lard Chia Judea of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, in and after =Tenn, Igoe. In term—ln Middlesex itlrst sitting. y. January It : second sitting Wednesday, January Ile third sitting (for undefended causes only), Wednesday, Jansary 27th. In Loudon: First sitting, Honda), January IS . second Sittlatt, Monday, January 25.—After term—ln Middlesex : Tues day, Feb In London Tuesday, February In. The court wil dig an o'clock every day. The causes In the list for each of the above sitting days In term, If not disposed of on those days, will be tried by adjournment on the days following each of such gigging days. THE POLICE COURTS. A shopkeeper applied to Mr. Partridge for a siinltnooll naked a police constable for calling him a convicted thief. The inagintaste asked the applicant wider what carman- Mamas he was insulted in the way alleged. The 'polka's—That is all, Mr. Partridge. Mr. Partndge—No, it is not. Were you Made or out side the shop? What did you say to him! The applicant—l was outside my shop, and said to the policemen "The compliments of the sews to you," on which he ;aid, "Here you are : you are a vagabond, a vil lain, and a coavicted thief." Mr. partridge—Whoa was this? Applicant—Oa the 24th, Christmas eve. Pm ieidge—lt is very strange that any polies °facer should have acted in the way stated. Take your summate. HAMPSTEAD. _ _ _ John Pratt, who de;c7ibedhimarli as a harpist, of No. 11, Oanideantreet, Walwortb, was charged on remand before Mr. J. G. Hoare, Mr. J. Manhall. and Mr. J. G. Badman, with fratuinleatly obtaining several sums of money by falsely representing himself as ow of the Haropnead waits. - A.Polk...constable stated that he elm the prisoner calling at a number of houses with a letter. B. inquired of him the nature of his business, and be replied that be was a wait, and collecting subscriptions. Winne; knowing that he was not one of the Hampstead waits, took ham to the police station, where the prisoner acknowledged he did not belong to Hampstead, but said he had offered the person giving money to play, if required. Witness had 161011 utertained that the pnamer had collected a number of small sums, which had been gives to him under the impres sion that he was the regular wait. . . Charles Clacks, • blied man, said be had been a Hamp stead wait 42 years, arid be thought be was the only wait entitled to play in the district. He had sever had any apposition. and he had been playing this season with two others, but the pnsoner had no authority to collect the eulacriptions. Wittier said he had come forward spirt the prisoner on public grouods—(a laugh) —as he did not like his patrons to be imposed upon by such • fellow aa the prisoner. The witness caused considerable amusement by his emphatic denial of soy connexion with the prisoner, and at the indignity cast upon his profession by prisoner's imposition. Inspector Webb said that on the prisoner being searched several begging bitten were found on him, in one of which it was stated that he (prisoner) had met with an accident on the Metropolitan Railway, and was seeking subscriptions to sue the company. There was also • letter frees Lord Leigh, rol a:Wog an order for 30a. The prisoner had collected money at Dulwich by saying be was • wait, and the regular waits met him and gave him • sound thrashing. The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, said he would never offend any more. . . The megistr•N ordered the begging letters to be destroyed. and in discharging the prisoner, who had been in prison • week, told him he had had a very narrow escape. COMPASSION OF THE WHITTLESEA MURDERER. The following letter from the Governor of the County Gaol at Cambridge has been received by Mr. George Moore Smith, the solicitor for the prosecution :—" Cam bridgeshire County Prison,Chesterton, Dec. 7.1. Dear Sir, — It will be a satisfaction for you to know that Jobe Green bee confessed to the murder of Elizabeth Brown. Mr. Wilder, will perhaps have given yon the particulars. la sass he has not I may state that Green confirms, with one exception, all that was stated at his trial ; the exception is that on the morning of the 12th of March when he wile seen running home be was without cap, the cap produced at the trial being the same he bed on. at the dancing room of the George and Star. It appears, asoording to his statement, that he had connexion with the de mand Brown before he went into the malting ; bet I ought to say first that Green had stolen a bucket ful of gin from the storeroom of the George and Star, sad that Smedley wee cognisant of it, and reopened the melting door and returned with Green to partake of the gin. When they left the malting the second time the door was left open, but the big gates were locked. Well, Green and Brown went into the mall og about the time they were seen by M'Doaald. They Preen and Brown) had some gin, and sat about an hour, and he wanted to have emanation a second time with Brown. She resisted; he pulled her off the settle ; she kicked and knocked about, sad got hold of bishair. He hit her on the body with his fists, and she folios the floor. He then kicked her on the bd more than once. She did not scream out, He felt very and did not know what to do, as he felt he had le her. He stooped down and got hold of her and shook her, sod found she was really dead. He then drank heartily of some gin. There were some sacks lying about, which be put round her and set fire to by putting a shovel ful of hot cinders on the arks. He at down on a block &past the furnace and watched the burning about an hour. He then drank some mare gin and stirred up the burning ricks. He them sat dove, sod unexpectedly went off to sleep. When he awoke he was half stifled with smoke, and about until be found the dour in the cake-place fZi e : l g into the yard, and got out over the wall and went running home. The above is the Dui:stance of Green's statement, made in the presence of the under-sheriff, Mr. George Day; the prisoner's attorney, Mr. Winders, and myself. A copy of the said statement has been sent to the Home Secretary of State, and a copy to Barna Martin.— I am, sir, yours truly, B. Gizson, Governor.—G. M. Smith, Esq., tic." MARKET& COTTON GOODS.-14.thatisrlit, Dec. 26.—J0-day phials of business have her closed connected with the yarn and cloth trade, and two holidays in the week have rose manly interfered a good deal with the amount of trainee. time. Up to Thursday buyer were indisposed to operate, and the transactiom were few, with prices in favour of seller. On Thursday the easier rates adopted by the Bank gave a little more &mare to sellers, but it was not the ligmarket day, and many seller as well as buyers d ar to put in as appearance on 'Change. " Some decline in price,' say Menem Pinder and CO. in their Circular for the Overland Mail, " has been established (during the peat fortnight) in all classes of good., though it is lees noticeable in the case of lodic clothe, in consequence generally of the smallness of stocks. Printing clothe have declined is. 6d. to 2s. per piece from the highest point, and about the middle of the month there was a considerable demand for them." China shirting', figured and bro c ade shining, and damasks have also been in limited request during the peat fortnight, and have shared in the decline of prices, i which has beau common to nearly all fabrics ; 40-inch Lair shuKing,. ruadapollama, jecoorta, and mulls have been comparatively lees affected in prices, and were conse quently among the fabrics for which manufacturer were unposed to ask rather firmer rates after the action of the Bank on Thursday. Yarns had been declining generally till Thursday, when spinners in some cases asked td. above the rates of the day before, but trainer left off dull. HARDWAlLE.—Biasnosait, Dec. dl.—The trade of this town has coutinuedbuoyant up to;the end of the quarter; the country orders were curiae in op to the last moment for articles in general domestic use, and manufacturer have a considerable number in hand on account of neat quarter. The metal trades are all of them more or leas brisk ; the various rolling mills have bean engaged at full time; and the reports as to the state of other im- Cbranches,ant such as the edge-tool manufacture, p and ch andelier, gas-fitting, and tin-plate workers, are all of them more or ler favourable. In the military gas made there is so improvement. whatever; weaker have been offered lately to the mer chants at prices ruinoitaly low so far as the manufacturers are concerned, but it is difficult to effects/ilea on any terra The state of the manufacturing trades in the adjoining districts is quite as satisfactory as it is in the town. At Wolverhampton the japanners are busy ; the tame as to the iroefousden and the hollow-ware manufacturers of West Brminrich. The various trades carried on in the neighbour. hood of Dudley end Stourbridge are brisk, and all the large works in that quarter are in full operation. The iron trade is full of animation ; it is now anticipated that the advance in the prove to be declared next Thursday will be not lees than 30a per too. CORN.—Commiereit. Dec. 26.—A very limited supply of ell psrais ; the amount of business triturated was almost natural ; bided, it nu like a boliday. GUILDFORD, LIIC. 26. —There wu a good supply of wisest at our market to-day. Trade was steady, and • fair clear anoe effected at pries quite equal to last week. Moe malting barley without change in value; low qualities selling at very irregular rates. Wheat, 375. to 51s. • Wiley, 25e. to 405. ; pass, 3.5 e. to 375. ; beans, 3.5 a to 44. ; oats, las. to 25a. Harrroau. Doc. 26.—A very small market supply of all pais. Wheat was held firmly at fully last week's rates. Barley was brisk, but so lower. Oats and hew is ',Mil as bsfore. Wheat, red, per load, We. 6d. to Ms.; tine, 26e. ; white. Zs. to 265. ; boa, 27e. ; barley, raiding, qr per ~ Xi & to 38e. ; grirdiag, 26e. to 32e. ; oats, coarse, 16s. to 22a. pro qr. ; feed, Vs. psi qr. ; beaus, pm. long. Zia. to Vs. ; peas, 2215. to Itis. bd. LIUCEBTIIII, lire. 116.—Our cora market was held oa Thursday this week is eousequeam of the holidays. Thera was hsay an average ahow of wheat, the medium of the samples being irregular. The demand ruled Area at wait* late rates. New red told at Vs. to 40e. ; sew white, 40 8 „ to 45e. per 36 stone. The show of barley warn fully cram. clone to meet the demand, and encept for nulitmor lot prime were rather lower; malting, 33e. to 38e. per. qr. grinding ; 27.. to 29e. per 30 atoms. A leis satire feeling prevailed is the mite trade, and late rates wen alkali to make ; sew, 21a. to 23e. ; old, 23.. to 2fla. per 24 stone. Beam were a moderate 'Low, and late nitro may be quoted old making, 41a. to 424. ; sew. 3 4 e. to 36e. per 38 mop., Mow. 28e. to 32e. per seek of 20 'tone. NEWCASTIJI-UPON-TTNI, Dec. 26.-At our market this moraine we bed • moderate show of wheat from the powers, aid =edition being much improved, a demon., en d eearly effected, at rather over this day ss'onight. Smith country sad foreign being held beyond the views of buyers, very few truer:none resulted, bat spot the whole the was closed with • firmer too. than of late. Floor no. altered. Choice malting barley had firmly ; for other kinds there wee little inquiry. Balt, ludas flee, ne t . lesteL Little stirring is bases or Oate steadily simplified their value, but, as is usually the ease at the esneou, lAN were limited. The arrivals this week are :- Wheat, eceetwies, 2,447 qrs. • ' f • 756. Rye. m a t. wise, hla t. Barley, coastwise, 645. , ometwiee, 3 60 , Oats, coestwies, 593. Beans, coastwise. 20. Flow, coast. wise, 1,831 deka. Indian con flour, 390 sacks. Nciewicu, Dec. 26.-There was rather • thin attendance of farmers at to-day's market, and • 'barkeep* of whist, for which the growers demanded more storasy ; the millers were not (Imposed, however, to give se advance, end the sales effected were on the same teems se lest Saturday. The supply of barley was limited, sod prices raniaisied without change. No alteration in the price of flour. White wheat (weighing 631bs. to 660 m.), 43a to 46e. ; red ditto (weighing 63165. to 661 be.). Als. to 41s. ; beet chevalier melting barley (weighing 65Iba to 56104.1, 35a. to 3fe. ; runs chevalier ditto (weighing 5410 . to sAlhe.), m e . t o ; distilling ditto (weighing 521bs. to 5310 a.), 29e. to ;ex ; oste, 24a. to 26e. ; beans, 36e. to 375. ; peas, 35a. to 36e. pee quarter. roar, 275. 6d. per sack. Avenges :-IFS ee t 3,048 quarters, 40e. fd. ; barley, 7,594 quarters, 32e. 1 id. ; beans, 22 quartets, 36e. Id ; pees, 10 quarters, 38s. 6d. Nerrurousu, Dec. 26.-There was a very limited attendance, and the show of wheat was by so mama shim. dant. Sales were made steadily, and the prices of last week were realised. New white realised 40.. to 461 ; our nd, 375. to 411. ; old white, 41a. to 45e. ; old red, 395. to 425. per stone. There was • fair show of barley, for which the mo demaod was of • quiet character, sod the prices of last week were made. !felting, 30a. to 38s. per qr. ; grinding (old), 275. 68. to 30.. ; new, 265. to2Ba. per 30 stone. Oats were in moderate supply, and sales were made at abort recent currencies : old, 24a. to 31. • new, 15a. to 26a. ; old forego, 21s. to 24e. For 24 do s e. Tim demand for beans was slow, at little or no alteration in prices : old, 38e. to 42e. ' • new, 34a. to 38 e. per 38 stops. Superior floor, 335. to 37.: fine, 275. to 30s. per lack. Purissmeouna, Dec. 26.-Then was but • small market bare to-day, and prices for all grain may be considered ocenierilly se led week. READING, Dec. 26.-Little ma be said of our mart.t this moralu . It being partly • holiday, ow Con Exchange had a very crank appearaeos. There was an trade doing in either wheat or barley worthy of °amend, and the supply was very smalL ltoceserza, Dec. 26. -The attendance wee rather small, and the market partook of • holiday chamber. The businees done was confined chiefly to the bed deserip thin of wired, of which there was a fair show, sod the isles for which were the same as those of last weak. Other kinds were about I. per quarter cheaper. For best kinds of white wheat the terms were 44a. to 485., end is. ferior, 425. to 44.. • best red, 40s. to 445, and secondary and inferior kinds, 3:94. to 40e. Foreign kilt& were rather firm, nod best sorts realised 48e. to 52e. per quarter. Of barley the supply was rather limited, aod prices were slightly firmer. Best kinds for malting reeds 36e. to 391., and grinding 25e. to 295. per quarter. Oat, were slightly easier, and ell but the bast sorts of old and foreign gave way 6d. per quarter. Beet old were 22a. to 245., and others 18e. to 22a. per quarter. Beans and peas both in middling supply, with a slow trade at late currencies. The dour market was very dull, and prices abouttbe same. You. Dec. show of wheat was by DO main tarp, the supply consisting of a thin sprinkliog of red and white descriptions. The currencies of last week were main. Wised, with a moderate feeling in the trade. Prices for whits wheat ranged from 40s. to 45e. ; for red, 375. to 40s. par 36 stone. Of barley the supply was tolerably good, but there wee sot much buoyancy in the demand, and prices were a shade lower than heretofore; =Meg, 28s. to 30a. per quarter ; grinding, 265. to 286. per 30 stove. The show of oats was Dot large, and buyers purchased freely at as much money as but week ; new, 18 . to 2Ds. per 24 atone. The.. was a limited supply of beans. whkh for The most part sold at late terms—riz., 38s. to 40s. per 38 stone. Malt 38s. to 60s. ; rye, 30s. per quarter. Flour, 30a. to 31s. per Mtn. KIRKCALDY, Doc. 26.—At our country markets this week we had goad supplies of all kinds of grain, for which a fair demand was experieocad at the previous week's reduced currency. Here, to-day, we had moderate supplies of wheat and barley, law of cats. Mae slow. Barley much u last week. Wheat and oats about la. per qr. lower. Wheal, sew and old, 28a. to 42e. per qr. ; barley, new, 72a. 6d. to 30a. ; cafe, sew, 12s. to 21a. PRICE or Barra.—The prices of wheaten bread In the metropolis are from sia. to 7d. ; of household ditto, bid. to did. Some baker are selling from 41d. to sd. per 41b. loaf, weighed on delivery. MURDRIWUB ATTACK BY &lAMBIC —A serious affray ' the result of which in all probability will be the death of one man sod the permanent injury of another, oc. emend is Liverpool on Friday night. Between ten and eleven o'clock Joseph M'Gratb, and William M'Grath, 25, dock labourers, were drinking with a man named Thomaa Gallagher in a public house in Frederick•treat. While they were standing at the bar Nonioo Riemes and Loeemi Corpus, seen,en of the barque Lorenzo, lying in the King's Dock, came in and passed behind them. At the moment when the seamen were passing William M'Grith staggered backwards and came in contact with them, sod they became very angry. Au altercation then ensued and the seamen ultimately went into the street, and there waited the appearance of the M'Graths and Gallagher. When the men came out of the house they were attacked with drawn knives, Joseph M'Grath receiving a fearful wound in the abdomen, and Win. M'Omth a severe wound in the back. The assistance of the police was at coos ob. tamed, and the 'odors were taken into custody, while the two wounded men were conveyed to the Southern Hospital. The surgeons upon seeing Joseph M'Grath at ones en. pressed their opinion that he would not recover, as his stomach was literally ripped open. The knife which struck Wen. M'Grath fortunately took a slanting direction. mid hence the wound is not so serious. Both the men were in a state of intoxication when they were attacked. Riemes and Corpus were brought before Mr. &Mai, the Liverpool stipendiary magistrate on Saturday, and remanded for seven days. FATAL AFFRAY IN DUBLIN. —At Capel-street police court oe Saturday morning three privates of the Stith Regiment were brought before the presiding magistrates, in custody of Patrick Duffy, 117 D, charged with having been accessory to the death ..f another private soldier, who was stabbed through the heart in Brown.street on that morning, between one sod two o'clock. His worship referred the use to the coroner for investigation, as the deceased died in a few minutes after being conveyed to the Richmond Surgical HospitaL Dr. White held an inquest on the body, and having beard the evidence, the jury returned • verdict to the effect that de ceased died from a wound through the heart, indicted by John M'Nemara. Moor and Corbett were acquitted, and M'Namara wu committed far trial at commission. [lAdvertisement,] Hou.owAy's Ovvratesr.— Pau:dean Cures—Bores, wounds, ulcerations. and other lll•raser affecting the skin are anseinlable by this cooling and heAltog unguent. It has called forth the loudest praises from prewar who had suffered fur years from i ad legs, &therms., and , en, after every hope of cure had long passed away. None tint those who have esperlenced the soothing effect of this ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows by restraining motion and allaying pain. Whenever this ointment has been once used it has established Its own worth, and has again been eagerly sought for as the easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous complaints. In neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the same application, properly used, gives wonderful relief. BIRTHS, MARRIAGE/3, AND DEATHS. TH& BLAlL—December 24. the IR wife ILBleke. Jen , itorbun crescent, !Zottlrit•glii.gate, of •daughter. DUMAA. —December 24, at The Cedar, Chaphain-contmon, mu, rey, the wife of d. J. P Dumas, 6.1 .of a daughter. IrdtyClLT r.—December 24. ut 4pring 1. Age, 93 Benham, the ..rc Yaarcatt, Kai., of a AlaitahCer. - FLEMMlCH.—Deousiber 21, at Westbourne-terrace, the wife „f J. Y. Flenualch, 11•44., of sou. th. wif , " l &Itltlti... 7 December 24, at Assafablproar. MT. A E. Harris, ofadaughter. TAROK—December 23, at Cheers, Surrey, the vile of the R. IL 8. Tabor, of &daughter. MARRIAGES. LEWIS—JACOBSOHN.—DeemberJ4At FranteorLowthe by the Hey. Ur . Het. er, r. H. Lewis, Seq., of Taiisbiet• square, to Keene, osughter of the Lite M. Jecobauhu, tat .0 1 Frankfort. BBaTuN-87eltA01. 7 K—Deeern 1 er 44, at Kimbolton, Hunt , bf the Hey. W. Seaton, the Rev. J. M. Reston. M.A., seconJ Master of Cheltenham Juvenile Troprietta7 School. to Mel , line. dangher of C. Sprague. Esq., of dinibotton. STRILITBA--STRIM'TBIL —December SS. at St. Mart's Kenning" ton, Edevrd, soti of Mr. K. Streeter, Crottln. arriSum). Louisa Bertha, daughter to Mr. C. Streeter, DEATHS. Al HORrE.— December =at Dinalngten Hall, Tartabirr , the wife of J. C. Atborpe. Lot , sant 63. DUTCHER—December 23. at ltichatostimma. DIAMO.• o. Butcher, 1L41.. in his atst year rwtt R.R.— December 23. at Richmond. Ramey, Harriet Fr n,s. relict of the Late T. !loner, Yaq., of the ILILLC.C.a. iti 74th year LlllTO;C 7 Decein?er SR at Marrs court yraniens, K ensinytoa • - il r. W. Keeton, In his teh h yew.. LElR.—Deretetter 23, at the Rectory, Diteheet, In the eeth 2e 3, of hteNte. the Re.. W. Leh, M.A., chaplain to the Right Uoo* Lord lices . ton. TWII 4 B. -December 23, at Hanillton-terratx, St. Jolrs.wood. Taney. relict of the Rev. R. Tom. aced 40. „ THOMAS. -Derember 24. at Do‘ er, Drury Thomas, 04 t4w2".„... - doe, brecoaaldre, and Peneetalg, RadnunitbeL Fan, to the yaw of bM so. Printed end Pebblined by WILLIAN RUN NAM a t,: Inenherd-etreet, $n the City et tondos, Prieto'. in lenitrindetreet, in the Precinct of Whiteirierm e 11011 DAT, Namo4lll. ISM /., ~~ ~.......'':' C I nt; Ala Ira 94 GISILAT LY ' orrACNIT, enr-belftsi lorwilowe r WWI i n al it* b ull " Ike best 091 t9001 010 ° 4 " a m V R OiLLA 11 6 9" 16:1) ' cUPP O T ° I P Cookaaader aft I. walk MILL/I,Y, ma llifil Iyi lbe Atratall Obi bob a g=.4l 10, Rase Re 1, ars alasara olsa bade Lscs JJI MUM ▪ mIILI • Ise lad sad cony BEAR, ae OWN sa d d g u r d lobta b il VLACH AR MIMEO MONARCH, Mut lade la an LOWVIZ sad Co., 72, byndltroral M IP. GRIM 71.011 Lll M r i lilj / P- wens w vermin lb' CITI ITN CIT Ads. 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