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'------ IHRATRYAL, DIIIIRY.I.4NIt. - TO I I ' , EAST INDIA HOUSE, OCToltelit 31, 1841. /SHE NEXT OF KIN (if an ) y of JOHN St. Gi cc ' s vomits forth its ma-s of rice and coats- a THISIII EVENING, TUESDAY, Dec. 1174.1T1HE COURT `of DIRECTORS of the I ROwNAg, l i t e a l b, I „,„ T h ast d i s hi p A i imo k amix .d. mtwaliais, mingled with the hltit and vol-derationto- ( hie ikteety's ireva.lll will perf4r wl the Comedy of ' 1 ii, UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG. by applying to Mr. oven, Ph a . 6, It e n.y an y, D o emlartilloas. of .drunken Irish harrow-women, mod wretches Blame t SECRETS WORTH KNOWING; • i .„k LAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby glee I moos, may bear of osooemiors• their advantageom ' elur . lid end hectic (tom thorn-drinking. i Or. THE WAY TO GET MONEY. 1 &otter, ( R.:lorue', Mr. Elliston ; April, Mr. Mundell; Eamon, „, • That the TRANSFER ROOKS of the evid COM. This day are pablialerd, in t howl - 7 — * tiro. price Is. Is. &yeas, Stith is a London Cliiistinac- keeping. Among. Mr. Cooper ; Grevillr, Mr. Thweipam. ; Plethora, Mr. Ha,. IPANra STOCK will be SHUT no TUESDAY, the 4th TurEmoißs of H er I,OA J ES TY c A RO. viands once common there tit this sea.no, plum. ti J ,: ley; Nicholas, Mr. Knight ; Uederaliae. Mr. Gaits,. Mrs,.‘ December nest, at Three n'cineb r and OPENED agate INA. LINE AMELIA E ANETII, Queen cones " or p0.... g . and minee-p i ns are still found. mitt most ' Gresine, Mrs. W. West; s a ll y, M r .. gd,,j,, i R ose Sydney, tin THURSDAY, the 17th January, 1624; George IV. Including ,nip 'Particulars and Original la- probably will long remain, on the score of their Ow 1 Madame Vesiria. And that the DIVIDEND WARRANTS on the tau t &math , * relative to her early Llfe—her Marriage to the tritinic valise to gastronomists. li.ottonionit rcpre- I a After which STOCK, due on the Stli January, 1822, will be ready to be Prime of Wil"—lheSrelet "law? ler Mr Yeals Ma"— sehtations are proffered at that time in theatrictl I THE CORONATION. delivered oo MONDAY, the 7th of the same Month. the Cundoct of Lady Douala% awl slat Origin of that ass. • — spi t e:p—her Travels on the Cmielmeit--..laer Correspondence etiterteihmtnis, to attract such little children Red ! 1 The Primer...ion commerce t4oni Wrettainvter Hall.— JOSEPH DART, Secretary. l The Ilmood Ares', the Interior of she Abbey — The Third, H istory o f ow filti n . • c onno u,,k, „ d th e E v id„,., their parents ai con afford to lent°, at iherti but sad latrodiortory Scene, is which Mr. Knight will introduce EAST INDIA HOUSE, °croons 31, 1821. a Lo nt d Docu s. ellests which arelved too late' for the Haase of onre a-year. in London, no yule-log now blazes c a sew E.4.Wie Song, entitled," The King and the Coron•tion, Ic HE COURT of DIRECTORS o/' the By JOlift WILMA, Jen. in the contracted chimneys, as in days of yore, on II Old England and the People—The Fourth Scene, the Helt ; Printed for Sherwood, Welly, wed ham Paiernosier.row. it once ample lierothe, no yule-songs are sung, avid UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG. • ". PRICE 7d. and in that reign a petition was presented to the Crown by the scholars of St. Paul's, complaoin}• that secular actors infringed on this right. Cords were forbidden to apprentices in London except at Christmas; and ■t that season the servant-girls and others danced every evening before their mas ters' doom Honest Stow lawcias the decoy of the manner of keeping fritivittes in his time, which seems to have become unwarlike and effeminate. " Oh !" soy% he, 66 what is wonderful change is thin I Oar wrestling at arms is turned into wal lowing in ladies' lap.; our courage to cowardice, our running ode royot ; our bowes into bowies, and our darts into dishes." I —the Travels on tho coseitsent—Jaer Correspondence cotertuilimrms, The Prete...ion comentraccs 4om lYestminater Hall.— JOSEPH DART, Secretary. the History of the Aldo. Cummiesio nd the Erick their parents as can afford to lativ,ll at diem but The Avow, flees', the Interior of the Abhey.—The Third, sod Introductory &ewe, is which Mr. Kumla will introduce EAST INDIA HOUSE, oc-roam 31, 1821. and rotd Docu s. Meets which arrived too late' for the HOU"e of once a-year. In London, no yole-log now blazes a aew Caireic Suez, entitled, "The king and she Coron•tion, T HF. COURT of DIRECTORS qf the By JOHN' WWI*, Jan. in the contracted chimneys. as in days of yore, on Old flatland nod the People—The Fourth Scene, the Halt, Printed for Sherwood, Neely, sad /oriel, Paieraosier.row. its once ample heater, no yule.mnp are sung, anti UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG- LAND, the course a which the Grand Estee of the Chatinpiou. LAND, truidnaw_ r _ s , Ps the EAST INDIES, do hereby give - - the warsail- bowl s as in most pinta of the country, To conclude with (26th lime •a new Farce, celled A'etke, , . ANN OP SWANSEA'S VIEW NOVEL is quite forgotten. The hearty, hot natural and MONSIEUR TONSON. ss i ISM 0-4104161.1111.1 f GENRE'S,. COCRT if tie 08 th e lit ' amuse y w p i k be filli e gli ta . ill av e large Vol.. simple mettinsent of the rustic, has no parallel in irtialAr %Wye' Clinisal l tw I/ *les". 1 : 1 "Per , air "'" said COMPANY will he held at their Rowse in Lesidewholl.. GU iLTY OR NOT GULLTV; Or, it Lesson suck overgrown congrernion, of mei); end Ili. les- . Pow, Gattie, W. E. William% Meredith, Youtag, Mrs. 'fleet, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th December Heat, at Knight, Miss Smithson, and Mfrs . Bland. for Husbands: a Tale, tire activitv of the Christmas hall-mace, where Eleven o'Clock In the Foresmott, fur the purpose of dectar- The Doors will be opened at Halipast Six u'Clock, and 1 00 a Dividend f r om midsummer last to C h rism,. Dem. BY ANN of SWANSEA. Jest and youthful jollity, the Play heels at Seven. Printed fur A. R. Newman and Co. Leadrobsil-street. Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Roars. is : Stroud Prier. 3s. 6J.—Pit. 3a. 6d.: Second JOSEPH DART, Secretary. Where mar be 11%11, by the same Ant hoe, t Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Th. English, according to Polydore Virgil, " celebrated the feast of Christmas with plays, marquee, and magnificent spectacles, together with . - games and dancing, not common with other na tions." Camden wys, " that few men piffled at cards in England bat at Christmas." But it is to the country, at present. that we must look for what remains of the customs practised by our an cestors Nt that season. These relics of old and ri- Newman •ad Co. Boxes, 7s - ; Second Price, 3s. 6l.—Pit, 3s. 6d.; Second Pike, 4s.—Gallery, 21.; Seciend Price, la.—Upper Gal. levy, is.; Soma Price, fld. Places to be taken of Mr. %Wort], is the Rotunda of the Saloon of the Theatre. Private Boxes can only he obtained for the Evening of Mr. Rodwell, at the Box-OfScr% To-morrow, Macbeth: Macbeth, Mr. Kean; Lady Mac beth, Miss Edmiston—with The Romp. On Thursday, a Tragedy, in which Miss Edmiston will perform—with The Highland Reel. Ou Friday, Mr. Keen will perform for the last lime until the termination of the Holidays. On Saturday, first time, a new Extravaganza Opera, called Giovanni in Ireland. be h, . sissy be Awl, by the stone Adthor, SECRETS IN EVERY MANSION. 5 sole. 11. 7s. 6,1 CIIRONICLES of AN ILLUSTRIOUS HOUSE, vols. H. '/.. 6.1. CF.SARIO ROSALBA, or the Nib of Trogranee, 5 vole. U. 7s. 6,1. GONZALO DE BALDIVIA, or • Widow's Vuw, 4 vols. 11. 4.. SECRET AVENGERS, or the Ruck of Glotzden, 4 vols. It es. LOVERS and FRIENDS, or Moder. Attachment., 6 vols. 11. lc 6d. CONVICTION, or She Is Innocent, 5 vols. Sd. CAMBRIAN PICTURES, 3 vols. 16s. 64. ~rttsa - Nods and beck., and wrestled miles, once abounded, has taken its Hight, and left nn thing half so heart-cheering hel I. Tins mortal customs perish like those who were observe's of them, but only with s little Ir►a But the celebration of Christmas in London was formerly marked with EAST INDIA HOUSE, NOIMtll In 14, 1821. THE COURT of D I FC'ro RS o f the UNITED COMPANY sof MERCH ANTS of ENG LAND, triune, to the EAST INDIES, do kereby gene Notiee, Tbat the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY appointed in he held at their House in Leadenhall..treet on WEDNESDAY, • the 19th December next, at Eleven **Clock in the Forenoon, is made Special, for the purpose of submitting for confirmation the Residu bee of the General Court of the 26th September, approving auf oho Resolution of the Court of Director. of the 29th Au gust last, granting to Dr. John Borthwick Gilchrist, as Lec turer in the Hindustanuee Language, the sum of 2001. per ammo, for a further term of three year., together with an allowance of 1501. per annum to citable hint to provide a suitable Lecture ROOM. The said Resolution is open at this House fur the iuspee tion of the Proprietors. The Coin t of Directors do also give notice, that the said General Court is further made Special, fur the purpose of submitting fur confirmation the Resolotiou of the Germs' Court of the 26th of September last, approving the resolu. non of the Court of Directors, of the sth of the same month, growing to Mr. John Hinde Polly, of the Bombay Civil Establishment, the sum of £2,000 upon the grounds therein stated. The Report required by the By-law, cap. 6, sec. 90, together with the documents upon which the said Resolation has been formed, are open for the inspection of the Proprietors at this Home. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. &colons obvervances, devolved of all their ohjtc tionable parts by the improving spirit of successive years, are hallowed in our memories, and always , recal the vernal season of life and its regretted pleasures. In the north they have yet their " fool's plough," mid in Cornwall their goose-dancers. The latter still exhibit an old hunch-backed man called the " King of Christmas," and sometimes the " Father; " like customs may be trace d in pump, and feast, and ►eva lry, With masque slid antique pageantry. The Lord of Misrule, a personage whose origin is lust in the obscurity of years, surerititended the sports in every nobleman's and gentleman's house. Each perish had alvo a ruler of sports wish the same title. The Lord ;Mayor of London and she Sheriffs were not behind-hand iii these jocularities, and, besides • fool, they had each a sovereign of mum meries on their establishments. Hts reign began on All-hallows eve. Even royal authority slier wards sanctioned the use of these officer►, whose post alwsys continued until the eve of the Purifier. tion. During the entire period lif his sway, Stow Pays, there were " fine and subtle disguisings, masks, and mummeries." _ other comities. The yule•log still blazes in the chimney of the rustic at Christmas-eve, under the different appellations of Christmas stock, log, block, Ste. The wassail-howl was reguliirly car. tied from door to door in Cornwall lorty or fifty years ago; and even now a measure of Hip, ale, porter, and sugar, or some beverage, is handed round while the yule• log is burning, or stock, as denominated in the western counties. The 'sawmill bowl is of Saxon origin, and merits notice on an historical account. Vortigern, Prince of the Si lures, fell in love with Rowena, the niece of Hen gist the Saxon warrior. She presented the Prince with • bowl of spiced wine, saying in Saxon, Wats Heal Hlajo►d Cring." which signified "Be of health, Lord King." Vortigern married her, and thus his kingdom fell to the Saxons. Robert of Gloucester notices this incident IIIiIATRR-ROYA L, COV RNT-GA RD EN. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Dec. Is, will be acted the Opera of THE EXILE. Count Utrick (the Elite), Mr. Egerton; Governor of M. beria, flr.W. Forret' ; Baron Allsraduff, Mr. Meadow. ; Count Colmar, Mr. Durnset; Daraii, Mr. Young; Welsien, Mr. Connor; Servile, Mr. Failfeli. The Empress Elizabeth, Mrs. Failed; Katharine, Mrs. 'l' ; Alezius, Miss Foote. The Grand Public Entry of the Empress Elizabeth, ■nd the Interior of the Cailredral of Moscow, in which the CORONATION of ELIZABETH is performed by the Grand Patriarch, and his assisting Dignitaries. After which, 141 h time, a slew Entertainment, called THE TWO PAGES OF FREDERICK THE GREAT. CHRIS rMAS-KE APING. [From " The New Monthly Magazine."] n Now Hospitality, to cheer she gloom Of winter, invitation rends abroad : The rural housewife lays the I block Of Chileas, on the hearth; cud bids a ►laze of teofuld brightneis glad its sable ►pot ; Then oprueely decks the windows with fresh sprigs Of ever-greens, triurnpbsist o'er the storms of radii time, while every socisl mirth And rival kindness load the smoking board; Aid boisteroas sport aid heavy deuce resound." The Year. Amidst the wintry desolation of the present month, the remembrance of a season once antici pated in joyous hope by all ranks of people, recurs to the lovers of Auld long sine"—lo those who remember with whet pleasure they once welcomed its chill atmosphere and snow storms with the vivid rapture of youth. Even in this huge city, the me mory of 114 festivities is not yet wholy extinguished. But in the remote parts of the island it is still Wil ed es the period of enjoyment—it is still marked by genial appearances; aud snood the social hearth on Christmas-eve. the less artificial inhabitants of the country will be found as Borns describes them— King Edward the Sixth appointed one George Ferrers to hold the office. This man was a " poet, lawyer, and historian," and was the first styled " Lord of the Pastimes." Even the grave lawyers of Lincoln's Inn doffed their sober habits at Christ. rose; they, too, Lad • King of Christmas-Jay sith his attendante, who presided in their hall ; slid so earliest were they in these matters, that oti Childer • moss-day they elected another officer, who presided with attendants in a stroller manner, and wits styled " King of the Cockneys*." The gentlemen of the gowu thus kept a carnival in the very court of gra vity itself. How edifying would it now be for the augineuted number of students in the profession to witness the bewigge‘indges and benches" riebissiag from that stiff solemnity of physiogu..my which so often passes current in the profession for wisdom ; to see sheep-tails end periwigs filling the stwo sphere of the legal arena with rhowers of perfumed dust—dissipating the labours of Denby and oilier eminent wig-architects, by the shaking of their curls at the mummeries of the Zany and his fdlowsrs, declo.d wish fools' cape and hello, and the keeper of the King's conscience himself " hulling both his sides" at the sight of Robin Goodfellow and the bear's-skin men, formerly called a Wodehouse, for getting even Chancery suits and fees, for a moment, iu the indulgence of thirestraniable laughter. The Middle Temple lawyers, nut to be outdone by their " Learoed Brennen" of Lincolh's.liin, elected a Piince of Christmas so late as the year 1635. This p ersonage dosed with them their . . The Principal Characters by Mr. W. Ferree, Mrs. asst. Wiry, Miss Foote, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Atkins, Mrs. Faith, Miss Love, Mrs. Gibbs, and Mrs. Vining. A Private Box may he had fur the se:son, or nightly, of Mr. Brandon, at the Box Office. The Two Pares of Frederick the Great will be'repeated every Evening this we, k. To-morrow, Thursday, and Sataiday, The Two Gentle men of Verona. On Friday, the Opera of The Tlitt new Graad and Comic Christman produced un Wedocaday, the 2611 i inst. EAST INDIA HOUSE, DECEMBER 5, 1821. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby Ore Notice, Tbst they have this day received the following Letter from a Proprietor of East India Stock, viz.— . " Teo Joseph Deft, Esq. Secretary of the Honourehle • Mu limn. Calaway, At. ke. Ilia—Unch•rotnualliwe that as *elision Is entertained by pose persties that the object of the Notice I bad the honour of giving at the last General Court of East India Proplietors fur the next General Court. to remit in Penalties exact ed by the Committee 4.f Baying and Warehouses, nosy be considered as coming within the grope of the 4th Section of the Bth Chapter, p. 54 of the By Laws, although, as it was • deduction made from out of a payment dee by the Com pany, I do not concur in that opinion; yet, to meet the suit. and so p t ally technicality defeating the justice of the ease, I hereby give notice to the Directors through you, and require of them to publish accordelogly Fouricea Days previous to the bolding of the next General Court, such Notice that I gave at their last General Court, viz That the Memorial of Mr. Ilorubluwer, and the Papers relating thereto, be taken into cuusoleration at the next General Coin?, and that the Fiore imposed upon Messrs. Thompson and Co. and Messrs. Crawshay and Cu. be remitted. " I am, Sir, " Your must obedient Servant, " T. T. RIGBY. " Yately Lodge, near Block water, Hants, Noveuther 23, 1021." JOSEPII DART, Secretary. " Kuseshire and sitte hire adonne, and glad drink lire beil, And ihat was in this land she Verat Was hail,' . . As iu lanKuage of &movie that we saightevere iwile, OLYMPIC THEATRE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS S BOOTH. AND THE LAST NIGHT OF HER ENGAGEMENT..., M ISS S. 13001 II has the honour to ossnow4e to her Friends and the Public, that her RENdinT will tote place oo SATURDAY NEXT, December ti. whey will be premultd (by must particular desire) the uew aid successful Barletta, called ARRIVALS; OR, THREE DAYS AT LONG'S. Old Credulous, Mr. Tayleure; Young Credulous, Mr. Elliott; Shark, Mr. Villiers; Sharp, Mr. Vale; Nahhawr, Mr. MilJroball ; Waiter, Mr. Strickland ; Tim, Mr. Wherry. Amelia Pemberton (dirgriiied as Caplaiu Talbot), Mira S. Booth ; Fanny (her Warting.msid, disguised to ber Savant Frank), Muse Realty ; Jenny, Miss E. Scutt. After which, I.F. SOLITAIRE; OR, THE UNKNOWN OF THE MOUNTAIN. The Unknown, Mr. Porn; Baron D'Heistall. Mr. Power; * Count de Plll2ll, Mr. r Hut ; Mullein, Mr Elliott ; Cored, Mr. Yale. Eloise, Miss S. Booth ; Ursula, Ma. Pearce. In the course of the Drennan as Epilogue will be delivered by Moss Crisp, a child only sr: 'ears old, her first appear• tier on any stage. To conclude with (for the first time at this Theatre) the laughable piece of THE SPOIL'D CHILD. Lillie Pickle. bliss S. Booth, i■ which character she will introduce the Song of " The Sailor Buy caucting ashore," and dance her admit-cc' Hornpipe; Old Pickle, Mr. H. Bak' r ; John, Mr. Hammund; Tag, Mr. °ahem ; Thomas, Mr. Strickland. 511. s Pickle, Mr•. Pearce; Maria, MIS/ Scutt; Margery, MI6. Fullil ; 5i...,., Miss Smith. Tickets 'ad Pisces may be bad of Miss S. Booth, No. I. Bluenisteery.square ; and of 111 r. Spring, at the Bus-office of the Uralic. LAST WEER BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. A DELPHI THEATRE, sTRAN By Authority of the Right Hun. the Lord Chamberlain. rii - NHIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Dec. IS , 1 and &bin: the Week, will be presented, nn a cal of imprecerleured ixtent, n new Extravaganza Barletta of Eon, Frolic, Fashion, and Flash, its three acts, called TOM AND JERRY; Or, LIFE IN LONDON. Principitl Characters :—Corinthian Tum, Mr. Wrench ; Jerry Hawthorn, 31r. W. Burroughs; Love, Mr. Wilkin son ; Host. Dick Trifle, Mr. Bellamy; Ciih, Mr. Calla han. Este, otherwise lb. Hun. Mum Trifle, otherwise Sir Jeremy Brag, otherwise Nan the Match-girl. Mir. Baker; Sur, otherwise the Hon. Mist Trifle, utile, w.se Captain Swagger", otherwise Full the Ballad-singer, Mrs. Waylett ; Jane, otherwise the Hou. Miss Trifle, otherwise Mrs. Al 'mu mery, 14c Furtune-teller, otherwise Sall the pretty Beggar, Miss Hammersten. In the course of the Firer will he Introduced an ASSAUT IYAR3IES, by two celebrated Professors, who are engaged txpleokly for the Occasion. Progression of the Day and Night Scenery and Incidents: Act 1.-1. Life in the Comstry-2. 1..-fe in Love-3. Lift in Training-4. Life use Fuut-5. Life ou Howl-rack-6. Life in Preparation-7. Life in the West. Act Life in Fancy—A. Life in the Dirk-10. Life in she Street—lL Life in St. Dunstan's-12. Life iu 1 1-1 0 . Lite 111 Rags. Art 111 —l4. Life in Bond street—lS. life in the Stars -16. Life in she Fast-17. Life su a Nonplus-IS. Life in Liniler--19. Life in a Lark-40. Life in a Mask. A Grand Display of Fireworks. To conclude with, second time this Season, an admired Barletta, called LODGINGS TO LET. Principal Charsetera--Mr. Watkins Btu-revels, Mr. and Miss Ilasnraersley. Boxes 41.—Pit 4s—Gallery Is. Boxes to be takes of Mr. Callao, from Teu till Four. ENCYCLOPEDIA AI ETHO POLITA NA. On the Ist of January nest will be published, price 11.1 s. the Fifth Part (awl the Four preceding Parts, price 11. Is. each). of THE ENCYCLOPXDIA NIETROPOLI TAN A. TM' Work has fallen under the Manage enrol of New Proprietor., who bare made arrangements for its permanent eusiti 111 l *nee upon the tirigival Plats, and fur ilia Galore regular Publication. 11 .• A new Prorpectua will be ready for delivery in a few ay.. Printed for J. Merman ; F. C. and .1. Rivingtou ; Bald. Crailork, and Joy; Mery I, Neely, and JUIPPII ; G. awl W. B. Whittaker; Otle, Dutorao, soil Co. London; .1. Parker, Oxford ; and Lkightou and Sena, Cambridge. FYTON, Stock-Broker, 2, Corolla), beg; leave in return hiss one crateful thanks to the Public for their kind patronage is the present Lottery, at the same time to inform them, that the last Day of Drawing will he thelflth inst. when Fif:ern Capital Prizes of 30,0001., 5,000 L, lie. &e must be drawn. Many of EYTON'S Friends having reittrued their Tickets sm u t Shares, perhaps hot being aware that the Wheel was an rich, and fearful they did sot tinder- Wild that they would have a chance for the Grand Prize of 30,000 J., E. F.YTON has retained the Tickets and Shares an returned, to give his Friends the opportunity of repiirchasing them; and as the demand i• ro grim, invites them to be esily is their application, fearful of any disappointment. EYTON, 2, Cornbill, and Lombard-street. FitENCli WINES, &c. of the First tiuttli:c, and 0 per cant. below the Prices which arc gene rally charted. F. FLOWER, No.l, Pall mall, respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry, and French Families in particular, that he bass Cosisiviunent of the fultoning Winer, of roust excel. lent quality, and at the ifulluwing low Prices:— Per Doz. P•fiit Bordeaux - 425. Ssaturne, particularly Rue Baraae Primise, col iuusly Rue •lid 12 years in bottle 63s. _ . Creaming Cbampsigne Splashliug ditto Sillery ditto, the most superior 96s. Claret Lanite Also a small parcel of Old Huck, vintage 1790 66s. West ludia Madeira, of a very superb quality 6ls. This Wine is an article very desirable to be met with now, as the Town is inundated with trash at low Prima, called East and West India Madeira, which is direct GUT the island of Madeira to England, in barter fur variuos masa. artssied goods . Applications fur Sample Bottles will be attended to. N.B.—Please to übserve that F. FLOWER'S Counting house is down the Steps under the First House in the Royal Arcade ; but Ike Eutrauce frum Pall-malt. " The Mmes feat, as' cleanly neat, More brew than when they're fine Their faces Wyllie, fie sweetly Scythe, Hearts kal, ■ts' warm, sr' kin : The lads me trig, we wusrr•babe, Weel knotted on their garter, Some ancu blatr, an' some wi gabs, Gnr lasses hearts gang startin, Whiles fast at uight. Christmas iv supposed by some to be fosncled on the Saturnalia of the Romais, Hll , l WAS distinguish ed s century or two ago by its •' Costive' of fools." The mummeries practised at that season were per fumed in disguises made with the skins of animals; soil the lower orders, who could not afford masques and dresses, daubed their faces with soot, the sexes changing clothes. The Saturnalia were et Winded in a similar manner. Such u resemblance, and the obvious policy of transmuting the heathen festivities into rejoicings of some kind, after the introduction of Christianity, that the people niight not be de prived of their customary pleuenrcs, gives is plausi ble ground for supposing that the early Christians availed themselves of the oppoitunity to establish a fete in honour of the birth of their Founder. But this can only be conjecture, like a thousand other opinions we read of the same siature, pod must for ever terrain so. The decision of the qiiestion. in deed, might grittily curiosity, but could be of no utility to the 'utensils of mankind. It is s snore pleasing occupation to dwell on the celebration of Christmas at later periods among ourselves,lo go over ground that is interesting from its proximity to our own, and to realize the agreeable feeling always excited in the human bosom at the content* ;distant of every thing, however insignificant, which is tinged with the grey melauchuly silage. In Loitslon, as itt all great cities, particularly in those which are commercial, where strangers con tinually arrive, and new customs are daily iteru duced, observances ors nature similar to those for. merly kept at Chitstrnas must soon be lust. That season is accordingly masked here by few of the pleasantries and simple enjoyments with which it Is even now characterized in the country. The merchant and the shopkeeper arr absorbed m baffle and the closing up of their 'remains; and but a snort space is devoted to that drunkenness and glut tony among the lower orders, which are the beset ting sins ol the time. The genuine Cockney, how ever, though on the verge of bankruptcy, considers it a moral duty to spend his creditors' guinea for a fat turkey on a Christmas-day; which, with a ple nary potation of some kind of liquor, a minute fractious animas the quantity necessary to produce ehrirty, among the more sober citizens. and a hoc lion beyond ii, among those less concerned as to outward deportment, completes the annual memo rial of the lime. The canaille may he sere, as otitis!, when rejoicing, in all the sty-grovelling stu totality of the must mexeusable sensuality, reeling front lamp-post to lump-pout. The gin shops over flow with tagged visitsiits ; and the blasted porter drinkers, saturating themselves with dases of eoer fat mid divers adulterating narcotics, which muddle the brsin and clog the circulatum, till every pot-house. Intoxicated draymen, dustmen, and butchers' atteudiontis, hie to the suburbs to tight their dogs; and, finally, to light aairtig tberastivrik - Hall, having eight attesidaitto. He was seated un der a cloth of slate, rod served with great attention. To complete the climax of foolery, this Zany was afterwards introduced at Court, and actually knighted at Whitehall, and was most probably not the first of his character who received that honour, as the present generatiou can testily he was nut the last. But, es later. periods have also shewn, the law yers were far outdone by the clergy in matters ap pertaining to leaving and revelry. The former soot, relapsed into their wonted habits, the depar ture from which had been but momentary; for very few Chancellors besides Sir Thomas More would have admitted, even in ancient days, that they were good throwers at cocks, though even Sir Thomas does riot say lie practised it after he came to the Lord Chancellorship. The clergy, however, reem to have had no scruples, and to have share.l largely in Christmas sports and revels of all sorts. Even at the Universities they elected a King of the Bean on Clnistrnar-day f. lii cathe dral churches there was an Archbishop or Bishop of Fools rl.:cird, and in Catholic tunes a Pope of Fools. The office of .‘ King of Fool," (hex Stuitoratn) was abolished in 1391. perhaps u• ink rt.Aroga ory to the dignity of K1;1011 1 1. These mummers attended divine service in poistomiusical (tresses, and were followed by crowds of 'he laity its masks of differvist forms. Abroad some assumed the habit of females, sod choslAyeil the most wan ton gestures:. Oise ceremony coosivted io shaving u " l'ireentor of Fools" brfn•e the church door, in presence of the populace, who were amused by • vulgar sermon. Io Englititl • Boy-Bishop was regularly elected in the churches et Christmas, who tnimicked the service sod office of Bishop; and the clergy even rojoined the children of St. Paul's School to attend et the cathedral cud give the Boy-Bishop a penny each ! This mockery was abolished ■t the Reformation, in the thirty-third year of Henry VIII. c.; and though revived by Mary, it ceased enbrtly at her drath. The exercise of quintaing was fl liciently much practised in London Mt Christmas : a rriii.aM was set up at that season in Cornhill, near Leadeuhall. Ploys were also exhibited at Court ; but they only tossisteal of pantomime sod buffosveiy until the reign of Edward 111. The clergy in the reign of Richard 11. possessed the exclusive right of get• ling up Christmas plays flout Scripture subjects; ti An so well be patch tie fule about; that be is not `let voreute." Ware-lied thus became the name of the drinking cup of the Anglo-Saxons, and those cups were afterwards constantly used at public entertaitunents. In parts of the country remote from the metro polis, the singing of Ciwiastasaa-wels -yet usher& ni the mornings. After breakfast the busy house wife prepares her plum-puddings, mince-pies, and confectionary, which she decorates with the em blems of the time :—a scratch in the dough in the shape of • hay-rack, •denoting the manger of the infant Saviour, is one of those emblems most commonly in use. The younger part of the household hunt the garden for evergreens to decorate the interior of the apartments ; and the woods ere sought to bring home the mistime, which is to be suspended in the room where the ideasures of the evetring are to take place, and be neath which the ‘• sighing lips," as Moore calls them, of many • lovely girl still continue to be proved, despite of that coy resistance and those blushes that so much heighten the charms of beauty. They also paint candles of different co lours to be lighted up in the evening, • custom perhaps borrosved front ancient Rumish practice; though some imagine that lighting up houses form ed a part of the worship of the Teutonic God, Thor. being one of the ceremonies observed at Juul-tider, or the feast of Thor. from which it was introduced into the Christian feast of Christmas. Thus if some part of our Christmas ceremonies was derived from the Saturnalia, another was evidently of northern origin. The mieeltue was a plant held sacred by the Druids. l'he Christmas carols also were, it is probable, Juul or ille-songs, first sung in honour of the heathen deity ; sod the use of evergreens may be ascribed In the same origin. In the evening the Ule-log. or Christmas-stock, as at present denominated. is placed on the fire in the principal apartment of the house. The company seat themselves round it, and the cheerful cup is yet handed about. which ()Beer contains nothing inure than ale in the cottages of the peasantry. What remains to modern times of Christmas gambols then commences, and ancient Christmas playa are even still plainly to be traced among them. Illindinan'sebuff, hunt the slipper, the game of the goose, soap-dregon, or push-pin, and d•ncing, form the umusemessts of the younger part I of the assemblage, and curds of the elder ; though among the mote substantial people, as they are de iii i bated in the language of the country-folks, the simpler aniusemesos begin to lose their value. But their voy simplicity recalls the memory of past tidies : they have is certain charm about them worth all that is artificial, and they would not be bereft of attraction to mouths of seipsibility, if they were wholly abandoiled to the lowly; for they have that in them which is fir more endearing than the sordid Heartlessness of fashionable entertainments, and the forni•lity of bigh life. Bereft of super stition. Christmas is thus • season of innocent mirth—a pletasiug interlude to lighten and beguile the horrors of our iiiclement winters. It &tinsels a period for the exhibition of hospitable greeting., and the .. pleasing interchange of good o ffi ces, of which, to the country. opportunities are rare. How monk inisocent hearts rejoice there at antici pating the season and its f. s fis e t ies , wh ose f ee l ings have never been chilled by the artificial and eaten hating civiliti4 s of metropolitan intercourse. But the humbler inks hove been accused of supereti- Bon because the stocking is still thrown, the pod with nine peas hid over the door. and all the little CCICCOODICI so admirably a.pleted by But us in his -_"„` ~ >~~~ •