The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISIT OPERA, COVENT GARDEN—Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. - W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. IMPORTANT NOTICE. • The Management find it necessary to announce to their Patrons that it will be impossible for a few nights at Christ tins to perform Balfe's eminently su-cessful Opera with the Grand Pantomime. The time in representation and scenic preparation for an Harlequinade of such magnitude, renders the temporary suspension of the brilliant Opera imperative. Boxes and places will continue to be booke d daily at the Box-office for the reproduction of the O pera at an early date. The sensation created with the public on the first represen tation of Bafe's New Legendary Opera was most enthu siastic. Continuous applause marked its progress from the rise until the fall of the' cur t a in. Thedemand tor places daily at the Box-office to witness this great music work of o theur popular English Composer, places the Managent In proud position of announcing the performance of BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE, Every Evening until farther notice. THTS EVENING, and during—the Week, Balfe's New Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, 3. Wharton, H. Corti, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. Distin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Orchestra of Eighty Performers. Chorus of Fifty Voices. Concluding, with a DIVERTISSEMEN.T.—Stage manafr,or, Mr. Edward Stirl7 ; commence at half-ing. Acting-manager Mr. Edward No Murray. Doors open at past 7. charge for booking, or fees to Box-keepers. At Christmas a Grand Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BLUE BEARD ; or, Britannia and the Fairy Hope. Morn ing Performances every Wednesday and Saturday. OY AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN—under the Manwement of Miss LOUISA PYICE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING. BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE. Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. A. Lawrence, Mr. H. Corti, Mr. St. Albyn, &c. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. And a DIVERTISSEMENT. . Doors open at Seven. Commence at fla!f -past. THIATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. flaskstone. THIS EVTNENG the nertornagnew will eomtn.new with Sheridan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Mr. Buckstone, Miss Amy Sedzwick, &c. After which, GRIST TO THE MILL. Francolse, Miss Rose Howard. To conclude with KY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7.' VOYAT PRTNICESS'S THFATRIT , ..••`• I V TAflgee and Mans7er, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with SUSAN SMITH. To he followed by, st R o ' cl ock,, PechterTHE CORSICAN BROTEIERS. Supported by srs. ,A. Harris, Meadows, Graham, Shore, and Miss Murray. To conclude with THE GA.RIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Propr , etor and 3Tana , er, Mr. B. Webster. CHRISTMAS EVE, Monday Holiday Night (by desire), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. and sirs. Boucicault. Boxes and places to he had at the Box-office, from 10 till b. No charge for booking. A•ting Manager—Mr. W. Smith. % PFT,I3I-11, N - Rw THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor snd IVianacrer, Mr. Beni. Wi'hster. Engagement for a limited number of nights of Miss Aenes Robert.on and Mr. Dion Boucicault, who will appear every e „ Ti i n c, in the highly successful Drama of "The Colleen Bawn." WITS EVF,NING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. Alter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boncicault, D. Fisher, Billineton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss AfrtleS Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billingcton, and Mrs. Chatterley. After which, THAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. Billing - ,ton, Mr. J. L Toole, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charov for booking. Private boxes, £2 ?s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, as.; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-- Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Wm. BATTY. Crowded Houses nightly to witness the Lions and the grew Brute Tamer. Miss Rebecca Isaacs every Evening,. Notices.—There will be no half-price during. the engage ment of the Lions. except far children under ten years of age, and then to Pit and Boxes only. This Eyenine . , a new Spectacle, entitled TTTE Mr /N CONO,TTEROR ; or, The .Death Jungle. expressly Tor the introduction of the Wonders of the World, " The Groupe of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett. Tp he succeeded by geenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and Bri ish Artistes. Concluding with the First Act of THE DAUGNBER OF THE REGIMENT. Marie, Hiss Rebecca Isaacs. Doors open at half-past 43, performance commence at 7. Bog-office oren daily from 11 till 4 stage ,tanager—Mr. W. Wxs'r. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. Batty's Prize Pantomime will be produced on a scale o great magnificence at Christmas. CANTERBURY HALL. Open Every Evening , at Seven. GRAND SELECTION- (First Time) from LA. FTGT,IA DEL REGIMENTO (Donizetti), NORMA, SONNAMBULA, and MARTHA. Principal Artistes Miss RUSSELL, Madame MARIA, Miss TYRRELL, Miss WILLIAMS, MT. HENRY HERBERT, C. W. BERNARD, and Signor TIVOLI. Musical Director...., Mr. F. JONGIIMANS. The Comic Department compri 4es Messrs. J. BLANCHARD, A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, Master BARRY, G. W. "'ELL. CitAnLty Fox, and E. MAnsiTALL. The Fine Arts Gallery has been enriched by the addition of the late John Martin's three Grand Pictures—viz., "THE GREAT DAY of TITS WRATH." "TAE PLAINS of MAYEN," and "TAE LAST JUDGMENT," on view until 12 o'clock at Night. THE WEATHER,—SUN OFFICE. DEC. 19, Is6o. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADY!. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.46 ; still falling. WIND—S.-S.-Westerly—light; with fine sharp frost. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tate DAY.—Morning, 6h. 11m.—Afternoon, 6h. 31m To-mounow.-Morning, 6h. 53m.—Afternoon, 7h. 13m, 44- I , THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1860. Slavery for ever ! Such is the spirit, we may say the letter also, of the long and elaborate half of the PRESIDENT'S Message, which we gave our readers in extenso last night ; The Sun being, we believe, the first of the English press to do so. The late Presidential election has been by far the most im portant one on record, perhaps since the Constitu tion was founded. It has reversed a policy of forty years' standing ; it has brought the whole Union face to face with the evil workings of the accursed system, which perplexed the founders of the Ame rican Constitution ; and it has provoked some of the most guilty members of the Confederation to talk loudly of separation from a Union whose Presi dential vote is, unquestionably, an implied censure on their cherished crime. The Message of the PRESIDENT, whose whole policy is equally cen sured by this election, and his reasonings with both the censuring and censured States of the Union, deserve the attention of all who take an interest in the extension of civilisation and of human free dom. Mr. BUCHANAN, we need not say, is the defende r of withholding the primary essential of civilisation from 5,000,000 of coloured Americans; he advocates barbarism, because barbarians only can be held as property. It is Mr. BUCUANAN'S misfortune to retire frorr office a thoroughly vanquished man. From the day of his entrance on it he has laid himself out to serve the cause of " property in man." He evidently really loved the id-a, atrocious as the very concep tion seems to Englishmen, and atrocious as it seemed to the framers of a Republican Consti tution; who refused to admit th, word slave into the document which gave it form. Re has rejoiced in the Satanic decisions of the Supr eme Court of the United States, a court packed with pro-slavery judges ; and that infamy Fugitive of legislation,.the Slave Law, which was spoken of only with horro r throughout Europe, is his delight, his cho sen remedy for the ills which now threaten the Union. That we are not exaggerating, our readers may see in a moment by turning to the document we have given. He not only quotes with gratitude the in famous decision—one clearly in violation of the spirit at least of the Constitution—by which slavery could not be excluded from the territories, but re commends the revising of t: - le Constitution, in order to make the Fugitive Slave Law a part of it !!! It is surely enough to make these who framed the Constitution as it is, rise from their graves. He goes so far as to say, speaking of this scandal of Legislation, and of the Personal Liberty Acts by which some of the free states defeat its most out rageou* enormities, that unless those states will give full scope to the Fugitive Slave Law, and repeal their own acts, rebellion would be justi fied ! These are the exact words of this Pre sidential incendiarism :—" The Southern, states, standing on the basis of the constitution, have 1 a right to demand this act of justice from the states of the North. Should it be refused, then the constitution, to which all the states are parties, will have been wilfully violated by one portion of them in a provision essential to the domestic secu rity and happiness of the remainder. in that event, the injured states, after havingfirst used all peaceful and constitutional means to obtain redress, would be justified in revolutionary resistance to the Govern ment of the Union." We have thus the retiring President of the United States declaring to infuri ated dealers in men that the states which repudiate such accursed traffic may not guard their own free subjects against the corrupt practices created by a slaveholder's law ; a law which, by a larger fee, bribes the judge himself to send a freeman away to Southern bondage, and that without the intervention of a jury, or heeding the commonest rules of evidence. Such a practical people are we that probably most of our readers, who have hardly leisure to study Mr. BUCHANAN'S pleadings on the various aspects of the Secession question, will ask us whether we cannot tell them briefly what he would have the confederated States do. We can gratify them in a very few words of Mr. BUCHANAN'S him• self quite to the point. He earnestly recommends an explanatory amendment of the Constitution," and says it might be limited to these three special points : —l. An express recognition of the right of property in slaves in the States where it now exists or may hereafter exist. 2. The duty of protecting this right in all the common territories throughout their territorial exis tence, and until they shall be admitted as States into the Union, with or without slavery, as their constitutions may prescribe. 3. A like recognition of the right of the master to have his slave, who has escaped from one state to another, restored and' de livered up" to him, and the validity of the Fugitive Slave Law enacted for this purpose, together with a declaration that all State laws impairing or defeat ing this right are violations of the Constitution, and are consequently null and void." Can Mr. BUCHANAN then believe that the election of Mr. LINCOLN really means no more than that the Confederated States are prepared, by a majority of three-fourths of them, to accept such amendments as these, or that two-thirds of both Houses of Congress would unite to lay such amendments before a Convention of the States for their sanction ? We know that the class in Ame rica corresponding to Manchester politicians here would submit to almost any pro-slavery concessions to make all smooth ; but, till we see it, we will not believe of the great body of intelligent, honest men in the Northern States that they could so stultify their recent victory, much less encourage the domineering South by showing the white feather, to resume their ascendancy. Besides, the ruinous commercial aspect of slavery is no w becoming thoroughly understood. OLMSTED'S sober and im partial volumes, as well as HELPER'S unanswerable muster of facts, have fixed in the minds of all men the conviction that slavery has beggared the South, degraded its white inhabitants, and dis graced the whole Union. Yet most innocently, as if quite a juvenile politician, Mr. BUCHANAN re marks, " Such an explanatory amendment would, it is believed, for ever terminate the existing dis sensions and restore peace and harmony among the States." As if he could really imagine that the Republican party would at his recommendation just concede the very points which they have made most prominent in their programme. Perhaps the most audacious infatuation of all is Mr. BUCHANAN'S recommendation, that, at this time of day, in the face of the whole civilised and Christian world, in the face of a community awakening to the detestable character, and ruinous social, political, and commercial evil of slavery—it should be proposed, as in the first mentioned amendment, " expressly to recognise the right of property in slaves." A sadder exemplification of the mental debasement consequent on long cherish ing a gross social immorality need hardly be sought, than that of an aged, intelligent gentle man, long resident, too, in this land of freedom, actually proposing, in 1860, to introduce into the American Constitution that hateful prin ciple with which the fathers of the Constitution would not defile so sacred a document. To recog nise " expressly" right of property in man, in a Constitution whose preamble states that all men are born free and equal—for shame's sake he must propose to abolish the preamble too. The mere proposal, standing as it now does in the last page of American history, will be a stigma on the name of JAMES BUCHANAN through all generations. He would sell the honour of the Constitution itself to serve slaveholders. As to the second point, it is the one by which the Republican party is chiefly distinguished. Republicans deny precisely the right to take slaves into the Federal territory ; yet they are to be asked in the hour of victory to make this right a clause of the Constitution ! If the Republican party has but a shadow of self respect, not to say conviction of the truth and value of their principles, this purely party proposal oi the PRESIDENT will be treated with scorn as an nsult. We may fear, with reason, the old ten- dency of the North to compromise, but we surely need not fear that the victorious party will sell its distinctive principles. As to the third point, the embodiment of the Fugitive Slave Law—execrated as it is throughout Christendom—in the Constitu tion, the States can never consent to such a pro found disgrace—enough and more than enough, that such an atrocity could once get a majority in Congress—to think of two-thirds of Congress get ting it adopted by three-fourths of the States as their basis of Union seems like political delirium. As to the President's lengthy reasons against Secession, for the more part, they are sound enough. The late election he can easily show furnishes no ground for it whatever. No overt act of hostility to Southern slavery has been committed, or is likely to be, since the new President will be bound by existing laws. No provision is made in the Constitution for Secession, and though it may become necessary, as revolution may to an ill governed people, yet it is nothing less than revo- lution. We have seen, however, that this double- minded and double-tongued message justifies revo lution if the party-demands of the South are not complied with. The remaining topics of this long document we may advert to on another occasion. On its grand subject it will hardly raise the general estimate of Mr. BUCHANAN, unless it be assumed that it was required by the first magistrate of the States to " blow hot and cold" on a vital question. " VICTORIA D runs. G: BRITT : "—Why Britt. ? Surely that is doing it to a T overmuch. Yet even w i t h Britannia thus wantonly misspelt b h y aif a . bl un dering abbreviation upon a ll the pence, penc e, and farthings just issued from the Mint— the new bronze coinage is right welcometo us, and we hail its appearance accordingly with the utmost possible satisfaction. Last evening's Gazette, it will be remarked, formally itsuecl this new coin into circulation. Authorikting i'cs acceptance for the purely nominal value stampet I upon each piece or token—and doing this moreover with all regard to the customary forms and ceremonials through the medium of one of her Most ( 3racious MAJESTY'S own Royal Pro clamations, There is mach more in all this than the majority of general re Iders might imagine at the first glance. There' is far more in it, in all human likelihood, than any of those authorities imagine who have taken part directly or indirectly in the issuing first of all of the new coins, and afterwards of last night's Proclamation. Probably there is not one amongst the number of those same officials who had the slightest conception in pre paring this bronze coins ;e for circulation, probably there was not one individual amongst them, we say, from the Master of the Min'.t downward who had the smallest notion how effectuttlly they were inserting the thin end of the wedge at; the very base or pedi ment of our huge and cum brows and complicated monetary system—and how at the pressure of every one of the new coins nowlainted, as each fell tinkling from the Mint-machinery, that thin end of the wedge was driven further and further "home," with a sledge-hammer beat, preparatory to the subversion now in the fullness of time of the huge and ponderous scheme built up by the old hard-calculating Bullionists. This immense result of the new bronze coinage is, in our view of it, so inevitable that we should almost regard ourselves as ungrateful, if we looked upon these pretty little tokens without a sense of absolute complacency. Yet we are conscious all the while that in them selves they are full of blemishes. There is that un pleasant " Britt" to begin with ! Then the effigy of her MAJESTY " laureated" on the obverse, bears a far greater resemblance to the Empress EUGENIE than it does to Queen VICTORIA. Besides which it is out of all proportion to the diameter of the coin— it is far too large a head for the circumference. And in addition to all this—whether it be owing to the ductility or plasticity of the mixed metal, this bronze composed of zinc, tin, and copper, or whatever else the cause of the flaw we are about to particularise may be—there is no doubt at all that upon obverse and upon reverse, but more particularly upon the latter,, there is a ghostly stamp ing through of the outlines of the effigy or figure—here of the figure of Britannia, there of the effigy of the Sovereign ! Catching the sheen of the light upon one of the new coins, one can see upon the obverse the dim shadowing forth of the ' figure of the tutelary goddess of " Britt :" while • turning the same coin to the reverse, and holding ' that reverse at a similar angle,the keen eye of the observer may detect the shadowy outline also of the Queen's effigy glimmering high up in the sky around the figure of Britannia. Altogether, ' nevertheless, the bronze coin, in spite of these vexa tious blemishes, is a pretty little coin enough ; one can handle it, moreover, without any uncomfortable notion of getting the fingers that toy with it flavoured with copperas. Above all, it is so espe cially welcome to our eyes as—a precedent ! For there is no getting over the fact new that these new bronze coins are of a wholly arbitrary value—that they are the merest symbols, or tokens of a value which they notoriously, nay, avowedly do not possess intrinsically themselves. The Proclamation, transferred from the Gazette of last night into our latest impression yesterday— the proclamation "given at our Court at Windsor," upon the 17th day of this present month of Decem ber—acknowledges as much quite plainly,"Whereas, says her MAJESTY in this document, " we have thought fit to order that certain pieces of money of bronze or mixed metal shall be coined, which shall be called penny pieces,' halfpenny pieces,' and ' farthing pieces,' every such penny having for the obverse impression our effigy laureated, &c." Adding "And whereas pieces of money of the description aforesaid have been coined at our Mint, and will be coined there, we have therefore, with the advice of our Privy Council, thought fit to issue this proclamation." The gist of which pro claaiation then appears in the words following— " And we do hereby ordain, declare, and command that all such pieces of money, of bronze or mixed metal, so coined, and to be coined as aforesaid, shall be current and lawful money of the king dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and shall pass and be received as current and lawful money of the said kingdom, every anch penny piece as of the value of one penny of present lawful money, every such ha(fpenny piece as of the value of one halfpenny of present lauful money, and every such farthing piece as of the value of one farthing of Present laltful money." In other words, a royal mandate declares thus absolutely that coins shall be received as of a value that they do not actually possess by very nearly the amount of three quarters of the sum sym bolised by them when in circulation ! Recollect the metal of which these new bronze pieces are composed is a metal compounded from ninety-five parts of copper, and four parts of tin and one part of zinc—and that this mixed metal is then, after it has been so compounded, measured out in much smaller quantities than pure copper alone was wont to be measured out formerly in the making of the old pennies and halfpennies. The result of this economical blending of the metals, as well as of the still further economy incident to the judicious diminution of the bulk of the new coins when minted—the result of these two wise economies, we say, being the fulfilment to a very considerable extent of Mr. GLADSTONE'S agreeable prediction of last year, viz., that the new coin when issued would be " very convenient, very nice in appearance, and a most agreeable coin to handle." It has at any rate fulfilled this predic_ tion of Mr. GLADSTONE'S (all will admit this) in two of these particulars, that is to say in the matter of the handling and of the con- venience. But—what is of far more importance— the intrinsic value of the new coin turns out to be but very little more than ONE•FOURTII of its nominal value, as part of the current coin of the realm now in circulation ! In illustra. tion of the extraordinary importance of this " fact," as one constituting an unintentional precedent, and as one, moreover, in direct and glaring violation principle involved in th e monetary of the great legislation of 1819 and 1844, we may refer to the argument upon this point that will be advanced in hese columns to-morrow, more in detail than is at :he present moment really practicable—chiefly by reason of the tedious length to which, as usual, the message of the ever garrulous American Presidtnt The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town from Windsor Castle yesterday. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and family have left Chesterfield House for Brocket Hall, Herts. The Opinione of Turin announces that the con tract for the construction of a railway along the western coast of Italy is about to be signed with Messrs. Galliera, Bellinzaghi, and Co., and that the works will immediately be commenced under the direction of M. Grattoni, en gineer. The Espro of Turin states that the inundations caused by the late rains have considerably damaged the fortifications of Peschiera. Two new forts are to be erected between Peschiera and Verona, THE SV:ii, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1860. The French and Swiss Governments are on the point of coming ':o a friendly understanding. It was rumoured in Paris last night that the mnrderer of Judge Poinsot had been discovered. Count Walewski yesterday delivered the annual speech to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, which has for so many years been spoken by M. Fould. The application of Mr. Train, the projector of street railways, to the City Commissioners of Sewers for permission to extend a line from the boundaries of the City to the Bank of England, has been referred back to the committee for further consideration. To-night M. Louis Blanc delivers a lecture, at the London Mechanics' Institution, on the "Mysterious personages in France towards the end of the 18th century. The vacant rectory of St. Stephen, Walbrook, is this time in the gift of the Grocers' Company. The num ber of candidates for the appointment is very large. Letters from the East announce that the allied squadron in the Chinese seas are making docks at Peiho, where the vessels are to winter. They will be strongly fortified." A letter from Berlin states that the pamphlet, " L'Empereur Francois Joseph ler et l'Europe," has pro duced a considerable sensation in that capital. The idea that Europe has a right to exact from Austria that, for a territory which she possesses gratuitously she shall not light up a general war, is approved of. The accounts from Paris regarding the prospect of the Turkish loan being subscribed appear less favour able. It is stated that the long-expected action of Pontalba against Mir6s has been compromised, to avoid public re velations. The Westminster play has been revived, and last night Clautus took the place of Terance. There was a very full attendance, and the scholars acquitted themselves with great ability. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's have deter mined to inaugurate the opening of the new organ by a grand performance of sacred music. The "Messiah" will be performed on the 21st of January. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Monday afternoon, shortly after the rehearsal of the Drury-lane pantomime, Mr. Deulin, who for some years past has filled the roles of Har hquin and " Gent." at the above theatre, was partaking of some refreshment at the bar of Wilson's tavern, Drury lane, when he suddenly fell to the ground a corpse. The deceased, who appeared in his usual health and spirits, is supposed to have suffered from a diseased heart. A letter from Vienna of the 18th says :—" The departures of troops for Italy have become more frequent during the last few days, and others are also being sent to Hungary. The Minister of Finance has just had an audience of his Majesty, in which it is said he made a report on the state of the finances which was not at all favourable." A letter from Cayenne of the 18th ult. mentions the arrival of the .Reauinzor with 550 Indian immigrants on board. The vessel had been placed under quarantine in consequence of the small-pox having broken out. The sending back of the negroes who had been engaged on the Western Coast of Africa is about to commence. A first vessel was preparing to start for Kral'. Yesterday morning a serious fire occurred at Messrs. Lee and Co.'s mill, Ossett-street Side, near Dews bury. The place was entirely gutted, and the damage is roughly estimated at £2,000 to £3,000. Another man, named Joseph English, a wheel wright, residing at Brightside, has been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the attempted murder of William Crookes, at Smithy Wood, near Ecclesfield. Mr. Manning's extensive flaxworks, at Gains. borough, were destroyed by fire on Monday night. The execution of Samuel Twigg, the journeyman bricklayer, who was sentenced to death at Staffurd assizes on Monday, for the murder of his wife at Bilston, will take place on the sth of Jannary. THE MANCHESTER VOLUNTEER BALL.—The long anticipated ball in aid of the funds of the local volunteer regiments was held last evening at the Free-Trade Hall, and passed off very successfully. The number of visitors amounted to upwards of 1,700. According to the Freeman's Journal, Orange outbreaks are expected in Londonderry. The military and constabulary have been sent for. The Roxburgh Castle, from Melbourne, with £167,000 in gold on board, has now been at sea 70 days ; and the Great Britain, with £474,000, 61 days. The Indus, which sails to-morrow for India, will take out £203,413 in specie. The Bombay Mail via Marseilles, will be de. livered to-morrow morning. Friday next is the last day for receiving tenders for the Jamaica guaranteed loan of £50,000. The Stock Exchange, it is generally expected, will be closed on Monday, the 24th instant. The condemned prisoners in Durham Gaol, Thomas Smith and Milner Lockey, will be executed on Thursday, the 27th. Dr. Letheby has been analysing epecimens of the bread, milk, and mustard sold to the poor by the retail dealers in the city. The mustard "generally has been found remarkably pure, and other articles slightly adulterated. Yesterday a long service medal was presented to Mr. Godfrey, the bandmaster of the Coldstream Guards. The half yearly meeting of the Crystal Palace Company was held this afternoon, at Sydenham. The directors' half yearly report, which has appeared in The Sun, was agreed to. The next Royal Dramatic performance at Wind sor Castle, we believe, will be Sir C. Bulwer's play of "Richelieu." Phelps will sustain the part'of the Cardinal ; Herman Vezin, De Manprat ; 'Walter Lacy, Barradas, and Miss Heath, Julie. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff made an official inspection of the New Cattle Market on Monday last.; A letter from Melbourne by the present mail mentions that a solid cake of gold worth £9,500, the pro duce of the crushing of only 10 tons of quartz from a reef near Inglewood —a locality scarcely known 12 months ago —had been sold to the Bank of New South Wales. This bank had also purchased at Sandhurst a cake weighing 5010 z., the produce of 35 tons of quartz, and it is affirmed that the same reef will produce £30,000 a year for many years to corns. Baron de Belcastel, first secretary of the French legation at Berlin, has been the victim of a robbery to the extent of 6,000 fr., and all the crosses and decorations which he possessed. A prospectus has been issued of the East India and London Shipping Company, formed for the purpose of establishing a fast line of inexpensive vessels direct to India, the only port of call between London and Calcutta being Madras. The fleet secured for the service comprises the large and well-known auxiliary screw steamships for merly on the Australian route, Golden Fleece, Jason, Queen of the South, Lady Jocelyn, Calcutta, Indiana, and Hydaspes, which are to be transferred to the company at about one-third of their original cost. These vessels will be employed as sailing clippers, steam being used only in case of calms and on nearing port, and the duration of the voyage will, it is hoped, not exceed 70 days out and 65 days home. The shares of the company are to be divided into two series, the first of which, representing £200,000, will be entitled to preference dividends at the rate of 7 per cent. There can be no question that such a line is much wanted 'for the large number of passengers to whom eco nomy is of importance, and that the company may also be expected to render valuable service by the conveyance of troops. DEPUTY EARL MARSHAL OF ENGLAND.—The death of the Duke of Norfolk has necessitated the appoint.. ment of a Deputy Earl Marshal of England, by the Crown, during the minority of the present Duke. This great dig nity is hereditary in the family of the Dukes of Norfolk ; but it cannot be held by a minor, as there are responsible duties as well as privileges attached to the office; and the question has arisen whether the Earl Marshal pro tem. (to be now appointed by the Crown) must of necessity be a peer of the realm. We believe there is no positive neces sity for the Crown to sele, t a peer for this office, though there is a strong impression in some official quarters to the contrary. There can be no doubt of the fitness for the appointment of Lord Edward Howard, brother of the late, and consequently uncle to the present juvenile Earl Mar shal ; but till this question of the peerage is settled, it is, perhaps, idle to speculate upon the person to be named. Lord Ed ward Howard has been twice Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen. The baton borne by the Earl Marshal is never given up to the Crown, but passes, by hereditary right, from one Duke to his successor. It is very plain, and, as an emblem of so great a dignity, very small and insignifi cant in appearance.—Court Journal. VALUABLE LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —GREAT YAR MOUTH, Dec. 17.—This morning, when the weather was squally, accompanied with hail and rain, and the sea run • ning high, the schooner John and Ann, of Whitby, was wrecked at 4 o'clock on the Patch Sand, to the north of Yarmouth. The Caister lifeboat, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was immediately launched, and suc ceeded in saving the schooner's crew, of ten men, who were afterwards taken to the Sailors' Home. There is not a ves tige of the vessel now remaining. Seaton Carew, Durham, Dec. IG. This morning, between eight and nine o'clock, the brig Eliza, of Middlesborough, laden with coals, when going out to sea in tow of a steamer, struck, during a heavy swell and wind from the westward, on the bar of the Tees, and soon afterwards drifted on the North Caret Sand. The Seaton Carew lifeboat, which also belongs to the National Lifeboat Institution, was forthwith got out, launched oppo site the vessel, and the crew, seven in number, were taken off, and afterwards safely brought to land. The vessel soon afterwards became a total wreck. Near the same spot the brig Prodrema, of Stockton, was wrecked a fortnight ago, when her crew of 11 men were s Ived by the Middlesboro' lifeboat, which also belongs to the same valuable society. The cost of the Seaton Carew lifeboat was given a few years ago to the National Lifeboat Institution by William i\l Esq., o f Bath. Tl;o generous donor has now the peculiar satisfaction of feeling that the result of his benefaction has thus far been the means of wataching Seven poor creatures from a watery grave, MVlM:kimmiaminsalm L NEN%s. THE PRISONERS IN CHINA, FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 18 A telegram has been received from her Majesty's Minister at St. Petersburg, dated this afternoon, and stating that the Russian Government have received no news of the fate of Messrs. Bowlby and Brabazon. REPORTED SAFETY OF MR. BOWLBY, (From Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian.) LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.—l am glad to be in a position to inform you that a letter was received late yesterday afternoon, from the secre tary of Admiral Jones, whose flag flies aboard the Imperieuse, dated the 16th of October, i.e. two days later than Lord Elgin's latest despatch, announc ing to the effect that news had just been received of the return of the rest of the prisoners, and among them of Mr. Bowlby, the Times correspondent. It is to be hoped that a report, on such authority as this, will prove correct, and that Mr. Bowlby's family and friends may yet welcome back that gentleman from his most painful sufferings. [This intelligence would be satisfactory and reassuring if it were not for the fact that on the 14th October, when Sir Hope Grant finally closed his despatch, the prisoners had not been returned ; and it therefore ensues, if the intelligence be accepted as correct, that their return must have immediately followed the closing of the despatch, and that the news must have been carried from Pekin to a vessel at the mouth of the Peibo in less than two days' time; Ed. Manchester Guardian.] REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ROME, DEC. 15 (via Marseilles). The Piedmontese have occupied Ponte Corvo since the 11th inst. Some reactionary movements have taken place at Cagli and Gubbio. The bombardment of Gaeta will recommence in consequence of the non-acceptance by King Francis 11. of the proposed conditions to sur render Gaeta. The King has issued a manifesto calling upon the Neapolitans to make a last effort to preserve their nationality. He guarantees to maintain their liberties, and grant distinct Par liaments to the Two Sicilies. He also promises an amnesty. If compelled to succumb, he will maintain the firm hope of returning to his dominions. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 17. Tewfick Effendi has been appointed to replace Moucktar Pacha as Minister of Finances. MADRID, DEC. 16. The Government will submit the project of the new tariff to the Cortes in January next. GRAN, DEC. 18. The conference has been definitively closed, after having lasted four hours and a half. Count Barcoczy censured the electoral law of 1848, and spoke against the privileges of the nobility as established by that law. He also advocated equal rights for everybody. Finally, it was unanimously resolved to request the Em peror to grant the electoral law of 1848. The Primate, in his closing speech, expressed the hope of an early convocation of the Diet, and exhorted the nation to union and confidence. A banquet afterwards took place at the Primate's Palace, where speeches of a conciliatory character were delivered. The healths of the Hungarian and and other councillors of State were drunk amidst loud and enthusiastic cheering. PARIS, WEDNESDAY, The 11fonsteur says :—On the Ist of January next the Emperor will receive the diplomatic corps, the constituted bodies of State, and depu tations from the National Guard and the army. Their Majesties will not receive on the 2d of January. TURIN, DEC. 18. There is no truth in the statement contained in some Italian journals that Austria had sent to the Sardinian Government a list of names in connection with the conspiracies which are being organised in Italy for the purpose of encouraging the agitation in Hungary. VIENNA, DEC. 18, The Ost Deutsche Post publishes a telegram, dated Gran, Dec. 17, announcing that the con ferences were to be opened definitively on the fol lowing day, and asserting that all difficulties had been removed. According to the same telegram, the members of the conference would not demand the establishment of an independent Hungarian Ministry. Much excitement prevailed in Gran. GRAN, DEC. 18. The conference was opened to-day at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the Electoral Law of 1848 had already been adopted by the Assembly. M. Dessewffy demanded that the imperial dip loma inaugurating the new state of things should be established on an inviolable legal basis, which would at once remove any doubts concerning the national rights. He also said—" A diet constituted according to the Electoral Law of 1848 could only be considered :o form such a basis." FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 18.—The market continues in the same inanimate state as regards the amount of busi ness transacted, while at the same time prices remain with little or no variation. For the Ac count, Threes are now at 68f 80c;. Mobilier, 773 f 75c ; Orleans, 1,385 f; Northern, 991 f 25c ; Medi terranean, 910 f ; Austrian, 510 f ; Lombard, 483 f 75c. The following were the last quotations : 4f per per Cents ... 96 60 Credit Fancier — Do end month.... 96 75 Belgian 41 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 85 I Roman Bank Shares 2935 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 770 I Spanish Threes soa Do. Account 775 Homo Debt .. 50 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1385 .. 1837 50 Northern .... New ditto 9OO .. 900 Lyons and Mediterranean 912 50 .. 911 50 Geneva 376 25 .. 377 50 Southern 523 75 .. 525 Western Eastern .... Sardinian Anstrian Lowbard ARMSTRONG GUNS.—The manufacture of heavy Armstrong guns proceeds at so rapid a rate that we may hope to find two or three of the heaviest description of ordnance added to the armament of all our first at d second class men-of-war and frigates before the end of next spring, It is not unlikely that means will be found to make our smooth bores as effective as the French seem to have done, by a system of rifling; and air William Arm strong may be possibly led by his experiments to the conclusion that the breech-loading principle is not so well adapted as that of the muzzle-loading to the heavier kinds of cannon.—Army and Navy Gazette. TILE CONVICT ANNE PADFIELD.—A communica tion was received yesterday at Newgate from the Home Secretary, intimating that th e s en t e nce of death passed upon this prisoner would be commuted to that of penal ser vitude for life. wriii ll TilE NAVY The Amethyst, 26, Capt. S. Grenfell, has had nearly the whole of her stores returned into Chat ham Dockyard, and is now entirely disman tied. Her books have been forwarded to the Admiralty, and as soon as these are returned she will be paid off into ordinary, which, according to present arrange ments, will take place on Saturday next, in order to enable the officers and crew to join their relatives and friends before Christmas. Notwithstanding the length of time she has been in commission—a period of nearly five years, during which time she has been employed in various parts of the globe, and has circumnavigated the earth—the Amethyst is reported to be one of the cleanest and best regu lated ships ever stripped at Chatham. In c onside ration of the length of time the crew have been afloat it is expected that the Admiralty will grant the continuous-service men two months' leave of absence ashore, instead of six weeks, the usual period on a ship's company being paid off. The crew of the screw steamship St. George, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, in Plymouth Sound, were granted leave of absence yesterday, and were landed by the steam tug connected with the Devon port dockyard. The paddlewheel steam tender Avon, having com pleted her fuel, was removed on Monday evening from the coal depot to her moorings in Hamoaze. Moorings, hulks, &c., are preparing at Plymouth for the reception of that portion of the Channel Fleet which will winter there. Those ships the bottoms of which require cleaning or overhauling will be taken into Keyham steam yard. It has been at length decided by the Lords of the Admiralty that the new screw steam frigate Narcissus, 61, Mr. Patrick G. Lambert, chief engi neer at Plymouth, shall go to the Cape of Good Hope with Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker, K.C.8., who wilt command the station, and Captain Risk, formerly commander in the steam reserve at Ply mouth, will, it is expected, hoist the Admiral's flag on board the Narcissus in a few days. TILE Al Lifir We have to record the death of Major-Gen. Wm. Freke Williams, K.H., who died on the 12th inst. at Bath, at the age of 68 years. 'The late General served in Senegal, Goree, and Sierra Leone during 1811 and 1812, and in the Peninsula from August, 1813, to the end of the war, including San Sebas tian, the passage of the Bidassoa, battles of Nivelle and Nive (the 11th, 12th, and 13th of December), and the investment of Bayonne. In 1814 he pro ceeded to America, under Gen. Ross, and was wounded at the battle of Bladensburg, first slightly in the left arm, and again severely by a musket ball through the left shoulder. He served subsequently for several years in the West Indies, and he was sent on a particular service to Canada during the insurrection in that country in 1838 and 1839, whence he returned in June, 1843, and soon after wards proceeded to Ireland. For his military ser vices he was made a Knight Companion of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and had received the silver war medal with three clasps for St. Sebas tian, Nivelle, and Nive. The last appointment he held was Brigadier-General at Malta. His commis sions were dated as follows :—Ensign, August 30, 1810; Lieut., June 10, 1811; Capt., October 31, 1814; Major, April 9, 1825; Lieut.-Colonel, June 28, 1838 ; Col.,Nov. 11, 1851; and Major-General April 14, 1857. The Christmas examination of the gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich having been brought to a close on Monday, the Duke of Cambridge, President of the Council of Education, yesterday attended at the institution, and presented the prizes which had been awarded by the Council of Military Education at their examination. The Duke had originally appointed 11 o'clock as the time for his arrival, and shortly before that hour yesterday morning a telegram was received by Sir Richard Dacres announcing his inability to reach Woolwich before 12 o'clock. The arrangements were accordingly retarded, and the whole of the cadets, numbering 187, having been mustered on parade, in command of Major Williams, R.A., at half-past 11 were drawn up in double line to await his Royal Highness's arrival and inspection. There was a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, relatives and friends of the cadets and the professors, present, and Gen. Sir R. Dacres and Staff rode up precisely at 12 o'clock from the barracks. At one the Duke arrived, attended by Lieut.-Col. Clifton, A.D.C., and was received by the Governor and the respective officers of the establishment. His Royal Highness, referring to the inconvenience which he had unavoidably occasioned, stated that he had just come up from Windsor, where he had been de tained. The Duke then proceeded to the front of the line, when the cadets fell into open order and presented arms, the band of the Royal Artillery performing " God save the Queen." His Royal Highness then went through an inspection of the line, and retired to the front, when Major Williams, having received the Duke's commands, put the cadets through a course of manual and platoon exercises, which they went through with remark able proficiency and aptitude, eliciting repeated marks of approbation from the Duke. Each of the senior officers was afterwards called forward in suc cession, and was ordered to command a series of drills, which were performed with an equal degree of satisfaction and approval ; and, having marched past, they repaired to the grand hall, where his Royal Highness presented to the successful compe-, titors who had obtained the greatest number of marks the following prizes :—To Mr. J. Saunders, for exemplary conduct while at the institution, a dress sword ; to Mr. Ford, for excelling in artil lery, a field telescope ; to Mr. H. Smith, an aneroid barometer, for surveying and field works; to Mr. Alston and Mr. Castle, a microscope each, for pro ficiency in chymistry and geology, and also to Mr. Nixon, for natural philosophy ; to Mr. Hill, for Ist mathematics, a pocket sextant ; and to Mr. Hemans, for the same study, a prismatical compass; to Mr. J. Saunders, for Ist fortification, a double telescope; to Mr. Townsend, for 2d fortification, a prismatical compass; and to Mr. Firebrace a similar prize, for descriptive geometry; to Mr. Loraine, for French, 3 vols., by Brialmont, of the " Life of Wellington," and also a double telescope for landscape drawing; to Mr. Begbie, for German, a work entitled " Gescchichte Friedrichs des Grossen ;" to Mr. Irwin, for plan drawing, a double telescope ; and to Mr. Poole, for landscape drawing, a pillar compass. The Duke addressed the cadets as on former occasions, exhorting them to lose no opportunity of gaining that knowledge of their profession which might enable them to occupy the highest and most honourable positions, and more especially now that the amalgamation had taken place be tween the Queen's and the Indian service, to either of which they could now aspire. On his retiring from the establishment the cadets fired a royal salute from their own guns on the parade, when his royal highness, accompanied by the whole of the officers in attendance, remounted and proceeded to Woolwich-common to inspect the batteries of _Royal Artillery brought out for that purpose. The duke, having partaken of refreshment with Gen. Dacres, left Woolwich at 3 o'clock for London. On leaving the garrison the usual salute of 21 gu ns consequence was fired by the Royal Artillery. coinnsecqhi and of China A report has been curren t for the last two days in Woolwich to the effect that, n the other th er present circumstances, cessation the o formation of the 16th hostilities Bri gade of Royal Artillery by the volunteers of the Tipperary Militia had been abandoned. The report however was yesterday stated, on information of the highest authority, to have no foundation, as measures are still in progress for the speedy for mation of the brigade. The fact, from its earliest announcement, has created much uneasiness among all grades of the Royal Artillery, on whom, it is feared, the measure would fall with extreme seve rity and injustice, while it would, moreover, create general ill-feeling throughout the regiment. The examination of candidates for admission to the Commissariat, before the Council of Military lege, Chelsea. There wyereupwadr Education, took place esterday, a s t of t 2 h o e Royal and d a C t e o B l- . The examination of candidates for the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before Major-General "wleY and the members of the Council of Military , Education, commenced yesterday at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, the examination on Monday being confined to the medical examination. There were about 50 candidates. THE NAV .1 L _RESERVE. SHIELDS, Dec. 15.—During the recent long de tention of a large fleet of coal laden vessels in th e Tyne, consider a bl e i n t eres t was ta k en i n the su bjee' , of the Naval Reserve by the more intelligent of the ablebodied north country seamen, as it was see that men belonging to that force were earning their guinea a week in drill on board the Castor man-a, war, lying in the harbour, at the time the men ou! of the Reserve were walking about with their hands in their pockets. While Tyne vessels are in the harbour loading, or lying loaded, the crews ar e earning no wages, their engagement being for th e voyage; and many of them having been detained a month in port by the recent foul winds, their families are likely to endure considerable hardships, as with the detention many of them will not seln" plete the voyage for which they signed under two months. Recently, in consequence of the satisfaY tory explanations that have been given, the we n , have been joining the R eserve a t N ort h Shi e ld s a' the rate of 25 a day. But as more information was asked, it was deemed by some intelligent seamen glut it would be a good thing to call a body of the men together, and a meeting has just been held in the Long-room of the local Marine Board, which,. was extremely well att en d e d b y seamen, and which was very unanimous and en th us i ast i c. M r. C. -I"'' Greenhow, the shipping master of North Shields, who has given a good deal of attention to the sub' ject, was the principal speaker. He passed in ire view the circumstan ces th a t h a d i n d uce d the people of England to overhaul their defences and which had caused about 100,000 of the best men of the country to enroll and drill themselves as volunteer! in the land service. He said that our sailors stood unequalled as such, but in the present position of the naval defences of the country something more than seamanship was needed ; it was essential that a nub" ber of men should be kept constantly trained in gunnery, so that in case of emergency our s hores should not be left to the protection of raw levies , but that our maritime power should be defended and upheld by trained gunners as well as able seamen. A commission sat some time ago, he said, to make in quiries as to the best means of attaining that object; various propositions were submitted to the commis' sioners, but at length it was determined that a reserve of 30,000 able seamen should in the interval! of their employment be properly trained to defend the shores of their beloved land. The terms had been most liberal to the seamen entering this ser vice. They would be paid 30s. a•quarter, have e pension at 55 of £l2 a • year, and after 10 3 ears , service they would have the preference of Coast guard appointments. The only obligation upon, them was, that they should undergo four weeks drill in the 12 months, for which they wo u ld reedit' a guinea a-week, th e hours being two and a half in the morning, and two and a half in the afternoon , and their drill would be so arranged as not to pre vent them following their ordinary employment at sea. They would be protected from any of the contingencies that might arise in case of war, and under no circumstances that might arise w ould they be called upon for any Other duty than that at the defence of the United Kingdom. Mr. Greenhoirf after appealing to the patriotism of the Tyne meg , hoped that if any seaman had any question to put , or remark to make, he would do it, and concluded amid considerable applause. Thomas Wells, who had formerly been a boatswain in her Majesty'S service, said that he himself had offered to join the Reserve, but, as he was above 40, he was net eligible. He enteredinto details with regard to the Reserve, and thought the terms extremely fair , and such as seamen of the age eligible for the or' vice should accept. Charles Barker, another tart highly approved of the advantages of the Reserve, as affecting the Tyne seamen, who were a domes ticated and hom e l ov i ng set f men. He said the money that they would be entitled to draw ever,' quarter would pay for their house and firing, and the four weeks' drill under ordinary circumstance. would not interfere with their regular employment. He could speak for the Tyne men, that if the shore% of England should ever be threatened by the foreign foe, they, like their forefathers, would be ready to drive the enemy from the waters of the North Sea. William Ward, a very intelligent seaman, followed with a fluent and well delivered speech. He had no hesitation in saying that the reason why so mail of the more intelligent of the north country seamen held back from joining the reserve was the indis criminate flogging that was permitted in the aavf. The men had no objection to a thief or a very bad character undergoing that punishment, but its india' criminate use was strongly objected to, and pre' vented good men from joining. Several other sea men made remarks favourable to the movement, and the proceedings concluded with three cheers for the Reserve, and three cheers:for Mr. Greenhovr. Since the meeting a dozen seamen have joined, and a great number more would have given in their names had not the immense fleet moving out of the Tyne called " all hands on board." ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The title of the pantomime here is " Robinson Crusoe, or, Harlequin Friday and the King of the Caribbee Islands;' ;the grotesque opening is invented and written by Mr. Henry J. Byron, and combines the features of carefully written burlesque with the broader characteristics of good old fashioned knock' about pantomime. Of course the greatest liberties have been taken with Defoe, in order to concoct something like a drama from the long string Of personal adventure, unrelieved by feminine interest , which goes to make up the mass of the books of " Robinson Crusoe :" but Mr. Byron has, by laying his first scene in Hull, before the departure of Robinson, and introducing a heroine into the plot, contrived to give additional variety to the situation , ' of the piece without, to any great extent, destroy' ing the illusions of oar childhood. In the first scene we find pretty Jenny Pigtail (Miss Murray) the object of ambition to Captain Will Atkins (Nlr. J. G. Shore), a pirate, who in attempting to carry her off is knocked down by Robinson Crusoe, the accepted of Jenny's heart; Crusoe (Mr. Garden) is, however, not destined to enjoy his triumph long, for on his way with Jenny to be married he is stopped by the recreant Atkins, who has betrayed him to the pressgang, carried him away to one of his Majesty's vessels, while Atkins and his myrmi• dons bear away the fainting Jenny. We then come to the black abode of King Tyranny (Mr. Raymond), who, while he is rejoicing over the success of his protege Atkins, receives an unwelcome visit from his enemy Liberty (Miss Rose Leclercq). The audience is here shewn the progress and wreck of Crusoe's vessel, by means of some beautifully executed dissolving views, and, as it is a law of Christmas that a bright scene must follow a dark one, is treated with a view of " The Lucid Labyrinths of Liberty Hall," where a ballet occurs in which Mdlle. Marie Dumi fia p n p d e a c r r a u n s c o e e Espinosa), who escapes from Hoke? in a Enndngislanand.imallsn, next e s h ee e n r ie fi w rs e t latre, of continental renown, will and are introduced to Friday (M. Pokee and Wanky Fern (Messrs. Moreland and R. Cathcart), and is engaged as servant and goes off with his master rejoicing. In the next scene, Crusoe's dwelling, we find Friday installed and at t e mpting to carry out Crusoe's instructions in the manufacture of a pie. If we mistake not this scene will prove one of the most hilarious of the season and we will not spoil the pleasure of our youthful readers by anticipatory comments thereon, suffice it to say, that the King of the Carib bee Islands, who rejoices in the name of Hoop" dedoodendo (Mr. Saker), is entirely put to the rout together with his Caribbean confreres. BY that extraordinary destiny which governs things pantomimic, Atkins's vessel, with Jenny on board, has been wrecked on Crusoe's island; unfortunate Miss Pigtail is seen by the King, and is about to be added to his already ample list of squaws, when Friday, by his adroitness and bravery, contrives her escape. An Indian dance of a novel and exciting nature occurs in this part of the piece, in which Espinosa figures prominently, and exhibits a variety of those terpsichorean feats which asto nished the town so last year. The opening i s wo und up by a fierce minor-theatrical combat by Crusoe and Atkins, assisted by the animals, and especially the dog. who awakes reminiscences of the Forest of Bondy," and other canine dramas—the total rout of Atkins and the unequivocal triumph of the lovers. The transformation scene is most brilliant. la t he comic business there will be the usual ch anges, kicks, and cuffs, including a skating dance, by the same artists who created suc h an effct in it when " The Prophet" was produced this last opera season at Covent Garden, and also another pas de charac terc for the celebrated Princess's corps de ballet, in which they are expected to rival their celebrated rifle corps dance. Mr. Forrest, who created such a favourable impression last Christmas, is again the clown. The entire scenery of the p a ntomime, by Mr. Telbin and Mr. Gates, will be found to com bine artistic excellencelwith the n ecessary amount of glitter deemed indispensable at Christmas. 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