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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC InTITITTIOIC. PERMISSION.—PROFESSOR SCIRENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, Merit g from all other spe elknens recently belbre the public, is LECTURRD on, with other ex- Plosive compounds, by Dr. R 7 AN, daily at Half past Three ; and on be evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. ..._The principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA- TeD daily, by Professor BACHHOFFNER, especially with reference 0 the new patent of Messrs. N. ,tt and Gamble, By the °IT H TDRO 2EN MICROSCOPE areexhibitedspecimeni of the DISEASED PO TATOE, showing the Leaves, Cuttings of the Tubers, &c., together With the DES TRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed, by A. Smee, Esq., .„?.E.S., to be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSC(TE, "LYING EXPERIME • TS, DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Smith, ke. Admission is. Schools, half-price. All entire NEW and BE.. UTIFUL SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS will be introduced at CHRISTMAS, and the Institution will be open on the evening of Saturday. the 26th. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. U NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. The attention of Holders of Policies in the Equitable Assurance Company of London, is particularly called to the Half-credit Scales of Premium of this Company, by which table the bonus to be de clared at the next investigation of the Equitable Assurance Com pany's affairs, in January, 1850, may be secured at a present annual payment of one-half the rates generally charged by other compa !tell. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid, after deduc uOn of the other half of the rates. Should the life insured survive the declaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the Company will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may _oa due thereon ; or in the event of the party b e in g at that time in bad health, the policy can be kept up at the full premium of the age all When first accepted. The above plan, originating with this Com pany, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last division of profits ' l 4 the Equitable Assurance Company, in 1840, when it was largely adopted, and many of the policies then effected are still in force, and large bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the fol aoWlng table : Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sum added to Policy. £5,000 .••• .. • • 6 years 10 months •• • • £683 6 8 5,000 • . •..... 6 years •••• • • • • •• • • 600 0 0 5,000 .. • • .... 5 years .... ••• • • • 500 0 0 5,000 ........ 4 years ..............400 0 0 5,000 . ....... 4 years •••• • • • • ...... 400 0 0 5,000 •• • • 2 years •• ••• • • • ...... 200 0 0 5,000 .• • • 1 year ••••• • .• . 100 0 0 Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the Offices, No. g. Waterloo-place, London. Oat. 30, 1846. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE; 23, THISTLE-STREET, EDINBURGH; GREAT BRIDGEWATER-STREBT, MANCHESTER; WASON-BUILDINGS and MATHEW-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Company transact business in every department of Life and aza Assurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans. LIFE DEPARTMENT. ACTUARY—J. T. Clement, Esq. ...At the last quinquennial meeting t h ere was added a bonus to the s Afe Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of . ♦ 311Le:nt. to the shares, in addition to the payment of the annilai con' veniene• of partipt Wishing, to snare fir a specille Au"' . * r. ' t a prospectivo bonnea lOW' table at lower rates has been tltaateQ,on which, as well as on the participating scale, one-half Pretninm may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for five years, 0 8 enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0901. on the immediate „Rent of the premium for 5001 . only. a following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001. the whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by •.•rely paying the interest annually at five per cont. ; and should ib t Policy become a claim in the interim , t he amount due will then k _ deducted. _ 20 . without profits.. 11 13 0 With profits •• • • 118 0 • .. 2 5 8 50 ......... ..... 43 4 .•••.••• • • . . • . • • . 49 6 ...For short periods the Premiums are considerably lower , and for ~"( 1Y ages or contingencies not usually advertise d information ma y be 'Ywanted on application to the Actuary or Secretary. FIRE DAPARTMENT. • T he Company insure houses, furniture, stock in trade, farming ',Z u . ,!k, and every description of personal property, against loss or ''" u n_ age by fire. ~ _The Directors beg to remind their friends whose Premiums become T_e at Christmas, that no extra charge is made at this O ffi ce for the nrfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly arable t* parties insuring. Ituturances may be effected for any period of time ; if for seven •dears, the Premium and Duty will only be charged for six. December, 1846. JOHN BIGG, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 1.400,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Phis Institution embraces important and substantial advantages IR respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured La* ' oR all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for wre of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Ta ble) ; . i lO the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in 'Nits to meet other conveniences or necessity. I .', 4 _ 4B ursuices Ibr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. tie remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare tosu.th bonus, varying from 35 to 35 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected oa the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. .t i e Premium. Berms Bemis in 1 3E4 Assured added. Cash. c — may • go R , Borrow. s. d. 1837 £217 15 I,XIOO 01 1 £ l6 0 4 £ 445 0 0 4 . 1 1838 192 50,87 1413 10 2 : 395 11 1 l °°o 3 4 1839 168 11 10, 74 1 9 11 31; 346 2 3 11840 116 7 6, 54 010 718 10' 296 13 4 1841 111 6 8, 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 t,,,..._ 11 % division of profit!' is annual, and the next will be made in Sher of the present year. .. F. FBitGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. SOVEREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, No. 5, St. dames's-street, London. TRUST/ES. Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, Bart, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. Henry rownall, Esq Claude Edward Scott, Esq. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN —Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Arthur Lennox. DRPUTY-CFLILIRMAN—T. C. Granger, Esq., M.P. John Ashburner, Esq., M.D. T. M. B. Batard, Esq. Philip Patton Elytb, Esq. Henry Broadwood, Esq., Charles Farebrother. Esq., Alderman. Wm. Tulloch Fraser, Esq. John Gardiner, Erq, • Aaron Asher Goldsmld, Esq. Lord Maeflonald. Alexander Ogilvie, Esq . Henry William Pownall, Esq. Assurances and annuities granted on favourable terms. The Rates of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are a the lowest scale consistent with security. ANNUAL PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 1001. Ate. I For Ono Year. For Seven Years. For Whole Life, N EWRY, ARMAGH, and LONDONDERRY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, Notice is hereby given, that a FIRST DIVIDEND of Ten Shil lings per Share will be PAYABLE to the Scripholders in this Com pany, on and after MONDAY, the 16th day of November instant, be tween the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, en application at Messrs. Spooner, Atwood, and Co., Bankers, London. The Bank of Scotland, • • .. Edinburgh. The District Bank • • • • •• Liverpool, and at The Provincial Bank of Ireland .. Dublin, as heretofore. The Scrip must be endorsed by the party presenting it, and deli vered up to Bankers, and a receipt signed for the amount of the Di vidend ; the Banker in exchange will give a certificate of the Com pany entitling the holder to such further Dividend or Dividends as the Directors may be enabled to make upon the final settlement of the accounts. ' This Arrangement has been made at the request of Scripholders residing in England and Scotland, to avoid the risk and expense of forwarding Scrip to Ireland. CHARLEMONT, Chairman. Newry, No. 8, Trevor•hlll, Nov. 4, 1846. DIRECT BOMBAY and MADRAS RAIL WAY. Notice.—The FIRST HALF YEAR'S INTEREST, at 4 per cent. per annum, will continue to be PAID till the 31st inst. Scripholders aro requested to present their Scrip at the offices of the Company between the hours of Twelve and Three, when it will be stamped and the interest paid at the same time. By order, JA liE5 WARD, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 58, Fencharch-street. B IRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. LOANS OF MONEY. The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans of Money for period: of live or seven years, under the authority of their Acts of Parliament, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The interest will be pail half-yearly, on the Ist of January and Ist 01 July, in London or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer. Sealed tenders, stating the amount and term of years for which the money is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners, endorsed "Tender for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. By order, RICHARD HIND, Sec. UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. T HE HALL OF ROME, GREAT WIND MILL-STREET, HA.TMARKET. This splendid Exhibition is now open with the Original TABLEUX VIVANS and POSES PLASTIQUE. Due attention has been paid to the warmth and comfort of the Visitors. In addition to the much admired company will be added male and female artistes, arrived ex pressly from Italy. Germany, France, &c. Au.ongst the new series of Tableau will be. represented, the Four Seasons, the Mistletoe Bough, or the Christmas Fete, and the Spirit of the Waters. Performance to commence at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, and Half-past Eight in the Evening. Stalls, 25.6 d.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 29, LOMBARD-s - rItEET. Capital 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each. DIRECTORS IN LIVERPOOL.' TRUSTEES. John Shaw Leigh, Esq. I R. I'l. B. H. Blundell, Esq, DIRECTORS. JOSIAS BOOKER, Esq., Chairman. HUGH J. SANDERSON, Esq., and CHARLES TURNER, Esq., Deputy Chairmen. William Blain, Es I. James Lawrence, Esq. Thomas Bouch, Esq. Thomas Lee, Esq. John Campbell, Esq. Francis Maxwell, Esq. David Cannon, Esq. Robert M'Andrew, Esq. Thomas Dover; Esq. Edm. Molyneux, Esq. Richard Harbord, Esq. J. B. Moore, Esq. R. S. Henderson, Esq. Henry Moore, Esq. R. B. Hill, Esq. James Pownall, Esq. T. B. Horsfall, Esq. Arch. Sinclair, Esq. Henry Killick, Esq. Geo. J. Wainwright, Esq. Ammo's—Robert redder Carter, Esq., and J. Hardy Macrae, Esq. BANKERS—RoyaI Bank of Liverpool. PHYSICIAN—Richard Formby, M.D. SURGEON—Hugh Neill, Esq. SURVEYOR—SamueI Hohne, Esq. SOLICITOR—Septimus Booker, Esq. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. Samuel Baker, Esq. I William Wainwright, Esq. Robert Dudgeon, Esq. George Young, Esq. SVEGEONS—E. A. Lloyd, Esq., F.R.C.S., 14, Bedford-row, Senior Assistant-Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; Hugh J. Sander son, jun., Esq., Westbourne Villas, Hyde-park. ACTUARY —Percy M. Dove, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and CO. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Jenkinson, Sweeting, and Jenkinson, 29, Lom bard-street. SURVEYOR—John Newman, Esq., F.S.A. SECRETARY TO TILE LONDON BOARD—George H. Whyting. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company. consisting of a large body of responsible proprietors, beg to announce that they arc ready to afford to the public many important advantages in effecting either fire or life Insurances ; among these may be enumerated the following, viz. :—ln the FIRE BRANC ll.—The security of a large capital, and exemption of the assured from liability of partnership, and promptness in the settlement of claims. _ . ..... LI FE BRANCH.— In addition to the foregoing moderate premiums, large participation of profits by the assured, amounting to two-thirds of its net amount, viz.:— I. By an immediate payment of the sum so apportioned, 2. By an equivalent reduction of the future premiums : or, 3. By an equivalent increase of the sam assured, And various other advantages detailed in the prospectuses of the Company, which may be obtained and every explanation given by application at the Company's office, 29, Lombard-street. RATES OF PREMIUM. - - " * " . ,17--. I --------- ------ 1 -- 0 A e. d. £ s. d. '-'...... 11 0 11 8 113 7 With- With With With- „,, Wi Al 2 Profits Pen ew plan of Accumulative Assurance, by depositing instead of oat Age. I. Profits. ' Profits. Profits h 4 l Premiums, ___ -- ___ e.Z. the deposit plan, commencing at the age 20, 401. per Annnm Age' Profit X. s. (1. X. s. cl. X. s. d. X. e. d . X 5.".1. Xs. d. "".es the assured at the age of 15 115 2 110 11 35 216 22 11 0 55 5 8 6,5 1 1 £ s. d. 20 119 4 114 1I 40 3 4 1 218 6 60 614 4!6 6 6 2 9 a Polley for as 1779 1 0 30 2 9 2 2 4 10d 50 4 8 3 4 1 7 - - - - - - __ a. d. 949 16 4 1779 1 0 2495 0 0 3111 19 8 3650 9 0 anted Deterred Annuities , to - corn - men; at any specified age. r tither with• the age at 29 a Policy for - _ - - PERCY M Manager. THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, (aided by Voluntary Contributions.) for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General Debility. Suaczofi—F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chandos-street, Cavendish - square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes generally, this Institution offers, in all eases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and Surgery edicine also free of expense. Apply at the Rae,inng the Surgeon's residence. ..mamism Without return of the Premiums , in case Which.the iuuntt ty into commence is not attained. H. 1). DAVENPORT, Secretary. TO MR. PRoir r 1 229 , STRAND, LONDON. Six—The following parucul _ Doncaster, September 26th, 1844. 'quest that they might be f or rz.l.. been handed to us with a heir publication, if you should de em e l t° You, with permission for inalt ru tu _ e„tt -R and Co ., Doncaster. te a r g . ed J • t all_w_orthy of such. Elizabeth Brearley, residing y twowith Rheumatism, and between forty and fifty, was severel y y rn e ths, with scarcely e °ollned to her bed for a period ef neari g a r ft ea e t r ein ta ca kin cy g I ._he pewee to lift her arm ; she was signal' " r ° doses of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHElnitpAZlfZ:ttehd ilnia .„, hi ng two boxes was quite recovered.' PILLS, and after "'", c above recent testimonial is a further 'bis valuable medicine, which is the most effecti've station 11 re read ti Ctutit, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tie Doloroua, p a p., . Y for th ead and Face, often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for an G outy t h e the climatic Tendencies. .uLy and It b. also gratifying to have permission to refer to the foil i gentlemen, selected from a multitude c(others, whose s6ei e,tY has contributed to advance this popular medicine in Du b li n , Ercm ;--j. R. Mandell, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster ; the Rev. Dr. ma " ab erg ; the Chevalier de la Garde E LM Miskin, brewer and r uter, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, on ; John J. Giles, Es q , g ri .._ tn leY ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William Courtenay, Esq., Lave Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Flants. ; all of whom is 'l're received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the the of pu blishing ' 4 l , rletee p rivilege affli cted. went by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint /rd i r, i o Y all respectable Medicine Vend) hroughout the United grn• Price 2s. 9d. per box. th n ame for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe ha and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoon," Prattl ten i •ed upon the airfelllMent Stamp afilxed to each box of the U ne If adic i Da.. WI S E CHOI C E; Olt, THE JUVENILE'S WISH. A new year's gift I'm ask'd to choose, A thing I never can refuse ; And as the choice Is left to me, I'll fix on what it is to be. They've offered me a rocklng-horse, But that will Dever do, of course. I've something better in ray eye, Which Messrs. MOSES can supply. The Braided Suits, at MOSRS' Mart, Will make me look so very smart, That I have only one desire, A suit of juvenile attire. 'Tis MOSES' Mart, where Mager Tom Gets all his genteel dresses from ; And Dick, and Will, tern up their noses, At any but the dress of MOSES. In fact, my sehool-mates, Wry one, toast about MOSES and his SON. The choice I make, then, in my heart Is this—a Suit from MOSES' Mart; And none can readily despise, A wish so good—a choice so wise. LIST OF PRICES. DEADY MADE. S I. d 7A..._trrer Taglionts, from •• • • ... .. 8 8 6 .•••••••••••••••••••• •• 0 10 6 I)34esterflelds and Codringtons .• • • • • • • • • '' • • • • • • ***** • • • 1348 , D'Orsays, and Chesterfields, and every description 1 5 0 13 of Winter coats * ... ••••• • • • ** ••• • • 0 8 6 a3•B' Winter Ceats, in every style and make • ********** • 0 4 6 eed Trousers , lined • • • • • • • • ' • • ' ... • • .... 0 10 6 res D oeskin s e 0 . a . th • .• .• . . . . . . . . • • • • • ... ..• ... ... .. .. ••• ••• •: •• •• •• .......... •• I 5: 0 Frock.l)-- Coats.... •••• • • • • ... • • o nble-breasted W14 . .5 . :•.:• • ...... ......... .••••• • • • ' • lioys' Hussar and Tunic Salts • • ... • • ........ • . 0 3 0 Xeys' Winter Trousers .•••••••••• • • • " • ' • • • ' • 0 1 6 Ditto vests .. .. .. • Mourning to any extent at ilve minutes' notice. WADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, handsomely trimmed ... ... 111 Med Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and caffs, lined 2 6 0 sed Overcoats. •• ~ .................. • . •••••• . • • . • 0 18 e . w w,"ed Trousers • • . • ~, "der ?masers, in all the most approved French patterns 1 2 6 Dry Drees T rou sers 1 12 0 i u u rsas t g e tlau sat t s .. d ; • . .. ...... .. :: .. . • ....... '••'' • ' • • • ••' •••• • . • . 2 I" ••„. • ••••• tr•ck c ts Y • m .. a ...... ...... Nest . .... .. 3 3 0 gp"alitY made .••••••• • • • • • • • . • 08 6, amey Vests . ... ....... .............. • • ' • - - - - Satin, plainoi: " : ********* • 0 12 0 ''' ***** • • • • • • • • ***** • I 5 6 It'l l' " ' t uft , and Tunic Suits • •„„•••..•••••—••••••-• OD ' ar ti c l e purchased, ready made, or made to nlea- In eney ' lr e , If retourned. b e exchanged, or if preferred, the approved of. Will b . • MOSES and SON Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, -.1571771 I" ers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, . and 156, 167 3,llnories, and 83, 84, 86, and 86 Aldgate, City. London. Caution —E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the ri bli e against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman z.e f alsehood of being connected with th em , or it' s th e same concern, !' been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons . and have no connexion with any other houre in &c out of London: and those who desire genuine and cheep clothing, ~ should call at. or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. .4 t otico.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun th ' eloek Eriday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resu me d t i ll twelve ‘,The entrance to the fur department is at 83, Aldgate, Eater Of the ilkqorles autt Waite, opposite the chunk. PUBLICATIONS THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVII• , will be published o n SATURDAY next. CONTENTS: I. THE MARQUIS of MONTROSE. 11. TALES by a BARRISTER. 111. PRESENT STATE of SCIENCE —FARADAY'S DIS COVERIES, IV. THE RAGGED SCHOOLS. V. THE STUARTS in ITALY. VI. GIL VICENTE—PORTUGUESE piugA. Yu. IRELAND. VIII. DIVISION of PROPERTY in FRANCE. J o h n Murray, A lbemarle-street. _ ___ The 21x5 T r 9 , 7, CHESS - PLAYERS CHRONICLE. ityvntilntirtln Weekly lumbers ', price ad_.. 11. Hurst, 2r r 1847 and Problems on Diagrams. Rooksell IwEll.beEpduitbeldishbedy II(.),S1 T i r e / 4 1 . 1 ; t ro or N J , a Esq a . -' Elementary Lessons and po i n three first-rata Games, * Chapter of era, aw „ iam-s re , IT ' Kin g Will' tet strand. To be had of all enders, &e, __--...m,....., AN IN F , _ cessflil liquid pre paration ßOWLANDs, KL LIBLE HAIR DYE. country for dyeing the hair of 1 iELAcomIA, the most SUC eyebrows a natural and Perrnanesu head, whiskers, mustachios, and ever known in this or any other_ sembling the natural colour of the t i)rown or black, so exactly re perfectly innocent in its nature, I. f hair can be used by any lady or gentienZ with unpleasant smell, and secrecy. Its effects are so permanent, d e f 1 ..ormp trt greatest ,pelsee ration will influence them ; and it is entireithfret as to defy detection. It is t neither water nor perspi ration in hair dyes) which give an unnatural reeh hair. Price 55. ROWLANDS ODONTO ; or, Pearl Dentir r i e . for the teeth, compounded of the choicest and most - ' a t p l e n rao t sP ' e t e o ret t in h ed e s white powder ingre dients of the Oriental herbal. It eradicates tartar recherche removes spots of incipient decay, polishes and presefrvrom the teeth. imparts the most pure and pearl-like whiteness, and .._e tke enamel, and perfume to the breath. Price 2s 9d. per boa. 4ive s sweetness Sold by the Proprietors, A. Rowland and Son, 20, n a t t London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. an•garden, THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve years WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIrI ' ON and BURTON' S) - chemically purified material has been before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, a s it does, the characteristic purity and durabaity of silver), has called ' into existence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate," "Berlin Silver," and other so called substitutes; they are at best but bad imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, and sold only by him. Fiddle Threaded King's Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, 12s. Pd. 28s. Od. 30s. id. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto •• • • 10s. Od. 215. ed. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto ••• • .. ss. Od. lls. Od. 121. Od. Gravy ditto •••••••••••• • . • • • • • • • • • • 3s. Od. 6s. Od. 7s. 04. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED. —The REAL NICKEL SILVER, introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Elkington and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as such either esefully or ornamentally. In the lengthened and increasing popu larity of the material itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can they be distinguished from real silver. Fiddle. Thread. King's.; Tea Spoons, per dozen ........Is. • • 325. .. 38s. Dessert Forks „ ••••• • • • • 30s. • • 468. „ bgs. Dessert Spoons „ ••••• • • • • • 305. • • 525. 625. Table Forks .......... 40s. .. 611 s. .. 755. Table Spoons „ • • .... •• • • 40s. • • 725. • 60s. Tea and coffee sets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article, sent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it —39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells-street, 1820. INFLUENZA, COUGHS, AND COLDS, QIIAICO'S ESSENCE of LINSEED is the most ►►77 efficacious remedy ever discovered for the relief of persons Rif tering from flutnza ; the two first doses generally arrest the pro ress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance com •aletely removes it. Children's coughs, as well as recent ones in visits, will be removed by a few doses (frequently by the first), and asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie down in e4:l, have received the utmost benefit from the use of Simco's Essence of Linseed. Sold by All MediCille Vendors, in bottles at 15, 00. and 2s. 9d %O. /7 ("1 . , /. 411 4Th ' s, ,„ lo rc .40 •‘. ' 41 4 • '4t. • • "- \ - - lik . 21rd '-'( :ek.-• k *IN • , dlieit:,4 A mpo( ^ 4 1814 p N f ;;; e A .. ?" • ' • , !.tt ‘. 111 ,111 • o• LONDON, MONDAY VENING No. 16,934. THE NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be held, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on WED NESDAY, the 20th day of January next, at One o'clock, P.m., for the purl ose of taking into consideration and approving, or otherwise, the proposed application to Parliament for the partial Deviation of the line, and the Amendment of the Act constituting this Company. Al,o, in compliance with the requisition of the shareholders, for the further purpose of 'sting into consideration and approving. or otherwise, certain propositions for an Ama!gamation of this Company with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company. Any shareholders who desire proxies in order to vote at the said Meeting will have the same forwarded to them on applying at the Company's offices, and by payment of the 2s. 6d. each, the cost of the stamp. By order of the Board. CHARLES LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. Dated Company's Offices, 1, Peet's-corner, Westminster, December 18. 1846. BY ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER - GENERAL. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY- On and after WEDNESDAY next, the 30th instant, in com pliance with the orders of the Postmaster-General, the NIGHT MAIL from Exeter to Paddington, will start at 9 r.m. instead of 9 35 P.M., as heretofore; it will leave Bristol at 11 50 p.m., Glou cester at 11 40 P.M., Oxford at 1 45 A.M., and the other Stations in like proportion. Particulars of which may be ebtained at the Rail way Stations. The Train from Teignmonth, in connexion with the Night Mall, will start at 8 10 roc By order of the Directors. CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. CAUTION TO MOTHERS. MRS JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP. This efficacious remedy has been in general use for upwards o Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Childress when suffering from Convulsions arising from painful Dentition. As soon as the Sp ..sp is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, the Gums soled, Ind the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to. produce the Teeth with ease ' • and so pleasant that no Child will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents s , .uld be very particular to ask for JOHNSON'S A.MERICAN SOOTIIIINTG SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Far ringdon-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has seld the recipe), are on the Stamp affixed to each Bost a Price 2s. 3,1. per Bottle. THEATRES-THE PANTOMIMES. DRURY LANE. Belle's new opera of The Bondman (Harrison, al though evidently still suffering from indisposition, being sufficiently recovered to resume his part), was repeated here on Saturday evening, previous to the production of the now pantomime ; and we were delighted to find that a Boxing-night audience had sufficient taste to appreciate this the chef d'oeuvre of Balfe, which was listened to throughout with the greatest attention, was enthusiastically applauded, by a house crammed to the ceiling. The pantomime, which is from the pen of Mr. Morton, is entitled Harlequin and St. George and the Dragon, and was completely successful. It opens with the abode of Kalyba the Enchantress (Mr. H. Horncastle), a locality not exactly known, but con considered by the Antiquarian Society to have been discovered "somehow or other—sometime or other— near somewhere or other." Kalyba is attended by fiends and furies, and is: soon joined by the spirits of the elements, Fire, Air, Earth, and Water. The March of Intellect (Miss Anne Payne), however, arrives in a balloon, and puzzles Kalyba sadly. The Enchantress, by the aid of air and water, drives a ship on a lee shore, but March of Intellect, by means of a steam tug, again gets her into deep water. Aided by fire and earth, Kalyba rends a mountain asunder, creating a horrible chasm. Straight way March of Intellect bridges over the chasm, by means of a viaduct, along which is seen a railway train, proceeding on its journey. Kalyba feels that her reign is nearly at an end, and therefore determines to do all the mischief that she can, and she therefore proceeds to Coventry Castle, where she gets possession of St. George and the Seven Chatn pions—juvenile Champions, as yet, without any know ledge of arms except their nurses'—and takes them off. According to the approved rule in " domestic dramas of intense interest," an interval of fifteen years takes place between this and the next scene, as is shown by the following notice:—" Nothinge material to our historie" occurring during a period of fifteen years, the author trusts that the audience will allow him to cut it, and come again to scene 4, Kalyba's House of Correc tion. At Kalyba's House of Correction a slight hitch occurred, and Harley came forward, and requested that the audience would permit the performance to be sus pended for a few minutes, in consequence of the sudden illness of Mr. W. H. Payne, who was to appear as St. George. After an interval of about five minutes, the performance was resumed, and Mr. Payne's recovery must have been as sudden as his at tack, for he not only appeared as St. George but went through the character with all that quaint and grotesque humour which is so peculiarly characteristic of his pantomimic performances, and which never fails to elicit shouts of laughter and applause. The washing, and scrubbing, and feeding, and broth making, and suet dumpling throwing, with which this scene is replete, are exactly suited to Payne's humour, and he made every hit tell. Kalyba falls in love with him, and having turned his companions into stone, presents St. George with her magic wand, whosa first use of it is to enchant the old lady herself, so as as to put her hors de combat, and his next is to disenchant his companions. The scene then changes to the Dover Roads, and the seven champions mounted on basket chargers armed cap. a-pie, and attended by their squires, enter in grand procession. They (with the exception of St. George) set out for their respective destinations per rail, each champion being accommodated with a horse box— St. George himself proceeding per " The Ant" steamer, which plies between Dover and Egypt for a penny. In this scene, also, Payne " made fun" at a great rate. We have then a grand hall in the palace of King Ptolemy on the banks of the Nile, and we find every thing in his Court upon the same grand scale on which every thing is always found in all the Courts of kings of pantomime. We have the marriage procession of the Princess, and the entrance of the dragon (Wieland), who, after a mi nute examination of the trousseau of the bride, elopes with lit r. A reward is proclaimed for whoever will kill the Dragon ; and upon hearing the proclamation read, certain staid and sober-looking statues, pillars, if not of the state, at all events of the palace, put their fingers to their noses after a most improper and vulgar fashion, and one of them, we believe, really so far forgot himself as to wink his eye. St. George, however, sallies forth and attacks and conquers the Dragon, and the combat between them was taken advantage of by Messrs. Wieland and Payne for exhibiting divers interesting and tasteful and classical Poses Plastiques, from the designs of Pistrucci, representing the reverse of the crown piece of the British coinage. The scene then changes to the Hall of Chivalry, and the transformation takes place, Howell being the Harlequin, Miss Hicks the Columbine, T. Matthews the Clown, and Priorson Pantaloon. Then follow the jumpings, and thumpings, and singings, and changes, and hits of pantomime. One of the best scenes was a corn-chandler's shop, in which were divers hits at the recent Cabinet mea sures and corn measures, a lot of " chaff" in both. In this scene Harlequin proves that there are more methods than one of being in clover for leaping head foremost into a bin of clover-seed, the bin becomes a bee-hive chair, in which Harlequin, attired in the dress of a hall porter, takes a comfortable snooze. In the scene representing " the Siamese villas " and nursery grounds, we have a bed of African marigolds transformed into the (Ethiopian Serenaders, and the Clown steals a pair of boots and puts his foot into it. They are patent Indian rubber, and, like the Dutchman with the cork leg, he cannot stop himself when he begins to run, for he bounds and rebounds like a tennis ball. and when at last he is thrown on the ground, and an attempt is made to take the boots off, they stretch the length of the stage. Tho Spanish nut and the Orleans plum was an illustration of the Montpensier marriage, very cleverly managed ; but the trick that excited the greatest laughter was the Clown's experiment with gun cotton. He has charged his gun, and aims at some cats which appears at the window. The cats disappear, and re-appear at another window, and thus dodge him for a while. At length he fires, and brings down a shower of cats ; for some time it literally rains cats. This is one of the most feline catastrophes to be found in the whole range of the British drama. The Wellington statue, of course, is quizzed. We have the interior of a toyshop—a toy statue in a toy box, dragged by toy dray horses, in grand procession to the triumphal arch, on which it is scarcely fixed, when the whole dis appears, and we have a splendid tableau of Wellington at Waterloo, with which the pantomime concludes. The introduction to this pantomime goes trippingly off ; the tricks are excellent, and the harlequinade first-rate. Howell and Tom Matthews are alone sufficient to make any pantomime go well, and they were admirably sup ported by Miss Hicks and Priorson. Another great merit of the Drury Lane pantomime is, that it is short. The performances on Saturday were all over by half past eleven o'clock, and this alone, in an entertainment for children, is a very great merit. and the third is :a test of the truth of woman's love. Thus provided, he departs on his travels, and is by a wish transported to a forest " five miles distant from the place where forMerly stood Hicks's Hall." Here he hears the cry of " Police," and four sanguinary ruffians enter, dragging in Apricotina, own maid to the Princess of the Island of Tranquil Delight, who has returned from the island in search of her mistress' stray parrot. Leander, rendered invisible by his cap, causes the ruffians o quarrel and kill each other; after which he unbinds the young lady, who, in a capital parody to the air of " The Bold Dragoon," informs him that her mistress is a beautiful young princess, who has been brought up very strictly by her mother, and not allowed to see a man. Leander is naturally anxious to see this charming creature, but being told by Apricotina that she cannot possibly convey him to the island, he has recourse to his cap, and is conveyed in an instant to the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Delight, where the Princess Xquizitelittle pet is discovered surrounded by her female court. The daring intruder conceals himself by his invisible cap, and assuming the voice of one of the pet parrots, keeps up a very animated conversation with the Princess, with whom he is already deeply enamoured. Apricotina now returns, and, relating her adventures in the forest, gives such a glowing description of her gallant deliverer that the Princess is in love with him before she sees him. The Princess and her ladies then go to supper, and an amusing scene then takes place at table, where the Invisible Prince eats all the nice tid bits to which the Princess helps her favourite cat. After supper the court retire, and the Princess repairs to a grotto in the palace gardens, when the bank of the grotto opens arid Leander appears as the statue of Apollo, after the manner of the poses plastiques, on a revolving pe destal. The Prince sings, and descending from his pedestal, becomes visible and addresses his mistress, who is so terrified at the sight of a man that she falls into a swoon. While lying insensible he discovers by one of his roses, that her heart is true to him, and, placing his miniature in her bosom, he escapes, as Apricotina enters, to whom her mistress relates that she has seen a living statue. The maid discredits the tale, but the Princess maintains that she is right. Apricotina brings the news that the island is threatened with an invasion by Prince Furibund, who comes with an immense army to demand the hand of the Princess, who, in her despair, wishes for her statuesque lover, who suddenly appears, accoutred as a Mexican Anse -1 son- and offers to carry a flag of truce to Furibond and settle his claim without delay. We are now transported to the camp of Prince Furibond. Leander arrives with the flag of truce, and offers Furibond all his tents full of gold if he will forego his pretensions to the Princess's hand—to which he consents; but seeing the gold rising in immense piles by the aid of the rose of wealth, he re solves to kill the envoy and keep the gold. In this he, however, fails—for Leander, by means of his cap, ren dering himself invisible, Furibond's guards kill him by mistake, and then proclaim Leander king in his stead. The supposed killed Furibond is carried off the stage, but during the finale of all the characters in the Palace of Pleasure he suddenly re-enters, and concludes the piece, amid roars of laughter and shouts of applause, by singing the following comic epilogue: " Stop !—l'am dead, but I'd not be forgotten ; In the piece I've an int'rest, pray mind ! Let it go off—but not like gun cotton, For that leaves no vestige behind. Nitric acid no doubt is a treasure, But be generous, ye critics who write, And don't blow up our Palace of Pleasure With the acid in which you delight. Let us have a fair share of your leisure, With the rest of the holiday sights ; And make this house a Palace of Pleasure, In the gay world of Christmas delights." The piece was admirably placed upon the stage ; the scenery, dresses, and decorations were truly worthy of the Haymarket, and reflect the highest credits alike upon the management and the artistes. As for the actors we cannot say too much in their praise. Miss P. Hor• ton, we must confess, was as pretty a little invisible prince as we ever met with in any of our daily marches, and one whose prettiness was only equalled by the ex cellence with which she sang her parody songs. Miss Reynolds and Miss Julia Bennett were most warmly re ceived, and many of their songs, in company with Miss P. Hort , in, were heartily and rapturously en cored. Mr. James Bland kept the house in roars of laughter at his acting ; and the burlesque character he made of the burlesque tyrant Furibond. The piece was eminently successful, and was announced for repetition amid the most enthusiastic plaudits of a house crowded to the ceiling. The principal performers at the fall of the curtain were called for, made their ap pearance, and bowed their thanks. Mr. Planet , e, also acknowledged from a private box the gratitude he felt for the continued good opinion of the public ex hibited to him and his works. We venture to prophecy that the piece will have a long run, and that Planehe, who has certainly shown great tact and ability in the writing of it, interspersing it as he has done with pleasant sallies and pertinent allusions to many of the political events of the day, will them-by receive the highest reward that an author can wish for or desire—the approbation of a discerning English public. The extravaganzl of The Invisible Prince was preceded by Boyle Bernard's new drama of The Round of Wrong and the laughable interlude of Story Telling. LYCEUM. For some time past the holiday offerings of this thes pian temple to its bounteous friends, the public—and never were they more bounteous, more boisterous, or attended in greater numbers, than on " boxing night"— have consisted in burlesques replete with rich wit, sparkling repartee, and broad genuine humour, which were wont to set the house in a roar. Not so on Satur day night, as far as the kind of performance is con cerned, for after the Battle of Ly'e, in which the blood less battles of the heart are so truthfully depicted, and in which Mrs. Keeley, who is a host in herself, draws tears from those unused to the melting mood, by pieces of the most natural acting, and as natural pathos as we ever heard, the curtain rose and introduced us for the first time here at least, for our memory may be treach erous, since th e re i gn of the Keeleys, to a pantomime bearing the a i r y t i t l e of the Butterfly's Ball. We first behold the " b utter fl y ' s bower" and Priam, King of the Trojan butterfli es (Mi ss Daly), Pap i l i ona, hi s , Queen (Miss Howard), an d t h e butterfly court i n a fl utter a t the expected bi rt h o f Chrysalinda, afterwar d s Colum bine (Miss Laidlaw), who emerges from a cluster of flowers, after having snapt in twain the chrysilis which confined her. Nonparel (Miss J. Coleman), who subse quently becomes Harlequin (Mr. J. Laurie), and other gallants in attendance on the court, are smitten with the fair intruder, and sue for her hand. The royal pair de fer their decision until they have given their daughter a fair opportunity of selecting a partner for life, and pos sibly thereby enabling her, like real parents in the world, to " better her condition in life." They determine therefore. to o ld a ball, and to invite their insect friends, and Gadfly (Miss T urner ) i s dispatc h e d f rom th e T ro j an Court with the invitations. In her progress she encoun ters in " Croker Creek" Count Hornet, afterwards Clown (Mr. J. W. Collier), Colonel Fitz-Scorpion (Mr. Bel lingham), afterwards pantaloon (Mr. T. Gough), Mrs. Webb, a garden spider (Mr. Yarnold), who, on hearing of the entertainment, and that they are not invited, vow vengeance on the butterfly tribe, but particularly on Priam, his queen, and lovely daughter ; but Entomo logia, the guardian sprite and fairy queen of the insect race (Miss Grove), overhears their determination, re solves to break it to the Court, and to bring confusion to the hornets. The messenger wends her way to " corn fields and the grasshoppers' glade," where the insect world—frogs, bees, bluebottles, cockroaches, glowworms, grasshoppers, beetles, &c., are in full activity. They are invited to the ball, and in the next scene, entitled "The Fungus Fen," a succession of dissolving views by Mr. Child, exhibits the procession of the insect world" to the butterfly ball, to which we are next introduced, and in which various dances take place—a butterfly polka, by Master Forrest and Miss Frampton ; a grand Pas de Papillon, by Miss Laidlaw and the butterfly court, and a mazourka and galope by the whole insect tribe. The uninvited insects unceremoniously appear upon the scene, disturb the festivities, and the hornet is in the act of carrying away Chrysalinda, when the guardian sprite appears, makes Nonparel and Priam's daughter happy as Harlequin and Columbine, and the hornet and scorpion Clown and Pantaloon, in expiation of their offences. and the two frogs (Master F. and C. Lauri), attendant sprites upon the harlequin. The usual stirring scenes of pantomimic life ensue; hard blows are struck and returned with interest, and the leading events of the expiring year are hit off with some smartness—the despicable charlatan " What is it ?" and the "Wellington Statue" coming in for their share of ridicule. In scene ten Mr. Collier drew down shouts of laughter by a fine piece of burlesque. A soldier, with a wooden leg, is put to bed, part of which protrudes through the curtains ; with a saw, which he from time to time greased with a candle, he determines to amputate the limb. Whilst preparing:for the deed he depicted the melodramatic mur derer to the life ; the eager listening, the walking to and fro and up and down, the sudden starts, and gutteral sounds from the throat, and then the dismembering of the stump and the washing of the blood-stained hands, were richly comical. Some of the tricks, particularly the changing of Trafalgar-square and the National Gallery into a ship of war in full sail, and the old wooden-legged pensioners into young midshipmen were good. The Lauri family, consisting of Mr. J. Lauri, who made an excellent har lequin, and Masters F. and C. Laurie, went through se veral gymnastic evolutions, whi c h pleased the audience. Miss Laidlaw was a pretty and ag il e Colum b ine, and Mr. Collier, who is the " inventor and director of the comic busin , ass," but who was troubled with a bad cold, a clever awn ; and Mr. Gough a very respectable Pan taloon. The scenery, the dresses, the music, and the dancines„ in fact, the whole production, reflects great credit on the management. The piece was successful, and will no doubt be performed for many nights to come. ST. JAMES'S.—ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. Albeit the Ethiopian Serenaders do not vary their performances on account of the season, yet in giving an account of the various amusements of the metropolis, we cannot omit the mention of these most talented, most entertaining, and most original performers. Our young friends who are home for the holidays would do well to visit the St. James's theatre to hear the Ethiopian sere naders. They are perfectly unique, and perfectly unap proachable. They imitate not, neither can they be inn toted. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGTSTION, NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confidently recommended as a simple but certain remedy to all who suffer from Indigestion, Sick Headache, Bilious and Live Complaints ; they act as a powerfill tonic and gentle aperient, impar ing strength to the stomach, and composure to the nervous system, Sold in bottles at Is. 1 jfid., 2s. 9d., and Its. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION.—Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not e persuaded to purchase an imitation. HAYMARKET. The character of the Haymarket Theatre for the raci ness, completeness, and excellence of its C ne h s r s i' st w m i a t ' s 1 pieces, was hardly ever equalled, and rarely o of ne l a r e a t, nl e u n i ti v tle e d lig T h h t. e ITnvhi surpassed. e excelled, onTshaatturd Saturday characterev evening, n w i n as g, fully bythe maintained,prod uctproduction inf ofnot a work of that able writer for this piece is the and is founded or. the Coun tess ItligiearDanind the actors, scenery, or decorations of sgirbalendpfariirnycer or,tra any criticism upon Prince Luton. Before attempting thea theatre, r r P o l i a , s n teibllt, of of its plot. The scene lies, of Allaquiz, a city " somewhere piece, in the royal castle f Blouzabella is the Queen. th e pi ece , we will attempt to aptuttuoeurcoremamdeerusuoinmperoistsoefsstihone on the Spainish main," whereof ex tra-ordinary prince, whose chief amusement. descended e i n n d t e 'a ci n te f la ni s distant athe kings relative, o pinching the ladies, and kicking the courtiers and pages. The Infante Furibond, her only son and heirc,oinssaisntsio' who is in every quiz, . the friendly tribe of the p C er a s t o 's n -p a a n : l v respect his opposite in sequently hated by the ugly prince. Ambassadors from fAa Don Leander, lineally their annual tribute to the Queen, and mistaking , c l li n a d r ia a n ct s e a r, rr a i n ve d , i t s o c ipao n y - n Leander for the Crown Prince, they treat the latter with gross indignity, which so enrages him that he induces his mother to banish the unconscious offender. The banished Leander repairs to an old hunting lodge, and apostrophises the ancient family seat in the following style : _ _ _ "Before this seat with moistened eyes I stop, Where first I suck'd my earliest lollipop ; Here in a frolic mood, at evening's close, With a new top I pegg'd my tutor's toes." To dissipate his melancholy, he takes his flute, when an adder familiarly makes a ladder of his leg, and is pre served by Leander—not in spirits, but in his handker chief, and protected by him from the attack of the gar dener. The hunt is now heard approaching, and Infante Furibond is thrown from his horse, and in danger of being killed by a wild boar, when Leander rushes to his rescue and saves him, for which kindness the prince commands his followers to kill his preserver. They are about to obey, when the Fairy Gentilla, whom Leander has protected under the form of the snake, suddenly ap pears, and, in return for the service rendered to her, now delivers him from his enemy, and gives him a scarlet cap and feathers, by means of which he can transport himself wherever he likes, and become in visible when he pleases. She also bestows on him three magic roses—red, white, and yellow—the first of which confers 011 its possessor health, the seeon4 wealth, S Ny DECEMBER 28, 1846. PRICE SD. PRINCESS'S. The pantomime at this theatre was preceded by Boyle Bernard's elegant little drama of Blanche de Vulmy (in which Mrs. Stirling sustained the part of Blanche with her usual grace and tenderness) and Mr. G. H. Rod well's highly successful opera of The Seven Maids of Munich, in which Mr. Allen (as Frederic) and Mr. Leff ier (as Bellejambe) were, as usual, loudly applauded, and occasionally encored. The pantomime itself was one of great splendour, produced, as the play-bill in forms us, " under the superintendence of Mr, Emden," Ind entitled The Enchanted Beauties of the Golden Cas tle; or, Harlequin and the One-eyed Genii. The over ture (" from the joint compositions of all the celebrated ,omposers") introduced most of the airs of the Ethiopian S renaders, commencing with " Lucy Neal," and con cluding with an imitation of the " Railroad Overture," and was a rich treat to the god's, who did not fail to juin in, with more mirth than good order. The plot of the piece is very simple, Goggle (Mr. S. Smith) " a shortsighted one eyed genii, moving his own orbit and singularly looking to his own interest, whose cast has not yet been taken by any eye authority," has in his power 100 maidens who by enchantment are kept in deep sleep, in a certain golden castle, inaccessible to mortals unaided by supernatural power. The spell by which the 100 beauties are bound, can only be broken by the liberation of one of them, the Princess Joan, and this lady is therefore guarded with extra care. Any Prince, who can gain admission to the castle, is at liberty to enter the chamber in which the Princess is confined, but on turning the fatal key, the too adventurous intruder pays forfeit by the loss of his eye, and of his liberty, for on failing to effect the escape of the Princess, he becomes the slave of Goggle. At the opening of the piece, ten Princes rejoicing in such names as Queersight, Squinny, Halfcast, and Spec, are in the power of Goggle, having had the hardyhood to turn the key, and having paid the forfeit of their temerity. The ten captives are interrupted in the middle of a doleful lament by the arrival of Prince Hiram, Star-and-Stripes, Frizzlewig, Sovereign of Bamboozle-'em, whose territories lie in the fertile land of the back woods of America (Mr. S. Cowell), who having heard of the hundred enchanted maidens, is anxious to get an intro duction, with a view to ".matrimonial alliance" with one of them. The request is immediately granted by Goggle, on a condition, essential in all agreements with gentle men of his order, namely, that Frizzlewig shall ulti mately become his property. The contract being made, the Prince is carried off by a gigantic bird, who is to set him down at the foot of the hill on which the castle is placed. Hiram objects to this plan, but, after some con sideration, he assents. At the same time, however, Prince Pop—nephew of his uncle, taking on principle an excessive interest in the fate of Princess Joan (Mr. Bologna)—has been commissioned by Dahlia (Miss So mers), the " Fairy of the Basaltic Rock," to go to the castle under the guidance of her attendant sprite, Rain bow (Mr. H. Marshall), for the purpose of liberating the Princess. He is warned that whoever turns the key of the Princess's chamber will lose his sight, and become the slave of Goggle, without saving the Princess ; but whoever has the courage to open the door after another, has turned the key, will succeed in his object. Hiram having been introduced to the " Hall of 100 doors," and having " payed his attentions" to the enchanted beauty, insists on being introduced to the 100th maiden, for he perceives that there are but 99, and notwithstanding the warning that he will loSe his sight, he says that " Goggle sha'nt keep the prettiest gal for himself," and adds, " If I die a pantile, I'll live a brick." He is conducted to the 100th chamber, turns the key, and, of course, loses his eye. Not having the courage to go on after tbis, he hangs back, but Prince Pop, who has watched him for some time, now comes forward, throws open the door, and enters. The Princess awakes from her trance (the spell being broken), and the Fairy, Dahlia and Goggle make their appearance. The latter, disappointed as he is, has some consolation in the fact that he has gained a new slave in the person of Prince Hiram. The characters are then transformed by Dahlia, Prince Pop to Harle quin (Mr. Bologna), the Princess Joan to Columbine (Miss Burbige) Prince Hiram to Clown (Mr. Flex more), and Dame Pimple Kongue (housekeeper of the Golden Castle and locker-up of the enchanted beauties), to Pantaloon (Mr. Paulo). The " comic" portion of the piece is made up for the most part of the thumping, kicking, and shouting of clown and pantaloon, with a slight sprinkling of tricks and transformations, which, however, are all good. A severe cut is given to Mr. Hervey Leech, and his late attempt to "gull" the public, in the character of the " Wild Man of the Prairies." A chest, marked " Harvey's Sauce, from California," is placed in front of an oilman's shop, and from it, a monster apparelled after the " What-is it ?" fashion, appears, and, after cutting a few gro tesque capers, leaps through the window of an oyster shop, in which appears a label marked " Gone to take in the Natives." Mr. S. Cowells, acting in the character of Prince Hiram, deserves the highest praise. It is in the highest degree comic and transatlantic. Hr sang a new song " Taenation Strange," introducing a budget of Jonathanisms k amongst others that of " the Nigger who was so black that charcoal made a white mark 011 him), with, great effect, and was vehemently encored. The other gentlemen also acquitted themselves " excellent well," but truth, as well as gallantry, compels us to say, that the success of the pantomime depended mainly on the efforts of the ladies of the corps de ballet. White Horse Vale, Berkshire, where we find the Danes, headed by Guthrie, interrupting a Saxon festival, and doing awful execution among the viands. Edwin, a young Saxon, whose lady-love (Elfrida.) is captive to the Danes, after sundry hair-breadth escapes, joins Alfred, who has received a magic lamp from a Druid, and who having taken refuge in the cottage of Dame - Wonapenny, of course, leaves the cakes according to the tradition. Alfred, with his harp, and Edwin, .A•itli a key bugle, serenade the Dario; encamped at Stonehenge, and filially overthrow them, and then comes the harligninade. Mr. Cormack being Harlequin; ' Miss Annie Mott, Columbine ; Mr. Jefferini, Clown ; end the veteran F. Hartland, Pantaloon. Cormack is one of the most agile Harlequin's we have ever seen, and Miss Mott, as Columbine, was exceedingly graceful. l'he names of Jefferini and llzr land are sufficient as surance that Clown and Pantaloon were both excellent. The scenery, by Browning, was beautiful, the tricks were exceedingly clever, and the masks most grotesque , . The pantomime is very well written, and is what all pantomimes should be—a quizzical commentary on the events of the past year. The Olympic pantomime will, no doubt, have a long run. ADELPHL The clever directress of this favourite theatre has, at the present festive season, indulged her friends and ad mirers with a new three act drama, entitled Colomba ; or, the Corsican Sister. The state of society in the island of Corsica—the national irritability of its people—the partiality for feuds and litigation which prevails—vices transmitted as so many sacred heir-looms from father to son—have furnished Prosper Merimoe, Inspector-Gene ral'hf the Historical Monuments of France, with the ma terials for a story of thrilling interest ; and the present drama, which is adapted from it, contains, in prodigal profusion, the varied incident, the pathos, wit, and humour, which distinguishes the original. The story, as given at the Adelphi, is one not easily described within our brief limits. The incidents result from a long standing feud between the Robbias and the Barricinis ; and the principal of the one family having been slain by the members of the rival house, his daughter Colomba (Madame Celeste) burns to revenge his death upon the Barricini. With this sole object in view, she impatiently expects the return of her brother Antonio, an officer in the French army, and great, therefore, is her disappointment when she finds that the influence pf Lydia Neville (Mrs. Yates), daughter of an eccentric English Colonel, whom he has met, and with whom, as a matter of course, he falls in love, has _half turned him from his purpose. What the persuasions of Colomba could not do, the treachery of the Barricini themselves effected, and having, in the first and second acts, seen their attempts on the life of Antonio (Mr. Howe) defeated, through the vigilance of C010.121)3, the third act closes with the disgrace and punishment of the guilty Barricini, and we are left to infer that Antonio and Miss Neville married, and reared a family, that they lived long, and died happily. There is an under current of comedy running throughout the piece The broad farce of Mr. Wright, as Barnaby Puffball, the Celonel's man, the exquisite archness of Miss Woolgar, as Chilina, a peasant girl, contrasting admirably with the grave comicality of 0. Smith and Paul Bedford, who per sonate two social bandits. Mr. Selby, as Mons. Dude vant, the French Prefect, afforded great amusement by his forcible delineation of the fastidiously polite gentil homme of a certain age, condemned to live among bar barians, and at a distance from the gilded salons of Paris, and the endearments of his own loved France. Madame Celeste, as Colomba, was all fire and passion. When the curtain fell Madame was loudly called for, and on her appearance, and while announcing the piece for re petition, she was loudly and enthusiastically cheered. A similar honour was conferred on Miss Woolgar, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Howe. The scenery was admirably painted, and the costumes well got up. This was fol lowed by the gymnastic exhibition of Mr. John Lees and his three pupils, the§M asters Hanlon's ; and when we say, that in grace of posture, and ease of effort, they equalled, if they did not exceed, Professor Risley and his son, we convey the highest praise that it is possible for us to do. The evening's entertainments were wound up by the spectacle of the Phantom Dancers. The theatre was well crowded in every part, and the audi ence seemed highly delighted with the intellectual feast which had been provided for them. OLYMPIC, King Alfredthc Great; or, Harlequin History and the Enchanted Raven, is the title of the Pantomime which Mr. George Bolton produced on Saturday for the amuse ment of his patrons. The Olympic was, at one time, celebrated for its pantomime, and Mr. George Bolton has this year, well sustained the honour of his house. The basis upon which it is founded, is, as the oil informs us, an " Ancient Saxon Chronicle," which thus runs :—" About this time, ye good Kynge Alfred beinge sorely pressed, didde fynde hymself com pelled to synge exceedinge small, and ye cruelle Danes havynge mayde themselves atte home in the Kynge, hys land, he putte on ye garb of a gleeman, or street myn stralle of those dayes, in ye whyche guise he would stryke merrilye uppe anent ye doores of publyeke taverns, and send hys cappe for the coynes. Whylst ye poor Kynge was thus so dreadfullie harde uppe he tooke shelter at ye house of a Dame, who was maltynge some cakes, and when she sate hym to mind thate they didde not burn, ye poor Kynge, thinkynge of hys sad plyghte, didde forgette to turn them, and so got soundlie rated for h} s neglect, which was a daintie conceit he didde laugh atte with good cheer. Then came to hym onne who sayde that ye Danes were feastynge merrilie, and makynge a night of itte at Stonehenge, whereupon he attacked them with heartie goode wille, crybbedde their magic Standard of ye Raven. and kyllynge ye savage Guthrum, ye Danish leader, didde gette hys own again to ye wonderre and admiration of ale. Whence cometh ye saying of Kynge Alfred and hys cakes, thatte He who doeth onne goode turne deserveth another."—An cient Saxon Chronicle After a most effective overture by Mr. Thirlwall the curtain was raised and displayed a magnificent scene, representing the " British heroes in the realms of history," which drew down rounds of ap plause from the crowded audience. History, who is here making up her accounts for 1846, is joined by Fable and Travestie on a tour in search of a pantomime, and at last fix upon the subject of Alfred. The scene then changes to Castle Uffington, in tho SADLERS' WELLS. Who has not heard of Sadlers' Wells and its panto mimes? or what person is there whose sides have not shook with laughter at witnessing them? To the holi day folks it will be some satisfaction to know that in Anno Domini 1846, the far-famed Sad!ers Wells has not" bated one jot or tittle" of its former attractions, or its claims to the merited support of the laughter-loving people of the metropolis. The new pantomime, called Harlequin and a Happy New Year, or, the White Gat and the King and his Three Sons," was equal, if not superior to anything which has been produced for some years at this or any other theatre. Mother Bunch's dioramic illustration , of fairy land, and the enchanted lake and forest, were got up in the best style, and reflect great credit upon the taste of Messrs. Fenton and Finlay. Among the incidents calculated to lash the follies of the age were the Wellington statue, upon which the " Moral engine of Punch" being brought to bear, causes the arch of Burton to crumble beneath the superincumbent weight, and engulfs in its ruins the mammoth horse, while its colossal rider, in his huge dimensions, walks his " half hour" on the stage in evident discom fiture at the loss of his charger, and Trench standing by, bewails the catastrophe with the most grotesque lamentations imaginable. The Prize Peasant, in another scene, receives his medal for his twenty years service, close by the spot, at " Stuffpig's Agricultural Establish ment and Experimental Farm," where the appetite of an enormous pig is being fully attended to by some dozen men in smock frocks. The Duchess of Marlborough is not forgotten. Attired in the veritable "ladies shooting dress," designed by Punch, she brings down a pair of pheasants, and is seized by one of the myrmidons of the law, but shortly liberated on the ground that " ladies are allowed to kill." The Duke of Marlborough's mansion is "open daily from ten to four, admission one shilling—children Half price." The ducal poulterer invites purchasers[to purchase his game, and finally " makes game of John Bull." The ghost of the game-laws " goes off with a tremenduous explosion. " Shakspeare drawn by - the tragic muse, is "removed from Covent Garden to a smaller house." Time and space would fail to go through all the parts worthy of notice. One exact likeness we must not, however, pass over, which was neither more nor less than the living type of Clown (Mr. Charles Stilt), who, judging from the progress he has already made, and the effects of parental " training up in the way he should go," will one day excel even his father's doings, strange and wondrous as they are. Mr. C. Fenton was an excellent Harlequin ; and all praise is due to Miss Caroline Barnet, for the very tasteful man ner in which she disposed of the laborious character of Columbine; and as for Pantaloon (Mr. Johnson), Sprite (Mr. R. Stilt), and Clown (Mr. Charles Stilt), their achievements were of a most extraordinary kind. Mr. and Miss Maskell danced the pus de deux Acapolitaine with the greatest preoision and accuracy, and received loud and long continued plaudits from all parts of the house. We were sorry to hear that in consequence of the sudden illness of Mr. Phelps, he would not be able to make his appearance in The Stranger. His part was, however, well sustained by Mr. Marston; and Mr. Hos. kins, at a brief notice, played Baron Steinfort in a creditable manner. Miss Laura Addison's acting in the part of Mrs. Haller, was the best performance of that lady's which we have seen for some time. The house was crowded in every part. SURREY. The performanCes at this theatre commenced with an entirely new drama, from the pen of Mr. Edward Sterling, entitled The Hand of Cards, produced with the effective concomitants of new scenery and additional per formers. The drama was one admirably calculated to attract the lovers of sight seting, as many tremendous positions were announced in..the bills. It would be un necessary to follow the production through • its entire plot, suffice it to say, that all those engaged sustained their parts with spirit, and the. piece appeared to give unlimited satisfaction, not one mark of disapprobation being heard during the whole evening. Indeed, although the attention of the audience was sufficiently engrossed by the piece, it %%as evident that they were expecting with impatience the grand attraction of the evening—the pantomime—which was entitled, The King of ti,c castle, or Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. The production, by Mr, Farebrother, affords ample score for splendid effect, and it must be sail that the scenery was arranged on a scale of magnificence very creditable to the management of the theatre. The curtain rose to a scene representing the Laid of Dreams, with the ex terior of Imaginary castle and the Enchanted lake. Lunario is discovered sleeping, and under the protection of Nymphalia and her train of fairies, by whom a clever little ballet is enacted, Lunario dreams that he is united to the Princess Adorina. The scene is well changed to the Illuminated Castle and Grotesque Hall of Statues (we did not observe the Dnke of Wellington). The scene was well got up, and a clever effect was produced. A combat takes place between Fatterissimo, the Chamber lain, and the Prince Leanini, for the love of the Queen Lollipoppi. Peacock Castle is then presented, and Scrunchall, the monarch, dispatches divers state affairs, and discovers the elopement of his daughter, who has been transported to Lunario by fairy power. All start in pursuit, and arrive in the fairy grove, where Scrunch all arid Lollipoppi are transformed to Clown (Herr R. Deulin), and Pantaloon (Herr N. Deulin) ; whilst Ado rina and Lunario aro transformed into Columbine (llndite. Theodore), and Harlequin (Herr Dentin). The Chamberlain becomes Punch, the only competent per son. The real fun of the evening then commenced, and .no expense has been spared to render the tricks amusing. Most of the situations and tricks were entirely new, and there was little or none of the advertising system which has of late been introduced into pantomimes. The thing went off admirably, and though somewhat long in conse quence of its being the first night, and so many new effects being introduced, there is no doubt that the prac tice of a few nights representation will render it such as will sustain the high reputation of this theatre for its Christmas amusements. The Deulin family, by whom the principal personages were represented, went through their parts with their usual spirit and agility, and the concluding scene, the Temple of Refulgent Brilliants, was very good. It is but justice to observe that a more orderly Boxing night has rarely been witnessed at this theatre, every word of the performances being clearly heard, and nothing disturbing the harmony of the even ing except interjectional remarks of doubtful propriety from the pit, with reference to hats in the front. The curtain fell amidst the loudest applause. AS7 LEY'S. The performances at this favourite place of amusement commenced on Saturday with the representation, for the fortieth time, of the Demon Horse; or, the Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. This popular piece was received with all the manifestations of approval that have hitherto marked its progress, and was announced in the bills as one of the teeny attractions to this theatre during the whole of the present week. Mr. Batty's Scenes of the Circle also fully sustained the long-lived reputation of thin house ; and those who witnessed the feats of Miss Isabelle, the beautiful training of Mr. R. Smith's two spotted horses, and the laughable comicalities of the brothers Polaski, and their black attendant, Mr. Hender son, must have felt that the immortal Ducrow had left his mantle behind him, for novelty followed novelty in rapid succession, including the singular exhibitions of Neupert, the bottle equilibrist. But the crowning inci dent of the night was, of course, the pantomime. We are never disposed to Le hypercritical on subjects that are got up solely to entertain the young, and which may ge nerally be considered successful if they effect that object. Judging from these premises, we should say that the Forty Thieves; or, Harlequin Ali Baba and the Robbers' Caves, was eminently successful ; for, independent of the usual fun and changes, among which the " open sesame" figures conspicuously, the dazzling brilliancy of several of the scenes must have compelled those even to admire who were two cynical to laugh. The regions of pearl in the grotto of the silver stream—the ruby chariot of the wave—the Fairy Queen, with her steeds of the illumi nated waters—the representation of the Wyatt-Welling ton statue—the rich fairy halls of dazzling light—and the final scene of the realms of Love; or the radiant aerial hewer, with the wondrous revolving stars—these were chef d'ceuvres in their way, and reflected equal credit on the artists and on the management, as neither expense nor pains could have been spared in the perfecting of these designs and spectacles, at once boldly conceived and brilliantly executed by the inspiration of genius. Amongst the bits at the times—the enormous penny loaf of the League bakers, and the rival Paddington omni buses, at 3d., 2d., and ld., were the most significant, perhaps, while the devices and subscriptions, " Victoria, England's pride ;" " Cobden and Cheap Bread " Free Trade and Sir Robert Peel," elicited thunders of ap plause from all sides of the house. We think it unne• cessary to detail the plot of the pantomime previous to the tranformation of the characters ; for who has not read the " Arabian Nights 2" Suffice it to say, that Ali Baba, Abdallah, and . Morgiana, might be imagined to have resuscitated for the occasion ; and the Clown, Pantaloon. Harlequin, and Columbine, leaped, tumbled, twisted, and twirled, till our sides literally ached, and our eyes grew dizzy. Fair lop Fair was admirable. In deed this pantomime is one of the best ever produced. VICTORIA. The Christmas merrymakers assembled at this house on boxing 'night in overwhelming numbers, and, leng . , , „7 -6 1 before the curtain rose, the theatre presented a con densed living, though hardly breathing, mass of human beings, abounding in unmistakable specimens of the facetious low life of London, amongst whom Boz and his imitators so much delight to revel. Every available nook or corner, which afforded a seat or a sight, was eagerly contested, and those who could not secure a full view of the stage, were content to peer through holes and crevices, or strain their necks over the heads and shoulders of their more fortunate neighbours. A French translation called the " Black Doctor" was the first piece on the list, but, it would seem, the audience con sidered it undeserving of the least attention, and four acts were horridly performed in mere dumb show. The elevated portion of the auditory, however, amused themselves during its representation with cracking jokes upon each other, and now and then the tedium was relieved by some caustic witticism giving rise to a slight ebullition of pugilistic feeling, which invariably ended in an at:peal to a police cfficer, and a noisy request to " pitch him over ;" at length the welcome sounds of " Hat's off "—" Sit down," announced the com mencement of the pantomine, and immediately the " rebellious gods " became hushed and still. The subject was both seasonable and instructive, and the entertainment well merited the unf qu'vocal 'success it met with. It was entitled The Bilah of the Steam-Engine; or, Harlequin Go a-head ; and the incidents were intended to illustrate the rise and progress of steam, from the fir , :tdescovery of its power, through the simpl e me di um of the spout of a tea kettle, down to the introduction o! the leviathan locomotives on the Great Western Railway. The bubbles and follies of the day were hit off in smart style, and the tricks, illu sions, and transformations being very cleverly managed, were rewarded with a good deal of laughter, and a good deal of applause. A ca pi ta l caricature of a prize-fight was given by the Clown and Harlequin, who, of course, appeared in a multitudinous cast of characters—novv railway directors, next cheap steam-boat proprietors, and, anon, the driver and stoker of a railway train. The Wellington Statue, Westminster-bridge, London by night, the eastern Counties Railway, the Hungerford cheap Omnibus stand were all brought into requisition, and the " oldest inhabitant" gave it as hii decided opinion, that it was the best pantomime that had been produced on that side of the water for many a day. HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS. THE COLOSSEUM. The fairy palace in the Regent's-park is still open to the visitations of mortals, who may enjoy the privilege of beholding the realisation of their most tanciful dreams in the wondrous scenes here presented. The magnificent Panorama of London, whether seen by day or by night, is almost equally interesting. The day view, indeed, exhibits its pictorial beauties to greater advantage, and shows more distinctly the minute details that give the painting the reality of nature ; but the night view is perhaps, the more extraordinary, as it shows London streets lighted up in a manner and by a process not pre viously attempted, and the effect of which is as beautiful as the mode of its operation is ingenious. The gallery of sculpture, the Swiss cottage, the waterfall and Alpine scenery, the ruins, the aviary, the conservatories, and the stalactite caverns form altogether an unrivalled ex hibition, and the proprietors have recently adopted the plan of dividing it into three, so as to reduce the price of admission to any one part to the lowest scale. This may be of considerable advantage in inducing parties to enter, but we defy them, after they are once in, to come away without having explored the whole of the wonders that remain to be unfolded. THE PANORAMAS. Mr. Burford's lightning speed conveyance establish ment, in Leicester-square, now transports the British public to Constantinople, to Athens, and to the banks of the Sutlej in less time than veritable lightning would occupy in traversing the same space. With scarcely any fatigue the voyageur is placed on the top of the Seraskier's tower, whence he obtains a commanding view of the whole city of Constantinople, with the sur rounding country, extending as far as Mount Olympus. The ascent of a few steps brings him to the Museum Hill, whence a beautiful and highly interesting view is obtained of the ruins of ancient Athens, and the plain of Attica. The distant banks of the Sutlej are reached by a more laborious ascent, and than the peaceful citizen is at once introduced within the intrenchments of the Seikhs, during the hottest part of the battle of Sobraon, and though, in the midst of the dead and dying, he may without danger learn how fights were won by his brave fellow-countrymen in the East. These three scenes have scarely ever been exceeded in interest or beauty by any of their predecessors. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION., This, the most perfect and most splendid exhibition of modelled figures, will not, we feel assured, be neglected at this season. Four attractive figures are announced as recent additions to the collection. THE CHINESE EXHIBITION. This interestin4 exhibition of the manners and cus toms of a people, not farther removed from us in geo graphical distance than they are in the mode and degree of civilisation, afforded an agreeable novelty to the usual holiday amusements. The room was respectably at tended, and the various objects of interest attracted ad miring groups of spectators, from the models of the war jui , ks to the specimens of houses co•npletely furnished, with all the means and appliances of Chinese luxury. In the evening the exhibition was well crowded. i•ln a :dition to. the forewing we may enumerate the , ollovving public exhidtions, which have the advantage of being aceesAblegratuitous!y : The British Museum. The National Gallery. The Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lin coln's Inn-fields. The East India House Museum. The Soane Museum, Lincoln's Inn fields. The Society of Arts, Adelphi.—Any day except Wed nesday. London Missionary Museum, Bloomfield-street, Moor fields.—Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday. United Service Museum, Middle Scotland-yard. Entomological Society's Museum, Old Bond- street.— Tuesday. Museum of Econona'c Geology, Craig's-court, Char. ,ng-cross. 'St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Tower, must not be forgotten among the sights of London, though they cannot be placed among the gratuitous exhibitions. ORDINATIONS. CHICHESTER.—On Sunday, the 20th instant, in resi dence, the Lord Bishop, the Very Rev. the Dean, the liev. C. Hutchinson, and the Rev. H. Browne, the bishop's examining chaplain. Morning Service—re Dein' and Jubilate, Boyce, in A ; Sanctus, Kyrie ; Creed, Aldrich, in G. The sermon was preached by the Rev. C. Pilkington, canon of Wyndham, from the Second Epistol to Timothy, c. 4, v. 13 and 15. Evening Ser vice—Cantate and Deus Misereatur, Hayes, in E ; an them, " Awake, put on," Wise. On Sunday week the Lord Bishop held an ordination, when a larger number than usual were admitted to deacons' and priests' orders. An impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. C. Pilltington, prebendary of Wyndham, on the duties of the ministry. The follow ing contains the names of all the candidates : DEACONS.—Charlei Edward Douglas, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge; Charles Pitman Longland, St Bee's College, Cumberland ; William Henry Pritchett, 8.A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; Richard Francis Tompkins, BA., St. John's College, Cambridge ; William Clarke, 8.A., Queen's College, Oxford ; Al fred Robarts, 8.A., Brasennose College, Oxford ; Henry Lacou Watson, 8.A., Gonville and Caius College, Cam• bridge ; John Bartholomew Vale, 8.A., Emmanual Col lege, Cambridge ; Charles nous Drury, 8.A., St. John's College; Cambridge. PRIESTS.—Rev. Henry Francis Udney Hall, 8.A., .A., t. John's College , yoll o ege, , Dublincambr; Cambridge ; Charles Thoa Danielse Coombe, St. M .A., Trinity College, Cambridge ; Robert Foster, M.A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; Andrew Vogan, Literate ; Thomas Walter Perry, Literate ; Charles Baker Teesdale, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxford. HEREFORD. — An ordination was on Sunday week held by the Bishop of Hereford, in All Saints Church, in that city, when the following gentlemen were admitted deacons or priests. The sermon on the occasion was preached by the Rev. John Venn, vicar of St. Peter's, and was a forcible and clear exposition of the duties and re=ponsibilites of the ministerial offices. DEACONS.—WiIIiam Henry Boscawen, 8.A., Magda lene Hall, Oxford ; John Fortescue, 8.A., St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford; Vernon George Guise, 8.A., Balliol College, Oxford ; Edmund Baskerville Mynors, 8.A., St. Mary Hall, Oxford ; David Price, 8.A., Jesus Col lege, Oxford ; Vernon George Yonge, 8.A., late scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge. PRIESTS.—Henry Browne, 8.A., Trinity College, Oxford ; John Peter Carey, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin ; John Cawood, 8.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; Charles Harris, 8.A., Wadham College, Oxford ; Josiah Turner Los, 8.A., University College, Oxford ; Edward Wilton, 8.A., St. Mary Hall, Oxford. DREADFUL CASE OF DlSTRESS.—Thursday ani n quest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Duke of York, Salmon's-lane, Ratcliffe, on the body of Michael Hutchins, aged forty-eight years. The deceased resided in a miserable tenement, at No. 3, Fox's -court, Narrow street. The house was in a most ruinous condition, every pane of glass being broken. The cellars and parlours were evidently used for dust-heaps, and the water was pouring in in all directions. The room pre sented a most destitute appearance, and the family, which consisted of six children, the deceased, and his wife, bad scarcely any clothes to cover them. Mary Hutchins stat'd that she was the wife of the deceased. He had been out of employment for a very considerable period, and he only occasionally worked in the docks. He had been suffering from a cough, and he would never have any medical assistance. They had been in a most dreadful state of destitution, and the deceased would never apply for relief. Witness paid is. 6d. a week rent, and the only means of supporting her large family w as by going out to wash. The deceased expired on Monday last. The Coroner said he should communicate to the district surveyor, respecting the dilapidation of the houses in Fox'f:.-court, for he was of opinion that those houses ought to be razed to the ground. He then gave the poor woman ss. A verdict ;of " Natural. Death " was returned., A POLITICAL JURTMAN.—We read in the Espe rance de IVancy :—" One of the jury at the assizes for the Meurthe, which have just cl ose d, was di n i ng in the early part of the session at a table d'hote. The affair of Cracow having been much talked of at the dinner, the juryman, when it was over, said to one of the company ---` A great deal has been said of the affair of Cracow ; would you have the kindness, sir, to tell me if this affair is one of those which is to be tried during the present assizes ?' " /9i 2 r~ ~~~