The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-27 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS -( THIS DA • CORN EXCHANGE —WEDNESDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat fur our market, this week, have not exceeded• 370 quarters, almost wholly from Essex. To-day, the show of samples of both red and white was small. Still, however, owing to the thin attendance of buyers, the demand was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those paid on Friday last. Most of the parcels were disposed of prior to the close of business. Since our last report we have received 5,470 quarters of Wheat from abroad. With that article we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. Really fine qualities were in moderate request, at full rates of currency. In the middling and oat-of-condition sorts next to nothing was doing, yet we cannot call them cheaper. Scarcely any English Barley was on offer, but the show of foreign was very extensive—upwards of 17,000 quarters having come in. All descriptions were dull in the extreme, and quite Is. pvr. guy rter cheaper. The quantity of Malt ready for dedvery was trill -n.l ; nevertheless, the tr,de was heavy, and the qtretations had a downward tendency. The best Oats xv, re mostly held at lull prices. All other kinds ruled very dull. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, Meal and Flour, were a heavy inquiry. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour 370 qrs. I 30 qrs. i 20 qrs. 530,L 8,560 English • • • • • • Irish. • • • • • • • • Foreign • • • • • • 17,480 Malt. -- qrs. BOROUGH HOP IYIARRET. The best samples of New Hops Were in moderate request, at fully last week's quotations. In all other kinda scarcely any business was transacted, at barely late figures. The supply is by no means large. New Hops:—Sussex pockets, 215 s to 2/18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to 31 5s ; Mid and East ditto, 2l 12s to 5/ 17s per cwt. WELITZCIIAPEZ. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Veal, commanded a steady sale at fully last week's quotations. Otherwise the de mand was in a sluggish state. Beef, frcm 2s 4d to 3s bid; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) FIGGINS AND OTHERS V. READ. This was an action to recover 51. 18s., on a guarantee which had been given for goods sold to a person named Payne. The defendant suffered judgment to go by de fault. -The only question in the case was as to interest, which the plaintiffs' attorney contended he was entitled to from the date of the guarantee. The Learned SECONDARY said that the guarantee stated so, but there was little doubt the intention was to pay interest from the date of default, but as the defendant had not pleaded, the verdict might go for the amount. REEVES V. REECE. The plaintiff is the well-known artists' colourman, and defendant is a tradesman at Swansea. The amount claimed was 11/. 19s. 11d. Defendant did not plead, and a verdict was given for the amount. MA RLBRO'-STREET— (THIS DAY.) Richard Hid, a waiter at the London Hotel, in Alhe marle-street, was charged with wilfully annoying Mr. Edwin Van der Gutch, the proprietor of Groves Hotel, in the same street, by ringing his door-bell. Complainant stated that the defendant was a waiter at the London Hotel, but was formerly in his service in a similar capacity. For several months past witness had been much annoyed by having his hall door-bell rung at all hours of the night ; and although he suspected the defendant to be the cuprit, he did not discover the fact until the previous night, when he disguised himself and went into the street. He had not been watching many minutes when he saw the defendant go up to the door and pull the bell twice and run away. He went again a third time, and having rung the bell, witness darted from his biding place and collared him. A struggle ensued, and they both fell down ; in the struggle the defendant got a black aye. Defendant admitted ringing the bell last night, but stt utly denied ever doing so before. Fined 75., or, in default, to be committed for a week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TUESDAY. CHESTER Cup.-500 to 8 agst Peep o'Da Boy (t)-- 500 to 7 agst Melody (t)—offers to take 5 0 to 1 eacl about the Tartar and Eagle's Plume. DERBY.-1,000 to 10 agst Andalusian (t). THE MARSEILLAISE. At a time when this extraordinary and exciting air has been resounding through the whole world— played in every company, sung with enthusiasm at every concert and theatre, and at the corner of every street in London, and sung by assembled multitudes in the Champs Elysees at Parir, in a forest of bayo nets, and amidst the roar of the Republican artillery --a few words on its origin and its history may pro bably prove acceptable to our readers. • In the early part of the French revolution of 1793, when the armies of France were threatening to over run the whole of Europe, the army of the Sambre and Meuse, the cradle and the birth-place of the " Marseil laise," was assembled ready to rush forward and carry all before it in the neighbouring states, and shake to their very foundations the thrones of more than half the monarchs of Europe. The general officer com manding this army, which was composed of raw re .cruits and conscripts, all full of enthusiasm and panting for glory, knew perfectly well the materials of which his army was composed, but, at a loss how to raise their enthusiasm to a pitch that would suit his purpose, and transform the raw recruit into the wild enthusiastic Republican—knowing well the influence of music on the French character, he caused inqui ries to be made if there were in the army a man of poetical talents and a musician, when some of the officers of his staff said they believed there was an officer of engineers who was considered by his com rades as a poet and possessed of considerable musical talents, and he accordingly had the officer in question immediately summoned to his head-quarters, when • the General explained to him the nature of his wishes, and, stating that as the army was to march the follow ing morning at an early hour, asked him if he could in that short space of time compose a song or tune that would excite the soldiery. This officer, gentle reader, was no other than Rouget de Lisle, and who boldly replied that he thought he could do both, and would wait early the next morning on the General with the result of his night's operations, and he did so. Retiring to his humble-barrack-room, he indus triously set to work, and the morning's sun saw a band of wild enthusiastic Republicans march to vic tory singing the " Marseillaise " and rending the air with its soul-inspiring notes, and then sweeping hostile armies before them with the fury of a tempest which nothing could withstand. The name of " Marseillaise" was given to . ,this air from the circumstance of a body of troops from the city of Marseilles having been ordered up to Paris, and which they entered, the bands of the several regiments playing this air, which was then not generally known in the part of France in which Mars eilles is situated, and which had not had a name given to it. Louis Philippe, who in a great measure owed his elevation to the throne of Citizen King, in 1830, to the enthusiasm created by the above air, as soon as he was fairly installed, set on foot inquiries to ascer tain if the author, Rouget de Lisle, was still in exis tence. He was found in a garret in Paris, in wretched and miserable circumstances—and Louis Philippe ordered an annuity of about six or seven thousand francs a year to be settled on the poor officer, and who probably did not live long to en joy it. No certain account remains as to the time he died; but it probably was about three or four years after Louis Philippe's accession to the throne, as about that time the books and manuscripts of Captain de Lisle were seen at an auctioneer's office in Paris for sale, and we believe there is an English officer of rank now in London who saw the original manuscript of the " Marseillaise," which is described as being written in a beautiful bold hand, and without a single erasure. The officer in question was most desirous of 'purchasing this valuable piece of writing ; but was informed by the auctioneer that it had been ordered by Louis Philippe to be purchased in at any price, and no doubt it has shared the fate of many other valuable documents and papers in the universal destruction of those belonging to that ill• fated monarch, in his flight from the Palace of the Tui leries, in February of this eventful year, 1848. NEV/ APPLICATION OF GUN COTTON AND AS nEsTos.—Mr. Robinson ; the dentist, in a communica• tion to the Medical Gazette, says:—l have frequently applied collodion, in severe cases of toothache, arising from exposure of the nerve, with perfect success, when no persuasion could induce the patient to submit to ex traction, either with or without the use of chloroform or ether. The method I adopt is to let the patient first wash the mouth with warm water, in which a few grains of bicarbonate of soda have been dissolv6d. I then re move from the cavity any foreign substance likely to cause irritation. After drying the cavity, I drop, from a point, the collodion, to which have been add' d a few grains of - morphia; after which I fill the cavity with asbestos, and saturate with collodion. Lastly, over this I place a pledget of bibulous paper. In a few seconds the whole becomes solidified, and forms au excellent non conductor_ of heat and cold to the exposed nerve. By occasionally renewing this, I have been enabled to effect a more durable stopping with gold. An inquest was held on Tuesday last before R. Palmer, E.q., at Shevington, on the body of William Bentham, aged six years. It appeared from the evidence that the boy, on taking some dinner to a coal pit in THE TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.—Last evening the Standish, was attempting to put the din - aer in an empty first of a series of evening parties on the teetotal system, basket which was being lowered into the pit. On reach intended to be given by the London Temperance League, lug his hand towards the basket he lost his balance, and took place at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle was precipitated to the bottom. When taken up be was s treet, the large room at which was tastefully decorated quite dead. Verdict " Accidental death."—Preston with flowers and evergreens, the tables being covered Chronicle. with fruit, tea, coffee, cakes, &c.. .Mr. Geo r g e Craik- MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—The late Mr. Allan or , shank preside d, and was supported by Mr. S. C. Hall, Midbeltie, besides making various bequests to his vela- Mr. R. Warner, Mr, G. Attwood, the Rev. A. P. Black, rives, has devised a great part of his fortune, neatly and numerous other clergymen and gentlemen. The 20,0001., to form a fund for granting annuities to widows evening was passed in the delivery of addresses in praise of respectable character in Aberdeen and Old Machar, of temperance. The annuities to be allowed are not to be less than 51., THE ALLEGED MURDER AT BRIDGNORTH.—Ca• nor more than 151. to each widow; and the selection of therine Mercy Newton, who is suspect d of murdering the parties to whom they are to be granted is left very her mother, Ann Newton, has been fully commit t ed to much to the discretion of the trustees, named by t he take her trial at the ensuing Salop assizes, for the wilful deceased, several of whom are official gentlemen con• murder of her mother. nected with the city of Aberdeen.—Aberdeen Journal. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Roy al Highness the Duchess of Glouces ter yesterday, at Gloucester House. The Earl and Countess Grey return( d to town on Monday evening, from Sprotborough, Yorkshire, and yesterday proceeded to Windsor Castle. 5,470 •actEr, THE SUN, THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR. It must be truly gratifying to every lover of Eng lish dramatic literature to find her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort extending their ever conside rate and liberal suppimt in aid of a positive revival of those rich harvests of public enjoyment, culture, and i delight which were wont to prove so abundant in b 3 gone days of the genuine produce of the English stage. With this view her Majesty has commanded five theatrical performances at Windsor, in the en - suing Christmas vacation, during the time the Court remains there. An elegant and commodious theatre has been prepared for this especial purpose, and the actors engaged comprise a majority of the most gifted performers of the day. A more judicious or a more gratifying measure on the part of our most gracious Sovereign the Queen and the Prince Consort, one more truly national and acceptable to a hrge and intellectual portion of her Majesty's loyal subjects, ci nnot be well imagined; whilst, at the same time, it affords an especial recognition by the Queen of the claims of the British drama and of native British talent to her Majesty's patronage and protection; and we are hence encouraged to hope that the day is cot far distant when the genuine Eng li:ll stage will again spring up and flouris.ll with fresh vigour, arid become, as everything in this country must become under her Majesty's fostering care, and that under the patronage of indisputably the most correct and blameless Court in Europe, it must be -;derably raised in its moral and intellectual cha . Yes, the genius of Garrick, of Barry, Mack , and Palmer—the commanding and exalted spirits of a Siddons, the Kembles, and a Kean—the ever bewitching and faithful powers of an Emery, a Dow ton, or a Munden, together with the dramatic excel lence of a host of other great civilisers of their age, may yet re-appear amongst us, and, " hold as t'were the mirror up to Nature—to show Virtue her own feature, Scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the Time his form and pressure." It is not that we really lack great dramatic talent, we rather fail in the demand for it, and in the means of drawing it forth by fair and legitimate public sup port. A judicious patronage of the English stage, both by the higher and more influential classes of society, and the public at large, could not fail to place the drama in this country in that distinguished position to which it is fairly entitled, more especially if so directed as not to serve the immediate purposes of particular actors or actresses, but to be employed in.raising the character of their profession in public estimation. This, the greatest point of all to be ob tained in the revival of the genuine English stage, would induce highly-gifted persons, who now shrink from embanking in the muddy and troubled waters of a theatrical life, to enlist their talents in the service of the drama, no longer feeling it a de gradation to pursue dramatic representation as a valuable and respectable profession. For the beneficial influence of the drama itself on the mass of the people we have no fear. Assure dly there is no channel of public culture and instruction so all powerful as the stage—we, of course, except the purely religious instruction of the people, which we do not profess to treat of here. Let those who are entrusted with the care of the public morals look to the " Drama's patrons," and the legitimate English drama will yield no invaluable harvest. The vast in telligence of our immortal Shakspere, always directed in the right path, whether moral, political, or religi ous, and the force of other great dramatic writers, will be heard in irresistible appeals to the moralists to supply antidotes for those actual vices which on the stage are only imitated in order to hold them up `o universal condemnation. "Yeluti in speculum." " To wake the soul by tender strokes of Art, To raise the genius and to mend the heart ; To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene and be what they behold; For this the tragic muse first trod the stage." Seeing then, in this gracious command of her Majesty, who the "Drama's patrons" are, and the impetus they will necessarily give to the British public in support of a vi ell- ordered English stage, we must again repeat that we look on this command of her Majesty to supply regular dramatic perform ances at Windsor during the ensuing Christmas va cation, as one of the most important civil measures emanating from the Sovereign of England for very many years; inasmuch as it is likely to lead to a vast and beneficial influence upon the moral and in tellectual culture of the mass of the people. " The apt use of a theatre (says one of our highest moralists) is the most agreeable and easy method of making a polite and moral gentry, which must end in rendering the rest of the people n gular in their be haviour, and ambitious of laudable undertakings." That her Majesty is fully entitled to an occa sional enjoyment of private intellectual amusement of this kind, no one can deny, the drama being an equally refined pursuit with music or any other high class of art; the time, moreover, is admirably chosen, and most in opitious, since, the Court being absent from London, no immediate or depressing influence can thereby possibly arise to any public theatre or other place of amusement in the metropolis; nor has less judgment been evinced in the choice made of Mr. Charles Kean to conduct these representations. Be sides being an Eton scholar and a gentleman of en gaging and conciliating manners, he is eminently qua lified by his dramatic learning and theatrical talents to raise the depressed state of the English stage. Mr. Charles Kean may, without fear of contradiction, be now considered as almost the sole representative of some of the most powerful characters in the Eng lish drama. His Shylock, Hamlet, Sir Giles Over reach, and Richard are at present without any parallel for dramatic excellence and truth. It is enough to witness the Shylock of Mr. Charles Kean to perceive that his dramatic conceptiohs are of the very highestorder. The almost unprecedented success of his Hamlet, at Drury-lane, in 1838, and the sensa tion it created, will not be easily forgotten by those who frequented the London theatres at that time. It was played twelve successive nights to crowded houses, ensuring to the manager a receipt of nearly 4,0001., and effectually stamped Mr. Charles Kean as a great master of his art. Of Mrs. C. Kean it is almost super fluous to speak—our object not being particularly directed to personal criticisms—yet it must be al lowed that never since the days of Mrs. Siddons or Miss O'Neill has any acting more true, touching, or perfect been found in English dramatic representa tion, nor has the English stage been enriched with a brighter treasure. It would be invidious were we not to acknowledge the eminent talent of the other performers engaged in this service to her Majesty — amongst these are to be found the ever-fresh, exqui site, and rich comic excellence of Mrs. Keeley, the inimitable powers of Charles Mathews, Meadows, Farren, and of little Keeley himself, the sunshiny Har ley and quaint Buckstone, together with other highly talented professional actors, whose exertions will, we feel assured, be actively and perfectly applied in calling forth into life the several characters committed to their care. The pieces selected on this occasion are as follows : Dec. 28—The Merchant of 'Venice. Jan. 4 Used up; and Box and Cox. Jan. 11—Hamlet. Jan. 18 —The Stranger; with Twice Killed. Jan. 25—The Housekeeper; with Sweethearts and Wives. We contemplate a rich and highly- intellectual treat to be afforded to her Majesty and the Court by these several performances; and we trust they may lead— as we have no doubt they will—to a further and con tinued patronage of the legitimate English drama, which we look forward to see ultimately re-established in all its native vigour, and in all the moral worth of which it is susceptible.—Herald. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. The Queen and Prince, and younger branches of the Royal Family, walked this morning in the Little Park. The Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl and Countess Grey, and the Earl of Liverpool, are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty and his Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. and her Royal Highness's Ladies in Waiting, and Sir George Couper, are included in the royal dinner party this day. The Queen's private band attended on Saturday in the Castle, and performed the following pieces : Overture Selection—" La Fille du Regiment" Donizetti. March—" Faust" Glee—" The Red Cross Knight" Calcott. Senderlinge Walzer Her Majesty's private band performed yesterday : Overture—" Joseph" Mehul. Selection—" J05eph"........... . Mehul, Quartetto, No. 1 (two violins, viola, and violoncello : Messrs. Stainton, Nickel, Hill, and H. Chipp)..... March—" Athalie". LONDON, HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS. THE THEATRES. lIAYMARKET. Ve Gamester was played last night, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean sustaining the principal parts, with all the effect which their performance has given to the revival of this gloomy play. After the tragedy came the clever, though somewhat commonplace, farce of Your Life's in Danger ; and after that again, the novelty of the evening, a burlesque by the Messrs. Brough, the two gentlemen who recently made their debiit as dramatic authors with the Enchanted Isle, a piece of the class in question, now being played at the Adelphi. On the present occasion the Messrs. Brough have chosen as a medium for a great deal of lively satire, and some really racy fun, the Arabian Nights story of the Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura. Caincralzaman and Badoura is a really brilliant burlesque, writ•en with great and fresh comic powers, full of closely and cleverly put points, abounding in lots of puns—some of them capital from their very wretchedness—and con taining many happy lines of vigorous and telling satire. The parodies, with which the piece is studded, are, in almost every instance, effective ; some of them being constructed with a legree of verbal,in genuity which is not commonly met with. The plot of the burlesque we do not intend to meddle with. The stories of pieces of the kind hardly bear telling. The burlesque was excellently • acted. Mr. Keeley as the Djin, had a very cleverly-conceived character —a sort of pothouse-loving aerial gent, which he played with great verve and gusto. His first scene was one of the best pieces of burlesque acting w e ever witnessed. Mr. Bland had one of his favourite despotic parts, in which his tyranny was tremendous. He was well played up to by Mr. Caulfield ; and Mr. Mitchenson, as an eccentric sprite, performed some feats of springing up through trap-doors, which re minded us of poor Wieland. Mrs. Keeley made a delicious Peri, giving her jokes with all the point and stinging piquancy which she knows so well how to lend them. Her burlesque " shadow dance " was a capital bit of pantomime. Miss P. Horton was, as usual, the Prince, spoke her share of the dialogue with grace and spirit, and warbled her songs delight fully. The Princess was played by Miss Reynolds. The burlesque was gorgeously put upon the stage, where it will no doubt continue for some time. last night hung fire in nearly every instance, except two in the opening scene Ns, hie h were splendid. Stilt's Clown was very good, and his stage play was much applauded ; he introduced his f c (apparently about four years old) in one of the tricks as a chip of the old block, and perfumed tieverai clever though very painful feats of ecruilibrium; and although rewarded with touch applause it was acc,:mpankd generally by a shudder. Fenton made an excellent cud agile Harlequin, and Miss Horne re a very gr.2.ceful Colum bine. The Sprite (Mr. R. Stilt), and Pantaloon (Mr. J. Johnson) were equally good. The scenery (by F. Fenton and Brunning) was magnificent. The pantomime was quite successful. ASTLEY S. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1848. gave what he styles his " royal entertainment, illus trative of the fallacy of magic, necromancy, witch craft, and demmaol•ar_y." Many of his feats are truly surprising. The most extraordinary trick in his "royal programme of scientific wonders," is that of the magic skatch-book, of which M. Houdin, at the St.. James's Theatre, has nearly a counterpart. As it were from a portfolio, which is closed up so tightly as to lead you to suppose there is nothing in it, bonnets, birdcages, birds, and other things ore produced, to the antonishment of the audience. Pro fessor Anderson got on excel:ent terms with his au dience by inviting them to drink the co:npliments of the season from a bottle which at one and the same time supplied half-a-dozen , different sorts of liquors. Brandy, gin, and whiskey (for such spirits were they attested to be), were handed about from this inex haustible bottle in the most dangerous profusion. Indeed, the Professor had once or twice to warn the more sanguine of his audience in the pit of the in conveniences attending excessive indulgence. This theatre opened for the as al , on with ti.tire novelties. The first piece, in which, if Mr. Batty has not, in the exact sense of the phi use,— ' Stooped to truth and moral zed his sane," he has provided for the holiday visitors a piece of serious history, is the Wars of the Jews ; or the Fall of Jerusalem, a version of Josephus, or rather (f the agreeable pages of Mr. Millman. The tragical inci dents attending the capture of Jet ut:alem by the Romans, the divisions amongst its defenders, and the sanguinary feudi of the partizans of Eleazar and John of Giseliala, which made the Teople pray for the arrival of the Pagans, and the terrible scenes which preceded the fall of the sacred city, offer many passages of a dramatic character. A few of them are worked into a short story, of which the quarrels between the Zealots and the partizans of Gischala form the groundwork. The chief inci dents are the attack and capture of the fortress of Gamala by the Romans, the massacre of the Pil grims by the Zealots, and the destruction of the " doomed city." The dramatis persona? includes per sonages of historical dignity; both Vespasian and Titus appear at the head of the tenth legion, and, be sides the two chiefs of parties, Ananias, the high priest—very respectably represented by Mr. Frede ricks—and Josephus, the historian, are conspicuous characters. There is plenty of warlike bustle in the piece the scorpions, balistm, and catapu lts, are brought into play; some single and double combats, besides an occasional melee, keep up the proper degree of excitement, and Barnabss (Mr. Attwood), one of the wandering tribe, a kind of Jewish Falstaff, diver sifies the scene by a few humorous passages. More, we think, might have been made of the materials, but the audience were satisfied and gratified, and this is, perhaps, the best test of the merits of such a piece. After the usual " Scenes of the Arena," the impa tience of the house for the customary Christmas treat was relieved by the rising of the curtain for the ex hibition of " a new grand equestrian comic pantomime, enitled Bold Robin Hood, or the Pretty White Horse and the Enchanted Princess of Sherwood Forest." This piece was likewise of an historical cast, blended with the legendary and the ideal. The Fairy Morning (Miss A. Lonsdale), is awakened by the Fairy Night (Miss Mason), and by the aid of Sunbeam, Queen of the Fairies (Miss Rosa Henry), with her attendants, Mirth, Joy, Sport, &c. and Gnatfly, Buzz, Hum, and Sting—four very sprightly sprites, represented by the celebrated Arabs—the whole party travel by an at mospheric railway from planet to planet, and reach ing at length that part of the earth called England, they send the sprites in search of the pretty white horse at Horseshoe Castle. We are here introduced to Sherwood Forest, where bold Robin Hood (Mr. Crowther), and Friar Tuck, Little John, and all his " merrie men," not forgetting Maid Marian, are re presented as carrying on their " simple plan" of "taking when they had the power." The whole of this scene is broadly comic. Robin, however, deserts his foresters, in order that he may, vi ith the help of Friar Tuck, release a certain lady, the Enchanted Princess (Mrs. Beacham) who is kept in durance by the brazen-eyed Wizard of Horseshoe Castle, who, in despair of obtaining her hand, transforms her into a white horse. This representa tive of the Princess is a beautiful creature, one of Mr. Batty's magnificent stud. The fairy Sunbeam, however, dissolves the charm, and transforms the Princess into Columbine and Robin into Harlequin. The 'Wizard, in revenge, lets loose a Clown and Pan taloon upon them, who persecute the lively pair in the usual manner, until all is adjusted, and rewards and punishments are properly distributed by the good natured fairy in her very splendid palace, or Grand Hall of Revolving Light. The period of probation is marked by the customary incidents,—transformations, cuffs, rows, buffets, and scrimmages ; but none of the tricks were new, and many were marred by the re fractoriness of the machinery, which a few nights' use will remedy. The house was filled in every part, and young and old seemed to enjoy the fun. EXHIBITIONS, &c. DIORAAII4. • The very beautiful Woture df " Mount Etna" still continues to be the attraction at the Diorama. It is seen under three aspects, that of :uprise, sunset, and a night eruption. The spot in which the spec tator is supposed to be stationed is one of the southern declivities of Mount Taurus, below which stretches a glorious panorama of sea and shore, and which com mands a fine though distant view of Etna, showing the general shape and immense bulk of the mountain. The fore-ground is occupied with the picturesque ruins of the classic theatre at Taormina. Skirting the shore is seen the little town of the same name. From thence the eye wanders along the graceful winding of the coast, until, upon the further side of the champagne district of Mascali, it is arrested by the snowy Corm of Etna. This glorious landscape is shown under the atmo spheric effects of sunrise and sunset; and the very cleverly managed representation of a night eruption is effective in the highest decree. COLOSSEUM. One of the most attractive and instructive of the various exhibitions with which the metropolis abounds at this moment is the Colosseum. The grand pano rama of " Paris by Night," conveys to the mind an idea of that beautiful city, which description, however elaborate, fails to furnish. Added to this—the chief attraction—are a well selected museum of sculpture, also conservatories, Swiss cottage and mountain tor rent, and classic ruins. The museum of sculpture is brilliantly illuminated during the day, and forms a pleasant promenade for the visitors. CYCLORAMA. This exhibition, which has been for a long time past in preparation, was thrown open yesterday in a large building in Albany-street, at the back of and adjoining the Colosseum. It is a moving panorama, like the last-mentioned, representing the cit y of Lis bon as it was in 1755, and ending with the earthquake in that year. The public attended in large . numbers. A new grand Apcllonicon performs appropriate music during the exhibition. COSMORAMA. This dioramic and panoramic exhibition, as the bill styles it, attracted a good throng of visitors yesterday, in spite of the unfavourable state of the weather. It comprises a rich variety of views of picturesque scenery and magnificent buildings, which are well worthy of a visit, and never fail to be admired. From the following list it will be seen that there is abundant fare for tastes the most diverse :—The City of Berne —the Interiar of St. Peter's, at Rome, with sunshine and shade—the Palace and Park of Versailles—the Pyramids—the Monastery of the Grand Chartreuse, near Grenoble—Mount Blanc, from Chamouny—and Mount St. Bernard. MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENTS. The exhibitions of a minor character which just now invite the patronage of the public may be dis posed of in a few words. The little children who are known by the designation of the "Minstrel Fairies" are to be found at the rooms formerly occu pied by Miss Linwood, in Leicester-square, where, in conjunction with the "Tremont Serenaders," they hold daily levees, exhibiting certain acts of early musical capability well calculated to touch maternal sympathies. In the vicinity of the same building "The Mysterious Lady," who deals in second sight, has pitched her winter tent; and in a neighbouring room may be found Mr. Burbank's large picture of " Daniel in the Lion's Den," a colossal production, measuring some twenty feet by twelve—probably the largest specimen of water-colour drawing ever known. To those who are curious in the Electric Telegraph, and desire to learn its nature, as well as the mechan ism by which its communications are carried on, the lessee of the office at the Great Western station at Paddington opens his doors to inquirers, and we do not know that young people can be more rationally entertained than in witnessing the operations of this wonderful agent, and in becoming apprised of the natural phenomena upon which it is based. Amuse ments of a totally different complexion arc offered at the Salle de Valentino, in Leicester squat; e, and the Adelaide Gallery, in the Lowther-arcade, where, under the denomination of Casinos, music and dancing may be had at a cheap rate, under the exhilarating batons of M. Musard and M. Laurent. Yesterday intelligence was received at L loyd ' s of the of Stetti n , Itond- • t , sc o h u ri t t te North Samd. O n fieisciohtaml master, of the b t r o ig F Dub ( l l i t n • the vessel striking, the master and crew, eight in. number, got in the long boat, which pro% nted the sea, as they went before it across the sand, from breaking in to their boat. This novel expedient pruseri% d tin it lives, as the boat would otlh rwise have been swamped, said they must all have perished; they were thus ahle to cross the sand, and were picked up and landed in lianisi , ate. Erratum in The Sass of yesterday, the '26th De cember—ln the 3d page, 4th column, and 17th ,line from the bottom, for forest read turret. PIiINCE,SS . S. A bumper house•of merry faces did due honour to boxing• night at this theatre. Atter the pleasant melodies and fairy dances of Robin Goodfellow, came the great holiday attraction, in the shape of a " new grand comic pantomime, with new scenery, ma chinery, proper ties, dresses, tricks, and transforma tions," entitled Bluff King Had ; or, Harlequin and the Charincd Arrow. The introduction abounds with spledid scenery and grotesque dresses ; but panto mimic bai ds are not over studious of plot, and we despair of unravelling the mysteries of the present. Suffice it to say that Bluff King Hal, with Cardinal Wolsey, and all the other historic personages known to the fame of his Court, figure pro minently therein. The King has the folly to essay the tr'al of true love in a match at shooting Cupid's arrows with a tender-hearted swain of low degree, whom Hymen assigns for his competitor; and the Royal l3luebeard being, as might be expected, signally disccmfitcd, is condemned along with his Ministers to do penance as Harlequin (I‘l. Bologna), Pantaloon (Mr. Paulo), and Clown (Mr. Flexmore). The pantomimic artists at this theatre are of great excellence, and kept the audience in a state of thorough enjoyment, as was evinced by the up roarious ebullitions of hilarity which were almost uninterrupted throughout. In the harlequinade there are some good hits ; we may particularise the Quadrant as it is and as it will he, Ramsgate and sea beach, the great Sea Serpent, Jullien's Drum Polka, and the Electric Light. The haven of happiness is gained at length, and closes all with a brilliant fairy view. ST. JAMES'S. SOIREES FANTASTIQUES.—Last night numerous and brilliant audience, amongst whom was a large sprinkling of young ladies and gentlemen home for the holidays, witnessed one of the delightful Soirees Fantastiques of M. Robert Houdin, which he pro poses to continue on Tuesdays, 'Thursdays, and Sa turda s, until tie end of the Christmas vacation. We have so recently noticed these surprising per- formances, from which the entertainment of last evening presented but a trifling variation, that it is only necessary for us to ray that M. Houdin was regarded throughout the whole of his mysterious proceedings with a wonder which was never unmixed with delight. Perhaps one of the most pleasing, as it certainly is one of the most surprising tricks, is that which he plays with the cornucopia, which, after being presented to the audience as an empty vessel, is made to pour forth an unlimited quan tity of fans, bonbons, albums, journals, and other things. These treasures M. Houdin distributes with a nice discrimination amongst his audience. If, for a moment, he shows a partiality for some striking beauty in a box or stall, or for a particular party of pretty children, who may be stretching. out. their little hands over a box to catch the coveted prize, M. Houdin does not forget the claims of beauty in the pit. The society of M. Houdin may be confidently recommended to all fond parents and kind guardians as a means of keeping up one branch of study, at least, in the rising generation during the holidays. M. Houdin takes his audience into partnership with him. Sundry little colloquies in French occur between him and his audience on the subject of the moment. Many little articles of wearing apparel and jewellery have to be borrowed for the nonce. The loan is asked in unexceptionable French ; and some young ladies and gentlemen, we thought, would have gladly forgot mince-pies and remembered the French master again could they have granted the loan in terms as perfect. This evening and Friday at this theatre will be devpted to the performances of Dum bolton's Ethiopian Serenaders. OLYMPIC. This neat little theatre had a fair sprinkling of the holiday-makers last night. That excellent comedy She Stoops to Conquer was offered to their notice ; but even the very excellent acting of Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Compton, as Miss Hardcastle and Tony Lumpkin, failed to impose silence upon the gods as sembled in the gallery, who imperiously demanded that the actors should " cut it," which was accordingly done, and the "new, grand, gorgeous, historical, comic Christmas pantomime," as the bills had it, en titled William the Conqueror ; or, Harlequin Harold, and the Sach of the Saxons, was presenied to their astonished vision. The piece was opened, as panto mimes invariably are, with a fairy scene of very con siderable splendour, after which some very grotesque Normans and Saxons strutted for a time upon the stage, giving utterance to many very far fetched jokes and puns. After the battle of Hastings had been per formed according to the approved method of giving effect to such scenes, the transformation took place, when Mr. Chapino became Harlequin ; Mademoiselle Vallee, Columbine; Herr Coles, Panta loon ; Herr Seymore, the Sprite ; and Mr. W. A. Barnes, the Clown. The Harlequin and Columbine drew repeated and well-deserved applause for their dancing, while the Clown, Pantaloon, and the Sprite (all of whom are from America) performed some very wonderful and clever feats of gymnastics, to the great delight of a number of young people, who, for the night were real boys and girls. The usual tricks followed, and there were many hits at the occurrences of the. past year. In one of the scenes Sheard's Clothing Emporium was represented, and the owner being called upon to furnish Mr. Clown with a suit, brings out one which is changed into a "suit in the Palace Court ; original debt, 1/. ; costs, 1001." A " suit to last 100 years " becomes a "chancery suit," and " a box of wrappers for all weathers" turns out a very diminutive twopenny postman. In one of the scenes the gods gave forth a loud demand for " Hot Codlins," and they stuck determinedly by it, until Mr. Barnes, who said the song was not in the bills, nor washe particularly acquainted with it, sung it to their 'entire satisfaction, and by so doing at once established himself in the good graces of his uproarious audience. Altogether we must say that the lessee succeeded in sending his visitors away in good humour. The piece s were announced for repetition during the week amidst applause. MARYLEB ONE. The Christmas entertainments at this pretty little theatre presented, as their chief feature, a specimen of the pantomime, entitled One o'Clock ; or, Harle quin and Hardylenute, the Knight and the Wooden Denton—one of those old time-honoured productions in which brilliant scenic effect and the mechanical ingenuity of the machinest are expected to make up for dull dialogue and barren invention. The attempt to render explicit the plot of one of these entertainments by any process of unravelment would be a vain effort. The only mode effectual for the purpose is, like the solution of the Gordian knot —to cut it. There was the usual abundance of grace ful dancing nymphs, fays and fairies, enchanted castles, oppressed and imprisoned beauties, ogre-like gaolers, demons, pointless witticisms, crystal columns, unmeaning dialogue, and a hetercgeneous jumble of things agreeable to the eye and grating to the ear, which the audience endured with edifying composure until the transformation of the characters to Harle quin, Columbine, Pantaloon, and. Clown, when the agility and broad humour of Jefferini in the latter character, aided by the eccentricities of Moreland and Morris, and the grace of Miss Healey, kept the house in uninterrupted good humour until the curtain fell upon a grand tableau, which the bill, in anticipation, correctly described as " gorgeous." The piece was successful. DRURY- LANE. The troupe of equestrians from th• Cirque Na tional, under the management of M. Dejean, who were so successful here last season, have returned to this theatre for a brief . period. Their performances are already so familiar to the public, that we need not enter into any very detailed description. As a whole, they were even better than last year, long practice in the provinces having better accustomed the artists to the English taste and habits. The company is a very large one, and comprises all the favourites of last season. Among the most aston ishing and interesting of the performances was that of M. Adolphe Franconi, with the horses Pyramus and Thisbe ; the " Leap of Streamers" by Mdlle. Ducos ; the scene of Mdlle. Palmyra Anato, in which she leaps over seven scarfs, and through seven circles; and the fishs.vonian," a transformation act, by Miss Clark. The scene entitled the " Haute Ecole," by Ma Me. Caroline, is alone worth a visit to the esta blishment. Familiar as the public are by this time with this lady's graceful management of her steed, the performance is one which never seems to pall upon the audience. There were also the usual won derful exercises of the voltigeurs, and the scenes in the circle were enlivened by th_i humour of Auriol, Leclair, Young Auriol, and " Mohamet Ben Said." STRAND. SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES. - Mr. J. 11. Anderson, the original Wizard of the North, gave at this theatre last evening the first of a series of entertainments, which he will continue during the Christmas holidays. After a tour through Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Prus4e, and Germany, during which he had the honour of performing before " the whole of the monarchy of northern Europe," who acknowledged their sense of his cabalistic skill by sundry presents and testimonials, Professor Anderson last night ADELPHL The performances at this favourite temple of Mo mus consisted of the adaptation, in a dramatic form, of Mr. Dickens's Christmas book, the Haunted Man, the Enchanted Isle, and Slasher and Crasher. We have already spoken of the taste and energy displayed by the actors at this theatre in the interpretation of Mr. Dickens's new work and its motto, " Remember wrongs, in order to forgive them," and have only to add that on each night of the reproduction of the Haunted Man, the circle of the readers of the book among the auditory having nightly become increased, the merits of the piece and the successful exertions of the artists have been thoroughly appreciated and ap plauded. The beautiful scenery of the Eachanted Isle, and the drolleries of Wright and Bedford in Slasher and Crasher, by turns delighted and amused a crowded house; and the evening's entertainment abundantly maintained the ancient reputation of Ma dame Celeste's popular and well ordered company. LYCEUM. The most magnificent and superb spectacle that has ever been produced, even under the various ma nagements of Madame Vestris, was produced here last evening. The title of this very gorgeous, yet most elegant production, is The King of the Peacocks, being a dramatic version by Planche of one of the fairy tales of the Countess d'Alnois. The story is to the following effect :—The Princess Rosetta (Miss Louisa Howard) has been confined in a tower for the first fifteen years of her Mil. During the period of her imprisonment she has seen a peacock, and has, in consequence of her admiration for the bird, " regis tered a vow" to wed none save the King of the Peacocks. Her brothers, Prince Florizel (Miss K. Fitzwilliam) and Prince Jessamy (excellently acted by Miss Jane Coleman) set out in quest of his Pea cockian Majesty, and are conducted by a May-fly (Mr. John Reeves) to the court of Argus the Brilliant-eyed, King of the Peacocks (Madame Vestris). They present to his Majesty the portrait of their sister, and the Peacock King consents to make her his queen, if her beauty should prove equal to the portrait, but insists on retaining the Princes as hostages at his court. May-fly is dispatched for the Princess, who, accompanied by her gouvernante, the Baroness Huggermugger, and by her faithful dog Fretellon (Mr. H. Allarbhall) " a green dog with one ear," embarks on board the Chinese junk, commanded by Poo-le-ha-le (Mr. Harley), for the land of the Peacocks. In the course of the voyage they meet with the Sea Serpent, who is in a hurry " to dine at the Admiralty," and who has scarcely passed, when the Baroness, instigated thereunto by the malicious fairy Fickle (Miss L. Marshall), proposes to Poo- le ha.le to throw the Princess and her dog overboard. and to substitute for her Runfizina, the daughter of the Baroness herself. The Princess and her dog are thrown overboard, and on the arrival of the junk at the land of the Peacocks Runfizina is presented to the Rho, di.guatt d with her ugliness, causes her and e 'l'ler mother to be thrust into a dungeon, the Chinese junk to be seized, and orders the Princes to be put to death. They, however, obtain a week in which to produce the real Princess, who, having been saved by the fairy Faithful (Miss Marshall), arrives at the court, and is married to the King. The first part of the burlesque drags heavily—in fact, it depends for its success almost solely on the splen dour of the spectacle, and it is impossible to imagine anything mole gorgeous, both as regards decorations and costume, than is the court of the King of the Pea cocks. Madame Vestris acted the king with infinite archness, and surg her parodies admirably. The parody on " The Breeze," and the imitation of the ship scene in Hayclie, was capitally given. Young John Reeve as the May-fly also sung an admirable parody in the first act, and was deservedly encored ; his May-fly was not unworthy his father's Cupid ; and Harley as Po-le-ha-le made fun ; yet still the first act dragged until the conclusion, when a nautical dance on the deck of the junk (a sort of sailor's horn pipe of eighteen) brought down the curtain with much applause, and was enthusiastically encored. The second act was much better, the jokes were more frequent, and there was altogether more business and more fun. We had in this act O'Don't know-who, a Milesian fisherman, admirably rolled through by H. Hall, and Soyez-tranquilla, chef de cuisine of the King, capitally made up and broadly caricatured by Selby. The scene of the blessing the rolling-pin was a magnificent burlesque on the poignard blessing scene in the Huguenots. The last scene, " a magnificent termination to a peacock's tale," is the most superb and ingenious combination of brilliant effects, gorgeous scenery, and ingenious mechanism that we have ever seen. It surpasses anything of the sort that has ever been accomplished on any stage, and secured for the piece a brilliant triumph. Miss Fitzwilliam, as the Prince, sang a series of parodies of grand scenas from operas (" Casta Diva " among the rest) with great taste ; but we would ask Mr. Planche to consider whether such airs as these are the best adapted to burlesque — we think not. The part of Fretellon, the dog, was sustained most effectively by Mr. H. Marshall, whose feats of tumbling were exceedingly grotesque. There are several beautiful incidental dances, one more especially in the second act, in which the sea is broke up into waves dancing in the bands of the fairies. At the conclusion all the principal artistes were called for, as was'the author, who bowed his ac knowledgments from a private box. The house was crowded. SADLER'S WELLS. The pantomime at this suburban theatre, the scene of triumph of Joe Grimaldi,and Bologna, is from the pen of Mr. Greenwood, and is entitled Harlequin and the World Turned Upside Down; or, Number .Nip and the Enchanted Fountain. Every portion of Sadler's Wells was crowded to suffocation, and, in accordance with time-honoured practice, more than an ordinary amount of hilarity and fun prevailed among the audience, who came to disport the mselves with the Christmas offering. Otway s Venice Pre served was the first piece provided for the entertain ment of the holiday folk, and which was, as a matter of course on boxing-night, mere dumb show ; at times the acting of Mr. Bennett had the effect of restoring quiet, but only while he was on the stage ; imme diately he quitted it the boisterous voice of hilarity and mirth was heard revelling in all its glory. At last the curtain fell on the tragedy—a welcome to the denizens of the upper region. The pantomime was preceded by a very pretty medley overture, and, after the usual shouts of " Down," " Hats off," " Horder,'' Etc., the curtain rose. The opening scene consists of an illustration of the present state of Europe, with the triumph of revolution over several foreign mo narchs. Revolution in the c..ntre, with Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, as his attendant sprites, and Failure, Disappointment, and Moonshine . as his follies. The scene is changed ; we are conducted by a dio• ramie railroad to the goblin's golden land, leading to the Gnome King's metallic palace in the centre of the earth. In the valley of Wolfenbattel, at the foot of the Hartz Mountain,the transformation of theGnomeKing's palace is really beautiful, and it was rapturously applauded. Here the Vegetable. Court is introduced, and a scene of amusement for the Princess's special delectation got up, including a pas de trois grotesque navets, and a pas de quatre aux carrottes; and in this splendid palace the transformation then takes place, Nip becoming Clown, Prince Ratibor Harle quin, King Log Pantaloon, Brunhilda Sprite, and the Princess Columbine. The comic scenes open with a view of the new Coal Exchange, which is followed by the exterior of the Colosseum, well-known shops in London, and the Champs Elysees. The tricks are very plentifully scattered through the pantomime, but r 4,t r , !, v ZZ Y tt to 414 MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. '2E, 1548. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*331 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 46 Turbereeliir DisPsses... ... 163 Discuses of the Brain, Nerves, and Senscs... ... 113 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 29 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Inspiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Shin, &c. ••• •.. ••• Malformations— ••• ••• •,. Premature Birth ..• ••• Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age Sudden ... ..• ••• ••. ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..• ... 177 1,118 -,---_ Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the IS4I Five Summers. Week. West Districti... 300,711 . . 142 ••. 173 North D. ,tricts.. 375,971 •• 182 ... 245 Central liistr:ots 373,653 ... 178 .•. 159 East Dis'ricts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 253 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 2SB Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... 1,118 Females ... ... 774 ... 747 Total ... . , ... ... ... 1,521 *la this number are included 31 cases of death by Cholera, 110 by Scarlatina, and 46 by Typhus Fever. THE KING OF BAVARIA AND THE POPE. The King of Bavaria has sent the following auto graph letter to Count Spaur, his Majesty's Ambas sador at the Court of Rome : " Dear Count Von Spaur,—l have read your report of the 30th ultimo, respecting the happy escape of his Holness the Pope and his arrival at Gaeta, with the greatest interest. I was deeply grieved at the intelligence of the acts of violence perpetrated against the honoured head of the Roman Catholic Church by a party of treacherous and undutiful men, and the foul ingratitude with which they requited the abun dant gifts and acts of kindness which bad flowed to them from his benevolent heart; and though sin cerely lamenting with every true son of the Church that the Holy Father is reduced to the necessity of avoiding further outrages, by seeking protection and security beyor.d his own dominions, yet was my pain and grief converted into joy and thanksgiving when I heard that the escape of the vicegerent of Christ upon earth had been happily ac complished. Nor can I refrain from acknowledging my especial gratitude to Divine Providence that my Ambassador was the chosen instrument of this escape. " The zeal, the caution, and the fearless devotion with which you, my dear Count, undertook, and happily executed, the dangerous enterprise so highly important, not to the Holy Father alone, but to the whole Catholic Christendom, are in strict conformity with my views and sentiments for his Holiness the Pope. You have acted entirely in the spirit of the directions which I gave you on the 20th of May for any contingency in which you might be' of service to the Holy Father. "I have great pleasure in expressing to you my entire acknowledgments and gratitude • and while I reserve to myself the gratification Of giving you some special memento of my grace and satisfaction, I am anxious to assure you of the esteem and good will of " Your approving Ki gn, " MAXIMILIAN. " Nymphinburg, Dec. 16." At the same time his Majesty sent , the following orders to Rome : to Count Sparn, the Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of St. Michael; to the Cardinal State Secretary Antonelli, the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown ; to the Envoy of the French Republic in Rome, M. d'Har court, and to the Spanish Ambassador in Rome, Mar tinez de la Rosa, the Cross of the Order of Merit ; and to the Spanish Secretary of Legation, d'Arnao, the Order of Merit of St. Michael. All these were more or less concerned in effecting the escape of the Pope.—Russian Staats Anzeiger, Dec. 24. FRANCE. The Evenenzent publishes the following letter, as having been addressed by Abd• el-Kader to the Presi dent of the Republic : " To Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaparte, President of the Republic—The Emir Abd-el-Kader detained with his family in the Chateau of Amboise. " I will die in prison if unexampled rigours condemn me to to do, but never will I be brought to lower my character."—Prince Louis Napoleon, at Hem. " God is great, and Mahomet is his prophet. May this God of clemency, under whose protection the Na tional Assembly has placed the French Constitution, in spire the chiefs of the Republic with an act of justice and humanity, which will give to all the- nations of the globe a high opinion of the hospitality of France, which country is already renowned by her bravery and chivalrous spirit at all times. When, guided by my confidence in the bravery and the promise of the Frt nch, I came to place myself and mine under the protection of France, by giving myself up to General Larnoricare, at that time Commandant of the Province of Oran, I received the formal promise that I should be sent to the noble land of France, and be afterwards conveyed to Egypt, and from thence to Syria, near the sacred tomb of the prophet, that I might enlighten myself with new light, and my days be wholly devoted to the happiness of my family and far from the hazards of war, the theatre of which I abandoned for ever to the domination of France, in execution of the will of the Almighty, who lowers or raises empires as he pleases. Far from these sacred promises having been tulfilled, I and mine have been subjected to captivity, without being able to cause justice to be rendered to me. Napoleon, after his abdication in 1815, went to seat himself at the British hearth, and notwith standing the sympathies which his great defeat inspired, English policy inflicted on him torture on the rock of St. Helena. One of his noble nephews has also been subject to exile and imprison- ment! But moral tortures have an end. God so wills it, and enlightens the temporal government. If the mis fortunes with which I have been assailed in my family, hich has been decimated since my captivity—if the sufferings of my poor mother, old and infirm, can excite some interest in the hearts of the French people, and especially in those of wives and mothers, I demand of the chief of the French Government to fulfil the pro mises that were made to me by the Generals of Africa, and to accord me the liberty of going on parole, with my family, into Syria to follow the precepts of our reli gion. Grateful for such an act of clemency and justice, I would pray our God to bestow on France and her chiefs all his great consolations and blessings. I rely on the wisdom of the President of the Republic and of the National As sembly. "The Emir ADD-EL•KADER.I " An hise, .27 Moharrem, 1265 (Dec. 23, 1848)." The Journal des Debats says it is announced that M. Guizot has written in London a work entitled " De la D6mocratie en France," which will be pub lished in Paris in the course of the next month. The Akbar gives the following as the result of the votes in the three provinces of Algeria :—Louis Na poleon, 38,314; Cavaignac, 20,854 Lamar tine, 3,024 ; Ledru Rollin, 5,403 ; Raspail, 142. HUN GARY. According to a letter from Brunn of the 14th Kossuth was seriously wounded in one of the recent engagements in Hungary. HINTS TO EMIGRANTS FOR NEW BRUNSWICK. I would advise all emigrants for New Brunswick to go out, if possible, in the months of March or April, and to make St. John their landing place; it is a stirring, busy town, with more than 30,000 inhabi tants, and, in fact, the real capital of the province, although the seat of Government is at Frederickton, eighty miles higher up the river. The course to be pursued on arrival must vary with the circumstances and means of the emigrant. To agricultural labourers, single men, and without capital, I would say, get employment on a farm as soon as possible; do not stand out for high wages, but take anything like a fair offer. Having worked through the spring and summer, and thus gained a littl e ex p er i enc e in the mode of tillage adopted o n new l an d, w hi c h, after all, hasits peculiarities, I would advise him in October to engage with some lumberer, of whom, as master or " boss," he he ars a good character from his fellow labourers, for the ensuing winter, or till the logs cope down ia the following spring. This is called:" engaging for the route." His pay will vary from 31. to 4/. per month, and he will feed like a prince on salt pork, and cod fi,h, beans, excellent bread, with tea and molasses. There is no stint of food in a camp, and mater and men share alike. Here he will learn to handle the axe, an indispensable accomplishment, but one which few Englishmen can master at first; he will have a complete specim en of life in the woods, which will enable him to judge how far the climate, the nature of the work, and the mode of life suit his habits and constitution; and if he be possessed of ordinary intelligence, he will obtain from his com rades, as well as from his own observations, a store of hints and maxims, as well as local information, which will be of the greatest use to him in his selection and management of land, or in any other occupation which he may afterwards decide on following. As soon as strearo•driving is over, which will be, according to the earliness or lateness o f the season, in April or May, I would advise him to make immediate application at the Crown land or Company's office (I prefer the former), for fifty acres of wilderness land, and to commence clearing in earnest. His wages, if not spent in!drinle, will provision him for some months ; while he, with the help of his neighbour, builds his log hut, clears at least half an acre of ground, and gets it ready for cropping the nest spring. In the autumn, if be is not prepared for the winter, he must take another turn at lumbering, unless he is lucky enough to get employment under some gentleman-settler, to chop firewood, split fencing poles, &c., for which he will get from 3s. to 3s. 6d. currency per day. Next spring let him return to his farm as early as possible, and harrow in his oats : he need never leave it again. If, after the first trial, the lumberer's life should be found to possess irresistible charms, I would advise the emigrant to give up all ideas of farming on his own account. The two occupations cannot be carried on with any chance of success in the latter.— A Lum berer, in Sidney's Emigrants' Journal. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 23. T. H. WAKLEY V. HEALEY. In a brief report of this case in Tte Sun of Monday, in which it was stated that a verdict wa3 returned fur the plaintiff with 403. damages, we omitted to state that Sir Frederick Thesiger, in opening the case fur the plaintiff, did not ask for damages, but solicited only the " retro verdict of the jury" in vindication cf the plain tiff's character. ROYAL A R TILLERY.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 26.—Cap tain Wynne's company arrived at head quarters on Sun day afternoon from Devonport. Captain Harrison's company, 11th Battalion, has received orders to proceed to Languard Fort and Harwich on Tuesday next, to relieve the soldiers of Captain Turner's company at those stations. Captain Harrison's company, on their arrival, are to send out four recruiting parties to Suffolk and Norfolk. There is now no doubt that a considerable augmentation of this branch of the service will take place, as it is intended the troops of the Royal Horse Artillery, the field batteries, and the officers, non-com missioned officers, and men of the battalions are to take the routine of duty in the East Indies, or in any part of the world where their services may be required. THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—A Christmas tree is annually prepared, by her Majesty's com mand, for the royal children. The tree employed for this festive purpose is a young fir, about 8 feet high, and has six tiers of branches. On each tier or branch are ar ranged a dozen wax tapers. Pendant from the branches are elegant trays, baskets, bonbonniers, and other recep tacles for sweetmeats, of the most varied kind, and of all forms, colours, and degrees of beauty. Fancy cakes, gilt gingerbread, and eggs filled with sweetmeats, are also suspended by variously coloured ribands from the branches. The tree, which stands upon a table covered with white damask, is supported at the root by piles of sweets of a larger kind, and by toys and dolls of all de scriptions, suited to the youthful fancy, and to the seve ral ages, of the scions of royalty, for whose gratification they are displayed. The name of each recipient is affixes to the doll, bonbon, or other present intended for it, so that no difference of opinion in the choice of dainties may arise to disturb the equanimity of the illus trious juveniles. On the summit of the tree stands the small figure of an angel, with outstretched wings, holding in each hand a wreath. Similar trees are arranged in various apartments of the Castle for the Duchess of Kent and the royal household. These trees are objects of much interest to all visitors at the Castle, from Christ mas-eve, when they are first set up, until Twelfth night, when they are finally removed. They are not accessible to the curiosity of the public, but her Majesty's visitors accompany the Queen from room to room to inspect them when they are illuminated. Her Majesty's tree is furnished by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, whilst that of the Prince is furnished according to the taste of her Majesty. The other trees are jointly provided by her Majesty and the Prince, who plan and arrange the gifts of the table.-111u.strated News. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. —As was tO be ex pected, there has not been so brisk a market this day as for some time past. The holiday season has in part contributed to this, but the late advance in the raw ma terial has been so great that such buyers as are anxious to operate have been prevented doing so to any great extent. It is evident, however, that the demand for goods, both at home and abroad, is still increasing, and that the late improvement has arisen from the most legi timate source. For the last twelve months our pro ducers have kept their stocks as low as possible, the result of which has been that the first increase of de mand produced considerable competition amongst the buyers. That competition has continued to increase up to the present time; and, except the price of the raw material is raised to a factitious standard, there is no doubt that state of things will continue for some time to come. The prospects at the termination of the year are certainly brighter than for some years past. JEALOUSY AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening, be tween five and six o'clock, a young woman committed suicide by precipitating herself into the Thames, Bank side, Surrey. It appears that she had been drinking at a public house in Blackfriars-road with a young man, when another female entered, to whom he paid greater attention, and the unfortunate woman, smarting under the slight, left in tears, and though followed by her male friend, who failed in reconciling her, she must have im mediately proceeded to put her design in execution, as he had not parted from her more than ten minutes when the alarm of her self-destruction reached him, on his return home. THE CONSTITUENCY OF ENGLAND.—On Monday next (January the Ist) the new Act passed in the last session (11th and 12th Victoria, chap. 90), to regulate the time of payment of rates and taxes by Parliament ary electors, will take effect. It is provided that after the Ist day of January, 1849, no person shall be re quired, in order to entitle him to have his name inserted in any list of voters for any city, town, or borough in England, to have paid any poor-rates or assessed taxes, except such as shall have become payable from him pre viously to the sth day of January in the same year, and that no person shall be entitled to be on such list of voters unless the poor-rates and assessed taxes payable from him previously to the sth day of January shall be paid on or before the 20th day of July following. THE CITY OF LONDON SEWERs ACT.—On Mon day next the new Act for the sanitary improvement of the city of London, and for the better cleansing, paving, and lighting the same, will come into operation. It contains 266 clauses, and eight schedules of forms, repealing for two years several other Acts of Par liament, and conferring on the commissioners of sewers additional powers for sanitary purposes. New regulations already framed will be shortly en forced. The sole power of cleansing, lighting, and paving the city of London, is vested in the commis sioners. There are various provisions with respect to the preservation of health and the removal of nuisances of a similar description to clauses in the Health of Towns Act and the Removal of Nuisances Act passed in the last session of Parliament. It is provided that no inter ment in any grave shall take place which shall not leave five feet clear of soil above the coffin, and by the eighty-ninth section it is declared that the poor have great difficulty at all times in obtaining and frequently are utterly unable to procure a fit and pro per place in which to deposit their dead before in terment, and for remedy whereof, it is enacted that the commissioners of sewers, if they shall think fit, provide a place in which the poor, under pre per rules and regulations, may be permitted to deposit the bodies of their dead previously to interment, and to cause the bodies so deposited therein to be decently taken care of so long as the commis sioners shall allow the same to remain. New houses are not to be built without drains, and notice of build ings is to be given to the commissioners. Full powers are to be given to the commissioners with respect to all sewers within the City and liberties thereof: Penal ties are to be enforced against persons neglt cling or re fusing to comply with the provisions of the statute, and on non-payment of fines, the offenders to be committed to Giltspur-street prison for any period not exceeding three months, unless the penalty or forfeiture be sooner paid and satisfied. The Act is declared to be a public Act, and to be judicially taken notice of as such, it is to be called "The City of London Sewers Act, 1848," and to remain in force for two years from the Ist January, 1849, and thence to the end of the then next session of Parliament. An nd A li n g et ht o n L i e n T g E , .— wh During ur a re s d tor a m bou o t f eight rain hail,}'A OF thunder, a o'clock on Friday, the Ist of Decemb er, a servant girl, in NiNa,alsiesncaarnedd brokenby pa in ter, plumber, and the washhouse of Mr. Atkins glazier, Fish h e a r v to in n g , a loud o crash h as o e f ilti a heavy body in the yard adjoining. Owing to the n da t rk e nel a s ve oT the night she could not ascertain by what the crash had been produced; but early on the following morning she found, scattered about the yard, fragments as if of an iron I stone, the external surfaces rounded and polished, and the internal radiating from many centres. Some of the rounded prominences of the stone have a blistered ap pearance, not unlike some specimens of chalcedony. Note of these fragments (of which Mr. Atkins picked up about one pound twelve ounces) had the slightest influence on a magnetic needle. Numerous other frag ments, reduced to powder, were not collected, but un fortunately swept away.—Salisbury Herald. A young man, Collette, was condemned, in a recent sitting of the Court of Assizes of Calvados, France, to hard labour at the hulks for life, for assassinating • fellow-workman named Le Soudain. On the 25th May, after spending the day together, the prisoner and the deceased were walking by the side of the river Orne, near Heronville Saint Clair, when the former struck the latter several blows on the head with a heavy club, and threw him into the river. He waited calmly looking at his victim struggling in the water, and when he iluo ceedcd in reaching the bank rushed on him, beat him again on the head, and pushed him into the river. lie then remained until quite sure that he was dead. The motive of this clime appeared to be only to steal a port manteau, containing money and effects, belonging to the * eceased. The jury having, in giving their verdict, declared that there were extenuating circumstances, the persons present in court gave e xpression to their feelings by hissing. LATTER-DAY SAINTS. —The Perth Advertiser says : —" On the Sabbath night a number of the disciples of Joe Smith were observed wending', their way through the town, as if bent on some special purpose; the little company, by the adhesion of the wonder-seekers as they went along, was soon augmented into a crowd that con tinued to enlarge till it reached the side of the river on die North Inch, where it halted; when two men and a woman, after being surrounded by their respective friends began to strip in the moonlight, arid were forthwith led into the Tay in succession, and severally baptised in the new faith by immersion. ■ I I