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Nearly all the lodgings have daring the whole year by Russian soldiery. ~on there:..wilr• be - no: other course open but to hire apartments'from the. Russian officers, and I know a per son z w ihn h og o rfso h ers a g : o„, d , ,n4 o n e wait at the p ost-houseeat Grahus from 3 o'clock in the ' ha s: t.p.,4 gr e atest y:iflf difficulty c t u r l a t v y el i s n afternoon till 6 o'clock-on the following morning for one post-horse. This has a very bad effecton the university, o which opens in a few days, and...for which a number of t obtaining inin fromg students have already arrived frriu] all parts. " As a proof of the vigilan:Vrhich characterises our v governor general, I send' conclusion a procla mation, which is calculated rtie .an any description of mine to throw light on the ex .. , state of things here. This proclamation was to be pea. - up in all the assize towns, the public-houses, and on the roads frequented by the military COMPAGNIE GENE RALE des OMNIBUS de LONDR ES (GENERAL LONDON OMNIBUS COMPANY.) Established in Paris, under Acts of the 4th and 17tb, Decem ber, 1855, as a " Societe en commandite," by which: the •liability of each Sharcholderis limited to the *Mount sub scribed. Capital—Twenty-five Millions of Francs—One Million Sterling, . . In 250,000 Shares.of•loo ftanes;.or 4/..each. Ia Two Series:—The First, 200 ,0010.0e,ies (800,0001.) Th 6 Second, 50,000 The First Series only will be .issued at present. SERA:ITS or 'rim Comra.Nr-,Macnanmr4:-Carteret, Willing, • , and Co. MANAGERS RI L O NDON, Messrs. 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Egyptian lItP, Piccadilly. 2'RIUMPII Al, ENTRY OF THE FRI CRIMEAN HERORS IN7 0 PARIS, Seventh Ago —sans tooth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing." MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW STORY. Xow Ready, at all the Libraries, In 1 vol., 10s. 6d., bound, R A.O 'll E L G R A Y. By JULIA KAVANAGH. Sudden Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to the BRIGHT REALMS OF PERPETUAL SUMMER. Double Pantomimic Transmogrification. The Two Harlequins ... Signor Verroni and Herr Furth. The Two Columbines Mme.,Boleno and Marie Charles. . The Two Pantaloons Messrs. Tanner and Deulin Johnson. The Two Sprites The Brothers Elliott. The Two Clowns ... Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews. A SCENE OF INTEREST—TWO TO ONE—Boleno. Buttered Peas—Cheese it—Taking the Pledge—Pop't up— pop't in, and pop't out—Equal Division—Principal and In terest —How to evade the Act—Betting versus Cigars— " What's the odds so long as you're happy ?"—The Right Tip —How to raise the Wind—The Odds to tho Hod—List, oh, list !—Wrong to-back-her, and no Returns—Settling . Day, a regular Settler—Gone for the Leger , —ln for the' Oaks-,A Bankrupt's Stock, and a Case of Bale s concluding with a regular. Smash. ' , , A SCENE, OF INDUSTRY. r --Boleno. _ ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Prin .Ipal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt.—Doors open at 8. Admission One Shilling. Laurent's new Varsoviana every night. " Miss KaTanagh has surpassed herself in this tale. We prefer it to her ' Nathalle' and .deline,' clever and a tractive as they are. The story of Rachel Gray' is most pathetic and affecting, written with judgment and taste faultless and mature."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colbarn. ppll isai 5. in i the sr qr THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE ME PHISTOPILES, HELIGOLAND. MR. GORDON CUMMING has tho honour to announce that TWO NEW - PICTURES were added to his AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT on the 26th. The subjects will be, Ist, The Hunter's Troop of Sixteen Horses attacked by Five Lions, painted by Harrison Weir ; 2d, A View of the River Limpopo, with large Herd of Hippopotami, by Richard Leitch.-232, Piccadilly. Magic Somersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman - The Dragon A, la diable - The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustablo , Unstopper able, Go-a-head Bottle—" 1001. Reward, who'll Shoot a Clown ?"—The Blunderbuss of Botheration—Bursting of the Wizard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre sented— Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins —The way to Crush the Crushers. THE NEW CASTLE 'OP - BALMORAL . INTERESTING PRESENT. 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Rusticity in the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities— Highland Reel, introducing a grabd Flexmorean Medley—The Portfolio of Inexhaus'ibility and' linivrsality—The Incaptur able _Harlequin—Very " fowl" ,preedings—The Seductive Sedan-chair—Strange Birds in a Cage. WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CHRONOMETI CAL-VILLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON NETVILLE BELLHANGERS! . ESTABLISHMENT S BELLEVILLE. Hurst and Macke% Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. A sweet Place:-TloneSty the best Policy-Honey and Whacks (Vas)-Rising Stops and Steps Rising-Catching: Bees all a Beehoves you to Beehave when, sii attack a Bee hive-Swarming and Warming-Enlarged Heads upon a New hinciplp-Demestic Bees-Long NeeditA-LRoyal Summons -Arrival of Queen Bee and Suite-=Gland :Charge-Tableau: SCENE - OF :EXCITEMENT-4, -gN.HIBITION=A CAFE B,EStEOW4-13,01en0. , • The Meeting of All Nations -maggti 'ekc'ete ernisa tion-Cordiality oP , the Allies" Ail' the World's'a• Stage I" -ArriVal of tl%e World h'is Wife, ancPthe , 'Whole of his Family, commeneing , lrith theirAklest Daughter, the " Fa shionable World ;" followed..bkibv SpoOWorld ;" the " Dramatic World ;" the " World:upside down.;" the "Wide World;" the " - Wicked . wimat.r and the "'World in Arms." Lodgings at a Prereitith-Not a . sbed to be had-" My iodgin is on the cold (coal) Ground"-Clown and Pantaloon go Down to Bed-" A Sweet. Good Night to all." ' .• . A SCENE OF CONFUSION (LALD IN 13EDS)) "To bed, tolbed"--"Tis when to Sloe „the AV„piji . Leiires" "T - - -,,i,This:NlAVAtirt,,ithicb. naafi Three ni abed-Z:-Krifight Concert, 'WhiCh dis-concerts the Lodgers-" We won't go tome till morniug"-Putting them on the Shelf-Natives and a Settler-The War Whoop, the War Dance, and a Warming-pan Accompaniment-Fire ! Fire! Fire !-The House in an Uproar - Speedy Exit of some of the Lodgers, which finishes with " Confusion worse con founded." PEOPLE'S EDITION. ALISON'S NISTORY OF EUROPE. This day is published. The Twelfth and Concluding 'rola ne of this Edition. Price 4s. in cloth. 2. An• Indot Volume. Price 3s. In cloth. 3. Atlas to the above Work. 109 Plates. 4t0., cloth, price 11 1 is. 661. LOAN. —The NEW RIVER COMPANY are prepared to receive TENDERS fbr SUMS of MONEY (raised under the provisions and requirements of (heir Acts of 1852 and 1854) on Bonds of not less than SQO/., for three, Ave, or seven years, at 4% per oent. interest, payable half-yearly. • Further information may be ohtained, if required, of the under signed, at the New River Office, New River Head, Clerkenwell, be tween the hours of Ten and Four, to whom Tenders are to be addressed for the Directors. it to Loins )ved Home from Scotland—Cab Fares and Mayne Force-Thee Movements of the Age—What's o'clock—" The Clock strikes, two"—How to Ring a Belle—Up:time:la Courtship—Who's your Hatter 7—Early Closing Association—" Love ,LaUghs at Locksmiths"—La Varseviana—The Strike of Belles against Time. William Blackwood and Pons, Edinburgh and London. COMPAGNIE GENER ALE des -OMNIBUS do LONDRES. No Application for Shares can be received later than To morrow, Saturday, the 29th inst. Company's Offices,' 47, Old Broad-street. BLACKWOOD's MAGAZINE For JANUARY, 185 i. No. CCCCLXXXIII. Price 2s. 6d. By order. FRED. INGLIS, Clerk. New River Office, Nov. 30, 1855. to to 82 ;o 71 Grand Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexmerini. HIGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE. Apartments to Let. - CONTENTS. The Gold-Screw, and its Consequences. . The Newßeace Party—A Dialogue. • A Military Adventure in the Pyrenees.—Part I. •Lancashite Strikes. The Intl of Court, and the Bar of Engle.nd. Wet Dr 44 at Brya Cefn. Drinkh .ant Smoking. 09.4hg, Ito of the Dritiah Army. • • - W and eons, Edinburgh and London. AP 70 A Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta bleaux—Punch's Pocket Book—Patent Perambulators—Ast ley's Equestrian Feats—Policemen and Cooks—Monsieur Tierce—All-round Collars and Punch's Coats—The quickest way to the Coal-cellar—Spirit Rapping Extraordinary. ' . Spirit of the Public Journals. U ; _ . t 4: 1 :--- - - HAIR•DRESSER'S, cram% -- prßun w - Ait*E„ -AIND ,c,;z4 - : VENDER. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CXCIX. ADVERTISEMENTS and BILLS intended for insertion are re quested to be torvrarded to the Publishers on or before Thursday, January 1, 1856. London : Longman, and Co., 39, Paternosterrovr. s, THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Lessee for the Christmas Pantomime, Mr. J. H. ANDERSON. , THE WIZARD'S PANTOMIME. "TO-NIGHT an iniproved and more extensive and more elf ective , arlalighdent Of*A - GIC and-MYSTERY 14 , Professor • 'ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of - the North, as recently given by him at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, 112 consecutive • representations, and before an aggregate audience of 300,309 persons. To conclude with the Grand, National, Historical, and Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so long in Prepara tion, and on the Production of which so large an expense has been incurred, of YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or, HARLEQUIN ROOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ; Being a LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS. " It was a marvellous sweete and goodlye sight to see those two Princes, in the flowere of their age, in the height of their otrengthe and in the dignitie of then manlye beautye, com manding two great Nations, that hade been so long rivals and enemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and destroye, meet in that peaceful walleye, and embrace like brothers, in the sighte of the choice nobilitie of either land." —The Chroniclers. The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr. A. Harris, with the same attention to Scenery , Costumes, and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Ri goletto," "II Trovatore," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the various Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super intendence of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, and numerous Assistants. The-Opening written by Mr. George Anfiustus Sala. The Mus!c composed by Mr. Loder (who has obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being produced at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental Dances arranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett. The Comic Tricks invented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and Mr. William Dorrington. The New Spectacular Designs by M. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi nery by Mr. H. Sloman and numerous Assistants. The Ori ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by Mr. Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James, assisted by Mr. Beauchamp. Tho Gestlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers, assisted by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by Mr. Hogg. The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist, Mr. Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick ards, of Brydges-street Covent-garden. The Novel Gas Arrangements by Mr. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole Production being under the Immediate Superintendence of Mr. A. HARRIS. Scene I. THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICITS IN SUBTERRANEAN 13 SSIA. Gnomes—Britanuicus (a fine old English Gnome), one of the olden time, bearing a close resemblance to the " Old Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un adulterated British Spirit, strongly opposed to anything in the shape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and great in his be lief in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville. Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey, Hicks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page, Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford, Stewart, Ranoe, and Clare. Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus ton, Mr. Samuels ; Candescentington, Mr. A. Smith ; Match well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red blazes, Mr. Voller ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight, Mr. Jaffer ; Blazoton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ; `Flemington, Mr. Paxman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater vomit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso ; Mr. Blockey; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt. Scene 11. THE LAND'S END, CORN WALL, WITH THE CAR OF 'THE DRAGONS. Good Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con ducive to the very reverse of contempt. The prettiest page in the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss Harriet Gordon. Diorama—No. 1. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'6 ARRIVAL IN LONDON, And his Enthusiastic Reception. Diorama—No. 2. QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S TOMB, In the Hotel des Inralides at Paris. " And o'er that shrine the last Remembrance quench Of Malice %wild the English and the French !" Scene 111. THE DECK OF " THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR• DECKER, 128 Guns (the first English Man•of-War). The vessel lying alcngside the Quay at Dover, with THE EMBARKATION OF HENRY THE EIGHTH. Henry the Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residing some time ago at No. 1, Wt-stminster, whose idea was that it is impossible to have too much of a good thing, or a good king. A good wife being a good thing, he thought that the more wives he had the better. Himself being a good king, he decided that he could not make too much of himself, and he is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person of his faithful representative)—Mr. H3rry Pear son. Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry VIII.)--Master Sloman. The 4ueeii"of Englaid—Mr. Jones. Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen—Mesdlles. nosey, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily. Cardinal Welsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed to " swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere —Mr. P. Q. Villiers. Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear —will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, and whose maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives " —Mr. D. Stewart. Crew—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver ' • Jack Halyards, Mr. Up ham ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington ; Bob Holystone, Mr. Ledyanl ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Docks, Mr. Woodfield; Ted Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope, Mr. Henry; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry; Peter Stanchion, Mr. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ; Hal Hammock, Mr. Harvey; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth, Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt line, Mr. Payne. Diorama—No. 3. VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM at SEA. Scene IV. THE INTERIOR OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I. Between Guisnes and Ardennes. Francis I.—(Next door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry VIII., No. 1., Westminster, but who himself "didn't quite live in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other side of the water.") A monarch of the same age as Henry, and nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.) of the original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a complete state on the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with a hooked nose (who, in consequence, always looks sharp)— Mr. W. Shalders. Pages.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair, Webber, Gaveston, E. Gaveston, Prince, &c., &c. Le Sire de Firmboisy.—(Lord Grand Chamberlain to the French King)—Mr. H. Caries. Queen of France.—Mr. Gough. Maids of the Bed-Chamber of the French Queen.—Mesdles. Drapblanc, Contrepoint, Rideaufin, Oreillerine. Scene V. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Introducing a Grand Pas de Rosiere, by Miss Emma Horne. Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ramie, Kendall, Martinez, Rose, A r li n gton, Losh, Gregory, Turtle , Ford , Stewart : Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood ward, and Tressider. English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Robe. Suffolk, Mr. Ab scion, Buckingham, Mr. Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cum berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr. James. Sussex, Mr. Thomas. French Courtiers.—Chateau Margeaux, Mr. Thompson. Chateaux Lafitte, Mr. Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul lien, Mr. Charles. St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds. Bourgoyne, Mr. Waters. De Chablis, Mr. Tower. Do Champagne, Mr. Scott. GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of GOLD. (After Holbien's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.) Scene VI. GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU, Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs. Four Fine Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their Clogs. Scene VII. THE OUTSIDE OF BLONDETTE'S FARM. Blondette (a village Rosiere so purely innocent, that she sees no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them being kings)—Miss Emma Home. Cocinelicot—a rustic youth, w h ose name being translated • vide " Spier's Dictio n a r y") signifies "Poppy." Hey never tueless, the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide awake. (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does not happen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly" —Mr. C. Brown. Scene VIII. The Abode of the Fairy Queen in THE GOLDEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR. (By Mr. Wm. Beverley.) Ile Fairy Queen General Transformation. Harlequin Mr. C. BROWN. Pantaloon W. A. BARNES. (The Transatlantic Pantomimist.) Columbine .1 s Clown The GREAT FLEXMORE. ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW, REDLEAD-SQU'AME. ' A WWI of Alo sad s St9m/Ach•4chv Or id. Winint &Ole! The Purifying of Old Father Thames—The Invasion of London—The Russians set the Thames on fire—Foreign Fruits and British Stuffs—Odd Importation of Bear's Grease—Sar dinians and Zouaves—The Illustrated London News—The Humours of Good Humour. THB APOTHEOSIS OF YE BELLE ALLIANCE, Designed by M. Guerin. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Mourners at One Altar—Victors on One Throne. The Coro nation with the Coronals of Valour by the Genius of Victory. MORNING PERFORMANCE, on Dec. 20, at Two o'clock. Treasurer, Mr. Hingeton, to whom the Superintendence of the Auditorium has been entrusted. The Box-office is now open,- under the direction of Mr. O'Reilly. Private Boxes (which may also be taken at the prin cipal Libraries), 31. 35., 21. 25.,11. ls., and 12s. Grand Bal cony, 4s. Upper Boxes, 2s. 6d. Amphitheatre Stalls, 2s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, ls. Half-price at Nine o'clock. Balcony, 35.; Upper Boxes is. 6d. Pit, ls.; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROBBY. The Box office open daily, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. The REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow :—Pri vats boxes, to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. (Es. for each person extra) ; on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage boxes, 2/. 25.; galleries, 6d. and ls. ; pit, 2s. ; upper boxes, Is. 6d. ; first circle, 2s. 6d.; dress circle, 3s. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. Mr. Charles Mathews in Two PiCCOEI. On FRIDAY, Dec. 28th; and Saturday, 29th, LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Principal character by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by (third time at this theatre) TRYING IT ON, in which Mr. Charles Mathews and Miss M. Oliver will ap pear. _ _ After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original Inductive, Instructive, Anti-Hypochondriacal, Periodical, Episodical, Magical, ragical, Logical, Chronological, Gra phical, Chorographical, Philosophical, Cryptographical, Parabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mimical, Academical, Mechanical, Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Harmo nical, Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime rical, Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical, Musical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsical, Fantastic, and Side Shakespearean new GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, Which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex tensive and Unrivalled resources of this esta'ollshment, and which will now appear under the additional, traditional, and peculiarly suggestive title of HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsense and the Seven Ages of Man. The Sepnery entirely New, painted by and under the super intendeuee of Mr. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. James, Wilson, Gompertz, and numerous assistants. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro perties,,Dgcorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, and others. The Tricks by Messrs. Roe and assistants. The Choregraphic Arrangements under the direction of Madame Louise. The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn, Artist in Panto mimic Physiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator of Elves, Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Land. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The Comic Scones by Harry Boleno, Glindon, and E. L. Blanchard. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening in vented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Harle quin Hudibras," " King Humming-top," " Jack and Jill," &c. ; and the whole arranged and produced under the super intendence of Mr. Robert Roxby. First of the Seven Ages--" The Infant." HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES, In the dominions of King Nonsense. Heroes of Nursery Literature. Jack Sprat, Mr. Eatnofat ' • Simple Simon, Mr. Tom Noddy ; Little Jack Horner, Master Plummy • Little Bo Peep, Miss Fortywinks ; Little Tommy Tucker, Master Singsong ; Humpty Dumpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Master Blowhorn ; Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ; The Cat and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-cat Portrait), by a distinguished Player ; King Nonsense (the Ruler of a great many Lines), Mr. Glindon ; Spirit of Common Sense (on an occasional visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle, Little Toddlekins ; Routine and Redtape (banished to Noodledom), Messrs. Musty and Rusty ; Old Friends and New Faces— " They have their Exits and their Entrances." Second Age—" The School Boy." " Then the whining school-boy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school." VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL, with distant view of the Village Church and surrounding country. —Early Morning. Young Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni ; Hobbedyhoy (his schoolfellow—afterwards Clown) Harry Bo leno ; Dr. Birch (the Village Schoolmaster—afterwards Pan taloon), Mr. G. Tanner; His Pupils, Masters Fagg, Bragg, Wagg, Nagg, fig, Magg, Stagg, and Tagg ; Rosa (Ward to " The Justice," and afterwards Columbine), Madame Bolen° ; Miss Starch, Governess at " Mrs. Howdydo's Establishment for Young Ladies," in the Village of Pre ttywell-cum-Thankye). Miss Buckram ; Her Pupils—Misses Prattle, Rattle, Giggle, Sniggle, Goggle, Joggle, Fangle, Dangle, Sidle, Ogle, Romp, Flirt, Slypuss, and Simperwell ; Hobson (the Village Carrier), Mr. Packer ; Bun-woman, Mrs. Goody. Sums summed up somehow—School Forms and Ceremonies, Lessons not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England—The Plnm Cake and the Seedy Schoolmaster—Working the Oracle and Playing the Truant—How Young Hopeful wants to catch a Fish, and how Hobbedyhoy contrives to hook it—How the Schoolmaster tries the rod, and how well somebody catches it—How Young Hopeful blows his own trumpet, and the Young Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too —a Game at Cricket and Dr. Birch bowled out. Third Age— " The Lover." " Then the Lover, Sighing like furnace with woful ballad Made to his Mistress's eyebrow." BLACKSMITH'S FORGE AND ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunset). Hebb and Nobb (the Village Blacksmiths), Messrs. Batter and Clatter ; afterwards Sprites, The Brothers Elliot ; Doublestout (Mine Host of the " Leather Bottle), Mr. Arfa nar f ; Cuminsir (Head Waiter), Mr. Readytongue ; Yeseer and Noser (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut and Run ; Cook, Mr. Bastewell ; Boots, Mr. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Miss Bobaday ; Seri cant Kite (a Recruiting Officer—afterwards Pantaloon), Deulin Johnson ; " The Justice" (ono of the " Great Un paid"—afterwards Clown), Tom Matthews ; Flipper and Flunkey (his Footman) Messrs. Cringe and Crawley ; Re cruits, Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumm, Gabble, and Grinaway ; Fifer, Mr. Tootle ; Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow ; Clodhopper and Chawbacon (Agricultural Labourers), Messrs. Bumpkin and Joskyn. The sparks from the anvil amorous and hammer-us—The Iron struck whilst it is hot—The Lover's Sonnet—The Jus tice's tongue and course of True Love—neither running smoth—" List, list, oh, list l"—which he does—The conse quences thereof, and how Serjeant Kite, being the Author of a great Military Work, gets a good Review. Fourth Age—" The Soldier." " Then a Soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honoar, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the butble reputation, even in the cannon's mouth." OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening). The Trysting nee and the Lover's Reverie—" Oh, there's nothing hall so sweet in life as Love's young dream." Dream on, good youth, and show the world awake, The wondrots change that only love can make." The Spirit of Love, Miss Wadham—Cupid (her Messenger), Master Mischief, Hope, Joy, Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture, Romance, dic., bf Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L. Honey, &c. Rapid, Mechanical, and Marvellous Scenic Metamorphosis, revealing THE ABODE OF LOVE. Illumined by the llectrie Light of One Hundred Bright Eyes. Grand Ballet dAmour —Principal Dancer, Miss Rosina Wright, assisted b; Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &c. Fith Age—" The Justice." " And then the Justice, In fair romd belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he glays his part." JUSTICE HALL IN THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, TWILIGHT. Farmer Whackstraw, Mr. Grumblewell ; Constable, Mr. H ar d a tafe; Villagers, Messrs, Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver, Tremble, Delve, &c. A memorable Sentence and a recent Period put to it —The Country Squire and the Effects of a great Cause—Hove the Justice loses his Heir, and how the Fugitives become bawlel after. Sixth Age The Lean - and Kippered Pantaloon." The Pained Cottage of CM 107 NV inter—Firelight. Old Age THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital, Two Millions. Established In 1835. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. Offices : 37, Castle-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry, London; and 61, King-street, Manchester. TRUSTEES. Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, Bart. Adam Hodgson. Esq. I Samuel Henry Thompson, Esq. DIRECTORS IN LIVERPOOL. CHAIRMAN—T[IOW AS BROCK.I.EBANK , Esq. DEPUTT-CHAIRMEN —Joseph C. Ewart, Esq., and Francis Haywood, Esq. Secretary—Swlnton.Boult, Esq. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. Chairman —MATTHEW FORSTER, Esq. Deputy-Chairman —George Frederick Young. Esq. Resident Secretary—Benjamin Henderson, Esq. DIRECTORS IN MANCHESTER. Chairman —SAMUEL ASLITOc, E8(1. E. R. Lanworthy, Esq. James Aspinsll Turner, Esq. Edward Tootal, Esq. I Thomas Wrigley, Esq. Resident Secretary—R. A. Kennedy, Esq.. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Premiums received in 1853 were 113,612/. ; and in 1854, 146 0961. Insurances may- he effected in this department on terms as low as those of meet other Companies. Farming Stock Insured at 3s. per cent., free from the conditions of average, and allowing a Steam Thrashing Machine.. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Premiums received on New Business were, in 1853, 6,9131 ; and in 1851, 10,9671. Annuities Immediate and Deferred. Bonuses guaranteed when the Policy is issued. No Stamp Duty charged. Prospectuses and further information may be obtained at the Offices of the Company, or from any of the agents. Persons whose Fire Policies with this Company expire on the 25th instant are respectfully reminded that receipts for the renewal of the same will be found at the Head Offices in Liverpool, London, and Manchester, and in the hands of the Agents. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. GUARDIAN FI ASSURANCE No. 11, Lombard• Esq., Chairman. 'S, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. James Titlloch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. ITORS. A. W. Roberts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Rae,. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary, 'Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. RE AND LIFE COMPANY, -street, London. TORS. DIREC' FRANCIS HART DYKE, HENRY HULSE BERENI John Dixon, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. T. Hankey, Esq., M.P. John Harvey, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. John Loch, Esq. AUDI LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par- liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participatidn of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company. the total reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,0004 At Christmas last the Assurances in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more than 200,000/. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United States of America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LlVES.—Persons who aro not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for Policy Stamps. Notice is hereby given, That Fire Polici es which expire at Christ mAs must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. Sams, No. I, St. James's. street, corner of Pall-mall; or with the Company's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admittei by this Company. STAR PACKETS f rom th e TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND, 9, 2. BRUNSWICK WHARF. BLACKWILL, on the arrival of the following Trains from Fenehurch-street.loU, 314, weather permit . The Packets will call at the Rosherville. Greenhithe, Purtieet and North Woolwich Piers. To or from Gravesend and 10d. .. ls. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. W. Erith and London.• • • • • sd. os. 10d , Erith and Blackwell or W001wich...... sd, Os, Bd. between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers., Os. , Bd. Octobet 23, 1835, THE WEST END AND THE CITY. Scott's Tavern, Haymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate hill—Measures and men—Hits and Skits at Everything and Everything—lnns and Outs— Shoe-black Brigade—A Polished Gentleman—Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking- Bottle —Howlett's Hair Dye—A Dyer's Material—A Dire Art for Falsehood framed— Coloured Imitations—The Sydenham Trousers—Height of Fashion—Genuine Malt and Hops—All sopp's Pale Ale—The East and the West—Scott's Lot, and a Race for Public Favour. NUMBER ONE, LONDON. A Visit to Dakin's Tea Establishment, St. Paul's—" In to spes est"—Bohemians and Teetotallers—Great Drawing Mate rials —TheMagic Chest and the Enchanted Teapot—Clown gets Tea in it, and Pantaloon gets into Hot Water in conse quence—Omnibus Companies on the Old System and the Now System, and the System that don't assist 'em—Strong Opposi tion, and final discovery of the " Right Men in their Right Places"—Whack, bang, flip-flap, hey, presto, and Change to " LAST SCENE OF ALL that ends this strange eventful History." Doors open at Half-past Six, and commence at &Ten. ESTABLISHED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. MAJOR-GENERAL ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, at tke Lowest possible rates consistent with security to the assured. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully proteCted from all risk by an ample gnarantco fund, in addition to the accuhinlated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid oy the (Mice. ProspectuseS may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CIIARLES HENRY LI DDERDALE, Actuary. EffI'APILEIRED 1803. GLOBE INSURANCE, CORNHILL AND PALL-MALL—LONDON. JAMES W. FRE iIIFIELD, Esq , M.P., F.R.S., Chairman. Fowler Newsam, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P., Treasurer. Full security to parties Assured by means of a Capital of ONE MILLION STERLING, for the last fifty years all paid-up and In vested. Premiums particularly favourable to the younger and middle periods of Life. Two-thirds of Profits as Bonus. Life Tables according to various plans, to suit the special circum stances of Insurers. No CHARGE FOB STAMPS ON LIFE POLICIES. Fire Insurance-Bsuposals-entertained to any amount. Liberality and promptitude in the settlement of claims. Prospectuses, with fill Tables and Details and Forms, msy be had at the Company's Offices, or of the Agents. WILLIAM NEWMARCH, Secretary. N.lL—Life Insurance Premiums ate allowed as deductions in In come Tax Returns. TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS and 11 Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY grant Policies of Insurance against EVERY DESCRIP TION of ACCIDENT, whether occurring whilst travelling or other wise. CAPITAL, 250,0001. TRUSTEES. The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwllliam, K.G. Matthew Marshall, Esq. (Bank of England).4 William Sinee, Esq. (Bank of England). Sir Charles Fox. EXAMPLE OF RATES. Annual Premium. I Sum at Death. I Weekly Allowageo. £2 0 0 £l,OOO .£5 0 0 £5OO 1 £3 0 0 XI 5 0 I Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, &c., may be obtained at the Chief Offices, 42 and 43, Poultry, London, between 10 and 4 o'clock. FRANCIS COBHAM, Registrar. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the cause, Edwin Willoughby and other, agahist James Sanders and another ' the creditors of WILLIAM SORRELL, and also the cre dit ors of HARRIET ANN HARRISON SORRELL, are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 21st day of January, 1856, to come in and prove their debts or claim., at the Chambers of the Vice -Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersb.y, No. 3, Stone buildings, Midcl'esex ; or, in default thereof, they wal be peremptorily excluded l'rom the benefit of the said Decree. Friday, the 25th day of January, 1856, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudi cating upon the Claims. The anove-named William Sorrell was a schoolmaster, and resided in Mars - i street, Walthamstow, in the county of Essex, where he carri,d On a school, and die i in the month of October, 1815, and after his death his widow, the s. , id Harriet Ann Harrison Sorrell con tinued to carry on such school until the time of her death, which happened in the month of June, 1846. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. Further information may he obtained of Mr. Hughes, No. ►C, Chapel-street, Bedford-row, London, plaintiff's solicitor. THE NEW STORY OF DOMESTIC LIFE. Now Ready at all the Libraries, in 3 Vols. G UARDIANS AND WARDS ; or, Simplicity and Fascination. By Miss BEALE. "As pleasant a novel as one would wish to read on a winter's day. It is a well-drawn picture of English domestic life."—Athmteum. "One of the cleverest, if not the cleverest, novel that has been published for years past. It reminds us more of Miss Austen's tales than anything we have seen of late."—Daily News. London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Just published, Fourth Edition, price 6 5 ., BERTINCEIAMP'S NATIONAL FRENCH GRAMMAR, with a Manual of Commercial Forms. London : Whittaker and Co. NEW SERIAL WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS. On the 31st of December will be Published, to be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts, Price One Shilling each, Part IL of 1 ITTLED O R R I T. By CHARLES DICKENS. With Illustrations by HARLOT K. BRowNE. Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-Street. Published, No. 1., prices Is., of TEE POPULAR HISTORY OF ENGLAND : On the Ist of January ; 18 5 6, wll An ILLUSTRATED HISTORY Of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to our own Times p . 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THE SECRET INFIRIIdITIEi OF YOUTii AND MATURITY . last published, price as., illustrated with c*oes; free by post for 2G _ . stamps, ERVOUS DEBILITY; LI Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more uccesstul mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative - - system, obtained by the use: of the Microscope in detecting and listinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of wary variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, accsmes, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded m twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, sTervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcoa, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pro :nittonary hints on the evils emanating from empirical prcctice, and on the dsngerous remedies advocated by various writers on those important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MFRT M.D. 87, BEDFORD-SQUA IE, LONDON,. 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It is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are r ir:nciples of personal management which cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-Indulgence, how these permit:es may be mitigated, hew tho sting of their bitterness may be removed, end how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a ours. rho Anther has for a scriee of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately been too generally confided U. the care of ignorant empiric.% who inflict great Injury on those who are induced to place faith In their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY May be had price 28, of Messrs. Sher wood and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; fitannay, 63, Oxford-street ; }Dime, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by post for 26 stumps to any address from the Anther's residence, 37, Bed ford-square. . - At home for consultation.clailylfrom/cleven tW_two, ind from *is till eight. ( Fran& the Times of this day.) The fall of Kars has bad, at any rate, this good result,—that it has at last drawn public attention ta the , theatre of those operations to, which it hail succumbed, and taught us the importance attached by a vigilant and skilful enemy, thoroughly ac quainted both with the ground and the people, to a remote position, with which the British public has scarcely cared to make itself acquainted. No body can doubt the vast importance attached by the Czar to the preservation of Sebastopol and of the fleet which sleeps beneath the waters of its har bour. The unceasing exertions and dreadful sacri fices of Russia attest it only too well. To save the place was the point of honour of the empire—the one object, compared with which all others seemed puny and insignificant. Yet, even in this crisis of his destiny, the Emperor of Russia could despatch probably his best General and an army whose bravery is only too well attested by its enormous and almost incredible losses on the 29th of Septem ber, not to defend his own frontier, but make a hostile inroad into the Turkish territory, and to possess himself of a city situated in a mountainous region and exposed to an inclement climate. So eager was Mouravieff for the prize, and so deter mined to win at all costs, that so soon as he heard of the fall of Sebastopol, attributing to the allied Generals a degree of foresight and activity which they were very far indeed from possessing, he deemed it necessary to anticipate, at whatever cost, the expedition they were sure to make, and so sustained a repulse which cost him a third of his army. Had he known the easy and comfortable tactics of the allies he might have saved his men, and taken the city just as well ; but it would be ungracious to blame an enemy for thinking better of us than we deserve. What now presses for consideration is whether we are tamely to sit down with this loss ; whether that which the Russian General has gained through our negligence he is to be allowed to keep through our supineness and want of enterprise. If we are not to have peace we must seek out some vulner able point in which we may strike Russia between the joints of her armour,—some place in which a victory may give us something more than a barren 'triumph, and draw after it other results than inter minable catalogues of killed and wounded. Whiles Sebastopol was untaken we considered it so indis putably the first object of the war that we were well satisfied to sacrifice everything else to its at tainment. The struggle was so gigantic, our in terests and. our honour were so obviously at stake, that no success, however groat, could compensate us for any delay or any failure there. But, Sebas topol once taken, a campaign in the Crimea has no other object than the capture or destruction of the Russian troops encamped within the penin sula. The Crimea itself, except as a battle-ground, is utterly worthless, and wo are only justified in remaining there on the supposition that there we can inflict more serious wounds on. Russia _ than elsewhere. -- Whether this be so or not we cannot judge. Unless the coming campaign is to open with a spirit and a brilliancy very different from the close of its predecessor, 200,000 men could not be more entirely thrown away than in occupying the plateau between Kamiesh and Balaklava. Of this, at any rate, we may feel confident—that an expeditionary army can well be spared to-coperate with Omer Pasha in the Transcaucasian provinces, and to redeem the fallen honour of the allies in the estimation of the semi-civilised Courts of Asia. We are making war as much against Russian pres tige as Russian power, and cannot afford to allow her, by easy Asiatic successes, to obliterate the effect of European defeats inflicted upon her at so tremendous a cost. We know not what other fisld is left for our enterprise. To march into the deso late interior would be to follow the steps of Charles XII. and Sweden to certain destruction. The capture of Nicolaieff may hardly repay its cost while we hold the -narrow pas-age through which alone the ships built at its dockyards can find their way into the sea ; but in the rich and beau tiful valley that lies between the opposing ranges of the Caucasus and Ararat, with its glittering streams, its emerald meadows, its waving beech woods, its snow-capped mountains, we have a land peculiarly adapted for the operations of an Euro pean force. In the north towards the Kouban are Mussulman tribes who, it is supposed, would fly to arms if a Turkish division were sent among them, and the banks of the Phasis and the Cyrus are inhabited by races who would gladly welcome and heartily sup port a Christian deliverer. To cut off the garrison of Kars from all communication with Russia, to close the passes of the Caucasus, to scale the ascent which leads to the tableland of Georgia, to drive the Russians before us through Teflis to the very shores of the Caspian Sea, are enterprises the re sults of which would be enormous, but the difficulty of which would be by no means so great as those over which we have already triumphed. Resting on our fleet and a friendly population as a secure basis of operations, it would be easy for the allies to wrest from the hands of the Russians the com mand of the Caspian Sea, and to restore to Persia that of which Russia has deprived her—the right of navigating what must in all fairness be considered her waters. Either we must be prepared to enter on some such enterprise as this, or to leave the Emperor in possession of his present conquests, and in a condition to push them further so soon as lie shall be relieved from the vast concentration of his forces which the contest for the possession of Sebas topol had rendered necessary. The affairs of Asia cannot be left as they aro ; there, and there alone, Russia is still able to assume the offensive, and will infallibly attain more, unless we take away from her that which she now has. Lot it not be supposed that in suggesting a cam paign in the Transcaucasian provinces we are actuated by any desire meanly and selfishly to employ the rower of France to carry out merely English objects ; we repeat what we have so often said—that we have no fear whatever from Russia for our Indian empire. Nothing that she has done in this war raises our opinion of her as an aggressive Power, and in India she would be en-1 couutered by a combination of obstacles far more formidable than any which she has hitherto been called upon to surmount. We have no wish to in volve ourselves in the maze of Central Asian in trigues. We have no wish for any increase of territory to the north of the Himalayas. All our objects would be strictly common to us with our ally. We wish to strike Russia in the most vul nerable point. We wish to oppose to her future aggression the rugged barrier of the Caucasus and the still more rugged valour of its tribes. We wish to prevent her from practising upon Persia those arts and those menaces which so nearly suc ceeded against Turkey. We are no more disposed to tolerate her presence at Teheran than at Con. stantinople or Harnmerfest. We would not allow Russia to turn the left flank of Turkey by the Balkan—we must not perm it her to turn the right , which now li es open t o her by way of the valleys of the Tigris and the Euphrates. We have stopped her external commerce ; it is time we applied a tourniquet to her main artery,—the vast flood of the Volga. These things must be done, not in the interest of England alone, but in that of the world. A solid peace can only be founded on the conviction of the power of the Allies, and that conviction will then be most surely produced when we employ our strength at those points, not where our enemy is most, but where he is least, prepared to receive us. The Phicre de la Manche announces that 30,000 or 40,000 men will probably ba encamped this winter i❑ the neighbourhood of Cherbourg for the purpose of being embarked next spring for the Russian Baltic pro vinces. The establishment of another camp of 20,000 men, near Brest, is aka talked of. ( From the Constitutionnel.) " The annals of the empire up to 1815 record several triumphal entries into Pariamade by bodies of troops after a great victory, a glorious peace, or in a solemn crisis. One of the most remarkable was that which took place on the 14th July, 1800. The Consular Guard, still covered with the glorious dust of the plain of Marengo, then marched to the Champ do Mars. It sot out on its march for France the very day after the battle, in • order to arrive at the rendezvous which Napoleon gave it at Paris. It deposited at the Invalides the flags con quered from the enemy, and proudly displayed its own, all blackened with gunpowder. Its share in the battle may be remornbered. Though a small corps of only 800 men, it supported alone, for several hours, the reiterated efforts of all the Aus trian cavalry. When Napoleon, on leaving the Invalides, proceeded, attended by a numerous staff, to the Champ de Mars, the crowd filled the air with cheers, and rushed from all sides towards the heroes of Marengo, to see them close ; and then, intoxicated with joy, after the review it ac companied the general to the Tuileries. An in terval of several years elapsed, and again the inha bitants of Paris greeted with acclamations the entrance into the capital of some of the invincible bands which had inscribed on the page of history the names of Austerlitz, Jena, and Friedland. This fete, which was exclusively of a military cha racter, was more magnificent than that of the 14th July. The army brought, so to speak, in the folds of its _ flag the. peace of Tilsit, and. the glory of the meet ant the Fonperor , ever obtained. The municipal body went to meet the regiments, and triumphal arches were raised on the road by which they came in. The Imperial Guard, in full uniform, opened the march, and on arriving at the barrier, where there was a compact crowd, who greeted it with acclamations, the prefect haran gued it Heroes of Jena, Eylau, and Friedland, conquerors of peace,' said he ' we return you thanks ! It is for the country you have conquered, and the country will eternally remember your triumphs. Your names will be handed down by it on bronze and marble to the most distant pos terity ; the recital of your exploits will inflame the courage of our last descendants ; and your ex ample, long after you shall have passed away, will protect the empire which you have so gloriously defended ! Let these laurels,' he added, ' wreathed into a crown by public gratitude, remain hence forth suspended from the eagles which float over your victorious heads ! The prefect in these words, referred to crowns of gold which the city of Paris had voted, and which were suspended to the eagles of the Imperial Guard. At this moment an orchestra, placed in the interior of a triumphal arch, executed the Chant du Retour,' composed by Mehul. The Guard then filed off in this order : —The fusiliers of the Guard, the foot chasseurs, the grenadiers, the light dragoons, the Mamelukes, the heavy dragoons, and the gendarmerie d'elite. All these corps were preceded by generals and by the commanding officers. The troops proceeded through an immense crowd to the Tuileries, by the Place du Carrousel. They passed through the palace to deposit their eagles, and then piled their arms in the garden ; after which they proceeded to the Champ de fars to partake of a banquet prepared at the expense of the municipality. Two days after this triumphal entry, the soldiers pro ceeded to the Senate, the President of which ad dressed to Marshal Besseres a speech, which ter minated thus :—'Representatives of the first army iu the world, receive through us for yourselves and for your brethren in arms the best wishes of a great and good people, whose love and admiration are a presage of those of posterity !' A grand fete was afterwards • given them in the garden of the Luxembourg. The reason why these honours Were paid principally to the Guard, though all the army contributed to the victories so celebrated, was, that, as it was impossible to admit all the army to fetes, it was deemed natural that they should be given to its elite. The Imperial Guard has always been as much loved as respected ; no corps, in fact, was ever more popular. And the reason is, that it never had anything in common with those special troops formerly maintained by Sovereigns, not to serve the country, but to exe cute their personal designs—to oppose, if necessary, the wishes of the people and the rest of the army. Tile Imperial Guard, on the contrary, has always been distinguished by ardent patriotism and by energetic devotedness to the French name—it has been as an elder brother in the military family. A third solemn entry was made by the Imperial Guard into Paris ; but we need not describe it, for it will remain eternally engravon in the memory of Frenchmen. It was ono of the grandest scenes in the Imperial epoch ; tradition will perpetuate it from age to age, and it will make the hearts of our descendants throb with the same force as the hearts of those who witnessed it. We said an entry into Paris, but what we ought to have said was an entrance into France—for what we refer to was the arrival of the battalion of the Isle of Elba, in March, 1815. The art of painting has preserved the souvenir of the prodigious march of 18 days across France, when ' the eagle flew from steeple to steeple to the towers of Notre Dame.'" The article, in conclusion, contains the following observations : " It must ho admitted that when the people of Paris greeted our soldiers with acclamations, on their entrance into the capita], after the great vic tories of the Empire, their joy was not unmixed. They felt that the vanquished monarchies would not pardon us their defeat, and that they were only awaiting the moment of vengeance. Our triumphs being gained at the expense of all nations, brought on us the enmity of all ; the incessant menace of their coalition weighed on us, and it was well known, that though prodigies of genius and bravery had dissipated such storms, prodigies could not be con stantly renewed. The least caprice of fortune might consequently wrest from us —as, in fact, it did— the fruit of so many exploits. At present we have not this fear. Engaged in a just war, the object of which is perfectly defined, we have for us the wishes of all Europe. Each of our victories is greeted with acclamations in the south and north with almost as much satisfaction as in France. The more the conflict is prolonged, the more foreign nations express sympathy in our favour ; and we may, therefore, regard the future with security." THE BOMBARDMENT OF SWEABORG. The following is a translation from the Sivenska Tidningen of a letter from Finland, dated Helsing fors November 1, 1855 : "With regard to your request for a detailed account of the affair at Sweaborg, it is now a little late for that. Three months have elapsed since that event, and the Sirenska Tidningen appears to estimate the losses pretty correctly. I bad, moreover, left the town during the occurrence itself, and when I returned I came too late for the sight. Bajsaniemi (Katarina-point) Park, which I visited the day atter my return, gave, nevertheless, an idea of all the confusion which must have prevailed during the bombardment. A little way from the great entrance gate one saw on both sides of the road furniture of every decription, lighted up by lanterns flashing through the trees. On approaching nearer a singular sight presented itself. Surrounded by their goods and chattles, a number of families had here fixed their habitations. Employes, Russian merchants, shoema kers, even a Lucifer-match maker with his stock-in-trade, were encamped peaceably alongside one another. C onversation, laughter, lamenta tions, and even the sounds of a pianoforte were to be heard indiscrinainately from among this society, all occu pied in their own pursuits. I sat down for a little while on a pail without an owner, and watched 'these groups. Near me was to b e seen the mother of a family drinking coffee out of a teapot by the light of a lantern which h u ng on the branch of a ne i g hbourin g tree, whileher hus band set a little way off, with his arms folded, on a heap of bedclothes. The family seemed to be completely calm and tranquil, and as far as one could judge by the effects that surrounded them, had not failed to save everything they reasonably could. On the other side of the park again, all the way from the Kajsaniemi (now bearing the sign of Caft Restaurant) up to the new bridge a re giment of Grenadiers was encamped. Sweaborg still stands where it was, though somewhat changed. The fine line-of-battle ship Rossia, which according to Count Sievers's report in the Allman?) e Tidningen, lost 103 men (somewhat in contradiction to a later statement made by the same paper, that the Russian lost (luring the whole bombardment only amounted to 60 men), and which was struck in the hull by 25 shells, is now again repaired as far as was possible. Acco r di ng to the testi mony of the officers, the brave defenders of Sweaborg did not for .one moment waver during the terrible bom bardment ; only once when the indispensable cellar be longing to the well-known brewer Linehrychon was blown up at the commencement of the attack, did a part of the garrison lose their presence of mind ; there is, however, no want of reports of court-martials, military executions, &c. Since a Russian officer has discovered that the mortars of Swedish metal, which are lying in quantities in the arsenal of Sweaborg, carry from one to two versts further than the Russian ones on the ram parts, the former have been mounted, and they are now only waiting to show the allies that the Russians can also make discoveries in artillery science. The new bombproof roof which is now being erected at Sweaborg, made of earth and beams, may also put some difficulties in their way. " But I now abandon all political gossip about the Sth " PROCLAMATION. " The investigations into the causes of the collisions which have repeatedly taken place between military men and civil authorities in Finland have convinced me that the said collisions do not arise from design on either side, but generally from ignorance of the laws and institutions, of the habits and customs, and of the character and language of the people. A knowledge of the national customs, but especially of the language, might in many cases avert all possibility of such misunderstandings, which o'.ten pioduca disagreeable consequences for both parties. I therefore recommend all officers under my command (without reference to the first conditions which distinguish all educated persons from the lower classes, ♦iz., a civil and friendly bearing towards persons of all ranks, as well as in communications on duty with the authorities here (e. g., the Post-office, the magistrature, &c.), to consult with persons acquainted with the laws and institutions of this country ; and when they have learnt the proper mode of proceeding and the accepted _ customs in such onees o -4bAn, and net before, to set ---- about the business they liave in hand. .‘-pespect shown by military men for the laws and institutions of the country creates confidence among the inhabitants to wards the troops. A civil and friendly bearing enables the troops to obtain their lawful demand which must always be more or less burdensome for the inhabitants. An obliging manner towards the authorities creates in them a disposition to return like with like,' and lam convinced that if military men will pay attention to this my advice many misunderstandings and collisions be tween the troops and the inhabitants will be avoided, to the advantage and mutual satisfaction of both parties. " Adjutant• General BERG. " `llelsingfors, Sept. 12.' " IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 24th of Nov. last, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, Oct. 27, Nov. 24, 1855. 1855. Increase. Decrease. Bank of England .. • • 20,436,891 19,583,269 853,622 Private Banks Joint-stock Banks Total in England Scotand 4,3•2,335 4,547,997 245,662 Ireland .. •• United Kingdom .. •• 38,761,295 38,198,054 I 863,243 viz . :- Average circulation of the Irish banks £6,964,375 Average circulation of the Scotch banks ... 4,547,997 Average eileuhtion during past month —£11,512,372 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are below their fixed issue £609,831 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,460,78 Total above the fired issue, £2,070, 669 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish• banks V2,264,677 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 1,951,027 _ . • • - Total of gold and silver held £4,215,704 The above statements complete the returns of the cir culation in England, Scotland, and Ire laetllor the month ending the 24th of Nov. These returnF, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the 11/ALA Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Showing a decrease of 984,664/. in the circu- - lation of notes in England, and a decrease of 563,2421. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 27th of Oct. ; and, as compared with the month ending the 25th of Nov., 1854, the above returns show a decrease of 513,101/. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 110,949/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng. land in both departments during the month ending the 24th of Nov. was 11,234,308/., being a decrease of 4n7,011/., as comnared with the previous month ; and a decrease of 2,343,042/. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 24th of Nov. was 4,215,704/., being an increase of 385,887/. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 422,089/. when compared with the corresponding period last year. • b 63,243 •' ...~,.: _ ' 1 THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. Considerable consterra`ion has been caused during the last few days amongst the einplog6es at the Post-office, in consequence of a rumour being circulated throughout the department, that half of the " compensation" money granted to the body at the period viken the salaries were revised, WAS to be taken away. It appears that there was, moreover, good grounds for the statement, inas much as some of the officers were summoned before the comptroller and informed of the intention of the :Autho rities to make the reduction in question. Since then, however, a counter meter has been issued, and in some instances the men have been told that they will not be iotelftred with at present, but that the matter remains in abeyance for a short time. This appears to be a very singular, and indeed an unprecedented proceeding, and one certainly of a character likely to cause no small de gree of dissatisfaction throughout the establishment. Why such a step has been proposed, it is not easy to learn ; nor is it possible to guess a ccurately. Such, however, is the fact. It does seem to be very bard that the men in the Post-office, who receive the lowest . amount of wage s are th e very first upon whom the official pared mony those in the higher classes escaping every thin, e xce pt the income-tax. If it could be shown that these inferior offices are too highly paid, there might be som e r e ason for the reduction, but as this cannot be done such a step app ears to savour in no small degree of inj us tice, and is likely to do no small damage to a service where unanimity and good feeling between the overa,l classes of officers is most desirable, and indeed really essential to the welfare of the establishment and the good of the community at large.—M orning Adver tieer. TEE NEW AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP. With the launching of the steam-ship C. Vanderbilt will be inaugurated, in the western hemisphere, a new era in ocean navigation scarcely less marked than when the steam-ship Atlantic, of the Collins line, was ushered into her appropriate element. The C. Vanderbilt is the first of a class heretofore deemed almost apocryphal, and at least quite impractical, by ship-builders in general. Her dimensions and power are much greater in proper tion to the Atlantic's and the Africa's than are the latter to the Great Western or Sirius, which were substantially the pioneers to ocean steam navigation. Her cost will be about 700,000 dollars. The extreme length of the hull is 335 feet, and the length at the water line is 323 feet, the breadth of beam is 49 feet, the depth of hold 33 feet. She is of 5,100 tons burden, carpenter's computation, or about 4,000 tons register. The water-lines aro nearly straight, and the centre of displacement amidships ; indeed, the centre of the ship, the centre of w ei g ht, and the centre o f buoyancy, fall within a distance of eight feet fore and aft. The main deck is of great capacity, even in comparison to the size of the ship. This is owing to the fullness of her lines. Her lower decks, of which there are two, besides the boiler deck, are of the same character. The floor is nearly flat, and is form e d ent i re l y o f s olid white oak , each timber being 15 by 21 inches, bolted u e t together lengthwise bolts n e g e t v h e w e . f e ee o t f l t e h e e g s ; ll ship, with one inch and tons pt. theseprincipally r en y of bolts are white are used. The frame unusuallytimbers, e are o together, and straps, strappedhh a rc diagonally reh placed c elted by wherever 9 4 ton t s h o e o y f wrought-iron which cross each other. Thepl 2 an 3 k o i o ng te i e s of Thes. oa am oak, astiexitrp thick. The hull weighs , will be supplied with two masts, upon each of which will be placed two yards. There is no bowsprit to the vessel, and apparently but little reliance will be placed upon her sails. The steam-ship has been examined by a large number of adepts in such matters, and elicits warm expressions of admiration. Should the weather prove favourable, a large attendance of people may be expected to witness the launch.—New York Courier and En. quire'. FIRE IN THE KENT -ROAD.—About 8 o'clock yesterda y morning, a fire, attended with considerable loss, broke out on the premises of Mr. F. Kusoke, oil refiner, Shen- ton-street, Old Kent-road. Owing to the combined ex• ertions of the workmen and firemen the flames were con fined to the destruction of the oil stores, which were 20 feet long by 20 feet wide. The cause of the calamity is supposed to be the heating of the oiled tow. The lose will fall on the Sun, Phcenix, and other fire offices. 3 0 3 0 9 0 7 3 r 5 0 6 CI 0 Lod. ......