The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

THE 'SUN' 1.04D0N, MONDAY' EVENING, DECEHBEIZ 39, 1851.', -...... ~ r ~ 1 M.... A.., tit , Ili k./ ill 3 444. I Ni 'l/ 11_; IN 1 NG, DR U R Y-L ANE THEATRE ROYAL. THORLEY'S FOOD f or C ATTLE, a Condiment our Government we now kn ew , on th e b est autho- the hustings to thehon. baronet's hotel. Does any Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. for seasoning all kinds of common provender. A rite?, that of Lord RUSSELL himself, to be as one remember that picture of " Chairing the Mem barrel, containing 448 feeds, carriage paid for post order, 405., CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. payable to the Inventor, JOSEPH THORLEY, Ntavgate- moderate, but also as inflexible, as has been bey," the last of the series of Four about the Elec. GRAND _MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN- street, City, London. k always supposed. His Lordship told the tion limned a hundred years ago by the master- TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY) her Majesty's Ser- THORLEY'S ENTIRE . F . EEDING MEAL, deputation which went to him last Friday that the hand of HOGARTH ? That laughter-movirg vents will perform the popular Farce by i J. B. Buckstone, _t_ price Lie per ton, free to rail in London, composed of Locust Beans, Maize, Linseed, &c„ seasoned with Thorley's Government had demanded much less than it might picture, in the centre of which the drove of Esq., entitled AN AL ARMIN& ..).,- CRIFICE, . Bob Condiment. Barrels 12 stone each, 305., carriage paid.— Ticket, Mr. Atkins ; Pug,wash, Mr. Barsby ; Mr. Skinner, Newg,ate-street, City. have demanded—that it might have demanded the pigs is taking to the water hardly as kindly as a Mr. Hope ; Susan Sweet apple, Miss Keeley; Miss Wadd, Miss Stuart; Miss Tibbit, Miss Bland; Miss Gimp, Miss IV YA LPRIN C E S S'S THEATRE.— rebuke or punishment of the offending officer ;it brood of ducks, while the newly-returned M.P. is Harflenr ; Deborah, Mrs. Dowton. Lessee, Mr A. Harris. might have demanded pecuniary reparation, and toppling from his throne of state in the midst of a After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the . Christmas. ; THIS EVENING,Menday, Dec. 30, THE CRICKET other um ing conditions—all these it had passed sudden skrimmage in the background ! About as h bl• Annuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently die- ON THE HEARTH. After which will be prodi ti c i e N d, c a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled WHIT r s tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled TON AND HIS CAT ; or, Harlequin King Kollywobbol Over; it had limited itself to requiring that the comfortable must have been the sensation of Sir HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT; and the Genius of Good Humour._ The gFrsoqtesaquutehoorpoefntinhge Commissioners invented and written by Henry J.Byron, .. ~ should be placed in Lord LYONS' ROBERT CLIFTON, the other day down at Notting or, Old Mother Hubbard and her IN onderful Dog. l'rincess's Pantomime of "lack the Giant Killer." The hands, and an apology made for the insult to the ham, in the crisis of his anticipatory ovation. But cc is a man do build a dwelling upon common land fr, m Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. s H_._g e u e t n hbrl a a r n' ; X Princess numerous sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein assistants. jioi Good ss lAu os m e o L r, ci Mi cre s q ; ll 1 Alice, Miss Pauline Le- national flag. then the newly chosen M.P. for Nottingham has there shall be a tree, a beast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim- - t P P- ' ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall clereq ; ai'essrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett, Hast ine-s. Raymond; Dick Whittington, Miss Maria Harris ; But • his Lordship suffered no mistake to go his exquisite compensation —now that he can amuse be freely held by th e builder, anything herei n to the con- Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John Haslern, ;pupil abroad respecting his determination not to be himself by cooling over that delightful little ex trary nevertheless notwithstanding." 01d Forest Charter. of the celebrated Gabrrel . Ravel ; Clown, Mr. Hildyard ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloo n , Mr. Paulo ; Colum- The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by bine, Miss Caroline Adams. Morning Performances will cajoled into arbitration, or to flinch from a hilarating sum in subtraction— WILLIAM BEVERLEY. take place at Two o'clock on Monday, Dec 30, and every fol- . war. He pointed out to the deputation that Sir Robert Juckes Clifton ........ 2,513 Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c. lowing Monday till further notice. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and this was not, like a boundary question, a suitable The Earl of Lincoln ............ 1,122 Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. N EW THRATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.— one for arbitration ; the honour of our flag had been The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As- tor Tlil I T r y . N O I C NA ; I V ,sturins.; the the insulted. France, Austria, and Italy had declared Majority for Sir R. S. Clifton.. 1,391 orations, bylrirekesd,hPamro,paesrstiisetse,dCiloayalyeesss,rasncliTiardaonns H. entitled Messrs. Grace, Billington O ,m o e r rY, Phillip ', Jamison, Smith, their mind on the question ; they would not suffer More than two to one (269 more than two to one !) t pl t3son, Romer. Lewis ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Mar - Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Diciin sStoen ' miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. IL Lewis persons seeking the protection of their flag to be —and this with an intrinsic difference between the son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments After wh'ch, at 20 minutes past 9, the great t Irish Drama' by Mr. h inckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by Mr. Corm ac k. Th e H ar l equ i na d e an d C om i c S cenes by of TIIE COLL EEN BAWN. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault, taken from beneath it—Was America to be able to political views (shall we call them principles?) of the Messrs. Corma c k an d B. J ones . Th e Perfume of the Mr. Fi s h er , Mi ss Woolgar, &c. Flowers suppli e d by Hi mme l' s process. invented and writt en Box Office open f rom 10 till 5 . say that she dare not t a k e a re f ugee f rom under the opposing candidates, most aptly to be represented by The Grotesque Burles que Opening - flag of France, fro m un d er th e fl ag even of Austria, the juxtaposition of six and half-a-dozen. Certainly, N by E. L. BLANCHARu. E W ROYALTY THEATRE, And the whol e arr ang ed and produced under th e i mme - Dean-street, Oxford-st ree t. but that she would t a k e hi m f rom under the Bri- however, there was this difference between the diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. Under the Direction of Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. tish flag. He pointed to a sentence in the memorial confronting Liberals w h o asp i red to represent Not- THIS EVENING, A LES ' , ON FOR HUSBANDS •, presented, which expressed the wish that the Go- tingham in Parliament, that, in common parlance, characters by Mr. Sinclair, Alescts. Clifford and ferry. After Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, _C ij:LIA •, Camelia, Mdlle Albina di Rhona. Poi- vernment should do everything in its power, con- Sir ROBERT went the whole hog —stuck at nothing OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, lowed whi ci ' b Y A a A New Operatic Burlesque,. entitled THE V ERY LATEST EDITION OF IL TROVATORE ; or. Who sistently with the honour of the country, to —announced himself a reformer a l'outrance. With With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Killed the ; Messrs. Graham, Robins, .Tames, Warren, Distance (Daylight), W. W'orboys ; Mesds. Mason, Craven, and Hodson. To preserve peace. That, he observed, was the view of fantastic little rumours all the while flitting about " Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get con lude with new and ori Anal Farce, A NICE QUIET her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard DAY.—Commence at half-past 7. every member of the Cabinet. All wished to pre- him, that this harum-scarum Radical candidate was ' was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. serve peace, but all were united to resist any insult backed meanwhile by—what political metropolitan i Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins; Her Dog, Signor AS TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr, W. Batty._ to the honour of the country; and if, under these institution, in the name of fortune, is it supposed P ] Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn "), Miss a o r n t i c , ar D desire, s , ) a GRAND_ - circumstances, war should occur, it would be a mis- Not by a select committee at WYLD'S Reading T F. Hunt; the Squire, Mr, Tom Matthews; Dame WigginsAY (New Year's Day), commencing of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won- w A i Nß th U daring Scenes in the Circle, by the first Equestrians in fortune, but a misfortune which they must bear as Rooms, Leicester-square. Not by an inner derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master the world ; concludine• with the Comic Pantomime, Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Pari s h JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE ; or, Harlequin Black Witch of became them. council of the Society of the Cogers hard by Temple t Beadle, Mr. Bumble ; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, Edmonton. Doors open at half-past 1, commence at 2. The Whackstraw, Chawbacon, & c ., & c . ; R osetta (the " Maiden Evening Per.formaneasa t 2. usual. On Saturday, Jan. 4, a all Forlor n "), Miss Stuart. H ow M ot h er H u bb ard has a Grand Morning Performance,Had we, in looki ng t o th e W as hi ngton Govern- Bar. No—but in the name of all that is wonderful, r went, to take into account merely such considers- by the full authority, and the ample purse, and the t certain "party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. lions as would influence our own in a parallel case, high aristocratic sympathies of the Tory Carlton and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative-- Immense Entertainment for the Christmas Holids. Arrival of the Squire—Proclamatio n of Witch Burning— Mr. MARSHALL'S Grand Christmas Dish, "THE EN- we could not doubt what the reply would be. We Club in Pall-mall, Rumours to that extra- Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own CHANTED HASH" (SECOND EDITION), written ex- Will not do their capacity and ability the injustice ordinary effect becoming at length so rife, ji hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. p ‘ ressly for him by W. F. Vandervell, Esq.—Mr, Frederick THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, re , i o c r h ae t . h eae s a great a S r li r l e kr joevrreanne Coveney, and ur Is a e s I ( 7 3 ° r e e a e l n i s e t . . —Mr. J. to suppose that they are not so fully aware of down at the actual scene of contest, that Sir in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. G Grand Selections from what they ought to do, as we are; we must, how- ROBERT CLIFTON felt himself at last constrained p will-o'-the-Wisp ever, with all Governments make allowance for the to revert to them. But—how PBy a solemn and (1 By Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and full Chorus. Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammi!ton, Stap- Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. influences which each finds it difficult to overcome. explicit contradiction ? With an elaborate, and ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney, Admission-Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel- ton. CANTERBURY HALL.—VICTOR JULIEN, the mad irresponsible multitude, the thousands of the kind. By fascetiously affecting to receive Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN- kJ " THE FLYING MAN " (from Paris), on the Trapeze, NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet, will make his First Appearance on MONDAY, the 30th D e - who have nothing to lose, and w h o may ga i n some- the information with joy —and gravely announcing 11, The Invocation I The I ncan t at i on I! an d the Evapora- 'ember. tion II I - his intention (with a twinkle of the eye) to apply runt, and the Government created by them, hue to the Carlton for the liquidation of his expenses! m THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE- T H E 0 X F ORD, HOUSE, 6, OXFORD-STREET, -Old Grype (th e St ewar d), M r . G l i ndon ; Old Scratche OPEN EVERY EVENING. not of late had th e courage to lead its creators, It is undoubtedly true that the Conservative electors ti (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Grand Selections from " ERNANI," "Macbeth," and and to act on the assumption that they are put in of Nottingham helped to swell the majority of the Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, ssnd Runaway; "La Russell;Circ" by Madame Enderssohn, Missßrand office on account of their superior wisdom. The Radical candidate to the extraordinary dimensions C( Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmakcr. :4r. Tight& ; Mum- an dc Arlei vs ll e ll 1 Il a e n sys n ss i lbr h t i;ru W s . 2p o r n lz, ct G or re % V question at Washington will doubtless be, how they we have seen that majority attained by the time gi n_itr,. Messrs. Grinner: joter," bagger, Cracks des, u Jonghmans. Solos by Mr. .Votti Collins (the great English (! ssoilly, M‘Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Ito,. the violinist). Balle's New Ballads, by Madame Enderssohn can do right, how they can save the country a war the poll closed at 4 o'clock. But that is an old story Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbs er:'37 ; and illiss Russeil (composed expressly for them), and other with England, and yet satisfy the CERBERUS whose enough—and it is no more serious matter for P 8 Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear- Vocal and Instrumental Entertainments, the Comic portion Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggius ; Land- by Messrs. Sarn ri C:ollins L. Msrshall, M. P. Foster, W Ran ,lall. and Arms ..irret Coveney..bark and bite they dread. surprise in itself than would be the reite lord, Mr. Treblex ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, Hall, Cu. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Pr.vate Boxes, 10s. 6d. Flip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr, Merrysna7. In all probability the French advice will be the ration of the familiar little proverb about How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the cillage Revel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time— HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. hobby on which Messrs. LINCOLN and SEWARD extremes meeting ! Here, however, is Sir How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jo k is THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 10m.—Afternoon, 12h. 43m, will ride out of the difficulty. The 4th of July ROBERT CLIFTON returned by an overwhelming treated in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother .i ,b -bard's reason. To-IdoRROW. -Morning, lb. 9m.—Afternoon, lh. 38m. orators and mobs can be told the old story of Ame- superiority of votes as M.P. for Nottingham in the to THE " CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset), a a rican obligation to France, and traditional regard present Parliament—he whose earliest claim upon th ' Grand Scene Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 29, 1861. Mother Hubbard. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. (for 80 years) to her wishes. With perhaps open the attention of the electors down yonder was The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure 37-7sighest - since noon yesterday. or sarcastic advertence to this conntry, garnished simply and literally (the fact is within anyone's re- Chi and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the 31—lowest this morning and during the night. Fancy. store of Dykwynkyn) -- Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli- 30 —this day at noon. with some legal rhodomontade, deference to the wish collection, transpiring as it did only the other putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minis- BAROMETER -30.50. of France can be pleaded as a reason for concession day amidst explosions of laughter) that the vastly lure Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf WIND--Easterly; light, with hazy, cold weather, now, and a quarrel with England must be waited liked—Fox Hunting ! Not the Abolition of Church- Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile , DEC. 30. Auxiliaries. for, till their army will not have more than rates, not the adoption of Vote by Ballot, not the THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM. me 31—highest since noon yesterday. enough work on its hands already, and when extension of the Electoral Franchise—those were all The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser; Sir The Dog, By ll , mself; The Cow, Madame Brindle; The 21—lowest tnis morning and during the night—the France will be on their side—Then—will they not very well, no doubt, in their way—but—Fox Hunt- Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman; The lowest this year. age Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodle- 28—this day at noon. let the Britishers know what the gallant Yankees ing. The plain truth truth of the matter is—put doo. Real can do ! Such, we s h ou ld t hi n k i t most likely, it how we triay—Sir ROBE RT C LIFTON has been ision ley of Li at Little of the famous Pi c t ure i n t h e N at i onal Gal- Britain, taken b BAROMETER-30.46.E ( y permissio n ) f or Boys, from a rare work in the collectio n o f M aster S m i th, London. WIND—N. Easterly ; li g ht, w ith d u ll, h azy, frosty weather, w ill b e t h e cue given to the Northern multitude elected now as member for Nottingham, not and ite pen and stump orators. England is to be only as an out-and-out Reformer but especially ] FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. • ta' • 4s)-`ft ~, p '''- let alone till " a more convenient season"—which and essentially as a bright-eyed, merrily has How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his ;,%. ~,, , ci 610 I. 06,,,. , convenient season, like that of the originator of outspoken, good-humoured gentlemanly wag. He temper, and what follows inconsequence —Another curious 40 , 0 . ,',.' --- -s-474 kA. $. the phrase,may possibly never come. Before then has fairly laughed himself gaily into his present posi instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, 1; 4 R4lie:, ' 4-,,,,, I -;,-;' 4V4 4. Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. ''. 7 -744( . 1 4,. -c - 4. v ., kt.l l ~, •, ~, ...v,,, if , ..J con SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF ,-_, z ..„t„,,._ „,,; , ,- , ..,,,, i• ~ 0 ~ ,e bru)i - P • '*`--‘,.4-•-•----, the centrifugal force may have whirled off several tion. It was a wholly superfluous piece of brutality, , Ir t , , 1 1 ,P. , - , :, "!i4 .- one BULRUSHES. ..., sasses sasts- „1„... respectable States from the Washington centre, that, on the part of one of his more impassioned How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent- - ante, and how Jack is rec ogn i se d as t h e r i ghtful heir—The — and even Canada may hardly need British rein- constituents—the hurling of the stone at Lord reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a TIIES U N . . forcements if attacked by any of them. One thing LINCOLN as he painfully wended his way back to Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 30, 1861. we shall certainly lose by a long war—the oppor- his hotel from the hustings, leaning upon the arm nal WATERFALL. The Transfor ma ti on . • y tunity for rectifying th e b oun d ary on the South of his physician—the missile flung by the wretched ha Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE, The reception of the intelligence from England East of Canada, of annexing Maine to our colony, miscreant who perpetrated the outrage, striking ing Columbines Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER, and MORLEY. Clowns ... Messrs. FORREST and HULINE. From the complacent assurance that we could not . 1 .- —.....,......—...................„ The successful candidate might well have said to Pat Grotesque be even " kicked into a war" with the potent A passing glance is certainly due to the late his supporters as TALLETRAND to the young and out 1861-1862 inexperienced diplomatist —pas de zele ! Jokes atilt SPRITES by the RID GWAYS ,and SUWELL States, who cannot move their half million of men Nottingham Election. It is one that takes us back FAMILY, were missiles quite formidable enough to the gay from the Potomac, the Northerns were suddenly to the good old times—when the potwollopers were I.—EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STRE ET. and rudely awakened. They heard that the Eng- their gl ory. When bludgeons and brickbats were in hand of the Radical Baronet now returned as M.P. Messrs. Huline, St, Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss, lish nation would need no kicking, that her sailors as familiarly known to the non-electors as—to the for Nottingham .It was perfectly in keeping somehow I Christmas Pr esents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post, the i even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which were even asking to be sent to avenge the insulted electors, let us say, their parti-coloured, or rather with the whole of these seriocomic proceedings, - the , Proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, honour of their flag, and that the Government had party-coloured, rosettes. Reading the accounts that one of the seconders at the Nottingham nomi and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor g am at the Neccfiewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re- sent over a demand " strong in its moderation,', that came to us piecemeal from Nottin hnation was Alderman RECKLESS ;and that another rr e i doted circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing but one of which not only no refusal, but latter end of last week, it was like a pleasant re- conspiclous orator there was named (what he cer- Do p e Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clow n gets into a row 3 per not even any evasion would be accepted. What • • miniscence of the famous contested election for the tainly was not upon those hustings) Mr. HEARD. Do. e and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all Bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline. could it mean ? Did England really intend loyal borough of Eatenswill. It reminded one of Remembering that the Earl of LINCOLN, the Bank Credi 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. to assert that she would no longer submit the incidents bringing into collision the conflicting defeated candidate, appeared before the electors Do. Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. to any indignity young America choose to offer ? bands of her MAJESTY'S lieges down in Yorkshire P Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— to and especially as a supporter of Lord The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head Could it be that England would for once in- when the Hon. Mr. DELAMERE strove in vain with PALMERSTON'S Government—are we to look upon C dish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and . the ridiculous popularity that carried the grotesque b under the last penalties, on having right and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— sista the triumphant return of the waggish Radical Is Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on justice done her by the great American Republic? name of TITTLEBAT TITMOUSE, Esquire, to the top baronet, his oppponent, as the last evidence of the 1 the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— the poll down at Yatton: Even the melancholy C arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his Yes—it was even so, and New York and Boston, of so-called Conservative Reaction ?We should like S own trap,' and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad circumstances under which the young heir apparent to Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well- and Washington itself, must look the matter in the ask Lord STANLEY. I to the dukedom of Newcastle sought but just now known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not _ face. The excitement, we are told, and we quite S Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. the suffrages of the Nottingham constituency failed A 3.—THE IN TERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. believe it, was intense. The Patriots, who hold BANK BETUR.N . S. Lto remove the last contest in that borough, from the -se Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duts , off Paper— saltpetre and brimstone were the first to show their ".1 he Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book atmosphere of absurdity in which it was enveloped. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cit y 7 , that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a zeal for—making money. For the first they wanted culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in Ene•land -z" 0 . Stall and sets up a trap. No Smokin g a•Lo n d, only on sevenpence half-penny per lb. more, while the brim- One could not possibly help regarding with a and Wales for the four weeks ending Nov. 16. These the Quiet—Clow n makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and stone patriots would not sell at all. The Peace qualm of solicitude the apparent rashness with which returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula- Fn that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale Society ought to send their thanks to both, since Lord LlNCOLN—prematurelyquitting his sick room ti on of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the of goods. surely no better means to preserve the for a while—ventured to address large open-air court, 4.—The SEA-SIDE. 13th Nov. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), Bram The Sands ! The Sands I I The Sands II I peac e between two nations could be devised, meetings contrary to the advice, we believe, of his will give the following results of the circulation of notes in brutal Come unto these yellow sands, in the nineteenth century, than to put the friends, and with the reluctant consent of his ph the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous The A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier 37 " month : and ha Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn saltpetre and brimstone of one nation under lock sician. All these unnatural exertions, moreover, on - Oct. 19, ' Nov. 16, . punish sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight and key. They should also vote their thanks to his part, as ill luck would have it, just going for abso- Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloo n ----- ,------- Wife gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto- our own Government, if the statement be correct lutely Nothing. Or rather—as it happened—for con. Bank of England... 20,778,871 20,804,876 28,005 ' Mr. niches the Natives —Sailors that use their Cut-I asses but Private Banks 3,413,524 3,503,810 90,2 , ,6 don't Cut Lasses when " ' ' 1 ' " that it has just seized, at Queenstown they can join with temin a siderably worse than Nothing! For no sooner did Joint-stock Banks 3,000,221 3,009,131 8,910 The National Hornpipe —Clown gets a Sensation Leader-1 he one of our large steamers for having on, "my lord" appear before his sot-disant "hearers" (a Total in England 27,192,616 27,317,817 125,',01 ---- Great Donkey Stir St Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Scotland Concert —fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters board arms and ammunition for the Fede- preposterous misnomer!) than he was generously and Ireland 4,256,980 4,513,062 256,182 —tree's —a 6,140,2741 6,458,197 317,923 — tried t —a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all •--The latest e Novelty in Parrchutes. ) rals. That stocks should go down only 4or humanely greeted with that indescribable hubbub United Kingdom. r :J7,59,8701 38,289,076 £699,206 money, Scene —A DISMAL SWAMP —After a storm a calm 8 per cent. looks rather peaceful than otherwise; known amongst our Gallic neighbours under the most v appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE And as compared with the month ending the 17th Nov. and aft OF SI'LENDOUR. ' for if war were really expected the value of expressive title of a genuine charivari. Roofings, 1860, the above returns show a decrease of £436,078 was a ( Doors open at half-ilPast Six, to commence at Seven in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of American securities would be next to nothing on Cons o'clock. Tickets for yells, cat-calls, shrill whistlings upon keys £1,187,675 in the circulation of the Bank of England : had at the Box Offic e b "es' Pit, and Galleries, may be On comparing. the above with the fixed issues of the seve- but the this side the water, and in America itself, where efore the opening. usqu, a l'extermination—drowning the voice ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : leg, am E----------...........___. the war is carried on almost entirely by loans, they and deafening the ears of the poor invalid fhe English private banks are below their fixed Mr. issue f) 0Y A L RN e l e., / s . n . ~ TT, would sink, one might suppose, 50 per cent. in didate I ILL COVENT GARDE '‘V L candidate. While—in contrast to these out- The English joint-stock banks are below their Lout's; Pyne and Mr. W. that ter tinier the management of Miss '' P aj.. 11 A ' the prospect cf a double war and an annihilated rageous discourtesies—his jovial, roystering, fixed issue £293,226 John Harrison. --- THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DADC,...I.ITER. commerce. almost low- comedy opponent, Sir ROBERT CLIFTON, \ Total below fixed issue in England X1,137,324 saultim Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Mr. Sa.ntley miss One day later, and a little additional intelli- was cheered to the echo, at his mere appearance, The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue Mr. George Honey, Mr. Petey, Mr. A. s t 'M li. Corti, The Irish banks are above their fixed issue Distin, Mr. Wdll . ll:ortn, Mr. Eugene Dussek, I , l Y r! l is in i, r y a ," Ti , - gence having arrived by the Jura, sends us rather Then, too—(just like any other great Popular The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng- constab Ishe waF and Mr. W. Harrison. n Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLo.N. conflicting accounts of the excitement of our Comedian !)—Sir ROBERT CLIFTON had but to give land in both departments during the month ending the 13th Nov. was £l4 224 663 being an increase of £123 765 as After which will be prlarisetdm(awsrit a t n eri om esc i rj e e , s e , n ly ti b tre , l. N. worthy descendants. On the one hand we are told that there will give a glance of his eye,to a turn to his head, to • Morton), a Grand Comic (_. .1' A Trip to Bradt, 1 1.,: the people are calmer and beno , W on, there bott h i s o a same e m n e e r d a a l y, belief a p. HARLEQUIN GULLII ER ; 0 1 1,. open his lips just wide enough to let out a mono- £280,872 when compared with the same period last year. the M p r r . e , The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch labour, Peep at Lilliput, and a F yin.- Visit . to x i i ,ar i iit r a:" l 7-' a syllable, and lo ! instanter his watchful admirers and Irish banks during the month ending the 16th Nov. : ROM Gull i ver , ai r , W. H. P a yne ; Mrs. 6111.1Ver, . r. . a 3 ne. patently supported by the from what was heard of us by the Jura Principal danseuse, Mdlle. Lamourenx, Harlequin is sustained the New Yorkers were again in nn I;H]. s„--...:__, were in convulsions of merriment. Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ..... . _ -S0 01n 52‘252 ~-.., _. _ _ _ ~-..... Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The nr.l at by the eminent Pantomimists, M r5.,..11. t:ape,r. Payne, One day later, and a little additional intelli gence having arrived by the Jura, sends us rather conflicting accounts of the excitement of our worthy descendants. On the one hand we are told the people are calmer, and there is a general belief that there will be no war, but the same day, ap parently from what was heard of us by the Jura, the New Yorkers were again in no little commotion, and the general impression was that, under no cir cumstances would the Commissioners be given up. The New York Herald is, of course, confident that the Government of America will not bend; and mentions the certainly not very startling fact that the Cabinet "had been in session many hours that d ay : , No doubt they had ; and, perhaps, had been i ) i t in F cssion many hours more th an t h e public liewere aware of. --- Total below fixed issue in England £1,137,324 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue £1,763,791 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £103,703 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 13th Nov. was £14,224,663, being an increase of £123,765 as compared with the previous month, and an increase of £280,872 when compared with the same period last year. The following aro the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 16th Nov.:— Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,616,888 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks.. 2,256,231 Conductor, 111 . r. ALFRED AIELLON• After which will be produced (written expres,ly b 7 ; kr Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled. HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A Trio to Brobdigna,' a Peep at Lilliput, and a Flying; Visit to Laputa. s Gulliver, Mr. W. H. Payne; Mrs. Guliiver, Mr. F. Payne. Principal danscuse, Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Harlequin-lie sustained by the eminent Pantomimists, Messrs. IL t'ayne, F. Payne, H. Lauri, E. Lauri, S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Commence at Seven. With him upon his legs, it was always a willing audience enough down at Nottingham. A wink, for all the world, was, in truth, as good as a nod to that blind horse : and so—the waggish, good humoured baronet fooled his ardent supporters to the top of their bent from the beginning to the end of this most amusing contest. 'lie had to pay for it, however. But—it must not be imagined for an instant, that in saying this we imply any scandal whatever about the purity of the Nottingham electors, any more th an a b out QUEEN ELIZABET H ! Sir ROBERT CLIFTON had to pay for it— not so much through his pocket as through the sacrifice of his personal eonvenienee. Fancy among other things, his having to endure the luxury of being dandled in the arms of four of his (literal) supporters !—carried pick-a-back, or somehow or other, aboTe .. the heads of the mob from • 3-3 EA TE 110 Y r.. tf. , nrwHA YMAR Lessee. Mkstol,r. THIS EVENING, Dec. 30. Sterling Coyne's Ccmedy, BLACK SHEEP. Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Bowe, Villiers, Mrs. C. Young, Mrs. Wilkins, &c. After which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ; or, Harle quin and Old D:ahlyionOep - s. Louise Leclercq, CharLs Le clercq, Iler: Cole, G. Becket', and Hiss Itvsiuc. Ci.ntnerice a 7 • X 4,873,119 Being an increase of £189,685, as compared with the previous return, and a decrease of £157,122 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. "The Princes of Orleans, says the Pays," who had entered the service of the United States in the struggle against the South, have suddenly come to the resolution to return to Europe. They are expected at Southampton by the next packet from New York. 1Z OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. k' Manager--llr. Edmund Falconer. Tilts EVENING, Dec. ::0, the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles S; lby, Edmund l'al cone' Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. eiMr Which, r,ew and ori,rrfn al Burlesque Extravaganza, irtZtj-ITTLE RED BIDING HOOD ; or, Fairies of I,Z.,,Zl,,,kt.hvciahisatline,, and the Shamrock. Principal charac ":1,,,,,,%0Z, Mr. II arlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Pricea Aq • -• 7. Box- oe inrV :. n,, ua '';" r s'llr. P. B. Chatiertem rOUl l y t , 4 s. pa st 8, to commence at The Government has in truth but one difficulty— its mob masters. It knows doubtless both the law and right of the case as well as we can do. The difficulty is to do right, and to satisfy the clamour of a mob which' it has hitherto propitiated chiefly by bullying England, and accosting France with a fulsome adulation which uiust sicken the heart of every educated Frenchman. The demand made by 1 The Countess of Depart kis left town on a visit to Lady Caroline Duncombe, at Waresley Park, Hunting donshire. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was sufficiently recovered from his recent indisposition to attend on Saturday at his official duties at the Commander-in- Chief' s-office, Horse Guards. His Imperial Highness Prince Jerome Bonaparte has taken a mansion in the Cornwall-road, South Ken sington. The Dowager Viscountess Ashbrook has arrived at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street. ~; LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. AFFAIR OF THE TRENT (PER BAVARIA BY TELEGRAPH TO ST, JOHN'S AND FROM SOUTHAMPTON.) NEW YORK, DEC. 16. The excitement caused on the New York Ex• change by the City of Washington's news is in. tense beyond description. Saltpetre has advanced to 15c, per lb., and at the public sales tea and coffee have been withdrawn. Brimstone is kept out of the market. Sterling exchange has advanced to 110, and stocks have declined from 4 to 8 per cent. PER BAVARIA, BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE AND FROM SOUTHAMPTON. NEW YORK, DEc. 17, The City of Washington's telegrams, received at New York on the 15th inst., caused intense excite. ment. Public feeling has since become calmer, and the idea prevails that there will be no war. There is a general disposition to do what is right. The Africa, which was to sail on the 18th inst., has been detained by Lord Lyons until the 20th inst., in order to take out despatches. A despatch from Washington, published in the New Pork Herald, announces that the Federal Cabinet have been in session many hours today. The same despatch also states that the difficulty with England is discussed with firmness and cool ness, and that, whatever may be the demands of England, the Federal Government has resolved that Mason and Slidell shall never be given up. The New York limes publishes a despatch stating that "no ultimatum from the English Government regarding Messrs. Mason and Slidell is expected at the beginning of the diplomatic correspondence." DECEMBER 18 The Confederates in Kentucky are stated to be jubilant at the prospect of a war with England. The Union men will, it is said, demand war in preference to offering a word of apology to England. (LATER BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE, BY THE SAME STEAMER.) NEW YORK, DEC. 18, The news received from England today per Jura has created still greater excitement. The Washington Cabinet is discussing the de mands of the English Government with modera• The general impression is that the Southern Commissioners will, under no circumstances, be given up. The banks have agreed not to suspend specie payments for the present. PRUSSIA AND THE TRENT AFFAIR, BERLIN, DEC. 29, The Prussian Government has addressed a note to its representative at Washington in reference to the arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidell. In this note the Prussian Government condemns the act of the commander of the San Jacinto. THE MIRES CASE. PARIS, DEC. 28, The Cour de Cassation has cancelled the judg ment pronounced against M. Mires and Count Simeon, and has decided that the case must be tried again before the Tribunal of Douai. THE NEAPOLITAN BRIGANDAGE. TURIN, DEC. 28 (Evening). Despatches from Naples state that many brigands have been made prisoners. Some brigand chiefs had offered to surrender on condition of being allowed to enjoy their liberty on one of the Neapolitan islands. PARIS, DEC. 30. The Moniteur of to-day announces that the Jour nal de Rennes has received a second warning for having published M. Laprade's verses, accompany ing them with laudatory remarks. The Ilioniteur, iu alluding to the article of the Patrie, headed " The Constitutional Empire," points out the dangers of raising a discussion on the con stitution. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 28.—The market continues in the same completely inanimate state. Threes, for the Account, remain at 67f 20c. Railways quiet. The following are the last quotations : ft per per Cents ... 95 Credit Fonder llBO Do end month.... 95 201 Belgian 4k 99 75 3 per Cents .. 67 15 Piedmontese Fives. 65 10 , Do. end month.... 67 25 ' Roman Bank Shares 2895 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 712 50 Spanish Threes 49k Do. Account 715 Rome Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1291 25 .. 1292 50 Northern New, ditto Lyons and Mediterranean Geneva.. Southern .. Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard , 982 50 .. 985 - 942 50 .. 945 - 1007 50 .. 1010 - 362 50 .. 365 - 653 75 .. 655 - 525 - .. 527 50 56G 25 .. 567 50 333 75 .. 335 - 498 75 .. 600 - 508 75 .. 510 - POLICE iNT_E'LL IGEN CE.—( ThiB Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FIT SUBJECTS FOR PUNISHMENT. —A BRACE OF BRUTES.—Alexander Driscoll, a tailor, living in Pulteney court, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following brutal treatment of his wife, Elizabeth Driscoll : The complainant, who seemed in rather delicate health, and handed in a medical certificate, said—l don't wish to punish my husband if he'll reform. Mr. Tyrwhitt—How can I guarantee that ? Wife—Cannot he be bound over ? I only want peace. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l will hear the case. The wife then said she had given her husband a shilling for drink, and afterwards, while she was getting the chil dren's tea, he seized her and knocked her on the floor, and tried to get a little bag from her in which she had some money, but she resisted, He then kicked her on the leg most violently, so that she was obliged to go to the hospital, and after her return he again assaulted her. Her husband was a carter, and she had two children. Constable, 69 C, said the woman was sober at the time, but the defendant had been drinking. He saw the woman's leg, and it was very badly bruised. ➢lr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the prisoner as good a can didate for two months as coati be, and committed him for that term. John Bell, a labouring man, was then charged with as. saulting his wife. It appeared that he was in the habit of illusing his wife, and leaving her to support him and the family, and on the constable going to the wife's assistance on Saturday night she was nearly black in the face. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should impose no fine, and as in the previous case, commit him for one month with hard lahour. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Elizabeth Harris, a young woman, was charged with stealing a dress piece and other articles, and also with embezzling a small sum of money, Miss Emma Adams, dressmaker, 88, South Moton-street, said the prisoner had only been in her service a fortnight when she missed the articles. The prisoner at first denied all knowledge of the articles, but after wards said she had pledged them at the corner of Gees-court, Oxford-street. The articles were produced and identified by the prosecu trix, having been pledged at a pawnbroker's, 168, Oxford street, by, as believed, the prisoner. Miss Adams then said that on Christmas eve she sent the prisoner for some articles at a tavern, giving her the money to pay for them, but she got them in her name without paying for thorn. Prisoner—l am guilty of taking the things, and am truly sorry. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the enly thing in her fav,,ur was her age, 18, but she must have three months' imprisonment. THE CONDEMNED MEN AT STAFFORD.—The be haviour of the men during the week which has elapsed since their condemnation has been, so far as is possible with men in their situation, of a satisfactory nature. The execution will take place on Saturday next.— Staffordshire 4ldvertiser. CHRISTiVAS BOOKi. Schoolboy Honour. A Tale of Walminster College. By the Rev. H. C. Ad ams , M .A., Author of " Tales of Charlton School." A New Edition with Illustrations. Rou fledge. , A work of this class is always desirable, and in the present instance the effort has been a very suc cessful one; of presenting the young with a moral tale that is not overstrained. The characters of the chief boys in the story are well drawn, and Austen, the most difficult to sketch, is true to life, as he is not exaggerated in his views, as so many good chil dren are made to be, being more like a pattern made to order than a human being who is for others to copy, and who cannot serve as models unless they are represented as " Creatures not too bright and good For human nature's daily food." Austen is a fine nature—one of those minds that matured by experience, and strengthened by trial, shine out bright and conspicuous in after life, and appear as landmarks to others who are treading the thorny path of life by their side with a less steady step and a less steadfast soul. Cole is also well described, as one whose good impulses are often crushed by the evil influences of those around him, and who is nearly drawn aside altogether to the evil ones, but who is stopped at the right moment and saved from further contamination. The acci dent that his mother met with was a blessed occur rence in the end, for thereby her son was forced to think. How many would lead different lives, and how many death-beds would give better hope for the surviving friends to dwell upon, were those in doubt resolutely to retire into solitude and to think. The scene at Mrs. Cole's bedside is very impressive ; many careless children may learn from it to act now as they should like to have done when they stand by their dying friends. At-the same time, they must not presume, and think be cause they are sorry all will go well. A long life of regret often follows on some heedless act or ob stinate conduct; and Mr. Holford's advice to his young friend was admirable. "However that may be, be sure God's providence, who makes all things to work together for good, made use alike of your mother's danger and recovery to awaken your con science to a sense of your own sin and of His mercy. You must not expect that He will always be pleased to answer your prayers so directly and promptly; but you need not doubt that He did so answer them upon this occasion." Also the words spoken by Dr Campbell are excellent in their purport, afford alike warning and admonition to others similarly circumstanced, and, above all, they are good in their teaching as regards honour. That oft misquoted and perverted term which signifies so much and yet often means so little, in the actual observance of its dictates, cannot be too fully illus trated to ignorant and incautious folks. AfLer a series of confusions and a course of mystery and misunderstandings, that do not often occur even in the perplexed stage of a public school, the Head Master took care to improve the occasion, bearing in mind the efficacy of a word in season. At that time many false ideas of " Honour" had obtained ground at the college of which he was the worthy superior, and he thus forcibly worded his exor dium :—" I trust that the occurrences of the past few weeks will impress on you, and on all, the dif ference between true and false HONOUR, the latter of which is so often the bane of a schoolboy's life. Your great mistake has been in believing that you could be false to duty in your actions, and yet faithful in your words. You see in your own case how vain this attempt has been. Your disobe dience involved you inevitably in evasion, deceit, and equivocation, one after another, till it ended in open and deliberate falsehood. Such must always be the case. The shallow distinctions which the world affects to draw, as how far it is allowable to withhold or disguise the truth, are but so many contrivances to escape the condemnation which attaches to the confession of its evil works. Only they who do the truth in its integrity can speak it in its purity. Only they who hold fast to both, after the fashion of the great example of all noble ness, can fulfil, whether as men or boys, the per fect law of Honour." In Mr. Holford we meet with a rara avis among schoolmasters, one of those really noble-minded men who recognise to the fullest extent the high and holy object of their efforts, and who are beacons to their fellow-workers to persevere in their calling, remembering that the ultimate object of their toil is to train men to serve their Maker in this world, and to influence spirits who should shine around His throne hereafter. Mr Holford was a very just man, but also kind, and his words were potent because his actions were con sistent with his preaching. He was enabled to note the answer to his prayer, and to rejoice at the crown of his efforts in Austen, whose conduct under very trying circumstances was exemplary in the highest degree. He felt "thankfulness, such as they alone experience to whom it is granted even in this world to know that their labour has not been in vain in the Lord." This little work may be recommended to notice as affording an excellent instance and perfect illustration of the trials and troubles of schoolboy life, and those who know the value of early impression of virtue and the strong influence of vice on the young and ardent will accord their testimony to the merit of a book that sets forward the difficulty and shows the danger of early youth in public seminaries. Also they will subscribe to the good attempt to admonish the young under their case, that with temptation there is a way to escape, and all trials may combine to gain the crown of glory which is the appanage of those who endure to the end. " Schoolboy Honour" is a very deserving book, that deserves success, and is sure to interest, from its exciting passages, remarkable events, and eloquent descriptions. Children are easily influenced when they see con sistency in their teachers, and the whole tenour of this volume goes to prove a plain and perfect stan dard of truth, honour, and kindness. These quali ties, each in its separate and intrinsic merit, are the most important to gain a hold and exercise an influ ence on the character, and the young, who reverence and practise honour, will as they grow up the most effectually secure respect, enjoy happiness, and gain the good word of all. What is of more consequence, they will also experience the approval of their own conscience, and thus furnish the ante past of that peace beyond all understanding which now crowns the works of the just with a lustre surpassing worldly glitter, and hereafter will adorn them with imperishable splendour, where honour has its source at the fountain of all dignities. Through Life and For Life. A Story of Dis cipline. By A. Richmond, author cf " Annie Maitland," etc. Illustrated. Routledge. This is one of those useful books that are so de sirable for the young to peruse. It furnishes a striking example for those giddy girls who persist in dressing up and indulging in vanities to the neglect of their duties, and the annoyance of their friends. Mary, the heroine, is a very good ex ample of this class, and the picture is not at all overdrawn, a fault which often mars the effect of these moral tales. The contrast between the two sisters is very forcibly put, and the selfish repining of Mrs. Elwes illustrates the errors people commit in persisting to settle for themselves what is best for them and what will be most irksome also. Thus the weak foolish mother declared the beautiful child would be a blessing and the sickly one a curse, but events proved just the contrary, as Mary caused nothing but trouble, and finally killed herself from persisting in going to a ball in cold weather. Meanwhile Susan, wits her limited cap abilities for exertion, did her utmost, and by her patient cheer fulness rendered inestimable service to the uncom fortable household. The aunt, Susan Elwes, is an admirable character, end affords an instance of an upright person labouring for others without meet ing with much return in the shape of gratitude. Susan Eiwes, however, toiled not for the approval of man, and the reward of earthly things; her aims were heavenly, and her works were of that class which shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. In Mrs. Dunn we find a woman who means well but acts very unwisely, and who com mits the errors of deceit to gain her ends. She was in a great measure answerable for the mischief and misery that occurred when Mary was living with her. Tnis little story is very interesting and is sure to prove a favourite from the natural man ner in which it is written. It can in all confidence he recommended to young readers as a pleasant pastime that has a moral to be of service to them when the amusement of the tale is past. " Through Life and for Lite" slows many important things spring from slight causes, hence no care can be too great, no exertion too unnecessary on the part of the ignorant and inexperienced to gain knowledge and obtain advice regarding the petty details of everyday life. Also they are told where to seek help in the hour of need, and how to spend their short day of trial here in preparation for that other and better life to come to which this transi tory existence is but the stepping stone. How to Make the Best of B. A Domestic Tale for Young Ladies. A New Edition. By Anne Bowman. Routledge. A new edition of this interesting and sensible story appears very appropriately at this season. The object which the authoress sets before her is to show the evils of false pride and discontent, and to prove how true dignity and happiness may best be found, by doing our duty honestly and boldly, in the state of life in which it has pleased God to place us. The heroines, Julia and Con- stance, meet with a sudden and startling change of fortune. They are the daughters of an Eng lish merchant and a French lady of noble family. They pride themselves on belonging to the aris• tocratic race of the De Couryilles, although that haughty family has refused to aeknowledge the marri , ,ge. Their abs ur d p r id e i s greatly encou raged by Nanon, an old French nurse, who is full of affection and prejudice. Their mother having died when they were young, their father re-married their governess, who realises the old idea of stepmothers, being cold, harsh, and un just. A fraudulent partner brings Mr. Chilton to ruin and disgrace. Unable to bear the shock he dies, leaving his widow and orphans in great poverty. Felix, through the kindness of a friend, enters the medical profession, and departs for his studies. The youngest child, Bertrand, the indulged son of Mrs. Chilton, is too young for any exertion, so the weight of assisting in main taining the household falls on the two girls. To complete their misfortunes they are shipwrecked, and lose the few goods they possess. Mrs. Chil ton is forced to abate her pride, and open a small day school for fishermen's children, and the two haughty scions of the race of De Courville are driven to common household employment and monotonous drudgery. The various adven tures they meet with, the kind friends who come to aid them, the cheerfulness with which they learn " to make the best of it," and the sweet uses which they gather out of their adversity, will be best shown by Miss Bowman's plea sant and instructive pages. She is already known to many by her graphic tales of emigrant life and adventure, and the story before us will cer tainly not disappoint her readers. It is by no means a childish story, but rather designed for those who have reached the age when it is a com mon mistake to suppose that refinement and idle ness are synonymous, and that the performance of honest labour is derogatory to the dignity of young ladies. There is an admixture of ro mance, which all ends happily, and the cheerful performance of duty is shown to lead to peace and happiness, while perverse and discontented rebellion against the will of God brings nothing but wretchedness iu its train. There is abundance of incident and a variety of character, while altogether the work may rank among the most pleasing and useful of the Christmas stories. Eildon Manor : a MTh for Girls. By th e au th or - - of " The Maze of Life," Routledge. One of those pleasant tales whose interest centres in the home circle, and whose most startling ad ventures are incidents which might naturally chequer the course of English country life. The heroes and heroines of the story are for the most part residents at Eildon Manor and children of Mrs. Bruce, a gentle and delicate lady, whose mild temper and ill -health render her scarcely fit to cope with the self-willed, high-spirited young folks around her. Her eldest son Walter is abroad, and. the chief event of the work is his return with his young bride. This new member of the family has been looked forward to with very doubtful feelings by the young ladies of the Manor; but on her arri val all their fears are dispelled, as with ready tact she accommodates herself to each one's peculiarities while preserving her own principles. The story breaks off somewhat abruptly, and the reader would have liked a few more chapters to show how the beneficial influence of Walter and his wife acted on the unruly inhabitants of the Manor; but the first steps to the desirable change are seen. The charac ter of Margaret is somewhat disappointing, as she alone of the family seems to have some desire for improvement and some sense of the faulty tone of the circle. The various dispositions are well con trasted, and the uncomfortable result of each dis obeying the injunction to " Look not only on his own things but also on the things of others," is forcibly shown. Aunt Jane is another source of discord in the inharmonious group, and the family of the Swintons is very unattractive. There is a lesson to be learned from the history of th in mates of Eildon Manor, although there is no at tempt at preaching in it, the moral is unfolded by the story ; and young people at this holiday sea son will find it a welcome companion for their leisure hours. The Young Painters and Young Musicians. With Illustrations. Booth, Regent -street. This work is divided into two parts, called "The Sweet Power of Music" and " Tales of the Studio." It would be difficult to find a more attractive study than that presented in these pages to all young folks who have any ability to appreciate merit, or any ambition to be aroused by the recital of the actions of those once children like themselves. If anything could excite the vapid, arouse the idle, and urge on the timorous, it must be the strange but true account here set forth. Living witnesses attest the reality of the marvellous things here set down. They appear to us not in the world of living men, but from the temple of fame they speak to us as we behold their works that shall last while time endures, or listen to their melodies that will en chant the sons of men till tongues shall cease and knowledge vanish away. The striking lesson to learn from these sketches is that all the men whose: early lives are here chronicled were, as boys, beset with difficulties. In no one instance was the pro fession for which they were designed, and for which they were partly trained in many cases, the sphere in which they afterwards excelled. The relations had not the sense to recognise the necessity for their vocation which actuated them, and indeed they were often too limited in their capacities to appreciate the godlike gift that rendered the creations of their sons almost divine in their beauty and excellence. In most cases the boys were so poor that their perseverance in the cultivation of their favourite art was almost incredible and fur nishes an apt illustration of the importance of la bour and the necessity of application even where true genius appears, and that creative power exists which electrifies mankind. " Thy talent to im prove, take care," is a solemn and also an encourag ing warning, and these ardent young spirits were actuated by the true feeling in regard to it. All must be deeply moved at the picture here drawn of their early struggles, their innate consciousness of power, but their difficu:ty in making it understood by those around them. The little slave, who came in at early dawn, and altered and improved the sub jects in his master's studio is a very interesting sketch, and it is satisfactory to know that such precocity was crowned with success. The discerning eye of real talent soon recognised the embryo artist, and the master exclaimed to his unknown pupil, "Happy man that lam ! I have done more than paint pictures, for I have made a painter ; for your name, Sebastian, will be handed down to posterity, coupled with mine, and your fame will be the crowning glory of mine. I wish that in centuries to come, you may be spoken of as the Mullatto of Murillo, and, in truth, my young readers, Sebas tian Gomez was more known by that name than by his own." The force of prejudice is shown in the ease of the Cardinal St. Gregory, who would not agree to the merits of Michael Angelo. Tbat distinguished individual contrived to expose his folly. He laid a statue of his own making in a spot where he knew they were making researches, and having broken off an arm, he gave it the ap pearance of a relic of antiquity. The Cardinal sent for him and expatiated on the merits of this discovered gem of sculpture. Very few modern artists, I think, could make such an arm as this, Signor Michael Angelo." Michael offered to show the equal, and returning home, he brought to the Cardinal an arm whioh fitted exactly. The latter exclaimed A Miracle !" No, not a miracle, but a trick,' replied Michael Angelo. I wished to prove to your Excellency that the moderns were capable of doin g thi ngs as we ll as t h e ancients. , The incidents in the s t or i es o f th e y ou ng musicians are also very entertaining, and in full ussuraece of its being an excellent monitor, an inciting example, and a glorious proof of the marvels wrought by perseverance, this work may be presented to all young readers at this season of respite from learn ing and making merry at hom e . It w ill pre pare them for that time when the lessons of childhood are over with its holidays for ever, and they must march on to the battle-fields of life. Happy if there they can com port themselves as becomes their country ; and whether or not they can shine in the ranks of the renowned, as the heroes of the work before us, they can at least do their best, each in his separate sphere, and according to his distinct abilities. Patience and perseverance are qualities of lasting importance persons;rtanceto be impressed o n th e m i n d s o f a ll you and this work contains a moral that may be useful to many humble capacity, while to the talented it exhibits the crowning examples of those who could go no higher, as they are at the summit of all earthly fame, sons of geuius whose works have gained a world's applause, and of whom humanity is proud. The compiler of this book has a claim on the gratitude of the public in presenting them with this interesting and admirable work, so improving in its tendency, and so a tt rac ti ve in its style. The Wonderful deentures of Tefflonybo and his Elfin Company. By Holme Lee, author of " Legends from Fairy Land," &c., illustrated. Smith, Elder, and Co. The little people who followed with eager eyes and anxious hearts the marvellous history told last Christmas in the "Legends from Fairy Land" of the disasters which betel that adventurous knight, Sir Tuflong,bo, and the haps and mishaps of the &fin Company, will receive with delight this fresh budget of news from the fairy country, and study the achievements of Little Content as he followed the fortunes of that warlike knight. A regular airy tale is now getting rotnewhat uncommon, but as the tast es o f cildhood do not chance with the fashion,we have little doubt that this genuine story of marvels, adorned by eight large plates, will gladden , -A 11 t( \ - t i tl I‘ NI t ANL