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THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING THE OFFICE of LORD TIIGIT ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on FRIDAY, the Id January :next, at Tv() o'clock, they will be ready to receive Sewed Tenders for the purchase of her Majesty's un derxuention ed. Ships : Where Tons. Lying. Frolic ..... :o'l' Arab.... 4Bl D , ring'.„ 420 481 000 If!ectra Kangaroo 483 Dispatch DaOnie 726 Mariner 4Bl Fantoine IS3 Vestal .. ( 1 13 Cleopatra.... 218, 1R 'To Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the du mf treaty 1V here Lying. Tons. Portland. 1477 Lively 1. 1 SO Spartan 018 Pilot Exp - ess 362 I'etcrel Pandora Crane Arrow.... 477 Lynx 477 Vi r 177) 'llevonport. Chatham. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words 4 ' Tender for the purchase of 11.31. Ship," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. Persons wishing to view the Ships must apply to the Su perintendents of H.M. Dockyards at Devon port and Chatham for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here or at the said yards. R 0Y AL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, (Incorporated by Royal Charter). Founded in 1 824.—Supported by Voluntary Contributions. PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. rRESIDENT — Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum . • berland, E.G., R.R.F. CHAIRMAN —Thos. Baring, F.R.S., V.P., Chair man of Lloyd's. DEnuTv-CHAIRMAN— Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of Lloyd's Registry of British and Foreign Shipping Society. • APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, during the past year. the Institution has incurred expenses amount ing* to £6,•'58 Is. in establishing Life-boat stations on dif krent parts of the Coasts of Eng•and, Ireland, and Scotland. The institution has also expended on the repairs, stores, alterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo ts, Boat houses, and Transpo,ting-carriages, £3,63.! ; and £1,550 tior exercising the Crews of its Life-boats—snaking altogether a total of £11,141. Duriw:;' the past year the Life•boats of the Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following wrecked Vessels : Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose Schooner Jane Tb per, of Ulverstone 6 Brig Pallas, of Shields .. 3 Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow Smack John liuld, of Yarmouth Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields .. A Barge of Teignmouth Brig George and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby Coble Honour, of Cullercoats Schooner Eliza, of North Shields Barque Oberon, of Liverpool Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmout h •• 8 , •ack Wonder, of Teignmoutli .. •• •• ling Scotia, of Sunderland .. • • Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. •• . Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. Brig Ann, of Blyth • • • • Sloop Hope, of Dublin •• .. •• •• Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2 Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis 3 Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. 9 Schooner Admiral Hood, of Roche ter 6 Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. 5 Schooner Rose, of Lynn .. Brig Prodroma, of Stockton Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg Brigantine Hann, of Fredrikshamn Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. LIFEBOAT .. 8 .. .. .. 11 .. .. 7 .• • . 7 Total -210 For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has voted £OOB Bs. 4d. as re arcls. It has also granted rewards amounting to £203 4s. for saving 245 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, making total of 455 persons saved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United Kingdom. Durin g The present ,year (1801), the Life-boats of the Insti tution have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following vessels : Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. .. 5 Schooner Prosp ct, of Berwick Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives A Fishing-boat of Whitburn Brig Arethusa, of Blyth Schooner Dewi Wvn, of Portmadoe Flat Cyinraes, of Beaumaris .. 2 Schooner NV illiam, of Morecambe Smack Gipsy, of Newry Schooner liargaret Anne, of Preston Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .. 8 Schooner William, of Liverpool I ugger Nimrod, of Castletown Brig Providence, of Shields Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle Sch , oner Village Maid, of Fleetwood • • • • 4 8 Barque Guy na, of Glasgow Brig Roman Empress, of Shields Brig San Spirld one, of alaxide Schooner Voa dor du Vonga, of Fianna .. 8 French Brig La Jenne 11lare Therese 6 Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. 5 Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of Bent st .. 17 Fel (loner Hortensia, ot Hanover .. 4 Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4 Brig St. Michel, of Marans 8 Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves sel and one of the crew) .. .• 1 Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) .. .. 4 Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Sunderland (saved vessel and crew) .. • • • • • • •• 6 Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. .• • • 1 Barque Peace, of London .. 2 Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11 Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew of four hands) •• 4 Sm a 11 Adventure, of ITarwich 10 Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestof; .. 7 Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen •11 'Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast. saved one man •. 1 Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone 6 Brig Lively, ot Clay, Norfolk .. 5 'Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland 5 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. 6 Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. .. 4 Schooner Eliza Anne, of 1 )üblin 5 Brig Content, of Sun de; land Smack Ellen Owen, of Cardigan .. Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam 5 Total .. ..288 - - - The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions the Society has made within the past few years, it has now One hundred and Twenty-one Life-boats under its man agement, ,or the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, it its humane mission is to be perpetuated. Donations and Annual ! , u scriptions will be thankfully re ceived by Messrs. Willis, I'ercival, and Co., 76, Lombard street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 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Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand , which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up Ms baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur prising, while everythins; that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever :feels himself regenerated and new made, it is on coming out:of.,a 'Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct. 13, 1861. .DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATORRIREek, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &o. 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N° 21,683. / ~ /~ ~ \~ i~~ Gj / 44 77, ;H ,31 -; • 1111;'. " cam att • 3t . „ 4 , ) rdl l 4 4 : • vytb , ZrA • • . ,N` 1. f , ;7 4 '2, " • LI - • • • ' • tyr„ii^ - , i. - ,• b? on. • ^ y.) C") PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. ) bands," " Cornelia," "Il Trovatore ; or, Who Killed the -," and " A Nice Quiet Day." The first ; is a pleasing little comedy; the second a ballet h v e a r ud a e u v d il i l e e n , c i e n w w i h th ich th l\ e ld e l e l l e. eb A ra l t b e i d n a a n d a i R ei h m o r n m a i f n av a ours na tional dances, II Caprichio and La Cracovienne. The Christmas piece proper was "11 Trovatore ; or, Who Killed the -." The wanting word created some curiosity naturally to ascertain who was shot, and it turned out to be "the donkey." Mr. De looney (Mr. Robins), an inspector of police, is in love with Norah, prospective proprietress of the Red Lion at Melton, and for some unaccountable reason shoots his mother's don key. He has a rival in the person of Dan Rice, a professor of music--4 e., an itinerant organ grinder. The inspector uses his influence to put the musician out of the way by charging him and his mother with theft. He obtains a conviction, but in the course of events his trick is found out, and he is treated to "sensation" in the shape of a ducking in a horsepond ; and of course in the end the right parties come together. There is plenty of fun and good singing in the burlesque, and Mdlle. Albino, di Rhona again appears with her usual suc cess in some excellent dances. OLYMPIC, After " Sack of all Trades," Messrs. Robson and Emden presented to their patrons " an entirely new Hibernian, and, therefore, very original fairy ex travaganza," entitled " King of the.Merrows," writ ten by Mr. F. C. Burnam, from an original plot by Mr. J. Palgrave Simpson. The plot is taken from the early fabulous history of Ireland, the scene of the serio-comic tale being laid on the south coast of that romantic island. STRAND. Last night the performances at this theatre com menced with Mr. H.Wigan's comedietta, "Observa tion and flirtation," the droll incidents in which elicited frequent peals of laughter, and put the audience in a very pleasant humour to witness the representation of the new fairy burlesque extrava ganza, entitled "Puss in the New Pair of Boots." This is the production of Mr. H, J. Byron. The frequent encores which the burlesque songs drew forth, and the unanimous applause which accom panied the fall of the curtain, showed how suc cessfully both author and performers had hit the fancy of the audience, and completely confirmed the words put into the mouth of one of the dramatis persona at the close of the piece —that this theatre, though small, is not too little to please. The cha racter of Puss in Boots was well dressed and well played by Miss Charlotte Saunders; Miss Ada Swanborough looked quite charming as the disin herited youth; and Mr. James Rogers and Mr. J. Clarke, in the parts of Noodlehead the Ninth and of a boy-eating Ogre, afforded incessant amuse ment. Miss Rosina Wright, assisted by a corps de ballet, executed with skill and grace the dancing portion of the extravaganza. ASTLEY'S. Last night our National Equestrian Amphi theatre was worthy of its most successful days, in providing for the public a pantomime bearing the popular title of " Johnny Gilpin," founded on Cow per's well-known and most amusing tale. The curtain rose, and presented to view the Cave of Mischief, where the Black Witch of Edmonton is discovered with her imps. She is acquainted with the intention of Johnny Gilpin to spend his wedding-day at Edmonton. She orders her sprites, Waspero, Dragonfly, &c., to follow and plague his horse, so as to mar his happiness. This they con sent to, and depart. This brings us to the En chanted Lake. Here we have Fairyland in all its splendour. The Fairy Queen meets her assembled fags and holds a council, at which it is decreed to foil the hag by the aid of Pantomime. After a grand ballet they depart to earth, and we find ourselves in an Apartment in Johnny Gilpin's House. Here the story of the poet commences. We have the whole of the tale most humorously rendered, and at its termination the Fairy Queen arrives and sends us to the Land of Pantomime, when a grand transformation scene is exhibited and the changes take place, when Mr. Nelson Lee's budget of fun commences. Mr. George Perks, as Clown; Mr. Sylvester, as Harlequin ; Miss Emily Gibson, as Columbine ; and Mr. Clarke, as Pantaloon, acquitted themselves in first-rate style. The entertainment has been put upon the stage in the most gorgeous and magnificent manner, and from first to last was hailed with the most tumultuous applause. SADLER'S WELLS. The performances at this theatre commenced last night with the tragedy of " Fazio." A new and original grand comic fairy extravaganza was then proceeded with, entitled, " Cherry and Fairstar ; or, Harlequin and the Singing Apple, the Talking Bird, and the Dancing Waters." The scenery throughout is excellent, and reflects credit on Mr. C. James, who, at the transformation scene, was loudly applauded and enthusiastically called before the curtain. The harlequinade is very well sus tained by Mr. Duprez as Harlequin, Miss Rosa Nathan as Columbine, Mr. Chapman as Pantaloon, and Mr. Charles Laura as Clown. The tricks and changes are very clever, and touch upon all the passing topics of the day. The American war is represented by two bales of cotton, out of which come the Northern and Southern States, who im mediately tear a map of the United States in two, and commence fighting, until John Bull comes in and puts a stop to it. The pantomime was un doubtedly successful ; and was well supported in all its parts by the company. CITY OF LONDON. The tragic story of " Alonzo and the Fair but Faithless Imogene" is the foundation of the open ing of the pantomime at this theatre. It has been adapted by Mr. Nelson Lee's fertile pen with con siderable humour, and illustrated by some really marvellous effects of scenic and mechanical inge nuity. The transformation scene is, in itself, a series of extraordinary scenic transformations of singular beauty, which elicited repeated plaudits from a crowded audience, who obliged the manager to come forward on the stage and acknowledge the well-deserved compliment paid to his enterprise and taste. The scenery was by Mr. W. Beaumont, and the machinery by Mr. J. Burkett ; and the comic scenes in the harlequinade were contrived by Mr. Morelli, who also sustained the part of Pantaloon, Mr. G. Lupino being the Clown, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Alexander, Harlequin and Columbine. OXFORD MUSIC HALL. The dimensions of this huge music hall were taxed in "pit," stalls, and balconies, to afford accom modation for the Boxing-night visitors. The even ing passed off with gratifying eclat. Without any " starring" attraction, the usual round of amusement was found sufficient to keep the audience in ample good humour. The classic portions of the pro gramme were received with as much fevour as the more seasonable comic song. And this feeling of satisfaction is not at all surprising when the admi rable style in which the operatic selections are given is remembered. The latest " selection" from Verdi's " Ernani" was performed in the most effective man ner, and if we mark. for special commendation Mr. Albert, the baritone, it is because be is the last, it appears, who has joined the company, and without disparagement to Miss Russell or to Madame En derssohn, both of whom—th e on e in this selection and the other in "Macbeth"—acquit themselves with great distinction. M r . Albert (a nom de plume, we believe) possesses an excellent voice, and s i ngs with true dramatic fire. In some of his songs thisdra matic talent is more observable than in the selec tions. Into one of the principal airs from "Un Ballo en Maschera," and into a song called "The Bear Hunters," he imports just enough, and not too THE SUN, LONDON, • FI?.IDAY EVENING-, DECEMBER 27, 1861. THE CHRIS TMA 8 ENTERTAINMENTS, We do not recollect to having seen a more ge neral suspension of business on" Boxing-day" than that which prevailed yesterday. The holiday keepers were fortunate in the weather; for except ing; a slight fog which partially enveloped the me tropolis in the morning, it was all that could be desired by those whose tastes led them out of doors —and these were not a few, for over 39,000 visited the Crystal Palace alone. The Zoological Gardens and other places in and about London in which out-of--door amusements were offered had also a goodly number of visitors. The great attraction, however, was of pun the theatres in the evening. I)RURY-LANE. The title of the pantomime at this theatre is "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built; or, Old Mother Hubbard and her Wonderful Dog," and is the production of the regular pantomime writer of the theatre, Mr. Blanchard. In the first scene is represented the interior of Mother Hub bard's cottage, where she is receiving several of the heroines of nursery books, as Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Dame Trot and her Wonderful Cat. In the neighbouring manor-house of Rookwood lives a Squire who has a reputation for burning witches, and a consultation is held by the three elderly ladies as to the best means of counteracting his machinations. An incantation in the " Witches' Glen" enables them to obtain some important in formation, the chief which is that by virtue of an old forest charter anyone who gets a house built on ground on a common between sunset and sunrise has a right to hold the house and ground for ever. A pleasant, good-natured but "tattered and torn" youth, known as Jack, is adopted by the schemers as one adapted to promote their objects, and they resolve to make him a much greater person than the dreaded Squire. After the village festival, on the occasion of the coming of age of the Squire, and his installation into his property, which he shows he has rather peculiar notions of managing, a troop of dwarf builders set about constructing the "House which Jack built," under the direction of Mother Hubbard. The result, which is brought about somehow, and it is needless to inquire too curiously into the consequentiality of the means, is that the Squire is duly punished and surrenders his estate to Jack, and the transformation scene is led up to in the usual way, and takes place in the " Will o' the Wisp's Fairy Home." This, or something ap proaching to it, is an outline of the plot,upon which, as everyone knows, very little indeed depends. In truth, the design of the author is carried out with much minuteness of detail; and there being no spe cialty in actin g,or what is technically termed business in the earlier scenes, the drama so called began to be somewhat wearisome, though it was relieved by two scenes of groat beauty, notably "The Witches' Glen and Waterfall," which is an admirable specimen of scene-painting, as distinguished from mere glitter and ornamentation. Here was poured on to the stage an interminable corps de ballet—that is, their number seemed to be without end, and by means of skilful grouping they were caused to multiply them selves to an extent which can only be appreciated by being seen. The dancing of the Misses Gunniss was here a marked feature. There was a well-acted I)og (Signor Lorenzo) to Mother Hubbard, although his appearance was more that of a gorilla ; a capital cat, an unexceptionable goose, and some singularly lifelike and lively frogs ; but with all these adjuncts the scenes went heavily until the introduction of a large band of clever and well-trained children of sizes dwindling down to little toddlekins, who, by the apt and bustling way in which they worked at the "building of Jack's House," made a decided sc....alien, and brought down the first burst of ap plause which had been elicited by anything except by the scenic art of Mr. Beverley. Matters went better and with greater effect until the culminating transformation scene, the" Wi 11 o'-the-Wisp's Home beneath the Waterfall," in which effects were pro duced which were really novel, and of course mag nificent. The electric light was used with the most striking results, and a shower of golden spray which descended from the place where the sky is supposed to be, may be mentioned as being most rare in idea, and most effective in the carrying out. Loud calls were here raised for manager and artist, and amidst the most enthusiastic applause Mr. Smith and Mr. Beverley had to bow their thanks. The harlequinade then commenced with two Clowns, Messrs. A Forrest and Huline ; two Pantaloons, Messrs. Tanner and Morley ; two Columbines, the Messes Gunniss ; and a battalion of sprites and tumblers. This part of a pantomime is usually taken on trust, and it may besufficient to say that, though the Clowns, one especially, were more acrobatic than humorous, yet their spirits were high and their exertions unflagging, so that everything went well, and the bustle kept up in a satisfactory man ner. There can be little doubt that the pantomime will have one of those rune whichbelong as of course to the Christmas pieces at Drury-lane. There was a tremendous house; and it may be mentioned that " God Save the Queen," when played at the end of the overture, was received with strong feel ing by the audience, and on their unequivocal demand played a second time. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. The entertainments here were the " Puritan's Daughter" and the pantomime " . Harlequin Gulli ver." There was an enormous house, crowded from the orohestra to the highest regions. The opera was much curtailed for the sake of the pantomime. The pantomime is from the practised pen of Mr. J. M. Morton. It sets out with a representation of the Temple of Pantomime in a ruined and dilapi dated state. The Genius of Pantomime appears in the shape of an aged lady of somewhat seedy aspect, who laments her fallen condition. She is in company with a few of her ancient friends, now retired from business—Mother Goose, Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Robinson Crusoe, and others, together with two fairies, Fun and Fancy. This conclave resolve to come to the relief of " genius in distress,' , by assisting her in getting up a Christmas enter tainment for the public. They resolve to adopt, as a subject, the adventures of Captain Lemuel Gulli ver, and this matter being settled, the drama begins. We are transported to the enchanted realms of Fun and Fancy —a beautiful scene, by the way, peopled by groups of fairies, whose dances, as they surround their Queen, in the person of Mdlle. Lamoureux, are as pretty as anything of the kind we have ever seen. Mdlle. Lamoureux is a danseuse of the highest class and reminds us, in the extreme lightness of her movements, of the charming Cerito. We now see the rocky coast of Brobdignag,with its gigantic cliffs towering to the skies. Gulliver, accompanied by Mrs. Gullivcr,his better half,are in a boat pulling ashore. Where they came from, or how they got there does not appear, nor does it matter. They succeed in landing, and are instantly surrounded by a host of the animal aborigines —geese, and other fowls, gi gantic lobsters, oysters, and shrimps, who form dances with the wondering strangers. Then Mr. and Mrs. Gulliver are in the interior of a Brobdignag menage. There is a monstrous bed with a gigantic old gentleman occupying it, whose moonlike visage is seen peering from between the curtains ; a gi gantic baby in an immense cradle—a cat, &c., all of corresponding dimensions. The adventures of the two pigmies among all these giants are grotesquely fanciful enough. Various adventures now happen to the pair, in the course of which the lady is lost—at least she disappears we do not know how, and never appears again; but Gulliver iscast ashore in asense less state on the coast of Lilliput. While in this con dition he is surrounded by troops of Lilliputians, who are at first terrified at the sight of the Man mountain ; but they succeed in binding him and making him prisoner. The drama then follows the steps of Dean Swift's veracious narrative, Gulliver becomes a great - man, captures the fleet of Ble fuscu, re ceives an ovation, and becomes com mandcr-il :-chief of the forces ; but at length becomes obnoxious to the population and is obliged to .run for- it in order to save his life; and here the adi - tntures of Gulliver end, and the trans formajons hcg in. All the Lilliputian scenes are rea p i r o ,,,imirable. The scenic representation is so skilfully .mant• g eti. as to create a complete illusion. Th e a ti nv it,, -, . inaniniate objects were all so well proportioned' to each other that the multitudinous groups . oflLullii..utians — men, women, and children —appeared,of the,' ordinary size, while Gulliver in the midst of them r.,7-111Y looked like a giant. The tiny performers who personated the Lilliputian sovereign and the couri---the grave dignitaries of the state, the soldiers and sailors, were most excel lently drilled, and enacted their parts with a gra vity that was often quaint in the extreme. There is a grand review by the commander-in-chief of all the various Lilliputian volunteer rifle corps; and there is a court ball, in which the may-mountain figures in a minuet and gavotte with the Queen, a most stately little lady whose lofty plumes do not reach his knees. All these things are exceedingly happy, and met with great and deserved applause. The transformation scene, which es usual forms the connecting link between the drama and the harlequinade, is of such marvellous 'brilliancy—so rich and gorgeous—that it is quite sufficient of itself to draw crowds to the theatre for many nights to come. Certainly We have never before seen on the stage any such combination of light and colour. The scene represents the bottom of the sea, with shells, groves of coral, and the other objects which poets describe as filling the caves of the ocean, and among them sea nymphs engaged in making their toilet. Never has the pencil of Callcott been more truly magical. The last part of the performance—the Warlequin ade—was very good; but such things are all alike, and their constant sameness shows great poverty of invention. The pantomime characters, however, were excellently sustained. There were two Har lequins, Messrs. F. Payne and S.Lauri ; two Clowns, Messrs. H. Payne and E. Lauri ; Mr. H. Lauri was Pantaloon, and Miss Jenny Lauri Columbine. We should have said before that the character of Gulli ver was performed by Mr. W. H. Payne, and that Mr. F. Payne was Mrs. Gulliver. HAYMARKET. Mr. Buck t stone makes two very wise arrange ments for Boxing-night. He begins his evening with an entertainment which is so good that no one is in an unseemly hurry for the pantomime, and he makes his pantomime, when it comes round, just the sort of thing which children and young people like, with a nice juvenile story, beautiful scenery, and plenty of tumbling and dancing by the dramatis persona. Mr. Sterling Coyne's comedy of " Black Sheep" was immensely relished yesterday evening. The ladies, Mesdames Young and II ilkins acted splendidly ; Mr. Compton was as dry and as humor ous as usual,and the lessee himself acted in a manner which showed how little he reflected that it wouldbe his painful duty to spend the latter part of the even ing in a state of frantic collision with the carpenters and scene-shifters. Everybody was called before the curtain at the end of the play, and nobody showed any impatience for the pantomime. The latter, however, was quite up to the Haymarket standard of excellence. The innocent love of Miss Muffet for the Little Boy Blue was the theme, and it was worked out with a completeness and splendour which must have delighted the wholejuvenile audi ence. It may be an insult to the literary research of the majority of your readers to suppose that they now hear of this interesting love story for the first time ; but lest there should Ls one or two who still (main in ignorance, we must inform them that little Miss MuiLt, whilst sitting on a Tuffet and enjoying an arcadian banquet of curds and whey, suddenly conceived a violent passion for the Blue Boy (not Gainsborough's), who is so insensible to her love that ho spends the principal portion of his time under the haycock fast asleep. Anenvious spider —there are envious spiders everywhere—becomes his rival, and the dreadful schemes of this Daddy Long Legs, who wishes to pass for a genuine Tarantula, supplies the horrid incidents of the intro duction. Poor Miss Muffet receives several dread ful bites, and Little Boy Blue restores her to life by the well-known specific of " blowing his horn.'' Then Blue Boy gets bitten in turn, and there would be universal destruction, and no end of coroners' in quests, were it not for the benevolent intervention of Queen Bee, who always turns up at the nick of time, counterplots Daddy Long Legs, and preserves Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue until they are wanted for the harlequinade. The accessories to this famous dramatic entertainment are superb. There is a sweet scene of a wooded valley for the opening, and a brilliant one with moonlight and wax lights for the nocturnal ballet of the Bees; but the climax is of course the transformation scene, in which Mr. Fenton (if he could only get the scenery to move a little faster) surpasses all his former triumphs. A field of golden corn is seen to sway and bend to and fro to the whispers of a gentle summer breeze. Anon the stems fall away right and left, and beehives of fanciful form, and sparkling as if they wero all made of koh-tnoors, rise slorly and (last night) somewhat hesitatingly in the open space. Then the bees, who are uncommonly like handsome young ladies, Fop up their heads, each brilliantly illumi nated, and the poppies and corn-flowers all burst open in admiration, whilst the audience burst forth into a tremendous peal of applause. But this is not all. Trellis of sparkling gold rises up gradually on all sides, and wheels of equal lustre begin to spin ; until finally red and blue fire shed their light over the scene, and the cheering is only interrupted by the frantic cries of " Up, up," from the boys in the back of the gallery, who cannot possibly get enough of the scenic splendour. It would be impossible to imagine a greater magnificence of stage effect than was produced by this transformation scene. Mr. Fenton was cheered to the echo, but he was too busy with his carpenters at that moment to pay any at tention to his vc'ation. There was good popular music, and more than one parody that was encored. The actors exerted themselves commendably, both in talking and tumbling, and Miss Louise Leclercq made quite a character of Little Miss Muffett. The harlequinade, which, at the best of times is a dread ful contrast to the splendour of the introduction, has this year the merit of being brief, Miss Rosin° made a graceful columbine, and Mr. Charles Le clercq a most agile clown. There were some good carpenters' scenes, and the whole entertainment finished gloriously with the picture of the good ship Warrior steaming out to sea. King Rat and protects Dick Whittington, who appears to be a very cheery and civil-minded young gentleman. The introduction of Good Humour leads to a very brilliant scene representing a bower of roses, in which the really efficient ballet of the theatre admirably exhibit their Terpsichorean at tainments; and Robin Goodfellow (Master Haslem) is sent, in the likeness of a cat, to watch over the welfare of Dick Whittington. This cat is a very clever one. We are then introduced to ancient East chepe, where there is represented a spleddid exte rior view of Master Fitzwarren's shop. As a mat ter of course Turn again Whittington becomes enamoured of a Miss Fitzwarren (Miss Pauline Leclereq), but the wicked apprentice, Bad Lot, accuses Dick of having made away with certain meat (a loin of veal) and drink, but which had been appropriated by a cook and presented to her lover, Bull's Eye (Mr. Moreland), a member of the force. The unfortunate Whittington is given in charge, but he escapes from the police, and is found sleep ing on the milestone at Highgate—probably the one which is now to be seen near the residence of the benevolent Miss Burdett Coutts. Another matter of course is that Dick is awoke by the bells ringing out, Return again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London town. Bad Lot has followed and is about to kill him, but Dick is protected by the cat, which accompanies him as a protector throughout his career. Dick goes through various adventures, and is cast ashore with his cat in the territories of King Kollywobbol, whose kingdom is de vastated by rats, the number of which had increased since the old enemy of Dick —viz., Bad Lot, bad been introduced in the region through being wrecked on the coast. Dick eventually gets rid of Bad Lot, and marries the Princess. The pantomime was admirably put on the stage, and the music in excellent keeping with the characteristics of the piece; but we think the author has neglected abundant opportunities of introducing some good old English ballads, which would add materially to its success. The " cat" was a capital performance, and frequently put the house in "roars of laughter." The piece requires only a slight curtailment in some parts to render it a favourite with the public. PRINCESS'S. • The first piece at this theatre last night was the " Cricket on the Hearth," which was gone through in a style that elicited frequent applause from the holiday audience. Many portions of the piece were rendered with great truthfulness. The spectacle of the evening was a grand pantomime, entitled " Whittington and his Cat, or Harlequin King Kollywobbol and the Genius of Good Humour," a very humorous Christmas piece, in which the author (Mr. Henry J. Byron) presents a large number of very grotesque and amusing scenes. Many of them were exceedingly droll, the dialogue was admirable, and the whole of the dramatis persona thoroughly up to their work. The piece opens with King Rat (Mr. Collett) who, in a sort of underground railway, proceeds to carry out some evil spells to mar the fortunes of Dick Whittington, a sober and' honest youth ; but he is inimical to the Rat King, who has for his protege a young gentleman that, in loose language, is known as Bad Lot (Mr. Garden). The latter is a very wicked apprentice —a kind of George Barnwell, who shuns the light and does not know what honesty means. We then have the entranco of Good Humour (Miss Ellen Howard) who appears upon the scene and frustrates the plans of LYCEUM. In the extravaganza at this theatre poetry and music have combined to revive " Little Red Riding Hood" for the amusement of the Christmas holiday makers. In the first scene we find Little Red Rid ing Hood residing in England and engaged to marry Colin, but their happiness is disturbed by the ap pearance of Baron Reginald de %Volf, who is also a suitor for her hand, and, being an unsuccessful one, he determines to carry her off. In this enterprise he is aided by a trusted squire,known as Diavolino, and well qualified, as his name implies, for such a service . ; he has, besides, deluded his too credulous master into the belief that he is a great man with the demons in the nether world. But Little Red Riding Hood has friends among the fairies, who are generally more than a match, especially in panto mime and Christmas pieces, for the votaries of his Satanic Majesty. They give her a magic sprig or branch, and by plucking a bud from it she will always be protected or rescued from any peril in which she may find herself placed. The first trial of the charm, on being closely pursued by the Baron, results in the little lady being transformed into a tree, and she immediately re-appears disguised as a British sailor ; but, in order to place a greater dis tance between herself and her pursuer, she suddenly sinks into the ground to take an imaginary subter ranean train to Scotland. To mark the spot, we ' suppose, where this extraordinary dive into the earth takes place, she no sooner disappears than, according to the programme, " a rose tree arises." We will not say that she gave her lover a seat in her carriage underground, or whether he travelled in mid-air on the wings of love, but certain it is that the next scene shows us we arc in Scotland, and the rustic Colin is there as soon as his lady-love. The Baron has taken a different mode of conveyance, and also a hint from the ancient Greeks, for he proceeds in search of Little Red Riding Hood not inside, but outside, a wooden horse drawn by Dia volino, who assures him the whole process is the work of magic. During her peregrinations in Scot land she once more encounters the Baron, and is consequently obliged to quit her new friends, the Scotch peasants. In her flight from this ill-favoured adorer she runs into a danger more unexpected and, for the moment, more alarming, which is nothing less than being crushed by amass of falling rock, but instead of destroying her it only changes her dress, and she comes forth a Highland chieftain. The detective perceptions of the Baron, aided no doubt by his wolfish instincts, enable him to discover the object of his pursuit, and Little Red Riding Hood, in sportinephrase, is again " run to earth," and with one bold dive in Scotland she comes up quite re freshed in Ireland. Miss Lydia Thompson was delightful throughout. Miss Cicely Nott made an interesting rustic lover; sang several songs in a delicate and pleasing manner, and was deservedly applauded. The music selected by Mr. Frederick Kingsbury, kept up a rapid succession of pleasing and well-known airs, assisting the progress of the piece very materially, and which, when somewhat condensed, will, we think, prove an attractive entertainment for the Christmas holiday folks. ADELPHT. No Christmas novelty was produced at this house, " Octoroon" and the 'undying " Colleen Bawn" being considered sufficiently attractive. In conse quence of the illness of Mrs. Boucicault, the part of the heroine was played by Miss Ranoe, an adopted daughter of the late M. Jullien, a member of a well known theatrical family, who exhibits great pro mise. ST. JAMES'S. At this theatre, now under the management of Mr. George Vining, the performance commenced before a full and respectable house, with Dance's comedietta "A Wonderful Woman," exceedingly well put upon the stage, and as well played, among others, by Mr. G. Vining, Mr. F. Matthews, Miss Isabel Adams (her first appearance, and a decided success), and Miss Nelly Moore, who one and all fully sustained their reputation, the last of whom bids fair to become a pub lic pet. After an interval, which might be judiciously shortened, the curtain rose upon the first scene of Mr. William Brough's much anti. cipated extravaganza, of course the feature of the night. The beauty of the overture, composed by Mr. Wallerstein, called forth several hearty plaudits, and predisposed the audience to think much of the piece. The story of " Perseus and Andromeda" is known to everybody who has seen a Latin Gram mar; for is it not written in the books used in schools ? It affords so good a foundation for an ex travaganza that it is only wonderful it has not been before employed by one or other of the host of punsters who, at Christmas and Easter times, are in such high favour with the public. Mr. Brough has treated it with freedom, and has so overloaded it with puns that whileno one in five was taken up, house was kept in one continuous roar. Alas for the dislocations to which the poor words were sub jected—alas for the butchery inflicted upon the Queen's English. Never were there such verbal contortions, never before such reckless inroads upon orthography within the pretty wide limits which burlesque and extravaganza writers set themselves. There was scarcely a syllable throughout without its pun, and no two lines in any part escaped scot free. The acting of every on© concerned was be yond reproach, and in the cases of the leading cha racters absolutely perfection. NEW ROYALTY. The Christmas entertainment at this theatre con sisted of four pieces, namely, " A Lesson for Hus- ~1~-~ -~ -~~ - - N WS PAPE • I much, action fully to ea: wc.ptit:l4_ll h which the compositions •roZt aid we omit to mention nother a I ira, Mr. Greville, who is conspicuous in he _ec, and sings ballads with unexceptionable taste. Last night the task of "amusing" the audience fell prin cipally on Miss H. Coveney, Mr. Sam Collins, Mr. W. Randall, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. M. P. Foster, all artists revelling in their own peculiar style, and each acting upon the risible muscles by some al chemic process known only to himself. These vivacious gentlemen did not forget to make a little harmless capital out of the Slidell and Mason affair. The audience were liberal in responding to these pardonabl e a pp ea l s to their feelings. The evening at the O x f or d t h us sped right merrily, and nothing seeme d to b e wanting to rivet the attenti on . W e perce i ve—and we notice the fact as a grow i ng proo f o f t h e high artistic point to which the Oxford has attained—that in addition to such artists as Madame Enderssohn and the two baritones we have named (who have won their laurels on our operatic boards), Mr. Viotti Collins, the accomplished violinist, is announced to make his first appearance at this hall on Monday next as solo player. 1,1 ~,QIC)N i ,Ibi Att t - (nib ectiiins, CANTERBURY HALL. This favourite hall was crowded in every part, and several novelties were in store for the Christ mas visitors, more especially in the comic depart ment. Foremost among these we may mention Mr. E. Marshall's grand Christmas dish, " The Enchan ted Hash," second edition, written expressly for him by Mr. IV. F. Vandervell. This is a little pantomimic sketch, this year played solely by Mr. Marshall. It may be remembered that its portrayal last year by two persons was prohibited by the theatrical managers as coming within the scope of a stage play. The sketch is altered in form from the previous one, and during its progress Mr. Mar shall revels in a multitude of hits upon passing events, America coming in for the lion's share of satirical comment. The whole business of the pan tomime (destitute of plot, it should be stated, for fear of the managers' summons) is got through by Mr. Marshall with immense spirit and talent, his rapid changes of attire causing great astonishment. An effigy of a policeman came in for some rough, handling during the progress of the harlequinade, and its mute sufferings were witnessed without a murmur of reproach. This little skit on things in general, and pantomimes in particular, went off with great eclat. Mr. J. G. Fordo, an old favourite, it appears, at this hall, also made his re-appearance, and with Mr. Hollingsworth, an other pet, as a sort of singing low comedian, succeeded in further convulsing the audience: Mr. Fred. French made his bow in a Shake sperian burlesque —a ludicrous compound, dashed, as in the case of theatrical extravaganza, with a little of the tragic, to give it a rough flavour. Some pointed singing and clever dancing were vouchsafed by Miss Harriet Coveney, some of her lyrics being those of Mrs. German Reed ; while Miss Greene sang the half-pathetie song of " The Captain with his Whiskers," which has for med the groundwork of Mr. W. Randall's capital song of " The Sly Glance," which that able little singer gives to perfection. With Mr. Wood and his son (two admirable representatives of nigger idiosyncracies) the list of comic people is complete. The style in which the famous " Operatic Selec tions" are given has been too often praised to need present comment. Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Sig nor Tivoli, Mr. Greene, and others, take the prin cipal parts in the " Trovatore," " Traviatz," and other operas, and the performance of these selections afford fresh evidence of the persevering care and skill of the musical director, Mr. Jonghmans. The new German basso, Herr Sesselberg, sings with Signor Tivoli the " Suono la tromba" from the " Puritani," and both artists share the wall -earned honour of an encore. To balance the comic singing there was a due proportion of the sentimental. The beautiful picture gallery attached to the Canter bury Hall, of course, came in for well-deserved ob servation. The pictures remain intact, and look as brilliant and inviting as when they were first hung. Of the great attractions of this Fine Arts Gallery we have before spoken, and it is sufficient to state that they were fully recognised last night. For the information of the musical connoisseur, we may add that on Christmas-eve a selection was given from Sebastian Bach's " Christmas Oratorio," a work hitherto unknown in this country. Those who are acquainted with the well-trained powers of prin cipals and chorus under Mr. Jonghmans' baton will not be surprised to hear that the music was given most satisfactorily, and that the cfftet on the audience was commensurately agreeable, MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS AT HOME.-- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews gave two perform ances yesterday, one at three and the other at eight o'clock, and will perform every evening this week as well as on Saturday morning. The varied ex periences of Mr. Mathews told in strains by turns pathetic and gay find eager listeners, GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The entertain ment of Mr. and Mrs. German Reed and Mr. John Parry was given morning and evening yesterday. Mr. John Parry's musical story of the Colleen Baton, and Mr. German Reed's song, "Mamma won't bring her out," were enjoyed by large audiences. MADAME TUSSAUD'S. This exhibition was crowded yesterday from morning till evening, to an extent almost unprecedented in Baker-street re cords, the great room, adorned with gilding, armourial trophies, costly hangings of scarlet cloth, and studded with the figures of monarchs, warrior s, and heroes of all countries and of many ages of his tory, being the chief attraction. The figure which drew most attention was that of President Lincoln. POLYTECHNIC.—This institution Was crowded throughout the day. COLOSSEUM.—The enterttinments provided by Dr. Bachoffner at this old established place of amusement drew a large number of visitors yester day. THE POLYGRAPHIC HALL. -- This place of amusement in King William•street, Strand, was opened yesterday for the season, with a new and original entertainment, entitled "Our Budget of Eccentricities," by Mr. Whilhelm Costello, Miss Gertrude Melvin (from Laura Keane's, New York), and Miss Nelly Nesbitt. We can do no more than record the fact to-day, but shall take an oppor tunity to speak of the merits of the entertainment. ROBIN THE WIZARD.—The performance of this very potent enchanter were well patronised yester day. M. Robin promises to appear twice a-day until New Year's day. His latest device is an en chanted Christmas tree, which sheds its fruit upon the audience at each sceance. 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