The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-28 00:00:00

ART -UNION OF LONDON. (By Royal Charter.)—Prizeholdn's select mr themselves from the public exhibitions. Every Sttbscri rer ..f ONE GUINEA will have, besides the Chance of a Prize, an Impression of a Plate of " HARVEST IN TUE JUGlttexps," engraved by J. T. Willmere, A.R.A., from the lin p.ortant and wellknown picture by Sir E. Lan3seer, R.A., and Sir - 4 31Zustna Callcott, R A The prints will be ready for delivery on the 11th February. R.A. GEORGE GODWIN,I Honorary LEWIS POCOCK, Secretaries. 444, West Strand. OTTOMAN CLUB, 14, Regent-street, 31st December, 1855. --At the Ge , eral Meet:ng of the Members 11 ' 14 this day, an explanation was given by the Proprietor of the ri T it ion and future prospects of the Club, which waa considered n satisf actory. Certain alterations in the Rules of the Club were Vier'np°pOsod, p'cd, and the Meetin wa4 a4jocrned till the 7 - '.lst of January s ° s at 3 o'clock p.m., for the trirpoc of confirming them, if -PPreved. By order of the Committee. C. A. CLTRWOOD, llon. Sec, THEATRE ROYAL D RURY-LA NE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. • Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. T hee , Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. 6 0x office open daily, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. The REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow :—Prt vale boxes, to hold two persons, lOs 6d. ( 7 s. for each person Z t rat); on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage lts, 21. 2s. ; galleries, 6d. and Is. ; pit, 2s. ; upper boxes, 6 1; first circle, 2s. 6d.; dress circle, 3s. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original. Inductive, Instructive, Anti-Hypochondriacal, Periodical, Episodical, Magical, Tragical, Logical, Chrono'ogical, Gra -Chorographical, Philosophical, Creeptographical, P arabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mitnical, Academical, Mechanical, Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Halloo nical, Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime rical, Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical, Musical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsical, Fantastic, and Side S hakespearean now GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, Which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex tensive and unrivalled resources of this establishment, and Which will now appear under the additional, traditional, ,and peculiarly suggestive title of "Y DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsense • and the Seven Ages of Man. The Scenery entirely New, painted by and under the super ldendence of Mr. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. "Ines, Wilson, Gompertz, and numerous assistants. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro- Perties, Decorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, and %hers. The Tricks by Messrs. Roe and assistants. The _ ch oregraphic Arrangements - under the direction of Madame The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and ezectited !.by the celebrated Dykwynkyn, Artistin Pante.- ElmsPhysiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator og , Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Lan. The T t v ,arture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. d J. H. The Comic Scenes by Harry Boleno, Glitelon, and L. Blanchard. The Grotesque BurleSque Opening in vented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Harle gain Hudibras," " King Humming-top," "Deli and Jill," 7 ' e- • and the whole arranged and produced under the super- Iste;dence of Mr. Robert Roxby. First of the Seven Ages -" The Infant." HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES, In the dominions of King Nonsense. Heroes of Nursery Literature. Little fats Eatnofat ; Simple Simon. Mr Tom Nodd y ; tier, Master Plummy ; Little Be . Mss irtywink s ; Littl e T ommy T uc k er , Master Singsong , ti li e ra PtY Pumpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Master ta vrehor e ; Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ; The d iee t ,,and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-eat Portrait), by a e e , - " li gnishecl Player ; King Nonsense (the Ruler of a great ( 7 11 3' Lines), Mr. Glin ion; Sdirit of Common Sense (on an i e n ta s e , itcial dieki visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle. Little ns ; Routine and Re.kape (banished to Noodledotn), Messrs, Musty an d R us ty ; Old Friends and New Faces - T hey hav e their Exits and their Entrances." " Second Age-" The School Boy." Then the whining school-boy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school." pith VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL, distant view of the Village Church and surrounding country. -Early Morning. Yungbob Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni ; rot bedylioy (his schoolfellow afterwards Clown) Harry Be te; Dr. Birch (the Village Schoolmaster-afterwards Pan- NA," ° s)e l Afr. G. Tanner; His Pupils, Masters Fagg, Bragg, "„sg, Lage, Magg, Stagg, and Tagg ; Rosa (Ward to Miss Starch, and afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; i, r tStarch, Governess at " Mrs. Howdydo's Establishment °ling Ladies," intim Village of Pre ttywell-cum-Ti ankye) `!ts B uckramPupils-Misses Pr , ttle, Rittle, Giggle, A r ggle, G ogg l e, Joggle, Fangio, Dangle, Sidle, Ogle, Romp, et e Slypuss, and Sinaperwell ; Hobson (the Village Carrier), Packer ; Hun-woman, Mrs. Goody. le°amsstimined up somehow-School Forms and Ceremonies, ons not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England-The Cake and the Seedy Schoolmaster- Working the Oracle ".,,Q Playing the Truant-How Young Hopefulwants to catch rish, and how Hobbedyhoy contrives to hook it-How the i L oolniaster tries the e n and how well somebody catches Y"'lnDeiv Young Hopeful blows his own trumpet, and the g Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too Y ° a Game at Cricket and Dr. Birch bowled out. Third Age- " The Lover." "Then the Lover, Sighing like furnace with woful ballad 13/ 4 A Made to his Mistress's eyebrow." ,e, - '''KSMITH'S FORGE AND ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunset). 41 . obb and Nobb (the Village Blacksmiths), Nlessrs. Batter ie 4 Clatter ; afterwards Sprites, The Brothers Elliot ; 4-I,Zublestout (Mine Host of the " Leather Bottle), Mr. Ada mete,; enruinsir (Head Waiter), Mr. Readytongue ; Yesser le e r 4 oser (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut and Run ; Cook, Mr. zi7eWell; Boots, Mr. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Miss Bobaday ; b,: j ja l 4 Kite (a Recruiting Officer-afterwards Pantaloon), e ,,;n Johnson ; " The Justice" (one of the " Great Un -1111",_ afterwards Clown), Tom 'Matthews ; Flipper and e.,..... 4 "eY (his Footman) Messrs. Cringe and Crawley ; Re ''''llts,,Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumm, Gabble, and ei r e et a waY : Fifer, Mr. Tootle • Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow ; It t - "Lieliper and Chawba.eon agricultural LabeurersVMessrs. 4Pkin and' Joskyn. 1 .1 , he sparks from the anvil amorous and hammer-us-The ti °o struck whilst it is hot-The Lover's Sonnet- The Jus bla's tongue and course of True Love-neither running t , -*° th - -" List, list, oh, list !"-which ho does - The cense i- feat thereof, and how Serjeant Kite, being the Author of e at Military Work, gets a good Review. Fourth Age-" The Soldier." f " Then a Soldier, J eal c !••• strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, kid the bubble reputatiou, even in the cannon's mouth." The OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening). - eeYsting Place and the Lover's Reverie-" Oh, there's D no r t e h a l ifi ng o le n :l g f o s o o fi sweet in life as shoo young d awdream:' youth, and the worlake, , The wondrous change that only love can make." - "SPirit of Love, Miss Wadham-Cupid. (her Messenger), lie Master Mischief. R ' , P , Joy, Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture, l io nlatice, &c., by Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L. 1;411,7, d ue, • Nu, Mechanical, and Marvellous Scenic Metamorphosis, revealing THE ABODE OF LOVE. ri ultned by th e El ec t r i c Li g ht o f O ne Hundred Bright Eyes-. Dir e r Ballet d'Amour-Principal Dancer, Miss Rosina "gut, assisted by Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &c. • Fifth Age-" The Justice." " And then the Justice, In fair round belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Fall of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part." JUSTICE HALL IN THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, TWILIGHT. b rarm er Whackstraw, Mr. Grumblewell ; Constable, Mr. artist:di; Villagers, Messrs. Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver, ernble, Delve, ire. A memorable Sentence and a recent erred put to it -Tho Country Squire and the Effects of a y,eitt Cause-How the Justice loses his Heir, and how the_ agitives become bawled after. Sixth Age " The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon.' °Ruined Cottage of Old Ago-Winter-Firelight, Old Age i (la ps teeth, sans eyes, sans teeth, sans taste, sans eVeveything), r. Centenarian. g tlenth Age -sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every , Sudden Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to tho BRIGHT REALMS OF PERVETUAL SUMMER. Two Double Pantomimic Pransmogriaca - ion. rwo Harlequins ... Verroni and Herr Furth. ,;,; , s Two Columbines ••, Male. Boleno and Marie Charles. Two Pantaloons Messrs. Tanner and Dentin Johnson. ,;,, I ,e Tw o S pr i tes The Brothers Elliott. "" Two Closves Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews. t a . S CE:LIE OF INTEReIST-TWO TO ONE-Boleno. t b o „ , a re.:et Peas-Cheese it Taking the Pledge-Pop't up tejf?'• in, and pop't out-Equal Division-Principal and In- Is,2t -How to evade the Act-Betting versus Cigars „....7,nat's the odds so long as you're happy 1"-The Right Tip ki,:levr to raise the Wind-The Odds to the Hod-List, oh, T e ll Wrong to-back-her, and no Returns-Settling Day, a Zilar Settler -Gone for the Leger-In for the Oaks-A I trupt's Stock, and a Case of Bale, concluding with a -'Kuhr Smash A SCENE OF INDUSTRY.-Boleno. s weet Place-Honesty the best Policy-Honey and Whacks 4 - 1 ) - -Rising, Steps and Steps Rising-Catching Bees all a 1,. 441 - It Boehoves you to 13eehave when you attack a Bee pine-Swarming and Warming-Enlarged Heads upon a New ~2te s ciple- Domestic Bees-Long Needles-Royal Summons 46 4 - p rrival of Queen Bee and Suite-Grand Charge-Tableau. 'NE OF EXCITEMENT-PARIS EXHIBITION-A ti CAFE BESIEGED.-Boleno. 0 Meeting of All Nations (Russian excepted)-Fraternisa -7 -- Cordiality of the Allies-" All the World's a Stage !" i, *•Ar rival of the World and his Wife, and the whole of his e tmilY, commencing with their Eldest Daug hter, the " Fa 173ilable World ;" followed by the " Sporting World ;" the eordrlailL;;ltic World. ;" the "World upside dow n ;" the "Wide,, the " Wicked World ;" and the " Worl d in Arms. ( kings at a Premium Not a bed to be had-`,` My Lodging 4 0 0 the cold (coal) Ground"-Clown and Pantaloon go Down to E ed•-" A Sweet Good Night to all." e A SCENE OF CONFUSION (LAID IN BEDS). "re bed, to bed"-"'Tis when to Sleep the World retires" thick a -T be Night M are, which makes Clown a little hoarse -As as Three in bed-A Night Concert, which dis - conto rts !he Lod g e rs - "We won't go home till morniug"-Putting 'them on the Shelf -Natives and a Settler-The War Whoop, the War Dance, and aWarnaine-pan Accompaniment-Fire ! l Ire! Fire! -The House in an Uproar-Speedy Exit of some of the Lodge rs, Which founded." finishes with "Confusion worse con- THE WEST END AND THE CITY. Scott's Tavern, H aymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate hill—Measures and men —Hits and Skits at Everything and Everything —Inns and Outs— Shoe-black Brigade—A Polished Gentleman—Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking. Xottle—Howletes Hair Dye—A Dyer's Material—A Dire Art for Falsehood framed— Coloured Imitations—The Sydenham Tronsers--Height of F ashion —Genuine Malt and Hops—All. 80 Pp's Pale Ale—The East and the West—Scott's Lot, and a taee for Public Favour. NUMBER ONE, LONDON. A Visit to Dakin's Tea Establishment, St. Paul's—" In to 'Pee est”—B o h em ians and Teetot a ll ers —Great Drawing Mate- The Manic Chest and the Enchanted Teapot—Clown gets Tea in it and Pantaloon gets into Hot Water in conse- P eri co—Omn ' ibus Companies on the Old System and the New '7 B tein, and the System that don't assist 'em—Strong Opposi rllion, and final disc.overy of the " Right Men in their Right sees"—A r liack bang, flip-fiap, hey, pre . sto, and Change to LAST SCENE' OF ALL that ends this strange eventful History." Doors open at Had-past six, and commence at Seven. N 0 :19,7561 THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. .Lssee Ibr the Christmas Pantomime, Mr. J. IT. ANDERSON. Immense success of the great Pa;lto.oimo of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Triumph of the real Clown FLEXMORE. First appearance of Mr. LEIGH MURRAY. Tin» EVENING will he presented, for the first time, an entirely New and peculiarly constructed Piece de Circonstance, euiitled WHAT IioES HE WA NT ? in which the character of tt.e Wizar of the Nor b will be sustained (not for the first time) by himself, and the OTHER (decidedly for the firs. line) by Mr. Leigh Murray—his first appear ance this season. Professor Anderson will have the honour of introducing a portion of his own Magical E”tertaiument ; and Mr. Leigh Murray will also attempt a Magical Entertain ment, which will be as entirely his own, comprising the Ririe Trick," the "10,00 J/. Note Trick," "the ALBA edge Soy reign Trick," and the "Double Alpaca Umbrella Problem." N.B.— It being Mr. L. Murray's debut as a Wizard, the audience are requested to order from he nearest dairy a largo supply of the " milk of human kindness." To be followed by the Grand, National, Historical, and Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so long in Prepara tion, and on the Production of which so large an expense has been incurred, of YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or, HARLEQUIN GOOD aum')uß, AND YE FIELDE OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ; Being a LEGEND of the MEETING of the M ON A.RO as. " It was .a marvellous sweeto and goodly° sight to see those two Princes, in the flower° of their age, in the height of their strengthe and in the dignitie of thou' manlyo beautyc, com manding two great Nations, that hadn been so long rivals and enemies, instead' of leading hostile armies to desolate and destroye, meet in that peaceful walleye, and embrace like brothers, in the sighte of the choice nobilitie of either land." —The Chroniclers. The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr. A. Harris, with the same attention to Scenery, Costumes, and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Ri goletto," "Ii Trovatorc," . " L'Etoile du Nord," and the various Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super. hitendence of Mr. `if TLI,TAM BEVER,LEY -- , assisted by Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, an numerous Assistants. The Openiu written by Mr. George Augustus Sala. nee Music composed by Mr. Loder (who has obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being produced -at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental Dancesarranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett, The Comic Tricks invented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and Mr. William Dorrington.. The New Spectacular Designs by M. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi nery by Mr. 11. Sloman and numerous Assistants The Ori ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by H. Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James assisted by Mr. Beauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers, assisted by Mr. Lawrence The Armoury Department by Mr. Hogg. The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist, Mr, Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick ards, of Brydges-street. Covent-garden. The Novel Gas Arrangements by Mr.. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole ProductiOn being under the Immediate Superintendence of Mr. A. HARRIS. Scene I. THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN SUBTERRAN EANIJ SSIA. Gnomes—Britannicus (a fine old English Gnome), ono of the olden time, hearing a close resemblance to the " Old Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un- Alliterated British Spirit, stronglyopposod to anything in the shape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and groat in his be ief in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville. Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey, Hicks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page, Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford, Stewart, Ramie, and Clare Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus *on, Mr. Samuels ; Candeseentington, Mr. A. Smith ; Match well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red blazes, Mr. Voller ; Cratervornit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight, Jaa'er ; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ; Flamington, Mr. Pax - man ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater ,omit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso, Mr. Bluekey ; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt. Scene 11. THE LAND'S END, CORN 7 rir4LL, WITH THE CAR OF THE DRAGONS. Good Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con ducive to the very reverse of contempt The prettiest page in the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss Harriet Gordon Diorama—No. 1. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON, And his Enthusiastic Reception. Diorama—No. 2. QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S TOMB, In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris. " And o'er that shrine the last Rememl. ranee quench Of Malice 'twist the English and the French !" Scene 111. THE DECK OF " THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR DECKER, 128 Guns (the first English lfan•of-War). The vessel lying alongside the Quay at Dover, with THE EMBA.RKATION OF HENRY THE EIGHTH, Henry the Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residing some timo ago at No. 1, Westminster, whose -idea was that it is impossible to have too-unteh of a good thing, or a good king. A good wife being a good thing, he thought that the more wives ho had the better. Himself being a good king, he dccid©d that he could not mike too much of himself, and ho is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person of his faithful representative)—Mr. Hsrry Pearson. Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sloman. The Queen of England—Mr. Jones. Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— MesdlleS. fleecy, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily. Cardinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed to "swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere —Mr, P. Q. Villiers. _ _ _ Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appcar —will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, and whose maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives " —Mr. D. Stewart. Crew—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up ham ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington ; Bob Holystone, Mr Ledyard ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Docks, Mr. Woodfield; Ted Truuchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope, Mr. Henry; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry; Peter Stanchion, Mr. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solmfion ; Hal Hammock, Mr. Harvey ; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth, Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt- Inc, Mr. Payne. Diorama-I , l'o. 3. VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND . TO FRANCE, with A STORM 'at SEA. Scene IV. THE INTERIOR. bF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I. B'jtween Guisnes and Ardennes. Francis I. VIII. No.(Neat door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite live in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other side of the water.") A monarch of the same age as Henry, and , nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.) of t":a original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a complete state on the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with a hooked nose (who, in consequence, always looks sharp)— Hr. W. Shalders. Pages.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair, Webber, Gavoston, E. Gaveston, Prince, &c., &c. Le Sire do Firruboisy.—(Lord Grand Chamberlain to the French King)—Mr. H. Caries. Queen of France.—Mr. Gough. Maids of the Bed-Chamber of the French Queen.—Mesdles. Drapbla.ne, Contrepoint, Rideaufin, Oreillerine, Scene V. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. _ _ _ Introducing a Grand Pas do Rosier, by Miss Emma Horne. Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ranoe, Kendall Martinez, Rose, Arlington , Losh, Gre g or y , Turtle, Ford , Stewart, Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood ward, and Tressider. English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Roba. Suffolk, Mr. Ab colon, Buckingham, Mr. Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cum berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr. James. Sussex, Mr. Thomas. French Courtiers,—Chateau Margea,ux, Mr. Thompson. Chateaux Lafitte, Mr Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul lien, Mr. Charles. St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds, Bourgoyno, Mr. Waters. De Chablis, Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr. Scott. GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of GOLD. (After Holbieu's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.) Scene VI. GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU, Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs. Four Fine Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their Clogs. Scene VII. THE OUTSIDE OF BLONDETTE'S FARM. Blondette (a village Rosiereso purely innocent, that she sees no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them being kings)—Miss Emma Home. Coquelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated vide " Spier's Dictionary") signifies" Poppy." He is, never theless, the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide awake, (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does not happen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly) —Mr. C. Brown, Scene VIII. Abode of the Fairy Qin THE GOLDTheEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR. (By Mr. Wm. Beverley.) Miss E. Thorne. the Fairy Queen General Transformation. Mr. C. BROWN. (The Transatla n ti c P an tomimist W .)A, BARNES. Columbine Miss EMMA HORNE. Clown ....................................Th e GREAT FL EXMORE. ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW, RED LEAD-SQUARE. A Glass of Ale and a Stomach-aehe for 4d. -Genuine double you-up-Stout—Up to Snuff and down to Pepper—How the Bread Rises—Sweet upon SUgar. All pickles to believe in Pi c kl es —Ch a lk-farm Dairy Cows v. P umps —Gunpowder Tea, " warranted to go off"—Pale Ale p ecu li ar iti es. ys. Imps.—Quassia, Mr. Wyatt ; Strych n i ne, M r. Scott ; Blue Ruin, Mr. Carter ; oxyplumbi, Mr. Strangewa The terror of The " Times"—The Lancinations of the " Lancet"—Black Crosses in Red Lead-square. THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE ME PHISTOPHILES, HELIGOLAND. Magic Somersaults—The Bewitche d Ottoman - The Dragon la diable -The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper able, Go-a-head Bottle—" 100/. Reward, who'll Shoot a Clown ?"—The Blunderbuss of Botheration—Bursting of th e Wizard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre sented—Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins —The way to Crush the Crushers. THE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL. Rusticity in the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities— Highland Reel, introducing a grand Flexmorean Medley The Portfolio of Inexhaustibility and Universality—The Inoaptur- Hart equin Pantaloon ,-,,--,-) • '-',---; .:?..,;--::' 4 1t A Ua . , ' •,.' :' , ...v:;•••• ' 4 7 1. • lain . 31 4 t : 4 7 •" ; ( 4 1) * 14:411 7 :: f ' C,: . . , : • ' - 11 - ' - 4 -;-:-.41,, A, ~ t / 4;:: ittpil ' Fr..!- , td ''‘, • ' . •,.. , .Y.-x' w. ~ ...I.ft , „ A 1 - , , ,•:,.. ! pi* 1 t ' . . 4 ' • , \ \\VAA.4. ~ 1 ;.! Al 1 ,(,) , ,' -- ____ - z--- 3- ----if-7---. oito. , -.,7,,\,, ~,---::-.,.... :,„ ~.., ,,. . ~.4., ~ , _,. ;1 , i.. It, . 1 • o z,! 44, N ;'' 'N ,..,''' - -vh- / ~ ---,- -' c 9 = 9 1 7 - , /ISr -- - si ' f , -k,\ki ~.ke, .. A , ___ / '\.. ,-- ,;,--.* 1 -i JA , , " , 1,11 ... i* 0 ,..... .;.....<4; A ' *DitOlT.. , :•v' '5 , , 1 ., it - - ,-- _,„-- .._ _ - • ...._. ~ __ - ___ __ _ r:1 1 .:.1 il •s• f p:r : L?P' [PRI( IR 4D. STAMPED SD. 1 the two ietters , wiu ich I have seen uo particulars of the ; cause of the corlisic n are given, only the excitement pre- trailing on both sides is described as Vey/ great. Officers 4rriyed yesterday from liert.th say that the apprehensiOrk of a Russian attack. has n,.t alto 'gether übsidefl: The health o f th troops is unpa ralleled ; in one division of the Titrizi-h : Contingent, i numbering 4 ; HO- men, only 21 are in hospita.l. Trie ice effei.s no impediment to the cotnmunication with the wasels, which :u . lying on the edge of it, and are ap ,proached by slerAges. Pressed' Orient contains several le.tters . fioth Kin - frbourn:up to the gtlt of this month. As at Kertclt, are expecting art attack there. From 25,0.10 to :.0,040 Russians ale said to lie cnicentrated in . :_ . )•zal(off and -Cherson, and pre; , aring to attack the Wiens,. In can,e• • cli t tenct., of these, rumours the French General of Argil- Jury, Le'retuf, bats been sent there by Matshal' Pelissier with reinforcements, and several ve•sels with arurnu&- two ; the tiotilLa has likewise been augmented by seve ral siteanierg, which are - placed so as t sweep the ap proaches from tee land side. Tao Rnssian soldiers have been taken in a, sortie while ascertaining the thickres of the ice. They agree about the intended attack, and s:ay that the guns have been put on sledges, ;,..nd the soldier.' shoes provided yith pointed nails, to he able t 3 walk on the ice... Hitherto nothing but some recon naissances have taken place, and those always at a dis- Lance. On the .27th of Jastinoritlt 50 or tio horsemen, e,corting the slec'ges, approached the lines, but soma F'mlis and the bails of the rifimen soon drove them away. HALF-rAST 3 P.M. The French razil, which has been overdui - since t•!a turday, has just come in. LORD STRATFORD DE' REDCLIFFE. (From, the Exanzincr.) Attacks upon Lord. Stratford de Redolitre have been rife of late, and the Quarterly Review con firms and reiterates statements put forth with much power by the 'Times. We have more than once defended Lord Stratford Is a. valuable public ser vant. But the ea3e of General Williams deserves and must receive tborOugh scrutiny. If it be true that the supply of K4rs with ammunition, provi sions, and other means of relief, depended upon an effort of the English ambassador which he withheld on the ground solely- of a personal dislike to Gen. Williams, such dereliction of duty, if it be fairly pro - Ted, or even if the allegations respecting it be not boldly and. frankly met, will admit of no de fence. But we do not believe that Lord Stratford is unable to vueet this charge ; and, until we hear further, we shall continue to think him incapable of so forgetting his country and the duty it de manded of him. We entreat attention, meanwhile, to the following, extract from the letter of the cor respondent of the Times at Constantinople, whi c h appeared in that Journal on Tuesday last. The question of course cannot rest here. " General Wil:ierns's letters about the wretched state in which Kars and in: ~ e .eneral the defences on the Anato iiau frontiers were to ,:ind left nodreibt that the invested town could not bold o, 11 " , or repulse single-handed the Russian army. Lord Stratford proposed, therefore, to General Vivian that he sho:11'1 go there with the Con tingent. The General willine.lY acceded to the proposi tion, anxious, as he was, to sho,'v by a success that the task which he had undertaken —the formation of the Turkish Contingent—was feasible ; bQt before he could make any arrangements it was necessary to have some knowledge of the ground on which he Was to operate ; he sent, therefore, General Smith, late Of the Bashi- Ilazouks, to lcok at it. The report of this latter was that the force which the Contingent then numbered— viz., 3,000 men or so—no successful diversion for the relief of Kars could be made. General Vivian therefore applied to Lord Stratford to have the number of the Contingent raised to 10,000 men, and said that then he was ready to undertake the task. The Turkish Govern ment, to whom the proposition was submitted, made some difficulties about the completion of the Contin gent, but expressed its readiness to place other troops under the command of General Vivian, or any other General, so as to make up the number to 35,000 or 40,000 men. This proposation was likewise accepted by Lord Stratford and General Vivian ; the proposal was sent home, and repeately urged, but the answer of the English Government arrived, which was to stop all proceedings in the matter. Through what influence this answer was returned we don't know here, but that it was the English Government from whom the refusal procrded I believe to be a fact. ' The position of an ambassador at Constantinople, let us add, is not always clearly understood. He is entrusted with large powers, and is something of a despot necessarily. Before Lord Stratford's last return to England, he was sorely perplexed by the obstinate refusal of the consul-general of Egypt to adopt his policy or follow his ad vice. The masequence was that British influence pulled two different ways at Constantinople and at Alexandria, and the most serious inconveniences resulted. Having regard to this and other similar instances, Lord Stratford, we have heard, refused to return to Constantinople without powers which he deemed necessary for the maintenance of his position at Constantinople, and the duo per formance of its duties. Whether he had reason to complain of the appointment of a military commis sioner to the Asiatic army of Turkey, we are not aware. But in any case it will not do to strengthen an ambassador with one hand and to weaken him with the other. British interests at Kars or at Tre bizond will most unquestionably be better directed and cared for by one strong and experienced diplo matist at Constantinople than by a dozen at so great a distance as London. Care should above all things be taken not to multiply independent authorities. These are the jarrings which led to such disasters at Sebastopol last year, and to the disaster we have now to deplore at liars. The article in the Quarterly has for its subject the Results and Prospects of the War. But both results and prospects have received important mo dification even in the brief time that has elapsed since the publication of the article. The writer maintains throughout, for example, that Russia will not stoop to a ce:siou of territory, or to any real neutralisation of the Black Sea. He may be right, but it would be hardly civil just now to say so, and we shall do best perhaps to avoid the gene ral and return to the personal question. The reviewer having summarilyswept Lord Strat ford from his post, declares Sir H. Bulwer unwor thy to succeed him, on the ground that he is defi cient in an intimate knowledge of the country, its population, laws, and polity. Undoubtedly the list of diplomatists who can pretend to such a post with any claim to such knowledge is ex tremely limited ; but with what reason does the Quarterly exclude Sir Henry Bulwer from it ? Is it not the fact that the only very great change im portant to Turkey effected in our time, was, after repeated failures, accomplished by Sir Henry Bul wer when Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople in 1838 ? Before the negotiation of the treaty to which we allude, English commerce was not only in all respects at a serious disadvantage, but the Turkish itself was ruined by mcnopolies and vexa tious internal duties. From what but an intimate knowledge and study of the country (a knowledge Which must have been confirmed and extended by the duty which subsequently fell to the same diplo matist of conducting in Paris the correspondence in the Eastern dispute), means of effecting such a change, adopted since by every European power, have been obtained by Sir Henry Bulwer. We doubt if the Quarterly would be disposed to recom mend any extension of the experiment of appoint ing non dipiomatists to diplomatic posts. With submission we may perhaps add that the few poli ticians in the Tory ranks pretending to a knowledge of foreign affairs and countries, do not appear to inspire much confidence or to have many claims to consideration. If we apply ostracism, thou, to those liberal men who have risen in their profes sion by their merit, we shall have no alternative to fall back into the old aristocratic rut. The •. •-• the Quarterly Reuiew is far too intell i g ent and or able to a —ove of any such course. THE .NEWS OF PEACE .7 FRAY CE AND .N IN ENGLAND. (From the Examiner.' p a r l e i ss pr i v u n o w v; i 2 good criterion certainly, To judge by the tone ofuttlithea side ea i g b t h eh b:ur s Channelare t enraptured at t dis playt e F to r n e e nc o h f and it is made a subject of tors is the same), our supposed approach of reproof to us on thissisasm. There '- are, °Troyer, a great absence of so much arciotir of ex maaytheexcsuasmese for the ex pectation on our side ; just as there are a great marry undeniable reasons that should fairly render pence at the present moment, and under the conditions proposed, more acceptable to the French than to us. The French have immensely gained by the present war. We say it in no spirit of envy, but as a matter of honest c ongratulation. Before the war began French influence had not much weight in the Levant, nor in the eyes of Eastern nations did France take the rank which was was really her due. Orientals judgeonly by events which have passed in their latitudes, and in this respect our friends and allies had been at some disadvantage. But this is no longer the case. France has sent 100,000 men through the Bosphorus. Their crowded legions have shown themselves in rapid succession in the port or on the hills of Constantinople itself. To them has mainly fallen the glory of the successful storming of Sebastopol. There is n 1 longer the fear that in any negotiations affecting national interests in Syria, Egypt, or else where, the Turks can ever hereafter be indifferent to the power and the friendship of the French. We say all this without grudgin to that great pie JA LI ARY 28 .; 1858. .I' , LON DONI MON DAY EVENING-, , able Harlequin—Very " fowl" proceedings—The Seductive Sedan-chair—Strange Birds in a Cage. WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CHBONOMETI CAL-viLLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON- I .NETVILLE BELLHANGERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BELLEVILLE. Home from Scotland—Cab Fares and Mayne Force —The Movements of the Age—What's o'clock —" The Clock strikes two"—flow to Ring a Belle—Umbrella Courtship—Who's your Hatter ?—Early Closing Association—" Love Laughs t Locksmiths"—La Varsoviana—The Strike of Belies against Time. Grand Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexmorini. HIGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE. Apartments to Let. A Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta bleaux —Punch's Pocket Bobk—Patent Perambulators—Ast ley's Equestrian Feats— Policemen and Cooks—Monsieur Tierce—All-round Collars and Punch's 'Soats—The quickest way to the Coal-cellar—Spirit Rapping Extraordinary. 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" " There is much to admire in this * novel. The inepents are we'l chosen, the dialogue is spirited, and the plot is autatahlitly ipttiette to excite interest, without being confused."—Daily News, "A tale of extraordinary po A•er and is-eantv„ It Will inture the author a high place among English writers of flction."—Britannia. Hurst and Blackett, PuWlshers, successors to.llenrjr Cdiburn. Second Edition, Revised, 110 vols., 21s. bound, THE OLD COURT SUBURB ; or, - Memorials of Kensingtoi, Regsl, Critical, and Aneedotleal. LEIGH ituNT. . A delightful ba)lg that will be welcome ter all readem."—Emlini nen Thirst and Slackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Architect. —HORACE JON ES, Esq., 16, Furnival's-inn. . _ . The objec', of this Company is to supply a place of amuse me,,t, of first-class character, at morierato price, and cagy of access. It is proposed to erect a - Music Hall• for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, capable of aceenamodatin4 10,000 people, and available for Public Meetings, Fancy Fairs, Floricultural and Horticultural Exhibitions, Minter and Summer Fetes of every kind. Application for Shares may be made to the Secretary, at 25, Golden-square ; or at the Royal Surrey Gardens ; and large portion of the capital being already subscribed for, immediate application is desirable. The responsibility of each Shareholder is limited by Act of Parliament to the ex tent of his shares. W. ELLIS, Sec. pro tern. HE SURREY GARDENS COMPAN Y 1 (LIMITED).-PROVISIONALLY REGIS TERED.—Offices, 25, Golden-square, No application for shares will be received after the 31st instant. By order of the Committee. W.:ELLIS, Sec. pro tem. IMADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS. Mr. MITCHELL respecthilly announces that M. and Madame GOLD M IDT'S THIRD MISC ELLANEOUS CONt:ERT is fixed to take pisce at the Hanover-square Rooms on MONDAY Evening, Feb. 11, 1853. Full particulars will be duly announced. Conductor—M. Benedict. Prices of Admission: Stalls k numbered and reserved), one guinea ; unreserved seats, 10s. fld. *** The Tickets will be appropriated according to the order of application; no more will be issued than the Room can con veniently accommodate. Doors open at :;even to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Applications for tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. vikfß. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, TO-NIGHT, and every evening (except Saturday), at S o'c7ock, and 'Cuesdav, Thursday, and 'atnrday Mornings at 3. Stalls, 38. ; area, 28. ; gallery, 15.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. A RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Principal Cornet a Piston, M Bouleourt.—Doors open at 8. admission one Shilling. Laurent's new Varsoviana every night. R. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, t Vl_ Ftfty Instantaneous Metamorphoses of Yob's, Character, and Costume, concluding with an impersonatioi -111 11 4144110.01,88. Camille In " Les Hors,. Every evening, at 8. Private boxes and stalls may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Poly graphic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMIC AL MUSELTAT, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square. Open (for gentlemen only) from Ten till Ten, containing upwards of 1,000 Models an I Preparations, illustrating every part of the Human Frame in Health and in Disease; the Races of Um, &c., &c. Lec tures delivered at Twelve, Two, and Four, Morning, and at Half past Seven, Evening, by Dr. Sexton, F.It.G.S.; and at Half-past Eight, by Dr. Kahn.—Admission, One Shilling. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.- surERINTENDING ARCHlTECT.—Metropolltan Build ing Act, 1855.—The Metropolitan Board of Works Hereby Give Notice that they will meet in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, on MONDAY, the 4th February next, at 12 o'clock at noon, to appoint a Superintending Architect. The Gentleman appointed to this office will be required to perform the duties defined by, or which may be requisite for enabling the Board to carry out the provisions of, the Metropolitan Ruil&Ung Act and Metropolis Local Management Act. He must act as the professional adviser of the Board on all matters relating to the office of District Sury -yet . . and on questions of fees and compensation connected therewith, and generally on all matters which the Board mar desire to refer to him, and to perf , rm all such other duties, incident to the office of Superintending Architect, as he may be required to perform. lie must devote the whole of his time and att mtion to the duties of his office, as directed by the Act of Parliament. The salary, inclusive of travelling expenses, will be 800/. per Annum. Applications in writing from Gentlemen desirous of becoming CANDIDATES addressed to John Thwaites, Esq., Chairman of the Board, will be raceived at the office, till Saturday, the 2d February, at Twelve o'clock at noon. Office of the ' WeirOnolitan Board of Works, 1, Greek-street, Soho square, .I•Anus.ry 26, 1856. B. 11. WOOLRYCII, Clerk to the Board. CONTRACT FOR ARMY CLOTH. r TIE DIRECTOR• GENERAL of CON TII.A.CTS is prepared to receive Tenders for the fo lowing supplies, viz : Cloth for Shell Jackets for her Majesty's Infantry Regiments serving in the East Indies, ... _. Scarlet Cloth for Serjeants Red Cloth for Drunnitters .. Rod Cloth fot Privates ................ 23,000 „ White Cloth for Band ...... .. „ ........ 450 „ 9, ~ ~ Band Master Green Cloth for Rifles. Clon for Serfeants Cloth for Prl7ates .... • • 1,100 „ Cloth for Bailers • • ...... bo „ Cloth for Trousers (Grey). Serjeants Privates ...... . 6 6e • •• • . .... 1,600 „ ~.......... ,7,000 „ Ditto (Green). Serieants . _ Privates 1,300 ',, ... Patterns of the above Cloth.. may be seen, and copies of the Speci fications obtained, on application to the Director-General of Army Clothing, War Department, Pall-mall. The whole of these supplies are required to be delivered at Weedon before the tat March next, and the tenders must be sent in to the Director-General of Contracts, War Department, Pall-mall (from whom the farms of tender are to be had), on or before the 4th Febru ary, atter which date no tender will be received, marked on the out side, " Tender tor Army 'loth." Tenders will be received for portions of the Cloth required for Privates' Tunics and Trousers, but not fort es than 5,000 yards. The Director-Genera , of Contracts will not necessarily accept the lowest tender. War Department, Pall-mall, 26th January, 1856. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, maee in the matter of the estate of John Bradley, late of Gin.at Tichfield-street, in the parish of St. Marylehone, in the County of Middlesex, Printer, deceased, and in a cause, Richard v. Bradley, the creditors of the said John Bradley, who died in or about the month of September, 1855, are by their solicitors, on or before the 22d day of February, l- 2 56, to come in and prove their debts or claims at the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor S r Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said order. -- Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1856, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudi• eating upon the claims. Dated this 18th day of January, 1856. CHARLEA ruon, Chief Clerk. 'William Kinsey, Plaintiff's Solicitor, 20, Bloomsbury-square. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. TIRIESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty o f one thou sand pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Ph irmacie de Paris, and. the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. Ua reateey for Relaxation, tiverniatorrlicea, and all the distr ess i ng TRIESEMAX, No. I, consequences Arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are effi cacious in youth, manhood, and old age ; and t • those persona wh o are prevented entering the married :,state from t , e results of early errors it is invaluable. _ _ TRIESEMAR, No. 2, a'rectuAlly, in the short spaca of three days, completely and entirely sradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cubebs lave so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health 3f a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great C3ntlnental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which .unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the ssrsaparilla !n the world cannot remove. Nc s. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or snsell. ad o: all nauseating qualities. They may lie on tho toilet tabl vitiovit their rye being suspected. TItIESE MAR, Nos. I, 2, and 3, are slid in tin cases, price lie., or four cases in one for 335., which saves Hs. ; and in 51. cases, whereby there is a saving of I/. I2s. ; aivideu into s ~,orate doses, as adminis tered by Vaipeau, La.lemand, Roux, & &c. To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 6!, :ornhili; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-str, et; and banger. 150, Os bril-street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46. NI arket-street, Manchester I nrad bury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, L 2, word-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Dublin ; Winnall , booligoner, High-street, Birmingham BLACICWOOD'S MAGAZINE For FEBRUARY, 1856. CCCCLXXXIV. 'Pace 25. tid. covrrEns, Modern Light Literature —Poetry. A Military Adventure in the Pyrenees—eDuelatled. The Wondrous Age. Public Lectures—Mr. Warren on Labour. Touching Oxford. The Ancient Coins of Greece. Tickler among the Thieves: The Drama. Lessons from the War. Belig!on in Common Life. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and Lnadon. PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS., Edited by his Son-in-Law, Professor FERRIER. On the 31st instant will be published, Vol. 111. of the • O CTE S AMBROSIA. N To be completed in Four Volumes, at 6s. each. William lllackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. . _ • Just Published, 15th Edition, price One Shilling, Free by Post Tor 12 stamps, direct from the Author, 4, —"e 4l43:!kirett.4fiCeSter. StlllBl,lll, DR. KAHN'S TREATISE, Trit SEMALS and QUICKSANDS of YOUTH," an Essay, speci i lly intend ed to avert dangers to which the young and susceptible are peculiarly liable, and to arrest the progress of evil. DO THE MEN OF WESTMINSTER ♦VISIT FOR " PEACE AT ANY PRICE ?" You are earnestly requested to attend PUBLIC MEETING of the INHABI- T ANTS of WESTMINSTER, to be held on WEDNESDAY next, the 30th inst., at St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre, at. Two o'clock." To protest against the conclusion of any peace on terms 1. consistent with the honour and dignity of this country." Whigs, Tories, and Radicals attend this meeting, each sink ing forthe moment their party differences, from a sense of common danger and common duty to their country, at the present most mo mentous crisis. ALBION FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, BRIGGATE, LEEDS. MISS FANNY WALKER, In announcing to her Friends, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public in general that she has succeeded to the business of the above Hotel, embraces the opportunity of tendering her best thanks for the favours bestowed on her late Parents for the past twenty years, and hops by strict attention and Nroderate Charges, to secure an in 'creased share of their kind patronage. GOOD COMMERCIAL ROOMS, LARGE STOCK ROOMS, AND PRIVATE SITTING ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. L AW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLEET-STREE r, LONDON. Janaary 14, 1855. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Lire Assurance tioc!etv will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the Id day of February next, at Twelve o'c!ock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provisions of the society's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st December last, and for general purposes. By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. SPECIAL GENESAL MEETING, 25TH a ANIJARY, 1856, meinogNtanAkeyn, otnhet2hBethaminesntdaronte,aatto4fpManr.. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the James of o li r L th u r w s i a ic tti lhl e etsl w on rl ew b o e nb announeed to the Meeting at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, the 29th instant, after which the original motion of Mr. Bruce will be put to the Meeting. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Bishopsgate Terminus, 23th January, 1856. LONDON and NORTH WESTERN, Mrls: L AND, and MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and LIN COLNSHIRE RAILWAYS. The public are informed that on and after the Ist February, 1856, the above Companies Will RESUME WORKING FAST TRAINS from London to the undermentioned places:— Nottingham Sheffield Doncaster Wakefield Normanton Leeds Bradford York Lincoln Peterborough Newark Hull. Baud Bills, containing hill particulars of the hours of running, and of greatly reduced fares, may be obtained at any of the stations named on and after the 31st inst.— By order of the Di' ectors. MARK BUISFI. L. and. N. W. Railway. JAMES A LLPORT. Midland Railway. dan.01356.. .. - EDWARD-WA.TKIN. N. Writnet-LrEathrier.--. LONDON Ss SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IA HEREBY GIVEN, That the nest HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held in the Company's Offices, at the Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, on THURSDAY, the 14th day of re'guary, 1856, at One o'clock precisely, when the Directors will submit a report on the affairs of the Company, a Dividend will be declared, and the general business of the Company transacted. And Notice is Hereby further Given, that at this Meeting there will be an election of Directors, to fill the vacancies in the direction, occasioned by the retirement under the provisions of the " London and South-Western Railway Amendment Act, 1847," of Stephen Gaselee, Esq., serjeant-at-law, and Edward John Hutchins, Esq., M.P.. both of whom are re-eligible, and have given the regular notices that they will stand for re-election accordingly. The Books of the Company for the Transfer of Stock and Shares will he closed from Thursday the 31st day of January, till Thursday the 14th day of February, 1856, both days inclusive. By order. L. CROMBIE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge Station, 24th January, 1856. GREAT -WESTERN RAILWAY.- NO rICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com pany will be hold in London, pursuant to act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, on FRIDAY, the 15th day of February next, at at 12 o'clock, for the Election of Four Direct^rs in the place of Thom • s Jeffreys Badger, Esq., The Hon. Robert Windsor Clive, M.P., Edward Wheler Mills, Esq., and Thomas Williams, Esq., retiring by rotation ; and for other purposes of isnsine , l4. The chair will be taken at 1 o'clock precisely, SPENCER H. WALPOLE, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the act, and, in cpmpliance with a bye-law, notice must be given to the Secretary, on or before the lst day of February, of the names of any proprietors who are to be nominated for election as directors at the said half-yearly general meeting. meeting wil on the 15th day of will not The Transfer Books of all stock and shares will be closed on and not be re-opened until By order of the Board. from Fafteberr u t at l hr i e ye T s, t d day half-yearly y January,general CHAS. Ai SAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington Station, Jan. 24, 1856, THE ALLEGED MURDER OP A MOTHER AND ERR ChILD 131' SURREY. XINGSTON, Saturn :Lei, JAN. 26. - It having been appointed that ihb tOrti ptirdngtea Feed and Jackson, were to be again brought up for exaniifil , tion before the bench of magistrates sitting in the Grand Jury Room this day, on the charge of wilfully murder ing Mary Ann Peacock, and her daughter Blies, by drowning them in the River Thames, caused an immense 1 concourse of persons to assemble round the court-house, and it required the services of a strong body of police, under Inspectors Rapsey and Murtell, to keep a sum. cient space clear for the magistrates and others having business to transact in the court to pass along. Mr. Beavitt, from Mr. Neale's office, York-row, Ken nington-road, attended to defend the prisoner Ford ; Mr. Littlewood again attended to defend the prisoner Jackson. The magistrates present were Messrs. 11. Westcar, chairman, Beckford, and Sims. The only additional evidence produced to-day was from karia Blab, who in cross - exam i na tion said that she thought H ammerton was ' and she h a d to ld hi m not working at the barg e s on the night Mrs. Peacock asked witness to go on b o a rd with her and have some supper. She believed that Ford and deceased became I thatfre plied r wn friendly adi witness erasii e t tg t h s l e Glazer,y m o ney. o e i. before Christma s e i The nwdhtoo he r was examined th e previous and had fr equent l y sup - day before the coroner, on being cross-examined to-day, said it would have been much easier for Ford to get home on shore by passing over the plank than by taking a boat when he went to call Jackson. He did not hear any one re in Jackson's barge during the night, neither did he hear any one fall overboard. No one could harovae. p se e e a n co d e e k c dec e ased at the time in the cabin. and sed Inspector Rapsey gave in the whichstatement o eti appreh e nded , D whichpri soners F had or dmade deniedon the t h dayat he e they knew wer m e p that neither she nor any other female had been on board the barge with him, either going or returning from Lon don, and that he went on board Burns's tug two hours after ten o'clock. In cross-examination he said it was impossible for any one to have seen the deceased and her child in the cabin at the early hour that Hammerton had stated he bid. The Bench, after consulting the chairman, inquired of the prisoners whether they had anything to s ay, and, being answered in the negative, Jackson Was discharged, but Ford was fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing assizes. The bench, in answer to an applica tion from Mr. Beavitt, refused to take bail, alleging that the offence was of too serious a nature to accept bail. The witnesses were then bound over to appear and give evidence against Ford at his trial, when the pro ceedings terminated shortly before five in the even ing. THE STEAM-SHIP ROYAL CUARTEB.—PLY3IOIITH, 26.—The Australian Steam Navigation Company's new ship, Royal Charter, Captain Boyce, which left Liver pool on the 18th inst., with mails and passengers for Melbourne, put back to Plymouth Sound this morning. She has proved too stiff at sea,, from having too much ballast, part of which will probably be discharged here, Rer covering boards require caulking. 'LE FRO if '.T .TIE g Er - A T OF -01.11:r `- ' • (From feirti3_ccitl'e r spongent,i),, , , KE QItIMEA ..f.ur. 6. We have been in daily expecs`atiOn 'of the Aript-driCh of the enemy., Seoute hadf'beLught in-esuid vanced guayd,(ef,.s,o9 men) of a large army was withjai three hours' march of this place, Every other woils was laid aside, aid the ensires force 'wale - slant :to: trench; work. Yenikale and - 0(r Paafrti are i strongly fortified, I ,and around Keitch, from selAboara to i:;ea,bca 4 A; fesse from 12 t.) feet deefiairldwi feet broad has been ' dug, and a ra,Mpatt from seven ,ts 12 feet Iskh erect,ft., l Guns have been , placed so,as to cenilea,nd every approach, and there are now' aburidiricer . of asernunitien and provisione enough to keep us fromitarvOg or seve ral weeks to come. Better than all still, our troops are beginning - to "Show up" to greater add greater advarr! tare daily. They are newly r igged out in their .q nglieili uniform and long boots ; they are kept hard at worts, are well fed and well paid—are sober, subrnisSive, and. extremely well behaved. They treat their offigers every respect ;. in fact, it is daily bectossing more marked, and few would believe that they are the same p eo p ! & who were but a short :time since band over to 'Put rule. Of course among sa large a body t:)ere must be many black sheep. But crime is the exceptie 4, not the rule ; and we now hear northing of those horki,ltle ajiro cities which made one's blood run cold to read of during the " sacking of Kertela." That the Turks are a bigoted:* fanatic, ruthless race no , one can deny and It Si tremendous experiment, placing :a . handful, of En ropeaus over them to displace their old OfilOefF; and locating the force at a place far trims ail of any' sort In case of an outbreak, there to upset their old customs. held by them in veneration, and introduce those of the more civilised part of the' world. Bat such have been the tact.and judgment shown and the delicacy with which the curb was tightened and then slackened that now their ways are daily approaching more to our ways, and a feeling of attachment betesesn the Men and their officers, many of whom are able to pouorse kith them, is daily Jaessaqiing more_appsiient, Too efiteph praifiCas: Li not be bestowed upon the chief vrlio has bronght ab6Siti , this state of organisation ; a more judicious selection could not possibly have been made. NotwithAssnding the immense amount of office work he has to do—,and w b ' e i t h a a s l l t o o w c t o h r a r t es it po ts d co w n i s t i h de t r h a e ble h o w m h e en au l t t h e o l l ri t y io o s o , y th o a u t others at Sebastopol, still more in the Sea of Mariana, 1 General Smith at Shumla, and with the Polish Legion —still, I say, with all this, be is ev,rywhere seeing and judging for kimeelf. He is held in high estimation by the French, but an unfortunate and most disagreeable ill feeling exists on the part of the regular troops of her Majesty towards the irregulars of the Contingent ; and the officers have actually not had the civility to call on the general, nor do the officers in any way associate. From the colonel downwards it is the same ; and, if report be true, he has actually declined to obey his orders, or done so with a bad grace. This division of authority and responsibility must necessarily paralyse combined action, and when the enemy does come we shall feel it. General Vivian is charged with tacitly " sanctioning the pulling down the few remaining houses in Kutch." The general order, which I enclose, issued immediately on his arrival here, is the best refutation of of that calumny. There is no reckless expenditure here, and the effici ency of the force warrants us in hoping that we may be of some service in this great war when the season opens, if the opportunity only be placed in our power. lam myself proud of the force good luck has happened to attach me to, and, like all others serving so good a master, I am very desirous to render my part of it as efficient as possible. Talk of Indian' officers versus Queen's—why, there is at present almost an equal divi sion of both. But among ourselves we know no distinc tion—perfect unanimity exists ; all are actuated by one purpose—a desire for the welfare of the public service, and au eager wish to please a chief who, to use the words of your able correspondent at Sebastopol, " draws the reins gently, but firmly, and corrects the evils which tend to mar the efficiency of the force in the field"—who is ever ready to temper justice with mercy, and who knows no friend but he who shows himself most zealous for the public godd. The following is an extract from General Orders, dated the 23d October, 1855: "No. 4. The Lieut.-General desires that an imme diate stop be put to the destruction of property of any description in the ports of Kertoh and Yenikale held by the British and Turkish troops, and calls upon the re spective commanders strictly to carry out this order." CONSTANNNOPLE, JAN. 14. The more the particulars of the rapture between the British mission at Teheran and the Court of Persia be- come known, the more the opinion is gaining ground that Mr. Murray's retreat was precipita' e. This sac, up to a certain point, to be attributed to the circum stances under which he assumed his pqst. His predeces sors had succeeded, by their meddling and vexatious policy, in alienating most completely the sentiments of the Persians, and had left him in the difficult dilemma either to espouse their quarrels, cr else to break entirely pitk_tbetraditions of the, mission and begin altogether new line of policy. Without a previous knowledge of the country, or any one to advise him, it was difficult, if not impossible, to adopt the latter alternative, espe cially as he was surrounded by those who had not only taken an active part in the past policy, but had essen tially contributed to form it. The first reason put forward by the Persian Govern ment against the appointment of Mirze. Hashim was that he had not been regularly dismissed from the office which be had held before, and that, consequently, he be!onged still to the Shah's Court, and, as a Persian employe, was incapab'e of acting as an English agent. Having taken up this ground, the Persians endeavoured all along to 'give to the affair a domestic &saracter, and to maintain that the appointment was an interference with the internal affairs of the Persian Court, to which the man belonged both by his position and his marriage. The arrest of the lady is a proof of this. Not being able to Ouch the husband, who had taken refuge at the British mission, his wife was carried off by the family. It was not the Persian Government, but her brother, who took her away. In Oriental countries a woman by marrying does not entirely cease to be a member of her family ; the latter is still supposed to watch over her. This is much more the case when a Princess marries. Then it is rather the husband who becomes a member of the wife's family. So as to the right which the brother had according to Oriental custom to carry off Mirza Hashies wife there can be no doubt, and it is only the time chosen for the execution of this intention and the manner in which it was done which are open to objection. It shows the animus of the Persian Court that, having ignored the lady's escapades before, it chose just the moment when the quarrel about the appointment of her ' husband was pendin g to allow, or very likely to prompt, her brother to use his family right. Besides, the lady was carried off from her tent, which was pitched near I the house of the Embassy, which added to the grievance. Another proof which the Persian Court gave of its intention to look at the matter as an interference in in ternal affairs was that the Shah himself, who never openly interferes in anything connected with Govern ment, wrote two autograph letters to Mr. Murray on thesubject. They were written when Mr. Murray claimed the restoration of the lady to her husband, and it is an expression in one of these letters which precipitated the crisis. Mr. Murray, or rather, his interpreters—that is the people who were the original prompters of the whole quarrel, i:7 reacillnunding Mirza Hashim—thought they perceived in this phrilf+ lin allusion to personal motives in the wish of Mr. Murray to get the lady back. From that moment the correspondence bees= more violent than ever, and the rupture took place. The following is the rereian official statement, pub lished in the Teheran Gazette:-- , "The Persian Government, in consequence of the driltiety produced among the people by the interruption of the friendly relations between the Court of Teheran and the 13ritigb Mission, declares, for the tranquil:isation of all abroad and at home, that this circumstance, which was caused by the strong and dangerous pretensions put forward by Mr. Murray, the British Minister, will not at all diminish the friendly relations between Persia and England, or affect in any way the neutrality of the Per sian Court. The neutrality of the latter will remain firm and unchanged AS hitherto, and the remaining Ministers of the Allied rowers will be the witnesses that this circumstance has hti:luP effect on the neutra lity of the Persian Court." From this declaration it is clear that there need be no apprehension of any complication on account of t:.7. 181 untimely event ; yet the sooner this absurd affair is ar ranged the better it will be for all parties ; Constantie nople would be, perhaps, the most convenient place to do this. I wrote to you about establishing a well•organised police in Pera, of which the necessity makes itself every moment more and more felt. I hear the English, French, and Sardinian military authorities are quite agreed about the measures to be taken ; but they find in their way the same stumblingblock which the poor Turkish police long since gave up the idea of surmounting— namely, the privileges of the Ambassadors, Ministers, and Charges d'Affaires of a score of great and small Powers. There would be naturally no difficulty in making an arrangement with the two great Embassies, but it would be a flagrant violation of international law to interfere with the jurisdiction of some Charges d'Affaires, who would be thus deprived of the only little authority which they are ever called upon to exercise. So the matter rest 3 with the diplomatic corps. On Wednesday last a kind of preliminary conference took place at the house of the Grand Vizier, Aali Pacha, about the fourth point—namely, the position and rights of the Christians in Turkey. The Turkish Government is said to have taken a very liberal view of the subject, which gives hopes that this important matter will lead to a satiAactory result, Preparations are likewise made for the c onferences about the Danubian Principalities. They will probably begin in 10 days or a fortnight. As the seven years for which Prince Stirbey was elected will expire next May, it is important that matters should be settled before that period arrives. Several letters from Rustehuk and Giurgevo speak of a collision between the Austrian and Turkish soldiers garrisoning the latter town, in which two of the former were killed. Both garrisons were called to arms, as the quarrel threatened to assume a serious character, In Nom y one of the adv*tages which they haaeetf?bly ear to whiela they are fully entitled. a 4itat, in admitting it they have gained all they sonaht et could desire in Crimea, let us not affect to conceal - what we English re lost. A predominant interest witli us in thisAiiieWC:TADV . le a ataa,a was not merely to strengthen the Ottoman emp' the side of Europe, but oe that of Aeia. y i# 4 erke a encreaehments and conquests south eef the C aelskaZ has not only mastered Persia, but infl;:cted WO: material loss upon Turkey. What hae e Gone . 0 L al teract this ascendancy, or even to . di eneustrat 46 • Asiatic Powers :eel "tribes that we an: able to , stand against it ? We have allowed the eonqUest of we have talerated the intrigues and mar ceuvres cf Periittl S in favour of the Czar ; we have quietly seen Herat taken,. and the British Envoy obliged to retire from Teheran ; and all the time we have utterly failed in making any use whatever of the boasted sympathies; good dispotie lions, and power cf the Cireassiane. We destroyed the .e forts and raised the blockade of their cauntry, yet have r.tt a: ft teenaged matters so ingeniously ;bat in lateen they have eot tired a shot or wielded a Ecitnitar for us. We were a q told that at any time Sel...amyl, by menacing Tiflis, might e - fa vaa recal the chief forces . of Russia from the extremity of Georgia ; yet General Mouravi.Af persevered for months in besieging Kers; and • not only were we unable in any -way to effcc - .,, a diversion, but we utterlvlost one ufaahe.. noblest opportunities fer triumph of the last importance • .which lay ready to. our hand, and whiclathe skill .and prepar e d.f or us. causideration of the velour of our own countrymen bad We are not now entering into any causes of all this. We are simply explaining tha reani fest a-axons why Englishmen de not welcome peace with exuberaet content , '.hick overtiowa very nat ura ll y f rom the bovoms of the French. On the one sitar-, the French have gained enormously in political eveght throu g h this war. On the other, our salutary power and ieflo e say salutary, fer_ . tye would exert it on hichaif of peaca, and not for conquest •or aggressiou.—have dimi nished precisely in those regions where it most wanted increase and confirmation. It may be that Russia, by the negotiations on which she has now entered, sincerely as well as formally ahrit• cates her design of augmenting her territories in Europe. But she may also do this with the secret resolve of in• dennif3ing herself in Asia, and of directing south of the C measus the aggression which has been repelled from the Danube and the Eexine. Wo hale played her game if this be so, for it is now more practicable arid easy thin it was at the opening of the straggle. Si far we have been considering only to ;what degree the state in which this interrupted war leaves Asia may not unfairly bare its effect upon the thinker and the politaian, in ditn;nishing his ardour at the prospect of such a peace. But in this we have not comprised a more popular, if nut more dangerous, ground of discen• tent. The people generally are dissatiefied that the Re. dan assault should have been the last in•ttf , c , etive blow struck by England. They aro thoroughly discontented with the management and conduct of great natal exaela Cone, undertaken at enormous cost and ending in quite inadequate results. All this hae led to a. feeling which may in its turn probably lead to manifettatious rather startling to our peace negotiators, whether or not their pacific labours be successful. The extent to which with us a navy and an army can be kept up in time cf peace, must hereafter depend more entirely upon the strength of the good opinion the public may have of the way in which they are managed and adtraniatered. one is blind to the distrust and deep discontent which prevails at present on this head ; ano what another cam. paigu's success might have done for our military and naval departments, they will now have to do for them. selves under triale and difficulties of no ordinary kind. The Minister who has not courage to look steadily in the face those thorough changes and reforms which will now be clamouronsly demanded, or who thinks it possi ble to avail himself of any amount of satisfaction caused ay the cessation of war to get back army and navy to the old stationary system, will soon find his peace laurels wither. Notwithstanding all • these considerations, however, the relative condition of England and France in the pre sence of the peace negotiations may fairly excite some surprise. When we consider that war has brought no material increase of direct taxation in France, we may wonder at her sighing for peace under burdens so com paratively light, while England. so heavily taxed, can yet indulge in the exuberance of a disinterested ardour. But the most severe of all taxes, the extreme dearness of the necessaries of life, is so sharply fel tthroughout France at present, and is so generally attributed to the war, that peace is greeted as synonymous with returning plenty and low prices. Whether likely to be realised or trot, the sentiment prevails ; and 40 years of peace have in sober truth transformed France, under any continued strain or pressure upon her resources, into far more of an economical and an industrial than of a military na tion. So recently as four years ago it was a received axiom throughout Europe that the English were shop keepers and the French fire-eaters to a man. The real fact turns out to be that the French are as brave soldiers as ever, and the English as industrious citizens, but that the English, at a pinch, can show as much eager ness for soldiering as their neighbours, and that the French are quite as much attracted as John Bull him. self by the fireside and by honest gains. THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. We have already stated that her Majesty has signifie her gracious intention of opening the session of Farhat ment in person. The address in the House of Lords, in reply to her Majesty's speech from the Throne, will be moved by the Earl of Gosford, and seconded by the Earl of Abingdon. The address in the House of Com mons will ,be moved by the Hon. G. H. C. Byng, M.P. for Taviiitock, and seconded by Mr. W. E. Baxter, M. P. for Montrose. It may be useful to note the changes which have taken place in the members of the two houses since the opening of the session of 1855. The following peers of the United Kingdom have died :—The Dukes of Manchester and Somerset, the Marquis of Thomond ; the Earls of Sefton, Leitrim, Caithness, Caledon, Stanhope, Carys fort, and Antrim ; Viscounts Boyne, Ponsonby, O'Neill, Lifford, Hereford, De Veaci, and Strangford ; and Lords Raglan, Deciea, Kenyon, Erskine, Wharnchffe, Dela mere, Ravens worth, and Truro. Of these, the marqui sate of Thornond (as far as the English peerage) and the viecountics of Ponsonby and O'Neill have become extinct. During the same period the earldom of Soutbesk, a Scotch title attainted in the rebellion of the last cen- - tury, has been restored in the person of Sir James Car negie, Bart., and Sir James Parke has been created Baron Wensleydale._ In the House of Commons several changes have taken place. Mr. James Rust will take the oaths and his seat for Huntingdonshire, in the roam of 'Viscount Mande ville, who has become Duke of Manchester; Earl Gifford succeeds Lord 'Seymour in the representation of Totnese, the noble lord lord havin g b ecome D u k e o f S omerset . ; Capt. Jolliffe takes his seat for Wells, in the room of Mr. R. S. Tudway, deceased. Sir C. Napier succeeds to the representation of Southwark, which became vacant by the death of Sir W. Ivloleswortli, Bart.; Mr. M‘Bond will take his seat for Armagh, in the room of Mr. R. S. Moore, who died s!iortly after the prorogation of Perlis liament ; Mr. M'Evoy succeeds Mr. F. Lucas, deceased, in the representation of the county of Meath. New writs will be moved for Taunton, in the room of the Right Hon. Henry Laboucliere, who has become Secretary tor the Colonies ; for Leeds, in the room of the Right Hon. Matthew Baines, who has become Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; for New Ross, in the room of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, and for Rochester, in the room of the Hou. Francis J. Villiers, both of whom have ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds ; for Yarmouth, in the room of Mr. C. E. Rum bold ; and for North Lincoln• shire, in the place of R. C. N. Hamilton (better known as Mr. Christopher), who have both intimated their in tention of withdrawing from Parliamentary life ; and for Edinburgh, to fill the seat from which Mr. Macaulay retires. Thera have been some re-elections ; the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, having accepted the office of Vice- President of the Board of Trade, resigned his neat, and was reelected for Kidderminster on the 14th of August, the day on which Parliament was prorogued. On the same day the Right Hon. Win. Cowper, having resigned his seat in consequence of his appointment as President of the Geeerel Board of Health, was re-elected for Ilea fold. On the 16th of August, the Right Hon. Edward Bouverie, having resigned his seat in consequence of his appointment as President of the Poor-law Board, was re elected for Kilmarnock. These three right hon. gen tlemen will take the oaths and their seats. Since the prorogation of Parliament great progress has been made towards the completion of the new houses. The most prominent of the newly-completed parts is the western front of the building, filling tip the space be twem the Victoria Tower and W es t m inster-hall. Th e , front—er screen, as it is called—is highly ornamental and elaborate. The apartments in it will be appro. Pat officers of the House of L or d s ; but they l to heyw th il e a will vnerouti,its jgexpected, be occupied for the next twelve months. The peers' entrance, which is contiguous to the royal entrance, will not be com pleted before Easter ; so that till then noble lords will have to enter the house as heretofore. The Lord Chan cellor's apartments are in a state of forwardness, but by no means fit fur occupation. It is expected that tbs , stained glass window under the Victoria Tower, and immediately . facing the roya l sta i rcase, will be completed by the opening of Parliament ; the Victoria Tower itself, which is at the south-west angle, and the clock tower at, the western extremity of the building, are rapidly pro gressing, while the central tower is completed. It will be some time before the clock itself is finished. A large and elaborate oak gateway has been placed under the Victoria Tower, and the court-yard of the building has been repaved with wood, based on a solid concrete foun tE tin. In the interior of the building, Mr. J. Thomas has completed hie statues of the kings and queens of Eng land, which have been placed in the various niches round the central hall. In St. Stephen's Hall the only remain ing marble statues to be executed are those of Bur t k e and placed on their pedestals are those of Selden, Hamp den,d Somers, Sir Pitt, Fox, and Grattan. The statues already comple d Lord Falkland, Lord Clarendon, Ler ans _ e _ . R. Walpole, Lord Chatham, and Lord M .nti fi ng i s d in Mr. the te.Thue time e. eg o e fndt. the representing .,. Dyes is progressing with the fresco p Queen's robing-room, the subjectsovereignso ffi bein g .ot t : e stained glass win- King Arthur." That portion the cent to the Pasts Conquest to the, present, which was a d i o n w l sat of the he end variousof W e stinins.tee.r•liwaasl 1, MorehaO Chreafe/c. Exhibition, haswbeen replace Duke of Saxe-C o b urg G ot h a SAXE-COBURG GOTEM—A letter from Goth a , o f t h e h a l caused a bill to bo drawn u p for presentation to 20th, the Diet of the duchies of Cobur g and Go tha for extend . jug the powers of j uries. This is in exact contradiction tosays:—" The re i g nin g what is being done in other petty states of Germany ; for in some o f them measures a re b e i ng t a k en f or sup pressing thejury altogether, and in others for depriving it of the right of trying political offences and offences ci the press.", n ~., .~ ,~ ~`~". \, _ -~ '~