The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-27 00:00:00

1 PRUSSIA. ‘;Pgcr. R A fc,s-Z 7% I • - e-:/7 ,t : I , SV7 OFF Six o' Clock. BERLIN, DEC. 24. The accounts that reach here from Russian Po land mention that the 12th serial levy is being car ried on with equal energy and cruelty, and that, at the same time, the lower classes of the population are compelled to the most arduous labours for the , purpose of conveyipg to the warehouses and arsenals the immense stores of provender awl provisions of all sorts that the upper 'classes have been forced to contribute. The young and operative generation is confiscated to the Emperor's military wants ; the necessary edibles are laid under embargo to meet the wants of the Commissariat, and the families who are thus deprived of their effective members are compelled to give their own services and those of their teams to convey their lost treasures to the neighbouring citadels. Their payment they re ceive in paper, to come due three days after con venient ; their taxes must be paid in hard cash . Under the circumstances the poor people cannot even afford the luxury of a hearty curse on their oppressors, for anything like grumbiing renders them liable to personal pains and penalties, con fiscation of goods and chattels, and to being handed over to the labour gangs. Warsaw is being turned into an impregnable keep, and Kiew and Lamosc into first-class fortifications. Warsaw and its environs swarm with troops, whose numbers are being constantly increased ; an army of 20,000 men is posted between Bialogon and Samsonow, and another between Keilei and Radom. It is repre sented as highly improbable, that the Emperor, with 50,000 (?) men on the Austrian frontier, will consent to worse conditions than those which Prince Gortschakoff was authorised to accept in Vienna ; and some voices go se far as to assert that it would very much interfere with Russian plans and wishes if Europe was to take Russia at her word. In some correspondences we find that Aus tria's signature of the treaty by no means surprised politicians in Russia ; it had been looked forward to a long time as probable or possible, but is con sidered there to be an empty demonstration. "The capture of. Sebastopol and the burning of the fleet will not, it is said, alter the position a hair's breadth, for still peace cannot be concluded with out Russia's consent." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Dec. 26.—This being the Christmas holiday week, we have had a comparatively scanty at tendance on 'Change to-day, and the market must be described as a quiet one ; yet, as regards prices, marked by a general steadine-s. Among the dullest articles in yarns are 24's and 28's warps, and 20's and 30's water twist. HALIFAX, Dec. 23.—The market in our Piece Hall has been very dull to-day, and there is little doing, either in wools, yarns. or pieces. ROCHDALE, Dec. 26 —We have a very thin attend ance of buyers in the market to-day, and a limited amount:of business transacted at last week's prices. HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 26.—The last market in the year has not been an improvement on its predecessors. There has been very little done in the way of business, and few orders given out for new year's aecount. MONEY MA 11; , ' ET COMAIKRCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady at previous rates. The sales comprised 130 Pernam and Maranhain, at sd. to' 6,1 d., 30 Bahia at Gil., 30 Egyptian at 70., 500 Surat at 31d. to 3id., and 100 Sea Islands at 10d. to Is. Od. per lb. Railway shares course. were dull. Great dulness still prevails in the freight market, and according to the General Weekly Shipping List the rates are lower than for a considerable time past. It appears even that to Australia large amounts of merchandise have been taken as cheap as 40s. to 455. per ton, which is under anything paid since the gold discoveries. Although ship owners may be supposed to suffer by this, there are various reasons for concluding that they will not in reality lose so much as would appear, owing to the moderated wages and other expenses, to say nothing of the risk of desertion in Australia having diminished. On the other hand, our merchants, who were shorn of nearly all their profit by the expenses of the transit, may resume shipments with some prospect of a profitable return. It is a good symptom that at present the quantity of merchandise in course of exportation to the Colonies is exceedingly moderate. The French Government, at the requisition of the ironmasters, has resolved not to grant the re quest of the Northern Railway Company for the introduction of the 45,000 tons of rails which it requires to complete its line, but it permits 8,000 tons of English iron to be brought in at the reduced duty of 5i francs. This has been done, we are told, because one of the contractors has failed to supply the quantities engaged for. To the Southern Company the same permission has been granted. Accountsfrom Hamburg state that comparatively large shipments of wheat had been made to Eng land, and of potatoes to France, from which it :s inferred that our wants were greater than had been represented. The ability of Germany, however, to furnish us so soon must be accepted under the cir cumstances as satisfactory. .A.dvices from Belgium mention that there had been great floods in various parts, and especially in Luxembourg, where the snow in some places had been as much as 10 feet deep. The English Stock market has been depressed this morning without any large amount of sales, the decline in the rates of exchangeyesterday afternoon as well as the lower quotations from America being calculated to impart a heavy tone, and the an nounced loan in France likewise operating. It is probable that although the loan is to he opened to the nation at large, as upon the former occa sion, our capitalists will participate by means of their agents in Paris, and hence the brisk demand yesterday for bills upon that city. The subscrip tions thus indirectly made may affect our exchanges fora short period, but will by no means have the same influence as a direct loan of some millions sterling. Concerning the amount there is no de finite information as yet, but twenty millions ster ling has been named. Whatever may be the effect of borrowing in any shape, the Speech of the Em peror, Louis Napoleon, has, fro m its vi g orous and loyatone, obtained such unmiugled approbation that already a good effect is observable upon the value of public se curities. Consels opened at 91 to -1,-, and are now 911 a. The New 3 per Cents. have been at 91 to 91, and the Reduced at 9U to 91. Bank Stock is heavy at M.S. Exchequer Bills remain at 4a. to 75., and India Bonds at Os. to 12s. premium. Foreign stocks are heavier. Mexican bring 21, Spanish Threes are 3S and the New Dutc h Deferre C d entlB,i, Turkish Bonds are 741 to a. 4 per s. realise 912. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can 20i to 21i ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per Cents. 87 to 89 ; Spanish Nev Deferred, 18 1 to 182 ; 'Ditto 3 per Cents., 38 to 39 ; Ditto Certifi cates, 5 to 5i • Ditto Passive, 4 g to 43. This is " making-up" day in the Railway Share Market, and the rates for " carrying over" are com paratively moderate, ranging from 3-16ths to 5-16ths upon some of the principal lines. There have been transactions in the Great Western at rather lower rates. North-Western have been also heavy, and the other lines were flatter at the open ing owing to the heaviness of Consols. They have, however, since rallied a little. The foreign lines are lower—Paris and Lyons about 18s. The Mining Market has been dull, but St. John's del Rey and Cobre Copper are both firm. In the Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been scarcely anything doing. tICES. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING (Brom the Ocial Loa• Business done Bank Stock 2O7A 3 per Cent. Reduced Annu ities... ..... New 3 per Cent. Annuities; India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO ConsoLs for Account, 10th January ....... t?acchequer Bills, 244. 21000 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. Ditto ' 1859, „ ..... 99 ?DICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Vexican 3 per Cent. Spanish B o w's, 3. per Cent 384 Ditto New Deferral, 3 per Cent. lB4 Spinisli Committee dort. of Coup. not fun 5 p c larkish Scrip t paid up in full Dittcrfor the Accounts..... .... Dividends on the tm) payable in London. French Routes, 4i per Cent. ' ritto 3 per Cent ••• ......... - D utch blxellange, 24 per Ceut. 12 Gull . Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates..,.. 9 12 91} a 67f 50c Ex. 25f 911 TIMER O'CLOCK. .... ..... z. ....... Ditto, January Acc•raut ...... •••••-••• 91/ d CT-TRTSTMAS PANTOMIMES. ,~„_ ntt; EtY LA.N At length. Old Drury is itself again. Last night Mr. Smith, the talented and enterprising lessee, com menced his managerial career under the most auspicious circumstances, and so crowded an audience it has seldom been our fortune to witness within the wallsof a theatre. Long before the doors were opened a crowd was assembled at each of them, which forcibly reminds d us of the palmy days of the drama, and within ten minutes after the doors were opened the theatre was crowded to suffocation in every part. It has seldom fallen to the Int of IllanaVrg to commence a season with such bril liant auginies of success as those hell forth last night to Mr. Smith. Great praise has for the last two seasons been awarded the lessee for the manner in which he has produced his pantomimes ; but the praise that will follow his present effort will far outrival all previously bestowed, and we have not the slightest doubt but that his Christmas offering this year—Jack and Gill— will bring a large and ample return to the treasury for the vast expense, the time and trouble it must have coat to have placed such a magnificent pantomime on the stage. After the performance of Lillo's lugubrious tragedy of George Barnwell, which we, as a compliment to the audi ence, who sat it out like heroes, do hope has been played for the very last time, the prompter's bell rang for the overture to the pantomime. The first few bars put an end to the discord, and the boxes, pit, and gallery rose at once to their feet, and uncovered as the band gathered into the full swell of the National Anthem. We have seldom seen a finer burst of national feeling than on this occasion. Every stanza wes received with cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and a hearty encore was called for. This of itself was a favour. able omen—an encore forthe overture ! yet such it was, and the compliment was richly merited by the arranger, Mr. Tully ; for within our recollection, and it extends back vividly to the time of Grimaldi, we cannot call to mind a better production. The French " Partant pour la Syrie," seasonably introduced towards the end of the overture, awakened the energy of the British Lion, and produced quite a demonstration. The name of the pantomime which we have already half disclosed—is in full, Jack and Gill (or Jill), Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and Twenty Bl,acicbia•ds baked in a Pie a' long name, and of infinite promise to all those who are not too old to remember, or not too young to road, the time-honoured ditty of " Sing a Song of Sixpence." Jack is in love with Jill (or Gill)—that is a matter of Jill, too, is in love with Jack—not so much a matter of course as the other, as too many pining and unappreciated lovers of either sex will testify. Jill's father, who is dead, has left a will, and in this testa ment it is decreed by the defunct old gentleman, doubtless a wizard, that until Jill can make a pie she shall not take a husband. Jack, in despair at this ill news, catches " four and twenty blackbirds" and gathers " a pocket full of rye," with which ingredients he fondly hopes they may between them be enabled "to make and bake" the pie that shall entitle him to obtain the much-enainoured Jill as a future partner his fortunes. But mortal calculations go fer nothing, unless blessed and sanctified by "the skies ;" and Jill's ignorance of the culinary art is worse than that of a quondam cook at the " Fielding." What to do 7—thinks Jack, as, in agony, he rubs two lucky sixpences together, which, incontinent, and to his great astonishment, become a shilling—and a magic shilling - to boot, that, to his still greater astonishment, conjures up the spirit of Mrs. Glasse herself, who com forts him in his affliction and assures hint of his pie and partner. What does the friendly Mrs. Glasse but—as though prophetic of that lore which since has made a Soyer—animate the fruit, preserves, &c. ? Under the tempting shapes of female fairies, young and pretty, these delicacies, thus metamorphosed into something still more delicate, undertake the cause of Jack, and promise that Jill (or Gill) shall be his own. Jill, returning borne, finds a whole army of friends in the kettle, saucepan, fryingpan, and the rest of her kitchen utensils, which, personified and en dowed with life and motion, become at once her slaves and counsellors. These teach her the various steps that lead to consummate cookery, and conduct her, moreover, to the palace of King Mustard, whose army of sauces, epices, zests, and condiments is unreservedly placed at her disposal. Now would Jill be sure to triumph but for the jealousy of Queen Vinegar, who treacherously entices her away to the abode of Chutnee, Sultan of All the Pickles, whose subjects are the natural enemies of the " sweets." The fruit-fairies, however, are not un mindful, above ground, of Jill's welfare, or inactive in her cause. They induce Jack to upset his pail of water ; and tido, by ovule myotcrioua sympathy, finds its way into the recesses of the salt mine, I wiz .ere - dwells the pickled Sultan. The salt thus invaded melts into salt water, and disappears ; the " Temple of Salad" is discovered, where sweets and sours are cunningly united, and the pie of the " four•and twenty blackbirds" is made evident, with raised crust and other inviting paraphernalia. Such is the beauty of this scene that Mr. Smith was called upon the stage to receive the applause of the delighted audience. Jack and Jill, being now happy, are transformed into Harlequin and Columbine, King Mustard into Clown, and Queen Vinegar into Pantaloon, and a certain salt•rock into Sprite, another Columbine, or Harlequiva, joining the motley throng, without rhyme or reason. M. Milano made an excellent Harlequin, and Columbine found a most graceful representative in Mdlle. Boleno ; Harry Boleno made his bow to a London audience again as Clown, after an absence of several years ; and it must have been gratifying to his old friends to observe that there was no abatement of his vigour and agility, no falling off in his exuberant animal spirits. The finest piece of all is the last scene, rightly entitled "an illuminated page in the history of England." We need not say that it refers to the glorious achievements of our countrymen in the Crimea. The scene repre sents the British, French, and Turkish standards grouped together, flanked by two medallion pictures — one of the battle of Alma and the other of that of Inkerman ; the marching in of the juvenile bands of the Fren , :h and English, playing. in succession " Gcd save the Queen," " Partaut pour la Syrie," and " Rule Britannia ;" the performance of the first of these airs again called forth the loyal feelings (f the audience ; and the gorgeous scene that fol- lowed the reconciliation of all parti,s in the grand scenic climax was alone worth going to see ; so gorgeous was it, so resplendent with all the brilliancy that we are accustomed to associste with magic illusions. All up the sides of the stage are revolving and illu minated columns, and in the centre is a Tempe of Fame, which also revolves, in the niches of which are splendidly attired allegorical females ; to all this is added various coloured lights, producing an effect that defies de scription. The success of the pantomime was never for a moment in doubt—it is one of the best we have seen for many years, and will, we are convinced, enjoy a long run, and well repay, the expenditure, lavish as it evidently has been. The house was filled in every part, and the ap plause and laughter were incessant. THE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBIR 27, 1854. who are afterwards to be harlequins. The last scene, ori.:On11: aed ou the probabiiity of bticeuur 4ri tower of the castle then suddenly falls down, and dis plays agorgeoas fairy throne, whereon is seated the good genius of Fatima, surrounded by a guard of super-celes tialised Pallases. This is really a beautiful scene, and was much and deservedly applauded. The good Fairy departs from the established usage in such cases made and provided ; for like Jove she effects the transfor mations with a rod, instead of the time-honoured acco. lade which has hitherto beat employed for that purpose. Of the harlequinacle little need be said. It was on the whole, perhaps, less hackneyed than usual, but there was little in it to call for special mention. The subjects arising out of the war were of course alluded to, but not to any extravagant extent. A burlesque of the Spanish Dancers, executed by the clown and pantaloon, and re warded by two huge cabbages, thrown to them by way of bouquets, excited much laughter. The theatre was well attended. LYCEUM. A "New and Original Faiey Extravaganza" at the Lyceum. The announcement is sufficient to create in tense excitement among the playgoing population of the metropolis, and, we will add, of the district contained within a circle of at least a fifty mile radius. Who is there with money in his pocket and leisure time at his disposal that will trust to any information ho may re ceive as to the splendour of the scenery, the brilliancy of the dialogue, the appropriate costumes, or the perfec tion of the machinery ? The public know that in any and every of those matters there " will be," for the enter prising lessee has determined that there "shall be," no m i sta ke. Time, trouble, expense, are alike disregarded. No exertion is thought too great, no outlay too costly, in order to maintain, and, if possible, exceed, the well establisbed reputation of " Shadoukiam," the true metro polis of Jinnistan, the Fairy kingdom, known to mere. mortals as " The Lyceum. It, is but justice to the various performers to gate that they f e lt the magnitude of the trust reposed in them, and that each and all in their respective parts proved themselves worthy of the occasion—as firmly determined to do their duty as the heroes of Altna and Inkerman. The great success of the piece may be attributed to the zeal and efficiency of the subordinates ; for no exertions of the leaders can comPensate for negligence on the part of their humble associates. This completeness and dove tailing in all th e p a rts i s one o f th e leading features of "The Lyceum," and n ever was it more strikingly dis played than last ni g ht. As usual, the subject Was selected from the repertoire of the inexhaustible Countess D. Avois. The veracious history of Prince Prettypet and the Butterfly formed the foundation of the gorgeous spectacle ; and Mr. W. Brough, assisted, we believe, by the worthy lessee, and Mr. W. Beverley, undertook the task of adaptation. Never has the laureate of the "Enchanted Island" more ably discharged his duty. Every line was redolent of fun in all its varieties. The happiest hits were made in the most felicitous terms. The shade of Joe Miller might have had its repose disturbed by a shade of envy at the paranornasiaC . triumphs of his gifted successor. Yes, William Brough, who had previously achieved a burpas,ea by rit.:llC. ditliculty of tie eapicit ina: s be estimated from the fact that he followed the veteran Planch4 in a field which he had nearly monopolised. Of Beverley, too, we must say that he surpassed Beverley—the highest praise that can be awarded. Never have we witnessed more striking scenes than the " Cry,talline. Haunt of the Butterflies," and "Butter fly-ball," and "The Throne of the Butterfly Queen." The last was indeed dazzlingly, almost painfully, beautiful. The eye could scarcely bear the radiant brilliancy of the accumulated. lights. It must be wit nessed before the slightest conception can be formed of the general effect. It may appear a work of supererogation even to hint at the plot ; for, of course, every person who has the means of so doing will resolve upon " judging for him self." The very children would rise in rebellion against the hard-hearted parents who refused them the oppor tunity of beholding the exploits of the brave Prince Prettypet, or the manner in which he, the spoiled child, vanquished the "Scaly Scarabceus," and gained the hand and heart of the incomparable Papillonetta, the captive princess of fairyland. In pity, how ever, to the rising generation, we shall lift a corner of the curtain, that a slight glimpse may be afforded of the rich treat in store. Prince Prettypet, the spoiled child of the renowned King Coccalorum, is tired of his nursery chains, and, to get fully rid of them, is disposed to marry anybody. So indifferent is he to his fate that he casts a paper into a vase with a handful of blanks, leaving it to any of the representatives of the neighbouring princesses' suitors for his hand to select the right one. But Millefiora, the queen mother of a butterfly, who has got into the clutches of that terrible beetle * King Scarabceus, sends a winged messenger, who seizes the paper, and so piques the curiosity of Pretty pet that he follows the insect wheresoever it may lead him. He presently finds himself in the presence of the Queen, who has but little difficulty in persuading the youth, already dying for some agreeable excitement, to attempt the rescue of her daughter. This he accom plishes by cutting off the horns of his majesty the black beetle ; and straightway he marries the gentle Papillo netta, whom he has won, and so well deserves to wear. He retires to a "cottage near a wood " with his bride, where he enjoys perfect felicity until the arrival of Sca ralocens, who, denuded of his power—of everything, in short, save his malignity—compasses, in the disguise of a weary wayfarer, the destructioa of his unsuspecting entertainers. The mysterious guest soon alienates the husband from his wife by specious innuendoes touching her volatile propensities. The latter is heartbroken ac cordingly, and consents to resign her wings, as Undine consented to resign her immortality, or the sake of her beloved. Such heroism as this has its reward. The mask is taken from the eyes of Prettypet by the Butter fly Queen. He sees that his tempter has been his old entomological enemy, and his love returns with tenfold vehemence. We cannot conclude without noticing the exertions of sonic of those who so ably embodied the conceptions of the author. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews enacted the worthy " Coccalorum" and his strong-minded spouse Peccapeppa, while James Bland strutted his horse as the dark-eyed and gloomy Sovereign of the Beetles, and Miss M. Oliver made the ;nest fascinating of fairy queens. Need we add a single word to show that royalty was suitably - represented. Miss Harriett Gordon, the hero of the piece, admirably performed the part of the spoiled but valiant and sound-hearted Pretty pet, who never loved woman. In Miss Fanny Ternan the Lyceum has received a decided acqui sition. We went prepared to admire. The recollections of her gifted mother flowed rapidly on our minds when we asked ourselves would' Miss Ternan be anything like the Miss Jarman of our juvenile days, who could take any part in tragedy, comedy, opera, or farce, and who excelled in all. A. few minutes convinced us that the fair, aye, very fair, and handsome debutante required no borrowed light—that she possessed intrinsic excellence sufficient to insure unequivocal success. She has a clear, melodious, and thoroughly cultivated voice, which enables her to execute with facility the most difficult passages. She was three times rapturously encored in duets with Miss Ha,rriettGordon, who obtained a similar tribute of approbation in a solo. It is needless to add that the piece was completely— we may add, pre-eminently—successful ; the shouts for the different performers, who greatly distinguished them- selves, for the author, scenist, and others engaged in getting up the piece, were protracted to a late hour; and Miss Ternan—the great triumph of the evening—Miss Gordon, Mies Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. W. Brough, and Mr.W. Beverley received the most cheering and enthusiastic reception. We need only add that the audience were worthy of the dainty dish pre pared for its delectation, for the house was crowded in all parts. HAYMARKET. Mr. Buckstone having succeeded last year in produc ing a pantomime peculiarly suited to the refined audi ences of this theatre, has judiciously followed up his resolution by another pantomime, we may say of equal grace, and smartness, and interest. Miss Lydia Thomp son, one of the most charming of dancers, because so simple and elegant, is again the representer of the open ing heroine, and most charmingly she enacts it. The foundation of the story is the brief nursery legend of " Little 80-Peep who lest her Sheep." A presiding fairy, of course, watches over Little 80-Peep, who is in clined to be lazy, and let her sheep stray, and evil genius, Wolf, taking advantage of the little shepherdess's list lessness, steals the sheep, and, cutting off their tails, hangs them on trees. A beautiful vision of careful shep herds and happyflocks is shown to 80-Peep in her dreams, and she ultimately recovers her sheep, who do not bring their tails behind thein, but she contrives to get them all tacked on by her fellow shepherdesses ; and invincible in her love of dozing and idling she gets her lover, Colin, to watch whilst she goes to sleep. Wolf, enamoured of her, attacks her in spite of her quadruped guardians, the watch-dog and an old black ram, and is near succeeding when the good genius appears, and eaves her proteges by a grand transformation into Harlequin and Columbine, and Clown and Pantaloon. The opening portion is painted by Mr. Callcott, and shows all that imagination and truthfulness which characterised the scenery last year. A scene of the Wolf's cave is fanciful, and that of the Mountains in Arcadia by Sunrise truly picturesque ; the vision of little 80-Peep is very tastefully managed ; and the transformation scene, a Fairy Conservatory, though crowded with theatrical guads, is so tastefully managed, that it subdues the glai-e, and it is novel and pleasing, as well as gorgeous. It is one of the prettiest things of the kind we have seen. The Harlequinade is conducted by M. Chapino, as Harlequin ; Clown, Lie. Appleby ; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Barnes ; Columbine, Miss Mary Brown. M. Chapino is a good Harlequin. Mr. Appleby is a new importa tion from Liverpool. He is facetious and larcenious, but in no way rernarkab'e. Miss Mary Brown is a handsome Columbine, and Mr. A. Barnes is an old favourite, and certainly one of the best representatives of the traditionary old simpleton. The scenery, espe- cially of the opening, as we have said, is beautifu: and that of the Harlequinade is clever and striking, by Messrs. O'Connor and Morris, particularly the scenes at the Sydenham Palace—a grand saloon, and the closing one of the Patriotic Temple. The chief allu sions to the war are compliments to our Allies, r. - 4.d a band of Lilliputian Guides, but, very wisely, this sub ject is but slightly touched upon. The tricks and trans formations are numerous and good, especially the rapid change of the sofas of a saloon into a coach and pair, and a plum pudding into Harlequin. The baby show is the subject of great mirth, and gives ample room fur the barbarities of the Clown end Pantaloon. The pan tomime was well received by the audience, and will, doubtless, have the usual run of Mr. Buckstone's well concocted pieces. PRINCESS'S. Mr. Charles Kean has selected for his Christmas piece the venerable subject of Blue BeaPd, whose history is treated by Mr. Morton (the author of the pantomime) with such fidelity to the received version as to render description superfluous. Still, the reader may perhaps be interested by the information that Fatima's escapo from the tragic fate of her predecessors was really due to supernatural influences. It seems, from what we saw last night, that there was a kind of used-hp wizard, of the name of Rusti-Fusti, who had once upon a time to complain of the decay of pantomime. In fact, his spells Harlequin and Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes, and SURREY. or Beasts and Beauties, is the title of (which somehow appear to have derived their potency the pantomime, which according to almost immemorial from that favourite domain of the marvellous) had utterly Li tt l e Th ree Los, custom ushers in the Christmas season at this theatre. failed ; and, in despair, he summoned to his - aid his It is fully as extravagant as the most inveterate admirer " faithful witches." The witches, however, turned out of this species of the burlesque could desire—and if not to be faithful after all, for they suddenly revolted ; there be in some respects a dearth of wit the deficiency and the case of Blue Beard being mentioned the Wizard and his rebellious familiars took opposite sides. Here upon the witches, in a scene of surpassing splendour, habitués of the Surrey) by the patriotism of the senti is more than compensated (at least in the opinion of the ment, which seems to form the basis of the introductory develop ethemselves after the Lancashire manner, and action, and by some of the most gorgeous scenery which promised to assist Fatima. In the following scenes we e of b ß ee l n ue o ß dd ea .e r n d o , u w g h h i . ch, Th to e has probably ever been put upon the stage. The extra " goes in " for love- 1 vaganza which precedes the harlequinade introduces us a si3g r a y e s introducedlt a h w e o t f r u t t h h e , , f t tt o be seems rr theee the a l tnopoerpndehainnagdavear appendages e f s ashion of predestinated making much , j to King Ursaworsagrowlalouda, Emperor of all the clowns ; and even the wooin g of Selim has more beasts, and of course " o f ' a ll the R uss i as, " who per of' brusquer te in • it than is found in young gentlemen f orms a ll th e f eats of a b sur d tyranny which ar generally attributed to the veritable Nicholas, and v_lt the I .isappointrnent an,l 1 +'f: ..'J t !).. .._vi . . .4'1:1 i'f:.:;:: to that I).)tent.:,.'.-.f.i tc,,tii oi this case, however, his object is not exactly to seize upon kingdoms, but merely to carve a " Turkey " for his luncheon, and to obtain a handsome wife in the person of Little Two Eyes, a subject of a neighbouring sove reign, who bears the somewhatquestionable and certainly difficult name of Unioueeyerumifustibustiboo, but whose white uniform and the appearance of whose court would lead one to guess what was intended to represent no less a personage than the emperor of Austria. Of course the two emperors agree, in the first instance, to aid each other, and, equally, of course, the emperor of the beasts being thwarted in all his designs by the fairy island queen, is left in the lurch by his quondam ally. Little Two Eyes becomes the legitimate possessor of a less distinguished but a more agreeable lover, in the person of a miller's son, who, with the Man-in-the-Moon, a host of fairies, our old friend and contemporary the veritable Punch, and a certain other and somewhat older Nicho las than even the great Czar himself, whose jealousy seems to have been roused by the superior atrocity of his namesake, contribute to the discomfiture of the Au tocrat. In the harlequinade the King of the Queerib leanfunileeris (Austria) becomes clown, the Emperor of the Beasts, sprite, the miller's son, harlequin, and Two Little Eyes, columbine, which characters were very effectively filled in the introduction by Mr. Butler, Mr. G. Yarnold, Mr. M. Sanders, and Miss Douglas ; and in the pantomimic part by Mr. Buck, Mr. Longo, Mr. H. Sanders, and Miss E. Guinness. Pantaloon was well repre sented by Mr. Bradbury, a second sprite, by Signor C. Longo, and Harlequina by Miss Guinness. The tricks were of the usual order, but were worked with less of the difficulty than is generally experienced. The scenery is painted by Mr. Dalby, and does him great credit. "The Satin Boudoir of the Island Queen," and "The Palace of Beauty," are beautiful specimens of scenic effect, and were so highly appreciated by the audience that they in sisted upon the manager's appearance and re-appearance on the stage to receive their congratulations. In the course of the production a ballet divertissement was in troduced, in which the Misses Guinness executed some pleasing pas with much grace. ADELPHI. The Christmas fare provided at this theatre consisted of the drama of Pierre the Foundling, followed by a new eccentric extravaganza, entitled Zigzag Travels of Messrs. Danube and Pruth, with. numerous cuts. The first scene introduced the audience to the bed of the Danube, with the spirit of that river (Miss Woolgar) reposing amid her attendant naiads and elves, Rumours of war, however, destroy the quiet of this submarine retreat, and the spirit of the Pruth (Mrs. Keeley) next ap pears, having been driven from her river residence by the approach of the Russians. The spirits of the Baltic and the Black Seas (Miss Keeley and Miss Wynd ham) soon join in the wailing chorus. Civilisation de scends in a diving bell and acquaints the assembled spirits that two mighty nations, England and France, have taken up arms in her defence, and invites the dis lodged spirits to ascend to earth to witness the gallant deeds of the Allies. The suggestion is accepted, and the Danube assumes the garb of a Quaker, while the Pruth adopts the dress of a Polish Prince. Thus, with the two seas in company, they commence their travels, and the first adventure brings them to a Wallachian village, where the inhabitants are compelled to con tribute to a voluntary loaf first their money, then their clothes, and, finally, are themselves draughted into the Russian army. This cruelty is revenged in the next the Cossacks left to protect them, which scene termi nateslscene t b h y e t fi he first act. of l Thetnheextviglage, who unite and beat gives us the assumed mode of manufacturing Russian despatches, by converting defeats into victories—a process which the wandering rivers are engaged in admiring when the Russian gene ral, at a loss for proofs of the success of which he is boasting, orders them into custody as foreigners, and forwards them as prisoners of war to St. Petersburg, whither they arrive in- the character of a Cbasseur de Viucennes and a Scotch Highlander. The next scene is laid in the Aland Islands, showing the fraternisation of the allied armies, which is followed by an attack upon, and, of course, defeat of, the Russian force. Thence we proceed to the Black Sea, where a novel choregraphic performance takes place, a na val combat, minus the firing, being depicted by means of ballet, each ballerina bearing as headdress the model of a man-of-war, with which they go through the evolutions of a sea fight. The piece concluded with the return of the wandering streams to their proper element, and the curtain falls upon a well-arranged tableau, representing the union of the two great Wes tem nations in the cause of the world. The extrava ganza was quite successful, but we think it will be greatly improved by curtailment, the performance of the two acts last night occupying no less than three hours. We must not omit to mention some really ex cellent dancing, especially by Mademoiselle Maraquita, of the Thiettre de l'Opera, Paris, who made her debut in this country last night, and whose performance elicited the warmest applause of the audience. The scenery was very good, as were the dresses, and, upon the whole, the piece was admirably mounted. A new act drop, repre senting the statues of the Duke of Wellington and the Emperor Napoleon I. saluting each other, was very warmly received. The house, of course, was crowded to suffocation. ST. JAMES'S. The Christmas piece at this theatre is entitled Abon Hassan; or, the .Hunt after Happiness. As may be readily inferred from the name, it has its origin in the far East, and the costume and extravagance of the dialogue must be acknowledged to maintain throughout a remote resemblance to " the country of childhood," as the East has been not inappropriately designated. How far very distinct reference to the question of " material gua rantees" may interfere with the desirable unities of , time, as recommended by Aristotle, is not perhaps a roast beef and plum pudding be satisfactorily mixed, the very material question t• Christmas critics. Provided the evening audience of Boxing-night will not very ener getically inquire about the mixture of the Czar Nicholas and Haroun-al-Raschid in the same piece. " The Sleeper Awakened," a well-known tale, has furnished the " ground idea " of the present extravaganza. The first scene introduces the audience to the Fairy Court of Quarter Sessions, and the night cases on " the sheet " having been disposed of, Miss Equanecta, or Nightmare, is commissioned to execute a fairy assault upon the rest of Abon Hassan, who thereupon conceives such " cha teaux en Eepagne " as one would suppose utterly incoa• ceivable in the case of a person in such reduced circum stances. Equanocta is relegated, like a fallen angel, from her place in Fairyland, till she has undone the evil she has brought upon the poor merchant. In order to accomplish her task she puts the caliph and vizier in motion. These most respectable people visit the house of Abou Hassan, and to them he discloses his ardent de sire for better company than his own domestic circle and his wife Gulnare can afford him. The great ministers wish to gratify the desire of the poor merchant, and to this end they give him a sleeping potion, during the effects of which he is borne off to the palace, and clothed in all the paraphernalia of vizirdom. In accordance with the maxim that "familiarity begets contempt," our dreamer becomes supremely disgusted with power and his new wife, the viziress, who, however, is no other than our merchant's wife, Gulnare, effectually disguised. He is so pestered with petitions of the must contradictory nature, that he is willin g to find any outlet from the pre miership to privacy. He would, however, wish to try the caliphate before resigning his power. His wish is gratified, and again he repents of his choice, convinced at bet that in contentment alone is true happiness to be found ; upon which discovery Equanocta again returns to her sisters in Fairyland. Tee piece was interspersed with the allusions appropriate to the passing time, and Miss Marshall, who played the principal part (Abon Hassan), was extremely effective in her part. The ex travaganza was completely successful. OLYMPIC. The Oyu pro luced at this theatre last night bore the title of the Yellow Dwarf. The very rising of the cur tain was ominous of success—a beautifui scene elicited a burst of appl ause ; and the dialogue at once began to sparkle, and never flagged all through the piece. N o two lines could pass withouta pun, a play on words, a quip, or jest, each nicely balanced, and growing .natu rally out of the situation of the moment. The "quality of joking was not strained," but all was fitness and geilial humour. The house went along with the author heartily; nut a point was missed. The players st,emed as if they knew they had got hold of-a good thing, and were determined to do it justice. Mrs. Fitzallan, as a conventional Queen of Burlesque, Miss St. George (who was dressed " a merveille"), and Miss Ormonde, were the parties principally concerned. Mr. Robson made himself up like one of Fuseli's most grotesque elves, and his spiteful bursts and amorous maunderings brought him as near to the demon dwarf of one's imagination as flesh and blood and paint could come. There was not a check or a mistake in acting or scenery ; all was satisfactory. For the story, of course one can only refer to the fairy-books ; and as to the humour of the piece as played, it was so closely woven and flowed in so perfect a sequence, that selections. could but fall flat. A. "tag," adapted to Mr. Robson's " Villikins' " peculiarities, brought to a close, in every sense, the most complete and Deservedly successful bur lesque that has been produced for some time. It ought to have a run. ASTLEY'S. The Battle of Alma having been fought over again with the same successful results which have hitherto invariably attended it at Astley's, an equestrian pantomime was produced last night, in the concoction of which the au thor has mixed the fiction of "Guliiver's Travels" with the reality of the aggression by the Russian upon the Turk—its name is Gulliver'eTravds through Lilliput, Horse Island, and Brobdignag; or, Harlequia IBritannia. The spectator first gets a view of a cloudy lioene, where there is a meeting of Old Boreas and the Four Winds, who sepa rate to brew a storm. The clouds clear away, and Queen Britannia appears in her car, among Fairies. Britannia declares her intention to take Gulliver under her protec tion. Gulliver, who allegorically represents France and England, is cast on the island of Lilli.put, and the Lilli putians (the Turks) are marching to r elieve guard, when a messenger arrives, and announces that he has seen a man-mountain, " his height being so e Teat 'tis farbeyond his counting." The officer has his doubts, and resolves to judge fer himself. The Lilliputians approach Gul liver, and while he is asleep fasten h int to the ground. Suddenly he awakes and strikes terror into them, and breaks his ligatures, but subsequently! he enters into a treaty with them and agrees to defend them against their enemy Blefuscu (Russia). We :an then introduced to Blefuscu's stronghold, a fortress in a, harbour, with ships of war to defend it. Gulliver s wins to them, and, taking a line in his mouth, draws Clem. all away. We are then introduced to the Island of :11cneylinhnins, and to the Royal Mews. The horses ran s;lting at table, and Gulliver enters into a convers:Ation 'with them, the admirable training of the horses to this p art of the per formance being really wonderful. The next scene is the Island of Brobdignag, where Gulliver• t eleases the pri soners of Giant Gobbrene and cuts off tb e giant's head. The transformation then takes place, : end the fun com mences. Of course the Russian bear ca me in for a good share of hits. The piece was well race ived throughout by a house crowded to the ceiling. STRAND. The pontimimc here is performed entiz lily by juveniles. It is from the pen of the renowned Pet er Parley, and is entitled, Taffy was a Welshman; or, Ha rlequin and the Magic Marrowbone, and was perfectly successful. The characters are all supported by young pe rso.ns, and, what is most singular, the arduous role of cl.otr. n is performed by a young lady, Miss Rose Edouin, a rent ukably clever child, who, it is said, has already achieved quite a triumph in the part. Harlequin is plays )d by Master John Edouin, Pantaloon by Master W this Edouin, Columbine by Miss Eliza Edouin, Spribe by Master Stilt, and Lover by Master Sullivan. The piece is founded on the legendary ballad of " Ta fry was a Welsh man, Taffy was a thief," and presents is very amusing epitome of the adventures of that well-1 :nown cupboard ranger. The first scene represents the midnight court of the Lilliputian fays in the Realms of Moonlight, and introduces us to the Queen of the Fairi es, promising to get up some royal theatricals for the amusement of her court, and asking their decision as to wl tether it shall be tragedy or comedy. A pantomime is of c ()arse demanded, and her Majesty invokes the aid of Purnell in the selec tion of a subject. He declines the office • in favour of Peter Parley, who informs her Majesty that he has a pantomime already in rehearsal. This scene then changes to the mountains of Wales ; az id the audi ence are amused by the audacity of " T sffjr the Welsh man," and his abduction of the celel trated piece of beef. The difficulties in which he is i evolved create much fun and merriment ; he is fin ally punished by the magic marrowbone, and an unexception able moral is thus conveyed. Repentance i ensues ; and justice, somewhat abating its severity, sten tences the de linquent and his friends to undergo the usual panto mimic transformation. The harlequins de then com mences, and is kept up with unabated me ►riment. The juvenile troop sustained their several parts most admir ably. The house was well filled. SADLER'S WELLS. :9 , The piece specially in honour of Ch:ie tmas was the pantomime of Ilarleviin, Ali Baba tvtd the Forty Thieves ; or, Morgiana. Ia the introd ,uictory part the demons Gloom, Care, Dulness, and t le; pondenoy are appropriately dispelled by the want of tirougement. Pic torial illustrations of the Arabian Ni gillts pass before the spectacle, and these are followed by •nn extravaganza representation of the tale which forms the title cf the whole, including sufficient fun and fre•liA3 to pass for a pantomime of itself. When the famous: forty have been extinguished with their leader, a ` sransforunation is effected in the " realms of fancy," w ttich presents the following cAst of characters ;—" lequin, Mr. C. Fenton ; Columbine, Madlle. Natl ahe ; Pantaloon, Mr. Naylor ; Sprites, Masters Willi: in I, Nicholas, and Alexander Deulin ; Clown, Mr. Ni oc,lo Deulin. The tricks and hits generally were at lea: ;t of an average ee gree of merit, and, with one or two e• mt ptioos, the whole performance wsnt off well, the 9); bus playing a con spicuous part with their tumbling. The attendance was as large as the capacity of the by filling would allow, and, =save the little customary ini krludes before men tioned, the audience was extremel; f good-humoured. Walbourn and Mr. Tanneri, Clowns ; and Miss Maria ine. From this point the pantrrnime a.. Q-e etas?, th , i trio' being tolentbly nu cry well for a fir,,t night, the gez.eral Lust.ie ou the 2tr,ge being well maintained. CITY OF LONDON. "Boxing night" still continues to be a night of in tense excitement with th e East enders. Froman early hour in the evening the doors of the theatres are be sieged, and the "City," under the able management of Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, having long main tained its celebrity for pantomime, comes in for a large share of patronage. The pantomime of this season is entitled Natural History; Dr, Harlequin Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, of which it is needless to say Mr. Nelson Lee is the author. The first scene is placed amongst the Signs of the Zodiac, where a number of birds, beasts, and fishes are assembled. Dame Nature ar rives, and afterwards the Fairy Truth, who informs them that Surly Bear is working under water to obtain the hand of the daughter of Old Cock Sal mon. Goldfish explains the treachery of the Bear, and begs the aid of Nature and Truth to defeat his de sign. The Fairy tells him that Goldfinch, the Prince of Fairyland, has resolved to assist their cause, and has despatched King Lion and his friend, the French Eagle, to punisk the Bear. The assembly breaks up, and the scene changes to Feather Island, the Paradise of Fairy land where we have a fairy dance, a feast of flowers, and other festive amusements. The prince here announces his intention of aiding Truth and Nature against the Bear. The scene then changes to the Grand Marine Palace of King Lion. Jackal], the Lion's provider, arrives with a tray of shins of beef, and the Young Tiger is sent for Jackass, the village barber, to shave his Majesty. The young prince arrives, attended by his troop of lion guards, and his Majesty King Lion and his staff of English and French officers enter. The guards receive him with a loyal roar ; intelligence is now brought from Fairyland informing the King of the hostile intentions of the Bear. His Majesty orders the city to be besieged, and departs to slaughter a fat bear. ' This brings us to the Crystallised Grot of Old Cock Sal mon, beneath the waters. Troutina, daughter of Old Cock Salmon, enters terribly distressed, owing to the persecution of the Bear, who follows her about, wanting to hug her. Her father resolves to send her off to a dis tant trout stream that night. She departs with her papa to make preparations for her journey, when the Bear pops in and discloses his intention of seizing Trou tina and clapping his paw upon her father's land. On Troutina's return the Bear springs on her, and is about to carry her off, when the British Lion, accompanied by theFrenchEagle, suddenly stopshim. Abombardment by the fleet at the back causes an explosion and a break, which brings to view the Bower of Sparkling Gems in the Palace of Prince Goldfinch, who changes the characters. The young Prince (Mr. A. F. Forest) becomes Harle quin, Troutina (Miss Emma Sanger) Columbine, Old Cock Salmon (Mr. R. Lees) Pantaloon, and the Clowns are Mr. R. Stilt and our old friend Paul Herring. The Pantomime of this season may fairly be said to be one of Mr. Nelson Lee's best productions, and nothing has been omitted—scenery and machinery—to give effect to the performance. The house was crowded, and the morning performance was equally well attended. MARYLEBO' E. The entertainments at this th ja tre last night com menced—a few preliminary scnflies, :in the pit excepted — with the Lady and the Devil, w eh was transformed into a preliminary species of pan' ;ce.nime, not one. word reaching the foot-lights. This 1 in ished, " the" panto mime, which is from the pen of Mr. Nelson Lee, fol lowed. Its title is, Young No. , s'al en the Grampian Hills ; or, _Harlequin Lord Ullin - a; Daughter. The pan tomime opened in the retreat of :Barbarism —by which we do not mean to say that it (pa inmenced in the pit— who resolved in council to stay the progress of Civilisa tion. The council having broLe n up, there next ap peared the abode of Civilisatio a., who, in order to foil the resolve of Barbarism, proposed, what did not at first sight appear to be well calciy.";ated to the end in view —a pantomime. To settle so g.eave a matter, of course there must be a dance, which .ended, as that style of deliberation invariably does, in the question being car ried nenvine contradicente. We. - were then conducted to the abode of Old Norval, and fis d the son of that " fru gal swain" amusing himself with a gigantic book of battles, instead of attending to the parental concerns. Robbers arrived, and, after a. fight, in which some ad mirably burlesqued fencing 'way introduced, Young Nor val obtained a decisive victor/ over them. After this there followed a scene in whitsb a fete given by Lord Ullin is introduced, and here the Se ottish fetes at Lord Hol land's Park were done into enlil :erne extravaganza. Norval eArried off all the prizes at the fete, and the papa not viewing his advances with fa .vour, finished by carrying off Lord Ullin's daughter ;also. In their flight they come to Lochgyle, where t 1 e catastrophe of the intro ductory portion of the panto) .nime took place, the lovers being wrecked. Upon this the scene changed to the Tricolour Palaces, and Civitisation came forward in her golden car with a celerity which puts her slower progress out of doors decidedly ta, shmane. The transformations then took place—Mr. Hasbary being Harlequin ; Mr. GARRICK. This entirely new house, which is situate in Leman street, was last night opened for the first time, and ap parently in a somewhat unfinished state, as lar as the drop•scene and some of the scenery were concerned ; but " boxing night" was too tempting a night for its inauguration ; and accordingly the curtain drew up upon Home's well-known tragedy of Doullas, under the title of the Noble ..ltepiterd, or, the Heir of Douglas, which was followed by a pantomime with t'te still more ancient and venerable name of Alfred the Greet of Eli;/land. Taking into consideration that the house, the scenery, the machinery, and the company, were all new and untried, so far as acting together was concerned, the Garrick made a very respectable debut. It is a compact, neat theatre, very neatly fitted up, taste fully decorated, and well lighted. One of its peculiar arrangements is, that the stage tan be hoisted up to the flies, and leave in its place an arena, in which it is the intention of the manager to give equestrian peformances, and which will be a novelty in this part of the metro polis. Hope changes Alfred into Harlequin (Mr. Lewis Le Vito), Ethelswitha, his beloved princess, into Colum bine (Miss Annie Merriton) ; Despair supplies a troop of pursuers, in Pantaloon (Mr. Griffiths), and two Clowns (Messrs. Knight and Morgan) ; Hope adds a couple of Sprites ; and the Garrick opens its budget of fun, which seemed to be relished greatly by an audience full of the spirit of the season, although somewhat noisy in their demonstrations of it. STANDARD. The pantomime here is entitled Fire, Fire, Burn Stick, Stick won't Beat Pig ; or, harlequin Dame Crump and the Silver Penny. The celebrated Tom Mathews appears as Clown, Mr. Hemmings as Harlequin, Mr. Bird as Pantaloon, and Madlle. Pauline as Columbine. From this point to the conclusion " the fun waxed fierce and furious," and the audience entered heartily into the enjoyment of all the jokes. The piece is got up with great care, and the concluding scene is really much beyond what could be expected at a theatre east of Temple•bar. PAVILION. The pantomime here is supplied by Mr. F. Neale, one of the lessees of the Garrick, and is calledifack and ; or, Harlequin and the Four-Leaved Shamrock. The scene in which the transformation takes place—" the Stalactite retreat of Queen Hibernia"—was greatly applauded. Jack and Jill became Harlequin (Sig. Bologna) and Columbine (Maddle. Annette). A pair of Clowns (Nlessrs. H. Caries and F. Safferini) join in the pursuit, accompanied by an equal number of Pantaloons (W. Lynch and W. Lacy). Of sprites there are three, the Brothers Nelson, and one bearing the spritely name of Young Fiibberbgibbid. With such a force of merry makers the stage i 3 kept all alive and bustling ; and the fun is of that striking and practical character which finds ready acceptance with the audiences In the far east. The house was crowded. QUEEN'S. Tha pantomime produced at this theatre is entitled Har l equ i n Hop o'nuy Thumb ; or, The Giant Ogre and his Seven ,League Boots. Paul Kelino is the Clown, Mr. Crosby the Pantaloon, Mr. Fortune the Harlequin, and Miss Julia Weston Columbine. The scenery, dresses, properties, and machinery, reflected great credit ou the several artistes from whose taste and skill they emanated, and the whole gave unmixed satisfaction to a numerous auditory. VICTORIA. This theatre, as usual, was densely crowded, nor did its audience omit any of that din, clamour, and hearty merriment for which it has been so long characteri , ed. The pantomime is called Prince Fom tune and Prince Fatal; or, Queen Silvcrwing of the Butterfly Bower of Brilliants, and Harlequin King Stoney Batter! The piece was received with great applause. -- scene, suggestive of a world of thought—a scene for a port tO (1'7;2.11 upon. The ColoFsenm aprears to he well attended now ; the improvement we suggest Will, WEL venture to say, increase its popularity. BURFORD'S PANORAMAS.—TIIE BATTLE OF ALMA. — This very attractive picture, of which we gave lately some account, is making way in public favour. Its ful ness of representation is not seized at once, but succes sive visits are rewarded by the discovery of new points of interest. Among the various incidents of a moving nature here represented in connection with this sangui nary battle is one affording an illustration of the never failing fidelity of the dog. A. Russian lies extended upon his back, his musket by his side ; his faithful four-footed companion, crouching through fear, its forepaws gently pressing the dead man's chest, is prying into the lifeless countenance of his departed friend. We were not sur prised to find the public crowding to this well-executed panorama, the interest pertaining to which will no doubt suggest to many persons the desire of inspecting it more than once. The panoramas of " Berlin" and the " Bernese Alps," though for the moment yielding in in terest to the above-mentioned work, are well worthy of a visit. ORIENTAL AND TURKISH MUSRUM.—When this Ex hibition fir ~t opened it did so under the disadvantage of appealin g t o t h e L on d on public in the month of August, its locality being Hyde-park-corner. Its obvious fitness to the present time, and its real merit, have caused it to make its way during the winter, and it stood high among the well-visited exhibitions yesterday. The stayers at home can see more of the Turkey of history at St. George's Gallery than Lord Stratford himself. English men now at Constantinopl e may see Turkish baths , & c b aza ars, hamals, arable, kabobs, . _ ; but will any of them see a Janissary in his habit 48 ho lived Will they have seen Sultan Mahmoud in his ancient imperia robes, seated in full divan ? Will they have seen a baker with his ear nailed to his door-post ? Above all, will they have penetrated int o the interior of a h arem—into the very boudoir and bedroom of a sultana I All these things and more may be seen at the Turkish Museum any day for a shilling. As a whole nothing can ere , the getting-up of this museum. This has been said be. fore, no doubt, but just now, when sight-seers are obliged for having good things pointed out to them, it is as well to repeat that there is nothing better, and scarcely any so good, among exhibitions as the Turkish Museum. WILD'S GLOBE.—The operations of the last campaign, spreading, as they have done, over so wide an extent, render this exhibition particularly interesting at the present moment. The proprietor has added to the ordi nary attractions a model of Sebastopol and the sur rounding country. At intervals during the day a lec turer pointed out the various spots that have lately be come famous. The scene of the wondrous gallantry of the light brigade, the sandbag redoubt so gloriously de fended by the Guards on the sth of November, and the Ovens, the scene of the late gallant exploit of a party of the Rifle Brigade. The great globe itself appeared to have lost none of its attractions, and during the day se veral interesting lectures were delivered. ROYAL POLYT7.CHNIC INSTITUTION.—The exertions of the new management of this institution to provide for the amusement and instruction of the holiday folks ap pear to have been fully appreciated, for during the entire day every portion of the building was crowded, and the spacious theatre could scarcely accommodate the num bers that flocked to the lectures and exhibitions of the dissolving vice's. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION maintains its popu larity among the holiday sight-seers, and was yesterday visited by very many. Among the groups which seemed to attract the greater share of public attention was the one in which the Sultan, Omer Pacha, and the Emperor of Russia w,re the prominent persocages represented. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 26. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Newcastle, the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Viscount Canning, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Frances Bruce, Lady Ca roline Barrington, the Baroness de Speth, Major-Gene ral the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, and Mr. Glover. The following had the honour to receive invitations after dinner :—Mrs. and Miss Bathurst, Miss Phipps, Miss Barrrington, and Mr. Gibbs. ... The Queen, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa, walked in the Home-park this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Viscount Canning, went out shooting. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle left by an early train to-day. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham and Vice-Admi ral Sir Charles Napier have been invited, and are ex pected in the afternoon. MARKET NEW. DAY.) CORN El GE. The show of English wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate. As the attendance of millers was small, the business doing was limited, yet the trade was considered firm, at fully last week's currency. We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The demand was far from active, nevertheless prices were well supported. Floating cargoes were firm. There was a moderate inquiry for barley, at fall quota- tions. In malt very little was passing. The oat trade was steady, at very full prices. Beans and peas were exceedingly dull. In the mine of flour no change took place. English .. Irish .. •• Foreign .. MISCELLANEOUS. THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—A great number of the holiday seekers made their way to the Crystal Palace yesterday, when a selection of music appropriate to the season was played' by the c3mpany's band. The Christmas Tree was a great attraction, and will he no doubt more so to-day, when a grand military concert, in which several bards will take part, is to he added to the ordinary hill of Ere Although the state of the lower part of the grounds was as heretofore a sea of mud, yet a large number of people visited the " Extinct Animals," while Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, their able restorer, was giving his annual dinner to his staff in the workshops, where opportunity was presented of seeing that gentleman's designs for keeping up the educational pretensions so valiantly put forth . by the Crystal Palace Company, and which at least in this department do not seem likely to fall short of the truly original ideas with which they were com menced. THE COLOSSEUU, REGENT'S-PARK.—The Panorama of London is not a work to look at hastily ; it is exe cuted with so much fidelity and minuteness of detail, as not only to challenge attention to even the most distant features—the domes cf Greenwich Hospital, for instance —but it is calculated to afford a thorough conception of the topography of this immense capital. The more con spicuous features, arnangst which are the towers and spires of Sir Christopher Wren's churches, are admirably represented. "The Swiss Cottage and Scenery," the well-arranged " Architectural Ruins," the "Conserva tories," "Caverns," &c., are so natural l y re p resented, and offer so much matter for observation, that the thoughtful visitor lingers with pleasure in the midst of these artificial scenes. Howsoever forbidding the entrance to the "Caverns" may be, the visitor who is bold enough to enter will flnd himself repaid in what he sees and hears concerning those wondrous architectural creations, the " Caverns of Adelsberg." A. View of London by Daylight having been painted, it was a happy thought to represent the mighty city as seen by night. The manner in which this idea has been carried into execution is beyond all praise. London presented under this dusky mysterious effect offers a marvellous ♦RRIVALS TIIIII WINR. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. j Flour. 1,630 120 2,6 ! 0 810 1 480 1,650 1 , 15) 7,500 j 60sks. 2600 brls. WHITECHAPEL. The general demand was in a sluggish state, asyollows: —Beef, - 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, s 4d to . 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 01; pork, 38 Od to 4s 6d per 81bs. by tho carcase. WROUGH HOP. Our market is heavy, and the quotations are almost, nominal. COLONIAL. There being no further sales oCsagar, coffee, and other principal staples until the 2d January, privately there have been a few transactions in East India and foreign sugars at full rates. Plantation Ceylon coffee has also been in some request at steady prices. Mocha has been dearer, and foreign maintains its price. Native Ceylon has been 45s 6d per cwt. Tea has been quiet, and the deliveries are smaller. Public sales are declared. Low to fine white Bengal rice is at lls 61 to 16s 91 per cwt. `Saltpetre 2 ttpeles t trto scnos. ds u p wards. Low to fine Calcutta has been sold Rum is at 3s to 3s 6d per gallon for proof leewar.ls. quoted 64s 9d per cwt for new on the spot,Tallaont 64P.sYfo.Cr 8. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW LIGHTHOUSE ON cArB SiN ANTONIO, COAST OF SPAIN. The Spanish Government has given notice that frorn the Ist of January, 1855, a now lighthouse, erected on the Old Tower of Cape San Antonio will be lighted every night from sunset to sunrise. The light, which is of the second catadioptical order, eclipsed every half minute, is at an elevation above the level of the sea of 625.4 feet, and its average range will be about 19 miles. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W. ; moderate breeze, with fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 26.—Wind, W. arrived—Speedy, from London, for New South Wales, and sailed for South ampton ; Canda, London, for Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Else, from Newcastle, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Bermondsey, fir Australh. FALMOUTH, Dec. 26.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Simon l‘lagnu3,from Port Lagos. SWANSEA, Dec. 26.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Cour• modore, from Cuba. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, N.N.W. .Arrived—Astarte, from Cull .Lo ; Windermere. New Orleans ; Bossy, Miramiehi ; Sharp, Quebec; Constan• tine, do. ' • C. R. C., Naples; Alcyone, Qu ebec. Off Port —Allaor. DUBLIN, Dec. 26. Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—lndustri, from Quebe c ; Thetis, Miramiebi. KINGSTOWN, Dec. 26. Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—St. Peter, from St. John's ; Emma, Cadiz. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.65 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; tido, two hours' ebb ; weather, fresh and flue. Arrived, 26th — R hine, fro m New York ; James, Demo rare ; Danebrog, Aalborg ; Duke of Portland, Colombo. Sidled, 27th—Seine (s), for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.17 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; strong, and fine. Passed—Cassandra, from Patras, for London ; Water. sprite, Quebec, for Newcastle. The letters from Rouen mention that the market for manufactures was rather better, the attendance of foreign buyers being slightly increased. Mr. Bagshawe, of the Chancery bar, has been tip. pointed one o f h er Majesty's counsel. The learned gen. tleman was sworn in on Saturday last before the Lord Chancellor, at his Lordship's private room in the House of Lords. Loss OF A THOROUGHFARII.—The Builder of Saturday calls attention to the gates now being built at the Buck ingham Palace end of Birdcage-walk, and the shutting up of the thoroughfare that communicated from Cousti• tution-hill and St. James's Palace-road with Birdcage- walk, leading to the Courts at Westminster and Houses ,of Parliament. The gates which were open to pedestrian* and equestrians have been removed, and the iron railing continued to the keeper's-lodge.