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The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-28

MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT&

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The crowd& which on Saturday last thronged
every road that bad to the Crystal Palace gave gratifying
proofs of the enduring character of ft. attractions for the
great body of the people. It is now nearly ten years since
the oast edifice was first thrown open, and each suoceosios
" Boxisg-day" or other great holiday that game rowed since
has beep signalised by a greater &Milldams than its pude.
osseor. Bat ilk is hardly to be wondered at. for where in
any other part of the world could one fled a place of amuse-
ment which cost a millioe mad a half for its erection, which
has had two railways built for its special accommodation,
which is sou to have a third, and which can accommodate

within its crystal walls, and without mach pressure, a
hundred thousand people? The Lowloa•bridge Railway Ste.
tion was in a state of siege from an early hour in the morning,
and timid travrllers, on iaquiring the time for starting
the trains, received thsaatidaelory information that "Os
Bozing•day there was so particular time—each train.
started the moment it was full r thus giving the ides of a
sort of locomotive steeplechase along the line, in which, as
in other steeplechase., some of the rumors were very likely
to come to grief. But Boxisa day is a lucky day, sod we
have not heard of any accident as having resulted from this
terrific railway scramble—a fact which speaks volumes fee
the perfection of the railway arraagestents, and the discdp-
line and sdf•paeseaston of the various ofliciah. Althougg►,
however, there was so serious harm does, there were im-
mense crushing, bustle, and confusion, The moment a
train bad started the doors were again thrown open, aid
the next moment the platform was invaded by p host
which came at once into painful collisies with a
garrison already in possession, consisting of Chooses&
of persona who had been Wt behind by the departed
convoy. There were visitors at the Crystal Palace es
Saturday who had been beaten off is three mew
sive assault, on three difficult trains, and who at hiM
made their appearance is their &reunite pleasure per as
ranch battered sod traval-staised as the French vetenss
retuning from Moscow. Beare half.past 2 o'clock 39,010
persons had passed the turnstiles, and they were still peer•
Mg in as fast as ever. Oa the greatest previous Boxisg-day
the numbers at the same time were 29,000, so that 10,000
at least most be est dews to Merman of population, es-
homed atiesstise, sad improved feeilibiss of appear& Per

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London, England, 1863-12-28

THE CHRISTMAS AMUSEMEWIL

Ones more we are called upon to record the arm-
ing of the annual Christman festival. The mistime
of dramatic, musical, pictorial, and general mese-
tainmenta which this season always brings balk
increases rather than diminishes. As Looks
grows larger year by year, as the crake
gradually changes into a vast hotel and railway
station, filled with country visitors, and the Las-
' doner, properly so called, is pushed into dictaa
suburbs to encourage the growth of local amass-
mente, the task of reporting the chief features of a
Boxing-day and night becomes somewhat labo-
rious. London now possesses ten central and four-
teen outlying theatres, two-and-twenty music-bans
of various degrees of importance, five immesas
places of amusement that are neither music-balk
nor theatres, but a mixture of both ; about ban-
a-dozen balls or galleries that are constantly °cm-
pied by "entertainers"—to say nothing of "gaffs,''
public gardens, casinos, "harmonic meetinr," and
the national exhibitions. _ _

The theatres claim our first attention in the
name of the drama, and the central theatres of course
take precedence. Still amongst the numerous and
important outlying minor theatres—important, be-
cause of the number of persons nightly gathered
within their walls—there is quite as much capital and
energy employed in the production of Christmas
pieces, as in the more central temples of the drama.
The term minor theatre is now a little out of date
as applied to houses, like the Britannia, or Paviliom
which holds as many people as her Majesty's ; ad
local theatre would be a much more appropriate
title. Though they nourish no local drama, and
often potter over the universal as much as the
local papers, they are patronised by local audiences,
and, unlike the chief theatres, are not half filled
every night with provincial visitors. For this M-
oon their dramas have to be changed almost every
fortnight, and they know nothing of those low
" runs" which are now the role in the Strand avid
its neighbourhood. Their pantomimes are good,
because they have good judges of these pieces e.
please, and they generally play them for at least
two months after Christmas has been forgotten.
The subjects of the Christmas pieces are alma*
all drawn from the inexhaustible fountains of
Oriental fable, and most modern attempts to add
to these sources of fiction have generally bees
failures. The audiences at all the theatres, from
the aristocratic Lyceum to the not very refined
Bower, were crowded, happy, and enthusiastic.
Many amongst them had doubtless impaired their
energies by wandering through the British Museum
beetles, gazing at the old masters in the National
Gallery, feeding the beasts in the Zoological Oar-
dens,examining railway London from the topes
the Monument and St. Paul's, or feasting uppooaa
waxy kings and murderers at " Madame T a,"
but for all this they did full justice to actors.
clowns, and scene-painters. The various miscelle-
peons entertainments were equally well attended,
and Boxing-day, 1863, may be recorded as a suc-
cessful holiday.
London, England, 1863-12-28

THE POLICE COURTS.

A shopkeeper applied to Mr. Partridge for a siinltnooll
naked a police constable for calling him a convicted thief.
The inagintaste asked the applicant wider what carman-
Mamas he was insulted in the way alleged.
The 'polka's—That is all, Mr. Partridge.
Mr. Partndge—No, it is not. Were you Made or out-
side the shop? What did you say to him!
The applicant—l was outside my shop, and said to the
policemen "The compliments of the sews to you," on
which he ;aid, "Here you are : you are a vagabond, a vil-
lain, and a coavicted thief."
Mr. partridge—Whoa was this?
Applicant—Oa the 24th, Christmas eve.
Pm ieidge—lt is very strange that any polies °facer
should have acted in the way stated. Take your summate.
HAMPSTEAD.
_ _ _

John Pratt, who de;c7ibedhimarli as a harpist, of No.
11, Oanideantreet, Walwortb, was charged on remand
before Mr. J. G. Hoare, Mr. J. Manhall. and Mr. J. G.
Badman, with fratuinleatly obtaining several sums of money
by falsely representing himself as ow of the Haropnead
waits.

-A.Polk...constable stated that he elm the prisoner calling
at a number of houses with a letter. B. inquired of him
the nature of his business, and be replied that be was a
wait, and collecting subscriptions. Winne; knowing that
he was not one of the Hampstead waits, took ham to the
police station, where the prisoner acknowledged he did not
belong to Hampstead, but said he had offered the person
giving money to play, if required. Witness had 161011
utertained that the pnamer had collected a number of
small sums, which had been gives to him under the impres-
sion that he was the regular wait.
. .

Charles Clacks, • blied man, said be had been a Hamp-
stead wait 42 years, arid be thought be was the only wait
entitled to play in the district. He had sever had any
apposition. and he had been playing this season with two
others, but the pnsoner had no authority to collect the
eulacriptions. Wittier said he had come forward spirt
the prisoner on public grouods—(a laugh)—as he did not like
his patrons to be imposed upon by such • fellow aa the
prisoner. The witness caused considerable amusement by
his emphatic denial of soy connexion with the prisoner,
and at the indignity cast upon his profession by prisoner's
imposition.
Inspector Webb said that on the prisoner being searched
several begging bitten were found on him, in one of which it
was stated that he (prisoner) had met with an accident on the
Metropolitan Railway, and was seeking subscriptions to sue
the company. There was also • letter frees Lord Leigh, rol-
a:Wog an order for 30a. The prisoner had collected money
at Dulwich by saying be was • wait, and the regular waits
met him and gave him • sound thrashing.
The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, said he would
never offend any more.
. .

The megistr•N ordered the begging letters to be destroyed.
and in discharging the prisoner, who had been in prison •
week, told him he had had a very narrow escape.
London, England, 1863-12-28

DECEMBER 28,

!why's, a terendloset entertelnment to • brilliant sow. I
elosioe, we have a grand towns meet, is whisk ell Minnow
parry and all the bones an espied. Vast se the epees is.
it is sot • foot too large for these evoluti an, sod throes who
wish to realise whet the famous Eglintoun tournament
was ehinkl witness Ms spectacle without delay. The
armour arid attiep which adore the cavalcade are all
splendid and appropriate, aed the tilting•matches are a faith-
ful reproduction of one of our ancient sports.
The ansogemeots in cod about the ball ore all worthy
of the highest praise. There are readieg-rootne, well sup-
plied with newspapers sad magazines; • fasey.fair and
bazar ; refreeluneet rooms and promenades. Willis's
great awn takes part in the music, its player being /Lt.
Archer. Two fell representations are gives daily one at
ballast 2in the aftentooe, the other at loalf•past f in the
evening, aid the priers are so fixed—from sizpenoe to three
shillinp—a• to snit all demise. Yews. Straege sad Pulleys,
with their soling have dose all they can to de-
wand it.serve 500Cillk and in so have gone the beet way to corn.

ROYAL

The conversion of this vast and splendid build-
ing into a perfect "tan circus—a chugs long talked
of, sad carried oat ►t IW, with the engagement of M.
Franooei and his compeer-Ims been rewarded with the
most decided mark, of public approval. Not only bas the
hone been crowded every night ones the opening with an
improved audience, bat the visitors hare included mealy of
t►at family and aristocratic clam who would sever have
rotund the boikling while it remained a mnic•hall.
The internal arrangements since tio ern night have bsen
much altered, and they may now be considered complete.
The private boxes, to which there is a private entrance,
through one of the dwelling•bouses, have been fitted np
with drapery, sad the stage has been tuned into a raised
platform of removed seats The lineages to aid from the
chairs round the circle have been enlarged, and the
noder the balconies have been cleared so as to afford access
to the American ban. Fear or five thinned niters can
now be aceourerodated with ease, and the central position

of the hones is a peat eivar±ifor visitors.
The programme, MU& is two or three times a week,
sow Maude§ Ms dens' performance' of M. Jule, Pere;
from Madrid, who throws summersaults while riding a horse
at full speed. The vaulting. amehatic exercises, juggliog,
balasoing, pectoris', feats of skamilt, clowning, equestrian
quadrilles, eharaoter.ridiag, and performanose with highly
trained hones, are all egos lent of their kind ; and the
nook which moompanies them is equally good. From
sixteen to teeny " 801101118," as they are called are given at
Mal repreiritataoa, and daring the ChristSms holidays
there are two performances daily.
London, England, 1863-12-28

POLYTECHNIC.

It will probably be many years before Mr. Pep-
per, with all his keenness and insanity, ie fortunate *Gough
to find such a Wadi& to ore the "spectral Masi= " or
;hod trick almost ready to Ms hand. As the public haired
rn this extraordinary optical delusion is still far from ex-
hausted, the professor is wise in retaining it se the chief
feature of his Christmas entertainments. A sew stags has
been erected is that part of the building where the
views hare always hese shown—, stage that is ssteaval2
as full of appliances as those at Rome of our small theatres
and hare, by the aid of certain arrangementa patented be
Mr. Sylvester sad purchased by Mr. Pepper, the " ghost "
will be exhibited with many improvements. The figure or
figures will be represented upright for the first time, and
other effictaerill be obtained which will gratify the tempos,

The special Christmas entertainment; inch-idea version of
the stery id Beauty end the Beast, illustrated by s beautiful
series of diseolving views, that are as large as they are
artistic, and some emellent singing by Mins Rom Warner.
The little Wad of this establishmeut, under the direetim of
Mr. R Frewin, is worthy of special praise. We have rarely
heardbetter musical amompaniments to a burlesque or pas-
toinima The story of Beauty and the Bout is recited by
Mr. Millard, and it ix still further illr.strated by several
"ghost" seems on the new stage, and the chromatac or fairy
fountain. _ . .

--irafelece Pepper's useful and timely lecture, called
"Baruch* to Death sad Bevies from Death," with startling
experiments, still deservedly forms part of theur=
m andaddition to this there are several ot
ecieetifio exhibitions, besides the ordinary models and
as of the institution. A new legendary extrsva-
ganza—a arnica of St. George and the Drapoes—is pre-
casted to the juveniles by Mr. Lloyd. Herr Busman, the
beet of all Dermas whistlers, gives his really extraordinary
imitations of a variety of birds • the beautiful and ever-
varying Chinese fireworks sad the laughable shadow
pantomime are shown in the smell lecture theatre, and
NM*. Cavalho has been engaged to give a musical and
vestriloonial entertainment. We presume that this mum
lady lea foreigner, who has only recently arrived in this
country, for our last census, which records the existence of
fourteen male veutriloquista, makes no mention of any
female ogee. _ . _

There we many other attractions besides those we hare
bdioated which will be acceptable to young sod old. The
hours of exhibition and the prices of admission are ar-
ranged in a sensible sad libcrsl manoer, end the Poly-
technic will doubtless have another prosperous iteaeon.
London, England, 1863-12-28

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.

Au enormous crowd filled the pit and gallery of
the theatre the instant the doom were opened, and the more
select portions of the boom were soon afterwards °templed
in every available nook. The vast audiesee, however, pre-
sented but few of the natal features incidental to borne-
night. Order and decorum prevailed to a remarkable ex-
tent, the aristocratic atmosphere of the house quisling.
apparently, the ebullition of those noisily and turbulently in-
clined. There were, of comae, occasional outbursts of hilarity
from the" gods," and one or two stand-up tights took place
in the lofty regions set apart for them. The bellignenta,
however, were in all eases moms pacified, and the semad sat
of the Bohemian Girl wee listened to with atteetion sad
applauded to the echo. The great attraction of the eyeing
—the pantomime—is from the prolific pen of Air. R. J.
Byroo, who would seem to mama the faculty one. attri-
buted to H. Alexandre Damn—the being able to ',Member-
league with each hand and dictate a pantomime to his private
secretary all at once. It is entitled, St. George aid the
Dragon; or, the Senn Champions and the Besnetifed
Primate," the original fairly tale being closely ad-
hered to. The pantomime is beautifully put none the
stage, and the expesse insured by the manage-
meet is its production must have been large. la
the grand ballet in the third ecene, the drams
are most gorgeous, and the groupings, dances, :v.., vasy
picturesque and pretty. The great feature of the enter-
tainment will undoubtedly be the transformation scan
representing the "gorgeous and resplendent Balls of Cid.-
vain." In this wonderful production, the extreme bisaty
of which it is quite impossible to describe, Br. Grieve hes
fairly excelled himself. The whole extent of the tine stage
is displayed ; and the artistic commingling of dszzlieg lights
sad colours, the groups of " carrion of all nations," the
magoifioent trophy in the metre, all combine to form •
most dazzling and beautiful coup trail.
London, England, 1863-12-28

BRITANNIA.

Mr. Lane, who possesses one of the largest, most
popular, sad bet maimed &mires is outlying Landon,
has prepared an elaborate pantomime this year, called
Hickory Ditkory Dock, the Mose that ran up the Clock.
It may fairly be hoped that the proprietor, Mr. S. LIMN
will meet with a profitable menuseration for the profane
expenditure he has lavished es this splendid Christman
spectacle.
London, England, 1863-12-28

II tYMARKer.

After 39G representations it might be supposed
that the public bad had enough of Lord Dundreary, hal
Mr. Bockstone is no doubt right is thiukiog that the cha-
racter still retains an unexpended fund of popularity as
which he might reasonably draw for an opening piece as
Christmas. The truth is that laird Drundeary, or the
Swell without brain., ie a very old favourite. In one fors
or another be has held the stage ever since it has bad as
existence apart from the mediesval miracles and moralities;
and be very likely was not unknown when histrionics VON
reprded ea a form of religions instruction. In literal/re ha
bag also borne a distierinhed epee--

" Sir Plume, of amber sauff-box jaatly vain,
And the nice conduct of a clouded am,
With earnest eyes and round unthinking face,"
might have been the ancestor of all the tribe ; end Ira
not Pu itch for the lavt dozen years lived chiefly upon delinea-
tions of Lord Duodreary's very self, his kitb, kin, and
allies? It would therefore be as reasonable to expect oar
neighbours acmes the Channel to amid the perhaps net
more mythical Zraglishinan of the Port* St. Martin as the
frequenters of the Haymarket to tire of Mr. &there. ti
isright to say, however, that Our A meriona am,' 4 halms
very different pie*, from the one originally produced. Ex-
cept a few of the most taking bite, the whole character d
Lord Dundresry has been re-written ; and we Yew
now exhibited to us lluodreary dancing and Dtindoenry
drunk. The episode of Mr. Rickard Coyle and Abel Nur-
oott has been so unmercifully mini that it would be• pat
improvement to omit it altogether. We canoot say that we
London, England, 1863-12-28

FRANCK

PARIS. Dic. 27.

The Per of this evening says :—" Letters re-
waved here st►te that great agitation prevails in
Venetia, Styria, and several other southern pro-
vinces of Austria."

THE OVTWAILD AMIZICLN MAIL.—The Royal
Mail ataamaldp Ahica arrived at Queseatowa at 1 p.m.
yreterday, embarked mm a. sad Ma latest MM.
imam, sad pomaded for ax and Bodes at 4 p.m

--
A carrier in the employ of Memos. Pickford and
Oe.. Was crashed to death by the fell of a sugar tierce at the
Plymouth station of the South Devon Railway on Saturday
afternoon.
London, England, 1863-12-28

SADLER'S WELLS.

The Prince of the Peaceful Islands ; or, llarlerein,
the Maqie Pearl. the Centaur, and the Fairy Alsazon, is
here the Christmas offering, the burlesque opening being
written by Mr. F. G. Cheatham. The aceisee7, repre-
senting the Eagle Peak by Moonlight, Arcadian Re-
treat (ballet acne), the Valley of Fountains, and
the Transformation Scene, I. well painted ; the

ingenious and splendid effects in the latter are by Mr.
Charles S. James, the artist. The music has been selected,
arranged, and composed by Mr. B. Isaacson. For the
opening (in addition to the talented company) Miss Minnie
D•vis (Prince Exquisite), and Miss Eliza Hamilton (Princess
Peerless) bare been engaged. The Harlequinade baa for
Clown, Mr. Buck ; Mr. G. Benkent, Harlequin ; Mr. W.
Lacy, Pantaloon ; Columbine, Miss A. Atterwell ; and the
Elitonian Family (tour in number), as Sprites.
London, England, 1863-12-28

NEW ROYALTY.

Mr. F. Borraind's burlesque of "Ixion, or the
t_u at the Wheel," Mill proving attractive in Bobo. no
Christmas novelty, properly so called, wu produced ►t the
New Royalty Theatre on Booing-night. The burlesque was
however, preceded by " an entirely now sod onginal" oomic
drams, entitled " Madame Berliot's Ball, or the Chalet in
the Valley." This piece io also from the pen of the author
of Woo, but is honestly stated ea the bills to be partly
founded upon a French play called Piervhao.
London, England, 1863-12-28

!DELPHI.

A fairy extravaganza, by Mr. H. J. Byron,
foznded upon that immortal story of " Fortimio" by the
Countess d'Anois, which Mr. Plamthe has turned into •
burlesque form so charmingly, was produced at this home
en Saturday night after the drama of LesA, more out of re•
pri to the season than because it was really wonted. It
was originally written, we believe, for the Prince of Wales's
Theatre at Liverpool, and bears every evidence in
the dresses and appointments of having been very
lkarriedly put npo• the stage by the management.
It is hardly necessary to relate • story which is familiar to
mast playgoers, and we cannot honestly say that Mr. Byron
bas treated it with the fancy and skill which we naturally
expected. The scenes hang somewhat loosely together
—opportunities for choral display are mimed—and the dia-
logue is not very brilliant. The acting, with the sleep-
tile of a few of the chief characters, was below burlesque
mediocrity. Miss Woolgar, as Fortunio, was charming,
sash* always is, and nothing could exceed the point which
aim gave to the words and actions of her part. Mile
Patti Josephs made a very successful first appearance, and
played • little waiting maid with • vast deal of piquant
grace. The event of the evening, however, was the entry
of Mr. John Clarke (late of the Strand), who has not per.
formed, except on his benefit night, Waco his severe sod.
dent. lie had • most flattering reception, and his make-
up and acting as an old queen was moat artistic, original,
sod amusing. There is nothing very remarkable in the
music, and the piece, probably owing to the late hour at
which it was produced, was not very warmly applauded.
London, England, 1863-12-28

ITALY.

TURIN, Due. 27.
Garibaldi has sent in his resignation as deputy in
the Italian parliament.
The hiritto of to-day publishes a manifesto,
signed by 29 deputies of the left, explaining the
motives which determined the majority of the left
in parliament not to quit their posts, but to remain
in the Chamber.

The italic asserts that the manifesto of the Hun-
garian committee emanated direct from Kossuth.
A national committee has been organised in
Hungary, acting on the same footing as the secret
Polish government. A manifesto, issued by this
committee, has been placarded in all the towns of
Hungary and Transylvania, producing an immense
sensation.

TURIN, Dm 26.
The Bank has reduced its rate of discount to 8
per cent. The Bourse is very firm.
London, England, 1863-12-28

THE GRECIILN.

The pantomime here in milled Robinson Crime :
or, Harlequin and Ais Man Prides, and SAe Magit Peer:,
and it is founded upon, but slightly altered from De Foes
work. Mr. George Conquest, who plays Friday, is owe
of the most remarkable and active pantombnists of the day,
and his sister. Miss Laur► Conquest, is one of our most
graceful deacon. The pantomime here is always a great
festers, stretching far into the year, and exciting consider-
able attention in theatrical amiss.
London, England, 1863-12-28

MINER: -(THIS DAY.)

x;iisyt

Two o'Chooz.

There is very little business in the mining
market to-day, and prices generally have expe-
rienced no variation compared with those last
current on Thursday. West Chiverton shares
are quoted 53 to 54; East Caradon, 27
to e ; and Clifford Amalgamated, 34 to e, being
flat. The fortnightly settlement has commenced,
and will be concluded on Wednesday. In the
Stock Exchange East Russell shares have been
dealt in at showing a fresh advance.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
Cobra Copper have changed hands at 29, and
United Mexican at 61.
London, England, 1863-12-28

MADAME TUSSAIRYS.

The proprietors of this exhibition bad no cause to
be dleatisfied with the public patronage oe Boxing-day, nor
bad the public any room to be displeased with what was
prepared for their amassment. At one time of the day
the galleries were crowded with eompany, and in the evening
the throng was increased so as to render the promenade
somewhat similar to the crush-room at the Itali►n Opera.
home in farmer days.
London, England, 1863-12-28

THE VICTORIA.

Otieelle ; or, the Phantom Night Dan cert.—The
greed Minims pantomime at this establishment (which
has undergone such a wondrous reformation under amplest:int
maws), is from the German story of " Giselle ; or, the
Phantom Night Dancers," and is adapted to its present form
by Mears. Osmond and F. Fenton, and allows the latter
geatleman great scope for the display of his well-known
sneak effects. •
London, England, 1863-12-28

1:111LOOZZD IAILWAY
_04118140E8. -SPECIAL

ViIDICT.

An inquiry was held on Saturday night at Guy's
Hospital by Mr. W. J. Payee, deputy meow for Loodoa
tad Southwark, toneiting the death of Mr. Wm. Charles
Breweries. seed 44, who lost his Ide by an aecidssit at the
Greenwich Melton of the South &Aiwa Railway. Mr. &
Brewerbon, 14, Royal.roed, Greenwich, said that deceased
was • . He stated to einem, that bet
Tuencially=trest rthe Leiden Bridge terminus by the
9.25 train. He fell asleep, sod when he swears et the
Greenwich malice le found the carriage in whisk he was
eetirsly empty. He opened therms door by which he bad
catered at Loudon Bridge, sad got out thinking be woe
stepping on to the platform. He fell, however. ca to the
lies arrow the metals. As engine came along and ise over
both his lege. lie died oe Thereby from those ',juries.
Kr. J. Harris, en employi of the railway company, said
that a short time since the doors of the carriages were all
kept locked in mesequence of three person barn,/ snipped
oat like deceased on the wrong side ; bet the public seemed
to think they mild never get out fast 'sough, aid the
Wien sad eomplainta that poured I. were so ausserous
that the dome had to be unlocked spin. It was not pos-
sible,* tell beforehand at which side the train would tome
up to the platform. 8 'Milady. engine-driver, said he had
frequently seen aa many aa three score person ia the act of
getting oat on the wrong side of the train. They were
always is such a harry that nothing could restrain their im-
patience. Mr. Groom, station-master, said that it took tee
ninnies to open the doors of a locked nein, and the public
mead sot coseent to wait so beg. The coroner said that
the delay might be dimbiehed by having a greater number of
porters. Mr. Harris said that some persons bad made •
caseplabt to the Board of Trade about the locking of the
doors. The Board of Trade seat down sad made equities,
mid thee left it to the company to act as they thought fit in
the matter. The coroner said the company no doubt would
rave time by leerier the doors unlocked, but their doiog
was dangerous In the public. The first source of the danger,
however, was the foolish impatience of the public which
1111111 deseribal by the witnesses. The jury retuned the
foamier spiel verdict :—" That the dammed mate by
Medea* aimideatly by steppes' out of the wrong side of a
corbel railway carriage, sod the jurors consider that the
railway esespany should take such steps as may be nemseary
far the misty of tb• public by locking the doors of railway
cranium en that aid. of the train which is not to be brought
up to the *them*

CII,IIIAL PALACL-ONII SHILLING
BNusGAN, Doc. M.—Admission w pavoisak ASS ;
ditimo 114
MOM Wad', 2,902 ; MW. 43,741.
London, England, 1863-12-28

PRINCF.IBI3.

If the bontiment of proverbial philosophy which
&azure a happy termination from & prosperous ootomenco-

meat be true, a successful career may fairly besaticipsted
for the Prinowe's under the new misogamist of Mr. George
Vining. We mar my at once that the new Christmas pan-
tomime bearing the title of Harlequin Little Tom Tnakir
and (he Fine Lady of Banbury Cray; or, the Old Woman
Val lined in a Shoe, produced under the auspices of Mr.
Vining. on Saturday, was a most decided and well de erred
mows. To expect anything like a harmonious tissue in
the eoestrnetion of a piece in which all the incongruous
limes snits wintery are introduced as living perwaslitia
would be simply absurd ; but "swallowed in the mass,"
end without a too critical inspection of the means by which
the raliida junrtura is effected, a dramatic nalange is
produosd which, as a Christmas entertainment, merits Wl-
fraali6ed commendation.

STR.ND.

In his Cbrintm•s burlesque of Orpheus and
Zurydw, produced on Saturday night at this theatre.
Xr. Byron be. not turned his attention so much to what is
and " obinical burlesque' an he has to mematichurissque,
and his present venture, therefore, in some respacia, Ms •
little short of many of his best Strand productions ; but.
wink ha boo not bum able to put much variety of incident
into • somswbat meagre fable, be Ins told his dory with
his usual aie•rnem. Where he has got • charms of throw-
ing in • bath broad sketch of character, be has does so
with him cuatismary skill, and dramatic instinct.
London, England, 1863-12-28

FRANCE.

PARIS, D. 2&

The Turkish Ambassador had a private audience
of the Emperor yesterday, and remitted to his Ma-
jesty the reply of the Sultan to the imperial letter
of invitation to the congress.

INDIA.
LATEST FROM THE NORTHERN
FRONTIER.
(By Telegraph from Bum)
BOMBAY, Dic. 14.

There has been no more fighting on the frontier.
General Chamberlain has resigned the command
to Major-General Garvock, on account of the
wound be received in the late encounter with the
revolted tribes.
All is quiet at Peehawur.
Sir William Denison was installed as viceroy on
the 2nd inst.

The following telegram has been reosived at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company, Dec. 28 :

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
ACCIDENTS TO TWO OF THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S STEAMERS.
ADEN.

The Rangoon, which left Calcutta on the 23rd
November, stranded near Aden (name of place not
decipherable), at 2 a.m. on the 10th December.
Passengers and mails saved. Cargo and baggage
landed without the slightest damage.
The ship is in a very critical position, but making
no water ; some hopes are entertained of saving her
at the next spring tide.
The Sultan takes the Rangoon's mails, passen-
gers, and cargo to Suez. (She arrived there yes-
terday.)
The Norna, for the Mauritius, has been detained
here to assist the Rangoon.
The Bengal, with the outward mails of the 20th
to the 26th November, is detained at Aden with
pinion shaft broken. The Benares takes on the
mails, cargo, and passengers to Calcutta.
London, England, 1863-12-28

LYCEUM.

A little farce, doubtless of French origin, the
dialogue of which was ant, though occasioeally vergingon
cosnissw, was prodsioad at this bones oe Saturday, and re-
ceived with mash moors applause than is usually accorded
here teplaving-ie pietas. Is is called the Lost Baby, and
the foe turns upon a miming child of tender years, who is
left by a servant with &friend " to miod" for a few minutes,
and is peened from hand to hand amongst a number of cha-
racters, as inch a burden would naturally be. The monied
father, who in this case has more than a mother's affection
for his offspring, strives hard to find the cb ild, but bealersys
arrives on the stage just as it his been handed off, say
to meet the last person who had palmation of it The can-
Erection of the piece is very oast and ingenious, sad the
acting of the chief part by Mr. Widdioomb was fall of the
roost mousing eccentricity and pectins humour. Such parts
have been so often written or adapted before for Mr.
Robson and Mr. Toole, that they are apt to become tire-
some ; but Mr. Widdioonib puts much new spirit into his
repromotation by his original and varied pautornime. Mr.
Garden helped the faros materially by playing an old see•
ends* and the nut al the diameters had nothing much
in them to stimulate the actors.

The house was crowded, sod Bel Demonio is found suet-
eient to sustain Its fortunes without t►e aid of a Christmu
peva

ST. JAMES'S.

111-luck has 3o frequently attended the opening
of this theatre, the most western in Leaden, with the ex-
ception of the Mery{shone, that it is difficult to look very
bopef ally at any sew venture on the same ground. Bat
*snakily, if success be possible at the St. James's, Mr.
Webster u the man to accomplish the feat. The most ex.
periemed manager in the metropolis, with resoarees of all
kinds ethis disposal, he is more likely to OVWO3OIII obstacles,
sod to removes certain prejudice that seems to lurk is the
public mind against the house that Brahma built, than
ethers who preceded him. Having a company on his hands,
*wing to the continued success of Min Bateman, and the
imonangent exclusion of the regular A delphi staff
from their proper quarters, he hes thought it wise
to take the St. James's, and on Boxing-night it opened
under its new direction. The house has been newly gilt
and pleated, sod looks extremely bright and pretty. The
perfornamon on Saturday commeeoed with the comic
drama of the Hen and Chickens, with Mn. Stirling in her
*Hemel character, of which we seed my nothing, as all the
town ►re emaciated with that excellent impersoostios of
an filtrable*, yet really good-fouled. mother-in-law. Then
came the speciality of the evening—" a comical ansiglome-
esti.* alleaulity,“ by Yr. H. J. Byron, entitled "1863,"
or Me Sensations of Me Pen Seasers, with a Shame's'
Berth:hoe of "Lady Bowebeify's Secret." The perform-
ances concluded with the Birthplace of Podpers—a really
original English farce by Mr. Hollingshead, in which the
acting of Mr. Toole bre never been margined for truth of
comic portraiture.
London, England, 1863-12-28

THE COLOSSEUM.

This old and popular place of amusement is—like
Mr. Bastard's panorama, which has just dropped not of the
list of Loudon sights--an institution which will be plea-
santly remembered by thousands when it la so longer in
existence. We believe this is the last season in which its
doors will be thrown open to the public, and thanks to the
and judgment of its new manager, Mr. A. Nimnao, it
litigable to hold its own amongst its younger competitors.
In addition to those colossal pictures of Loudon and Paris,
which have never been equalled as panoramas, and the ar-
tistic series of views representing o d Lisbon before and
after the earthquake, a variety of entertainments are pre-
sented which have novelty as well as merit to recommend
them. There Ma conjuror who is not called a " prestidigi-
tator," a clever child who plays solos on the drum, a young
lady vocalist, • giaat Christmas tree sod holly bower, with
• profusion of gifts for the young visitors ; and, greater than
all, there is Mr. George Bucklaod, one of our best comic
singers, with a new and amusing version of "Little Red
Ridiag Hood," illustrated with novel mechanical and op-
tical effects., sod with • fantastic shadow pantomime. The
morning and evening performanose take place at convenient
hours, and the prim have been reduced to • low and sen-
sible leveL
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.
The success of the pleasing operetta Jesse Lea,
composed by Mr. G. A. Macfarree, has relieved Mr. German
Reed from the mosesity of producing • new entertainmeut
this Christmas. The characters in the operetta are now sus-
tained by Miss Edith Wynne, Mr. Whiffle, Mr. Wilkinson,
and Miss Poole, and the prologue is spoken by Mr. Gaston
Murray.
EGYPTIAN HALL.

Mr. Te'bin's magnificent Diorama of the Holy
Land still holds He groped at this feshioeable he/I—the co-
°albite still being Milo Fcebroke, Mr. W. Dixon. sod Mr. A.
Mathison. Nothing more artistic and effective than this
dixnuns has ever been painted by Mr. 'falba°, or ever exhi-
bited in this *Pantry.
BT. JAMIESS.HALL.

In accordance with their annual custom, the
" Christy Ilioetrale"—those coder Mr. W. Burtoo's three.
tioa—have returned to town, sod have commenced a Bono
of tan performsomm at this ball.
ST. JAHEWS-HALL (LOWER HALL).

The series of panoramic pictures representing the
most stirring and interesting scenes in the presoak American
war still continues to drew numerous sightseers to this
hall. The panorama is accompanied by an explanatory
lecture.
POLYGRAPHIC HALL.

The operettas of Cousin Kate and The Haunted
Mat, produced at this Hall, with Mr. aad Mn. Elliot Gisler
in the principal characters, are still found attractive.
HANOVER•SQUARE ROOMS.

These rooms were opened on Saturday night' by
Mr. P. G. Cooke, who, assisted by one or two ladies and
gentlemen. produced "An entirely New Grand Comic
Christmas Entertaiemeet." The pion Woods to an ceder
of entertainments which heal proved very popular. It would
not be fair to judge of its merits by a first performasoe, and
we reserve our remarks until Mr. Cooks has got it into
better working order.
London, England, 1863-12-17

(Stamped, id. Additional.)

1 with whom I wax born and have passed my life. And it is
exesedingly patifyieg that a portion lately of the army of
t►e Potomac, but now serving with the great army of the
Wan, have berm so conspicuous a pert in the late brilliant
triumphs in Georgia. Hooour to the soldier and mulct:
everywhere who bravely bears his country's muse. Honour
also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and
serves as he best am the game muse. Honour to him, only
km then to him who braves for the common good the
storms of heaven and the storms of battle.—Your obedient
servant, (Signed) A. LINCOLN.

Immense cheering followed the reading of the
letter.
London, England, 1863-12-17

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1863.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE

(MUM'S

THE SCHLEI3WIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
ALTONA, Ow. le.
It is stated that Has you Scheel-Please° has
again been summoned to Copenhagen, and has
proceeded thither.

It is asserted upon good authority that on the
20th and 21st inst. a corps of 6,000 Saxon troops,
and some Hanoverian Hussar regiments will enter
Holstein upon the right bank of the Elbe. 6,000
Prussians will at the same time be stationed in
Lubeck, and 5,000 Austrians in Hamburg.
About 6,000 Hanoverian troop', composing the
first corps of reserve in case of resistance on the
part of the Danes, will remain upon the left (Hano-
verian) bank of the Elbe.

The second reserve, consisting of 10,000 Austrians
and Prussians, will, for the present, remain at
home.

COPENHAGEN, Dcc. 16, Evianro.
The Danish government has been officially in-
formed that Federal execution in Holstein will be
aarriZtiut on Tuesday next.

The Feedrelandet of to-day publishes a telegram
dated Stockholm, Dec. 16, noon, stating that the
King has taken a decided resolution with regard to
Schleswig-Holstein, and that it is beyond doubt
that notes were despatched to the great powers
yesterday informing them of his intention.

Great activity prevails in the Swedish military
establishments.

THE DEBATE IN THE FRENCH SENATE.
PARIS, Lac. 16.
The debate on the address was continued in the
Senate to-day. After speeches by M. de Tourangin,
Baron Dupin, the Marquis de Boisay, and M. Royer,
M. Rouland, replying to a question of the
Marquis de Larochejaquelin, whether the ten-
dencies of the government were Christian, was
astonished at such an inquiry, when the flag of
France was protecting the Holy Father at Rome.
Cardinals Mathieu and Donnet pointed out books
they considered intended to pervert society.
Paragraphs 3 and 4 were adopted, after some
observations from }L Michel Chevalier.

MM. Ladoncette, Parkin, and Beaumont spoke
upon paragraph 5, referring to the extension of the
powers of the Conseil' Generous, and the paragraph
was then adopted.
The debate will be continued to-morrow.
London, England, 1863-12-17

GUILDHALL.

- -
The Rev. Timothy Croaditer, Roman catholic priest,
was charged as under.
The prisoner, it appeared, met Arthur Bell Cox, an Intel-
ligent lad of 16, who lived with his mother at Hammer-
smith, on miasmal occesiosis when returning home after his
day's work, and he solicited him to accompany him home to
his lodgings in Clerkenwell, sod there to Fees the night
with him. The lad communicated all that occurred to a
workman in the tame employ, who accordingly watched
the prisoner at the next meeting, and on seeing him con-
ducting himself in the manner described by the boy, at once
gave him into custody.
The prisoner accounted for the undue familiarity wit-
named by the workman by saying that he liked the look of
the lad, and being very food of children, he wished to be-
come acquainted with him, and the improper conduct im-
puted to him was merely the result of an act of fondness
so frequently displayed towards children with the most in-
nocent intention. He had not made use of any immoral
conversation to the boy.
Alderman Carter said he was decidedly of opinion that
the prisoner's object was to corrupt the lads mind, and there
was sufficient evidence to satisfy him that his conduct had
been most disgusting and disreputable. He therefore re-
quired him to find two sureties in 20/. each, and to eater
into his own recognisance' in 401, to be of good behaviour
towards all her Majesty's subjects, or in default to be im-
prisoned for three months.
London, England, 1863-12-17

in I) a capacity of executor, bail sued the bankrupt for
6.1 ,o,:e of the purchase money of a beerhouse and
01itained oethieg but a bare judgment, the beakrupt
gip; transferred hie property by bill of sale, and come to
Court on his own petition. The opposiog creditor
ed to hire information as to the way in which the bank-
.r,rt hal disposed of his property.
tfter hearing Mr. Dowse for the bankrupt,
His Honour directed an adjournment for a goods and cult
g:onot.

IS II CHARLES LAKB TRACEY.
The bankrupt was described ae of Vale-place, Hammer-
lab, out of bueioese, formerly an African merchant. His
;al liabilities are 4,2721.; the only meet is a doubtful debt
2.V., stated to be due from Mr. Matthew Traosy, late of
issogton.gardens-aquarit (the bankrupt's brother). in no.
oda cash lest him to mist in prosecuting his damn to
w Tracey peerage.
Ir. Willis, grocer, Claptoo, a creditor for 401., opposed
bankrupt oa the ground that he had contraded debts
shoat probable means of paymeot. He had supplied the
iskrupt with goods, had taken a bill in part payment, and
ht sot bees able to obtain any money.
C. IL Lewis, for the bankrupt, stated that he had
in partnership with Kr. Bromfield, and only owed
4" . on his own aocouot.

i 0... The:OoMMlSJoeier:-.rhat is very well.
fr. Lewis said it was the bankrupt's misfortune that his
her was a claimant to the Tracey peerage, and he had
, the brother money to prosecute his claim. The bank-
F: had been in prison three weeks at the suit of the op-
lig creditor.
The Commissioner—He may have his discharge.
!i RE CHODLIT.
Ibis was a sitting for discharge. The bankrupt wu an
oliterer, of Beraen-etreet. Debts, 2,2001.: no assets.
Mr. Maniere appeared for the bankrupt.
If,. R. Griffiths opposed. The bankrupt had been re-
ared to file cash sod deficiency accounts, but had sot done
Against debts of 2,200 L, contracted in less than two
there was riot one farthing of assets.
His Honour adjoureed the case sine die, without pro.
Lion.
London, England, 1863-12-17

TALLOW HARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

The market is steady at the following prices : Tows
tallow, 40s. &I. ; Peter.horg Y.O. on the snot, 40.. 91
Jaseary, 41s. ; Starch, 42a. ; April to Jeer, 42.. 34.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKS?.
(THIS DAY.)

Considering the unusual supply of beasts as :.loriday
but, the number to-day is not so large as we expected. The
demand is evidently very extensive. or a larger number would
bare been left over from MondAr. The prices to-day are ',Ue
oa the decline, except for chofeest descriptions of medium
size. We hare a fair supply of sheep, and trade is nearly
the mme as nn Mundny. The weather is very favonrabtae
and consequently • fair clearance is effected. Calves are
more pleutifitl, and, on the average, rather lower. Oar
foreign supply consMte of DO beasts, 2,100 sheep, and 401
calves. 31 deb cows, 120.
Per imam of sibs. a 4. td. I Per dome id 8 e. a. .4. sd.
Mal 94444, Ilardds. 5 0 6 4 I fleet Dust 111-6438 k 0 0 • •
Beet abort-borma 4 10 6 '2 BIM !. 6 •
84•04.1 weal. lINI6II 3 0 4 4 t Do. do. 660e1l .... 0 0 0•
011.1111
304 6 l 110. 40. lifora .... 0 4 •
Beet Does.lB Rif-brads 6 8 6 0 Lupin ........0 0 • •
Reads .5 market, 3,090 ; 464ap 44d Woks, 5,2:40 01111111,
: PIER 255.

SMITHFIILD HAY MARKET.—CTHIB DAY.,
Mama. Harvey aad Raabe wort trade gime at the fall-
lowirg prices : Prime meadow hay, The. to SOL ; so=
ditto, 84a. to 90e. ; iutorior ditto. to 700. ;
old, 90a to 110 a. ; ditto. mooed oat, 110.. to 100 a. ; draw.
2.4 a. to 30a.

D toomr OF Ekarta.-41 considerable number of
the clergy of the diocese of Foster have presented to the
bishop so address, on the subject of the burial service, ha
whichthe tiimtic. which they say:—"Weh h.. o
feel that tat e d
under
on,
anti.
ifficoltieswe W
by fee
altering the leogusge of the burial service are greater Oise
those which are felt in retaining it in its present teem. We
are unable to perceive how any alteration amid be made is
its language which would render the marries suitable to the
come of them of whose state in God's sight it were hardly pos-
sible to speak hopefully, without materially detracting (rem
the comforting sod joyous language applicable to the mom
of those who have died io the Lord. Resting, therefor*, en
the truth in God's Word anowituced, that is the visible
church 'the evil are ever mingled with the good,' mid feel-
ing strongly that it is not in the provisos of man to pow
pounce on his fellow men, enweially over the grave of the
departed, that judgment which must he left to the J nage
the quick sad the deed, we would earnestly deprecate say
alteration in oar burial service or say addition thereto. We
would at the MOM time rejoice if it were possible to miaow
the difficulty is which clergymen ere occasionally Ousel 41
either violating the law, or offending against their owe cow-
miasma" The Bishop of Exeter. le acknowledgfag the el-
dream., states has °piracy that it embodies what be behaves
to be, on the whole, the least objectionable practical view
of • question beset with so groat difficulties.
London, England, 1863-12-17

ITALY.

TURIN, Mc. 16.

In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the items of
the budget of the revenue, containing the ordinary
and extraordinary public receipts, were agreed to.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.

Piotrowski, Jaskold, and Chomeki were hung
by order of General Mouravieff upon the 4th inst.,
at Souwalki, the capital of the palatinate of
Augustowo, in the kingdom of Poland.