The Press.
London, England, 1854-03-25 00:00:00

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ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN..
On Monday, and during the Week, will be perform&l a new
Musical Comedietta, in Two Acta, called TILE WRONG BOX.
Principal characters by Miss P. Horton, Miss Turner, Miss
Wyndham, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. A. Wigan. After which a Come-
dietts, called TO OBLIGE BENSON. Characters by Messrs.
Emery, F. Robson, Leslie; Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Wyndham. To
conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs.
A. Wigan, Leslie, Frank*, H. Cooper, Vincent, Miss P. Horton,
sad Miss Wyndham.
Box-office open from Eleven to Five. Doors open at Seven
and connuencs at Ilalf-past Seven. Stalls, Ss. ; Boxes, es.
Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Is.

COLOSSEUM.—VOCAL CONCERT, without
extra charge.—On MONDAY EVE'NIN(, March 27 and
during the week, at Eight o'clock, a Vocal Concert. Principal
singers, Mine. Drandau, Miss Canning, Miss St. Vincent, Mr.
Melville, itc. &c. (Herr Mandan, Conductor.)—Open daily, front
Half-past Ten till ',lye o'clock, with PANORAMA OF LONDON
by DAY, Conservatories, La..ka. Every evening (except Satur-
day) from Seven till Ten, with PANORAMA OF LON 005 by
NIGHT, and the other splendid features of this establisluneui, bril-
liantly illuminated. Admission, la ; children and schools half.
price.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.-
Patron, H.R.H. Prince ALBERT.—During Lent, a popular
LECTURE on ASTRONOMY. splendidly illustitted, by Dr.
BACHHOFFNER, on Wednesday and Friday, at 8 and 8 o'clock
in the evenings—Magnified Photographic Pictures, and a New
Series of Dissolving Views—Lecture, by J. H. Pepper, Eaq., on
Paper Making and its Decoration, with Colours—Lecture, by Dr,
Bachhotiner, on Wilkins' New Patent Universal Electric Tele-
graph—Description of Riist'a Patent Tubular Pianoforte, and of
'frestrall's Patent Method of Raising Sunken Vessels. Open
mornings and evenings. Admission, la.; Schools, and children
under ten years of age, balf-prioe.
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ROYAL PANOPTICON of SCIENCE and
ART, LEICESTER-SQUARE.
This Institution is NOW OPEN to the Public for Morning and
Evening Exhibition. Mr. W. T. Best, the organist to the mini-
tution, will perform a selection of classical music, on the Grand
Organ (built for the Corporation by Messrs. Hill and Co.) at in-
tervals. Programmes to be obtained in the institution. Magni-
ticent Fountain, throwing a stream of water ninety-seven feet
high ; Photographic Gallery, where portraits &retaken by licence
of the patentee ; Engineering Tools; Sculpture; Veiled Statues
in Marble, by Monti and Gandulphi; new musical instrument,
the Euphotigne; Brett's Printing Electric Telegraph; American
Sewing Machine, &c. Lectures on Ruhrukhotf s Electra-Gal-
vanic toil, and Practical Illustrations in Photography.
Hours of exhibition, morning Twelve to rive, evening (Satur-
days excepted) from Seven to len. Admission Is. Saturdays,
is. ikl.

ART UNION OF LONDON (by Royal
Charter).—Every Subscriber of One Guinea will receive at
once an impression of a large Plate, of deep national and his-
torical interest," TILBURY FORT : WIND AGAINST TIDE ;"
by J. 'f. Wilhnore, A.R.A., after C. Stanfeld, R.A. The subscrip-
tion cruses next Friday, 3lst. instant. Each Prixeholder will be
entitled to select for himself, as herstotore, a Work of Art from
one of the Public Exhibitions.
GEORGE GODWIN, I Honorary
LEWIS POCOCK, j Secretaries.

444, West Strand, March.

One Thousand Pounds at Vivo nor O.nt.
THE REFORM FREEHOLD LAND AND
BUILDING SOCIETY.
One Thousand Pounds will be ballotted fur among all Appli•
cants fur Advances in the Reform Freehold Land and, Building
Society, on Monday Evening, March 27, 1804, at the LONDON
TAVERN, BISHOPSGATE-STREET, CITY, after the public
meeting. Chair to be taken at Eight o'clock.
All Shares taken up on or before that day may participate.
Freehold Land Snares, 301. each; Subscriptions, 4s. per
month for 124 months ; Building Society Shares, 1001. each.
Subscriptions, 10.. per month tor twelve and a half years, or 20s.
per month fur seven and a quaiter years.
No entrance fees—no quarterage.
The First Quarterly Meeting of Members will take place at the
Society's Rooms on Monday Evening, March 27, 1804, at bit
o'clock precisely.
Every information may be obtained at the Society's Offices,
147, Cheeped°. Entrance inW Foster-lane.
By order, . GURLEY SMITH, Secretary.

CONTINENTAL EXPRESS PARCELS
AGENCY.—Samples of all kinds, books, papers, and
trticies for private use sent daily, and, by special arrangement
w►th the mails to all parts of the Continent, at fixed and mode-
rate Mee, from the Admiralty Packet Olbces, 52, Gracechorch•
street, and 34, Ite4gent-circus.—N.B. Sole correspowdeats of
the Royal Prussian Post and Belgian Government itsibvsy.

DEAFNESS.—The only medal awarded at
the Great Exhibition of 1851 (for Acoustic Instruments)
was to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
for the DEAF. They are made of different power, to suit ex-
treme and every degree of Deafness. To be procured only of the
sole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein,loB, Strand, nearly opposite
Exeter-hall, where the Instrument can be tried, sad numerous
Sir
testimonials seen, amongst many one from the R ght. Hon.
John Patteson, one of her Majesty's Privy Councillors.

WALKER, BABB, & CO.'S TWO-GUINEA
COATS, ONE-GUINEA TROUSERS, sad HALF-
GUINEA WAISTCOATS, give the utmost satisfaction to
Gentlemen for Morning Dress. A Suit of Superfine for Evening,
Five Guineas. D'OTLEY'S SCOTCH WAREHOUSE, 346,
STRAND, the noted house for Liveries and Waterproof
Clothing.

TN spite of the late advance in the TEA
IN
MARKET, good sound
BLACK TEA may stiU be had nt 3s. per II).,
in quantities of not less than Six Pound,, at the Offices of the
EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY,
0, GREAT ST. HELEN'S, CITY.

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DIDIMEL'S TOILET VINEGAR is far su-
it perior to Eau de Cologne, as a refreshing and Mnic lotion
for the toilet or bath, a reviving scent,and a powerful disinfectant
for apartments and sick-rooms. Its numerous useful and sani-
tary properties render it an indispensable requisite in all families,
Price 2s. 6d. and 55.; sold by all Perfumers and Chemists ;and
by E. RIMMEL, 39, Gerrard street, Soho, London.
*** lie sure to ask for " Rimmers," as there are many counterfeits