The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1861.

POLTTZCHNIO INSTITUTION.

By the favour of Mr. Pepper an opportunity
was afforded at Tuesday evening to a limited number of
visitors of witnessing the Chnstmas entertainments which
have been prepared et the Polytechnic Institution for the
amassment or instruction of the holiday keepers. These
ineinds-1. A sew lecture by Professor Pepper on light. 2.
"Beam is America," from the beautiful series of photo.
pads' by Mr. Bogland, photographist to the London
Stereoscopic Company. 3. A Comic Pantomime. 4. The
wonderful Russian cat, performing birds, and comic dein-
dims of Professor Loped*. 5. The Garibaldi bellhop's.
6. " TIM Steps in Science," a lecture by Mr. King. 7.
Dismaying views of navies, dockyards and irou-clad war
11.41111001111. & " The Iron Age," a lecture on rifled cannon,
by Professor Pepper. 10. The great Christmas tree, with
dlatributioo of ornament., toys, he.
Hare surely is an ample bill of fare to captivate thiChrist-
mas sight-seer ; but that which will prove most attractive
in it will undoubtedly be the t7onsic Pantomime of Mark-
t/min and Mother Goose; or, Me Golden E,u. This is Me
Christmas novelty, and very clever and laughable it k In its
way. The pantomime open with a portrait of Grimaldi,
who made the story of Mother Goose so popular in his day.
All the ample optical resources of the establishment are
brought to bear on the elucidation of the story ; and io
order to give it the necessary life and movement, the Phan-
tasmagoria apparatus of Mr. Child, with its wonderful
shadow affects, is brought into operation. What has been
always the difficulty of optic.' representations—that of im-
parting to them dramatic action-Ims been surmounted with
codiderable BOOMS, for there is scarcely a moment lost
either in the action or change of scene, and the spectator
is hurried on without the opportunity of wearisomesess to
the close of the entertaintocot. Mr. Cooper dose the
chorus for the pantomimic characters, and sings those re-
nowned Urimsidian songs of "Tippitiwitchet" and " Hot
Codling," while Master Sanders sings that of " The Cabin
Boy." The American scenes, from that of " the Broad
way" to " Montreal." including the wonderful scesery
alms the St. Lawrence, will be much admired, and prove
attractive at the present time, while Mr. Pepper's Isolate
on light will open out those wonderful speculations in ter.
restrial and stellar chemistry which have originated in the
experiments of Bunsen and Kirchhoff. Altogether a visit
to this institutiou will amply repay the outlay of time and
▪ y.

THE EXHIBITION or 1802.—A dub has been
formed at Sudbury to enable the working population of that
town to visit the gnat international exhibition of next
year. The club will receive deposite at the rate of not leas
thee 3d. per week for • siegle twket, and children under 12
years of aslgee 2d. per week ; and it is expected that not only
will osasidsssble resources be thus collected, but that peat
advantages will min be derived in regard to railway fans
sad accommodation 1 town from the priociple of organisa-
tion. The mayor Kr. & Higgs) bee handsomely offered ls.
each to the first MO toed Rdc working men who subscribe.
A similar club has been formed at Stosmarket and one or
two other places in the eastern counties.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.