The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-09 00:00:00

_TRtATRE - ROYAL, DRITR,Y - LANE.—
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith ; Acting Manager, Mr. Chas
thews ; Stage Manager, Mr. Robert Romby.—Reduced
Seale of admission : —Upper gallery. 6d. ; lower gallery, is.;
s.mphitheatre or upper boxes, ls. 6d.; pit, 25.; first circle of
boxes, 2s. gd.; dress circle boxes, 3s. Mr. Smith respectfully
submits the above scale of prices of admission, varying 6d.
extra, according to accommodation. Mr. Charles Mathews in
two Pieces, In consequence of the continaed and unprece-
dented success of the comedy of Married for Money, and the
enthusiastic applauso with which Mr. Charles Mathews and
the Lyceum Company are nightly received, the comedy will
ire repeated every evening this week.—The extraordinary suc-
cess and unparalleled hit of the new Egyptian drama, Nito-
eris, pronounced the most complete and magnificent spec;a-
cle ever produced, the new scenery, splendid dresses, and
gorgeous appointments being the theme of universal admira-
tion, induce the lessee to announce it for repetition every
evening (Saturday excepted) till further notice.

THIS EVENING,
AN IMPUDENT PUPPY., Characters by Messrs. Chas.
Mathews, A. Younge, Swan, Worrell, and Vincent ; Miss
Talbot, Miss W adhara.
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To bez followed by a new interlude, entitled

TWENTY MrSUTES WITH A TIGER. Characters by
Messrs. C. Mat'aews A. Younge, Swan ; Miss De Vcre and
*as Wadhare
eigaclutio • evith (each evening) the Grand Egyptian Spectacle,

NITOCRIS.
A PrineiTO Al characters les, Miss Glynn, Miss Cleveland, Miss
...Med°. I, Mrs. Selby ; .Messrs. Bally Sullivan, Stuart, F.
a. Wild, &c., introducing an Egyptian Dance, in
Which kisses Rosina Wright, Charles, Brown, and the ladies
of the e corps de Ballet will appear.
.1„1")1f laturday, alter the Comedy, Married for Money, Sheri-
.Zt! immatic piece, The Critic, or a Tragedy Rehearsal, in
ii;l peh XT. Cnar. les Mathews will sustain the characters of
Atful plagiary and Puff; supported by Messrs. Stuart,
weep et, R. Roxby, A. Younge, G. Wild, Swan, Templeton,
rrell ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Wadham, &c.
'Pt
• eon elude with a new Ballet Divertissement, in which
ill Domino, Wright and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet
• tAippear:
ilterane—Mr. E. Smith, anxious to make the spectacle
saatractive as well as amusing to the patrons of this Theatre,
'"ac obtained, at considerable trouble, the Description of the
rand Egyptian Coronation Procession, arranged and adapted
to this stage by " Dykwynkyn," from the works of Clemens,
llerodotus, Strabo, Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Jablonski,
l'ePsins, Down, Champolion, Rosellini, Savary, Wilkinson,
sad other authorities in the British Museum, the publishing
6r which may prove interesting to the numerous patrons wit-
,_itessing the spectacle, and can be had in the Theatre for one
ewsl7- Military Entree--Egyptian Soldiery in full costume,
matching three deep. with Band of Trump* and Tympanum,
Mend Drum. The Agathothemon or ":Good; Genius",
ages (Nobel-under 'whew praection ,the persons
#34l`;'lB
,„:110 first, and ix succession the other Symbolic, Royal, and
"ar Standards. The*Lybian Forces, Allies of the Egyptians,
With Band and Synalsolic Standards respectively. The Ethic-
)dsa Guard, with "Characteristic Symbols, Standards, &c.
ldelatrous Preces Alen. Note—Every City, Month, Day, and
}four had its pre siding Genius. Singer, with the Book of
"illerines." I Lorne Copus with Palm Branch and Hour
n aso• " The Merogrammat," or Sacred Scribe (in his hand
the Book, Rul ez., Papyrus, and Palette). Two Functionaries
With Embleir es of " Power" and " Stability." No. 1. The
Ark, or " garine of Knoumis," called also "Kuoum," "Neph,"
▪ Num,' • i.e. " Water."—The primary form of " Amnon,"
and style A The Leader of Gods"—" The Creating Intelli-
riev"- -" The Spirit of God"—" The Spirit of the (Vernal)
tY" The Soul of the Sun " and by the Greeks "Jupiter
Cline
eais." Worshipped by the inhabitants of Thebais (Plu-
r,s). The asp was sacred to this god. The Ark, bearing his
7seell7ph, with that of the beetle, or " Creative Power," is
.
-7 decorated with this emblem. Symbolic standard of "Athor"
emts), the oracle of Night or Darkness (? chaos), whence
;rose all created things (Egyptian belief ). Symbolic
standard of ditto. The Sybil, bearing the emblematic rush
Way .
Heka," " The Frog," the son of " Num," and
-;•1° of the first state of man. No. 2 "Ma," " Meii," or
;" or " Truth," " the Blind Goddess, represented
With
eie her eyes closed or blinded. The priests bearing this god-
sa have libation buckets and simpula. " Thmei," or Truth, or
Justicess This deity has also a twofold character as the God-
de.wf_of Truth and Justice. The small image of this god was
-12„."2 bY the Chief Judge wkile engaged in listening to cases
..,,,..,riigutehtebfeftehree h ;mew.
Jeers
similar emblem was worn by the High
iws noitodt , and it is remarkable that the word
1 or
c. Truths "—i., e.
only translated " Truth," but, being a
corresponds to the Egyptian word of
theing
" Light and Truth "—breastplates hay-
(Troths figures ot the two gods, " Re" (Light) and " Thmei "
with
8) represessted upon them have been discovered. Priests
blem eeftra„lmei• The Scarabmus may be considered as an em-
Zieral' Pbh‘thinall'un"--of " The Creative Power," and of the
(Vulcan). Incense Bearer, waving his incense
*mall efbr'a the god. The incense was in the shape of a
consist of
or pill ; and, upon modern analysis, is found to
loured I' aromatic substances with gum, and gave out co-
s. „ l'eht, or flame when thrown into the burning cup. No.
Apia ;" His titles were " The Sacred Bull of Memphis."
"Tae
csai sacred
Fetell of Abundance " Adored by the People," " The
Bull of Pthah" " Guardian of the Solar Year,"
tits renowned over the world," " The Symbol of 1nunda-
...2,1: Richly draped and on a car led by Priests bearing the
-"'011:ms of Serapis" or " Sari Api," " The Pillar of Mensu-
ri° n, " Column of Measurement," or " Nilometer" of wood
IVA:led into cubits. Attendant priests also fan the idol and
l'frer homage as it passes forward. The festivals in honour
`'t Apis lasted 7 days, on which occasion a large concourse of
/People assembled at Memphis—the priests led the Sacred
(living) Bull in solemn procession, every one coming forward
from their houses to welcome him. Pliny and Solinus affirm
*has children who smelt his breath were thought thereby
lifted with the power of predicting future events. The tokens
Which distinguished this Sacred Bull at its birth were a white
11.130 t resembling a crescent on its right side, and a lump under
its tongue in the form of a beetle, as pretended by the priests.
The People believed him to be the cause of the swelling and
'"undation of the Nile, which produced fertility and abund-
ance, and celebrated his festival at about the period of this
literal
occurrence with every demonstration of rejoicing and
tteral aban.-lonment to the intoxication of joy all over the
luPlom. Many temples were erected and dedicated to
-PsPis," and also to " Serapis," the divinity of the ColUmn
42. Measurement--the Nilometer ! N.B. The decorations of
the drapery upon the bull and carriage are principally com-
Posed of the fist flowers that spring from the earth after the
recession of the flood—i.e., the Lotus and Meliolotus. Priests
ith the pretended God " Canopus," or Water Offering to
the God of the Nile. "It is said that the Chaldeans, trans-
porting the fire, which was their God, into all the provinces,
offered to let him combat with those of other nations,
on condition that if he remained the conqueror they should
adorehina. The priests of Canopus accepted the challenge and
devised this stratagem. They fabricate in Egypt pitchers of an
T"° reacly porous earth, through which the water filtrates and
Purified. The Arch-priest took one of them, stopped the
Pores with wax, and painting it of various colours filled it with
`water, and made it his god. He covered it with the head of
!..liancient statue, said to be that of the pilot of Menelaus.
The Chaldean, presented themselves; the contest began ;
they lighted their fires around the vase ; the wax melts, the
rooter runs through the vase and extinguishes the fire. The
lrahauitldealen.
deity
priest gave the victory to Canopus over the
e
y- From that moment his image has been re-
lxvsented with very short feet, a narrow back, and the belly
and back rounded like a pitcher. It is under this form that
he is worshipped as the vanquisher of all the gods."—Ruffin
Mistoire de l'Eglise, livre second. No. 4. The Goddess
" Pash-t" " The Ifemphian Lioness," " The Beloved of
Pthah " "The Goddess of Fire," " Bubastes" (the Diana of
the Greeks) preceded by sacred dancers. The Idol carried by
briests in their leopard-skin dresses, with red incense flaming
efore her, and surrounded by " Symbolic Divinities,"
" Winged Geniuses," &c. One or the principal festivities
held in Egypt was at Bubastis in honour of the Pash-t
TOO,OOO persons of both sexes being present. A great num-
ber of victims were sacrificed, wino was profusely drunk,
dancing of the Wildest character 'went forward, men played
flutes, women sang and shrieked as loud as possible,
struck the " Crotola" (cymbals) or clappers of wood and
raetal, &c. Lotus Dancers (Females). /license Bearers. No. 5.
The god " Osiris," as " Osiris Pethempamentes" (the Pluto of
the Greeks). "He who is resident in the Hades," " Presi-
dent of the Amenti," " Receiver and Giver," " The Sun,"
" The Eye of the World," " The Source of the Nile," " He
who has many Eyes," a form of Ammon, wearing the " Ati,"
and having the Crook and Flagellum ; regarded as the author
of Time, from the word, " Osch-Iri," " the maker of Time."
The principle office of this deity was to judge the dead, and
to rule over that kingdom where the souls of geed men
were admitted to eternal felicity. This deity was very
famous-.his temples and priests were to be found in al-
most every part of Egypt ; the sacred rites of Osiris were, a
profound mystery, never revealed. His name was even
avoided, as of too august a nature to be mentioned. The "Ivy,"
with which the Priests decorated themselves, was sacred to
him, and also the " Meliolotus." No. 6. The Sacred Boat of
the AMenti, or Lower Regions, with the four genii, or demi-
gods (bearing emblems of life and power) and their vases of
" Amenti," or that subterraneous region where they (the
Egyptians) imagined the souls of the dead to go after their
decease. The first genius is " Amset," " Judge of the
Amenti" (human-headed). The second is " Ilepi," " Con-
cealed Number" (baboon-headed). The thirdis " Tuautmutf,"
" Adorer of his Mother" (jackall-headed), The fourth is
" Kabh-sennf," " Refresher of his Brethren" (hawk-headed).
The Sepulchral Vases have heads in shape of the four genii of
the dead, and each was employed for holding a portion of the
viscera of the deceased, embalmed separately and deposited in
them. On the " Amset" Vase is inscribed the speech of
" Isis" to the dead ; on that of " Hopi" is a similar speech from
" Nepthys ;" on that of "Tuautmutf, one from "Neitl;" and
on that of " Kabh-senuf," one from " Selk ;" the purport of
each being an assuranc e of protection, and of being "near thee,"
" beside thee," or " I come to bo beside thee." The Sacred
Boat is followed by the symbolic " Eyes of Osiris," or of
" The Sun," emblems of the all-seeing presence of the Di-
vinity. Note.—Besides the Four Amenti, here were 42 As-
sessors or Judges of the 42 Crimes, from which a good man
should be free ; and these also differ from the 36 Demons
mentioned by Origen that presided over the human body, and
wore invoked to cure the infirmities 'of the peculiar member
immediately under their protection. No. 7. The Goddess
Isis," or " The Seat." The hieroglyphic throne on her
head,
and framed by the priestesses and virgins dedicated to
her worshipl Isis was styled also "The Beginning" (as her
sister The End"), and " Isis, Queen
sister, " Nepthys,,' was
Egypt," " The Goddess of the Moon," " Defender of
her Brother," 0, (The " Ceres" of the Greeks.) " The
festival," says Ilerodotus, " whic.laieetlnite.y ceAlefbterratepraatyeßrussoa-
ris in honour of Isis is magm
bull is sacrificed, which the
whilepriesicut
theup avnidetiamfteirswacrodsn.
burn, pouring oil on the fire
hraseives
in honour of
sliming. Kneeling and striking t e
' Osiris,' they afterwards eat what remdaii,nns oofrilhneosacr
Krihfioene.'s:
Tamarisk and Dancers. No. 8. The Go
Horns, the Apollo of the Greeks, ln-:isieurotog,ly,p,lThi
e"sTuhpe.
Warmth of the Sun," " The Path" (of
port," a " Defender of his Father," &c., the SonolfoeOksiorfisnaanidr
Isis. He is represented with the single mystic
of Childhood slaying his evil geniuses, under tyhephfoor:ns of the
lion, the gazelle, scorpions, vipers, &C., while rr
Seth, or Baal, " The Evil Spirit," is escaping fromTbYePnhea°..tuh:
his feet in the shape of a crocodile. He is attended by his
sacred emblems and standards. The Hawk WWI dedicate to
him; the Tamarisk Tree, the Testndo (Lyre), &c. One ofd the
principal duties of " Horns," was that of introducing the
souls of the dead into the presence of " Osiris," after they
had _passed the ordeal of final judgment. Ho Also assisted
Amset" in weighing and ascertaining their good conduct
during life, previous to their admission into the august
presence of his Father in the blessed regions of
the Amenti. Incense Bearers. No. 9. The Goddess " Nep-
thys " (" Proserpine" of the Greeks), called also "The End,'
" The Sister Goddess," "_The Saviour Sister Goddess," " The
Barren," Rectrix of the Lower Regions." On her head the
hierogllphie emblem of her name, a bowl and basket, called
" Nab, ' placed upon a house, answering to " Ei" or "Tel "
Neb-tei" or "Neb-thy," " The Lady of the Abode." " The
Sistrum, having the face of Isis on one side, and Nepthys on
the other, hieroglyphically represents the beginning and the
endi or generation and corruption.' "- Plutarch. No. 10.
The Goddess " Neith " (the " Minerva " of the Greeks,) en-
' -.tied with sceptre, and wearing the " Teshr," preceded by
-ens, Male and Female Bearers of Incense with green
lumwadod lry opabolig (Tow was

No. 19,689.]

styled " The Mother Goddess" or "Mother of Gods," " The
Deified personification of Air."—(Dioslorus.) She presided over
the Upper Hemisphere, and was particularlyworshipped at Sais.
Musical instruments stringed (the Buoni or harp of 17 strings,
especially) were dedicated to her. ‘- Neith," or " Neth," is
the supposed origin of the Greek name, " Thena," or
"Athena." The belief of the Egyptians in " the Existence
of a Supreme Being " is proved by the inscription over the
Temple of Minerva (Neith), in hieroglyphic characters, viz. :
—" lam that which is, which was, and shall be. No Mortal
has lifted up my veil—the offspring of my power is the San."
And the " immortality of the Soul," by the prayer recited
at isl'e time of death, byan Egyptian, expressing his desire to
be received into the presence of the deities. Symbols of Mau
and Tefnu, and JEgis or Athor. No. 11. 'g Mersekar," the
Snake Goddess, called also " Melsigor," or " Mersokar"—
" Ruler of the Lower Regions." No. The Great God
" Ammon," or " Hamman," " Amen," " Amen-ra,"
" Amoun," The King of Gods," "The Concealed," " The Hid-
den," " The Intellectual Sun," wearing on his right head the
" Teshr," surmounted by the Disc and Plumes. In his right hand
the "Tau," or emblem of life, and in his left the " Gom," or
sceptre of power. A large Altar of Burning Incense is car-
ried before him ; on either side aro his symbols of " creative
power," the Sacred Ureus, or Serpent of Ammon, Priests
with crooks and fans, in their habits and insignia of the high-
est order, with the lEgis of the God— " The Intellectual San"
- •ontaining the symbolic " All-seeing Eyes," " The Divine
Scambwus," and the Ram-headed God, " Chroumis," the
vernal creative intelligence or divinity. The King and Queen
Crowned. The King bears in his hand the sceptre of " Truth,
Justice, and Mercy." The Queen that, of the Sovereignty of
the Nile. They are preceded by Dancers awl Musicians, La-
dies and Officers of the Court and Household ; the God
" Eilethyia," or Sacred Vulture, " The Protectress of Kings"
—" The Pure," borne immediately in front of the Royal per-
sonages. The State Flabe'la, behind and over their heads,
together with the banners of Nitocris and Egypt, flanked by
the Royal risks of "Re " (the Sun) ; sacred symbols, with
various insignia, royal and military standards, &c.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS
EVENING, and every evening during the
week; the GRAND RLRUSINIAN ;SPECTACLE Of MAGIC
,Pr_feem. VIDARSON,- tha-Axeit
`Wizard ofthe North;in "12—acts, With, ever-changing variety
of incidents, continuous surprises, novel aid extraordinary
effects. _ _