The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

Canterbury Hall

Those top-booted, middle-aged, and young men " from
the country," who, in the first week of December, come up
to town to behold the bulk and trace the symmetry of form
of sacrificial quadrupeds, menage to fiud time, at the ter-
mination of their scientific researches into the ribs of Jiving
beef end mutton, and their mental measu-ings of moribund
pig, to cultivate a little acquaintance with the world of
bipeds. Among the "Sights o' Lunnon," the " Ghost"
entcr:ainment must, by anticipation, be the most awful of
all the bucolic mind, as yet innocent of the Pepperian
Phlosophy ; but how great is the astonishment of "Master
and Missus Hedge" to find on visiting the Canterbury
He 'l that instead of the hollow-eyed, sheet.clad
spectre, associated with their ghost lore of the country,
a phantom scenery of beauty is presented, such AO would
have done credit to the improvising talent of an Aladdin I
To friends from the country whom the railway brings to
the metropolis oftener than the worthy Hodges, it is only
necessary to say that in " Pet.ume and Bouquet," the last
new Optical Illusion, a spectacle is presented which en-
tirely throws all previous exhibitions into the shade,
although we aver this with due respect to the " Tercen-
tenary, or Night with Shakapere," which is attaining its
hundredth night of representation. Since the visitor to
the Metropolitan Cattle Show came to London, the cele-
brated "Antbropophsginian" has made his appearance (a
clever skit upon the Anthropoglossos) wherein Mr W.
Hilton exhibits marvellous ventriloquial powers, and en-
dows three heads—a Scotchman, an Irishman, and a
veritable John Bull—with speech, strong in individual na-
tionality and aceent.%Then the same Mr (now Professor)
Hilton and Mr Kelly "do" the Brothers Davenport— Tol-
maque, Redmond—Rel and Black Indian Rope Trick—
and do it as well as all the people we have named (although
we have not seen the Indian gentlemen, and ought provi-
sionally, perhaps, to except those worthies). It should be
stated, also, that Professors Hilton and Kelly tie and untie
the.nselves, and are tied up without collusion with anybody
in the hall—certainly not with the small fleet of British tars
who tie knots all over the bodies of the two professors with-
out avail. Then, again, there are Comic Illustrations by
the clever Mr and Mrs Randall (each conspicuous in the
Optical Illusion) and Comic Illustrations of Negro charac.
ters by " Little Bob,'—an exponent of the Black Art, en-
dowed with immense facial expression, a pointed singer,
and indomitable dancer, lata of the Newcombe and Rumsey
Minstrels. Moreover, there are the fine choruses, part
songs, and sentimental and comio songs; end last, though
not least, the grand Operatic Selections, under Mr Jongh,
man's direction, of which Offenbach's laughable" Orphia
aux Enfers (a title which, out of respect to the sensitive..
ness of Mrs Hodge, wo will leave in the comparative ob-
scurity of the original French), whilst, in tho adjoining
to win,
asthe
itm wangoniflccoenn
ttinPuices to ture Gallery, which much helped
maintain,
the Canterbury
Hall high to popular favour with the vieltota to the "Cattle
Show" in particular, and with public at large.

MADAME TUSSAUD's.—We would call the:special
attention of our country friends who may visit the metro-
polis on the occasion of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show,
commencing Monday, sth instant, to Madame Tussaud's
popular exhibition, in Baker-street, where, in addition to
many models which have been added since the lost Cattle
Show, is ono of Muller, who was recently executed for
murdering the late Mr Brim in a railway carriage.

The other night two farmers, named James White
end Samuel Johnstone, were returning from tho market of
Castledarg, county Tyrone, when they were attacked by
five men, who beat White so severely that he has eincedied.
Two brothers of the name of Nlaguire, against whom White
had taken some legal proceedings, aro supposed to have lea
the attack. They have absconded.

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are amply justified in declaring the customary divi•
dend of 3 per cent for the halt •
) ear, free of income
tax, and payable on the sth prox. The business of
the bank at Victoria, Vancouver Island, has steadily
increased ; an cfliee fur melting and assaying gold has
been established in the bank premises, to which a duly
qualified assayer has been appointed, and no effort
has beon wanting on the part of the directors to
meet the requirements of this prosperous colony.
As contemplated in the last report, en agency has
been established at San Francisco, in California,
and the directors fed warranted in now stating that
its prospects are very encouraging. The manage•
merit of this agency has been entrusted to two ex.
perienced officers long it, Ule serv'e© of the b:tr_l7,
and their endeavours, combined with the estab-
lished character of this bank, have already obtained
a fair measure of support from the mernntilo coma
munity in the city.