The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

No. 17 DAY ,533.] LONDON, TUES 1N G

JAMES'S THEATRE.
DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS.
This celebrated Troupe, whose performances have excited univer-
sal admiration throughout the United States, will COMMENCE a
shOrt Series of their popular ETHIOPIAN ENTERTAINMENT at
the above Theatre TO-MORROW EVENING, December ti, to be
continued every Evening during the week.
The Programme will include a variety of original Songs, Glees,
Re., entirely new to this country, written and composed expressly
for this company.
Doors open at Eight, the Entertainments to commence at Half-
past Eight.
Boxes, ,ts.; Pit, 2s. Mixes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Li-
brary, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box• Wee of the Theatre.

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QMITHFIELD CLUB PRIZE CATTLE
k_Y SHOW, BAZAAR, KING-STREET, DECEMBER 6,7, 8,
and 9.

WILL OPEN THIS EVENING, AND CONTINUE EVERY
EVENING,

BARNARD'S GRAND PAINTING of the
aild MISSOURI RIVERS, at the Egyptian
Hall, Piccadilly. This immense work shows a country of over 3,000
miles in extent, passing through the heart of America, from the city
of New Orleans to the mouth of the Yellow Stone River. The paint-
ing will commence moving at Half-past Seven o'clock, doors open at
Seven. A Day Exhibition will also be given on Wednesday and Sa-
turday Afternoons, commencing at Half-past Two r.ar.
Admission—Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Upper do., Is.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET.
A Lecture on Agricultural Draining on Friday, the Bth instant,
at Half-past Three o'clock, by W. Bullock.Webstcr, Esq.—Lectures on.
Agricultural Chemistry, by Dr. Ryan, at Half-past Three,dally, and
on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Nine o'clock.
—A Lecture on Voltaic Electricity, and the Electric Light, on the
Evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at Nine o'clock, by
Dr. Bachhoffner.—Also on Pneumatics daily at Two o'clock.—The
Microscope at One o'clock daily.—The Dissolving Views, with his-
torical descriptions.—The Chromatrope.—The Phantasmagoria, by
Childe, at Eight o'clock—Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Models
explained.
Open daily from Eleven to Five , and in the Evenings (including
4aturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten.
Admission, ls:—,Schools, N'evr Catalogue, Is.

TENI C O L L
REGENT-STREET and CORNIIILL.

THE NICOLL : this is an abbreviation of the
title given to a Patented Outer Coat, called " The Nicoll's
Chlamys Palctot," the said curtailment being first suggested in the
daily correspondence of the several Agents appointed under the above
patent. and it will no doubt be generally adopted in preference to the
name in full, through being more convenient to use.
It is perhaps unnecessary to observe, that although the original
title may thus be cut down, the Patentees will not hesitate duly to
for Ward, upon application to their Ware-rooms, 114, 116, 120, Re-
gent-street, or 22, Cornhill, the useful and elegant garments in ques-
tion, though a very blue or even a rather green Nicoll be desired.

'THERE is a double use and purpose in the
NICOLL, or PATENT CIILAMTS PA LETOT, in other
words, the same garment can be used as a warm winter Overcoat,
and will look equally well as a light Paletot (usued in walking, &c.).
indeed, for the latter purpose it represents the popular and
fashionable Registered Paletot, which, whorl it is desirable to form
into a warm whiter garment, the same is transformed into the
Nicholl, by the simple addition of a wadded interlining, which Is in-
corporated with the lighter Coat in a most perfect and original
manner; this can be attached or detached without the_ least trouble
to the wearer.
A most moderato price is fixed for these two garments in ono,
viz., Three Guineas,
It has been secured from Imitation by Royal Letters Patent, and
can be had in London only, of Messrs. Nicoll, 114, 116, 120, Regent-
street, and 22, Cornhill.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE WEST AFRICAN COMMAND.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Sir Charles Hotham, R.N.,
K.C.8., Commodore of the First Class, and Commander-
in-Chief of the British squadron on the western coast of
Africa, is to be succeeded by Captain Arthur Fan-
shawe, R.N., a veteran captain of 1816, who was a mid-
shipman of the Prince of Wales, 98, at Copenhagen, in
1607; midshipman of the Inflexible at the destruction of
the Russian ship Lewolod, 74, in 1808; and midshipman
of the Scipion at the reduction of Java in 1811; Lieute-
nant of the Endymion, and served in her boats at the
capture of the American privateer Meteor; at the de-
struction of twenty-seven sail of vessels in the Connec•
ticut river; at the attack on the American privateer
Neufchatel, in 1814, and at the capture of the Unite(
States frigate President, in 1815; and was flag-captain
in the Princess Charlotte, 104, in all the operations of
the coast of Syria; and the bombardment of St. Jean
d'Acre in 1840. Captain Fanshawe is one of her Ma-
jesty's naval aide-de-camps. He arrived at this port
yesterday from town, and was the guest of Rear-Admiral
Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., and to-day inspecttd
sundry steam-frigates in the squadron in this harbduri
one of which he vrill choose for his pendant-ship. Cas-
- Horatio Austin, C. 8., the Superintendent of tAe
steam squadron, and Mr. Fincham, the Master Ship-
wright, attended the Commodore elect in his inspectitn.
Either the Termagant, or the Centaur will be the vessel,
to•decide which Captain Fanshawe proceeded to the Ad-
miralty to-day.
The Sharpshooter iron screw-steamer, Lientenatt-
Commander Bayley, is in dock making good the defect
in the pipes in her bottom, and other defects in the ma-
chinery. Such are the defects of her machinery, that
she will be still in dock a week longer, making them goad.
The supposed leak in the magazine of the Orestes.was
owing to some water having flowed through a-zzattle,
which had lodged in the angle between the magazine and
the side, and oozed into the powder stowage. The pow-
der was cleared out and the water ejected immediately
after the report was made.
The Seaflower cutter, tender to the Cuckoo steam-
vessel, arrived here to-day from Jersey, in command of
Lieut. H. Warren.