The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

bb Mt MEN Or WESTmrssTelt AvlSif Eon " PEACE AT

ANY PRICE ?"
You are earnestly requested to attend

APUBLIC MEETING' of the INHABI-
TANTS of WE:4T3IIii,TEIt. to be lied on DNESDAY
next, the 30th inst., at St. Mau tin's Hall, Long Acre, at Two
o'clock, "To protest against the con lusion of any peace on term 3
inconsistent with the honour and dignity of this country."
Whigs Tories, and Radicals will attend this meeting, each sink-
Ingforthe moment their party differences, from a sense of common
danger And common duty to their country, at the present most mo-
lnentons Weis. " '

PROVIDENT CLERks' ASSOCIATION.
Established 1810.
The attention of all classes is strongly directed to the advantages
tittered by this A,sociation as a MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE
ittEPICE. Clerks especial y are invited to examine for themselves
the each:siva privilege* enjoyed by members of the Provident Clerk!'
Benevolent Fand.

By order or the Board.
WILLIAM Ttlo3. LINFOTO, Secretary.
15, Ifoorgate-street, London.

T"ATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH.
Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS.
Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROXBY.
h. Box office open daily, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the
superintendence of Mr. Edward Chattertou.
The• REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow :—Pri-
vate boxes, to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. (3s. for each person
extra); on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage
coxes, 2l 25, ; galleries, 6d. add Is. ; pit, 2s. ; upper boxes,
18' 6d. ; first circle, 2s. 6d.; dress circle, 3s.
MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY,
at Two o'clock.
THIS EVENING, will be performed

THE GREAT GUN TRICK.
After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original
Inductive' Instructive, Anti-Hypochondriacal, Periodical,
Episodical, Magical, Tragical, Logical, Chrono'ogical, Gra-
phical, Chorographical, Philosophical, Cryptog,raphical,
Parabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mimical, Academical,
Mechanical, Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Herme-
tical, Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime-
rical, Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical,
Musical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsical, Fantastic, and Side
Shakespearean new
GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME,
Which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex•
tensive and unrivalled resources of this establishment, and
which will now appear under the additional, traditional,
...and peculiarly suggestive title of
4EY DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsense
and the Seven Ages of Man.
The Scenery entirelNew, painted., by and under the super-
intendence Of Mr. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs
jameo,'Wilson, Gompertz, and numerous assistants.
The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro-
Derties, Decorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, and
cthers. The Tricks by Messrs. Roe and assistants. The
e,
i"Qrographic Arrangements under the direction of Madame
• mio „,--"iso. The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and
,'i,e,ented by the oelebrated Dykwynkyn, Artist iu Pante-
Physiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator of
Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Land. Th
Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H
'5,411e. Tho Comic Scenes by Harry Bolen°, Glindon, an,
• L. Blanchard. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening in
tented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Heide
Undibras," " King ilumining-top," " Jack and Jill,'
s_)•'• ; and the whole arranged and produced under the super
mtendence of Mr. Robert Roxby.
First of the Seven Ages -" The Infant."
HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES,
In the dominions of King Nonsense.
Heroes of Nursery Literature.
J• ack Sprat, Mr. Eatnofat ; Simple Simon, Mr Tom Noddy
!,.ittle Jack Horner, Master Plummy ; Little Be Peep, Mis
g'ortywinks ; Little Tommy Tucker, Master Singsong
"Ipty Dumpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Haste
; Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ;
‘'4t and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-cat Portrait), by
r4inguished Player; King Nonsense (the Ruler of a grel-
;437 Lines), Mr. Guile 'on ; Sairit of Cowman Sense (on a-
,ftasional visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle, Litt!
Ituddlekina : Routine and Reaape. (banished to vondledom'
ses'„,,rs. Musty and Rusty ; Old Friends and New Feces
,"07 have their Exits and their Entrances."
, Second Age-" The School Boy."
• Then the whining school-boy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwilling!'
to sehool."
Kith VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL,
distant view of the Village Church and surroundin
country. -Early Morning
n_1:°1111g Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni
reObodylioy (his schoolfellow afterwards Clown) Harry Bo
;'°: Dr. Birch (the Village Schoolmaster-afterwards Pan
lit."),). Mr. G. Tanner; His Pupils, Masters Fagg. Bragg.
Nagg,,Lage, Magg, Stagg, and Tagg ; Rosa (Ward te
It he Justice." and afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno
Starch, Governess at '• Mrs. Howdydo's Establishmen
r
Young Ladies," in the Village of Prettywell-enni-Thatikye)
13,,i," Buckram ; Her Pupils-Misses Prattle, R tttle, Giggle,
e„ilgie. Goggle, Joggle, Fantle, Dangle, Sidle, Ogl:, Romp,
kir". Slypuss, and Siraperwell ; Hobson (the Village Carrier).
Packer ; Bun-woman, Mrs. Goody.
4s summed up somehow-School Forms and Ceremonies,
1 °tog not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England-The
man Cake and the Seedy Schoolmaster- Working the Orucl
esll,lB•Ying the Truant-How Young Hopefulwants to catch
eeVu. and how Hobbedyhoy contrives to hook it-How the
it_2olsuaster tries the rod, and' how well somebody catches
y,Row Young Hopeful' his own trumpet, and the
`cling Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too
a Game at Cricket and Dr. Birch bo'wlecl out.
Third Age- " The Lover."
"Then the Lover,
Sighing like furnace with woful ballad
IL Made to his Mistress' eyebrow."
cad4eICSMITH'S FORGE ANDs ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunset!.
and Nobb (the Village Blacksmiths), Messrs. Batter
4Dab ,Clatter ; afterwards Sprites The Brothers Elliot ;
4.l?lestout (Mine Hold of the" " Leather Rattle), Mr. Arra.
sad Cunrinsir (Head Waiter), Mr. Readytongue ; Yeseer
4Noser (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut and Run ; Cook, Mr
g , ,vrell: Boots, Mr. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Miss 73obaday ;
b:Jeant Kite (a Recruiting Officer-afterwards Pantaloon),
bii?4, Johnson ; " The Justice" (one of the " Great Un-
afterwards Clown), Tom Matthews ; Flipper and
eetY (his Footman) Messrs. Cringe and Crawley ;
Glee • Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumin, Gabble, and
Olea-riA Fifer, Mr. Tootle ; Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow
''''°PPor and Chawbacon (Agricultural Labourers), Messrs
ZPkin and Joskyn-
e sparks from the anvil amorous and hammer-us-The
struck whilst it is hot-The Lover's Sonnet- The Jus-
Rti'o: tongue and course of True Love-neither running
tle,,th-" List, list, oh, list !"-which he does-The cause-
es."'os thereof, and how Serjeaut Kite, being the Author ce
I'Cat Military Work, gets a good Review.
Fourth Age-" The Soldier."
Fall " Then a Soldier,
iltv Of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
keei',',llB in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
44$ the bubble reputation, even in the cennon's mouth."
The OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening).
-LiStipg Place and the Lover's Reverie-" Oh, there',
tothirig half so sweet in life as Love's young dream."
reatu on, good youth, and show the world awake,
tile °0 wondrous change that only love
pid can make."
SArit of Love, Miss Wadliam-Cu (her Messenger).
s tie Master Mischief.
Ate,-De. Joy Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture,
Bs-4"e, ilc by Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L.
41,1▪ , &e: "
Mechanical, and Marvellous Semi° Metamorphosis.
revealing
144 , • THE ABODE OF LOVE.
ha
by the ElectriC Light of One Hundred Bright Eyes
• Ballet d'Amour -Piincipal Daneer, Miss Rosins
▪ assisted by Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &e.
Fifth Age-" The Justice."
" And then the Justice,
In fair round belly, with good capon lined,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so be plays his part."
JUSTICE HALL IN THE OLD MINOR HOUSE,
TWILIGHT.
h4,,,,4t'reer Whackstraw, Mr Grumblewell ; Constable, Mr.
,N9ree4ta, 1; Messrs.. Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver,
•rete-"ie. Delve, Ito. A memorable Sentence and a recent
11,:eacte Put toCountry Sqre and to Eects f a
qicti 'flisellow thhe Justice loses his Heir,h andX howo the
become bawled after.
1.11,;;Ixth Age " The Lean and Slippered. Pantaloon."
(1.444,4i11ed Cottage of Old Age-Winter-Firelight. Ohl Age
kr sans eyes, sans toeth,sans taste, sans everything),
te,e4otenalian.
4411)a..; Ago-sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every-

Sudden Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to the
BRIGHT REALMS OF PERPETUAL SUMMER.
qk„.. Donble Pantomimic Transmogrification,
Le-"Yo Harlequins Signor Verroui and Herr Furth.
eTTwo Mme. Boleno and Marie Charles.
TWO Pantaloons ... Messrs. Tanner and Deulin Johnson
TW° SDrites The Brothers Elliott.
'4'o Clowns •••
Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews.
84 tesCENE OF IN.TEREST—TWO TO ONE—Boleno.
4_,KliCed Peas—Cheese it Taking the Pledge—Pop't up—
Nt 41, and pop't out—Equal Division—Principal and In-
ilth,sillow to evade the Act—Betting versus Cigars-
-11,...7's the odds so long as you're happy ?"—The Right Tip
"ttl-ri,,to raise the Wind—The Odds to the Hod—List, oh,
Ntit wrong to-back-her, and no Returns—Settling Day, a
14.4111 Settler—Gone for the Leger--In for the Oaks—A
411111f4W8 Stock, and a Case of Bale, concluding with a
—`l. Smash
tvp,,, A SCENE OF INDUSTRY.—BoIeno.
IW, o,;',,Place--Honest the best Policy—Honey and Whacks
bite It Steps Id Steps Rising—Catching Bees all a
.iteT:Ltabrae.e.hove youar to
Warning—Enlarged
when you attack a Bee-
ling and arnting—Enlarged Heads upon a New
pe
Ike—Dotnestic Bees—Long Needles—Royal Summons
otZral of Queen Bee and Suite—Grand Charee—Tab.eau
OF EXCITEMENT—PARIS EXHIBITION—A
;e CAFE BESIEGED.—BoIeno.
Lioli..Z.Nee'ing of All Nations (Russian excepted)—Fraterniea:
~.4„...vordiality of the Allies—" All the World's a Stage !.'
/tre-•r, °al of the World and his Wife, and the whole of his
ibDuab
;,i,ng with their Eldest Daughter, the " Fa-
to World by the " Sporting 'World ;" the
ttilV,,,,it.lll,,tthe ie ;"
World the " World upside down ;" the " Wide
o " Wieked World ;" and the " World in Arms."
it Ns at a Premium—Not a bed to be had—" My Lodging
toZthe cold (coal) Ground"—Clown and Pantaloon go Down
A Sweet Good Night to
111,_ .ft SCENE OF CONFUSION (LAID IN BEDS).
bed, to bed"—"
ith','R a
e Night Mare, which
"Tie when to Sleep the World retires"
us Three in be makes Clown a little hoarse—As
(I—A Night Concert, which die-concerto
the.,_ edgers —"We won't go home till inorning"—Putting
the °n the Shelf—Natives and a Settler—The War Whoop,
Itire7ar. Dance, and a Warming-pan Accompaniment—Fire !
Of the Fire! •-The House in an Uproar—Speedy Exit of some
t044,14,0:ger5, which finishes with " Confusion worse cell-

Ptott, ,r THE WEST END AND THE CITY.
hill
~„ avern, Haymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate-
t,f;ateasures and men—Hits and Skits at Everything and
tgetir3;ihing---Inns and Outs— Shoe-black Brigade —A Polished
ot ..,enin
.......
th, ^,I Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking-
for i---Ilowlett's Hair Dye—A Dyer's MaterialA Dire Art
Isci alsehood framed— Coloured Imitations —The sydenham
ilop,ll"'s--ireiglit of Fashion—Genuine Malt and Hops—All-
it,,,), Pale Ale—The East and the West—Scott's Lot, and a
'' fc'r Public Favour.
4 Viel NUMBER ONE, LONDON. , 61)04 tto Dakin's Tea Establishment, St Paul 's_« In to
riale ",,,t"--Bohemiatis and Teetotallers —Great Drawing Mate-
gets ~, the Magic Chest and the Enchanted Teapot—Clowu
imen.ea in it, and Pantaloon gets into Hot Water in co,re-
am inuibus Companies on the Old System and the .. ow
tioaer°' and the System that don't assist 'em—Strong.Oppohi-
PiIZM filial discovery of the " Right Men in their Rig t
I' L4i,--Wintek, bang, flip-flap, hey, presto, and Change to
' SCENE OF ALL that end.; this strange eventful
' DOora e,., History."
-4'll M past six, and commenco at cveD,
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