The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-27 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS_DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are one French mail, and one
tramburgh, with the express from Paris. The Bourse or.
Wednesday was languid, notwithstanding there was a trifling
advance in the funds; and Thursday being Christmas-day, the
Bourse was closed ; but at Tortoni's the Three per Cents.
were quoted at 76, 70.

THE FUNDS.
There being no arrivals this morning of importance, we are
very dull in the city for intelligence, and the general topic of
conversation entirely relates to the approaching dissolution of
Parliament, with the preparations going forward for the new
elections.
At the date of the last American accounts, there was an im-
provement in the demand for British goods, and a considerable
importation of Brandy from England was in the course of
being made, in consequence of the expectation that, until the
American claims were adjusted with France a heavy duty
would be laid upon all articles imported into the United States
from France.
Consols left off yesterday heavy, at 9171 92 for the Account,
owing to the great scarcity of money which is now in demand
for the elections, as well as for the payment of the bills be
coming due after Christmas.
The Spanish and Portuguese Stocks are in the same languid
state as they left off yesterday ; Spanish 53fi ; Portuguese
rather improved—may be quoted at 854, 86.
S T OE.
Consols may be quoted 91i to 92 for the Account,N
with
little or nothing doing.
Spanish, which had receded to 53, has since improved to
53a, owing to a letter from Saint Sebastian being handed
about 'Change confirming the recent victories of General
Mina.

Portuguese, which had also receded to 85i, may at present
be quoted 86 ; Exchequer Bills and other Foreign Securities
are much, the same as in the the morning.

Consols for Account, 91Z 92.

THREE 0' CL 0 C.C.

THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC. Among---- the
amusing contents of this work we particularly notiche gra-
phic Description of Rio de Janeiro, and of the eingular manners,
customs, &c. of its inhabitants ; the Court of the Emperor
Don Pedro ; Account of the Diaziond Mines of Brazil ;
Scenes at Valparaiso ; Society in' that City ; Tertulias on a
Sunday Evening ; Description of Santiago ; Copper Mines
of Bolivia ; Sketch of Lima and its Inhabitants ; Dress and
Manners of the Ladies ; Convents of San Augustin and San
Francisco ; South Americon Amusements ; Account of a Bull-
bait ; Festival of Santa Rosa ; Marriages in Peru ; Influence
of Priests; Arequipanian Ladies; Indian Pic- Nic Party; the
Lagoons ; Derivation of " The Pacific," &c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. 24, --.
Our Cotton Market continues languid, and although yester-
day's Manchester market was very fully attended by manufac-
turers and dealers, very little business was done, owing to
then usettled position of our market here, and the prevailing
opinion is, that Cotton will yet decline much further. The
latest estimates of the crop place it at 1,200,000 bales, but at
present, as far as we have seen, the quality of Boweds is far
inferior too that of last season. Sales to-day, 2,500 bales ;
9fdi rping. Nevi Boweds are very plentiful at Hd..
!, wrot? offececi freely id, below Friday, ,

THEATRES.

COVENT. GARDEN.
gab
The pantomine here is entitled Hai &gain and Queen' rosel
or the Three Glass Distaffs. The long-.estahlished supte t
of the artists of this theatre in this s':,rt of spectacle is k.edP, the
on the present occasion. Soave very beautiful scenery 31‘.0ter.-
grotesque merriment whiel forms the main body of the ;arger
tainment, and is cale:llated to delight the children of 3 'eito
growth, no less
I.nan the antics of Clown and Pantaloon
tupo,
the mirtla of the juveniles, for whose especial enjoYmenosate-
te:nimes are supposed to be got up. The story, for a•t't dmime must have a plot, although it is sometimes ay.
tine
pieces of more lofty pretensions, is taken from that fan:Altes,
which records the history of a king who had three da:a.,hola
whom he shut up for safety in a lonely tower,and to each osor
a fairy gave a glass distaff,which would break if the posse's gig
glected her duty. Queen Mab is the fairy, the father ;,‘ not'
Crusado, and of the three daughters, the youngest, tal'ir,e,
tiest and the best, is Finetta, who becomes Coh,'"' fire
She has two lovers. The one, Herman, is under alesrfor
tection of Queen. Mab ; the other, Prince Richcroftyb!
'otter
his patron and ally Furibore, an evil genius. Of 'better
Finetta prefers Herman, partly because slyz; likes Mel
ot ar
than his rival—more, perhaps, because 'the King does %cc°
prove of him for a son-
to the lonely tower, and wooeS in so boisterous a raether
Richcraft gaze oaer
that the lady runs away fro ':a him for ver fear with her of
lover. Furibore pursu:"..,s them, and they arc at length reol
by the Fairy Qucn, who, by way of reconciling thes inte
to the match, changes him into Pantaloon, "
the leve'ed the
Harlequin and Columbine, and the other
personag,ese;
pamtomime are provided in the usual manner.
.0. 0 0' gins the accustomed round of incidents and ehaPpentil'
scene. Columbine and Harlequin dance, and Ciott,ll and, and
loon are kicked and beaten till one's head is co.
one's bones ache to look at them. In one of the scenesper-
nival is represented, a propos to which Mr. Bi•ackraere forms some astonishing feats on the slack rope, 31‘,0 °
W. Lawrence some still more estop:o-11g di. is th°
limb. The latter, with the exceptirnt of MaL.uricr-, :Teo most remarkable artist in
Lthis
But the great merit, and wear is likely to prove the which
attraction, of the pantorni4e, is the „ries of dioramas that has been Ioe:;r);,test
ent
have been furnished by the Messrs. Grieve. Tll„,Fhavei':
views of Heligoland, the Mouth of the Elbe, `-'ldalac4-1
Altona, Hamburg's, the Brandenburgh Gate, Berlia,„"r;ae,B4.'
of Sans Souci, Dresden, Leipsic, Frankfort-on-the"uB- nao'
Rotterdam. The subjects are judiciously selected, and
egictiVe
6(1 in a pure, delicate, and at the same time very -t 6
style. To travellers they recal objects of
great interest CO' force, and to home-keeping folks they give t 1 hto
terfeit presentment of scenes which every one
nies'4 entit'et
have beheld. The other parts of the
performance ar°tl first
to considerable praise. A Miss Reekie appeared f°l: 'te
e
time as Columbine, and appeared to have all the recitr%sl
liEcations for the part—a pretty face, good figure, gr`wahich a
vity, and a very creditable skill in that sort of ds.ncing, lover,
Columbine ought to display. Clown, Pantaloon, and „wren*,
were all efficiently represented, and a troop of little eqerseir
the attendants of the Fairy Queen, and the Qveep
Prof
(Miss Marshall), were as well entitled to a shar.• of elf late
the biggest actor in the troop. We have 'Jot seern'turahll
years, a better pantomime: nor one which 'was more la;etire•
received, or which gave fairer promise of proving attra

This little arena of
favourite uripantomimete pieces,
viz,.,lastmoats'
-a-Lik:LPHI a Christl
Ghost. It irili'rfia and festiv.ity produced blilhet
at the l ' nof two esta no
4. cone um . ,r„ v
if r/eqlllll
Lae Last Days of Pompeii and O_lY
S P;,titled Oranges and Lemons ; or, -."- dlv
and the Bello '
ni-ii, c. St. Clements ; from which expressive all dOO
the r titre it may be easily concluded that it is founure ad
smaller growth," commencing ~ nursery rhymes, so well known to children of "large.
with—
" Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clements ;"
and in verity, we bad all these bells, so familiar to our ear
personified within our sight--from St. Clements to the `: gO,O,
bell at Bow ”...._ding dong went some eight or ten gent] Bells
well known to the inhabitants of this great metropolis. toe,
in outward appearance undoubtedly, but who, in a short to-
proved themselves beaux from their amorous propees't"Frole•
wards a certain fair belle named Bellina (Miss Lane.) ,hcso
the uproar created in the capital by the discordance of
at
__„,
men of metal, the intercession of a fairy is sought t 1
sqv
store harmony to the " ring." The Queen of the Gta in
Lake (Miss Lebatt) proffers her kind aid, it, ''
time frOln Glasshouse-yard to save " St. 3131,..t ism--
from being crushed by " St. Giles," who calls in tulles,'
pressive force of (its own material) " brick-bats and tea to
and in the very nick of time the two rivals arc transform
of
two Clowns ; the fair object of their amours, Bellina, to ones
the two Columbines (for the present enlargement of this ~F.c,
has produced an enlargement of pantomimic characters,2a Te.,
two other parochial authorities are transmogrified tr, II
errs,
quin and Pantaloon. Hence ensues all those tricks, eq,i.ds
leaps, and falls usually considered the component parts all its
species of extravaganza . and ill which we could notice allre'st
usual inconsistenThe 0
_rg,
MS .-witliout any great novelty.
redemption of fae piece was the activity and skill of the act:iiers
Ring and San the
Gib",*a as Harlequin, Broivn as Pantaloon,
as the two Clowns, and the Misses Lane and Griffiths .5.,.4t
Columbines, severally exerted themselves to the utmost of z"v

DRURY-LANE. bos#
Rowe's Tragedy of Jane Shore was followed at this
tfe
last night by a " Grand chivalric entertainment," i",,,01 t
acts, entitled King Arthur, and the Knights of his 11:0
Table. A more splendid, brilliant, and imposing sr.c7it
was, we believe, never represented on the British sta‘re• tot
scenery was ineel‘d "prepared on a scale of unusual e% ,
and grandeur ;" and the dresses were rich eren to gorg!I0
ness. The effect of this spectacle, or entertainment, B'7' itties
termed in the bills, was greatly enhanced by the introduc.`"ra
of Mr. Ducrow's stud of horses, whose docility called
frequent manifestations of wonder and delight from a col'
audience.

A
The name of the piece is a misnomer, for King Arco.
not the principal hero, but a Sir Roland, surnamed the:g'i
stant, a Knight of his Court, and the beloved of the Al,
sister, Morgana La Faye, a sorceress. The first seelp,
presents the interior of the castle of Sir Roland (Mr•
I,rr,
Cooke), who is asleep, surrounded by his minstrels, armo
of
and other attendants. His page Merlin() (Miss Poole) send
the Wizard Merlin, represents to hint in a dream GY;S-is
(Miss Clifton) King Arthur's daughter, with whom, be ', •
love, but who is herself subject to the power of the soreers
who keeps her confined in an enchanted castle. Morgaae,i
Faye (Mrs. Vining), the sorceress then enters, flying ePica
Dragon, and declares her love for the Knight, by `i."•
she is rather uncourteously rejected. in her rage she ha
td,
course to enchantment, and strikes him dumb, changing ~.id,
colour of his dress and armour to a deep scarlet, and torueo
ding him to raise his visor till the spoil is broken. The l'.
scene represents King Arthur (Mr. Diddear) in council eg
~
circled by a band of trusty Knights, assembled to discuss I;
taro overtures made by the Romans, then in possessionied
great part of England. The ambassadors are admitted aj
dismissed ; after which Sir Roland enters, and by signs
forms the King of what has happened, and obtains his perm is
sion to seek the enchanted castle and deliver the Princes-;,4
lady love. Meantime the sorceress, who is attended by unl'ds
( Mr. Wieland), a goblin dwarf, and a band of demons, conaa.,c4
the castle to be guarded with all diligence, which is discoveris
after Cormoran, the Giant Warder has been slain by Jrol°,
Galadin, (Mr. Harley) Sir Roland's armourer. The stee,Ds
ing of the enchanted castle is one of the most rnata,ct'of
scenes in the whole piece. A precipitous and broad'ilie',
steps lead up to the castle, the whole of which seems a,'.l
blaze, and in the midst of it the Knights, with Sir Rehr
their head, are seen attacking their hellish foes with sir
and battle-axe, trampling them by dozens under the hoe sf,
their furious steeds. The contest rages terriffiCally fora c,
siderable time up and down the flight of steps, and it is '""/
possible to witness without admiration the finished training ?,,
Ducrow's horses and the beauty of the animals. They'truth, are the great actors in this piece. From the grl.ebe -
elevation, and apparent difficulty of ascent, there woli
something rather fearful in this scene, were it not for the coed,
viction that these animals were in a state of perfect coraitiao
and
Sir Roland being so far successful against the Castle'
his
having thus given a sufficient proof of bodily prowess,
a),
Christian virtues and constancy are next put to the trial'
He and the other Knights are introduced to the enchaa',r,
hall of the castle, and through the management of the se
ceress and her goblin dwarf are tempted with all the all're, 0
ments of beauty, music, dance, song, and wine. Tile temptations, however, through the timely admonit!tia
of his page, have no effect upon Sir Roland, but the ?te'er
s,
Knights are made captive by the syrens of the castle. ",,(1
there is another terrific contest, Sir Roland single-handed his
on foot attacking the whole household of devils to resaleo,
brethren in arms. In the third act there is a Royal Vtartbe
ment. Nothing can be more rich; and the tilting °'
;tie
Knights, or rather of her black mutes, who had been subs`jiicl
ted for them by Morgana, is carried on in a way that
hardly fail to have beer, applauded, even by the ancient coed, love, when a tournament was something more than slog
The King's encampment, the triumphal entry into Carisnd
and the ceremonial of the nuptials between Sir Rolo'
Ggneth, are also exquisite proofs of the skill of the artister,
whom these scenes were prepared. To the prineiPal jag'
formers, the greatest praise is due for the very excellent 0.
ner in which they went through their parts. Mr. Coos ei
admirable throughout, and it requires
no little prese"%v4
mind to preserve a uniformity of action during so long a Piecenil
amidst such scenes of powerful excitement. There were s'd
Re
rich touches of comic humour in Harley's performance;
well
were pleased to see that even knighthood, which he g,4
earned, did not make him forget Dorothy Stump
era
Humby) to whom he was betrothed. The partingZelbf
was remarkably well managed on both sides. Mrs. '4
sung a very pleasant little ballad, ending with—
asn what they all fight sfor nobody knows," her
a chorus, which was encored. We have seldom 'aeett,
to greater advantage than we did last night. Wieland
the best specimen of a goblin we ever saw---in fact 11`; ino
inimitable. We have neither time nor space for enteringoeicl
the merits of the other actors respectively. Besides, it see
be impossible from their numbers, for never before did we are
such a congregation of theatrical ability. Still the aeterillef
but a secondary consideration in the entertainment of
ft sneG'
Arthur. The spectacle is the great thing ; and, it lOW
tacle, it is without a rival, or even an approach to "' odes;
gination would carry us much farther, but we candOY ,c'ad not
it never carried us so far with an impression that we u io
passed the bounds of possibility. The gorgeous seen be
King Arthur cannot be described, and must be seen °lot
appreciated. The expense of getther up this piece the
have been enormous; but we confideatly expect that ea
lessee will lose nothing by his
public spirit. If sr cf -
event were to take place, which is impossible, it would 'e is
grace to the British metropolis.