The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-24 00:00:00

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

Tae Allan Brown, from Newport, and Nautilus, from
Palermo, at Boston; Astoria and Red Rose, from Liver
pool, at Charleston; Guthrie, from London, at Mobile;
Lady Falkland, from Glasgow, Abeona and Brutus,
from London, Sophia M'Keuzie and Granada, from
Cadiz, and Oromocto, from Liverpool, at New Orleans;
Tanawand, from Liverpool, at Philadelphia; Colonist,
from Liverpool, and Palato, from Bri,to►, at Savannah,
The British brig Constitution, from New York f.a. St
John's, New Brunswick, was t tally lost on Fisherkiln's
Island, 29th tilt. Tha barqu,e Clarpt, from Newport for
iiinpton, Jamaica, with coals, was wrec'Led 30th De-
cember, on Cobden Rack; crew saved, and taken to Bar-
bsdoes. The British barque Octavia, from Valrzraiso
for Panama, was wreaked near the entrance to the port
of St. Maim; crew saved.

THE NORTH-STAFFORDSHIRE
ELECTION.

STAFFORD, SATURDAY.—Tho High Sheriff, John
Barker. Esq., having fixed the nomination for this day
(Saturday), at teu o'clock the doors of the Shire-hail
were thrown open, and a highly-respectable and nume-
rous body of freeholders assembled to take part in the
proceedings.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
The Hon. and Rev. J. C. TALBOT came forward and
nominated Mr. Smith Child as a tit end proper person
to represent the northern division of the county of Sul&
ford in the Commons House of Parliament.—(Cheers.)
The Hon. Mr. JERVIS seconded the nomination.

The DIOR SHERIFF asked if there was any other can-
didate to be proposed, and, there being no reply, ho de-
clared that Mr. Smith Child was duly elected. •
This announcement was received with general cheering.
The return having been signed,
Mr. CHILD, on presenting himself, was most enthu-
siastically cheered. The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to
say that he appeared before them as the advocate of
Conservative principles—(Cheers)—principles which
they would allow him to say -were hereditary in his fa-
mily. His opinions had become a little more modified
in some respects, and he thought most men did the same
as they advanced in life. He professed a deep attach-
ment to those Constitutional principles which preserved
in their integrity the three estates of the realm—that
triple combination, the Queen, Lords, and Commons—
(Great applause)—each independent is action, yet unit-
ing to form one splendid whole—each pursuing its own
legitimate functions, but when combined forming that
happy system which seemed in his opinion to be best
suited to the wants, prosperity, and happiness of this
great country.—(Cheers.) He retained his attachment
to the old Protestant faith, as being an important prin-
ciple of the Constitution—that article of political faith
which owns a Protestant Sovereign as the alone supreme
head of a Protestant country and a Protestant Church—
(Loud cheers)—and he would not admit the interfe-
rence of any foreign power, whether ecclesiastical or
civil, with the Constitution of this land as at present
established.—(Loud cheers.) He retained his attach-
ment to those great institutions which had made this
country the envy of all others, and which, while other
nations had been torn by revolutions, stood calmly by,
not an uninterested spectator, but pursuing her own
course in peace. He would, therefore, guard well those
principles under which Great Britain had so long pros-
pered: he thought it was not wise to be too much given
to change.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman then pro-
ceeded to the subject of education, and said he believed
that a country to be great and glorious must have her
people instructed, and brought up in habits of religion
and virtue.—(Cheers.) They might differ as to the
means of education, but while they differed let them re-
member that the children were growing up men and
women; population would not wait for them. He thought
in a social and religious point of view that the educa-
tion of the people was a matter of the deepest import-
ance.—(Cheers.) He agreed with Mr. Jervis in think-
ing that it was the duty of the Legislature to take into
consideration the taxation of this country. He thought
that the present system was most unfair, and that the
taxation of the country might be equalised. He considered
the principle on which the income-tax was levied very nn-
just; it was unfair to the professional man, whose in-
come depended upon the pursuit of his engagements, but
which ill health might prevent him following; it was
unfair to the tradesman, who was subject to vicissitudes,
as both cf them had to pay the same rate as a man who
possessed a fiscal income arising from realized property.
—(Loud cheers.) There was one way of reducing tax-
ation upon which most men agreed—exercising a strict
economy in public matters; and it would be his endea-
vour when in Parliament to promote economy as far as
possible consistent with the honour of the country and
the efficiency of the public service.—(Cheers.)
izAesn of
had already intimated, he was not so much and,citremem-
the world as he was a native of England;
bering that charity, began at home.,
a living
British industry so as to enable each man gainhetowOuld protect
lace
by the occupation which he foilowed, andd
and his family in that independent positionP himself
which a man
had a right to expect from the exe teise of his own skill
and labour.—(Cheers.) British industry was a term of
a
wide and loose acceptation, and numerous branches of it
were carried on in this county, rind he was happy and
thankful to say. that for the most part in that divi-
sion of the county of Stafford, the trades of the
district were in a prosperous condition—(Hear, hear)
—and long
might they continue so to, be. But
while they rejoiced in the prosperity of many of the
industrial branches, could they shut their eyes to the
fact that British farmers were suEfering infinite distress?
The distress of the agricultural interest had b?en recog-
nised in the Speech from the Throne upon the opening
of Parliament, and therefore they might rely upon it
that it was no fictitious distress. But, notwithstanding,
no measures had been suggested by the Government to
alleviate that depression. The distress of the agricultural
interest was like a dark cloud overhanging the horizon;
it rendered the prospect gloomy, which otherwise would
have been bright and sunny. He did not wish to raise
hopes which possibly might apt be grotiiiod, or did he

l 5
r •
es ' •
wish to ke promises the fulfilment of which was. Of
reiri/V
erertain.---(Loud cheers.) As a new and indepentlen,t,
Member of Parliament he asked their indulgence; 44
his 'best endeavcurs were exerted in their behap4pla
hoped they would excuse him, seeing that it wasli rliier, t-,,
want of ability which was required in trim to .4rfe
them. He should never forget, whatever his future lot
might be, the day on which he was returned Member
for the northern division of Staffordshire.—(Cheers.)
The Honourable Member again presented himself,
and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Barker; the high-
sheriff, for his great urbanity and strict impartiality
during the proceedings. The proposition was carried
amidst acclamations, and the court broke up.
Shortly after the conclusion of the proceedings in the
Shire-hall, the friends of Mr. Smith Child were enter-
tained at luncheon at the Swan, the Vine, and other
hotels in the town. At the Swan, Mr. Child presided,
and in the course of the after luncheon' proceedings the
Rev. W. Talbot announced that he had that morning re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Adderley stating, that last
night (Friday) Lord John Russell, to the great surprise
of every one in the House, had intimated a resignation,
a dissolution, an amalgamation, or something else, upon
which people might form their own judgments. He ad-
vised the electors of North Staffordshire to be upon the
alert, for he thought a crisis was approaching. Mr. Ad-
derley's statements were received with cheers, and a most
determined spirit shown to support that gentleman end
Mr. Child against any opposition.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. XII.
A GLANCE AT THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP AN
LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING.

"No fair illusions! artful phantoms, no "
ThomaoN's Castle of Indolence.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,---The Newmarket Handicap being preceded in
the season by those of Northampton and Epeom, it na-
tural' enough follows that the running displayed in the
races for those stakes may materially alter any plans
previously laid down on the handicap at head-quarters ;
tor.instance, should Glauca, Mouse, Vatican, William
the Conqueror, Windischgratz, Dromedary colt, Leger-
demain, Gillyflower, Mooltan, Bushranger, or The Cut-
ler win either the Northampton or Metropolitan Handi-
caps they are penalized 71bs, or for sweeping both; 101 b;
the latter feat, however, can only be accomplished by
four of the nominations--Mouse, Vatican, Brother to
Truthteller, and colt by Johu O'Gaunt, the three first
• without the shadow of a chance of attaining any such
distinction, the last named might do it, but the odds are
long against any such affair coming off; with the excep-
tion of Legerdemain and the colt by John O'Giunt, the
71b penalty would most effectually put_ the rest of the
abovenamed hors-de-combat; consequently, it is not
my intention to present yea with any "fair illusions
or artful phantoms," but to put you into possession of
those advantages which judgment or information
has made me the proprietor of, in as brief a
form as possible. Scott, Kent, Treen, and Stebbing,
have each a trio among the acceptances, the great
northern stable being represented by Uric!, 5 yrs,
Bst 2ib; Legerdemain, 5 yrs, 7st 61b; and Champion,
5 yrs, 7st; the Goodwood by William the Conqueror,
4 yrs, Bst; Hesse Romberg, 3 yrs, sst 51b; and Anti-
gone, 3 yrs, sst 21b; the Beckhampton by Windisch-
gratz, 4 yrs, ist 131 b; Clermont, aged, let 71b; and
Woodlark, 5 yrs, 7st 21b; and the Hambleton by The
Cutler, 3 yrs, sst 101 b; Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, sst 71b; and
the John O'Gaunt colt, 3 yrs, sst, As it is possible that
Legerdemain (who, if well, is intended beyond all doubt
for Northampton) may win the Northamptonshire Han-
dicap, and consequently be penalized 71bs, in which case
Uriel would probably be the champion of the stable, I
cannot set her down as a starter at present, but should
she run well up at Northampton, or not start there, at
7st 61b, she must be about the mark for this stake. Of
Kent's trio commend me to Antigone or Hesse Horn-
berg, in preference to William the Conqueror. From
Treen's lot I should select Woodlark; but from Steb-
bing's I hardly know, the house being divided between
The Cutler and The John O'Gaunt colt, but as the
money seems to be to some extent on the former, I sup-
pose, I must take him for choice. Not conceiving that
Mr. Payne imagines Glauca can successfully carry Ist
for this event, I shall take Mouse, 4 yrs, Gat 91b, as the
representative of his stable. Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst 71b,
will most probably be reserved for Chester. Pitsford,
4 yrs, Bst 61b, entered for all, accepts only for this out
of the four handicaps; his chance is in this instance
rather obscure. Vatican, 5 yrs, Bst 31b, will, I
fancy, give place to his stable companion The
Brother to Truthteller, 3 yrs, sst 41b. The colt by
Dromedary, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b, has got a matter of half-a-
dozen pounds too much on his back. Strongbow, 5 yrs,
7st 121 b, is handicapped very fairly; he will be found in
front at the finish of the race. The Knight of Gwynn°
and Bushranger, both four years old, . the former at
7st 51b and the latter at 7st 21b, are almost on a par,
their running last year was respectable; they, however,
with Moulton, 4 yrs, Est 131 b, Minimum, 5 yrs, same
weight, and Kissaway, 5 yrs, 7st, seem to me to be held
tolerably safe by Quasimudo, 5 yrs, Est 10:b. Recruit,
3 yrs, sst 101 b, and Eatre-noun, same age and weight,
have to receive so very little of Quasirnodo and Kiss-
awry for their couple of years that their winning does
not look just now very probable on paper, whatever it
may do on the day of the race. As Jar as I can ewer-
taid at pre cut, the following list contains the names cf
those intended for this stew, viz.:—Quasimodo, Mouse,
PitstOrd, Brother to Truthieller, Leger Cemain or LTriel,
Antigone, Woodlark, Stroh6b..x, Knight of wyhEe,
Recruit, B•ahrang,r, t 7.;% George, K;sstwe,y, Topic n:,
The Cutler or John O'Gaunt colt, .Entre- Lew., Nontie-
scriot, and Moulton. Hui:ling -ticott's horse (no matte-r
whetner Uriel or Legerdemain) harmless, I shall look
to Quasirnodo as the ebsolato winner! reserving the
chances of The Knight of Gwyane, woodlark, &rang-
bo Antigone, anel one or two others low in the scale
for future consideration.

My opinion as expressed on Friday last concerning
the Liverpool events remains for the most part unaltered.
The Little Queen is likely to receive some stout opposition
from the Seignor of Holderness for the flurdie Race;
and Mica Burns will run better fir this stake than is
generally expeted.
With regard to the Spring Cup, I still think that
Doubt and the other favouri'e (Panope) will be beaten;
and that if Unity cannot accomplish the deed, Cauriri
or The Baroness will; besidese these, Conveyor and
Wilmot are the only animals likely to figure to advan-
tage in the race. Myrtilia is scratched.
For the Steeplechase, 'yclept the Grand National, I
am_.inclined to think that the favourites, with one or two
exceptions, will be found in the rear, and that the struggle
will be amongst the batch I selected last Friday, viz.:—
Fugittve, ' Farnham Rattrap, Tipperary Boy, Sir John,
Abd el-Kader, and Maria Day, and I think I shall not
be far out if I place them thus:—
FUGITIVE or FARNHAM
RATERAY 2
ABD.EL-KADER
TIPPERARY BOY

Venice is reported to be amiss. The ground is in
excellent order. Eight are expected to run for the
Hurdle Race, ten for the Spring Cup, and from twenty
to twenty-four for the Stecplecbast.—l am, Sir, &c.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Feb. 24, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
ARRIVALS AT,LIVERPOOL.—MuItigan, Greyeteel, Cur-
rig, and Little George. Venice is reported to be amiss.
The Myrtle filly is scratched for the Spring Cup.
EP:SOM SUMMER MEETING.
Mr. Dorling has advertised two more races for the
May Meeting, viz.—a Plate of lON., to be run on the
first day. auo a Two-year old Stzke with 50/. added, for
the third day. These and the Stand Plate close on Sa-
turday next.

MINTING APPOINTMENTS.
Her Majesty's staghounds will meet on Tues. at New
Lodge; Fri. Ivey Heath—it.
Ludlow Hs.. Tues. Hope Bagot; Fri. Onibury-10.
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Tues. Oarehill; Wed. Wherwell
Wood; Thurs. Walser Wood; Sat. Roche-court-11.
Bath stag hds., Tues. Falkland; Fri. Melksham-11i,
Donnington hds., Tues. Belton Village; Sat. Clifton
Mr. M. Ingram's Thurs. Bagot's Park; Sat. Rol-
leston
Raiford's hds., Tues. North Gate, Oston Warren;
Sat., Moresby Park-10i.
Mr. Lumley's lids., Tues. Blyth Law Hill; Thurs.
Aston; Fri. South Whestley-10i.
Sir R. Sutton's lids., Tues. Bunny Village; Wed
Roecliffe Hall; Thurs. Allexton; Sat. Virartnaby Stone-
pits-11.
Duke of Rutland's hdo., Tues. Great Gorterby ; Fri.
Aswar by Park-10i.
Lord H. Bentinck's Tues. Barton; Wed. Bru-
ton-village; Thurs. Eagle-ball; Fri. Wragby ;Sat. Harps
well-11.
Lord Elcho's lids., Wed. Longridge; Fri. Etal; Sat.
Bewick-101.
Newcastle and Gateshead harrs, Fri. Greenside-10.
Tindele lids., Fri. Black Seddon —loi.
—.riHaydon hds., Wed. Langley-tollbar• Sat• ng,,on-
ha PI •

bcaorur:yThadess.., livirenelde.y-Bwaormod ;toFiir;i.
ELroLugGhroeras:
611-9.
morpeth
ley-mooi.
StSallutorkhnat-10
Billingham harrs.,Thurs.Sheraton-104.
East Essex lids., Tues. Catley-cross; Thurs. Wethers-
field-town; Sat. Braxted Green Man-10i.
Mr. Conyers' lids., Thurs. Myles; Sat. High Rooth-
ing-street-105.
South Essex hds.' Tues. Horndon-104.
Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues. West Bergholt White
Hart; Fri. Wistou-104.
Suffolk hds., Toes. Walsharc-hall; Thurs. Bradley-
park; Sat. Pakenharh-street-10i.
Badsworth h s., Tues. Notton-village; Thurs. Askern ;
Sat. lham-10/2.
Lord Yarborough's lids., Wed. Normanby clump; Sat.
Newsham-lodge-11.
Sir Tatum. Sykes' hds., Wed. Hildingley-gate; Fri.
Thorne-hour.
Cottesrnore lids., Tuts. Gaston; Thurs. Careby; Sat.
Leesthorpe-11.
woo Fr Floitzwilliam'B lids., Wed. Tittclkra:wrt.lo:dF:
Mr, Helier': Tues. Viraeoo
Legsby ; Sat. Welton-wood-11,
_an,a_Heath ;
Fri.
Can.
Atherstone lids., Wed. No-M
Hiroble-ton; Fri. Brock-
, Welland.
Los; Cucrse.drenr-ohmille;srtirgi.
aiUritlolitnigs-
eWr 11 VI
g- r. Cet Sin;t emSr htni
on lids.,i°a k.
Upton bra., Tues.
nd Knoll; Fri. Cupso.bos"
wilicke_refoorid.shire lids.,
nor Frith-wood-4 qt.

NOTICE.
BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY FOR 1851,
Corrected to the Present Time,
And including Numerous Additional Families,
Will be ready with the Magazines, February 28, in two very large
volumes, printed in double columns, price 21.25., bound.
This important National Work comprises a Genealogical and
heraldic Dictionary of the whole of the Landed Gentry of Great
Britain and Ireland, with Particulars of 100,000 persons connected
with them ; forming a necessary Companion
Mto all Peerages.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great arlborough-street.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
The Public is respectfully ixforined that a Juvenile Night
will be given on Thursday Evening next, Feb. 27, on which occasion
the Pantomime of ALONZO the BRAVE and the FAIR I3lOGINE;
or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold, will
commence the performances.
After which CO PARENTS and GUARDIANS.
To conclude with BETSY BAKER ; or, "Too Attentive by Half."
Characters by Messrs. J. Vining, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss
Murray.
Children under Twelve years of age admitted at half-price.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented. by her Majesty's 8?.: Tanta
THE OLD LOVE AND THE NEW. Sir Algernon Courtonn,
Mr. Cooper; Major Stock, Mr. Emery; Captain Sidney Courtoun,
Mr. J. Anderson ; Mr. Haythorn, Mr. Barrett : Miss Trimmer, Mrs.
Ternan ; Camilla Haythorn, Mrs. Nisbett ; Cherry Bounce, Mrs.
Walter Lacy.
_After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ tEL,
THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vaiiienhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander-
son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr.
Rafter ; Jephtele, Miss F. Vining ; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lia,
Madlle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who
has been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her
litth appearance in England.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c.

ACT I.
INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TENT,
Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset.
The Travellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael
with the Caravan for Memphis.
Camels of the Desert.
Act 11.
The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS.
Arrival of Azael.
Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings.
Lia, and Troop of Almees.
Grand Pas de Fascination by Maine. Victorine Legraln.
The ensemble by Madame Louise, Maddles. Falser, Julie, aad
Coryphees.

The ilaniester—False Dice—ALiel's Prodigality—the Love Token
VIEW near MEMPHIS.

Reuben in search of his Son—the False Friend.
Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS.
Orgie.

Grand Pas de Poignards by the Coryphees.
Azael recovers the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Spring—Azael surprised
in the Sacred Temple—the " Human Victim."
The Doom of the Prodigal.
Acv 111.
TENT of NEMROITD, the Camel Driver.
'Arrival of Travellers —Degradation of the Prodigal—the Slave—the
False Friend—the Gift Restored—Despair of the Prodigal.
The Dream.
The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH.
The Harvest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Return of the
Prodigal.
Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert.

rHEATHE ROIC,th. HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
THIS EVENING, _

Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called PRE-
SENTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Captain
Montague, Mr Howe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla-
mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss
Reynolds , Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining.
To be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD
FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier,
Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilllarn.
To conclude with the Nautical Drama of BLACK-EYED SUSA.N.
William, Mr. Davenport; Admiral, Mr. Rogers; Captain Crosstree,
Mr. Parselle ; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buekstone ; Jacob Twig, Mr. H. Bed
ford ; Susan, Miss A. Vining.

TUEATRE ROYAL, ADELVaI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, n 3 acts, entitled
BELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth.
Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ;
the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel-
phegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ;
Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini
Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar.
To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ;
or, the Spider Xing. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. J.
Smith, Honey, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzvvilliam,
Madame Celeste, &c.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Ream and Mr.
Mr. Flexmore's Benefit.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed TIIE MERCIIANT OF VENICE. I.4hyloelt,
{r. C. Kean ; Portia, Miss Phillips.
To be followed by the first aot of ESMERALDA, in which Mr.
Flexmore and 3ladlle Auriol will appear.
After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO
THE BRAVE AND TUE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the
Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Fiesmore ;
Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine,
Miss Carlotta Le Clercq.

LOYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestria.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed

A ROMANTIC IDEA.
After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza,
to be called KING CHARMING; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise.
Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter,
Bellingham, and lionner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews,
Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale.
To conclude with
THE RINGDOVES, in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews
Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren.
Great hit of the historical Romance of Sextus the Fifth.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed SEXTUS THE FIFTH ; or, The Broken Vow.
Alter which THAT ODIOUS CAPTAIN CUTTER.
To conclude with CIIAMBER. PRACTICE.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Uader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
Extraerdinary series of attractive novelties.
THIS EVENING _ _ _

The Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC; or the Mail of Or.

leaWs, with new and costly costumes.

Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes- of the Circle.
To conclude with an entirely new and original grand Eques-
trian Drama, entitled TIIE HORSE AND THE OASTLER ; or,
The Black Legend of Rothcrhithe.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four.
Stage .Manager, Mr. T. Thompson.

HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE
Tats DQY —lin:ming 0 min. after 8 I Evening 34 Inln. after
To-gbaaow—Morning 11 min. after 9 I Evening 55 Pnin. after 9

THE WEATHER.—SVN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 24
THERMOMETER, LN THE SHADE.
45—highest since noon yesterday.
30 —lowest this morning and during the night.
47—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.83.
WIND S.W.—dull, hazy weather.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.

KINGSTOWN (Di-m.IN) —Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze
overcast.
PLYMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
BRIGHTON—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SOUTHAMPTON—Wind N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
FOLKESTONE —Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
BASINGSTOKE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—foggy.
GttEi N W ICH—Calm— foggy.
SWINDON—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast.
COLCHESTER—Wind N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
CAMBRIDGZ—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
RUGBY—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast.
BIRMINGHAM—Wind N.E., strong breeze—overcast.
PETERBOROUGH—Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy.
YARMOUTH—Wind W., calm—foggy.
CREWE—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
HOLYHEAD—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—frost.
LANCASTER—Wind E., calm—principally clear.
WatlßlC—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
DARLINGTON—Wind S. by W., gentle breeze—frost, fog.
SNAP—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—principally clear.
WHITYHAVE Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
13xrrocK—Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy.
BERIVICK--W Ind W., gentle breeze—cloudless.

The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Friday morning at nine
o'clock :--
LDIERICK—Wind E, calm—cloudless.
CA atow—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
BICLLINGAR—Wind W., gentle breeze—sharp frost, fog.
DUNDALK—Wind N. W., calm—frosty.
WHlTEnavEs—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.