The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

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ALLIANCE (FRANCE and ENGLAND)
BANK. (Caisse de I'Alliance Anglo-Fran-
eaise, Societe'en Comwaudite, in Paris, with liability limited
°the amount of Shares, and to be formed* hereafter into a
80eiet6 A ionyme)*: established for the transaction of busi-
-4,88 at an I between Paris, London, and Constantinople.
'Capital, 800,0001. in shares of 20/. each.
bf Bankers—The Union Bank of Loudon, Loudon.
kers—M:ssrs. Hope and po4gson, 26, Royal Exchange,
London; A, A.Hoghton, Esq., Angel-court,Throgmorton-
street.

adlieiters--Messrs. Swift and Wagstaff, Great George-street

Westminster.
tituding Counlel—J. H. Lloyd, Esq., King's Bench-walk,
Temple.
secretary—Edward Geach, Esq.

Offices (pro te-n.), 31, Threadneedle-street.
Tridei the control and special protection of the French Go.
!Vnmeat and laws,, the Alliance (France and England) Bank
will combine, with the great advantages thus offered, a strict
114 Plication of the sound principles of the above-mentioned
lionclou banks, and will supply a want which has been long
gilt,
and is generally admitted. At the same time it will not
Net. into competition with any of the existing banking esta-
Oislaments in London, where its business will be strictly that
;agency,
4e.'sponsible managers and agents of high respectability, well
l'ailversaat with international business and basking, have
'4'401 secured for Paris, London, and Constantinople.
Ths shares will be of 20t. each, payable to bearer, and with-
sat any further liability.
Under tho French law of limited liability, the shareholders
ere not required to sign any deed of settlement.
The capital of 800,000/. will not be increased without the
ite.th44lority of a general meeting of the sharehoHers. It will be
0(1 In separate series of shares, and the holders of the first
dies 7 will have a preferential pro rata right to the succeeding.
dues.

Applications for shares may be made in the annexed form,
addressed to the brokers, Messrs. Hope and Dodgson, 26,
40 Yal Eichange, London ; and A. A. Hoghtou, Esq., 12,
tbgel-court, Throgmorton-street ; or to Edward Geach,
14q., secretary, 31, Threadneedle-street ; but no application
ill be entertained unless a deposit of U. for each share ap-
red for be previously made with the Union Bank of Lon-
na, the bankers of the Company. This deposit will be
mourned in the event of the application not being acceded to;
413t1 if an allotment be made it will be applied towards the
Posit of 5/. per share, which will be then payable.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARKS.
o the Council of the Alliance (France and England) Bank.
Gentlerden,—l request you to allot me shares of 20/.
4114 in this Bank, and I hereby agree to accept the same or
~1413, less number which may be allotted to me, and to pay the-
" Posit of 5/. per share allotted ; and in the event of my fail-
4. herein I hereby agree to forfeit the deposit now made
kith the bankers of the Company, and I authorise you to
Nagel the allotment.

Name -
Prufession of business
Address
Date

ALLIANCE (FRANCE and ENGLAND)
BANK.—The present ISSUE of SHARES
LIMITED to 19,000, viz., One-fourth of the Capital ; and
the Holders of Shares in this issue will be entitled to a pro
1'44 Allotment of the succeeding issues.
EDWARD GEACH, Secretary. •
31, Threaducedle-street, Loudon.

ALLIAN (FRANCE and ENGLAND)
.a
BANK. —NO FURTHER APPLICA-
LONS for SHARES can be RECEIVED after MONDAY
Ilett, 18th instant.

„ • EDWARD GEACH, Secretary.
31, Threadneedle-street, London.

TELEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN
Lessee for the Christmas Pantomime,
Mr. J. IL ANDERSON.
EXTENSION OF THE SEASON.
Postponement of Mr. Anderson's Benefit.
Immense Success of Rob Roy. —Novelties in Preparation.
1.111 assuming the management at Christmas last of the
mrgest theatre in Loudon, Professor Anderson pledged him-
-141!1,f to the public to produce the most gorgeous, and, if pos-
-I'4, the best pantomime of the season. Efficiently to carry
mat that pledge he determined to spare no cost, nor fail to
, 41111 himself of whatever t alen t lie could discover and cote-
am'i- His arrangements were made fora period of six weeks,
~,mt Which term he did not expect the pantomime to run. En-
1711ntering many difficulties in producing a ptutomicao at a
klllee Where none had been for years—where noariy all the
chiuery had to be constructed and every " property" to be
'made—The Bello Alliance, or The Field of the Cloth of Gold,
W 8 placed on the stage at as cutlay of nearly 7,0 )01., and
I,ee at once recognised by the press and by the public as
img worthy of the house at which it was presented and the
Ma •
kimecedented expenditure incurred in its production. Its
Plalarity has increased at every representation. At the pre-
-13/eMt moment, after a run of 40 nights, between 2,000 and
ins Persons pay nightlyat the doors to witness its grotesque
,m.clents, its gorgeous appointments, and its magnificent
—etterY• The operatic drama of Rob Roy, and the ever-
tPular melodrama of Black-eyed Susan, produced, as they
vo been, at a cost as lavish as that bestowed on the panto-
,is:,lM' eh have achieved an equal amount of success. Within the
ls of Covent-garden larger audiences are assembled every
teming than in any other theatre of Europe ; while the
fashionable character of the attendance, and the applause be-
,,j'ed on the performances, ratify the fulfilment of the pro-
"es made by the lessee at the commencement of the season,
and warrant his indulging in self-congratulation at havineac-
to
I,.lmPlished a triumph in the way of ferecessful management.
L'oder these cireurnstanceslie has had 'no hesitation in ar-
44ring with the directors of the theatre for its occupancy
OW it is required for the purpose of the Royal Italian
Sera, at the commencement of the next London season. The
I rtensiou of his lease has been most courteously accorded to
„. and increased faoilities granted for producing various
4`ovelties. The pantomime, on account of its great success,
*ill be repeated nightly ; Rob Roy and Black-eyed Susan
:RI, I be performed on alternate nights until further notice ;
''me same attention which has been paid to their production
• regards scenery, costumes, and other accessories to effect,
/till be paid to everything eise produced under the present
!Management. The unqualified approbation of the auditors,
cumulative success of each new production, the thronged
Rate of the house at every representation, and the satisfac-
I'mrf result of the last six weeks, induce Professor An-
'!erson to persevere in a path which has led him to a
Position whence he can regard the past with plea-
144'e, the future with 'confidence, and the pre-
withl,/t,t proud, unmingled, unalloyed gratification.
T▪
eat
.the sequel to his Christmas season will be characterised
:9 the same amount of good fortune which has hitherto at-
‘ended his career at Covent-garden he is perfectly assured, the
/4140 causes which have already elicited success will, without
3(1114, continue to produce it, amplifying at the same time
e amount and its certitude. The public are respectfully ap-
prised, that however popular any piece produced under the
present management may be, the number of its representations
till be limited ; thus, for instance, Rob Roy and Black-eyed
has will bo played on alternate nights during the present
Week but na promise can be made of their repetition beyond
vthat term, unless it be found to comport with other arrange.
gents now in progress. Hence it is expedient that seats
thould be booked early by those who are desirous of seeing
4,11 e grandest Scottish spectacle ever placed on the stage, or
tea revival of Douglas Jerrold's celebrated melodrama with
kora attention to the mice eu scene than has been bestowed
neon it at any time or in soy theatre. The dramas which
1t...41 succeed these will shortly bo announced ; and the renewed
73-mon of the present management will terminate with the
Production of English opera on a grand scale, introducing the
*hole of the available English musical talent to be found in
Great Britain
IRIS EVENING, the Grand Operatic Drama of ROB
,Ir, with all the original Songs, Choruses, and Dances,
Moluding the whole of Sir H. Bislion's celebrated Music.
Ito]) Roy, Professor Anderson; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. J. W.
IVallack.
To be followed each evening by the Grand, National, Histo-
teal, and Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so loug in
`reparation, and on the Production of which so large as ex-
Pease has been incurred, of

YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or,
444kItralgunr GOOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE

OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ;
14ing a LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS.

" It was a marvellous sweets and goodlye sight to see those
biro Princes, iu the flowers of their age, in the height of their
strength° and in the dignitie of filch manlye beautyo, com-
lbanding two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and
JaAotnies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and
uestroye, meet in that pcaoeful valleys, and embrace like
brothers, in the sights of the choice nobilitie of either land."
,•-The Chroniclers.

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The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr.
A. Harris, wits the same attention to Scenery, Costumes,
' and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Hi-
treletto," "Il Trovatore," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the
Various Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief
'theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New
and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super-
. %teatime° of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by
Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, and
tamerous Assistants. The Opening written by Mr. George
Augustus Sala. The Music composed by Mr. Loder (who has
obligingly lent his aid ou account of the Pantomime being
produced at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental
ancesarranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett. The Comic Tricks
Invented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and
41,2. William Dorrington. The New Spectacular Designs by
M. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi-
nery by Mr. H. Sloman aad numerous Assistants. The Ori-
ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The
• Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Preseott, assisted by Mr.
Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James. assisted by
Mr. Beauchamp. Tho Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers,
sssisted by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by
I*. Hogg. The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist,
Mr. Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick-
ards, of Brydges-street, Covent-garden. The Novel Gas
Arrangements by Mr, Palmer and Assistants. The Whole
.Production being under the Immediate Superintendence of
Mr. A. HARRIS.

Scene I.

THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN

SUBTERRANEAN U SSIA.

Gnomes—Btitannicus (a fine old English Gnome), one of
the olden time, bearing a close resemblance to the " Ohl
Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un-
4dulterated British Spirit, strongly opposed to anything in the
hape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and great in his be-
ta in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville.
Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey,
Hicks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page,
Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford,
Stewart, Ranee, and Clare.
Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus-
ton, Mr. Samuels ; Candescentingtou, Mr. A. Smith ;
Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red-
James, Mr. Voller ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight,
kr. JaHer ; Blazoton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topha.m ;
Flemington, Mr. Paxman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater-
• vomit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illumines°,
14r. Blockoy; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt.
Scene 11.

THE LAND'S END, CORN WALL, WITH THE CAR
OF THE DRAGONS,
Good Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is eon-
dueive to the very reverse of contempt. The prettiest page in
the Who volume of the Pantomime)--Iliss Harriet Gordon.
Diorama—No. 1.

THE' EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN
LONDON,
And his Enthusiastic Reception.
Diorama—No. 2.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S
TOMB,
In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris.
" And o'er that shrine the last Remoml ranee quench
Of Malice 'twist the Engtsh and the French 1"