The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-05 00:00:00

ROYAL AiIIPHI7IIEAIRE, IIOLBORN.

The winter season at this favourite place of pub-
lic amusement has commenced, and the proprietors
have engaged an array of talent quite unprece-
dented. At the Amphitheatre last season many
novelties were proiuced that created the greatest
surprise and delight, but the artistes that have been
already engaged for the present season far surpasses
anything that has yet been presented to the public.
M. A gouste, the bottle equilibrist, was an exceedingly
clever performer,, but M. Alexandria is a still
greater wonder. His feats are altogether of a novel
description, and the manner in which he plays with
and balances a large wooden ball and a common
glass wine bottle is really extraordinary. The
Martini family, also, are the cleanest performers
on the trapeze that have yet appeared in the metro-
polis, the troup of French clowns the most humor-
ous set ever seen in the arena. The performing
Italian greyhounds are really wonderful, and the
equestrians are all of peculiar talent, so that alto-
gether the entertainment at the Holborn Amphi-
theatre is of a nature well calculated to please the
tastes of the visitors. The proprietors, not satisfied
with their present engagemenis, have various other
novelties in preparation; and, judging from the
commencement, a season of great success is certain.
The first morning performance, which are fixed for
Wednesday and Saturday, will take place to-
morrow.

LIST FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO

THE METROPOLIS.

MUSEUMS.

Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by application
to the secretary
Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's-
park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal
Gardens, Kew. Open daily, 1 till 6, free.
British—Great Russell-street. Open free on Monda3 s,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10 to 4 ; summer months 10
till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, Ist till 7th May, and
Ist till 7th September; also on all thanksgiving days.
City— Guildhall. A collection of antiquities, &c. Daily,

10 ill 5.
Geological—Jermyn-street. Open daily (except Fridays)

fres: _
India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his-
tory, antiquities, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wednes-
days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders.
King's College—Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. Daily,

ld-till 4.
Patents—South Kensington. Models and inventions.

Open free daily.
Royal Institution-21, Albemarle-street. Various objects.
Daily, 10 till 5.
Royal Military Repository—Woolwich. Models of fortifi-
cations, cannon, and warlike appliances. Daily, 10

till 4.
Royal Polytechnic Institution-309, Regent-street. Scien-
tific, with lectures. Open daily, till 10 p.m. is.
Soane's-13, Lincoln's-fnn-fields. Antiquities, curiosities,
and pictures. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri-
days in April, May, and June ; and Wednesdays from
February to August. Admission on application to the
Curator.
Society of Arts—John street, Adelphi. Inventions, pie
tures, curiosities, &c. Daily : admission by member's

, .
order.
South Kensington—Cromwell-road. Open on Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; on other days,
10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d.
Tower cf London—Ancient armour, &C. Open daily, 10

till 4. ls.
Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of
lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4.
T-ussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker-street. Open daily till
10 p.m. is.