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CATTLE SHOW WEEK II I
ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE MUSIC
HALL, LEICESTER SQUARE.

Proprietor Ms. E. T. SMITH.
In announcing the Opening of this Grand Establishment,
Mr. E. 'l'. SMITH ventures to remind the public that he
appears in their midst as a favoured caterer for their amuse-
ment, and bases his claim for a Went of- precedency in that
respect upon the "GREAT FACT" that, by no ordinary
struggles against "quality" prejudices, he has established the
Theatre Royal, Orury Lane, as the play-house for the people.
Mr. SMITH. further challenges the Musical Army to point
d
out one Volunteer who has made more - strides towards
advancing the taste for Mosic than hims Be has provided
for the million, at the lowest prices of adm ion, the grandest
Operas, English and Italian, illustrated b be most accom-
plished artists ;in a word, lie has broken hat inharmoni—
ous monopoly which shut out high-elas ompositions not
only from the humbler, but from the middl lasses of English
society. In his present great effort, unmatched in the history
of modern times, Mr. SMITH will, he trusts, amply sustain
the character it is his imbitien to merit.
The Alhambra Palace will be no ordinary place of enter-
tainment ; and, with emphasis, he directs attention to the

. _
OPENING NIGHT, MONDAY, Dn. 10, 1860,
And Every Evening at Seven o'clock precisely.
The Musical Direction is confided to Mr. James Tully, the
popular conductor at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane. The
name of that gentleman is alone a guarantee for the orchestral
department;
lu the Refreshment Department a prOspectus is needless,
when it is stated that it will be under tile superintendence of
Mr. James Ellis, from Australia, who will be favourably re-
membered as the original proprietor of Cremorne Gardens,
Chelsea, and of the Adelaide Gallery, Strand. Mr. Ellis may
fairly lay claim to having given rise and impetus to all the
popular music halls and salons of amusement which now
form so conspicuous and leading an element of public appre-
ciation.
Mr. Smith feels it scarcely necessary to add, that he has
gone to enormous expense in making the Palace of the
Alhambra a giant specimen of good taste and of public com-
fort.

The whole of the building has been altered, and the designs
carried out under the superintendence of Mr. William Bever-
ley, of her Majesty's Theatre, andl?eZyligre Royal, Drury-
lane.
The Proseenium and Paintings in the Dome have been
executed by the celebrated artists, Messrs. Danson and Sons.
In thanking the Public for the gracious support previously
conferred on him, Mr. SMITH respectfully submits to their
patronage an unparalleled example of his energy, expendi-
ture, and zeal.

COME ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th, at Seven.
Admission, SIXPENCE.

FINSBU.RY CIRCUR RAILWAY

TERIifINUS.

Yesterday a numerously attended public meeting
of the inhabitants of Finsbury and its immediate
neighbourhood was held at the White Hart Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street, " to take into consideration the
proper course to be pursued for best protecting the
interests of the parties whose property or rights
may be interfered with or prejudiced by the proposed
railway extension to a Finsbury-circus Terminus."
Mr. Alfred &nee, F.R.S., occupied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said he had been called upon by
a requisition from 45 merchants and other gentle-
men largely interested in the property of the dis-
trict to preside at a meeting, for the purpose of
ascertaining the opinions of the inhabitants with
regard to the proposed Finsbury-circus Terminus.
If carried out, he believed the scheme would have
the effect of doing away with Finsbury-circus and
the property adjacent; it would destroy one of the
most open sites which this metropolis could boast,
besides sweeping off one of the best literary societies
in London, a hospital, and various other buildings
of importance. It could not be carried out without
thousands of persons being ruined, it therefore
demanded the earnest consideration of Parliament,
as property to the extent of five millions was
involved. He concluded by inviting gentlemen ,
in the meeting to express their opinions with
regard to the proposed undertaking.
After a few words from Messrs. DAVIS and
HEEPS, of Liverpool street,
Mr. DIGBY, of Finsbury circus, explained the
general outline of the scheme. He believed that it
was promoted by the shareholders in four different
lines of railway, whose extensions would converge
to the proposed terminus in Finsbury-circus, and
that the shareholders in those railways were also
shareholders in this undertaking ; it was proposed
to take the whole of Finsbury-circus for the plat-
form, to which the four tributaries in question
would converge. The occupants of property in the
district had a strong phalanx opposed to them, but
it behoved them to resist the scheme by every
means in their power.
Dr. EDMUNDS, of Spital- square, was of opinion
that the proposed terminus would interfere with
the trade of the neighbourhood, and most materially
with the property of the district. Before they con-.
sented to the proposed scheme they should make
inquiries as to what compensation. they would .be
likely to get in case of having their property Olken
from them.

Mr. E. SAUNDERS, of Finsbury-circus, did not
think it was a matter which could be dealt with by
such a meeting as that, and he considered it would
be advisable to appoint a committee to look into
the matter. It was not desirable, in a large city
such as London, to take away large open spaces
such as Finsbury-circus, and it was a matter which
affected every member of the community.
Mr. WALKER, of Sun-street, combated the objec-
tions of some of the previous speakers. They all
knew what the existing railway in the neighbour-
hood had done for them ; the property had been
much improved by it, and houses which were for-
merly let at £5O per annum, and commanded but
little trade, now realised double that sum, and pro-
vided a good living for their occupants.
Mr. MATTHEWS moved " That, as the proposed
or some central railway station, with its tributaries,
may receive the sanction of Parliament, precau-
tionary measures should be adopted for protecting
the interests of persons whose property or rights
may be interfered with or prejudicially affected."
The resolution was carried, and a committee
appointed for the purpose of giving effect to it.

THE GREAT LEATHER FAILURES.

(From the Times' City Article.)

It is to be hoped that all Englishmen interested
in the trade of their country, and especially those
who may be at the outset of a mercantile career,
will read every word of the examinations now in
progress in the Bankruptcy Court in the case of
Streatfeild, Laurence, and Co. The revelations
yesterday confirm all the worst surmises as to the
financiering processes by which the business was
of late years carried on, and the lesson conveyed is
the old one—that when the accommodation system
has once been commenced the final result is merely
a question of time. Through the infatuation
which this firm seems, in some quarters, to have
had the power of inspiring, the present case
happens, in point of extent, to be one of the
most remarkable on record ; but the details
are almost precisely similar to those of a
majority of the cases that were developed at Glas-
gow, Liverpool, and London during the clearance
that took place in 1857, and which would have been
more effectual but for the interference of the Govern-
ment. According to the latest evidence, the profits
with which the London house, Streatfeild, Laurence,
and Co. has credited itself during the last 10 years
have been at the rate of nearly £30,000 per annum,
while those of the London and Liverpool houses
combined have recently been estimated at about
double that amount. A large proportion of these
"profits" simply consisted of charges of 2 per cent.
commission every four months for the renewal of
the fictitious paper manufactured by themselves,
and the 11 minor establishments that were their
satellites. The total trade transactions of the two
firms at London and Liverpool during the last three
years and a half amounted to £5,377,750. One of
the subordinate houses was in that interval supplied
with accommodation to the extent of £706,000,
while the actual dealings with it in tangible goods
would have been represented by £20,000. Happily,
it is now admitted that " Mr. Laurence was mis-
taken when he said this was in the usual way of the
trade." The bills, as fast as they were concocted,were
arranged in the manner " in which it was thought
they would best go down in the discount world."
The principal parties to them seem to have
formed a kind of slab at Messrs. Streatfeild's,
where they met to specify their current wants. In
order, however, that the hi,2s should not betray
the e.fi=hand nature of their Origin, they were
" invariably" drawn for odd money. 0 1 1;,:, firm,"
it is added, " had never taken stook." Under t;;:se
circumstances the two points that most strike the
attention are, first, the enormous extent of misre-
presentation that must have been steadily resorted
to, unless we are to suppose that the discounters by
whom the concern was upheld, and whose manifes-
tations of confidence gave confidence to others,
never asked any questions ; and, next, to the pro-
cess of demoralisation that must infallibly have been
going on for years, not only among the petty traders
who were lending themselves to the affair, but also
their clerks and all who had opportunities of form-
ing suspicions. The case of Mr. Mundy is a strik-
ing instance in this respect. He was paying his
way respectably till, in 1857, Mr. Laurence told
him he wanted "to make use of him as an acceptor
of a few bills." In this way he suffered his name to
go out for £25,000, and is now insolvent to that
extent. If there is one school of vice more damag-
ing than another, it is that of a secret manufactory
of accommodation bills, kept up with all the pres-
tige that in this country attends the existence of
great commercial firms.

CIVIC BANQUET TO LOBD CLYDE.

Last night the Master and Wardens of the
Skinner's Company gave a sumptuous' banquet to
Gen. Lord Clyde on the occasion of presenting to
him the freedom of the Company, in testimony of
his eminent services as Coramander-in-Chief of the
British forces in the pacification of India.
The ceremony of presentation took place at a
Court of Assistants, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The freedom, which was elaborately illuminated on
parchment, after a design by Mr. Wadmore, a past
Master of the Company, and was surmounted by
the arms of the Skinners' Company, of the city, and
of Lord Clyde, bore the following iuscription

" At a Court of Assistants, holden at Skinners'-
hall, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 1860, the Right Hon.
Cohn Campbell, Lord Clyde, G.C.8., K.C.8.,
D.C.L., was this day admitted iti.to the Guild or
Fraternity of the Body of Christ of the Skinners of
London by virtue of an order of the Court of
Assistants on the 2d day of August last, in testi-
mony of his distinguished services as Comnsu.nder-
in-Chief of the British Forces in India, and his
name enrolled accordingly, Benjamin Richai'd
Aston, Esq., being Master; Joseph Causton, Geo. ,
Legg, George Trist, and Samuel Wix, Esquires,
Wardens ; in testimony whereof the common seal
of the Company is hereunto affixed the day and
year above written."
The dinner took place in the ancient and beauti-
ful Hall of the Company, which was elegantly
decorated with appropriate military trophies, ever-
greens, exotics in splendid flower, &c.
The buffet behind the chair displayed a variety
of golden salvers and goblets, and the tables gleamed
with a profusion of antique ornamental plate.
The Master of the Company, Mr. Benjamin
Richard Aston, occupied the chair, having on his
right the Right Hon. General Lord Clyde, Major-
General Sir Richard Dacres, K.C.8., Col. M'Murdo,
Lieutenant-Colonel Norman, Major Sutherland, the
Right Hon. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bart., Mr.
Edward Romilly, Chairman of the Audit Board ;
the Rev. W. H. Fremantle, Examiner of the Tun-
bridge School ; First Warden Mr. Joseph Causton ;
Second Warden Mr. George Legg; Third Warden
Mr. George Trist; Fourth Warden Mr. Samuel Wix;
the Rev. Dr. Weldon, Head Master of Tunbridge
School; on his left the Lord Mayor, Admiral Sir
George Seymour, Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Sey-
mour, Admiral Walcott, M.P., Vice-Chancellor Sir
R. T. Kindersley, Vice-Chancellor the Hon. Sir W.
P. Wood, Very Rev. Dr. Milman, Dean of St.
Paul's; Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. Robert
Wigram Crawford, M.P., Mr. Bonamy Dobree,
Governor of the Bank.

Grace was said by Dr. Milman, Dean of St.
Paul's.

The cuisine, by Messrs. Ring and Brymer, Corn-
hill, the wines and dessert were super-excellent.
After grace from the Laudi Spirituali, A.D. 1545.
The CHAIRMAN rose to give the first toast, " The
Health of that noble and most illustrious Lady, her
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen." (Drunk with
all the honours, and followed by the National
Anthem:)
The next toast was " The Health of his Royal
Highnese the Prince Consort, the steady and suc-
cessful patron and promoter of the Arts and
Sciences, the Prince of Wales, who has recently
paid a pleasing visit to our Cousins on the other
side of the Atlantic, and the Rest of the Royal
Family." (All the honours, followed by the glee
" Hark the Lark.")
The MASTER said the next toast was one which
had always been enthusiastically received in
Skinner's-hall—" The Army and Navy." They all
knew that the brave and gallant men of both those
services, next to the approbation of their Sovereign,
appreciated the applause of their fellow-citizens .
(Cheers.) They were honoured to-night by the
presence of several distinguished officers both of
the army and navy, and he was sure that in toast-
ing them immediately after the members of the
Royal family they had acted mast properly, as it
was impossible to forget that these noble and devoted
men were ever ready to sacrifice even life itself in
defence of their Sovereign and their country.
(Cheers.) He had great pleasure in proposing the
Army, in connection with the name of Sir R. Dacres,
and the Navy with Admiral Walcott. (Cheers.)
Sir R. DACRES acknowledged the compliment on
the part of the army. In presence of such a noble-
man as Lord Clyde, he could only speak with
regard to the army with great diffidence ; but he
might appeal to that noble lord, who had seen the
British army in all climates and circumstances,
whether they had not invariably done their duty.
(Cheers.) It was a great source of satisfaction to
the army to know that their countrymen duly
appreciated their efforts on all occasions, and he
could only say, so far as his own knowledge was
concerned, that the British army, led by such men
as Lord Clyde—(cheers)—would never be deficient
in the performance of any duty to which they might
be called. (Cheers.)
Admiral WALCOTT felt great pleasure in having
his name associated with the toast, but, in the pre-
sence of a senior officer, begged to devolve the hon-
our of returning thanks for the navy on Admiral
Sir George Seymour. (Cheers.)
Admiral Sir G. SEYMOUR returned thanks. On
the present occasion, when Lord Clyde was the par-
ticular object of the compliment paid by the com-
pany, he must say the, profession to which he
belonged were sensibly alive to the great merits of
the gallant General. They knew that after a long
course of distinguished services he went out at a
moment's warning to India, to take command of the
British forces in one of the greatest contests in which
they were ever engaged—(cheers)—a contest which
he had brought to a triumphant issue—(cheers)—
and now that he had returned to this country it

was most fitting that he should receive the honours
he had so gallantly won. (Cheers.) The navy of
late had had but scant opportunities of serving the

country in maritime war; but under the gallant
General there was, ho was proud to say, a force of '
Marines whose labours had not been undistin-
guished. (Cheers.) In China, too, these men had
recently been most laboriously and usefully em-
ployed, and he hoped their merits would be
rewarded. (Cheers.) It was difficult to say to
Englishmen that there could be anything wrong in
the Press, but he did wish that on a late occasion
there had been more caution exercised in some of
the charges that were made in reference to the sea-
men in the Royal Navy. He believed, if they had
been properly inquired into, those charges would
have been found without foundation. He must say
that during the 13 .years he had been employed as
an Admiral he had never heard any complaint of
men being either ill paid, ill fed, or ill used ; and if
there had been ground for any such complaints
most assuredly he would have heard of them. He
was convinced that every one who heard him was
anxious to maintain the discipline of the navy, in
order that it might be useful to the country ; but
he would venture to suggest to some of his friends
that to say the men were discontented was too often
the way, as human nature goes, to make them so. ,
He did not say that he would not be glad to see
the pay in the navy increased. He should be glad
fn ,see it, but such topics should be introduced only
when Parliament was sitting, and be considered
with specia2 regard to the state of the mercantile
marine and the, wages which our merchants can
afford to give to their sailors. He was anxious
that the navy should maintain its high standing,
but in order to that it was neces3 ary that it disci-
pline should as an essential elern ent be preserved.
(Cheering.)
Song by Miss Palmer, " The nit instrel boy to the
war is gone."
said,—My Lord
The MASTER then rose anti
Mayor and gentlemen, the next is the toast
evening. (Cheers.) We have hadda of the
the
this
honour of conferring the freedo m of the worshipful
Company of Skinners on the. Right Hon. Lord
P Clyde. (Loud cheers.) We de ite back as far as the
Ist of the Third Edward, and o nr youngest Skinner