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Commence at Seven.

frHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone,
TIUS EVENLNG-, A MERE CHILD. Messrs. Howe,
Gordon, White, sc. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Fitzwilliam,
Laws, Powell, &c.
After which, A LNSSON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Compton, Rowe, Kendal, Gordon, Rogers,
Braid, Clarke, Vincent, JtC ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore,
Weight, &c.
Followed by JENNY LIND AT LAST. Miss lone
Burke ; Mr. W. Farren, &c.
To conclude with a GRAND BALLET DIVERTISSE-
MENT. Mdlle. Sophia.

Commence at Seven.

10Y.AL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Pechter.
THIS EVENING. ROUGE ET NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel
(a Gambler), Mr. Pechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland,
Fitzpatricx, Dalton, Reynolds, Lom4s, tVewbound, Andrews,
Anderson, Vivian, Bennett. and Edward Price ; Miss Ilea-
rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta
Leclercq.
Preceded by TIIE TWO POLTS. Mr. IL Widdicomb.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, BARNABY RUDGE. MissA Thom-
son, Mrs. Henry Vining, Mrs. Charles Ilorsman, and Miss
liatharine Rogers ; Messrs. S. Calhaem, F. Villiers. J. G.
bhore, C. Horsman, and Mr. George Honey.
To conclude with the INVISIBLE PRINCE.

ROY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
New Management.

sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. Wigan.

EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs.
brace Wigan, li. Neville, G. Vincent, Addison, 1). Murray,
and Mr. Charles Mathews ; Miss Milly Palmer, Miss E.
Farren, and Mrs. Charles Mathev, s.
After which, the successful Burlesque of FAUST AND
MiItGUERLIE. Mesdames E. Farrel], Sheridan, and
Stephens ; Messrs. G. Vincent, W. U. Eburne, D. Murray,
&c.
Doors open at hall-past Six ; commence at Seven.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Messrs. Parselle
Belford, and G. Murray; Misse, wanborough, Johnstone,
and Hughes.
After which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled
GUY FAWKES : Messrs. Thorne, J amer, Robson, and
Fenton; Mesdames Swanborough, Itaynham, Johnstone,
Hughes, Newton, &c.
To conclude with BOOTS AT TIIE SW AN.
Commence at Seven.

lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL
ole froprietor and Manager, Mr. Sei ton Parry.
TILLS .EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr.
Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Leunoit.
Liter which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD.
Messrs. Neville, Behnore, Blake, Ga.rden,Vollaire ; Meidames
F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Ilaym nd.

lIE ATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 7, ut Seven, A SISTER'S
I';..NANCI4I. Miss Hate Terry, 31tss Hughes, Miss Emily
l'i.t ; Messrs. 11. Vezin, Billia,gtou, Ashley, Eburne,
a a Stephenson.
T., cor.clude with the New Grard Burlesque of TUI
M;;L;N I'AL.; DELI ; or, TEE KNIGHT, Tit,: LADY,
A-N THE; LAlii. Messre. J. L. 'r ole(his ~th appear-
ance ri. cc his provincial tour), Pint Bedterd,
Romer, and U•. J. Smith ; Mrs Al i ed Mellon, Miss I'urtado,
Illss Buggies, Miss Emily Vitt, &e.

ru HE AT It E It OY AL, ASTLEY'S.
Under the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation.
The Great Nation-al Pantomime nightly received with
thunders of applause by overflowing houses.
EVERY EVENING, the elegant Comedy, DELICATE
GROUND. Messrs. Fernandez and Richardson, Miss
Louise Laidlaw.
After which, the Great Nation-al Pantomime of IRISH
A-BYE, BABY, ON TEE TREE TOP. " The Trans-
formation Scene is exceedingly fanciful and brilliant, and
a marvel alike of decoration and mechanism."—Times.
" Everything that money and exquisite taste can do for it
has been done."—Telegraph. "A magnificent coup d'coil,
which fairly brought down the house with loud calls for
the artist and manager, who were compelled to appear and
and bow their acknowledgments to their patrons."—
Standard. During the Pantomime, Misses Caroline Parkes,
Nelly Nisbett, Marshall, Gwynn°, Burton, Howard, Kelsey,
and Mrs. Caulfield ; Messrs. Atkins, Stevens, Mileuo,
Arthur, the Original Little Rowella (Clown), and Miss
Austin (from Paris), will appear. In consequence of the
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rrmE KINGDOM OF TOYS! THE KING-
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and Boys, at the THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S.
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LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 7, 1867.

It is the fashion to call this an age of progress,
but really when we come to look at the state of
things on the Continent of Europe it seems very
doubtful if it can with truth be called so. There is
so much of an unsa.tisfactoi y nature going on that
it is difficult to keep pace with it all in one's mind.
The course pursued by Russia towards Poland is
indeed a long-standng source of trouble and anxiety
to all well-wishers of liberty, but it has been in a great
measure put out of sight and thought by the excit-
ing events that have taken place in Germany. We
must not suppose, however, that nothing has been
done by the Imperial Government during this juncture,
for, on the contrary, they have been very busily at
work in completing their long-cherished scheme of ab-
sorbing Poland, as it were, into Russia. Of
this we have sufficient proof afforded us in the last
intelligence that has come from St. Petersburg.
Three ukases, bearing date the 19th of December,
have been issued, the first of which introduces the
Russian system into the financial administration of
Poland, and the Finance Ministry of St. Petersburg
are to have the control of all such matters at War-
saw. The second ukase subordinates the postal ad-
ministration of Poland to the Russian Ministry of
Posts and Telegraphs. The third decree concerns
the general administration, and gives fuller power
to the Governors, and orders the formation of local
bodies of guards.

The hzvalide Busse, in remarking upon the effect
of these ukases that have been issued, declares that
their object is "the practical union and generalisa-
tion of all the regulations existing in Poland with
those of Russia." From this " administrative assi-
milation" great things are apparently expected, if
we are to accept the views of the Russian journal ;
but we should think it much more likely that
the effect of these alterations will not be
quite
_so beneficial as it expects, or pretends to
expect. We think that the real meaning of these
decrees is that there should be a complete
extinguisher put upon all national feeling in
Poland. We hear that this has been their object
for some time past, only circumstances have been
against the accomplishment of their designs. The
great security which has always distinguished the
policy of Prussia towards the unfortunate Poles has
not been diminished of late, to judge from recent
accounts. The sentences which were passed upon
the exiles who took part in the revolt in Siberia
have been carried into execution, and some have
been shot and others sent to hard labour. Surely
it is time, and more than time, that this system
of oppression and cruelty should cease, or at least
be greatly mitigated. The whole course of Russia
towards the wretched country and inhabitants of
Poland has been marked out by crime and treachery.
We cannot say that is the blot upon European
civilisation, because, unfortunately, many draw-
backs exist to a State approaching perfection ; but
at any rate it is a most disgraceful thing that at an
era of the world's history like that we are now in,
so consistent and unrelenting a policy of oppression
should be carried out with a zeal worthy of a better

cause.

As for Prussia, all seems prospering with tha
Power for the present, at any rate, and here again
Nye have a notable instance of might triumphing
over right to au inordinate extent. Just now, how-
ever, we do not expect to hear of any hostility made
to the powers that be at Berlin. The additions
made to the list of those who have struck their
colours deserve not the importance given to them
by the Prussian journals who comment on the
matter. It is simply the sequence of previous
events of magnitude, the full issue of which is not
yet before us. The Hereditary Prince of ALTWS-
TENBURG has issued an address to the inhabitants of
Schleswig Holstein, in -which he releases them from
all obligations undertaken towards him by oaths
or promises of allegiance, reserving meanwhile the
Augustenburg claims. We learn likewise that yes-
' terday, at Frankfort, the Assembly of Burghers
unanimously resolved to accept the functions of
municipal councillors which were offered to them
by the Prussian Government. Those changes
have, however, been set aside as speedily as they
were introduced, and when the day arrives which
calls France to regulate the inordinate limits of
Prussian supremacy a change will come over the
dream of Couut BISMARCK.
As for Paris sonic excitement has after all been
occasioned by the EMPEROR'S Speech, part of which
appears, like the part of Hamlet, to have been
omitted in the report of the Moniteur. It is said
that the EMPEROR, turning to the President of the
Corps Legislatif, addressed some remarkable words,
concluding with some remarks on the opening ses-
sion. " I rely upon your absolute and sincere
devotedness in all the great questions of the
country without reserve." Whether this im-
pressive declaration -bore reference to the forth-
coming plans for the reorganisation of the
army or not, it is impossible to say ; but they are
not the less important from having been left out in
the official account of the proceedings. The Em-
peror Louis NAPOLEON understands the art of
appearing to do nothing ; but those who think he
is to take no part in the future of Germany make
him out a nonentity, which he never has appeared
to be as yet in his political career, and which we
have no reason for -supposing that he will be.
It has been the fashion of many who have chronicled
the recent events in Germany of the past year to
talk as ifi;something like miracles had been performed
by Prussia, but they may have cause to be more
astounded at what they will see than at what they
have witnessed.

The mail steamer Cuba has arrived with intelli-
gence from New York to the 26th of December.
On Christmas Day the new French Minister, M.
BERTHEMY, was presented to the PRESIDENT, and
hopes were expressed for the continuance of friendly
relations between the two countries. A 'quarrel
between France and America would probably be
very unwelcome to both Governments just now.
The United States have quite enough to do in the
settlement of their own internal affairs, while the
national finances are certainly not in a condition to
stand the enormous outlay entailed by such a
contest. France also has reasons for con
centrating her forces, and the EMPEROR might
naturally shrink from embarking in a war at such
a distance in pretence of the existing complications
of European politics. His political influence on the
Continent is greatly enhanced by the knowledge of
rival Courts and diplomatists that he has a large
and powerful army free to employ anywhere he
likes at any moment. If it was known that he was
entangled in a conflict with the United States, who,
as we have seen, carry on war on a gigantic scale,
the weight of his words and the influence of his
actions would be seriously diminished. No check
would remain on Prussian arrogance, since
English counsels are evidently powerless in
that quarter, and the French peoide themselves