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Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, BROTHER SAM : Messrs. Sothern
lauekstone, Compton; Mesdames Kelly Moose, Snowden

To be followed by ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET
Messrs. W. Farren, Fisher, Ba,tleman, ‘Wel.hersby, sic. ;
Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woo'gar,
Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, &c.
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE..
Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter.

THIS EVENING, TEE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.
Mr. B. Widdicomb.

After which, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD.
Mr. le.-chter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin,
J. H. Fitzpatrick, 1). Evans; AtesdamesTernan, Eisworthy,
Lavenu, and C. Leclercq.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at Seven, a new farce called PIPKIN'S
RUSTIC RETREAT. Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Bedford,
After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 128th
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington'
Y. Bedford, It Phillips, Felix Rogtrs, Ashley, I.burne, C. J.
Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c.

To conclude with BEHIND TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R.
Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, dr,c.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.

THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
After which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MEND. uharacters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Caihaem, F. Viltiers, J. G.
shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seytun, It. Cathcart; Miss
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

ROYAL SIRAND THEATRE,
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.

THIS EVENING, at Seven (never acted), LENDING A
HAND. Messrs. BeHord and Turner ; Misses Simpson and
Hughes.

After which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque,
L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Cannib Islan is.
Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne ; Mesdames Swanborough,
Itaynham, Johnstone, &c.
To conclude with THE ARTFUL DODGE.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 1866.

The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
was held at Manchester on Monday last, and, as is
usually the case, some very important and interest-
ing topics were discussed. The past year has been
so busy in removing men of eminence and public
utility from our midst that the first assembling of
the gentlemen who attended the Chamber was
marked by some saddening recollections, and the
first words of the President referred to the loss
which Manchester had sustained in common with
the rest of the country by the death of Mr. COBDEN,
whose name and policy have so long been closely
associated with the city. The deaths of Lord PAL-
MERSTON and of President LINCOLN have also
marked the year and affected the policy of two
great nations ; but happily the President of the
Manchester Chamber was able to congratulate his
hearers on the position of American affairs. The

resuscitation of the cotton trade can hardly fail to
be a matter of gratification and rejoicing to the
members of the Manchester Chamber, and the ces-
sation of the civil war opens encouraging prospects
to the Lancashire manufacturer. The dreary anti-
cipations which some persons indulged in during
the first years of the war, when the cloud hung
heavily over Lancashire, have happily proved
as unfounded as they were dismal, and the
spirit and courage which carried the trade
successfully through so severe a struggle
have been rewarded by the most encouraging
prospects. Of course, there is still much to be done,
and to be gained before the height of prosperity
reached in 1860 can be once more won for Lanca-
shire, but the activity of the present, and the signs
of the future, give reasonable ground for hoping
that even greater plenty and prosperity may be in
store. Mr. BAZLEY, M.P., in remarking upon this
topic, said that already something of the old activity
had returned to the manufacturing districts since
the close of the American war. "In 1860 the con-
sumption of cotton in the United Kingdom amounted
to 2,500,000 bags during the year; at the period
of the greatest distress, namely, 1862, the consump-
tion diminished to 1,000,000 bags ; and last year it
had ;one up to 2,000,000."

Taking into consideration, however, the impor-
tant additions recently made to the means of con•
surfing cotton by improved machinery, and
the in-
vestment of fresh capital in new works, Mr. BAztEy
was of opinion that when cotton could be bad in
plenty, not less than 3,000,000 bags would be re-
quired for the trade of the United Kingdom, and
that prices would be as low as previous to the con-
vulsion of 1860.

In reference to the question of the cotton supply,
which naturally occupied a very prominent place in
the Manchester discussions, a good deal was
said about the Government of India. A
very general, and not altogether unfounded,
feeling of dissatisfaction was expressed, and
there was evidently a strong conviction that the
moat had not been made of the opportunity, W.