The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

GREAT GLOBE

Few places of amusement are more popular with the
holyday folks, from the admirable combination of instruc-
tion and entertainment which it affords, than the Great
Globe at Leicester-square. Yesterday, not withstanding
that the weather was on the whole unfavourable for out-
door pleasure-seekers, yet the building was crowded from
morning till night. The novelty among the attractions was
a grand moving diorama of a tour up the Rhine, which gave
in 44 large tableaux a very excellent pictorial summary of the
chief features of interest on this nobleriver from Rotterdam
to St. Gothard. A good explanatory lecture by Mr. Living-
stone epitomised the tales and legends connected with its
ruins, and with the music gave animation and variety to
the Whole. The tableaux of the Drachenfels, Mannheim,
the Snowy Mountains, and Source of the Rhine were among
the best as regards pictorial merit, though all more or less
deserved the praise of being natural and effective illustra-
tions. This diorama, as we have said, was the novelty of the
entertainment, which, however, included so many and such
varied sources of amusement as form quite an embarrass de
riebesses. Thus immediately after the Rhine came the dio-
rama of Japan, where the chief characteristics of this almost
unknown land were portrayed, from its junks and ricefields
up to the harbour and city of Nagasaki itself. After this
came an explanataiy lecture of the physical philosophy of the '
earth and sea in the veritable great globe, with all its phe-
nomena of currents, islands, deserts, and table lands, volca-
noes, river systems, and mountain ranges, not forgetting the
prospects afforded by the depths and nature of the ocean beds
for the establishment of Atlantic and submarine telegraphic
communication in general. Then came another diorama of
China, taking the spectator from Hongkong to IVhampoa,
and so on by short pictorial stages to Canton, Chasm,
Shanghai, and Pekin. The scenes of the late Sepoy rebellion
formed an interesting finale to the dioramic portion of the
entertainments, and gave the visitors as good an insight into
the localities of this gigantic outbreak as can be obtained
from pictures. Strolling through the Oriental museum and
the very excellent collection of Crimean trophies filled up
the interludes between the exhibitions, and gave occupation
for every minute. Altogether, the attractions provided at
this place fully maintain its reputation as one of the best
and most entertaining places of amusement of its kind in
London.

caUNITEDuse
surprise
thatATE this CIRCUS.STATES
It ceases to
place of amusement,
opened only for a short time, has gradually become an esta-
blished favourite when we find the care which is exhibited
to minister to the, desires of pleasure folks, and the general
good management and good order which mark all portions
of the entertainments. Yesterday, as might have been ex-
pected, Messrs. Howes and Cushing reaped a rich harvest,
which will bear fruit we hope for the future, for the place
was always full to overflowing, and all seemed to go grati-
fied away. The performance of the Californian troupe makes
the visitors' hair stand on end, and leads to the suspicion
that in early youth they must have undergone a culinary
process known as "boning," and so become perfectly inde•
pendent of the conditions with which a fear of fractures con-
trols the limbs of ordinary people. They are really, however,
a very choice set of acrobats, and men who are certain to fall
on their feet, no matter with what somersaults fortune may
favour them. The corde volants trick, by Mr. Franklin, is
as difficult to perform as it is almost painful to witness, and
the visitor turns with pleasure to the bounds and gyrations
of Miss Delevanti, who does on a tight rope what less gifted
mortals would infallibly break their necks in attempting en
an ordinary floor. The cannon ball tricks are curious evi-
dences of muscular power, and the motley brothers and acts
of horsemanship give unbounded delight to the juv
The bull-fight is as successful as heretofore, thou, gh_thoe
"celebrated horse Tamany," who personatesetlyiu‘sloonrdb
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the defensive with his heels. Yet on the whole
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• POLYGRAPHIC HALL.
Last night the wizard Jacobs, who has returned from
winning golden opinions in Australia, opened the Poly-,
graphic Hall, in King William-street, Strand, "fora
short season only," in what he terms his farewell enter.
tainment previous to retiring from his profession. Thei
entertainment was divided into two parts, and consisted of
a number of tricks, not a little ingenuity being displayed
in the attractive phrases in which they are put forth in the
programme. We have the invisible miller, the wizard's'
target, the Lilliputian hornpipe, the miraculous handker-
chief, the extraordinary cash-box, the magic bouquet, the" magician's dejeuner, the grand transformation, and esca-i
motage de Sprightly, which terrnivated the first part. Be-
tween the first and second parts Air. Jacobs improvised a
song, which the audience evidently considered very enter-,
taming, and which some were disposed to encore. The
second part consisted of the enchanted seat, the old oak
chest, the mysterious gold fish, and the incantation kettle,'
which terminated the performance. The principal novelty
in the Wizard's entertainment is the introduction of a Mr.
Sprightly, who is to Mr. Jacobs *what the clown is to the
circle in Astley's, and the Alhambra. The gentleman's_
name is not given, but he showed a good deal of sly comic,
humour, and.hig,hly amused the audience throughout the
evening. The. tricks were all very well managed, especially.
the last one in the first part, the escamotage de Sprightly, .
in which the deception was most complete. The hall was well attended.

CREMORNE GARDENS. •
Cremorne has opened---" wind and weather permitting" '
'',•—for the season. Mr, Simpson, with his usual enterprise, -
has
prepared -and laid before the public, in the shape of an
"Easter Offering," an excellent bill of fare. The weather
was unfortunately -unpropitious to the enterprise ; but, re-
lying upon " the good time coming," and upon "his friends
and the public," be yesterday met the opening of the cam-
paign with a_light and hopeful heart. One might imagine,
from the very unfavourable state of the day, that almost all
persons would be deterred from pursuing amusements; but
the English heart loves its recreation, and appreciates its
seasons of amusement, and hence its was that Cremorne:
Gardens were favoured with a very considerable number of
patrons. The attractions of the gardens are varied, costly,
and worthy of their former and best efforts, and the first
shot in the campaign hai, in that respect, been most suc-
cessful. Among the attractions were the Brothers Ridley
and. Ethair, the Olympian wonders, remarkable for their
gymnastic, feats and athletic exercises; and the celebrated
" Cremona," or Family Band. The Cremona Band con-
sists of one family, and is comprised of eight members, Miss
Greenhead, the eldest sister, being the leader. :Their ages
vary from 19 to 7 years, and their performance on the vari-
ous instruments necessary to constitute a band, and under
her talented leadership on the violen, promise to prove a
most attractive feature, of the season. They have already
appeared and won laurels at St. James's Hall, and other
places of public entertainment. An original Italian ballet,
entitled " The Magic Star," was well executed, and warmly *
applauded. In the Royal Marionette Theatre, a comic,
dramatic, and diplomatic measure, entitled "Our Reform
Bill," for the 'season of. 1859, was produced with admirable
effect. It is a novelty from the prolific pen of Hugo Vamp,
and is a playfully ludicrous skit upon the late Reforni Bill,
in which Lord John Russell, with his "amendment," that
mended nothing and 'broke up everything; Lord Palmer-
ston and his foreign•policy; !` Britannia," leaning on het
spear; -and, "though ladsknot least " of the dramatis per-
' sokee, the British. Lion couchaiit at her fees, formed an in-
teresting group, t' stars' in their way, and the leading
actors in ilielnece. -Their dramatic points are amazingly
striking. The piece is an. amusing and facetious bit of
political, comedy, abounding in smart hits on the late Re-
form Bill, but dressed in so courtly and kindly spirit tha
it .could hardly offend the most thin-skinned ,politician of
either of the great' parties in the State. The comments of
Britannia, who presided in all the dignity of State, and the
opportune growls of the British Lion, coming in in well-
yunctuated style, and the occasional full stop, giving eill;
phasis to her remarks, elicited much applause. The
Marionettes—life-size figures, woolen iiiiages though they
are—plaved their' parts admirably, and with beautifully
satirical touches. Added to these attractions there was a
Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert, executed by seve-
ral popular favOurites, and dancing al fresco on the Crystal
Platform. The entertainments, considering the unpro-
pitious state of the Vireather, went off admirably, and we, in
oonclusion. hope that the season thus spiritedly commenced
may prove ma favoujable,t9 theproprietor, Mr. Simpson, as
his enterprise deservest. , _ -

CELEBRYYTON OF ~SHAKESPEARE'S
- BIRTHDAY.

' MONDAY EVENING.---The anniversary of the
birth and death 'of William Shakespeare was ob-
served at Stratford to-day, by, readings from the
Works of the great dramatist by. Mr. Montgomery,
and. by a public dinner.at the Town Hall. Mr.
Tilbury, the well-known comedian, presided at the
dinner, and in the course of along speech, in pro-
posing " The Immortal Memory of William
Shakespeare," remarked :—And you are lucky,
England is fortunate, abeve a famed and polished
country of the olden time. In Greece, her
brightest poet was a wanderer, blind, and a slave ;
in Britain our bard was mostly stationary and' at
ease, and was free. Doubt reigned in Greece, and
seven cities disputed for the honour of being
Homer's birthplace; there is no doubt about Shak-
speare's ; evidence and records determine it to have
been at "ye Town of ye Straights forde" across
the " soft flowing Avon"—thut town which even
by its name has been a talisman, as I can authenti-
cate by a thoroughly reliable anecdote. A friend of.
mine, of literary bias and Shakesperian affection
was present, in an important German city--I am
at this moment uncertain,- through lapse of time,
whether Manheim, Coblentz, or Dusseldorf--at the
'representation of a translation of one of Shake-
peare's plays, when the hero was played by Emile
Devrient. You know how readily conversation
arises among foreigners, even with Germans, who
share our English reserve, and my friend, being
recognised by his discourse with a companion, as
an Englishman, a gentleman adjacent addressed
him on the subject of the bard, his plays, and
expressed, with, agreeable intelligence, the great
interest he felt about him and all relating to him.
Re venerated in his own country the birthplace of
Guttenburg, of Rubens, of Schiller, with others,
as a tribute to past days, and respected the dwelling
of Goethe as admiration of the present ; " what
would he give to see the native soil, the birth-
house
and death tomb of Shakespeare !" My friend.
disclosed that he had beheld them ; and the effect
was he was speedily introduced to other
company pot n
int; the box, specially invited to a supper
entertainment, was visited and introduced to several
good circles and literate celebrities, and formed
valuable intellectual friendships, which have
continued to this hour. So was your town a talis-
man. Accord it reverence. Retain its festivals.
Seek for precedents, the brightest in dramatic
management, the greatest in stage ability, the most
distinguished in literature, the loftiest in various
art. Through these you will flourish ; and more,
by such preference you may most suitably prepare
for a grand demonstration, the period for which
will soon come round. "Time with his stealing
step" will quickly bear to you the year 1864. In
that year prove that Scotia's educated sons are not
alone enough clannish to honour native genius, as
they so credibly did by the Burns centenary ; but
show an English, a British, spirit of clanship, and
such, if possible, with triple energy and impressive-
ness, upon the tercentenary of great Shakespeare's
nativity. (Renewed laughter.) Time changes
most things • but it has not affected the apprecia-
tion of Shakespeare, unless indeed it be to multiply
and extend it. Invite, then, all the lands to dis-
play their fervour and send their deputations at
such tercentenary, and who can doubt the sublimity
of the response ? That would be another thrilling
stamp of honour to your town, and to the memory
of the "sweet swan of Avon." And
I will not
hesitate to suggest another, and a lofty
but mode to
think
our town c f
perpetuate honour to him, which I cannot
is practicable, and would confer upon y
Stratford an additional, a gravely
record to the bard,which would.
and .
significan
establishcenta At this ter-
solicit con-
tributions to the county
Shakespeare's festival, nay
dignified advantageit,
kingdomhtoertihneustriousco;nesvoretn,
tributions ; extend your askin,
Sovereign, who is
petition our deservedly-beloved.
Shakespeare's county—nay,
en- Dy
er of the representations of
so frequently an j
bard's plays,
your great an
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balance which may be available from
the elegant and liberal o art and pen ; add
to these any
the munificent bequests of glorious generous de-
viser,
the noble John, who boasted privilege of
fellowship in the poet's name, and with the gathered
proceeds of these and any other means which cart
be enlisted to advance the noble purpose, found at
one of the universities an exhibition to be periodi-
cally competed for by the scholars of your Gram-
mar School, that school which established by the
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student at its desk, that very youth whose after
successes and celebrity have invested the fabric
with a halo which will assuredly survive in his-
tory, even when its perishable materials have
totally succumbed to the slow but certain inroads
of all-powerful time. (Applause.) With such an
exhibition established, you would not only boast
the birth-housa, now renovated by public and indil
vidual liberality, and his hallowed sepulchre, but
possess an educational memorial, such as similar to,
and dear with, and of frequent institution in our.
age, as earlier marked the enlightened liberality of
good and considerate men in centuries wliiear
preceded us, and which may serve to enhance have
preceded
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tion should wear, but to be shining lights and true
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particular periods. (Cheers.)
advantages in their

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fwhose performances were attractive in the extreme. They
are three French children, the eldest of whom is but eight
years of age, and the youngest a mere infant, who however
keeps her violin firmly in her grasp, and maintains it under
perfect control. They have performed in Paris and other
places with marked success. They made their debut at Can-
terbtuy'Hall last evening, when their reception was not only
favourable, but enthusiastic. Without particularising their
performances, it is enough to record that, considering their
tender age,:they handle the violin with consummate ability,
and their efforts, especially the closing performance of "God
Save the Queen," were greeted with rapturous applause.
They ekhiliit a remarkable display of precocious talent,
which appeared to be fully appreciated by an over-crowded
and excited audience, ,and, in conclusion, we have only to
congratulate the enterprising proprietor upon the acquish
tion of thisnoveltv in addition to the well-known attractions
of the place, and -to invite the public to visit the hall and
judge for themselves of the Easter musical entertainment. '

.B EP B ESEN7 A TION OF BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY EVENING.

To-day an immense meeting of the inhabitants,
convened by the mayor, was held at the Town-hall,
to consider the merits of the respective candidates.
The hall .was crowded to excess, and the Mayor
said, in opening the business, that Mr. Ackland's
committee had declined the tickets sent, and the
lion. gentleman would not be present. Several
speakers having addressed the meeting, Mr. Bright
spoke as follows :
Mr. BRIGHT, who on rising was received with
round after round of cheering, which lasted several
minutes, said—lt is a very short time since I had
the opportunity of speaking to many of you from
this platform ; and we all know that in about three
days hence it is very likely I may be called upon
to speak again from the same place. You will
therefore agree with me that I shall be doing right
to follow the example of my hon. colleague, and
occupy your time but for a few moments on this—
what I may call preliminary election occasion.
(Hear, hear.) Since we were here last considerable
events have taken place in connection with the
question of Parliamentary Reform—for we have
seen a measure which was introduced by the Go-
vernment, but which was condemned—l may say
universally condemned—by the people—condemned
also and utterly rejected and repudiated by the I
House of Commons itself. (Hear, hear.) con-
sider this step to be a very great gain in our con-
test for a real Reform Bill. (Cheers.) For to tell
Oyou the truth, when I was here at the end of
ctober last, said—l am not sure that I stated it in
this hall, but I know I stated it in private—that I
should consider that the session of 1859 would not
turn out a blank session if I succeeded in showing
the impossibility of passing a very bad mea-
sure of Reform. (Loud cheers.) But we had
another great gain ; we have had some weeks
of discussion on the question of Reform, during
"which the most ignorant, I hope, have learnt
something. (Hear, hear.) Look at the position
of our opponents on this question—for although
we have no opponents—in the sense of men
who are entirely opposed and pronounced as such
against all Reform—still we have a great number
who will be glad to settle this question upon some
trifling and unimportant change. But look at the
position which they now hold; they have no sus-
tained point whatever. (Cheers.) You know what
is meant—although you are natives of an inland
town—when it is said that a ship " drags her
anchors ;" there is nothing to hold her on, she is
buffeted by the winds and the waves—she may
happily get into a safe haven if near, or she may
get on the rocks if she be near them. Now our
opponents have dragged their anchors. (Much
cheering and laughter.) They have abandoned
every position which in past times and which until
very recently they have occupied ; their glorious
constitution, as they have read of it, is, not under
our hands, but under their own hands, going down
like old furniture at a Dutch auction. (Much laugh-
ter.) Now, what are we to learn from this—we,
the great party of Reformers in this kingdom ?
Ought we not to discover the signs of the times ?
—that " the winter of our discontent" is past, and
that under the genial sun of more education, more
physical comfort, more intelligence amongst the
people, the ice is breaking on every side, and even
that party who so long insulted the [people, and
ruled them so long as they dared, and so long as
they could, with a rod of iron, is being broken up,
and the great popular party is every day becoming
more omnipotent in this kingdom. (Cheers.) But
whether we have this great party united against
us, or whether we pursue our course having our
opponents in full route before us, let us keep to the
same course, let us keep in the even tenor of our
way, and comprehend as heretofore great principles
and great objects, and march with a definite object
before us, and success—success consolatory to our-
selves and glorious to the country—undoubtedly
awaits our efforts. (Cheers.) What is it we really
do seek ? Because we may be assailed unless we are
somewhat definite. We have got now to times when
men are reported to be mealymouthed ; the strong
English of our ancestors is to be given up,
and we are to speak of great proposition with bated
breath and whispering humbleness. Wa say we
will no longer sit down content with the state of
things where one man in six only of the grown
men in the United Kingdom has a vote. (Cheers.)
We say we are of the great populations—Birming-
ham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh,
Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and
the metropolitan districts—we say we are unwilling
that each of these great populations should have
only the same number of members as small towns
of 4,000 and 5,000 inhabitants. (Loud cheers.)
With regard to these small boroughs, our opponent,
who is not always perfectly guarded in his lang-
uage, said he wished the little boroughs were at
the bottom of the sea. (Much laughter.) But
I do wish that the little boroughs, through
their representatives nominally, but in reality
through their patrons or proprietors, or some in-
genious or clever lawyer, did not exercise quite so
much influence in Parliamentary divisions as they
do. (Applause.) We ask, then, notwithstanding
Mr. Acland's opinion to the contrary, that every
voter should be permitted to go to the poll and to
give his vote free from the control of his employers
—(cheers)--or of his creditors, or of anybody who
may have the means of exercising coercion with
respect,to him. If it were in the Southern States
of America, or in the island of Cuba, nothing would
be more reasonable than that if you wanted any-
thing of the negro cultivators of the estate, to ask
the master, the owner, whether you might ask the
negro cultivator to do anything you wish him to
do. But when you are discussing a matter of poli-
tics in a free country, that you should ask the
landed proprietor to give you permission to can-
vass his tenants, indicates a state of :submission
which I say is frightful and degrading to the coun-
try. (Loud cheers.) The fact is, that so far as
regards popular representation, the great bulk of
your county representation is a sort of a dead car-
cass tied on to the living body of your borough
representation. (Hear, hear.) You cannot stir
a step without having to drag this on with you
When you get the £lO franchise for the counties,
and the ballot to protect the vote—(cheers)—then,
in all probability, you will find that there are
liberal opinions amongst the county constituencies ;
and the counties will come up to the boroughs,
and they will march side by side, and shoulder to
shoulder, on behalf of any of those future conquests
by the popular party which are ahead and in store
for us. (Cheers.) There is one question to which
some reference has been made. You are aware that
perhaps on this very day—this day of almost uni-
versal holiday in England, this day when with us
men, women, and families are accustomed to be
more than ordinarily at their ease—on this very
day possibly may commence a contest in the south
of Europe, the duration of which, and the result of
which are as much hidden from our view as are
the real causes which have provoked it. (Hear,
hear.) On the face of it the contest is to determine
whether the despotism of Austria or the despotism
of France shall exert the greatest influence in the
Italian States. For us, for every man, such a con-
test must have intense interest. States will be
overturned, the political position of States will be
changed, men's lives will be sacrificed, homes will
be destroyed, terror and agony will march through
the length and breadth of the Italian peninsula.
But we live in these islands surrounded by the salt
water. We have no fear that anybody from Italy,
or that anybody from Austria, or from France, will
make any assault on these shores. If they do, the
power which in past times has preserved the inde-
pendence and security of these realms, is competent
still to defend them. (Great applause.) What I
ask you to beware of is this, lest your rulers of
1859 pursue the course of your rulers of 1793.
(Hear.) At that time, according to the Scotch
historian Alison, who on this point may be fully
relied upon, the spread of liberal opinions abroad
was the thing that was feared at home, and that it
was found necessary to lead the spirit, to lead the
hearts of the English people in a different direc-
tion •, to rouse, as calls it, the ancient gallantry
of the British nation. If you had not gone
into that war, you would have had Parliamentary
Reform thirty years earlier than you had it—you
would never have had the corn laws—you would
never have had this great debt—your expenditure,
instead of being now nearly seventy mil lions, might
in:all probability have been less than one-half the
amount, and the great body of the working classes
of England might have been, I solemnly believe, in
a position of indepence, and comfort, and education
equal, or nearly so, to that which is the average of
-what is termed the middle class in this country.
(Cheers.) Well, what are we to do ? Are we to
have our minds distracted from the question of
Parliamentary Reform ? (Hear, hear.) Are we
to run away from this :übstantial chase to pursue
the phantom of military glory ? (No, no.) Are
we to insist upon a Government attending to our
own affairs rather than meddling with the insane
and sanguinary contest which is about to commence
in the south of Europe. (Yes, and cheers.) Now,
in my opinion there must be no mistake. Do not
suppose that because I found myself opposed to a
large amount of public
iopinion on the question of
the Russian war—that because I was insulted and
defamed—that because every wretched scribe who
earned his bread by writing:nexvspaper articles, and
whose conscience was not the guide of his conduct—
that because every man of that class thought that I
was a fit object for his jeers, and for his calumnies,
and for his lies, for three years together—(shame)
—that because I suffered the loss, whatever that
nay be estimated at, of the representation of one of
the first constituencies in the kingdom—l have ever
regretted the position I then took. No; for if I

had lost more than that, everything I had in the
world, and everything I hope for in the world,
never should I for one instant have regretted the
course I took. Great app)luse) Baut ..cw, when
it is not a question of Russia and the T rk, but a
question of Paris and Vienna, and Milan and
Turin, whatever be your opinion, whatever be the
opinion of any class of my countr men, let it be
fairly understood that I am committed irrevo-
cably, so far as I have any influence, to the
entire absention of England from any meddling
whatsoever. (Loud and long continued cheers.) I
can remain in the House of Commons—l can do my
duty with such energy and capacity as have been
bestowed upon me ; or I can leave the House of
Commons—l can return to nay own domestic en-
joyments, and to what were at onetime my com-
mercial and manufacturing pursuits; but there is
one thing that I cannot do, and that is to sit
tamely by to see intriguing place-holders, or intri-
guing place-hunters, gradually, bit by bit, by
blunders here, by tricks there, by crime yonder,
step, drift, slide, as it were, into the terrific abyss
which yawns below us. (Cheers.) I value the
blood, I value the sweat, I value the comfort, the
lives, the homes, the happiness of the people of
this country. (Renewed applause.) Never for one
single moment, at the behest of power or at the
call of popular frenzy and popular clamour, shall
any man be able to charge me with being acces-
sory to a policy which should sacrifice the happi-
ness of the common people on the altar of san-
guinary war. (Great cheering, which lasted several
minutes).
The motion was put to the meeting and carried
unanimously amid the most intense demonstrations
of enthusiasm, not a single hand being held up
against it throughout the vast meeting.