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London, England, 1861-01-21 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

OY AI, PRINCESS'S
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. 'Harris. -c with
TUTS EVENING, the performances will comment
RUY BIAS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, .'"J
mond, Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
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ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or,llarlequin Friday. and the Kin
of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and
]Mlle. Marie Dennilat re, of the principal cantinental theatres,
will appear. Clown, Kr. A. F. Forrest.

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
sois Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING, a new Drama, entitled THE IRISH
EMIGRANT. Messrs. G. Vininer. J. Johnstone, T. Lvon.
Forrester, and John Drew ; Miss Kate Saville, Miss Stuart,
and Mrs. J. Ronne.
After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza,
CIrYSTABELLE ; or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing
rux VISION OF A ROSE. ITS FADING AT
AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAREVE,
To conclude with MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE.
Larry Hoolagan, Mr. John Drew.

A I)ELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
golf. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. 'Beni. Webster.
THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CITSTOMF,II.. Messrs. .T.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
After which, THE COLLEEN SAWN. D. Poncicanit, D.
Fisher, Blllington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing,ton, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To a slew Burlesq
Concludeue Extravaganza. entiiusa
BLUE BEARDwith Facor A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford. C. J. Smith ; 3fiss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, laldlays, and E. Thorne.
Doors open at half past B—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for booking..
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, is. • Balcony, 45.; Front Circle Stalls, Ils.;
Pit Stalls; 25.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

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NSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BAT' Y.
Immense success of the Pantomime.
Re-engagement of Mr. J. Crockett and the Trained Lions.
A Grand Juvenile Fete will take place on Fridap, Jan. 95,
commencing at two o'clock with the Pantomime, concluding'
with the Lions.
This Evening', a new Spectacle, entitled ' TUE LION
CONQUEROR ; or, The Death jungle, expressl for the
Introduction of the Wonders of the World, "The Groupe
of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett.
To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
talented Parisian and British Artistes.
Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto-
mime. for Good Little Boys and. Girls, by T. L. Greenwood,
entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL
HORSE •, or. Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comie scenes Batty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger.
Doors open at half-Fast 6, performance commence at

CANTERBURY-HALL PANTOMIME.
" TTIE ENCHANTED HASH,"
EVERY EVENING.
ENTERTAINING PEOPLE.
Mr. MARFUEIALL and Mr. BELL.
0001) TEOPLE.

Wrildroge, i Fairies, with the usual aceom- I Mr. Marshall
Primrose, plishments. 3lr. Bell.
COMMON PEOPLE.

Farmer Thickhead (a husbandman, with a Wife
and Child, who make a fool of him) Mr. Bell.
Giles Gosling (the mysterious Orphan, who runs
after every Miss, and afterwards Harlequin)lir. Marshall.
Dame Thickhead (who haring* worn out the
breeches, takes to Pantaloons) .Mr. Bell.
Dolly (the bell f the yillaae which Giles in-
tends to ring t ohe—chanzes, to Columbine).. Mr. Marshall.

BAD PEOPT,r,

TT ovvlerzrowley, 1 Demons of the blackest dye 1 Mr. Marshall
Growleyhowley, 5 and brightest Magenta. j Mr. Bell.
• COMIC PEOPLE.
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Harlequin v Mr. F. BELL.
Columbine Mr. F. MtRSITAT.L.
Clown Mr. E. MARSHALL.
Pantaloon Mr. F. BELL.
Scene, CANTERBURY (that's) H ALL !—Time A.D. 1861, at
half-past nine.
Mr. B. A pack of nonsense!
Mr. M. What we want—
Mr. B. Pooh ! pooh !
The idea! a Pantomime played by two!

man WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tale DKT.—Morning, Bh. 30m.—Afternoon, 9h. 9m.
To-moußovr.-Morning, 9h. 63m.—Afternoon. 10h. 30m.

TUB WEATITER..—Srx OFFICZ, JAN. 20, 15361.
Tutimmom-rrEa,
40—highest wince noon yesterday.
35—lowest this morning and during the night.
45—this day at noon.
BanomrrEn-30.33 ; rising again.
WIN7)-51.-W. till neon—now W. N.-Westerly—light;
with dull weather. Slight rain in the morning, but very
heavy in the night.

JAN. 21.
THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADS.
15—highest since noon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
44—this day at noon. _

BAILONEM-30.48.
Winn W.-S.-W. to \V.—light ; with dull mild
weather comparatively.

LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 21, 1861.

The promise has been kept. The French fleet
has been withdrawn from before Gaeta; and
Admiral PERSANO has notified the blockade of the
place, giving the inhabitants a few hours to with-
draw from the place. The foreign vessels have
already left.
Such is the announcement while we write; but
it is impossible, and will be every day, till the place
surrenders, to tell what tidings may arrive up to
the very moment of our going to press. The point
of interest is, of course, just now whether FRANCIS
11. will necessitate a bombardment or not. The
long intervention of the French EMPEROR has
enabled him to obtain the indispensable means of
holding out. He will have plenty to eat ; whereas,
at first, provisions were very short in the fortress,
and a short blockade would have starved the gar-
rison into a surrender. He has also added,
it is said, to his stores of ammunition and
ordnance. If the wretched Bourbon does
protract the defence, and sacrifice hundreds of
human lives, the Emperor of the FRENCH
with him, since he afforded
must bear half the blame
him the means of doing it. But for his capricious
and disloyal intervention the place
would have
surrendered long ago, and all the mischief which
has resulted from the protraction of the war have
ceased at the same time. As we have before inti-
mated, however, it is to be feared that mischief
was intended. The pride of the EMPEROR has
been wounded by the Italians refusing to be cajoled
with a Papal Confederation, and the spiteful pro-
jector of that blessed scheme has ever since done
all he could to, make union in Italy difficult. He
would not permit the complete amalgamation of
Tuscany and Piedmont ; and now he has not only
virtually patonised all the disturbances in the
Abruzzi,but has connived at the departure of nume-
roust bands of emissaries from the Papal States,
whose only object is to sow disturbance in the
Neapolitan territories, repaying themselves by
plunder.
-What will be the result should the siege proceed
regularly, or rather, how soon the final result may
cannot pretend to conjecture.
b© expected, we
LOUIS NAPOLEON has intervened just long enough
to compel the besiegers to expend an enormous
amount of labour and time in the construction of
batteries; and, from various accounts which reach
us, we incline to the belief that CIALDINI will be
enabled to open on the devoted place another feu
cl'enfer, and make it almost untenable ; it seems
uncertain what PERSANO will be able to effect,
directly, on the sea side. The defences that way
were originally strong, anal appear to have 129C11

made yet stronger during the two months' grace I
afforded them by the EMPEROR. We shall, how-
ever, at least soon know the plan of attack a: d its
first results, should not the news be that the young
monarch had the humanity and common sew to
waste no more lives and money in so perfectly use-

less a struggle.
But what has been the consideration for which
LOUIS NAPOLEON has withdrawn his perfidious
intervention ! One of his reasons was doubtless the
approach of the day when the British Senate would
sit in judgment on his conduct ; another, to mollify
the electors of Italy now about to choose their re-
presentatives. But we are inclined to believe he
has gone somewhat farther: The Opinione of
Turin, which oceupies about the same relation to the
Government there as the Conetitutionnel does to the
Government at Paris, has an article strongly against
the war policy of GARIBALDI. It pictures strikingly
the miserable position of Austria, with her cause
in Italy condemned by Europe—compelled to wit-
neo the union of all Italy against her will—and
oblimej at a ruinous cost to maintain in Venetia
150,000 men. It then goes on to
an army o'f
.
chew that the only hope of Austrian is Italian
imprudence—tha:.
she dare not attack Italy be-
cause that would isoi2te her from all support ; but
that if the Italians shouili attack her before they
... she would have a
were fully prepared to do st, .
:ustified, and
cause which would be more easily .. vantaes
Italians would risk by defeat all the Ad g
they have hitherto gained. The war Ptar ..Y. is
adroitly appealed to thus :—" The war pa?tY is
agreed with us in its principles ; it recognises, ha."e
us, VICTOR. EMMANUEL as the head of Italy; but
it is necessary that this recognition should not be
contradicted by flit f.,ta. VICTOR Pixy A 7411 TEL is
King of Italy, and as King he alone has the right
to declare war. It would be ridiculous for any one
individual to profess obedience to the head of the
nation and then to substitute himself for that head
by provoking a war, and by involving the nation in
dangers which the King wished to avoid."
Again, turning to mere military considerations,
such we may suppose as Colonel MAR has been
sent to urge on GARIBALDI at Caprera, the writer
in the semi-official organ says :—" If the Sicilian
expedition be drawn into the argument it will
only have the effect of proving that the means
employed in Sicily are of no avail against Austria.
The fatigues and the labours undergone by our
soldiers beneath the walls of Gaeta allow us to
foresee what we should have to endure beneath
the fortresses of Verona and of Mantua. The
obstacles presented by the Austrian fortresses are
not insuperable for a nation united, concordant, and
determined to make every sacrifice of blood and of
money to overcome them. But we must not deceive
ourselves, and believe that the presence of bands of
volunteers will suffice to chase away the Austrians,
and to shake down the walls of the fortresses.
The means must be in proportion to the difficulties,
and to the power of the nation. Until these
means shall all be brought together, any attempt
would be extremely hazardous. The partizans of
a war in the coming spring are neither blind nor
senseless; they cannot hope to succeed by the help
of mere enthusiasm and by irregular bands ; and
therefore they are endeavouring to force the head of
the nation and to drive it into a war against its
will."

It finally appeals to the electors " to take to
heart these considerations, and when they shall
hare done their duty, it will then be the duty of
the Ministry to remember that the responsibility of
subsequent events weighs upon it. Italy and
Europe will cell it to account for the manner in
which that responsibility has been discharged."
How far is all this attributable to the man who
has just withdrawn his ships from Gaeta There
is UL least u. strong prtmea facie probability that he
has given orders to Turin that there is to be no at-
tack on Austria this spring. Why it should not
suit his purpose no one can easily tell. Nor is it
easy to be sure whether the present Italian enthu-
siasm were the better weapon to wield against
Austria, or whether a stronger Italy in 1862 and
an Austria absolutely bankrupt might not be the
best hope of success.

We hear from Prussia that the worthy citizens
there are much pleased with the straightforward-
ness and directness of the Speech from the Throne.
It is certainly a ;new quality in a Prussian Royal
Speech ; the very last document issued by the KING
on the occasion of his ascension being unintelligble
in any translation, just because the original was
perfectly so. Another very straightforward speech
has been made to the generals on active service,
and reported, we suppose, after Royal revision, in
the New Prussian Gazette ; and this speech, as if
he were in the presence of those whose active ser-
vices he should soon require, is eves the stronger
of the two. It is gravely warlike ; and were
Prussia a Power which could disturb Europe, might
give no little cause of apprehension.
After a little personal remark he thus launches
forth, " The impenetrable decrees of the Almighty
have now called me to the throne, which hitherto
it had been my sole care to defend. This event
has taken place at a moment big with danger, and
giving a foresight of struggles in which, gentle-
men, I shall perhaps stand in need of your devotion.
If my efforts and those of the princes who, like
myself, wish to maintain peace, do not avert the
storm which is rising around us, we shall have to
collect all our strength to resist it and repel it."
Addressing next his Minister of War, and then
again the whole, he says, " As regards you, my dear
Minister of War, Von Roon, I have not put you on
a bed of roses, and you will have to work vigorously
to make the army what it ought to be for Prussia's
future. Let us not deceive ourselves! If Ido not
succeed in averting the struggle, it will be a struggle
in which we must conquer, if we do not wish to be
annihilated."

After reading all this we are tempted to exclaim,
if this be straightforward, " Oh dear, what can the
matter be VI When, and with whom, is the struggle
so deadly to be? Conquest or annihilation in a
war with Denmark seems almost too much of bom-
bast for even a German speaker; although. last
time the Prussians found that, on fair terms, they
were no match for the Danes as soldiers ; and it
would be in the power of Denmark to annihilate,
in a very short time, that beautiful little toy the
Prussian navy—the chief vessel in which, we pre-
sume, is the frigate we sold her so cheap for a
gunboat. She has, however, no longer British tars
on board of her.

We look around, therefore, for something more
terrible than a conflict between Denmark and
Prussia to call forth all these big and solemn
words, and naturally ask whether there be any
truth in the rumour that Prussia is about, at
last, to guarantee to Austria the possession of.
Venetia, in conjunction with Russia or some other
Power ; and that she calculates that on that ac-
count, and also on account of the senseless inter-
meddling with Holstein, the KING expects to
have Franco against him, and England certainly
angry, though as certainly not disposed to go to
war with him. France, however, is the old and
natural terror of the Prussians. The Rhine is
for ever in their thoughts—and, that terrific phrase,
IlAtural boundaries." AU tho CAn bo said is

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