The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-26 00:00:00

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF

HABEWUOI).

On Saturday morning an accident occurred to the
Earl of Harewood, while hunting, which it is feared
may terminate fatally. His lordship went out with the
Bramham-moor hounds, and while hunting in the neigh•
bourhoed of Wetherby he was suddenly seen to fall from
his horse. One of the whippers-in galloped to the spot,
and found the' noble earl stretched upon the ground un-
conscious. Assistance was immediately rendered, and
his lordship was placed in the carriage of Mr. J. B.
Raviell, of Stockeld-park, and conveyed to his own resi-
dence. On arriving there he was still in a state of insen
sibility, and a message was at once despatched to Leeds
for medical aid. Mr. T. P. Teale went to Harewood
House without delay, and found that his lordship had
sustained a severe fracture of the skull. A telegraph
message was sent to London the same evening, request-
ing the attendance of 9ir Benjamin Brodie, but a reply
was received that he was unable to leave London. The
assistance of Dr. Caesar Hawkins or Dr. Fergusson was
then sought, and Dr. Hawkins left Loudon in a special
train by the Great Northern Railway, and arrived at
Leeds shortly after 9 o'clock on Sunday morning. He
immediately posted to Harewood House and, with the
assistance of the other medical gentleman, did all for the
unfortunate nobleman that skill and science could sug-
gest. The precise cause of the accident cannot be stated,
as no person was sufficiently near to his lordship at the
time to describe it, but it is supposed the horse which
he rode—a young animal—got its feet entangled in a
sheep net just after leaping a fence, "and in its efforts to
extricate itself threw the noble earl on the ground and
kicked him on the head.

MUTINY AT CORFII.—A. vessel which arrived at Mar
seilles on Friday evening from Corfu brought word that
a company of artillerymen stationed at Corfu had mu•
tinied and attempted to blow up the powder magazine.
No other particulars were stated.
THE LATE GALES.—The committee of the Ship
wrecked Mariners' Society are making special efforts to
meet the extraordinary demand upon the funds of the
cLarity in consequence of the furious gales by which the
present winter has been distinguished. Within the last
month the society have spent above 2,0001., in suc-
couring 530 shipwrecked men, relieving 401 widows and
orphans, and 360 mariners who had lost their clothes.
DESCENDING A RAPID IN A BARK-CANOE.—Besides
the rocks, shoals, and snags which are to be avoided,
unceasing attention must be given to innumerable logs of
hewn timber, which, having been wafted by the lumber-
ers to the commeecenient of the rapid, having been left
to be hurried for eight or nine miles towaris this mar-
ket—sometimes separately, sometimes hustling each other,
sometimes floundering, and sometimes, it anything irri-
tates or obstructs their passage, rearing up in the water
until they almost reel over. In the apparent turmoil of
this scene, in which the canoe is preceded, as well as
followed, by masses of heavy timber, the slightest touch
of which would annihilate it—the icy-cold judgment of
the old Indian—his collected but lightning-like decision
—the simplicity and tranquillity of his red beardleos face,
thatched over by his bluff-eat black lank hair— his total
absence of either fear or bravado—his immutable pre-
sence of mind—and, in places of the greatest possible
noise and confusion in the waters, the mild tone of voice
with which he softly utters to bis young comrade the
monosyllable that directs him to steer the stern of the
canoe in the direction opposite to that which he himself
gives to its head—form altogether a inost striking con-
trast with the boisterous scene, the sudden kaleidoscope
changes of which it is utterly imp ossible to describe.—
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The original basis of a Russian expedition against
India is necessarily the Caspian Sea, which is
simply a Russian lake—not so much as a fishing
boat being allowed to stir upon its waters, without
a formal permit from the paramount authority.
From the eastern shores of the Caspian, two main
routes (each admitting of some variation in detail)
load directly to the banks of the Indus. The first
of these proceeds across the desert land intervening
betwixt the waters of the Caspian and those of the
smaller inland see of Aral, and so on to Khiva.
Upon this line it is alleged that tbeltussians have
already sunk wells, stage by stage, in the desert,
and taken other measures to secure their means of
communication. Quitting Kliiva, the invaders
would probably observe a loose parallel with the
general course of the Oxus, taking every advan-
tage of the capabilities of that fine stream, up to
that point where its navigation ceases to be easy.
The onward route would then lie through Balkh,
Khooloon, and Ba,mian, over the passes of the
Hindoo Koosh, to Cabul. The second of the two
main lines has its commencement in the neighbour-
hood of Astrabad, the south-eastern point of the
Caspian, and leads, by Meshed, to Herat.
Now, a very little consideration induces us to
set down the first or more northerly of these lines
of approach as altogether out of question. It is
much longer than the other ; a larger portion of
desert country has to be traversed ; the wildest
tribes are to be encountered ; supplies could not be
obtained, water is often scarce, and the greatest
difficulty would be experienced in transporting the
materiel of a large army over mountain passes, at an
elevation of 13,000 feet above the level of the ocean.
It iu ancient times Alexander adopted this route,
we are at least assured that he met with great
natural obstacles, and experienced much opposi-
tion. After all, there is some reason for supposing
that his eventual success was in no small degree
due to the liberality with which he treated the

hostile chiefs. Certain it is that the Macedonians
felt themselves to have had quite enough of the
work, as was evinced by their undisguised mutiny,
not long after, on the banks of the Sutlej.
But, independently of these obvious reflec-
tions, there is little doubt that the Russian
Government has long since been warned by
its agents against contemplating an advance
by the Paropatuisan line. Indeed, the then noto-
rious Vickovitch, addressing his superior, from
Cabul, in the year 1837, writes somewhat as fol-
lows :—" The geographical position of Afghanistan
makes it the only route through which a conqueror
can pass from Candahar to the very shores of the
ocean. Barren deserts, which can never be passed
by any kind of military force, on the north and
north-west, the way from Toorkistan is hemmed in
by the strong passes of the Hindoo-Koosh, which
offer only two roads impracticable during four
months for the passage of military stores or sup-
plies to support an army."
Ufider these circumstances, we have little hesita-
tieu in presuming that an invading force would
give preference to the route from Astrabad to
Herat, which passes through the important city of
Meshed. The country presents no impediments
to the march of troops ; and as for the road, Count
Simonitch, the Russian envoy, having expressed
a fear lest infirm health might prevent him accom-
panying the late Shahof Persia in his expedition of
1837, was told that he might, if so disposed, travel
every inch of the way in his own carriage with per-
fect safety. It is, moreover, not unworthy of
notice that a sufficient force advancing along this
road can hold the wild Toorcomans completely in
check. Thus Lord Auckland, in a despatch dated
Simla, May 12, 1838, says :—" The rapid and suc-
cessful advance of Persia in the investment of Herat
and the well-judged diversion by which the Shah
has been able to cut off apparently every hope of
succour to the place from any of the friendly tribes
in Toorkistan, have intervened to baffle all our cal-
culations." We shall now, thee, suppose an in-
vading force arrived, without encountering any
material difficulties, at
HERAT, THE KEY OF INDIA.,
of which place it may be as well to give a succinct
account. The territofy, of which Herat is the chief
town, is the last remnant of the Afghan monarchy
founded by Ahmed Shah Douranee, after the death
of his master, Nadir Shah, in 1747. Since the
decay of monarchical government in AffghaciAan,
Persia has ever looked upon this province with a
greedy eye. Nay, the Persian government has of
late years openly avowed, a belief that the posses-
sion of Herat would give such a hold on England
that she could no longer deny anything the Persians
chose to demand, for its possession would give the
power to disturb the English in India, or to give
a passage thither to their enemies, whenever the
Persians should think proper to do so. In opposi-
tion to this convenient doctrine, it is justly argued
on the other hand, that Afghanistan must be con-'
sidered the out-lying frontier of India. No Euro-
pean nation has any relations, either commercial
or political, with the former country. The British
are, therefore, entitled to regard any interference
with jealousy, and all the best authorities agree
that the integrity of Herat must be maintained, as
the only safe and sure means Of opposing the efforts
of Persiato annihilate the independence of Afghan-
istan. Shah Yamran, the last lineal ruler of Ah-
med's race, steadily refused to acknowledge the
Persian monarch as his sovereignor to coin money
or suffer the prayers to be rea in his name. he
was not unwilling to yield him a certain deference
and respect, or even to pay a kind of honorary
tribute. But he would neither relinquish his own
title of Shah door-i-dooran,* nor own himself de-
pendent upon Persia, nor admit of interference
with the internal affairs of his kingdom.
Herat the capital—the Aria of Arian—stands in
lat. 34 dog. 50 min. north, and long. 62 deg. 30 min.
east, at an elevation of 2,500 feet above the level
of the sea. It is 200 miles S.E. by E. of Meshed,
and 361 miles west of eabul. Prier to the siege
of 1837-38, the town was reckoned to contain about
45,000 inhabitants, but that event, and other suc-
ceeding calamities, will probably have reduced the
number much below the amount named. A diioLl)
mound, and bastioned wall enclose the town, in
the form of an oblong area, of which the greater
length is nearly a mile. There are five gates;
four arcaded bazaars, similar to thoseof and
Cabal,
. Toe
meet under a dome in the centre of tne plac
nsists in two
real strength of the fortification
covered ways, or fausse-braies„tobninsthce:exdtetrhioer
osltohpeer
of the embankments, on
without the ditch, the lower The
Tbehiengcoitnadaellehvaesl
with the surrounding country..ii a
well-watered and
also a wet ditch. fferat
bliye s
hills.
fertile plain, surroundedßut how are the invaders to proceed? Tradition
tells of, and modern maps indicate, a direct route
b
from Herat to Cabul ;
practically, no such
thing eXiA9•
There may indeed be points of de-
scent between these two places, where troops free
of. incombrance, or with only mountain artillery,
might—if not actively opposed—effect a pass‘age
over the Hindon-Koosh. But a modern army,
destined to invade British India, would not, attempt
,o make its way by any other route than that of
CANDAHAR, THE GATE OF INDIA.

In reaching this point, from Herat, a well-organised
force would experience nothing beyond ordinary
difficulties. Perh tps it might be necessary .o ad-
vance by small detachments in succession, for
the country to be traversed is described as generally
waste and barren, though many oases occur in the
shape of fertile valleys. The banks of the Furrah,
Khaush, and some other streams, are well culti-
vated, and thoie of the Helmund extremely produc-
tive. There is a good deal of sandy desert, and oc
casional scarcity of water. The Relmund, when
full, is an .wkward river to cross ; but there are
no obstacles of mountain or pass to signify. Ca,"-

* The punning inscription on the family signet, viz.
" The King, Pearl of the Age," or " of the Douranees."

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY MEETING.—A county
meeting was held on Saturday in the Town-ball, at
Haverfordwest, for the purpose of protesting
against the income and property tax. There were
very few persons present. The chair was filled by.
Mr. L. Mathias, sheriff ; and the following resolu-
tion was passed :—" That for the property and
income tax to be imposed upon the country for the
support of the war more than one year after the
restoration of peace would. be inoonsiiktept with ;the
'act of Partiameetn.anik: broaolt of hot..
,public; and that a.petitiou to.this effect he ..-
! up, and that the member for thnoounty (Vi.,.. nt
Evelyn) be requested to present it to the House of
Commons."

MEETING AT RILYL. —A public meeting has been
held in the Town-hall of Ruyl, to petition Parlia-
ment for a considerable modification, if not a total
abolition, of the income tax. Mr. James Napier,
of the Bank, was in the chair. Resolutions were
passed, to the effect that the mode of levying the
tax is so inquisitorial and fallacious that injustice
and dishonesty are the inevitable result, and that
if direct taxation be advisable means more in ac-
c:_zdance with the principles of justice ought to he
devised. Many interesting cases were eat 4,
showing the unjust assessment of the tax; and its
demoralising tendency, by inducing parties to
render false returns, was plainly exposed ; one
party alleging that he had been obliged to pay the
tax upon au anticipatory income, not having yet
realised the amount of the expenses he had in-
curred. A petition was numerously signed, to be
presented to the House of Commons by Sir John
Hanmer, Bart., M.P.
ARUNDEL.—At a meeting held on Friday, rela-
tive to the income tax, a letter was read from Lord
G. G. A. Howard, M.P., in which the following
passage occurs :—" Any one would express my
sentiments by saying that, while I should regard
taxation as a subject not to be dealt with by ex-
citement or haste, yet that I wish much to see the
abolition, if possible, or at least a very great dimi-
nution, of the income tax. That if we are to have
further wars an income tax is necessary ; but I
trust not to have further war, and I do sincerely
hope that we are not going hastily to spend British
blood and treasure on Persian soil, which I would
hope is the only present reason whereby the in-
come tax should be continued at anything like its
p resent rate."

TORQUAY.-Mr. Palk, M.P., speaking at a
meeting of the inhabitants, held on Thursday
evening, to memorialise the gleen for a modifica-
tion of the income tax, said :—•' I believe that had
there been a due economy—nay, I will not even
say that—but that had there not been an undue
waste of public money, the income tax, which you
have so nobly and cheerfully submitted to up to
the present moment, would have been sufficient to
have paid for the expenses of the war, and that
you might have reverted this session to the state
you were in before the commencement of the war,
bearing in mind the pledge of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, that in 1860 the income tax was finally
to be dispensed with. However, I believe it is
well known to you all, that there was no such eco-
nomy practised by the Government; and I•very
much doubt whether you will hear anything from
the Crown to lead you to believe that this income
tax will be done witkout. I do not believe that
Government will take advantage of the quibble
which would enable them to maintain the 9d. in
the pound for another year ; but I do not believe
the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to appeal
to the patriotism of the country, and ask them to
renew that 9d. for another year."

THE IcUSSIANS IN CHINA.

The bloniteitr de la, Flotte contains news from
China not hitherto published. It was not known
at Macao that the Russian Government bad ob-
tained permission at Pekin for their ships to enter
the five ports. This fact is consilered to be ex-
tremely important. Russia has had for some years
extensive commercial relations with China by land,
and, according to the terms of a treaty sign, d in
1725, the town of Kiachta, situate on the frontiers
of the two empires, serves as a commercial en-
trepot. Commerce has increased, and is consi-
derably extending itself on that point. The Rus-
sian Government, in order to establish its re]a-
tions more firmly with China, has obtained the
privilege of having a Legation at Pekin—a favour
which no other power enjoys, but, on the other
hand, the Chinese Government had always refused
to receive Russian ships iu the five ports into which
the ships of other nations are admitted. Trade
between Russia and China has been hitherto car-
ried on solely by land. Admiral Patuitiue, who
commanded the Russian squadron in the Chinese
seas at the breaking out of the last war, used his
utmost efforts to obtain a treaty which would place
his Government on the same footing as the most
favoured nations. He would probably have suc-
ceeded had not the war paralysed his operations.
Recent events at Canton give increased im-
portance to the new advantages which Russia has
I obtained. Ou the 25th of November a body of

insurgents, accompanied by numerous bands of
brigands, who have ravaged the province of
Kwang-Si during several months, took possession
of the town of Kouli-Lin, and committed fearful ex-
cesses. The Imperial troops not being sufficiently
numerous could give the inhabitants no assistance.
It is impossible to give an idea of the anarchy which
prevails at this moment in various provinces in
China. Highway robbery is organised on a most
extensive scale. The Government has neither force .
nmo
ar
naduatrhi onrsi teyx
etcou t
es uap pmr curt tt
uh e d
eh
ofi g hi
nwoaffyeueni s n. i
v e
bTehe
g.
gars, but they are helpless against thieves. Yeh, the
Viceroy of Canton, is one of the most abominable and
cruel men in the empire. He maintained a num-
ber of mendicants of the most unfortunate descrip-
tion, and every time any act of violence was com-
mitted in the city, being too feeble or too great a
coward to dare to arrest the assassins, he se lecteda
dozen of mendicants whom he orderel to be decapi-
tated, and he then wrote to the Emperor
horrible crime had been committed \
buetr
that
attha
authors had been arrested and punis ed. It is by
those repeated falsehoods that the mandarins
deceive the Emperor, who is never permitted to
know the truth. The insurgents, with their chief,
Tae-ping, are completely masters of the province
of Kia'ig-Su. Their head-quarters are at Nankin.
That city may be regarded as for ever lost to the
Emperor, for his authority can never be - re-esta-
blished there. It was impossible to have shown
more incapacity than did the Imperial generals.
The insurgents have fortified the Yang-Tse-Kiang,
and the mouth of that river is closed against the
Chinese fleet. By the latest accounts Admiral Sey-
mour was still at Canton. He had established him-
self so as not to be annoyed by the Tartar troops.
He had been joined by the hospital frigate Min-
den, and ho had sent the Winchester and Coro-
mandel to Hong Kong, the Sybille to Whatupoa,
and the Pique and Hornet to Shanghai. He had
done so at the request of the British Consuls, who
had demanded them for the protection of British
subjects.

A. spirit, whisp rs in our ear (say: th- Atheateum) of
cc, tain doings at the Record-, ffic,, to which we would be
glad to have a safe contradiction. The rumour runs that
the Record-office authorities, in going over the State
papers in their charge, have discovered that some of
these papers are in duplicate. The fact has long been
known to historical readers, and especially as regards
colonial, war, and navy documents ; for in early time,
when voyages were long aed wrecks numerous, all (le-
spa.telus from our agents abroad were sent in duplicate
or triplicate for safety ; and, in spite of steam, we p 0-
souse this practice is unchanged.
,Rumour asserts that
1 these duplicates are being destroyea !

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TEI EATRE ROYAL, DRUM LA NE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R.
Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley.
seventh appearance of the eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles
Mathews, since his late serious illness.
Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the
moat magnificent ever produced on the English stage.
THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE, in which Mr. Charles
Mathews will sustain his original character.
After which will be produced an entirely new and original
symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog-
nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic
Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed
the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and
which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called,
SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ;
Or, Harlequin Roliday, and the Island of Ups and Downs.
The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc-
tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The
machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties,es
m de-
corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs.
Needham, Glindon, &c. The masks, models, and p. ysiog-
nomical devices designed end executed by the celebrated
Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged
by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under
the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con-
structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. The
peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L.
Blanchard, author of "Harlequin and the Seven Ages of
Man," " Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," „ Hudibras:" &c.,
and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of
Yr. Robert Roxby.
Te anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime
is story is founded :-
"See, saw, Margery Daw,
" Sold her bed, and laid upon straw."
MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum.
Rsgion of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. "Yea,
the Great Globe itself,"
" Here we go up, up, up,
" Here we go down, down, down ;
" Here we go backwards and forwards,
"And here we go round and round."
Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to
the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low ; Opera-
box, Rid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie
(attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt,
Master Saucebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli-
cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz-
hard, Mr. Popall. Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An-
enal appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Holyday
Pie Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley ; Sport and
Outline (her attendants), Misses Lovelaugh and Lightheart ;
Acme Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by
'articular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter
• 'Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the
't try, while Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy
efiemselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe
and Winter Garden of the Fairies.-Mistletoe (the Fairy
Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that
have been given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100
Ladles er the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet -Miss
Regina Wright, Willem. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co.
ryphees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of
Huggamngga.-Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr.
Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup,
Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March-
well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black
smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards
Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shelly (her Maids
of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery
Daw has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she
shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of
Ring Huggarangga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the
Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly (Lord
Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham-
berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higglcdy-Piggledy (Goldstick in
Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs.
Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagnag, Merrywag, Perriwig,
and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing
Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music-
Masters Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet-
timpere Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook : Prince Popinjay (of
the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue,
oiessrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cutashive. How
the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and
of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of
Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance.
The Enchanted Workbox-The Sampler and the Exemplar,
and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it.
Inhabitants of the Workbox :-Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp,
Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of
Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Lengsix,
Splitup, Snapoff, dre. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ;
Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea
sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some-
bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr.
Shearsteel. How Margery Daw makes an important discovery
and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com-
pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine
of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth,-Labour (the Parent
of Health, Wealth, and Happiness). Mr. Strong'i'th'arm.
What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re-
ward that Holyday bestows. Grand Scenic and Mechanical
Effects, exhibiting (in proceese, construction) the Fairy Fac-
tory of Fancy, completed with th e assistance of Labour and
Imagination, Brilliant Tableau. The Transformation :-Two
Harlequins, Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites,
the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloor s, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G.
Tanner ; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore ;
the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno
and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinado,
showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime
Rally ; - Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop
(Bolenos, Deulin, Tanner, and Flalford).- A pink of polite-
nees-Clown very toyhsh-Getting a nutcracker. which turns
out a nobby toy-First and last toys for gambling-Marbles
Tereus dice-Despatches, loaded, and off they go-Harlequin
takes a private box-Clown takes Chatterton's situation as
boakeeper Kite-flying-A game of Cricket, by which some
of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped,
which turns out a long stop-The uses and abuses of the crin-
oline A Jack in the box-A box of regular British toys and
a basket of French bread (bricks)--Aldershott a size smaller
-Grand review of infantry-A military ball-Going in for a
buster-Coming out with a roll-Clown make a peel t 3
baker's feelings-List, oh, List-Squaring a round of beef-
Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return-pantaloon
tries his hand at a game and loses by it Cut and come again
Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too
hot to held him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warghouse (Ye.
roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor-
A suit that is quite the ticket The Gude wrapper-Railway
wrappers-Transfer depot-Washing machine--extraordinary-
Something that won't wash-Cleaned out--Scent in and sent out-
Foreign versus English toothpowder - Hungary water-A
Frangipani bouquet Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut-
powder ♦ ease of real distress-Pantaloon in a fix-Fur-
nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and
Tanner).-Clown and Pantaloon in high life A domestic re-
volution-Turning the tables-To bed, to bed A drop too
mush Clown now begin., to reflect -The looking-glass follows
his example-Two beads better than one-Clown takes a turn
on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account-
Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in
the house. Judkie's Gas-regulating Machine and General
Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and
Honey.)-Clown, being in Fleet-street, goes the pace rather
fast-The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which
everybody understands-Bath post versus London post-Re-
gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas
regulators, smoke regulators-Sewing, cutting, washing,
pressing, and ironing done by a turn-Clown makes a shift
which makes Pantaloon a little shirty-A box of common
scents-A fresh supply of blacks from America-A Dred-ful
scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin. and
Tanner.)-Harvest-home -A rakish dance by rustic lads and
lasses-The milky wayzieHarlequin makes a pump of himself
-A strong smell of game-A farm-yard visitor-Clown finds
the pig a very great bore-Pantaloon finds the dog gets
greatly attached to him -Prize Poultry-Cochin China and
couch in England - Novel hatching-The old mail-Full in-
side-Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the
Rocket- Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse,
King William-street, City (the whole of the double
company will appear in this scene )-Pantaloon proposes
to take a hns-Present and future-Weight of public opinion
e.-A. change for the better-The people's own bus-When
fool meets fool then comes the tug of fun-Collision, crash,
smash, and dash-Garotte preventive-Moustache move-
ment A pair of sharp blades-Clowns prove themselves a
ease for cutlery Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint-
ment--The duel -A cut direct - Forewarned, forearmed-
Public nuisances of 18.56--011, my Crinoline-A high wind,
a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and
Downs in Holiday's Fairy Home.
The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the
house to suit every one : -Galleries, Rd. and ls, ; Second
Circle of Poxes, ls. Rd. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes,
2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, Is, ; Stella, gs. ; Private Boxes,
10s. 6d., I'. ls., 1/. lle. 64., and 21. 2s.
A ',domain Performance of the Great Pantomime every
Wednesday, at Two o'clock.

_ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING will he produced an entirely new and
original combination of burlesque and pantomime, entitled
CONRAD AND MEDORA;
or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of
the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Fag.,
founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her
Maielitleg Theatre, The harlequinade upon things in gene-
ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. P.
Fenton. Characters in the opening :
Conrad (the Corsair) ..
Birbarto (his lieutenant)
genie Pasha .
Wog
Ynasift
''''''''''''''''''
moil
.................
f 4ulnar ............
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Znlienk.. ..
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Submarinet. *****************
Sereva ***************
Clowns

Miss Woo?gar
„Mr. J. L. Toole
..Mr. Barrett
.Mr. Holston
,Mr, S. Calhaem
~Mrs. Charles ninon
B White ,
Mrs, Melville
..... Miss Jessie Ryder
Miss Marie Wilton
..... Mr. Torn Matthews and
Mr. H. Marshall
..... Mr. Stilt
....Mr. J Marshall
.......The Brothers Nelson.s
...... ...Miss Clara Morgan and
Miss Ladd.
S MUSKETEERS. reit,
To be preceded by THE XING'
tagnan, Mr. C. Dillon.
Tho box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the suer.
*Widow@ of Mr. Chatterton, jun. p
Carriages conveying parties ia the Private Boxes to set
dawn at the State entrance in Burleigh-street
A Morning Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock.

Pantaloon
......... ,
Harlequin .............
Snritea ...................
Columbines . .......

STRAND T HEAT RE. —Manager, M T.
Payno.—This Evening will he per'orthed
THE PERILS OF CRINOLINE.
Followed by (first time) DON'T LEND YOUR UMBRELLA.
After which, the immensely successful novel Burlesque
Pantomime of TIIE MAGIC MISTLETOE; or, Harlequin
Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Christmas,
Miss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury ; Mercury,
'Kiss Cameron ; Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ;
Baron, Mr J. B. Johnstone • Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lori
LoveL, Miss Craven ; Addefp te, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo,
Master W. &lot:tin; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness,
Mr. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Hanle.
quinade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Master W
Ecionin ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ;
Columbines. Miss E. •Jacobs and Mdse. Collison ; Premier
Dansense, Mlle. Marie Charles.
New and magnificent Scenery, &c, New Curtain. New
Act Drop.
Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls• ;
Gallery, 6d.
A morning performance of the Pantomime every Mond.ey I
at two o'clock

L 4NDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 167.

The Times is again striving to allay the popu-
ar excitement on the subject of the iniquitous
Income Tax. It is endeavouring to induce the
nation to submit patiently to the " pettifogging
quibble," and to permit the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer to retain the war charge, without modifica-
tion or reduction, until the sth of April, 1858.
It gravely declared on Friday that " the money is
wanting to discharge our existing obligations, and
to counteract an exhaustion in actual process. So
the Chancellor of the Exchequerfirst tells us that
he must have the money, and then suggests the
mode which he hopes will be the least distressing
to our feelings." And again, that "it is scarcely
worth while to talk very strongly about the
Income Tax, before we know the extent of the
necessary evils, and how much money is wanted.
All anticipations are useless when we must shortly
know the facts of the case, and it is equally use-
less at this moment to protest against any tax
that may happen to be galling to us !"
This is a very convenient doctrine for the
Financial Minister, and doubtless Sir G. C.
LEWIS will endeavour to avail himself of the aid
thus afforded. It is a stereotyped principle with
gentlemen in his position that the opposition is
always either too early or too late. If the nation
earnestly and emphatically protests against any
peculiarly galling impost the movement is "pre-
mature." The tax paying community must await
his will and pleasure until he declares the amount
of money required, and the mode in which he
intends to obtain it ! If on the other hand, it
remains quiescent, "the time has gone by for relief,
his financial scheme has been duly developed, his
budget opened, and no alteration is then practice
able. Besides, there could be no general feeling
against the charge, for where were the public
demonstrations against it ?" Public journalists
might expose its gross injustice and manifest
imPolicy—independent members might protest in
the names of their suffering constituents ; but
" why did not the people speak for themselves,
and announce their decided antipathy to the
burden ?" This would be the natural answer if
the sinister advice of the Times were adopted.
It is only " the pressure from without," adminis-
tered in due season, that can prove effectual.
The Minister is made of
and when he sees
resistance isble m
possible will yield withn
oa t elroi an lgs
e, '
that e r
a good grace. Re will
only listen to reason
w thepublic opinion has penetrated
inmost the ver iceoyf
inmost recesses of Downing street.
argument prevailed we should Still havellhaadd tthe
bread tax in all its enormity. It was only because
the "League" was thoroughly in earnest—that it
was " instant, in season and out of season," never