The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

CANTERBURY HALL.

Sam Cowell returns to the scene of his ancient glories
in honour of the festive season, and will appear on
Christmas-eve to delight the lieges with the cream of
his comic songs. This visit, causing an interruption of
his provincial engagements, is a token of special regard
for the spirited proprietor, whose liberality of manage-
ment ensures the esteem of all who have served in his
ranks. A morning performance is to take place on
Boxing-day, comprising selections from the most popular
Italian operas of the day ; and the full resources of the
establishment will be put in requisition to et sure a rich
harmonic treat for the patrons of the Cantorbury.
Among other forthcoming attractions we understand
that Mr. Morton has secured the eminent services of
Mr. Augustus Braham, the celebrated singer, who will
shortly be added to the strength of the excellent com-
pany of vocalists, whose exertions so satisfactorily main-
tain the well-established reputation of this first cf
concert-halls.

The Earl of Harewood is passing the season al
Harewood House, Yorkshire, surrounded by a select
circle.

The Countess of Durham and her youthful family
are daily expected in town from Brighton.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House to-morrow, for Broadlands.
The Count and Countess de Flabault and Miss
Elphinstone de Flahault will leave town in a few
days on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne at Bo-
wood,
Lady Brougham arrived in town, yesterday, from
Dover.
The Dowager Lady Stanley and Miss Stanley have
left the St. George's Hotel.
Lady Dover has arrived at Castle Howard, on a visit
to the Countess of Carlisle, from Birth&ld, Staffordshire,
where her ladyship has been staying some weeks with
Lord and Lady Bagot.
Lard and Lady Churchill have arrived at the St.
George's _Hotel.
Lord Stanley of Alderley has left London for his seat,
Alderley Park, Cheshire.
Lord and Lady Huntingfield have left the St.
George's Hotel.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs.
Herbert have, during the past week, entertained a select
circle at Wilton House, near Salisbury. Lord and Lady
Harry Vane, Lord Stanley, Baron and Baroness Nicolay,
General Sir Geo. Bowles' Lady Gage, and Mr. Henry
Drummond, M.P., &c., have been among the guests.
The party separated on Saturday.
The Ri‘ht lion. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have
left Grasvenor-gate for Middleton-park, Oxon, on a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Jersey.
Sir Robert Gerard has left the Clarendon for Gars-
wood, near Warrington.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM—During the week
ending Dee. 19, 1857, the visitors have been as follows :
—Oa Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
2,660 ; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 3,767.
Oa the three students' days (admission to the public
6c1.), 530 ; one students' evening, Wednesday, 125;
total, 7082.
M. JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE.—M. Jullien's season
closed last night with a second bat masque. If these
affairs in England are always dull, and there is no de-
nying it, under M. Jullien's conduct they are never
degrading. Tte salle is handsomely decorated, the
music is good, and order is tolerably maintained. The
ball of last night differed in nothing from its predeces-
sors, except that we missed poor Herr Kcenig's ringing
cornet notes in some of the galops, and recognised, as
calm and respectable middle-aged lookers-on, some of
those who in former days rendered themselves equal),
cfs;inguished by the freedom of their dancing and their
wit.

MADAME TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—Another highly
interesting object has just been c mpleted and placed
in the museum. It represents the brave and distinguished
General Havelock, who has won for himself so peat a
name by his gallantry and energy in the field. He is
represented in the uniform of a lieuteuant-general,
decorated with numerous military orders, among them
the Order of the Bath. The likeness is most faithful.
THE LEVIATHAN.—The blanching of the Leviathan
will not be resumed until the next springs which happen
at the close of the year and commencement of the ensu-
ing year. In the course of Saturday and yesterday
morning gangs of labourers were employed in driving
piles for the erection of fresh buttresses nearer the
cradle 3. The hydraulic power which will be applied on
the resumption of the operation will be more than
double that to which the ship has already been subjected.
There are to be twelve additional hydraulic rams. She
continues to sit even and fair on the cradles and ways.
On Saturday, at high water, she had 5 feet 6 inches of
water under her bottom.
DEATH OF MISS ELIZA. EDOUIN.—This young lady,
whose ballet performances, in connection with other
members of the Edouin family, have been so much ad•
mired, died at the Mount Alexander Hotel, Forest
Creek, on Saturday, of fever and inflammation of the
lungs. Her illness was of short duration, and its fatal
terminat on was quite unexpected by her friends, who,
at the time of her cleanse, were absent at Daylei,ford,
The melancholy occurrence has excited much sympathy
among* many with whom the Edouin family had become
familiar during their short sojourn here.—Mount Alex-
ander 111-a,:l of Oct. 9.

THE CHEAP PRESS.—Tho Inland Revenue authori-
ties have commenced proceedings against many of the
cheap newspapers which have blen published without
registration, and without finding the usual security for
payment of damages in case of libel. Mr. Kennedy
Macnab of this place, the publisher of an intermittent
sheet oalled the Refornzer, has been served with a sub.
pceila from the Court of Exchequer, at the instance of
the Lord Advocate, for breach of the legal requisites,
The penalty is a fine of 1001. for each publication
founded on. The Inland Revenue authorities have for
some time been labouring to undeceive publishers as to
the state of the law, and are now taking proceedings
against the incorrigibles. Considering how largely cheap
local newsppers have been engaged in slander and
scandal, and how difficult it has sometimes been found
to recover as ltttle as 121. of damages from thei! pub.
lishers, the enforcement of the law may be deemed re-
quisite:and salutary.—/nrerness Courier.
MOB GOVERNMENT.—Tbe och:ocratic, or mob princi.
pie, though it may appear to be foisnded on the principle
of self-government, is virtually the reverse, and for this
reason, that its tendency is to throw the management of I
affairs into the hands of a few, and those the most un-
worthy—whilst apathy and disgust keep the best as
much aloof as if they were by law excluded from in-
terference. This is an inevitable result in the long
run. It is witnessed continually in ocblocraticllly or.
ganiced parishes and corporations, and has, from the
first, been visible in different degrees in the ne v over-
grown parliamentary constituencies.— Wcaker'Boriyinni.