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
rank•. A. morning performance is to take place on
13, xing-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 ensure a rich
harmonic treat for the patrons of the Canterbury.
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 cr
concert-halls.

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

The Countesit 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
Elphinetone de Flabault will leave town in a few
days on a visit to the Marquis of Lausdowne 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 tas arrived at Castle Howard, on a visit
to the Countess of Carlisle, from Blitbfi.-1 I, Staffordshire,
where her ladyship has been staying some weeks with
Lord and Lady Bagot.
Lord 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 sel,,et
circle at Wilton House, near Salisbury. Lord and Lady
Harry Vane, Lord Stanley, Bar .n and Baroness Nicolay,
General Sir Geo. Bowles, Lady Gage, and Mr. Henry
Drummond, M.P., &0., have been among the guests.
The party separated on Saturday.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have
left Gr ,avenor-;:ate 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 Dec. 19, 1857, the visitors have been as follows :
—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
2,660; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 3,767.
On the three students' days (dmission to the public
6d.), 530 ; one students' evening, Wednesday, 125 ;
total, 7082.
M. JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE.-41. Jullien's season
closed last night with a second bat masque. If these
affeirs in England are always dull, and there is no de-
nying it, ucdcr M. Jullien's conduct they are never
degrading. Tee salle is handsomely decorated, the
music is geed, and order is t-lerably maintained. The
ball of last night differed in nothing from its predecee-
curs, except that wo missed poor Herr Kcenig'is singing
cornet notes in some of the galops, and recognised, es
calm and respectable midJle-aged lookers-en, some of
those who in former days rendered themselves equaly
d:cinguishcd by the freedom of their dancing and their
wit.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—Another highly
interesting object has just been completed and placed
in the museum. It represents the brave and distinguished
General Havelock, who has won for himself eo great a
name by his gallantry and energy in the field. He is
represented in the uniform of a lieuteteaut-general,
decorated with numerous military orders, amoug them
the Order of the Bath. The iikeness is most faithful.
THE LEVIATHAN.—The lannchiog of the Leviathan
atwillthe close o
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yearuntil'land co
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nwhich happen
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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
cradles. 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 ELIZI EDOIIIN. —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
terminaCon was quite unexpected by her friends, who,
at the time of her decease, were absent at Daylesford,
The melancholy occurrence has excited much sympathy
among many with whom the Edouin family had become
familiar during their short soj rurn here.—Mount Alex-
ander Mail of Oct. 9.
THE CHEAP PaEss.—The Inland Revenue authori-
ties have commenced proceedings against many of the
cheap newspapers which have boon published without
registration, and without finding the usual security for
payment of dairragee in case of' libel. Mr. Kennedy
Meenab of this place, the publisher of an intermittent
sheet called the Reformer, has been served with a sub.
Nana from the Court of Exchequer, at the instance of
the Lord Advocate, for breach of the legal requisites.
The penalty is a floe of 1001. for each publication
founded on. The Inland Revenue authorities have for
some time been labouring to undeceive publeshers ae t
the state of the law, and are now taking proceedings
against the incorrigibles. Considering how largely cheap
local newspapers have teen engaged in slander and
scandal, and how difficult it has sometimes been furred
to recover as ltttle as 121. of damages Irons their pub-
lishers, the enforcement of the law may be deemed re-
(' uisite:an d salutary.—lnverness Courier.
MOB GOVERNMENT.—The oele!ocratic, or mob princi-
ple, though it may appear to be founded on the principle
of self-government, is virtually the reverse, and fur this
reason, that its tendency is to throw the management of
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 ochlocratic tlly or-
ganieed parishes and corporations, and has, from the
first, been visible in different degrees in the ne v over-
grown parliamentary constituencies.-- Wcaker'oOriyina/.

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