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The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-28

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Mr. Augustus Harris, whose name is identified
with the picturesque grouping, stage management,
and artistic taste which have rendered the Royal
Italian Opera renowned among the creme de la creme
of European society, opened Covent Garden Theatre
on Saturday night with a pantomime, or spectacle,
of the modern pattern. It is founded on the familiar
and world-famed story of " Robinson Crusoe,"
who, in compliance with Christmas custom, has a
e e,ma
sui ernatural addendum, its second title being " or,
Friday and the Fairies.''
11,1Irs. isl.. J.
i bßyronin has
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written the libretto, and Messrs.
Morgan, Dayes, and Hawes Craven have painted
the exquisite scenery. The pantomime, extrava-
ganza, spectacle, burlesque, or whatever they may
please to call it, has no cause to fear a rival on its
special merits. It was a great; success, and gave
unbounded satisfaction to a crowded audience.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Whatever reliance other managers may place in
their Christmas novelties, Mr. Buckstone has an
uufailing inducement to public patronage in the re-

engagement of Mr. Sothern, who re-appeared in the
Haymarket on Saturday evening in the character
of the Marquis de Tourville in Mr. Marston's popu-
lar play, " A Hero of Romance." Mr. Sothern was
greeted on his return to the Haymarket boards,
the scene of his triumphs, with the loudest applause.
The call for Mr. Sothern at the fall of the curtain
was loud, enthusiastic, and intense. The Christ-
mas piece here is entitled " The Frightful Hair; or,
Who Slot the Dog?" Mr. F. C. Burnand has
ventured to travestie Lord Lytton's new play, and
very comically he has performed his. task. The
principle points in the original are well preserved/
and altogether a very whimsical and laughable
Christmas dish has been made up for the visitors of
the Haymarket. Mr. Compton sustained the cha'
ratter of Sir Grey de Malpas, Mr. Kendal that of
Vyvyan, Mr. Buckstone was that of Wrecklyffe (a
tremendous pirate of the 0. Smith school), and Miss
Fanny Gwynne Lord Beaufort. The extravaganza
created the utmost amusement, and the laughter
elicited by Mr. Compton when he inquires " wh°
shot the dog ?" was something enormous. The
success of the piece was undoubted from the corn•
mu-icemen t.
London, England, 1868-12-28

INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.

India Office, Ist December, 1868.
NOTICE is Hereby Given, that an examination
of Candidates for 20 appointments as Assistant-Surgeons
in her Majesty's Indian Medical Service will be held at
Chelsea Hospital on the Bth February, 1869.
Copies of the regulations for the examination of Candi-
dates, together with information regarding the pay and
retiring allowances of Indian Medical Officers, may be ob-
tained on applicati n at the Military Department, India
Office, Westminster, S.W.
T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.
London, England, 1868-12-28

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
F I ALI: PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon-
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, KC.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.O.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.
London, England, 1868-12-28

HAMPSTEAD HEATH.

A suggestion has been made with regard to the
preservation of Hampstead Heath from further
encroaches—a matter of great importance to Lon-
doners. It is proposed that the Metropolitan Board
of Works should buy up the common rights
to suburban open spaces, and that the Board
should endeavour to put itself in an analogous
position to that of the Crown with regard to Epping
Forest. The Crown rights at Epping were valued
at 10s. per acre, whereas the lord of the manor of
Hampstead demands £lO,OOO per acre. It is there-
fore suggested that Sir John Thwaites should nego-
tiate with the copyholders, and obtain the transfer of
sufficient of their rights to afford the Board a locus
standi in fighting the public battles.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THE CONVG PBOGRAMME.

Although Parliament does not meet for the
despatch of business until February 10, speculation
is already rife as to the attitude which will be tali ,n
by the Ministry on some of the most important
questions of the day. The London correspondent of
tho Scotsman believes that when Sir Henry Bulwer
brings forward his motion for the Ballot, the
Government will be prepared to meet him . by a
ready assent to an inquiry into the subject. Whether
the inquiry shall be by a select committee, or the
House of Commons, or by a royal commission,
remains for future decision. The question of the
racrisfralion clanse.Df the Reform Act _will probAbb

be biought fokWard by a private member ; anti TM
Government, it is supposed, will, in the first
instance, be content to support any motion
calling for an amendment of the law, reserving
for themselvess full freedom of action as to the
specific legislation. Of course the Irish Church
difficulty is being anxiously discussed by the
Ministry. It is considered that the Premier per-
sonally is rather in favour of giving a voluntary orga-
nisation to the Irish Church, but a majority of the
Liberal party is thought to be in favour of the
reduction of the Irish Church to the position of a
Colonial Church. It is idle, however, to speculate on
the last-mentioned subject. Frequent Cabinet
Councils will have to be held before such a momen-
tous question is settled to the satisfaction of Pro-
testant England, Presbyterian Scotland, and Roman
Catholic Ireland.

The John, Bull says that the Premier and the
Marquis of Salisbury have agreed to a plan for
settling the Irish Church difficulty. The property
of the Church is to be put in commission ; the
Irish Church is to have freedom ; but the
question of the disposal of any possible surplus
is to be decided in the future. It is thought
that this plan would please the High Church party,
and at the same time mitigate the hostility of Dis-
senters. The John Bull, however, thinks that such
a measure would have a very small chance of passing
the House of Commons, and suggests that the gossips
are probably discussing Mr. Shaw Lefevre's scheme,
which proposes to give the Church a certain capital
and let her be free.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII

THIS Evi MSG, at 7, DID YoU EVER FEND YOUR WIFE
TO CAM B ZR\V ELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 7.45
aIONIE CRISTO. Messrs. Feebler, B. Webster, G. Belmore, A.
Stirling. R. Phillips, Stuart. Ashley, Stepheucon, C. J. Smith, W
burns, R. Romer; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss C. Leclerc%
and Mrs. Leigh Murray.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Maniger, Mr. Vining.

Tins EVENING, at 7, to commence-with THE SECRET. At 5,
AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. W.
Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murrz.y; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore,
Maclean, Holston; Miss Emma Barnet and Miss Hose Leclercq
Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY.
London, England, 1868-12-28

IN FULL MILITARY DRESS.

In this part of the world the full-dressed military
officer is supposed to be a hero of the ballroom. All
the young girls are willing to flirt with him ; the
old girls smile on him ; and both pater and mater
look encouragingly on him. • But in Ceylon officers
appear to object to the unifonn when they are in public.
To rebuke them, Lieutenant-General Hodgson has
issued the following general order, which, the Army
and Navy Gazette says, "certainly goes straight to
the point ; it cannot be misunderstood " :—" The
Lieutenant-General commanding the troops inCeylon
and the Straits Settlements must again desire that no
officer under his command will appear at balls or
other parties except in uniform. if an officer of the
army is ashamed or unwilling to wear the dress pre-
scribed by the sovereign, he had better relinquish the
service." Lieutenant-generals don't waltz, or they
would have some compassion upon young officers
doomed to dance in a temperature which Mr. Mike
describes as the most trying in " Greater Britain."
London, England, 1868-12-28

DEATH OF SIR, RICHARD MAYNE, K.C.B.

Sir Richard Mayne, K.C.8., died at half-past
ten on Saturday night at his residence in Chester-
square. The deceased was born in Dublin in 1796,
and was therefore in his 72d year. He was the
fourth son of the late Hon. Edward Mayne, one of
the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ire-
land, the representative of the ancient family of
the Maynes, of Biddenden, in Kent, which settled
in Fermanagh and Monaghan in the reign of
Elizabeth. He was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin, and was admitted ad eundem to Trinity
College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of
M.A. in 1821. He was called to the bar at Lin
coin's-inn in 1822, and appointed a commissioner
of the metropolitan police in 1829.
He married in 1831 the eldest daughter of Thos.
Carwick, Esq., of Wyke, Yorkshire, and of Moat
Mount, Highwood-bill, Middlesex. Lady Mayne
survives her husband, who has left a family of four
sons and two daughters.
Although some of Sir Richard Mayne's regula-
tions subjected him to much adverse criticism, and
occasionally to ridicule, his organisation of the
metropolitan police force, which in these days has
assumed almost the proportions of an army, won for
him several marks of approbation of successive
Governments. He received the honour of a Com-
mandership of the Bath in 1847, and was knighted
in 1351, immediately
after the Great Exhibition of
that year.

" Whitaker's Almanac" for 1869 is one of the
best general almanacs yet published. It contains a variety
of information on commercial, parliamentary, statistical,
and general subjects to be found in no other book of the
same description that we are acquainted with.
• The " Dramatic Almanack" for 1869, by Mr.
J. W. Anson, secretary of the Dramatic College, and trea-
surer of the Adelphi Theatre, has just made its appearance.
tis a very little interesting volume, and will be found
very a tudy for reference on matters theatrical.
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL.--A prebendal canonry
in this cathedral, in the patronage of the bishop of the
diocese, has just become vacant by the death of the Rev.
Richard Waldy, M.A., incumbent of Affpuddle with Tur-
nerspuddle, in the county of Dorset, which latter prefer •
ment he has held for a period of 45 years.
THE BISHOP OFSALISBURY.—This prelate's health
is slowly improving, but it will be some time before he
will be able to resume his diocesan duties. The Bishop
of Sodor and Man has been confirming for his lordship,
and his other official duties are performed by a Commis-
-6 ary.
London, England, 1868-12-28

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Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind
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London, England, 1868-12-28

AGRICULTURAL HALL.

The Christmas season was inaugurated on Salt
P
day, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, with O;
nite delight to thousands of spectators—of juvanil
ones in particular—and the promise of an extriler'
dinary run of success to the enterprising proprie;
tors. Messrs. J. and J. Sanger have certainly d°l:
their utmost to attract the lovers of equestrian a 0
and the displays customarily associated with its er
hibition.
London, England, 1868-12-28

ARMY AND NAVY REDUCTIONS.

The United Service Gazette says that " the whole-
sale reduction of the Royal Marine forces is being
ruthlessly carried out." Of the twenty-five companies
forming the Woolwich division, seven are to be
reduced, and this is believed to be merely a step to
the extinction of the division. The Gazette says that
Mr. Gladstone has insisted upon a great reduction
of expenditure, and has left it to the heads of the
different departments to carry out the reduction. The
marines have been fixed upon because they are a poor
seniority corps, without interest, while the ornamental
forces, who have friends in Parliament, the Cabinet,
and the Court, are left untouched. Immediately
after this insinuation the same journal goes on to
mention that the whole of the twenty-five second
battalions of the line are to be abolished, involving
a reduction of at least 20,000 men. Of course our
professional contemporary considers that any reduc-
tion of our " already ridiculously small army would
be a most dangerous experiment."
London, England, 1868-12-28

FRANCE.

',PARIS, I)CC. 28.

The Constitutional publishes a private telegram
from Vienna, stating that the Porte refuses to join
a conference in case its programme should extend
beyond the live points insisted upon in the ulti-
matum the Porte addressed to the llellenic Go-
vernment, or in case the discussion should touch
upon Candian affairs or any other questions of
interior policy.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 28.

The Guion steamship Nebraska, from New York,
arrived here at two a.m. to day with 85 passengers,
some of whom she landed, and proceeded for Liver-
pool immediately.
The Royal Mail steamship China, from LiTer-
pool, arrived here at midnight on Sunday. She
embarked the mails, passengers, and latest tele-
grams, and proceeded immediately for New York.
All ATI!.

She experienced tempestuous weather down the
Channel.

BOMBAY MAIL.

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 28.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ships Nyanza and Ceylon sailed at 8 a.m. yester-
day. The former may be expected at Marseilles
on the night of the Ist, and the latter at South-
ampton about the 9th prox.

INDIA.

The following telegram has been received at the
India Office :

" Governor of Bombay to Secretary of State,
Dec. 20.

" Lot d Mayo has landed this morning under the
usual salute, and was received by the military and
civil authorities.

"Lord Napier has also arrived, and assumed the
command of the Bombay army."

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Dec. 27 (Evening).

Count Samodaes has accepted the appointment
of Minister of Finance. He is considered a man
of much ability. •

CHRISTMAS AM( SEMENTS.
London, England, 1868-12-28

rillE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.

President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received
at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary.
•
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and
GLOBE INSURANCE COAPANY.
Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Corrthill; and
Charing-cross, London.
The Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055, the
Fire Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039.
The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed
Bonus for the Life Policies of this Company, and their
value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties,
render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world
leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid
thirty days after admission.

JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary.

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
the CLIziST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.
CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
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EPITOME of ANNUAL REPORT for 1867.
The "ROYAL" has never had a larger body of Constituents
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FIRE BRANCH.

PREMIUMS in 1867 £160,553
being a larger revenue than in any preceding
year.
LOSSES by Fire in 1867 . £292,125
NET PROFITS, after paying all losses and ex-

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penses £56,373
LIFE BRANCH.
Annual Average of now business in 1865-6-7......£801,000
'Do. during previous Quinquennium £688.000
Amount added to Life Reserves in 1867 £128,583
LIFE PROPOSALS now effected will participate in the
increased share of Profits recently conceded to Policy-
holders.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
August, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-28

LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 28, 1868.

Simultaneously with the Ministerial changes which I
have but just now taken place at Paris and at London
there arises a complication of the Eastern question so
very urgent of its kind as to result in the proposition
for another Conference. The Conservative Govern-
ment of Mr. DisRAELI has scarcely made way for a
Ministry of old Whigs and Advanced Liberals under
the Premiership of Mr. GLADSTONE—the Impe-
rial Portfolio of the Foreign Secretary of the
French EMPEROR has scarcely passed from the hands
of M. de MOT/STIER into those of M. DE LAVA-
LETTE—when it is suggested by Prussia, with
the acknowledged accord if not at the direct instance
of Russia, that all the Powers, signatories of the
Treaty of Paris, should confer together once more
in the persons of their representatives with a
view to their arriving at some more satis-
London, England, 1868-12-28

THE COST OF THE LOUD MAYOR'S SUDSY.

When Londoners have a Lord Mayor's Show,
somebody has to pay for it, and that at rather a high
rate. There are, first, flags to be repaired, their
bearers to be paid ; armour to be borrowed, arranged,
its wearers to be settled with, and carriages " rigged
up " for the procession. Then there are decorations
for the dining-hall—pictures, • statuary, flowers,
shrubs, &c.—to be borrowed. Then there is
the dinner itself. Altogether the affair costs
£2,o3l—rather a high price for a day's entertain-
ment, we fancy. Of this the Lord Mayor has to pay
£1,215 from his private purse; the sheriffs, £007;
and the Lands Committee, £2OO. It is clearly no
good for a moneyless man to hope to become a " City
magnate." lie would be without attraction.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THEATRE-DOTAL, HAYMARKET.

TUTS EVENING, A HERO OF ROMANCE. After which.
THE FRIG 11TFU L II AIR : And AN ALARMING SACR
FILE. Messrs. Compton. Bnckstone, Sothern, Buckstone. jun.,
Kendal, &c. ; Mesdames Ada Cavendish, Chippenda:e, Burke,
Wright, Fitzwilliam, &e. Commence at 7.
London, England, 1868-12-28

EXPLANATION

Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The
letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion
of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in
shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours.
Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ;
h.—hail ; L—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.—
rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted)
daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.
London, England, 1868-12-28

MR. RUSKIN'S POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Mr. Ruskin has written a letter to the Daily
Telegraph, on theemployment of the poor and criminal
classes. He remarks that no almsgiving of money
can avail in comparison with the exercise of care and
thought. The advantages of occupation to all are
manifest, and he suggests that different classes of
work may be arranged for numerous bodies of men.
He puts forward some of the most noticeable
among them, such as road-making, and bring-
ing waste lands into cultivation. He also
advises the construction of harbours and the
repairs of buildings. He advises that " substantia:
dress " should be made for the poor, so that they
may not be compelled to keep to insufficient cloth-
ing, or to wear cast-off clothing. Schools should
also be established on the principles of manufacture
of useful materials, and it should be imperative
that everything should be produced by hand-
work, in order to develope the power and skill of the
workman. Mr. Ruskin took to the study of political
economy for a short period, but he does not appear
to have profited by it. His scheme is simply that
which the Republican operatives of France anC
Spain insisted upon after their respective revolutions
The Government is to provide work for working
men.

FOREIGN NOTES.

GERMANY.

A very important proposition has been presented to the
Federal Council of North Germany. It is to the effect
that all the subjects of the Confederation residing in the
Grand Duchy of Baden shall be enrolled and finish their
term of military service under the Baden authorities, and that
all Baden subjects residing in North Germany shall serve
under the Federal authorities. The tendency of this pro-
posal as a step to the recognition of Baden as a North
German State is evident. It is a matter of detail, cer-
tainly, and can affect only a limited number, but that it is
Intended to form one arch of the bridge by which the Con-
federation will cross the Mein, there can be no doubt. It
is brought before the Council by Prussia.
An address to the Spanish people published by the
Democrats of Leipsic contained some offensive allusion
to the Emperor of the French. The French Count
lodged a complaint against the authors of the document,
and a prosecution was commenced. It was, however,
stopped on an order from Paris. The Imperial Government
has had enough of official zeal for the present.
Count Chorinsky, who was condemned, after a remark.
able trial to twenty years' imprisonment for the murder
of his wife, has escaped. On the ground of insanity he
was recently removed from prison to a lunatic asylum, but
it is now believed that his madness was feigned in order
to facilitate his plans. Not the slightest trace of his move-
ments has been discovered.
London, England, 1868-12-28

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London, England, 1868-12-28

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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatt.rton.
Special Morning Performances of the Grand Pantomime on
every Wednesuay and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays.
THIS EVENING, will be performed MY WIFE'S OUT.
To he followed by the Great Christmas Pan'ontime, entitled
GRIMALKIN THE GREAT; on, IlAnt.Equm Puss IN Boors,
AND THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery
by Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the eutire
wrength of the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe
Of Pantomimists; and combining the grandest stage effects of
any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Do,,rs open at
half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-othee upcu froM, 10 till 5 daily.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THE RE-ELECTIONS.

There will be a regular batch of re-elections to
take place directly after the meeting of Parliament
on the 29th. Among others the following writs are
to be moved for :—Clare county, on Sir Colman
O'Loghlen's acceptance of 'Office as Judge-Advocate-
General; the Wigton district of burghs, on Mr.
Young's appointment as Solicitor-General for Scot-
land ; the county of Kerry, on the acceptance by
Lord Castlerosse of the post of Vice-Cham-
berlain of the Royal Household; the county
of Kildare, on Lord Otho Fitzgerald becoming
Comptroller of the Household ; the county of
Louth, on the appointment of Mr. ' C. Fortescue as
Chief Secretary for Ireland ; the borough of Mallow,
on Mr. Sullivan's promotion to the office of Attorney-
General for Ireland ; the counties of Clackmannan
and Kinross, on Mr. W. P. Adam's acceptance of a
lordship of the Treasury ; the county of Westmeath.
on tne nomination or Uaptam Ureville-Nugent av
Groom-in-Waiting to the Queen ; and for the Border
'District of burghs, on Mr. G. 0. Trevelyan taking V*
iuties of Civil Lord of the Admiralty.

TECHNICAL EDUCATISN.

It is proposed next year to hold in London a
\Vol-km en's International Exhibition. The, con Li-
Aental nations have shewn great interest in the
scheme, and all that is wanted is hearty co-operation
on the part of the working men in the large
towns of England. A requisition seventeen
yards long, and signed by sonic thousands
of working men, has been presented tc
Mr. Gladstone, asking for his name and support fox
the council, which were cheerfully promised. Mr.
Buckmaster, 'in speaking lately of the advantages
which these exhibitions offer to working men, told
an interesting story of his own labour to make a
workbox for his grandmother in the days
of his apprenticeship, and the difficulties he
met with during the three years' toil thai
he bestowed upon it. The modern disre-
gard of the apprentice system he thought a
mistake ; it was a valuable and a stern discipline, but
it trained good workmen. The extreme sub-division
of labour is not favourable to the development of an
intellectual race of workmen. A reckless system of
competition and speculation has done much to destroy
the ambition to produce good work. " Look
at the houses built now and those built two
or three hundred years ago. Look at the tool-
chests of the carpenters and joiners of the age we
call barbarous ; have you anything like them now
The object of the proposed exhibition is to revive the
best associations of the past and bring together not
only the work, but the workmen, to cultivate friendly
feelings. All information respecting it is obtainable
at the offices, 150, Strand, London, and there is
every likelihood of its proving a great success.
London, England, 1868-12-28

FEBRUARY.

Powderham
Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3.
Rufford Open, Lancashire
'Cardington, Beds
Wenvoe Castle ... 3, 4•
Ludham, Norfolk
Brampton, Cumberland ll, 12.
Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire • 17, &c.
London, England, 1868-12-28

engagement of Mr. Sothern, who re-appeared in the
Haymarket on Saturday evening in the character
of the Marquis de Tourville in Mr. Marston's popu-
lar play, " A Hero of Romance." Mr. Sothern was
greeted on his return to the Haymarket boards,
the scene of his triumphs, with the loudest applause.
The call for Mr. Sothern at the fall of the curtain
was loud, enthusiastic, and intense. The Christ-
mas piece here is entitled " The Frightful Hair ; or,
Who Shot the Dog ?" Mr. F. C. Bgrnand has
ventured to travestie Lord Lytton's new play, and
very comically he has performed his task. The
principle points in the original are well preserved,
and altogether a very whimsical and laughable
Christmas dish has been made up for the visitors of
the Haymarket. Mr. Compton sustained the chad
ratter of Sir Grey de Malpas, Mr. Kendal that of
Vyvyan, Mr. Buckstone was that of Wrecklyffe (a
tremendous pirate of the 0. Smith school), and Miss
Fanny Gvvynne Lord Beaufort. The extravaganza
created the utmost amusement, and the laughter
elicited by Mr. Compton when he inquires " who
shot the dog ?" was something enormous. The
success of the piece was undoubted from the com-
mencement.
London, England, 1868-12-28

BITU.ALISM AT BRIGHTON.

On Christmas .r..ve a midnight celebration was held at
St. James's, Brighton. The church was partly filled by a
respectable auditory ; the building itself profusely. deco-
rated with laurels, holly, and.flowers ; many large crosses
being formed by the same. The altar was decorated with
flowers, and on a side table was the usual light burning,
but on this occasion surmounted by a carved figure of the
Infant Saviour. The usual display of embroidered dresses,
&0., was exhibited by the officiating priests and choristers.
The proceedings commenced with the imposing procession,
during which and throughout the entire service incense
was freely scattered about. In fact, notwithstanding the
recent decision of the rivy CounCil, lights, incense,
bctviugs, &c., were upon the usual excessive scale. Many
slightly suppressed sounds of discontent were heard
throughout the service, both within and without the
building ; but at the commencement of the offertory sen-
tences a gentleman who could no longer sit with indiffe-
renceas a spectator of such mummeries at last cried out,
"It is perfect bosh ; I say perfect rubbish." Immediately
. some of the vergers, with their oaken s!aves, rushed to
the pew in which Ire was sitting ; the priests looked
aghast, and the choristers and the congregation
seemed terror-stricken. The gentleman proceeded to say,
when efforts were made to expel him, " I expected this;
I am not afraid to repeat my words : it is all perfect
rubbish; leave me alone, I will go away without help."
The vergers again attempted to take hold of him, when
he again said, "It is perfect rubbish ; I came here to
worship God according, to the tenets of the Church of
England, not of• the Church of Rome ! This is all
mockery and rubbish, Mr. Purchas." The last words
he uttered while crossing the church and nearing the
altar. On reaching the first (inner) doors of the building,
two or three over•earnest vergers rather roughly pushed
him into the outer lobby and thence into the street. The
service was. then resumed, though the voice of the offi-
ciator was very tremulous, and side-long glances were
taken by those in the choir at every murmuring sound
from without. Many persons immediately left the build-
ing ; some ten or a dozen only remaining to partake of
the Holy Communion, in the celebration of which exces-
sive bowings, lightings, and incensing» were most freely
indulged in. The congregation separated about one o'clock ;
but, owing to a detatlhment of police, that were stationed
without, the crowd offered no personal violence to them as
they dispersed.—Brighton Herald.
London, England, 1868-12-28

LYCEUM THEATRE.

As an old provider of pantomime, and a veteran
caterer for holiday folk, Mr. E. T. Smith opened
the portals of the theatre in 'Wellington-street on
Boxing-night to a full and fully-gratified audience.
The principal piece was of course the pantomime,
Harlequin llumpty-Dumpty, or the Old Woman
from Babyrand. The transformation scene--
a Gleam of Fairyland —deservedly produced a call
for the artist, who bowed his acknowledgments•
Although some slight slips marred the smooth work-
ing of several scenes, the audience seemed deter-
mined to be pleased, " they knew not why, and
cared not wherefore."
London, England, 1868-12-28

TIIE COST OF TIIE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

When Londoners have a Lord Mayor's Show,
somebody has to pay for it, and that at rather a high
rate. There are, first, flags to be repaired, their
bearers to he paid ; armour to be borrowed, arranged,
its wearers to be settled with, and carriages " rigged
up " for the procession. Then there are decorations
for the dining-hall—pictures, statuary, flowers,
shrubs, &c.—to be borrowed. Then there if_
the dinner itself. Altogether the affair costs
£2,o3l—rather a high price for a clay's entertain-
ment, we fancy. Of this the Lord Mayor has to pay
£1,215 from his private purse ; the sheriffs, £007;
and the Lands Committee, £2OO. It is clearly no
good for a moneylcss man 'to hope to become a " City
magnate." He would be without attraction.

IN FULL MILITARY DRESS.

In this part of the world the full-dressed military
officer is supposed to be a hero of the ballroom. All
the young girls are willing to flirt with him ; the
old girls smile on him ; and both pater and mater
look encouragingly on him. But in Ceylon officers
appear to object to the uniform when they are in public.
To rebuke them, Lieutenant-General Hodgson has
issued the following general order, which, the Army
and Navy Gazette says, " certainly goes straight to
the point ; it cannot be misunderstood " :—" The
Lieutenant-General commanding the troops in Ceylon
and the Straits Settlements must again desire that no
officer under his command will appear 'at balls or
other parties except in uniform. If an officer of the
army is ashamed or unwilling to wear the dress pre-
scribed by the sovereign, he had better relinquish the
service." Lieutenant-generals don't waltz, or they
would have some compassion upon young officers
doomed to dance in a temperature which Mr. Dillie
describes as the most trying in " Greater Britain."
London, England, 1868-12-28

SPAIN.

The manifesto of the Duke of Montpenaier brings WO
formally before the Spanish nation as a candidate for Or
throne. In Spain it is accepted as such, and, besides, It
is not likely that a document of such length and importance
would be published merely to explain the Duke's conduct
with respect to the Cadiz affair. The offer to
fight against the insurgents will not be better cleared 11?
by declarations in favour of universal suffrage and reli•
gious liberty, satisfactory though these must be to the bulk
of the nation addressed. The Independance Beige says the
only candidates now before the country are the Duke of
Montpensier and Espartero. Don Carlos has no chance
except by a civil war, and not much even in that case.
General Cialdini has not visited Madrid upon any politica
mission.

The Madrid journals all agree that the harvest has beg
very deficient this year, and that themisery in many PO
is extreme.

THE WAIL OF 1866.

Diplomacy, like war, has entered upon a new phase;
what it is gaining in rapidity it loses in secrecy. We are
content to learn some of the combinations of the Fir3t
Napoleon from the publication of his correspondence
half a century after it was written ; but the
secret doings of living diplomatists ooze out immediately.
The Hungarians, in whom Prussia has certainly found n 0
friend, are very angry with the patronising tone of the
North-German papers, and are retorting by some disagree:
able revelations of the war of 1866. The attempt to stir
up a revolt in Hungary was far more seriosis than would
appear from the miserable escapade of General Klapk*
There was an understanding between Count Bismarclt
and the Hungarian leaders that Austria was to be
destroyed. Everything was ready for a revolutions/
invasion when the peace of Nikolsburg was wade;
Bismarck had promised in return for Hungarl
assistance that the old kingdom should be
rebuilt upon Austria's ruins, but he forgot his pronlfe°
in face of the menacing attitude of the alarmed
French Emperor. Some days before the conclusion of the
peace preliminaries, Kossuth telegraphed to the Pllll'
sian Premier that German unity was possible
only on condition that the House of HaPeb.ttil,
was overturned. No answer was received to to'
message. " Possibly the telegram was lost on the WO
like Count Usedom's despatch," ironically suggest the
Hungarian papers. The Magyars think they we!e
betrayed, and will have no more dealings with Prussle'
Austria is now the associate and ally of Hungary.
London, England, 1868-12-28

THE CHRISTY MINSTRELS

ee
Are giving their usual day as well as evening P
formances at St. James's Hall during the holiday
season, selections from the best of their former Pl°.
grammes being the order of the day.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC.
We have so recently noticed the change of elj;
tertainment at this excellent institution that
have merely to record its attractions are undi
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niched, and that Professor Pepper's "Love Stc'%
with Professor Tyndal's curious discoveries, is °I"
most interesting.

MADAME TIISSAUD'S.
At no time since the formation of this invalttAb,l:
exhibition in 1802 was it more worthy of ptibil
patronage than at the present time, and on 50_,11,,r;
day throughout the day and evening the extenx".
and elaborately decorated rooms in Baker-BYO"
Portman-square, were crowded with visitors.

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.
Mr. Burnand's highly popular entertaininat
" Inquire Within," furnishes the principal feat,
in Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's programme. 34.
German Reed sings her excellent " Song o°,o
Cheltenham" with the utmost effect, and all 10,
incidental music of the entertainment is well 0
cuted.

THE EGYPTIAN HALL of
Mr. Fleming Norton, whose rapid changes
dress and character Lin "Mr. Perkins's Pic-51%
keeps up his merit as an agreeable entertainer 1°
a couple of hours.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.
On Boxing-day, at the South Kensington guse-,
the number of visitors, including those to the IS-Ee.olo
rick armour and other galleries, was 20,629, belea
the largest Boxing-day's attendance yet registejej
at the turn-tables. The museum will be open
.4,
daily (free) throughout the week, from 10 3.P..
till 10 p.m.

The various Music-halls—the Alhambra/ i'br°,
Royal Music-hall (late Weston's), the rhisilit:th
movie, Islington, the Canterbury, &c., put
many attractive novelties, and were liberally 10`e"ri
nised. The Argyll Rooms had a throng of In'ric
dancers, equally ready to shine with the elect,tt
light in the "shadow valse," or whirl swiftly throtit'.o
the galop of " The Storming of INlagcl3lD'ej
and wherever amusement was to be obtailid,
throughout the metropolis the Christmas nleribe
makers seemed thoroughly determined to alai°
best of it.

A detachment of the Ist Battalion of the t,
Queen's Queen's Royals, under the command of 1314%0
Major F. Connor, will shortly leave Chatha93 of
embark for India, to join the service conapailies
the regiment in Bombay.
London, England, 1868-12-28

HUNTING, SHOOTING, AND
FISHING.
The strongest man in the world cannot break the ever-
lasting Porpoise-skin Boot Laces made by
GILL AND CO.,
12, Brewer-street, Golden-square, London, W.
Price Is. per pair; by post, 14 stamps; six pair; ss.
FRENCH DUBBING.—This invaluable composition
possesses the properties of preserving leather, rendering it
supple and waterproof. It is identically the same dubbing
as that used by • the best curriers in Milan (Aveyron).
BOOTS, SHOES, and HARNESS are particularly bene-
fited by its application.
Sold Wholesale and Retail by W. GILL and CO.,
Curriers and Leather Sellers, 12, Brewer-street, Golden-

square.
Price ls. 6d., 2s. 6d., and ss. per can.

?iICOLL, HAIRCUTTER to H.R.H. Prince
of Wales, 40, Glasshouse-street, Regent-street,

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at Vigo-street, Regent-street.

LADIES' CHIGNON FRIZETTES, in every Shade, Colour,
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London, England, 1868-12-28

LYNCH LAW' AT NEW ALBANY, TI.,

Louisville correspondents, writing on the 12th inst., give
the particulars of a tragedy which occurred at New Alban3
early in the morning of that day. A vigilance committee
said to have come from Seymour, Indiana, arrived at Nest
Albany on the previous evening.. About three o'clock or
the morning of the 12th, Luther Whitten, one of thi
outside guards of the gaol, was met at the entrance by s
party of men, who presented pistols at him, demanding
his silence or death. Whitten shouted, but was seized,
knocked down, and informed that if he shouted again he
should die. By this time the gaol-office was filled with mer
searching for the keys. Sheriff Fullenlove, understand.
ing the situation, came down from his sleeping apart•
ment, and gained the door leading to the grounds on
the west side of the gaol. Here he met a force armed
with pistols, which were directed at him. He exclaimed,
"Gentlemen, don't shoot me ; lam the sheriff." But one
of the band fired a shot, which took effect in the sheriff's
right arm, inflicting a serious and painful wound. The
keys were demanded, but he positively refused to surrender
them. About a dozen of the band then entered Fullenlove's
room, where his wife lay in bed, and demanded the gaol
keys of her, but she refused to surrender them. They
succeeded in finding them, however, concealed in a drawer.
Thomas Mathews, one of the inside guards, was then
compelled to open the cells of the men whom the mob
had determined to hang. Frank and William Reno were
the first victims. They were dragged out and hung along-
side of each other on the same pillar. Simon Reno was
then brought out, but he fought the mob with great despe-
ration, knocking one or two of them down before he was
overpowered and left suspended between the ceiling and
the floor. Charles Anderson, who was the last victim,
was beard to beg for the privilege of praying ; but this
request was refused, and he was hanged at the south-west
corner of the gaol. After a further threat to kill the
sheriff, the mob proceeded to the train, carrying with
them the gaol keys. Armed men stood guard to prevent
any alarm from being given. At four o'clock the train,
with the entire party, consisting of from 75 to 100 men,
started off. They came well armed and equipped for the
work. They intended to hang a man named Clark, the
murderer of George Till, but they concluded not to do so,
fearing to remain any longer. The band came in a car
by themselves, which was attached to the regular train.
Charles Anderson and Frank Reno were surrendered by
the Canadian authorities upon the solemn pledge of the
United States Government that they should have a fair
trial, and, if found innocent, be returned to Canada. All
the telegraph wires on the line of the Jeffersonville Rail-
road were found connected together, and communicating
with the ground about half a mile north of Seymour. It
is supposed to have been done by the Seymour Regulators
before going to New Albany.
London, England, 1868-12-28

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.

THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to
8, CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher,
Newbound, Andrews, Tindale, Hurlstone, J. Clarke; Mesdames
Henrade, C. Thorne, Bremen, Berend, Hughes, and Stephens.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh.
Tins EVENING. at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel-
ford, Clarke; Miss Balton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH
OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Al esdames Maria
Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To
conclude with A COMICAL COUNTESS

QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE LANCASHIRE LASS: Messrs.
Irving, L. Brough, Stephens, Wyndham, Clayton, and S. Emery
liesdames Hodson, Montagne, and Nelly Moore. And THE
GNOME KING. Mr. Toole. With A RACE FOR A DINNER.

THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC.
THIS EVENING, at 7, SLASHER &CRASHER:Messrs Atkins,
Vaughan, G. Vincent, &c.; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield.
After which, at 7.0, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H
Ne• ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and H.
Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield

ROYALTY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING. CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss
M. Oliver. To be followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF
lICHARD III.; or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar
ir. Danvers: Miss CoUnison, and Miss M. Oliver. To con-
clude with THE OLOOKMAKER'S HAT.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton,
THIS EVENING, TAME CATS: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague
Blakeley, Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White;
Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, WHO
SPEAKS FIRST ! Messrs. Montague and Blakeley ; Miss 0.
Addison.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN.
THIS EVENING, The Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud
of 50 Horses; also M. Avolo, Alfred Bradbury, . Clifton,
Captain Austin, Miss Carrie, and Samwell's Performing Dogs.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS,
Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. is. Box-office
open from 11 to 4.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex
cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mrndays, 6d.; Children
under twelve, 6d.

Te
IC*Y
Atv..ot,
London, England, 1868-12-28

riIEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.

THIS EVENTNG, A HERO OF ROMAN. E. Messrs.
Buckstone, Sothern, Compton, Chippendale, &c.; Mesdames
Ada Cavendish, Ch;npenilale, Burke, Fitzwilliam, &c.
After which, THE FRIGHTFUL, HAIR. i essrs. Compton.
Kendal, Weaihcrsby, Buckstone, jun., &c.; Mesdames Owynne,
Burke, &c.

Concluding with AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. Messrs. F.
Buckstone, ,Vhite, Clark, &c.; Mesdames Laws, F. Wright. &c:

Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. R WEBSTER.
Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS F.VENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE
?O CA N!BE tc WELL. Mr. G. cielmore, Mrs. L. Murray.
At a quarter to 8, MONTE CRISTO. Mr. Pechter, Mr. Denja-
mln Webster, Mr. 0 Delmore, Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. Ashley,
Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Stuart. Mr. C H. Stephenson, Mr. C. J.
smith, Mr. Romer Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss
Carlotta Leelereq,Mrs, Leigh Murray, and Miss belly flerris.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining.
THIS EVENING, THE SECRET.
After wit!ch at 8 o'clock) Dion Boucicault's new drama, in
four acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life.
Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, C. Harcourt,
J.G. Shore; Miss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq.
Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants.
To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY.
)ors o;'en at lialf-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open
dal'y from 10 till 5.
London, England, 1868-12-28

The Price of Gold.

The quotalian of gold at Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 251. 20c. per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of
£3 tia. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that
gold i t ab Jut I.loth per cent. dearer in London than IR
P.ris.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills
at 60 days' Eight was on the last date about 1(.9f percent.
At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gola.
awn the Untied States..