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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1850.

DEATH

SIR ROBERT PEEL.

A melancholy accident has suddenly deprived th,
ountry of one of the most illustrious men of our
'generation. Never before has there fallen to our lota
is journalists, a more painful duty than that of an-
eouncing the death of Sir ROBERT PEEL, an event.
which will be felt throughout the United Kingdom -
14 nothing less than a great national calamity. Be.
..ore uttering another syllable in allusion to this most ~
lamentable occurrence, we must acknowledge that •
cur feelings of regret are so deep, so sincere, and
poignant as to incapacitate us from adequately giving F
expression to our mingled sentiments of sorrow ano
elmiration. Under any circumstances the de- '
cease of the renowned statesman who has just''
-sxpired in the midst of such universal sympathy
would have affected the population of Great Britain I
is a catastrophe depriving them of an Administrator - •
whose genius has proved to them so often productive t
uf immense legislative benefactions. Transpiring,;:::
The English Landlord and Tenant Bill received its
however, as it does with such appalling abruptness, '
the grief of the community becomes necessarily and i `herd reading in the House of Commons yesterday.
leplorably enhanced. We can scarcely realise ts e: (ts provisions were also extended to Ireland, not-
withstanding the protests of Mr. SHARMAN Csaw-
aurselves the fact that that distinguished orator is i
,
ito more, the tones of whose. eloquence are, as it ,e roan and some of the tried and faithful friends of the
A ere, even now reverberntieg within the walls of 4 tenant-farmers in that country. The objections of
the Parliament. Only as ' recently as the mid- e the Hon. Gentlemen who opposed the extension were
sight of Friday the assembled Commons of ~ aouuded on the limited character of the measure.
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England were listening to those persuasive , They believed that the remedies which it was calculated
accents which had been long familiarized, and Ai,to supply were utterly inadequate to the exigencies
the case—that the relationship between landlord
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we might even say endeared, to them by so many i
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brilliant rhetorical masterpieces. Four days had !:nd tenant on the other side of St. George's Channel
scarcely elapsed since the delivery of that oration s required to be placed on a much broader basis, and to
before Sir ROBERT breathed his last, in much suffer-
receive more extensive ameliorations than any con-
ic:emplated by the present Bill, and that no enactments
g, and almost in a state of unconsciousness. Already •-
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which were merely " permissive," and which depended
pis contemporaries find themselves transformed by .'
his departure into the immediate precursors of that ' upon a mutual agreement between the owner and
posterity who will have to estimate the balance of his t :he occupier of the soil, would be sufficient to
reputation. Elsewhere in our columns of this evenin ensure the attainment of the object which all
g-: must desire—the improved cultivation and full deve-
materials which future annalists will have to
will be found the first meagre accumulation of those -
; (opment of the natural, capabilities of the land.
collate in order to arrive at that accurate appre- . Although we readily admit that Ireland requires
ciation of the merits and capacities of the a much more energetic measure to ensure her welfare
:f and prosperity, and that nothing short of the full
departed. What will be the nature of their decision,
what the precise tenour of their deliberate and unim-
ei recognition by the Legislature of the "Ulster tenant-
passioned judgment, it would be frivolous possibly right," and its extension throughout the entire coun-
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just now to anticipate, seeing that any conjecture, ry, will satisfy the people, or lead to the per-
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favourable or otherwise, might be attributed to in-
~ (nanent improvement of the soil in that coup
we cannot conceive that these furnish
duences of a momentary and evanescent character., ~ rrY'
sufficient reasons for the rejectio of a measure which
Yet we are fully satisfied that the biographer of the
all must agree in considering a step in the right di-
ereat man now lying dead in his mansion near ':
Whitehall will discover some token of the real value", section, and as an instalment—although a small one—:
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of his patriotic and illustrious career—a career of justice to the occupiers. Its acceptance could not
,-: in any degree interfere with future legislation on the
beginning on the sth of February, 1788, ~,
and terminating on the 2d of July, 1850—
lame subject. It might, in many instances, lead to
in that etrayed
I:judicious arrangements between landlords andl
profound solicitude which was bby -
, cenants, which would, under its provisions, be,
all ranks and classes of society, from the moment of '
his accidental fall from his horse, a few
minutes be...i, perfectly valid and binding on all parties=.
fore five o'clock P.m. on Saturday, up to the moment " concerned, but which, without it, would be
,f his decease, at nine minutes after eleven o'clock e. utterly inoperative against remainder-men, or per- •
:,,,sons having contingent interests in the land. Under
'P.M. yesterday. That earnest and spontaneous anx- .
4. the existing system of et entails" and "limited estates' -
iety on the part of the ' population is, perhaps, the
the tenant would, in the great majority of cases, be
noblest eulogium that could be pronounced dyer his -';
wholly in the power of the future successor, with
memory—it was a touching and eloquent- testimony -7
whom it would be quite optional whether he would that this man was dear to the hearts of the people, that
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his existence was considered by them a subject of na-
assent: to, or repudiate, the agreements entered
tional importance, that his popularity was as genuine as',; into by his predecessor. Although such
it was universal, that his name was cherished as much ~.--, contracts would be held sacred by every
in the hovel as in the palace, by the poor as well use right-minded man, more particularly when he would
himself participate in the advantages derived from •
by the SOVEREIGN. Every circumstance connectedp
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with this manifestation of public sympathy will beltilheir adoption, the sanction of law was wanting, and '
lingered over with peculiar significance, and with no
Liaconsequently there could be no security to the tenants
less satisfaction by the future historian
whetqfer their recognition. Unless such security were
• afforded, the mutual distrust which unfortunately
will recount how the PRINCE CO.NSORT in person
hastened to the mansion of the departed prevails between these classes in Ireland
.tatesman almost immediately after the ee. 1 would prevent the beneficial results that
currence of this most fatal accident, and how would follow, where the owner of an
,-state for life was disposed to afford the encourage-
since then the purlieus of that classic neighbourhood
,went to his tenants sufficient to induce them to apply I
have been thronged with visitors, seeking eagerly for
the smallest scrap of intelligence that might give ;their labour and capital to the permanent and lasting I
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courage to their hope:, or in sotre measure alleviate -.mprovernent of their holdings. The report of the
Devon Commission" states, and we believe truly,
their darker anticipations. Had the sufferer been a"
that there is no indisposition on the part of the,
imonarch, and that monarch one invested with an
„tenant. farmers in Ireland to make the moat sire-
,unusual prestige of popularity, more general sym-
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pethy could not by any possibility have been betrayed nuous exertions for the amelioration of their farms,
by the population. The gates of the Right Hon. :if certain that they themselves, or their families, would
Baronet's residence were literally besieged by in- l'e permitted to reap the legitimate fruits of
quirers during the whole of Sunday, Monday, asid % their industry, either by retaining possession of the
Tuesday, insomuch that a strong body of constabulary until the improvements which they had effected
was required to withstand the pressure of the were fully exhausted, or by receiving fair and
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persons assembled together ; and these inquirers „adequate compensation in the event of eviction, or of,
their resigning their holdings in consequence'
were actuated, moreover, not by - idle curiosity
as to the state of an individual of large ce_ eof any unfair demand for increased rent.'
,ebrity, but by solicitude for the safety The present Bill does not in any degree
'of one who has gained the affections of the millioraffect or relate to the tenures; and therefore, as we
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have already stated, it is itot sufficient to meet the'
I. ey his patriotism. All the acrimony of partizanship,r
I. aCer the Patronage of tier Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal ,s, full extent of the Irish grievance, but it will insure
Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. -, ail the virulence of political antagonism were merged
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ~ Itcompensation in many cases where at present its
OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and ,'•in the gentleness of that absorbing, solicitude •; and itt
could not be relied on. It will be beneficial pro tanto,l
THUItsDA Y.
Last Week of Mons. JULLIEN. • VV.I3 with an emotion rather of pleasure than of .'
esj-and therefore we congratulate the Irish people upon'
TO -MORROW, July 4, a GRAN!) FETE in aid of the Funds of.
linen-drapers, talk-mercers, Lacemen's, liaberdasthers, and Hosier
thes, .. 4 astonishment that the public observed among the
its acceptance by the popular branch of the Legis-
Institution. ^,, multitude of distinguished applicants for information
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The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Juilien. lature.
.. The Derby Gaiop," oomposeti exprassly for these Gardens, Is one;'
s she Hon. Gentleman the Member for Buckingham- -
of the most successful of Monsieur Jullien's compositions, and ink shire and the Noble Viscount, her Mejesty'e Prin- '
consequence of the nightly encore, will be repeated till further *eipa the Fore WEST INDIA and PACIFIC MAILS.
notice. 1 Secretary for ign Department. It •
The Grand Chorka March, performed for the first time before the was felt that such evidences of sym- . SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. '
Nepaulese -ambassador. ,i.. 1
The Royal Mail Steam Company's ship Trent,
Prodous Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioranile pie., pAthy reflected honour at once upon the &,
sufferer and upon those who thereby
tare representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his ' illustrious %Captain Clark, has just arrived off this port with the •.
Army ! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving e ' West India and Pacific mails, in charge of Lieutenant'
Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. 0-towered the brands of political hostility before the awe ei 'Percival, Admiralty agent. She brings on freight
Denson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The
Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is ,- inspired by approaching dissolution. .specie value 1,219,550 dolls., of which 223,260 dolls.,,''
confidently submitd to the public as a chef-d'izuvre of art, and not A Unfortunately, from• the experiences of the British
Legislature we have every inducement held out to us to are in gold from California ; also 47 serous of indigo,
inferior to any production of the day.
The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several,
valuable Presents from the Queen. 1 contrast the sudden death of, Sir ROBERT PEEL with Jamaica was healthy, and heavy rains had fallen in if
and a large cargo.
The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Julien and
the abrupt decease of so many of his remarkable prede- many parts of the island. Ps
Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offeA
Ta House of Assemble it was expected would be 0
for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the ,e. Jul , )
most Splendid ' Military Hand in the Kingdom ! I Selected;/:',,q,SSOfs and contemporaries. These inducements
from the Bands of-her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the ,
nese
1 out of an inscrutable and melanchol called' together early in July.
y The French West Indian Islands were in an alarm- f;
most eminent Artistes in the profession.
The following list or engagements will, it is hoped, convince the : witteloience, reminding us now of CHATHAM ing state of anarchy, and in Guaduloupe fire, pillage, e
Public,Establishment
id
nee
ax excellence 1 1
Theence
Roef
expiring in the arms of his Parliamentary cot- Ind assassination continued, in spite of the state of •
oArfuthsifes
p teee r t o i rßea Band
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will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular ~,,,,,,,, now of BENTINCZ breathing his last 'leg?. According to a proclamation by the Govern- . e
LLOYD'S SIIIPPIN G.—(THIS DAY.)
(.peras in this awl other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Koenig,ieals"" • erit the sdamages by incendiary fires exceeded half a
L • S
°EDON, JULY 3,—Wind at neon S.W. to S.S.W.,
Lazarus, Prosporre, Conuet, i'ratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, -ia oo now of Hus-
the meadows familiar to his boy m
hd, •ln ,•
eilon of francs.
and Wlnterbotham. by the unexpected movement of' a • 'fresh gale and squally, with rain. It blew a hurricane
During' Me eveuinz a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic K issox destroyed , General P . aea, the revolutionary leader of Vene- • e
last Ingot and this morning.
Tablesu illustrating the celeirated Picture by David, of Buonaparte,;4 „ __. ' e now of PEECEVAL shot by an assassin ,!ztaela had ar •
f0,...iS t e.Li, -en g 1 n ,
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r.i. ( . rived at Sr. Thomas. e DEAL, JULY 2 —Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W.—Arid.
Crossing the tips! Showing a general view of the Region of the
Alps. sleet, tting from the small mountain lake in the foreground toll the lobby of the House of Commons 1 '-i •le.e xistent‘e of large quantities of gold in Upata, •' Tro . P * Jamaica Albion, Driscoll,New.
p.e, .ussell, ;
the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount , --t however, are so entirely ai ' province of Venezuela is confirmed. -,;Orle ens; Reform, Larsen. Wilmington, United States,
St. Harvard and its far-tained Monastery. A portion of the French ',Oar emotions of regr. ,
.) .171 British Guiana h ''
Army ,s first seen "art tjace," to esently the drums beat to arms, 4 by the lamentable demise of a greater and usiness was very dull. Several' for Hull. Atrd. from the River, Benjamin, Elkin, Aee-
labsorbed tiger estates had been sold
and amid fire clash of Mr.l7-iry Rands and Martial Music, the Troops ,' at ruinous prices. It hide, South Australia; Navarino, Melbouree, South
eminence the Ascent. 'laic so,diers arescon dragging the Artillery in til. nobler man than all, that we refrain f:oin yielding . St. Jago de Cuba had been placed under martial- ,
:4 Australia; Purchase, Trinidad; Dorothy, Berbtce.
Trunks oi Trees, low ascending almost Perwutlicular Heights, and t:l4
traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but 111.1 difficulties an overcome, ki:o the sorrowful allurements
and the Gallant Amy is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile i] 'l• f the community the intel- 4 taventurers, but everything is perfectly tranquil. tr''
2i Indus. ..,1(1. Great Western steamer, ditto.
Plains of Italy. 4 Among, all s,,c ions o
'', Jr is stated that the crop BRISTOL, JULY 2. ‘3.7 nal W .N. W.—Sarah 11. Snow,
of the British West India ••
The whole to emiclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by .ty sa •
're ce of this most recent and deplorable calami has ,
I l•'ll1 Howes, St. John's, New Bruns a irk.
Messrs. Soutliby, Inte,ducing, amongst various novelties, the most' 1-en vet and sad- ', ' -nos wi produce 19,000 hogsheads less than last •
atinthOcux d',trtines of former seasons, jets il'e.su, water, rockets, ,everi by this time carried feelings of re •
,y ear. 1 LivEapouL, JULY 2.—W ind W. fresh.—Arrd. Swift.
revel 4 Pi.ece4, a mt.:filth:eta Transparency Oily feet in height, 4long while yet to come alto- 4 *ore, Bslbarnic, N. Calabar; Zdolphus Yates. Kent,
paliagd by N.einrs. Thii,,,,,, representing lition"apare on Horseback;,.nesS, such as must fora '( . ,-----..-,_
'lHavannah • Bona Deis, Graham, Savannah ; Goojnat,
_herring on his Troops, surrounded by warllke emblems, insignia of—is, d fy alleviation. Every one knows that trut to
h's,' The last meeting of
the Musical Union, which took 4 Edmondson '
t'ononr, flags, it ophies. Ste., amidst a corruseation of various'
colouredfr"-ther e co
-lace 'esterda • was crowded , Tatmagouche; Herefordshire, Hon© New-
. serine _relit it'..:knOW-iti;,- 3 . 3.. . by amateurs and artists to the NI
"res. A which almost ever y one would Is 1 f
tee umber of 400, including their Graces the Dukes of Beaufort oundlano; Pearl, Richibuete. Ski. Perie, Africa;
", complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the-M, i ,of the empire we-.1 4 Adargaret, San Francesco; Ocean Ilero, ditto; Sea,
Picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The ostensive gaspit Oging, that of all the citizens , kind Leinster, the Bishop of London, and the most dislin- -
fittings by Messrs. Lotenerby and Dixon, Et vri
—, —lig-Street, Covent- ;could have better spared any rather than the one whneguished practical dilettanti among the aristocracy. Aftert'all"°' Off port, Rockshire, Savannah; Jane Ham-
yardageolfhe concert, Halle': gratitied the circle. by an exquisite per.q,.")9(l. bleep., The Montreal, from Montreal, has not
his •earthly'
Admisskn. Is.
• PhaS just been snatched from
ittorniance of compositions by Chopin and Mendelssolin.' , arrived. as reported yesterday.
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existence. On all hareis it is easy to recog-44 Phis distinguished pianist leaves town at the end of the week ' FaLatouru, JULY 9. —Wind W., fresh.—Off port,
Gale of most veluable iron esinea in EnglandPi • ' . of the population. Her" foralacchester. ipiSeth, Sprague, New York, for Antwerp; Protector, Cal-
has b . the rese the unassuming grief i4euttu;
ean discovered near Whitehaven. The vein is 13 and', - WESLEYAN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION.—The Mas- Agnes. ditto; I-111(18(7n, New York, fur n -Tetuan;
25 feet • • , t,,MuSt Gracious MAJESTY has given other and 4
John
lien proposes to make a second call of 41. per share on the Bartlett, Woodward, Port Adelaide; Candle, West-
In %witness, anti Con!ttinS 65 per cent. of iron. Tite?,
greater put i 4 the personal regard for her repay the debts. man, Bahia, and sailed for Antwerp; Sara, Peterson, Ha-
Newcastle pr„due is expected. to come down the: unaffected tokens of her shareholders to Newcastle.. , vannah, and sailed for Hamburgh.
sad Carlisle Railway. —.Newcastle •
Journal. Ei ,

Overture (Egmont) -
Aria, Sig. Colettl, " Lieie voce'
Polacca, Madame Frezzolini (Fantasma) - -
Duetto Buffo, Sig. F. Lablache and Sig. Lablache,
Maitre Francesco" (Carlotta e Werter) - Coccia.
Aria, Mme. Sontag, "La Farivetta" - - - - Gretry.
Aria, Madlla Ida Bertrand " 0 Salutaris hostia" - Cherubini.
Duatto (Der Freischutz) Mine. l'rezzolini and Madile.
Parodi - - - - - - - - - Weber,
Grand Fugue, from Mass in C, Mmes. Sontag, Parodi,
Giuliani, C. Hayes, Ida Bertrand, and Frezzolini ;
Signori Gardoni, Calzolari, Baucarde, Sims Beeves,
Ccitetti, Beretti, Lorenzo. F. Lablache, and Signor
Lablache

- Beethoven.
- Mereadante.
- Persianl.

he most patriotic statesmen who ever presided over
he destinies of England.

Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have arrived.
The Epoca states that the Council of Ministers had
determined that the Cortes shall be dissolved imme-
diately. after the accouchement of her Majesty, that the
general election will take place about the end of Au-
gust, and that the new Cortes will be convoked for
the 10th of October.

- BeethoTen

Prices of Admission

Boxes, 2 guineas ; PitStalls,l2;.Gd.;Yinat,ls. 6d.; Gallery Stalls
Ss.: Gallery, 2s. Gd.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box.
office of the Theatre.
The Concert will commence at Two o'clock precisely.

The wine journal announces that the leaders of the
Opposition will stand as candidates for Madrid, and
that `there is every probability that OLOZAGA, RIOS
ROSAS, ESCOSURA, and LUJAN will be returned for the

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
TO.IIORROW EVENING,
WIII be performed with the following powerful cast, 3loyerbeer's
grand Opera,

LE PROPHETE,
Fides, Madame.Viarclot (the original representative of the part at
the Grand Opera in Parke) ; Bertna, Madame Castellan (the original
representative of the part at the G;and Opera in Paris ; Jean of
Leyden, Signor Mario ; Count Obertlidl, Signor Tagliatico ; Sergeant,
Sginor Limits ; Peasants, Signori Rommi and Sold'. ; Giona, Signor
Distrait!: Malthisen, Signor Polonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes.
The Choir in the grand Coronation Scene in the third Act will
combine the powers of a full Orchestra, the Military Bands, the
Chorus, and Organ.
The incidental Ballet in the Skating Scene will be supported by
IL Alexandre and M4dlle. Louise Taglioni (as danced by them at
the Grand Opera at Paris), and comprises the celebrated Quadrilles
des Patineurs.

Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.

The Doors' will be opened at nalf-pist Seven. and the performances

commence at Eight o'c'ock precisely.

Tickets for the Boxes, StallA, or the Pit, niay be had (for the night
or season), at the DA-office of the Theatre, which Is open from Teal
till Fire.

TILEATRE ROYAL, LIAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptou.
..V.,a111,11.

Will be performed THE SWISS COTTAgE.

To be followed by an entirely new comic Drama, entitled NONE'
Bur THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FATE. Don Flores del Caro
Mr. B. Webeteia; Don tichico d • Tremuj% Mr., Buckstone ; Don
Rococo de Friaq, Mr. C. Selby ; I ,bells, Miss Reynolds.
After which THE ENCHAN T.:2) ISLE.
To conclude with the suecessi:l and laughable Farce, called an
4LAR 31 Ntl SACRIFICE. 8.,J, Ticket, Mr. Buckstone ; Susan
Sweetapple, Mrs. Fitrrilliam.
The ,Ka...ottl us is under Use direction of Mr. I, T. Archer.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madams Celeste.
BLISS WOOLOAR'S BENEFIT.
THIs. t:YENING.
Will be .performet the Play of THE HUNCHBACK. Master
Walter, Mr. Woof gar; sir Thomas Cliftord, Mr. H. Hughes; Julia,
Miss Cooper; Heim Miss Woolgar.

To be followed by a Nacional Welsh Dance, by Miss Watling.
Atter which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA.
Characters by 3: esssrs. 0 Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. k itzwilliam.

FRENCH PLAYS.-3T. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Second Appearance of Madlle. RACHEL.
THIS EVENING,
Tice Entertainments win commence at Eight o'closk, with
L'AMOUR ET LA RAISOZL
To helolloWed by
BAJAZET.
Roxane, Madle. Rachel.
Boxes and Stolle may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-oflice of the 'Theatre, which
Is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL' AMPHITHEATRE.

Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty..
Tho best ventilated Theatre in London.

Mr. Batty begs to inform his patrons that the Tournament at Vaux-
hall does not interfere with the amusement at .Astley's, as the com-
pany leave the Gardens at Six, to enable them to open at Seven,

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at Ask.ley's every evening.
In consequence of the numerous aprlicatlons dairy at the Box-
Oftee for the revival of the favourite piece of Mazeppa, Mr. Batty,
who is always anxious to comply with the wishes of his Patrons,
THIS EVENING,

Wilhe produced Lora Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPEA
an,l t WILD HORSE.
'l'o be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of
Equitation in the Clroue Olympique.
To conclude with the Ballet of LOVE IN THE HIGHLANDS.
Box-otEce open From Eleven till Four
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.