The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

THE AUTHOR OF ROCKINGHAM'd NEW NOVEL.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
NEW NOVEL, LOVE aria AMBITION.
li By the AUTHOR of " ROCKINGHAM."
" The announcement of a new work of tiction by tie gifted author
of ' Rockingham' will be gratefully welcomed by every reader of that
delightful novel. In ' Love and Ambition' we find all the character-
istic qualities which formerly charmed us in Rockingham,' together
with other elements of interest which to many readers will perhaps
be yet more attractive."—Morning Chr.,nicle •
Hosary Colburn; PUblisher, 13, Great Marlborotig,h-street.

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post M.,' •
I L W 0 0 D.
A NOVEL.
" The author, we are convinced. is young, otherwise we could
hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be-
half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired
by a high standard cf morality and religion, and by a laudable lova
of the purest sort of fame. We gather thialrona the glowing lan-
guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions
on the subjects" just mentioned. There are several chapters, in
which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays
matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which &a-
acterisenature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he
has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man-
nerses, and Stnythes."—Observer.
"‘ Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed-
ing bbanty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great
good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en
gaging novels which the present season has praluced. Of the cha-
racter of Amelia floss we have already spoken, and the extract we
have given,above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have
said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are
Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gerden, a wild and
impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia
Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post.

Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee and Nanager, Mr. James Anderson.

The Performances (during the Holidays) will commend at Half.
p-st Six precisely. Doors open at Six.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants
_ .

THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, Mr. J. Anderson ; Mariana, Miss
F. Vining.
After which (second time) an entirely New Grand, Historical, Em-
blematical, Aerostatical, Gastronomical, Metaphorical, Musical,
Poetical, Vocal, Municipal, Juvenile, Pantomical Pantomime, by the
popular author of " Za-ze-zi-zo-zu," E. Fitzball, entitled
HARLEQUIN and HUMPTY DUMPTY; or, Bobbin de Bobbin
and the First Lord Mayor of Lun'un.
Humptye Dumptye sate on a waffle,
Humptye Dumptye had a greate Salle,
Alle ye king's horses and alle ye king's menne,
Coulde not puts Humptye as he was ageane.—Old Song.
Bobbin the Bobbin, the Big Bellied Ben,
He ate more meat than fourscore men,
He ate a cow, he ate a calf,
lie ate a butcher and a half,
He ate a church, he ate a steeple,
He ate the priest and all the people.—lbid.

The Overture and Music composed, adapted, and arranged by Mr,
Henri Laurent.

The Dances arranged by3fadame Louise.
The Scenery designed and painted by Messrs. Jones and Cuthbert,
assisted by Messrs. Nicholson, Adams, &c.
The Properties, Tricks, and Decorations by Mr. Phillips.
The Costumes by Mr. Palmer and Mrs. Clarke.
The extensive Machinery by Mr. James Sloman.
The Pantomime produted under the superintendence of Mr-, W.
West. • ' '
Richard, the First Dickey -
The Lord of Gilsland—Thomas de Yeats

Mr. J. Chester.
.7 Mr. Simpson.

The Ear! of Salisbury
Sir Kenneth of Scotland

Mr. Abbot.
Mr. Macbeth,

Sir Mordecai Minories - - - Mr. J. Moses.
The Grand Saladin - - Mr. Henri.
Big Ben, of Highgate, alias Robin de Bobbin - Mr. De Gros
. Godfrey Guzzleale - - - • Mr. S. Jones
Baron Femme d'Amour Heap Tax - Mr. Jonaln Denlin.
(afterwards Pantaloon).

Hugh Bucklersbury (afterivards Clown) - - Mr. Bisson.
Hal Fltzhearts of Oak (Afterwards Harlequin) - M. Dentn.
Young, Blondel - - Mr. Iteevesini.
Simon -Siendersbanks • - Mr. Beckett.
Cog and Magog - - - Messrs. Greenwood.
llumpty Dumpty (afterwards Sprite) - Signor Parkinl.
Maude, "the Nayre Mayde of Chepe" - - - Mr. Watson.
(afterwards Columbine).
- - - - Master Whacks.
- -
a•nd istem
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v.
eStiyimykme. e. lur;
Ten other.l4rether4
The Old W.qinaa lef 141.echlety : MV.V.
. Fairy of .the 3ifiss4nliableastem j•
Barons,orts, Yemplars; Xnights,
Soldiers, Aldermin, their' Wives, and-dilelTurtles,' 4.adye§ of
England., Denepa, Morris Dancers, Well-bred Quadrupeds
and Jerusalem Ponies, Lions, Bulls, and Pi-ize Pigs, Dragons and
other Playful Animals,'Tweirty Thousand' Saracens, by the cele-
- . - brated auxiliary Family. . .
Finsbury Fields (Moonlight),
with distant Yiew• of the Tower. How Big lien's band of rebels,
though wide awake chaps, are discovered asleep-how the old
woman, of Ihishley arrives in her Patent Arial Machine -how,
having travelled through the air, she obliges us with another after a
draught-how she summons her Court of Elves ! who appear them-
selves in a twinkling, and court her commandsi--how they are in the
stark as to her intention, and how she enlightens them-how, having
arrived from a planet; they plan it, at any rate, to separate the Fair
:Heyde of Chepe (which is most foul) from her true lover Hal, and
give her to Big Ben-how the Elves, being told to put on other 'a -
tire, they all retire-how Sergeant Guzzleale inflicts corporal punish-
ment on his band-how the lightest Hot,' t; de not fall on the heaviest
sleepers-how these heads lead to a continuation of oar tale- how
Hal, the Fair Heyde of Chepe, and apprentice Lads and Lasses, with
their Maypole, come to "dance by the light of the moon"-how soon
they dance to another tune-how Hal and Maude, having seized this
portunity to declare their passion, are presently seized with a ven-
geance-how this, though an evil, is not the Evil May Day ! being
about three centuries before how the Fair Mayde of Chepe is too
dear to Hal topartwith-how Hal stands his ground till he is floored-
how, in despair, he calls upon the Wishinge Stow,
which preves a regolar brick-how one fight is stopped by a Zoo-
phyte effect-how the, very trees speak, setting all agog who cut
their sticks, without axing for their leaves, branching off in all direc-
tions-how a long " skilly" ~" shall he" argument is cut short by a
spirited Movement-how the old woman still hatching new means
of vengeance is surprised by a Fairy Nest-now she becomes chicken
hearted and takes wing-how liumpty Dumpty takes pleasure in
pursuing her to

Chubbs

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Re-engagement of Mr. G. V. Brooke.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Charac-
ters by Messrs. G. V. Brooke, L. Murray, Compton, H. Farren, Did-
dear, W. Farren, jun. ; Mesdames Stirling, Leigh Murray, and
Louisa Howard.

To conclude -with PRINCE DORIJS ; or, The Romance of the
Nose.