The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

OFFICE,

Cupid and Clown—Putter and Butterfilas—Hungarian Knoet-'em-
DOWIII, and German Toys—War to the Knife, and Territle Explo-
sion—Railway Offices to Let—Pantaloon becomes Tenant—Shares
at a Diso•ant—Clown CoAs ..4:cemaipts, and Railway King in Tribu-

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lation—Chil4o to
INTERIOR OF CATACOMBS!
SIMPSON'S DIVAN AND TAVERN, Strand.

Tko most approved way of Cooking a Goose—Clown makes klmself
Welcome—the Waiters at Fault—A Transformation—Clown tumied
—Calf's Head for One—A Kitten Wanted—Save the Credit of the
Establishment—Police! rulize!—and Change to
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EXETER HALL.

Meeting or the Peace Co ,gress—How to get up a Row—Prosylites
Beware—Humbug the Order of the Day—Xmbrueingitt a Premium,

and Dome tie Tab'enn of tfia nappy r-arnily,
POULTERER'S AND sloe TO LET.
Stick no Bills, in case yen should /Klll Sweet Wllllana.
A DOWNHIGIIT "Nor "'Y DANCE."
Ilea :a Win Ow Prize.

Potatoes all Irot —Toss and Buy—Three real Epping Sausages, and
Breed, for One Penny—A Mad Bull—Port Tereus Tabbies Re-
port for Enlarging Sinlthtleld Market —Ho' loway's Purifying
Pills—
New Tartlf--,-Gin ~rently Reduced—WArranted not to Produce St on-
faneous Combustion—Puff, the Order of the Day—Punzh and the
City Nuistnee—Go ►t. Bricks—and Sudden Transfoirnation to
A SALUBRIOUS SPOT.
STREET AND LO GING-HOUSES.

What will b;;een here Is of little use to thoso who have no ayes.
—" Lend me your ears"—" Oh, want a falling 08', my countrymen,
w en you, and I, and all of us, fell down."—Shakspere.
BED-ROOM IN LODGING-HOUSE,

Comfortable Quarters —Lola, and the Gallant Son of Mars—Clown's
Notion of Warm and Convenient Arrangements—Good Night—Late
Visitors—A Troublesome Customer —Mr. Walker, an intruder—
Novel Mode of Expelling same—A Stormy Night—Clown and Pan-
taloon in Great Alarm—lncantation Extraordinary—and General
CliamUer Polka.

CHARING-CROSS AND STRAND.
What's to be done ?—Bny the Lady's Newspaper.
FROST FAIR ON THE THAMES.

Ice Soup—Temperance Hotel, J. Frost. —NB. Iced Champague—
Oh, the Roust Beef of Old England I—Sports of the Glaoearum—
" Plaisirs d'lliver"—Clown wants some Fish, but can only gel
Skate, which he finds rather tough ; tt won't go down, though he does.
FATHER TIE A d ES' RETREAT,

1, Thidyball's Alley, In the middle of the Thames, with Brass Door
and Gingerbread Knocker.

General " Meeting of the Waters"—The Alarm—Sarnmoning of the
City Abominations—Arrival of the Readeut Director of the" Silent
Highways"—Fearful Resolve—Marshalling of the Forces—Grand
Attack, and Tableau of Interest.
ITHA3IPTON WATERS, WITH YESSIIIL
For California or anywhere else.
GRAND NIOTING DIORAMA,

lesigned and painted entirely by Ili-uniting. Illustration of Her
Most Gracious Majesty's Visit to Ireland, showing the following
po►nts of interest :—Departure for Osborne—Passing Cowes and
approaching the Needle—The Royal Yacht passing through the
leet at Portsmouth—The Eddystone Lighthouse—Passing the
Land's End at Sunset—The Royal Squadron by Moonlight—and
Arrival at Queen's Town. Three cheers and a hundred more i
Scene the Last.
THE PALACE OF PANTOMIME.
Stage Manager, Mr. James Aadersen.
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Ailing Manager, Mr. W. Bennett. Treasurer, Mr. W. Dann.
Musical Director, Mr. G. H. Rodwell.
Leader of the Band, Mr. J. W. Thirlwall.
BAllet Mistress, Madame Louise.

Scenic Artists-3lessrs. Brunning, Jones, Wilson, C. Adams, and

As diants.

Decorative Artist, Mr. IT. Blannre. Machinist, Mr. W. Adams.
Ste Director, Mr. T. Thompson. Prompttr, Mr. C. Melvillt.
Costumiers, Mr. Palmer and Miss Biggs.
Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Poyey.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster, mfle Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton.
THIS EVENING,

P ill be performed an entirely new aid original Play, entitled TAR
LOVING WOMAN. Wieheft, Mr. Howe ; Rosen, Mr. C. Kean ;
Hermann, Mr. J. Wallack; Max, Mr. 11. Vandinhoff; Ottillia, Mrs.
C. Kean.

After which THE HOUSEKEEPER. Sidney Maynard, Mr. C.
Kean ; Felicia, Mrs. C. Kean.
• To conclude with 't HE NINTH STATUE; or, The Jewels and
The Gem. Principal characters by Mr. Munyard, Miss P. Horton,
Mrs. L. S. Buck!, ghain, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
The Box-ofilse is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer.

11iEiTfitt ROYAL, ADELPI:II.
Wine Calm.--
TIIIS EVENING

Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW
'OPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Beth
lord, 0. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar.
After whiA FitANKENTEIN-; or, The Model Man. Franken-
stein, Mr. Wright; the What is It Mr. P. Bedford; Zaraiel, Mr. 0.
Smith ; Otto of Itosenherg„ Miss Woolgar ; Tiddlewince, Miss R.
Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Undine, Miss E. Harding.
To conclude .with a new slippery sitetch called MKS. 111.INBURT'S
SPOONS. Mr. llik;hhury Barnes, Mr. P. Bedford; Bob Twinks,
Mr. Wright ; Job smith, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Baisbury, Mrs. F.
Matthews; Mrs. lll:Thbury Barnes, Miss Brooks.

ItOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
• ."Inder the Management of Madame \restrike.
role Lessee. Mr. Charle- Mathews.
TUN EVENING,
Will be nerfermed NOT A BAD JUDGE.
titer which TUE ISLAND OF JEWELS.
To con ludo with A PRACTICAL MAN.
D ess Boxes IluDer 4L; l'it, 45.: Gallery, IL No
halt-price to any part of the house.
Ali applications for Private Roxes must be made to Mr. Alleroft, 15,
New l'.ond-street.

itl ESS'S TIiEAT..F
.! nx•'dole Lessee In., ma, ir
THIS EVENING will be performed Itellinrs Opera, entitled LA
SONAm BUL A. Count ltodolph, Mr. Weiss; F.lvino, Mr. Allen
..I.lessio, Mr. Wynn ; Therese, Madame Peron ; Liza, Illss Julia
Weaden ; and AI:. na, Miss Loulsa Pyne.
To eoncliple. Rh'KIN t; JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Flthne
; Clown, Mr. Flex-
.llarlequin. 3t r. iltiogna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo
more; Columbine, Miss Fawcett.

AST LE V'S ROYAL AMI,HrTBEATBL,
rev riet.)r,
• Mr. W. Batty,
EVENIsi.
Mr. BATTY has great pleasure in announcing, that he has !to,
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,cceded engaging Mademoiselle ANGEEE, from the 1110
.Paris, and who Is the first Equestrian of the tiny, With her hi
e
trained-Ste ds, " Senora" and " Bertram." Ntademoiselle
jut, Lime Lady that rode the celebrated En:zlisshheSwtcuelpimecatre 'M'ar
her ue:
is
" ).!1:,•C!a." over twenty-eight feet of water.
pearance at Astley's Ampithcatre This Evening.
Re-appearance of 3ladlle. Cadoite.
A Grand Juvenile Night on Thursday, commencing with the
Pantomime.
Thl performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven. with a
new Grand Spectacle of THE KNIGHT OF THE EAGLE CREST;
,or, The Tournay of Love, in which Mr. S. T. }licks will appear.
To be to:lowed by a brilliant di,play of liatty's peerless scenes of
the (71rele, stipi.orted y the accomplished artistes of the establish-
'ment.
To conclude with a zrand Equestrian Comic Pantomime, by Nel-
son Lee. called HARLEQUIN t ANKEE DOODLE, aho came to
Tow% upon his little Pony.
fox-ottlce uccrt frona Eleven tiL
LI:. W. Wei:.

NOT RUINED YET. —Orders have been received by
the various shipbuilders of Sunderland, during the
week, for fifty new vessels of a large tonnage.—Gates-
head Observer.

NOTICE! TflE
A UTIIOR of " MILIA WYNDHAM."
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111-; WI L 11IN GTO.NS,"
IS NOW READY at A the ÜbrarieF, in 3 vols.
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in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON'S
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With Portrait, and Memoir of her Lade ship by her Niece, Miss Power.
Also, now ready,
MISS PARDOE'S FLIES IN AMBER. 3 vols.
NAPIER'S SOUTHERN AFRICA.
2 vols., with numerous Illustrations.
fho fullest, clearest, and most sat,sfictory account of everything
relating to, or connected wi.h, the Cape, that we have yet seen."—
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JANUARY, 1850, containing :
flints on the Franchise.—Life of the ]Ate Chalmers.—There
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FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA COMIQUE,
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce the following ar-
rangements for the ensuing Season of French Performances at the
St. James's Theatre, which will commence on
MONDAY EVENING NEXT, Jan. 'f,
toy the production ot a nee opera, in Three Acts, entitled
LE VAL D'ANDORRE.
Principal characters by Madlles. Chantal, Guichard ; Messieurs.
ChoPet, Lac, Killy Leroy, nn 1 Nathan.
ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA.—lldlle. Charton, Mdlle.
Dehauser (pupil ot the Conservatoire, Parts), %t. Choliet (of the
Theatre de !'Opera Comique, Paris. his first appeaarnee), M. Lac
(Premier Tenor of the Theatres Bruxelles and Ghent, tits first ap-
pearance), M. Nathan (Premier Basso of the Opera Comique, Paris,
We Malt appearance), M. Killy Leroy (pupil of the Conservatoire,
Paris, his first appearance), 11111 e. Guichard, M. Buguet, M.
Chateanfort, M. Soyer, M. Desvaux, Madame Mancini, Mdl.e
Cott', &s.
FOR THE COMEDY AND TAIJDETILLE.—M. Samson, of the
The Are Francais, Paris (his first appearance in this country) ;
Denaln, M. Regnier, Mdlle. Nathalie, (artists of the Theatre
Francais, Paris) ; Mdlle. Dejazet (who has accepted a farewell en-
gagement In this country) ; M. Lafont, Mdlle. Figeac (of the Theatre
Du Taudeyll e) ; Mdlle. Page (of the Theatre du Yarletee) ; Mdl e.
Constance (of the Theatre du Gymnase) ; Iladlle. Baptiste (of the
Theatre de l'Odeon).
An Engagement is also entered into with the eminent Trage-
dieene, Mdlle. 'Cachet, with whose performances the season will
terminate.
Mr. Mitchell begs further to submit an outline of the general
arrangements :—The Season will commence on Monday, January
7, 1850, by the production of a New Opera, in Three Acts, entitled
" Le Tal d'Andorre," produced In Paris at the end of last year,
and since performed at the Opera Comique, Paris, more than
100 nights, and at the principal Theatres of France, with the
great. st success. The Music by M. F. Halevy ; the Libretto by M.
De St. Georges. With the following distribution of the principal
charactera:—Stepban (jeune chassear des Pyrenees), M. Lac ; Le
Joyeuz (capitaine de milice Francais° et recruteur), M. Chollet, who
has obligingly undertaken the part for the more effective production
of the Opera ; Saturnia (garde-peche du Gave), M. Kill; Leroy ;
Jacques sincere (vieux chewier), M. Nathan (their Vat appearance
in this country) ; Theresa (fermiers du Yal d'Andorre), Mdlle.
ulchard ; Georgette (cousine de etephan), Mdlle. Cotti; and Rose
de Mal (servants de Theresa), Mdlle. Chaeton. The second pro-
duction will be Ilarold's celebrated Opera, in Threelets, " Zampa,"
in which M. Chollet will personate the character ot Zampa, as
originally performed by him at the Opera Comique, Paris. Subse-
quently will be kiven, a new Comic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled
"Le Ca-d," by the popular composer, Arabroise Thomas. And also,
Amber's last new Opera of " llaydee," the character of Ilaydee by
Mdlle. Charten.
Other productions will be selected from the following : —Jeannot
et Colin, Nicole; Le Rol d'Yvetet, Adolphe Adam; Le Cheval de
Bronze, Aaber; Le Macon, Auber ; Le Sirene, Inber ; Lally et Qui-
aalt, Nic le; La Perruche, Clapissoa ; I.e Valet de Charnbre, Ca-
rafa ; Use Foile, Mehul ; with an occasional per.ormance of some of
the most poplar operas produced last season.
According to present arrangements the representation of the Opera
Comique will be limited to the months of January, February, and
March, terminating the season before Easter.
At the re-opening of the Theatre, after Easter, on Monday,
Apra: 1, M. Samson (of the Theatre Francais, Paris) will have the
honour of making his first appearance in ties coinstry, and will per.
form with Wile. Derain (also of the Th. etre Francais) In several of
the most popular Comedies of the French stage ; and subsequently
M. Regnier and Mdlle. Nathalie (both artistes of the Theatre Fran-
cais) will al pear in several of the most modern and suecessful Come-
dies recently produced in Parts.
At the end of May, Mdlle. Dejacet, whose re-appearance at the
Theatre des Varietes, after a severe and protracted indisposition, has
bee , attended with her accustomed and unrivalled success, will ap-
pear in several new vaudevilles, as Le Marquis de Lauzun, Le Mou-
lin a Paroles, La Jeunesse de Lully,
The performances of Comedy and Vaudeville will be supported by
K. Lafont (of the Theatre des Varietal), Wile. Figs ic, Mdlle. Con-
stance, Mdlle. Page, Mdlle. Baptiste, M. Armand, M. Leon, and a
nume:oas company.
The engagement of Mdlle. Rachel will commenee at the end of
June, by her appearance in M. Scribe's new play of " Adrienne
Lecouvreur," a production which has excited more than ordinary
admiration ; Millie. Rachel wi I also perform, tor the first time,
in Dumas' celebrated play of " Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle ;" and
a new l'etite Comedie, in One Act, entitled " Le Ifiallieen de
Lesbie," by Armand Berthet ; and by the oceasionel representation,
each for one night only, of the classical Tragedies of " Phedre,"
" Les 'forum" Andromaque," and " Bajazet," the season will
terminate.
The ORCHESTRA will be composed of the same eminent pro-
fessors engaged fur the opera last season, including K. Tolbeque,
M. Bourotte, M. Deloffre, M. Newsham, M. Barret, M. Baumann,
M. filet, M. Vaudreland, M. Iterausat, M. Lazarus, M. Nicholson,
M. Larkin, M. C. Harper, M. T. Harper, M. Campanile, 11. T.
Wright, &c. Director ot the music and Chet-d'Orchestra, M. Charles
Hanssens.
Arrangements for season subscriptions may be made at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams's Library,
1, St. James-street ; Messrs. Andrews's, Mew Bond-street ; Ebors's
and Hookham's, Old Bond-street.
The Box-office of tile Theatre is open daily from Eleven till
Five.

W A CER AT LONDON l3killx4S.

Tali DAY •'ornina, 46 min. after 3 I Eveatag, 11 min.. after 4
re-Mogilev/ —M xrkluf., 35 nun. atter 4 I Evening, 59 rain. alter 4

TilE WEATHER.--Sux Orrics, JAN. 1.
rTIERM,,MEIBII, Lowest, 24; Highest., 35; Noon, 3a

BAROMETER, 30.32.
WIND W.N.W.—dull foggy weather.

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