The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-27 00:00:00

NEWS,-(THIS DAY,)

CORN-EXCHANGE—FRIDAY.
Owing to the thick weather and contrary winds, we
continue to be very scantily supplied with 311 descrip.
trots of Grain, eonsequently veiT little business is doing
in any article, scarcely any English Wheat was on
show, and the few- sales effected in it were at prices
fully equal to those obtained on MoPCI4YI In fine
l''"Pign Wheat 4 flil! I:4l§iliP44 WP Going, 4t late rates.
There was a few runs of Parley on sale, by land-car-
riage samples, and which were held at full prices. The
trade, however, was by no means brisk. Scarcely Alay
(Atp g; market: these? as well as 14>P§ 414 -Poas4 were
unaltered ill Tl4llPt
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. I Barter. I Oats. I Fleer
EnV I
ish
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Malt. 3.2-43- era.
SMITHFIELD.
This being a holiday market, the supply of beasts
offering was very limited, but fully equal to meet the
wants of the butchers. In prices we have no variation to
notice from those obtained on Monday. The numbers
of Sheep were small, yet the tialp for them was in a
slugt;ish state, at unaltered figures. Prime small Calves
sold freely, at very low prices ; but, in either hinds of
Veal, next to nothing was doing, Tim Pork trade was
firm, and the currencies were supported without OM,
culty. Mitch Cows sold slowly at from IQI to 10/each.
Per Bibs. to sink the °SAL
s. d, to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Interior Beasts ...... .... 2_ 9 210 Second qiitilitYr.•
Second quality ditto... 3 0 3 6 coatse7wooile4 ate.. 3 a a a
10 4 0
Prime large Oxen 3 a :9 10 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &c.
Large co2llc Calves 343 10 Large HT 3
Prime small ditto ll 4 Q 4 Small ror crl•ts
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 3 I, Quarter Al Digs, eaChlo
Inferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT 111A1IK1lT,
Beasts. I Sheep. I I
Calves. Pigs.
633 2,100 f 54 287
TWIEWO.A.TEI .4.33) LE.6.I23IINHALL.
The supplies of Meat on sale were by no means lityge?
yet the trade fuss In a very srlaggiyil'state, and Flees
were barely supported.
....
At per Stone, lay tee tamale.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. tea. 0.
Beef, inferior....... ..... 2 6 210 Mutton. inferior 2 8 210
midd1ing,,,...... 3 Q 3 2 middling 3 0 3 4
----prirae large ...... 4 4 4 a -prima .... , 3 3 g
—.- prime small 3 6 3 1,11 Pork, large 2 14 2 4
Veal ....................«.. 3 4 4 4 —small... ......
11031017 GEL Mop 11(13.31ECIBT.
Notwithstanding the supply of Ilops on offer is but
limited, the demand continues extremely inactive, at
almost nominal figures.--Sussex pockets, fl to 81 ss;
Wealds, 6/ 18s to 8/ ; Mid Kent, 81 to 101 15s ; East
Kent, 71 7s to 8/ ; Choice, 10/ to 12/; Farnhams, 10/
to 10l 10s,

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CoLoinsots
The produce markets being closed for the holidays,
we have but little to report.
COTTON.—There has been a fair business doing, at
full rates, about 5,000 bales having been sold.
TEA.—The market is steady.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 40s. 3d. to 40s. 6d. per cwt. oil
the spot,

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, DEc. 24.—The average price of Wheat last
week was 17f., and that of Rye 10f. 62c. per hectolitre.
The Belgian Consul at Sincapore has visited, by order
of his Government, the ports of China, open to European
commerce. The Government has just received from the
Consul a detailed and very interesting report on the
general commerce of the Chinese empire, and especially
on the several articles of import and export, the condi-
tion of sale, &c. A selection of patterns has not yet ar-
rived. The report will, however, be sent to the Chamber
of Commerce, which is directed to communicate it to the
merchants and manufacturers of the kingdom.
Between seven and eight hundred compositors and
printers of Brussels met yesterday, on the invitation ui
the Provincial Committee of the printers, issgjrj same
days ago, in consequence of the report; poputtreing the
suppression of literary piracy in Pelgiiial. This impor
tant meeting was pondncted with the greatest door=
and propriety, A permanent Committee of five mem-
bers was chosen by a great majority, after which the
meeting dispersed in the most orderly manner.
BREDA, D. 20,—For some time past a great plan
for
the advantage of our trade has been in contemplation.
This is the making of a canal from this city to the
Moerdyk, which, it la•eApeotPtii
Hill revive our declining
commerce anti panufactures. There have been several
meetings oo the spect, and we learn that a petition has
been presented to his Majesty for the formation of
Chamber of Commerce. -It is proposed that the canal
shall be navigable by steam-boat, and °the; vessels, to
Oosterhout and Gertrindenticrg,

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441411 MAtigSTY AND TILE PRINCE CONSORT'S
NRW YEAR'S GIFTS,-::WINDSOR, TRURSDAV.,--(FROM
♦ CORRESPONDENT.)—The distribution of the Queen's
and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert's annual gifts to
the poor and rickody of Windsor and of that part
of the parish of Clewer which is within the borough,
which will be dispensed through the medium of the
Lord Steward of her Majesty's household, assisted by
the Hon. and Rer, Q. L. Courtenay (the Queen's do-
mestic chaplain), agreeably to the recommendation of
Mr. John Clode, jun., and the other churchwardens of
the parish, will take place on Now Year's eve, in the
riding school at the view royal mews in the Home-park.
It is expected that her Majesty and his Royal Bighness
Prince Albert, attended by the members of the royal
household, will be present to be witnesses of the grati-
fying scene. One hundred and eighty pairs of ten-
quarter blankets will he given to that number of families,
agreeably to the recommendation of the parochial au-
thorities. Nearly two hundred families, averaging five
children in each, will also be supplied (the quantity
being regulated according to the nninller of children),
at the same time with beef, plum-pudding, bread, po-
tatoes, and
f!le *Op
40 also one hundred weight of coals to
X•XTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—There is at •,,resent
a man at work on the Hungerford-bridge who, as a boy,
witnessed the laying of its first stone. lie is in possession
of all his faculties.—Pulielil4:ilimanack.
RESPITE OE WILLIAM POTTER.—On Wednesday
morning Air. Noble, the Governor of York Castle, re-
ceived a respite from the sentence of death, in the case
of William Potter, convicted at the late Yorkshire As-
sizes or arsop Wistow, near Selby, " until the further
siErni*Mio,e, Iter 18,Nestisa pleasur. "
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Fi;a4l4l, .caster

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MONEY AND COIVINIERcIAL ?Ix
cfrP C/ TF, QUARTER TO VI
,„f
The Cotton market remained lirm ut Liverrc,,ll
tertiay ; sales 8,000 bales, including 1,500 tave ler
speculators, viz., 1,500 Surat, at 20. to 3id.; I,l,,dtbe
nam, at sd. to 54d.; 200 Egyptian, at sd. to 6filir.,o
rest Arner'can.—The Share market was clog° '
yesterday for the holidays.
wsir°
There are no ship arrivals to-day with late lieeosclt
any quarter, and the Continental mails do not e„,“ net'
of interest, the speech of the King of the -eref iost
course, excepted, and which is looked upon ° s
able. , el
The news from the Rio Plate, of the seil`n° 67
Argentine squadron, excites much interest Pere'rs
later accounts will now be looked for with eo°l.,epsi
anxiety, as there have been rumours for some tiw 0 is
of an intended interference by England and Frsl3.
favour of Monte Video.
&nil
The Funds have been very firm this mornieg'„,t, so"
having realised from 1001 to 1001 for the Aa,°",ier Sri
the Reduced Three per Cents. 101, but the infii",-4,111/
now at a fraction lower. Bank Stock is up to 4105 P
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. aro ,t'otis 0
Exchequer Bills are at 625. to 645., and India ii°
78s. premium. Of
The speech of the King of the French on the lessios
of the Chambers has produced a favourable iiiillo id'
in the City. The Scrip of the new French Loan scr4l
vanced to 2i per cent. premium, and the Belgian oos
to li premium. All the Foreign Funds have
reeve'
the rise this morning. The Spanish Tbree Pe'ogiP
have been at 384 and ft ; the Five per Cents. at ',(1,0'
the Dutch Five per Cents, at 99 991- ; the Four' , the
Half per Cents. at 102 ; the Brazilian at, 851fojc,0
Mexican at 36i. ; and the Portuguese at 61# 7
Converted Stock.
The market for the Railway Shares is litlrceolsitbi:
firm as it was yesterday. At the same time, it l dose;
noticed, that a good amount of business has bee; sc6i
The London and Westminster Bank Shares are
premium.
ocs'
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'-'l'
e
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
101 •
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 4
New 3-i per Cent. Annutic.s
India Bonds 1,000/. - I,ll'
Ditto under 1,0001 78 Pm' '
0 - •
Consols for Opening
Exchequer Bills. lid. 11d• r„
1,0004
,
500/. - pt''
Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ........ -
~P-oelt•
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 01-m
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 36
giDitto for the Account
.-- •11. Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto for the Account 29i *-t,
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent - ..i i
Ditto Converted.— , 611 ,T.i.
Ditto for the Account 6ll
.1,,, •
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2S4 I'
Ditto for the Account
•
Ditto Passive Bonds 6t
Ditto Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent 3BO
Dutch 21 per Cents
94 ei
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .... "
Ditto 5 per Cent.... 991 0
" , Cl'
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE 00.-
RAILWAYS. PAID. P1:11 ,- n
0,
~
to
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester....... 30
Cambridge and Lincoln
Direct Northern 2l • 'z ..... to "
Dublin and Galway
Eastern Counties
o
Great Western
London and Birmingham .100 4O ......
too
227
......
.....,
to
Ditto New Thirds 2. -
London and 8right0n.......... 50 .
London and Croydon oo
1i ...... --'
.
London and York 2l ...., 4 ..... to ---
4nia and Ely
t‘ ,
Manchester and Leeds 7O 122 ...... to ---
Ditto 1 Shares
to „.
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Ditto Quarters
-
Newcastle & Darlington June. 24
to
Portsmouth Direct
~,,(1i ..... to '
South-Eastern and Dover... 33k
Trent Valley... ............ ..... 2
York and North Midland... 50 7 03 102 i .to - 511,
I•
Ditto, Half Shares...
...,
to
Boulogne and Amiens 2
MANQUVSTER STOCK EXCIIANGE, 1)C. ' ob°
market continues firm, and a fair amount of bls,lllebf'
been done. Grand Junction, Half Shares, 112' hate''
chester and Birmingham, 521 ; Ditto, Quarter_ v. 31eflic
' 811'‘ ke"
5 3-16 i; Midland, 401. Shares,sl. 9s. 6c1.11'441 ancl;01
4u; ; Blackburn and Pre.,ton, 8 ; Ditto, Burnle),.'sfiel°,o3
crington, 31.25. 6d.; Churnet 14.114 y, 3i; nuddeßoll
Manchester Rail anti CADA!, 41; Manchester, I- Of'
Rossend9P, gi MOW and Lincoln, 1954 Tr,eann s, 411;
10i West Yorkshire, 6 1-16 ; Paris And °l''.
VAI*I3 and Strasburg, 3 1-16, A,'

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SER Toys A triruns.--Lalit night, about twelve frotte-
a serious encounter took place in Sussex-street, "d fur
hain-eourt-road, between a party of Irishmen $11„ loll;
lishmen. It appeared that the cause of the tris',.,-ee Ol',
ginated with Who was the winner of some ga'-ie
were playing in the British queen public-house' tle'r,
above-named street. Tb,p Irishmen challengedle,:'
opponents to fights and several of them in:lo3 1'
commeneo an attack, armed with bludgeons..":.
greatest consternation prevailed in the neighbe',llo"
and we are sorry to Add that one of the parties ~eitit
name is WAlliam Tomlinson, residing in Chenie',Tee,oll
Tottenham-court-road, received such severe irl;P:0;004
the head, it being literally cut open, that be 1011001
diately taker, to the London University Ilestio7or 6,1,e
he now lies without any hope of recovery': „ikon O-
a the offending parties were immedil,te;Zron.
custody by several policemen of the E "'"I TSAPl';'.°
STATE OF THE TIOSiERY AND LA° ,inuftlenie*9
The general condition of the cotton hosier,' ra, In `1,..-
is ahollt, %be same as reported previousiP en 13 ';:i,
wi:ought hose line, the sitaAtion of the weritinioyed n 1
mentable, as they aro, iR general, neither e°3l3to at°t7o
discharged, v.iiiratiug between both, having ce. 11.00
dAy after day for even a very scanty allowflulate t ,
cotton glove trade, though dull, is in a better •tifeetere,
al' other branch of the cotton, hosiery Inglib hosri
bu the drawer, pantaloon, and shirt brann.loos'er
been in a worse condition for years. The 61-'t 150b,14
trade in all it;', ingauphes has not improved. -1,, sea
.0,
net hlee trade is much the same. Nets 11; le'-iiel
in the Market with many houses, who seem t° untoooss
ing their establishments. In despite a this,,,i fa, el
state of things, we think there will be a reset-o,oo'g
better. Greater 14tteutian is now paid to the odsosi
net, arid 4,8 the Brussels ground has, and can 70Dee al)
machinery, we hope, ere long, to have 001% iri eio
it has been completed. The warp lac* trade it's po3_,t' 10
the same situation it has been in for some weel.oo'4oJ
tatting branch liarilt,g to a slight extent suPie IsP -,3
some articles, the bobbin-net manufacture. 'l' ii, sl,Oll
press is still in a very fair condition ; but the the IV
is in a depressed state, having a serious rival i ;etc. ~
of England silk bobbin-nets.—Nottiaoaei Refit'lotkel
THE STATE APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR ".0 c10,..,5
A portion of these apartments, which had beerrie67o,
since the death of her late Royal Highness the b$ et,..,
Sophia of Gloucester, is now open to the publie,l4 "%Jo's.
mend of her Majesty. This portion include* "00' Cb,10,.0
dyck Room, the Audience Chamber, the Prede,,n tbe Y,,te
ber, the Guard Chamber, St. George's Ila"sing l'oe
Room, and the Waterloo Gallery. The fo1110•00.4.
rooms still remain closed :—The Throne l'il Cb7b,
small Vestibule, the Rubens' Room, the Conan osd of
her, the Kings's Closet, the Queen's Cleoet! d,or
Zuccharelli Room. While the Court is at 11 'noo. a%
apartments will be closed on Tuesdays and Fr ,rotio
COMMITTAL or GREEN THE RECRIVII ler 'l,OO
PROPERTY.—On Monday last, at the Police-° it Ole,
Green, the notorious receiver of stolen prekerifisors, )
apprehension we described in our last publics' o,' 00
committed for trial at the March assizes, on ton 4.1,00'
counts. The first count, on the oaths of .I:irs, 0 ir;er
landlady of the Ram Hotel, and An- ' ors beseef
vant, charged the prisoner yew .a SPen de 0- go'
i• a tars, be
of spoons, a punch-lads- ~L 1 stealing t peaf
perty of Mr. T.-- •
findi,_ ...wis Wilson. Inspector Blosse, ',oo‘
the _,, and a fork, all silyere'r pr°„bes
the ; -.g of the property in the prisoner's ,sd c''',o33
..I, latter said they were his own. The s'oees er,
,-.otrged Green with stealing five silver tea,..sPott°r,rfid other articles, belonging to Mr. Wadsworth' ide,,,P-ber
Elizabeth limner, servant to the proseentleeti.sel Pe'
and swore to the property, and Supesietenw, v Aril
proved its discovery in the prisoner's house. etri;sf, hie
attorney, appeared on behalf of the prisonePtied '",ftso
the magistrates to order 30L of the money ''',. 000* pre
house_ to be given up, to provide for his dotoe the .1
Alvor said he would hold a consultation 0 -Steil Os'
Piety of granting this request.—Nottinghafil trienoil f,
. EXTRAORDINARY EVENT.—A most e!-1, tol'tiof
circumstance has just occurred at the Ilaw're„-thst,e`. or,
which is kept by two old women. It appe‘'„,-e csuh'iyea
had a sum of money in the house, and, from 6°-be I'o/
other were extremely alarmed lest they shot' to tior
of
when
Their fears prevaili to such an 7 bf, i-clisP
a carrier who they knew was ps3sinD all ° 'V;
wurgently requester'. him to remain with thea's,.o, to
coo,
inch, however, his duties would not permit '''l he 0
fit whe
but .n consideration of the alarm of the woirg,..
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setae(' to leave with them a large masiff.,-°,-0d "°°l%
the
the carrier started the dog became vitnerns _ ,fto 0,
not stop, upon which one of the women rau to 0°,40
man, who returned and left his coat for the d°loll he?
after which the animal remained quietly at the he tiu 011
In the night the women were disturbed hf tit, enoti
tress of the dog, and heard a noise apparent!ses, 11,,r 0
attempt to force an entrance into the prerahron iveiv
which they escaped by the back-door, and be 0 hisos'
neighbouring house, which happened to d were bet
smith's shop. They knocked at the door, and told ~
swered from within by the smith's wife. 5,P,e,.,,,, to fr,o
husband was absent, but that she was w"aibis 1'
rd company the terrified women to their home. bee
ea
agreed to, and on their reaching the house they 00
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savage but half-stifled growling from the cing" begil,,,
tering the house they, saw the body of .who ,,,,,,,,,,,
in
half in and half out of 'their little w• d, 7 t;
had seized by the throat, and was still svorrY,,ntr,„'r the
I examination, the man proved to be their neighved"„oile
tbileledtth,:tt,lszaid,afubl.liyot.torn about the throat, end 'i
(ear
This .
Tux SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.--
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there will be the singular anomaly of five parte!' 'To,. it
for Surrey. Four have already been held, viz. .--`',ea fo
April 8, July 1, Oct. 15, and the fifth is appointed
Dec. 31.
1.01,1f1.14
PENALTIES UNDER THE NEW MXTRO- apjirtY
BUILDINGS ACT.—AII penalties under the new fob'
politan Buildings Act must be suet!, ;or within si-% '...eeti'
after the penalty or forfeih:,,re shall have been inetifilef
They may be ree,--,-
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be not of
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or proceeding ,_l3ese
.aith section) the person so suing
for his own I,'
entitled to receive one half thereof. ,
_v.
any party, and if the pea the
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THE PANTWALIMES, ETC.

After the performance of ralfe's opera of the
Daughter of St. Mark, which was played here last
night for the twenty-third time, fre new Christmas
Pantomime of Harlequin and llobina9n Crusoe was
brought forth. The audience was less noisy than
usual, and waited with most exemplary patience for
the rising of the curtain that was to give them a view
of their old friends Robinson Crusoe and his man
Friday. The pantomime opened in a very promising
manner, with a sketch of a distressed author who was
in want of a subject for his usual Christmas enter-
tainment. Jn this exigence the fairy Puck comes
to his assistance, and giving him his choice of a sub-
ject, he selects the favourite tale of Robinson Crusoe.
The first scene represents Crusoe wrecked on the
desert island, and carrying out his cargo from the
ship, which lies high and dry on the shore. Some
laughter was excited by the acting of Mr. 11.
Payne (Crusoe) in this scene, who displayed
much broad pantomimic humour. We next find him
intoducing himself to a party of Caribee Indians,
with some of whom he dances the Polka in a very
Whimsical style. his man Friday (Wieland) now
makes his appearance on the stage, and a very laugh-
able scene takes place between him and his master in
the latter's house, " built with his own hands," when
he teaches his servant how to cook a leg of mutton
and boil a pudding. While they are seated at supper
With a party of young Caribs, other Indians rush
in; the scene changes to the old wreck, and Crusoe
immediately afterwards is seen taking his departure
by . the " Waterman " steamer for London-bridge.
The usual transformations now take place :—The
Caribee King is changed into the Clown (T. Mat-
thews), his club• bearer into Pantaloon (Howell),
Prince Paramatta into Harlequin (Wieland), while Miss
Carson comes forward as Columbine. The first scene
of the pantomimic transformations is the exterior of a
Music-shop, wherein the Clown and Pantaloon, while
Playing on the violincello and bassoon, are suddenly
lifted up into the air, and let drop again on their
music stools—an ingenious trick, which was much
applauded. The exterior of the Insolvent Debtors'
Prison., which changing to the baths and wash-house
for the labouring classes, was a very bustling affair,
but was sadly deficient in point, except in the solitary
instance when the warm-water baths were changed
nto boiling-water baths by the mal.adroit pumping
of the Clown, and the bathers come out parboiled.
The trick of Harlequin in the bag with his head cut
off was also an ingeniously managed device ; but we
fear our praise of the pantomime must close with this,
for the concluding scenes were efceedingly heavy,
and were scarcely redeemed by the humorous manner
in which the Clown sang the old song of " Hot Cod-
dlings." The last scene of her Majesty's cbrittening
the Royal Exchange was, comparatively speaking,
flat, and indeed the whole pantomime went off heavily,
for it is not remarkable for splendid scenery, neither
is it at all recommended by humour or ingenuity.

COVENT- GARDEN THEATRE.
This theatre opened last night for a brief season
under the management of Mr. Laurent. Its stage
has been devoted to so many purposes foreign to the
drama, that it was pleasing to find its curtain rising

once more for an English play, even though it was

that standing dish for a Christmas audience, George
Barnwell. It require some time to test the policy
of reduced prices, but their effect, joined to the holi-
day-making spirit of the season, was seen last night
in one of the most numerous audiences ever assem-
bled there. The house was literally crammed in

every part. The great attraction of the night was, of
Course, the pantomime, which is the production of Mr.
Nelson Lee, entitled Harlequin Crotchet and Quaver,
or Music for the Million. The generality of pantomimes
open with a burlesque of some well-known story, the
Points of which are readily seized by the audience.
111;:q one, however, is an exception to the rule, and,
We far; not a happy one, and as the audience seemed
determined no t 9 listen to the opening dialogue, the
first scenes could ha-riiiy be understood. The first
Celle is the Hall of Discord, a grotesque scene, that

blight have been imagined by Phiz himself; the body-
tllard of the Demon is a band of brass instruments,
Mowed with emotion as well as sound ; to these, as
the
~ old play-books say, the Demon rises in a gigantic
drum, from which he emerges, and, after lamenting
the progress of music, he summons Sharp, Flat, and
Natural, three of the ordinary masked spirits of Pan-
tomime to aid him in spreading discord, he having
Olrouly gained them over from the cause of Apollo and
Melody—the last the - good genius of the plot.
fle also engages them to carry off Young Crotchet,
who is in love with Miss Semiquaver, the daughter
of Demisemiquaver. Apollo sends Mercury to chal-
lenge the Demon to a trial of skill, a pantomime, and
11.1cene succeeds in which Mercury commands the

11)41 Or Melody for his master in the coming contest,
rhere is some pretty music in this scene, and the
'Ong given by Miss Lyons as Melody was encored.
The cottage of Demisemiquaver is then shown—a
Buse, which is an entire musical composition, for it
I roofed by music books, with trumpets doing duty
for chimnies, and the front covered with notes. The
Demon offers old Demisemi to change all these notes
Into gold if he will give him his daughter. He con-
"nts, and the transformation takes place, in a very
effective manner, every dot being turned to a sove:

reign. The Demon's band have previously carried
' the lovers to the "Cottage on the Cleff,"
which is then exhibited, and here Apollo effects
the change of all the characters into the comic person-
ages, who have to caper and cuff' and frolic through
the rest of the pantomime. A novelty in this one is
tba fact of there being two harlequins and two colum-
bines. The Clown was Mr. C. Marsh, and the Pan-
tabion Mr. T. Blanchard; the duplicate harlequins

were 'Messrs. Smithers and Frampton ; the brace of
columbines Misses Massall and Ryalls. The comic
business includes hits at most of the topics of the day ;
the best of them was a Lord Mayor's procession,
with the " man in brass," and placards hinting at
"parish settlements," &c., which produced roars of
%laughter, and the washing-houses of the people, with a
'ecture on bathing, the Clown including a dissertation
On soap. The gaming-houses, photography, union die-
,taries, cheap tailors, and miraculous pills, all furnish
their ,i,is7ta of fun. The last scene, presenting an exterior,
Which changes into a clockmaker's shop, with all the
and clock-dials walking about the
Pendulums moVingt
jnanaged, and told exceedingly
stage, was capitally ,
Well. It concludes, of cOUTSe, with a gorgeous
fairy scene, the curtain falling upon a " blaze of
SPlendour, which-we hope will be converted into one
of triumph."
NAYMARKET THEATRE.

The season of Christmas, amongst its various
Sources of amusement, is especially prolific in the I
theatrical, and nowhere is public expectation more
aure of being gratified, than at the Haymarket. The
bill of fare, on the _present occasion, could not have
been selected with more judgment, or have afforded
gfeater treat to the audience. Jt was no drawback
iron the evening's entertainment that th favourite
comedy of Old Heads and }Dung Hearts, which 1:23
now been performed upwards of thirty times, and is
rather increasing than declining in popularity, was
ehosen as the introductory piece of the night. The
success of this admirable play was established from the
first It is, in fact, exceedingly well adapted for
bringing into action the whole strength of the Hay-
inarket corps. Where all the acting was beyond
Praise, we must not make selections, but it is almost
ithpossible to avoid saying that Farren and Buck-
'n tie exceeded themselves, and elicited repeated bursts
o laughter and applause. The comedy was succeeded
by
1 a new " Grand Moving Diorama, or Pictorial
our in Switzerland." Of the artistical skill dis•
Played in the preparation of this diorama it is impos-
llble to speak too highly. The views successively
:resented to the spectators included the town and
like of Zurich, the town of \Vellenburg, the snowy
j'ain of the Alps, Tell's chapel cn the Lake of Uri,
‘,4e Vale of Hasli and snowy peaks of the Great
4.eli-eideck, interior of the dungeon of Chillon—a spot
rrounded with an intense interest by the genius of
3!e in the beautiful poem commencing with the
,` In. Chillon's dungeons, deep and old,
There are seven columns, massive and gray."
This
excellent exhibition is the production of Mr. P.
bPs, and cannot but add greatly to his previous
. reputation. This, This, however, was not the grand feature
°l'
the night• any than the opening comedy.
-^d musical fairy extrava-
new and original gra,.._
RAllz -- with the Golden
40 21 sby the author of The Fair 0 mu'
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" and 'many other pieces of a -.

kind, naturally formed the grand attraction of a
Christmas entertainment. It was founded on
a well-known tale of the nursery by the Countess
D'Anois, entitled Graciosa and Percinet. In a case
of this sort it would be fruitless, and it certainly is
not necessary, to give any detail of plot, since all the
world, or at least that part of it who are addicted to
such amusements, must be aware that the whole
charm is in the dialogue, which, in the present in-
stance, was most skilfully constructed, with a
view to exciting the risible powers of the
audience. It may be as well, however, just
to state that the piece turns upon the love of King
Uxorious, a widower, unexpectedly bewitched (Mr.
J. Bland), for the Duchess Grogon, a maiden lady
of a very uncertain age, the owner of a capital cellar
(Mrs. Stanley), and the jealousy of the latter against
her step-daughter, for whom she conceives an invete-
rate dislike at first sight, which she evinces by invent-
ing every method of torturing her. We should
mention, by the way, that Lord Nimroddy,
who acted as grand huntsman to the King, exhibited
the character in the most amusing light. In the
working out of Duchess Grogon's 'plots against Gra-
ciosa ample opportunity was afforded for introducing
a very sprightly and most unexpected collocation
of words, which, as they fell upon the ear in quick
succession, called forth shouts of spontaneous laughter.
Miss Julia Bennett, as the Princess Graciosa, a model
for daughters, and Miss P. Horton, as a Fairy Prince,
and the perfection of lovers, were each truly admirable,
and sustained the characters throughout in the most
effective manner. Several duets were executed by
them during the progress of the piece. The ballet
evinced that great care had been taken in the prepa-
ration of this most necessary department. We must
particularly notice the introduction of a number of
tiny dancers, who were introduced incidentally.
Judging from appearance, they could not have been,
on the average, more than five or six years old, yet
the greatest order was preserved ; and Masters Dot,
Trot, Tiny, Tip, Mite, Atom, and Grain, together
with Misses Midge, Mok, Speck, Spangle, Drop,
Pinshead, &c., exhibited a perfect miniature of the
elder ballet. On the whole, it is impossible to speak
too highly of the evening's entertainment. Not a
single incident occurred to interrupt the harmony of
the scene.