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ROYAL ACADEMY O 1 ARTS, TRAFAL
• GAR-SUARE.
The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY Is now OPEN.
Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling.
Catalogue, One Shilling:
HENRY HOWARD, R.A., Secretary.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.

traction—is that of the great Oasis and sacred water
of Zimzim. In this scene the gradual rising
of the sun upon the desert is beautifully
managed, as is the appearance of the wild simoom
which follows. The effect of the dreaded simoom is
presented on the stage, and with it closes the first act
of the spectacle. The scene of the second act is laid
in France, the time being that of the reign of
Louis XV. The act opens with the palace, terrace,
gardens, and fountains at Versailles, being a most
effective scene. The fountain—a real one—would do
credit to the gardens of a real palace. In the crowded
theatre, heated as it of course was, the very sound of
the water was cooling and refreshing. The second
concludes with a very excellent representation of
the fair of St. Germain, with its multitude of visitors.
In the third act, the scene is laid in England, in the
year 1732, and is very effective, concluding with a
grand equestrian tableau. The piece has been dra-
matised by Moncrieff from Eugene Sue's romance,
" L'Arabian Godolphin, ou L'llistoire d'un Cheval."
The first act is interspersed with portions cf Felicien
David's popula ;symphonic ode oriental, "Le
Desert." The whole piece is put upon the stage
in a style which reflects the highest credit on
the management. The dresses are magnificent,
After the spectacle came Alons. Tournare's celebrated
troop of French equestrians. The performance of
these artistes is wonderful, for itz intrepidity and
daring, and highly pleasing from its elegance. They
perform upon their own horses, brought expressly
from France, attended by their own grooms. This
engagement must have been made at an enormous
expense to Mr. Batty, but we feel confident that the
result will amply realise his expectations. Madame
Louise is the most elegant horsewoman we have ever
seen, and the command slich Madame Klatt has ac•
quired over her steed is astonishing, and, as the play-
bills say, may be termed the ne plus ultra of the eques-
trian art. Every one ought to visit Astley's. For
elegant amusement and delightful recreation it stands
now almost without a rival. The house last nigh
was overflowing.'

By order,
JOHN RITHBONE, Secretary,
4, Coleman-street, May 13, 1845.

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LYCEUM.
The new burlesque of Cinderella is " a hit, a most
palpable hit"—as a spectacle superior to Aladdin, and
equal to Valentine and Orson, or Whittington, in
wit and fun, and humour and satire. It is a good
idea that of making the wandering Prince
the identical Rodolph of Gerolstein, who is the hero
of the Mysteries of Paris. The idea is well worked
out, and the piece is a capital quiz upon Eugene
Sue's great work. Wigan as Rodolph and Mrs.
Keeley as Cinderella were admirable. They convulsed
the house with laughter by their humorous imitations
of Macready and Helen Faucit. Never was there
a more laughable imitation. The ball scene was
gorgeous, and in this, too, Mrs. Keeley gave an
admirable imitation of Lucile Grahn in the " Mazurka
d'extase, while J. W. Collier, as her partner, was
quite "up" to all the mannerisms of Perrot. The last
scene, however, was the triumph—thirty-six English
children, "Les Danseuses Anglaises," pupils of Mr.
Frampton, gave the "Pas de Fleurs " and the ' " Pas
des Moissonneurs "—and verily the Viennoise must
look to their laurels. There was a perfect hurricane
of applause at the conclusion, and it was encored;
the audience loudly called for a third repetition, hut
Mr. Frampton came forward and expressed a hope
that the audience would not insist on an encore, as
it might fatigue the children. The justice of this
appeal was acknowledged, and the piece was an-
nounced for repetition by Keeley, who, as Capil-
laire, the servant of the Prince, had contributed
greatly to the success of the piece by his inimitable
drollery.

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OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, exhibited by a work-
ug Model, having a power to carry visitors. A Curious
MECHANICAL HAND on a person who has lost his
natural hand. Dr. Ryan's LECTURES on the Chemis-
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Lectures with brilliant experiments. Lectures on Character, with
Musical Illustrations, by Mr. J. Russell, accompanied by Dr.
Wallis on the Piano-forte, every evening except Saturday, at Eight
o'clock: New and beantifnl: Objects in the CHROMATROPE,
PIIYSIOSCOPE, PROTEOSCOPE, &c. New DISSOLVING VIEWS.
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May 10, 1845.

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Capital 1,000,000/., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
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exists or can be projected.
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thence to the London markets.
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c Hertford, Essex,
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THE STR4ND.
Last night this snug little theatre opened for the
summer season, with a new drama, in three acts,
called London by Night, and which contains some
amusing sketches of low life. Miss Waite and Mr.
W. H. Harvey danced the Polka, after the play
was concluded, so much to the satisfaction of the
audience, that they were loudly applauded, and ob-
liged to dance it a second time. An extravaganza
named Robinson Crusoe, or the Adventures ef a
Friday, followed—a laughable sort of hodge-poilge.
De omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis. A good many
comic songs are jumbled up in it. Miss Pattison
sung one to the air of " My beautiful Rhine," and
Miss Bromley another to the air of " By the margin
of fair Zurich's waters," in very good style. On the
whale, we should say, the piece succeeded—the main
object of such a composition being to make the au-
dience laugh, no matter how or wherefore. The
performances concluded with a farce, called Clair-
voyance, in which Miss H. Wallcott took the prin-
cipal part, and showed much diversity of humour.
Robinson Crusoe, and London by Eight, were an-
nounced for the week, and the announcement was
followed by the plaudits of the audience.

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VAUXHALL GARDENS.
Vauxhall Gardens, which hare been c 1(
some years, were re-opened last night under Alivifif.)
nagement of Mr. H. Wardell. The interior has been
thoroughly cleaned and painted ; the walks have been
newly laid out, and no expense appears to have been
spared to make these grounds what they were many
years ago--a favourite,place of resort for the middle
and upper classes. Many rumours had got about re-
specting them—it was confidently stated that a rail-
way terminus, spacious warehouses, and manufac-
tories, were to be erected on their site. These pro-
phecies, however, it would appear, were not destined
to be fulfilled—and the doors, as we have said, were
thrown open to the public last night, and shortly
after the gardens were very well filled. A band of
100 performers played a number of national
and other airs at intervals during the evening—
some pretty songs and duets were sung in the
orchestra. A ballet entitled Myra was produced
in the rotunda. Among the many attractions offered
to the visitor may be mentioned the Golden Temple
of Honan, which was beautifully illuminated; the
Eruption of Etna, with the destruction of the City of
Catena, the dissolving views, &c. The fire-works,
under the management of Mr. Darby, were on a scale
of great magnitude, and elicited loud applause. Joel
H. Diavola descended from a considerable height on a
single wire during the display. A handsome ball-
room has been erected for dancing, after the fire-
works, which presents a view of the Valley of Sweet
Waters on the Barbyses. The illuminations, consist--
inn of 20,000 lamps, were, if possible, on a more mag-
nificent scale than ever. The covered walks have been
greatly extended, and, in the event of rain, the visitors
are sure to escape being drenched. The mantle of the
immortal Simpson has fallen upon Mr. Widdicomb,
for many years the Master of the Ring at Astley's,
who is a very efficient Master of the Ceremonies.

ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.
With very great pleasure we mingled:4lth an
exceedingly numerous company last evening, in this
most interesting Institution, after its recent much-
regretted interruption. As it is the first of theltiud
established, we believe, in the world, and has always
been considered by us with especial regard, and we are
sure that the prospect which last night's attendance,
philosophical exhibition, lectures and lighter enter
tainments open for a return of patronage and a long
I career of success, must be hailed with gratification,
by all who wish instruction to be made attractive,
science popular, and refined amusements multiplied
and presented in the most inviting form to the public.
The decorations of the Gallery are, in many
respects, superior to the former embellishments, and
the lighting, by night especially,- is far more agree-
able now, than we know of in any other building of
the same size. The chandeliers are of novel design
and peculiar elegance, and whilst the effect of the
light is brilliant, it is not dazzling or oppressive. A
new and exceedingly pretty theatre for ballets has
beeen erew:ted in a situation to place the artistes in clear
and conspicuous view to every part of the house.
The avowed intention, however, of the new mana-
gers, is to make the Institution that for which it was
originally designed, a " Gallery of Practical Science"
—not exclusively, indeed, but to a great degree, mo-
dified only by the expediency of varying the in-
struction of the graver kind with musical and other
entertainments of a high order. Amongst the most
important of the scientific lectures of yesterday were
those of Mr. Phillips on his inventions— The
Ship Preserver," and the "Fire Annihilator." --Of
these the principles are simple, and the apparatus not
complicated. The model in the Gallery is a cylinder
having pipes for the water to escape, and is connected
with two smaller cylinders in which carbonic acid
gas is generated. The pressure of the gas causes
the water to rise in the pipes, and to fly up to a
height proportionate to the pressure. The power
which can thus be obtained is very great, and seems
well worthy of trial on a scale of greater magni-
tude, and for a practical purpose. The in-
ventor considers that it would be highly useful in the
pumping out of ships, and from the immense quantity
of water which can be thrown out in a short space of
time, it is even supposed that a ship could be kept so
dry that an ordinary leak might be reached and
stopped. Its use in cases of fire will also be evident.
From the rapidity with which carbonic acid gas can
be generated under this process the inventor has it
also applied for the " exterminating" of fire. This is
simply by the introduction of a stream of carbonic
gas into any apartment which may be in flames, and
of course, the action of the gas is instantly to ex-
tinguish the conflagration. The trial of this new
mode of putting out fire was highly successful. The
inventor (Mr. Phillips) generates his gas in both
processes by mixing charcoal, nitre, and sulphate of
lime, which are ignited by a drop of sulphuric acid.
At an opportunity of greater leisure, the im-
portance of these inventions may justify a more
careful detail. The explanatiolls by Mr. Scott, of
the habits and structure of the electrical eels, are
highly interesting, and not the less so from the tact
that it has been owing to his skilful management of
them that they have so long lived in this place, and
have so thriven under his care as to increase in length
from twenty-two inches to four feet, and from a girth
of not more than three inches to more than six. They
are also the only specimens now' alive in Europe.
The promenade concerts, under the very able ma-
nagement of Mr. Sedg wick, elicited much applause;
Several of the solos were encored, and the infant
ballet, in which the performers are the Misses
Frampton, Miss Falser, and Msster Forrest, merited
the loudly expressed admiration of the visitors. The
entertainments concluded with a new and beautiful
series of dissolving views, not surpassed by any
which we had previously seen and were warmly
praised

NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS AT THE
EGYP7IAN-HALL, PICCADILLY.
Eleven native Canadian Indians of the 0-jib-way
Ode-au-wau, and Mis-sis-sagee tribes, are now exhi-
biting at the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. The party
consists of ten males and one female, and their ages
vary from 3to 40. They are a finer set of men than
the Indians who were exhibiting there last season.
One of the warriors is 6 feet 3 inches in height, and
two of the others are more than 6 feet. It appears
they have been induced to come over by the flattering
accounts given of England by the Ojibways who
were here last wear. The exhibition opened this day
at two o'clock, with a grand Indian council, at which
the whole party attended in full costume. The inter-
preter then delivered, in very good English, a short
lecture on the manners, customs, and religion of the
Canadian Indian tribes, after which followed the
Dance of Wabunnoog, or Sun Worshippers. The
chief then exhibited the manner of using the blow-
gun, and placing one of the Indian boys at one end
of the room with an apple on his head, the chief sent
three arrows into the apple from the blow-gun with-
out touching the boy. This feat was much applauded.
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Hatchet and Smoking the Calmet, or Pipe of Peace.
This last was a very imposing ceremony. There is
another performance at eight in the evening, which
varies somewhat from the morning performances, in-
asmuch, as in the evening, there is exhibited a fac-
simile of the scalping. The Indian costumes, orna-
ments, and arms, which they have brought with them,
are of the most curious description, and the exhibition
is one which cannot fail to become popular. The
performances were very well attended.