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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,
Will he repeated a New Grand Opera, in 1 hree Acts, called THE
BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Thaddeus,
Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies,
Miss Betts.
After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comte Christmas
Pantomime. entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or,
VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum-
bine, Mir, Carson; Clown, Mr. I'. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr.
Blanchard.
Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. lid. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 5x.,
Second Price 35.; I'it 3s, Second Price fit.; Middle 4'allery
Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery IL, Second Price MI.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVEWI-GARDEN.
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING.
PART I.

Overture, Zampa—Herold.
the Toy Quadrille—Julien.
Solo, Violin, MAstcr Thirlwall.
Sinfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements —Beethoven
Valse, The Wreath of Roses—Jullien.
Solo, Bassoon, M. Baumann.
Burletta ijuatlrille, entitled Dancing for the Milli cn—Jullien.
PART 11.
Locke's celebrated Music to Macbeth, with Solos for Ophiclelde,
Bassoon, and Oboe, by Messrs Prospere, Baumann, and Barret—

Locke.
New Quadrille, The Irish Echos—lullien,
Solo, rlute, Mr. Richardson.
Valse, Clementine, composed expressly for her Majesty's State Balls

id lien. -
Tito English Quadrille--Jullien.
Doors Open at tlalt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock.
Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, ; Private
Boxes, It. is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the
Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New
B 4xl-street ; Mr. Sams St. James's-street ; and M. Jullien'a Office,
Maddox-streot, Bond.street.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAY:MARKEL
BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE.
RE-ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSOR RISLEY
AND HIS INFANT SON.

THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,
Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF
WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender,
Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe;
Fenton, Mr. Caulfield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page,
Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ni,bett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs.
glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley.
Alter which, the nparalleled Performances of Professor RISLEY
a'sd his SON.
To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR
ONE WITH THE tiOLDEN LOCKS! King Lech rymoso, Mr.
J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Eticidora,
Miss Julia Bennett.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, rs. ; Gallery, t!s.; Upper
Gallery, Is. Half.price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, '2.s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper
0-illery, 6d. Doors opened at Half.past Six, and the Performances
commence at Seven.
'I ickets and Places to be had of Mr I. I'. Archer, at the Box-
office, from Ten till Five.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
The Best Pantomime ot the Season—Gorgeous Scenery.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY II),
The Nov Drama, embracing Extrawdmary Effects, Powerful Cast,
and Novel Scenic Display, called
IHE BOHEMIANS, or, The Rogues of Paris. Principal
Characters by Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard,
Mrs. Yates, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. F. Matthews.
After which, a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, Balled HAR-
LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent.
'minced with Enormous Splendour and ‘Vor.dertul Eftects:
lmlumbine, Mies Bulien ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable
Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. 'l'. Matthews,
from the Theatres ltoyal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Pants
lion, Mr. Johnstone.
Boxes. 4s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. Is. ; Second price at Nine. Doors
opan at Six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,
Will be presented for the se-ond time at this theatre, the grand
opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood; Friar
Turk, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood.
To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled
THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing Song, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Poo.
Poo, Mr.,Paul Bedford ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs.

Abl LEI'S ROYAL AMI-'141.1 HEA IRE OF AR'S.

Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor.
Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime,
which remains Open a Few Nights Longer.
GRAND JUVENILE FETE.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,

Will be performed a Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HA R LE-
QUIN TAM O'SH ANTER, and his STEED MEG ; or, The
Witches of Alloway Kirk. Harlequin, Mr. Gibson ; Columbine,
Mdlle. Cushnie ; Clown. Mr. King; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews.
New Scenes in the Circle, and unequalled Feats of Horsemanship.
Ts conclude with the splendid French Spectacle of THE VII.
TORIES OF MURAT, THE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The
lieneral, Prince, and King.
The .uccession of crowded houses and increased 'demands for
Places at the Box.o Fee, -.lompels the Proprietor to announce that
this Popular Establishment will remain Open Eight Nights longer ;
a,d, in compliance with the wi,hes of the Astley's Patrons, and
according to annual custom, for a series of British National Fetes,
pourtraying the Victo:ies of England's Hero—Wellington,
On Monday next, Jan. will be produced, the brand National
Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF W ATERLOO.

DAVIOGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,
Will be repeated THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. Supported
by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, ft. Bonner, Johnson, Smith, Airs.
ti. Vining, and all Members of First Company in the World.
After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with
Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks,
every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN
GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray,and AEI 0 U. Harleiuin, Mr.
W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Pants.
loon, Mr. flawsins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M.'S. Fair.
bs3t he r and Miss Sharpe.
Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.
olive, from Eleven to Four.

HOYAL VICIORIA 'THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19,
Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitle.l
POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy
Tacit, Mr. Kautz ' • Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss
Arden; Mary graham, Miss Vincent.
After which will be produced THE FAIRY LADY; or, the
Cahinet of Bronze.

To conclude:with HARLEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LAM.
BETH ; or, 7he Three Sisteis of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin,
Mr. Chapin° ; Clown, Mr. Scarbrow ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli;
Co'umbine, Miss M. Schmidt.

ports, articles, and correspondence of the Repeal papers.
Mr. O'Connell sat with his Counsel as before, in
legal costume, and was busied throughout the day
with books and papers. For some time he at next
to Mr. Sheil, M.P., on the bench immediately under
the Judges. Mr. Sheil seemed to watch the points of
the Attorney-General with great attention. It may
be considered certain that he lets nothing escape him.
There is a general impression that the conviction
of O'Connell by this jury is certain. Had all Dublin
been picked, it is said that twelve men so well dis-
posed to carry out the views of the Crown could
hardly have been found.
The Attorney-General concluded at a few minutes
after four o'clock. The examination of witnesses was
to commence on Thursday at ten o'clock.

If the prosecutors of O'CONNELL ever had any claims to
sympathy, or to public approval, by their mode of governing
Ireland previous to the agitation for Repeal—if they had any
right to ask for confidence from any one class of her MAJESTY'S
subjects by their conduct during the progress of that agita.
tion—or, if they had any grounds for appeal to the minds
and intellects of men of judgment, or of even common sense,
—their conduct, since they appealed to the law, has taken
away all claim to approval, all right to confidence, and all
claims to judgment and common sense. The choice of a jury
from a mutilated list, bounded on one hand by fraud, on the
other by a religious creed, to try men from whom all in-
formation as to the mode in which the charge against them
had been found, and how it was to be supported ; and from
whom all the privileges usually conceded to persons accused,
had been studiously withheld; and the evident straining at the
chance of a conviction, have created nothing but loathing and
disgust, in the public mind.
The various modes by which the prosecutors have exposed
themselves, during the progress of these prosecutions, to public
opprobrium, and to the utter condemnation of all liberal and
impartial men, are now so notorious that they need no repeti-
tion from us. Similar proceedings cannot be found in any
record of similar trials. But the country will deal, as it has al-
ready dealt, with them; the tribunal of public opinion has pro-
nounced, and will pronounce, its verdict upon the proeeedings
of these trials. And in vain have all the scribes of Govern-
ment attempted to gloss over, or to pass by, the glaring facts
which have done, and will do, more to defeat the persecutors,
than any defence of the accused could have effected.
From a Government which, by its conduct, had created that
cry for justice, for whose attainment the repeal of the Act of
Union, to some, seemed to offer the only chance; which, month
after month, saw meeting after meeting pass by, without a
single breach of the peace, or one act showing even riotous
intent ; which on the very eve of the last meeting that was to
be held, drew the sword, and sent its artillery, its cavalry, and
its foot soldiers, to prevent, if need had been, by force of arms,
a meeting of peaceable and unarmed Irishmen ; it is not much
to be wondered at—as injustice and injury caused the Repeal
cry, as imbecility of purpose or something worse permitted its
continuance, and as rashness or treacherous desire for ven-
geance at length sought to put it down—that injustice, imbe-
cility, and rashness should be found prevalent, in the conduct
of these prosecutions.
The Attorney-General has opened his budget, and has de-
tailed the matter of the indictment to the jury ; he has
opened out one vast conspiracy, extending from the
Giant's Causeway to the Hill of Howth, and pervading
the entire length and breadth of the land ; he has opened
months of conspiracy from Tuam to Clontarf ;
at meetings attended by hundreds of thousands, and held in the
face cf day—continued publications, songs set to the tune of
Repeal, and every matter and thing that nearly one twelve-
month has witnessed in Ireland, all crammed into one vast
count, and that count conspiracy. Conspiracy was always
conceived to be hatched in secret, to be the product of dark-
ness rather than of light ; but in Ireland they have (as Lord
LY NDHURST more forcibly expressed the idea), a different mode
of doing everything. It would seem that they conspire in
public—the more public, the better,—the larger the meeting,
the greater the conspiracy,—and, lest it should be kept secret,
as the end is illegal, they publish all their intents, and sing
them about the streets. O'Coreer.t.co:cocting a conspiracy,
with 800,000 people assembled together, distributing the pro-
gramme of his intended illegal acts, and to the tunes of the
Irish Melodies !! ! Why, the whole charge is a farce ; hut
let the jury beware, lest they should fall into the trap laid far
them. The Irish Attorney-General makes his first ap-
pearance on the stage as a Crown prosecutor—he begins with
farce ; let not the jury allow him to play farce first,
and then end with tragedy. The conclusion of the Irish mon-
ster meetings, might have been the tragedy of Clontarf ; let
not the end of the Irish monster indictment, be the tragedy of
Crown Vengeance, with the Irish Attorney-General as director.
It is said by every body, and the subalterns of Government
repeat the saying everywhere, that the conviction of the tra-
versers is certain—that twelve men could not have been
selected, more calculated to do the behests of the Attorney-
General, than the jury now in the box. We do not believe it.
But be it so. Let everybody say it. Let the Government
glory in the prospect. Let the Attorney-General rejoice in
his anticipated success. Let the concoctors of the jury list
triumphantly chuckle in the completion of their trick. Let
the prosecutors, in short, convict all the prosecuted. What
then ? We pause for a reply.

Will the ends of the prosecutors be attained by the convic-
tion of O'CONNELL ? Will Ireland be tranquillised by his
punishment? Will the people of England be satisfied by any
verdict of the jury, fraudulently got together, and confessedly
selected from a partially suppressed list? We answer, No.
The Government of Sir R. PEEL will find, and in their
own persons prove, that honesty would have been their best
policy. They will find that neither Governments, States, nor
individuals, can repudiate the principles of honour and fair
dealing with impunity. They will learn, by bitter experience,
that the only colours under which party fights can take place
with credit to the parties engaged, are those of principle.
They will learn that though office may be gained by the over-
threw of political opponents, it cannot be maintained by poli-
tical tergiversation. And their last, their bitterest, draught of
political disgrace, will bo administered to them in Irelaad,
where success cannot save them—where defeat awaits them—
and where the curses of indignant millions attend, and will
follow to its grave, the Administration of Sir R. PEEL.

Madrid journals of the 10th have been received,
but they bring no news. The City elections still
continued in favour of the Progresista candidates,
the highest of whom on the list had 92S votes, while
the highest on the other side had only 589.
On the 10th the Three per Cents. were done at
25i for cash, and 251 at 60 days, and the Five per
Cents. at 19 at 60 days.
The Paris papers of the 16th are almost entirely
occupied with the debate on the address, and the
pilgrimage of the LegitimAists to London. The
speech of M. BERRYER, in defence of himself and his
colleagues, is generally admitted to be a great
Failure. M. GUIZOT took advantage of his weakness,
and made a most impressive speech. The Constilu
tionnel admits its great ability, and the weakness
of M. 13ERRYER'S oration. The Journal des Debats
says of it—" The man has failed, and the cause is lost."
Much business was done on the Bourse on Tuesday,
with a considerable rise in the Funds. The Three
per Cents. closed at 83 ; the Five per Cents. at 125-10 ;
Orleans Railroad Shares at 8G1.25 ; Rouen, 842-50 ;
Avignon, 678-75; Havre, 652-50, Spanish Active, 30.

t, jail WATER I.ONDON-BRIDOE THIS DAY.
Morning ... is minutes after 1. Evening ... 5 minutes after 1.

We understand that in the House of Commons,
Viscount Clive, the Member for North Shropshire, will move
the address in answer to her Majesty's speech ; and Mr. Card-
well, Member for Clitheroe, will be the seconder.
INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—Her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager has just graciously contributed a
donation of 201. to the funds of this excellent charity, through
the hands of the Hon. Wm. Ashley, a member of the Com-
mittee. Her Majesty also contributed 251. at Christmas, 1838,
when she condescended to accept the office of patroness to the
charity.
Woor.wrcu GARRISON.—A General Court-martial
was held on Wednesday in the Royal Artillery mess-room,
Colonel Mercer President, Adjutant Varlo, Deputy Judge-
Advocate, for the purpose of trying private John Knowles, of
the Royal Marines, for conduct highly unbecoming the charac-
ter of a soldier, in repeatedly knocking down Corporal Chad-
wick, a non-commissioned officer of the same regiment, on
Sunday, the 25th day of December, 1843, whilst doing duty at
her Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford. The Court, after a
On the third day (Wednesday) of the Irish
ldeenngcteh e lar en rl
d amnadtEraetlientdett
investigation of the whole of, the evi-
ingue chargespon the ppef d former
rrisoenrerresagant
s
State trials, the Court met at ten o'clock. The bad conduct, found lyii,o guilty of the
traversers and the jury were called, and all
cheterd bhuert the sentence will not be promulgated till it has re-
answ
ered to their names. The Attorney-Generalajesty's approval.
NON-ATTENDANCE or JURORS.—In the Bail Court
then resumed his address, and proceeded first to state on Wednesday, Justice Williams ordered a number of .entle-,
the details of the meeting at Baltinglass on
ninaemnessumwmeroenecdalloend, thet jury, who did not answer when their
thatet: hOentlepgeesnrteledmaannd,sewrheodhad
the 15th of August. He read extracts at been fined on Tuesday, statefidn
great length, from the speeches of Mr. O'Connell, the first day of the sittings, and was not awarep that he wasv re-
at
gwilsirhedtobyshtrhienksfurmommotre to
fattend day by day. He did not
at this meeting, and others, subsequently held in dif- performance of a public duty. The
ferent places. The nature of these speeches are, of fine in this case was remitted.
course, already known, having appeared in the public At the Westminster Sessions on Monday, in the
journals. He, throughout, endeavoured to show that ease of ' Foxhall v. Griffiths," the defendant having been con
vieted at Queen-square about a month since for electing - a
Mr. O'Connell and the traversers had acted precisely porch or portico at the entrance to his dwelling-house, the
in the same manner as the persons engaged in the same being contrary to the Building Act, the Chairman, after
consui with his m
insurrectionary movements in 1797 and 1798. lle dwelt withoult ng
t going into anybrother evidenceag.istrates, quashed the conviction
more particularly on this, in his elaborate endeavour to REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.—On Monday evening
prove a systematic attempt to corrupt the allegianceim News-room, Stockport, to hear a
a mooting was held in the
of the army ; he cited Mr. O'Connell's well- deputation from the Coubcil of the National Complete Suffrage
allusion
Union, on the proposal of Mr. W. S. Crawford, M.P., to
allusion to the disparity of the condition of the well-known
e- mpeo.vpleamaernedinheeanrtsd oanntdheresdurpepsselieds. urAitilldetrhmeangrtaacnelsof
wasthe
commissioned officers in the British army, and inlmthn
armies of other States, with respect to their prospects iTagrraciJusly called to the chair. The meeting was addressed
the
etltlendf
tMevr. J. aaffirremsoilnu-
of promotion. He read a letter which appeared in tiyon, on C. Baker,il .
Wilson,la•as passedand
the Pilot of the 28th of August, headed the " Duty thes principle of theyropesal, and requesting the Members forg
of a Soldier," in connection with this charge ;
rmereis)entation, so that civil,a
Parlikatrin't rte"orradere°to
bdr and Marsland, to give effect to it in
inrefll)grietwhse paenosleeofmumll,erfealari and free
also other articles from the same paper, referring to the
e p:oremrrwenettley established.
w The meeting, though called
at Z few advantages of the pike. as a weapon, over the musket
the interest was sustained.
i d as most spirited, and from first to last
p'orohle.paTcket-shipSiddons, Captain Cobb,
and bayonet, particularly when used by night.
arrived at AMERICA
From this he passed to the question of the establish-
n Tuesday last from New York, which
went of the Arbitration Courts, and then entered on city she lest on the 27th ult.
SUDDEN DEATH
, AT A VESTRY.—Air, lliggs held
the speeches made at the great Mullaghmast meeting.
i en inquest on Wednesday, at the Prince's Head, P in
He detailed the crowning of Mr. O'Connell with the street, Westminster,clerkSun
on the view of the body of Mr. Princes-
113e
e
cap made in imitation of the old crown of Ireland, and 1
NSitreepteiTsotne'r. agTedheeigfahits.,
pointed out the effects which such acts and speeches 1
i Verdict—" Natural death."FF At the conclusionnoofftli'eeterqudiarYy.,
were likely to have on an ignorant multitude, though 1 a conversation arose as to whether or not there had been any
to some there might be something of the ridiculous i did not tiYntfeorr,clholding
ethe o inquest.
so
had
o f thestated
deceased's that he
in them. The far greater portion of his address con- relatives called upon him on the subject, and expressed a wish
slated in reading documents, gath,:red from the re- that such an investigation should take place.

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