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THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY•
By HENRY NEELE. . _

Comprising Tales illustrative of the Romantic Annals of
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OUTRAGE UPON A MAGISTRATE.

(From the Leeds.Men.ury.)

On Tuesday last a pitched battle between Joseph,.
Ambler, of Ilunslet, and George Bilborough,. of
Leeds, was fought in a field near the Cross-roads,
Brarnham-moor, for 10 guineas a-side. On several
former occasions these violations of the public peace
have taken place with impunity, and considerable
damage has been done to the property of the inha-
bitants by the multitudes assembled. To put an end
to these outrages, Wm. Markham, Esq., of Beeca-
lodge, one of the Magistrates of the West Riding:,
determined, if possible, to disperse the lawless as-
sembly, and, relying upon the authority of his office,
he entered the ring, attended only by his bailiff,
George King, ‘rith a degree of intrepidity which
reflects the highest honour upon his personal- cou-
rage, though the discretion of venturing into such
an assembly, unsupported by a strong body of
police-officers, may be doubted. When. Mr. Mark-
ham arrived on the ground the ring was formed,
and from 1,500 to 2,000 persons were assem-
bled to witness the fight. The battle had then
made some progress, and the combatants were sits
Ling on the knees of their secon.ls, who were nurs-
ing their darlings for the renewal of the fight. Mr.
Markham ordered King to remain on the outside,
and observe if any violence was offered to him,
while he entered the ring. At that instant the pa--
gilists stood upon their legs, aHd recommenced their
set-to, on which Mr. Markham stepped between
them, and spread out his hands to prevent
their coming to each other, at the same.time
exclaiming, " My lads, this fight shall not go
oil—l am a Magistrate of the West Riding, and
am come to stop it." This was said loud enough
to be heard by those to whom it was addressed,
but they slid not desist. He-then held up a stick
which he had in his haul, and raid, " In the King's
name I command you to diTerse, and return every
one peaceably to your own home." The shouts
from the crowd of " Down. Knock hisn
down," here became loud and general, and on-the

instant a number of men who were active in the
ring, seconds, bottle-holders, &e. began to use abu-
sive language, and to threaten what would be the
consequences if he did not go away. He said,
" My lads, I am a Magistrate, and these unlawful
proceedings cannot be permitted." Immediately
he was struck violently by a tall man, and then com-
menced a • general attack on him on all sides. He
fought, for he was compelled to do so for his own
safety, at the same time backing out of the ring as
fast as he could. Most of the men had bludgeons,
and Mr. Markham was struck a violent blow on the
head; the force of which cut through his hat, and in-
flicted a severe wound, from which the blood flowed
copiously. He received a wound on the hand,
which disabled him from using his stick. One man
ran at him with a besom shaft, and in short he was
much hurt, though not dangerously. He received
two other blows on the -head : and his arms, back,
and shoulders were much beaten. When he got out
of the ring, several men from Aberford came round
him, and requested he would go in no more, as they
believed he would be murdered if he did. The
whole was only the work of a moment or two. -.
On Wednesday the parties underwent an exami-
nation before Christopher Beckett, Esq., George
Banks, Esq., W. H. Crompton, Esq., and the
Mayor of Leeds, at the West-Riding Magistrates-
office, in Leeds, when the following persons were
placed at the bar :
Joseph Anzbler, one of the principals; Edward
Hampson, seconder ; John Scatchard, hackney-
coachman; Wm. Dixon, ring-keeper; Benjamin
Brown, a labourer, and backer of Ambler; HTm.
Langthorn, John Carter, Joseph Dinsdale, and Sa-
muel Winn.
All the prisoners acknowledged that they were
present at the fight; but they denied that they
were in any way concerned in the brutal assault
upon Mr. Markham. The defeadants, were iden-
tified by John Robinson, Thomas Gray, and James
Timford, all of Aberford, and Thomas Dewhirst,
Chistopher Breckett, -Esq., who presided at
the examination, told the prisoners that bail would
be accepted for the appearance of each of them,
themselves in 20/., and a surety for each in 20/,
on which they procured bail to appear at the ses-
sions for the West Riding, appointed to be held
next week at Wakefield.

George Brook, George Bilhorough, Join Hales,
and John Watkins were examined before the same
magistrates, charged with being concerned in this
violent outrage.
The prisoners were remanded till Tuesday. The
trials will .probably take place at the assizes at York,
and not at the Quarter Sessions fer the West

The following is imcribed upon a stone erected
over the remains of poor old Glover, Who was murdered at
Ashfurdby, near Melton Mewhray, three years ago :
" Sacred to the memory of William Glover, who was
murdered in his own house, on the night of the 16th of
March, 1825, 'in the 67tu year of his age
s.lortals, rejoice not in your strength,
•
Nor boast life's pleasure in its length;
• •• At noon securely earth I trod,
At night vas hurried to My God !"

The misunderstanding between the Emperor
fd. Morocco and this cou.try, or rather between the forme,
and the Governor of Gibraltar, has, we le trn, been ter-
minated arnicAly. It is believed that upon inquiry, it
will be'finind that the blockade of the port of Tangier wa:
too hastily resolved upon. Our complaint originated in
the capture of a vessel unprovided with a Mediterranean
pass by one of the Emperor's cruisers; a step which the
latter, according to the existing treaties with the Bar-
bary States, was justified in. Upon a representation
that British interests were concerned in the captured
vessel, she was given up ; kit this concession alone
not having been considered a sufficient restitution, demur-
rage for her detention was demanded, which was of course
refused. At the moment this demand was made, the Em-
peror was about to proceed on his annual visit into the in-
terior of his kingdom ; and when subsequently a block-
ade of Tangier was threatened, if it was not acquiesced in,
a delay consequent upon his distance from the capital, in
communicating his resolve, necessarily ensued. This delay
wag not, however, brooked ; umbrage was immediately
taken, and in spite of the entreaties of, the Governor of
Tangier against such a step, we blockaded his coast,—
Hampshire Telegraph.

We insert an able memorial from all the Public
Bodies in Edinburgh, unto the Lords of his
Majesty's Treasury, regarding the acceleration of
their London Mail. We rejoice to see Edinburgh
so hearty in this important cause, which, so gone
about,. must succeed. The line from London to
Edinburgh, however, is by Huntingdon, Borough- •
bridge, Carlisle, and Beatock, at least until the new
line of road from Carlisle to Edinburgh is com-
pleted, if it shortens, as it is said it will do the dis-
tance, about 12 miles, they will then receive their
London Mail in Edinburgh by noon. By this route
also, one mail-coach could bring both the Edinburgh
and the Glasgow bags to Beatock or to Carlisle, as
may be required.
Unto the Right • Honourable the Lords Commis-
sioners of his Majesty's Treasury. •
The Petition of the Conveners.of Public Bodies,
and of the Bankers of the City of EdinbUrgb,
Humbly sheweth, •
That. we, the Conveners of Public Bodies, the
Bankers of the City of Edinburgh, humbly beg leave
to brine. under your Lordships' consltleration, the
varioeis7Memorials•that have been presented. to his
Majesty's Post-Master General, particularly that of
the t bartered Banks and Private Bankers, dated
29th April last, praying for an acceleration of the
Mail between London and this City, and other im,
provements connected therewith.
That it is with the deepest regret the petitioners
feel themselves constrained to state to your Lord-
ships, that his Grace has come to the resolution of
declining to make any alteration on the present ar-
rangement, principally upon the ground, that it would
be attended with additional- expence—a considera-
tion, which they earnestly hope will not be enter-
tained by your Lordships, the more especially as.it
has been generally found, that in proportion to an
increased expedition in the interchange of correspon-
dence, the•revenue has. been augmented.
In the detail which the petitioners shall have she
honour of -laying before your-Lordships, they htith.
bly hope to be enabled to skew in the most satisfac-
tory manner, that what is asked is not only reason-
able and practiCable, but of vital importance to the
prosperity and farther advancement of the Agricul-
tural, Commercial, and Manufacturing Interests of
this part of the Empire; and that the Legislature,
in framing the different Acts of Parliament in re-
gard to the post-office department, have invariably
considered the forwarding of the mails with " speed
and expedition " throughout the Itingdom,,to be es-
sential " for the convenience and improvement of
trade and commerce.—[9 Anne, c. 10, s. 2; 27 Geo.
111. cap. 9 )

The perfection at which the contractorsfor coaches

have arrived in their management—the improve-
ments made in the despatch of post-office business
—and the excellent state of the roads, from the Mac-
adamized system, all entitle the public to indulge
the hope, that a corresponding :;improvement in the
acceleration of communication by mail coaches will
follow, not merely by a reasonable increase of velo-
city, but by greater expedition in the changing of
horses, by cutting' off all time wasted on the road,
oe by unnecessary stoppages ; .and by making such
changes in the line of
.road, to shorten the.distance
between the two capitals, as may be done consist-
ently with .due regard to an equal dispensation of
the benefits attending on expeditious conveyance.
From May 1825 to May 1827, there was a double

mail run between London and this city ; the one by
York and Wooler, the other by Weatherby and
Berwick. But from this arrangement no. benefit
was derived, as the York Mail was made to take
such a circuitous route, that it did not reach Edin-
burgh till four hours and a half after the arrival of
the mail by Weatherby and Berwick; consequently
the letters by the York Mail remained in the post-
office all night, and were not delivered till next
morning.
The petitioners would humbly suggest, that this
double mail should be re-established, but upon dif-
ferent prinCiples, which they -hope to be able to sa-
tisfy your Lordships would be fraught with a two-
fold advantage, namely,• not only by arriving in
Edinburgh upwards of three hours earlier, but by
saving an entire day in the continental correspond-
ence of the whole of Scotland, and of that part 'of
England which is on that line of road. This being
a matter in which the prosperity of the country is
deeply interested, they are satisfied it will obtain
your Lordships' very serious, and they trust favour-
able conSideration.

The, petitioners shall now briefly lay before your
Lordships, the plan submitted by., them to the
Post-Master GCnertil, commencing with the route
by York.

YORK RoAD.7.--In place of going round by, Tad-
caSter, they would propose taking the direct line by
Selby, &c. to York, by which a considerable distance,
and consequently some time may be saved.
A delay seems to exist in the rate of travelling
between London, by Huntingdon, to Alconbury
Hill, of nearly 30 minutes, for the sole purpose of
waitirg the arrival of the Norwich Mail at that point,
which, being a cross post, they with deference sub-'
rift, ought to be made subservient to the great north'
road.. lit point of fact, the Glasgow.mail travelling.
by Barnet, which is a longer road, arrives at Alcon-
bury Hill 'at the same time with the Edinburgh mail.
These two points being conceded, would produce
,a
saving
.of one hour.

. .
The -petitiorgerS are aivare that in all mail coach
contracts, the contractors ;are allowed a...specified
time, within which.they oblige themselves to convey
the mail a given distance, and out of which time all
stoppages are to be taken ; but they humbly sub-
mit, that if the time at present allowed be such as to
admit of unnecessary -.delay on the part of the con-
tractors, because they can with perfect ease make up
the time so lost by increased speed, then it naturally
follows; that were the Postmaster-General to reduce
the now allowed for'conveying the mail, so as
to admit of PlO unnecessary stoppages on the road,
velocity would not be increased, whlie- on the other
hand much time would be gained. The-petitioners
have not any doubt that, by this means, a gain of one
hour and 30 minutes
.might be made.
There are various stoppages on the road at diffe-
rent stages; by a new arrangement of which a saving
of thirty minutes at least might be gained..
These four items would produce a saving of con-
siderable rime, and the petitioners respectfully sai-
mit, that the farther ,avieg necessary for..brineing in
the mail at, one o'clock p.m. may be easily Recoil).
plfshed by a ve'r:,-srriall acceleration is speed. •
The total result would be, that the aver4ge rate
of travelling need scarcely exceed 9f Miles an hour,
which the petitioners understand is far within the
speed at which other mails travel.
With such arrangements made, the despatch from
Edinburgh would not require to be earlier than 11
o'clock a.m., by the mail from thence to London tra-
velling at the same rate. In short, it is matter of
equal importance to have the delivery of letters in
bdinburgh as soon after the arrival of the mails, and
the closing of the bags within as short a time before
their despatch as possible, in order that the utmost
time during the proper business hours may be al-
lowed for answering correspondence in direct course
of post.
Under the present arrangement, the London Mail
arrives at half-past 4 p.m.; letters cannot be given
out, even to those who have boxes, till 5 p.m.; a ge-
neral delivery cannot be completed by the runne,S
till?--at each and all of these hourS the Banks and

On the other hand, all letters intended to go by
the London Mail must be in the. post-office before 7
a.m. By the proposed change, the letters would be
delivered before the Banks shut, and the mail bags
would not require to be cIoF.A till half past ten or a
quarter to 11 o'clock a.m. next day; tints affording
very great increased facility to the despatch of busi-
ness.

And when it is considered that Edinburgh com-
prises a population ofupwardSof 150,000 souls,that

is the seat of the Chartered B iuks for Scotland—
le source through which the whole money trarisae-

tions of that kart of the United Kingdom pass; and
also the duties on imports and exports ;. that it is the
scat of the Courts -of Law and of Justice, of the
Boards of Excise and Customs, and that Edinburgh
and Leith pay upwards of 55,0001. a year of post-
office revenue, besides the very•large sums paid of
excise and custom-house duties, not, only from its
foreign trade, but from its connection with the most
extensive distillers in Scotland, and in particular
those entered for the English market and conse-
quently deeply interested in the acceleration of wrn-
munication with London, the petitioners huMbly,
but confidently hope, that this appeal to your.,LLord-
ships will not be in vain.
WEATHERBY ROAD.—The road by Weatherby
and Wooler,. being 161 miles shorter than the road
by Ferrybridge and York, reduces the distance be-
tween the two capitals of this kingdom to 391+
miles, which, by a direct mail coach, travelling by
that line, upon the principles that have been sug-
gested for the York road, would bring the London
mail into Edinburgh by 50 minutes past •11 a.m.,
and by returning at-the same speed, would, by leav7
ing Edinburgh at 4 a.m. reach -London by 10 p.m.
on the evening of the second day—being two hours
before the dispatch of the Continental mail, and
thereby save one complete day in all correspondence
with the continent (which at present lie in the Lon-
don post-office 18f hours) and one entire night to
travellers by that conveyance.
CARLISLE MAlL.—Another branch of correspon-
dence, in which Scotland is deeply interested, is that
which; is conveyed by the Carlisle Mail. It com-
prehends all letters by the Falmouth Packets, and
also from the great manufacturing and commercial
towns of Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool.
By a recent alteration, the Manchester and Liver-
pool Mails are made to arrive at Carlisle 50 minutes
earlier than formerly. Yet no- corresponding im-
provement has been made on tke distance between
Carlisle and Edinburgh.
To satisfy your Lordships that there does exist
just cause of complaint, the petitioners humbly sub-
mit what follows, in evidence of the state of the
roads :

Ist. The distance from London to Glasgow, by
Leeds, is 406 miles, and that mail arrives in Glas-
gow 25 minutes before 4 o'clock P.M.
The distance from London to Edinburgh, as at
present run, is 3981 miles, and that mail arrives in
Edinburgh at 30 minutes past 4 o'clock P.M. •

Thus, while the distance between. London and.
Edinburgh is eight miles less than between London.
and Glasgow, besides avoiding the• hilly country by
Leeds (which hills ought to.make a difference of at
least 30 minutes) the Edinburgh Mail takes 55 mi-
nutes more than the Glasgow Mail.
• 2d. The distance between Carlisle and Glasgow
is 95 miles, and between Carlisle and Edinburgh 92
miles. Under the recent change, both mails leave
Carlisle at the same time, yet the one arrives in
Glasgow 25 minutes before 4 P.M., and the other in
Edinburgh at 25 minutes before —5 P.M., being--pre-
cisely one hour later than the Glasgow Mail, while
that of Edinburgh has three miles less to travel.
3d. It is notorious that the heavy coaches, in

many quarters of the country, exceed in speed the
rate of travelling by which the London Mail to
Edinburgh is regulated.
With the alterations and improvements suggested
on the Dumfries and Glasgow day-mails, which are
very fully stated in the Memorial from the Chartered
Banks and Private Bankers in this city, which has
been referred to, three deliveries per day would be
secured to Edinburgh, each of which would include
'penny-post letters, which would be of the greatest
public benefit, viz., one in the morning as at present,
comprehending the west, north, Dumfries, and Irish
letters; another for the London letters at half-past
12 noon, or 1 P.M. ; and the last in the evening, for
the letters by the Carlisle Mail.
By these arrangements, while the north of Scot-
land would not be injured, they could not be bene-
fited, unless a double mail through Fife was estab-

lished, for forwarding, the letters to that quarter
that arrive by the London Mail, and to proceed. from
Dundee by the coast road.
.In that event, the even•
ing mail from Edinburgh by Perth would go the
inland road by Strathmore. But it is respectfully
submitted, that the mail from the north cannot be
brought up at a later hour, nor the general mail to
the north be despatched from Edinburgh at an
earlier hour than at present, without manifest injury
both to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the.whole of the
north of Scotland.

• Keeping in view that the correspondence brought
by the Carlisle mail, and the intercourse with Edin•
burgh and Ghisgow, are of much.greater importance.
to. -the north of Scotland than their correspondence'
with London, and that the GlasgOW north mail
branches off at Perth, then it naturally follows, that.
if there -were .to be either an earlier arrival of.the

mail from Edinburgh at Path, or a later despatch
for Glasgow from Perth, the time corresponding
with.these alterations must be taken from Glasgow,
which has already too little time for answering its
north country correspondence.
The Postmaster-General has in so far met the

wishes of the petitioners, that by a recent alteration,
the north mail has been brought up three quarters
of an hour earlier to Glasgow, from which they
humbly hope, that, actuated by the same motive, it
is not the intention of his Grace that there should
be an earlier despatch of that mail from Edinburgh.
They shall only therefore respectfully suggest, that
it .may be made to arrive in Edinburgh from. the
north in sufficient time to be forwarded at 6 a.m.
by the direct London mail by Wooler, and afford
to the north of Scotland the benefit' of one day's ac-
celeration in their continental correspondence.
In effecting these great and important improve-
ments, there may. be an increase of eXpendittire, but
this must be very unimportant, rid, judging from
past experience, would be much more than corn.
peustued by the iiitTe6se of revenue aris,ng from
the increase of. facility in the interchange of cor-

respondence.
By comparing the. post-office revenue now, with
what it was prior to Mr. Palmer's system being
adopted, and making every allowance for the dise-
re►ze in the rate of postage, it may be easily seen
what proportion has been acquired b.:, faciitiy in the
interchange of correspondence, and every progres-
sive improvement in that respect that has taken place
since the original institution of mail-coaches, has
been attended with a similar effect.
Besides, when a constitutional view of the post-
office establishment is taken, it appears, that while
from the sip plus remaining after defraying the ex-
pence of conveyance, a source of revenue is on the
one hand afforded to the Crown, Parliament has pro-
vided that the utmost " speed, expedition, and
safety," on the other hand, shall be secured, and
guaranteed to the subject.
The petitioners shall conclude by. observing, that
Liverpool has lately got an increased acceleration on

The Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Lordships
is take the premises into your early, serious,- and;
they earnestly hope, favourable consideration, and
to issue such orders as.may accomplish an object of
such vital importance to Scotland.
~
Lllcre follow the signatures of all the Publiq
Bodies.] •

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, J. 10.

Louis Marie Lambert and Augusta :Eli Prince,

the. first :'nparentirabout 40 ,years•Of -age, and the
second to.;..;it 25, were this _morning put ,to the -bars
upon an i;.,"ictmenr, charging them with having as..
salted a i.•olnig man, .iamcd Charles Morris; •
From the evidence ofelhe• prosecutor; a young. fel,
low- of 'apparently about4-B..years of age, it appeared
that lie was accosted by the prisoners in Hyde-park,
at seven o'clock on the evening of the 2d January.:
He was at that time between Grosvenor-gate and
Hyde-park-corner, within a short distance of the
statue of Achilles. • They-commenced by asking if
he spoke French; and, upon kis replying in the ne-
gative, they interchanged a-few words in .the same
language, and immediately after the younger man,
Prince, seized him by the arm, and dragged him a
few yards from the footpath, .when they both, pyo-
ceaded-to the commission of some acts which cannot
be described. In a short time, however, he heard
persons approaching, and having repeated his cries
of" Murder !" the prisoners ran away. They were
pursued, and Prince escaped; but Lambert, upon
being taken, drew out a knife, and cut. a large wound
in his breast. , . .

The prosecutor, upon being cross-examined by
Mr. EATON, the Counsel for the prisoners, denied
that he was sitting upon a bench at the time the
prisoners accosted him, or that he had been in the
company of women of the town, or any other
women; he never kept company with women at
ary time; he admitted, however, that although
had been bred to the business of shoemaking, -he
never worked at it ; and that he lived with his father,
doing nothing. He had once lived in a place at
Covent-garden market, as an errand boy, aad there
was a gentleman on the Jury who must recollect his
having been in the service of a Mrs. Walker, but he
had certainly not done any thing for the last three
weeks.

During the whole of this cross-examination, and
for some time before it, the prisoners had been de-
claiming very fluently to their Counsel, and to WA
interpreter, in their native language.
From what we gathered in detached sentences,
and from the statements afterwards made to the jury
by their Counsel, they denied in foto the accusation of
assault, and declared, that having ,been only six
Weeks in London, they lately changed their lodgings
for the vicinity of Hammersmith•bridge to Titch-
field-street. . Finding it necessary; however, to
return to their old lodgings for a pair of trousers
which they had forgotten, they, on their way
through the Park, inquired front the prosecutor,
who was sitting on a bench, the nearest way to
Titchfleld-street, offering him at the same time, a
sixpence to conduct them. , Lambert having pulled
out his purse, which contained two sovereigns., to
' find. out the sixpence, the. prosecutor, according io
his account, snatched at it; and upon Lambert
resisting, and calling thief, the prosecutor drew a
knife and plunged it into his breast. Prince had,
during the progress of the inquiry, walked on; and
Lambert, on being thus attacked, ran towards the
crowded part of the Park for safety. The prosecu-
tor, hover, pursued him with en intention to eotn7
plete his crimes, by preferring the present accusa'-
tion, and raised a cry of " stop thief;" in conse-
quence of which he was seized and taken to the
police-office. •
In corroboration of this statement, a witness said

that Lambert did cry out,' Not me, stop thief, not
me," at the time lie was taken; and a person in
court observed Lambert bleeding at the moment ke
was seized, and before the nature of the accusation
was kno4n.

Mr. EATON having addressed the Court on behalf
of the prisoners, called two witnesses to character,
who spoke of them as having at all times conducted
themselves with decency and propriety.
The CHAIRDIAN having summed up, the Jury,
without much deliberation, declared the . prisoners
Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced the prisoner's to be con-
fined for six months in the House of Correction, ob-
serving that they escaped a severer sentence for this
mott aggravated asault, because, as they were natives
Of a country in which the crime to which it referred
was not visited with the punishment which it would
deserve, they might be supposed, frdm their ignorance
of the language of England and its customs, to labour
under some disadvantage.
Lambert, who is a tall and manly-looking fellow,
burst into tears when the verdict was announced, and
declared loudly against the perjury of the prosecutor.
Prince, who is much more youthful in appearance,
bore his fate with fortitirde; It is a remarkable cir-
cumstance that the prosecntor declared Primed was
the person who dragged him from the foot-path, and
that he was above a quarter .of an hour in rteir
under fear, although be actually seeur,,,ql to be
not- infc:ior to Prince in bodily power, and. the path
near the affair happened must have been
crowdet:. with paSsengers during tin; whole of the
time.

The ri.:Loipts of the chief Theatres of Paris kir.
the two lust months of the year are stated. in one of the
journals to have been 1,001,371 fralks, or about
40,0001. sterling. The following is the proportion of
this sum collected at each Theatre :

Francs.
.Porte-Saint-Martia
The Circus....
Varietcs
The Theatre of Madame 110,42t
Ishmtveautes 92,42
Opera
Feydsau 83,786
Gaite 70,433
Theatre Francais 64,413
Vaudeville
Ambigu
Odeon 25,487

1,001,371
According to this theatrical :budget_ tt,e two ,Liou,es in
which the reaular' 'tlr.ma is actedeamely, the Theatre
Fr,4nc.iis and Odeon—only yielded together the BUM of
89;000-frxnes, or about 3,6001. sterling, in two months,
whilethr Porte St. Martin, where melo.deame and farce are
,rformed, produced 124,426 francs, or about 5,0001.
xithin the same period. So touch for the popularity of
the regular drama in the French capital—so much for the
respect paid to the walks of Corneille and Racine, in con-
tradistinction to pieces in which the broadest farce is set
off by the most grotesque and extravagant feats of agility.
The revenue accruing from stage exhibitions may be di-
vided among the various classes of works, the perform-
ance of which attract the spectators, who pay it in the
following manner:—The four establishments in which
short pieces of comedy or farce, intermixed with songs, are
performed, producedyin. the last two months 371,966
franes, or 15,0001. AleVo-dritme and vaudevilles acted in
four others brought 369,408 francs.; music at the two
lyrical theatres produced a receipt of 170,097 francs ;
and the two theatres for the yegttlar drama, for Corneille
and tloliere, only brought 69;000, as above-mentionkid..