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Bth instant, at ten P. M. from which it
the Political Chief suspecting that the
tranquillity might be interrupted, requested
from the Commandant-General, and in
so men of the regiment of Gerona, with two
, were put under anus.
These haring heard some shots fired at the top of
street of Cnso, ordered the groups assembled
bz fired upon, in consequence of which an
Regiment of Asturias and one of the
Militia were wounded. The calmness and
of the Commander of the Guard prevented
consequences that might have re-
this, to which the zeal of the Officers of
Garrisoa and of the National Militia, and the
of the Commandant, greatly contributed.
- of all calmed the minds of the people,
excited by so unpleasant an event. The city
ly tranquil, and a summary inquiry

affair was instituted.
DEctmaxa 12.—The Government has received Re-
' Addresses from the Constitutional Juntas
parts of the kingdom, expressive of their dis-
- the proceedings at Cadiz, and of their
to the Constitution. There are Addresses
Calshona, Teruel, Montejo, and Lugo ; and
from a numiler of Officers and others belonging
Army of Navarre.

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fHEATRICALS.

Dlttnnt-Lattta.—Lastwight Den Olevaitni in Ire-
land was performed at this Theatre for the second
time, and the opposition was by no mans so violent
as was expected. In the earlier scenes the symptoms
of disapprobation never once assumed a marked cha-
racter, and there were some instances •Therein loud
plaudits were heard. The different Performers exerted
themselves to the utmost of their ability. Madame
Varrats, HARLICT, and KNIGHT, did everything in
their power to give effea to the'ebaracters they had
to sustain. FtTSWILLIAM again personated Padreek
Gar with his usual originality of manner and action:"
nor did the efforts of Miss COPZLAND go without
their share of deserved applause. On the falling of
the curtain the shouts and hisses of the adverse party
caused Mr. RUISALI. to present himself. He an-
nounced the performance for the ensuing night, but
could not obtain a bearing. However, those who
wished for the repetition of the Piece prevailed, and
the din of the hissers *eased after an ineffectual at-
tempt at resistance.
1 Covesiv-Gaftozw.—The usual Christmaa Panto-
mime was produced at this Theatre last night, after
the performance of Virginias, in which latter Mr.
MACRRADY, Mr. ABBOTT, and Miss BILAIII4ONT,
played with great truth and energy. The House was
thronged in every part; and during the whole course
of the Play, the more exalted portion of the audience
continued, by the usual yells and nondescript noises,
to give " dreadful note of preparation," on their parts
at least, for the pantomimic festival Which was to fol-
low. This production, under the title of Harlequin
and Mother Bunch; or, The Yellow Dina rf came in
due time. The following is an outline of 'the plot:'
The Yellow Dwarf, one of the Genii tribe, Lord of
the Steel Castle, on the coast of Golconda, is ena-
moured of the Princess All Fair, daughter of the
Queen of Golconda; but the fair Princess has be-
stowed her heart on the young King of the Gold
Mines. The Queen, her mother, is induced, by the
powerful threats of the Fairy of the Desert, Mother
Bunch, to forego her promise made to the young
pair, and consents that the Princess shall wed the
Yellow !)war?. The disconsolate AU Fair is so over-
whelmed with the horror of wedding with this Yellow
i.np, that she undertakes the tedious and dangerous
task of crossing the Sandy Desert, to seek out the
Fairy, and implore her to abandon her resolution of
uniting her to the Dwarf; and, in order to protect
her from the fury of the lions, and other wild ani-
mals of the Desert, she provides herself with a cake,
made of millet seed, to charm away their rage. Her
plan is discovered by the art of Mother Bosch; her
cake is seized, and she is caught by the Yellow
Meal' at the foot of the orange-tree :he makes her
promise to become his bride, and fixes a ring oa her
finger, when she is transported in an instant to her
own chamber, dressel in her wedding 4arments,
which causes great distress in the Court of Lsolconda ;
the young Ksng claims her hand—the Queen, in de-
spite of Mother Bunch. orders the ceremony to be
performed, when the Fairy bursts among them to
prevent the marriage; the Yellow Dwarf, mounted
on his war charger, a large Spanish cat, fights with
the King of the Gold Mines, but being unequal to en•
counter such a Knight, makes his escape with the
Princess, and carries her to his Magic Castle of Po-
lished Steel ; Mother Bunch, enraged at his cow-
ardice, bestows on the King cy the Gold Mines a dia-
mond sword, that will vanquish all who oppose him,
but if he ever lets it quit his hand she will become his
foe. The King overcomes the Giant of the Steel Cas-
tle'.
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recovers the Princess. Lost in an ecstacy of delight,
in his eagerness to embrace his long-lost love, he lets
fall the diamond sword, which instantly finds its way
into the possession of the I Yellow Dwarf. Mother
Bunch makes her appearance at the opportune nio-
anent when the adamantine weapon is on the point of
being embowelled in the carcase of her newly adopted
Knight, whom she rescues from the threatened peril.
But to punish him for his carelessness in dropping the
sword, she ordains him to follow the calling of Mar•
kquin. and instals the Princess in the new dignity of
Columbine, until such time as they shall spew their
worthiness to possess each other. The other charac-
ters of Queen, Guinea Pig, and Dwarf, are changed
to Pantaloon Harlequin, Lacquey, and Clown, and
here begins the several changes, escapes, tricks, trans-
formations, and whims of a Harlequin Pantomime.
There is but little local scenery, but what there is
is new and interesting. Indeed, the chief merit of
the piece lies in the costly magnificence of the scenery,
which abounds particularly in the early part of it,
some of which goes to realize some of the most cap-
tivating recitals of that store-house of splendid fic-
tion, the Arabian Nights. The opening scene is par-
ticularly brilliant: it represents the exterior of the
Palace of the Gold Mines, where the King of the
same is holding his Court, consisting of attendants
richly habited in dresses of golden fleece, and the
great Officers of State in grand costume. The view
presented of the entrance to the Palace is a well exe-
cuted perspective of a water cave, with an arched
roof and side galleries, with various recesses hewn
out of the solid gold. The Golden Monarch's body
guard, consisting of a troop of guinea pigs on hind
legs, with regular-built pigs faces, and arms and legs
to match, created much amusement. The scene of
the Nuptial Hall equally deserves notice. The ad-
verse parties being here on the point of joining hands
with the sanction of the Priest, Mother Bunch in-
trudes her presence in a car drawn, or rather winged
in mid-air, by greets dragons, with the usual conco-
mitants of fiery tongues and tails. This circumstance
delays the ceremony till the arrival of the Yellow
Dwarf, duly mounted and burning for the fight, on
a moderate-sized tiger cat. A tilting match ensues,
in which the doughty champion of the yellow buff
is worsted by the ing of the Gold Mines. Though
vanquished, however, he finds means to outstrip teal
celerity of his pursuers, and by the aid of hischargm.,ll
Grimalkin's nimble paws, in carrying oTthe
contested prize in the nof the Princess. She is
rescued from the captivity of his dungeons of po-
lished steel by the valour of her lover, who, with the
powerful aid of the diamond sword, destroys piece-
meal the dwarfilt giant, Broadbones. The repre-
sentation of the Steel Castle is a masterpiece of its
kind, and deserves a place amongst the scenes of en.
chantmeta. We cannot speak in the same terms, of
the harlequinading, as we have of the scenic depart-
ment. This part of the piece is shorter than usual,

'and althongh the bustle is constantly kept up by a
accession of incident, there is but little criginaNty
se ingenuity displayed in the tricks and transforma-
tions. The materials are good and ample, but there
is a poverty of wit shines through their combihation.
The most novel and amusing scene, however, was the
representation of John Gilpin's equestrian adventure, •
from Coweaa's ballad. He sets but mounted on a
pie-bald horse, at rather a quiet pace, but limn re-
appears dashing at full gallop, and clears a turnpike-
gate with more eclat, and more amusement to the
audience, than seeming satisfaction to himself. He
doubles round once more, without hat or wig, and
finishes his gallop by riding his charger through a
large shop endow. The Gilpin family, consistint
of two *omen, two boys, and an infant, have also
the misfortune to be up'et on the stage from N a one-
horse chaise," exciting, however, more laughter than
alarm. The story ends by the parties paying a visit
to the-Stock Exchange, where, as it happens to be
settling day, it is agreed to arrange their respective
differences to mutual satisfaction. Mother Bunch
appears, and ratifies the agreement, and the scene
changing to a dazzling view of the interior of the
Golden Palace, the lovers are united, and the curtain
falls. Some partial discontent was manifested, which
was probably excited by the brevity of the piece; but
the announcement of its repetition was generally well
received. Master LONGHURST, as Mother Bunch,
sang in a very pleasing manner. GRIMALDI was as
usual, which is to say, excellent; and ELLAR, as
Harlequin, and Miss DEWNETT, as Columbine, de-
served- every praise.
ADRLPHI THEATRL—The extravagant Barletta of
Torn and Jerry was repeated last night. A new feature
was given to the disposition of the characters by the
appearance of Mr. J. Rave, for the gut time, as
Jerry Hawthorn, one of the principal heroes of the
piece, but in other respects the parts were filled as
before. As a mimic Mr. Reeve is well known; he
has aLo considerable merit as a performer, but too
little manner of hi o"" n. After Tom and Jerry, the
new Christmas Pantomime, called Beauty and the
Beast followed. It is one of the best pieces of this
description we remember to have seen, and the cha-
racters were equally well supported by the whole of
the Corps Dramatique; the Pit was en muse, a solid
body of people, as was also the Gallery, who all, not-
withstanding their scarcity_ of room, enjoyed the en-
tertainment, and unanimously decided the success
of the new Pantomime.
Of the minor Theatres, we have only room to say,
that they all displayed some novelty. The Surrey
had three new pieces; the Olympic, and the West
London, new Pantomimes; and the Coburg, the pro.
raised Curtain of Glass, and a new Melo-drama.

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