Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusDN1NFs TONIGHT.

AMus1N1NTs TONIGHT.
9RovER's THgATHR.-This is comedy n!ght
~ Grover, and 1.-The Babes in the Wood
will he played. This Is one of Tom Ia Tors
best comedies. and il will be put upon the stage
In a handsome manner. Miss Lofty Hough,
who has just returned from a very successful
will also appear in one or her best Yankee char.
acters-that Of " Mehitable Ann wherein she
will sing Josiah's Courtship"
FoRD's ThsATER.-Mr. Ford has Withdrawn
the opera Of the Daughter Of TIA Regiment"
only to ma e place for the weird spectacle from
Bale grand opera or "Satanelia." Both Mr.
ana Miss Rtchings, and Ford's entire excellent
company OF drdmatists and ballet performers
appear II this entertainment.
CANTBHsUKY HALL.-f4alleci and yelarde
remain one week longer, and will tonight
zine, or the Studio or Saltwater Rosa That
attractive performance-"The 0ipsey's LayI-
OF which the patrons Of the Canterbury sppsr
never 10 tire, will also be given.
EAEIErIEs.-The burlesques, negro COM
fcaltties, ballet performances, &C. offered for
the amusement Of the patrons OF tn. Yaieties
nightly are pronounced az good "a anything Of
the kind ever offered in this city. Indeed, the
acting Is often better than on boards of more
pressasions elsewhere The buriesaue sun
baIlo in Maschera," -. the laughable interlude
"f1ddy 90 easy and other rich performances
viii be given. To- -
TKNPERAycR HALL.-No better opportunity
OF enjoying the dance has been rendered the
Offered by the saddle and harness nalfars of
= the Washington Arsenal, who announce their
frst grand ball fer this evening, at Temperance
Hall. -Atz "a TT
JoHx b. GoUeEs LECrURk-Mr. John b
ence Of nearly eight hundred persons, in DR..
Sunderiand's church, on Fsur-and -a-half ST.
He was introduced TO the audience by Mr.
Henry Beard, President Of the Young Mons
Christian Association. MT. Cough looks much
older than when he lectured here few wears
ago; and his hair is fast becoming tinged with
Okt yhata r,T III
nre which always gives such charm To his
His subject was London but In common
cling he announced his steadfast devotion 10
the cause OF temperance, by saying that had the
selection OF \ subject for u lecture been left TO
ms own choosing, he would have selected
temperance as the most interesting 10 him, for
he was thoroughly identified with that cause
The population of London increased at the
rate OF one thousand every week. There was
one birth in every six inmates, and one death
every eight min utes. London Is sixty miles in
circumference, and has five thousand paved
streets. The cost OF paving the roads was
S1o,COC,CSG, and the repairing cost S9Oe,OOO The
city has nineteen hundred miles OF gas pipes
and over half n million tons OF coal were con-
stunned annually. Property WIS known TO sell
IN London AT one million and one million and a
half dollars per acre.
After giving further statistics and rp.errinp
TO the localities in and about London, the
speaker noted some OF the pee uliarities sf that
CITY, prominent among which was the river
Thames, which poets called SIIrcr Thames but
which he called black and putrid though
noble river.
The transition from water TO air il verv easy
and natural; and the speaker then proceeded
to describe London fog Neither Dickens CT
any other author had ever properly described
II. A London November fog " everywhere
and IL got into the throat, eyes and nostriis and
crept m through windows and doors, and was
found in cellars, garrets and everywhere. 1t
was so thick that il seemed like wall in the
middle of the street, and lamps lighted at mid
day could not disptl the darkness il occasionad
Ihesc fogs are TO n great extent caused by the
IA y ia,
dampness of the walnps in the vicinity. But
this fog never appeared before November, and
was not to be seen after Febeuary But not
understanding all this the sun often shines in
London, and carries its cheerful rays intoe every
nook and corner of the old city. But HYDE
Park, from four to eighto'clock p. m, is the gay
spot of London. There may be seen Palmers-
ton and naughty John Russell, also the thin.
faced, whiskered Bulwer Lytton, who has a
great reputation as an author ano statesman,
but who has become more infamous by his
speech against this country than he will ever
become famous, fapplausei1 John Bright, the
Charles icEans' and hosts Of obnTs Hhoas
names are noted may also be seen there
The lecturer highly euloEzed queen Victoria,
her people, account of her many virtues as
daughter, wife and mother. The court Of Eng
land " as truly christian court
In passing he paid his respects 70 that class
OF preachers who imagine that they have
special SCALP TO preach, and therefore never
require preparation of their sermons. His de-
scriptions OF This class were truly ludicrous
Scenes OF crime in London Were portrayed.
and the good to be attained by bein, kind 10
and caring for the wants OF the unfortunate
and the criminal dwclt upon At length,
and numter OF instances mentioned whrre
the law OF kindness had worked wonderful ,e-
suits IN hardened Eretches.
In speaking Of the manner Of living ancag
the poor women of London, the lecturer said
that many needle women worked for I N and =
half &C nts a DAY, and the average number of
women who committed suicide did 90 from the
very cause portrayed SO well by Hoo<t in his
s'Song of the Shirt
OF the London Times the speaker has a yery
poor opinion. It's not the powerful engine tho
American people are disposed TO believe it. 1t
vas the most unprincipled periodical in the
universe, and it had never been steady in any
one thing excepi its advocacy or aristocrs.cy.
There was no danger of British inter ven lion,
Tor the people vcre right on the American aues-
lion. and they had more power than was gen.
erslly supposed. France had never yet forgot.
IN .rlOo, aaa she vas watc InS intently
would come the day she interrered in tne
American war The right must triumph Ma
jorities and minorities are nothing; and we
should prosecute this war with energy, and
there was no doubt but the night would triumph.
PcI ICE RKPoRrs.-Second Precinct Jane.
Seyoy, assault and battery with intent 10 kill:
bail for court. NJ. X. Joyce, running q toll
gate fined Is; also, for running wagon with
esnle Joa iohsoSk oona s in ssse ss
fnisst d: also, drunk and disOrderly; do. Lewis
Donley, drunk; taken to hospital
ssult; fined t255 Jos. Ernintrout, cart with.
Out license; fined S1.ii. Th0a- Keenan,, drunk;
dismissed. Nancy Briscoe, disorderly; fined
S2.62 Richard Walker, riding on pavement;
Gnsd sl.6e. Henson jackson, stealing wood;
dismissed. Mary Symons, drunk; workhouse.
.Fosrh PTscinct.-Elixabeth Ra6y, drunk and
disorderly; fined 50. Mary and Michael Shay,
do; fined SL75 each. =. ..
Sizfh observation-disclosures drunk and
disorderlyi fined 81 George Back, disorderly;
fined a. Thomas Early, John Ross, Peter
Flynn, John Galley, David Hsllin, VIM. Mum
son, drunk; and Alexander Grant, suspicious
character; turned over TO military. John II.
DAVIS, assault and battery; fined 50. Denjamin
Wheatley, Margaret Wheatley, and Danridgs
Belts, disorderly; fined 81 each. VIM II. Selvy,
90; ai sLal kSosr Ca5sr, ao,i paid 60
rad Winter, drunk; locked up IL hours.
Tenth Precinct-Robert Oliver, dIsorderly;
fined 81 o. Christopher Wilson. do; dismissed