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RO Y A L O L Y M FI C THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. ¦ . ¦ .
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On Monday and during the week the performances will commence with DELICATE GROUND . Mr . G . Vinittg , Mr . Leslie , and Mrs . Stirling . After whicli , an entirely new and original Fairy Estravnganza , called YOUNG AND HANDSOME . Supported by Miss SwanborouKh , Mrs . ^ roirort , Miss Thirl wall , Miss Clara St . Casso , Mr . F . Rolwon , Mr . J . Rogers , Mr . Franks , &c . To conclude with tho new Farce called CRINOLINE , In which Mr . F . Rol ) son , Mr . F . Vining , Mr . II . Cooper , Mr . Danvers , Miss Maskell , Miss Bromley , Ac , will perform .
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M R . W . S . WOODIN'S OLIO of ODUITIES , with New Costumes and Various Novelties , Vocal and Characteristic . Every Evening ( Saturday exccpted ) at Eight . A Morning Performance on Saturdays at Tlircc Private Boxes arid Stalls may be secured , without extra charge , at tho Box Oflico , Polygraphic Hall , King W . uhanistreet , Charing-cross .
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r ^\ ENERAL TOM THUMB has ARRIVED . \ J This American MAN IN MINIATUUK . uiulouWaUv tho smallest in tho world , intelligent , spriglitly , oducaua , perfectly aymmotricnl in all his proportions , and grrflccni beyond befic-r , will hold THREE PUBLIC LK \ Iihb * AU DAY , Tor a short timo only , at tho Regent ( .. nllery , Qim < •; rant , Rcgoiit-strcet . Ho will appear in a ( ercat variety o New Characters and Costumes —Songs , Diuices , ^ lu hj ll Statues , &c . &c . His Miniature Equipage > vill jn-omeiw o tho streets daily . Tho General was honoured with im > patronngo of her Majesty and tho 6 lito of fashion » ' ^ Tj Particular Notice .-Ladies and families who win coin - niently attend tho early Morning Levees ( from ii »«¦» 1 o ' clock ) will incur much loss lnconveiuenco Irpm , uio crowd than by visiting tho later levees . —Hours of lixl imtion : From 11 till 11 U till 5 ; and 7 till 10 o ' clock . M ii ^ - sion to proinonado , area , and gallery , without rcgnrd to n « c , Is . ; reserved stalls , 2 s . children , Is . ; dra wing-room s >< -m » 3 s . ; children , Is . Od .
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D R . KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEu Mi 4 , Coventry-street , Loicestor-squaro . Open <» or Ki , ' " tlcmcii only ) from T « u till Ton , containinK upwards ol ono thousand models ami preparations , illustrating « vcry l ^ of tho human frame in health and disease , tlie race ol iik . j . &o . Lectures delivered at Twelve , Two , Four , and at 1 laii psvst Boven , by Dr . G . Sexton , ; and a now Sorios ol ^« - c turcs is now in co \ irso of delivery by Dr . Kami , >« Ojuartcr pant Eight , p . m . —AdmiHsion . is . —Ca talogues , ton talning Lectures a * aelivercd by Dr . Kahn , gratiH .
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. ¦' . ¦¦" ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' - ' "¦¦ " — - ? " ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ; ]\ r . JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE . To innocent readers of M . JcLxieh ' s prelim inary announcement it might have appeared . that the Bui Masque was one of our national or at all events nationalized institutions , which had suffered for the moment some loss of character from the Covent Garden catastrophe , but which the great Jvllies was destined to ' rehabilitate . ' There was perhaps a certain impudence in this assumption , but the British public is indulgent , and M . Juixien knows it . The truth is , andM . Juuihn knows it also , that the Bal Masque—which even in Paris has declined into a dull orgie of tenth-rate lorettes and hairdressers ' assistants ( garnished of course with plentiful police , and the usual supply of English Greens)—never was and never will be acclimatized in England . Even . JtnxiEN himself ( whose celebrity , however , is more English than French ) has never , with all his trumpets , been able to make a Bal Masque anything better
than a dull riot and a dreary sham . The general manginess of the few men who have the evil courage , or the deplorable fatuity , to be funny on these occasions ( we do not speak of those unconscious tragedians , who are more or less paid for personating somebody or something )—the degradation of the -wretched women , generally of an interior rank even in that profession , who are swept in from doubtful streets- —the din of trashy dance-music played anyhow ( provided always there be noise enough)—the expression of disgust and ennui on tlie faces of the mere spectators—and last , not least , the ghastly solemnity of Juiaien himself , with his prodigious sirirt-front , and that equivocal red camelia in his buttonhole , —all these sigiits and sounds conspire to make the Bal Masque as intolerably stupid and dismal a Pandemonium as can
be conceived . What can we say of the latest of these exhibitions , except that , as a failure , it surpassed its predecessors ? Never were the few masquers more witless or more dirty , never were the women more ugly or more «« selected . The whole spectacle was irredeemably disreputable and dull . M . Jollied , we believe , affected to be indignant at a few overcoats among the spectators , who were expected to be in rigorous evening dress . As if an overcoat were not < le r igueur in such a company ! But M . Jxtixten- did not , or could not , see theoutrages against decency , which made his indignation at overcoats an impertinence . We trust that for the sake of his reputation , which the notorious in feriority of his recent concerts has not strengthened , Mi . Jollien will be too well advised to repeat experiments upon that proverbial indulgence of the English public to which he owes so much . :
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THE PANTOMIMES AND BURLESQUES . The whole world of ' Faery , ' ns by theatrical law established , was thrown open to the juvenile creation , and the creation of papas and mammas , last night at the various Xondon theatres- Gorgeous were the visions of enchantment ; fascinating the young lady fairies in the flesh-coloured tights ; prodigiously coroicat the clowns ; superhum anly dazzling the harlequins ; ceaselessly pattering the jokes , good , bad , ar . d indifferent . These Christmas gaieties being produced only a lew hours before the time we go to press , we cannot pretend to give a critical account of them ; but we propose to be more in season next week , and in the meanwhile we append a slight index to the chief splendours—an index which the reader will be so good as to consider the reverse of expurga ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦" ' ' " ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦'¦ .. ¦ ¦ . '¦' .
DiuinY Lank produces a pantomime entitled JTee , Saw , Alargen / Daw ~ Harlequin Holiday and the Island of Ups and Downs . The scenery is bv M *" ' Beverlev—a sufficient guarantee for unsurpassable fairj' beauty and Mi Rosina Wright , one of the best of Engljph dancers , twinkles throueh ' wW Dick Swiveller called " the windings of the mazy . " ¦ Wllat Mr . Buckstone , at the Hatmakket , gbves us a pantomime called The Bab in the Wood ; or , Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle— a subject from which we ' nxwnt much quaint and delicate beauty . Mr . Wiixiam Caixcott paints th scenery . A graceful allusion to the Resolute and her generous , gallant offipPM is introduced ; and ve are glad to find that the really national air of " Yank Doodle" replaces the dynastic « Partant pour la Syrie . " In the former case ^ v * know that we are being brought heart to heart with a , people—not nie ' with a family or a political sect . reiy Our old friend Aladdin , or , the Wonderful Lamp , ¦ with the addition of some new features , form s the subject of the Princess ' s pantomime . The enchanted palace is spoken of as being particularly splendid , though we do not hear that Mr . Kean lias worked in any of his Shakspearean scenery or decorations The harlequinadeincludes the performances of M . Desirais ' s troop of dogs &t
Conrad ami Meddra ; or , Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea , is the title of the Lyceum entertainment , which , like the AuEirm extravaganza last year , and this too , is a combination of burlesque and pantomime . It is founded on the famous Parisian ballet of The Corsair and the opening portion is written by Mr . Wiiuam Bbough . The first scene is " The Naiad ' s Crinoline Temple , " which , to our sensitive apprehensions seems scarcely ' proper ; ' but the subject , unquestionably , is airy and expansive . In the pantomime part there are two clowns , one of whom is the ever » juvenile Tom Matthkvs . The Adelphi company musters full strength to another burlesque-pantomime , called Wittikind and his Brothers , . in which the celebrated Motlur Shipton figures . . ' - . ¦' . ; ' : ¦ ¦ " ' ¦ ' /• ¦¦ . '¦ '¦ .-. ¦ . '¦¦
Pure burlesque , v'hieh is now rather at a discount , is patronized at Hie Olympic , where tlic scintillating . peri of Mr . Flauchk provides us with a fairy extravaganza calkd Young and Handsome , which , of course , contains a part for Robson . —At the Strand , we have The Magic Mistletoe , or rUarleqiun Humbug amithe Shaiiis of London *—and at theMAHYLEBONE , Mr . Emeuy , who now opens his first managerial campaign , has struck out a new idea in producing a pantomime of the press , called Tit , Tat , Toe , My First Go ; or , Harlequin N . E . \ W . 8 . and the Fairies of the Fourth Estate . A contemporary announces that " ail the newspapers of the day are embodied , and their influence over the world demonstrated by scenic and mechanical illustrations . " In that ease , we shall expect to find our own influence demonstrated in some happy pun , pointing out that we arc emphatically " theLender "
Sadler ' s Wells produces The Fisherman and the Genie ; or , Harlequin Padrnanaba . At the Surrey , we have Harlequin and the Smmner Queen ; or , King Winter and the Fairies of the Silver Willows ( by the way , we recollect a similar subject at this house some fifteen years ago ) . Astxe y ' s rejoices in Paid Pry on Horseback ; or , Harlequin and 1 ? ie Magic Horseshoe : and various other glittering freaks of fancy are provided for the frequenters of the humbler theatres and tlie saloons . All the Exhibitions have been in full swing this week ; but we can only find room to mention that the Colosseum , Regent ' s Park ( which , it seems , after alJ , is not to be desecrated hy Methodism ) , has been giving some concerts iind dioramas ; and that General Tom Thumb—now a young man of nineteen , lnit still the tiniest of dwarfs—has reappeared , to tlie delight of the ladies , at tlie Regent ' s Gaixert , in the Quadrant .
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toritts . . . . . .. . - WTWS . ~~~~ " birtHS AND DEATH . j BIRTHS . I PHIIXI 3 I 0 RE . —On Saturday , the 20 th inst ., at 21 . Chestersquare , the wife of John George Philliniore , Esq ., Q . C ., . M . P .: a son . THOMAS .-Ou . the 24 th of October , 185 ( 5 , at Sealkote , Punjab , the wife of Captain Barclay Thoinas , 27 th Regt .: > a son . ' . ! DEATH . I SHERARD . —On the IStli inst ., at Lcadcnham , ia the county : of Lincoln , the Right Hon . Lady Jane Sherard , fourth ! daughter of the late Philip , JSarl of Harborough , and sister of the present Hurl .
Ro Y A L O L Y M Fi C Theatre. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. ¦ . ¦ .
RO Y A L O L Y M FI C THEATRE . Lessee , Mr . Alfked Wigan .
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' r- « , ™«» London , Prlday Evening , December 20 . 18 C 0 . Chuistmas , as usual , has had an effect ou the funds . Thursday , tho 25 th . was of course a dies non ; but on provlouH davs the transactions in tho public TundB wore not brisk , and tho tendency to sluggishness natural to tho ueason
of the year was increased by the uneasy feeling consequent on the present state of the quarrel between Prussia and Switzerland , the anticipation of war in that quarter , and the conflicting rumours which have reached this country with respect to the approaching Parisian Conferences . Consols , which closed on Saturday firm afc 91 to 9 * 1 , opened on Monday morning at 9 Sf 93 t j and such continued to bo the state of things to tne close of the day . This depression , however , has been since removed , anil to-day ( Friday ) Consols were 94 to 9-ti all the morning . New Threes . 94194 { ; Three per Cent . Reduced , 93 i to Sli . Exchequer Bills , ls > discount to 2 s . premium , and tho Uonds t ) 8 f . Still , the amount of business dono was but small . Money is in active demand . Considerable interest has been excited in London by tho run for gold at the various provincial branches of the Irish National Bank ; liut , at the latest advices , it would appear that the transmission of cash from England , together with tho promptitude of payment , las tended to reassure tlio panic-stricken depositors . |
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CORN MARKET . I \ fark-lane , Friday , December 2 fl , 185 < 5 . We have had a fair arrival of Wheat into London , and tho trade is not so "brisk as it generally is at this season , hut n feeling scums to prevail that there will be a slight reaction at tho turn of tlio year , which tho smallne . ts of tho supplies iii tho country markets tends to strengthen . There is not more than ono cargo of Wheat olf tho coast . Salca liavcbeen Miaile—Taganrog Ghirkn . 57 s . 9 d . ; JJchoira , 4 JJs . Maize is a good Bale . Odessa and Galatz ; $ ( K and 37 h . Oats and Uarlcy on the spot are each nominally tho same as last wei > k .
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THB PAST W 1 IJ 3 K . ( CL . O 81 NO PftlCUS . ) Sat . \ Mon . \ Tties . \ Wed . ! llnir . Frid . Bank Stock ..... l 2 i 7 | 210 | ...... 3 per Cent , Red U 8 i 93 jJ 03 | 94 j 944 3 per Cent . Con . An ' Consols for Account 01-1 935 !) 3 J 91 4 ) 4 J New 3 per Cent . An . * M \ 93 J D 4 91 91 J New 2 i per Cents W Long Ans . 18 CO g . India Stock p ^ Ditto Uonds . . C 1 O 00 <^ Ditto , under . £ 1000 2 |> 2 * 1 Up ' Ex . liills , iilOOl ) 3 p 3 p par Id 2 p Dltto , £ 500 4 p 4 p pur J 2 p Ditto , Small 5 p 1 » par ad 4 p
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FORKIGN FUNDS . ( Labt Officjia-L Quotation ]) uiiiNa the Wbrk knbino FltlDAY KVENINO . ) Brazilian RoikIh 100 i PoitugucKO 4 por Cents . ... lhicnoH Ayrcs ( J p . Cents ... Russian liondH , 0 por Chilian 0 per Cents 103 J Cents .. 1 9 ( 1 ? Ohiliau ii pur OcutM ... Russian * j jior Cents ..,. l )( lj Butch 24 per Cents « ft Spanish 42 i Dutch-i por Cont . Oortf . 07 J Spanish ConnnittcoCor-Eqnador Uonds of Coup , not fun ftl Mexican Account 213 Turkish ( J por Conts 1 ) 0 Peruvian 4 . 4 por Cents .... 774 Turkish Now , 4 . ditto .... 1024 Portuguese 3 por Conta . 45 i Venezuela 4 i per Cents
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . i 2 ' ttcsday , December 23 . I BANKRUPTS . —Wakesiki . d Pjm , Khigstoii-upon-Hull , commission agent — Johit Pbtee M'Mokland Greio , Bartlett's-builaings , Holborn , and of Wheatsheai-yard , Farringdon-btrect , cabinet maker—Geouge Gosi » i > fG , Sidmouth , Devonshire , builder—Ed-ward Jexkihs , Birmingham , draper , hosier , and laceman—Author Hoo > en , Heap Brow , Lancashire , paper manufacturer—Geok . ge Travis , Oldhana , Lancashire , Hour dealer and tallow chandler—John James 'Jagg , Heading , Berkshire , innkeeper aud brewer— John Peter Knight , Hibernia-chanitoers , Southwark , and York-street , Pentonville , hop aud seed merchant and brewer—William : Btjckland , Baling , Middlesex , corn , coal , and hay merchant , and farmer—Ben jami n Cali , a . \ vay , Southsea , Southampton , builder—He nut John GihdlksroNE , Brighton , Berlin wool dealer and fringe and trimming seller—John Bishop , Crosby-hall-cham \) ers , Bishopsgate , and of Grosvenor-Iodge , Maiden-lane , ICigligato , wine merchant . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —D . Graham , Glasgow , commission rafcrchant—J . M'Rostib , sen ., Cricff , writer—D . Sxkwabt , Coupar-Angus , shoemaker— W . VVAXtACE . Forfar , mason and contractor—Campbeu , Ydill , and Co ., Glasgow , bleachers and finishers—A Campbell , Glasgow , coal aud commission agent—J . Fraseb , Inverness , baker . Friday , December 26 . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . - Toit Fowxeb Slater Bradford , Rrocor . BANKRUPTS . —George William Jones . Oxford-street , milliner — James Wood , Shude-hiH , Manchester , ohoeso factor — Thomas Wklls , Dorset-place , Clapham-road , grocer — HonisaT Asiiwoimr , Rossendalo , Lancashire , cotton spiniier — Francis Boyd , Tynoinoutlj , grocer aud flour dealer— -John M'Millan , Liverpool , shipowner - Ueobqe GwitHAM , Leeds-street , Liverpool , wheelwright ana Dlaoksmlth—Frijderick Head Davies , Union-street , 1 lymouth , auctioneer and forage dealer .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 27, 1856, page 1244, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2173/page/20/
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