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The Makionnettes. According To Promise, ...
laiive of Mrs . Malaprop once said , with a charmingperception of the niceties of the English language ~ -puri sermonis amalor !) , they declaim , and comport themselves like very accomplished puppets frdeed . The stage arid scenery are elegant and veil proportioned * Their dancing , t ia something' marvellous , and then * gastulation ( I can't jive up the word ) is very funny . But I will suggest to the manager that Burlesque is not the kind
d piece to be played . The more in earnest the juppets are , the greater is the fun . Let them , therefore , dash at bloody Melodrame and stirring incidents : the burlesque will issue therefrom spontaneously . Moreover , even granting Bombastes Furiosoto be a fitting piece for the puppets , the jctors who speak the words happen to have no . acuity for Burlesque recitation . The consequence : s , that Bombastes is the least amusing part of the entertainment . The Manager ' s Room was more to the purpose , and parts of the Ballet were perfect .
The success of this experiment cannot be doubted ; but there is a " success " in theatrical life which is very singular indeed ; and it is such success I have to record as achieved at
DREARY LANE , where , the advertisements tell me , the box office is kept open an hour later " owing to the state of iege" to secure places ; and , nevertheless , the pieces which excite this delirium of theatrical enjoyment are withdrawn ! " Unparalleled attractions , " " complete overflows , " and box office in a " state of siege "—all the blazing triumph of success—a plethora in the treasury—audience packed like herrings ; and yet the " enterprising manager " withdraws these " attractions , " and , with lavish prodigality of invention and spirit , announces two novelties—Fra Diavolo and Der Freischiitz !
Certainly , of all superstitions , the belief in the managerial tact and talent of Mr . Bunn is the most extraordinary ! His only title is the magnitude and constancy of his failures . As some men flourish upon bankruptcy , and build a fortune out of ruins , so his reputation rises colossal upon the pedestal of gigantic failure ! He has failed so utterly , so unredeemedly , that his shadow has darkened the theatrical mind till it becomes a dominant superstition to iook towards him—in vague terror and kneasy hope—as the man for great enterprize ! As
kr as aimless snatching at all kinds of " attraction "—from Shakspeare to Murphy , the weather pVophet—from Malibran to the Lions of Mysoreai far as this can be called enterprize , Mr . Bunn is tfle man . But what has been the issue of it all ? And nfiw that he is reinstated on the throne of his many defeats , what evidence of any kind has he given to sustain the belief in his tact and talent ?
A wilty friend of mine , reading Mr . Bunn ' s playbills ovtr my shrugged shoulders , remarked , " Bunn is the theatrical Rip van Winkle : he has been asleep for twenty years , and now awaking , believes he can dazzle the public with the same things that were threadbare when he fell asleep . " It is very true ; and I could not help pointing with grim scorn to the announcement of Fra Diavolo in confirmation . There ' s enterprize for you ! There ' s spirit ! There ' s tact ! There ' s novelty ! Fra Diavolo—the least known of operas ! Der Freischiit —the startling novelty ! This is what it is to have vast " experience " and the " tact" which is almost genius !
Next week I will tell you how Fra Viavolo was performed , unless the success is so brilliant that it ' must be withdrawn " for something else ! Meanwhile , let me invite you to visit the
_ LONDON THURSDAY CONCERTS , where the Madrigal Choir alone is sufficient to call the most domestic from their firesides . There , also , you will have the potent-fingered Miss Goddard , a pianist of the pounding order , but greatly beloved by the audience ; also the Hungarian
Szekely , a player of " mark and likelihood . " The band of the First Life Guards , under the direction of Mr . . Wardell , is there—not exactly its fitting place ; and Mr . Swift , the new tenor , is , gradually winning for himself a recognition . If the London Thursday Concerts would onl y shorten the programme and resist encores , they would bo very agreeable entertainments .
OLYMPIC . Compton in the new farce , An Organic Affection , is very amusing ; his excitable manner , his absurd tremors , alternating with effervescent animation , and the humourous expression of his face and voice , serve to carry through the piece , which is whimsical , but alight . Vivian .
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There Is No Learned Man But Will Confess...
There is no learned man but will confess h . e hath much profited by reading controversies , his senses awakened , and his judgment sharpened . If , then , it be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary to write . —Milton .
Industrial Conference In Ireland. Sevill...
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE IN IRELAND . Seville "Works , Dublin , January 13 , 1852 . Sir , —We have in this city a prosperous and popular society , called the Board of Manufacture and Industry , the members of which , appear to be not only talking , but doing . They have invited a " Meeting for Consultation , " to be composed of some of the best and most influential men from all parts of Ireland , and to assemble the last week of this month , fox the following among other purposes : — " 1 . To adopt measures for converting the workhouses into self-sustaining establishments . " 2 . For extending the means of education , and direct * ing its chief force to industrial instruction in all places , whether colleges , schools , prisons , or poorhouses . " 3 . For organizing an extensive and available system of banking and currency , to represent the labour of the people . " <* $ ; For taking steps to remove the duty off paper , off newspapers , and off all agencies : for disseminating knowledge . " My object in now addressing you is to draw attention to the ** Suggestive Report" of the council of this society on the subject of education , which seems to me so good as to deserve a wide dissemination . Yours respectfully , "Wiixiam Pake .
Life-Officer At Sea. Clevedon, Bristol, ...
LIFE-OFFICER AT SEA . Clevedon , Bristol , January 20 , 1852 . Sir , —The great Iobs of life attending the destruction of the Amazon , . and many other steamboats and sailing vessels—with boats sufficient to have saved all—suggests that , in all ships having many individuals on board , an officer should be appointed , to be called the Life-officer ; whose duty would be to see that the boats are always in trim for immediate use , and that everything essential to the safety of the crew and passengers be kept in repair and in place . When not employed in his peculiar office , of course , he could assist to navigate the ship . The boats to be known either by numbers or letters ; the crew to be divided into parties to man the boats ; and a chosen seaman or officer appointed to command each party . The boats should be constructed so that they could neither upset or sink . These objects , simple in themselves , could be managed without difficulty . The bulkheads in all ships should be double , a few inches' space between each , water-tight , and made of iron . There should be a connecting-rod between the throttle-valve and the deck , to allow the steam to be cut off from the cylinders of the engines at any mo * ment ; also another connecting-rod , with a cock fixed in the boiler side near its top , to throw the steam into the interior of the ship , which , with the hatches closed , would in all probability smother the fire . In a notice on steamboats which I sent to the London Mechanics' Magazine , several yeara ago , I proposed that a Safety Steamboat Company should be established , whose vessels would be built and fitted in every way to insure safety to human life . AlMTHUR TnEVBLYAN .
God Witts Pauperism.—These Factions All ...
God witts Pauperism . —These factions all assert that God is the author of pauperism : an assertion the Socialists consider blasphemy . M , Thiers , in his famous report on this subject , says : — " In the general plan of things , misery is the inevitable condition of the human race , " The Bishop of Chartres , in his pastoral letter of Maroh 12 , 1851 , says : — " But I am asked to explain that mysterious inequality which is nowa'days such a cause of scandal , and which has always existed between the rich and the poor . Why , at least , not let fall on the poor a few rays of that sun which gives to all ease and comfort ? . . . Why not ? Because it is impossible . Yet that state of things is the work of IStjirnal . Wisdom ; wo must justify it . "~ -Westminster Review , JVo » 111 .
Health Of London During The Week. (Jfrom...
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( Jfrom the Registrar-General ? b Report . ) In the week ending last Saturday , 1096 deaths were registered in London . In ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 , the average was 1139 , and if this be raised in proportion to the increase of population , it becomes 1253 ; compared with which the mortality of last week exhibits a decrease of 157 . As compared with the results of the previous . return ( for the week ending January 10 th ) , the present table shows a small improvement in the mortality from some epidemic diseases , from diseases of the respiratory organs ^ from diseases of the nervous system , and those of the digestive organs ; while there is an increase in the tubercular class , and diseases of the heart .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Friday . Consols on Monday closed at 96 | f ; on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday , at 96 g i . The opening price this morningwas—Consols , 96 i f . Quiet market . The fluctuations have been : —Consols , from 96 | to 96 g ; Bank Stock , from 216 to 217 ; and Exchequer Bills , 56 s . to 59 s . premium . In Foreign Stocks yesterday the bargains comprised—Brazilian , 94 | " ; Chilian Six per Cents ., 101 ; the Three per Cents ., 65 ; Danish Five per Cents ., 103 ^ ; Ecuador , 3 $ and 3 ; Mexican , for money , 30 and 29 J ; for the Account , 30 , 30 | , and 29 {; Peruvian Five per Cents ., 944 ; Portuguese Five per Cents ., 90 | and 91 ; the Four per Cents ., 34 i and 34 ; Sardinian Five per Cents ., 90 J ; Spanish Five per Cents , 234 ; Spanish Three per Cents ., 411 ; the new Deferred , 184 and i ; Bel B ia 11 Four-and-a-Half per Cents ., 92 and 92 f ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cental , 58 i and |; and the Four per Cent . Certificates , 90 £ andf . -.. _ -
Bank Of England. An Account, Pursuant To...
BANK OF ENGLAND . An Account , pursuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . 32 for the week ending on Saturday , December lo , lool . ISSUE DBPARTMENT . £ £ , Note * iwued .... 30 , 279 , 620 Government . Debt , 11 . 015 , 100 _ Other Securities .. 2 , 984 , 900 Gold Coin and Bullion ........ 16 , 246 , 245 Silver Bullion .... 33 , 375 £ 30 , 279 . 620 ~ £ 30 , 279 , 620 banking Department . ' ¦ £ . * Proprietors'Capital . 14 , 553 , 000 Government ^ ecu-Rest ....... 3 , 129 , 894 rities ( including PublicDepoBit 8 ( in- Dead-weight An- r ^ saS « Jff ^ iev :: ftS & S Banks , Comnfis- Notes ........ . .... 11 , 390 . 345 Bioners of National Gold and Silver Debt , and Divi- Coin 641 , 368 dend Accounts ) .. 8 , 534 , 018 Other Deposits .... 9 , 358 , 848 8 even-day andother Bills ... 1 , 153 , 453 £ 36 , 728 , 213 . £ 36 , 428 , 313 Dated December 18 , 1851 . M . Marshall , Chief Cashier .
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JBBITISH FUNDS FOB . THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . ) . . — Satur . Mond . Tues . Wedn . Thurs . &**<*• Bank Stock .... 2164 —— 2164 21 GA 3 perCt . Ked .. 97 g 97 | 97 . J OTJ . 97 | 3 p . C . Con . Ana . 96 * 9 ( i | 96 * JH > 2 Jtog —— - 1 P p : ct . conJic . " ^ i " ^ i Hi " gii . at — 3 f p . Cent . An . 98 | 98 | 98 * 98 | 08 & New 5 perCtn . —— —— ~~ Z" mm ~ Z ~ Long Ana ., 1860 . 7 7 7 — Ind . % t . l 04 p . ct- - — — 261 261 Ditto Bonds .. 71 p 71 p 71 p — Ex . Bills , 1000 / . 59 p 59 p 59 p 59 p 59 p Ditto , dlJO * ... 56 p 59 p 59 P 59 p 59 p —r-• Ditto Small 56 p 59 p 59 P 59 p 59 p
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FOREIGN FUND 8 . ( La « t Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening . ) Austrian 5 per Cents . 80 Mexican 5 per Ct . Aoc . 30 Belgian Bds ., 4 A p . Ct . S 4 —Small .. .. 29 J Brazilian 5 per Cents . S 5 J Neapolitan 5 per Cents . - — Bucnoe Ayres 6 p . Cta . 45 Peruvian 44 per Cents . 871 Chilian 6 per Centi ... 101 Portugueae 5 per Cent . 92 * Danish 5 per Cents . .. 1034 4 per Cta . 33 j Dutch 24 per Cents ... 59 * - —Annuities --4 per Cents . .. 9 * Russian , 1822 , 44 P- Cts . 101 Ecuador Bonds .. 33 8 pan . Actives , 5 p . Cta . 23 J French 5 p . O . An . atParial 02 . 85 Paaaive .. » 4 3 p . Cte ., Julyll . 6 S . 30 —¦—Deferred .. 18 *
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SHABE 8 . L » Bt Official Quotation for Week ending Friday Evening . llAU . WA . Y 8 . Banks . . Aberdeen U s Australasian .. .. »»* Bristol and Exeter .. 85 $ British North American 4 B Caledonian .. .. 10 Colonial -, _•• •• ^ i Eastern Counties . » 7 Commercial of London .. *» 4 Edinburgh and Glasgow 28 London and Westminster »« Great Northern .. .. 18 London Joint Stook AO t Greats . & W . ( Ireland ) 804 National of Ireland .. — Great Western .. .. B 7 § National Provincial .. —• Lancashire and Yorkshire 61 J Provincial oi Ireland .. «* Lancaster and Carlisle — Union of Australia .. •>»« Lond ., Brighton , & S . Oo « Bt 97 J Union of London .. a * X London and Jilaokwall .. 7 ¦ MIHKB . London and N .-Weatorn 1161 Bolanoa .. •• ]~~ Midland bit Brazilian Imperial .. North Britiah .. .. 7 f Ditto , St . John del Boy JJ 8 outh-Eaetorn and Dover — Oobro Copper ¦•• •• ** South-Western Misobm . anboub . York , NewoaB .. fc » orwiok 18 Australian Agricultural JJ York and North Midland — Canada .. •• |*? DoriKs . General Steam .. * ' ? Bast and West India .. H 2 r « nliiB ;& Oriental Steam 174 London 116 Boyal Mail Btoann .. * ° t BubSuufe . :: :: » BouWuatnaiu * .. »
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 24, 1852, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24011852/page/22/
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