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    should say the work would make a suitable Christmas Wffliam . Limonr andother Poems . ( "W . Tweedie . )—FivdWantos of a poem in the Byronic vein , and four smaller pieces , comprise the contents of this small volume . The author , who has a very fair command of rhyme , has apparently studied " ¦ Don Juan" with great affection . "We have read worse verse—and better .

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    for damages occasioned by his refusal to ^ imTT regular part of the Duke of Mantua in Riqoletto \ l agreement between the parties was int erpreted hi the artist to the effect that liemight , athis Pk 2 u » reject or throw up any and all parts unless an «« derstanding was previously come to between tlmm He objected to the r 6 le of the Duke , firstly becausp * had been promised , to Graziani , whom ho would no ? deprive of it ; secondly , because , to sing with Madam *

    TIIE PALACE OF THE PEOPLE , MUSWELL HILL . This project is , we understand , neither dead nor sleeping . Its promoters will have hard work , of course ^ to counteract the various influences which may possibly be set in motion to establish the Exhibition of 1861 at South Kensington . They may possibly , also , find little favour with the council of the Society of Arts , from whom , as from all venerable bodies , we may apprehend mistrust of schemes not emanating from themselves . But we look upon it , that if they will but nail the educational colour to their mast-head , their way is clear , irrespective of court or corporation favour . A deputation of persons taking an interest in the plan has been warmly

    received by Lord Brougham , who , we are pleased to hear , gives his hearty assistance . Among those who waited upon his Lordship were Dr . Booth , Mr . Owen Jones , Mr . H . Masterman , Mr . Chamerovzow , and Sir Charles Fox , who , it will be remembered , acquired so much renown as constructor of the building in Hyde Park . His Lordship , fully coinciding with the views of the deputation as to the value of a central educational institute and museum , expressed himself warmly in favour of a scheme which would comprise these advantages , and of any society which would bind itself , not merely to incorporate them with its prospectus , but to carry them out loyally and honourably . His Lordship terminated a long and cordial interview with a promise to place himself in immediate communication with various eminent persons , whose countenance and co-operation would , he conceived , be of value to the promoters . We hope within a few days to be favoured with a sight of the designs , which we understand Mr . Owen Jones to be hard at work upon , and to the perfecting of which a great deal of valuable experience paid for in Hyde Park and at Sydenham will , of course , be . brought to bear . Little doubt is expressed-in financial circles but that capital will be forthcoming in abundance for % he construction if the subscription list be well headed ; if the undertaking have the appearance of being conducted by persons of character ; and if the shares be of only one pound each . It is so obviously the interest of the railway companies to encourage an enterprise of such a traffic-bringing nature , that the investment must almost force itself upon their shareholders , supposing the capital not to be subscribed by the general public .

    ST . JAME 8 8 HALL . A series of '" Popular Concerts" has been given during the last week at this handsome and commodious place of amusement , and have been numerously attended . Appealing , as they do , entirely to the taste of the million , the programmes demand no critical notice ; but we may record that they afforded unlimited satisfaction to the audience on each occasion . At the first concert , on Tuesday , Mr . Sims Rceves's indisposition created a good deal of disappointment ; but visitors on Wednesday had the pleasure of hearing that gentleman to advantage in Balfe ' s elegant ballad , " Come into the garden , ^ Taud . " Miss Dolby sang on botli occasions , and was much admired in

    Mendelssohn's very popular duo , " O wert tho , u in the cold , cold blast , " which she sang with Miss do Villars . Miss Arabella Goddard , Miss Stabbacli , Miss Poole—who sang " Whero the beo sucks" delightfully—and Mr . Weiss , were severally as attractive as ever . That admirable corps of part singers , the Swedish Minstrels , who have returned from the provinces , sang several of their native melodies on Tuesday , and highly pleased the country visitors , of whom there were a number present , with their quaint costume . When we add that Mr . Benedict was conductor it will be taken for granted that sound taste in selection , and high-class execution characterised the series , which , we believe , it is the intention of the directors to repeat at intervals .

    ST . james ' s theatbk . —fuench comic operas . M . r . Mitchell lias issued the prospectus of a French Comic Opera season , which id to open at this house on the 29 ^ b . of December , under the direction of Monsieur Kemusat , The repertoire ia an extensive one , comprising no loss than one-and-twenty operas by Auber , Herold , Adam , Ambrose Thomas , Halovy , Boieldlou , and Gre ' try . Among the artists named are Madame Ifaure , from the Thtfatro Lyrique Mdlle . Celine Mathieu , M . Kmon , from tho Op 6 ra-Comique , and M . Fougorea , from tho Ceurt Theatre , Amsterdam . It is proposed to carry on tho season to the end of March , and the nights of performance arc to be Mondays , Wednesdays , Fridays , and Saturdays . rooti mabio J

    lltisaaid that M . Calzudo , of tho Paris Oporn , has been compelled to bug this interesting tenor , whose salary is stated to be no leas than U , ooo francs a month ,

    Frezzohni , it would be necessary for him to raise hfo voice a half tone , which would be inconvenient The court , however , held that the powerof refusal however applicable to new business , could not ex tend to characters which formed part of the singer ' s standing repertory , and accordingly decided that he should appear as the Duke , when called upon by the management , under penalty of 6000 francs for each refusal .

    THEATRICAL GOSSIP . The player world being intent upon preparations for Christmas blazes of triumph , we have no dramatic novelties of moment to report or criticise ; hut , as some of our readers may like a glimpse of the Cliristmas bill of fare of the London houses , we venture with all modesty and subject to correction , to furnish tlic best we have been able , through tho kindness of a friend or two , to compile . At l > rury Lane Theatre the pantomime' is , as necessary and usual , bv . Mr E . L- Blanchard , and is entitled Robin " liood . Stitchers , basket-frame builders , artificial furmakers , tailors , spanglers , mivsk-moulilers , artists and artisans

    are , as may be imagined , in their wonted frenzy over the preparation of sylvan properties of all sorts . Messrs - Sutherland , Edwards ,. and John Bridgirian have long ago handed over their masque or pantomime of iif . d RiJiwj Hood to the tender mercies of the employes of the Pvne-Harrison management at the Co vent-garden Theatre . The famous W . 11 . Payne , by some termed the King of Pantomime , who has been absent for some years , is to be the Harlequin of this troupe . Mr . liuckstone has made a Christinas piece lor himself , not out of his own head , but out of a German legend . Messrs . Robson and liiuden , at the Olympic , who

    are nightly driving away crowds from their doors , have a burlesque on Mazcppn , by Mr . II . I . Byron , the author of the admirable Maid av . d Magpie , which , we are glad to notice , is now drawing as it should some of the best company in town to the Strand Theatre . The fair and amiable lessee of this establishment is preparing a comic Krnilwort / i , by Messrs . Halliday and Lawrence , and will product in a few days a new comedietta by Mr . Francis Talfourd . The works at the Adelphi are making rapid progress under Mr . J . II . Wyatt , the stage being already laid . Gossip says that Mrs . Alfred Mellon will be once more at home on the boards she has so often graced , and that Mr . Wright , who is restored to health , will also appear . It is , however , to bo regretted that Mr . J , L . Toole , one of the most really talented comedians of the day ,, whose debut at this theatre we looked for with pleasure , will thus probably , for a time , be shelved . The performances on the 27 th will open with a dramatic Itevue of Adelphi fortunes past , present , and possible , by Messrs . Yates and Harrington , and will comprise a " Mother Goose" pantomime . Mr . iwbert Brough has written in his best manner a classic burlesque upon the siege of Troy for Mr . Ldmona Falconer , who opens the Lyceum on boxing want ; and Mr . Greenwood , co-lessee of Sadler ' s Wells , has adopted for the title of his pantomime , Old Itnan Wulton and Tom Moore of Fleet-street ; or , Harlequin and the Seven Sisters of Totleti / iam . CRYSTAL TALACE . The half-yearly report of the directors lias a straightforward appearance , and affords mutter oi congratulation to shareholders . Its most ngrceiiwe feature is the carrying over of 12 , 025 / . « n ™ J profit to next year's account after the distribution of 28 . 6 d . per share on the ordinary capital , a half-a-crown dividend on shares purchased at iw market price of the lust year or two is by no ¦ inoniw a despicable one , and its repetition , as Jar at lean » wo can see , may bo looked for if the present acthj and enlightened system of management is l ) Cr | lu . " to continue . A morning contemporary lias w favoured , somewhat prematurely , wo j ^>! , ' tho particulars of an Art Union , which it is pw poaod to establish in connexion with tho 1 » " . " All Prizes and no Blanks , " the dream song m the Marino Bazaar Girls , is , on ( lit , tho bhi / ° " ° this now institution , which must surely thcroioro looked for with intorost and anxiety by «//*¦«" speculators and the general public . *» irt to comprise 10 , 000 subscribers m . guinea each , among whom 7000 / . worth oi j » or in every branch of Hue ami prnnmontiil ^™ will bo distributed as prizes , and thu rest m solutions , " collating of p lu > tograi > l >* , g ^ plastics , ceramic woFks , &o . It if thus . cnlc <>« that , in addition to his superior chance , c c » scrlbor has the minor c ertainty <> i »» »» , | y | , guinea ' s worth of something . As thin eft . »« ' » . > said of tho subscription onijravlnge distrlhuwu » i

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    M . » n Lamartino . —A Paris letter says : — I notice with great regret that tho Lamartino Fund Comnaittoo have put forth , within tho last fow days , what they call A final appeal to Franco . It i , » written in very earnest terras , and requests lmmedia ' to aid , as tho only moans of Bftvlng a man who has merited well of his country as a poet and patriot . I fear this means the worst . I have heard , Indeed , lately , that tho subscription Is making no progress , and that not more than ft third of tho total sum required has yet been received . "

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    Florence . A Tale . By M . E . Hammond . ( J . Black-¦ w ood . —This Tale must be read with the help of the last u Dictionary of Quotations" and the " Gems of Poesy . " No , the readers may dispense with the latter , for they will find a perfect deluge of poetical quotations from Byron , Moore , Longfellow , Coleridge , Tennyson , Tope , Goethe , Crabbe , Hemans , and many more of the dii majo res et minores of the realms of Parnassus . We hardly know what to say to such patchwork literature . Quotation is laudable when used with judgment ; but when half a work is made up of poetical extracts , then ¦ we cannot help fancying the author must heave had some lower purpose than to present apt illustrations of his or

    her opinions and meanings ; and , acting on our fancy , ive are bound to enter our protest against it as unfair to readers , and tiresome exceedingly to critics . " Florence " is a slight story , with not overmuch probability either in plot , moral , or characters . We do not find such super-refined honour or honesty in real life as is exhibited by Mr . Dudley , who beggars himself to pay a relative ' s " speculative liabilities , nor young ladies of such double-distilled notions of 4 e l ' cacy as nis daughter [ Florence , who , when a beggar , rejects the hand of a young , handsome , and rich nobleman because of a bygone liaison with a peasant-girl . Readers of the romantic school will , however , revel in the ornate pages of

    " Florence . " The Autocrat of Hie Breakfast Table . By Oliver TVendall Holmes . ( Edinburgh ; ' R . Strahan and Co . London ; Hamilton , Adams , and Co . )—This is a contribution from the American field of literature . We cannot venture to describe it , but we recommend the reader who loves smart writing , quiet humour , sometimes rising to wit , with here and there a bit that will set him a thinking , to buy the book , and read it- —but not in a hurry . Shahmah in Pursuit of Freedom ; or , the Branded Hand . Translated from the original Showiqh , and Edited by an American Citizen . ( Nevr York : Thatcher and Hutchinson : London : Sampson Low and Co . )—The " Persian

    Letters , " " Turkish Spy , " and similar productions , have furnished the hint for the form of this tale . Shahmah is the " counterfeit presentiment " of a handsome Kabyl * who has received educational training at the Kabyle College , who beconjes a proficient in arts and sciences , who falls enthusiastically in love with descriptions on paper and verbal of tho Government , the laws , the social institutions , and especially the practical freedom of the United States , and makes a voyage there for the purpose of verifying by actual observation all the pleasant pictures with which his imagination is filled . The humour of the work is to be found in Shahmah ' 3 disappointment and mistakes when he comes

    bodily into contact with the realities of American social life . The " domestic institution "—slavery , of coursestartles and staggers him aa the thing inconceivable among a people who had published to the world " their declaration of independence , " and asserted the " perfect equality and brotherhood of mankind , " The author has brought out some strong points in American life , and has with much ability illustrated several phases of the ? ' domestic institution , " placed them in a light that will be not very highly regarded by Southerners . There is a love * story mixed up with the work , very agreeably breaking the monotony which would othorivise attach to a work of this peculiar character .

    Noble Deeds of Women . By Elizabeth Starling . Fifth Edition . ( H . G . Bohn . )—Five editions are a sufficient recommendation of tho work . If wo accept all as truth that we find recorded in these well-told pages , farewell to the vaunted ouperiority claimed by the lords of creation . The Boy ' s Own Tot / -maker . ~ - ~ Hy E . Landells . With Numerous Engravings , ( Griffith and Farren , )—A nice little book , full of pleasant amusement for head and fingers . Ihxys of Old . Three Stories of old English History for the Young . ( Cambridge : Mncmillan and Co . )—Old history is here put in a new and a taking dross . Tho youth of the preaewt generation have advantages not dreamt of in our own days of jacket and corduroys . The stories in this pretty book are well selected and well told .

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    1350 THE "LEADER . [ No . 455 , December 11 , 1858 - - i ' - ' . ¦¦ ill .,. ! .. — ¦ . ^^ ter ** ' - _ -... * .. J - . ^^ i — ^ wi ^ m ^ M i i ^_^__

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 11, 1858, page 1350, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2272/page/14/