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EASTER AMUSEMENTS . n 1 ptdd 4 AHTSF . MRNTS .
DMJItY-LANE THEATRE . The lessee has materially reduced the prices of admisaon , and appears resolved to test the musical taste of the public by relying solely upon an increased support for an increased outlay . On Monday evening the opera of « Robert the Devil" was given , with the same cast as before , and was received with the utmost f avonr throughout , the principal singers being snrnmoned before the curta in to receive the usual honours &t the conclusion . Tho
Jittle ballet divertissement , " Une Fete Xeapolitaine " gave ample opportunity to Mdlles . D'Antonie , Adele , A . Payne , and M . Martin , for the display of some extremely graceful and pleasing dancing , and Mr . H . Marshall , in a " pasde polichinel" was vociferously encored , and compelled to repeat a somewhat fatiguing burlesque dance . The house -srtis scarcely so well attended as we should have desired ; but we have no doubt that when the lessee ' s intentions become more generally known , his exertions will be rewarded as they deserve to be .
HAYMARKET THEATRE . The purveyor of festive humour for the Paschal visitors of the Haymttket this year has shunned the beaten track of classic fable and fairy lore , and has devoted his energies to the production of a burlesque on the " Corsican Brothers , " the drama recently brought out with so much success at the Princess ' s Theatre . The spectral incidents have been closely followed , and the tragic interest is softened by the substitution of a "black eye" for a death as the result of the eonfiict in Paris . Nor is drollery wanting in the treatment of some of the horrors . Thus , the appearance of the brother in the first act , as a turnipheaded ghost , illaminated by a candle , may possibly find admirers , and' the duel fought with single sticks between
Mr . Bnckstone . who represents tbe sympathetic brothers , and Mrs . Buckingham , who enacts the Parisian roue , is conducted with spirit . Let us also do justice to the author for his consistency in pursuing to the utmost the idea of union between the brothers . Mr . Buckatone , when he sings the final song , is dressed in front after the Corsican fasliiiD , and then turning round , discovers the Parisian co stume , with a mask at the back of his head . Tbi 3 has a comical effect enough , but the superior talent of the author las been employed on a subject most unkindly for burlesque . Mr . Keeley made his first appearance at the Haymarket after an absence of two years , in a farce of " Tonr Life ' s in Danger , " which followed the burlesque . He was received with the heartiest applause , and acted with all his accustomed humour .
LYCEUM THEATRE . The Easter novelty at this establishment was entitled "A Chain of Events . " The chain was a long one , divided into eight links , or acts , and occupied the entire evening in performance . It was , however , received with great faTOur by an overflowing audience , and may be regarded & a chain of honour encircling the necks of the authors . Messrs . Slingsby Lawrence and Charles Matthews , or , at any rate , as a link in tho chain of events which , in the wind-up , will constitute their triumph as translators , adapters , and modifiers of the French melo-drama of the lower Boulevards .
PRIXCESS'S THEATRE . After the " Corsican Brothers , " in which Mr . Charles Kean made his _ first appearance since his severe indisposition , amidst loud and prolonged applause , a new fairy piece was produced , entitled , " Wittikind and his Brothers ; or , the Seven Swan Princes of tbe Fair Melusine . " It 13 the production of Mr . Tom Taylor , who ha 3 in this instance abandoned the province of burlesgue , in which for many holyday seasons past he had shone so conspicuously , and has attempted the creation of a new class of dramatic entertainment . In the play bills the piece is called a " Fairy Tale" andin point
, , of fact , it is merely a dramatic version of one of the popular tales in Grimm ' s collection , called " Die Sieben Schwanen , " the garnish of nuns and ^ nodern allusion iu which it ha 3 been usual of late to dress up such materials being eschewed , and the graces of versification only retained and converted into a feature by careful workmanship and the infusion of really poetic sentiment . The dresses and decorations deserve the highest commendation , the utmost taste and research being exhibited in the designs and combination of the costumes . There 13 also an agreeable sprinkling of dancing , in which the ingenuity of Mr . Flexmore is displayed to great advantage .
ADELPHI THEATRE . This popular place of amusement , though patronised by a numerous audience , exhibited none of tbe noise , pressure , and confusion so often experienced on holyday occasions , and an . opportunity rarely enjoyed on Eaater Monday was accordingly afforded , of listening to tho performances with some degree of ease and comfort . The amusements opened with a new drama called " The Queen of the Market , " described in the billasfall of "Adelphi effects , " with the additional attraction that the principal character was intrusted , to Mrs . Keeley , being her first appearance at this theatre . The " Queen of tho Market" was hit off with great force ana-BuU by Mtb . _ Eeeley . aad the same compliment might fairly be applied to all the leading actora . The new fcrce of "Who stole the Pocketbook ? " and the comic opera of " Good night , Signor Pantalon , " followed , and thus closed a series of excellent Easter entertainments .
OLYMPIC THEATRE . This pretty little theatre , under the lesseeship of Mr . W . Farren , offered to its Easter audience a time-honoured play ot Shakespeare ' s , and a new piece by Mr . C . Selby . The "Merchant of Yeniee" introduced two SOM Of the leBSeeB in prominent characters , Mr . II . Farren as Shylock , and Mr . W . Farren , jun ., as Bassanio . Mrs . Walter Lacy , for the first time at this theatre , - played the character of Portia , Miss Fielding made a lively Nerissa , and was well supported by Mr . Hoskin 3 as Gratiano . The Easter piece is called the " Camberwell Brothers ; or , the Mystic Milkman / and professes to be a " fajr adaptation and liberal imitation" of " L % Freres Corses . " The bouse was not very full , except in the gallery , probably because the finene 3 s of the weather had attracted its patrons to Greenwich fair and the other places of suburban resort .
STRAND THEATRE . The novelty provided for the holyday folks at this place of entertainment was a sentimental drama in three acts , professing to be " an illustration of our country homes , sketched by C . Reade , Esq ., " and entitled A Village Aale . The incidents which furnish the plot , though somewhat common , are ingeniously put together , and there + r l - « mterestinR situations , which it is but fair to say we different actors did their best to develope . The other performances consisted of an amusing extravaganza , by Mr . Charles Sdby , called "Antony and Cleopatra ; " a oailet divertissement , produced under the direction of Mr . Jhlano , under the title of •« La Vivandere ; and a one act SS » a E ' 1 Ward Stirlin S * entitled " A Ragg «< i SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE
. . « i * kJi ? rformance 3 at Sadler ' s Wells last night commenced nlaVii * t i > presentation of " John SaTlIle of Haysted , " a SSL the Reverend James White , which has been revived airer an interval of four years , with new scenery , dresses , wL » ratIOn 1 ' ~ Acomic drama . Mtitka "A Wonderful Tw " ' ™ . claded tha performances . The Marquis de xrontignae being unableto pay his debts , had become the EWV * P « a cobbler , but he marries on the sudfn 7 « r ° ' a rich w l » who resorts to the alliance ior iae purpose of acquiring the aristocractic qualification » r admisMon to a royal ball . As the marriage contract requires the Marquis to leave her immediately after the ceremony , she has to endure the mortification of seeing her nusband with his friend Crepin occupying a cobbler's stall opposite her mansion . At last she solves all difficulties by destroying the contract . The frequent tribute of hearty laughter gave token of approbation by the audience , who
evidently relished the odd situations which arose in the progress of the piece , and justly appreciated tbe exertion of Mr . J . W . Ray , Mr . F . Robinson , and Miss Mitchell , in the characters of Crepin , the Marquis de Frontignac , and Hortense .
SURREY THEATRE . The entertainments provided for Easter at this house "fere on a scale of enterprise and liberality which the success that has attended tbe present management gave its patrons a right to expect . They comprised a three act drama , a comedietta , and a burlesque extravaganza . The orama . is " The Corsican Brothers . " The comedy of the J onng Couple , " introduced the Bateman children to this = wo of the water . Their performances were characterised « L : hesame taste which has from the first distinguished to ™ > their arctt wd winning manners elicited the IT m , n P f ° J - The burlesque is from the pen of Mr . or thpv - ch . a / d « and is entitled " The Three Perils of Man , aport ; onn >^ ^ IloiII » d Table . " It is founded upon Arthn ? lS , -V lstor y . { abulOTS or otherwise , of Sing Sdaail h - E '" " llt 3 of the Ronnd Table « tbe P ^ S 8 heS l ln i th : lt in which La Belle Isonde is stolen from sub w t ? ' [« Tristram immured | in Castle Dolorous , and i >_ 'J ea '' Ji after manv mnvinw nwUonfa recited thence
aid ' Jm 1 * Namer <> u 3 sparkling hits are interspersed , is on " rt ver P arodies up < ra popular air 3 . The scenery delerr' DOfc startlin g- The burlesque will enjoy , aB it ear ** ' ? re P utation ; and a long and prosperous Sir ifn T ^ Miss Julla Earla nd made a charming Wi On ( Ving" » g and acting with immense spirit . Mr . an eSe e M r ^ nad miral ) le 5 ir distrain , and Mr . Wynn T . MARYLEBONE . % » it {^ fe r , ? ttrMtion at this theatre was sought for in thr own « * ources > the strength of the company being W htT ? ^ P rodMtion of the " Tempest , " which wa 3 audienceVT * lth Dew scenerv and appointments before an stantial „ erous and attentive . Upon the more sub-Bal | « uw £ ? the bni of fare followed "A Grand National Snb ordinate SSemen t » " in which Britannia plays a very ! ° okin 5 on ? anin ( fced until the end of the performance " , -tfricaf and K m fmg inactivity while Europe , Asia , as a sort j ^" * dance successive pw « ufe ; but then , ^ tienee f . compensation for this demand upon her ^ fcb ' e ' an . » v Ions P her t . ribute in a " grand allegori-^ joq , J . ' , tnere is an offering of blue and red fire , and « re jl « 'e winds all np amicably . A short , sparkling uate a the evening ' s programme .
a * * comedv t :. JAMES > S THEATRE . 5 $ * a is «« M , i whicb this Pkasantest of theatres re-Hlc Ha ah ^ S , V ° ™ elle de la Seigliere , " the plot of alread y become tolerabl y well-known to English
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playgoers m Mr . Webster ' s effective version of it entitled " The Man of Law . " "Mademoiselle de la Seigliere " was preceded by an amusing comedietta , called " Le Cachemire Vert , m which Madame Roger Solie . an efficient addition to tho corps dramatime , made her first appearance . ___ playgoers in Mr . Webster ' s effentivfi rfiminn nf if ontiiM
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M . MAZZINI AND THE FRENCH SOCIALISTS . Last week we inserted M . Mazzini ' s attack upon the French Socialists . Fair play demands that they should be hoard in reply , and we give their rejoinder to the Italian leader . REPLY TO M . MAZZINI . T « press on against the common foe with an unswerving and , if it may be , a united impulse , for the sake of the public g .-od ; to sacrifice personal dislike , selfish pretensions petty ambitions , petty jealousies , petty grudges , paltry rani emirs ; to beware ( as of a mischievous folly ) of treating as enemies after the defeat those whom we had welcomed as comrades during the combat ; that h what the Socialists believe to be , in the present juncture , the duty 0 £ every true Republican . ; ^ \ l Mi 77 i « t > mn tii-p annvnimTr' ^ '
For a man who , up to the very day of the battle was allied with the Socialists violently to attack the Socialists on the day after that battle has been lost ; to waste nn them ' the oppressed , the hatred due to their oppressors ; and in the very heart of the party , to fan the flame of discord with a common disaster might well have extinguished : and all this by recriminations devoid of justice , and incapable of us « ful ness , wi . hoat a pretext , without an excuse ; thus to stiruo a civil war among fellow exiles in proscri ptions , and to rain gle a voice , which had hitherto given itself out as one of our own , with that odious concert of anathemas in which the people ' s enemies vent all their fury ; this is the office which M . Mazzini has undertaken to fulfil . Having appointed himself , of his own selection , to the office of Procureur-General of the European Republic ( as it is fashioned in his system ) , he will not be astonished at his election in that quality not being ratified . From the office of accuser , then , let him descend to the character of » cased . "
_ We accuse M . Mazzini of imitating Louis Bonaparte , who in order more effectually to exterminate the Socialists , used their own formulas as a screen to pretend that he desires associations , state credit , taxation on luxuries , primary instriiction and equal education for all , in the very article in which he . landers the men who have wastedtheirexister . ee not merely in demanding these things , but in seeking out the means of obtaining them , is an artifice unworthy of a Republican soul . We accuse M . Mazzini of having falsely invoked against the Socialists that progress which they serve—that sovereignty of the people which they proclaim-that liberty which they adore . } We accuse M . Mazzini of having come forward , in the name of his mere individuality , to decry solutions sought out by men of heart , at the cost of a whole life ' s repose ; the generous sinoenty of whose aim i » « on tmw w ™ « J
, KV . ? . om . duI ) ge ? n 3 , by others in exile , by nearly all in destitution , hy all m sorrow oZt TT ^ i of havin 2 tended to a pitiable oontnuliotioa , when he acknowledges , on the one hand , that a better organisation of society can only issue out 0 the concurrence of all the human faculties ; and , on the other hand , declaims against individual efforts and partial £ wSr i . T hat w - ould thafc continuous revelation whereof he speaks consist , if not of a series of particular and successive revelations ? Yes , God is God and 2 S « ' k IlS W ^ The Socialistsltme used these words ong before Mamni . But humanity is composed of men who think , and who interchange their thoughts Where would be the concert without tho voices of which it is
com-We accuse M . Maznm of having applied to the Socialists , whM ? f , " s 8 ens . e . the word " sectarian" ; an insult which , m all times , has been launched against the apostles or the martyrs of new truths by the defenders of old Xfi' 7 J \ V nS " r f . f . the Pagans employed against the Cnristiins . tbe Cathohcs against the Protestants , for tho same homicidal results that preceded and prepared the judicial assassination of Jehn Huss , the massacre of tho lhabontes , the extermination of the Albigonses . We accuso M . Mnzzini of imputing to the Socialists that distinction between Socialists and Revolutionists which they on tbe contrary have always rejected , seeing that they deem themselves Revo ' utionists par < sxcellence-men who do not aim simply at a displacement of power , but at the transformation of society itself . We accuse M . Mazzini of declaring , indeed , that tha word
republican isenou"h for him , wh < n we see that it is also ? S ? q « a Geiieral C' ^^ 'gnac , for example , who , in June , 184 S , fired grape-shot on the people We accuse M . Mazzini of reproaching the Socialists with the worship of the individual , when he is the very man whom tho most distinguished of his countrymen reproach with incessantly substituting himself for his country , to such a decree , that he has accustomed the press to speak of the Maznmans , when it is the Italians with whom they are concerned .
We accuse M . Mazzini of describing the problem of material interests as the sole object of the Socialists' prepossessions , when , on tbe contrary , it is certain , it is proved by their writings , that their chief aim is to enlarge the horizon of human thought , to elevate the standard of human dignity , to render accessible to all the sources of intelligence ; when it 13 certain , and proved by all their writings , that if they desire with a powerful and indomitable ardour the suppression of pauperism , it is especially because pauperism retains man in ignorance , drives him to vice , encourages him in envy and in hatred , forbids him tho noblest joys of love , and tends to degrade or to Stigmatise his immortal soul . °
We accuse M . Mazzini of lending to the Socialists that definition of life—Life is the search after happiness , whilst he allows it to be understood in tho sense that tho only happiness they aspire after is a personal and selfish gratification ; whereas the definition adopted by them is , Life is the accomplishment of a duty ; A duty determined by the end they ascribe to their political actions , the moral , intelectuai , and physical amelioration of tho poorest , and moBt numerous class , and this formula , by the way , belongs to St . Simon , m whose name Mazzini considers it a shame to Speak . We accuse M . Mazzini of endeavouring to make tho world believe that to regenerate the people by fattening them 13 the ignoble doctrine of the Socialists , and of ftdvancinsr , as a proof of the charge , these words : To every man according to his wants . Does he not know that , in the
language of the Socialists , these words which express the right , have always been preceded by those which express the duty : from every man according to his faculties ? Why does he mutilate the formula ho has oaught up , when to mutilate is to calumniate ? Does he know what that means , from each man according to his faculties ? That means that tho man who can do most ought to do most ; that the strongest is bound to employ his strength for the profit of the weakes t ; that the most intelligent fails in his mission , in that mission which is written as in a living book in his own oganisation , if he does not admit his brothers , who are poor in intellect , to enjoy the benefit of his intelligence . Is that a doctrine of sordid materialism Is that perchance the theory of egotism . ? "We accuse M . Mazzini of confounding with what he calls a vague cosmopolitism that leads to inaction , the fervent , active , indefatigable reverence for humanity , considered as
a great family , and not as a heap of jealous individualities . And we accuse him of declaring this iniquitous war against Socialism when the true enemy is before him , not by his side ; when the victory to be won over an unexampled tyranny can only be won by the union of all ouv forces ; when it is more than ever important to abstain from every intestine quarrel ; when it is notorious that it is on the Socialists that ( to their eternal honour ) the weight of counter-revolutionary hatred chiefly presses ; when M . Mazzini cannot take arms against them without finding himself supported in his attacks , and not only in their substance , but in their very form , by the writers of the ;• Constitutionnel" and of " In Patrio , " by the surviving pamphleteers of the Rue do Poitiers , by tbe Orleanist editors of the " Bulletin Frnngnis , " by tho surpliced lbellists of M . de Montalembert , and the epauletted lampooners of M . Louis Bonaparte .
It is not at all , as M . Mazzini seems to think , because it has been said that France owes to Europe the solution of the problem of the organisation of labour . that France has had to suffer the shame of the 2 nd of December ; such a disgrace she has owed rather to a series of abominable calumnies against Socialism ( calumnies which M . Mazzini now assists in spreading ) , which have disseminated alarm ; she owes it to that word action , which the Socialists were ever careful to connect with tranqiuUsing ideas of scientific progress ; md social organisation , and which M . Mazzini on the contrary , has always kept vague , unexplained , undefined , signifying war , nothing but war , proclaiming revolution for the sake of revolution , and abandoning every , thinir else—to the ha 7 ard of events !
what have been the consequences ? The bourgeoisie , who had been made to fear , trembled ; the people were disarmed ; a reckless and unscrupulous adventurer takes tho ground with a drunken soldiery , and cannons loaded with grape : all his lost . If now were the time for recriminations , who would have the better right to make them ? But the past is past ! There will be no lack of pens to write tho history of yesterday ; we , crippled but unconquered soldiers , wg labour at the history of the day that is coming . For whenever M . Mazzini shall express the certainty of seeing France rise again , we will cheer htm ; and if , instead of estranging himself from us in the great work to be accomplished , he shall resolvo to aid us in our
task , our hearts will not be slow to regain the path of his . Although we remain proud of our country , for the sake of what she has already done for humanity , for the sake of what she will yet do hereafter , and in spite of her present humiliation , it shall not be ours to isolate her in the struggle , any more than in the victory . Let Italy , if she be the first to be free , aid us to work out our freedom ; we will bless her . We believe , too , sincerely in tho mutual responsibility ( s .-lidaritc ) of the peoples , to reject all fraternal succour , exclniming Franaafara da se ; and we congratulate M . Mazzini on having called us to united action for it was he who once said , Italia fard , da se , when Italy was in a situation to be succoured , and France able to save .
There is something of more importance than to inscribe the word justice on his standard , as M . Mazzini insists ; it is to have the sentiment in his heart . God , People , Love , Association , Liberty , Truth , Equality , Virtue , the good of all , no doubt these are admirable words , but to rally the grand army of the future it is necessary to have more than words . It is requisite to have a progamme formed , whioh shall express the deep , the profound , sense of these words . Things , and not phrases , are wanted . Phrases ? They were always at the service of hypocritical tyrants , and of ambitious men ,
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Let each of us , however , follow the solution wWl , i , o believes himself to have found ; let him write Tc 0 din ' to his conscience . M . Mazzini wishes to permit if oi lv whoever dares to avail himself of tho right , must e ' xneot to be excommunicated by him . Oh ! prodigious inconsistency . And now , in exchange for the lesson which he givos to French Democracy , we will give him some ndvice . First , let him learn from us what ho is , of what ho is oapnble , what he is worth . We do not disown him , it is ho who disowns us . Ilis part is this , and this only , to work for the independence of his country ; and we agree that , forthe purpose of expelling the Austriansfrom Italy , action , such as ho understands H , may suffice . » m _^_ - ^^_;^^^ Mimma
Here , and before proceeding further , we should be authorised to inquire if Jf , Mfizmrii is , in all respects , tho man even for the part be has to play . For , the first quality of a man of action is practical sense , and in this M . Mazzini is absolutely wanting . With what is it , indeed , thatherpproaches the Socialists ? Ho has declared ; with a naivete of imprudence , that he reproaches them with an endeavour to seek positive solutions . Positive , be it understood ! Thus , the idea finding its incarnation in the fact , M . Mazzini is per . plexed , and plagued , and annoyed . To remain with rambling , indefinite ideas , would suit him better . Thafc " life should be left to manifest itself in the plcnitlldo of aspiration and of capacity ; " that " man should 1 ) 0 re-made in the image of God , " M . Mazzini would be satisfied . The how to accomplish this alarms him . He will have no systems , He does not require for his programmes more than . 1 certain nnmber of grand sounding words , Setqwpedalia verba . Such is the man who thunders againBt the Ucopists .
Utopist ! It is under this title that a crowd of Italians , in Italy itself , pursue this very man . They , mov <> o . loso than he in their reasonings on the policy of f cfcion , 0 &y—That M . Mazzini has neuer acted but throuijii secret correspondences , which have created peril—he being at a distance . Thafc his single act has been the expedition to Savoy ; his own affair of Boulogne—an adventure attempted " in an honourable spirit , but badly conceived , badly contrived , and militarily conducted by a general long known as a traitor . That , having . arrived at Rome after the Pope had been put to flight—after the Republic had been pvoclaimedafter the Revolution had been completed—he went to sleep in pompous uselessness between the woiicof the constitution and the toils of its defence ; between Saliceti , who held the pen of Republican Rome , and Garibaldi , who wielded its sword .
That he has been wanting , according to the expression of Ricciardi , in revolutionary capacity . That he has been—this blind enemy of ideas—an ideologist of inconsistencies and impertinencies . That a maladroit plagiarist of the Idea of Unity , borrowed from France , in wishing to apply it at all hazards to Italy , ho has consulted neither the intelligent state of the country , nor its local circumstances , nor its situation , nor the proper honr . That , in complicating the question of independence , he has compromised it . That he has done an immence injury to his country in sacrificing to his own Utopia the necessity of dotaohing from the common cause Piedmont , which had all : orga nisation , money , and soldiers .
That , in short , he wa 3 making speeches , while at Novarra they were dying in battle . To prevent Italy from becoming an assemblage of Free States , had not M . Mazzini then only to present himself , and to say , " I am Vfallenstein ' . " This is just what nobody but himself has believed . M . Mazzini is one of the representatives—otto' of the artisans—of Italian independence . The part he has to play ia sufficiently noble—let him confine himself to it . By what right would he pretend to link France to tbe conditions that history imposes upon Italy ? We have not Austrians in the centre of our towns . What we have to
drive away from U 3 is not the foreigner , it is falsehood . What wo have to conquer and achieve is not independence for the advantage of our country ; it is the realisation oi justice for the advantage of all the countries of the earth . By what excess of pride would M . Mazzini desire to imprison in tho mission which especially concerns Italy , and which interests the whole world ? For French Democracy has received from the eighteenth century , aiid from there , volution , an inheritance which is a command that it shall labour and toil , under a penalty of rendering sterile tho floods of heroic blood in which it was drowned by our fathers . And it is this sacred work M . Mazzini would dare to interdict to us !
Action ! does he cry out ? but to endeavour to enli ghten mankind , this , then , is not action . He who destroys an error , puts to flight innumerable legions Rrmedfor the support of the error . Men have not only arms ; they have intelligence , —they have heart : arms to beoome and remain free ; intelligence to comprehend that they are equals ; hearts to feel that they are brethren . The human being is triple in his essence . Triple also in action in its most general effect : that notion of which M . Mazzmi talks so much without comprohending it . Our fathers understood it well when they united \ is in a league to explain , to develop philosophically , to realise praotically , the three terms of their magnificent formula—Liberty , Equality , Fraternity—inseparable terms , of whioh M . Mazzini , with a sacrilegious band , effaces the most touching and the most profound . Yes , to enlighten is to act ; and , after all , the action of gunpowder is not equal to that of the sun .
To write for the right , to suffer for the right , to dio for the right—all tills Is beautiful—all this is grand . The Socialists know it ; they have proved it . jll&blood has streamed over the barricades of the 2 nd oTj ^ ftber . It is well that M . Mazzini should romember QBhd if M . Mazzini had chanced to be at that time in Paris burning with indignation , the bravo Dussoubs would have placed him where he would be side by side with death . But M . Mazzini Hoes not perceive that in confining action to physical force , he unmasks the false aide of that spiritualism which he parades . Under his mystical ph | £ we denounce the grossest materialism . " When ho seHi from the duty of action the operation of the mind and oftne soul , it is ho who animalises humanity . Ah ! it is all very well for him to call holy the reaction
which he preaches . This reaction ( and in fact it is reaetion ) would bo criminal , if it were not senseless . Let us reveal to M . Mazzini , who is self-blinded , the secret of his own heart .. As in him vague aspirations replace that solid faith , those inflexible beliefs upon which the conscience reposes immovable , tho spectacle of evil triumphant has confounded him , " Let us attempt a reaction" ho has said to himself , » sincere reactions succeed . Lot us act after tho fashion of the power that has wealth and armies at its bidding , since the policy is effectual . Let us attack the Socialists , since in attacking them we become masters of the field ; " and thereupon a vertigo has seized him . He has had the puerility to imagine that tyranny could only be crushed by its own weapons . He has done to truth the wrong of doubting its power . He haa lost all serenity .
To such a degree , thafc , even living in England , he has not perceived the movement that surrounds him . No ! ho has seen neither those thousands of workmen who combat by association , nor the immense impression which this fact has produced , nor the power of that action , calm , silent ., and thoughtful . In the work of universal progress each people takes part , according to its own genius . Why does not M . Mazzini require from the workmen of the Amalgamated Society that they seek their emancipation by fighting like a band of Oondottieri ? As for us , God preserve us from that a . ppatet \ fc impetuosity whioh only conceals fainting and weakness . We are not impatient of Time ; while maintaining with energy the increasingly transforming operation of Socialism , we reoognise in the people , as in God , the right to be patient , because he is eternal . Without pardoning discouragement or lassitude in a march so terrible and eo Ion ?
and while crying continually , Courage ! courage J—For . ward ! we are resolved not to sacrifice to the impatience of ambitious minds , anything that is just , anything that is true . The indignation that fills our souls doea not obscure our sight—does not trouble our thoughts ; and M . Mazzini himself , when he insults us , inspires us less with anger than with ^ pity . He must have a government , a taxation , and a unity of operations ; he was exclaiming , only a fow days ago , " We thirst for authority ! " How can we doubt it ? The example of Louis Bonaparte has turned certain heads ; a man hews out a kingdom from his narrow arnbition . He dreams of eoup $ d ' etat ; ho prepares a reaction , on the condition of calling it holy ; he takes tho attitude of command ; he effects an imperial language ; he fancies that European democracy , for her part also , looks for lier Csesar ! Melancholy aberraton of a man who loses his way for very ignorance of the aim and end he blindly seeks .
Besides , who is this man , we have a right to ask , that he should assume this imperious tone ? "What would his fame be worth , if it were not for France , against whom , nevertheless , ifc would appear he never entertained feelings but of jealousy and hate . There ia but one word which can fitly characterise the conduct of a man who avails himself of the reputation that a oountry like Franco lias lent him to insult that nation ! for let it be well understood that it is the nation that M . Mazuini desires to wound , when ho strikes at the doctrine . There is but one word , we say , and that word is ingratitude . Senseless rage ! This man was nothing till France made him what he is : without her , he will be nothing again ' . Out of Italy , he is thought , to possess great influence in Italy . Perhaps it is a mistake . Among the Italians whose courage , or whose virtue , the
last revolution made conspicuous , where arc the followers MM . Maarim ? Is Montanelli ! Is PetruccelH ? Is Burton ? Is Cattabeni ? Is Sterbini ? Is Cernuschi ? To what does the influence of M . Mazzini in Piedmont amount ? Ask Gioberti ? And in Sioilly?—Ask Granatelli ! Andnt Naples ?—Ask Saliceti ? And at Venice ? -Ask Manin . M . Mazzini , who personifies abroad the Italian
The European democracy baa no need of a Cffisar , espe , cully since the 2 nd of December has shown the world of what a heap of crimes the success of modern Cawaw is built up ! ( Signed ) Buhobi . Pierub Luroux . loms Blanc . Mamrmkt . Cahet . Kadaud , LaNDOIPHE . TAS 15 ES 3 WIB . Jules Lgroux .
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— "L . ¦ .- _ z"" *^*»' —*» w » MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . The April quarter sessions of the peace for the count y of Middlesex w * re held on Monday by adjournment at the Guildhall , Westminster . Railway Robbery . —George Stokes , 29 , pleaded Guilty to indictments charging ' him with having committed * series of robberies on the London and North Western wlway , hm 0 I 1 iv t | iree charges were preferred against him . SmU \ f ' ' ' ie was C 0 llv ' cte'l i » l ! lc nasae ot -Philip the . Eim a rol ) l ) er - committed at the Shorediich station ot imnric , !* Cnuutie « Railway , and sentsneed to six months ' been 1 Sn . i " ~" The Ie 8 ni «* " J ( lri « e said lhat if 'hero had tweed the ° ' ' in lWe iniiielment ho shon ! d have 8 en " that he wass ( nner l o transportntion . In the absence of months ieilteil ce < l to hard labour for eighteen calendar . , „ , .,, ,,, . ..
Robbery bv a Citw Joseph Dring J 8 » . l wf "H ^ Drin& ° ' * Dring for stealing \ Z I" ?? * in ( iicle ( 1 : t ! ' " ^ ^ 12 , the property ^( LZ ^ ff ° ther articie 8 ) VfllUe and the said Jolepn S £ ?}• * his «»» ellt « . g hou « c ; same , well knowing them toYave he ""' " ^ ' T"' "* tb from the evidenced the proeocu or"f ? ^— fc « PP « aved Market-row , Oxford-market , ih » t the fl , ? ' ¦ reS S ™ his employ as charwoman . On CuZ ?? 0 Mr wa V « l ... prosecutor left her in the ho « s XiS '/ " * 20 th absence of about half an hour . On JS ™ i j uu reair he ssed
^ mm » „! ,... _ , . .. ,.... n ra from a chest of drawers in the kitchen a casb-hox c t ¦ ing £ 1 103 . iu gold , sis spoons , two p * iT of sniar-JoSi " two watciiss , a promissory note for .-650 , and Su , " = !' perty . He told the female prisoner of his loss , W she said she knew nothing about it , and no person had been in the kitchen . She expressed her willingness to go to the station-house , and said slie lived at 22 , ChavWstreet Ham pstead-road . From information , he subsequentl y went to No . 24 , Grafton-place , Euslon-square , where he found , his cash-box with £ 7 10 s . in gold , and the other articles ha had lost fro m his house . It further appeared that th « male
prisoner had called at Mr . Dodd ' g house , and inquired for Mrs . Drinp , who , on being informed of it , replied , " Thafc is my sod . "—The jury found both the prisoners Guilty , and the male prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transportation , anrt the female to right months' imprisonment , foS . ° f F- —Charles Cannon , 20 , was indicted nertv «? Hm le n BL ? ° m = ' ' ° f the rillu of 3 d " tllc P " 0 " CL ih Great Wester " Rliilway Con H ); in y > hisera - EZIt ! ?? ? ? a Porter in the employ of tho
„ . K « l E < lward « , were detected by Charles Paris , Wnt m ' ° , portors at Rwldington , in the act of of &f , i nSel ^ t 0 ora n S from a Srok ° n che 8 t i" ° ™ Ottnetiucks Six oranges wero found in the prisoner ' s pockets . E . Iwards was discharged by tha maeiHtmte , there &i ? ° if CaSe ** $ Mt hiin ' but he lia (| n ' ot been taken ISonTf 2 nr " ? h ° Ulccon W- * jury found tha labour y > W ' somcilcod t 0 £ ix n >» nil » ' hard
hnil' ^ A ?*? ™ . ' h ? asind 5 oted for having stolon five ten Rvalue of £ 5 , the property of Edward Martm I'oxhall . The prosecutor was an architect , residing at So .-18 , boutn Amlley-street , Gro 3 venor-squave , and tho books " nr n Qn ^ J r S and Prilvel > books-wore stolen on tha t . \ . < 5 Ut' 1 < " January from his seat in one of tho district ; churches of St . George's , Ilauom-squsre , on tha t i 11 Pf'soner sold them for 7 s . Od . to Mr . Pearson , Jin ? ?? 43 Bla ? kMw « Toad , telling him that thoy win f ! JSf | j y » unglwl 3 r , whohftd bceni " convent , but SnI put to proceed to Franco , and was desirous of ? Sl" / ° f 8 SnQ pr ° f'crty- Mr . Pearson requested an authority from the nd
owner , r . tho prisoner produced ii note in which she was authorised to sell tho book * , and which S » nK ? ti 1 ™ * ritten bythc sistcr of the Me & * ? wf £ w T { . e & »«"'« * " Proved to have been ia tho church from which the books were stolen shortly before they were missed . The prisoner in her defence persisted that the story she had told Mr . Pearson was correct and said she had written to the Rev , Mr . Welsh , of Moornelds Koman Catholic Chapel , to send tho person who had instructed her to sell the books , but he had not answered her letter , nor bad lie sent the young lady . The iurv found the prisoner guilty , and she was sentenced to six months' hard labour .
Assault . —Jo .-esph Gale and John Weygood appeared ia discharge of their bail , in answer to an indictment charging them with having committed an assault upon llenry Si > icer a broker , whilst in the execution of his duty . —Mr . SpiceK in detailing the facts of tho case , said the prosecutor was a broker , and the defendant Gale was a man , who , for tho last three years , had occupied a house , So . 20 , Kewlandstreet , Pimlico , without troubling himself to pay any rent whatever . Becoming so troublesome a- tenant , and tha houso falling into a dilapidated state , tho landlord became extremely anxious to get rid of him , and as an inducement
to turn he expressed his willingness to forego all tho ronb that Was due and give him £ 10 to give up possession . Tha defendant , however , was determined not to give up such cheap and snug quarters on such terms , and made a demand of £ 50 before ho would budge an inch , or allow the landlord to have possession of his own property . These exorbitant terms wero rejected by tho landlord , and ha thereupon determined to put into the house a distress foe tho recovery of the rent and possession , and the prosecutor , a broker , on tho 29 th of February went there for that purpose , but had no sooner entered than ho was summarily ejected vi et amis by tho defendant Gale . However , on tho
2 nd of March he made another entry , when the assault which formed the subject of tho present prosecution took place . The defendant Gale then resisted bis entry by taking up an axe , with which he aimed a blow at prosecutor ' 3 head , and which inflicted a severe blow on his face , and foe which assault ho now sought the protection of the law . The warrant authorising the prosecutor to enter the house of the defendant not having been produced in court when , called for , the learned judge said the jury had no alternative but to return a verdict of not guilty , which they did accordingly .
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THE ALBURY MURDER-EXECUION OP THE MURDERER . Contrary to usual custom , the execution of John Keene , a labourer , aged twenty , for the murder of an illegitimate child of his wife ' s , took pkee at nine o ' clock on Tuesdaymorning , instead of Monday . Barricades wero erected afc several points to keep back , the crowd , but notwithstanding tho precaution , tho multitude pressed forward and took up the best position tlwiy could obtain within the barricades . At about a quarter before nine o ' clock tho persons assembled could not have numbered less than 5 , 000 . At nine o ' clock the door on the top of the platform leading to tho scaffold was opened . Tho chaplain , the constable , the culpr it , the executioner , hiaassistan s , and tho ( leyutygovernor and his assistants , appeared , and the crowd below hallooed , hooted , screamed , cheered , and hissed most vociferously . For about two minutes tho chaplain
spoke to the guilty man , and appeared to impress him with the necessity of repentance for the crime which ho had committed . He gave , however , no indication of penitence , but moved his hand as if he wished to be rid of all importunity . The culpvit then ascended the ladder leading to the drop with a firm step . Ho was dressed in corduroy trousers , with a smockfrock , which was tucked up aboufi his body as far as his waist . His face was sunburnt , or rather weather-beaten . He advanced to tho drop with a determined step , coughed two or threo times , and made no indication of resistance or sensitiveness when tho white cap was pulled over bis face . In adjusting the rope the executioner pulled it roughly over thc nose of thc prisoner , and was very awkward in adjusting id round the neck . Neither the chaplain nor any of tho officials , except tha hangman and his assistants appeared on tho platform , and
it was a matter of observation that the prisoner was not dressed in the dress usually worn by prisoners wlio aro executed . When the fatal moment arrived for withdrawing the bolt , tho excitement in the crowd was intense . There was a sxidden jerk , the drop fell , and the body of the culprit , still convulsed with life for a moment , swung in the air . For more than a miuute there wero signs of life , and the muscular power of the man exhibited itself in convulsive throes . Ho died hard , but in little more than a minute the lifeless body moved backwards and forwards ia the air . The crowd gradually dispersed ; and after hanging the prescribed time the body was cut down and buried within the prison , in tho place assigned for the interment of the bodies ot' murderers . —five culprit made no confession , but adhered to his declaration of innocence , and . asserted that it was his wife who had murdered her child ,
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Diplomatic Consignments . —The authorities having considered the practice under existing regulations with respect to officers accompanying to tho placo of destination articles directed to be delivered duty free for ambassadors or other privileged persons , these regulations , which have reference to certain regulations of the Excise , since repealed , have been rescinded , and directions have been issued that in future only spirits , tobacco , and wine , delivered duty free for ambassadors or other privileged persons , be accompanied to their place of destination by an officer of the Crown , all other articles being at once delivered under proper authority to the parties duly authorised to receive them . oi
Confirmed Hopes of Franklin . —At the last meeting the Royal Geographical Society , Dr . line ' s journal of his long and arduous voyage of exploration on the Arctic shores in search of Sir John Franklin , was rend by his friend and companion , Mr . Miles . As a proof of the energy and de . termination of this enterprising traveller , we may state thai he traversed almost entirely on foot , and completed a sup vey and plan of 1 , 100 miles of the coast , making , with tl « return , upwards of 2 000 miles in both expeditions . In th < discussion which followed Captain Ommaimoy stated , tha he considered it his duty to caution the public from enter taining any expectation whatever of the return again of Si John Franklin ; Dr . Sutherland antl « r i . Wh , lte 0 " the othe hand , maintained tbe contrary , and Sir R . Murchison . i stated that
concluding the controversy , the hopes ho ha < already expressed in favour of bir John Franklin's bein yet alive were more firmly established than ever . Mr . Haj lecturer on chemistry at Portsmouth Dock yard , at Woo wich , has been engaged during tho week in instructing tli four bombndieis of the Royal Marine Artillery attached t the expedition , under the command of Sir Edward Belche C . B ., in the mode of adjusting the plates , covering an ii teaching tho copper wires , and manipulating the sulphuri acid used in galvanic batteries , it being intended to take { the Atctic regions a number of tubes charged with tweni pounas of gunpowder each , to be used in bursting , the ia in order to force a passage up Wellington Channel with tli steamers of . the expedition .
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Eccesiwcities of i ! R . Fearous O'Cossob aqain . - At Mr 5 ™ . ^ mith Police Court , on Tuesday afternoon , Mr . Dunford , of H . gh-street , Notting-hill , applied to the T ^ r f Tlc , « nder tbe following circumstances . -The applicant stated that Mr . PeMgU 9 O'Connor , wbo had until very ; recently resided at Notting-hill , was in the habit of visiting his shop , and on several occasions conducted himself m a most extraordinary manner . The applicant then described a number of extravagances which he alleged Mr O Connor had committed . If Mr . Feargus 0 Connor found Mrs . Dunford or her apprentices ( dressmakers ) abased in their work , he would take the fabric , whether of silk , merino , or whatever it . happened to be , and tie it round their heads ; and a few days since he again called at the shop . Applicant and his f « mily were about sitting down to dinner . Mr . O ' Connor rushed in and went to tne rear of the premises , where he conducted himself most indecently He then returned to the parlour , and took up the hot leg of mutton , which was inthedish upon toe table , and held it in his hnmU nf tho «« , »? ; m « » ,, t ;;
1 * ' « wt " dplaci "S 8 esl « in his mouth . Appli-£ ™! nlK ? u ? 15 lttinB at the table . ^ d because he Mr S ^ 9 ¦ ' ? threatened to cut off his head . Mm ?; 5 ? ST *? ° i « PP « cani what he required J £ ; ! rlgMJJi ponnor not to be in his right mind , and he , SnS * S ! £ 1 ° , WOrshi P f 0 l < Pvotecdon .-Mr Beadon asked bun how ion ? it was since Mr . O'Connor h ° rnSff ^ T ^ ^ 8 Mr 8 ' Dunford and S I ? IX IJ * t ? * , ? ford Said about » «> onth since .-Mr Beadon said the applmant should have applied earlier at that court , if he wished to adopt any proceedings against Mr . OCpnnop .--. The applicant said he did not wish to have Mr . O Connor locked up in gaol , but merely restrained from committing any violence . He had applied to the Hon Mr . Walpole he Secretary of State , and he was referred to the Speaker of the u 0 U 8 e of fcommona .-Mr . Beadon observed that he belieyed it was ^ n . rally understood that Mr . O Connor was insane . He I Mr . bJLi mi *
not a commissioner ot lunacy and , therefore , could not take upon himself the power of restraining that gentleman . -The Applicant believed that Mr . O ' Connor ' s insanity bad been caused by his active exertions to better the condition Of the poorer classes . —Mr . Beadon said it was too late to take any proceedings against Mr . O'Connor , for having conducted himself as it had been stated he had towards Mrs . Dunford , but if anything of the kind was repeated , the applicant would meet with every assistance from that court , if he would only apply at the time . —The Applicant thanked his worship , and withdrew . *^ Hoixowat ' s Pitman admirable Remed y for Billions Complaints and Indi gesUon—The efficacy of these invaluable Pills in the cure of bi'e , indi gestion , flatulency , sick headnehe , nervousness , ana debilitated censOtations . is SO thoroughly established in almost every part of the world , that they now stand pre-eminent as the finest medicine ever known for these comp laints , and may be taken by persons of all ages , ana in every clima te . They inviporate the body , strenethen the faculties of the mmd , increase the jiunltite . and
pnrifythe blood , inosewno suner irom disease brought on uy sedentary occupations may rely on these Pills giving immediate re lief , and a certain restoration to good health ,
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ASTLP / TS TI 1 EATRE . The new piece at Astley ' s is called " Bonaparte in Esypt , " and is a representation of some of the striking events which occurred during the French expedition . Ilad not the playbill pointed to the Parisian origin of the spectacle , the fact might have been inferred from tho careful avoidauceof any circumstance likely to wound the national sensibility of onr neighbours . Thus , while due prominence 13 given to the poisoning of the wells by the natives , no allusion is made to the poisoning in the hospitals by French physicians . Another inconvenient fact—although a " "teat fact" at the time—the French dramatist has prudently kept altogether out of view—namely , the British army . The fighting is confined to the French and the natives , and , as a matter of course , the former have it all their own way . The piece is properly called a " spectacle , " for , indeed , it consists almost entirely of talleaux vivans , arranged with singular ingenuity , and producing the most
pleasing effects . The picturesque costume of the French officers and soldiers of the period 13 represented with great accuracy , and the appearance of Napoleon himself on a white charger immediately recalled to recollection the print , now seldom seen , of the young general crossing the Alp 3 . Though not destined to attain to the enduring popularity of Waterloo , " Bonaparte in Egypt" will deservedly run a triumphant career for at least the present season . AllnsioD has already been made to the excellence of the tableaux , and indeed it is hardly possible to praise them more highly than they deserve . The last scene , representing the defeat of the Mamelukes at Aboukir , with its bold groupings and brilliant tflects , struck us as beiDg tho best thing of the kind that even Astley ' s has produced . Can move be said * The audience were delighted throughout , but the denouement took them by storm , and the curtain fell amidst a roar of applause , which drowned the thunders of the mimic artillery . The house was crowded .
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MARIONXETTE THEATRE . Prophets who foretold that the performances of the puppets would be bnt a nine days' wonder prove to be mistaken . Easter Monday finds them in full vigour , armed with a new introduction , in which the sorrows 6 f a " legitimate " author during a rehersal are smartly set forth by a brilliant writer of the " fast" school , and also with a version of " Aladdin , " remarkable for the splendour of the costumes . The Chinese dresses are of the most costly materials , and each figure is a complete study in itself .
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MxVDAME TUSSAUD'S . Few place 3 of amusement present more attractions than this establishment , and on Monday the public showed their estimate of its merits by the patronage which they afforded . It was daring the day well attended by visitor--, and in the evening the concourse of sight-seers was very numerous .
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THE COLOSSEUM . The arrangements for the season at this place have been made with a good deal of taste , and everything appears in the best order . The Glyptotheca , or museum of sculpture , has undergone a renovation , and is filled with casts from most ofthebest productions of modern art . Mirrors have been introduced into panels of the walls with good effect , so that the size of tho gallery appears enlarged and the statues and busts multiplied . The effect is very good . The old and favourite pictures of London by day and Paris by night seem to have lost none of their attractions . The conservatories , caves , Swiss landscapes , &c , are all in the best order , and everything looks fresh and pleasant . The number of visitors was more than usually great , and everybodj appeared gratified with what was prepared for their amusement .
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . As 13 usual at this place on all public holidays , every gallery was filled with visitors , and all seemed intent on joining instruction with amusement . The museum is crowded with models of inventions and specimens of patent productions , and there is consequently something to please everv taste and meet the search of every inquirer—machinery , optical illusions and effects , dissolving views , music , &c . In addition to all this lectures by Mr . Pepper on Glynn and Appel ' s recently invented processes for takins copies of prints , &o ., and paper for the prevention of forgeries of documents , and a lecture on the Minie rifle , the Prussian musket , and so forth . These lectures appeared to excite great interest in a crowd of auditors . The whole collection has been scientifically classified , so that those in search of instruction have liftle difficulty in finding the object to which they wish to direct their attention . It is satisfactory to know that the public , and more particularly the better informed part of it , duly estimate the merits of this establishment .
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QUEEN'S THEATRE , The Easier attractions at this house consisted Of a nautical drama , entitled , the "Fiend of the Sea , and the "Dogs of the Pirate Barque , " in which Messrs . Harrison and J . Mathews appeared with their dogs . "Robinson Crusoe" followed , the part of Friday being sustained by that celebrated clown and pantoraimist , Tom Matthews . The " Corsican Brothers" ( which we have already noticed ) terminated the evening ' s entertainments . All the pieces are well got up , and gave evident satisfaction . We regret , however , that , owing to the fine weather the house was not so crowded as it otherwise would have been , and as the exertions of the enterprising lessee deserved to be rewarded .
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GREENWICH FAIR . The fair street , terminating at Deptford Bridge , presented nearly the same aspect as usual , and its attractions m tbe way of shows were the never-failing gorgeous glories of Richardson , wbo still , after the manner of the early Greek players , carries all his attractions in a waggon of two . He has this year polished off a Warren's jet-black band for the occasion , and well and " gently they do their spiriting , " impostors though these sable " minstrels be . The far-famed Wombwell and his splendid menagerie , however , was not among the attractions . There were not wanting lures for all classes—rifles for our future volunteers—awnings for highflyers—E . O ' s , lotteries , and turnabouts , for the gamesters , and all ports of preternatural sights . Russian terriers , with the forepart of their bodies like ducks—greyhounds with lambs' heads—sand do <* s from South Africa , with fore feet like eagle ' s claws , and the hind quarters like pigs—cats with the hands of a monkey-cocks with real
horns on their heads like spurs—and Archer ' s wonderful collection of monatrosities , appeared to attract a fair share of patronage . A representative of the Fives Court has established a booth for sparring , where some young would-be sprigs of fashion , stripped and belaboured each other about tha nose and eyes until their sweethearts could not distinguish them . There was a greater numher of humble ball-rooms , at two and three pence per head for admission , than usual , and the keen bracing air induced great numbers , even at an early hour , to sport a fantastic toe to not indifferent music . The endless ball-room of Alger occupies it 3 usual place , and defies all competitionwhether for its vast area , its excellent refreshments , or a band of musicians , superior to those at many of our London theatres . The fine weather attracted thousands to the Park . The racing down the hill was carried on with great spirit , notwithstanding the interference of the police who got mobbed , aud pelted with oranges and apples for their pains .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 17, 1852, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1674/page/7/
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