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buted to the lady ' s last appearance for several months , but the greater part must be referred to the intense passion and pathos of the actress , who found the character of Patdine eminently consonant to her feelings and instincts , and delineated it throughout with singular mastery . That Miss Bateman had personated Pauline

Deschappelles frequently before no reasonable doubt could bo entertained . The freedom of her manner , the ease and self-possession , told too truly the tale of experience and familiarity which alone , whatever the talents or genius of the artist , could achieve such results . Miss Bateman , with her habitual judgment , did not attempt

to shine where to shine would merely be to render the character sustained subservient to the personage sustaining . The earlier scenes were charming from their unstudied simplicity and perfect naturalness . At the end of the third act , Miss Bateman had touched the audience to the quick . She was recalled when the

dropscene fell , and received with immense applause . From this point onwards the performance was a series of triumphs . Double recalls followed the fourth and fifth acts , aud when the curtain descended , the demonstration was of the heartiest and most unmistakeable kind . At last Mr . "Webster led on Miss Bateman , and the plaudits

increased to a furor ; and when the lady had retired , Mr . Webster came forward and declared how proud he felt at being the means of introducing so talented and fascinating an actress on the English boards , and that next spring he hoped to present her again to the patrons of his theatre in sundry new parts .

The season closes to-night for what is called the winter season , with Mr . AVebster ' s benefit , and opens on Monday for what is called the summer season , with the " celebrated American comedian , Mr . John E . Owens , as Solon Shingle , as performed by him in New York more than 170 consecutive nights , "

ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS . These agreeable gardens have been most liberally patronised during the season , and deservedly so when their varied attractions , natural and artificial , are considered . To flowers whose beauty and fragrance are unsurpassed by anything in or near the metropolis—to

an Italian boundary picture admitted to be the best ever placed on the grounds—to a firework temple which nightly elicits cheers from the assembled visitors for its brilliancy and splendour , is now added a circus , which , for extent of accommodation , perfection of lighting , and decorative taste , will vie , if hot surpass , any similar

building in London . It is from a design by Mr . Jones , the painter of Florence ( the Italian picture ) , and has been erected by Mr . Sloman . The ground formerly occupied by the Stenorama is its site . It is divided into boxes , pit , aud gallery , with a capital promenade round the entire building , and is capable of holding nearly

2 , 000 persons . This important addition to the permaiionfc places of amusement in the gardens was opened on Monday night by the celebrated troupe of Mr . Charles Hengler , an equestrian manager , we should say every way worthy of Mr . Smith ' s confidence , judging from the performances which were given at eight , and

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repeated at a quarter after ten . Accustomed as the metropolitan public have been to exhibitions of this kind , and more particularly those who have been patrons of Cremorne , it must have been very gratifying to the spirited lessee to witness the reception given by the visitors to the varied acts of the programme Mr .

Hengler had drawn up for their gratification . Horses , ponies , artistes , dresses , appointments , all showed a perfection of arrangement , and a liberality of management beyond the reach of ordinary description . The two performances included upwards of twenty acts , each of which deserves special mention , but at

present our space admits of allusion only to three , " the Lancers Quadrilles , " splendidly ridden and led by Mr . Hengler himself ; the magnificent horse , Ducrow , introduced also by Mr . Hengler ; and Miss Emily Cooke ' s " Balloon" performance , whoso lady-like style reminds us of the great days of her talented ancestors .

There can be no doubt this brilliant addition to the attractions of the gardens will prove a benefit to the treasury , for it must be ranked among the triumphs of Cremorne .

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A SHARK STOEY . —The ship was at anchor off Cape Tanoob , about 100 miles west of Alexandria , in twelve fathoms water , and upon a clean sandy bottom , when the word was suddenly passed that a shark was in sight . AVe had only recently passed through a fleet of spongeboats at work a few miles from the spot , and upon the

very bank he was now steering for ; but , attracted by the ship , he quietly turned round and round , reconnoitring us , at a distance of about a quarter of a mile , until at length he was induced to approach pretty close , within thirty or forty yards of the ship ' s quarter , and to poise himself there at two or three fathoms below the surface ;

and then , as he lay perfectly still , and our gig was also towing astern , we had the means of making a comparison of his length , and concluded that it was not much , if at all , under eighteen feet ; some even thought it exceeded twenty feet . His presence naturally excited great interest amongst us , especially as he was attended , as

usual , by seven or eight little pilot-fish , which went actively and fearlessly round and round the great monster's head , and seemed to regard him quite as their protector and friend . I never witnessed anything that appeared more truly to indicate a perfect understanding between the shark and his little companions than on

this occasion . As some of the crew had seen him pass under the ship a little time previously upon some fowls ' heads and offal being thrown overboard , and after the pilot-fish had previously been to it , he was supposed to have gone and eaten tho refuse , as he certainly went to the spot . Now , therefore , there appeared to be a tempting

chance of catching him with a bait . The shark-hook was consequently duly baited with a large piece of fat pork , and thrown from the quarter a few yards in front of his nose ; tho huge monster nevertheless remained all the while motionless , except his broad and thick fins , that alone appeared to move occasionally so as to steady his