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Public Amusements.
secured , and ho will continue to furnish extravaganzas , and they will be placed on the stage under his immediate supervision . The scenery is produced under the superintendence of Mr . IT . Cuthbert , ancl the ballet , being presided over by Miss Rosina AVright , is sure to be excellent and efficient . The Misses Pelham , who are the proprietors and managers , deserve great credit for the energy they have displayed in improving this house , as they do for their smart and vivacious acting . The first piece being
played at present is Handle's comedy , in one act , entitled " A Faint Heart Never AA on a Fair Lady , " in which Mr . AV . H . Stephenson , an actor of considerable experience and great ability , who was a few years ago one of the greatest favourites on the Australian stage , takes the part of the Marquis de Santa Cruz , and it is most amusing . Mr . J . G . Shore , from the Lyceum , as . Euy Gomez , is very good ; and Miss Harriet Pelham represents the young King Charles of Spain most satisfactorily . The other characters are well filled up by Mr . Phelps , Mr . AVilson , Mr . Smith , Miss Fanny Clifford , and Mrs . J . W . Simpson . The
same actresses and actors appear with the addition of Miss Lydia Maitland and Mr . Joseph Robins , in Mr . T . J . Williams ' farce , acted for the first time at this theatre , called " My Dress Boots , in which an immense amount of laughable confusion is occasioned by the excitable temperament of Mr . Marmaduke Mivius ( Mr . AV . H . Stevens ) , which leads him into some very funny blunders . It is certainly a very clever farce , and capitally acted . "Ixion ; or , tbe Man at the AVhcel , " seems to have lost
none of its attractiveness , and the appearance of the comet in the third scene is exceedingly comic . Miss Harriet Pelham sustains the part of Iicion with much smartness , and her sister is a good Mercury . A more attractive programme could scarcely be produced , yet , however excellent a production is , it must give way to novelties , and so it is that we find announced at the foot of the playbill as in preparation a petite comedy , by John Oxenford , Esq ., a romantic comedietta , by John Brougham , Esq ., and a new extravaganza , by F . C . Burnard , Esq . No doubt the Misses Pelham will have , as they deserve a suecessful season .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen and younger branches of the Royal Family continue ut Osborne . The arrival of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of \ A ales in Stockholm is looked for at the end of this month . A formal invitation from the King of Sweden has been addressed to them , and a Swedish man-of-war will be placed at their disposal to convey
them to Stockholm . In Denmark the reception , both by the people ancl the Court , has been royal in every respect . But perhaps the most interesting feature in the whole proceedings Avas the affectionate reception given to the infant Prince by the members of the Princess of AVales' family , " As to the Princess , " says a writer on the spot , " she seemed the very image of
happiness , and , even if she were inclined , I do not think that she could possibly conceal the feeling of intense delight that seemed to animate her . " On Monday Prince Humbert , the future King of Italy , handed at Southampton from his Imperial yacht
Jerome Napoleon . He Avas accompanied in his visit to this country by Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde , whobacle him adieu at Southampton , he proceeding to London by special train , and they embarking again on board the yacht . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The Registrar General is able to report a slight diminution in the mortality of London , although
the actual is yet considerably above the estimated number . Fatal cases of diarrhoea have considerably decreased . A sempstress died from tho usual causes—overwork and starvation ; a woman died from the damp of a new house ; and a charwoman died of old age at 101 . The annual meeting of the British Association was inaugurated on Wednesday by an able and long
address from the eminent geologist , Sir Charles Lyell . He spoke of the advantages of Bath as a central point of observation for his fellow-labourers in the science of the rocks ; drew comparison between the springs of the pump-room in King
Bladud ' s city and those of the ancients ; and suggested that if , instead of running placidly to the Avon , the mineral waters were to deposit their solid matter around their orifice , iu time Ave should have a veritable Geyser to see wituout going all the way to Iceland for it . At the depth of seventy-four feet the Avater in the great Geyser was shown to be at rest at a
temperature of 248 ° Fahrenheit , or 36 ° above boiling point ; why , he asked , at a few thousand feet , might it not be , so to speak , at a Avhite heat ? But the force of the action of hot springs in the interior of the earth is incalculable . To it may be owing the upheaval of strata which , as evidenced by marine shells , is nowhere so obvious as in AVales , where marine shells were in one
place upheaved 1 , 860 ft . above the sea-level . The glacial period occupied a considerable portion of the distinguished president's address , which concluded with the expression of a belief that
the present meeting would not be inferior in interest to any previous assemblage of the Association ; ancl judging from the communications of our reporter , we are inclined to concur in the learned president ' s opinion . Lord Stanley presided at the annual dinner of the Tipperary Farming Society on Tuesday , and spoke at considerable length on the present position and
future prospects of Ireland . He took , on tho whole , a favourable view of the future , and said he could not believe that the extensive emigration which has excited so much attention of late would continue . In the course of his speech he expressed an opinion that the American war was approaching its termination . The monthly meeting of the Lancashire Central
Relief Committee was held at Manchester on Monday . Since the last meeting there has been a small reduction in the number of those receiving relief . In 17 of the districts the local committees have been able to suspend relief , ancl the pressure of the distress is now confined to the neighbourhoods of Ashton ,
Glossop , Preston , ancl AA'igan . A reverse in the present prosperity is , however , feared during the current month . Mr . Eawlinson reported that the Public Works Act has been adopted by 80 places , but as yet the local committees have absorbed less than a third of the amount authorised by Parliament . Se \ eral grants were made at the close of the proceedings .
Between 3 , 000 , and 4 , 000 of the volunteers of Manchester and the neighbourhood Avere reviewed on the Manchester racecourse on Saturday afternoon , by Colonel M'Murdo , the Inspector General . Unfortunately the weather was most unfavourable , bat we have it on the authority of Colonel M'Murdo that , on the whole , the movements of the day were executed with most
creditable steadiness . Colonel M'Murdo ' s regulation term of service—five years—will shortly expire , and on Saturday the gallant officer addressed a few parting words of kindly advice to the volunteers of the district . In the evening he was
entertained at dinner in the Queen's Hotel , and made a speech in which he modestly referred to his own invaluable services as Inspector General . He had , " endeavoured to carry out the intention of Government—above all , to add to the efficiency of the movement , which he would be glad to think of during the remainder of his days . " In the case of alleged
infringement of the Copyright of Designs Act , heard a few days ago at the Clerkenwell Police-court , Messrs . Parker and Stone , as plaintiffs , alleged that they Avere proprietors of a certain registered design for gold chains ; Avhile Mr . Smith , the defendant , and a former employe of Messrs . Parker , maintained that the registration was invalid . The inventor of the design Avas
heard , and his evidence certainly tended against the plaintiffs > but as the case has been again adjourned an opinion on it must be reserved . An extraordinary episode in the Colenso controversy has taken place . The Bishop of Natal was announced to preach on Sunday last in Claybrook Church , in aid of the
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Public Amusements.
secured , and ho will continue to furnish extravaganzas , and they will be placed on the stage under his immediate supervision . The scenery is produced under the superintendence of Mr . IT . Cuthbert , ancl the ballet , being presided over by Miss Rosina AVright , is sure to be excellent and efficient . The Misses Pelham , who are the proprietors and managers , deserve great credit for the energy they have displayed in improving this house , as they do for their smart and vivacious acting . The first piece being
played at present is Handle's comedy , in one act , entitled " A Faint Heart Never AA on a Fair Lady , " in which Mr . AV . H . Stephenson , an actor of considerable experience and great ability , who was a few years ago one of the greatest favourites on the Australian stage , takes the part of the Marquis de Santa Cruz , and it is most amusing . Mr . J . G . Shore , from the Lyceum , as . Euy Gomez , is very good ; and Miss Harriet Pelham represents the young King Charles of Spain most satisfactorily . The other characters are well filled up by Mr . Phelps , Mr . AVilson , Mr . Smith , Miss Fanny Clifford , and Mrs . J . W . Simpson . The
same actresses and actors appear with the addition of Miss Lydia Maitland and Mr . Joseph Robins , in Mr . T . J . Williams ' farce , acted for the first time at this theatre , called " My Dress Boots , in which an immense amount of laughable confusion is occasioned by the excitable temperament of Mr . Marmaduke Mivius ( Mr . AV . H . Stevens ) , which leads him into some very funny blunders . It is certainly a very clever farce , and capitally acted . "Ixion ; or , tbe Man at the AVhcel , " seems to have lost
none of its attractiveness , and the appearance of the comet in the third scene is exceedingly comic . Miss Harriet Pelham sustains the part of Iicion with much smartness , and her sister is a good Mercury . A more attractive programme could scarcely be produced , yet , however excellent a production is , it must give way to novelties , and so it is that we find announced at the foot of the playbill as in preparation a petite comedy , by John Oxenford , Esq ., a romantic comedietta , by John Brougham , Esq ., and a new extravaganza , by F . C . Burnard , Esq . No doubt the Misses Pelham will have , as they deserve a suecessful season .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen and younger branches of the Royal Family continue ut Osborne . The arrival of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of \ A ales in Stockholm is looked for at the end of this month . A formal invitation from the King of Sweden has been addressed to them , and a Swedish man-of-war will be placed at their disposal to convey
them to Stockholm . In Denmark the reception , both by the people ancl the Court , has been royal in every respect . But perhaps the most interesting feature in the whole proceedings Avas the affectionate reception given to the infant Prince by the members of the Princess of AVales' family , " As to the Princess , " says a writer on the spot , " she seemed the very image of
happiness , and , even if she were inclined , I do not think that she could possibly conceal the feeling of intense delight that seemed to animate her . " On Monday Prince Humbert , the future King of Italy , handed at Southampton from his Imperial yacht
Jerome Napoleon . He Avas accompanied in his visit to this country by Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde , whobacle him adieu at Southampton , he proceeding to London by special train , and they embarking again on board the yacht . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The Registrar General is able to report a slight diminution in the mortality of London , although
the actual is yet considerably above the estimated number . Fatal cases of diarrhoea have considerably decreased . A sempstress died from tho usual causes—overwork and starvation ; a woman died from the damp of a new house ; and a charwoman died of old age at 101 . The annual meeting of the British Association was inaugurated on Wednesday by an able and long
address from the eminent geologist , Sir Charles Lyell . He spoke of the advantages of Bath as a central point of observation for his fellow-labourers in the science of the rocks ; drew comparison between the springs of the pump-room in King
Bladud ' s city and those of the ancients ; and suggested that if , instead of running placidly to the Avon , the mineral waters were to deposit their solid matter around their orifice , iu time Ave should have a veritable Geyser to see wituout going all the way to Iceland for it . At the depth of seventy-four feet the Avater in the great Geyser was shown to be at rest at a
temperature of 248 ° Fahrenheit , or 36 ° above boiling point ; why , he asked , at a few thousand feet , might it not be , so to speak , at a Avhite heat ? But the force of the action of hot springs in the interior of the earth is incalculable . To it may be owing the upheaval of strata which , as evidenced by marine shells , is nowhere so obvious as in AVales , where marine shells were in one
place upheaved 1 , 860 ft . above the sea-level . The glacial period occupied a considerable portion of the distinguished president's address , which concluded with the expression of a belief that
the present meeting would not be inferior in interest to any previous assemblage of the Association ; ancl judging from the communications of our reporter , we are inclined to concur in the learned president ' s opinion . Lord Stanley presided at the annual dinner of the Tipperary Farming Society on Tuesday , and spoke at considerable length on the present position and
future prospects of Ireland . He took , on tho whole , a favourable view of the future , and said he could not believe that the extensive emigration which has excited so much attention of late would continue . In the course of his speech he expressed an opinion that the American war was approaching its termination . The monthly meeting of the Lancashire Central
Relief Committee was held at Manchester on Monday . Since the last meeting there has been a small reduction in the number of those receiving relief . In 17 of the districts the local committees have been able to suspend relief , ancl the pressure of the distress is now confined to the neighbourhoods of Ashton ,
Glossop , Preston , ancl AA'igan . A reverse in the present prosperity is , however , feared during the current month . Mr . Eawlinson reported that the Public Works Act has been adopted by 80 places , but as yet the local committees have absorbed less than a third of the amount authorised by Parliament . Se \ eral grants were made at the close of the proceedings .
Between 3 , 000 , and 4 , 000 of the volunteers of Manchester and the neighbourhood Avere reviewed on the Manchester racecourse on Saturday afternoon , by Colonel M'Murdo , the Inspector General . Unfortunately the weather was most unfavourable , bat we have it on the authority of Colonel M'Murdo that , on the whole , the movements of the day were executed with most
creditable steadiness . Colonel M'Murdo ' s regulation term of service—five years—will shortly expire , and on Saturday the gallant officer addressed a few parting words of kindly advice to the volunteers of the district . In the evening he was
entertained at dinner in the Queen's Hotel , and made a speech in which he modestly referred to his own invaluable services as Inspector General . He had , " endeavoured to carry out the intention of Government—above all , to add to the efficiency of the movement , which he would be glad to think of during the remainder of his days . " In the case of alleged
infringement of the Copyright of Designs Act , heard a few days ago at the Clerkenwell Police-court , Messrs . Parker and Stone , as plaintiffs , alleged that they Avere proprietors of a certain registered design for gold chains ; Avhile Mr . Smith , the defendant , and a former employe of Messrs . Parker , maintained that the registration was invalid . The inventor of the design Avas
heard , and his evidence certainly tended against the plaintiffs > but as the case has been again adjourned an opinion on it must be reserved . An extraordinary episode in the Colenso controversy has taken place . The Bishop of Natal was announced to preach on Sunday last in Claybrook Church , in aid of the