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Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
ABOUT LONDON . Bro . Mark Lemon has entered the field as one of the entertainers of the Metropolis ( which by the bye he has long been as the Editor of Punch , ) with a series of lectures "About London , " Avhich are given at the Gallery of Illustration , Ee" -ent-street . Bro . Lemon ' s lecture contains frequent comparisons betAveen ancient customs and modern manners plentiful
, numerous , and happy , teeming as they do Avith " gossip " respecting the incidents of the daily life of our progenitors . He tells IIOAV , not many centuries ago , bishops Avere compelled to manufacture their OAVU candles , and he reads a letter addressed to AVilliam Shakspeare—the play-Avriter and play-actor originally * of Stratford-upon-Avon—soliciting the loan of tiventy pounds . The transit of the present London Bridge will be more
interesting for the knoivledge that the " Boar ' s Head in Eastchepe "the tavern in which Fa'lstaff revelled , Pistol belloAved , Dame Qickly trembled , Mistress Doll rhymed , Bardolph hiccupped , Poins and the mad Prince flouted , and the Dra-ver shouted " Anon , anon , sir "—stood on the exact site of the statue of AVilliam the Fourth . The first lecture is illustrated by views of Old London Bridge , with its houses , gates , draAvbridges , and toAvers garnished with heads of traitors parching in the sun ; of Id SouthAvark , with its quaintly-gabled inns and endless
galleries ; of Castle Baynard ; of Paul ' s-ivalk , and its motley throng of courtiers , chapmen , courtesans , and cut-throat cavaliers ; of Cornhill on May Day , Avith the City lads and lasses in high festivity ; of Cheape and the Marching Watch , w'ith its gallant shoAV of arms , quarter staves , and flaming cressets ; of the terrible fire of London ; and of Old Guildhall . A couple of maps also exhibited the littleness of London ivhen Finsbury AA'as a fieldand " Holbourne " a lonelymirybriary
, , , country road . The second lecture treats of Old London City Avithout the Avails , and in the treatment of this topic he makes especial reference to the ToAver , Barbican , St . BartholomeAv Priory , Bartlemy Fair , Fleet Prison , Staples Inn , Old Fleet Street , and the Temple . The third lecture will treat of Modern London , and will be delivered next iveek . The second lecturelike the first
, , was both entertaining and instructive , and the illustrative vieivs by Messrs . Thompson and Dalby enchanced its attraction . There is one feature in these lectures Avorthy of notice , each is complete in itself , so that , the auditor of the last need not necessarily have heard those preceding it . Bro . Lemon delivers his lectures clearly and distinctly , and his apt quotation , from the old dramatists add to the interest of his discourse .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty and family remain in seclusion at Osborne . Her Majesty's health has not suffered by her recent affliction . The British residents of Boulogne , the Avorking men of Salford , and various other bodies , have fonvarded addresses of condolence to her Majesty . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The London mortality , Avhich , for several weeks
past , has been unusually low , has suddenly made a remarkable rebound upwards . During the hist Aveek 17 persons died daily in excess oftlie number that ivould have died if the estimated rate of mortality had existed . The number of death was 1561 , the estimated number on the ten years ' average is only 1440 . But it ought to be observed that this excess of deaths occurs chiefly among the aged—tho men and
women AVIIO have seen their threescore and ten or their fourscore years . In the list , however , ive are sorry to see tivo cases that are distinctly stated to have " died from Avant . " A large and influential meeting ivas held on Tuesday at the Mansion House , the Lord Mayor in the chair , to consider the best means of raising a memorial of his late Eoyal Highness the Prince Consort . The meeting AA'as addressed bthe Bishop of
y London , Lord Stratford de Eedcliffe , Baron Rothschild , the Earl of Coventry , and others , and resolutions to carry out the object of the meeting Avere unanimously . adopted . One of the resolutions Avas to the effect that the memorial should be of a -monumental character , subject to the approbation of the Queen . AH gorous steps ivere also resolved on to obtain subscri ptions , ;
and on this subject a letter was read from Mr . Foster , the Secretary to the Society of Arts , conveying a resolution of that society to devote 1000 guineas out of their funds to the object , as well as to take other means more Avithin their OAvn reach as a society to perpetuate his memory . The great progress Avhich has been made in the International Exhibition works leaves little room for doubt that the building will be ready for the reception of goods on the 12 th of next month . It is also
considered certain that the formal opening of the Exhibition will not be delayed beyond the month of May . The number of industrial exhibitors will be about 10 , 000 . The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been on a visit to Leith , the birthplace of his father . On Saturday evening he spoke at a meeting in Edinburgh for the endowment of the Scottish Episcopal Churches , and administered a smart and on the whole a welldeserved rebuke to the Scotch Episcopaliansfor the miserabl
, y inadequate salaries on which their clergymen are expected to live . He afterAvards dined AA'ith the Lord Advocate , and in the course of Monday the right hon . gentleman returned to toAvn . Mr . Bright Avas present at a meeting held at Eochdale , on Monday , for the purpose of considering the best means of alleA'iating the distress which prevails among a large portion of the operative classes in that town . The hon . gentleman did not take so gloomy a view of our prospects as many entertain .
The Federal cause was making progress , and he anticipated that , if no foreign interference took place , the civil Avar in America would be settled in six months . He suggested that to meet the present distress , the Poor-law Board should be urged to give relief in money , to be repaid by the recipients on the return of more prosperous times , and that employers might grant loans , at least to their fixed hands . The meeting appointed a deputation to Avait upon the Poor-laAv Boardand decided upon other steps
, of a practical character . It was determined ab a meeting of Lancashire Independents held in Manchester , on Monday , to celebrate the bicentenary of the passing of the Act of Uniformity by erecting thirty memorial chapels in various parts of the county . Mr . Hadfleld , M . P ., who presided , has promised £ 3000 toAvards the execution of this plan , while other subscriptions Avere announced , making a total of £ 11 , 150 . The presence of vessels of AA-ar belonging to each of the hostile American
Confederacies in the English waters has excited a good deal of interest , and some little alarm lest the two parties should come into collision upon our shores , especially as it ivas apparent that the Federal frigate lately arrived , would scruple at no means to get at her opponent . This country has no interest in the success of either ; all our concern is that the peace should be kept between them while they remain Avithin the Queen's jurisdiction . Acting on this vieAvthe Government has sent the
DauntlessCap-, , tain AVilcox , of 31 guns , to enforce order , and prevent any hostilities taking place while they are in the neighbourhood of Southampton . Saturday AA'as the first day of Hilary term , and Mr . Justice Mellor took his seat on the Queen's Bench . At the coroner ' s inquest on the three men who Avere killed by the breaking doiA-n of the scaffold in St . Martin ' s Hall , the evidence showed clearly enough the cause of the accident , but
there Avas some difference of opinion as to the scaffold , Avhether it was ever fit for its purpose and safe for the workmen . The jury gave no opinion as to the ori ginal stability of the structure , but returned a verdict equivalent to accidental death . We learn from Southampton and -Plymouth that a heavy gale , attended Avith some loss to shipping , occurred on Friday night and Saturday . On Saturday morning the Mooltan , carrying the mail
Bombay , AA-as driven ashore near Yarmouth , Isle of AVight , but she AA-as soon got off Avithout having sustained any injury . FOREIGI , * IXTELLIGEXCE . —The Prussian Chambers were opened on Tuesday with a speech from the King in person . His Majesty touched , in feeling terms , on the death of Prince Albert , and rejoiced in thc amicable settlement of the Anglo-American difficulty . He stated that his personal interview with
the Emperor of the French had paved the Avay for more satisfactory commercial relations betiveen the tAvo countries , and added that , in concert ivith Austria , he had entered into confidential negociations Avith Denmark in reference to the Duchies . After reference to affairs in Hesse Cassel , and to the project of a German fleet , his Majesty touched on domestic affairs , and laid doivn the principle that the developement of their
institutions must be subordinated to the strength of the country . He could never permit that the dsvolopement of political life should endanger the rights of the Cro-vn or the security of the country . The revenue , it appears , is in a flourishing state . By the Peninsular mail ive luu-e neAvs direct from Portugal to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
ABOUT LONDON . Bro . Mark Lemon has entered the field as one of the entertainers of the Metropolis ( which by the bye he has long been as the Editor of Punch , ) with a series of lectures "About London , " Avhich are given at the Gallery of Illustration , Ee" -ent-street . Bro . Lemon ' s lecture contains frequent comparisons betAveen ancient customs and modern manners plentiful
, numerous , and happy , teeming as they do Avith " gossip " respecting the incidents of the daily life of our progenitors . He tells IIOAV , not many centuries ago , bishops Avere compelled to manufacture their OAVU candles , and he reads a letter addressed to AVilliam Shakspeare—the play-Avriter and play-actor originally * of Stratford-upon-Avon—soliciting the loan of tiventy pounds . The transit of the present London Bridge will be more
interesting for the knoivledge that the " Boar ' s Head in Eastchepe "the tavern in which Fa'lstaff revelled , Pistol belloAved , Dame Qickly trembled , Mistress Doll rhymed , Bardolph hiccupped , Poins and the mad Prince flouted , and the Dra-ver shouted " Anon , anon , sir "—stood on the exact site of the statue of AVilliam the Fourth . The first lecture is illustrated by views of Old London Bridge , with its houses , gates , draAvbridges , and toAvers garnished with heads of traitors parching in the sun ; of Id SouthAvark , with its quaintly-gabled inns and endless
galleries ; of Castle Baynard ; of Paul ' s-ivalk , and its motley throng of courtiers , chapmen , courtesans , and cut-throat cavaliers ; of Cornhill on May Day , Avith the City lads and lasses in high festivity ; of Cheape and the Marching Watch , w'ith its gallant shoAV of arms , quarter staves , and flaming cressets ; of the terrible fire of London ; and of Old Guildhall . A couple of maps also exhibited the littleness of London ivhen Finsbury AA'as a fieldand " Holbourne " a lonelymirybriary
, , , country road . The second lecture treats of Old London City Avithout the Avails , and in the treatment of this topic he makes especial reference to the ToAver , Barbican , St . BartholomeAv Priory , Bartlemy Fair , Fleet Prison , Staples Inn , Old Fleet Street , and the Temple . The third lecture will treat of Modern London , and will be delivered next iveek . The second lecturelike the first
, , was both entertaining and instructive , and the illustrative vieivs by Messrs . Thompson and Dalby enchanced its attraction . There is one feature in these lectures Avorthy of notice , each is complete in itself , so that , the auditor of the last need not necessarily have heard those preceding it . Bro . Lemon delivers his lectures clearly and distinctly , and his apt quotation , from the old dramatists add to the interest of his discourse .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty and family remain in seclusion at Osborne . Her Majesty's health has not suffered by her recent affliction . The British residents of Boulogne , the Avorking men of Salford , and various other bodies , have fonvarded addresses of condolence to her Majesty . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The London mortality , Avhich , for several weeks
past , has been unusually low , has suddenly made a remarkable rebound upwards . During the hist Aveek 17 persons died daily in excess oftlie number that ivould have died if the estimated rate of mortality had existed . The number of death was 1561 , the estimated number on the ten years ' average is only 1440 . But it ought to be observed that this excess of deaths occurs chiefly among the aged—tho men and
women AVIIO have seen their threescore and ten or their fourscore years . In the list , however , ive are sorry to see tivo cases that are distinctly stated to have " died from Avant . " A large and influential meeting ivas held on Tuesday at the Mansion House , the Lord Mayor in the chair , to consider the best means of raising a memorial of his late Eoyal Highness the Prince Consort . The meeting AA'as addressed bthe Bishop of
y London , Lord Stratford de Eedcliffe , Baron Rothschild , the Earl of Coventry , and others , and resolutions to carry out the object of the meeting Avere unanimously . adopted . One of the resolutions Avas to the effect that the memorial should be of a -monumental character , subject to the approbation of the Queen . AH gorous steps ivere also resolved on to obtain subscri ptions , ;
and on this subject a letter was read from Mr . Foster , the Secretary to the Society of Arts , conveying a resolution of that society to devote 1000 guineas out of their funds to the object , as well as to take other means more Avithin their OAvn reach as a society to perpetuate his memory . The great progress Avhich has been made in the International Exhibition works leaves little room for doubt that the building will be ready for the reception of goods on the 12 th of next month . It is also
considered certain that the formal opening of the Exhibition will not be delayed beyond the month of May . The number of industrial exhibitors will be about 10 , 000 . The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been on a visit to Leith , the birthplace of his father . On Saturday evening he spoke at a meeting in Edinburgh for the endowment of the Scottish Episcopal Churches , and administered a smart and on the whole a welldeserved rebuke to the Scotch Episcopaliansfor the miserabl
, y inadequate salaries on which their clergymen are expected to live . He afterAvards dined AA'ith the Lord Advocate , and in the course of Monday the right hon . gentleman returned to toAvn . Mr . Bright Avas present at a meeting held at Eochdale , on Monday , for the purpose of considering the best means of alleA'iating the distress which prevails among a large portion of the operative classes in that town . The hon . gentleman did not take so gloomy a view of our prospects as many entertain .
The Federal cause was making progress , and he anticipated that , if no foreign interference took place , the civil Avar in America would be settled in six months . He suggested that to meet the present distress , the Poor-law Board should be urged to give relief in money , to be repaid by the recipients on the return of more prosperous times , and that employers might grant loans , at least to their fixed hands . The meeting appointed a deputation to Avait upon the Poor-laAv Boardand decided upon other steps
, of a practical character . It was determined ab a meeting of Lancashire Independents held in Manchester , on Monday , to celebrate the bicentenary of the passing of the Act of Uniformity by erecting thirty memorial chapels in various parts of the county . Mr . Hadfleld , M . P ., who presided , has promised £ 3000 toAvards the execution of this plan , while other subscriptions Avere announced , making a total of £ 11 , 150 . The presence of vessels of AA-ar belonging to each of the hostile American
Confederacies in the English waters has excited a good deal of interest , and some little alarm lest the two parties should come into collision upon our shores , especially as it ivas apparent that the Federal frigate lately arrived , would scruple at no means to get at her opponent . This country has no interest in the success of either ; all our concern is that the peace should be kept between them while they remain Avithin the Queen's jurisdiction . Acting on this vieAvthe Government has sent the
DauntlessCap-, , tain AVilcox , of 31 guns , to enforce order , and prevent any hostilities taking place while they are in the neighbourhood of Southampton . Saturday AA'as the first day of Hilary term , and Mr . Justice Mellor took his seat on the Queen's Bench . At the coroner ' s inquest on the three men who Avere killed by the breaking doiA-n of the scaffold in St . Martin ' s Hall , the evidence showed clearly enough the cause of the accident , but
there Avas some difference of opinion as to the scaffold , Avhether it was ever fit for its purpose and safe for the workmen . The jury gave no opinion as to the ori ginal stability of the structure , but returned a verdict equivalent to accidental death . We learn from Southampton and -Plymouth that a heavy gale , attended Avith some loss to shipping , occurred on Friday night and Saturday . On Saturday morning the Mooltan , carrying the mail
Bombay , AA-as driven ashore near Yarmouth , Isle of AVight , but she AA-as soon got off Avithout having sustained any injury . FOREIGI , * IXTELLIGEXCE . —The Prussian Chambers were opened on Tuesday with a speech from the King in person . His Majesty touched , in feeling terms , on the death of Prince Albert , and rejoiced in thc amicable settlement of the Anglo-American difficulty . He stated that his personal interview with
the Emperor of the French had paved the Avay for more satisfactory commercial relations betiveen the tAvo countries , and added that , in concert ivith Austria , he had entered into confidential negociations Avith Denmark in reference to the Duchies . After reference to affairs in Hesse Cassel , and to the project of a German fleet , his Majesty touched on domestic affairs , and laid doivn the principle that the developement of their
institutions must be subordinated to the strength of the country . He could never permit that the dsvolopement of political life should endanger the rights of the Cro-vn or the security of the country . The revenue , it appears , is in a flourishing state . By the Peninsular mail ive luu-e neAvs direct from Portugal to