New York Clipper (Apr 1862)

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3SrE:W YQRK OX.IPPEB. THEATRICAL BBOOED. ilDBIO lUUifl* . J, and lili irife. M«iy Bliie, btvo been tiOti to tha .„^aon« »f th« MeloaeoD, B»ltln;oi«, tai euAt tkeli, SomT We B««lo»^e Ito to Uie (SToyment of Ua opinion, bnt toS^ibUo^mto think tlut tiM Oayetr Hoido H*U li one of tie SSSa^htffiSar^e*'*!'. UtUeltl«8LoiilBe.Uieoluunpton £to aS£Sr,>r« pKMBted with a "L^TJT'PT.'^ wnSSSe tti other ovenlng. Mr. Sttrad nteP»«* of S?^;S^M»rcn8tog_bencfltonth« lltt'^J'"'•,lS^ Smwn^Mia "The BottieS«>," »« tte n»t norelUeB In prepeM- Tl Unl,/ote;hT«dfjT^K^^^^^ ^ imt at the 0»y«». Wake np, oM Knlckertockere o" |f» ^' ■"SBlndb-I thelU>r".w«« prodno^l »t .I)JftI«J>.!»?«Sr:*^>. Irnm^Udte <to;rther_07_enliig.^ ~ _~ T,-,-f-7.n,i Naiad ilnpnpan- sftase-man- itheUllI arletlee, BL ttoMual agWftyleforOhrirtinae ora«tejj^ Tom Sar anM«ed the pantomtolo porflon. ^ What Tom Sny conld not aUne In for that departoent wo^ nom worth toqiriMabontpCaewelnow lOF^^i^^^JSl^^^^t gS»li^XM^io'5j».Blndbjd^^^ SSrfi? "S^ibSve'a oSibatjrityindbjd, whom they defeat. SS iS» UmiTthe jiant. wW wUhes him cooked, which U ^i,ant3t!r^ BTTlTJof BcotTa, who caoses atranafomatlon raSe^^^clo^. Madame OobbleaU, (Ed. Bern) Into ^uK^nT^llSrwllbHarleqnln (81t<^?.»«*"tM>«.) 8pii«f Oton SSboSS^Jand Cclnmblne (JuUa^amllton,) are the prlndpU acton ot ihi piece. Harlequin and Coltunblne do annmber of dsnoM dvtog the play, and oneo^theo^hel', wlthHectra'«m»gio JraiSr wSrhB conetant changes and tonaformaUone. geWng Tbrieoidn and Pantaloon into all eorls of dllemmaa, whloh they SwStanUy encape." Of conree, the nujorl^ of theeceneaare aaloodaathe BtLonlafolks oonld desire. "Seneca".goes onto HLT—"I oannot alfi joa a synopiie of the whole play, but may m il is magnlllcent, faUof tricks, traps, and trassfonnitlons; S, frollorSa Ikndangoee; dancing, deviltry, and delicti maglo, Ihnale, and magnlllcenoe; oueerqalrps, cranks, and oa dlUts ; a SndwelaiMcofhnmop, wit, mirth, mnscle, handsome women, nod IcBB. toe coetomes, and altogether.the most gorgeons piece ever pnl on the stage In Bt. Lonls." Thlslooks well for Manager D^e'e treasnry, becanse soch pieces are a»ayi Beuonabte i^m an appredatlTe oomnmrnlty. They afford Just the right klndofVanetlee," Ooln,Dcagle. ^ . Mr George Sheldon, the dancer, took the retponslbUitlti of stake manager, last week, at the Melodeon, Baltimore, and seems tomakehis steps sucoesstblly. ' The Oailer Zonaie Blitoia open at Concert Ball, Pittsburgh, m the 14th, whore Manager Trimble wonld donbtlesa like to have iium- remain, bat the place has been hired by Herrmann, to . ebnmienoe on the aist. Thos our professors of amnsament come and go, whlls the pnbllc have the "beneflt" sore, Uke the '•'glTeand'uke".at a sparring eihlUtion. Mr. Carter carta him- sdf bff, and I^. Herrmann harmonizea himself In, ' zninger's Continental Opora House, Baltimore, is rising in Kbllo rsTor. Mrs. (Jnlla Hndson) Backus Is among thelvocal- L- Miss BalUe Dirral leavee thellelodeon, and commences at the Continental on the Uth. Miss Bmma Elljnger Is among the ' iantem. fie Latt, a ballad alnger, and Henry Brookes, the blind trfanist and violinist, have been recently engaged.. Thos we may see that the hearts of the people In Baloiuore are all , rigbtjeven if Its theatres are not encouraged; and we may Bay, iffth Hamlet, "Bero's a fine revolution, an^we had bnt the trick . .U'lleBrlgnollls still at Trimbles', Fittsbnrgb, bnt cohdndea her engagement there on the IStb. She has made herself qolto afkvoHte with the PlttsbnrRheis. Mr. J. R. Beynolds la also ' wlih TrimUe, but expects to leave In a week or two. Hernandez has gone to Boston, where he is engaged to perform wlu Mr. English's company, at the Katlonsl. . " HUinj ForTest,''Eato JPennoyer, and Augusta Walb; are at the Olympic, Fhlhdelphla, this week. Mons. Telarde Is also there. San Shelby's Varietlee Company ehow in Oxford, N. 7., on the -ISth and 17th; Norwich, ISth and IStfai Orein, 21st.and 23d; Chenango Forks, 23d, and Blnghampton, 34tl>, 28th and 2(ltb.' San'says Maty Walton, -vocalist, wasto have Joined his company,' bat ikUed to connect fBortls's Tarletles, lato Alhainbra, Ftatladelpbla, a neat little piBoe'on Chestnut etreet, is progressing nnder Mr. Burtls's soper- vislon. Amon^ the ladles engiged there are Misses H.O.Lalande and Ida Duval; and a very effective tonel troupe, Etrlls'^Varletles, In Brooklyn, is now reaping , the reward of steadv industry and attractive talent' Both manager and profee- sipiuls seem to.be fixed favorltee In the popnlai mind, and weU they may, The place is vrell patronised. ; : blRCDSBS. •.- ■! . ' Mons. De Bach, the weU-known oirons periBimer, died In the hqnltal at Havana, about four weeks ago, of yellow fever.: Be vl^led that place this winter, with the So^ih k Quick party, bat being taken with the fever only a few days prevtoua ^ the com- pany aalUnntor'Mew Tork, he was left In the hospital. '. a. W. Se'&aven la In IVeeportm., getUns ready for tbe trsv. . eiuiiB season. He Is In want of a number or. perfoimefs, gym- Basts, nlsstrels, eto. Bee his advertlaemont in this department Mabie's ooncem, embraoing a menagerie, aa well as otrcns, promises to be one ef the moat «emploto and attrsotlve shows on the mo.ve the coming eeason. The olrena department win com- , mite Sen Stone, as equestrian director, and prlnolpal down; James Melville, lady and two sons; W. Waterman, two and-foor- bone rider; DelevanU Brothers, gymnsste; W. EIncade, the .greit tiunbleraad "Fete Jesklna;'^ Oeorge Bloman, the globe perfenper on horsebftk; etc, cto. Tberq is quite a variety of anuuls, mong which are a pair of performing uephante, said to be the bast in the coontiy. The cages have been mannlaotured Igr the same man that got np Van Amburgh's cages, and eannot bpsanassed. It is thought thata start may tak»plBceabont the Ist'of May, from Dclevan, Wis. Oeorge It.-Bronaon la the adve^ ' agent ■ - , * ! Mr. James Boblnson, the neat bare-back rider, has beep en. .gaged by Thayer, Moyes ft Oo,, forJhe approacUnjg season'.'' Be Is a good card, and a valuable addition to the company with whloh he is to perform. Tom.Elng's party In Baltlinore were recently treated to a bof- iUo hnnt not set dom in the blUs, and the petple thereof had a sight thereat, without peeping nnder any coDTas. It seems thst a gal; and a snow storm came anmnd:that vray together. .They came arm In urn, as we might say, and had a preny good "head- way'; sn,' evidently haying •iakenaomethlng" as they lame alone Like other rowdies, they wanted to see the show without leaving my veaulv." for the treasnm. They tore np the canvas, broke •tlie M foot c«n',io pole Into four pleoes; and this was .their ItthlOn of pulng in "quarters." The oanvas being gone, the bnffUoes fqnnd thehr modesty ahooked, and fled lU(e JUghted njoldens, snapwig their chains as if only BO many bracelela.or anklett. ,Tpffi sl^ and his "merry men" Immediately started^n pursuit They.might have got oat of breath, very pipboblyi bat they conld not get out of wind In that gale, OtaduiSy, howe.vw, mofole and mind came bank conqnerors. The "stock company" ware bronght under.human guidance once more, lorn mug therefore engaged the. Front Street Theatn, where "order now reigns.'.' ' "Any port In a'storm" is the old saying, sot .Oeorge Eonkel stopping out tnm the Front Bfareet, Baltlmora, gave Tom Elna's CIrcas par^ a chance to step in after their big tent w«s Mown down. Such Is life; but our showmen are tisea to setting up the camo kettles anywhere. Tom's activity pats as in mind of the wodllng tour he had up the North River, a fbw. years ago, as he ifcteot thfise menwho never. lose any time. Bis company, onnmeratod by ns : last week, are all. well chosen exponents In ' ^rf, F^ctilar branches of art. Bis bnslnen agent "the Oolo- %L >■ on elBqlent dlplomatlat; and does up all bis afblra In a ™9?p Bt7le,.without any "brown" study, extept 'how to no shatd In quicker style. "$alck I" Is the molSi paSrort at To" King's .Olious now, for it U not likely that snohT strona com- gajywinld be kept together after those funous performers are obUged to resume ihedruBdal positions among the best oircaset ta^counti7. Atpreimtthetheatrifflln B^tliiorrs^^ «0<a, but everybody likes TOm Zing's Circus. Therefore, pass ^totlS "toS* *''«l'«"»^"I'o"'»i«l Bally to the RwntV'-. Father Eenp's Monday evening ooneeits, In Boston, have come into favor, and the hall Is crowded at every concert nuiAMghAnUns are travelling'la Oiaadt.' nie-1««al p^ ■peak well OtHr. A. Bedgwlsk'sperfortnanoesontte oonoenlBa, and also flf his.oomle songs. . . . .i jQgglex, Inolndliig every porton who peifbniti by' slelgnt of handler iWte of prestldlgiutlon, are to bo taxed laO fbr each llcoDse, aeoordlns, to the National Tkx BID. XlshtiiDg's m- ex- penslre'luxuiT,. Isn't it? Wyman,'the'Wizard, was peifbtmlng In Etaaira the ear^part oflostwtek.' Blind Tom, the Negro pianist, Is in Ifoi^, 'Virginia, giving mualoal entertaiiunents. Tom would like to find an opening to got away from Dixie, but he "can't aeo it" •'■■ ~' Mons. Bsmboger, the "Royal Wlxud," oommtosad a series of tricks, etc, at Dtica, N. T., on the Sth. Be Is accompanied by UiddQe Bnillanl, on the (lano. John 9. Oongh lectured in trilca on the tth Insi ' 1 Frankenstein's lonorama of Niagara FUls oAroIled si Melo- deon Esll, Madison, Indiana) on the tth, Oullak's .Old Folks were at Bmlth ft Dltson'B HaO, Olsoinnatl, lost week. Granny Sloeom and Cousin Benben, i^ho ware pab- lldly nnltadin marriage at one of their coBoerts • few months since, in Fhlladelpbla, continue to "Jlne lQ the alngln'." Mrs. Emma Nichols remains with the troupe. 8<nne Inqnlry in the neighborhood of BloomiogtcPB andOUntbn, Us.,, for nofessor Saarl, who 1b sold to have tismpolnled Us friends 1j1 that qaarter lately. Aa the Professor Is also aald to be a, practical prinior, he most know that such piacUcol Jokes as ibis arenotllkdytopay—inihel(mg"ran." ■ ' ' " 3riaham Bal],£lnghamton, IT T., was ocaaplsd on the 8d with an "elocution class exhIblUon,"belonging to £»town. We tHsh that we could have more of the some acrt niey gave Shlel's play of "The Apostate," and had "Faddy Miles" tat {be afler- ^eoe,.wlth songs and redtetlons for the interlude. sesee in the United States svldantly served to give a gnaterzett for Us genuine fan. . Jbb gtint mi square piaoos eonMbviad br Hesai*. Stslnwayi ft;B(Mis, of New Tork, for axaminatloa at the foit)iooalm Grand; BfUblttott in London, baVe arrived safely, sad may be inpeolad to_';epeak"_fdr.iik; ■ ' ; j Tableaux Vivonte were also perpetrated by "the company,!' we may now call these amateurs. We like' the Idea. ' tkt it spread; Why not get up "elocution nlannns" In nvatT'town? By way of enoonragemeni we here give the namaaia the present instance:—Miss Laurif A, Marshall, m'" Jennie Brigbam, Miss I«ulea Doolittle, with Messrs. Edward D. Vosbury, Bemy A. Frink, M. Wateon, 0. 0. Vosbury, C. M. Ellmer, Oeo. S.°Bogere, Hank Croaa, 0. B. Bhuart C. N. Otrmoni B. Oarleton,- 0. Band- ford, etc The "Oontlnentala" are aimounced to appear at Eangsteiper's Ball, Ann Arbor, Mich., on the 17lh. Herrmoim, the Frestldlgitoteur, gives a series of magic*! trotlona, etc, at Young Men'e Hall, Detroit oommencmg on the 14lh, and continuinB fpur nights. Madame Anns Buhcp gave "one of thcee" eoaoerta, at the Assembly Booms, Baltimore, on the 11th. The Oniheus Masical Society, of Boston, intead giving a fare- well concert to Mr. B. Jtasen, who inteiids going o-p-h soop fbr California. The good intentions of the publlilnay be seen on the 19th, at the Melodeon, Bostoa The.v|idow of Henry J. Finn commeneed ■ toar of dramatlo readings at the Fourth Unlversallst Ohurcb, So^tfi Boston, on tbi Itth. aer eon, F. B. Finn, also as&lsted. Baa Setchell, sometimes called "Cupid," aad somatlmea "ITrs. Pluto," is said to'father the fai]owin{h-!'Wliea Is Hra. Conway, like the Uerriffloc!" When she is Ion olad. ' . Onr readers need not credit the' story that Chang ud Eng, the Siamese Twine, have quarreled on the Union quesaoa.' ' ' - A emcert given at Daven^ Hall, Wisobs, 'Minnesota, on the Sth Inst, by* the Ocrman Singing Sqdety, was wen attended. . Some "Old Folks" were to repeat their conpeit at Home, ^. T., oaths 14th Inst, in Spancer Boll; and "give the pitch" at the Presbvterian Churoh, Whiteaboto, on the ITUw. As the theatres become more like muslo halls, so. the smaU In- etltatlons become assimilated to the great droinatla .telMlea. Fact "Bee it" every day—every letter we Open. Wenowleam that, after Mr. John Dyoltretiims from Waanington,'hewlllcom- nienceacourae of dramatle readings' at the Aquarial Gardens, Beaton. Oapitalideo. While Miss LeonedriTesthewbale'aro'Und, with a double snaffle and curb bit Brother Syott can give the Bostonlans Shakespeare's de8criptloir*of. Cleopatn's barge. Dyott knows the "word painting''of those AimouB lines. Few Eersona could recite them so well. With a tinge of gray upon his ead, hie heart and Iteuttmnces are as fMdi 08 ever. He courts Fame with as muoh constancy as Fusbos might his Scmbdina, bat wlCh much more artisUc modesty;— - ' "And 0, would this damsel be mine, ■ • ■ ^ ■ Mo other pro-vi-al-on I'd eeek; ■ • , . Onolopkl^oUdbreakflutanddlne, ' ■ -ABTieaat on a smile for a week. > But ah I should she false-hearted' prove, Buspended 111 dangle In air, - ■.. , A victim to de-li-cate love,. In Dyot street Bloomsbury aquAre." ' Oottachalk and party had a favorable rtceptlfta' 'at-the Mercan- tile Library Hall, Bt lAuis. HlsflistnlghtvMssapposedtobav'e' a little too much Union sentiment about Ita sdections, bat a bet-' ter feeling ultimately pwvgtlsd. "Mnolo hath f^aims,'.'eto.. Osslan E. Dodge and party are ••soRoonding the enemy,", aaob as harbor fogs, ^ne devUs, eto.," in t^e Belghboyhoodqf Bceton. Wherever they go are light and lqgia,'t(in and pathos,' sentiment and patriotism, muslo and merriment 1 F. were at Free-Trade Bdl, Manchester, on the 231 March, and inet with such suboesaaa to cause a repetition for the fbUowing Satorday. .. .. William Cooke, onei of the most honorable and honored enon-' ente of the equestrian art In England, now Intends to retire from thsproftedon. Bis splendid estebllshment at Tent-Farm, Tot- tenham, near London, waa to be aold at auction on the ad and 8d. Many ofthe items are positive tempUUons, and we nea^nothe snrprised if Tom Sayers has passed one or two of hU pecollar: winks to the auctioneer, Mr. Oower, whose instrndiona. were to sell without reserve except in oase of bad weather The Londoners havie "A Female CureTat Harylebbne Music BaU, and Julia'Weston is her name. We hav4 not Uained whether she'does "The Cnre Upside Down." 1 - The illness o( JSi, Howard Paul at Glsagow, aa mentioned in onr last dldhot preventtheprevioiiBly announced programme, from being duly obeerved at Greenock, Perth/Sondee, eto. Hie spirited m^saoer engaged the aervloet of Hai^ CUfloa to aupport Mrs. Paul, and lheOrem«cl;.Adi«ri<i9 of March. ISth says:—'ilb. Harry Oliiton appeared In the place of Mr. Howard Paul, and the' manager le to be congratulated on having secured the aervleea of so *ftT»«*fii a substitute.'' CastelU. the '.'Vienna. Poet" died recently Jn Oat dty; at the ue of eighty-two years.. Be was known to Aiaerlcan; reisers ss the author of the libretto for Bohubert's little opera^"Domestlo Troubles," -and of the^Oennan venlon for "tnieBagnenots." Caaialli has lefthlswlleetlon of snuffboxes, betwem fifteen and sliteeo hi)ndred.. Onp had been Mollere's. Thelateft-wss a from Meyerbeer, received by Caslelllon.hlseigbty-flrBt -. .'.The Jester;' was eanght a second time nhen W. .F. Wsllett sometimes caUed "The Man of MoOev," mtB married to Miss Sarah Tentln Farmer, la London, on .the 2ith March.' Hie lady is a sister of Bfenry Farmer, the composer. The"81iakeBpeareAi Clown" owns an elegant realdanceat Spring-Baak EOuae, init the. osual oontineotal tour completed the orthodox eeremonlea which IMgdn with a speclallicenae. The"flrstdlownwitba'moustache" ought to be welcomed In France, but suoh a "wise fool" aa lu. Wallett is welcome anywhere. . ''. '. As a proof of the success of muslo haUs in LondpDi we may: itaentio'n that Manager. Weston has produced an entirely new operatic comedf called "TbePrettyO&l'sBecret" 'The'dltlonk: and poetry are by J: P. iroaler, and the muslo by W. B^ Mont- gt>Bery. ' The Seventeenth AnnlverBary Festival of the OenefalTheatrical Fnnd, was to take place on the lith, in London, as we have pre-' vioualy stated. The following list of the chairmen, who have al- ready presided, nuy serve to give some idea of thgae dellghtfbl gatherings:— . . ' ■■■ April g, 18U, Ohas. Sickens, Esq. March 39, 1847, W. 0. Uaoesdy, Sao. April 17,1848, BIr £. B. LyttOD, Bart. May 91,1849.- C. Eean, Esq;, F. S. A. Maroh 30, IBM, B. Webster, Esq. Apm 14,1811, C. Dlekenk, Esq, i lenl fooit -iTstaUfb Hdrtfaippton frleads, la aoknowledgnsnt of hla aenei Brtri^-Ato Xtooa, W^-toa,—»»ilMit between ibabboM men Is off, to.MnsMoeifoa of the ^ifWhajSg Svra sSaS tw^e vreeks to getTUs «m weD, a oerUfloate iRirthe aSSS having been given that the 'snall> bona (the raaiuBrnalM«! tared. The laoe time given, apd' the r—"-~™y-^ waa no doubt the cause A themea draMog the Aitn^ 4*4^ Obiuxi Ltmob, the Amerldai, announces that from tha nesa of his arrival from the mUl between Xing end BaaidAThS oontomplated beneflt was pos^ioned.toMonaiy, April T.towT place at Jem Ward's,. He also ohanengea Bm GUlam to u l£ eoonter In the P. B.,' at Sit 41b, for Ot a side, or Tom •SmT eaioh weight if nit good Lynch Uw, la good lyr-*~- BICLtABDS. > BoBKBis VI. SuiTOK.—The following are the detallapf the bIL jnateh pUyed at Nocyich, Eng., during fhe week ending March 33, byIhtao eminent slayers. Mr. DuRon, although play^ ing in a very neat atyle,'tr^completelr dlitancad by Us op. ponent for whUe Dufton'aisMtestbreiLlc was only 40, afid-.a " Bobertoscored mqff one break, and 198 off another, whllehetaadeM,41,SJ,31,ta,alfotherpolntocftheplay. - «- T«_„ ».»t..>..^ rate ^STS?;-:? •«^»38 r 1T» i if«3 8 ao 2 w s} e trim " « 81 *>U 14 214 21«1 la » 1733.2 8 2'«a*918 61*"?. ,0?^!; S??5^7;^i.'," a lo 4 u 4 ff 37 «3 3J 3 e si i s ass 144-3 8 l^„?il?*"""*««81839 8dl'8894117e3134a«5!ll»8 500 0 3 14. ■ • ';',:'£ Onom.-The match of l,000upbetWMB W. Duftoa, of Loadoa and W. Bine, of Oxford, came off on UaBday evening, March'M, P^f" liJ°SJ°'^' Bl^n» iOO.polnte and ohoioeoT table. The bWms, iSOside, wenddrsMtod, sad oq oflte, on the part of Dnfton, to double the sum', metwlth' no response. The play oommenoed at e.4B, and flnUhed aboat 10.40, Dnflon .vrinning by 76 polnta. Bine plated vert'pUifltr thrbosihiM PuftohnotcatoMng himUa90S3, tl;,jr «i?i;i.ip , iTrftJ? breaks. The scores were nbtlane, llnlton'a behu'a A.'44;'anA •everalofSOaadaOoirthebaUs.. Bl!iemadea8«\s«lMTOiS Oxmao ias OavaBiooB Uinvtssmca Mxtob- -i-^ tween the Unlvijrslties of Oxford and Cambridge ontbe.eveof theoontenplAtedboatrace. Them*;..- HBOHO MINBTRBLS'T. ■ B(Xifto„^°*??V"*"^ Brothers, PeU and Trowbridge, lii gio'^wBewSS Niok Bnwmf i'Js?^ now. as now," making a ave^, 143; 5S?'^?h'?i?,'S SL"'» band, takee a beneflt tt>i« . tofOTOtdl. ■""tne^haveaorowderneedshoprophet ail^!'¥^t^^J^«»»<»^?^t»i. TheywereliLynnon on Uielsth, tiiSieiS^^'^J''^^^^J^,^"^'* Han. Detroit, Oohioroas ft DJiw^iL MiiriJ??'""'*''* ^l''*'' 11th, »tSanford'sO»rl^^,^^'"|^^ operations on the We understand that bh o'..r'T?'P'^ opon Ccnoert Ban. OheStnutilrteL >hlf^l'iiS.~°'*»I^^^^ WegroMlnalralontortalnmMte ?f\?!S'?^?l''^^^^^^ Pl»<» '<» UvX tlmos.belween thShJ?^i!f„'"^i»J}i» ^ft:"* ^ b» or two only of each other. ^no wUl be within » block _ Those Morris Brothers, PbU ft Ttoihrt J— ^ Orau or the Supreme Coirt of Sw&rT^J?^ "T' VCk) it" is'the''paa8word with ttoV|S'gi;*L»J'»»f«n,«;;: l«»inghtout abtSwqae on Father K'eiS'.M„Sf'*'«"'*"»l' new ''contraband act," by Lon MoriS!iSSrt"?,"**y ^Jo^wirts, a a.Olattor;''and a new sketch caUed^^^^y8w«fl» a»r'« _ ■ MdSOSILLANBOVB, jjliss Shaw gave two oonoerta In Toronto,.on the eth and 10th , Artemas Ward, tho *o7^ih^' SrwiJS^el^^^^^?^i^^'»^oiieeA ' rORBION DRAMATIC AND SHOW NI1W8. .. CharlSkXean was.presented with a beantifti] set of silver pbt^ on the afternoon ofthe 33d alt, at Bt Jamee' Hall, London. The Duke of Newcastle was to have presided, but received a (deaSpl to go to the Queen, the asms day ; ' Bo in bis abaenee. 'Mr. Glad- stone did the pollM. The only speeches mode were by the giver and the receiver. The Lister Opera Troopo were at the Theatre Boyal, Mdbonme, and Sir WiUiiun Don next takes the house for four montha Latest dates, Feb. e.' Harry Squires, the tenor, got into a serioas' controversial scrape at Melbourne, In oonsequenoe of an Injadidons friend ait Ban Francisco publlahlng one of Mr. Bqalres's letters, In wt^eb he appeared to use.the expression', "blawsted English," in a Jocular and qubteblejKnse. "MyheyesI" The performance prevloudy arranged for the benefit of Mr. Love, who may well be staled "The 'father of Table Entertaln- mente," took place at Bodler'e Wells,' London, on the'39<h Ibrch. Wearegladto percelvQthatsooIdand (lithftla pnbllo servant wss not neglected in his time of need—two years of suffering froih paralysis K«iHiigpmv«rtAi< tha Tm/nrt»n«tog «n«AT«ii>?i talning his usual Independence. In aU .such matten as these, our dramatio and mnslcU friends form one fTsteiaity and one slBterbbod, an the world over. No more free-hearted man, to aet such an example of pure benevolence fbr a worthy, objeot, could be found than Samuel Pheipe, the sole leasee of Ssdler'a Wells.- T. L. Greenwood was acting manager, and Mr. 'WlUams, stage inoniger. Barry Ruasell broke hla retirement of five years, and Bong his "Ship on Fire," of <^arse, aa la "days of old" at onr BtoyvesantlBstttute. Among the dramatic vcflunteers wore Mrs. Btirllng, MisA C. Baunders, Miss Edith Ee^ud, Miss Ada Dyas, Miss PhiUlps; Messrs, H. Msrston, J. L. TQble, W. B. Swan- borough, Lewis Ball, B. Butler, 0. Seyldh, etc. . Among' the musicals wore Madame Salnton-Dolby.'Hdlls. Pafepa, Hiss Poole, Miss E. AAd Miss M. MoscaU, Miss Constance Bod4n;''Mesars. Wolas, J. B. Carpenter, and Mr. F. Kingsbury aa muidbal director. We are glad to leam that a committee has slso been ibmed, aad a permanent fund la now being estobllsbed. May "The Father o{ Table Entertainmonte'* never lack a goqdteble, and good Cheer, that he can ban his own 1 ^B^jBulllvan soon letvea England again, and goes direct to Madame (Cicely NoW Bellini hks once more changed her legal name by morrlsge. The interesting event took tJace-at St jamea's, Piccadiny, London, on the 3Sd March, and ttie husband laHr.SamaelAdlais, Jr.,ofMaBley,BertfordBhire. Nevertheless, we presume that our Britiah friends wlU continue to i can the Udy Miss Cicely Nott notwithstanding. Mr, G. W, Jamison goes on oonqViering and to conquer. Open, ing in England at-the London AdelpU, in "The Octoroon/' be Save a sMolmen of the old negro which created dreadyrecMmi. ion of his talento, On'the 3Tth Ma:»ch, Mr. Jamlsoh oMnMat theBliand, taking the character of Grandflither Whitehead.' A bold move,' but snooessfDlly sastslned. Twenty yeaira pf fkkll- iarily with Mr. Farren's rendition of Mark Lemon's tnaslaUon from the French original, whloh bad immtrtollied Boofh, natu. rally make our Sn^ah'trleilds somewhkt suspicious Of any ordl. naiy Grandfather'Whitehead. But, we are ti^y in. being able to record that our gifted oonntryman's tuiioeaa wu moM cordial and complete.. He waa called for betwem the acts, and greeted with rounds of .oheoring when tho'Durtam wss ohoo m<M raised atibeolose. . ' ■ Tony Denier has woa the tiUe Of "Ttn Little Excitement" In England, where he was the first American olown to go upon thb stage, we believe. Tony took a benefit at the Theatre Royal, Hanohester, on tbeSSth Harbh,'as his ongageniontforthe'paa- tomime season at that house expired on the 91st M4rch. ' Tony aeems to think that with a oonjfle of perfbrmlog dogs and a mon- key, he ban "make out" better "on his own hook.'* May be'so, bat our advice wonld be to stick at the atage-clown biz. AU true Independence arises from steady apptlcatlcn to legltimato bbal-' ness, The English people are somewhat peculiar in this resp4ot Let not T«qy bo deceived by a few signs of pertonal popularity.' Stick to tegular bnoinass, Tony. ^ - ' ThO' Strand, London, hsa a verr snocesoIU bnrleaquo; oaDed '•The Very Latest Edition of the Lady of Lyons," It teqalres a ooiudetalU. 'Ada Bwairtwrough does the heroine. The Idea of not helag able-to obtain halls enough In that "Modern Babvlon," London, seems ImptobaUe, but suoh lsthe fkot For thu reason, the Christy i Hbatrels are not likely to ehow off much in that looallly tbis seaaon, The No. 1 party have sent their agent Mr. Montague, on two .espeolal vlsite to London, fbr the panose of making a salteUon,' bnt "It can't be did." Mr. Wi P; Collins, of the No. 9 puty, woa lacky enough to hold an at .Polygraphto BaU, bat that "last chance" gives out at the end of April, W that onr Q^nsferel friends will hoyft a "reminder" of the First of May, although not In New-Tdik. Never ndndi i The day is not ikr off when Dmry-Lone Theatre might J\iat aa well be hired as not A>r the Eigllgh people ore quite .willing to be sentimental with— ' - "Ob, poor Lucy NcU," or roar In langbtar with— "Wtf down Sbuf, on de Beaver Greek; De darUea grow Just about ten feet; Day go to bed wid an (heir dlotUea on, '. And lega huitg ont for ohiqkeaa to nest on." '^Ba^l OoweUh nnder the nanagtment of Mr. Uorlson Kyle, is on t nooeasfnltoiirintheNorth of BqgUnd. At MaaUitttor add at Pontefraot ho wss cspMlaUy honond, ud Ua t«o'y«ai« Of tbr. April 8,1803, Sir E. B. Litton, Bart March 31, ISO, Bon. bTf. Berkeley. M. P. April 10.1814, B. M. MUner, Esq., M. P. . April 3, less, J. B. Buokstone, &q. March 17, use. The Lord Tenterden. April 6,18ST, BamaelPhdps, Eaq. March 29,18S8, Wm. M. iSiackersy, Esq. April 18,1889, C. J. Matthews, Esq. April 3,1880,.Tom Taylor, Esq. March 26,1861, E. T. emltbTBsq. April 14,1863, Alfred Wigan, Esq. The death 'Of Mrs. (Loulae Flemmlng) Btoddart la tanonaeed as having ocoiuTed on the Uth of MorcLotBrompton; nearL^- dpn. .Bevlng lost her husband, Mr. B. Btoddart, the cpmposer, abontteh months previously while in delicate health herseU', the anban>y lady could not roDy firom the grief ttus ocoaiiloned. ■ Among the good things announoed for s beneflt to Ben (toother of Morris) Bamett at the New Ihmlty, London, ,on the 3d, was the aspearohce of Miss Rebecca PoweU, "bom the Winter Oar- den, New lork,". as Pauline, in "Delicate Ground." Mrs, M^cready, widow of a pbyalolan formerly. In. Philadelphia, eecms to sain increased iiavor among oar .En^h coualna - Bhe read "Mideummer Night's Dream'^^at WUlls'a Booms, London, on the 3d. Ber varied prograinmes show good sdections^ ■ Manager Gye waa to commence the Italian Overs Soaon, at Co- vent Garden, on.the Sth. .He has aformidable ((bisIncludes Herr Formes) company, and many first appearanoea. We obeerve that onr own'Adellna Patti leads the list of first ladies. Of couree Mr. Coeto Is Mr. Gye's musical director. Mario la amons the tenors, and Grisi is, nowhere—but we dare not be too sure that this last Item win last as a truth. Mr. Bcthem' continues'to make hay while the ran 'shines at the Haymarfciqt London. His. reading of "Brother Sam's Letter" is now encored—an honor usoslly reserved for vooallsts—and en- cored every night at that The thhig seems eoay; bnt "l^t any .other man''try to cbmmahd bis facial herves'lh the Some'inahner. '/A alaaulariysucceesftd R)eeimen of modem embalming enables w T^xilc to see Julia Pasfrana in the ooatume and attitude of a living daiisense, ss now exhibited in London. NovelldSa. "Prap'oTav'<resDhedltaUSdooiueeatlT8'p«i«Maiioson'ibe Sth, at the author's own theatre, the Lyoeumr London. Mrs. I>.' P. Bowers Is still playlfi^ the heroine. 1 OBIOKET. " . Mi Obtonni Sowu£si i!t Lobo's job- 1881.—there ^rlii'jbe several changes among the professional bowlers at hesdqnariaxi In the forthcoming season. Jmmy Dean, after nineteen yeaia* honorable aerviee vrith the cluVreUxea with all his Uusblaat honors thick upon him; George Wells msana pitching hiainS pun in Australia for a few years to come; Brampton la pei^C nently engaged at Mtolborough Obnege; ahd Caleb Bohlnson does not return to headquarters. These vocanoiea hare been filed up, and we leam firom authority that the profMoial bowlers to the Msnrlebone Club for 1862. win be Grundy, Bbgirs, Beams, George Coatterton, Benaeit,/George Baker, (the Imi leO-hander) George Wootton, (the Nottingham left-btn4ar> ta4 young Thomas Nixon, of NoMugham.. .., , , :,...,'... lHa Gboviis Bowlibs li'iBs OvAL von IB^.—Here a^sq.ii a'change or two from .last'season, and some very promloag young bbcA engaged as praetiee bowlers. It is atoted that ilia Surrey gminng trundlers for 1863 are Grlffllh, Sewdl,Jun., Q^ir^ field, T. Bumphrey, Pooley, Ounn, Geo. Street and Taylor. SP AB R I N G. STIUt LATBia SPORTS ABROAD. THE BING. FujlBX natWSEH MiO TEB Obious okd MxwfxT ov WoLvn. EikpiOH.—On Tuesday, Moroh 28, as early as hslf-psst seven, in the inldat of a pelting storm; these men met kt Buck Hul, about fifteen mUes from Wolverfaampton, to try their prowess for ilO a aide, St catoh-welght according to preriona anangemeat Mio waa waited upon by Peter Morrla and Jack Wareham, the re- nowned trainer, while Hawley was eacorted by BiU Vlokers and the 'Veteran, Oeorge Holden of waisiaD. Altera good deal of de- sultoiy.converaation, savored with a apice of chaff, a pas of the old achool consented to act aa refuee, and the men, in the mean time', having prepared their tollete, irere conducted to the scratch to commence Dullness. Bound 1. As .the men placed themselves la aitltade, ■ wide dif- ference in size was perceptible, Hawley toppiiig bla opponent some inches, wUle he could not have Seen-leas than two stone header, every rhuade of hla wall-knit frame standing Out in bold relief, and looking evei^ inoh the picture of a lighting man, and very formidable, but.hla action did not dlaj^sf anything like the sdenca of hla antagonist, whose'sfyle throughout waa thoroughly 'artistic. ' Mlc'srightwaaweU Across the chest and atf hewaWied the slowmovemente of his athleUo opponent, he shifted with much activity.. Each sparred caatioualy, watdilng for an open- ing, uhtu Bawley sent out. hla right rather vidooaly, but was short snd received in retom right and left on the head and chest After a few more passes in the qporring, Hai^y got slightly on to Mick's month, receiving his oiange back wiut in- terest TUs brought on some rather wildly delivered exchangea, which carried them to the ro{ie8, MIo getting on the head and nose, when Bawley weat'down. J,-Both men came up'Willingly to time, and oommenoed (nxira- tioDS at once, HawI^y,trying Ills left on the head, which Mio cleverly avoided, and returned a stanner <m the left optic, which soon exhibited closing taadenoles, Ihey next fought to a oloae, when Mio put in a severe right-hander on tiie ribs, bat after fighting abaiTly at the ropes was forced down. 3. On Bawley comingiup blood wastrioklingfromtheoutunder the eye, re«iived in the previous round; but; nothing daunted, rushed in to force the figfatliui. Be could not, however, get on his opponent with anything llko effect, and onlr became recelver- Seneru'. Mio, lavtog now got the distance ofnis man, begain to 0 pre^ much as he pleased with him, plaaUng right and left, and getting away with scarcely a return, when Bawley got down, apparently from the ellppeiystete ofthe gronnd. . . 4. MIo answered to tune looking none the worse, while his op- Sinent showed visible signs of his hsndlwork. Hawley now tried a ''rush," but MIc.not inclined to "sea the show," went'dewn to avoid. . .. .''6, Bowlcy came up eridently riled, asthetacttcsandakinofhis tlny':(^ponent completely pntued him, and he wis nnabletoob- tslQ any advantage whatever. From thla period up to the eleventh ronnd, in which Mio sent his man to mother earth, the flghUag was aU in his fhvor, and any odds could be obtained on Um.- 11 to 30, and last It would only be iedlons to oobtinnb the rounds, ssthev wereaow devoid of Interest Bawley-oiily comlnig' up to receive the lion's share of punishment—forcibly jemind^ one of the fight between Mace and the Blaleybrldge Inf^f BnlBee it to eay that Bawley's seconds seeing he had ao chance,' wisely threw up the sponge. Time, forty nunntes. ' .:'' '. San Tbouis i]n> Jos Nonoii, at 6ei IOlb, aoB £400,—The flisl deppalt of £18 aside, waa posted on Thnisday, March STth,' at Nat Laogham's, making the whole ofthe £200 a side good. Notwith- standing the reports flying about reapectiag the cctfdact of Joe Nolan in breakingoutof Bounds, Mr. Rlchordscn; hla backer; stlB expresses his nnboondsd confidence la his en<«e'i:abillty to bring offthe affair in his favor. The friends of Dsn Thomas were equally sanguine, but stDl there wsB no betting beyond'afew pounds, at evens, on the result Tmnioiiui, TO Joe Ooss, pw MoBTHAMPioti.—On '^ednoadw evening, Maroh 96Ui, a good company assembled at Mr. W. Thcnosa', Crow and Bores Bhoe, Gold street to see a vety hand* somolesUmonl^ presented to Joe GosB. The house waa orammed to the celling.- Among the proftisalonals were Tcunii BhAw, Gol- Isgher, .W. Olllam, Nat Langb^'s Black, the Brighton Doctor,' and Jack Rooke. Several good sets-to took place. In fiot such a display of tho art of self-defence had never before been witnessed In ttie bnm of Nortbampton, and then Cfme the event of the cve- nlag.' Mr. W. Thomas then stepped to the fhmt and in a'very neat speech, onUdst loud oheermg, presented the testimonial to JoaQosB, who respeotftally thanked them for their Uadneaa aad teartei^. Juataa hehad finished, Rooke atepped forward, and fined the cup with ohamnagne, which waa hoadtd ronhd to tha compaay. The testimonial Is a very handsonts silver wine cap, -..v. ^.^..^^ J . —>--1, ' A Miobt 'At Fives Oonar.—A sparring entertalnmeht,'fo''lh6 Joint benefit of Barn Lazama and Mike Tralnor, was given at ,the Fives Court, 600 Broadway, on Wednesday evening, April,9tb The evening waa Btonny, which somewhat interfered-irith'tU attandanoe, but notwlthstanBlng this drawback, thers'mr a pretlT good honse,.and no doubt the "soldier boys',' resUseda "cahtai7." Old Father TOv^e, as asaal,'oBlclated as director of fi&e'amasements, and. for the' opehlng-set-to, he ooapIed' EUty Dunmore and :TOffl Biggins, whose eflbrts'were weU rtealvem A set-to on the glove fight .order fbnowed,'ln which .Tom O'Coninor and Mlok Dorsey oonteistod. It was a spirited ailUr, and the boxers were loudly applauded; they were succeeded 1^ Dick Nolan and McMahon; and they, In turn, gsVe place to JUn aiddlngs and BIU Chtrk, who made a moat exccdlent display. When Qark appears, .we'alwaya look out for a treat In the way of sparrinjg. Bo. McGonigle. 'and Jerry Conklln were the nett oouple, fallowed by Jack Bath and Charley OrT;'tliey Weat:tD hard work, and gave each other some pretty severe .thumps. - ](t was a ilvdy affair aU through, Jem' Kerrigan and Billy. Donnelly made some nice points, espeolally the latter,'but XertlgaB. did uncommonly weU with' such a clever boxer aa .DonoeBii. Another dove fight then took place. between those,.f;fjUltt' . welghte, MickDoreev and BoUvwood; the eet-to gave much's^ isfactlon. Mlok Smith, and'Pllz, of Providence, made'l'Mat set-to,' to the evident gratification of the speotatoia. TtaenxABb the onerarmed.boxer, O'Barra, and hla friend, whoae anUca hut the house' In roars of laughter.' "One-arm," seamed .to..haya things pretty'much his own way, and * punched his friend wheie- and when hd liked.. The latter Is.certatnlv a "friend In feed.!' Pwrer and Drumgoold then- went to work giving and taMig without atlnt The venerable Master of Ceremonies now, an- peaiM. an'd apolo^testf'fbr parry Lasams, 'who, nKhongB present,- wU unable to'se(-to; In ooueqdenoe of havfng'awBifr'. of erysipelas, his condition being apparent to-those u.thqhsV. Ja(^ Bath volantsered to take nls place, and Jack .and MW- Tralnor gave the'wind-up. Tovee returned thanks In twhUf M the teiK/lkarfo, and at the cloie of the wind-up, the tpectdale d^arted. Boxnia Euusmoii m BoeioN.—After a lull, boxing waa tevlTfd in Boston on the 8th Inst, on the occasion of a benefit slvpn to Professor W. Taylcir, ^t Chapman BalL' It waa suppoaadto be a privB^ exhlUUon, but a good many "outsldew" were 'traranli The spaners embraced James EeUej and Wm. Denayt-TOoma Smith, aad ..Joha Evans; Morrin and Kane; BlUy. Clark and BuUlvan;'ronng CoUev and Johnny Colbert; Fitzgerald of Ltviu- pool and SulUvan; and to top off with, Proftasor Taylor hlmaUf, and Charley Godfrey; embracing light welghte, uiA.lu^jf weights, and nearly aU classes of pogtllsUo sldlL T|ie.conp1jis: wereaU pretty well matched, and gave evidence of tbataclaice' which la obtained only by practice. . ' 'IH Tboobix.— Johnny Morris,' of Boaton, whUe In a Salocm^ Grand street one.evening last week, had a dispute vrith aman \if the name of .Weldi. which resulted In the latter, being bieatoi. Morris was arrestBd, and taken before Judge Eelly.'at Jdlknon Market; fined teta. doUarSi And put under bonds of 9800ie hMp ths peace for six months. .•',''')*,; Si!IM|(t*<IJ^ Mr. ,W< n>?|w«> 9i9W *ad H«rM SbM Ina, aad Ua A MoncaL Nor.— If Copt Wflkes'had not ohaUenged the Trent on the high 0 would have been .A fioti .Whatever (o<m Lord Fahmerston may have taken. Mason and SUd^ have beea taught the ute of a lUme in^nmeU with o^tdfKoiUit by>, and' ahoUd an^blng happm to CoL OorocraD, thels laat leaaon ahOTUd bne- beenonan'niTteifn'iv A Bum TOVTB.—"I k| son?" "It is popped wat low what eamr la papa." "What, my *. P»P».'.'; ' "tSo you want .TODSKEBS . 0Il . .M0D6TA- i^ OHEQt"—In 18S31 first asked, this qnesUon.. U vra?,^* Bwered by numerous people; and I aak if any of thein ever knew my Ongueht to <AU in doing oH I claimed for It; naib41y :< that it would oompd the Beard or MouatAoha to grow upon the amdoifa* est face'Within all weeka from the first applicaUoa, Ll^eal)sqc- cessfQl Inventon, I have had to ijontend with a heat of Imiuiors, acme of whom even go so far'OS'to copy my sdiartlseitaenits. Bowever, tzntb Is mighty, and 'win prevail; and yolk, aur.beaid- leaa frlendB, win find thatmy'Oiigaentlatheoqly.thfngua^l^ really force the Beaid to grow, andwIU neither slaihpr.f-^— iheekm. I send it to any part of the country, free-wpc for n. 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