... CHiRLES DICKENS ON PRISON DISCIPLINE. MIr. Dickens in his American Notes for General a Circulation writes very strongly against solitary confine- t ment, although it does not appear that he opened his lips t against the system while lie wvas enjoying ...

... several other announcements of equal interest have already been made; they include the celebrated Douglas Jerrold and Mr. Charles Dickens. The attractions, great as they have been on previous occasions, seem likely to be far surpassed on this. St. Matthew's ...

... and Charles Dickens. The latter had declined, somewhat disparaging terms, to subscribe for a monu ment to Cowper, which provoked the other to toma hawk and scalp him in this ferocious manner : The ' Task' will outlive the * Haunted Man.' Dickene is but ...

... where the robbery was committed, Mr. Johnson's umbrella was found lying on the ground, and near it was a pair of woollen gloves, which did not belong to him, and which had probably been dropped by one of the robbers. Another Robbery A second robbery was committed ...

... his carelessness or folly.—lpswich Express. DARING HIGI RAGES D IWAY ROBBERIES AND OUTAND NEAR LIVERPOOL. A week only has elapsed since we had to record a very daring highway robbery Which Was committed upon the West Derby road, upon Mr. John Houghton ...

... The report was carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks was passed to the directors. ROBBERIES DURING THtE LATE DSrTaRBANCES IN MA.tCHESTER.-Though the robberies in our streets have not been so numerous as might have been expected during the late d ...

... now prevail on parties to undertake the required Christian duty because of the expense entailed by the obligation. Mr. Charles Dickens, and his brother amateurs, are to visit Edinburgh on the 17 h of July, to perform there for the benefit of the Shakspeare ...

... Every Man in his Humour,” an to Good Night’s Rest,” by Mr. G. a Beckett, Mr. George Cattermole, Mr. Dudley Costello, Mr. Charles Dickens and Brothers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Forster, Mr. Douglas Jerrold, Mr. Leech, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr. Mayhew, Mr. Stanfield ...

... thefollowing robbery. The prisoner, it appeared, has for some considerable time been acting as private watchman in Shudehill Market, where he was entrusted by the market people with the charge of their produce. In consequence of several robberies having been ...

... as well as into any other department of the post-office which may need revision and alteration. On Monday evening, Mr. Charles Dickens and his friends make their long wished-for appearance on the boards of the Manchester Theatre Royal, to meet, we do not ...

... will be brought out. On Thursday Mr. Charles Pitt takes his benefit, when the play is the Patrician's Dan hter, with the interlude of A Lady and Gentleman in a Peculiarly Perplexing Predicament, in which Mr. Charles Pitt appears, and concluding with The ...

... Court of Chancery. Theatre Royal.—The Amateur Play. —The nett amount realized by the performances on Monday night of Mr. Charles Dickens and the literary amateurs at the Theatre Royal, for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt and Mr. Poole was £340. The total receipts ...