... TEE LONDON MUSIC HALLS. SOUTHLONDN PALACE.-Mit. W. Joeoi1SON''s BENEFIT.- whecever we visit the Sooth Londofl we Usual l reed t ith orite estobliahtitetttf~lli sod last Nvedesday, Up0n tleo ccasion of Mi' John ?? fa ll;hel noe la'd Ien~r tila d tolles nppl aumse o o son's benefit, the capabilities of the facil srer tatert o dut bitt like themfaelscarpuelt bag, which was never so fl but that it ...

... * SucH is the title of a shilling pamphlet by Mr. T. B. Sprague, M. A., the Senior Wrangler of 1853, now a Vice-President of the Institute of Actuaries, and occupying a foremost position in the actuarial profession. This pamphlet is the first part of a summary and analysis of the accounts of the Life Insurance Companies of Great Britain and Ireland, as now for the first time exhibited by the ...

... FOREMOST amongst the unselfish enjoyments of Christmastide are penny readings and parish tea parties. What shall we wear? is so often asked on these occasions that we intend to commence our fashion article with a few words of advice on the subject in question. Take for the foundation a moderately long, well-gored dress of black silk, and the variations which can be made thereon are manifold. ...

... ;'PUBLIO AMUSEMENTS. SOL% tGZssZS AD 51staosO.1.P. B. 05ek5!TEOoN. PltceLo two eke of Vlse Lady of thse Lake. Ntc- anttwd di5theowsek,,p1ErLAllY OF THE N ?? 2 an Andrew fallld~Y. Founded-of ctecamfor isv WyilijlloeIeverlevr H. Sinclic-r. I DchU~8.W en W~ltee'itsOT A flrnee,andJasOOFe1 hoodot ieo~rll It.deee, ibe atheen rwi.ine Russell ?? og MIHtiao.icrOne d rcitcadcbe G&Precedea trati ...

... Xiss WALLIS, the New Actress, at the Queen's Theatre. OPINIONS OFi THE PRESS:- Miss, Wallis, a youthful debutanle, who appeared as Marguerite de Montcalm, gave strong indications of being likely to become a very useful acquisition to the London stage, and deservedly secured a highly favourable ?? Teleyraph, Sept. 30th, 1872. The acting of Miss Wallis, who made her first appearance at this ...

... THE Adventures of Fritz, a melodrama new to this country, has been produced at the Adelphi Theatre for the introduction to a London audience of Mr. J. K. Emmet, an American actor of reputation who is said to have represented Fritz, the hero of the play, for upwards of rsooo nights in the prncipal cities of the United States. The events of the story are supposed to occur in New York in ...

... [The following arrived too late to appear in Its proper place.] . TIMATR E ROYAL.-The engagement of Mr J. L. Toole was brought to a close on Saturday last. The previous evening was Sxed for his benefit, and he appeared in Uncle Dick's Darling, Paul Pry, and Thc Steeple Chase. The benefit had to be extended to the following evening. On Menday Mr and Mrs Bandmann. commenced a short engagement, ...

... This distinguished actor closes a long engagement here to-night, and goes to Belfast on Monday. The programme of this evening is one of the most attractive that even Mr Toole's extraordinary repertoire can supply. We know that his reception in the capital of the north will be worthy of his position as the most versatile humorist of the day. Mr Toole is undoubtedly a humorist of the rarest type ...

... OLIVER CROXWELL..* The new poetical work which Ir. Richards here puts forth will undoubtedly do bhn greater credit than anything he has hitherto produced, and we are glad to be able to announce that this power- tal and interesting play wvill soon be represented at the Royal Queens Theatre. Oliver Cromwell has always been a favourite hero with the mass of Englishmen, and we are convinced that ...

... LONDON. By GUSTAVp Dounr and BLANC55AED JERROLD. Grant and Co.-We have here a double number, the conclusion of this remarkable work, and the illustrations which are to be found in the part are very attractive. Lord's Cricket Ground is a bril- liant scene, though the subject does not give Dord full scope for his great powers. There is a vast deal of character in Tbaetersall's for the artist is ...

... . . GLOBE. . iecg+t iho are interested in drsgtic~ ^stv l~,b~iahardofa little piece by Meoirs,~iiee8n e4u a i&!idrlea Dpaqasrce11e e bearing the title ,ofjar6el, wih wes'roduced at'be ThdAtre Frangais in may'qjt, and which ?? at that theatre unabated ppar*slty. n the pro notoof Mdme e3).GlrardriU6 Za 0Joe PhtPeur ,a, hq same house, nearly twentyyearsago, thn'efeid'o, ?? believe, been no ...

... )I| ; ?? Since the princely speculation a Alderman I, Joydell, at the end of the least and beginning oftthe present ee~atury, there) has be~len' no sueb suspe~rb I 'attemnptto illustrate'dur ohief of poets as that which ?? Virtue and Co. are now making i. their i | 'Imperial Shakespeare, edited by Charles Knight. ti, Thb Alderman set the first English painters of his ri time to work to ...