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      Entertainments. At Hee Majestt's Theatbe...

      Calliope—is a curiously and ingeniously constructed instrument , which , upon inspection , resembles the organ and the steam-engine , both of which , it appeared to us , being combined , in order to produce the present novelty in the instrumental art . . The body of the instrument would at first strike the observer as being , intended for a more mechanical purpose than that of producing strains of music , either grave or gay . It has in front twenty-two pipes , which are trumpet-shaped , and altogether resemble an open fan or a large seashell . Of course it must be supplied with steam before it can be played , which , as soon as the player—who sits at the end of ittouches the key-board , rushes up into the pipes and creates the same variety of tones as the organ . The chief peculiarity of the instrument

      however , is the rapidity and strength of its tones—a characteristic , of course , peculiar to steam in whatever way applied . It may be heard distinctly at almost any distance , and there is no grot or grove in the charming gardens but will be visited by its strains ; and we fancy , during the time it is playing , there will be no room in the ^ same atmosphere for any other instrument , for all other sounds will be silenced by its domineering tones . The experiment on Tuesday was exceedingly successful , and Mr . Denny , one of the American patentees , who has introduced it into this country , may probably reap the reward of his workmanship . The Aerephon is , we believe , to remain at Cremorne during the summer , and we doubt not it will be the cause of much additional attraction to those gardens . Mr .

      Denny acknowledges that he has been enabled to present it in its present advanced state of perfection through the co-operation of Mr . Henry Distin , Messrs . Home and Thornthwaite , Mr . Wood , and others .

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      Parliament. Ik The House Of Lords, On Th...

      PARLIAMENT . IK the House of Lords , on Thursday , May 3 , Lord Chelmsfoed , in moving that the House do go into committee on the Selling and Hawking on Sunday BilU stated that the object of the Bill was to prevent Sunday trading after nine o ' clock on Sunday mornings , in order to enable tradesmen to spend the day in a manner more consonant with the day , and with their feelings . The House divided upon the question , whether the Bill should go into committee ; when the numbers were—content , 54 j ^ non-content , 25 ; majority , 29 . In the House of Commons , the adjourned debate on the second reading of- the Representation _ the People Bill was resumed . Mr . Macaulat said , that the qualification given by this Bill had no reference to fitness —^ the principle of it was indiscriminate admission , there being no test of personal fitness , except the amount of rent . He asserted

      that it was talked of universally with dislike and suspicion . Mr . Gbegobt said , he believed that forty out of fifty members of the House looked at this measure with alarm . He objected to the Bill because it involved no principle of permanency . Mr . LongfieIiD considered that this Bill would place in the hands of the ignorant , vicious , and irreligious classes , the power of the constituency . Mr . W . D . Seymour contended , in reply to Mr . Longfield , that the working classes had greatly improved since 1832 in education , moral conduct , and provident habits , and he believed that this Bill would be , as far as regarded the franchise , satisfactory to the country . Mr . Kendall thought the Bill a inoderate-measurerand-d « ubted-whether-the-newHaorough-con 8 titu- — ency would override the old . Sir J . Ramsden said it would be far

      better to postpone the question than to pass a temporary measure , unsettling everything and settling nothing . Mi ' . Walpoxe said he should vote for the second reading , because a pledge had been repeatedly and solemnly given , and nothing could be so unwise as to dally with such a question . The Chancellob of the Exchequer admitted that it was desirable that a measure of Reform should have the character of permanency ; but he warned the House that it was more likely to obtain a permanency by a liberal than by an inappreciable concession to the working classes . Mr . Collins spoke at some length against the Bill . The Bill was then read a second time , and , on the motion of Lord J . Russell , it was ordered to be committed on Monday , 4 th of June . —In the House of Lords , on Friday night . Lord Lucan entered at great length into the

      question of the present system of regimental dep 6 ts . In the House of Commons , the adjourned debate on the second reading of the Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bill , and the amendment to defer the second reading for six months , was then resumed . Mr . Aybton argued against the Bill , and urged the evil consequences of taking a wrong step in a matter so intimately connected with the moral aud physical condition of the lower classes , and that the best course was to reject the Bill . Mr . Liddbll likewise opposed the Bill . He objected that the Bill virtually diminished the control of the magistrates , that it did not give them power at the right time , and gave them power at the wrong time . Alderman Salomons supported the Bill . Mr . Palk objected to the Bill on the ground that it

      would legalize a free-trade in drunkenness . Objections to the Bill were pointed out by Mr . Scully and Mr . Humbebston . Mr . Jambb opposed the Bill because it was unjust towards the licensed victuallers . Mr . Villiebs supported the Bill , and observed that while it would supply a great public convenience , he believed it would provide the strongest securities against disorder and abuse . Mr . Henley remarked that this Bill was in contradiction to the recommendations of the Committee , to which Mr . Villiebs referred . His objections went to the whole framework of the Bill , which it was almost impossible to alter in committee . Mr . Buxton said the brewers had nothing to do with the opposition to thiH Bill . Sir S . M . Peto supported the second reading of the Bill . Sir W . Miles said his vote would depend

      upon whether the Chancellob of the Exchequer would take the tax on refreshment-houses out of this Bill . The Chancellor of the Exchequer observed that the real question was whether the Bill was likely to cause a great increase of intemperance . He was assured by friends-of the cause of temperance that it would not . This Bill was intended to give an opening to the consumption of the lighter wines of France , and to unite the two operations of eating and drinking , which the effect of the existing system was to disunite . After some remarks from Mr . Newdegate the House divided , when the amendment was negatived by 267 against 193 . The Bill was then read a second time . The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a third time and passed . Other Bill . ? were forwarded a stasre , and the House adjourned .

      In the House of Commons , on Tuesday , on the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the Paper Duty Repeal Bill , Sir S . Noethcote moved the following as an Amendment : " That the present state of the finances of the country renders it undesirable to proceed further with the repeal of the excise duty on paper . " Mr . Gibson said there was nothing to justify the proposition now made to dissent from a most important portion of the Budget , and disappoint the expectations which had been founded upon it . Mr . E . Ball supported the Amendment . Lord H . Vane thought the House was hardly in a position to decide the question , as they were ignorant of what the actual expenditure of the year was likely to be . Mr . Ellice took the same objection . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the objections now urged against the Bill would have been more

      applicable if they had been uttered two months ago . He characterised the Amendment as a direct attempt to defeat , in its last stage , a Bill which had repealed a tax upon a trade ; and he besought the House to pause before they took a step , the consequences of which must be injurious in the extreme . Mr . T . Baring asserted the right of the House to reverse their decision . Mr . Disraeli supported the Amendment . He-regarded the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer as being tantamount to a declaration that the tax ought to be repealed whether the country could spare it or not . The Chancellor of the Exchequer requested permission to explain , and in doing so gave to some Of Mr . Disraeli ' s statements " the most direct contradiction which the forms of the House would allow / ' Mr . S . Hebbert having 1 said a . few words , the House divided , and negatived the Amendment by 219 to 209 . _

      Good And Bad Bitteh Beer.—The Following ...

      Good and Bad Bitteh Beer . —The following amusing testimony in favour of genuine Bitter Ale , appears in the current number of " Punch . " — " Cornet O'FiAGOV presents his compliments to Mr . Punch , and on behalf of Her Majesty ' s whole Indian Army , desires to declare his unbounded confidence in the genuineness of Messrs . Bass : and Messrs . Alxsopp ' s Pale Ale , and to apprise any ' fellah ' who may entertain a contrary opinion , that he ( the Cornet ) is to . be heard of at the Blue Posts . " Mr . Punch would be very loth to differ from Cornet O'Fr . AGON on any subject , and quite agrees with him as to the genuineness of the beer which is supplied by Messrs . Allsopp and Messrs . Bass . The bitter ale which Mr . Punch hates and despises , and which he denounced in a recent number , is the nauseous mess manufactured by incompetent brewers , and retailed by dishonest publicans , as a counterfeit of the " barley bree '" brewed at Burton . It is All-slop and Base , and not-A-w . BOPJ ^ and-BA-ss-s-that-ilsfirr-JVdetests : —— - ——

      The Mysterious power of the Magnet is most beautifully developed by Mr . F . Herring , of 32 , Basinghall Street , in his Patent Magnetic Brushes and combs , which are the Remedy for Grey Hair , Weak or Falling Hair , Neuralgia , Nervous Headache , Rheumatism , Stiff Joints , & c . His Teazle Brushes for Cloth , Velvet , & c , are admirable ; they not only cleanse , but preserve the fabric in a remarkable manner . The Public are cautioned against Counterfeits . [ Advertisement . ] The Postnmster has decided that the Society of Arts' Prize Writing-case , for which they awarded the prize of twenty guineas and their silver medal

      to Parkins and Gotto , can be sent through the post for 4 d ., so that this extremely useful and durable waterproof case , fitted with writing-paper , envelopes , blotting-book , metal penoase , with reserve of pens , & c , & c , can be sent free through the post to any part of the kingdom , on sending twenty-eight stamps to Parkins and Gotto , 24 and 25 , Oxford Street , London . It forms a most appropriate present . Selling price at their stationary warehouse , 2 s . each . Their Sample Packet containing fifty kinds . Writing Paper and Envelopes can be had free by post for four stamps .

      Parkins and Gotto make no charge for stamping writing-paper and envelopes , with crests , initials , or address , and undertake to pny the carriage to any part of England , on orders over twenty shillings . Twenty thousand envelopes , of any size or quality , at a minute ' s notice . Office stationary and household papers . Institutions , colleges , and schools supplied . Price list post free . A saving of full Cs . in the pound . Parkins and Gotto , paper and envelope makers , 24 and 25 , Oxford Street . [ Jdvt . l

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 12, 1860, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12051860/page/22/