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      T > ROFES 3 OR JAKniG on ALLSOPF 3 M _ PALIS ALH . Huron Liobig to Mr . AIlsopp : — "Tho specimens of your Pule Ale , sent to mo aHordod mo another opportunity of confirming itH valuable- qualities . 1 am myself an admirer of this beverage , and my own experience oimhtait nm to recommend it , in accordance with tho opinion of tho most eminent HiiKlinh phymciaiiH , uh u very a ^ roonhlo and ofJIoiont tonic , and a « a general buvunigo liolli for tho invalid and the robust . " —Iuhtuh Limiio , Ui « Hnon , May 0 . ALLSOPP'S PAL 10 or INTTKIt ALIO may 1 ) 0 obtained in caHkw of all m » i <» H from tho Hrowory , Hiirton-on-Trent ; wui from tho uiidor-iiiontioiiod Hranch KHtublmlmioiitH : London at « tl , King Willium Htroot , City . LiVKHi'OOi . at Cook Htroot . Manoiiuhtbu ... at Duoie 1 'luco . lJiM > i . KY at the Koyal Browory . Ui . AHdow at lift , Ht . Vinomit Htreofc . DiniMN ' *• - Ul » tnr Chambers , Dame Street . Bibminoham ... at Market Hall . At either of which plaottB n lint of respectable partion who mniply tho Boor in bottles ( and alno in cohLb nt tUo Ottiue pricea 08 ftoUi tho JJrowcry ) , iu » y ul auy tiuio bo hoou .

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      DUNN'S TAILORS' LABOUR AGENCY will be ; found aliku worthy the attention of tho I'loonomirtt and the PhilaulliropiHt , cheapness being tbo mojinH ) iy which it is propoHod to seouro employment at lully remunoralivo wagea for Mm workmen , whilst the extent of patronage iniilten up for the Promoter a remunerative profit , largo in ita extent , though HiniilL in itH degree . In tho extonsivo range of frontage may bo fteen Hpeoimens of the dill'orent articles ottered , with their pricon niiirkcil in plain flgur ^ H , and no abatement mitdo ; with earl ) of which the customer gets a printed receipt , takon from , and Higned by , tho workmmi for the wageH h <» r <* tteiveH for making it , mid conttiining his address for private inquiry a » to the truth of such statement—it being intended , in thin Agency , to embody and ourry out oiui of tin > ho Social and Co-operative Theories which promises , if honestly worked out , to secure benefilH to all without injury to ally—making one portion of tho community , in supplying its own wants , minister to the comforts and elevation of another ; and that , b y the exercise of that ruling passion , « elfintorcHt , men naturally Hocking to tho best markets in numberti proportioned to tins certainty with which they can determine . them to bo bo , tho Manager here only olloring them the satisfaction of knowing that , if they uro well served , the men aro well paid ; and thus , in blending the interests of the Producer nnd CoiiMiimor , securing bin own h . h agent botwoon them . A choic « of Mon ' n useful Trousers , from 10 h . ( Id . to 12 h . ; u , Large AaHortment of ditto , fit for all persons , from 16 h . to 18 s . ; Choice Qualities in Pattern , from 2 () s . to 2 : ln . ; ( wagon paid agreeable to selling price , from !< s . to ¦ U . ( Id . ) A usefVd Black Dress Coat , well made , 2 fis . ; a useAil Uhuik Frock Coat , 2 Hs , j ( warranted paid wages for making , 1 <> h . ) A Kirst-Clasn DrouH Coat , Si 2 Ifis . ; a Fir » t-Claso Krock , lined with Hilk , iM ; ( tt upooimen of workmanship , and warranted wag <) spaid formuking , 16 a . ) A good Dl » K ) k Veat ( vcagos paid tn . 0 > i . ) , 7 a . ( id . \ * iioyu' Clothing , and every Article in tho Trade , on tho moat Advantageous Bualo of Chargou . ULaervo th * AdUi'ooa—XU , md 11 , Nuwxujvh Vavmwa . x .

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      THE EOYAL EXHIBITION . —A valuable newly-invented , very small , powerful WAISTCOAT POCKET GLASS , the size of a walnut , to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to five miles , which is found to bo invaluable to Yaehters , Sportsmen , Gentlemen , and Gamekeepers . Price 30 s ., sent free . — TELESCOPES . A new and most important invention in Telescopes , possessing such extraordinary powers , that Homo , 3 J inches , with an extra eye-piece , will show distinctly Jupiter ' s Moons , Saturn's Hing , and the Double Stara . They supersede every other kind , and are of all sizes , for the waistcoat pocket , Shooting , Military purposes , Sec . Opera and Racecourse Glasses , with wonderful powers ; a minute object can bo clearly seen from ten to twelve miles distant . Invaluable , newly-invented Preserving Spectacles ; invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of extreme Deafness . —Messrs . S . and 11 . SOLOMONS , Opticians and Aurists , ' M ) , Albomarlo Street , Piccadilly , opposite tho York Hotel .

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      THE VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA . — An entirely New Moving Panorama , " The Voyagb to Australia ajtb a Visit to heb Gold Fields , " Painted from Sketches made upon the spot by J . S . Peoutj the Marine subjects by T . 8 . Koiiins , and the Natural History by C . Weigall , Members of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours ; will shortly bo opened at 309 , Regent Street , next tho Polytechnic .

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      Cfie Zoological iSfar&entf , REGENT'S PARK , Are Open to Visitors daily . Tho Collection now contains upwards of 1500 HpeoimeriM , including a lino Cuimvanzbu , tho Ilii-rovotamus presented by 11 . 11 . tho Viceroy of Egypt , Kljsimianth , Riiinookuoh , GiUAifFKB and young , Lkuookyk nnd young , KLANUS , UONTIUIOKH , CaMKI . H , ZkHKAH , LlONH , TltiKUM , Jaquahh , IhtAttH , Ohtuiouuh , and the Ai-tkiiyje presented by the Lieut .-Governor of New Zealand . All Visitors are now admitted to Mr . Gould ' s Collection of Hummjuu Uiuuh without any extra charge . Tho Hand of tho First Life Guards will perform , by permission of Colonel Hall , on every HATUKDAY , at Four o clock , until further notice . Admission , One Shilling . On Mondays , Sixi'UNOis .

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      in our Portfolio , tho "LETTERS OF A VAGABOND .

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      __ ma of nature , into a mocking man of the world . I have been so near to ? r cresses" when I have received letters from fair strangers addressed to Wt full of " that darling Vivian "—using me as a species of paratonnerre ? ' , nnduct the lightning . And yet again I have been so near to staid and VnZSits w £ en ( as on one memorable occasion ) Ihave found that same W , an reading a volume of sermons aloud in an unearthly voice to a Irlous family , who always speak of him as " that exemplary young man . S do not let it be supposed that Vivian was not perfectly sincere in reading these sermons : for do we not all " play many parts , and be had Prepared himself for the feat by a serious attack of indigestion . - Well ! S more sick of the season , and of the streets , and of the Parks , and of ? he staircases of London houses ( at countless balls ) and of operas with habitues and lorgnettes , and faded small talk ^ and of all disguises of tnrmiL has hied away to the Sabine farm of a friend whose solitude fq more peopled with the good and great , than even London with knaves nnd fools for antiquity is his solace , as the present is his earnest study , and the future his serene contemplation . Ah ! " constant readers , you would not know Vivian re-habilitated by country air , and early rising . But what an office he has left to me , to " do" the operas and theatres ; to me who for some weeks past carefully abstain from places of amusement , finding no attraction half so powerful as the attraction of the Dog Star ! Does he expect me to go to JDrury Lane—which however I am glad to hear is to be opened by a powerful dramatic company for legitimate perf ormances P . . . , For the present I prefer to lounge away an hour in the burrey Zoological Gardens , at Jullien's Concerts d'Ete , humming an accompaniment to the Prima donna , and glancing from the Mons . himself to my country cousins , who cannot take their eyes off him for a moment , but feast on the expansive glories of their demigod . Cremorne , too , is enticing to the street-weary ; and one may fairly plead guilty to Vauxhall ; but you will very probably insist on hearing something about FAUST , produced at Covent Garden last Thursday . As I was unable to be in for the beginning ( a very rare occurrence with me ) , you must accept on hearsay the report of the first act . But first let me tell you that grand old Spohr was nobly welcomed when he took Costa ' s seat in the orchestra . His age , genius , and fame merited the reception ; perhaps , too , we do not like him the worse that he is persecuted by the Elector of Hesse Cassel . The overture ( I am told ) caused a lively sensation ; and in the first act Ronconi , Tamberlik , and Formes roused the house to enthusiasm . The second and third acts ( when I was present ) certainly did not excite any enthusiasm , but a considerable distribution of welldeserved applause . The last act was a disappointment to many ; the curtain seemed to descend abruptly on an Inferno closely resembling the last scene of Don Giovanni , with a " property" or two from the incantation scene of the FreyscJiutz , fiends more brilliant and fire more bright , and the situation was just similar enough to suffer by comparison . ¦ With regard to the music , who can question its extraordinary

      merits—the rich and varied instrumentation , the profound science and the wayward beauty ? Yet I frankly confess how difficult I felt it to assume indignation when a terribly sincere friend , an arch musical heretic , as sured me " that he had been mystified , and bored ; that he believed nine-tenths of the audience had been bored too , but were ashamed to confess it - that he had watched the habituSs retiring in pairs to exchange their private opinion of what they publicly extolled—that the music was fragmentary , patchy , overlaid with modulations , and indeterminate : deficient in symmetry , freedom , and breadth ; that , in short , he was bored , and not ashamed to say so ; but that for all that , no doubt the opera was a masterpiece of composition , as Spohr was , unequivocally , a great composer . " Now , without pretending to discriminate at this moment what grains of truth there may be in this blunt testimony of my heretical friend , on a second hearing only , ( I heard the opera once before given by the German company ) I may briefly say , that the audience was immense , and included all that remains in town of art , science , learning , wealth , and rank ; that many portions of the opera were heard with evident pleasure , and all with attention and respect ; that the critics were en grande tenue ; and that the libretto is about the most intolerably imbecile and confused even of librettos . The argument is dwarfed into a mere nursery fable of which Faust is the wicked man , and Mephistopheles the Bogie . Those who went expecting to find Goethe set to Spohr , must have been ludicrously deceived . . Formes was the artist of the night . He was quite at home , and evidently revelled in the character of Mephistopheles . He sang the difficult music assigned to him superbly , and his costume and attitudes were those of a perfect Wretch—or , as some will persist in spelling it , Retzch . But I still protest with Vivian against the practice of making Mephistopheles such a mere fiend . He should sink the fiend in the accomplished gentleman . Ronconi is certainly not well fitted in Faust : a character too closely resembling Don Giovanni ; but he sang his music with power and effect , and acted with great purpose and dignity . Tamberlik took every occasion he could find to display the summits of his glorious voice ; Anna Zerr was probably as good a Rosina as could be found in Europe ; and Castellan lent her full rich voice to the uninteresting Cunigonda—a , sort of ditto of the Princess in Robert Le Bioble . Castellan as an actress is always—Castellan ; never the character assumed . After the fall of the curtain the grand and venerable figure of Spohr again appeared before the curtain , in obedience to a hearty summons , and was loudly cheered . Probably I may have more to say of Faust before Vivian ' s return ; or , which would be better for you , he will . , I have only now to add that the orchestra did the most entire justice to its presiding chief , whom the Times distinguishes as the " greatest conductor on the continent , " and to his work , and the mise en scenewas as lavish and magnificent as the execution of the music was unexceptionable . Costa , I believe , p layed the organ—a tribute to his great brother artist equally worthy of both . * ¦* Xe Cha . t-1 Iua . nt .

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      The Affection ateness op Englishmen . —If there is one passion more than another which distinguishes the manly and generous heart of the Englishman , it is that of personal attachment . He ignores foreigners at a distance ; hut when they come to him , if they come recommended hy their antecedents , and make an appeal to his eyes and his ears , he almost worships them . We all recollect with what enthusiasm the populace received Marshal Soult on his visit to London a few years ago ; ... it took his own countrymen altogether hy surprise . . . Who so unpopular thirty years ago as that magnanimous man , Lord Londonderry ? yet when lie appeared at George the Fourth ' s coronation , the sight of his nohle figure and hearing drew shouts of applause from the multitude , who thought they hated him . George himself , worthless as he seems to have been , for how many years had he been an object of popular admiration ! till his wife , a more urgoiit candidate for tire eye of pity and sympathy , supplanted him . Charles the Second , the most profligate of inonurchs , lived in the hoarts of his peopletill the day of his death . Tt in the way with English-Mion . A saint in rags would be despised ; in broadeloth , or in silk , ho would be thought something more than ordinary . St . Francis of Assisi , bareheaded and barefooted , would hi ) hooted ; St . Francis Xavier , dressed up like a Mandarin , with an umbrellu over his head , would inspire wonder and delight . —J . U . Newman ' s ' Lectures .

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      FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation cubing the Week ending Fbiday Evening . ) Brazilian 5 per Cents . ... 102 Mexican 3 per Cents . * .... 25 $ Brazilian New , 1892 & 93 101 Peruvian 3 per Cts . Def . 66 * Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cents . 79 J Portuguese 4 p . Ct . Acct . 66 * Chilian 6 per Cents 105 Eussian 5 per Cents . 119 J Chilian 3 per Cents 71 Russian 4 > i per Cents . ... 103 J Danish 3 per Cents 107 Sardinian 5 per Cents . ... 05 } Dutch 2 $ per Cents 6-1 Spanish Passives 6 | Dutch 4 per Cent . Certif . 97 i Spanish 3 per Centa 49 | French 3 per Cent . ... 71 f 50 c Spanish 3 p . Centa . Now French Exohange 25 f 45 o Deferred 22 *

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      MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . BRITISH FUNDS FOB THIS PAST WJCKK . _ ( Cl . OHlKO PlUOJJS . )

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      Jtrtr 17 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . 691

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 17, 1852, page 691, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1943/page/23/