class of persons from the Opera House. The persons in the gallery made much noise, whistling and yelling. There is a beautiful chandelier, lighted with gas, hung from the centre of the roof, or dome. We saw here Van Amburgh with his lions; it was most wonderful to see the state of subjection he had these fierce beasts in. We were much surprised to see the boldness with which he entered their den, putting his head between their teeth, and treating them as if they were quiet dogs. Although a wonderful performance, it was not pleasing; for we thought if their savage nature should return to them the man must die, and then people would reproach themselves for going to encourage him in putting his life in danger.

We again visited Drury Lane Theatre, and found it much altered: a boarded floor had been laid over the pit level with the stage, and there were many hundred persons walking about to hear a beautiful concert of instruments; some of the finest music and best performers were to be heard here for only one shilling each.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE -We went to see Covent Garden Theatre, the prices of admission were the same as at Drury Lane; the theatre appears to us much in the same style as Drury Lane, but smaller. We saw performed the Critic: we saw Madame Vestris (or Mrs. Charles Mathews), who is the manager of this place; we

should not have taken her for more than twentysix years of age, and we are told she is near fifty; we forget the name of the second piece in which she performed, but we were much amused. The English, when they are pleased with anything in a theatre, clap their hands and stamp their feet; and if they wish a dance or a song repeated, they do both clap and stamp and whistle; and thus they keep on until the person comes back and does over again what they require. Attached to the great theatres is the saloon, where refreshments of all kinds are to be procured, but virtuous females could not be seen here; for here, at the half price, are to be found swarms of well-dressed, highly-painted, but unhappy females, who, having lost their virtue, resort, as a means of maintenance, to the saloons of theatres, and with much wantonness endeavour to draw young men into the snares of vice and misery of which they themselves have been the victims. We do think this very discreditable to be allowed; and we also think that much of the dissipation, and many of the robberies committed by young men, may be traced to an intimacy with improper females, which commenced within the saloon of a theatre. The saloons of those theatres that are allowed to be infested with such characters, are, instead of being an accommodation to the public, harbours of vice, at which a virtuous man would frown with disgust.

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ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. This theatre is situated a little beyond Westminster Bridge, on the Surrey side of the Thames. seen some capital horsemanship. We saw a man ride and manage four horses at the same time; and a little girl danced upon the horse's back whilst it was galloping; she also danced upon the tight rope. Some men took most extraordinary leaps over a great many people's heads, and ponies jumped through hoops, and did many feats quite like dogs; we felt much pleased with these things. The horses are admirably trained, they rise up and lie down at the word of command; they lie as if dead at the bidding of the rider; and when the tune is played they dance with their feet as if they were human beings. At this place a man of the name of Carter exhibits his collection of wild beasts, consisting of a noble Bengal tiger, a large African lion and lioness, and about five or six other small tigers; and he has so completely tamed these wild animals, that a description of it would be almost incredible to those who have not seen them personally.

We saw one of the tigers seize him by the neck, while he feigned to be asleep in a forest, and drag him down a flight of stairs as if really to devour him; the scenery so well resembled a wild jungle that a stranger will take it for reality, and think the man to be really a victim to the fury and rapacity of the beast: he, however,

after a short struggle, completely overpowers the

animal.

He next drove the African lion in a car on the stage, and it was curious to see the animal harnessed and dragging the car with the driver, who whipped him as if he was a waggon horse; he then entered the den in which all the animals were kept together, and began boldly to thrash them and make them obey his commands. He made a bed of one, a pillow of another, and bolster of a third, to take, as it were, his nightly rest, while a fourth animal played all manner of tricks with him; and there he was, composed and fearless, as if he had been bred and born amongst the ferocious and greedy children of a wild and dreary forest. The terms of admission areBoxes, four shillings; Pit, two shillings; Gallery, one shilling.

VICTORIA THEATRE.-This is a beautiful little theatre, situated on the Southwark side of Waterloo Bridge. We saw here" Paul the Rover," in which we saw Mademoiselle Goodesham dance; she is the Taglioni of this place; she is a pretty little woman, and a very nice dancer. But here we saw the "Incredibles," in which Monsieur Laroche and Monsieur Noel, two Frenchmen, performed some extraordinary feats of strength. They were bound to a whirling pole, and, suspended by one leg, lifted several persons. A bridge with sixteen persons was lifted, and a car,

with an immense number of people in it, was lifted. Suspended by their feet, they drew up several persons to the ceiling of the stage, and exhibited various proofs of their great strength and muscular power; they were both fine made and powerful men. In another very amusing piece, called the "Dumb Savoyard," a Mr. Blanchard performed a monkey, and it was almost impossible to distinguish him from a real monkey. He ran rapidly on his hands and feet about the stage, played all manner of tricks, ran up the side of the house to the ceiling, and all round the gallery, descending on the other side. constant laughter at his freaks. We were much pleased with our evening's entertainment.

Every body was in

The English are decidedly a wonderful people, and money in England can do every thing; it makes Horses dance, Lions work as Horses, and men assume the appearance of Monkeys.

Besides these there are a great many other Theatres in London, where we have not been to, such as the Haymarket Theatre, the Surry Theatre, the Adelphi in the Strand, the Prince's Theatre in King Street St. James's, and others, the whole of them are about twenty in London, but as they are minor ones to what we had seen we did not deem it prudent to waste our time by visiting all of them.

In concluding our description of the Theatres of London, we have to recommend to our country