POLYTECHNIC. 



CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. 



The Entertainments and Lectures provided this year, are on the most liberal scale, 

 and commenced on Boxing Day. 



1st — Comic Optical Pantomime of Harlequin and Mother Goose ; or, the Golden 

 Egg, being a revival of the late Joey Grimaldi's most favourite piece. And in order 

 that full effect may be given to the pantomimic tricks, Mr Childe has been engaged 'with 

 his Phantasmagoria Apparatus. Mr G. A. Cooper will enact the "Chorus" for the 

 pantomimic characters, and sing Joey Grimaldi's favourite comic songs of "Tippety- 

 wichett," and "Hot Codlins." Master Sanders, the infant vocalist, will also sing the 

 much admired song of " The Cabin Boy." 



2nd — Beautiful Series of Photographs, by Mr England, of " Scenes in America," with 

 special reference to the present crisis. 



3rd — Professor Logrenia's Magical "Wonders and Mysterious Transformations, the 

 "Wonderful Performing Russian Cat, Learned Canary Birds, and White Mice. 



4th' — Mr and Mrs Matthews in their wonderous illustrations of "Modern Magic 

 and Artificial Clairvoyance." 



5th— The Garibaldi Bell Ringers. 



6th — New Lecture by J. L. King, Esq., entitled " First Steps in Science for Young 

 Philosophers. 



7th— New Series of Dissolving Yiews, illustrating the Navies, Dock-yards, and 

 Iron-clad War Steamers, the ""Warrior," and "La Gloire." 



8th — New Lectures by Professor J. H. Pepper on the Armstrong, Whitworth, and 

 other Rifled Guns. 



9th — New Lecture by Professor J. H. Pepper, "On the Magnificent Field of 

 Discovery, opened out by the New Terrestial and Stellar Chemistry. 



10th — The whole of the Institution decorated with Holly, Christmas, and Exotic 

 Plants, by Messrs Yideon, of Maida Hill. 



11th— Giant Cheistmas Tree, Thirty-four Feet high ; Gratuitous Distribution 

 every Thursday Morning and Evening, of Thousands of beautiful Ornaments, Toys, 

 Knives, Cannons, &c, commencing Thursday, January 2nd, 1862. 



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LONDON LIBRARY, 



12 ST JAMES'S SQUARE. 



This Library offers great advantages to persons engaged in Literary pursuits. 

 The best Literature of the day, both English and Foreign, is added to a collection 

 consisting of nearly 80,000 volumes of old and valuable works not supplied by ordinary 

 Circulating Libraries. 



The Reading-Room is furnished with the principal Periodicals, English and 

 Foreign. 



Fifteen Yolumes are allowed to Country Subscribers ; Ten to Residents in London. 

 Terms : £3 a year, or £2 a year with Entrance Fee of £6 ; Life Subscription, £26. An 

 additional supply of books may be had at the rate of £1 a year for five volumes. 



The Library is open from Ten to Six. Catalogues, 7s. 6d. Prospectuses on 

 application. 



ROBERT HARRISON, Secretary and Librarian. 



PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS, APPARATUS, & LENSES. 



COLLODIONS for Positive and Negative Pictures, highly sensitive and uniform in 

 action. CRYSTAL YARNISH, for protecting Negatives. Genuine PAPIER SAXE. 

 Carefully-prepared ALBUMINIZED PAPERS. Brass-bound and other CAMERAS, 

 with all recent Improvements. Glass, Porcelain, and Gutta-Percha DISHES and 

 BATHS. Portrait and Landscape Lenses by ROSS, LEREBOURS, and VALLANTIN; 

 and every requisite for the practice of Photography. 



"Wholesale Manufacturers of all Chemical Preparations of acknowledged purity. 



The Trade and Shippers supplied on best terms. 



Illustrative Catalogue free on application. 



BOLTON and BARNITT, 



