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THE FIELD. 
we fire seeking and obtaining information and not amusement. 
That much is taught by the lecturer, and in the most enticing 
method, must be allowed, for, notwithstanding the gay colours 
In which he dresses his facts, much of the history of 
the countries through which wo pass so gaily is imparted 
to UB. The route is now from London to Rotterdam 
by Brussels, through Holland, and up the Rhine. Some 
admirable pictures, painted by Beverley, have been added to i 
the former ones, and the entertainment has all the charm of 
novelty about it. Mr. Albert Smith kept his audience in 
capital spirits through the entire evening, his efforts never 
flagging for one instant ; breathing time being allowed him 
by the frequent bursts of hearty applause, which rewarded his 
endeavours. 
Turkish Museum. — This favourite lounge has been more 
than ever crowded during the week, the many country gen- 
tlemen attending the cattle-show having availed themselves 
of the opportunity of also paying their respects to the 
courteous M. Aznavour, and the wonders he has collected 
at Hyde Park-corner. 
Bucharest, Nov. 14 — On Friday last an incident occurred at 
the opera here which has excited considerable sensation and | 
is the talk of the town. Omar Pasha made his appearance in i 
his box, accompauied by the wife of liia nephew, Tefwik Bey. | 
The lady was completely unveiled, and sat thus listening to 
the music with the most perfect composure. This is, I 
believe, the first instance on record in winch the wife of a j 
Mussulman has displayed her features before men, and above 
all before giaours, and is consequently a tremendous innova- 
tion of which I am very anxious to see the result. It dis- 
plays great courage ou the part of Omar Pasha, but will, I 
am certaiu, when tho nows reaches Constantinople, excite 
the fiercest ire amongst the old Turks. Mussar Pasha came 
into the box soon after, and entered into conversation with 
Madame, and while this was going on Ismail Pasha (not he 
of ICalafat) arrived and took his place on the opposite side of 
the house. Glancing across, he saluted Omar Pasha, but on 
seeiug the lady suddenly become deadly pale, remained 
motionless for two or three minutes, and then rose up, 
saluted again, left the box, and returned no more. 
Mdlle. Raohel. — We (Qalignani) last week gave an 
account of M. Latour fie St. Y bars’ one-act tragic sketch 
of “ Rosemonde," in which Mdlle. Rachel performed the 
principal character. We have since learnt that the 
subject of the piece, some parts of which, it may be 
recollected were of a revolting, and all of a painful descrip- 
tion, worked upon the miud of the tragedian so sensibly 
that at the fall of the curtain, after reaching her dressing- 
room, she had a succession of nervous attacks, and has not 
since been able to appear before the publio. The recent 
death of a sister to whom she was devotedly attached, and 
whom she attended in her last hours, had, it is known. | Be Always Brsv Tho mn » „ .. , 
seriously affected Mdlle. Rachel’s health, and tho ghastly moro ? ? a occomphshes, the 
nature of the incident,, particularly of thT 1 Jt *2 SZ-. find , 7 '. “ ,°, 1 neTe . r ™ty. Yon 
which RoKmmHk hr .eon watching the dying agonies of her I ™ t T mMt f °, r ' VI ' rd do S°° d ’ 
husband, acting upon ov.r-cxcitcd feelings Id weakened I ^r7Tr breads our ."t TT"' T b,, , Sy ' W1 ‘° 
health, will readily account for the effect thus produced, our .nmuSonW M 
borne ridiculously distorted versions have been given of this long as £v hvTthfv " K lWtl7 .p teri ’ n3 ?' Aa 
circumstance, one, for instance, that she asked for a poignant themSvw L othora 7 It 1 B0 ‘ n . ethm « W be ° e ^ 
to commit suicide !-tlie reason, according to the verarioS J ££ ‘S 8 ° fT 
and good-natured writer, for this remarkable request, being giving We L for activity 5 In hl!T ™ 0r °- . f ° C 8 t °„j lko 
At Paius an action brought by the E m peror of Russia KUaS? S’ZX. £* fife £»‘ S' ' h °"' 4 
and General de Gudddoff, manager of tho St. Petersburg ; b sinning in a mlro. 
Theatre, against M. Bertou, tho actor of the Gymuose, for vortv b ;.V ( .°° ujr F ED IJ, T,IE Census. —H ouseless po- 
breach of an engagement, was tried last week in tho Im- there’ must ftad 1 ' ,oped 1414(1 'vimlowod raggedneas, 
perial Court. M. Berton, after having passed eleven years ! ' c ? wenn f b,ack tcnebr(e dwk 
in Russia, and being under au engagement for a further dry arches ofbridM^u'n W T lwa y ^ 0, »°"’ Mid under tho 
period at the Imperial Theatre there, obtained last year a Stacks - rolled mfbk’, ^ * 1 ° Ulto ' 1 timber 
mouth s leave from the Emperor Nicholas to come to Paris of brick and lim,! kilnw rSfiS? 8 before tho deadly warmth 
to see his mother, who was seriously ill. Ilia leave expired n „d „.Y?i?J T. , D .\ \ c l ouchiug bohiml ambuscades of lath 
on July 11th, 1853, and at the end of that time ho refused 
to return to St. Petersburg, and wrote to tho Osar, person- 
ally begging to be released from his enagagomeut. Tho 
answer to this letter was an action, claiming 100,000fr. 
damages. The Tribunal of Commerce, in February last, 
gave a verdict for the plaintiff, iu default of appearance ou 
, , . ", • v.uuviuug uuumu amouscactes ot lath 
and plaster <m tho bare joists of uufurnished houses ; huddled 
up stealthily m or under baskets iu the London markets, with 
potatoes for a pillow and a tarpaulin for a counterpano : 
snatching a surreptitious, quaking, waking, shivering sleep 
—a sloop disturbed l>y nightmares of stern policemen with 
strident voices and loudly creaking boots, of violent market 
the t »rt 'Be^nVhTd'lxTaThrdk^rrSMS I ETST” w£l Z market-beadle with 
The present proceeding was an appeal from that judgment. I rotnios forlorn wlu ninml j ! ie b P overt 7‘*^ loken 
M. Paillet, for the defendant, took tho technical objection ? >nto haystacks and coal-barges 
manners, patronised by tho Czar. The court overruled this 
line of argument, and confirmed the judgment, reducing the 
damages, however, to 5,000fr. 
How to Mount a HonsE. — A letter from an officer on 
: . ” : ‘"0“ v " ,,u umu uuou cuuureu 
lying huddled together, round a-top of each other, gathering 
a scanty warmth by close oontiguity ; tho miserable herds of 
utter worn-out poverty cast upon rernoto doorsteps, motion- 
less-sleeping dogs, and which, but for the larger size and 
i non iu luuuni a iiouat. — leuer nviu au omcer ou the battered bonnets, might have been dogs for any human 
board the U.S. ship St. Mary’s, dated at St. Mary's Anohor, [ kindred that acknowledged them. Who counted the pliau- 
! Peru, published in the “ Burlington Freo Press,” gives a j toms in the street that would have been young mid beautiful 
ludicrous mode of mounting a horse. The women do all the and women ? Not Lais in tho Regent's 1’iirk, not Aapuaia 
work, and the men are a good-for-nothing set of gamblers and in her brougham, not Phrynia at the Casino, not Tiumndra 
thieves. The women ride on the hind-quarters of their in the boudoir ; not these, but that phantom world which 
horses, without a saddle, cross-logged, with the load on the we sec gibbering in tho gaslight ; flitteriug in the shadows of 
horse in front. They mount the animal by taking bold of Westminster Abbey, and among tho trees of the Queon'n 
his long tail, making a loop by doubling it up, and clasping Park ; cowering iu tho bays of tho bridges ; brawling with 
with one hand tho upper and lower parts of tho tail, and tipsy revellers; shrieking in the stillness of the night ; fall- 
then putting one foot in the loop and the other foot on the iug into fits on tho pavoment ; struggling with tho police ; 
joint of the horse's leg, they ascend as if going up stairs, lurking ou the bridges ; hovering at corners ; creeping by 
JUUIU ui uuv mil au o log, uuvjr oauvuu mm .. going up mumum. 
They usually stand ereot on the horBO, beforo sitting down. 
The horses never kick or Btir. 
O O I Q -*v vva uvi u | Vt MJ 
taverns ; nameless, sexless, friendless, foodless, penniless, 
despairing, drunk, and dying. — Dickens’ Household Words. 
MANGER, RACK, AND WATER-TROUGH, AS ONE FIXTURE. 
IMPROVED AND NEWLY PATENTED. 
C OTTAM and HALLEN, the 
original Inventors, obtained the Great 
Exhibition Prize Medal for this arrange- 
ment, to which all the latest improvements 
are adapted, secured by Patent, including a 
method entirely new of attaching the lmlter- 
weight and rein from the back of the manger 
to the under front of the plate, allowing the 
horse greater freedom, and being noiseless 
in operation, add much to its comfort whilst 
feeding ami convenience when at rest, as 
likewise, from their Iposition, avoiding the 
liability of the most restive horse getting 
cast. No well-managed stable should be 
without these fittings. 
Pumps, Loose Box, Fittings, Gutta Percha Preserving — - - - . » - . . 
in Stable furniture, in stock. An extensive assortment of Patterns for both I lain ami Ornamental 
Castings, and every description of Wrought and Cast Iron Work for building and other purposes. 
Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, Iron Gates, both plain and ornamental. Hurdles, btrain 
Fencing, &c. 
Estimates and Catalogues on application to COTTAM and HALLEN, 
2, WINSLEY-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. 
TO SPORTSMEN, PEDESTRIANS, 
AND OTHERS. 
A GREAT VARIETY OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND 
SANDWICH BOXES, HUNTING FLASKS, DRAM BOTTLES, 
IN SIZES, AND BEAKERS IN NESTS, IN ELECTRO-PLATE OR SILVER, 
At THOMAS’S, Silversmiths and Platers, 153, New Bond-street, Loudon. 
AT THE EXTENSIVE WAREROOMS IN REGENT-STREET AND CORNHILL, 
BELONGING TO 
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MERCHANT TAILORS AND PALETOT PATENTEES. 
r riIE best Materials, Talent, and Workmanship are employed, and the principle of 
-L a combination of economy and excellence maintained. Here also the Dress Buttons and Colours 
of every Yacht Club or Hunt are always ready for inspection. 
FOR HUNTING. 
The Scarlet. Brown. Olive, or Mixed Cloths, are both tine ami strong the dye cannot even bo moved 
by acids, and in tho course of manufacture they are prepared by a peculiur process to resist a very nea\y 
Shower of rain. _ 
FOR YACHTING. 
Every description of Pilot and Pea Jackets, with prepared India Rubber and other Waterproofed 
clothing, may also be seen. ... ., . 
For Shooting, Fishing, Rowing, or Cricketing, all suitable materials are provided. 
Nicoll’s Dry-seat Coat 
Is useful to all, whether Sportsman or Traveller, ns it is well known Hint rheumatism and colds, with 
the thousand ami one other ills that fiesh is heir to. are Chiefly caught through damp seats. 
114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. 
ALLEN’S 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 
CONTAINING SIZE. PRICE. ANI) DESCRIPTION 
OF UPWARDS OF 100 ARTICLES. 
( CONSISTING of PORTMANTEAUS, TRAVELLING 
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WRITING DESKS, DRESSING CASES, uud other Travelling Re- 
quisites, forwarded on receipt of two stamps. 
ALLEN'S Travelling Bag (patented) has tho opening ns large ns 
the Bag itself, and therefore possesses an immense udvuntugc over nil 
ALLEN’S Registered Despatch Box «ml Writing Desk, nud their 
New Quadruple Portmanteau (containing four compartment*), arc tho 
best articles of the kind ever produced. 
J. W. & T. ALLEN, 
MANUFACTURERS OF PORTABLE BARRACK-ROOM FURNITURE, AND 
MILITARY OUTFITTERS (see separate Catalogue), 
18 tc 22, WEST STRAND. 
WATER 
POISONED 
BT 
LEADEN 
PIPES. 
•• The nbove engraving represents accurately a section of a leaden pipe, which w empJoyed -or a 
short time in conveying water from a well on tho grounds of Mr. Dick, oi Boiicburcb, Iimoi ” 
The original section of pipe is 8* in. long, 2J in. diameter, nud 5-16 In. thick. A great |>ur la it ter- 
nul surface is corroded by the action of the water; but, ns shown in the drawing, four dic ^cuva- 
tions have been made, and another is shaded out of view by the manner in which the siiuon o i e 
pipe has been cut- The water lias cut these deep pits almost through the pij’O. uud not only u[mn urn 
portion which we have illustrated, but have formed similur chasm* throughout the entire itngi i 
N It.— Tho corrosive water of the Isle of Wight has no effect on Gutta Percha Tubing. See Testlmo- 
DURABILITY OF GUTTA PERCHA TUBING. 
Many inquiries having been made aa to the durability of Gutta Perch" ' , u y %> mo 
C ompany have pleasure in giving publicity to the following letter from Mr RAi 
Veutnor, Islo of Wight. .. March 10, 18f t. 
“ In reply to your letter received this morning, respecting 1 1 ’ ^ ^ ' J “ , jj*;. „ * a^n^i “ot iV^r f r> e Vi’i’ I * ^ P ' 
vice. I can state, with much satisfaction, i t n n sy e ra pe rfec 1 1 Xi , ^ghiM^tho flrst laylng^down. now 
lately examined it, and there is not the least uppnriot , , i Iv in t i, e i.ouh’s that are being 
several year*; and 1 am informed that it is to be adopted generally in me houses are o^ g 
erected licre.” 
THE GUTTA PERCHA COMPANY, PATENTEES, 
l*, WHARF-ROAD, CITY-ROAD, LONDON. 
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