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have acted  a  part  that  night,  did  not  Hve  in  harmony with her  husband,  but  found  the  society  of  Mr  Coad, a member  of  the  same  company,  more  congeniaL Matters had  not  proceeded  far  when  Mr  Hambleton brought on  the  climax  in  a  storm  of  passion. Con- fronting the lovers,  who  were  guiltless  of  any  crimi- nality, he made  the  man  promise  to  quit  the  country instantly. The woman  seeing  all  hope  of  happiness had gone,  took  poison  and  died ;  whereat  Coad  also took poison  and  attempted  to  die,  but  could  not. There was  no  performance  at  the  Jenny  Lind  that night.

Jeems Pipes  to  the  San  Francisco  Evening  Picayune writes from  Sacramento  the  21st  of  August  1850: — - M street  Fasifidce  Theatre;  by  the  way,  one  of  the most perfekt  speciments  of  arkitekshure  in  the  wurld. The band  led  by  Mons  Bona  were  a  playin  a^Uenny Lind poker,  and  the  ordience,  graced  by  sum  interest- ing phemales, wos  quite  large,  orderly,  and  respekta- bel. The play  was  '  Honey  Moon,'  Mr  and  Mrs Thorne, from  Chatham  Theatre,  the  principal  attrak- shun. Six months  ago  upon  the  same  spot  wos  I sittin  on  a  log,  wittling,  and  nuthing  to  see  but stumps, and  treas,  and  a  few  dirty  tents — so  much for the  go-ahedativeness  of  Amerikans."
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The signals  on  Telegraph  hill  became  so  many and so  intricate,  and  withal  were  so  important  to  anx- iously gazing expectants,  that  an  enterprising  lithog- rapher conceived the  idea  of  putting  them  on  a  chart where all  could  see  and  learn  them. One night  short- ly after the  publication  of  this  chart,  a  newsboy  sat  in the  top  loft  of  the  theatre,  cracking  peanuts,  and  criti- cising the sons  and  daughters  of  Thespis,  as  they strutted their  brief  parts  before  him. Presently one rushed upon  the  stage  with  arms  extended  at  right angles with  his  body,  and  exclaimed,  •*  What  means this my  lord  ?"  The  boy  who  not  oidy  knew  well  the chart,  but  whose  fancy  was  then  revelling  in