ALADDIN at the Alhambra is a genuine "Ballet Extravaganza," the story being told in pantomimic action, illustrated by M. JACOBI'S sympathetic music. _Aladdin_ was an excellent subject for Mr. JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD to take, though I venture to think that our old friend _Blue Beard_ would be a still better one. The only fault I find with _Aladdin_ is that it is too soon over. It certainly will take rank among the most superb and the most dramatic spectacles ever placed on the Alhambra stage. _Aladdin_ ought to have been made much more of, as a sort of _L'Enfant Prodigue._ What a chance there would have been for him in games with the street-boys! Mlle. LEGNANI--so called, of course, from the graceful facility with which she remains for several seconds at a time on one leg--is both a pretty and nimble representative of the Dancing Princess. The _Slave of the Ring_ does not appear in this story, as far as I could gather, only the _Spirit of the Lamp_, Signorina POLLINI, puts in an appearance, and a very splendid appearance it is too! Mr. JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD is to be congratulated on having struck out a new line--though how he or the LORD CHAMBERLAIN could "_strike out a new line_" where there is no dialogue, will ever remain a mystery, even to M. JACOBI who knows most things well, and music better than anything. Mlle. MARIE is a sprightly _Aladdin_, her pantomimic action being remarkably good. How many _Aladdins_ have I seen! Whatever may become of other fairy tales--though all the best fairy tales are immortal--this of _Aladdin_ will serve the stage for ever. At least, so thinks PRIVATE BOX. * * * * * [Illustration: CHEAP LAW IN THE CITY. _Probable Development of the new "London Chamber of Arbitration," for the economical Settlement of Disputes without recourse to Litigation._] * * * * * BASQUEING IN A NEW LANGUAGE.--Much interest has been excited by the report that Mr. GLADSTONE, during his stay at Biarritz, used up his spare moments by studying the Basque tongue. AUTOLYCUS hears that, contrary to his usual habit, the Right Hon. Gentleman has in this matter an ulterior purpose. Occasionally, in the heat of debate in the House of Commons, Mr. ABRAHAM drops into his native tongue, and addresses the SPEAKER in Welsh. Mr. GLADSTONE, desiring to add a fresh interest to Parliamentary proceedings, will, in such circumstances, immediately follow the Hon. Member for the Rhondda Vally, and continue the debate in Basque. * * * * * EVIDENT, "WHEN YOU COME TO THINK OF IT."--At what most patriotic moment of a most patriotic French exile must his feelings be most bitter?--When his love turns to Gaul. * * * * * "TO BE CONTINUED." [Illustration: A Tale Continued in our Next.]