The London Circus Company landed yesterday afternoon from the express, and speedily the tents arose on the Market Reserve. The horses, company, and equipage had travelled from Oamaru, and were of course “fagged out” on arrival. Notwithstanding this, the tents 'Were erected and the horses stabled in quick time, and the performance took place in due course at 8 o’clock. The tent is very spacious and well fitted, and the ring is sufficiently remote from the seats to render the position of every one comfortable. The company is nob numerous, but everyone is a tried soldier, and this applies equally to horses and humans. It .was with great pleasure that wo welcimed back our old friend Mr * Organ, with his “ Bronchos,” looking as fresh and fit as ever. The perform ance began with an exhibition of tight rope walking by a lady who ex hibited both delicacy and skill. The piece de resistance was firing off a lad to the trapeze from “ the cannon’s mouth.” This must be seen to be appreciated. The real merit of the circus, however, lies in the splendid discipline under which the horses are. It is as impossible to describe their docility, as to describe their powers; hut is merely true to say that never has any such exhibition of discipline of horses been seen, here as Mr Organ presents. The horse drill was wonderful. The wagon piece, in which a pony is placed on a lorry in a sitting posture and drawn about the ring is certainly very novel, but we confess to feeling more sympathy with the poor animal which is forced into • an unnatural performance than ad miration for the item. The riding was capital, and the gymnastic and contor tionist feats were excellent. A special word of praise is due to the clown for his tasteful performance on the harmonican and the bottles. -The show was patronised by a large audience, and an afternoon per formance for children was announced for this afternoon.
