The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

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DRAMA.

ST. JANES'S.

A new fame in five sets called the Fos Chase,
which woe produced last night at the shove theatre, was
introduced to the public in the playbills with the following
extraordinary announcement :
"Notice.—This comedy, when sold to Mr. Benjamin
Webster, was guaranteed to be ' new and original,' or it
would cot Isar, been so salaamed ; but Mr. Bomb:sub has
jest acknowledged, in a private letter, that he took the idea
from the Frieda drama of SuLlivais."

Mr. Dice Boucicaalt may have stolen so many things
from the French stage that be forgets whom he has
robbed, but in justice to Y. Milemills, the author
of Sawas, les us fres him from the charge of being
the origiaal author of the lox Mae. M. Milemille's
play may be sees at the Haymarket Theatre, under the
title of David Garrick, with :its sentimest a little over-
laid by farce, bat oa the whole faithfully done into Eogliah
by Mr. Robertson ; at the fit. Jam se:theatre nothing will
be sees bat a patchwork drama, labelled with Mr. Boca-
cault's name, to which many Whom have doubtless ociatri.
bated besides the writer of Sulltran.

The Whale strength of the company wss thrown into this
piece. We bad Mr. Charles Mathews as the gay young
mace ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, as the gushing yam lady;
Mr. J. Clark, as the minting villain ; Mr. Robinson, as the
laminating tragedian ; Mrs. Prank Matthew*, so • strong-
minded woman ; Mr. Frank Matthews, as a ruddy mer-
chant ; Mr. Ashley, aa a detective (with an excellent sport-
ing " make-up") ; Mee Simms, as the interesting wife, to
my nothing of • host of minor charactors. They all did
their work vary well, and suomeded in quieting the biome of
the pit ; but that suc► • pima should have been compiled,
bosight, raid for, produced, and tolerated, speaks badly for
thatlove of dramatic art of which we hear so much and me
al little.

CRYSTAL PALACE ART lii NION.—Tbe presentation
works for the prima MIIIIOI3 are reedy for delivery, and
subscribers have the advantage of seeing sad selecting for
%brasier at roe. Moeti's beat of Shakespeare bids fair
to continue UN leading work for subscribers of or guises.
It is large rough to be s eseepeake to big " Veiled Bride,"
whack nxemeaded so much &trines two yeses ago. •
vase supported by three fauna, for two seteriptioes, sad
L'Allepo" a statuette by J. H. Bailey, 8.A., for three
subscription', are else mon the sew works, all of which
will repay the trouble of inapectios.
)1 awesome PRIM FIIND.—The inaugural dinner
of thellewwssppaapprr Press Find will take Ore at Fermiers%
hell, ow 9atarLy, the 21st insert, wader the of
Lord Houghton. The fund, which at first was i 2 a prori t
character, has recently been placed upon the same basis as
hawked charities of other proforma setabliard in tie me.
Wopolia, sad which do mot object to room aid from sourer
beyond their own immediate circles. In entering upon this
oew phase is its ewer the itswitutioe is already ideetilled
with a seemiderable member of geetkesse of dietaries is
art, scisece, and literature, ea well as in church sad state.
Besides its pratler, Lord Houghton. the list al vica-presi.
dente includes lb. MUM Of lb* Lori Obiliellikr, the Loed-
' Lieuterat of Irelead. the Archbishop of Dahlia (Dr.
Traneh), the Earl of Chardon, the Bishop of Card, iiir
E. Salyer Lyttos, Mr. Drama, Sir J. Emerges Tenant,
Lord Jobe Manners, Sir Archibald Mt. Street Bail,
Mr. Charles Dickene, Mr. Bamford Mr. Jure"
Hallburtem (" Sam Stir "). Mr. Messes Hughes lam:
Brown's Schooldsys"), Sir C. &Wake. Mr. Mark
Mr. Shirley Brooks, and other contribren to Prot, Mr.
Thomas (editor of Rotes end Querier), Mr. Martin F.
Tupper, Mr. Thomas Wright
_Ohs well-known antiquary),
Si, W. Date. Mr. Will Evert, Mr. Newdegate, tiir
William Heather& Sir Hugh Cara, Dr. Mortimer, des.
The hat at stewards will be completed in two or three days,
sad the musical arrangenseets, which are under the super-
intrders of Mr. Benedict, will preset ettractioes of a
high ardor, the following distingoiehed artistes bevies
already kindly volunteered their services on the COMM= :
Madams Prep% Madame Saimica-Delby, Ydlls. Esequist
Vile:Lodi& vocalist), Mier Pore, Miss Grans Barrow, and
Arabella Goddard • Mr. Siena Reeves, Herr Later-
bach (chapel tarter to the Erg of flaray), Mr. T.
Yaws, de.
LI7IIOAT SERVICES. DIOGHEDA IRELAND
NAT 9.—Dag • heavy gale of wind the morning the
@charm Nuts, heated from Cored to Lererkeney with
seal% serried away all her head sails aod rat as ea the
North Ball. Drogheda Bar. The lifeboat of the Nedra
laritaticer stalsosed at this port wear oece Leeched to
her misters. There was a very heavy see am the bar, bat
the Weber wee fertenstry the mesas of roar, the rip-
wreaked err of throe men, who were attains* brought
safely rime. The vessel les glace bosom a neat wreak.
This velashis !Reboot her bees instrumental dudes the
Salt two years in reeculag the erews of the follow's('
wrecked versa I—Brig Miservsof Workieglon, 4 ; reitoorier
=Are, 5 ; grosser, Gipsy et 4 ; and schormer
ta. S. Teri keen reed 16.

Carew. Pmroa Oa- • Samara DAT.
Wzormas, NAT IL —Mathias, as poslassi, 1,481; ditto
by mosso 860 ; Mak 2,341.