The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

gem's Matto ; but I must not further speak of
conversations heard beneath the personage roof.
Ths Prugpierts remain inacti►e on Alssund, but
creep up steadily towards Dybbol-bill. The ap-
proaohing Conieneues is said to hurry their move-

swats.

DRAMA.
i
DRUBVIANYL
The morning performanoe of The School for
Sammie at this therm yesterday, oa the ran= of the
annual benefit of the Royal Drams* tol/sp, must be
awahnas a asesamabla event la the history of the stop of
than tines. It le ram, Indeed, that the public an have an
opportunity of witnessing such a plaj 'Wormed by so
powerful a cast. The jeekonip ce ic&ro pthrorbial ; bid
it must be sot to their credit that aa appeal to them to give
their seniors for any occasion which has • smut of benevo-
locos in it not only finds a ready reepoera but appears at
one to calm that spirit of self assertion and that Urn
fee leading parte which make it so dieloalt is theme
daps to obtain • performer* of oviform azoalleaco.
Who we find such an actor as Mr. Webster voluntarily
taking apse kink so hatable • ohmmeter as Soaks in this
comedy; while Mr. Toole, Mr. Walter Moatgoomry, Mr.
Hans Wigan, sad Mr. Fink Matthews are content to
devote their {slants wren to the insignificant
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tar a alas oradals of tho nant with ths •
filishospairosa committer.
The ranainder of the play was distributed as follows :
Mr. Phelps paeformod Sir Peter Tarr, • character in which
Its Wm no brine, frequently appeared during his long
semagionest of Seelke's Wells, bat is which probably few
tibia sadiron yesterday had man him. Mr. Addison, a.
Mk Oliver Surfer was a performer squally sew in this
part of the snotropolis ; thweigh Mr. Charles Matbewes
Maks Ilathoo, Mr. Bacinoss's Sir Brjando Backbite,
mad Mr. Compton's Crabtree aro well known to Haymarket
Witikaosa. But the crowning points of harm* to the dia.
bikinis of the parts wore the performance of Mn. ardour
by Mn. Stirling cad that of Lady Sauk by Mrs. Charles
ihanews—both, ws believe, first apparent in them parr.
Th. amiable Mrs. Outdoor, with her delightful
rosnaciousocas of makes, her dansagiag habit of '
defescheg friends, bon saw ear for sows aer-
ial' the repartees of the faiiiinalils world in
which she mingles, with her perpetual protestation, " Oh,
how I bate to bur you talk so !" certainly never found a
better representative, even in 'that long line of famous
• armors who have boon identified with this part from the
dap of Mn. Abington downwards. The leceses el Mrs..
Made Mathews, in the part of Lady Tour wes searaily
lees anamion—although ths harem sewer awn ,
sammod to. as to loos something of it. effect bon ,j
bolas can banned in it. akar than in the tad-
Waal reader* of this great dramatic samara.
Mrs. Billiagion's Lady finosewall well brought out Mr I
wallas mad Trinity sad plotting propensity of that lady. •••'l
Wit ban sly to add that Mr Simms performed the raw •
what torpid pat of Mari, while Mr. Omni* acted the
hypooritioal Joseph Surfer with care sad finish, Nino, as
It staudt as, with rather mars solsmaity of manner than is
einaired for the part of Wm tor who, although • man of
" weatkrat* sad "morality," is ale* the gay seducer of
the oharming sad sprightly Lady Teazle. The reading of a
Miler of slams, s the pies of iadispositioa,
from Mr. Siam Sans., said the dorilles laughter
ad tles brae who were rides* too familiar with amiss
of the kind to lead • sharitablo faith ens to • wupoa's
anstillosts, famed an anansouseal apron is the programmes.
I The on which Mr. Sims Beeves had undertahr to SS,
mai the woll-karra song et " Let the toast pre,* was
awbotetwa by Mr. Peal Bedford.
•
Tb ordraleamas Wad by the well-known ardor toad
who call ladiablvat "Mr Waatkrag bliastralo,* nod vibe
have atieles‘a high dorm et resislissey. Ulster the shim
orductorship al the Hoc. *parr Bison
.thier.portoemat
a number of prom, as enallost asionis of mask, Mohair(
Nioolats Overture to The Merry rives of Windsor.

SIR MOSES MONTETTORNS MISSION TO
MOROCCO.

Yesterday a public meeting took place at the
Loudon Tann, Biehegssiele-ererest, to amide" ressistione
ecirsowledgisg the pidiandeopie wads* of Sir Moses
Madders, Bart., is undortakiag his jourosy to Morocco.;
Mr. Alderman Saleenoos, DIP., is the chat" The mestiog
wee largely untended, Si. gm* widow* present bang
washers of Si. Jewell permission, sad sway of them -hold-
rag distinguished position is moiety. The chairman
that a ossawkils, appaisted to emeeler the eabjees
had fat that the preens was the pest lidos manow
which all who attached due importance to the subject could
wpm' the deep ammo they enterialsed of the arida wa-
ded of are Maws Mastodon in the difficulties he bad guns
through, and the great expose he bad rammed,
for the secomphalunent of hie berediceot object.
The swain was then addressed by several
goollsosa is support of tba resolutions prepared
for the oceasios, sod amonpt them were Sir Anthony
Rothschild, Mr. Gladeine, Sir Presets Goidemid, Mr.
writes* Mims* Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Sedanst
Shoos, Mr. Gashes, M.P., Professor J. Wale 7, Mr. Arthur
Mr. Henry haw* and Mr. Samuel Gurney,
Tho speaker, cos and all expreensd thawed's,
is the most sathunialis taws rosarding the mimics
el Sir Mows Matador% sad the mann, m which
it bad ben fulfilled, the pascal feeling Wog, that
the dupes he had undergone, sad the phiteethropo duty
he had discharged, sodded him to be placed amoopt the
sobbed benefactors at the ags. A very warm encomium
was also passed apes Mid Rumen sad the preasst gonna-
man; be the amielaisse they had puma As Sir Mows, cad
Si. instructions they hados•.yedM this inner Matins of
this country at Morocco. la Moms, to the treatissist they
desired ha might mein thaw