The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

DRAMA.

The drama of A urora Floyd has been withdrawn
from the balls of this theatre to make room for the powerful
but somewhat gloomy revived play el And Pride. In this
piece, as the drunkard, Richard Pride, Mr. Webster returns
to one of his moat mooresful parts—a character elaborated
to the highest degree, and acted throughout with a sustained
form which bee never been without its effect on the moat
varied audiences. It has pleased the ordinary frequeotere of
the Adelphi Theatre for year, ; it has bees equally swept-
able in almost every part of the country ; and in Scotland,
for the moral lesson it conveys, it has even met with kindly
recognition from the pulpit.
The general oast of the piece was passable rather than
striking. Mr. Toole made the moat of Dicky Trotter
—a very wooden low comedy character—and Mr. Ste-
phenson did his beat with the broken English put into the
mouth of the old Frenchman, Bernard. Mime Avonia Jame
—who appears to have au ambition to run through all the
old Adelphi parts in the shortest possible time—canoot be
warmly 000gratulated on her rendering of Janet Pride.
Her low comedy was noisy, hard, and masculine, and it was
only in the more forcible situations that her performance
could be endured. Even here a little more softness would
be a vast improvement, and in this she may take a pro-
fitable lesson from Mr. Webster. Since theatre@ have be-
come small and comfortable the art of ranting has been
found out, and a demand has sprang up for a more refined
and natural style of acting.

FASHIONS FOR HAY.

(From Le Fond.)

One of the first inquiries just now with regard
to fashion is what will be the form for mantles this sum-
' mar? We really cannot inform our readers of very much
novelty in out.of-door garments. That called sante-en.
barque last year, rather shorter and slightly moors fitting is
in favour. Collets or mm►ils to match the dress are also
much tom. They are frequently trimmed like the skirt,
and lined with white taffetas or foulard. The latter is an
extremely suitable material for linings. A band of taffetas
trimmed with braid, or a wide greoque of taffetas ribbon, is
a style of trimming much used for the collet, when made
of fancy material, alpaca, or mohair.
It may be considered positive, too, that the thin materials,
such as Wiles, or printed muslin', will be worn with
straight scarfs of the same, trimmed like the dries, either
with ruches A la vieille, or doted Bounces., or sometimes
with both. However, we may mention that no other mantle
will supersede that made of black taffetas, which is always
admissible and truly elegant. There are two styles ia which
it in more usually made—the collet and the palettit.
Mantels* shawls, rotondes, and burnous of Chantilly
lace, and also of woollen lace, will be reserved for warmer
weather.

We are tired of repeating that foulard is decidedly in as
mach favour as ever ; but truth compels no to own that no
other material has as yet liken its place. We may remark,
in passing, that all the striped materials this season have
the stripes lengthways down the skirt. Taffetas dresses are
trimmed with bands of guipure round the bottom, or with
ruches or floiroces waved above the hem.
Thank nothing new in the form of sleeves ; the bodies made
with points are getting more and more generally worn. The
robe polonaise, or body end skirt in one, are made of moire,
or thick material, such as nankeen or piqué. A great
variety of small rests, postilion, Figaro, &z., are fashioo-
able.

Longchampe has decided that which we have already
hinted to our readers—that the spring bonnets would be
less raised in front, and consequently, in our opinion, mock
more becoming. The Marie Stuart gains favour daily,
so that it is almost universal to anonym a small rancho°,
so as to give the front en appearance at lout of being
lowered in the middle, which is very graceful.
Chaps bonnet. are most fashionable; above all, the
Mexican blue crape, the favourite colour for the memos ;
green is also worn, but blue is la made. Straw, and crMo-
line chevaux de IA Rehm, and all colours approaching, are
much worn. Black zrisolinee are only for toilettes negli-
gee, and are trimmed quite simply with ribbon end a little
lace. Drab and brown bonoeto should be trimmed with
ribbon of the rune colour, but may be relieved by a bright-
coloured flower. Silk and crape soft crowns, with rice or
fancy straw, are also mach worn.

MIISZIJIA OW PATTPTS, 801:1YR
Number of visitors for the weak ending April 25, 4,127 ;
total somber since the opining of the museum tree daily
(12th May, 1658), 713,661.
ROYAL Fail HOSPITAL, GILAY'S4II/f-110AD. —The
somber of peanut* relieved at this hospital during t►e week
audio( April 25 was 3,237, of whisk 911 were sew sneer.
HITEOPOLITAN FILMS HOOPITAAL, DZYOWSIIIRZ-
smerr, CITY.—The aggregate number of patient. relieved
duns' the week eating ♦ 25 war-medical. 916; sur-
gical, 526 ; total, 1,444; si which 5773 wen sew COMM

(azunies
THE POLISH INSURHILCTION.

WARSAW, Aram 25.

The government has forbidden the religious pro-
sessions which usually take place at this time of
the year.
The archbishop having, however, protested against
this prohibition, the people formed a procession,
whereupon the priests and many other persons
taking part in it were arrested.

THORN, Aram 27.
Intelligence has been received here from Warsaw
stating that the Marquis Wielopolski will not
resign.

Rumours were current that a constitution would
be granted to Congress Pois.nd.
Public opinion in Poland is opposed to any com-
promise.

THE ITALIAN BRIGANDS.
TURIN, Area fl.

To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, questions
were put to the government relative to some recent
invasions of brigands coming from Roman territory,
Mats, astaliaiseffee. .

The Minister of thelnterior replied that he had been
informed that these brigand organisations consisted
of Neapolitan reactionists recruited from different
nations. Energetic measures had, he said, been
authorised in the places threatened by the brigands,
and the government were redoubling their diplo-
matic' efforts to prevent fresh expeditions of the
kind.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Aria. !T.

The Nord Debtoche Zeitung of to-day says :
" We learn that a secret revolutionary esonnities
in Prussia is endeavouring to disturb and alarm
the public mind by addressing threatening letters
to various individuals."

BOMBAY (vii Suez), Ana 13.
The Cotton Adulteration Bill has passed the
Legislative Council.
The construction of the Bhore Ghent Railway
has been completed.
The. Loudon mail of the 18th February Las ar-
rived here.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
BOMBAY, Ann.l3.

Grey shirting', large spectulative hiquiry ; mode twist
dull ; (mottos firm ; opium, Yaws, 1130 a. Ageism* az
London, six months, first class credits, 2m. eg. Govern•
meet securities : Four per Ceuta., 100; ditto Five per Clots.,
109 (ll ; ditto Fly,. aad.a.rlalt per Omuta., 1184.
CALCUTTA, Aran. 12.

Grey oldness@ and mule twist quiet ; lad* Ora. Ex-
ramp es Loudon, first class meets, fa. OK Ooeenaeeat
.counties : Five per Ceuta., 108 g to wk. Freights : Seeds
meelmsged.

is WEST INDIAN,. MlXlcAlfs
PAG;;;;; Asa& -

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the above mails, arrived at
Southampton yesterday. She brings 224 passengers,
specie to the value of 498,5844, of which amount
192,6084 is gold bullion, 156,5854 silver bullion,
149,3931. silver coin, 5411. silver alloy 2001.
diamonds, and 6721. platitia, and • =al 0•1110-
The dates by this arrival are—Vera March
31; Tampico, April ; Ravannah, 6 ; Santa Martha,
7 ; Colon, 7; Jamaica, 9; Porto Rico, 12; Deme-
rara, 7; Trinidad, 8; Barbadoes, 10; Grenada, 8;
St. Vincent, 9; Antigua, 11; St. Kitts, 12; Tor-
tola, 13, and St. Thomas, 13.

The intelligeon last received o( the Alabense is that co
the 23rd Feb.. in let 30 N., lost. 44 W., alto brought•to the
British ship Prince of Wales, and reported having destroyed
34 Federal vessels during her cruise. Oa the same day she
'poke the ship Oil Bias, and reported having that very day
burnt a very large vessel bound from °Won& to Queens-
town.

A private letter from Antigua aye the Oeafederatu
steamer of war Alabama was lying at &mbar at Point4l.
Pits, Guadeloupe, and in the same harbour was the Federal
war steamer Oneida.

At Vera Cruz the French were disembarking large rein-
foremen* in the most perfect order and efficiency, from
large mew transpoets. General Foray, oommanderds-
chief, was pushing forward to Puebla, and had 3,000
Mariam with him under General Marquis. The walls of
Puebla are armed with 180 beery rifled cannon ; the city is
defended by 73,000 met, amongst whom are s great number
of skilled AIDINiCIIII and German gunners. They are com-
manded by Glow& Ortega and Conionfort.
In Jamaica there has been a change of ministry. The
Hon. Mr. Westmoreland. the Mader of the opposition, has '
formed a new execrative council.

DESPATCH OF THE BOMBAY AID MAURITIUS
Peninsular and (*natal Company's damn
ship Carnatic, Captain Bunn, sailed from Southampton
yesterday, at 3 p.m., with the mails for Gibraltar, the
Mediterranean, Egypt, Adore, Bombay, sad Upper Bengal,
together with 24 passengers. The Canasta took oat on
freight 273 boxes specie, value 115,7274 10a., for the fellow-
big ports, vie—Bombay: Bar silver, 71,3004 ; bar gold,
20,5001. ; gold coin, 9,2001.: mock pearls, watches,
jewellery, kc., 1,552/. 10a. Alexandria : flovereigua, 13,0601.•
jewellery, 701. And for Malta : JeweSery, 454 Sbe also
took oat a fell cargo d general merchandise.
ANZILIOAN MAIIII--STRAMIRS DUE THIS WEEL.
—As smuts in America an daily beetiong more and more
ezzLicated and sienna, it may be of lamest to our
to be put in posseaien of the names of the steamers
and data of their departure, from the United Steam The
City of New York, frqm hew York oa the 18th lest., is
due at Qiiiienstown on this (Tuesday) morning ; the North
American, from Poniard on ch. evening of the 18th, is
doe at Morino or Greetiosetle on Tuesday evening; and the
Africa, from New York on the 22nd inst., is due at Quisen4
town on Saturday night.
Dmeni.ina ix THa FRDIRAL ARMY. —Major
General Hooker ham band en order, la whielt he rapt;-
glands io general terms officers who and incearect iiffeenta-
' lion from the picket lima. The outposts of an army, he
rye, are its safeguards, and this duty moat be so performed
that the camps are not uousceeearily disturbed. Officen of
outposts are expected to inform themselves accurately of
all events timapiring in their viciaity, and those wheat
fears magnify squads into large bodies el the enemy as
richly deserve death 111 the bur wretch who deserts his
country's Sag or his comrades in battle. It has bear too
much a peseta' a
andspee ciatpaate and tattle fields to mad
back report, calls for reidoreemeati foandad upon
imagination or the tales of a f. hteeed or cowardly shirk.
The fate of battle may be changed by such reports.
Officers will be held impassible that their re from the
front an perfectly reliable. Corps corn en will take
effectual measures to prevent straggling. Regiments not
moving promptly as ardred, permitting straggling, or
where the officers show a lack of capacity and seal I.
.pupniz forward and overcoming obstacle., meet be
reparimi foe race aciglect, in addition to oases
for that may be takes by commanders in such oases
for the enforeement of discipline.
SYMPATHY wire POLAND. —A pnblic meeting was
held last night MM. Kiss's Arms, Old Reetread, to ex-
press sympathy with the Poles io,their efforts to achieve the
dependence of their °poetry. There was a numerous at.
%mamas, composed chiefly of working menial' tin tons of
the assinier was enthusiastically in favour of the came to
promote which it had boss convened. Dr. Online presided.
sad amongst the other speakers were Major Rogers and Mr.
H. Fawcett. Raeolutioes were adopted to the effect that the
Poles, having been forced let° their preset imurrectios by
seta of continued and intolerable oppression and tumult en
the parted Russ, and by the absolute necessity of taking
up arm in selidtfeece, sod is order to preserve their
national existence, it is the duty as well as the right of
European powers, by their united remoustrames with the
Russia, ic if need be by their joint interveu.
tiori to put an end at own to a state of things so dangerous
and disgraceful. Petition to the Queen and Parliament to
use all possible exertion towage the immediate settlement
of the iudeposibrot goverment oflPoland were also adopted.

I.TARMONIIIMS.-NZW MODZL.
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men to their friends La Why pay more than igu for your
summer trousers?
YVKRYBODY KNOWS Mr. BLUM removed ham Bond-
armee la Law

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