The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

FOREIGN MUSIC AND THEATRICALS:'

The opening of the Italian Opera House for e
eerie, of dramatic performances by a company either the
direction of M. Rigbetti, of which Madame AA•bside tSia
tori, who enjoys the highest reputation in broth la
tragedy and comedy, Is a member, supported bi pther per-
formers of reputation, is said by Gettig/sant to be the sole
dramatic event be Paris of last week.
M. Ponsard's comedy, L' Ilanneur at PArgarst, bas beer
attain revived at the Odeon, with Pechter in the principal
character, vice Leferrtilre.
A drama on a large scale is in preparation at the tr.
du Cirque (apt an equestien theatre as one woold suppose
from the name), to be entitled L' Hiitoire de Parer; It ts to
open in the 13th century, and to come down Platte present
day! It is not stated bow many nights it willing:all is the
performance, but it will consist of 30 tableaus, and as these
meanie displays here n take lees than a quatier, of an
hour to arrange, the changing of the scenes Ilene wOuld
take up at th modestis odest calculation erectly *eves hours and •
halt I for the length of the pee*. Ex pals lionising,'
Mr. Braham, the son of the celebrated Epochal, singer, is
at present in Paris, where his reception in several of tbafirst
8.10141 hu been flattering in the esteem*.
A new opera by Maestro Chiaromonte, Una fesrfa :per
Con *gime, has been produced at the Paganini pit Oman.
The stagers were *lles. Ruggaro, and MM. Iduechini,
Snrti, and regatta. Bo h the performers and the Meths ar-
described ea having obtained anoroseoessioni.

• youthful ar74k, whose name implies au RevAish
origin, Muter Jervis, sad his sister, Male. lisuay,hdee been
gimp amen* at Florence with great soccer. Beth these
young virtuosi aro pianists.
A Gamberdelis, who has been sing*, "Norma"
and some other operas at Asti, menu a great facelift* with
the public there, who, according to some cents *sorted
in her honour M La ,onto, hues proclaimed !ter "the
Queen of Bong."
The Italian papers are loud in their enconil of" •
young contralto, Mdlle. Heller, who is at preseheshigag
at the Camino in Milan. Her success was teisre• lie
Amens, in the Troostore," to the Leonora ta(u
Itupini. who is also described u a young artiste of peomye.
At Vie, aa, the last opera is " Dua Pitsquale,.." * was
supported by a vary powerful out, Madame Hediterbitiag
the Nosina, M. Rossi the Don, and Dehassini thin/odor.'

dN ADVBNTURE WITH LIONS IN ESA.

On the evening of the 14th of March twhAarge
lions were shot in the immediate vicinity of the mitonments
at Deem. At about four o'clock in the afternoons's' Ss-
! dyes brought intelligence that two strange animals Ind been
near Old Dees, and that none of the people Misr wlst
kind of quadraoeds they were. They were, homes', de-
glued to be neither cheetahs nor tigers. Capt. pyrilly of
her Majesty's 83rd Regiment, a dead shot, nosedive',
! started in pursuit, accompanied by three or forir,,qatiith.
!On reaching the place pointed out, the captain fonte, to is
astonishment, a full grown lion and lioness. Re, Iwwever,
list not a moment, but taking a cool and deliberse
lodged a leaden pill in the carcase of the "monarch of the
forret," which brought him at once to the ground, sWno-
dead. The lady, not being accustomed to such scenes,
immediately dashed off, with her new acquaintance,
Captain Wyvill, in full pursuit. On rounding a poiot
in hese of turning her flask, our gallant Nimrod
foetid himself, at ones, almost on the top of the interlaced
tweet. Het had tnly time to jump from his hone before Ste
was over his beck, and had fastened upon one of thgailaterp.
The poor fellow's peril now became immineet, bgt hit tWo
companion, with ooursgeous heart., came up to his ramie,
and attacked the brute with their swords. The ineetaele
now became awful, aid inevitable death would baler ever-
taken one or more of the brave Maters, had not Captain
Wyvill reined his rifle, and ell 7t the lioness through the head.
The skill and dexterity of the shot was enhanced by the
fact, that the deviation of a hair's breadth from %Iselin!" Mit
would most likely have carried the hall to the heart of one
of his undaunted empsnish. Captain Wyvill, however,
MINIMS to possess the eye of the eagle, and nerves of iron.
For courage and eoolia,sa the adventure has boat sus
pained; and rarely, if ever, equalled. One of the beatcts
bee sustai"ed considerable damage, the points of three of his
eaves having been accidentally struck on by the agora at
one of his companions. He is doing well, and is being woe-
fully attended to. The animals were brought late map salt
skinned this morning. Captain Wyvill, with a :illinv!•4_2•
cerrespondlig with his b y, has ordered the Bytes M..
rupees to be distributed among the brave fellows„wlso see-,
ecospenled him in his expedition.—Bombay rikgriTh.

CRICIET.—THE NORTH or ENGLAND A TER *
Boors.—This highly interesting /111 Ilea COlCUlttleth
It
Ileuer most •unfavourable 'topless yerrarday at Lo:41:6, Sad
;he follriwing wilt show the result of the day's ylaj. Yoh
Litiwhite aad Parr's bitting wall. d forth verged i
pilaus, which was well RW44, the former's esykefil 7.
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