The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

THE BUDGET OF TURKEY.

A long balance-sheet of the finances of the
Turkish Empire has been published. The sources
of revenue are divided into five classes, viz.: 1,
direct taxes • 2, indirect taxes ; 3, postal service,
crown lands, and the profits of Imperial Printing-
office ; 4, rent of government farms, salt monopoly,
mines, tax on land Sales, forests, &c. • 5, Egyptian,
Wallachian, Moldavian, Servtak.:ste., tribute.
The expenditure is distributed under the heads of
foreign debt, home debt, and cost of administration.
The result is as follows :

Purses. Piastres.
Total receipts 3,010,5.19 51.5 = £13,631,271
Ditto expenditure 2,969,004 492 = 13,493,477

Surplus .... 41,534 343 = £188,794

DRAMA.

HAYMARKET.

After a enooeseful career as an " entertainer "
exteading over several anew; and • abort but triumphant
summon in Paris as • vaudeville actor in French, Mr.
Charles Mathews returned owe more to the English stage
last night at the Haymarket Theatre, and was received with
an enthusiastic welcome. As his crop of French hooours
have been lately gathered is the character of Un Awhile
Tintide, he naturally selected this congenial part for his
re-appearance, and never was the rattling faros of Cool as
a Cucumber acted with more spirit. Mr. Mathews appears
thinner than when he left the stage about two years ago to
devote himself to his "entertainment," but, with the ex-
ception of • little decrease of galvanic restleeenese, he shows
few signs of diminished power. He is still as finished, as
voluble, as amusing, and as original as ever, and seems to be
gifted with the charm of perpetual youth.
To further signalise his return to • stage that can so ill
spare him, and to afford Mrs. Charles Mathews an oppor-
tunity of doing something more than look like a pretty doll,
Mr. Plaaches old classical exteavagaera, The Golden Fleece,
wee reeived.with thislady in the part of Medea. The Golden
Fleax—as old playgoers may remember—was originally
produced at the Haymarket Theatre about twenty years
ago, to eat-vise the form rather than the spirit of the Greek
drama. The performance of A atigone at Covent-garden gave
,I en muse for the parody, sad Mr. Flambe was fortunate in
I having such exponents as Madame Vestris, Mies P. Horton,
and Mr. Charles Mathews. The piece was so snocesful
Ie that it was afterwards revived at the Lyceum Theatre, and
I now it promises to take a third lease of life. The severe forma
jof the Greek drama forbid much display in scenery and
dream, sad many of the attractions of modern burlesque
M aseemarily wanting ; but the witty dialogue and the
diver " patter " songs (partly retouched), sung chiefly by
Mr. Charles Mathews, in the character of Chorus, save
the little drama from the sin of dulness. The story is a
distorted version of Medea, with an original first pert,
which represents the courtship of Juno sod the heroine.
The character of Medea was played by Mrs. Charles
Mathews with • determination to make it forcible, and in
this she succeeded. Her burlesque ranting was as good as
any other burlesque ranting—and her pantomime was ex.
. premise. She delivered one of her songs with such &moi-
-1 fag vigour of voice and action that it was loudly redo-
'mended. Miss Louisa Keeley played Jason, and wog •
waltz brarura so charmingly that it received the same
I honour ; and Mr. Compton, as usual, acted the burlesque
King with becomiog resignation. Mr. Charles Mathews,
of mune, was pleasant and self-possessed as the Chorus,
and when he had little to say he made the moat of his by.
play. The house was crowded, and the burlesque, which is
abort, seemed to give general satisfaction.