The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

ADELPHL

Mr. Paul Bedford took his benefit at this house
last night, and was enthusiastically received by a crowded
audience. He is one of the most popular of our veteran
actors on personal pounds, and one of the few men left who
can fill a stage end satisfy an audience with the merest rag
of character.

The piece* played were The Pretty Horsebreaker, a faros
in which Mr. Toole gives a moat amusing and finished ca-
ricature of a Cockney gent ; Mr. Benjamin Webster'* little
drama, celled One Touch of Nature, in which the author
plays with all his artistic force ; The Lttfle Treasure, and
The Ticks of Leave. Mr. &Ahern, of the Haymarket,
appeared in the Little Trrasu re, in conjunction with Miss
Marie Wilton, playing the part of Captain Maidenblush,
which, though belonging to light comedy, was originally
played by Mr. Buckstone.

THE CAHE Or THE REV. P. W LAUGHLIN. —A
memorial in regard to the ass of this gentleman has been
prepared by a number of gentlemen to the city of Glasgow
of different creeds. which, after setting forth the facts, states
that while the memorialists disclaim any intention of inter.
faring with the proper admini.tration of justice in any of
her Majeety'e courts, and while they do not presume to
gimp any opinion as to the legal iineation involved in this
matter, they are under a very decided impression that,
looldeg to the whole features of the case—to the character
of the witness, as certified even by the public prosecutor io
course of the proceedings—to the motives and feelings by
which he seems obviously to have been actuated through-
out—and to the fact of restitution having been promptly
made under his directioss—that the extent of the pusisit-
meat was unneemearily gnat, and calculated rather to im-
pair the effect intended to be produced by the example.
The subscribers, not confined to the members of the Roman
catholic persuasion. but embracing members of the various
religious denominations, respectfully represent the desirable-LYCEUM.
new of that sentence being commuted; and theref,,re pray Mr. Edmund Falconer took a farewell benefit at
that the Secretary of State may be ;domed to submit the
matter to her Majesty, with a recommendation that the this house last night, revivieg his comedy of Woman for the
occasion, and playing Tim Meore in the farce of the /trek
sentence be accordingly commuted to such an extent as may,
is the circumstances. seem reasonable sad just. Lion with great success. The entertainments were varied
THE CONDEMNED etEiVICT AT Dung am.—The by the performances of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul
HOMO Secretory has bad under his consideration for some Mr. Pechter will now take possession of this theatre, hat
days ".""„j'astwrials4A.,,fri,the for
Wpm mUta. the last
be will not open it until the 10th of next mouth, and thus
the 'misses upon John _ox at
Durham metres, for the wilful murder of Ann Halliday. , with an entirely Anglo•Froach bill of fare.
sued yesterday attoracoe Sir Georg. Orey finally decided
that so sufficient grounds masted to justify the extension as
the clemency of the mown, end the execution will therelore Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre-
take place this moruiug, at Durham. at Moe o'clock. His
vents the Chinese pawing off Inferior brown leaves as In the
wife, who is men' nte and who was also found guiltY mat j send kinds. Hornimant Tea ts unceinare.i, therefore always
condemned to death, will not be executed. Fed Mks. add In sachem by txric ageota.—(Actsertimosam.)

10-night Bothern takes bin benefit at the Hay.
niarket, when, in addition to turd Dundreary, he will ap•
_gear as Hugh De Brass, a character made famous by Mr.
Robson, in A Regular Fix. We shall reserve our criticism
until we have seen Mr. &them in both these imperso-
nations.