The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

:Bs LOADS OF THE ADMIRALTY AT COAX.

A public bouquet WM, ou TWAY liValliipM
by the Mayer sad Minas of Cock to the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, who are sow oc an °BIMI visit to that city. The
entertainment was one of the most brilliant which has ever
%ken place there. The compasy numbered nearly 300 of
the most influential ishabilante of the musty. Theiditholt
presided, and on his tight at his Onus the Dub of So-
merset, Truth Lord el the Admiralty ; Lord Pommy, Lord
Liethirciast of the conthy ; Lord Classes Paget, Secretary
to the Admiralty ; Vise-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. Gum, Mr.
Childers, M.P., Loth of the Admiralty; Admiral B. C.
Deans, CB., in command of the Chanted fleet ; the Hen.
Admiral Eden, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Very km.
the Dean ef Cock, sad the High Sheriff of the meaty. Oa
his left were nand the Pert de Grey arid Ripon. the Se-
cretary of Stets fee War, the Berl of Itaaden, Viscount
Dolmans, Admiral Sir Lewis Jams 'C.C.S., Commends'
10-Chief on the Irish statics ; Admiral Drusemood,
Laid of the Admiralty; MejouGtheral Blooludeld,' corn-
mending the soothers aionot ; Mold Clash* R.Y..
Inspectoe of Works ; the Rev. D. Murphy, R.C.C.; the
Beograd, the Archdeacon of York, and Mr. rf. P. Leader,
M.P. Theviouchthrs wen Mid by the High Sheriff. of the
city, Mr. /leery Hardy, and Adenoma Thomas Lyme. The
baud of the coosinbulery WWI stationed in the bilhardmorn,
end played daring the monies.
The Cutheurd having proposed the health of the Doh*
of Sornereet sod the Lords of the Admiralty, and in dole(
so advocated the claims of Cork Mahan to be made a
naval dockyard,
The Duke of Schemer in resmodits, said,—Mr. Mayor,
lords, and gentlemen, Übe( to thank you for the manner
in which you have received the load shish yea here just
drank. It is at all times a istimhadioe to see that the
navy of this 000ntry obtain the respects( otheoantrymee in
Ragland, in helm& man Soothed. Ills Isom gretifyias to
us to find that our Channel Beet heathen mosived with every
mark of respect aced amine at every port which it has
visited. In anodise to the intends SI this miry, it in of
mane impossible that the Beard of Arimirskiy Maddipore
the interests of the harbours to which that navy resorts. ,
(Cheers.) Our attention has been before this tone most
specially called to the harbour of Cork, as year mayor— I
(hear, baw)—has told you, by a report of a Domande, of
the Hones of Commons. The Lords of the Admiralty, in
accordeace with that report, lost so time in timing
as it were to make • particular impretise nth the
senora features of the harbour sad it. atoms to coo-
lain • naval dockyard. (Great chum) Its not for me
to tell you as to any reidte at which we lop have
arrived. That will take mach time to conceder.
(Hear, hear.) All I can my is this, that lint, from
the riddance due to the House of Commies, Dell from the
anxiety for the intereess of the navy, thirdly ia raped to
the interests of a large portion of the empire, we shall be
11111i4XIS to give the subject a fair and serious oostideraties;
but out btu it that after you have got those dockyards
sane subsequent disappointonet will come
you. Now, it is not for me to tell you epos
conclusions on the subject at which we may
arrive. Hahne we corm to any resolution we must spud
meth time in deliberatioo, and I must empty, thee
melee myself to ening that we shall give the sidled
every osseideratiew. -• I will, boomer, make Me
nimarit. depposing that we do street - those docks, I
fear that even after then erection some imbeeqeent diem
pointment will result, es to the Menthes Minh are ex-
pected from them. Lth us look at the., ports where the
goverumeet bs bade docks and those where It ha not made
them. Lock .at Portsmouth for lostasee, and tbs. tura to
Livened. In Liverpool the gomentoriet bee bent no dohs
sad yet Livesyetelltes advanced while Portsmouth monied
bath& Compere, again. Deveoport with Glasgow. You
have hard that Ireland should have its fair abate al the
notional expmdisnre. Now, in naval matters, Scotland
has no sham of the naval expenditure; Sootchmen have
done that which Irishmen ought to do ; they have relied
solely en their own industry and persevemem. Look at
the Clyde. There they had not a splendid harbour as
▪cs ha,., bat such was the lodusery sad exertion of Sothel-
men that they ham beaded by the beaks el that Aver
Olyde the most remarkable town in the world, a town which
vise with end threatens to out-do Liverish, and which
owes not the rote of ite meow to govenoweet std. Lard
Formey in his speech to you spoke et a...lading-up that
was to take piece between this country and Realm& _ sNow
I truth that we shed have no winding-op ; I .ever beard
of • wilding-no save in the case of a death re a bank-
runny, and I trust we are going to have neither. (Heitz
hear, sod laughter.) 'Returning to the question of Ai
doeiria I hem mind seem of the private establohineels
oe year river, sad I believe you have here great facilities
for the emetraition and building of veada for govern.
meet or etheurim (Hear, bear.) Bet I must also
sa7 ass word as to the private docks. I have mesa the
private docks act the river, and you need not be afraid
that we will take possession of say of the private docks
as a government dock. (Cheers.) Ido hope, if we re-
convened favourably to the Admiralty about the erection
of docks in your harbour, and if the 'elution of the
Admiralty is pus, that when the question comes before
the Meese of Commons, Irish members will not
divide am and distract the question. (Laughter sad applaues.)
If you wish to summed is this, or is etrythieg of the kiod,
you muse all act sordidly together. (Cheers) Is deciding
question of this kind, it scarcely nethermy to say that
lb. Admiralty steer seer of all party questions ; that their
only object is to promote the interests aid to add to the dß-
death of the navy. I must again remind you, my lathe
sod gentlemen, that this question of the necessity of the
ermine of • dock is Cork barterer, will be warmly dimmed
in padianost, sad I do cods that I will he agreeably
serpriesd, if the Irish members shall agree even upon that
subject. (laughter.) I thank you for the reception you
ham peen as to-eight, and in the same of myself sad my
colleagues I rotate you mykest thetas. (Cheers.)
The Maros next gave .m. Earl Grey sad Ripon,
the Secretary of brats for War.".

Bad Ds Gime, is reducing =asks, said-11 has been a
great pleasure to me that I have bed this opportunity of
pej ing—l am ashamed to say—my first visit to this beautiful
country of yours—(mar, sod applause) —io company with
my noble friend, the First Lord of the Admiralty, on his
irreprictioe of your noble harbour. (Cheering.) My boo.
(deed in the chair, in referring to the report of the Defeaos
Committee—• committee appointed to consider as to the
lefeziose, dockyards, and animals= the matry—boa told
you that that committee reported in favour of the =yeti."
of certain works of fortification sad dockyard =commode.
lion bore in Cork. Geedemen, the report of that committee
impaired on the department which I ha= the hooour to
represent hers, as Tom are aware, the sewed= of making
that program which is desirable to isms the defence of this
Ere harbour,, and of deciding oe the deseriptios of dermas
which Sr. best suited to its effectoel proteetios. (Hear.) We
have in view the fact that what we may erectsow may bin few
years become comparatively useless, for the meted which bee
gone on between me and my noble Mead as to the perfee.
lion of the ship and the gun leaf sorb a character as is cal-
culated to iciera the meet ample exproditneeof public mosey.
(Laughter.) If. thee, the decision of my noble hired the
First Lord of the Admiralty and the decision of hie col-
leagues is that dockyards for the accommodation of ber
Majesty'. fleet are nacemary here, it will he oseemery for
the department which I represent, wires the fleet has
come hem to endeavour to keep so enemy from following
it with impunity. (Hear, and applause.) Now. gentlemen,
we have heard a greet deal about justice to Ireland to these
days as well as is days which have passed. (Hear, hear.)
My sodas bee always been, that *bee we ere just to Ireland
we benefit Begland. (Cheers.) What promoteethe prosperity
sod hairpins.. of say parties of her Majesty's empire world'
adatedge to the whole in my opisioa. (" Hear," sod pro-
cleats. And moreover, I am coefidart that it is its
that spirit that every guestion of this aslant:aim will be
regarded by her Majesty's preset= goverment. But eves
=h that in the imee—s ootiatry--• porticos of the empire.
at
as put forward any just claims on the goversomet,
must look to their own resources to do a good dead the
epork.tkey require to km does. Yea most obis= peasperity
only through your owe efforts. (Cleats.) Aad from whet
I have heard to-night I are satisfied you look ea the question
from that pole& of view. (" Hem. Mr," and appkase.)
The CHAIRMAN sett gave " Admisul Deere. sad the
Clouted Fleet," "The Army aid Navy," "The Lord
Lisatenant of the Omit ," and " Lord Clarence Paget,"
which were duly haaoirad and =speeded to.
The CHarldeae then proposed the health of the Lord
Mayor of Dublin.
The remaining toasts were :—" Prosperity to sad
Port of Derli,"." The Health of Lord beide*: Led " The
City sad Mealy Ilesetsre," which were drank with all the

THE ARTaiThilON PBIZJ6 .
The elOptel exhibit/Mr of the pielogenveleotioLby
the priseholdernof thermal- year W sem•epse at the.
palmy of the flackitrof Whisk Artisikar Mtgeßraced.,
be palliatel mem at width belle *Ain ellaPthatnagir
and me of the maw memmiellthille mho *deer thew. '
by Mem bum' the diarist exhibidoes of the mere.
The chief twine of 2408 ben beet et-peeled is the prabee
of Mr. G Sits lawhicapp,'Bilkopidos Vamp, South Webs,
with dress by ',Let; A.ll, A:, VII* wee Mooted
hymn the Ropil Academy exhibition by GAM& Hower.
?In two prized of 1501., which fell, the one to Mr. 3. W.
filophett, the ether to Mr./14 Ryder, MTh STIVISNORMIII
in the exhibetitin by the • "Pubes Visit"— n large pie-
tam the imam oil Mr. Martine..'.list Day
la the Old Home," with even more of mswkish
emitimeetality brae Setoby the 'pebble, Mr. W.
Crosby; sad "The Regatta at FibleparrThames." •
my roughly painted *tare by Mr. A. Clint, of the
Society of BAY Artists. Both of those, and indeed rood
of the WOW pinkies esiected by the trssll prizebolders,
an obese hum the Suffelk-arist Galley. The three 1001.
prises ere Mrt W. W. Ociethies Ricer Side Via, also in
`the EOM.% of the British Artiste ;tell's& of Se. Go.
shard, by Mr. W'. WiMaiss, I. the Bah belitution Mr-
bibitiee, sad i water-coloor drawing, by Mr. F. filenallflell,
bellow Wares, Meted by Mr. J. Games, of Edinburgh,
from the Water Colour Society. We reity say .1 the water
colour elremiegs that they indicate far mare Web is Pewee°
than the oil pictures, which aye, emerellf *Peaking, en'
trimly cornrow:mime, and my very little for the existing
condition of the popular feeling for art M represented by
this othibitieu. It wosid be well, Indeed, if pricelsolden
wen to leers their cholas to the guides°, of the malty,
tether then the* their am poor judgmete, wee 1$ me that
that. is no disputing about metes, sad pcsisibly the mood
might decline the Mike. Certain, however, it is that the
exhibition is not hopefel or eacioncigiog. ea to the impeorr
meat is the popular bate fort. ar
The engreebe of Mr. Fah% MillUrern picture of Claude
Decal making the lady redeem her eons, after slopping her
mock by dieneitig a iamb with hint, retaining ouly 1001.
far his own necessitise, which /ma bees vary meßestay
reproduced by Mr. Lomb Stocks, the lef".111r, is exhibited
as the universal prize ef the yeas. 0.4 it cannot fail lo be
acceptable is • most popular subject.
The affairs el the Art Unica seem to be in • tolerably
Oo.riabmg Mate ; the Income from subecriptions this year
is /2„,4691. sod the reserved feed manta to between
I,loof. and 1,2001., lob el which it issneouneed the come
propose emituelly *WM a mestisig hell with °Mose.

DRAMA.

'ADELPIn.

A sew estravagsam of that well known elses In which
mikes and wimp's introduce themselves te the sodium is
their own proper penes% Mark 'ekes at their town expose,
sad reveal to unprofessional eyes some of the less romantic
upsets of their daily life, was prodiseed at this ;theatre lest
evening. The eatesugura, which is from the pm of Mr.
William Breech and Mr. Andrew Halliday, end is
entitled The Actors' Retreat, met with the mucous which,
when the delialligia persona are established favourites of the
theatre, rarely fails te await a pier if this sort. The seise
opens, socording to established custom, I. the peemmerta
of the theatre, where Mr. IL Phillips. steemssanager, is
anxiously awaiting the arrival of him company for an ap-
pointed rehearsal. Everybody ie of course behind time :
Mr. It. Reim's watch, though jewelled " In one hole,* and
tarried by him for five and twenty years, has ter the first
time dashed him. Mr. Peal Bedford has fondly
trusted to a Chelsea steamboat, sad hes been ha.
trayed on to • mud bask at low water. Various
other trials of patentee heeler; been palmed over, and
the not unsumeptible manager having been fiaally soothed
down )' if igen easel compliment from Mn. Mellen, • ,
new towage is found in the soddenly developed antipathy
of Mr. Toole to that department of low comedy te which
hie destiny has coesigned hire. His friends in the green.
room and before the curtain leant that from his earliest
years bis an km yearned for this higher was of dramatic'
aft Tragedy, he is convinced, is his forts—Shakespearian
declamation kis true field. He espressos his horror of
performing policemen end cheap Jacks ; of being stewed
' down in kitchen coppers, and ceefined in parish stocks. The
roars of laughter and the applause which hie admirers
think pleads( to him am all gall and wormwood ; and be
announces his irrevocable determination to leave the Adolph!
' sad seek solace for a while in solitude. A et:meatier'
from hie triads Mrs. Mellon and Mr. Paul Bedford, that
' possibly his having been op all ulgtat stadlyine some new
comic part has something to do with this discontented
frame of mind, appears te have some reran ix it ; • and Mr.
' Tools finally permit' himself to he composed by them to
I sleep upon a coach, wrapped in a railway rug.
Such is the prologue to the extravagasza ; and the rude'
who is acquiated. with the traditions of the drama will no
doubt be Ale here to fOrll.oo that it will be immediately
I followed by the artraugurt portion of the piece is the
shape of a wild distempered dream of the upiring opine-
din winding up with as epilogue, in which, se is the mom
humble pantomime, everybody is himself again. Diaap.
pearls; from the coach with marvellone rapidity, and by •
proems which we will not attempt to reveal, Mr. Took •
welkateired email gentleman, turbo up in the midst of
sylvan somery, where he quickly discovers that he is ic the
midst of the hanota of a wild gips, tribe. Though pro-
fessing to be girlies, and having remarkably loose notions of
the laws of property, the members of the tribe
dram him at first se remarkably like his old
colleemess of the Adelpbi ; but the rough treatment be re-
Oliva at their hands quickly di abase' him of that impale-
'ism He ie subjected to the -seariewha• impereuele
embraces of Gipsy Jame (Mrs. Malice), and to the blood-
thirsty threats of reminisce of a less happy rivet Black Will
(Mr. 11. Homer). After being stripped of rises, abirt.pio,
and other worldly gauds by the light fingers of the tribe, be
hams to his horror that a kind of Scotch law prevails aseoeg
them, aid that certain acts which have pissed, though
simple is thesuelves, virtually constitute him the hoebsad
of Gipsy Jane. Compelled to seek for the materials for the
wedding breakfast is a neighbouring farmyard Mr.
Toole is pursued by the angry proprietor, Squire Her-
rosiby (Mr. It. Phillips). and •is compelled to. doff his
*levet attire and to figure is the disguise of as old gipsy
craw While in this helpless situation hi nether and
upper garments am carried off by the squire sa hostages,
and the unfortunate comedian is compelled to put on some
loom Mime garments fetched for him by the tribe from a
steeples bargeman, which fact again beings down upon him
the vengeance of the victim. !leerily sick at last of lain
passion for tragedy and a quiet retreat from his old line of
Weimar, the vision suddenly change@ to • pleasing view of a
differest kind of actors' retreat—the Dramatic College at
Maybury. - . . . .. . .

The epilogue represeots Mr. Toole back on the conch is
the green-room exactly whore hie fries& had left him.
Everybody, in fact, is beak again in their original attire with
a rapidity which even Mr. Woodin might envy, and ths
extravegoisa corichide{with a neat tag, in which Mr. Thole
informs his fries& and the public that all thought! of alms-
dooiog the scene of so many socareses are banished.
The extravaganza, thorgh of slight pretensions, is amus-
ing, and will help to adjoin the fag end of the season.