The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-25 00:00:00

REFORM OF THB OREBN-ROOM.

The following letter has been addressed to the
Athesienon :
" A meat ease of assault and battery suggests some
observations as the subjeet of theatrical proprieties. As
long as managers go on permitting these proprieties to be
outraged almost as a matter of course, so long will the actress
be rated mote se the fellowr of an macaroni calling,
wherein respectability is we and eneeptional, than as the,
amber of au lionoarable and honoured profession. The
practice of allowing any portion of the theatre behind the
curtain to be occupied by an about town, who are neither
meoected with the immediate business of the stage use
profess to be interested in the progress of dramatic linemen*
end art, cannot be too strongly deprecated, and is most
distasteful and abhorrent to the teenage of the right minded
and respectable actreee and singer. Credit me, sir, e•
public performers have distractions enough to withdraw our
attention from the laborious duties we have undertaken,
and ought to be no more liable td these unseemly interrup-
tions than people engaged in any other business or vocation.
We do not hest of a tribe of idle/Waters besetting the odloe
of the solicitor, or the consulting room of the physician, non
offering to attend the clergyman in his visits to the needy,
the sick, and the sorrowful; and why should we, who con
quite se well disponi with the attendance of such hangers-
be eenetantly enbjested, dating our business hour., to
the ennoysoce of their hailer gaze, or their still more
obtrusive impertinences ? The saloons and lobbies of out
best sondueted theatres have loon been cleared of the
shameless groups who formerly thronged them. It is high
time that the green.roosa and the sidcooenes should undergo
a similar pargestee; sad U every individual member of •
theatrical company moon be considered all that is to be
wished, the boards, at any rats, should mass to be looked
upon as the established chapel of ease to the club and th•-
11011/00111, and a convenient resort for the purposes of gossip,
time-killing, and sesignation.—l em, ACTRIIO2
W2O VALOIS WIZ CRAZAOf22 AND SILP-2182102."

FESTIVITIES AT KNOWSLET.—The Earl and Coco-
teas of Derby are surrounded by a hilliest cite% of friends
at Knowsley, the anoint family seat, neer Preens. Theis
Royal Highnesses the Dubose of Cambridge and the PICK*
eon Mary arrived fres the Earl of Wilton'. seat, Reno*
Hall, near Manchester, on Monday afternoon, about Ave
o'clock, and wen welcomed at the entrance by the Bari
and Countess of Derby and many of their distinguished
saute. The Earl and Counties of Wilton and Lady
Katherine Egerton, with many of the guests who had met
the Royal Dubois and Princess at Heaton Hall, WIWI
shortly afterward', including the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester, Viscount Canterbury, and Lord Otho Fits-
weld. The other guests of the noble best and hostas%
assembled to meet the Royal Matters, comprise the Mu-
la s of Bath, the Marquis and Marebionne of Salisbury,
the Bad and Countess of Lichfield, the Earl of Canino*,
the Earl sad Countess flows and the Ladies Adelaide sad
Emily Canon, Viscount Vallstort, Colossi the Hon. lowa
Moaned, the Hos. Captain Egerton, the Hon. Was Moo.
taps, Mr. Leaky, Mr. 0. Vivian, and Baron Ensebeek
(in anodises on the Duchess of Cambridge). A grand
banquet was given by the noble earl sad countess the eves.
ins the duchess and priaoses arrived, savers being tail for
tbinpfour persons. The greatest festivity will mead
darts' the Royal visit to Knowsley. Their Royal Highnesses
paid a visit told" worship the Mayor of Liverpool yesterdays
sad by him were mooned and shown over St. George's Hallo
the Town Hall, and other buildings of fennel ia the tows,
The Royal party were neempanied by the Earl and Caantese
of Derby and several members of the aristocracy, at present
oa a visit to Knowsley.
Major-General Lockyer, who formerly commanded*
the wooed brigade of the Second Division of the army ds
the Crimea, but who is now appointed to the chief cemstand
is Ceylon, is at pewit staying at Cheltenham.
The Glasgow Exhibitors at the Paris Exhibition
have resolved to transfer their goods and cases to Sides.
ham, at the don of the Eabibitlon at the Pala% de Pls.
dunk.
Mr. Preston, an official from the Teeming, on
been deputed to visit all courts of quarter session in thr
West of Englaad, for the purpose of cutting down the-en
pease" of proneutimam
Baron air G. M. de Piro has resigned hie command
of the Malta militia, in consequeneepuf ill-health. It fre
believed that the Chevalier Giacomo Tagliahro, command-
ing the great harbour company, will be his successor.
Vandermemil, of educated-bird selebrity,
los lately arrived in Lisbon. She Awns one of the Freud'
sempesy summed for the theatre or Dome Maria IL Sits
has her birds with her, sad intends to exhibit them is
private parties, nls Leaden and Paris.
The Rev. W. Hay ward Cox, 8.D., Rector of Eaton
Wino, Hertfordshire, has "Wised the oily lectureship at
Carta: Chetah, Onford, to which he was elected is Sap
Maher, 1846.
GOLD AND Norze.—The expectation that a pow-
ties of the mostly arrived gold hoes Australia would sae
In way to the Bank of England has boa realised, between
140,0031. sad 200,0001. having shady bees takes there.
The moan of Bank of Buslaad cotes now in actual dram
Inns on of that establishment is 20,648,3651. In lase IS
wee as low as 19,617,3161., and at this %me last year it ens
only 20,677,901.
APPEARANCE OP WINTER IN THE GALTIC.—ID
letter hoes Tames, the mast northers port in Naha,
Stinted quite at the top of the Oalf of Bothnia, it is stated
that the host had set in as far Oath as the Sad of October
wish such iateaslty that at soon ea that day the water was
frown la the Jugs sad basins of the rooms in the inhabited
bones.
SIIICIDa OP A Ta•osematr.--This morning ma.
!wined, the Westminster, ooroser, received information of
thawed& of Mr. Thomas Joss*, who bad lee many years
anted as bedews so • madames*, dealer in Great Wild.
street Llnools's ins Yields. Reasoned was disienered eas
Tansy afternoon to have cat his throat at his residessea
and was maned to Slug's College Hospital.
SUICIDE or • Yonne; Gnu —This morning
Carter resolved 'affirmed= of the death of a young female
named Mary Ms Friday, who emamitted suicide wider the
following eirnmatenese :—Deeeseed was only 17 year" of
age, and had bees married has emits to a mechanic, with
whom she lived very happily sniffs deceased contrasted
several debts whisk she was unable to 'pay. Demand was
set able to Wane a seat she had phdged on Saturday, tho
13th, and she left home, sotbios mare beteg heard of bee
until the ether day, when her body was (cane ia the Thames
off Blaektriars bridge.
STRANDED VESSIMA.--AIISTERDAM, OCT. 22.—The
profuse., Kesswinkel. from London to this port, with 4
onto of rims, Ina dreaded OS tbe Byerload Grounds in
Welt of Oct 22; new saved. fizustrozono, Om 17.
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guiling at yfinsembe.sposblyne, on the flat last, sees
thisrodissely of Earl Grey. The Kaiser of the delegate*
sad dwelt kinds will take plan at the CSANII EAchange.
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