The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

DRAMA.

ASTLEY'S.
As the "Derby-day" approaches—that day which
may with all truth be called the jour de Can of the metro-
pohtan population—the public assists with an increasing
ardour at the Field against the Favourite, which was pro-
duced as the Easter piece at this theatre with great success.
The rout, the rattle, and the race of that great day have
need an adequate expression in the combinations end
equidramatio resources of the theatre. The specific cha-
racters of the "Day"—the jockey, the gambler, the fast
man, the man about town, the rout/ and the rogue, the
"pent." and the juggler, Sad their sufficient illustration in
the staff at its command. It is but natural, therefore, u the
real "Derby" approximates, books making up, pie-nies
preparim, sad Champagne la cowspsetti, that the mimic
fiction should impart a more lively pleuure amidst the
ezeitmosat of actual equipment. This is no doubt the cause
that a numerous sadism. applauded with so much rest on
Saturday the stirring num which Mr. Cooke has provided
for them at his theatre.

SACRED HARMONIC BOCLETY, EXETER-HALL.—
Mendelesohn's Loang and Mozart's Requiem will be re-
pnted on Wedney evening next, the 2nd May. Madams
Clue Novell°, Mrs. Lookey, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Hen
Formes principal vocalists.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the
Royal Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday even-
ing. Her Mnjesty and his Royal Highness were seam-
partied by their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hoban-
lohe Langraburg and the Princess Adelaide Hohenlohe.
The royal suite congaed of the Countess of Desert, the
Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byag, Lord de
Tidily', Lord Charles Palmy, and Col. Seymour. Among
the fashionable company attendiag the theatre, we remarked
his Exoellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess
Walewska, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister,
the Duchess of Montrose, the Earl and Countess of Mount-
chides and Lady Cecilia Conyoglam, the Marquis of Bath,
the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Stamford and Warring.
ton, Viscount and Lady Emily Dungarvon, Viscount and
Viscountess Malden, Viscount Cambium., the Berl and
Caustics of Sandwich, Viscount Elmley, Viscount Dupplin,
Viesoant Sydney, Viscount Exmouth, Count Frantmans-
drat, Lady Mary Vyner and Miss Vyaer,
_Lord and Lady
leastfriss, Lord John Ulnae, Lord Milford, Lord
vernierth end the Hon. Misses Liddell, Lady Caroline
Masse and Miss Masse, Lady Laura Meyrick and Miss liter
rick, Lord Suffield, Lord Aigernon St. Maur, Lady Geer-
giana Codriogtoo, and Lady Henrietta Somerset, fro.

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—On Thursday lot. a well-dried, dashing-looking young
fellow irk* gave hie name William Woodhouse, was cap.
tared :NeLoods by Superintendent Granhan, of the Leeds
pile% aimed with robbing the shop of Mr. Macpherson,
Ms& The prisoner, on Wednesday, went to the shop of
Mespkerson, who is a draper, and applied for a altar
Wes as ea maistant, giving a reference which has sines
earned eat to be fictitious. He was engaged, and at once
preseeded to look over the premises. He remained about
toes boars and a half and then left, saying he would return to
terra_, as the concern was not large enough for him. Imme-
diately afterwards three valuable dress pieces were missing ;
mid the telegraph having been put in requisition, the pri-
mer woe eapturd at the Star and Garter los, KirkstaU, by
Kr. Granhan. He bad with him a carpet-beg and pert.
Mates% which contained six dream belonging to )b. Mae►
pheress, two shawls, a piece of silk handkerebieb, 11 fancy
ddb dfild pima a pion of red satin, two cashmere .bawls,
a pyre of moire antique, sable and ermine boas, dte. Hsi
bed in hie passed= 91. ,• a ticket of • gold watch
LOWIOO for 71.; address cards, upon some of
Vela was engraved " Charles Montpelier," and upon
ethers " William Woodhouse Hen." The railway lebeL
upea his leggege showed that he had been a tear from Loop
gen I. glems, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, to.; and
there is HUM reran to doubt that the goods found upon
Ida (all of which are new) are the proeeeds of robberies I.
OW or awe of these towns. The prisoner was on Friday
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