The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

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character at a saving of at least 30 per cent.

ROYAL VICTORIA SIIIRRY. 275. per dozen.
(The BRandaed of Excellence.)
SPLENDID OLD PORT 37a per dom.
(Ten peen to the wood.)

Droner Sherry. Ma. and 24a. Old Port, 244. and bia.-
Ppernay Champagne. SM. IL Julien Claret. Bb.. 20a. & 24a.
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DRAMA.

ST. JAXEJ3'S THEATRE.

This theatre, which has been closed for a week,
re-opened on Saturday night, the new mason being inaugu-
rated by the production of a new play written by Mr. Watts
Phillips. This gentleman's drams of The Dead Heart,
although doubtless assorted In Its popularity by the ad-
mirable manner in which its principal character was acted,
had such genuine merits of composition and dialogue, and
showed in its construction such power of concentrating
legitimate interest without descending to the degradation of
" sensation," aa to cause his new effort to be looked forward
to with considerable curiosity ; and the house was crammed
by an audience, a portion of which proved themselves most
demonstrative of their good feeling. The new play, entitled
His Last Virtory, which is designated in the bills as " •
new and entirely original comedy," surely comes to us under
a misnomer ; not that we dispute its novelty or originality,
for though neither are particularlystriking, there is probably
no one source from which Mr. Phillips has selected his mate-
rials, but it is the term "comedy" which is misapplied.
the piece is no more a comedy than is The Lady of Lyons ;
it is a "play" in two acts, a dranut, bat it is not • comedy.
The piece is very fairly acted. Mr. George Vining, always
painstaking ►nd careful, gives strength and point to the
Wanly peculiarities of the old soldier, and is admirably
made-up as to head and beard. Perhaps it would not be
hyperentical to point out to him that a French general
would scarcely wear the worsted epaulets; sod plain great
coat of • French private, as he does on his first entrance.
Miss Herbert has not much to do as the Countess, but she
is eminently graceful, and if she would but comprehend that
it is necessary for an actress to allow the audience to
hear what she says, she would play the part very well.
Mr. Dewar has good grounds for dissatisfaction with the
part allotted to him. After his great success inWriends and
Poe* —the best acting in the piece—he deserved something
more genial than the character of a bad specimen of walking
gentleman. Mr. Charles looked and acted like a gentleman,
higher prides than which cannot be awarded, but the best
impersonation of the evening was that of Sergeant Puns, a
rough, honest, dogged servant of the General's. This cha-
racter was played with a grim humour and a rough manly
pathos by Mr. Cardin Belniore, who generally invests the
little bite allotted to him with distinctive character, but
who has now proved himself an artist in the beet sense of
the term.

The 'calory and appointments of the piece were excellent,
the applause throughout was uncomfortablylvehement, and
the recalls were numerous.

COMMERCIAL TEA vELLEa,s SCHOOLS. -,;;

Last Saturday the annual examination and dis-
tribution of prizes took place at these schools, when a con-
siderable number of the patrons of the institution, and of
the neighbouring clergy and gentry, assembled at the fete
which is invariably given iu its extensive and picturesque
grounds at Pinner, in celebration of the event. The Bishop
of LONDON presided ; and amongst the company were the
Ren. J. B. Winter, Elliott, Long, and Hind; Mr. Alder-
man and Mrs. Gibbon, Mr. sod Mrs. George Moon;
Messrs. Stockdale, John Adams (the sculptor), Bolls, Wool.
.latoo, Jones, Devonshire, Stokes, Saul,;•Deputy:rritie
Payne, dm.

The examination was conducted by Mr. Saunders, of the
British and Foreign Schools, and reflected equal credit upon
the pupils and their teachers. It embraced Scriptural in-
struction, grammar, geography, history, Latin and French,
arithmetic, algebra, and the first two books of Euclid. As
its conclusion the bishop presented the prises, accompany-
ing them in each case with a few words of advice and
encouragement to the successful competitors. Subsequently
The Right Rev. CIIALIIIAN delivered an address.

THE GERMAN NATIONAL. AasomATlON.—lt is
propoeed by the members of the Genoa. National Assmia-
tion is Loodoo to embrace the oppottnnity of so many of
their fellow-countrymen being at this time in London, to
,hit the great International Exhibition, to invite them
cordially to unite with them in the expression of their pa.
triotism at a festival, to be held at the London Tavern on
the 28th inst. The objects which the association baa is
view are : the unity of Germany sad the centralisation of

her power, based On a corosioa popular parlialuent7Tce
Norman choral societies in Lapdog have offered their hearty
eo-operation at the festival, when they will au the meet
ZZnational mop. Further and more detailed informs.
l shortly be published.
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Messrs. George Peabody and Co., the American
house, have given to each of their clerks 11. worth of tickets
and three days' holiday, to eonble them to visit the Exhibi-
tion, in addition to the period annually allotted for re-
taearioa.