The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-13 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The third great plea of the Exhibition season was
decided yesterday in favour of the Conimimioners.
Mr. Head, a season ticket holder, had suinnionod
them to the county court for alleged breach of con.
tract in reducing the price of season tickets at an
advanced period of the season. The plaintiff claimed
to have returned to him V. 15t, the price of two
tickets and costa, and after a full bearing the
judge decided for the defendants, ruling that
they had a perfect right to alter the prices
of admission to the Exhibition at their discretion.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duche,,i of
Brabant and the Count de Flandre and suite, at-
tended by his Excellency the Belgian Mini,ter. M.
Fortamps, and M. Delepierre, were amongst the
visitors.

The highest temperature yesterday, as regia-
tared by Messrs. Negretti aud Zambra's patent
thermometers, was :—ln the nave, 68.06 deg. ; in the
galleries, 70.06 deg. the reading was taken at 3

The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1861:

tickets 1,314
Ten shilling sawn
Timidity, August 12
1, Payment and day Uckets Suidi

Total.

67,380

2
iessoo tickets
.011
Tuesday, Agog I" l'ayment
Total...

DRAMA.

NT. ZANIES&

614:4i

A capital farce, with a good plot, and most humorous
dialogue, was produced at this theatre on Monday night.
It is called Bristol Diamonds, and has somewhat of a pro-
totype in a vaudeville entitled Use 'CAW (lOU &firm vn
Mari, but like all the former works of the adapter, Mr.
Ounfoni, it has been thoroughly remodelled for an English
audience, and oomes before us in • quaint and peculiar
garb of its own.
The story of the plot runs thus : Mr. and Mrs. Kerr
Mmitefilli Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews) lead • rather sorry
life in consequence of perpetual struggles for the mastery
and retention of the " upper hand," and Mr.
bludgeon's blunt pigheadedness is invariably being
fallen foul of by Mrs. Mudgeon, who holds up II
en example of marital virtues one Mr. Denby Symes (Mr.
G. Belmore), a great friend of bludgeon's. But Mr. Byrnes
is not quite the paragon be is believed to be ; indeed, he
eseefeesse to Mudgeon that during Mrs. Byrnes' absence be
had made the acquaintance of a young lady in St. John's
wood, from whom he took singing lessons. On his wife's
return he wished to drop the music mistress, but the ayren,
in an ill-spelt but forcible letter, intimates her intention
of calling on Mrs. Symes, unless she hears from him. To
soothe her Symes has bought ► bracelet of Bristol
diamonds, and as be cannot go himself he begs
Mudgeon to present it to the lady. Mudgeon,
with a touch of the old war-horse ►bout him,
jumps at the proposition, and pockets the bracelet. But he
leaves his coat behind him, and the jewel-case is found in
the pocket by Mrs. bludgeon, who is furious. She vial
listen to no explanation, and when Mudgeon, driven to de-
spair, denounces Byrnes u the real owner of the bracelet,
she upbraids him with being a traitor as well as a profligate.
Symes and his wife also join the cry, and the unhappy
Mudgeon is nearly mad, when the jeweller from whom the
bracelet was bought sets matters in the right light, and the
curtain falls on prospective happiness.
The weight of the piece fella upon Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Matthews, and by than is admirably supported ; there is
• petulance about Mrs. Matthews' suppressed 'aerie(
virtue, enough to " kung" any man out of his senses, without
her uttering a word, while her husband occasionally rose to
actual grandeur as his unjustifiable tortures accumulated on
him. Mr. Canton Belmore and Miss Turner were also at.
tisfactory. The dialogue is in Mr. Oxenford's driest and
most laughter.compelling vein, and the success of the piece
WY beyond question.