The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-27 00:00:00

DRAMA,

FRANCE.

DitURY•LANE.
On Saturday night, sitar the long and effective
spectacular play of King John was finished, a new high
drama, in three acts, by Mr. Edmund Falcooer, coded
on
Mt. Charles Lever's mice popular story of "Charles Oldal•
ley,* was prodnoed with far more encases than could have
heal anticipated at each slate hour. Mr. Falconer has taken
the leading incidents of the novel, which are sufficiently
practical sod farcical for stage purposes, and has made a
dams which, if somewhat disjointed, is very amnaisy.
Its chief merit lies in the Irish character of Mickey Free.
and its repreasatation by the author. Mr. Falconer, as all
playgoers know who saw his impersonation of Danny
Mann, in the Collars Bairn, is as excellent Irish
comedian of coaaiderable humour and originality, mid Irish
low life &ambits, even when only tolerably acted, seldom
fail to secure the sympathies of a large mixed audience.
" Charles O'Malley" beloogs to an almost extinct period of
fiction, and the drams, of course, partakes of the nature
of the novel. It is fall of slightly sketched noisy per-
soap', who corns on laughing, go off laughing, slap each
other on the backs and slap themselves on she legs for
remora which are not always very perceptible to the spec-
tators. Rough animal spirits ars made to do duty for wit
and humour, end the actors have little more to do than to
bills loud and swagger. The honee'sras very full, and the
drama, which is entitled Galway go BragA, was very well
received.

(nog one owe coausroaomer.)
PARIS, SATURDAY EVERIIO.
Chili journal likens Admiral Pereja's reply to
consular corps, which asked him to specify
ch of the 32 ports of that republic be bad
Alvay blockaded to the argument of the
dab painter, who having received an order for
iicture representing the eleven thousand virgins,
urged so much per virgin. It was objected that
'y a score or so of the eleven thousand were
ly represented, and that a shadowy undulating
was all there was to show for the rest. "Ah,
" said the painter, " but the other virgins are
ling out of church." " Very well," rejoined the
teccenas, " when they all come out I will pay for
t all." So the consuls tell the Spanish admiral,
fast as you really blockade the ports we will
uotioe of the fact, but we do not recognise a
er blockade."
'he Opinion Nationale tells a story of cruel
donna of children by a nun of the Society of St.
went de Paul so horrible and improbable, that if
see and dates were not given with great particula-
/ I could attach no credence to it ; as it is, one can
lively refuse to believe the testimony. This facts
ited la
that on November 17 several children at
e communal school, Rue du Rendezvous, 12th
arrondissement, having incurred the displeasure of
we of the nuns in charge of them, called Sister
ibrielle, she heated a pair of tongs red hot and
pinched their noses with it. As m as a dozen
children were served in this way, and " moat
im" had scraps of the flesh of their noses burnt
by the tongs. The writer is the Opinion Na-
tionale says be has seen several of the injured chil-
'-en with their noses bandaged and plaistered.
Levan, Avenue du Belair, is attending them,
and he thinks that several will have scars for life.
Guisviller, the commissary of police, is inveetl-
Mug the affair, and the Opinion Nationale (m-
-esses an earnest hope that the influence of the
lurch, very powerful in such cases, may not suffice
screen the delinquent from justice. By justice
sere is meant common law. The church likes to
Aminister justice of its own in secret, for the credit
I the monk's cowl and the nun's cap, and is too
)(ten indulged. The French code—more equitable
those entrusted with the administration of it
we often shown themselves—knows no distinction
persons. When monks and nuns commit crimeere
r misdemeanours they ought to appear to answ
them in full uniform at the bar of the assize or cor-
rectional court.
The Conseientaires de Cisar, a humorous farce by
the Marquis de Massa, is to be played by amateurs
before the Court at Compiegne, on Wednesday,
Nov. 29th. Rumour says that if it were not pri-
eileged from the censor's scissors it would be likely
to be greatly mutilated. It is full of passages
which a polite French writer calls A ristophanesques,
and in one scene a gentleman is to personate Mdlle.

HAYMARKET.
Mr. Tom Taylor's original comedy of The
Oresland Mail, first produoed at this house in February,
1860, was revived on Saturday night, to give Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Mathews and Mr. Buckstone an opportunity of sr
peering in their original characters. The play, though •
little old•fashiond and behind the present sensational age,
is very pleasant and worthy of reproduction, and the acting
throughout is fully up to the very high comedy standard of
the Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Buekatone was very warmly
welcomed on his entry—his first appearance this 'mam—
ma Mr. and Mrs. Mathews played Tan Dexter and Mrs.
&bright with all their old spirit.

Theresa.
The Bourse was heavier than it has been all the
week. Renter fell 10c. for cash, and 74 for account,
iclosing at 68.60, in each case. Mobilier fell 2.50.

MILITARY RIOT AT MARTINIQUE.

A sanguinary collision has taken place between a
party of Zouaves going out to Mexico and the troops
charged with maintaining order in the island of
Martinique. The following details are given in the
official Muniteur de la Martinique :
It eppears that the transport Allier anchored in the
roadstead of Fort-de-Fuca on the morning of October 27,
hub); on board 1,039 men of the Ist and led regiments of
Zosaves. Os the woe day the Vu arrived from Mexico
with 500 soldiers retorolog to France. The Zouaves were
landed, as the vessel had to undergo some slight repairs, and
they were assigned Fort Detail as their quarters. The
governor bad decided to allow the town to be visited by 200
at a time, and as the Allier was toremain about a week in
port, each soldier would thus profit by the permission is his
Wrn. The day after their arrival, however, the Zocavee,
not content with this arrangement, crowded together
round the principal gate of the fort, demandiog with loud
cries and menaces to go out in a masa. Captain Leconte,
commander of the fort, then intervened, and aided by the
officers of the men on duty there endeavoured to appease
the malcontents, *unt not succeedieg, gave orders to Sub.
Lieutenant dou met to collect all the disposable troops and
place them in line before the gate of entrance. He then
retired to write a few hasty lines to the governor. During
his abseoce, however, the outbreak assumed more serious
proportions, the Zouaves taking up stones and hurling them
against the soldiers on guard, whilst some had recourse to
the fire-arms of the men in hospital. their own arms having
remained on board tbe vessel. ln this way Lieutenant
Joumet wasstruck by a bell, which broke his arm ;•• ma-
rine was killed by a shot from a carbine ; and, on the other
hand, two Zouaves were despatched by baymist Waste.
Captain Leconte, who had returned to the same of action,
finding himself forced, after repeated efforts to repels'
the assailants, to retire a little from the gate, took up •
position on the slope outside, determined to defend the
issue at all hazards with the few men, under him. Twice
the Z moves attempted a sorties, and twice were repulsed
by the bayonet. with loss sufficient to enable the captain
to maintain his position till the arrival of the succour he
had sent for. Captain Sulam, in fact, acting under orders
from the governor, had collected together at Fort St.
Louis, a first detachment of 75 men, and led them to Fort
Dessix by the nearest route. Sub-Lieutenant Bouvier
was sent on in advance with 20 men to aid Captain leraoate,
but with orders not to fire till the last extremity. The
brumes had, in the meantime, found an additional num.
ber of firearm* and • quantity of ammunition in the fort,
and placed in ambuscade behind the rampart kept up • sharp
fire on Captain Leconte's company, which was still guarding
the entrance. Captain Bathes, who arrived shortly after
Lieutenant Bouvier, wearied with finding his men dropping
by a fire which they were not allowed to return, at length
gave the word to take aim at all the Zouaves who were
seen with muskets, and this being done the fusillade soon
became postal. The forces opposed to the revolt were
now augmented by a detachment of the crew of the steam-
corvette Roland, with • four-pounder, and by a body of
artillery with two howitzers. In the meantime Captain
Lamarche, of the Var, penetrated into the midst of the
Zone's', and roads eodsavours to apprises the rebellion. A
short pause ensued, after which the mutineers made ano-
ther desperate rush at the gate, but were remand by the
troops. The officers felt that it was absolutely necessary to
prevent at any oast the violent irruption tote the town of
a set of men infuriated by drink and by the excitement of
the content. Captain Sissies therefore caused two pieces
of artillery, hitherto kept masked, to be suddenly shown.
The Zotiaves were thus kept in awe, and the captain was
enabled to retire and make his report to the governor, leav-
ing Captain Leconte ire his place. On his return he
found the mutineers somewhat less violeot, and he gave
them to understand that the governor's wish was that
they should surrender at once sod unconditionally, unless
they wished still more energetic measures to be taken ;
adding that the chief of the colony would come in person
the next day to ascertain the facts and dictate his &term-
tion. From that moment order was re-established. On the
29th the governor, in accordance with what had been an-
nounced, proceeded to the foot and addressed the Zouavea
in emphatic language, declaring that their fate was thence-
forth iii the hands of Marshal Bernina The loss of life in
this deplorable affair has been considerable. On the side
of the garrison there were 3 killed and 10 wounded, and on
that of the Zouaves, 16 killed and 37 wounded. The
governor permitted, at their request, about thirty of the
Zonaves to accompany their deceased comrades to the
cemetery. The burial of the soldiers of the garrison took
place at three, that of the Zoete's at four, in the after-
soon, both ceremonies being performed, as usual, at the
chapel of the military hospital. That night paned off in
the greatest tranquillity.
On the following day, the 30th, at eight in the
morning, the embarkation commenced by detach-
ments of 200 men each ; at half-past one all were
on board, and the Allier weighed anchor at four
o'clock for Mexico.

ACCIDENT•LLY POLSONEL—On Thursday morn-
big • painful esesation was created at York Town, dead-
burst, by the death of Mr. William Davies, the son of a
medical practioner in that village, from accidental poison-
ing. It appears that on Tuesday sight the deceased was
suffering from indispositioo, aid west to his fathees
grey to primers a medicine which he bad frequently wed.
He mistook a bottle containing chloroform for chloride of ;
ether. With this he withdrew to his bedroom, and it is ;
supposed that he shortly afterwards partook of the prepare,-
title. Not making his appearance as usual os Wedereday i
morning, his father proceeded to hie bedroom, the door al ;
which he found locked, and on effecting en entrasee by i
forcing it open, be discovered his eon ieseneible, with the I
medicine bottle beside him. Drs. Bradford and Collins,
surgeons at the Royal Military College, were seat for, and
were unremitting in their exertions to save the life of their
Fattest, but wi&ost avail. He expired on Wedeaday
evening. Much sympathy is expressed in the neighbour-
hood towards Dr. Davies, who two years ago had • daughter
accidentally beret to death.—Tiara.
Yesterday, the venerable chapel of the Savoy,
destroyed by fire July 7,1864, and rebuilt at the sole ast,
, of her Majesty the Queen (aa Duchess of Lancaster). wee
1 solsmely reupened, with full service and a Bermes by Dean
Stasi/Iy.
CRYSTAL PALACI. •••• FIALF-A-CILOWN DAY.
seams 25.—Admisabies on Dement,
ditto, by *kali, 4,015; total, 6,012.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1865.