The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-13 00:00:00

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GOVERN tENT INTERFERENCE WTTfI TUE ART-
UNton.—A derntation of the following gentlemen, vis.—
C. Lushingten, Esq , M.P , J. Jackson, Esq. M.P., Sir
W. Russ, R.A .J. tillage, G. R. Ward, F. Gush', T. Fahey,
G. Fripp, et dB. T. Niernson, Esqrs. had an interview yes.
terdsy mention with the Right Labouchere, at the
office of the Board of Trade, for the purpose of °resenting a
memorial, praying them to withdraw their proposed
inter-
ference with the Art-Union of London, which hae for its
selectieu. ob-
ject the depriving of thoeriseholders of the right of
Irbt lßtanut.
FRENCH PtAss.—Ravel, Sainville, and Oruswat
made their exeunt last night, amidst a sho eer of plaudits,
after a series of appearances which would justify the manage-
ment in prolonging their engagements. The whole of the
pieces which were performed on the °cession were new to
the t. James' boardswhich excited mosirth sp-
peerßed to bes the vaudeville styled " L'lnventetmur de la
Foliate," which must not be understood as meaning gun-
powder, but that snore innocent invention formerly in vogue
as a mo'e of concealing the tint of the hair. Ravel repre-
sented a barber ( Formoso) who is supposed to have become
the depositm y of a precious secret for dying red hair black,
and the mistress of the Prince Piombino being gifted with
sandy locks, the colour of which she has hitherto successfully
concealed from her lover, finds her stock of dye ex-
hausted and ber hair on the point of exhibiting
its original tint. She hears of the secret possessed
by Forninso, and has him suddenly snatched from his shop
whilst shaving a hunchback, and conveyed to the rayed
palace, where the barber's vanity induces him to suppose an
intrigue of a high order awaits him. The Prince by
some mesas to imagine that the barber is an accom-
plished swordsman, hose
weapon is at his service to rid him
of his foes. and under these equivocal auspices portiere
finds Maul( installed at court. The Duchess, on his arrival,
sends him a lock of her hair as a pattern, by which he is to
concoct his dye, and the barber, not to be wanting in
gallantry, returns by the messenger a lock of his own hair.
This supposed infidelity of the Duchess is made known to
the Prince, who resolves to rid himself of his unsuspected
rival by means of Formoso's skill, ,a
he summonses the
barber to his presence, when he orders hint to produce his
weapon, which is exhibited in the form a razor. A laugh-
able equivoque ensues, which ends by the Prince considering
his new ally to be a wag of the first order, who despatches his
victims in the very original way of cutting their throats whilst
shaving them. On the other hand, the Duchess, whose hair
becomes redder and redder every hour, at last brings matters
to a crisis by insisting on Formosa's producing his dye, but
the paper oa which the secret was written his been used by
him as a razor wiper, and, consequently, all is lost.
powdering
her head, no as to make it resemble in tint the grey head of
her royal lover, end this sacrifice on her part produces a re-
conciliation, and ends in securing the post of court barber to
the ingenious man who has invented powder. It is utterly
impossible to rile any idea of the extr ,vagancies and
humourous sallies cf Ravel and Sainville whilst they were
performing the roles of the .Prince and the barber. They
kept the house in a roar of laughter during the whole per
formanc?, which wee 60 admirable as to create a
strong desire to have it repeated on a future evening. A
sec-ond new piece, styled "lin Jenne Ilomme Freese," served
to introduce M. Alcide Tousez,to the St. James's audience.
A tarantelle was danced by Carlotta Grisi and Perrot ; the
danseuse unfortunately slipp d and fell during the first few
steps, but she recovered herself without having sustained
any injury, and amidst the encouraging applause of the
house, executed her task in her usual elegant and graceful
manner. The present performance was for the benefit of
Mr. Mitchell, the lessee. On Friday there will be a brilliant
combination of comic talent, as Levasser, M. Tousez, and
Mdlle. Scrivaneck appear together in one or more pieces.
LTCEI.II.—" Poor Pidhcoddy" is another added to
the list of novelties tree:oy produced at this theatre. The
idea of the piece, without being very now, is worked out
with sufficient freshness and bki:l to gain unequivocal suc-
cess. The point of the story turns on the perplexity of a
Mr. Pil::coittly, a gentleman of floricultural pursuits, and
whose happiness consists in the posseesioa of a young and
handsome wife. This lady had been formerly a widow, her
husband having been lost at sea. His death however was
not sufficiently certain to present the second husband from
entertaining fears of his eventually turning up. A series of
circumstance: arise which confitao these fiai s. Mrs. Pillicoddy
has a female cousin, who leaves her husband on his return
from a long voyage on a point of jealousy. The husband
pursues her to Pilliccddy's house, where she is concealed
without that gentleman's knowledge ; and on the husbands
meeting an equivoque ensues, which may be easily imagined
when we state that the gentleman in search of the one wife
bears the 32666 name as the departed souse of the other.
It is almost needless to eay that everything is
satisfactorily explained in the end. Menge° as these
materials may seem, they gave rise to some amusing situa-
tions, which lost nothing of their breadth of effect in the
bands of Mr. Buekstone and Mr. H. Hall—the former as
Pillicoddy, and the latter as one of those comic exaggera-
tions of seafaring life soli, quently seen on the stage, and only
there. The remainder of the characters were filed by Miss
Howard, Miss Lee, and Miss Marshall. The last named lady
displayed an cbilitv not always found among the representa-
tives of waiting-maids. The piece is wti tea by Mr. Morton.
01.YMPIC.—'Phis house, under new—and it may be
hoped succcs•ful—management, re-opened last night for a
" summer's season," with a company composed of many es-
tabliehed favourites. Mr. Wigan, Mr. F. Vining, Mr. A.
Young', Cowell. H. Cohper, &c., appeared ; and Mr. Comp-
ton, and Mrs Brougham Mrs. Leigh Murray, wet Mrs.
Wigan are announced. dr. Leigh Murray is the stage ma-
nager. Mrs. Gilbert, of the American stage, made her first
appearance, as did a Miss St. George, who plays with consi-
derable vivacity. It is intended to perform light and amus-
ing pieces after the old plan of this house ; and the prices
team moderate, the house comfortable, the attendants civil,
and the company fully equal to the average, it may be hoped
that an effort of this sort will be attended with success, espe-
cially if dramatic writers of Established reputation are

CLERICAL
FOR THE RESTORATION OF ST. MART REDELIVER,
Busroi, the first anniversary meeting of the " CAnynge Satiety" was
held last week. A report of the committee 'stated that nearly two
hundred members were enrolled, whose annual subscriptions amounted
to 1001. In addition to that sum were eentributions, the first result
of their operations, to the amount of nearly 5001. The required rum
is t‘,ooo/.
PREFERMENTS.—See. T. S. Clarke to Cotton P.C., L. anM.
-
e:l.4llre, diJ. chess, ; sof.; pate., the landowners.—Rev. W
/lunge= to St. Peter P.C., Southwark; 21.51.; pats, Ilyndmaris
tratees.—Her. W. H. EMantrath, to Trinity Church P.C., Ayles-
bury, Backs, dio. Oxford.—lttv. W. M. U. Williams to Ludington
P.C., somereet, clio. Bath and Wells ; 031., with residence; pat., R.
H. Coo, Eag.
APFOLSTNENT6.—J. Partridge, 8.A.,
to be eecmd muter
in the Plymouth New Granular SehooL—Rev. J. Earle to be
master of the western Granular School, Brampton.
VACANcIES.—AItham P.C., Lancashire, dio. blanches.
ter; 117 L, with residence; pat., It. T. It. Walton, Esq. ; Rev. W.
Wood des.—Yrorcie-Selwood,kldward Fl. School, mastership of; Rey.
W. kl. U. Williams prom._
Abbas School, Dorset, mastership
of ; Rev. Green prom.—
end Leigh R.. Somerset, dio. Bath
and Well ; 16;1. ; Rev. W. Y. 17. Willlams prom.

NAVAL.
ILLY 12.—The Kingfisher, Coro. F. W.
Morton, arrived this morning Bout the coast of Africa. She sailed
Porto
(rem Aston, 2nth May ; Cape CMOI Castle, 3lst May ; and
Tarim, Cape Verd Islands, 21st June. The camels of the squadron
wens stationed as follows at the last date Penelope, Tortoise, Snap,
and Adelaide at Ascension. The Ade:aide is a fine topsail schooner,
which has been captured and taken into the service, and :s eons-
mantled by Limit. Jaffe, The Demise, Bittern, Siren, Wanderer,
and Favourite, were on the south coact division of statics. The
Philosnal, Dart, Cygnet, Dolphin, Amphitrite, Itritomart, and
Grappler, were at the Bight of Berlin. The Mound lelt Ascension on
lot May for the West lotion. The Kingt oiler brings home supernume-
raries belonging to We steam-vessel, Styx and Devastation. which the
latter wait: had left l,ehit.d as prize mews on her sail:ng from
Mon on lbtli March for Cape Station via Rio de Janeiro. The Pene-
lope was to have at the end of June for iishroda ; the Commodore,
Sir C; Hothetn, was living at the Mountain. The whole of Penelope's
crew bad suffered from a epodes of inducts:l; Commander Lecinge
bad died from fever, supposed to have been taken in the River Congo.
The station generally was considered healthy. Ile crew of the
Grappler, however, by the last accounts :April) was rather
The settienaent at Ascension was health y, with plenty of turtle but no
great supply of water. The King of Apgolonia sty f a pri-
soner in Cape Coast Castle, having been captured by an extedition
sent against him, in consequence of the murder (authorited by him)
of several Europeans. The Tweed arrived this morning from Ply-
mouth. The Flying Fish has got the jack up, and will most
Wecly
come into harbour this evening.

MEDICAL.
A. 131EXTINO OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE OF Scit-
ore:a ii.a.4lbivii 1$ I.laNcllll,raa was held on Tneedsy, in the Town-
ball, Mr. W. Reeser in the chair, Mr "the purpose of expreeing ite
dieient to any measure of medical reform having for its object the
perpetuation of the present charter of the college, or the organisation
of a separate college of medical practitioners."—Mr. D. Noble pro-
paned the following resolution " That this meeting records ice de-
cided oppoinion to any measure of legislation affecting the constitu-
tion of the medical profession whist may ratify the retrospectiventee%
art
of injuitiee involved in the proviiions of the charter recently gral."—
to the College of Surgeons at the instance of the counei
ler. Rayner seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously.—
Mr. J. R. Harrison moved, "That the invidious proceeding. with re-
gard to fellowship love deprived it of that value and oonniderution
which, under other circumstances, it would have poeticised ; and that,
In the opinion of Inn meeting, it would be derogatory on the part of
those who were members of the Royal College anterior to the date of
the charter of 1443 to procure admiration to fellowship by re-examina-
tion and furttercuniary payment, as et present proposed.—Mr.
Bowman 'coo the motion, and it wee earrieL—itr. T. Miring-
ton then moved, "That this meeting conceives the colleges of physi.
dun and surgeons, once placed in an hannOilioWi relation with their
respective members to be amply oufflcient foe au the requirements
of medical raienee, and that the institution of a third and subordinate
college of general practitioners would, under meth circumstances, in-
troduce needles. complication, and be prejudicial to the beat interests
of the profeision."-I"his motion win also wended and carried, and
the meeting then

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