The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-17 00:00:00

DRAMA.

THE THEATRES AND THE NEWSPAPERS.
In a time of comparative political quiet like the
Christmas recess, it is not mutual to see a topic of merely
private or personal character thrust into public notice as
see in which the whole nation ought to take en interest.
Such a topic is the little war just provoked about the
newspaper privilege " of admission to the theatres.
The entire nation has bees asked to listen to Mr. Albert
Smith and to sympathise with Mr. Charles Mathews about
the looses these gentlemen seeribe to the peesent news-
cpseiriagictem of admissions to their respective per-
The custom thus condemned was estab-
lished doubtless before the Lyceum was built—certainly '
very long before Mont Blanc had been ascended by our
amusing countryman who now describes his Alpine Wean-
tuns to admiring London audiences—and very los& also,
before this journal was commenced. From small beginnings
the custom had evidently grown up to be in many caus—
es in that of Mr. A. Smith—a source of great vexation.
But the public should, for justice sake, be made to under-
stand that the orders now complained of—like the orders
in all other such cases—were only issued by the newspa-
pers with full permission of those who manage the various
public amusements to which each orders were directed. It
was always competent to any manager to stop each admis-
sions at any time. These orders were always matters of
presumed mutual advantage, sad llama it semesd strange
that many journals should at once sad Mak balm low
excessively they were horrified at what bad bees pimp ea,
—with that fearful issue of ordet."—Menfill quote their
"respectability,' and vow they "west sever do it
'gain. It was easy for se to andsmend why many
journalists should act thus monody, bat not so easy
for the publio—wko are caws erred SO couple too
hasty reclamation. with swiveling kspreeer or wrong.
The public ere imaimmd et Oa Jaanabara knowledge
—of what sutras of Mel& sled magyar* these
ordetg are—what boas d imilmati for such small
favoills arise is a bop ghee like London
what never ceasing mama nem* from those who
wish to go to the of whom if once
satisfied—like young hies& en tasting blood—give
voice for more, more," whilst those who meet refusal
put down the refuser as a dog in the manger, or soma
thing worse. For one pleased many must be disappointed,
sad therefore if the public are to be called on to sympathise
in the affair at all, their sympathy is due to the news-
papers. All editors must only be too happy—as we are—
t. say " Many thanks" to every manager who wishes
to end a system which we had no hand in establishing, but
which we are gait* ready and willing to see abolished. We
only repeat, let the public fully understand that theatrical
managyn—men commonly not remarkable for blindness
to their own interests—were the persona sanctioning the
" privilege " which sense of them now wisely express a
wish to end.

THE ACCIDENT AT WINDSOIL—The frightful MlM-
dent to the lady's maid of Miss Ricardo, at the (heat
Western Railway station, the particulars of which appeared
in this paper of Friday, terminated fatally on Saturday
morning. After the sufferer had been conveyed to the resi-
dence of Mr. Pearl, the surgeon, her leg was amputated
below the knee, Mr. Keyser, of London, arriving in time
to waist at the operation. The ,patient was subjected to the
influence of chloroform, and the limb appeared to be going
on quite satiSfactirily until Friday morning, when "yaw
tome of sirloin internal injury were manifested. Violent
pains in the abdomen, accompanied by vomiting., came as,
and were renewed at intervals until the following morals',
when the unfortunate woman *spiral.

THIS DAY —Two o'CLocx.
Sales of the heavier railway stocks were made to
some extent this morning at the commencement of
business, and prices sensibly receded. With the
suspension of these operations, however, there was a
partial rally, and at the present moment prices are
rather better than they were. Sales of pawned stock
are understood to be still pressing upon the market.
French lines and Sambre and Meuse are lower.
SRAM AND STOCKS UNOUASANTSINA

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