The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-31 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The lessee of Her Majesty's Theatre is giving
Os usual eyries of cheep performances after the regular
111111111011. Pawl was given on Saturday, with Gardoni as
Gaut, Thiess as Margaret, Junes aa Mephistopheles, Sant•
ley as Valentine, and Trobelli aa Siebel ; a most effective
not These performances will be continued during the
pima week, and the theatre will close on Saturday next•
The cheap performanose are a boon to those who do
sot habitually indulge in this very elegant but lupin-
sive entertainment ; and whose convenience is further con-
sulted by the removal of the restrictions at to evening dress.

PHILHARMONIC SocrarT.—The following gentle-
awn have besot etelted directors of the Philharmoolc

Society for the sainting wawa :—Ye e. G. F. Andersen,
J. Wlduedie, F. B. Jeersoe,J. B. Chatterten, C. Lam, J.
Thome, and Y. C. Wilson.

Madame Parep► is about to sail for New York
es an autumnal tour through the United States.

A new German opera by Heinrich Dorn, entitled
emitter beg SonnenscAnn, hoe just beim produced at
Dresden witb great mons&

DRAMA.

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HAYMARKET.

Mr. Walter Montgomery opened this house on
f3aturday tvaning for a short "legitimate" mason, with
all that dash and energy which distinguished his lesseeihip
et the Princess's Theatre in 1863.

The chid play selected for Saturday night was Hamlet,
with Hr. Walter Montgomery in the principal character.
He was vary warmly reosival by a full house, and Mims
Madge Robertson and Mr. Alfred Nelson made very favour-
able first appearances aa Ophelia and Horatio.

ELECTION SATURDAY AT ETON.

It bee been by no means the rule, but rather the
Weep t joy , far Eton to have a fine day for either of it.
summer festivals—she "Fourth of Jam" or "Election
Saturday ;" but this summer, as well as last, seems to have
resolve] to make emends for past It is well-knoen
to Etoei■na and to non•Etoeism that ors the last Saturdal
IN July the " Posers " or examiners from Cambridge settle,
after a competitive examination, the roll of the collsgare
who are to go off to Kipp', and also of each younger candi-
dates as win the highest places after examination for num'.
adios@ to "College." The candidates for admission to
"College" this year were 89 ; bat the result of the
"Posers " award will not be publicly known for four or
lye days.

The proceedings of the day were inaugurated by the
customary visit of the Provost of King's College, Cain-
beide, who catered Etas from Salt-hill, in his ouriage
ad foot ; he was received in the Lower School by the
Vies-Provost of Etoo, the Fellows, the Head sad Lower
Muter", and the Assistant Masters, and subsequently
whet in procession to the cloisters, where they wore re-
solved in due form by the Provost of Eton (Dr Goodford),
asoompeaied by the Captain of the school, (Keneedy,
X. 8.), who greeted the distinguished visitors, the Provost
sad the "Posen" (Messrs. Witt and Murton of King's
Collage, Cambridge), with an elegant Latin speech, in the
eosin of which he alluded is louchlog sod feeling terms
to the recent deaths of two Minikes on the steeps of the
Minteerhorn sod the Riffelhorn, viz., Lord Francis Gordon,
mid Mr. W. K. Wilson, Fellow of Trinity College, Caro-
bridge, !au immature moreeprizrepios.
At three o'clock the Prevost and a large number of die
tieguished visitors attended Divine aweless in the College
chapel, the anthem being take* from Mencliduohn's Oratorio
of St. Paul, "The Lord is mindful of His own," and at the
eueclusion of service adjourned to the College-hall, when a
oesoptuons repast was prepared, oovere being laid for about
forty guests.

While chapel and luncheon were go* on a 11171111 W of the
Berkshire volunteers, to the number of about 400, was held
la the Great Park, Windier, when they had been MI.
seethed for the two days previous. This took away a great
Dumber of the visitors, end amused them, more especially
the ladies, who, it is Deedless to ray, mustered in large
aDmbers, until sth o'clock, when the boats stated for their
wail row oe the near, preparatory to the avian pro-
eindiea to Sat*.

'By seven o'dook the river was alive with boats of every
kliad, from the punt and "kW to the sight-oared piley ;
Mid the.boets' crews haying mustered at the Brune, pulled
leisurely in proceed-xi up to Ittirley.ltall, accompanied by
the band of the Fusiliers, and also by the Westminster
"eight " whose pink costume contrasted admirably with
the E.on light blue.

The visitors present, owing chiefly to the early dissolution
d parliament, did set by any means oome up to the average
ef farmer years. We peeked, however, the Earl of floallelJ,
the Ertl of Bandon, Lord Camilla, Lady Campbell, Lady
&oar', Lady Forbes, Mr. and NM Hall-Say, the Rev. It
Palmer, of Derail Court, sad ifso relator, Visoseat Ku-
ehl* sod the Dees of 8► Pees.

THE WIWI{ NATIONAL MEMORIAL --(Frore our
Ooraispeadeet.)—Temllt, HATOEDAT.—TM statue emoted
by the people of Wales to the mammy of the late Prince
Cbmort hie been received from the bands of the sculptor,
sad is placed as its intended aite at the Cestlehdl„ prepara-
tory to its formal ineogaretioa by Prance Arthur ea Wed-
nesday ..it. Some alterations have been made is the pro-
gramme of arrangements for the celebration of the meat,
sad the Prime will arrive in Wales a day ember thea had
been esteem& Hie royal highness will travel as far am
Milford ilia•enlee Meade," Obis day), sad will take up his NM-
dime fee that night with the Captain Superior...admit at bra
Majeaty'a Dockyard at Pembroke. Oa Tuesday the Prime will
bared its royal doskyard Led tompailloest have, and I. the
eysaing lad premed by road to Tema', mbar* on his arrival
has royal highnen will be received by tie Mayor and the
etecutive eemmittee. Oa Wednesday, at Dace, the formal
isauguration of tke Mates will take plane, 'bee address,'
will be preheated from the people of Wales, sad aloe by
the memorial cominate*, to Jail royal highness. After the
inanenration, a leeches., will be gives to the Prises, the
)Ards-benteoant, sheriffs, IL Ws and mayors of Walls,
M which all the getable. el the principality are ,:posted
te tamed. Prime Leiatineee hat also .emsed as ie
time te he R The *Viet will be esdebrated by a
;ebbs' in
Doak. Tomb', Baverlcedesebr Primabwkor sad
isembroke