The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-12 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN LEGION AT MALTA.

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MALTA, JrtiE 4.
The Italian Legion, on her Majesty's birthday, had
a grand day of rejoicing. All defaulters forgiven; plays in
ha open air, dancing, conjuring, &c. ; and in the evening
a grand illumination ; grand in respect to their means ;
the only way they had to show their loyalty, and they made
the best display their circumstances permitted. They e•a
to be removed from Fort Mantel, and pert to occupy the
tents vacated by the 61st, and to be treated like soy other
pert of the gerrison. Of this they aypear very proud.
There appears a difficulty what to do with this flee body
of men. Why not allow them to colonise one of the depripn.
fatal portions of the Ottoman empire—such as the Lyre-
nein from Port Bomb to Bengasi, or blytilece ?—or in
fact sly of the islands in that neighbourhood, or a por-
tion of the Dardanelles now lying waste, and
requiring the slightest cultivation to be mast pro.
duetive. If encouragement was given to eoloniaa these
parts, in 20 years the riling generation would pr 'tect the
land from the grasping Ru sians, and we should require no
army of occupation, and the improvement to the country
end the Turks would be a step in the right direction.
On Sunday last the whole of the Italian Legion in Ft:t
Mantel were innocently emoted by a pantomime, their
band playing, while some of the men waltzed or polkad;
no drinking, no noise; but all happy and contented ; while
our British soldiers and sailors were drinking and swearing
in ir;sersble little dirty grog•shcpe. The result was that
many of the English soldiers and sailers got into 'crapes,
while not a defaulter wu found amoeg the Italians. Before
stopping the Sunday bands and rational amusements the
authorities should to prepared to keep the men from temp..
tation.

EXTRAORDINARY NAVAL PRE-
PARATIONS.

Her Majesty's ships Nile, 91, Captain Mundy;
Shannon, 61 (new screw frigate), the Prlade*, 21, Captain
D'Eyncoutt ; and Cossack, 21, Captain Fanshaws, bass
been telegraphed to prepare for sea (" foreign service") with
all possible dispatch. Their destination is believed and
currently reported to be North America. The Commie has
had criers for some day to for Halifax, and this probabilty is the
intended destination of the squadron now so instantaneously
ordered to prepare for active service. The Arrogant had
received instructions to fit out for the conveyance of the
British Ambusador and staff from England to St. Peters-
burgh, but she has now returned the fittings and supplied
their places with something more substantial. On Tuesday
evening, at half-put 6, the Arrogant steamed through Spit.
head and down Chums' under sealed orders. The Shannon
is not yet commissioned, but was put in bend on Tuesday to
be prepared for • crew with the utmost despatch, ant a
vast body of artificers were set upon her to expedite her
readiness. All the commanders of the gunboats at Ports-
mouth were also ceded to the Port Admiral's on Tueeday
morning—it Is rumoured, to receive instructions for basis,
their respective 'mule ready for active service at tele-
graphic notice. When these virus's sail there will be upon,
or on their way to, the North. American and West India
station the following fleet :—Nile, 91, Captain G. E.
Mandy; Powerful, 84, Captain Mamie; Boscawin,
70 (flag), Captsin G:anville ; Intsum, 72, Commends.
Morris; Pembroke, 60, Captain Seymour, C. 8.;
Cornwallis, 60, Cspten Wellesley, C.B. ; Barrels.,
61, Captain G. Ramsay, C.hl. ; Amphion, 34, Captain
Chad.; Vestal, 26, Captain T. P. Thompson; Eurydice,
26, Captain Tsreton, C. 8.; Tenement, 24, Comma •
dere Kellet, C.B. ; Cossack, 21, Captain Penske's;
Pylades, 21, Captain D'E y rt ; Arachots, 18, Com-
mander Inglefield ; Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar; Fal-
con, 17, Commander Campion; Archer, 15, Captain Heath-
este ; Mariner, 12, Commander Bate; Espiegle, 12, Com-
minder Lambert ; Arab, 12, Commander Peens ; Daring,
12, Commander Napier; Bassard, 6, Commander Dobbie;
Argus, 6,Nommander Purvis; Essilisk, 6, Commander
Crofts.; Smorpion, 6, Master Commander Parsons;
Hermes, 6, Commander W. B. Gordon. Only one.thisd
of the above are sailing ships ; the steamers, although
mounting but few guns, mount the heaviest carried, and
goof crews. The Nile, Pembroke, and Cornwallis are
wow line-of-battle of ship.; Euryalus is the heaviest &st-
eles* frigate; Termagant, Cossack, Pylodee, and Malawi
are the heaviest class of corvettes, carrying 69 and
pounders. The Vestal and Eurydice are heavily armed
". donkey " frigates ; the Amphion is • heavily armed
frigate. The 12-gun sloops are the newest and most efil-
cient of their class, all carrying long 32's ; end the 6-gun
'Masten are mounted with bow, stern, and broadside guns
of the heaviest metal and longest range ; and if a flotilla
of gun-boats be taken into consideration, about eighty of

thehuvieet and nevoid guns of the longest range may be
a hied to the computation. _ _ _

The light squadron of derpstch boats and gunboats,
under the command of Captain Watson, C. 8., in the Int.
piriesse, of 61 gone, and comprising, of the 6ist-namad
east, the Wanderer, the Victor, the Ringdova, the Lap.
wing, the Pioneer, and the Intrepid, and, of the second
alms, the 13.alling, the Janus, the Beaver, and the Drake,
sit arrived la Falmouth on Sunday, and will till
op with coil and protisione immediately, in con-
sequence of the receipt on that day of en Ad.
miralty tilegrsphic d.opetch, which was ccmmuni-
cited to the Commodore, thin off the port, by one of
the genboets. The evolutions of the past week bare em-
butted soiling, steaming, gunnery, and various otter net.
gime, which are now suspended, as it is suriniwl that these
ships will all proceed to the American coast forthwith. The
Mohawk and other steamers are expected to join at Fel•
month.

Her Majesty's ship !Thomson, fil, is the chief object of
preparation in Portsmouth dockyard, The artificers are as
buy (and numerous) u bees upon her, and are setting sp
her rigging and kismet fittings with astonishing alacrity.
Captain George Nathaniel Broke, Bart., C. 8., ion of the
eselebeated 'rioter in the action between the old Shaanos
and the C►esapeake, visited the new Shaanoa a few days
ago, and this has given entreaty to a report that he will
for sold tang gym" be appointed to the command of t►is,
the largest sad most powerful steam-frigate in the world.
There are two other captains, however, also named in the
mart " report" as likely to have the honour of appointment
to this ship—Franels Scott, kte of the Russell, Odin, it,,
and William Peel, late of the Diamond frigate, sod the
battery before fiebutopol which took its name from that
frigate.

The noel of this morniog rays there is no longer lay
doubt that Mr. Crampton is to be dismissed, and " thsegh
the easel intelligence of hie diamMul his not yet reached
as, we nay antaialy expect to receive information to that
effect by the very nest arrivaL At the same time that oat
minister is to be dismissed the exeroltor will be withdraws
from the three consuls whom the Anisettes govern-
ment menders as gem ity of a violation of its municipal
law or sovereign rights, or of both. Of the correct•
noes of this intelligence we cannot, out, rtunstely, pretend
to empress any mouser of doubt. • • The expulsion og
Mr. Comptes is no longer, we believe, jsetified ezelasivelg
en the evidence of the discredited witnesses, but this is
coslinsol, as it is contended,by that of other tritnewormito
ewe to prep up the eakieg credit of the original la-
?arson; and cereis statements of Mr. Clayton, Mr. Crit-
tenden, end other snensbets of the Beasts', distinctly
chugiag Mr. Cramptoa with falsehood in the version given
by bins to Lord Clarendon of conversations which had
passed between him and then gentlemen, are also tilled on.
Bet this is not all. Mr. Dallas, the present American
Moister hum, is, we us amend, armed with the tallest
pones to negotiate and finally settle the disputed connected
with the Centel Amarlean question ; and, if unab'm to
some to say agreement, the two contraetieg Tarries are
empowered, wilboat farther reference to Americo, to refer
the goodies to the atbitration of some impartial third per
KG, to be aeloetod by mutual concurrence."

Thai widow of M. David (d'Angere) has presented
no Taman Freestls with a bast of kidils. Mars, one of the
last predustleas of the artist's chisel.
Marshal Bandon, Governor. General of Algeria, has
arrived fa Freese.
The Austrian Archduchess Elizabeth, wife of the
Archduke Marks Ferdinand, has just given birth to a
riser. Loa pew the acconchement of 'he Empress el
*spirts sad the Archduchess took place on the same der,
sad in the present instance a similar evict, in the use d
the Buenos. is ezpected to occur within a few meek..
EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—Since the peace
Imp number of ships have been ehartmel bI fermi it.
tenders shipownote in the atetrepolls for ViTiolll, parts of
Australia, and which new lie in tt e East and We.' le&
Docks, the London, and St. Katheribe 1) ckr, preparing fat
that destination. There have been many apolimoons free
those desirous to emigrate, sad it it curried that Ks-hewed
will lairs mama pesseugerr.

DRAMA.

LYCZUM.

Of all Schillet's tragethes Mary Saari is the
hear est. Of all hie heroines Mary Stuart is the Iran inta
name tt w difficult to massive why lisause Rigout
',weld haves how. a Part which affords so little mope to,

the powers cf am mime l'oisibly she wished to show the

world the 'stoat cf her ability in surnsonating obstacles
which would alarm en ordinary terroriser. If this wee
Ler intintun she ham perfectly succeeded. No
ether actress culd have produced an impulsion
it Ott pr 'sonatina of $ ch wetter which admits of scarcely
wry disp..sy of pusion. The sole scene in which Mary
Mout ollel Into version is tt at in which she to the inter-
new with E iratieth. Of course Itistori rude the most of
this woe, and drew down torrents of applause ; but it omit
he cur, wed that, before this, a large proportion of the
audience WITS is a state rather of 'spectate, than
deUcht. ..n English asdiones kohl for Foists, sad
Iturri retorts mat resolutely to make any " point" which
does ant naturally situ out of the situation. Gradually,
however. the undies'' sussed to awaits to the nonmetals

of the materion of the artist. Although Sehipmes
play is sot " telling." it is great. He has given as Mary
Stuart sot IS ter gay yoath in France, not in the days of
her beauty and crime in Scotland, but in the days of sorrow
and reproteace at I,Jtherinesy. Madame Restart seised
te, idea with marvellous intuition. The very ant words
which ste otters seem a key to the whole chuacter. To the
ouplalate of her se ##### that her jewels ham boos taken
array, she replies, in a tone of the Rejsety sad pathos of
latch it is impoesible tapir. toy idea

Cn ornament
La ones non torn.
lb. whole aspect is regal when the utters those womb.
You it. that her thoughts stretch far beyond the limits el
the peanut. Bhe is livieg in soother world. The alma-
nit, sod religious Gnu, with which she colours the elm.
ratter is a triumph of art. lo tae third act an opportunity
afforded her of displaying intense *mono', and here the
midterm was electrified by the marvellous form of the
actress. Blre is 'opposed to hove bad penniesioe to tape the
sr in the park, end her sensation if joy on beta let Ime
Iran a prison overpower every other feeling. Bbe boas&
..rots the stage his a panther. lively limb MIMI 10
,rover with joy. Bbe pasts rather than speaks. As she
ciao down, her voice gradually movers its womobstel
peer of sopranos, and she anon the words--
_

nogoletto rapl4•• leper
Peregvee dell' ens,—

tam a ezquaitely modulated that they fun en
Al etr like music. The great sone preceding the este-
whish would have lees almost impossible
tar say ether actress, was snarvellosaly impressive.
its piety and resignation depicted is the features, the
ezquisite tenderness of the far..well to her Meade, the
plod senisity with which she siesta her fate, were all
wonderful. The audience testified their delight by tall*"
for the seine twice at the eosslusios of the perforation.
Miry Stuart, Whew, Is sot the west effective part la Kama
&stores ripertaire, M ose which displays is a NAM
manse the assent of her abilities. Bba mama is was.
smug difficulties which would ba insuperable to ass pee
seised cf less spies sad knowledge of her art.