The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

SURREY.

The Surrey Theatre has gained itself a name for
the ctfcctire manner in which, for a minor theatre, operas
Itllle'betis performed on its stage. Last night it added
soother to its repertory, the Siege of Rothello clay Bath)
wag given for the first time on its boards. Mies Ramer
'mugged Clare, Miss Eliza Nelson Marcella, Hen
Kuchler Count de liosentneg, Mr. Travers the Marquis t •
Valwour, cud Mr. Domini Michel. The piece bad evi
Noy been got up with cave, and been well rehearsed. Its
vfsrmsne, appeared to give full satisfaction to the house,
oak was full. Two or three of Ilse airs were encored.
At tar close Miss Romer, who was in eseellest voice, was
called before the curtain. The other entertainments were
divertisement, called the Union of all ;154(1014J, in
which the
Scotland , characteristic daaces of Francs, Germany,
and America wen gives, an the fares a
Ti LAAPVIS.C.

ASTLEY'S.
The new piece brought out at this theatre for the
Whams Holidays is in fumy respects well calculated to
brig into lime relief the rearimers for which it has bees
so luen distinguished, end conveys • moral which is ex•
meanly a prop°a just now that the " Derby" is clues at
Mad, cad ale betting houses springing up on ell sides. It
is 'swum hippo-draum in two seta, and entitled, T'Ae
i taa: ; or, Lye on Me Turf. Mr. Spectrally (Mr. Ste-
plum) " • fast Maw," who has milted himself by gambling
and diripation on town, visits • former school-
knew. Mr. Lindwortb, now a gauntry gentlemen,
sad after eajoytug the eacitement ii • foe-heat—a live foe
sad beagle+ Mum tit off thrones the save sad circus—be
imam his triend to share in the son enifilling manes of •
tows life, who, after some abr..% Onelati. Sportpony
intmluces his friend amongst is annaleas—all jocheye
pole
and
sod deem him right mid loft. by all mesas,
tsar foul. but more especially by" het os bons-
flesh." Laadworth is just on the point of " satin-
naked "—his title degas being is the of his
lilie fritad, but two races are yet to tome off, on which
he builds the hope of recovery, as they are to be ran for by
(merits horses of his own, which be becks to a large
rawest. la the first race his hone Etas been " hennaed,"
end fell. dead witbie sight of victory ; is the second, owing
to the daring of Miss Julia Wilton (Mrs. Stephens), a
cousin of Sportpony'e, whom be tries to palm off on Land.
werth, but who is toe high-minded to become the twin-
mint of his base designs, he succeeds: he gains the rue
mil is restored to wealth and harpists'', whilst Sport-
pony and his accomplices are turned over to the
mercies of the police. Such is the outline of
the plot, and though it does not afford much
opportunity for the display of "grand tablesu," or the
espenditure of the "strong liphts," the death some in the
foe hunt was en animated picture, and the death of the
favorite ractehorse was something truly surprising, even in
me of Astley's truly well-trained stud. At • certain point of
its career the animal stopped short, fell on its feet, and
prepared for and went through a death-scene with an
amphithentrical grace that drew down immense applause.
The usual brilliant display of equestrian art succeeded, and
the whole wound up with a "royal quadrille" in the cos-
tume or Charles the Second, represented by twelve of the
principal male and female equestrians. The house was
fairly attended.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
The opening of the Surrey Gardens is always
associated with, if not the actual presence of, at least the
close proximity to summer weather ; and by a happy coin-
cidence Whit Monday, the day always chosen by the pro-
prietors for the commencement of the reason, was the first
day of the present year sufficiently genial to make alfresco
amusements eves tolerable. That the thousaade of the lades-
trial population of the metropolis, who have been peat up
in Oita close workrooms and factories, and their equally con-
fined dwellings, during the longest winter we have expe-
rienced for the last thirty' years, were longing for the
cpportenity which • sunshiny holiday gave to breathe •
mouthful of suburban air, the crowds who we;;,..c;
sent during the day sufficiently testified.
the zoological collection, which remains pretty:much
as it has bees during the last three or four years, sad
the musical arrangements, including the military bead
wider the able direction of Mr. Godfrey, and • vocal cos-
set embracing the talents of Mies Cicely Nott, Mr. Vitale,
and Mr. Phillips, there was a modelled Commie picture re-
mewing the Bay and Forts of Chosen, demised and
painted by the Meuse. Denson, from drawings made on the
spot by Lieut. White, of the Royal Marines. As usual
with the scenic re resentations at these pellets, the lake is
made to form • feature, sad is the promethium:es
does effectual ea the hubser sol_bery_of Chases, the
admirably peemeetive el the firMdmWees, junks,
and ships is hasqlgthe angel neuelleies bdieg is
tee distaacs, sad with SW denim bolded, maiert-
is, the spy sheet water lase see of hemidebie di-
mediae.-- The diesemee is Bleb the wail& ha the ban-
demise of 'Mary ppeseabaiadbmly whisk is rare-
quent apes the attack es the British ism imehorml dee
bay by the Chinesefire rafts and betterhe The spree&
was admirably managed, and the Medea et the bombard-
ment by which the batteries were silenced mad the fire ships
destroyed woe (bating • pleasing variety of colour and form
in the roekets and other missiles intereleangel) complete
and, judging by the applause with which it was rewarded,
the war with China promises to be as successful at the Seery
Gardens as it was in the Chines* waten.

CREMORNE GARDENS.
nese gardens were thronged from a very early
hour. During the recess much has been done to render
thins deserving of public support. The florieultual por-
tion premeds some novel features, a new style of landscape
gardenias baring been introduced with very pleasing
effects. Ilse novelties in amusements were the Hungarian
band, whose perisliar style of music appeared to give great
satisfaction ; a comic dialogue, entitled " Very Suspicious,"
by George Wild sad Miss Williams: and a new ballet,
The Statue Rabe," which in scenery, in comic effect, and
in choreography, was very sueceeeful. As a whole, whe-
ther as regards the souther of visitor', the beauty of the
gardens, or the variety of the amusements, Cremes"
steals high in the rank of Whitsuntide attractions.

THE ZULU EAFFIRS.
'the Kaffir war being, al we have been informed
for the hundredth time, at last: rosily finished, an ovation
has been arranged, not quite after t►e manner of the ancients
—not as in the days of classic history, haws the captives of our
arms and the choicest spoils of their n►tion been led in
triumph through the streets of ourentrepolis; but an enter-
prising merchant of Port Natal, one Caldeent by nano. lea
con►igned to this country a fsmily of the interesting neural
for the amusement of the holiday folk, and for the edifica-
tion of ethnological students in general. The dusky
stranpn, who are thirteen in number—eleven men, •
women, and a little child—made their de6ut last evening
before a fashionable audience, at St. George's Gallery,
Hyde-park-corner, where they exhibited a number of the
udige, aasees, and characteristic customs of their tribe.
They are for the most peer a hardoome well-formed ram,
not deficient of • certain natural grace, and wearing • pie-
turesquo and rather becoming costume. As for the songs
an.l dances it mast be confessed that they ue of a same.
what maniacal character, with occasional snatches of the
demoniac ; bat the exhititian well deserves a visit.