The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

IRELAr4D.

Demme, ACOVST 27.
During the put •it'sght and the whole of this
morning it has blow n a heavy gale from the north-
west, with a llr'a deal of rain, and a most wintry
aal'oot °voilwlra. This most unwelcome atmospheric
change natP.relly gives rise to some gloomy appre-
henlnanas as its continuance would inevitabl delay
the of the royal squadron from Holyhead.
and rota all the anticipated scenes of next week.
The Chester and I lolyhead Railway steamer Hibernia,
wl-lloh /ex Holyhead at a short time before ten
vielock yesterday morning, arrived at the North
."
all I est evening shortly after three o'clock, having
on ba and feu. teen carria•ge and twelve riding horses,
the ornpyrty of her Majesty. the hones were
lan'•ied in perfect safety. and in a short time lifter
bri rig placed on the quay both horses and carriages
w ere conveyed to the 'Viceregal stable.,
I ink.
The death of Mr. IL J. Smith, M.P, for Lisburn,
which toile place very suddenly yesterday morning,
'will give rise to another close election contest for
that borough.
• The exact state of the poll in I)ungsrvan. at the
closing of the booths, was, Maguire, 150 ; Gregory,
Mijority for Maguire, 74. The friends of Mr.
tireg wy rely, it would appear, in the result of a
petition against Mr. Magune's return, founded on
the grounds set forth in the following notice, served
on the Sheriff previous to the nomination, viz.:
That Mr. Maguire having been guilty, by himself and
his agents, previous to and since the last election of said
borough, of bribery and treating, sad having since cor-
ruptly compromised a petition to the House of Commons,
charging him with such bribery and treating, with a view
of preventing the investigation of such charges; sad
having been, previous to, at, and since the issuing of the
lent for holding the coming election for said borough,
guilty of bribery and treating, for the purpose of corruptly
procuring his re-election as member for the said borough ;
and not being possessed of soy sufficient property qualiftea-
lion, to entitle him by law to be returned to serve iu parlia-
ment u member for said borough, is wholly dips* ina dto
be a candidate at the elestion fur each borough, or to be
returned as • member thereof.
1,200 persons visited the Great Exhibition yester-
day, the receipts amounting to nearly 6001. from all
sources. The impulse given to the sale of season
tickets continued with increased effect, and the com-
mittee have announced that only a limited number can
now be issued previous to the public visit of her Ma-
jesty to the Exhibition on Tuesday next. }ler Ex-
cellency the Countess of St. Germans, attended by a'
brilliant company, visits the Exhibition almost every
day.
l'he field-day in the Phoenix-park yesterday, in
commemoration of the birth-day of his Royal High.
nese Prince Albert, went off with fine effect, the
weather having been tolerably favourable. In the
early part of the day royal salutes were fired from
the -Pigeon House Fort, from the Magazine in the
Park, and b, the La Hogue and other vessels in her
her Majestys service lying in Kingstown harbour.
The prisoners lately arrested on charges of Rib-
bonism in the North, underwent a final examination
yesterday in Dundalk before the approver, Garrett
Farrell, and were finally committed. Another pri
Boner arrested in Glasgow, having been brought in
subsequent to the investigation, was also fully iden-
tified by Farrell, and committed to gaoL
In an official communication addressed to the cor-
poration of Limerick, the Lord Lieutenant has inti-
mated that her Majesty will receive no addresses in
person during her stay io Ireland, except those from
the corporation of Dublin and the county of Dublin.
All other addresses mast be forwarded for presenta-
tion to Lord Granville, the Secretary of State se-
eocapanying her Majesty. As deputations were to
have come from several parts of Ireland for the pur-
pose of presenting addresses, this definitive announce-
ment of her Majesty's wishes will save them the
trouble of their intended journeys.
In the midst of the universal feeling of joy and
loyal congratulation which the approaching visit of
the Qoesn has aroused, it would be scarcely rap-
=that any public journal would have the hardi-
openly to denounce this expression of the
popular sentiment. The Nation, however, true to its
past character, adopts that course, and in an article
Insulting to the loyalty oi Englishmen and Irishmen,
calls upon the people to absent themselves from the
demonstrations of popular welcome with which her
Majesty will be greeted in the streets of Dublin next
Mouthy. It is needless to say that the feeble voice
of the Young Ireland organ will be utterly unheeded
by every human being in Dublin on the occasion.
The Prince Carrot, Neapolitan ambassador, has
arrive at the Gresham HoteL
The great quantity of wet which we have lately
had begins to excite some uneasiness about a portion
at least, of the harvest. These apprehensions, how-
ever, are of a very limited character; and our agri-
cultural reports are still most satisfactory. The
Kurilsern WAiy of this morning says :
It should be a matter of great and general rijoiciag that
harvest prospects are so very good, and so much batter than
could be at all imputed at the clew of sock a late and in-
clement spring. Our esstomary aadnuarrous ogricultural
nperta, received this morning, cantinas of the sans* sails-
Isetery nature that they have been for several weeks past ;
faun them, it would appear that the Mill has mot been so
Wasp nor so general during the week timaughent the pro-
vince as it has been here ; and no damage bee tusked to
say crop in consul f it; we true, Ireurver, that
seat week will be dry, es about the sofas of it harvest
labour, our correspondents think, will be pretty general.
Not much spring oats has been yet cot; it bes improved
far tae)ood expec•stiosi, and is ozoected to tucted an over-
see is this province. Reaping of wheat, lure, and sinter
oats, has been going on ostensively, all promising wall.
Potatoes continue tuned and healthy, sad the crop fur so
far is aa Ilse is quality, and as abundant in yleW, as it has
ever bets in the memory of the oldest farmer.
As an instance of the improvement in the times, a
northern paper states the number of paupers is so
diminished, in the Clones workhouse, that they are
enabled to auction off some of the bedding.

DRAMA.
SADLER'S WELLS.

This theatre opened on Saturday evening for the
ensue, under the management of Mr. Phelps, who of
course retains the leading position. The greater part of the
established company are again et their posts, end one or
two additions have been made to its working department,
apparently not without advantage to the camping out of the
careful onspletenew in producing pieces which has been
hitherto the characteristic of the management.
The tragedy of Macbeth was represented on this occasion.
It is not so much a novelty here ea s revival, for it was
produced in 1847, sad has since, we believe, been occa-
sionally played from time to time. When it was originally
produced, some i aaaaa tens, or rather reformations of the
conventional getting up of the drama, as regards costume
end scenery, were introduced by Mr. Phelps, which no
doubt led to the still more decided approzime•ion to the
habits (in more lenses than one) of the period
of the story which have been adopted else-
where. At Sedler's Welts the picturesque end the
brilliant have not been altogether sacrificed foe e
rough truthfulness is the delineation of a very remote age.
The working of this department being quite perfect, there
was a very satisfactory representation in that respect. The
pert of Macbeth was of course taken by Mr. Phelps. His
performance n meet elaborate, most careful ; every word
seemed to have been weighed, sad every gesture adapted
to its requirement; but perhaps that very carefulness took
eomeihisig from the powerful in his exhibitioner the part
All hi. labour seems to be bestowed in repressing any ten
delay to ineledresixtic display, for which the chancier
certainly at times gives sufficient scope, end to raise his
performance to the Lignity of the highest class of Blake-
perian representation. A greet deal of that merit it can-
not be denied; but it is to be questioned whether a little
relegation, a less rigid adherence to an evident de-
terminetion to avoid the least resemblance to the
ordinary conventionalities of the Macbeth of the
theatres, would not add to the effectiveness of
Mr. Phelps' very able performance. Not that there
is any want of spirit end energy; it is there, but
clearly subdued end towed down by a sort of reverential
horror of exceeding the bounds which Bhakspeere has him-
self iced in his instructions to his players. Lady Macbeth
was very well rendered by Mrs. Terns., intelligently, and
often powerfully ; while Mr. Henry Marston did good ser-
vice in carrying along the play by his spirited acting of
Maeda,. The representatives of the minor character,
were pert et in their parts, end worked together with a will
which created a completeness in the performance that made
the more level scenes go smoothly end agreeably. There
was a very full hou w, end the opening night may be pro-
nounced a success. There was bat one contretemps, which,
se it caused the curie's to descend na the termination of
this most tragic of wag edies amidst considerable end ge-
nuine laughter, des to be mentioned. The tragedy is
played '' from the text of Shekspitsre," and in the very
literal fulfilment of the el d stage directions, Macbeth did
not die on the stage, be oath the conquering hands of
Idaedetr, but the combatant, left the stage righting, sad
im-
mediately afterwards the Thei.,e of Fife introduced the " bead
of Macbeth on a pole," and, unfortunately, tar from the
heed being ghastly and shockiefe. it was only exceedingly
ludicrous to behold ; and hence, instead of a thrill of hor-
ror, there wins great burst of laud titer. Now, as literal
" textual" observance has bee. depe:l•B from in this repre-
aeotatioa, so fax se relates to that episOde of the play which
introduces Lady bleeder!' visibly end bodily on the stage,
the principle of excision might pulsar without Cape*.
piety be extesdeel to the unfortunate exhibition of " Mao.
bedi`elesel ea a pees." • good tam, brialarplayod *Dud I
the salonsiassat at • nammoils boa. 1