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

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER. 12, 1856;

THEW

PLAY.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

ne llot Of the barr Torimilds plays SirOMI7 reps-
sestsd st Ike Weetakide Belied barbs bean sabasted
by the perfermaaes of Akre* lest year, the qualseassy
.fete betas this year with the Ailed, the several shasseters
bele, distributed as fellows :—Birse, V. A. Willleasee;
Devon I. P. Ingham ; Psdpiallas, 0. 0. Rebinds ; Chromes,
P. Catt ; Mysis, B. L. Thompson; Charism, B. O. Proe-
ms; Cries, H. G. Z. Ores; lies* W. P. Spenser ;
Spada, W. V. V. Willisse ; Tabu, A. B. Hariettes ;
Dread, A. Walker. Perseus Rats- Beryl Muesli : H.
M. Maeda, J. T. O'Behas. The performaata, as swab
teak place la the desultory, which was he Me osse
dos redrafted late a theatrit. TM old Westmlested
sampied their anal male seer die step ; the youag West
Wasters their pantiles la the gallery ; the lady Mask
of the triads's' sad professed from that stalls is the kit.
had their onmemary badly lash at the paid 'ppm:saes
of yams ma who have Sr walk the stage hr ssss two
Mad lass sad's* garb, sad to milLlequise sad finked
fa a straw (sad It is to be hoped, oa these oesuleaa, to the
ladies as unknown) taws. The pieta la the play were
add with the ordinary presides hr dada" applause. Bat
after all, however "heap of =main may reader somewhat
ridiculed a mode= representaties of a Greee-Bomea play,
it will be head, "if to painalt we p deeper," that
It is (rely the matiog of Mamas mature that has altered. The
form km shamed, bat the subdues remiss. The Le
Davila of the waders stage bans had their prototype la
the tipsertwou of eatiquity, who were desirous most It to
live heasetly—Lad is tell rimer qundisse—till die-
ts= speed them to the spin of the fast ma of the
time. The Beams playwright has oar plated for es the
swig Albs of the satirise slave, but the pea of the
modem sharper sad the garroter is in hiss, sad these
charades% were say to rips from the 'Gimped of non
sapaaded sad bake ddlisaties. The thereetar of
Davis, the priatipal mkt inn la the /arra,
was repressated with peat spirit by Kr. lashes. He read
his part with ears ; his emphases were artistis, sad his
seties and by-play exhibited etesiderable Marked ability.
Mr. Williams, tee, was rely pod as Bynhis. The midwife
Leeds is always a terns' shareeter is the represestatice,
and Yr. Barbuda we as old maidwitskla as the meet fes-
Wiese shenrow maid gaped TM atlas pate were Midi
I with breadth sad nudes enough to pus • meek surest
to the play. Oa the and npressataties the prologue sad
epilogue will bs suited.

THE ATTACK UPON THE
KING OF NAPLES.

The Paris lifccsifew of this day publishes a letter
from Naples of the 29th, giving the following intel-
ligence respecting the attempt on the life of the
Hing :

"Yesterday, when *boat half the troops present
at the review in the Champ de Mars had palmed
before the King, • private of the Foot Mamma
quitted the mks, and rushed on the King with
fixed bayonet. A colonel of human rods at the
assessin, and knocked him over beneath hie hone.
He was at once made prisoner. The King, without
manifesting emotion, continued the review. The
Princes and the Queen, who were but a few peon
off, observed the same demeanour. It was only
after having returned to the palace that his Majesty
acknowledged that he was slightly hurt (atteise) on
the side.

"The corps diploatatigse immediately went to the
Pekoe to congratulate the King oa his snaps.
"At eight o'clock in the evening the King, with
the Queen and his children, went to the church of
pie di rants.
" The amnesia is a Calabrese. He had entered
the army as a rolantrer." I