The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-17 00:00:00

DRAMA.

As winter seta in managers become busy in pre-
paring their Christmas pieces, and burlesque writers, or
good bands at a pantomime opening, are at a large premium.
The Haymarket piece is written by Mr. William Brunei,
and is founded on Russia, and its continuation. It is

planned to accompany an elaborate panorama of the Holy
Land, painted by Mr. Telbin, but the artist's work (so we
hear) will not be quite ready to join the author's on Bosint
night. The same popular writer is engaged to furnish Mr.
Focht& with biz Christmas piece for the Lyceum ; and the
I opening night of this theatre, under the new management,
isiannounced for the Ist of January. The Olympic will be
supplied with a Christmas piece from the pen of Mr.
Buruand ; and the Strand, (as usual, will rely upon Mr.
Byron, who has chosen " Ivanhoe " u the subject of his
burlesque.
Mr. Webster intends to eel ive the once popular drama of
the Sea of Ice at the Adelphi—giving Miss Avonil Jones
another opportunity of appearing in one of Madame Celeste's
leading characters. A burlesque upon the play of George
Barnwell, written by Mr. Byron, will form the Christmas
piece at this theatre.

Mr. E. L. Blanchard is writing three pantomimes—one far
Drury-lane, another for the Princess's, and a third foe
Astley's. The subject of the first is Goody Two Moe.,
of the second Rival with the Tuft—(a story which formed
one of the celebrated Olympic burlesques by Mews.
Manche' and Dance)—and the imbject of the third is The
Queen of Hearts—ao allegory dealing with cads.
The production of English opera has not been as sooesseful
as it deserved to be at Sadler's Wells, and after this week
the performances will be confined w drama, faros, and
burlesque. Rob Buy, with the original music, is announced
as in preparation.
The Surrey ham gone back to stock dramas, the Medal of
Bronze having been withdrawn for the present. The drama
called St. Anne's Night, now being played at this house,
is not from the pen of Mr. Charles Reads, the minion
soveliat, as some of our contemporaries have stated, but is
written by the Surrey adapter of Newer Too Late To Mewl.
Mr. Toole returns to the Adelphi to-night, after a month s
engagement in Liverpool, his place having been well sup-
plied by Mr. George Honey, and we are glad to learn that
Mr. Rogers will not leave the Strand Theatre until next
Enter.

Many of the entertainments are drawing to a clone, after
a long and prosperous season. Mr. and Mrs. German Reed
and Mr. John Parry announce a few " last nights," and Mr.
Woodin, after an unbroken " run "of two hundred nights,
will close the Polygraphic Hall in a fortnight.
Mr. Edmund Yates is making great propels with his en-
tertainment, in which he is to be assisted by Mr. Harold
Power,'the erect theist, famous Irish comedian. We believe
that it will be called " Invitations." sad will deal entirely
with sunray as it is. Its home at the Egyptian Hall is being
gracefully fitted np as a conservatory by Mr. Beverley, and
the first " party " will be given about the dean of the m-
int month.

Sir J. Trelawny addressed a meeting of his con-
stituents at Tavistock co Tboneday evening. After taking
a review of the past sashes he touched upon the American
ques'iod, in regard to which he expressed himself in favour
of Dommterveation, and stated that hi that, s is other
matters of foreign policy, be was disposed to rely upon our
ministers, and especially upon Lord Rummell.
The government contract for rum has been taken
by Mews. Thomas Lowodes sad Co. for 30,000 pikes, and
Mr. A. Lambe for 20,000 gallant
ANOTHER AMIDENT TO THE UNDERGEOUND RAlL-
war.--Oa Saturday morning, at 11 o'clock, a further in-
spection of the state of tbe line, the yew signals, sad the
carriages, the coustructioa of which, with referees to the
dors, ha, bad been objected to on the pert of Calomel
Yard, of the Board of Trade, was made in the presser
of that gentleman, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Perms, sad serer of
the directors of the company. All appeared In be case-
paratively satisfactory until the neighbourhood of Coppice-
row was reached, when it was toned that upwards of 100
feat of earth on the western aide of the newly formed lime
had e' d, forcing down about 30 feet of the " rio
tainim" wall, and materially endangering the large water
tank, signals, aid, Indeed, the whole of the contiguous pee-
peaty abutting upon that portion of the line. The whole
of this part of the cutting appears to be in a dangerous
state, several piles of the Sessions-hour having bee er
d
from their perpeedicular position by the stria of the mem es
of earth mid clay resting against theca, and the premure of
the weight of the ad*cent buildings. On Friday afternoon,
sad during the whole of Saturday, large umber of alai*
Memel workmen were empged in attempting to snake good the
damps.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday morning Eli
].tell, guard el the Mamboing goods tern which left
Leaks at 10.45 eig Friday resin& sad reached Oxford
skeet 134 a.m., met with a fatal accident. The tar
stopped err the West Midland goods depot for the pur-
ples of tudgediag and shifting wagger, and the moire sad
carriages were detached from the trucks end west towards
the Feassager ratios, whence they returned, after the ea.
loathes proem bad been effected, for the purpose of eon.
truing the jersey to the North. Busch 4 wen remain
upon the midair ,h hie bask trends the emir, Is We.
Vertabies with imbiber c clip, whew be was basked dews
by a peril re, which parr over him, breakieg right
err, eettiag away the calf of re of his bp, and thrall
opening a ?Amerika vele, which caused re* is sheet
two Doan after his admiring into the Boleti& lailnamey.
Gentlemen who require good and fashionabli
teem sae depend on the beet materials sad latest style pd which
necoknes are kept ter immecttee or ern. at lira
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