The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(asura's Talcums.)
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, SEPT. 16, Evictor°.

The New Prussia& (Cross) G. mete of this even-
ing says, respecting the visit of the Emperor
Napoleon to Berlin :—" However agreeable an im-
pression a fresh meeting of the sovereigns of
Prussia and France would create, neither the first
communication made in Paris nor more recent
steps justify, to our knowledge, the supposition
that such a journey of the Emperor Napoleon to
Prussia is expected.

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Stn. 16.

A telegram received here from Livadia declares
the news published by some continental journals
respecting the health of the Emperor to be false.
His Majesty, who is in excellent health, will re-
turn to St. Petersburg on the 25th inst.
The United States consul at Odessa, Mr. Simons,
accompanied the American tourists to Livadia, and
presented an address to the Emperor from the
American people. The address stated that the
United States owed a debt of gratitude to Russia,
inasmuch as the liberation of the serfs by the latter
had taught the Americans to become a really free
people. The address also declared that America
acknowledged the friendship showed by Russia
during the civil war.
The Emperor thanked the Americans, and hoped
that the friendship now existing between the two
nations would be lasting.

OPENING OF THE DUTCH CHAMBERS.
THE HAGUE, SEPT. 16.
The King opened the States-General in person
this morning with a speech from the throne.
His Majesty confirmed tit, international separa-
tion that had taken place between Limburg and
Germany. Experience had proved that the
Scheldt dues were not prejudicial to reciprocal
friendly relations with Belgium, which bad become
more and more durable. A good understanding
existed with all other foreign powers. The King
announced that several bills would be laid before
the Chambers, among others a measure for the
reorganisation of the national guard and another
for the reduction of the stamp duty upon news-
pa ».
The forged American securities, whose fabricator
was arrested yesterday, prove to be Confederate
bonds, of which the authenticity was always
doubtful.

BRAZILS.
BUENOS AYRES, A I'OURT 12.

Exchange on London, 48 to 48i. Dry hides,
44 for 231bs. Lumber, 44 to 49. Flour, Chili, 144 ;
Baltimore, 16.

CHINA.
HONO-KONO, Ammer Z.
Grey shirting., 6 catty, 3.50 dole. Tea,
quiet. Exchange on London, 4s. 41d.
SHANGHAI, Arneter 20.
Cotton, nothing doing. Silk dull, and declining ;
stock, 3,500 bales. Exchange on London, 6s. ljd.

BOMBAY MAIL.
MALTA, Stn. 16.
The Pera left at 6 p.m., and the Delta at mid-
night, yesterday. The former may be expected at
Marseilles on the 18th and the latter at Southamp-
ton about the 24th Mat.
OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Messina, from Southampton on the 4th
inst., arrived on the 13th, at 9 a.m., and left at
6 p.m. for Alexandria. The Syria, from Marseilles
on the 12th inst., arrived on the 15th at 1 a.m.,
and left at 7 a.m. for Alexandria.

THE STEAMSHIP SURAT.
SUEZ, MONT/AT.
The Surat (the stranding of which vessel has
already been reported) came off the reef on Satur- ,
day evening, and reached Suez in tow of the
Madras yesterday midnight.
The leakage was kept under by the bilge pumps,
and it is not supposed that the ship is seriously
injured.
About 1,000 bales of cargo for India and China
were thrown overboard. All accelerated cargo
saved and on board Madras.

The company's eteamtug and lighters remain by
the reef.

As already announced, the mails and passengers
ex Surat left Suez for Calcutta, &c., in the Nubia
at six p.m. on the 11th inst.

COLLISION AT SEA.

MARSEILLES, Szrr. 16.

The Marseilles steamer Brazil, while leaving
Rodasto yesterday, was run into and sunk by the
English three-master Dolphin. The steamer and
cargo will probably be lost. 2b men were saved,
but the fate of the others is unknown.

AMERICA.
(m AThANTIC 77-LIGRAFH.)
NEW YORK, SEPT. 16.
The Inman Meaner City of London arrived
here at 1 p.m. to-day. All well.

NEW YORK, Scry. 16, 6 P.M.

The question of paying off the 6-20 United States
Bonds in currency is being politically agitated.
The steamers Caledonia, Hecht, and Nestorian
have arrived out.

Closing prices:—Gold, 144}. Sterling Ex-
change on London, 1091. 5-20 United States
Bonds, 114 i; Illinois, 121 ; Erie, 68. Cotton :
Middling Upland, 25.
PHILADELPHIA, Srrr. 16.
Petroleum, standard white, 32.

BUILDING AOCIDENTS AT LIVERPOOL.—On Satur-
day an accident of • very serious and alarming nature took
place at the corner of Church and Paradise-streets,
Liverpool, where some houses are being taken down for
widening the thoroughfare. A number of labourers were
employed on the first floor of the building in pulling down
one of the walls, when suddenly one of the walls on the
opposite side gave way, and the men were precipitated to
the ground amid • heap of falling debris. Three men were
much injured, but assistance was speedily rendered, and the
unfortunate men were conveyed to the Sonthern Hospital.
Two of the men bad sustained severe scalp wounds and
other contusions ; and the third was very much strained
in the spine. Yesterday there were two more accidents,
by which three persons were severely injured and one
killed. In Johnson-street some buildings are being de-
molished for corpo'ation improvements. In one of the
bowies there resided John lirath, his daughter, and a
female named Walsh, and all of them were engaged in
washing themselves in the back-yard. when • portion of
the house fell and injured lirath and the two females
seriously. At Bootle, Mr. Bell, a master joiner and
builder, while engaged overlooking some work on the
upper story of some new buildings, by some means missed
b footing, and fell to the ground. His head came into
contact with the ground with such fearful force that the
skull was smashed in, and death was almost instantaneous.
A FENIAI4 MEAD CENTRE'S FUNERAL.—The body
of William Harbison, whose death took place suddenly in
the county Antrim gaol on Monday last, was kept by his
friends until Sunday, for the purpose of allowing his
numerous sympathisers in and about Belfast an oppor-
tithity of making a demonstration. The cortige, which
numbered somewhere about 30,000 persons, assembled in
North Queen-street, and proceeded to Ballinderry by
=M-street, High-street, Castle-place, and the oele-
ound-loaning. Save the immense concourse of
there was no other outward manifestation in Belfast.
people
TENT-OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors for the week ending Sept. 14, 1,596;
total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1858), 1,182,151
Despatches were sentyesterday from theeolonial-
-1 office to the governors of the West India Islands, British
Columbia, and British Honduras.

Drama•

LYCEUM.

Though nearly thirty years have elapsed since
Lord Lytton's celebrated play of the Lady of Lyons was
first given to the public at Covent Garden Theatre under
the management of Mr. Macready, its popularity seems to
have increased rather than diminished. It is one of those
dramas which can always be seen more than once with
satisfaction, not so much for the literary merit it displays,
as for its interest of plot and constructive neatness. The
electro-plated sentiment of the play, and the somewhat
priggish character of the hero may often provoke contempt,
but the story is one that appeals successfully to all clause.
Lord Lytton, it is almost unnecessary to say, was in-
debted to a French novelette for his plot—a novelette
published in one of the old quarto-sized copies of Man-
bera's Journal under the title of Pelouron, gte Bellows-
slender. The skill, however, which fashioned this story
into an enduring five-act drama belongs entirely to Lord
Lytton, who was unquestionably stimulated to do his best
by the failure of, and criticisms on, his first drama—the
Duchess de la Valliire. The Lady of Lyons was produced
anonymously at Covent Garden, and the author's name
was put in the playbills after the first fortnight by Mr.
Macready. The piece had scarcely been a critical or public
success up to that time, but the announcement of Mr.

Sulwer's name bad at once a beneficial effect upon tta
fortunes.

This drama, altered in one or two scenes in the first act,
was revived last night at the Lyceum Theatre by Mr.
Fechter, who has again opened the house for a season of
• few months previous to his retirement from this par-
ticular management at Christmas. The chief alteration is ,
the cutting out of the first scene, which is rather trivial in
dialogue and action, but is useful as an exposition of
Pauline's character, on which the whole drama is
founded. The alteration gives the first act a dramatic
sharpness which it wants in its original shape, but at the
cost of leaving Pauline's pride to be discovered by the sub-
sequent dialogue and incidents. Another alteration— a
decided and unmixed improvement—has been made by
introducing the villain Beanseant in person at the close
of the first act, instead of allowing him to unfold his de-'
signs through the medium of a letter, brought by a ser-
vant, and read by Claude Melnotte. This strengthens the
part of Leauseant, without weakening that of Claude,
although it takes from the latter a certain number of
lines, which actors generally are loth to part with, and
it brings the two rivals in contact at the earliest possible
opportunity. What other alterations, if any, were ever
contemplated we are not in a position to say ; but those
made, as the piece is as well known as Ewald, may, on
the whole, be regarded as improvements.
Mr. Fechter has so many physical and mental qualifica-
tions for the part of Claude Melnotte that it 'ols to he re-
petted that he did not decide to produce the piece at an
earlier period of his lesseeship.
Miss Carlotta Leclercq, schooled, we presume, by Mr.
Fechter, is so good as Pauline, from the realistic point of
view, that we regret she had no chance of playing this
character many months ago. Her personal attractions need
no praise, but her elocution, manner, and judgment, re-
vealed a mature and hidden talent that few persons who
have watched her career for several years supposed
she possessed. Mr. Jordan, Mr. Addison, Miss ES'
worthy, and Mrs. IL Marston were all excellent as Beau- I
meant, General Dames, the Widow Melnotte, and Madame
Deschappelles, their tone being in admirable keeping with
the rest of the acting. The scenery and stage arrange- ,
ments were elegant and artistic, Mr. T. Grieve having
painted several new scenes, and the whole revival was a
genuine success, which sustained the enthusiasm of a'
crowded and distinguished audience until nearly midnight.