The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-24 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE.

Cherry and 131144 is this title of as weak and unin-
terestiog • piece as ever was produced at • theatre. One
mist suppose it to be an adaptation from the French, when
we find an English colonel talking of transacting business at
the "(Race of the Minister for Foreign Affairs." But
surely never was a French rauderilk with ao bed a plot.
A young husband was no far tempted to break his
vows of conjugal fidelity as to make an anignation with a
lady in a grotto at midnight. A storm came on and he lied,
without seeing his fair one in the darker& Ever since be
bee beonpursoed with peep of remove, and fancies his wife
Inspects him. Eventually he discovers that it was his wife
herself who kept the anignation with him, but red until she
has paishetikim and benefited herself, by getting from him
a country-house, a carriage and horses, and permimice
for his ward to marry a young man to wheat she is attached
instead of an old colonel who only wants her for her money.
Mr. Cheries Mathews played the husband, and was more
himself than we hare seen him since his return from his
American trip. He acted with perfect *ono freed and with
• pest deal of humour. Min Arden was spirited and lady-
like, end Mr. lambert would have been • great deal better
Mbe lad known more than • thinl of his part. Of Mrs.
Charles Mathews we would prefer to say nothing : what
MA we my of a lady Inwood to be an artist Dad duly
heralded and be-puffed as an actress of repute, when we find
her dressing a mairlasawant's character in • most elegant
Inman dress with two flounces, open at the throat with •
most charming frill, and wearing a very handsome locket
and brooch ? What am we say of a lady whose familiar
manner towards the public may be looked upon by her
friends as archness, but has decidedly another ap-
pellation

GLOC IST ER CATHZDY 11.. —Two more memorial
windows are to be immediately erected in this cathedral.
Mr. Bell, of Bristol, who erected the window at St. Mary
Radcliff, has lees inteested with the first, which is to the
voesserg of Mira lesea, a lady lately residing neer Glow
eseter. The other will be erected by Lady Davy, and the
artist will probable by Weiningtos. la the coulee of neat
year, it is mom an yenbable, most of the windows will
be flied with lambed grew. Dr. Jenne has also allowed the
artiste, Bell and Clayton, to introduce colour into the roof
of the month aisle, to test its effect, and probably ere keg
the cathedral will have recovered its pestine beauty and
greadesr.
Sateoreow or Parvara Timms-arm tie GLABOOW.
—The pollee authorities of Glasgow having agreed to mem
(under Profeiwor V. heatatone's patent) private telegraphic
communication between the central and various district
poliorollose, a meeting of nierchanta wad manufactures
belonging to Ghusgow was held in that city on Mande; to
hear a statement from Mr. Holmes, electrical engineer of
the Universal Private Telegraph Company, in reference to
the we of private telegraphs by mercantile and manatee.
twin firms. The Lord Provost presided. Mr. 110111101
mentioned that not only bad the police authorities easisented
to rent wires, but the Loch Katrina Water Commaamires
also favourably disposed to the erection of wires as
far as Mngdock reservoir. As mans of the Glas-
gow merchants and manufacturers would co-operate with
the polka_ be believed that within the next three menthe
there would be from 10D to 200 miles of wire erected in
Glasgow. A local board would be formed is Gliunsuw as a
guarantee that the scheme would be carried out. Mr.
Intended to have wires erected between his Aloe in
the Rxelninp in London and all the principal newspaper
alms in the metropolis, aad it was also contemplated to
lay wires from the houses of perliament to
eelsbeat sews.
paper offices in the same way. In Loudon l a
were being connected, and lines d communication were
being extended in every coneeivabledirectioe. In Glasgow,
many of the leading Arms bad already cemented to co-
opemte with the police, and no fewer than twenty-three of
these firms have become shareholders la the company.
THY COM MZECI AL THLATY WITH FRANC&
Some of the Manchester merchants, who recently refereed
from Paris, when they had spent some weeks in giving
valuable moistener in Axing the tariffs to be uPoll
cotton goods, were again telegraphed Yee on 4:11 even-
Mg, and departed for that capital early yesterday morning.
Twu deleptes front the Leeds Chamber of Commerce have
also nom to Paris to be present at the emenieg decuseim as
the woollen duties.
Bovril ICANIII !MON i[reaux.—Daring the week
wading Oct. 20 the visitors Dave been as follows :—On
Wokday, Tenably, nod Behar*, free days, Rfibt ; on Moe.
day and Taesday, free evenings,- 3,7011; oti the three stu-
dent/ dery Bidmiedoe to the pablie 1,280 ; one
eingisete ewe* (Wednesday), 116 : total, B,M. Prom
the Owing ef,lke wwwww, 1,712,611.