The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1858.

receivoi, will no doubt become established favourites.
Another attraction provided for this season is the per-
formance of Mr. I. 0. Ogden, the delineator of Irish cha-
racter; he sang several curious songs, and his assumption of
the vertu= characters wee marked by considerable humour
and • command of voice and countenance which excited
hearty applause. Liter in the evening the favourite ballet of
The Vine Draws of Cow wee performed by the corps de
ballet, which has received numerous additions, and is now
remarkably elliciset, A brilliant display of fireworks took
place &Lout ten o'clock. Dancing was kept up with the
vigour which always characterises the frequeaters of Cie-
neents, but owing to the roughness of the weather it was Im-
possible fur them to moue this pleasure on the crystal plat-
form ; they were obliged to adjourn to the theatre,where they
kept it up to a late hour.
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Os Kidity next a gas trial, to trot the comparative ell-
cisocy of various dame of breech and muzzle load*/
muskets, is to take place, under the management of • com-
mittee of gentleman ; It has already excited much interest in
the sporting and protemional world, and will donbthro
attract • large attendance. Arrangements are also bung
made to repeat this mum the show of American Plante by
Meson. Waterer and Godfrey, which excited so much atten-
tion in former years, awl wee honoured by a visit from bar
Majesty. The approachiag display premises to be still mon
worthy of notioe, and will lake place as soon as the Mate of
the plants will admit of their removal from Witney.

Alas andileat Mussum.—We apt remember
having seen the heals and galleries of tide national institution
so thronged en any previous holiday as they were yenherday.
There was soarcely room to move. The Tibrarien, and espe-
cially the remansoript room, were much frequented, lent, as
invariably happens, the natant history &portended* ware
most thronged. A very large number of ponces also pawed
through to see the new feeding-room with its males* dame,
haring first provided themselves with the pant* which are
liberally given on application.

Tit; eoLosszo;L—The attractions of this favourite
public resort were eettsacett yesterday by the presentation e
a new musical entertainment by Mr. George Buckiand,
entitled, "Lays,Legoads, End Fairy Tales," in which, by the
combination of keintormis and grotesque views, interspersed
with songs, sneodotse, &a., all the reminiscences of juvenile
fancy were realised before the audience, the youthful portion
of which were delighted with the apparition, on • gigantic
scale, of the heroes and heroines of their well-conned tale-
books. " Red Riding Hood" is the subject of • very
amusing meg, in which her story I. traced down to the foal
catastrophe with comic effect ; end " Aladdin's Lamp" and
" Whittington and hie Cat" are presented in similar fashion.
The entertainment is altogether • vivacious one, and afforded
manifest satiefaction to than who witnessed it. It was given
both in the morning and in the evening. Conjuring tricky
and clairvoyance are among the other portions of the sem&
menu, and appeared to excite very great interest ; and the
performances fitly terminated with the diorama of Lisbon
before and after the celebrated earthquake, which has lost
none of its charms, being in fact one of the best dioramas
ever produced.

CHRISTI'S MINSTRELS.--Of all musical novelties
none has enjoyed for so long a period the patronage of the
public se the " nigger" melodist.. It la many years sines
that gyroscopic celebrity, Mr. Crow, first won the popular
ear; but from that mooing the colured minstrel bee never
quitted our streets, sad sisterly a .neon hes peened without
witnessing the imprimis, is one or other of the theatres, of
• more polished hasps ass Moms who daily delight the
habituis of the taproom. Mr. Christy's " band of brothers,"
at the Polygraphic Hall, in King William-street, are not
keg popular than tha best of their tuneful predecessors, at
least If we may judge from the crowded and sympathising
audiences which attended their performance. yesterday.
GALLERY OE ILLUSTILATION:Mrs. German Reed's
(VW P. Horton's) entertainment continues to attract a

numerous audience, and the recurrence of Buter made the
attendatoe of yesterday evening larger than usual. The
variona transformations, and the rigorous impersonation of
eharaeters of the meet opposite description, appeared u re-
markable se at the grit; and the asaernbiy, which comprised
an admixture of all claims, manifested their satisfaction by
frequent applause.

..
PROFESSOR WILIALBA FRIKELL.—This eminent
professor of the black art re-opened the St. James's Theatre
yesterday for a short concluding season of three weeks ; and
succeeded in obtaining his fuU share of the overflow at the
population of London on pleasure bent.

B RFORD'S PANORAMA.—Not wt he tand in g that
summer is setting in "with its usual severity," this favourite
place of entertainment attracted a large amount of public
patronage yesterday. The views of Delhi and Look:now had
an audience whose interest in them u scenes of localities now
famous to the history of our Butern empire was only ex-
ceeded by the delight which they afforded as works of art.
We oan maws the loungers of the metropolis that, while this
aseterly wind and dreary sky continue, they cannot do
better than pass their time in the warm atmosphere and
beneath the "blue empyrean" of Mr. Buford's Lucknow.
MADAME TuelAUD's.—The scene which this esta-
blishment presented yesterday would have struck the famous
Mrs. Jarley as a touching evidence of the esteem in which a
discerning British public holds that noblest of the fine arts,
wax work. The suite of apartments, spacious as they are,
were crowded with admiring spectators, who gazed with equal
reverence upon the effigies of living and departed sovereigns
and sages, poets and statesmen, knights and ladles, philan-
thropists who have devoted their lives to the general good,
and gentlemen whose oily claim to distinction has been the
public character of their final exit. By the bye, it is to he
hoped that M. de la Ouerroniire will not find a new griev-
ance to the fact that the Napoleon Museum is made a sort of
lobby to the Chamber of Horrors.

WYLD's GREAT Otoss.—Mr. Wyld, faithful to
his principle of exhibiting the right thing at the right timer
attracted a crowded hone yesterday by hie eerie+ of ad-
mirable panoramic pictures, illustrating the chief places In
our East Indian territories. The views received the earnest
attention of the audience, and frequently drew down loud ap-
plause. In addition, the ordinary resources of the Great
Globs were at the visitors' command, and, judging from
appearances, the tout twonble left on the minds of those
present an impression beyond which nothing can be desired
by the spirited proprietor.
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- . . .
THE EASIER HUNT.—Her Majesty'. stag-hounds
tort yesterday for the famous Heater hunt, at Maidenhead-
thicket, The public mustered in strong force, and vehicles
of every description, from the splendid drag, with Ito ele-
gantly.dreseed ladies, and dealing dog-carts, to the humble
country " four-whseler," were on the ground. The sports-
men mustered in full force; many were from town ; and
among those present we noticed the Earl of Sandwich, the
present noble muter ; the Earl of Beseboroagh, the Reel
Oranrille, many of the °Moss of the Royal Hone and Foot
Guards, the Mews. Cox, fres Hillingdon; Miss Gilbert, in
warlet ; and most of the sporting gentlemen of the neigh-
bourhood. At half-put eleven the celebrated Surat hind
was unoarted. On leaving the thicket the hind made for
Shotteebreok , then, turning to the right, took the direction
of Bisham- woods, sad round towards Henley, crossing the
Thames *bent a mile from thelatter place. The hoes& were
trotted over the bridge and through the town of Henley, end
laid on a little to the left of Fawley-coust,when they went &trey
across the country to StokenChurelt, the hind pursuing herold
track in the direction of Tring, where we left them in their
glory, in order to get oar report off by the lest train. It was
expected the hounds would not reach the kennel much before
ten o'clock at night.

ROYAL brain:MON OP GREAT BRITAIIi.—At
tie general monthly niestker held last evening, William Pole,
Req., M.A., F.RB., treasarer and Moe- president, in the
chair; the Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Marchioness et
Londonderry, Henry Diedrich Jencken, Req., William Jones
Loyd, Reg , Sir Thomas Phillips, Major-General Wertropp
Within., were duly elected members of the Royal Unita-
don ; Herbert Barnard, John Pile, T. H. Hill, and W.
Southey, Jos., Rm.. were admitted members et the Royal
Dimitutlen ; seven Oandidates were proposed for antics at
the next meeting. Thanks were voted to Profersor C. Plead
Smyth, Dr. W. B. Carpenter, Ham Thome. Buckle, Req.,
and the Rer. John Barlow, in thin discourses on March
6th, 12th, 19th, sad 26th. Tie presorts received dime the
list meeting were laid ea the table, and the thanks of the
members returned for the same.

CITOTAL PALOS. ONE SHILLING DAL
MONDAY, Arad. 6.—A4 O. wit, lesniN AIM
lq soros elaksb, 1,189 ; Wish 17,415.