The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-28 00:00:00

HOLBORN THEATRE.

A new broad burlesque—almost a burlesque of a
burlesque—from the practised and suoemsful pen of Mr.
F. C. Barnand, and founded upon the open of Aforiteno,
was produced at this house on Saturday night as an after
piece ; Mr. T. Robertson's drama, For Lore, slightly
altered, still retaining its first place a the bills. The sew 4
burlesque is called Mary Terrier, or the Witious WJliw
and Wietorious Winter, and is full of the old material,
and much amusing and good-humoured ridicule of Mr.
Bancroft in Caste, the celebrated " Adelphi guests," who,
by the way, are not peculiar to the Adelphi, and other
subjects familiar to the play-going public. The writing is
not painfully loaded with puns, and as much fun •
as possible is got out of an unruly cuckoo clock
and other " properties." The burlesque is liberally .
put upon the stage, and serves He purpose by
affording an hour's amusement to those who are not tired •
of this form of entertainment. The actors and actresses
are well selected and well fitted with parte, Mr. H. J. ,
Montague showing considerable mimetic talent end humour
in his imitation of Mr. Bancroft. Mies Charlotte Saunders
li represents a mysterious prime minister—an old and well-
worn type of burlesque character—with real foroe—allow-
anos being made for her thin shrill voice ; and Miss Jenny ,
Wilimore is as lively as a kitten as Den Cesar. ILiaw
Fanny Josephs makes a pleasing Idaritans, and the fan is
aided and abetted by Mr. Garden and Mr. J. Robins in
characters that admit of any amount of dancing, singing, !
and pantomimic action, and get it. The music is lively—the ;
fossil negro song of " Jim along Joaey" having been dug
up and utilised, and the band accompanimente an better
than the singing. The house was full, and the sew venture •
was well received.

Sabin atm /Military.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 27.
The Osborne, steam yacht, Commander John
D'Aroy, arrived in harbour this morning from the east-
ward.

The Supply, iron screw store ship, Staff•Commandez
Charles Bawden, arrived at Spithead in the night from
Woolwich.

The Himalaya, iron screw troop ship, Captain Shute B.
Piers is expected to arrive at Spithead on Tuesday from
Canada, with the Ist battalion of the 'Med Regiment.
The Rosario, 5, screw sloop, Commander George.
Palmer, will mil from Spithead when the weather mode-
rates, for Australia. .

Thii Urgent, iron screw troop ship, Captain Samuel H.'
Henderson, is expected to mil iu the early part of next;
mouth for the Mediterranean, with supernumeraries.
The Bimoom, 8, iron screw troop ship, Captain' Thomas
Lethbridge, is hourly expected from Canada, with military
invalids and time-expired men.
CHATHAM, OcT. 27.
A detachment of non-commissioned officers and
men of the first division of the depot brigade, Royal
Artillery, was this morning placed under orders to embark
for service in the Madras Presidency. The detachment
will embark at Gravesend, on board the screw Meamet
Himalaya, 2,700 horse power, on her arrival from Canada,
where she has been employed on troop service duties fog
some time past.

Tan ADM MALTY, Ocr. 26. —APPOISTMENTS.--:
Lieutenant Henry N. Allow to the Myrmidon ; Navigat.
ing Lieutenanta James G. Liddell to the Myrmidon
N. C. Arguimban to the Euphrates ; Chief Engineer W. It
Hooper to the Rattler ; Paymaster John Bremer to the
Myrmidon ; Clerk R. a fit. Ross•Lewin to the Myrmidon.,
On Saturday Lieutenant Gunnies and 42 men,
with two nine-pounder Armstrong guns, of the B Battery
of the B Brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery, arrived at
the Bradford Barracks from Woolwich. whence they
had marched. Four nine-psund guns passed on to Leeds..
The Good Service Pension of Lk/. a year has
been crented to Commodore Richard A. Powell, C. 8., vice
rCaptain George S. Hand, C. 8., promoted to the rank of
ear-admireL The Good Service Pension of li WI. a yams
has also been awarded to Captain George W. P
C. 8., vice Captain Michael De Courcy, C. 8., promotedd 14
the rank of reavadmiraL

Among the preparations which we read of for
the Abyssinian campaign, it never seems to have occurred
to the authorities that a telegraph from our base of opera-
tions on the Red Sea to Suez would be but a wise measure
of precaution in case of a quick call upon our resources at
home being needed. We can communicate at once by
wire between London and Suez, but from Suez to Masao-
wah, or whatever may be our landing place, the distance
must be traversed in the old way. So with Aden, which
is, more or less, in oommunication with India, we have no
way of making our wishes known save by steamer and, ih
the event of rapid communication being needed between
Sir Robert Napier and either London or Bombay, days Of
inestimable value may be lost for the want of submarine
cable, which would, of course, be of use lung after odr
disputes with King Theodore shall have been forgotten.-, •
ma!, and Noe!, Gazette.