The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1859.

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AUSTRIAN ITALY.

A Milan letter says "An attempt at murder was
made last night cat the C.oreo PIIICCOKO, near a mil_ itary poet,
the victim beings commissary of police named RoW.He
received limn stabs with a knife, but Is not dead. Politics,
however, appear to have had nMli6g to do with this crime.
The town of Brescia waa lately cm the point of bemg
bombarded. The military commandant of the place
was suddenly seized with madame, and antuallY Ss"
orders for sending a shower of shell and shot from the
citadel on the homes of the inhabitants. A lieutenant,
'track by tho wild looks of the commandant, went
into the town to see what me going on, sad found every-
thing perfectly tranquil. On his return he felt ocervinoldi
that the commandant hed lost hie emese, end he took en
himself to give °maim-orders Soon after, the commend-
ing dame was replaced. The high road which loads to Pavia
wilt henceforth be need only for the military ; the public and
private conveyances must take another, called the thralls
Sara. Pavia, as a military poeition, assumes greet im-
portance. The road is so encumbered with artillery,
and ammunition waggons that it has become kapassaltfkt
any cue elm.'

DRAMA.

LYCEUM.

A pretty little Italian story, each as one nod to
Bad in the old iamb, embellished with one of Mr. Herpes
engravings el a lady with large eyes, lover with guitar, mad
Heal with cloak and stiletto, and which with judicious
treatment might have been turned Into a pleasant twireot
drama, has teen by the most determined wire-drawing, and
by the employment of the most gnusdiloquent, bombastic, and
we may almost say, senseless language, swollen into a por-
tentously heavy Ave-act play, which lasted four boon, and
the genteel dreariness at which it is almost impossible to
describe.

The piece which le call d Praneesoa, a Dream of Venice.
and which is by Mr. Fakoner, turns upon the misfortunes or
a young lady and gentleman, who on the eve of marriage are
separated by tke:macelnatiose of a Jealous woman and the
machinery of an anonmeoue note. The father of the young
lady an Inqnkitor, and he immediately haa the young
man, who hair alighted his daughter, cast into prison on ens-
picion of Mow= and condemned to death—indeed very
nearly beheaded did not the Jealous lady confess, and the
Implement old gentleman die, in the very nick of time.
The innumerable speeches which these melancholy per-
sons have to deliver are clothed in impinge which never
rises above the level of mediocrity, and treqrsently dab to
the lowest bathos. Mrs. Charles Young played the heroine
with great spirit, force, and sweetneas; and Mr. Vandenke
was quiet and gentlemanly. Mr. Fthronee's notion al ask-
ing are most hafted ; and with the exception of Mr. Barrelly
all the other actors were equally bad.
The *emery was good and
iedeed, for the pile..

too good,

LAW:

INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF RANI

This was the namlLtioameeifersiin the cam of James
Purcell, deerribed as a confectioner, of Cornhill and else-
where. Tim bankrapt has not surrendered, and, of course,
noineonnts have been tiled.
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--Mr. Ilai-n;rd-(Fro-w- trere:nd Maynard) appeared toe the
snugness. Several proofs of debts were taken,
Mr. RAM' said that with theootourrenc• dike measles,
he had to spply for en allowance for the bankrupt's wife,
who, with her children, was left entirely destitute. He bad
a..k for an allowance of three guineas a week from the
opening of the
Mr. Maynard oonaented, and the order wee made acoord-
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Ms bankrupt not appesring, was proclaimed in the usual
way.