The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

THE =PRIAM SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1866.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

The painful interest excited by the lamentable
destruction of this theatre appears to largesse day by day,
as the facts become mote generally knows. Yesterday, the
Pairs were visited by a great number of royal and Matta-
guisbed peritonea, ell of whom ittanlfested personally or
etborwles eke most lively eyaepdlly for Mr. (lye. .
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Among the earliest ;lotion sons his Royal lUghaesi the
Duke of Caabridge—a constant and liberal supporter anti"
Royal Italian Open. Rio royal highness was rewired by
Mr. Oye, and conducted over the wink of the bedding to
ikon points of view from which the best otostvatka of the
mine could he obtained. The duke expressed to Mr. Rye
his deep regret at the heavy midi:whim that bad befallen
him, and when informed of the lessee's confident intention
to said en the open in some other metropolitan theatre
during the present meson, his royal highness spoke in the
most encouraging manner of the proposed enterprise. After
devoting half-►n-hoar to an inspection of the rains, his
royal highness tcok his &porton.
At half.past 3 o'clock his Royal Maness Prises Alfred
arrived at the theatre, attended by Colonel Phippe. Mr.
Rye had left at this time, and in his &began the primes was
received by Mr. Pontine, teenier', sad secretary to the
theatre, by whom, attended by Mx. fftsperisMadest Durkin
of the F division, the young prince was mediated over the
rules. Mr. Pontine pointed oat to his royal highness the
most remarkable results of the ecalagratioa, and, carefully
avoiding all points of danger, led the rigor to those spas
from whence the best view of the coup dotal could be
obtained.

Prince Alfred had scarcely left whoa his Rani Highness
the Prime of Walls arrived, 'needed by Mr. Gibbs. Mr.
Poetess man sated as clans* to his royal hialause, so-
icapanied sa before by Mr. fisperiateadest Delia and
Impostor Dodd. The Wan desired to be led to the spot
frees whence her Majesty had viewed the interior of the
baibliarg on the preview day—a request whisk was im-
mediately tionplied with. The prises expreseed the deepest
'statist ia the panful nun sad selecting • few carious
relies has tits debris of saCiltea slut sad other reign
Wag nosed, asked perninloa to ntain than. The
prime viewed the bailing Ina slant every point of
view, sad beano rstlriai espreand hie sense of tie
attattos whirl hod boss shows him.

The anathema of the mobility who moatlavad to anima
the washout the day—both ladles sad gelatinises—kept the
elkials oeastaatly sesupied, the dampness state of 'attain
p.rts of the bslWias Tindal"' It a'''wry that ao perms'
should be allowed to approach the Mal unattended. As
the walls settle, the partiallrelostreyed perkelpals sad
beams give way, sad large quantities of becks and rabbish
were 'annually fallag throuehnt yesterday. The Chief

Commissioner of TOM; der itiduesi Maya; has several
tines triaged the miss, sad is Thursday, situ tomato;
as surveyors appointed by the 18 and 19 Vie., sap. 122, It
was determined that all such portions of the caster
mad Meer walla u wars is an used' state Auld
be at °see pulled dom. iteeordbily, spondees
was made to the Bitting 'Destitute at Bow-ttrest,
mid formal petsaisdos hubs( bees greeted, Mists.
Holland Bretlern, of Peke-street, the !seldom appointed
by the smantisairmers of pollee for sheen ap sad pals/
dews release buildisp ender the above sat, were diluted
to eanmetes operatioas forthwith. On Monday night the
lofty wall abuttien on Hart-street wee partially shored up,
preparatory to bolsi palled down, the servsyme laving
condemned this parties of the bending as ussate..Tseterday
200 mss were laid on, sad to-day all arms to the reins will
be stopped, u well for the safety gibe pubes as sot to im-
pede the operatics' of the workman.

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The surveyors hese tostiessed asset ell the well., both
ea the outside sad la theiaterkr Si the buildieg. They

are to be pellet dews et Int to a level which will reede-e
emidest 'heat ingestible, sad this the miss will be
headed over to the repuesatatives of the psepeletan of the
thistle.

MR CONSTRUCTION or COTINT-GARDIN TRAM&
—ladepdadont cf the dercete cf thin nine\ are se gemeral,
the nister:ale steed end the method di 11111111 MINIM la the
Leedom theatres Nader thers—wresar or Wm, we sight say,
inevitably—the prey cf ire. Boat timber some to bees
Men lattoduced, or bees left la the walla, at the last short-
doss, to a greater latent than was supposed ; aad this
harts' bees basal oat, the walls appear at this nougat la a
Eugenia coselitlea.—Brilder.