The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

PINE 11278.

THE EXHIBITION OF FRENCH ARTIST&

The fifth snout! "Exhiiritiaa GT Web Tract
Artists" m sow opined to the public, Ames the teetedag
slumber of cahibiumas of English art, our the maldpiyhe
okra sad arenas of British artists, we vergehe the sew
of Freech art to Neparste display, sad warmly mixer this
link vitality of weeps aria. The " Wove claylike la
however, re ereaskely bone eat, for lam year the Trash
geweraawat cermaced (toil' forma " prairie to
severefTveadiarthes to seed tisk plitorkl Illiaareder el the
national germ The Fm k*. w greeleady era
thrflugh COCOA ilikaiimlterobe, the director of the Mae are la
Franco, to the loran to send their works to Leaks kr
are math previous to the yearly exhibition et Palm
We have not been indebted, however, for the a.
filbitinu of the motion productions of Friar art
sews in this roasts, to the Imperial repine. iriasU
we dery say ens if it were &finds we should still hare tie
thank Mr. Oambort, or some one squally enterprising, be
sew =Mg little exhibition at 120, Pall-mall. Artiets fa
?macs, though from the nature of this weeks less ob-
sessions to interference, yet seem to shore some of the feel*
of limit protest so unmistakeably evident moat barmy
mr—et least if we may judge fain the astable respdata
to the costributora to the great " Ezpooltice des Been
Art." rod to the marl eiltilitkaa, ceasing is the larder a
ordessil derneradom Thie sernies we ate lowever sl-
at may be, a a greet enter, merely imaginary, awl dr la-
krarity at the ordinary recent exhibitions! at Parks to
probably to be Slgialard by the grew I y increased ampieramit
oriedsd a erre la the re-dsooratiom by parings sad
hearse is, may of the gnat churches. so ampleysissi
enSaissitly esitkineary end creditable to all corimed, sad
thmehre out to be garayed by ao.
We have to regret that some of the greatest French
as mire an resat from these wills, as Horace Tart,
wee. Dshamoin, rimy, he.; but may ochre sew
reprommted, sad the MIMI charm:4r of the °aeries le
wry 110-eslarket brag more strictly made thee in our
ems mahatma Them sre indeed soar* say M-
-411111breat proderrers. The exhibition, however, taken
or is rooks, I nmetheless gamely so karesting r
name of the dkpkge we hare man on former acacias. The
were me re =Orr of sari aim, with prier tomposltlon
• .seaversmidis plies." Of higher clam subjects, for
irbish Prima set to r remarkable, there are scarosk way
ememphe. Lealsears awake vary sparsely dirributal, sad
there ere kV speerome of "praise It ossitsonr."

DRAMA.

tfrWID THIATRE.

A new and avigil, ions in one act, called
For.
Fe Lama§ Jo, • , was performed at this thrift
last night. It is disjoint preisolits of Ibsen. Herrings:a
sad year, the Whore et aimed please of a similar kiwi—
Doha tatog, sad others, which
lave tem iffi d. with mows. Like them it Ma Moe
awassotal; ire, though it has no dramatic ocastruction that
1111•111.111 Me some, war earthing like an intelligible plot, it
is brimful of Mead tom awl humour, which the endless
Mad inosielfhtp bafilifff" fm thay laughed boa the Maim
sing is As mid at Ills plea, mil applauded it Weft elms
tess boa lime ailed with spirit by Mr. C. Teen& Mr.
lay, Mks F. Um" sod lbs. Selby ; ead lee bass as
doubt win maim the Saud salliaote may kr a poi manly
aisles to come.