The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

THE DRAMA.

HAYMARKET.

Was Amt ySedgwick, whose successful debut in
Psalms Dmehapplles we recorded last week, has chosen a
vey dfilwand character foe her ennead appearance, last night
Perkewieg Conatanes (in Sheridan Knowles's comedy the
Lase Mese. Such a choice was scarcely a happy one, fur
the cheroots' is so thoroughly allied, In the minds of all
London playpen, with the fresh and delightful performance
of Ills. Nisbet, that it would require a most artistic Wipes-
asesolon to eases Its rensembnace. Artistic Mies Sedg-
wick's performance wee in a very high degree, a conventional
nedering elaborately finished, played with great effect and
spirit, and calling forth constant applause. Bat the want of
a touch of Were, the artificial tone and gesture, which were
dightly appareat on her lira performance last night, were
plainly revealed, and Hiss Sedgwick, In our opinion, though
an admirably trained seems, yet lacks that originality of
conception which, improved by *ulnas, ia the emential
spring of the histrionic art.
Still in the peat state of the English step Mies Beir
wick's Wants and training are such as to command fee her a
hearty welcome from London audiences, and to place her In
the feet mat of high comely a. trews. Mrs Bucklagban
White, sa okl favourite at the Haymarket, but who has bus
for some lima absent, returned Last night to her allremere,
playing Lydia with ladylike feeling, and Mrs. Henry
Mentes, ken fledlet's Wope, made her Bret appearance bare
as Widow One, a cherubic which she played with mach
untemene ewes, end indeed was the best representative we
bare seen since Mrs. Glover. It is scarcely necessary to say
that MIMI. Howe, Chippendale, and Farren ware °scaliest
in their respective part.
The farce of Box and Cos, with Mews. Buckatone end
Campton, followed, and the peals of laughter bestowed upon
it by the audience showed the triumph of the Victorian over
the quasi-Elizabethan drams.

LABOURERS' MEETING AT NEWCASTLE. A
it ogonste sating was held on Thursday &Mkt, on the
Quayside, la ths open sir, ohm the following memorial woo
adopted : "To the night Worshipful the Mayor and Town.
Cooed of Norwomtle-on -Tyns,—Ths memorial and petition
ot labourers nad others, this day memobled in the open sir,
harshly showeth—That your memorialists hare no shed in
which they may take shelter boa a defiler of rain or incle-
mom" at the anthem dsrlag the winter month-, or in which
they might Wag to a moral or religious address en the
Land s-thy. not may at em ham not suitable clothes for
olmeh, or messy to pay for sesta ;therefore,
irtos that the Tara-Cmad, will be pleased to erect •
el each &WINNOW OS will Illeltar two or three hundred
people Ma othading podelea, sad giro orders to the police on
Hr Moltke to keep it bat bon aidssaos of every dencriptica,
mil to Mop It dear of pods—masetiony boa min "setting on
bitordsys tin ea- lobig on Wrathy& And your petitioner.
win ma pray.—Bignod aMeatd ths emoting by their
theirmia; Withtha TIONIVIOX, lobasmr."
y Rayner.
COLLIRRT EXPLOSION NEAR BLACKBURN.—
COMMITTAL OF TIM UNDIIIIOOII TR.—An impost woe
beet on Kasillsy at Omrstiltwidds, near Blacklmmi. on the
beam at two boys itha woe killed by an asplothe
et Ire damp, whisk look pines on Thursday, in a pit d
aro et Miasma &mom sad Town's Collieries, Duckworth.
hall Thoplthed bola worked he about duwe year., mod
the ma hod lima la dos habit et ming asked mod les. Up
to bat auk thin had his. ao Mgr st Ire-damp. A day
ar the lwilwe the soothed a ism la tit root was pointed eat
to lire orierieelier, when /sty It wee to sport this to the
aayr
. The woe MI Sam. The Jury were el opinion
Hat eriorlealisr. Wilma Re=iteillimerbectle tl.
ale" asi ielemasi a mist et ze