The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-08 00:00:00

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Notwithstanding the applause with which the chising
scene in Leah ia invariably received, even the warmest of
Mir Bateman's admirers most admit that her forte does
not lie in exhibitions of tierce energy. But if there were
any doubt on this point it would be removed on observing
bow limited is her idea of action in the strong scenes in
where she really aeons to know no mode of ex-
mein( horror, imlignation, terror, or hatred, but that of
raising her arms aloft, or spreading the palms of her ba.as
to the audience, and pointing with her fingers at her
cheek bons.

The story of Pietra takes place a a remote period of
Italian history, and relates to the old feuds of the Guelphs
and the Ghibellines. The scene is laid entirely in the
Castle of Tiso dl Campetri (Mr. Chippendale), then be-
sieged by the forces of Kaolin°, the Ghibelline leader.
Ezzolino has slain more than one son of Tiso, under cir-
cumstances of peculiar atrocity; the old man swears re-
venge, in which his daughter Pietro (Miss Bateman) joins.
But love, the old disturbing element in situation, of this
kind, EMI intervenes. Manfred (Mr. Kendal), eon of the
hated Ezzolino, is wounded in a fray, and somehow finds
shelter in the castle of his enemy, where Pietas nurse,
Marta (Mrs. E. Fitzwilliare), conceals him. Pietra.
entrusted with the secret, sees and falls in love with
Maafrcd, who is a cousin of hers. Meanwhile kis pre-
sence in the castle is detected. Pieta., after concealing
him in her chamber, and braving the awakened suspicious
of her father and his fierce Castellon Gasparde (Mr.
Howe), finds means of providing him with a key by
which he may escape through a crypt; beneath the
castle. The last sane takes: place in these gloomy pens
tralin of "Castle Foote, on the shore of the Brenta." The
intention of the Ghibellines to enter the csAle by means
of the crypt is discovered, and Pieta, is persuaded
that; her lover is false to his cows and, has
feigned love in older to wring the secret of
that vulnerable point in the defences of the place. A
counter-scheme is arranged. The entrance to the crypt is
left open, and the defenders of the castle lie somewhere
in ambush to destroy the invaders. At this junetare,
Manfred, who has not been unfaithful, but whose easel,
with the key, has been stolen from him, swims the river,
and enters the castle, being mortally wounded in the
attempt ; and Pleas, being satisfied by his dying expla-
nations, stabs herself to the heart ; and the e 4 rtniu
descends upon the bodies of the two lovers.
Mr. Chippendale performed the part of 'llse with dig-
nity. The other characters require no comment ; but
the audience appeared well satisfied both with the play
and the performers. There were more than one call for
Mir Bateman, who finally retired with a perfect armful
of bouquets. After this, Mr. Buckstone was certnuly
justified in making the announcement that the news of
the success of the new drama would be forwarded to Mr.
Mosenthal in' Germany and that Miss Bateman would
continue to appear in the part of Pietra until the close of
her engagement on Christmas Eve.

AN OUT-1100R PAUPER IN Sr. PANcli %S.—
Yesteiday an inquest was held at the Collese Arms,
Great College-street, Camden-town. before Dr. Leafiest's,
on the body of Mary Ellla Burnett, late of Ilenry-
Ett. Panties.
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deceased was free, her huebaud, who allowed her
Is. 6d. per wee , and lived with her father, who was a
cripple, and unable to leave hiA home, and was allowed
2e. 6d. sad a loaf of bread per week, out of whisk he
paid 2s. 3d. for rent. The deceased was attended byy
Yr. Claremont, district medical officer, who had ordersi
her 3111 w. of meat per week. She had no one to none
her, sad the room was in • meat filthy
Claremont bud urged upon her to go into the workhouse.
but she refused, and NW she would rather die at home.
Dr. Jenkins, who was called in after death, sad sada the
post memo otsminatios, gave evidence that the body
was very emaciated, more so than ha "Mr before saw.
Death weaned ham bronchitis of eld Mantling, and
was accelerated by went of attention. Mr. Clare-
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