The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-13 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S.

Last night Mr. Dion Boucicault added another
to that long list of romantic dramas in which incident is
everything, character nothing, and dialoj.rue of little cow•
sequence, by the production of a four act play called
After bark, at the Princess's Theatre, winch lasted.
three hours, and was decidedly successful. Those who are
curious to know the name of the original French drama
or dramas on which this play is founded, will
hardly he satisfied with Mr. Boucicault's vague
statement in the programme, that the subject
of his work is taken from a melodrama by
Messrs. D'Ennery and Grange, with their permission.
Since the production of the Bohemians of Paris, more than
a quarter of a century ago, so many criminal plays have
been written with impossible, complicated, and interesting
plots, which may have furnished Mr. Boucicault with a
scene, an incident, or a character, that the task of the
theatrical detective is no easy one. The local or minor
theatres have been fed with such dramas for more than a
generation; New York imports them, and then re-ships
them to London, as in the case of Under the Gaslight,
and Mr. Boucicault can, therefore, only hope to distin-
guish himself in concocting such pieces by the superior
neatness of his workmanship. After Dark is little more
than a re-arrangement of the old vagabond material. The
interest, as in hundreds of dramas, is made to turn on a
forged bill of exchange, which one party possesses and is
willing to give up for a large sum, and which another
party desires to obtain at a much cheaper rate. The arch-
villain of the piece is a returned convict of flashy exterior,
who fights skilfully and desperately until near the close
of the last act, and then yields quietly to the police in a
West-end theatre, or dies in trying to shoot everybody
at a minor theatre. To give vitality, or something
like it, to these unreal mockeries of humanity,
Mr. Boucicault is clever enough to introduce pictures of
well-known London localities, and he is happy in possess-
ing a painter like Mr. F. Lloyds, who can throw a halo of
romance even over a sewer, a dry arch, or a railway
cutting. The sight of some familiar cluster of chimney_
pots, garret windows, or lamp-posts appears to stir the
heart of the British playgoer like a trumpet ; and no one
can blame the author and the manager for trying to
please their audience. The success of the Streets of London
was so great and remarkable, hat it is enough to shake all
belief in the value of theatrical literature, properly
so-called, and artistic acting. A man who persisted in
selling peaches when his customers demanded baked pota-
toes would be voted a fool in any congress of enlightened
tradesmen ; and Messrs. Boucicault and Vining are wise
in their generation. Their stage management is excellent,
no slop-work scenery appears in their dramas, and they
deserve to reap the benefit of their enterprise and business
instinct There is no more literary art in a drama like
After Dark than in the most idiotic songs and dances of
the lowest music halls ; but the scenery pleases people
who laugh at the plot and characters, and the
plot and character satisfy that section of the audience
whose highest standard of fiction is the novels of the Lon-
don Journal. A scene like Blackfriars-bridge, with a view
of St. Paul's by night seen through a shored-up arch, is a
work of high pictorial art that may lull the most fasti-
dious into momentary forgetfulness of the action and
dialogue. The sensational scene of the piece is a
view of the " Underground Railway " in some part
of London that it will not reach for several years,
and the exciting rescue of a senseless man who
has been stretched across the rails by two villains
who took a great deal of trouble to avoid murdering him,
though they wanted him murdered. Such is life—from a
stage point of view. Pieces of this stamp give the actors
very little chance of showing the talent they may possess,
and the most that can be said is that Mr. or Miss So-and-
So acted sensibly. The cast includes Mr. H. J. Montague,
Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. G. Vining, Mr. Dominick Murray,
Mr. Maclean, Mr. J. G. Shore, Mr. Holston, Mr. R.
Cathcart, Mr. W. D. Gresham, Miss Rose Leclerq, and
Miss T. Marston.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges
the receipt of 30s. in stamps on account of income
tax unpaid in 1863.
Mr. Mark Firth was on Monday re-elected
Master Cutler at Sheffield during the ensuing year.
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilda will
leave Meudon in a few days to pm some time at Eau:-
Bonnee.

The Prince de Metternich has returned to Paris
from his excursion to Germany.

Preparations to receive the King of Prussia
towards the middle of September are in progress at the
Chateau of Glucksburg, in Schleswig.

A civil marriage, the first in Bavaria since the
passing of the new law, has just taken place at Augsburg.
It was between two persons who had renounced the ca-
tholic religion for one of the independent forms of worship.
The New York papers record the death of Pro-
fessor John Millington, an English chemist and practical
miner:at the age of 89. He was born at Hammersmith,
near London, and was in early life connected with
Mac Adam, the celebrated Engliah road maker.
The Queen of Moheli has now visited almost all
the theatres in Paris. She is said to have been moat
amused at the Cirque in the Champs Elyeees.

Rossini has been named honorary member of the
Free Society of Fine Arts of Paris.
Mdlle. Beriwaneck, who performs the parts
peculiar to Male. Dejarat, is announced to appear in a
eerie* of representations at the Grand Theatre at Havre.

The productions of the competitors for the
Grand Prize of Rome were opened to the public yester-
day, and will remain so to-day and to-morrow at the
School of Fine Arts. In the section of sculpture the sub-
ject for treatment was :—" Theseus, having escaped from
the Labyrinth, thanking the gods for his deliverance."
Two prizes were awarded to MW. Marcie and Noel, and
an aoxesit to M. Trace. The subject for competition
in painting was :—" The death of Astyanax, eon of
Hector." The prize was given to M. Blanchard, pupal of
N. Cabanel. M. Ferry, author of one of the pictures,
was excluded from the competition for having introduced
into his composition a figure more than was consistent
with the programme. Dare lex, ad la.
A St. Petersburg letter, in the Nord, says:
"Moscow is suffering from drought as well as St. Peters-
burg; the woods in the neighbourhood have also been
visited by tires ; and so much so that the streets of the city
have for some days past been filled with smoke.",

Admiral Farragut has, it is said, been making
large purchases of pictures sod sculpture in Europe.—
New York paper. _ .

. .
Ada Menken, who died on Monday at Bougival,
suffered from an Moms which had long tormented her. By
a singular coincidence (says Galleon° the manager of the
Chiitalet last night again brought out the Pirates de la
Saran, as he could no longer wait for her. This sad
result shows the futility of any further delay. Ada
Menken's biographers somewhat injudiciously claim for
her the character of a distinguished theologian. The
Figaro asserts, on its own authority—surely on no other—
that her fame as a poetess ranks high in the United
States. We should be inclined to think that a poetess
would never have married a pugilist (Heenan), as she had
done, or that a theologian would have ridden about the
stage in Lady Godina's attire.

FOREIGN NEWS,

(THIS DAY.)

THE DECLARATION OF AUGUST I. A NI)
THE PARIS BOURSE.
Tinder the above titlelhe Jiherte writer
The declaration of August 8 appeared in th ,
on August 10:—A fall on the very day of K
which should have been followed by a rise o: .t py...
A fall on the Ilth, the following day. A fall on tbs.
day, Widneaday, 12. Was not then M. Rouland, (105 en,,,,
of the Bank of Franco, right, when he ~poke of lh.
of confidence in the future?

(THEODOR RYMTAR'S AD)NCY. )
SPAIN.
INSURGENT BANDS IN ARRAGON
MADRID, AIII',IT 11, Errst‘,
Notwithstanding the official denial th.•n• i. ,„
doubt thht insurgent bands have mad.• flea.
pearance in the neighbourhood oi c,
province of Aragon.
Military forces have been sent thither 1., r„,,,
them.

PRUSSIA.
SoIIWALBACII, 2 L,;. ,
The King of Prussia arrived 111.11. till, 1!• ,„.
and at once paid a visit to the C..:tr. r,•• li „ •
Bavaria is i•xpeeted to-morrow.

BAVARIA

MUNICH,
It is ,tmtod that tht•
a visit to Passcnholou, th, suni••)..: r,.-i•i..,!
the Bavarian court, on tho 17th in •
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ATP kT,).
S.)I;TIIAMI'IIiN, 1. ..• •

The Royal JI til steanediip Atr:ito ,
at this mat. The t ranster rut lict. nuiil, ata,l o.z ,• ,
the Tiv-itianian will be completed durit.; t ii •
The Tasmanian is appointed to ',ail at .; ;
to-morrow morning. The mail steamer •
has been detained at Panama until the :ITT:I'
of the Tasmanian with the New Zealaiel
passengers, and cargo.
The Atrato's intermediate shaft is quit•
and her eccentric is quite broken in two.

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, .11;,.w.it

Mr. Thaddeus Stevens is dead.

Closing Prices:—Gold, 147. Bterl:ng ex.;;As4!
on London, 109/. 5-20 United Sun,' 1; 01.L1,
1882, 1141; ditto, 1883, 1121 ; 10-10 ditto, 10.1',.
Illinois,l49. Erie, 572. Cotton, middling Upl I,
29k. Petroleum, standard white, ii. Fl-nr, -vv.%
State, 8 dole. 95c. to 9 duls. 55e. Curt,
mixed, 1 dol. 17c.

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(FROM OCE OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY F:rryt.

It has been decided that the review is t,,
place on Friday. This is certain, although s,,ui-•
of the evening papers, the Lihrrit' amongst oth,r,,
announce that it has been countermanded. TS••
National Guard, the Imperial Guard, and ti:-•
army of Paris will be all under arms. The troop,
will occupy the Tuileries gardens, the Place .1,,
Concorde, and the Champs Elys,:s2s. Half-past
the hour fixed for the review.

The Emperor and his staff will probably take up
• position in front of the Valais de l'lndustrie to
see the filing past, as was done on the occasion of
the review on the same ground passed by the
Sultan. It is calculated that as many as 60,000
troops of all arms will be drawn up in line.
It is very positively said that the Troyes speech,
as published in the Moniteur, is not the one that
was spoken—or that, at all events, neither the
Mayor nor the municipal councillors of Troy'
heard the words which have been so much com-
mented upon:—"Nothing anjourrr hiti threaten.;
the peace of Europe." It would not be the first
time that by the advice of ministers, imperial
.speeches in the provinces have been
cur-
tailed or added to for publication. It
might be sa'sl from one point of view that
if the words in question were inserted in the.
Moniteur after deliberation as being applicable to
the situation they are even more valuable than if
they had been merely hastily uttered. But if it
be true, as is much suspected, that the Emperor
has a personal policy which he is watching for an
opportunity to act upon against the advice of the
majority of his present ministers, it is not satisfac-
tory to find that he shrank from uttering words
which they would have had him say. The Prems
has a leading article upon the meaning of the word
a ujourd' hui.
M. Henri Rochefort is cited to appear before
Judge Delesvanx on Friday to take his trial on
the double charge of exciting to hatred and con-
tempt of government, and an offence against the
person of the Emperor. It is probable that he
will "make default," and be condemned in Lis
absence. According to the provisions of the code
applicable to his case ho is liable to imprison-
ment for a period not less than six months
and not exceeding five years ; and to a fine
of not less than 300 fr. and not more than
10,000 fr. Moreover, the court may in it.;
discretion deprive him of civil rights for a period
equal to the term of his sentence of imprisonment,
but not to begin to run till after the imprisonment
shall have been suffered.

The Eledeur, the journal of MM. Jules Fevre,
Picard, and Henon, is prosecuted for exciting to
hatred and contempt of government, in an article
censuring the Prefect of the Gard for forcibly dis-
persing a private electoral meeting at Nimes, and
announcing a subscription for AI. Ssguier, who
was wounded by the soldiery on that occasion.
M. Delesvaux's court yesterday convicted M.
Villemessant, the manager, 31. Jules Claretie, the
editor, and M. Dubuisson, the printer of the Figaro,
for having published a libel upon M. Pastoureau,
formerly Prefect of the Var, and now Prefect of the
Indre and Loire, and sentenced them severally to
fines of 1,000 fr., 1,000 fr., and 500 fr. The libel
consisted in the reproduction from a book
published by 31. Tenot after the coup
d'etat, entitled "Provence in December, 1531,"
of a statement (which passed unchallenged
at the time) that M. Pastoureau had ordered a
fanner named Martin Bidaure to be shot without
any form of trial ; that ho was shot accordingly
on Dec. 12, but when the firing party retired was
found not to be dead ; and on Dec. 14 the Prefect
had him brought out of the hospital while his
wounds were yet bleeding, and sliot to death. The
court, without in any way going into the truth
of the matter, held that the allegation was an st-
tackupon the honour and consideration of M.
Pastoureau, and, therefore, condemned the de-
fendants.
The:Bourse was again very weak, sales of the
new loan being pressed upon the market. Bente
at one time was quoted as low as 69fr. 90c., but
the latest prices were 70fr. 24c., both for cash and
account, with s fall of 21e. and 71c. Italian fell
15c. ; and Mobilier 2fr. 50c. Credit Fonder rose
2fr. 50c.

THIRD EDITION.

I_,AW INTELLIGENCE.-{THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before. Mr. C •wioner Winslow.)

IN RK ..1081 PH HOWARD.

The bitikentit wain (14..4111*d:1s of Aylesbury and }lard-
,,,, k, both in the county of Bucks. coal merchant, brick,
• • I hiri• manufacturer, and eurvoyor of roads. His
1.1... m. •
, • debt, and lialiffities amounting to
..f e Lich 3.412/. in due upon accommodation bills ;
•,o• of innigniticant value, good, doubtful, and
• !, ing returned at 515/. 135., and property given
,„ ti , -.owes 171.
ni adjourned sitting for examination and dis-
I haw,
Mr. elrre appeared for the official assignee, and Mr.
i••r the bankrupt.
Mi. 1•:. Reed optional on behalf of the Moira Coal Com-
•-•en, arod asked for tune to investigate the additional ac-
. • ein uhieh the bankrupt hail filed. The court would
F.-o,s, that a large 'wishful of the bankrupt's liabilities
• .• out if accommodation transactions.

Va. roetigh ,said he wits instructed that the bills would
. paid in full. The liabilities arose out of transactions
~,tle a Mr. North (now deceased) who had supplied the
.itkrupt with coal. and the bills outdanding were in
• lied of uceeptancai which the bankrupt had given in
!tem§ of the coal N, I..,epplied. The bankrupt was 77
%ears of age; he had been mans- years in business, and
Lis payments to the 'Joint l'oea Company amounted to
21,0004 The /earned cottic.el urged that no sufficient
• mum! hail bet,. sh,,wn fun. a farther postponement.
- ills Honour 1.1 that the creditors were entitled to
• • a• to ince:ti..iatc the accounts, and granted an adjourn-
] ad. tor Use put pose.
(p,_‘,,i-c Mr. Itcgistrir Roche.)
is UK TltomA. o'nfttEN.
I,llltraila. 41,Ctti, .1 a: a journalist, of Fairfield
I..ttte-,:ste•i -It Noititig-hill, formerly held the
„1 lsd.c, ttiag:.drote iu t:cland, anal afterwards that
t anal Seed eta iv at Siena Leone, and Deputy Col-
. I Custom- ut (1111.61.. .11si4 is the gentleman of
,t, ecli•lerated controversy with the late Daniel
. •.r. r. it,. Times said tbat no writer hail surpassed
• . • •he dams of J The debts were of small
.el die batikreepes unfortunate position is
..I.litahkt to the expenses incidental to the
t e, tt.,. of a large family and insufficiency of in-

2 .0, appointed, tlie prize:ceilings being entirely
,r au actor.

POLICE COURTS.-(TRLS DAY.)

ll A RLBOROI;OH-STRF.ET.
• FOUND DRACRLIST.
ten, rr, a pour but decent looking woman, living
. N lot. Lion-street, Seven-dials, was charged before
!, linos with having in her possession a bracelet, sup-
,.. ~, utulen.
.lies•ph Josephs, pawnbroker, of Crown-street,
el that on the previous evening the prisoner offered
, ,„ 1, tin pledge, stating, in answer to his questions,
Jo. had found it. lie asked her if she would tell the
r. .hay to a constable, and he sent for one, and she
1.. k. nlo the station and charged with unlawful pos-
. eet the bracelet.
y. h.. n arked Mr. Josephs what was the value of the
. .r, 011,1 he said that if broken up it would be worth
: but that if sold in a shop to a lady it would be
• . for. lie had known the prisoner for some
oel never knew anything against her, and he be-
, . 11. 0 -he found it.
~ • r that on Friday morning she went
ro a pitcher of water, and found the bracelet
• 0 the door. She showed it to her husband, who
weld S(e if it was of any value, and her hits-
.,: ro, and was told that it was not. Her children
%.01, it, and last night, having no bread for her
t., .rat, she thought she would get a little on it,
. a t. Mr. Josephs.
hers said he should discharge the prisoner, and if
• •1., of a short time the bracelet was not owned, it
~-1 I. given up to her, and he gave the woman a mall
from the poor box.
SOUTHWARK.
fiRO9B OUTRAGE AND BOBBERT.
M. 14.• was brought before Mr. Partridge,
..1 %soh being concerned with others in seriously
. ..11111: John I'yrell, and robbing him of about 3/. 104.

11.71.toseentor was so severely injured by the ruffians
.1 hi was unable to leave his bed. The wife,
: • El./ ds.th Tyrell, however, said that her
• .-•insit tel formerly been in business as a licensed
. • :trall..r. hat latterly be had been a little addicted
• ,:ro,k a...! About 4on Monday afternoon he had nine
ahout him and left home a little the worse
Fearing he might be robbed she shortly
rail • trt at after him and found him in a beer-house
• th.,,,riter of Bath-street, Loudon-road, surrounded
wools rof thieves and bad characters. The pris
• • r au, pulling him about and she then distinctly saw
• I torshattAts hand three sovereigns and a half. A
tt then took place, and they were put out of the house.
• prisoner and about twenty other ruffians then our-
her husband and knocked him about, and while
tio• millad she saw the prisoner take the money out
litishand's pocket. She instantly seized hold of
irrl " You villain ! give me the money you have
• .• Ile4knied having any, and tried to get away ; but
• kept hold of him, and told him she should give
c. iu i•harge. Several other men surrounded her, andshe
knocked down. She, however, still clung to the pri-
n. r, when one of them struck her a heavy blow on the
•d, nearly stunning her. She fell, and the prisoner and
• companions made their escape. She then found her
Anuul lying insensible in the road, with his packets in-
le out and all his money gone. She procured assistance
,deonvey4xl him home, where he still remained in a very
id state.
Police-constable 84 M said he saw the assault commit-
. I, but before he could get to the spot they all ran away.
• afterwards apprehended the prisoner.
1,, answer to the magistrate, Mrs. Troll said she hoped
r husband would be able to attend in a few days,
I lie prisoner was accordingly remanded.
WANDSWORTH.
DAMAGE TO THE WIMBLEDON RIFLE. wares.
James Wood, John Oakley, and Richard Ger-
. all lads, were placed in the dock on a charge of
.Igrag the butts upon Wimbledon-common, belonging
h. National Rifle Association.
thc, the assistautsconimon-keeper, said at 20
past 5 o'clock that morning he was passing round
hots, when he saw the prisoners and two other lads,
-..led, digging at them with sticks for the lead.
-tti as they saw him they all ran sway. Oakley
11- -r Lag, but be could not find it. He took Flgg, who
• pckt•t full of the old bullets.
I.r t la. said the complaint was not so much about carry-
..ll the old bullets as it was the great damage done to
• . hilts in digging for them. During the night the butts
damaged to the extent of 2!. He also said that 40/.
ohd not cover the damage to the butts during the lust
olagld.
MI higham said the practice must be dapped. He
',nutted them to the House of Correction for 21 days
Lard labour.