The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-22 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1861.

DRAMA.

oLYBI- PIC.

A Chaaye jar t6r Better is tie title of a new piece
produced last night at tin.. theatre. Managerial tactiss are
proverbially impossible of solution, and therefore we will
out attempt to inquire what Messrs. Robson and Emden
can have seem iu the little French piece La Pmnieir Rick
to induce them to wish for its adaptation ; but we May say
that an exceedingly weak ra ode rille has never been trans.
lated in a more slovenly and unsatisfactory manner.
A young gentleman. Mr. Chiverton (Mr. W. Gordon), is
in lo►e with a Mrs. Emir...se (Miss Clifford), a widow of a
certain age ; the lady has a niece. Clara (Mist Hughes),
wham an elderly gentleman, Mr. Forbes (Mr. H. Wigan),
tench affects. But this elderly gentleman is soon brought
to see the fully of the exulting state of things, and by the
simplest man. t uric (and, let it be added, iu the most prepos•
serous and unnatural manner) changes the venue, and in-
duces those parsons most suited by age to mate with each
other.

Clifford ni"dc her d 0,.( at this theatre, and played
with coninieuilable grace and ladylike bearing; but the part
wax so slight that it would have required all the finale, and
talent of Mrs. Stirling for whoui the character was evi-
deadlntended) to give it point and effect. Most artistic
was Mr. Horace Wigan's iuipersonation of the old bachelor,
and Mr. W. Gordon was geutleniouly and effective; but the
piece was thoroughly poor and weak, and the sibillations at
ilbe end overpowered the apphinee.

DEPOSITORY FOR WILLS OF LIVING PERSONS.

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By a recent regulation, sanctioned by the judge
of the Court of Pate, the wills of living persons may be
received by the district registrars of the forty couatry
district registries of the court, for the purpose of bens
deposited fur safe custody iu the principal registry,
Great KUlglitrider•strert, Doetoreeonun which is
the sole depository yet appointed for theoas lodgment
of such wills, under the !list section of the Court of Pro-
bate Aot. The following instructions have just been issued
on the subject :
The will or codicil to he deposited must le enclosed is
a sealed envelope and delivered to one of the registrars of
the court, at the priseipal registry, or to a district regis-
trar, either by the testator himself, or by some person
specially authorised by him to deposit the same on his be-
half. The will or codicil so deposited will not ho delivered
up to any person, but most remain in the registry until
after the testator's death. lu cue the testator himself
deposits hie will or codicil, he will be required to sign his
mum ia the presence of the registrar to as sodorsement on
the envelope ia which the will or codicil is enclosed to the
following effect :.—' This sealed packet contains the last will
snd testament, or codicil to the list will and testament, or
last will and testament and codicil thereto, beating date
icspectively (here the dates of all the papers enclosed are to
be stated) of A. 8., he., whereof C. D., of ke., and E. F.,
of &c., are appointed executors, and the same are brought
into the principal registry of her Majeirty's Court of Probate
by me for safe custody, there to remain deposited until after
inydeciuse.' (The residences of the testator and of the stem.
ton are to be set forth in this endorsement, and also the date
of signature.) In case the testator authorises some other
person to deposit his will or codicil for him, he will be
required to subscribe his name, in the presence of au attest-
mg witness, to an endorsement on the envelope in which
the will or codicil is swiped, to the following effect
This sealed packet contains the last will and testament, or
codicil to the last will and testament, or last will and testa-
ment and codicil thereto, of me, A. 8., of he., whereof
C. 8., of •c., and F.. F., of Lc., are appointed executors,
sad 1 authorise G. H. to deposit the same for safe custody
is the pain ipal registry of her Majesty's Court of Probate,
there to remain until after my decease. Signed A. B. ;
witness, K. L' (The residences of the testator and of the
executors, and the date of the signature to be set forth is
this endorsement. )"
The pocket containing the will or codicil must be accom-
panied by an affidavit from the attesting witness, to the
effect that the signature of the testator to the above en-
dorsement, witnessed by the deponent, is in the proper hand.
writiug of such testator, and was by him signed in the &-
parent's presence on the day mentioned in the endorsement,
and that the signature, " K.L.,” is in the proper hand.
'rills( of the deponent. An affidavit will also be required
from the person authorised to depoeit the packet, to the
effect that the sealed packet produced for the purpose of
being deposited for safe custody in the principal registry of
Her Majesty's Coon of Probate, and on the back of which
the deponent has signed his saws, is at the time of making
the sAisrit precisely in the same state, plight, sad mu-
ditioe as when received by the deponent from the bands of
A. 11., the testator, on a day to be mentioned, as that on
which he received it. The last mentioned affidavit is to be
sworn before the registrar, to whom the packet containing
the will or codicil is delivered. The fees payable are, for
depositing the will and receipt for same, 11. Is. ; for draw-
ler: and wants of the registrar, 2a. Bd. ; for filing
mob aides* Id. Envelopes for wills, with the neces-
sary farm, are to be had on application.