The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-17 00:00:00

Inc Court.

OSBORNE, OCT. 16.
The Qom sad Prince walked this morning in
MitPb
ibee WSW,' the Prhirtii 1t07a3, end lo ont
members of the Mryird family walked and rode er wi „!
Them wee no aldWem yestuday to rho royal dinner Dir.

Lard John ReMmil arrived at Pembroke Lake,
Riehmend-park. yesterday front the seat of the Bari of
Illbsto, lento Home, Rozbargeshire.
The Right Eon. H. Wouchere arrived in town
paiperday from Stows-park.
Despatches were received yeaterd i 7 at the
Colonial-office bia tits Governor of Gibraltar.
• When were sent c lam evening from the
as for Om Governors of the Wert Jodie C]lomer.

The Lord Mayor gave last evening in the Egsviaq
-Bak Maniemohome, a bauet to the principal honker,
and namehaida of the city of London, sad the a:mien and
mumilma d isei of the principal city companion.

DRAMA.

THE LYCEUM.
This eliatte opened for the season last night.
During the recess it has been repainted and deco.
rated, and its appearance is exceedingly light and
elegant. No less than two new pieces (each of two
acts) were produced, an unusual profusion of nov::ty,
and rather too much, we think, for one evening.. 'Re
first, called " Serve him Right," is founded on a v,ty
happy subject, which, however, is somewhat overlaid
in the treatment. Charles Mathews acts the part
of a thorough-paced rake, who, after making :ore
to every married woman that falls in his way, and
being constantly engaged in iet7fgnet, at lest 03
married himself, and settles down into a quiet family
man ; but, as a consequence of, an well as a punish.
meat for his past career, becomes a martyr to jealousy
of his own wife, suspecting secret correepondenoes
between her aed every man who comes tear her ; and
the moral of the piece is expressed in its title, "nerve
him right !" This subject, carefully treated and worked
out by means of life-like characters and well-devised and
probable incidents,would make an excellent comedy;
but here it is a mere farce, without nature or reality; tie
persons being caricatures and the incidents a string of
extravagances. it is not, therefore, a picture of life
and manners, but only a thing to raise a laugh ; and
this it succeeds in doing, for there is a great deal of
humour in the dialogue, and the very absurdities of
the satiric an amusing. The weight of the piece lies
almost entirely on the shoulders of Mathews, who
bustles through his part with infinite vivacity, and
gives a inset whimsical exhibition of the reformed rake
into the husband devoured by the green-eyed mower.
There is little in the other character,; but Miss M.
Oliver plays the part of Julia, the young wife, very
prettily, and Mrs. Frank Matthews was adiairab'e as
Mrs. Charity Smith, a lady of groat exp:rience, of
which she is constantly boasting. The piece id too
long, and considerable condensation would make it
move with greater spirit. It was received with very
great applause; and, the author being called for, Mr.
Charles- Mathews came forward and said tht the
piece was the production of Mr. Morris Barnett sad
himself,

The other piece, called "My Heart's Idol," is
founded on a subject which we halm seen better
' treated before. It's hero, too, is a man of in-
trigue, who. making an offer of marriage to
lady without any intention of fu!filling it,
flab himself constrained to do so; and, though
he really loves his wife, is so indignant at this com-
pulsory bond, that he estranges himself entirely from
her; while she regains his heart by obtaining a di
lotion of the marriage and restoring him to free-
dom. But this is mixed up with a tedious load of
plots and counter-plots, disguises and masquerades,
which were quite useless in reference to the den,,,
meta ; and the dialogue was v ry for from lively.
The piece moved but heavily, though there was a
good deal of applause when the curtails fell. The
favourite old extravaganz "Olympic Davits," con.
eluded tho evening. There was a full and fashionable
hone.