The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-24 00:00:00

PRiMPKCTUS.

The London and Lancatkire insure no; Company is established
foe the pospuet s of eats tiding to Uverp,,M, aa well as to Loudon
and elsewhere. that addition to the facilities for Fire hooters
who I, was recently demaeoled for the metropolis, and winch the
estnessiliciry increase in the roamers. of Liverpool magnates
an urgent iscramlty. In no doing the Directors propose to take
adsantege of the experience of 'distil,: iidlitutiout to introduce
new principles of practical utility, mot in addition, so to cow
Arm t the metitution as to afford the givatest possible benches
to tn.. 'Man holders [lustros, and to the public generally, con-
sistent with the well being of all concerned. The leirecture do
not profess to t nudism bodied at lower ratio than there aim,.
gained by elperieme to he remunerative . hut. having thus pre-
sided for 11w w e or ity and profitableues. of the huguess trans,,.
thrum of the ~It4CC, the)) e steal the mutual ionficiple to fire Igen.
ranee. se! inst. the holdermd On policies part lc ipaton In the pro-
fits. aftcr :Ippropruit Ina a sUCriunt sum for a resent fund. V,
thee, rtainty and extent of puree.. that tuts attended e'en cell-
tottn.ter.l lire- nke are considered It wouhl appear that the
preseut t, a ps whet Dow taillittuttotu. Weed ou the ripe-
rico. •,f time and JIM:MOM, should be promoted for and sup -
port..l by the public generally. for the purpose of preventing
nionopoly on the one /mild, and fur the lies,h,oact2t and pro-
gres.u.n principle on the other.
In lett the total sum In Great Britain insured against Cr, was
seven hmulred and thirty-eight millions sterling; In6l It bad
to eight hundred and fifty-eight 111111 k am eight hundred
thou- a, 1,. saki in leebt It is estimated to louse adsanced toted,*
hundred millions, or to oue-thiN more than the amount of the
natioual debt _

I o the ...or, of twenty years, therefore, the field occupied by
Are Inotranee whtened at the rule of twentT•three minions per
mown.

As an illustration .4 this increase It may he mentioned that In
Loma.. .done the Inhabited honies. which In 1051 numbered
bet an increased to atars.., showing so addition In
tea years .4 to. less thin :...COC.I houses, or an average Incenses. of
N.. s per annum
But although the vale.-of property prete,teci is of vast amount,
the value i. twinging uuproteetc.l fax exceels it, and the diffe•
rein, L. le.. n incur.. awl uninsured is c automating.
The .•liorinolit lottatheell of 111JOIMIlee In the United Mg-
dola tilColaltitt.d to AO few am tiftyAso takers. i 4 which two are in
Ireland, six In Scotleal, to ent).oue In country towns,
and twenty-thee in bind...
The relative Emanuel+ of this number and the vast amount of
111111111111OOCOMMIllool to eseli, on the average teat less in value
thou Ittl,OugLOM, ham led In some caws to esorisar or capricious
charges, want of c..fkkace, and to a general lessening of the
proem, .4 taillltancv.
ccionicrations of this description. In conneetion with the
support of a very large number of the most Influential
err: lung In Landes and Liverpool. have decd to the formation
of the London and Lancashire Piro Insurance Company."
Applicata' for shares, la Ilse form annexed, may be made to
A. II 1; win, Tgag ?l.Lombard•mt set,Lowwlnn.audzl, Water street,
Liverpool. to tie Seerrtary. tl. IL Warren, lip.; orb the Un Airs,
Geo. Wrasad, Lumhardatmet, Messrs. Frown Bn.thers,
lissapsalley, Cornhill. London, awl Meson. Thos. Tinley and
now Oranar-cestrt. Liverpool but no application wilt be taken
Who simaidaralsea ideas a deposit of Al per share be paid Into
the Ompailee Woken, I. he alleged ha t of the Stet call,
se Marmot is the event of Amu alt bu g allotted,

LONDON AND LENCARNILL TIRE INPURANCR COMPANY
fre be preetilenalty registered)
tocerpernied purerat to Act of rartimesat,
7 sad I Viet. cap. IP/
Capita Owe Millis.. with Power h. Increase.
Temporary intice•-79, Logabardetreet, Wakes; 21, Waterwireet,
Liverpuol.
Poll.‘ OP APPLICATION Poll 911ARIIN.
To the Directors .4 The b.nilint and luiscaalthe Fire Inegrance
Company."
I:enthuse's—Haring pall Into your haulers the mum el
here'., reilto.t that you will allot roe charge
: ea. hlu the shore sompasay. and lu toittlikr.stion ul such
altaineee or any lees number you amp approtirlate to sae, I
hereby undertake to pay any call thereou, mut 1 further under-
that to taceute the Deed of it. ttkomitat when required.
Dated this Jay of le
Nantes le full
Itaskisace
Probsika or Trais
liras al bads=

A UNION of OLABOOW.—LONDON
litA NCIL IBC Pentium,' mm, City. The LIMIT for
the present leer will .hortly ItU lai. Tho Zogro.lag b now
reedy for subscriptions rushed ntt4 every Worms-
Oka aircolod arepikatioo to
J. COLEY UUMFIILD, Hos. Om for London.

SINOINO SCHOOL. under the direction of
Mr. JOHN IMLAY. Nab Mall. Store-Week &Word.
squara.—TWILNTY.lllUlt ILLIIJOUN.
CLAN .

No. 19e. tor Ldw. witireeteride.7, Oct. at • quarter to O.
No. Snit for Gentleman. lOU meet Yriday, Oct. '23, at 8.
for the course at Thirty Lerma, Ladish Its. ; Gentle.
rani, it..
To It. In and farther portioning, ray be obtained of Thoa
40csoMM7. No. 11l Heatheotsetreet. W.C., or at the
Music Hall, Stenaelnet, ea the ereship at Medal&

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AMIQUI Ms arras en MOXDAY. Oct. LS. two tall
lonia Gandemeem tickets. to . ladles' and character. as.
Deere eyes et 14t Wafts &reales every evening. &dada.=
al. Ma pirate Wear at ay haw, it la—Dean-sweet, itcho.

Herr imago sass, Plat" mid other Pima.
MR. J. C. EN 8 will SELL b AMMON,
as his Oreet loom. It Kintsinmis
a
CAT HMI, October M. at half-past 12 pnecisaix OM flood
Pleats of belphlolum ?uranium. some nos specimen plants of
ism Verna a quantity of dwarf, standatd. sad Irsiand Fruit
Trios, onounental Everwreens and deciduous Tress and ilimbs.
tm—May be viewed on the morolog of mis, and oalaharess bad.

WATEERSTON and BROODEN'S GOLD
cliAms 01 troy weight, at realisable value, sad Os
werkumallp q whams/es manufacturers pekes. The gold
• 50. dabs parsolued. sad re-putchated at lie price egad.
" Here's the cote,
How macs your chaht weighs, to the utmost meat
The Ihtertess ot the gold, and charge for hishlea."

—wwanwreeine.
ManufManufactory, No. 18, Roulette street, Coventyprien. W.C.,
actory,
Maus
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of thetas and jeweller/ foe la. each.
111. S. This eilablialuseat aware at lln the evening, and ea
lainedige al 1 °Week.

CIVICACOATS.—GentIemen about to order their
overcoats for the coming wawa are belted to sre the
NEW MATERIAL+ end LATENT "'Tu.
A select et. we always as land, ea
HAMILTON sad RIMPTAINM,
106, STRAND, oppeelee /mew AUL

MR. MILES' (ALFRED WEBB MILES)
AUtlintif AND WINTER BTUCL
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ANGOLA MS TWINER.%
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nine TIIMISSIII were originated by Mr.
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matt who is as daseded with any poison imitating and adver-
tising In his name.
IBTABLIBILED lath Fralitt:AitY, 1941.

SPECTACLES, improved by HARRIS and
NON, we me* eielathly prawn" the debt. Better caimee
he made. Noel, whh crystals or pebbles, Ite.. steel. with
Geld and Silver dpeeMeles sad Eye-Oleame
gr.= M. M Ms.
variety, ad equally low prices Ilarrhis Proved Olasa
is IL post tree. THOS. HARRIS ass SON, Optletsa Ito the
Royal lray, awMte the British Muse= Gast, Loudon.
lestabllshed 17d0. Vaatlon.—No travellers employed.

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tying the Complexion and Skin. The radiant bloom It impala
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the hands and arms, Its capability of soothing Irritation and
rennering all redness. tad pimples, spot* freckled discolor*.
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whether with reformat to sold and inclesaincy, er Wens,
solar bead Price 4* 4d. ash tY M per bottba—Bold at $O.
Hatton karden ; mod by eloadata and pause'. Mk for
.Jtowistida. Kalydnr." and beware at sperMus and pernicious
articles under the mime at " /Midge

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CORONATION of the KING of PRUSSIA.—
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of Pros-Want Konigslicr,t. the Prince of Wake's Visit to (lumber
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Visit to the Emperor of the French, end other interesting sub-
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This day, 4e.,0,1 Edition, sem len M.,
SERMONS PREACHED in WESTMINSTER
ABBEY. By B. CIIKNEVIX TIM4CH, D.D., Dean of West-
minster._

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DRAMA.

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That Mr. Fechter was about to essay the charac-
tar of Othello has long been knows, through placard-medium,
to the most commonplace peripatetic Londoner, and those
who cared to give further thought to the matter must have
bees gratified by the reflection that in almost every way
wee he thoroughly suited for the attempt. Rumours of
"new readings," and a certain resetting of various situa-
tions had floated from the green-mom and the side.ecenes;
hints that conventional " basilicas" had been discarded, and
that even actors had, under the new light thrown upon the
old familiar pamages of their French colleague, cast aside the
traditions of their youth, were whispered about, end public
curiosity was in the highest state of excitement. Relief
was afforded gradually. On Tuesday night there was a
dress rehearsal, in the presence of:an audience composed of
literary and artistic celebrities and the personal friends of
those connected with the undertaking, and last night the
first public performance was given.
Following the fashion of the times, Mr. Fechter has pro.
duced his own "acting edition," in a very neat shilling
libellum, with a dedicatory preface to Mr. It. J. Lane, in
the penultimate passage of which the editor says : "It is
now for others more qualified to press forward, to sap the
foundations of that worm-eaten and unwholesome prison
where dramatic art languishes in fetters, and which iaealled
' Tradition.' " Those who may im►gine from this that vio-
lent liberties have been taken with the text should, how-
ever, be undeceived. Mr. Fechter's edition is a very excel-
lest acting abridgment of the play, which, while getting rid
of touch superincumbent matter, retains every thread eases
Cal for the development of the story, and sacrifices Do line
of poetic beauty. It is worthy of remark, too, that
Bianca, the Courtesan," a character generally ruthlessly,
though not on any grounds of impropriety, expelled from
our stage, finds a place in the new edition.
It will be readily imagined that Mr. Fechter looks the
freak, noble, chivalric Moor : his lithe, light, yet sinewy
figure, his erect bearing, his quick, catlike motions, are all
thoroughly characteristic. The colour of his face is some-
thing between the conventional shiny lamp-black and the
tawnier hue which has recently been adopted ; but, if any-
thing, it is a shade too dark, interfering, as it does, with the
observation of the features' play, and giving a ghastly and
even somewhat ludicrous appearance tothe eyes. Ills garb is
picturesque and national ; and there are but few who would
Dot make allowance for Deademona's partiality for the
frank, genial soldier, in his tight-fitting velvet doublet with
snow-white sleeves, his barbaric jewellery, flashing arm-
lets. and flowing burnous.

It is not until the third act that Mr. Fechter puts forth
any of hie power, and up to that period, many celebrated
speeches hitherto known as " points" fall flatly enough
upon the ear. The address to the Senate, for instance,
which has for so long held an Enfield's Speakerish celebrity
on oration-days at minor schools, is divested of all that
rotundity of eloquence and pompousness of manner hitherto
allottedito it. In Mr. Fechter's mouthfit is simply ►n honest
apology for a natural action, colloquially delivered. In the
second act, too, there is nothing specially noticeable, save
the overweening tenderness invariably &played towards
Damien:am, and the purely natural savage tone in which the
" noisy ball " is ordered to be silenced during the drunken
quarrel between Camel° and Moutsno. But the whole of the
third act, so far as Othello is concerned, sparkles into ori-
ginal genius. When lago first asks of Casslo's acquaintance
with Deadeniona, Othello =ewers him lightly—he is looking
over some papers, and spealui at first almost at random ;
then, finding his interlocutor repeating his phrases and harp-
ing with fell purpose on certain words, he rallies
him lightly and playfully ; nor even when the sugges-
tion of hie wife's infidelity is made does he wince,
until Ingo reminds him of the manner in which she
deceived her father. Then his face falla and the avowal,
" And so the did !" comes in dreary heart-broken accents
from between his parted lips. This entire scene is replete with
beauties. Nothing can be finer than the touch of nature
conveyed in the tone in which he replies, Not a Jot, sot
• jot," when lagohints that he has dashed his spirits; nothing
name suggestive than the abrupt stop which the noble-
hearted Moor comes to when the hint, so loathsome to his
real nature, that Email should be set on to watch Deal.-
mesa, first rises to his lips ; nothing grander than the gra-
dual ranting of his rage during Lagos recital of Cassia's
dram, sad the vehement burst with which he declares that
he will be eatisfied of his wife's fidelity.

It is i• touches of this kind—and there are dozens of them
throughout the play—that Mr. Fechter's genius is shown.
In every scene a buzzing murmur of appreciative applause
is tobe beard ruing after some happy reeding--some pure,
sweet, natural pathos—acme honest burst of rage. This
applause comes from the educated tenants of the bone sad
stalk, and with them--although even with them by no
MINIM to the same extent as the Hamlet—is the new im-
personation certain to be attractive. But we doubt very
much whether the general public will enjoy it. Primarily,
Mr. Fechter lacks physique for the ordinarily accepted
Othello, and for too many people in these days luny of
braes are more efficacious than any new lights or tasteful
readings.

Mr. Ryder played logo, and by his performance has
achieved a position in his profession which we confer we
should have previously deciilodly declined to award him.
Made up in thorough Mephistophelian manner, in linguist
pose and quaint gesture reminding one at every moment of
Itetsch's outlines, carefully eschewing those terrific voice
volcanoes and chest-explosions of which he has hitherto
been so prodigal, he played with consummate taste and tact,
and honestly deserved the hearty applause which he re-
olive& Mr. Shore played Acidosis° carefully sod artieti-
oily, but Mr. Jordan was hopelessly heavy and conven-
tional so Cassia. Miss 0. Leclercq glided through Diode-
soma with saccharins suavity, and Miss Els worthy delivered
I the maledictions of Emilia with appropriate vehemence.
The play is beautifully placed on the stage, the view of
Cyprus in the second act being one of Mr. Telbin's gems ;
and the drew. and decorations are taatetul and handsome.