5 JULY 1856, Page 13

Mr. Buckstone took his benefit on Wednesday, and the Haymarket

was crowded. Two novelties marked the occasion,—a ballet by the Spanish dance; entitled The Captives, and a petite com&lie, adapted from Oil paeserat-je Ines Soirees? (a well-known French vaudeville) with the British name Mr. Hughes at Home. The latter is one of those purely conversa- tional displays which, although recognized with respect by the Parisian public, are looked upon as much slighter than they really are by the action-loving Englishman. Mr. Buckstone and Miss Blanche Fane are

--- the two combatants who maintain the war of words.