A broad farce by MORTON, called the Dragon, is the
only novelty at the English Opera ; but others are announced as forthcoming. The new farce is only musicalinasmuch as Mrs. IV AYLirr introduces a ballad or two in the course of it. It is very absurd, but laughable withal. KEELEY is "the Dragon," who is appointed to watch the movements of the wife of his commanding officer during her husband's absence; and the lady turns the tables upon her jealous lord, by flirting with her comical guardian, until the little drummer is over head and cars in love, and is caught in the factof tasting the IIesperian fruit he was set to guard. There was a little coarseness in the way in which Mrs. W AYLETT has to make love, which gives a disagreeable character to an improbable incident; but the ludicrous manner in which KEELEY displays the effects of her coquetry was diverting : nor was the vexation of Mrs. KEELEY, as his sweetheart, less genuine.
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