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Legitimate Drama-neo odition.-The following account is the latest edition of the legitimate drama in Paris:-

 At Franconi's splendid theatre, which may be termed the Astleys of Paris, but in much higher re- putation Tn point of fashion, piece of a singular kind is attracting crowds every night, from the Du- chess to the Grsette, and from the Count to the De- crottour. It is called "The Lions of Mysore" and the principal performers are, lion two lionesses a tlger zebra, ltangoroon, aided by chorus of monkeys, apes mandrills, parrots, and parroquets, to which two enormous boas constrictors act coru- phees These are real animals of their full natural slze brought to this astonishing docy by MT Mar tin, the proprietor of the menagerie. The first act informs us that chieltain, overthrown in rebellion had been condemned by the sultan of Mysore to lose hs tongue, and with his wife and children driven in- to the terrific forest. Here the whole party are hos ptably received by lion and oncss, wlio surren- der theIr cave for their accommodation, and daily hunted for them They are attacked by other ani- mals; the1r magnanmous hosts beat them off. In the second act, the sultan is seen hunting through the forest, every tree of which is alive with some specimen oftropical animation. Enormous boas are seen gliding through the trees, and bisons, with others from the back ground A child strays-is pursued by tiger-the poor infant rushes down to the circus-is iollowed-it staggers and fals the

 tiger springs upon his prey and carries off, but is intercepted by the lion and compelled to fly. Other children convoluted in the massy folds of the bo- as put tne protectors agan vanqulsh the lntruders In the third act, the unfortunate cbeltian, having been taken prisoner, is compelled to fight with flu rious lloness, which, after desperate struggle he conquers; and the piece terminates with splendid procession by torch light, in which the victor and ynnqushed walk side by side, the other animals fol- lowing, not disturbed by the blaze of the fire works and the thunder of the musical instruments. De- scrption can but aintly portray the interest excited by thi exhibition in which the illusion is supported with degree of truth that is absolutely painful but every precaution has been taken to prevent acc. dents