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The Scouts of the Plains.

Ned Buntline, he of the blood and thunder business in the New York Weekly, brought around a troupe here last year, that was calculated to deceive, and to this fact may be attributed the comparatively light house which greeted the really meritorious company new in the city, for a two nights engagement, known as the "Scouts of the Plains." No one who went to the Academy of Music last evening expected to listen to the elocutionary powers of a Booth or a Forrest; the plot of the play does not require it. We desire to place ourselves on the record in this way, regarding this show. It is a good one. Nearly every character in the company is well sustained. The entertainment opened with a farce, entitled "Thrice Married," in which the versatile powers of M'lle Morlacchi- who is no stranger here, and who we esteem as a first classe artist- were fully brought out, and thoroughly appreciated. No danseuse since the tunes of Fanny Ellsler has so completely captivated the public heart as Morlacchi, the wife of Texas Jack, who cuts no inconsiderable figure in the drama which followed, and in which he, and "Buffalo Bill," (Hon. W. F. Cody of Nebraska) are the heroes of some startling fights on the plains, during which many Indians are made to bite the dust. M'lle Morlacchi also appears in this piece, performing her part in her usual piquant style. She is simply immense in her style of acting. We bespeak for the company a crowded house for tonight, their last appearance in this city.