The Express. — London, England, 1862-06-24 00:00:00

Tax Government have yielded to the opinion of Parliament and the Public, so far as to desist from the construction of the forts at Spithead until investigation and experiment have supplied more solid foundations for a decision upon those works as parts of our system of national defence. This is a resolution upon which both Ministers and the country are to be congratulated—the country because the postponement is the consequence of a stricter examination of its interests by Parliament, and Ministers because they are saved from a blind expenditure which was likely to result in a moat undesirable monument of their administration. The decision is made to appear a more signal concession to public opinion by the circumstance that it was arrived at only at the eleventh hour. It strongly illustrates the value of public discussion, and at the same time shows what good service a few men in Parliament can render if they will only be at the pains to master a subject in its principles and details, and appeal on all suitable occasions, with patience and temper, to the reason of the House. Every body knows that the duty of exhibiting the rea sons which have led to this change in the action of the Government has been discharged by a small body of members in the House, and out of doors by a minority of the public journals. The progress they have made is due solely to the persistence they have shown in dis playing the strength of their case. When the scheme of which the Spithead forts form a part was brought before Parliament, it was carried almost by acclamation. There was something in its magnitude which seemed to correspond to the sense of a great danger that had not been provided against, and the plan gave a certain sa tisfaction by its very bulk. Doubts as to its fitness were heard with impatience, general as the feeling was that "something " must be done. The Government proposed its scheme with that un- doubtingconfidenCe which the indolent mass of every assembly finds so agreeable in its leaders. It was able to quote in support of it the Report of the Defence Commissioners, a body of officers on whose "impartiality, integrity, and judgment," as Sir Gsonos Lewis stated last night, it placed the fullest reliance. "But," as the Szmurrssx for Wss added with pathos, " however great the " authority of those who advised the Government " might be, and however much the Government " might repose confidence in them, there were " always sure to start up two or three parsons of " undoubted scientific attainments who alleged " that the plans were not only bad, but the very " world that could be adopted." This is obvi ously inconvenient. When a set of men have taken pains to work out a scheme, they naturally hope that all people of discernment will at once come forward and declare that nothing could be wiser and better. But it would be a great mis fortune for the country if questions not only in volving the expenditure of many millions, but vitally connected with the national safety, were to _ _ Doves, Jura 23. —Her Serene Highness the Printer Bahealobe with bee sou and suite, arrived here by her Majesty's packet Vivid, Captain Allan, yesterday even- Mg, and on landing proceeded to Birmingham's, Lord Warden Hotel, where her Serene Highness slept. A special train oonveyed the Princess to Hastings this morning at 10.15, en route forPoriasiouth. Mr. B. Way, the superin tendent of the Maros, moompaaisd the 'special rain. It is staid that after the marriage of the Prisms= Alice with Prime Louis of Hesse, the royal bride and bridegroom will retire to St. Clare, the red dente of Colossi and Lady Catherine Vernon HILIVOUTt, at Spring Vale, sear Hyde, for a few days. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam beidee and the Princess Mary honoured Maria Marchioneen of Ailesbary with their company at dinner last evening. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Croy, the Earl of Sandwich, the Duke and Duchess of Welling. ton, the Dike and Duchess of Manchester, the Earl and Countess of Wiwi* the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Bath, Viscount sad Viscounts Palmerston, the Coun tess Cowley, Lord Royston, Lord Forester, Hon. Mrs. Levi. son, and Dr. Quin. Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain Cast were in arendmos on their royal highness's. Dowager Lady Truro entertained a select party at dimmer last evening at her residence in Eeton-square. Later in the evening her ladyship had an assembly. Lady Churston bad au assembly last evening at her residence in Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, which was numerously attended. Mrs. Washington Hibbert's second ball is fixed to take plaoe on Monday, the 14th July. _ _ _ _ . . . The annual fete in aid of the Scotch charities of the metropolis took place last evening at Willies Rooms. The following ladies pampas's usembled at as early hour:—The Dunham of Ito:burghs, the Dowager Marchio ness of Lothian, Sheila:chime, otAboreorn, the Marchioness of Ely, lady Cecilia Ilinghars, Lady Bosse Grant-Settle, Lady Elizabeth Drummood, the Dowager Countess of Morton, the Countess of Fife, the Countess of Effiegham, Lady Arabella liusnermaa, Lady Ann Mackenzie, Lady Elis . abeth Arthur, Lady Geoeliana Balfour, Lady Vero Cameron, Lady Jane Dundee, Lady SeHerm Lady Colville, Lady Panmare, Lady Aveland, Lady Gladstone, Hon. Mn. Bailie Cochrane, Lady Gordon-Cumming, Lady Ma theson, Mrs. Farquharson of lawmanld, Mrs. Matheson, kn. The company, numbering over TOO guests, included the principal members of the Scotch, and many of the English, arietocracy. The Deanery of Bangor has been conferred upon the Rev. J. V. Vincent, ILA., Rector of Lluivair-Vechan. He hu been for several years proctor in convocation for the clergy of the diocese. At 10 o'clock last night Prince Napoleon, accom panied by Coast Flahault and two other gentlemen, entered the gallery of the Howe of Commons in which foreign ministers usually elt when they attend its discussions. The prince remained until 1 o'clock, and during his stay Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Cobden, and Lord H. Lennox went up to the pllery and convened with him. Lord St. Vincent has become the owner of the Derby favourite, Lord Clifden, and the two-year old filly, •' Lady Stafford." The price of the former was 5,0001., with contingeecies, and the horse has arrivrd at his new quarters, Gedmershem-park, Kent, in charge of his lordship'■ " special commintioner," after undergoing an examination by Mr. Mayor. " lady Stafford," whose price was 2,0001., was delivered at Ascot on Monday. The royal assent having now been given to the tall providing for the repeal of the hop duties, it has been determined to celebrate the successful efforts of the Central Hop Duty Repeal Asemiation, by • public dinner in the International Exhibition (English refreshment department), on Thursday. Mr. Beresford Hope takes the chair, and the list of stewards tubules, besides some of the leading noble men and gentlemen of Kent, not a few of the tenant farmers, who have worked hardest towards obtaining the repeal. The Viceroy of Egypt has proposed to the Emperor of Austria to let the Empress Elisabeth Mae the next winter at Cairo. Her Majesty, who is now at Ks. sengm, is somewhat better, but still extremely weak and suffering. A duel ban just been prevented, by the mediation of friends, from taking place at Madrid, between M. Rios Roam and M. Rivera IL Riven, has already fought two duels. The first was with the sword, when he wounded M. SixtoCamara in the hes/bind the second with pistol. against MajorHenerel Caballero de Rada, when he received • ball in the aide. IL Rice Roses fought with M. Gonzales Bravo, and sect • ball through his body, and in another affair with N. Ramey be was himself slightly wounded in the head, so that the two adversaries are not novices on the flak/. be considered as closed because seven or eight gentlemen, sitting together in a room, had come to a very positive opinion on them. The Defence Commissioners have lately acknowledged that there was an appearance of reason in the objections made to their plans in Parliament and out of doors, and the Government now &Iraq that there is so much reality in them that they will for the present proceed no further with the Spithead forte, but wait for additional light. Seeing that very lately Lord Pautassrox referred to the suspension of the works on these very forts as a striking instance of the damage done to 'the public service when Parliament insists on knowing something about the objects for which it votes money, we may consider the announcement made last night as a proof that the cause of efficient administration, which is at the same time the cause of real economy, has made a sensible advance. But although the Spithead forts are removed from discussion, the other parts of the plan of 1860 remain. The forts on Portsdown Hill are to be carried to completion. Sir Groicos Lawn—who tells us distinctly that he declines to argue the question of their utility on The National Choral Society will repeat the the only principles by which it can be determined, " Elijah" On Thursday at Exeter•ball. The chores of the the principles of military science, and who, in the society, numbering 600 voices, will on this occasion frater absolute deference he shows to the Report of the with the Yorkshire aid ' Amiable° ch`whitwi' who are Defence Commissioners supplies another illustra- sow is London for the Handel Fasilyal. and altogether a tion of the influence of authority in matters of v m e . r i t itr,a3inda.PeErfeaorran pe ore rformance be az"metsd. The tAss,°:oliugteer: opinion—defended the vote for these forte on the S w ift, x i , b i k e/s ill of Led. and Mr . Weiss—the ' ground that a great deal of money bad already chain under the direction of Yr. G. W. Nadia, founder of been spent on them. It appears to be the maxim the society. of the Treasury bench that the inoonvenienee of Limner) Vierrfaximes' SCHOOL—Vrear or TH Z past mistakes is best averted by resolutely going CREME= ro TEI GREAT larsasanorfax Mumma. — through with them. The forts on Portedown Hill (Tam Day.)—The governor and committee of the above Institutioe arranged for the children to avail themselves were projected as defences against an enemy ad vancing by land to reach the heights from which the day of Harr x the kind offer of Sir ood ltichard ). the ße chai r m a n (a the Drm ofat to destroy Portsmouth. But the contingency thus the anniversary festival on the 2nd of July, to treat theta provided against belongs to a state of things which with a visit to the Exhibition. They arrived about if has already passed away. If we lose the command o'clock, sod wore look by the governor and several of the of the Channel, then, with or without the forts committee, past Akers, and other friends of the institution. at Spithead, th e enem y may sh e ll ports. Tins COLLERS BAWN. —The Vice-Chancellor mouth without the risk of landing a force, having refused to interfere legally with the dispute be tween Meson. Webster and Boucicattlt, with which the and if we keep it the forts will not be wanted p i :b d l o ic is . ahead s bat : famil win iar , each ge ntle man The consideration pointed out two years ago by ofths übl h ic as eac h has Sir JOHN BURGOYNE remains in full forte. If chosen the Colleen Bear, as his likeliest') and that these forts are to be of any use, except to the This celebrated drama is, consequently, now being played enemy, we must be prepared to assign 60 or 70 both at Drurylane and the adelphi ; at the former lir. Betteicault sustains his original character of Kyles, a part thousand men for their defence; but whenever we which, at the A viaeial solar of delphi, is now filled by Mr. Verner, a pre. are seriously threatened with invasion we shall at find it mare prudent to keep that force in band , m adame rt' Celeste, who m""Piar ready to be sent wherever it may be wanted. The and who has returned to London after a proyleonge7aCeele; A letter from Novogorod announces that one half of the town of Borowitch had been destroyed by fire. A letter from Tchermgow, the chief town of the province of that name, states that in the night of the 12th a fire broke out there, by which 27 buildings, containing 133 shops, were burnt down. A corps of volunteers, 50,000 strong, has been organised at Bt. Petersburg for the purpose of assisting the firemen, and preventing further catastrophes. The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes a letter from Loral Napier, the English Ambassador at St. Peters burg, addressed to the English Consul-General, under date of the 15th of June, with a view to open a subscription among the English residents for the benefit of the sufferers by the recent con flagration. A similar step has been taken by the French Ambassador. 2 ♦NMONiUMB.-NEW MODEL GERM. BULK and WJOD. 101, lageoßstreet IFIROMEION'S PATENT CROWN SKIRTS are JL used ansoupt the elite of IParlslan and London Sock ty : and ladles wearing them end comfort, elegance, lightness, and ilexibility found in no others. gold everywhere. PARIS FIRST CLASS sad LONDON PRIZE =DAM WATIELBSTON and BBOODZIS, GOLDSMITHS and .TEWILLILS. Nimmtnetory, 10. lienstettaetmed, Coseet-garden, W.C., London, W.B This establishment is closed ate In the evening, and an Saturdays at 1 o'clock. Cite erfreOti. TO . 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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24. question may, however, be rednoefljo a very ample form. Is it really meant to give up that command of the Channel upon which we hays hitherto been contented and proud to rely 1 Supposing these fortifications to be earriad to oomph"- tion, will any Minister oome down to Par liament and say that because we have provided ourselves at a cost of 10 or 20 millions with forts and batteries, we need not maintain in the Channel a naval force capable of resisting and defeating any naval force which can be brought against it 1 We shall not believe that until we see it. Certainly Lord PALMERSTON is not the Minister to say anything of the kind. And if he were, the public opinion of the country would in sist on having a full and sufficient protection in its Navy. Every Minister will have to reckon with this LATEST INTELLIGENCR I ERE FRENCH 11l MEXICO. A Farb' letter M the Nerd says The first troops met to Mexico will be taken from Algeria, as has been mentiobed, as they are already inured to a hot climate. They will be directed, in the first instance, to Martinique and Havana, whence they will proceed to Vera Cruz, and be placed under the orders of the commandant of that town, M. Roze. The authorities have adopted the excel lent idea of arming and organising, under the orders of French naval officers, 500 negroes (a race that never suffers from the yellow fever), to be employed for the police of Vera Cruz. That mea sure, however, is not new, as 400 had already been similarly employed with great success." (nom ova owl, feeling, however many ARMSTRONG guns may be mounted at the ports and on the coast. But if we secure the decided and undisputed command of the Channel, these tremendous fortifications will be unnecessary. Or Court. OSBORNE, Jugs 23. The Queen walked out this morning. The Primer Hobanlobe will arrive to-day from the Con- The Viceroy of Egypt, attended by the Hoe. Marks A. Murray, honoured Lord Ashburton with his company at dinner last evening at his residence, Bath House, Piccadilly. A deputation from the United Society of Chemists and bromism waited in deputation and transacted business at the Home-office yesterday, to place the necessity of an a:empties in favour of Chemists and Druggists serving upon jstrses, in re lir. Hunt's Julie* Bill. A deputation from the Vestry and Board of Guardians of St. Giles, Camberwell, had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-oftice. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the gammon of the North American province'. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY RVENING JUNE 24, 1862. DRESS FROM PARIS. PARIS, MONDAY &EMS. The news at the indiperidance tbst the French wore twice beaten before Puebla is contested by the Patric. According to the Belgian journal the discrepancy between General Zaragozs's despatch reporting a repulse of the whole, or the main part, of General de Lorencez's force on May 5, and the statement in which the Monde and a correspondent of the Times agree that the whole affair was merely an imprudent reconnoissance pushed too far by the impetuosity of the Zouavee, is to be recon ciled in this way : there were two engagements at Guadaloupe on successive days, and the French were as unsuccessful on the second day as on. the first. The Patrie's answer is as follows : Our private information makes no mention of this news. We have before us Mexican journals to May 12. They contain all General Zaragoza's reports or bulletins data from Guadeloupe, and giving hoar by hour an account of all the military events that occurred up to May 8. Now, none of these reports or bulletins speak of a battle on the 6th, and it is probable that if General Zaragoza had obtained an advantage on the day after the sth he would not have failed to mention it to his government. We may add that in a bulletin of the 7th General Zaragoza gives some freak details of the important part which (he says) the French artillery played on March 5. _ _ This paragraph of the Patric is perfectly well reasoned. But a misstatement in the premises, which I am persuaded is not accidental, shows that the conclusion is nothing worth. The Patric's argument is strong to show that no battle was fought on May 6, but that date is not to be found in the indepenclance. The Patric puts May 6in to the mouth of the Belgian journal in order to make a groundwork for its unanswerable refutation. What the indkpenciance says is that the reconnois sance alluded to took place on the day before the battle ; that was doubtless an affair of small ka portance and General Zaragoza, in his report of the battle of May 5, did not mention it. The allusion of the Petrie to the important part played on the Mb by the French artillery, is au additional proof of the inaccuracy of the reports that nothing occurred on that day but a rash advance of an outpost of Zouaves. AUSTRIA. In the sitting of the Austrian Upper House, on Friday last, during a discussion on the budget of foreign affairs, Cardinal Hamacher defended the temporal power of the Pope, and, together with M. de Rechberg, referred to Mr. Disraeli's speech in the English parliament on behalf of the tem poral power. The minister said that a revision of the concordat was only possible with the Pope's consent. RUSSIA. Adrioes from St. Peter/dun say :—"A finan cial crisis bas commenced in the Russian capi tal, in consequence of the late conflagrations. Several manufacturers have declared themselves insolvent, and the greater part of the insurance companies are in the same state. Desolation reigns in the city. The Emperor shows great courage and energy. The report that fires have broken out at Moscow is confirmed." SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 20th publishes a de spatch from the military governor, dated Melilla (Africa), the 16th inst., announcing that he had on that day taken possession of the new frontiers at Melilla, and that the Moors had readily furnished him with abundant provisions for his troops. The Constitutional states that M. Barrot, the French ambassador, will return to France immediately after the Queen's socouchement. The same journal states that as the legislative session will not close till the beginning of July, it is probable that General Prim will return in time to give explanations in the Senate on the Mexican affair. (aura's Tztamwm) FRANCE. PARIS, Ron 24. The Moniteur of to-day says :—" News from Washington to the 9th iust. states that no informa tion posterior to the attack at Puebla had been received. We are therefore justified in consider ing the rumour of the retreat of the' French to Vera Cruz as unfounded." ITALY. TURD, Jos' 24. The letter of Crispi, denying the rumour that Garibaldi had resigned the presidency of the Eman cipation Society, declares that a perfect understand ing exists between Garibaldi and the association. The Monarchic Nazionale of to-day announces that the University of Pavia has been closed. A letter from Florence in the Italia announces under reserve the evacuation of the province of Viterbo by the French troops. ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE QI7EEN OF SPAIN. MADRID, Rutz 23, Evisnao. The Queen d Spain has been safely delivered of a princess. Her Majesty and the royal infant are doing well. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier have left for London. The Castes will be closed this week. DENMARK AND AMERICA. COPENHAGEN, Jums 24. The intelligence telegraphed to this capital of the aooeptation by Denmark of all the negro slaves in America is now reduced to the following propo sition :—Denmark has offered to convey 3,000 slaves who have lost their masters to the sugar plantations in the island of St. Croix, and to employ them there upon the same terms as the free negroes. The third and last volume of "The Voyage of the Novara round the World" has just appeared. The work, which is by Dr. Charles you Schemer, a member of the ex pedition, °retains information relative to Australia, New Zealand, and Otaheite. . . The Imperial Theatre at Vienna has just decided on adopting the French diapason. Notice has been given to the musicians of the orcheeles to have the necessary modification effected in their iastrumests by the lst of October. The establishment of Frascati, at Havre, had a narrow escape two nights ago of befog destroyed by fire. About 3 o'clock, ace of the persons belonging to the baths discovered that the southern part of the western wing was on fire, and before the flames could be got under the read ing and dining rooms were completely destroyed. Accounts from Alexandria announce that the Egyptian cotton crop for the present year is estimated at 700,000 quintals. The cotton crop for the year 1861 was calculated at 600,000 quintals, of which the four•fifths were exported to England sod the remainder to the continent of Europe. " • Amounts from Lyons state that the crops are in general not lees abundant in the department of the Rhone than in the neighbouring departments. The wheat gelds which had been laid by the recent storms and rain ludegain risen, and they we rapidly approaching maturity. Wheat, rye, oats, and barley promise sot only plenty of grain, but an abundance of straw. There has been a good average crop of rape and bay. All the green crops are luxuriant, in con. sequenoe of the late rain. The meadow. were mown early in the salmon, and there is now a heavy crop of after-grass. The vise, however, promises to be the most abundant of all the erope. It will enrich the winegrowers if it be not in jured by bail. The quantity and the development of the grapes are described sa marvellous. Some of the grapes are already larger than a pee. It is expected that they will begin to tipsy in July, and that the vintage will probably eommesoe Were the end of August. . . . . . Victoria (Australia) has hitherto received its implies of palest cement from Elegised, at a coat of about 40,0001 •yeer..ll3eptaria , from which the patent cement is 'manufactured, se now been diacevered in }arse quaatitses to And:slim. Tau Gaul CarsurtuAs. Qtrisnort !—/L young legue i nnand Bank Ned six yaw. has As s ex pi re d a t (Vaudois), slier posS natrinti and My* dis. dulled a caterpillar from Mr wends sews days before. It is supposed that Kim of the nest have bees in smelling a flower, and bed bums batched in I li = ei the Wild, cassiag bar death. There is immense excitement at Toulon in consequence of the preparations for the Mexican expedition. One of the local papers, assuming that war, no matter for what purpose, is a subject for congratulation, exclaims joyfully, We are in as great a bustle now as in the good old times of the Crimean and Italian campaigns." It is confirmed that Admiral Jurien de l Gravibre, who was at one time thought to have been recalled in disgrace, is to go out again as admiral of the fleet. Captain Roze, now com mandant at Vera Cruz, will be his first officer. The rumour that the French army has retired as far as Orizaba, there to form a basis of operations, is but faintly denied. The Patric " does not know whether that may be so or not," but it knows from private information that up to May 14 General de Lerencez was still at Amozoc, "strongly en trenched and well provisioned." It, moreover, " thinks it probable" that, before deciding on any course, he would have waited for General Douai, who with 400 men arrived at Vera Cruz on the 19th May. The debate on the affairs of Mexico has not come on to-day. The Corps Legislatif was occupied with the new taxes—those on sugar, stamps, and car riages—which were criticised, but will be certainly voted. The government journals contradict the state ment of the Iberia of Madrid, that M. Barrot has presented a serious note to the Spanish cabinet on the affairs of Mexico. There have been numerous verbal explanations, but • diplomatic rupture is not at all likely. The Bourse opened very quietly at Saturday's prices, which even gave way a little, but in the afternoon there was a sudden upward movement, the cause fur which is unexplained. Route rose 15c. for cash and 20c. for account, closing at 68fr. 45c. and bflfr. 50c. Mobilier role Bfr. 75c., and the Italian Loan 20c. The improvement in railways was not proportionably great ; Orleans rose Mr. 750. ; Lyons, 6fr. 25c. ; and Southern, 2fr. 50c. ; there was little change in the other lines. If, as I dare say they do, our French friends in London complain of the English climate, you may safely assure them that they lose nothing by not being in Paris during this month of June. The longest day is past, and we have had nothing for weeks but cold rain and leaden skim. Sensible people put on great coats and light good fires. Musard's concerts are often closed for want of an audience, and the isle on the Bois de Boulogne lake is deserted. BAST INDIA COMMUNICATION. REPORT OF THE SELECT 00101ITTEL sound are so broad, and so free from minute or in- I tricate details, that they can be produoed, and 1 I ' reach the ear, without confusion ; and as a great , body of singers are not tempted to strain their , voices, the body of sound which they produce, I though it may not be louder, is naturally more , smooth and musical—more free from the admixture 1 of mere noise—than it is likely to be when the numbers are comparatively small. Besides, i there is something in the voice of a great multitude, even when subdued, that has that effect of subli mity which arises from the impression of power. And certainly our "National Anthem" as uttered yesterday by four thousand choral voices (setting aside the instruments, which contributed little or nothing to the result, though they were necessary to keep the voices together and in tune) affected us with a stronger sense of the sublime than we ever felt before. It showed, moreover, the efficiency of the recent improvements in the construction of the orchestra ; for the sounds, reverberated from the roof and lateral enclosures, and pro ' jested into the great area of the build ing, derived a great accession of power, while they derived softness from the vastness of the space into which they were thrown. This perform ance, therefore, displayed the acoustical qualities of the " great Handel orchestra" to the very best advantage. The defects under which it still labours (and, we suspect, must always labour) became sub sequently more or less apparent ; but still it went to show that on the whole the improvement is very great, and that the Crystal Palace may now be made the scene of great musical solemnities of the grandest and most imposing description. The overture to the Messiah had little effect, the fugal movement especially. The score is for stringed instruments • and of all the organs of sound stringed inst ruments are the least resonant, and consequently the least calculated for the open air, or any locality similar to the open air. Instru mental bands for the open sir, as everybody knows, must consist wholly or chiefly of wind instruments. For the same reason the four beautiful instrumental bars which preface the opening recitative," Comfort ye, my people," were wholly inaudible even to listeners in the most favourable positions. It was not till Mr. Reeves began to sing that we found that those introductory bars had been played. Our great tenor sang this recitative with his usual dignity of style, and the following air, " Every valley shall be exalted," with his usual brilliancy of execution • but even his powerful voice and his clear articu lation were not heard with uniform distinctness. While his shout, as we may call it, "The voice of one that orieth in the wilderness," was electrifying, many of his florid divisions were in a great measure lost. We ob served, in the cam of all the singers, that the higher notes of the scale came fully upon the ear, while the lower were comparatively feeble, if not inaudible ; and this was the ease whether the voice was soprano, contralto, tenor, or bass. The choruses were well heard, and some of them were indescribably grand. No choruses are so well ow fitted as those of Handel for perf ormance on the vast scale introduced at the tal Palace. Even those in which his prof contrapuntal art is most strikingly displayed have • clearness of design, a breadth and simplicity of structure, an adherence to the diatonic scale, and a freedom from chromatic obscurities, that are to be found in the works of no other master. The brat chorus, "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed," possesses these features in a remarkable degree and its performance showed the admirable qualities of the Crystal Palace choir. The complete balance of the parts, the blended sweetness and power of the individual voices—their perfect each part sounding like the voice of a gisu= the precision with which those enormous masses followed each movement of the conductor's baton, could not be observed without wonder and delight ; and these feelings, excited by this chorus, were heightened as we listened to the others in succes sion. The chorus, "And He shall purify ' the Sons of Levi," is a most masterly fugue, upon a long and florid subject given out by the sopranos and followed by the other parts ; , and the clear articulation and beautiful body of tone with which this passage was executed by all the voices of each part was something which till it was done would have been I thought incredible. "For unto us • Child , is born"—notwithstanding Mr. Costa's (in our opinion) erroneous reading—the exaggerated pianissimo of its commencement—wa wore effee- live still ; and, of course, the unrivalled " Halle lujah " was the most effective of all. Probably this almost superhuman effort of genius was never so rendered since it fell from its immortal author's pen. It was more than sublime—it was sublimity itaelf ; and the impression which it made on the whole assemblage was emphatically expressed by the pause of profound and seemingly awed silence which preceded a general burst of enthusiasm. Among the other choruses, the most striking effect was produced by that which opens the second of the oratorio, "Behold the Lamb of God." The deep feeling of which it is full was so beauti fully expressed by the soft and subdued tone in which it was sung, that the choir must have been penetrated with the sentiment to which they were giving utterance. In short, as a choral perform ance, that of The Messiah on this occasion has certainly never been equalled. The solo singers, as we have endeavoured to show, bad great difficulties to contend with, but they met them bravely. We have spoken of Mr. Sims Reeves already, and must add that through out the whole performance he alerted himself to the utmost, and with the most powerful effect. We cannot enumerate the beauties of his singing • but we cannot pass over his air, " Thou shalt brea k them with a rod of iron "—a piece of energetic de clamation which since Braham's day no one has been able to equal. The soprano part was divided between Miss Parepa and Mae. Titian,. The former was especially happy in her brilliant execution of " Rejoice gr eatly, and the latter gave exquisite effect to "How beautiful are the feet," and " I know that my Redeemer liveth." Madame Swinton-Dolby sustained the contralto part with her usual excellence. Her " He was despised and rejected of men" was full of pathos. She sang, too, " But who may abide the day of His wining," which used formerly to be given to the bass, but is now (in accordance with the composer's design ) generally assigned to the contralto. The air, ' The people that walked in darkness," was sung by Signor Belletti ; the re mainder of the bass part was sustained by Mr. Weiss. Both these admirable performers displayed their usual ability. But, without the smallest dis paragement to the excellent artists we have named, it must be admitted that the performance of the airs was, on the whole, less satisfactory than that of the choruses. The going away was managed quietly enough. One-half the audience left immediately after the Hallelujah chorus, a large section paid a visit to Mr. Strange • and of the remainder, so many had their own vehicles waiting for them, that those who returned to town by the rail had little or no diffi culty in obtaining seats. The select committee appointed to inquire into and report on the practicability of shortening the voyage to her Majesty's possessions in Madras, Bengal, and Burmah, by facilitating the passage through the obstruction known as Adam's Bridge, and thereby avoiding the circumnaviga tion of Ceylon, have agreed to the following report : " It appears to evidence that a passage between the Island of Remised's= and Point Tonitory, on the coast of Madura, in the presidency of Madras, has long existed. Since the year 1837, when operations were commenced by the Madras government, under the superintendence of Colonel (sow Liautenant-General) William Monteith, the channel has been deepened from 3j to its present depth of U to 12 feet, low water, spring tides, at a cost a little exceeding 40,0001. It is stated in evidence that the depth can be increased to 15 feet, without an excessive outlay. The chaesel is largely need at all seasons by the coasting trade of India, and the trade between India and Ceylon. From May 1, 1860, to April 30, 1861, 2,447 vessels passed through, having an aggregate tonnage of 205,529 tons, as against 146,565 tone 1 in 1859-60, in which latter year 21 English vessels, sad one French vessel made use of the channel, one of the former, I the Blue Bock, a ship of 666 tons, drawing 13 feet water in I ballast. The evidence does not enable your committee to I offer an opinion of the cost of deepening the channel to the I extent required to accommodate the trade for large vessels ; but it is clear that great beneficial commercial results have been already obtained at a very moderate cost. They are, therefore, of opinion that the question of deepening the channel and improving the approaches is deepening of the early attention of her Majesty's government ; and they rug ged that farther inquiries should be prosecuted on the spot as soon as possible, to ascertain, with certainty, whither the passage between Ceylon and the mainland of India oat be made safe and predicable for the general trade, at a mode -1 rate expenee." Doming os nownnows fit 880111111 A. —lt in not improbable that a large quantity of sugar and molasses may be devoted to destruction. Both articles, within • vary brief period, have wonderfully advanced in price. To my that this is eccastaned by seareity would be smarting that which is not true. By a little investigation there would be found here much more than has been usual at this mason of the year; red that they should be &dreamed to a fabulous value la not a little remarkable, unless their value is mea. gored by the prim of meat& h sweated that it would not be amiss to take time by the forelock, and while it may be does without hurry and bustle, a quantity should be dis tributed among the woody, who have not the ability to pur chase at present prices, and may be driven to desperate want in a short time. This might be done without fear of frauds, through the Aloes of the 'endorses who have benevolently taken charge of the Free Market. It might be coovesiontly done while there is no hurry. How much better would it be to distribute this very _excellent substitute for meat, when the latter enact be bad, gum to see It destroyed, sad of no use to saybody.—Mestphis Assisoote,_Yzy 9. IftrzorourAz Pm Hamm, Divolannui sQUAßl, arr.—TM aggrepto number of patients relieved dsriog the wok sod* Joss 24 was r—lledioel, 1,354 evegisel, flit—tstsk 3,018, al whiek 708 were oew saes& PUBLIC 801100 LB COMMISSION. —The Publics Schools Commussiosese held • roestier yesterday at their elks, No. 2, Vienerisotreet. Present: the Earl d Omen. do., the Earl al Dew" the Lord Lyttelloo, Rev. W. H. Thesopses, H. Balked Vaughan, Esq., and the tlecrAary. Tms /herons Mina—The Queen, in token of her satisfaction with • volume lately printed for her Majesty by the female compositors at MissFaitbfar. odic* bar, by a warrant of Use Lord Chamberlain, appointed Mies Falthfull" printer gad publisher in ordinary to her Majesty." and accorded the distinction of the Royal Arms for the Victoria Press. Total receipts at doors 416,441 4 4 The number of visitors yesterday was u follows: By season tickets By payment 40,197 Total , 49, 237 DECLARATION OF THE AWARDS OF THE num The following official programme of the cm. monies on the occasion of the declaration of the awards of the juries has been forwarded to us : . . . 1 Thep &cannon of the awards of the juries at •siate csensony, on Friday, 11th July, 1862, at ono o'clock, will bo roads by au intonational representative body of royal and distinguished personages, specially Named by the various nations which have taken part is the Exhibition. 2. - The Queen has named his Royal Highs= the Duke of Cambridge, 14.0., as her Wastes zeprematative to re ceive and distribute the award, to the Waiters of the United Kingdom and its =looks and depsodesciea. The special representatives of foreign countries will receive and distribute the swards to foreign exhibits= 3. The various ceremonies will take phase is the Tahiti. Yea buildings and in the tiorticulturel-pases, which will be treated as part of the Exhibition for that day. 4. The special repreeentatives will be received by her Ifaiesty's Commissioners on the upper =mos of the Hoc. ticultural.prdens if the weather be favourable ; if =favour. able In the coneervatory ; and the international juries will then deliver their awards to the special representatives. 5. The special representatives, after receiving the award', will pass in peoessaion along the amides to the Exhibition buildings, and at various stations will deliver the swag* to the chairmen of the British class committees, to the actlecial commissioners, and to the foreign 0003Miali012111, in or near those parte Of the buildings wise the principal object' of each class or country are placed. 8. Upon the arrival of the special representatives at the different Satiate for distributing the awards, the national airs of the respective nations will be played by military bands, British sad foreign. After the diatribution, gm, the proossion will usemble spin on the upper terrace, when " God eve the Queen" will be performed by ell the military bands. 7. The public will be admitted between the hours of 1 0 and 12.30 by season tickets or by special ticking to be per. chased Defoe the Bth July at 56. each ; on and after that day the pries will be 78.6 d. each. 'Tickets will be ready fat Sas on the 30th June. . _ 8. Exhibitors who may not have season tickets may obtain a hes ticket of admission upon permits,' applicatice the °Moss in the Eihibitioo•rosd, on or before the Bth hit. By order of her Majesty's Commissioners, _ F. R. Sarrnrenn, Secretary and General Manager. WZATRIS REPORT.-(THDI DAY.) ToraDAT, JOirs 14 $ /X. Lk. D. 1.0.L1. I. Nam.......... 11: 1. 1 1 :: i- B.W. i T . tr, ____l•. i $197 69 66 W. S r 81OMOS U. 69 44 W.N.W. 1 dr 91 Animus.- IS. 66 61 N.N.I. 4 4r Posraven / ID. LS 61 N.W. 9 0 GALWAT . 19.04 416 67 Z. 0 0 — 9ALNIZAL Quizakowi GO 10 N.W. 1 •—1 - - Lynwood. Proisaddre moms Mew 10.10 61 67 W.N.W. k 0.111 Posww „ 01 91 68 W. Toilatoors OB 67 k W. Wiwi II 111 IS W.LW. Loam. 01.87 II 64 N.W. Tumors . 29.91 16S GS W. Ikkadosoosi. 29.83 67 16 W. BMW IniziooLairi; 29.87 64 61 N.W. ~ =RIM= 714. YIP LAMT =POST. finrrua Wow Varylmpound, fresh to BOMA. IL to LW. mei tt. tight, shover, loooorato , omorcda Wows In the ' north, MAL W. LW. to N.N.A. relay, very variable ALM to trot elsewhere. Wessel ty, fresh to mo- W. Czmou w=, soodetto o dente, showery. Ugh; iiil. N.N.W. to W. fresh to &WilitLann. W.S.W. to W O r . It., showers. esodsreta. Am N.L. to N.W., trash to ILL 'Norio. W.X.W. to S. N W., light, Ana. fresh to Wit. Ili. Lastest, to 8. sad W. It. Coo= W. to N.,twoo to lit'u. showers. string to Ans. fresh. IMPOSITIONS IT HAcIXZY CABBIAGI This morels& is oonsequeooe of the DUMSIOIIII cearrSiD e at the chief polio, diem Scotland-yard, from Miter c the Exhibition, of frauds perpetrated upon them by driven of hackney carriages, notice was sewed by Mr Mayne that by the 16th and 17th Vic., c. Ti, sera. sad 71. the driver of any hackney carriage plying for hire ohm( to carry any person any distance not sanding an mule from the piece where hired, or for any time sot ezenkli ass hour, liable to a pesalty of 40e., or one ineth's t, asst to a like penalty for eased r an res than his proper fare • and by d Sid William IV., 22, sec. 43, any tiffmn to say men than the proper fare is doom. sot bindles, and on discharging the earrwqe the hirer of refuse to pay move thee the proper fare, and any fo wl paying it may reeover the same back, sod the driver WI be peoleg by a fine of 40s. or one mouth's imprisoneem the emetics. All proceedings must be takes. before nor magistrate within seven days after the commission of SI offence. Instructions have been issued to the WWl' carriage attendaste to note down all misconduct on the put of the drivers avid to give every information sod meinj ol to person complaining against them. LIOZISING RIFILISHMENT HOVRES.—This moor leg, in paresasce of orders issued by the Home accreted , number of enatables were employed in each of the aro politest divisioos of police to visit all ooffeediouan Sedalia piaor k4O apes for the sale of refreshments is their sew sees dinneta, sail all who were found trading intb 4 r e c za k ews with es . r t e b_ rermed would that, ro Lanleasedthagnittooktwoothtetp",whe rue they had Mowed. The whole of the night alone .111 vicisity of the Haymarket and Leinsterequare were sot* as a preliminary, It is mid, to their euppremaiott. „ SI,TICIDS. —Yr. Philip Colgrove, clerk to Sir ". Kann', use d the justices of the Ooort of Cowen N IA , committed saki& yesterday inning by hanging blows?, an outhosm d hie ',siderite, 1. Linedownoterrac e, • - • and four reli,o°l4 CZYNTAL PAILACI. HAND= FEITTIVAL (" M Dlniioe.park. theeseasibee v isit • widow . azas►."—Pnur DA; NOMA; Jtalz Z.—Total visitors, oae of whom w but • few tosaths old. The obey a 16 isuicidal set at prosiest tame a sy•Orry. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL The performance began yesterday soon after 1 o'clock with "God save the Queen." This grand composition, consisting of a simple melody, accompanied .by harmony equally simple, is the species of music calculated more than any other, except the chorale or psalm tune, for a vast multitude of singers, either with or without instruments. The masses o 711 E INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION--. Yesterday being a tolerably fine day for thi s inclement season, the Exhibition was filled early by a Liras number of visitors. At one o'cl,, e k about thirty-three thousand persons were present, and these were swelled to forty-three thousaud before three o'clock. Amongst the noticeable visitors were 250 men of the Naval Reserve, wh o came up, under the charge of their officers, frots the President, drill ship, now lying' in the West India. Docks. 70 children from the Patriotic Fowl Orphan School,Wandswortli, also attended dnriog the day. Prince Napoleon was in the buildin, during the greater part of the day, oneluct,. l, as usual, by Sir Wentworth Dilke, and be had reason to complain of the vulgar curiosity of a shilling audience than of the aristocratic rudeuess of Saturday. A very useful publication is announced in con. nexion with the catalogues by Messrs. Mor gan Brothers. It will be called a "Trade Key' giving the trade value of each article in the cats. loguee, and will be published for the benefit .4 merchants residing abroad. In accordance with the plan which we have fol. lowed from the opening of the Exhibition, we give a comparative table of receipts at the doors. We are sorry to find that the balance is still against the present Exhibition : ADMISSION RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 21, COMPARE]) WITH 1851. 1862. Shilling day. I Season tickets.. 3:776 181 ml c is is Mao= l6 ~ Payment day. i Semen ticketa SAN Tuesday June 17 1 Payment 1110 17 11 Shilling day. i Season tickets ken, Wed=une 18 .. 1 Payment . . day. Season tickets 4,116 Thursday, June 19 1 Payment ... . 61,217 i . liali.crown day. j Season tickets 6,718 I Friday, June 20 1 Payment Halfenown day. J Samoa tickets IMO t Sidneday, June ki .... 1 Payment 1,'27113 : 2,4'3 8 9 '4500 0 0 1,37)13 Total receipte st doon £12.14 11 11 1851. I Beams ttcksta am.; Ltes , 0 • t Payment Season tickets 4,3361 3 , 171 2 Payment j Sewn tickets 4.716 Payment Season tickets 4.171 Payment i Bassos tickets 9 ,281 Payment ( Season ticket 6.096 ) Format Shilling day. Monday, June 16... Milling day. Theac l l — , ...P ine . l7 ' • • Wailing day. Wednesday, June 18 .. Shining day, Half-crown day. Friday, June 20 Fire OW flag day. Saturday, June 21 t,607 7 0 2,064 12 0 4,819 4 4 1,674 10 0