The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Auanar 2/.

An extensive London firm, that of Powell and Co.,
have taken a large building in Sligo for the manors°.
tore of preserved provisions for the army and navy;
and contracts have been entered into fc r the supply
et cattle of the primeat quality, and on so extensive •
male that, mmording to the local report, 50 beasts per
day will be required for the consumption of beef &lune
for the manufacture of preserved meat, soup, &o.
Operations have already been commenced, and a
local paper says. " Many of the persons employed for
the purpose have spent upwards of 14 years in Russia,
when the firm carried on an extensive trade in the'
manufacture of preserved provisions; on the outbreak
of the present war, however, they left tbat country,
and are now engaged by the British government."
Active preparations are, it is said, being made by
the liberal party to contest the representation of
Dublin at the next election. Several candidates are
mentioned, the names of Captain Lindsay and Mr.
Charles Doraville being amongst the most probable ;1
and the livensota assures us that, whether tho:c gen-
tlemen be the persons chosen or not, "two liberal
repremntatives will most positively sit for Dublin
county and Dublin city after the next general
election."

The corporations of Cork and Drogheda :have
paned rmolutions refusing to comply with the new
act of parliament, imposing on them the obligation of
collecting ministers' money.
The weather continues broken, a good deal of rain
having fallen during yesterday afternoon, and several
parts of the country were visited by thunderstorms
during the last week. Still our harvest accounts are
sot uncheering. The Limerick Chronicle says :
Notwithstanding the castrations rains at night, we are
glad to observe that these is no entitle to save the crept,
which are lamely eat down. We hear damsel complaints
of the p tete Meese*, bat *bimetal growth will fully eon.
pressate for any defalcation.
Two new companies, under the recent Limited
Liabilities Act, are projected in Dublin : one a joint-
stock banking company, on the principle of the
" City " and " Bank of London," and the other a
company combming the character of an insurance
once and a bank.

Tha Belfast Mercantile 'atonal speaks of a clued
communication being opened between London and
Belt ant, via Fleetwood.

The " glories" of Donnybrook lair have palled
away for ever. Yesterday was what used to be called
Walking Sunday," the chief day of the orgies there,
but thanks to the efforts made by the gentry and
tar of all partieg, with the Lord Mayor at their
, the fair has been finally suppressed : and the
orders for the purpose were effectually carried out by
the police yesterday.

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Last night was givon the firistofiTeries of there'
performaaen at Wooed prices, when Verdi's Il Tro-
nadvir was very effectively rendered; Mdlle. Mani
posing herself a worthy substitute for Mdlle. Buie,
who was announced for the part of Lemurs,
bat wss prevented from appearing by indisposition.
the °Jur parts were sustained by Madlle. Didid., Signori
Grazieni, Taglislico, Tainberlik, Sc. Notwithstanding the
Menu of many members of the band and their chief,
Signor Costa, at the Birmingham Festival, a very of leieat
'rebuts wait assembled sadly the conductorship of Mr.
Mellon, and the perform's*, WAS altogether highly esti,-
factory. The house was so crowded uto prove that, ander
any circumstances, and at any season, there is always an
amasses to be found for a high class entertainment at
reasenable pries.. The remaining performances are an.
memaried for Wednesday and Friday, when are to be given
Bossines Derhere and Myelin's Don Giovanni.

DRURY LANE.
Rob Roy wam produced at this theatre last night,

as tars first of • saris of lyric plays sanouaold by the ma-

magenunt for repro untation. As the play was rehearsed is
• a ►erry, it is not a fair subject for criticism. An apology
mem made at the dropping of the cartons for the slant-
aemiap of a performance which took place after only eight
bean' preparation. Perhaps sash an apology ought scarcely
to pass sanest in the case of a stock play like Bob Boy.
The points are so well known, the music is so hackneyed,
that there is scarcely any room for an muse for short.
aossinp. However, the audience last night was good-
humoured ; and although Mr. Anderson looked and spoke
much more like Lem than Rob Roy, and althouga Frank
Ostuldisrone walked through his put like a somnambulist,
sad although the vocalists were not very strong, and the
music was imperfect, the applause was tremendous. As a
est off to the g 1 tameness of the representation, we may
mentios Mr. Burett's Bailie Nicol Janie u a genial piece
of meting.

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.

There was a complete muter of the immense
taught' host at nine o'clock this storming, sad the day has
been spent in a very laborious rehearsal. The principals
piece rehearsed has bees Costa's new oratorio, on whisk
the utmost cars was bestowed by every porton concerned—
the oompeser and conductor—the principal Bingen, Yes-
dames CaMallea and Viardot, and Mersa Sims Reeves.
Format, and Weiss, and the members of the orchestra and
the chorus. The effect fully realised every expectation, and
left no doubt of the sumer of the performance on Wed-
nesday.

This festival promises to be one of the greatest (if not the
very greatest) and most productive svtr given at !Elating-
lam. The feetival of 1852 was regarded as extraordinary in
Its enseem, bat the prang promises greatly to wpm it.
This will appear at oats from the following brief compere.
tie* statement. Ia 1862, en the Monday morning, there
ewe 4,003 tiekets sold, amounting to 3,8201. Up to this
inereing 6,317 tickets have been sold, amounting to 5,0171,
nmakieg as bacreaas la 1856 above 1862, of no less than
1,1971. Ib.