The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-07 00:00:00

ME. BENEDICTS CONCERT.

The concert given last night by Mr. Benedict, at
St. James's-ball, was on a wale of extraordinary magnitude.
He bad for vocalists Noille. Tithes, Mdlle. Signor
Bettini, Signor Bassi, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, and Mr. Bentley.
He bad a full and complete instrumental orchestra ; and be
had the numerous and powerful choir of the Vocal Associ-
ation, a choir famed and trained by himself. The:concert
was in three parts. The tint was composed of miscellaneous
pieces ; the second col:added of his new cantata, Richard
arwr de Lies ; and the third was a selection from Gounod'i
rand.

The first part (among other things) included the mews
to the Gazza Ladra, admirably played by the orehestia ;
Mendelasohn's beautiful part song, " 0 hills, 0 vales of
pleasure," snug with great delicacy and effect by the choir
tied two we ,"coal pieces composed by Signor Arditi ; the one
English song, " The stirrup-cup," sung by Mr. Bentley ; the
other a bolero, "Legpro invisibile," song by Mdlla Thiene.
These compomitioes, whiniest° greatilamour to the composer,
were sung with great effect and mast warmly applauded.
They are things whke cannot fail to be popular.
The second part of the concert was its greet feature ;
Beimediet's Biased Ckesr de Lion, written for and pro-
duced at the recent Norwich lauded Festival, and now
performed for the list time before a London audience. It
was performed in the mama manner as at Norwich,
excepting that the tenor pub (that of Blooded)
was sung by Mr. Wilbye Cooper instead of ilir.
Sims Reeves. The part of Matilda, as before, wan
sustained by Mcllle. Miens, that of Mimic, the page, by
Mdlle. Ttebelli, and that of King Richard by Mr. Bentley.
We gave a full account of this cantata—both the poem and
the musk--witen it was first performed at Norwich ; and it
is therefore only aeosseary for us to say that its repetition
was as successful in every respect as its production. The
singers exerted themselves to the utmost. Thiene was in
splendid voice, and sang magnibently. Her great
scum, "Of love, they say, the hapless lady
died," was a display of vocal power and pas-
sionate feeling such u has seldom been equalled ;
and bailey's scene, " Out on this weary, listless life" (the
royal captive's monologue in his solitary prison), was equally
admirable in a dramatic and a vocal point of view. Millie.
Trebelli, though she was suffering from indisposition, yang
her two airs, especially the quaint Roman3e, "An hundred
years ago," with charming grace and expression. And Mr.
Wilbye Cooper acquitted himself most satisfactorily, espe-
cially in the fine duet between Blondel and the Queen.
The whole performance, in short, was eminently suocessfni,
and we trust will lead to many repetitions of this beautiful
work.

The selection from Faust, which formed the lest pert of
the concert, included several of the thugs which were most
popular at Her Majesty's Theatre during last lesson ; and
the great chorus of soldiers formed s splendid finale to the
moose.

The hall wee crowded, and Mr. Beoedict wee received by
the aodieoos with the broom due to his character sod
baleata.

K Jullien's concerts will commence this evening
at Her Majesty's Theatre, to be continued there till the
21st of December. Hier orchestra is to be that of Her
Majesty's Theatre, reinforced by several solo players from
the Continent. Signor Sivori is to appear, " being exclu-
sively engaged." Mdlle. Volpini is to be his singer.
programme is to be changed every night ; and, besides the
works of the clerical masters, is to include, daring the
season, a grand selection from Pause, with a full chorus
and three military bands extra; another selection from
La Pone del Destine, and "L'Espranos," a quadrille
based on melodies of Poland.

Czywrat Patacit —The first winter concert takes
place Ibis afternoon. The cool:est room has been consider-
ably enlarged. The directors hays i•en notice that stalls
for the soma of fifteen concerto will be sold at one guinea
each. radar's giant balloon and car were expected to arrive
at Folkestone yesterday, for exhibition at the Palace.

Thin evening a new comic drama in two acts,
entitled A Bull in a China Shop, will be produced at the
Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Charles Mathews will take the
principal charsoter.
The Mayor of Southampton gave his concluding
ball at Victoria Assembly-rooms in that town. previous to
IF, as is said, the English modification of the his going out of aloe, on Thursday night. This ball was
to celebrate the birth of a daughter. Up, ards of WO of
Maine Law—the Permissive -Prohibitory Bill, as it the elite of Southampton and its neighbourhood attended
11. The mayor's infant daughter was presses wall
is somewhat paradoxically styled by its friends—is the b
its purse in an apai mein near the ball-room. The latter
to be brought forward in the next session of Podia -
was gorgeously decorated, rod a gigantic tent was erected
nds
ment, it is well that the subject should be discussed io
proftbe grou attached to the assembly-room., where a
usion of the most costly wince aod a superb supper by
Mr, Belzer, the purveyor, were provided for the company.
in the recess. Mr. CRAZI.EB BI7ETON took the field
The ball was by far the most magnificent ever given in
at Maidstone last Thursday, as the opponent of all THE POLISH QUESTION. Southampton,
extreme measures of legislation with regard to the PRINCE ALFRED AND THE ROYAL Scornful
drinking usages of the people, and talked a great The following despatch, addressed to her Ma- Swim or airrs.—An extraordinary meeting of this
deal of sound English common sense. He has laity's ambaseador at St. Petersburg, is published in society was held on Wednesday afternoon in their hall.
°forge-street, Edinburgh ; Dr. Stevenson Macadam, pre-
set night's Gazette : opponenta, however, who can talk as well as he,
Foreign-office, October 20. sidest, in the chair. The president communicated the rano
and whose opinions are entitled to be beard. My —Baron Brumley has com on' ted to a lAutiee a the
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part of the adversaries of legislation on this sub. Usable 71, is reply to my despatch to your excellency,highness toot in all matters relating to science and its
jock a strong infusion of intolerance, a coarseness No. 1714 of the 11th ultimo, of which you were instructed , taplicati°6ltilitte art.'hri)r. Macadam Boyal se Afrid rnan_ntlY P"Pased that
to glee a copy to his exaelleocy. Her Majesty's government ha,. which- Mon wended by piev7tyie."• ""maeryg.
of appeal to popular prejudice, which we may hope
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and appoint William Hegel Cooke, of the Inner Temple,
portion as they are examined with care and die - ianntios• of benevolence towards Poland, and of with
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the evil against which Bills like that introduced by meet acknowledge that the relations of Russia towards don, 'Esq., to be of her Majesty's counsel learned in the law.u..
European powers are regulated by public law. But the --° "el,, ge-
Mr. Sown last session, and the measure advocated
by Mr. WILFRID LawsoN, are, however mistakenly, Pained.
Heferßifaassia, has special
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and degradation, and hurries thousands to • pro- Poland are contained in the same instrument which condi- i Tui MEESEY Doe.BOA. RD.--LOAN OF 875,0001.
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approached in • serious spirit.
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I next semicoo for powers to borrow a sum of 660,00 m, to b. •
all legislation for diminishing drunkenness, on the
applieddespatch
is the .time of the purchases natese.
ground that it is an attempt to make men moral
tioo of the new dock works oo the Liverpool aide of the
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pleased to approve of Mr. Gustav an Consul at waa afterwards resolved to incresee the amount to W 5,0001.,
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The Breafau Gazette has the following :—" The
rnerchaot Krupeoki, whose name has bees so often men-
tioned in CODIDOXiOII with the Zemoyski Peirce, has been
declared innocent sod free from suspicion by the three one-
cemins stages of the commiseioo of inquiry, mid even by
the military tribunal. Any other result would have beau
eatonishieg. When the order for Krupacki's relates was
presented to Gemmel Berg for signature, he wrote under-
neath : ' This man has extensive coonexions la the city ;
let him be exiled to ?altar,' which means that he is orie
of those whose exile will frighten and deter many others.
Krupecki is to leave immediately for hia place of exile."