The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Pewit was performed at Covent-garden last
night, for the first time this season ; the characters of
Faust and Marpret being trostained by Mario and Male.
Limon Both were most soccesefuL Mario's voice was in
good oceditios. Along with its exquisite me lowness it had
Manses and strength, and enabled him to sing with that
fervent and puska so peculiarly his own, while his pen°.
nation of the character wee whet. The fair prima
doom was a most captivating Margaret. Her youth,
loveliness, and the Saxon character of Per beauty—
her iaamist sinsplioity, her lighthearted piety, in the
earlier rouses, contrasted with the tragic intensity of thugs
that followed; and her graceful and finished,' voosl =ICU•
non made het whole performance delightful. There were
some remarkable features in her reading of the character,
which we shall notice more partioularly ; but atspreselli, at
the end of a very long performance, we can only add that,
with the exception of these two characters, the opera MU
cast in the ease manage as Isak mama, and that the whole
reproves...km was as splendid and 'significant as ever.

UNlViit Sii-Y-fir2 lILLIGENCB.

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•- CAMAThoII. Mae i 9.
A meeting was bad this afternoon in the Hall of
Queens' Whisk whereat the Rev. Wm. leXurray, D.D.
rotor of Niagara. addressed a uoivernty assembly on behalf
of the fouodation sad future prospects of Trinity College (a
church of Eon College is Teraina). The president of
Queens' preid sod there were segment, is oddities,
several who take interest in the subject, sod it woe resolved
that emeeritte action be token with the view of obtaining
pecuniary aid by au becriptios or otherwime. _

OXFORD, MAT 19.
Woncarrnm COLLEGE—This afternoon, Messrs.
F. & Outer and J. H. Fish, from Durham, and W. Moffatt,
from Lincoln, ware elected scholus, and Yr. Beaks. of
Lincoln College, bible Mark, at this college. At the lama
time the Rm. C. H. Tomlinson mos admitted fallow.

No7.lllAlliffoNairn—Lorti Frederic Fitz-
roy, the yanger brother of the primal Duke of Ghettos,
aid M.P. for 'Thetford, is announced as the liberal aunt.
date for the southern division of Northarnyoinhire at the
art yarn elation. The prmsut membets, Mr. R.
Knighttry and Colonel Cart t, an both ronservatives.
LOGICAL &scurf 07 LONDON. At the
monthly yard muting held on Wadeesday, at the
sonety's boom, Hareovereguare, Sir George Oink, Hart.,
prea‘nt, in the char, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl et
denaley, the Moguls of Nornianby, Sir Victor Brooke,
Bart., Sir Joha William H. Amos, But., Woad Hervey
Bathurst, H.P. Rear-Admind Sir Geer gm Brooke Mid-
Illeioll, Barg, C. 8., Dr. Francis Day, Mn. Wilde, Mee.
Wl:Atmore Willies, and Means. Will Liddadale, John
Salk, Gary Goldamid, V. P. Beset, Richard Amadei!,
A.8.A., James A. Tuner, IL P., W. Stephairee, J. D.
Welker J. A. Y. Palliser. Ablest Jams, Jobs Entwistle,
Maned Davey, M.P., Wisitinep M. Praed, Rickard
Blensiard, William L. Winans, Joseph Simpson, Hobert
C. W. Graham, and William B. Tynogkam were
elesmd Mows ; and Joke Squires, Ea., oft he 164 h ZIP.
mat Native lefastry, IA pawl a isonespostheg sagrobsr
, el theirociety ; sad Lord Eintm., Lord Da nd Nassedy,
' Lady Hall, Sir Anthony C. Sterling, Bart., Sir Joke Noss,
Bart., Colonel Joke H. Le Couleur, Colossi Crofton Y.
Vadeleur IL P, Lieut.-Colossi Hairy Fans, Lank.
Oelessel William Mayorga. Captain Patrick, J. Campbell.
ad Mean. Ed. Moon jar., George Browne, George H.
Fitawy, James E.Harting, Morgan Vans, Jonathan
Nadu, P. F. Durham, William C. Dale, Edward 13ateos,
Jobe S. Hardy Cholmoodsley Autos, Leigh Alfred G.
Reengage, Wiiliam Gillett, Harbert laarkana, T. F.
li, Lindsay Astrohns, assay W wish' a,
um Ed. A. Choice, Ed. Disease, and
John wen proposed se candidates for the Fellow-
ship, sod Hamm, G. Um Samoa and amiss Freaks as
eerrespoodleg members al the society.
Tan Aecnamoucal. CONOZEBA Tor. 1864.—The
miessoiegisal for Ude year will be held at Warwick,
Irma the ilith of aly to the 2ed of August, under the prie.
Mama of Lord Leigh. The mediae of mediaeval satiqui-
Ms% bigamy, sad architecture will be presided over re-
spienrely by Dr. Gast, master et Woe Onlege, Cam-
bridge, Dr. Hook, dean of chislaseter, sad Mr. A. J. B.
Baseford Hope. Eacunions frill be made d • the meet-
lag I. Saallord-uposi-Avoa, lisailworth, • field, and
Country.
OILMAN WOILILINO &Root, liscrAffrOCK-witi,—
The maul examination and distribution of remade to the
obildres took place yesterday, at the school, Maitland-park,
Haverstock-hill. The affamlastioe, which lasted the
Eter part of the day, was presided over is the scram
Lord Ebury, and in the evening by Mr. Sheriff Cave.
.charity was instituted in 1736 for 20 boys only, and
Were were sow in the schools 173 boys sad 98 girls, total
273, and 70 children will be received during the present
year. Altogether Zl6l have been admitted. The setableh-
last will accommodate 400. The rewards to old salsolere
W 1263 amounted to 571. in. 6d. The building has been
resmaly enlarged, to accommodate 160 more than
the 240 origianly antemplated, and the committee
earesstly appeal to the fronds of the masa poor
for contributions to enable them to provide for the future
want of their orphan charge. The children usderweet a
very egarclung asamatice by Mews. Sanders ad Lang-
too, of the British sad Foreign School Society, and Mr.
Lawrence, of the Bloomsbury school., in geography, gram-
mar, mental a:Khania. history, Scripture, lad miscel-
laneous subjects. The children, some of them of a very
ander age, displayed remarkable proficiency in the venom
anaissin, which repeatedly elicited applause from a
nualregis eanalelh. Dun* the intervals between the ex-
assiaMisn nod hymes and map were snag by the children
in a very effeethe and pleasing maanier. The proceeding.
were brought to a eceelasioa by the distribution by the
chairman (Mr. Sheriff Owe) of the rewards, consisting of
books, awards of , and certilkates for good conduct,
the abslassa addreamieg a few words d advice and en-
couragement to own renipsest.
Tan FILNCH Buctsrr Fos Tux Psorscriox or
Annum—The &adversary mesa* of the Preach Society
for the Protection of Animals was held mealy in the Salle
St. Jaen of the Hotel de Ville, Paris. The spear hall
wee crowded with a brilliant asersiblage, amoral whom were
scattered cabrneo, horeekeepers, milkmen, sad other work-
ing people who have the can of settle. Vincent de Vel-
ma preened. supported by the Marquis de Ilseicabo, Lord
Ebury, Y. Dimas of Meter*. Baron lam*. and )he
deputation from the Looks Society, oossuateg of the Earl
of Harrowby, K.G.. the Bev. Prebendary Jackson, Dr.
Framer M.D., tad Mr. Lewis Pocock, ',AAA. Vacant
de Velma opined the proceedings by an address, which
was loudly applauded, Meng forth the °Nora
of the society. He this called a the Bari of
Harroeby ad Prebendary Jaime to address the meet.
isg. The able earl, who spoke is French, acknowledged the
Madame way is which the Loodoo Bonet, bad been
mentioned, and warmly congratulated the Freak An....
tic's on the success which had attended its effort& The
noble lord then dwelt a the diMalties which attesded
legislation on the subject, and pointed oat that by drawing
to it the attention of the legislators, the tone of publics
sentiment could not fail to be need. Hie lordship also
reviewed the other means by which the sonny was sada-
vouriog to promote its ablest, each es the carculatisa et
tracts, the distribution of prime, the diffusiou of edocation,
and sot least • little almanack he held is his band (the Alma-
nac des Bete6, which he hoped would peranets, as it de-
served, into every cottage. Ile then agais Masked the meat •
lag for their kind reception of himself, ad sat down amid
lad appLues. The Bev. Mr. Jacksos, who also spoke
is French, inagrandated the society a assembling in
the limiest betel of the city, a spot hallowed by patriotic
samara. The aims of the French and flaglish vistas
in the welfare of animals be regarded se an entente rordiale
—a holy alliance, fanning a strong sentrity for the advance-
meet of civilian° and religion. In the presence of so
many gentiewomea he saw the auspices. omen of a happy
Whence ma* bailee and children. In the prises be-
stowed a drovers and others had to animals was to be
seen • pnoadiet which the English society would do well
S. follow. Having invited the Freak SOCilliT to seed a do.
adagios to England, and thanking M. de Veinier for his
unvarying kindless and courtesy, Mr. Jackson caeloded by
efering
Ima fervent prayer for the Emperor, the Empress,
end the perial Prince. The report of the secretary fol-
lowed, sad then the detribotion of numerous prises of
assey. medals, he., is which all the petitioners es tine plat-
form took • part
BRITISH AND FORChiN S•lLOlte SOCIZTY. —The
as anal meeting of this society was held last evening at the
Salon' Home, Shalwell, Mr. Bruestase is the chair. The
esseetary reed the report, which wee of • very interestiog
diameter, detailing the °pentane of the society for the
pest yye.ar In Lottdoo, besides the stated =Wintry of the
ebnp isle r, the aemety maiotnim a Ma of six missioseries,
senapvidag four English, one Welsh, and use Germaa. A.
system of ship and lodging. house visitatioe is thus main-
tained. Ifiemonedes an also employed at .11 the principal
ports throughout the kingdom, as also at many important
stations on the cannon and in the colonies. The coo.
sitter bad mach pleasure in reporting that the efforts of
the missionaries and agents of the society had moulted in.
very pest aeons, and the new editing of the Soanty's
Hymabook bad met with an massive sale. The revert
wiedaden by regretting that the operettas. of the society
are asomearily WWI restrieted by the limited resisrese at
Hen command. The ye lama for the past v..- had been
,3631.