The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-04 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

As a rule, Good Friday is one of the great days
of the year at the Crystal Palace, sod in this somewhat
genial opting it may have been expected that the favour of
the holiday public would set in thither more strongly
than usual. At an early hoar numbers of persons were to
be teen tending in the direction of Sydenham by the road,
accommodation being afforded to them by some enterprising
individuals who established • service of four-horse
omnibuses, in anticipation of the railway trains, which
began to run at 1 o'clock. By this and other means •
goodly company was assembled in the building before the
trains began to discharge their thousands and teas of thou-
sands ; but, in due time, these large freights were
safely deposited at their destioatioo, and until nearly
5 o'clock the transit on the railway downwards con-
tinued. As is well known, the secular attractions
of the Crystal Palace are wasting on Good Friday : all the
stalls at which faocy articles are usually sold are empty,
the strictly commercial courts, such as the Sheffield, the
Ceramic, and Bohemian, are closed ; and the
long line of carriages in the gallery overlooking the
gardens are swathed in white coverings, and pre-
sent • ghostly appearaDes. For the rest, there are the
variegated area of the building, with its flowers and
fountains, and the :esthetic courts, and the grounds, which
even in winter look cheerful, and wLich are sufficiently
studded with snowdrops and cremes to look • little gay ;
and thee these is the cricket-ground (the cricket seises is
London always begins on Good Friday), and the beats on
the lake. The entertaismenta proper (if such • phrase is
applicable to such an occurrence) consist merely of a Idea
tioo of sacred music, which is giveu in the Handel Grolier
tra. A good deal of care was taken yesterday to reader
the selection as effective as possible. In oddities to
the band of the Crystal Pekoe, that of the Coldstream
Guards was in attendance ; and Madame Ruda:idea,
Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss, supported by the daces
of the Royal Italian Opera, under the direction of Mr.
Smythson, were the vocalists. Mr. T. Harper was specially
engaged to perform the truinpet obligate parte ; and the great
organ was effectively brought into play by Mr. Onward.
As early as 12 o'clock the musical performance began
with a selection on the organ ; at • quarter
to two the band of the Coldstream Guards
delivered several pieces of sacred music from Molique,
Mebul, Rossini, and Mendelssohn ; and at three the con-
cert commenced with " a sacred overture on Luther's
Hymn," by Nicola', executed by the united bands. Mr.
Weiss then sang the air, " Arm, arm, ye brave," from Han-
ders Judas Maccabees, sod Mr. Sims Reeves followed in
the recitative and air, "Then shall the righteous," from
Meridelasohn's Elijah. Both gentlemen were received with
immense applause, and the unsophisticated audience, for-
getful of the rule which guide+ the reception
of marred music, expressed their satisfaction at the dose of
each piece in the usual mode of expressing pleasure or se-
thusissm. An equal tribute was Mid to Madame Radars-
dorff when she sang "Let the bright Seraphim," with
trumpet obligate by Harper. The Old Hundredth Psalm
was then delivered by the chorus, and the visitor being
invited to join did so with more or lees effect, and applauded
themselves afterwards. A new national song by Brinley
Richards was then sung by Mr. Sims Reeves, and crested •
decided sensation, more as we imagine from the
sentiment than the mud& inspiration which it
displayed. The " Beeping Hymn" was next sung, the con-
gregation again joining. Handle "The Trumpet shall
sound," by Mr. Weiss ; the " lutlammatus," from Rot-
eini's " Stabat Mater," by Madame Ruderederff ; and Hea-
ders " Sound an Alarm." by Mr. Sims Reeves, followed ;
and the whole concluded with "God save the Queen," ex-
pounded by ten or twelve thontand voices. The only objet.
tics to the concert was that tta effect on the
assemblage was • little too hilarious to be in keeping
with the fitness of things ; bat, perhaps, this may
be hypercriticism io reference to such an occasion. The
total number of visitors exceeded 42,000.

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Poor-lair Baud, April 2. 18113.

SALFORD. —A meeting of the members of this
cenneittee wee bald in the Town-ball, Woad, on Thurs-
day, W. Ptersos Rea, the mayor, is the chair, The
total number of fames receiving relief was 3,832,
emoting 10,306 indtviduals out el employ and nest
pa relief 3,939 individuals; in partial employ sad th-
awing parish relief, 1,816 ; is partial employ and not re-
oaring parish relief, 2.749; without any means of support,
aad not melds( parish relief, 2,302. Relief gives is oods,
Asst. math 10s.
ROCHDALL —lt would appear, from the outdoor
relief returns peeessted at the weekly meeting of the Roch-
dale Beard of Olerdians, on There:lay, that the number of
puree relieved this week is considerably lam than in the
previous week. The expenditure this week amounted to
491.95. bd. ; last week, 106/. 16e. led.
OLDHAM. —The number of persons relieved by
the guardians this week has bees 8,866, at a oat of
5751. 19s. 11d. ; against 8,965, as a cost of 6841. la. 2d. in
the week previous The returns laid before the relief
committee show that the number of cases has bees 2,682,
sod of persons 8,925, relieved at a east of 7681. 18a. 30.•
against 2,945 cues, 9,844 persons, at a cod of 051. 95. 4s:
in the previous week.
EMIGRATION hiovntwerr AMONG THR OPZRATIVIN.
—On Thursday weeks' a public meeting was held at the
Working Men's Clubhouse, Silk-street, to forward the ce-
jean of the Pendleton and Salford Unemployed Operatives'
Emigration Society. —Mr. W. E. Stutter preeidei—Letters
were reed from Mr. W. N. Macey, M.P., enclosing letters
trim the Emigration Board. Mr. Massey stated that it
Was thought the matter of the emigration of the opera-
tives of Lancashire was likely soon to mpg, the Wen-
Roo of parliament. Mr. T. W. Murdock, of the Emigra-
tion Board, wrote I regret to say that it is entirely out
of our power to offer the operatives any assistance. The
amount placed at our disposal by the provisos of Canter-
bury, New Zealand (the only amount we have appli.
cable for snob • pummel, is already pledged to send-
ing mit the small somber of persons for whom it will
suffice from the principal towns of Luxashira. I may add
that the candidates for emigration in them towns were from
15 to 20 times es =morons as the pasea,ges we had to offer.
The only sources from which the people of Pendleton could
obtain assistance are, as it appears to ins either the poor
Yates, or the relief food, or subscriptions from the potato
specially raised for the promotiou of emigratios."—Mr. T.
thim moved the first resolution, which was to the effect
that, in the opinion of the meeting, the unemployed work-
men were justified in seeking employment in the
British =dock* ; and, as there was no prospect of
work for the unemployed, it was of the utmost im-
portance that they should not remain dependent
upon public. or private charity, thus depremeng
their minds and wasting their moral energy.—The resolu.
tion was secoodvd by Captain Milos, who gave the meeting
the results of his own Australian uperieme, and strongly
recommended emigration to Queensland and Western
Australis—The resolution was passed amid general ap-
plause, the chairman remarking that the working roma
bad given as their verdict that they desired to better their
condition in other lands.—The Rev. T. G. Lee proposed a
resolution recommending emigration to such of the British
coloeiss as were kuowu to be adapted to the growth of
mottos.—This resolution was to to riaupPAIMKI. --Otord her
merston
resole-
Boas were proposed mema L Pal
and the Doke tilt Newcastle, and to the Houses of Lords
sad Commons, were adopted. It wee also resolved to hold
as aggregate meeting in the Free-trade Hall as speedily as
pantile.— A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman,
and the meeting separated. —Afaischesler Guardian.

PRAYERS FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY.—The RetW.
Mr. Moffatt, the pariah minister of Poet, WTISOI SI
follows to a Glasgow paper :—.• I regret that the
Privy Council hare spin attempted to thrust upon the
minister of Scotland a set form of words in their petitiose
for the royal family. 1 should have thought that before
ionise a second Mier to our stubborn sod warlike antics,
they would have seen bow the ling war obeyed. So far se
I am informed, there is no minister in Scotland who in
prayer ever uses the words, 'Most Sacred Majesty;
except with reformat to the Majesty of Heaves, al-
though these words a year ago were ordered by them
to be applied to earthly royalty. That the very idea
of this should bare shocked the pious feeling of oer
ministers sad people is not imprimis". Erse Spaoomillass
themselves acknowledge, with An:Magoon Paley, ' that the
petitions for royalty are too stately in expression, and often
Cave pious members, ma of their communion, felt this
during their church service, and wished that the phrseer-
logy could have been altered. George 111. himself, it Is
said, protested against the manner in which he was prayed
for, by writing is his Prayer-book, instead of 'Excellset
Majesty ' the words ' miserable sinner.' As foreolighteeed
there every child knows that there is only one
' Meet Sacred Majesty,' is thensiverse of God—that of Him-
self slaw, the only Holy cue, the King of kings, and Lord
of lords ; sad that, therefore, is prayer to the Most High,
to apply sods kaiser to any mortal is the height of irm-
verenee
Uusania INvitsrloar. —An American ban in-
vested a lock umbrella stand. The moment the umbrella
drops to its plane in the rack the handle is by a single
stovement grasped and held firmly is the clutch of a look
which within bat the key specially manufactured for the
particular depository eau loose. The key, which is practi-
cally a paws ticket far the article, is of km weight and so
peat.? size than a Male coot, aid adds so perceptible
weight to the seat pocket. The invention is at ?one lov-
eless and lassfuL Its iotrolustioa tato counting ranee,
hotels, otfices, and balls. and other places of public asd pri-
vate resort, must berme geeeral.—New York Times.
The Buffalo Commercial A doertiser says there is a
swore iimlishilitv that the New Task maids will be
roomed by the 15th of April. Lest year they were not
opened until the let of May.

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LYCKITY.
DS KARIM Mom!. A BUDDIti ATTACK. Kowa Shore and
WlC,Becacb MMe Remade and Mr.. Lee.—And THE DUKSS
MOTTO. Werra Pechter, Shore. Brougham, sad lispooma
Mama C. Limiaroq, K. Terry, sod Elmorthy.