The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

CAYSTAL PALACE.

The otimieto pi 1862 seems to have opened with
cheerful ggesison toss the Crystal Palace Company. Two
weeks of the am year which, at the Crystal Palace, counts
from planate May-slay, have not yet elapsed, but each
week increasing anmbsra seem disposed to avail them-
selves of the treestirel of delight which it contains. What
tits groves of Mums or pleasant Lucretilis were to
the bird and jaded Roman, the Crystal Palms is to
the population of London—the spot beyoed all others
when the copies of the greatest chels-d'utuvre in art
eoultind meet a magnifioent prospect of mann are to be
found I. the pietist abandanoe sad perfection. To the re-
sults of Sir J. Paxton's genius—the light and airy building
sad the roiling runny, sow ilied with haddlag dowses
of every hare--add the efforts of thi.dirif49o seed mood&
to secure whatever •is most popular and talking at the
inemeat, and the moss is at oaee explained of the preference
aceordad by the public judgment and the public taste to the
Crystal Palace. On Saturday last some thoussuulsassembled
in the coooert-room of the Palace to hear fragments from
the " minstrelsy divine " of Bonin and Bellini, charmingly
rang by the listen Marchisio. The grand duet, "No
Matilda non mortal," from -Malikle de &arm ; the duet
"Glom d'orrote," from Seisirawaide ; aid the dust "Dab
"whi:'" captivated N"th4'e wardienwignce, with a
and grtace
l7aandpplsfillgh
The pleasant aria " )1 adamina," from Don Oiovanni,
was snug with great sweetness by Signor Cosselli. The
I band, under the experienced sad Luton/seat leadership of
' Mr. Monari, aimed the inuatiel programme by performing
BeetharaM Symphony No. 2 is I), and concluded it by the
spirited Fackeltanz in B fin of Ifeyerbeer. The picture
II gallery has been re-opened, anda POW otilection of British and
foreign whitings has been added to the earlier list which
the Palace contained. This department of the contents
would of itself occupy the greeter portion of a day to study
properly. But that portion of the gallery which will have
most attraction for the British public will be the Vic-
toria Cross Gallery, which contains the paintings of
Dwanee illustrating some of the most gallant deeds
of daring ever performed. The subjects are taken from
the events of the late Russian and Patin wan and the
Wien rebellion, sad the greatest Mond wen ensaiftstad
by the visitors to trace the history of the Incidents recorded.
It required but little effort, however, to recall the event
which each of the 47 whitlow here exhibited records, and
no
inipisat warrior can be • spectator here for may time
without feeling his heroic" impalas' stimulated aid ani-
mated. Between painting and statuary ad music and
satins there is enough, and more than enough, to satisfy the
most insatiate appetite for all that is chum* and
beautiful. Nor should it be unsaid that some alterations
have bees made in that department of the Crystal Palace
which miaisten to the physical wants, and which, it is be-
lieved, will promote the substantial comforts of hungry and
thirsty mortals. We can only add, that after satisfying
the 'esthetic cravings, many hundreds of visitors on Satur-
day last were well pleased to make acquaintance with the
culinary compositions of Mr. Strange.