The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

MONDAY POPULAR 00NOERT8.

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The fifth, this season, of these truly and de-
servedly popular concerts, took place but night. The pro.
permse was as follows :
PART 1.
Grand Septet, in E Ist, Op. 40, for violin,
viola, clarinet, hors, benecen, violoncello,
and double her—MM. Lotto. B. Webb.
Lazarus. C. Harper, Winterbotiona C. Se-
vern, sad Pause
Bong. "Names a ocoos--Mr. Renwick
Song, "The Lart"—lllsa Badly Spitler
Bonita, in for pianoforte alone—
Madame ara. liesidard Mendelsoohn.

PART 11.

Sonata, in E Bat, Op. tit to; planOiorte sad
clarinet—Madame Amballa Goddard sad
Mr. Wants
Song. "PhDe in sicknees"—Mr. isswick
Second Marceau de Concert for Violin, with
pianoforte accompaniment—lC Lotto
Song, Let me het to the billows "—Miss
Emily Spitler
Quartet, B flat, No. 71, for two violins,
viola, and violoncello—Y, Lotto, Herr L.
Bice, Mr. H. Webb, and H.
Condnotor—Mr.

This programmeehowe that th Wleclion was a very ass
one, and the performance was worthy of the moat..
Beethoven's Septet is a work of unrivalled beauty, which
mites symmetry of form, cleanses of design, graceful and
expreeeive melody, purity of style, and richness and variety
of instrumental effects, in a manner unequalled ia say other
oompositioo of it. class, even by Beethoven himself. It is
one of those thinp which he produced at the best pato& of
his life ; and that it was en especial favourite of his own is
shown by the fact that he himself arranged it in various other
forms--as a quintet for stringed instrument., se a pianoforte
trio, and as a pianoforte dust for four hands. And yet we are
told that in his latter days be took a dislike to it, and became
angry wh he heard it mentioned. So strange a air
cnmetence is hard to believe ; but if true (as it is smarted
to be) it is a farther rigo of the morbid elate into which
his great mind fell at lest. From the name of the per-
formers our readers must perceive that ft was admirably
executed ; and every movement was vehemently applauded.
Notwithstanding, however, the incomparable beautylof this
chef eteeurre, and the delight it gave the listmen,
the most interesting OCCEMIIIOB of the evening
was the appearance, after a long interval, of oar
English pianist, par me/leper, Arabella Goddard.
She had not been beard in LOD4OII, we believes
since the Philharmonic Society's concert in May last ; when
ohs charmed every ear by her exquisite performance of
Sterodale Bennett's Comerto in F minor. Since then her
absence has often been regretted ; and her re-appearance in
the orchestra last night was healed with optimism. Mew
delkohn's Sonata in Emajor,which she played, is &juvenile,
almost a boyish work, and, viewed is that light, it le, per-
haps, as marvellous an effort of genius as the lamented
composer ever made. Yet it has defect., from
which had it been free, the young composer must
have been more than mortal. He had not yet completely
[canted his own style, and (as the able writer of the book of
the concert justly remarks) was under the influence of the
later works of Beethoven ; and, though this sonata is full of
the most lovely and striking pas ages, yet as a whole it is
prolix and capricious, bearing marks of an imperfectly re-
gulated imagination, and of deficiency in that sagesae (as the
Elmer* express it) which is so conspicuous in his mom
matured productions. Oar fair pianist, however, did right
in playing it ; for it is a precious relict of a great mind, and
it is only such a performer as she is that can interpret it.
dodge, and develop its beauties. Weber's Sonata far the
piano and clarinet is a well known and highly finished work,
which could not possibly have been bettor executed. The vocal
part el the mooed was agreeable, though not remarkable.
Mr. Renwick has an uncommonly fine voioe, and is a young
singer of merit; and another young singer, /din Emily
Speller, made an impression decidedly favourable.

THE 00IIRT-MARTIAL ON OOLONEL
CP.AWLEY.-{THIS DAY.)

(11011 OM OWN

TWELFTH DAY.

ALDERSHOT, Die. L

Oaths re-amembling of the court this morning, Sir
A. Hanford, the of prosecutor, suggested, for the nip
eiderstiou of the prisoner, whether he could not, without

ineonvenieuce, ;rowed to the CTOOI-OXIIDIDISt4OO of the
sergeants and sentries at coos, as they were called by the
prosecution with no other view than that they might be
examined by the court and the prisoner.
Colonel Crawley should be glad to comply with the sug-
gestion am far as possible, but hoped that as to the witnesses
to be called be might, wbwensoessary, ask for the same is-
dalgence which bad hitherto been conceded to him of post-
poning the croarsuarainatioo until the day following the
examination in chief. He had, in compliance with the sug-
gestion thrown out yesterday, applied to the Adjetaat•
General's officio for a copy of the letter referred to in Colonel
fihnte's evidence on erows-exammation, and his legal ad-

visor was assured, in answer, that it would be
forwarded to the eau& He wished to know whether it bad
been read, and if so whether be might see it
The Presecutor—l have the letter in my poseeelion. It
was sent to me this moraiug, but I believe it is still under
the oonsideration of the court whether it will be necassszy
to produce it.
Sergeant Jolla Adams, of the Gth Dragoons, deposed —I was
ea duty owe while the late Bergeaet•Yajor Lilley was
alder &Rai. I visited the sentry in the first bungalow.
He was posted in the mitre of next the bedroom. The
order I gay, the sentries wee teethe charge of the primmer
and allow no communication with any nee but his native

invent .and tae medial °Seer. The native sernuit
Wu to be earthed both going in and coming out. It wu,
I believe, on the 9th boy I wu on this duty. Serrault-
Major Lilley bore a very good chenicter for sobriety and
soldierliite conduct. _

Cross-examined by Colonel Crawley—lt was about half-
past 10 at night, en the 9th of Key, to the best of my
recollection, that I visited the sentries. I could not me
Mrs. Lilley in bee bedroom from the place whore the sentry
was placed. II consider the proper past and walk of the
*entry would be through the length of the office from the
door of the servants' room to the door of the large or enter
roam. While the serpant•major was is the outer room
t►e sentry wee supposed to be in the centre of the office,
from whose, he lireakt have command of the otter room.
I never saw the sentry nearer to the bedroom than
the centre of the o6e►room. During the time
of the sergeant-major's arrest I once saw Mrs. Lilley walking
out of doors. Sergeant-Major Wiry never made any com-
plaint to me. I visited the sentries oa the 10th of May. To
the best of my retinneotioa I saw Sergeant-Major Lilley at
the outer door at the bank, looking towards the barracks,with
the sentry immediately behind him, in the WOO room. The
office-room wan used by Sergeant-Major Lille), before his
arrest as his place of business, and orderly sergeants used to
go there at all home, from 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning-
That is the same room in which the sentries were posted.

Sergeant E. Homan examined by the prossaatorLl was on
duty while Sergeant-Major Lilley was under erred, I
moulded guard as April 27, 1882, and on May 21,1882. The
ceder I took over about the metrical were that they were
to take charge of the prisoner, to allow no communication
with say one mark* sad that the native servant was to be
marched oo going is and coming out. Those were the
cedars as the eves* of the 27th April. On the morning of
the 28th, Sergiontalajor Cotton brought me fresh orders
from the goard-room. The order was written.
I cannot state the exact wards ; bat the
effect Was, that the matey was to be placed inside
the sert-major's bungalow, in his quarters. I accord-
placed the entry inside the bungalow myself. Be-
twees the 28th April aod 2lat May the sergesotAnsjor had
been shifted to other quitters in the longgs na of building.
The orders as te postbag the Beatrice were similar to thole
cm the ppnviols occosioe, coly that the sergeant-major had
pseaYdoo to sleep in the verandah and sit in the verandah.
Colossi Crawley—l do mot wish to press any objection to
the reception of this kind of evidence as to the coateete of
the written doeunieuts. It is very irregular ; but of coarse
it must be understood that the prosecution Moder it at
their owe risk.
The Proseautor—The prosecution are quite ;crewed to
tender this evidence at their owe risk, being well swam
that they run no risk is doing so, inasmuch as it is strictly
legal and Make.
ELI& sating.]

Too Now Ciscrrro.—The new circuits, it is
said, hays been formed, sod will shortly be officially an-
nounced. The new arrangements will Slake elm* la the
next spring circuit.. By_ the vessat act aad 27th of
Victoria, cap. 122) Mr Majesty ia Oeuisoil is empowered to
alter the circuits of the judges is Ragland aad Walls by
taking away from say cirosit any comity or ormaties, or any
put, and asissaies the suss to any other circuit. It is
understood that Leeds will heneeforth be ea sage tows,
and, with York sod ,Jnirbsas, will be added to the liiidlaad
Circuit, while Warwick sod Northea's will be joined
to the Norfolk Circuit. The new N stortham Circuit will
embrace the other places in the north. The alterations will
for a time disturb the practice of some of the gentlemen of
the bar.