The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-13 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

M. Tbalberg, whose " Pianoforte Recitals"
during the season at the Hanover-square Room, have been
attended by crowds of enthusiastic =Mews, gave • "fare-
well" performance on Saturday, at the Crystal Palace. As
it was of cosine exposited that • great number el pandas
would be present on this occasion, it wan arranged that the
performance should take place, not in the seemed space in
which the Crystal Palace Concerts are usually given, but in
the Central Transept, the pianofoite being placed
in the centre of the Great Handel Orchestra. I
The expectation of • numerous attendance was
reamed, the vast space in front of the orchestra being filled
with visitors, but not unpleasantly crowded, and, after the
heat and suffocation we have been lately compelled to tux
dergo in theatres and concert-rooms, it was truly a luxury to
sit and listen to music in so beautiful • spot, protected from
the sun end enjoying all the freshness and coolness of the
open air. In inch a locality, to be sure, it was not to be
supposed that the great pianist could be heard an in the
Hanover-square Rooms or St. James's-hall. Nobody ex-
pected any such thing, and so nobody wasdisappointed other-
wise than agreeably ; for, though Thalberg was necessarily but
imperfectly heard by nine-tenths of the audience, yet the
manner in which the tones of his instrument made their
way through the immense surrounding space was more than
surprising—it was Positively wonderful. Thalberg wisely
avoided any approach to novelty, and confined himself to
pieces well known and familiar to his admirers : his popular
fantasias on Mos/ in Buitto, the Penitent, "Home, sweet
Rome," "The Last Rase of Summer," and Russian
airs. In all these, by the magic of his un-
rivalled touch, he produced most of his
well-known effects with astonishing distinctness,
while in those passages—those rapid Eights ••d compli-
cated harmonies—which no degree of skill could render
audible in such • place—the listeners were able to supply
auricular defects by their own imagination. Thus the
audience—or the majority at all events—were well pleased,
and marked their enjoyment by applauding every piece en-
thusiastically. The rest of the concert consisted of the
overtures to Seviiramide and the Melte du Nord, exceed-
ingly well played by Mr. Manus' excellent orchestra ; and
two or three airs sung by Mdlle. Carlotta Patti—the usual
displays of vocal agility which that lady has been making
during the seems.

The Berue des Deux-Montles Las just been pro-
bibitcd at Rome in consequence of the novel of George
Sand, Mademoiselle de la Quintiaie.
RIFLE SHOOTING IN SWITZEILLAND.—A Berne
letter says Public attention is entirely diverted from
the labours of parliament to the preparations for the moat
brilliant national fete that Switzerlsod will celebrate during
the present century. A large number of foreigners, cape
dilly from Italy and Germany, are expected. The large
canteen erected on the ground where the shooting is to take
place, and which is capable of sheltering six or seven than-
On Saturday another trip was made by Mr.
Ghastlier, Mr. Coxwell, and two other gentlemen
sand persona, has been duly inaugurated. The programmeballoon rising quietly from the Crye.al Palace at 4.46' the
p.m. of the shooting, of which the French edition has just ap-
Mr. Glaisher, with a variety of instruments surrounding peered, is eight feet long. The prizes and premiums repro.
him, commenced at once his observations. "The lower sent a total value of 375,5471. The gift* for the prizes of
current," writes one of the party, "carried US towards honour amount to the enormous sum of 172,0001. sent from
London, and we almost hoped to back Eton with our all parts of the globe where there are Swim. The opening
cheers, but unfortunately we reached the upper current,
of the f6te will take plan on Sunday, the 12th."
and were carried slowly past Croydon, where we observed
tents, and a large concourse. We passed immediately over THE BOULOGNE FETES.—A conflict of hoepi-
a beautiful park near Epsom, which Mr. Glaisher photo- tality between a burgess of Boulogne and tberannicipality led
graphed. We crossed the South-Eastern Railway between to 'n • isaecancy in our correspondent's accouot of these
Buckland and Reigate town. Here the rail, following the
curves of the chalk hills sod Blotch worth, drew attention. fftes which we are requested to correct. The banquet at
Between this and Horsham we att.doed our greatest eleva- Christol's Hotel was given by the landlord himself, and not
lion, not much over a mile, as we wished to go distance— by the adjoints. The Mayor, M. Camelia, on learning that
not height, hoping to cross the Channel, but the sluggish- I M. Cliental positively refused to swept any paym"nt for the
raw of the atmosphere disappointed us. After once enjoy-
ous vivisitorsmaterialised at his house, wrote him •
ing the pleasure of seeing the holds oontractiog, we allowed u -mn
them to expand, and remained at a lower altitude. Pan- handsome letter of thanks in the name of the town.
log immediate) y over Horsham, Mr. Glaisher took another MAIL ...--Fervameras DUE THIS WEFX. —The stesmabip
photograph. We saw the sea, and from the inlet perceived La Plata, with the mails from the West Indies, Pacific,
that we were going straight for New Shoreham. ' The
California, and Central America, is expected this day. The
sea looks tempting, we all exclaimed ; but, alas, it is 7
o'clock, and our pace not rapid, so this must be postponed. steamer Bremen from New York on the 4th, is expected on
Mr. Coxwell drops us into the lower current, and we the 15th, and the Poooah, with tle Calcutta, China, and
°peat about five miles from the shore, at not more than ' Australian mails, in expected on the 18th.
1,500 feet, and sometimes only 600 feet from the ground.
The Royal Mail steamship Africa arrived at
Nothing could be more enjoyable. Village's shouting to us
to come down, and oacasioually answering our questions ; Queenstown yesterday, embarked the mails, passengers,
the cheery crier of children, sheep flocking on the Downs, and telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4
not knowing which way to go, geese cackling and scuttling p.m. All well.
off to the farms, other birds remaining in trees, while a
pack of hounds was in the wildest excetemeat within their The steamer Saint Andrew arrived in Lough
kennels, trying to get out; we passed immediately over the Foyle at 2.30 a.m. yesterday with 27,000 dela, in span&
parks of Arundel and Dale, bearing the pheasants crowing The American intelligence which she brings has been *Mid-
as they went to roost. Mr. Coxwell thought at this time of pd.&
crossing the Solent and landing in the Isle of Wight, but,
meet-
the wind getting a little more southerly, and knowing the THE TINCENTINART OF SHAILINPEABL—A
inconrenienos of the country near Portsmouth for landing lag a Maim" interested in the tereenteneg d Shake.
when dark, we took advantage of an open piers of grass near spears's birth was bald at Birmingham oa Friday, for tho
the house at Goodwood and descended soon after 8 p.m. Mr. purposed considering • proposal to celebrate that event by ,
Coxwell, after throwing a rope to a cricketer, landed us so the formation of a Shakespearean library. Thefts.. Charles I •
gently that we would not have crushed a daisy. We were Evans,. head master of King Edward's School, presided. The
afterwards drawn by • rope to the front of the house, for
following resolution, mowed by Mr. George Dawson, and
the benefit of a few gazers. I had hoped that Mr. Cox well seconded by the Rev. S. Bache, was adorned That it Is
would here tether his balloon and continue our journey next desirable ta celebrate the teteeete°°7 the birth
day ; bat it was Sunday, and so he resolved to pack II up, Ilthhk elTani7 the formation
,__ Ofof a„__Shaa estarakal it:obld‘rL
otherwise the upper current being again north our wishes ,comprising the various "f_re„,
might this day have been happily accomplished. Our "ars."'" and works of art ammact" "mrewt.",
theatre an dos to Captain Valenti's' and other good people aillOStaiS.SUch bleary with the Borough Central Ref grown
there asseaddeel for the assistance they gave es is peak- Library, is order that it may he permanently preserved." A
Jag UP.. SUbSS2IOO was opened, sad a sum of 1001. subscribed.
Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
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tire system of waterworks will be played thin day at SOUS and most delicious Imported. Agents In every town supply is
o'clock. • In packets. --lAdvartiseineall

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COASTING IN A BALLOON.

AMERICA.

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NEW YORE, JOLT 1.

The substitution of General Meade for General
Hooker in the command of the army of the Poto-
mac took the public completely by surprise, and
the real cause of it is as yet only guessed at. But
se far as I can learn it is mainly due to the fact
that a want of confidence in Hooker has been grow-
ing very fast, especially in the army, ever since
his retreat after Chanoelloraville. The manner in
which be crossed the river, and fought the battle,
gave, it is generally agreed, undoubted evidence of
great ability. This the enemy himself acknowledges.
His misfortunes were due to the unlooked for mis-
conduct of one portion of his troops ; but they were
not irretrievable, and the army felt they were not,
as his position was strong, and Jackson
was mortally wounded, and the Federal force
was still superior to the enemy's. The diffi-
culty of maintaining himself and resuming the
offensive was unquestionably increased by the
rising of the river and the repulse of Sedgeick's
corps at the Marye Heights ; but he had still a
powerful and unbroken host, who were ready to do
anything that might be required of them. The
order to retreat, therefore, fell upon the army as a
painful surprise, and it led the public to suppose
that the extent of his loss had been much greater
than it really was. As the facts have gradually
come out since, it baa become more and more appa-
rent that the retreat was unnecessary ; and his
having made it, under all the circumstances, has
caused the troops to lose all faith both in hia
fortitude and in his resources. It is said that his
nerves were unstrung by the excitement and exer-
tions of the three days' fighting, and that
he retired in a sort of moral collapse.
This of course amounts to saying that
he is not equal to the strain of deep
and prolonged responsibility, such as every general
must be prepared to face during an active
campaign like that now opening, and if eo, it is
only another instance of how much ardour and
' bravery—for Hooker is both brave and impetuous
—may be united in the same person with great
weakness of nerve.

This feeling of doubt in the army of course soon
began to make itself felt in the cabinet, but
instead of removing Hooker before the campaign
opened, they waited until be was nearly in collision
with the enemy, apparently as if they lost heart at
the last moment.

FRANCE.
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PARIS, SATURDAY EVIIIING.

There are no certain indications of the policy
which the French government will pursue as a con-
sequence of the fall of Mexico. The France Jumps
to the conclusion that the whole country is conquered,
and assumes that it will be treated as a conquest.
It says :
Now that we are in posseesion of the city of Mexico, the
administration of the country will be organised after the
Preach system, and the employer seat out in the Palmas
have already begun their service.
The Pays is less aggressive in form, and pays a
regard to decency by calling to mind the reiterated
promises made that there should be no permanent
occupation ; but I am not sure that its language,
when cloeely scrutinised, differs essentially from
that of the France. The Pays says :

Its now desirable to recapitulate the Emperor's policy,
too often misrepresented in regard to this questioo. Oar
victory, our brilliant auxins, has in no way changed that
policy. The Emperor's government never sought in Mexico,
and does not now seek, any satisfaction of ambition. It
only desires now what it declared at the oommencement of
the war, namely, satisfaction for its just grievances and
guarantees for the future. As to the first point, mode-
ration and equity will govern the claims of France,
' and, no doubt, everyallowanoe will be need. for the sm.
berrassments of Mexmo. As to guarantees for the future,
the Emperor's government only intends to demand them
from the exiMence of • regular government, eboeen and
coestituted by the Mexicans themselves. It (the French
government) will In no way impose its own will so far as
h regards questions of foam or of persons, but it will make
I • point of assuring the reality of such guarantees as it may
judge necessuy for the maintenance of the sogagensenta
which the new government will have to enter into towards
France, and also for securing the prosperity of Mexico
itself.
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These words am elastic enough to be consistent
with an indefinitely prolonged occupation. The
Oipittion Nationale betrays the uneasy feeling which
prevails in many quarters on this subject when it

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lat as hope that our troop., roasters of the capital, will
sot go any further, and that General Any will return to
Femme u soon as be has organised a nu government in
Mexioci founded on the principle of national sovereignty.
Our honour is avenged ; victory permit, us to conclude a
treaty on the beet terms possible, and our task will then be
accomplished. Ws cannot beinq ourselves to attach serious
importance to rumour which have been long cir-
culated, and 'wording to which the Imperial govern-
ment thinks of establishing limit permanently either
in the cay of Mexim or in some other part
of the empire of Montezuma. The cabinet of the
Tuileries must know that the result of such a policy would
certainly be to plunge us one day into a prodigiously ezpen•
sive war with the United States.

GERM A NY.

(ROW OUR OWN COLLISPONDKNT. )
FRANKFORT. dpur 6..

The season has now arrived whenaliMal meet-
ings for special objects take place in this
country. Yesterday the editors of German news-
papers met here to deliberate on their common in-
terests and their position with regard to the press
decrees in Prussia, and a committee of seven lead-
ing papers in various parte of Germany was ap-
pointed to attend to the business of the association.
Even the Dentate press was represented in spite of
the great diatauoe, and various resolutions appro-
priate to the circumstances were passed. belt
week the German dentist& will meet here ; and in a
month there will be a loge meeting of members of
the Chambers of Deputies of the various German
IStates. Some weeks ago the German school-
masters and professors met at Mannheim, and
thin day week there was, at the same place, a
meeting of volunteer riflemen from all parts of
Germany, which was graced by the presence of the
Grand Duke, who at the banquet listened with the
greatest attention to the speeches in favour of Ger-
man unity, liberty, and independence. A very
remarkable speech was made by his librarian,
Professor Eikhard, who said, "God, who created
man, does not like slaves. The sword is a symbol
of power, and the noblest ornament of freemen •
our exercises, inspired by the love of liberty, will
not be mere idle play when the integrity of Ger-
man 7 has to be defended against the invader. Not
an inch of German territory must be abandoned
though it cost heaps of slain. Like our brethren
in Switzerland, the riflemen will be a powerful
guarantee fur the unity of the nation."
Let me mention that the vainglorious gas-
conades of some French writers who fancy the
Rhine could be got for the trouble of marching
there, have caused such a passion for drilling and
military exercise, that mere boys of 12 to 15
years meet here in Frankfort twice a week in the
evening, and march out of town, drummers and
fifers at their head, fur the rifle ground, and return
in very goodorder. As all of them have been taught
gymnastics, they are very easily drilled, and, as
drilling is a healthy and invigorating exercise,
it meets with approbation and support.
Under the auspices of the Prussian deputy
Schulze Delitach, associations fur advancing money
to industrious tradesmen and workmen at bank
rates have been formed at Berlin. The plan is
the same as that of the guarantors of the Exhibi-
tion building. Wealthy bankers and gentlemen
have become securities for these associations at the
banks which advance the money. On a small
scale a similar institution has existed hen for some
years, and it answers very well.
It appears that there will be for some time
a lull in the Prussian reaction. No impedi-
ment has been thrown hitherto in the way of
the circulation of pamphlets which take the
place of leading articles. In various towns
banquets are being given to the deputies, mid
speeches not very palatable to government are
uttered without opposition from the authorities.
On the 18th and 19th a grand festival will take
place at Cologne in honour of the liberal deputies
from Rhineland and Westphalia, when the presi-
dent of the bowie and 75 deputies will be present.
Still, we must not count our chickens before they
are batched. The Juuker party may any day in-
duce the King, who is now somewhat shaken by
the opposition of the Crown Prince, to make a
further step towards despotic rule.
The Bavarian Chamber has by a large majority
approved of the conduct of the government in the
Pruseo-French treaty ailau. Ilia may perhaps
become a matter of serious consequence. Should
the Zollvertin be dissolved, the best province of
Bavaria, the Palatinate, would be totally ruined •
and would fall an easy prey to Prussia
under the auspices of France. Ile Bavarian go-
vernment is playing a dangerous game, and will
not even be supported by the goverumeute on whom
it would have to rely, as almost all the Chambers
of the veriona States have by overwhelming majo-
rities declared in favour of the maintenance of the
Zoliverein.

General Meade, who has taken his place, is an
officer of whom everyone speaks well. He gra-
duated at West Point with the highest honours,
served with distinction in the Mexican war, and has
commanded a division and then a corps through
the present war with a skill which has not
been surpassed. He led the attack on the
left, under Franklin, at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, and achieved the only success of the day,
driving Jackscin in fot'nearly a mile, and only fell
back for want of support. He has, however, been
little heard of out of the army, owing in a great
measure to his reserved manners, his complete
absorption in his profession, and his dislike of
politica and political intrigue. He differs in this
in a remarkable degree from almost every general
in the army of the East, for there is hardly one who
has succeeded in abutting his eyes to the fact that
military success might lead to something higher. He
has, perhaps, been confirmed in his indifference by
the fact that as he was born in Spain, though of
American parents, be is not eligible for the presi-
dency, so that his greatest honours can only be
achieved in the army. The officers have the highest
opinion, as have the public, of his abilities, as well as of
his knowledge. He is a close student, silent, haughty,
and, on the whole, rather an unpopular man per-
sonally, but his elevation haa given general satis-
faction and confidence, which have been in-
creased by the modest tone of his first general
order. I learn from private letters from the army
that he has gone to work with great vigour, and
resumed the onward movement on the very day he
took the command, pushing his whole force in the
direction of Chambersburg, while Pleasanton's
cavalry swept the country of Lee's foragers up as far

as Hanover.
It is useless to speculate any further as to the
future until the coming battle bas been fought.
Lee, I think, must fight now whether he will or
not, as I believe, in the present position of the
Federal army, he cannot reoross the Potomac
without having them close on his flank. If
be defeat them, they will probably fall back
on Washington, and he will be in a posi-
tion either to strike the capital or at
Baltimore and Philadelphia. if he captured either
of the latter, he would probably levy heavy contri-
butions and push into New Jersey, plundering the
whole way, until be was met by a levy en masse.
What would happen after this I confess I have not
the least idea. But preparation is being actually
made for such a contingency. The New Jersey
militia has been all called out ; and New York is
about to put 50,000 under arms in addition
to the 20,000 already in Pennsylvania, and
1 the government is offering such induce-
ments to the discharged soldiers to re-
' enter the army and form a " veteran corps," that I
think the great majority of them will be back in
the field before many weeks. This, with drafts
which, if necessary, will be made under the Con-
scription Act, but which I think, in the present
temper of the public, will not be necessary, if a
victory is won by Meade, would bring the army of
the East up nearly to 400,000 men—an enormous
host, considering how many have already been
raised.

If, on the other hand, Lee should suffers serious
reverse, simultaneously with the fall of Vicksburg,
and the retreat of Bragg, and the movement of Dm
against Richmond, the consequences to the Con-
federacy would be so serious that I cannot divest
myself of the impression, as I have already said,
that his position is desperate, and that he knows it.
In fact, whatever happens, the result will be tre-
mendous, and the lover of sensations may chuckle
over the near approach of what will probably be
one of the " decisive battles" of the world.

CRYSTAL PALM:IR.-14v, SHILLING DAY.—
SATURDAY, JOLT IL—Adtabsioas aa payment, 2,973; ditto
lana4.ll iodate, 6,506 i total. 9,479.
CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISRASIS OF
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Loved at this tastitutiaa daring last week was 1,311, at
whack 212 wore new cum
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Wittiest° Its value. Pull Het of testiorinlals forwarded by No.
tort Waters, Y. Martinbilsne, Cannon *treat, London, LC.—
Sold by grocers, Italian warehtweinto, and other., at aria. adonis.
Wholesale agents, B, Lewis slid Co., Wortesttr —(advartlee-
meat.)

THE CITY I{lollillintANCl2illllP.—Tbe ancient
office of Itemembrancer of the CoriratMoi of the City of
Landoll bee just ',scorns vomit retirement, from ill
health and advanced age, of Mr. Edward Tyrrell, alter
service of more than ball • century. Hie father held the
appointment, and he wee traiuu,.l to the duties in early life,
under his auperiuteatencm the emoluments of the office
vary considerably. butt sear or tne year before the nett
income amounted to 'Alit., but in some years it has tar
exceeded that sum.

FATAL AMIDUT AT TARiaTT PRACTICT..—A few
days ago a portion of the 3rd Iladdiesex Artillery proceeded
to the VI uulrich lung range, from London, and west
through • course of target practice, when one of the privates
named IrDougall met with a severe accident, which ulti-
mately proved fatal. It appears that the unfortunate man
wee knocked down by the recoil of his giro, which parsed
over the lower part of Ins left leg, and seriously shattered
the bones of the herb. Hui leg was promptly amputated
um the spot by Dr. Rice, sur‘cou of the corps, and the
sufferer appeared to be in • fair way uf recovery. On
Seterday marine( it was announced by the garrison maim.
cities of Woolwich that the pew fellow had died on the
previous day in the hospital, where he was received imme-
diately after the accident. Every attention was paid to
him by the medical officers of the est•iblisbment, and pro.
vision wan made for the accommodation of his wife, who
attended him during his Muss.