The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

MEXICO.

Mr. J. 8. Hart, of the Mexican Consulate at
London, in sending to the Daily Yews the Mexican
official report of the operations of the contending
armies at Puebla during the month of April last,
obeeryes :

" If the Emperor of the French is indifferent to
the sacrifice of blood and treasure, and isdetermined
on reaching the capital, there can be certainly no
question as to the result ; but the victory will be a
barren one, ruins only will mark the spot where
once stood a town and a capitaL Puebla is already
half destroyed, and will be so entirely before it is
evacuated, and the same fate awaits the city. The
government will then retire to one of the many
neighbouring states. It cannot be supposed
for one moment that the conquest of the
whole republic is intended. What, then, will
the French really have gained There is no
doubt from the changing programme that the
Emperor has been misled. He would lose none of
his European laurels by withdrawing from this
bootless campaign, and nobly admitting that where
he hoped to meet a welcome he has been received
with determined resistance. Common humanity
loudly demands the admission."

INDEPL'IDINCZ OF POLAND.—A public meeting
of the inbabitaate of Westminster, ia favour of Polish
atlooality, was held last eveniag in the Temperance hall,
Broadway, westadoster ; Mr. George Potter in the chair,
supported by Mr. J. A. Niebolay, Cspteio Roger., Mr. E.
Beaks, Mr. J. R. Taylor, Stc.

These performances are given by the eminent firm
of Mesas. Ewerand Co., for the purpose of maid* thesub-
scribers to their extensive musical library to boar some of
the most nowt additions to their collection. At the second
concert, which took place at the Hanover-nears Rooms
yesterday, a pianoforte quartett by Stiehl, and a string
quartett by Volkmann, were given u specimens of the
newest school of German instrumental music. Neither of
these works, however, is likely to advanoeltbe reputation
of modern German mule, being as incoherent in
plea and laboured in execution as they are ambitious is
putension. They have the vagueness and indefiniteness
which characterise much of Schamana's instrumental music,
without a particle of the genius poisoned by that much-
maligned composer. New music, however, is always in
request, and it is interesting to be enabled to hear and judge
of recent efforts in the art. Among the vocal pieces the
most noticeable were some of &humane' liakr, expressively
mug by Radii.. Elvin Behrens and Miss gobertime Hen-
derson. The instrumentalists were Mews. Danorenther,
Ssintoa, Ries, Webb, and Peque. The /001111 wee quite
filled by amateurs and professors, mostly subscribers to
Messrs. Ewer's library, which has now become a most im-
portant collection of all the standard works, theoretical,
historical, and penetasel.

AMATEUR CONCERT FOR THE NATIONAL HOS.
PITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC.

Last night a grand amateur performance, with
the above benevolent object, took place at the Hanover•
square Rooms. It was given under the especial patronage
of the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, sod a
long list of ladies belonging to the highest ranks of the
nobility. A numbs? of these ladies-patronesses, too, among
whom were the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of
Sheffield, the Marchioness of Tbomond, lady Charlotte
Denison, and lady Ashburton, honoured the concert with
their presence ; and we need not add that the room was
filled by a large and distinguished audience.