The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN MCVEY, OF THE
MERMAID.

Yesterday, at tho Underwriters' News-rooms,
Limps* Me e•Nescay took place of the presentation of
MON of plate ham the shipowners sod mercheate of
Limpid to Camila Dewy, of the Biel Wail clipper ship
Mermaid, bales"( to Messrs Plikuegton and Wilson.
The alreamitAlMlS whisk occasioned the testliaoniel is

have been Wily detailed in the form of a judicial
the pertieulars of which were reported at the
Sae Is the Naos. It will be recollected that Mr.
Oettree. him Majesty's consul at Pernambuco, wished to
detain She Mermaid at that port, on the ground of its being
yeassweetby, but Captain Davey, relying on his owe ekW
and judgmest, refused to yield to the itonild's represents-
aad brought the vessel to England, thereby doing
groat berries to the owners of the ship, and saving the
underwriters a /ergo sans of money. The service of plate,
valued at 170 L, was preesutsd to Captain Davey by Mr.
Charles Tuner, 'bateau& of the Dock Committee, who,
after paring a high compliment upon the ability, judgment,
sad fantasia displayed by the captain, observes that the
madam of het Majesty's consul at Pernambuco afforded
ample proof that it was most desirable the question of
reennasestioa derived from the misfortaaes of shipowner
eliciald he (squired late, scathe custom abolished ,in reference
to lei Majesty's repeaseatative at that port (Pernambueo).
Hod Captaia Davey yielded to the cossul's representations
the less te the shipownen sad underwriters would have
been extremely barmy—indeed there was good reason to
fear that if the vessel had ones gene into port she would
sever have left it again. Mr. T thee read a Sadao-
nisi, suasereway signed by alsiposexets and members of the
Dads/writers' Association, conveying the hearty concur-
relies of the subscribers with thiedecision arrived at by
Captain Behertsen, who had investigated the cue ea behalf
dare Beard et Trade, and which had proved that the in-
jurious repreeantataas of Mr. Augustus Cooper, her
Majesty's eased at Pernambuco, with refseitne• to
the amte of the ship Mermaid, were totally astounded.
Captain Devey having suitably expressed his acknowledg-
ments, Mr. Turner read a I rose the manager of this
Greet Western Leisranes Society, stating that, though the
Mermaid was not iesered in that society, be bad bees
directed to selisowledge the praiseworthy con Suet of Cap-
tain Davey fa opposing the authority of the British Could
at Pernambuco—a place, it stated, known to all 'seder-
writers for its impositions. (Chun and a laugh.) The
letter was scoompanied with a cheque for 101., which the
anderwriten of that association hoped that Captain Devey
would accept. Mr. Terser, in cone/salon, stated that the
Lade writer with whom the ship was insured had deter-
mined to present Calash' Davey with 1,0001. The pro-
medlar then dosed.

MUSIC.

EXETER HALL.

LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. This
society commesoed its season last night with Handel's
JhaaiaA; previous to which was performed a .• Hymn of
the Allied Andes," the music and words of which are by
Mr. G. Linley. This hymn MUMS to aim at the dignity of a
ambits, emuistiag of solo' for a soprano alternated with fall
chores. It is, however, of the moat trite and meagre cha-
racter, possessing so more idea or development than the
most commouplace psalm tune, and the term " pomp*.
sides" would be 'misapplied to smolt • jejune production.
Minders oratorio was, as • matter now almost of
omens, given with IC :art's additional accompani-
ments, the esquisite details of which, however, were not
always so clearly defined as they should be. This was
especially observable in the air, " The people that walked
in darkness," in which the extraordinary and beautiful
chromatic progressions which Mozart has assigned to the
wind instruments were sometimes inaudible, and at others
marred by souuds which are certainly not to be emend in the
score. The oratorio on the whole, however, was fairly per-
formed. The solo 'drain were Mime Stehbaeh (who replaced
Mrs. Sanderland, for whom an apology was made), Mies
Dolby, Mr. W. Cooper, and Mr. Lawler. Miss Stabbaeh is
beeemlig ease of our est concert sopranos—her voice hes
gained in volume and power, and she appears to be one of
those artists _in whom success will not induce

Mr. W. Cooper, the tenor, has a
smooth sad optimal, voice, but scarcely sufficient power
for so large a space as Exeter Hall. The loner notes espe-
cially are deficient is resonance, and the higher ones are
apt to bosoms somewhat nasal when forced. He has, how-
ever, the merit—sufficiently rare—of singing perfectly in
tune, and no doubt in a smaller local would be baud to
greater advantage. If we mistake not, this gentleman is a
member of the Temple choir, and sang at Exeter Hall two
or three seasons since. Miss D Abr. and Mr. Lawler's
performances are too familiar to need comment. We
perceive by the society's published report that although ft
has in seals measure suffered from the general depression
consequent on the war, it nevertheless finds caws of
encouragement in the comparative steadiness with which
the Assam have withstood the i reassure of the put trying
sauce." A modification of the prices elf admission has
been made, a omens number of admissions being now issued
, to the Western Area at one shilling each.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

The attention of subscriben was chiefly occupied by the
settling of the Shrewsbury 'mounts. Betting on the Derby
was very limited. Th. cloned price, were se under:
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
4to 1 sot Mr. Bowe:. Fly-by-Night (1)
DERBY.
Bto 1 opt Mr. Krises's FlybyN.ebt (t)
9to 1 Mr. G. W.Fitswllliam's Wentworth (t)
11 to 1 Admiral Harcourt's Ellington (t)
16 to 1 Mr. Howard's Cocoon (t)
18 to 1 Mr H Hill's Kigerthorps (t)
1000 to 36 Mr. Bryan's Bird in Hand (t)
30 to 1 Mr. 0. W. Fitsctilltam's Milton (1000
to 36 oleo t)
30 to 1 Mr. IS S. S. Crawfurd's West Long-
ton (t)
Srandutemeene will take place on
eaditioes. dc., will be published in a

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FItrIOLOUS AND VEXATIOUS OBJECTIONS IN THE
REGISTRATION Conare.—A printed statement has been
put into circulation, sign.d by 49 highly respectable free-
holders of West Kent, complaining of the frivolous and
vexations objectless made at the late revision for the Black-
heath and Lewisham polling districts, of which the parties
mentioned are registered electors. These objections, say the
remeestrantsorme made by Jobe Rowden, of 11, Chester-
field-street, King's-crov, London, on behalf of this Weiss,
through the agency of Messrs. Harris and Lewis, solicitors,
of 14, New Doswellcourt, Lincein's inn; end, though the
romenstreets (many of whom had possessed their freehold
qualification for periods averaging from 16 to 60 years)
proved the validity of their claims before the Barrister, a
large number of boos Ado electors, objected to in the like
frivolous masser, het their franchises through inability to
attend. Yet, although in many of the cases the solicitor
who attended the court at behalf of John 'Lowden did not
*bow thy growth on welch the objection was founded, is
ally OD* OSI of two hundred cases did the Revising Bar.
Aster award costa evilest the objector. The remosstrente
essaider that the whelewme check of public opinion must
be brought to bear upon so practical a denial of justice, be-
lieving, as they do, that such conduct holds out a premium
M uesememdeves parties by virtuslly inviting them to OM-
mit ea unwarrantable Division on the rights of electors,
end ehey express their conviction that the power of Revising
Best M award casts egaleet the objector ought not to
be gory wherever • registered elector previa hie
qoalileatlea, provided there has been no change therein,
and quit thalami be correctly described on the list of voters.
The Avon, mail packet, which has recently arrival
hem ken the Brasile, saved • Swedish brig, the sole.re of
whisk moseyed to 1,7001. le awarding this amount, the
British Dossed at Yereambeco gave 600 P. to the owners of
the Am, 0001. to the copula, and 6001. to the inthriat
Assn and erew.