The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-09 00:00:00

Wbt Court.

OSBORN-F, JULY 8
The Queen walked and drove yesterday, at-
tended by Viscount= Jocelyn.
The Prince Leopold arrived at Osborne today faun
Windsor Castle.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Lord Alfred Harvey,
Lient,General Kitellys, and Captain Grey, went yesterday
morning to the Hall of the Mercers' Company, in Cheap-
side, and received the freedom of the company.
The Prince and Princess of Wales took a carriage drive.
Mr. Henry Weigall hu been honoured by the Prince and
Princess of Wales with sittings for their portraits, to be
engraved by Messrs.
A deputation from the Justices of Cheshire, and from
unions in Lauosabire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire, on the sub-
ject of the Union Relief Aid Continuance Bill, bad an in-
terview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday, at
the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat Tester
day. A petition for a prolongation of Jordan's patent for
improvements in the construction of ships war heard. An
extension of the patent war granted for seven you,.
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday
to the Governor of the Falkland Island..

His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Coin-
manding-in-Chiet will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on
Saturday, the 11th inst.
Yesterday Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, held the first
review this season of the troops composing the gairison of
Chatham. After the review the commanding officers pro-
ceeded to the front, when his royal highness addressed them
at some length. He expressed his high satisfaction at the
manner in which the troops had gone through the various
IMACOUTTaII, and was happy to find that the various corps
at Chatham garrison still maintained their usual high state
of proficiency.

The Duchess Dowager of Sutherland and Lord
Albert Leveson Gower will shortly leave town for Paris, on
their way to the baths of Vichy.

The Earl Russell is the Secretary of State who
will acoompany the Queen during her Majesty's forthcom-
ing visit to Germany. The countess, accompanied by
Viscount Amberley, Lady Georgians Russell, and family,
leave for Scotland early in the ensuing month.

Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lady Emily
Peel entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence
in Whitehall-gardens, the Prince and Priors. de Fran*
Dentin), the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl Granville, the
Fart and Countess of Berborough, the Counter of Jersey
and lady Caroline Villiers, Viecount and Viscountess
Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon. Miss Canning,
Viacom:Are Palmerston, lady Molesworth, the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone, the Right
Hon. A. Brewster, Sir Edwin landrer, Mr. Ferdinand de
Rothschild, Mr. Cony Connellan, itr» Coven were laid
for 22.

The Duchess of Buccleuch gave a concert last
night at Sefton House. The musical entertainment em.
braced the talents of Madame Grisi, Madame Alboni,
Signori /kraldi, Grasiani, and Zucchini, and Mr. Sims
Reeve., and was under the direction of M. ViaDMIL

Mrs. Washington Hibbert gave a grand ball last
evening at her reaidasce in Dovetetreet.

MUSIO.

HAIMEI9 L'ALLEGRO AND IL PENSERO6O.

Mr. and Madame Goldscbmidt's second perform-
&nee of this celebrated cantata was given at St. James's-
ball last night The first, • few weeks ago, was highly
interesting and successful ; and the impression it then made
was shown by the crowded audience who last night filled the
hall, and applauded the performance with enthusiasm,
notwithstanding the physical endurance of breathing the
suffocating air of • hot concert-room in this sultry
weather. The vocal performers, in addition to Madame
Lind•Goldschmidt, were Madame Lemmens-Sherrington,
Mies Lascelles, Mr. Montem Smith, and Mr. Weiss. The
instrumental orchestra and chorus were 250 strong. Mr.
Lindsay Sloper was at the piano, Mr. Hopkins at the organ,
and the performance was conducted by Mr. Otto Gold-
schmidt. The princip►l soprano recitatives and airs were
sung by Madame Lind-Goldschmidt. She was in full pos-
session of her vocal powers ; and her grandeur of style and
brilliancy of execution were as conspicuous as ever. The
other singers exerted themselves with great effect, and re-
ceived their frill share of the applause liberally bestowed
by the audience.

The manner in which this beautiful work, which bad
almost passed away from the memory of the present gene-
ration, has been revived by Mr. and Madame Goldachmidt
does them the highest honour. Till this year it had not
been performed entire in London for half a century.
During the days of the Ancient Concerts, the
value of which was not appreciated by the
public till after we bed lost them, detached
pieces from this cantata were frequently sung by the
greatest vocalists of the day ; but since the Ancient Con-
certs were suffered to parish by neglect, we cannot remem-
ber that • single note of this charming music has ever been
heard in public. Now that Jenny Lind and her accom-
plished husband have, by these performance., shown how
beautiful it is—how worthy of the genius of the greatest
I musician Q,; KIM nee tow—we can scarcely suppose that
the English public, who pekes so great a veneration for the
name of Handel, will suffer one of his Ante, works to fall
epic into oblivion.

A monthly periodical, under the title of The
Work of the C4ristein Carrels of Bout sad Abroad
(Stroban), contains a singular amount of autheotio sad
impartial informant.° about the movemeats of the chards
in every quarter of tbs world, and those of all the dis-
senting or presbrterian bodies; including a word or two
occasionally oboist Roams catholic missions also. To say-
one desirous of keowing the road cceditios of things, re-
garded from a very protestant point of view, yet stated
with groat fairness, the publication would be of great
sarios.