The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

LONDON, 'IUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1862.

THE REUTFORCEICENTS FOR CANADA.

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BOSTON, Jan. 10.
The voyage across the Atlantic in the Cunard
steamer Canada, was made with the rapidity and
comfort for which all the vessels of that line are
famous ; but starting as she did on the 29th ult.,
before the news of the reply to Lord Lyme,' ultima-
tum had reached England, au anxious feeling per-
vaded her passengers, oonsisting principally of oft-
EXIIIBMON OF FEMALE ARTISTS.
one ou leave from the different regiments stationed
Why is it that in the exbtbhion which opened to
in North America, who, in consequence of the
the publiC this morning, at the Gallery of the New Society
unsettled state of affairs, had been ordered to return of Painters in Water Ooloun, Pall-mall—in this the " sixth
to their respective quarters. Besides these officers, annual Exhibition of Female Artists," there is not one—at
Major Bl'Crea's battery of garrison artillery and least Emends painter exhibitor—of recognised eminence.
the sth (Captain Gosset's) company of Royal This cannot be a fully and fairly representative display el
Engineers were embarked at Liverpool for Halifax, what has and ams be achieved by Englishwomen,
NwhenEii
eat route to Bermuda, which island, it was said, was it.cuntniviirma,
nothing by a Mrs* Benham Mt: e"
destined to play the same Pert in the forthcoming Oldies, or Madame Beaches • nothing to shoSolow
us how
American war that Malta had &warmed during the , much we have bus In that most promising *air
Crimean campaign. Several army staff assistant- in oil, Wm Wells ; ems et Mies A. Dixee's edzsdrable
surgeons, and about a dozen civilians (English ministate', and sot men a aisle sketch by has. Malin
and American), completed the number of passengers 470eetiffei who" "in' have hitMtbtglibetd thee."
'attraction of these co
hahed ladies tollectleas. road „ Bare:lL.% but
in
to these
f
who, after a rough, but (thanks to the courtesy and
kindness of the commander, and the excellent ; eoeom
ea eziribition from which they are absent, but which still
arrangements made for their comfort) far from , Feiner to represent to the public the position occuped by
disagreeable passage, steamed into the beautiful I teesale art in this artistry.
harbour of Halifax at 9 a.m. on the morning of the We• would my, in no spirit of idle, empty " gallantry,"
9th instant. All were much delighted to bear that WA er• a••• always felt • Peculiar kindly fet•t••• is
the causes of dispute between the two countries woman's week and we have especially desired mass" to
thisenterprise, convinced that prosperity was certain to
had been removed by the surrender of the Southern bring supportand comfort to many women rudely tried
Comtuissiouers ; and, peace being happily secure, by fortune. But we should fail both in vindicating the
almost every one on board whose duty did not ' tree interests of the present exhibitors, and in our dutythi
compel him to remain in Halifax determined on the public, if we did not say decilvely that this is mike-
proceeding by the Canada to Boston, in preference tivale a very mediocre exhibitsou—very much below that
to attempting the overland journey across New
rei;ould vheutly inferior
and tiwseuhat such nentiv an
but
on
Brunswick, of the severity, not to say danger, of cosh fair and
criterion of the present rapidly-impn;sing condition
which route we heard strong reports. It was g baude art
hinted that even the journey through Boston might
be attended with its desagrenterefs, as it was sup-
posed that a bitter feeling to the English existed to
a very great extent, and that an American mob might
be troublesome, if not insulting. Choosing the lamer
of two evils, it was, however, resolved to continue
our voyage to the capitalof Massachusetts.i Before
leaving Halifax I had an opportunity of inspecting
the fine steamer Persia, the only vessel sent from
England with troops that succeeded in safely land-
ing them at Rivihre du Loup. Her arrangements
are magnificent, and entitle her to be con-
sidered the finest transport ever fitted for
the conveyance of soldiers. Halifax was
alive with troops, and its magnificent harbour was
tilled with the vessels which had brought them from
the mother-country. Ashore we found the Gre-
nadier Guards, the 2nd battalion of the 16th, part
of the Ist battalion of the same regiment, the 63rd,
and numerous detachments of Artillery, Engineers,
and Military Trains ; while alongside the wharves,
or moored in the stream, the Persia, Adriatic,
Magdalena, Melbourne, and others of the finest
ships of our merchant navy. After a delay
of only four hours, during which time
three hundred men with their baggage and
as immense quantity of government stores were
disembarked, the Canada continued her voyage to
Boston, where she arrived a little after midnight
on the 9th. On landing the next morning, the
English passengers were no less delighted than
surprised to find that the sinister anticipations
which we had entertained of annoyance from the
mob were so far from being realised, that we were
received with the utmost politeness and courtesy.
The whole of the baggage was permitted to pass
through the Custom-house without examination,
and in no single instance was a passport demanded,
while, accustomed as I am to the attention and
courtesy which a stranger usually receives in an
American city, I was moat agreeably astonished, so
soon after the surrender of the Commissioners,
and in the very place of their late imprisonment, to
be welcomed with a friendliness and warmth
which left nothing to be desired. While here the
news arrived that Mr. Seward had telegraphed to
offer a passage for our troops through the State of
Maine.

MUSIC.

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MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.
The concert of last night, in as far as the instru-
ments' portion we. camomile% was slsots&from the works
mt Beethoven. There were two it b quertees—thst
'tie key al 0, N. I, OW ed lee "Itasensioildg " eat, and
'that la D, op. 18—balk *Ted it fiseen. Salutes, and,
Webb, and Pages ; and then wen two of his nematode
sonata—the " Santa Appamionatel is F minor. played
by Kim Arabella Goddard, and the Sonata in E fiat (one
of the set dedicated to Balled), far the piano and violin,
player by Miss Goddard and M. Santora The quite*
boa of them well known to matenre, ere two of
the finest specimens of his style at different wine.
The itasownoffsky Qnrtet,• written when his powers
were in their zenith, is full of bsautim from the beginning to
the end. The romantic and melancholy andante in A
minor, the minuet, so flowing and melodious, and the final
fevato, so fiery and impetuous, keep the listener's mind•
in a eonstant state of excitement. The other quartet is am
orally fine specimen of his early manner, when he copied
Yo.•rt in form and oonetruction, preserving the simplicity
and symmetry of his model, in conjunotion with his own
original inspiration. The execution of these fine works was
molt excellent.

The singers were Was Bake and Yr. Weiss. The former
meg • inumeret el Demotes—one el these pretty things
wkfob have beau revived at the Monday Popular Concerts—
sad Hoary Smart's beautiful nogg, " Dews, gentle dower.* '
The WON seas llaalerren's meg from Robin Rood., " Whoa
beeritue invented the bowl, and "The Wanderer" of
Illehabat.

BUFFALO, N.Y., JAL 11.
I arrived here yesterday, after a twenty hours'
journey, from Boston, made comfortable by the
very excellent sleeping cars provided by the New
York Central Railway Company. The conversa-
tion of the passengers and their remarks on the
topic of the day confirmed the opinion which I had
formed at Boston, that a great reaction had set in
in favour of England. It is true that several of
the journals continue to insert rabid abuse of
the old country and impotent swagger of a
future revenge ; but by this time, I fanny, we are
quite alivo to the difference between the real senti-
ments of the American people and the pretended