The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

CONNINSIONERS OP WOODS AND FORESTS. —The
twenty-third report of the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests (their seventeenth annual report) was delivered yes-
terlay with the votes. This paper is one of the arrears of
last session, having been ordered by the House of Commons
to be printed on the 27th of August last. An annual report
of the management of the crown estate., scattered and often
broken up into minute parcels as they are, however valuable
as owe of a series of accounts to be preserved for re-
ference, is unsuseeptible of abridgment, and contains
little to interest the general reader. Its interest is
not increased by bearing date so long ago es the
2-sth of August. Surely, if it is worth while to have
these reports printed for general distribution, it is worth
while to have them delivered less than live months after
date. One knows not what to make of their antiquated in-
formation; what was true when they were drawn up may
be (aloe now. For example, we should mislead our readers
as to the actual progress of the metropolitan improvements,
should we give the account of them in this report for their
actual position. There are, however, some gratifying state-
ments. We are told of the Victoria Park,—" The total sums
paid or agreed to be paid for property reguirekfor the forma-
tion of this park amouht to 66,8734. 34. Id. Since the date
of our last report, the park has been ineloeed, and partly laid
out and planted. A bridge has been built over the Regent's
canal, which forms the south-western boundary of the park,
and a lodge erected aa a residence for the superintendent. The
public have already largely availed themselves of the advan-
tage efforded by this park, upwards of 20,000 persons, as we
are informed, having frequently resorted to it in the course
of the day for the purpose of recreation and exercise:-
Similar notice is taken of the progrees of embellishment in
the King's Park at Edinburgh :—" The progress of the works
has been very satisfactory, and the lines of roads and drives
which have already been made available to the public have
been much frequented, and the park generally, under the
improved system of management now adopted, has been
much resorted to." Up to the sth of January, 1846, the fol-
lowing purchase-money had been paid for property required
for carrying on the street improvements at present in progress
in the metropolis :
In the tine frees °Eked-street to Holborn ........ £2117,115
to 1924,422444 to Charlotte-stied, Blooms-
bury
136,241
to
14
6.2
:4" =2 NI
111.14:112.104415 -hose
18,226
And further purchases, to the value or 10,8131., had been
agreed for.

DRAINAGE AM.—Applications for loans under this
Act which appear in the London Garet& of last greening: •

Applicrt..
. Lod.. tif '°'' County of Amount
Jobs 01U Abbey Lanerant.. ...., 730
Lieut.-Oear. the H. IL
Trevor GI/Me
Rev. yam Kingdom Vorth Pe therwyn ...... . --. IN
Rev. E. Serjeantson Kirkby Empiric Tab-
James Adam Gordon
Benjamin Bullock .... Mitford
Etlizeburgh Gazette, 22nd bast. :
A. Portent. °limey
Kineardlooddre lOOO
'W. V; Milting
A. clOinittinghim .
Ayrshire 1550
W. M. Mammal; .. Arretoro. 3OOO
Juan Combo Abcrtimilinft ... lOW
...... 11/raldre 9070
Wigb"s6A".
129: Alezasfer 110;5.
James Brown,
of Sir W. Elliott
W. Burn Callender Edinburgh MO
James Oswald — kma.Kirkend-
-38.125
...... Earo;klan andr
Midlothian .. , 5425
Lard Jams Birg Aberdeembirc .. 3000
Jamas kladmila .....
... Argyieshire , 2000
Ewa Lothian 1548
1111rWaDar= Bart... ..
lErs. 1.. D. C. Durham..»l.
Fifeshire 350
Cbseles Btaart Argyksithe lOOO
A. 1•151•3
......
' Janus Ikalaint. ...... Perllloll110
Iri.di Xmas .....4
IL 11Ta3ie i --. larketutbrighta sof

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OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—
Lt. IMOFEoq/11 sCIRENDEINM GUN-COrfOsi, and other
Fxpkeive Contimonda, with brilliant Experiment. lectured on by I
in. Ryan, daily, st half-mot three o'cLek, and MI the Evenings ed
mosuL,vs, Woineolsys, and FricLos. The principle of the various
ELECTRO-MAGNE I'IC TELEGRAPHS explained daily by Proftwanr
Rschhulfner, including the patent of Meows. Coos and Wheat-
stone, ut use rot :he Railways. and the mire n omit patent of
MOWS. Nott and Gamble. The various Models explained. Mattniited
umMoens of DISEASED I'OT.ITOES exhibited by the OXY-II Y.
OntioEN MICROSCOPE, with the Destructive Insect, supposed by
A. amee, Esq., F./LS., to be the cause of the disease. A beautiful
of NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. The DIVINGsUELL and
DIVER, with Experiment. The PHYSIOSCOPE, New CURD-
MATitOPE, ate. etc.—Adel/soden, la.; SChOOl.l half-Pfica.
EGYPTIAN-lIALL, P.ICCADILLY.—LANTUM
ETIIIOI'IAN SERENADERS, THIS DAY (Wednersiny), the
2;th, and during the week. The unanimous opinion of the musical
world pi sclainm this entertainment to he unequalled. The delightful
tone of the Lent= is the surprise olld admirstion of all who have
heard It, whilst the gins, overtures, and duets, nightly elicit the moat
rapturous applause. Doors open at half-pen Seven, mann/owe at
Eight.--Reserved scat. 2. ; Monty, l..—Morning concert, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Fetuidny, enninencing at Three o'clock.

ORNING ENTERTAINMENT. - ST.
JAME TUFATRE, THIS MORNING.—The celebrated
Keith/PIA:a SERENADERS, Pell, Hanindun, White, Stan and,
and Dermot', will. in consequence of the great demand for
repeat th.ir DAY PERFORMANCE TIUS MORNING (dis=
clay), Jan. 27, commencingat Ilalf-past Two. Their inimitable enter-
tainment will oleo be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
I' Mille. Doors open at Eight o'th-wk.—Roam and stalls at Mitchell%
Royal Library, 33, OW lion.; and at the Box-on:ea the Theatre.
_ - .

rilitEATItE ROYAL, HAYMAItKET.—It is
respectfully intimated to the patron of this theatre and the
public that early application be made to matte Private nones, Rana.
and plarea—Greatest hit ewer made. —The new fairy entraraganra of
THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. EVERY NIGHT.—In order to render
a. much iariety aa possible, the WOUND OM WRONO can only hearted
three Omen a Ireek.-20•NIGHT ROUND OF WRONG, and WHO'S
YOUR FRIEND? TO-MORROW, (a Jun mile Night), SHE STOOPS
TO CONQUER INVISIBLE PRINCE, and IR4II POsT.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATItE.
The following outline of the arranttrnmmtB of the Some 1817
Is re•peetfully subuitted to the Nobility, i'AtMr.ot the Opron, and to
the Public. It is presented in the confident hope that the MC.
ceanfld exertions made to secure, under cinurnstances of peculiar
difficulty, •Conapany still morn worthy of the Mat Theatre In Europe,
and of Its dbotlnguMMtd Pumas, will ensure the continuation of their
support.
ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA.
Mdlle. Jenny Lind, Mdme, Del carmen Montenegro, Mdlle. Stan-
chion, !thine. Fagiani, and Mdme. Salmi, the contralto Mdlle.
owl Wile. Dada "ammo' and Mdme. Cantellan. —Sig. Fraschini, the
great tenor of Italy, and the favourite tenor, Signor Gannon ;
Sig Superehl; V. Lablache; Sig. lamella; Sig lbrcW ; the cele-
brated hem =tante Herr Smudigl, and Sig. Lablache. In addition
to the above, arrar nents are peudiog with sig. Cotettl, of the
Italian Opera at pa
That great composer the Chevalier Meyerbeer, has arranged to visit
this country to bring out the "Camp de Sithrie;" the principal parts
in the " Omer de Stlesie" by Mdlle. Jenny Lind and Ng. Fraschins.
The celebrated Dr. Felix M• nelebrohn liartholdy will liaewise visit
England, and produce an Opera earw:maly compond for her Majeaty's
Theatre; the hbretto, founded on ' The Teurpeat" of Shahs
written by N. Scribe Miranda. Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Feral Sig.
Garduni; Canton, Item Staudigi; and Prospero, trim Lablache.
It is likewrac announced with great shishaction that Sig. Verdi,
haying reorvennl from his severe aline., boo expressly composed for
this theatre a new Opera, of which the plot is founded on the
"Robbers" of Schiller.
Rarnini's Onera of " Robert larvae," lately proiuoed at the AcadtJmie
Royale, has Mao been secured.
Madames Cantellan, Sanenioli, and Montenegro; Signori Girding,
Superchi, and Fraschini, well appear before Easter.
Mlle. Jenny Lind, whose engagement WMITICACee to March, and
extend. until the turd of the 8e coo, will appear immediately after
Dinnctor of the Music and Conclue'or —M. SALVE.
in addition to the above, rereral 01/114, new to this country, will
be produced. and the repertoire will be selected from the chef.
dbanuvre of Morart, Cimarron, Hernial, Dunizetti, Mereadante, Het-
lint he. The Atrictent attention has been paid to all the &Mils, to
that an ensemble may be presented perfect in all its parts. A nu-
merous (arbours, of the mean distinguiahml talent and power, has
been selected front none of the bent orchestra.% of Europe, combined
with former meritorious artistes of the establishment
The chorus has been chosen with the gnadest care from Italy,
Germany, and England, and will comprise upwards of eighty per-
formers.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET.
Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlle.Lucille Grabill, and Millie. Cerito; In al.
ditinn to which an engagement has been made with Mdlle. Coroline
Rosati (of La Scala, at Mitin. and other great theatres of Italy), who
will make her tint appearance on the first nigh• of the season in a new
ballet etor.vel. 00,11,1UPrd and arranged far her he M. Paul Taglioni.
Nellie. Wauthier, a( La Stale ; Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlle.lionore,
Mdlle.Eliw Montfort, Mesdlim vane, Julian, Lamoure.... Emile,
Fanny Pincalea and Bertin ; and Mdlle. Caroline BannourL In con-
sequence of the enthusiastic mannrr in which this eminent article
was received net season, hopes are entertained that Mdlle. Taglisnl
may be induced to appear for a limitedmurnber of performances. N.
St. Leon, M. d'Or, M. Gooselin, M. Ili Matttt, Sig. Tenant, M.
Gouriet, M. Paul Michael, told M. Perrot. Composer of the ballet
manic, Signor Pugni ; principal artist, Mr. Mamhall. Maitre% de
Ballet —M. Paul Taglioni, M. Conti (of La Scale, and M. Perrot;
tiouiimaitre de Pallet, M. &merlin ; Regnant. de la Dame, M. Petit
An ORIGINAL GRAND BALLET will be produced, written ex-
pressly for her Majesty's Theatre. by the celebnited poet Henry Ileine,
on s subject selected from the old legends of Germany. A novel and
poetical Ballet for the aubjectof which theestablithment Is indebted to
the Matinee of a noble and intinguished poeteas, entitled EGERIA.
The cclebraed Pas de Quatre and Pan des Weems wid be reviled,
and an entirely new Div-rtireement, introducing another Grand Pas
by M. Perrot, which, uniting all the peculiar attmetions of the Pas
des Ihlesses and Pas de Quatre, will present a novel feature of milking
originality, and will combine the talent of all, to be en'itled LA
CONSTELLATION. The subscription will consist of the same num-
ber of nights as last scams.
THE THEATRE

will open in the middle of Peirciary, when will be produced, 'for the
Ent tune at her klajesty's Theatre, Doeusetti'a admired Opera of LA.
PAVORITA, in which tip. (larding and Sig. Suprrehl wll make their
Ent appearance in this country ; and an entirely New Ballet by M.
Paul Taglioni, In which kfadile. Caroline Rosati will appear.

the ey:airtai.

MAILS.

The mann for New South Wale,, Van Diemen', fund, and New
7.ealand will be made up on the evening of the 31,' January.
The mails for Sydney, Van theman's Land, &e., will be made up on
the evening of the Slnf January.
West India made, including three for Menlo., Honduran, and
!he !larannab, will be nude up on the morning of the 2nd Yetwuary.
The nsails fur Britl.h North America, Bermuda. and the United
States, will be male up on the evening of the 3rd February.
Th.: overland moils for Gibraltar, Malts„Grrecc, the lonian Wands,
Ggypt, Men, Ceylon, Indio, Hang-Kong, end China, via Southampton,
wild be made up on the morning of the of February.
The mails for the Brasile, the River Plate, Monte Video, Pernam-
buco, Bahia, Ma !Ora, and Buenas .tyre', will be dispatched on the
evening of the 4th February.
The overlaid cloned maiby roe MarneiPois, to the Mediterranean,
Egypt. Aden, Ceylon, India, Hoag Kong, Sze., will be made up on the
evening of the Bth February.