The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-23 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Ricolotto was performed at the Lyceum last night,
for the lint time this eases. The pica wee east in the
ease meager as lan year Gilds, Madame Betio; Medd*.
leas, Mdlle. Dicier ; the Duke et Mantas, Mario; sad
Iliruletto, It riconi. The perforates's@ was as steeliest and
as eueriessfel as it used to be. Basso mai eplanditli7
Mario, too, was la fall possession of hie bas•
tiful •,ic.; sad Rosner, tragic powers Wm du
played is the terrible catastrophe of the drsisa.
Mario'. beanie ancerimatit, " La dome e mob le," wee en.
cored as anis': and the the quaret which felons it,
" Bella lisle Wanton," song by the four performers sh•r•e
ism 11, Will perf•at in •cal gamines end dramatis strict.
Thn quattet is tle peen of the opera ; one of chows happy
iaspirstioss with sib eh Verdi he not often beta visited;
a mastrrpires of ingenious conenetion asd beautiful has.
away. The wool. performance was warmly app ended by
a fell sad &dilatable sadistic*.

We undentaad that Hen Reichardt, the cele-
brated German tenor, is fogged at her Majesty's Theatre.

LYcevelllittATlti.—We believe that, after the
resent operatic sr woe, t►is theatre will oar* more be opened
few dramatic rrlProtancee The proprietor, Mr. Araoln,
Jae, it is stated, Niel a tenant In the moon of Mr. C.a.
quest, mama rerqsase will coeueeatie in September next. The
veinal'sl melodrama•ic ay., will be Mr. Charlie Dillon, and
eagegentants are stated to be pending with several est.-
\ Med favoeritee.

BAETER BALL.- TBSTIIIONIAL TO MR.

COSTA.

Tim testimonial presented to Mr. Costa, on Mon-
day, the 14th Met , at the Committee Room of the Biroslag-
kam 11u•icel Festival, m • reematti ia of that gestlessan's
dadaist services I. conducting the lest term festivals, sad
a mask of gratitude for his enormity in composing the
manna of Eh, is aid of the leads of the General Hoepisal,
was exhibited yesterday, la t►e rams of the fleeted Harmonm
Ilasiety, Easter Hall, and excited general admirst'on. It
swains of a group is silver, oxydised, and relieved with
old. The subject is takes from the first book of Samuel,
ami represents the prematabos of Eased to Eli. Haaasti,
the mother, may be supposed to be attortag the words :
For the c►ild I prayed ; and the Lord bath gives sissy
petition which I meted of him :

"Therefor. eke I bays lest bin is a. Lord; as leas is
Ise livetb be obeli be lest to the Lord."

Eli, studio" ..n a raised platform, le the umbel figure of
the (reap. He le dressed it the rich vest:testa appertaiting
table office, with a censer for imams in his haat The
%ages and ornaments of the robes are gilt; the twelve
jewels o• the bees/I,IMo, typical of the twelve tribes of
%real, are represented by burnished silver. The %are is '
liejoitic and graceful, but visa slightly against historic troth,
is Waist to show tar cues sad ataietiee which were at that
time legthaing to hang heavy oa the Goal of the priest.
Hannah's exprooron Is that of initialed pride end piety—
pride at beteg able to prima so noble a rft to the Lord,
and pious resigeaUot at the sop iratioa from her first. bwa.
The child is is a graceful stilted., but betrays memo one
alisesases t►an eartonty, which would be the feeling that he
would he mast likely to exhibit. Of the boar figures, that
et Illkaaab is the most eharocteristic sad the most natant.
It is thereartly oriental. He lease thoughtfully and rove
teatially oa his staff, overpowered by the soleinalty of the
ammeits. The offering that k. Wags is at his feet. The
%shithead is firmed by the great golden candlestick,
the sitar of incense, sad the table of abewbri ad.
Oa the floor are tics ornamental pales for curyiag the ark of
the comsat, cad the pot of mune. The while steads
apse a silver platform, and fa Oared oa a pedestal of Siesta
marble richly ornamented. Oa the frost of the pedestal le
the following ituription : " To Michael Coma, I. femme
iteration of the first performance, on rho 29th of Assad,
WM, of BA, an oratorio morosely turaposed by him fee the
Birmitiben, limiest Festival in aid of the fends et the
General Hotpit.l, se a tribute to hie paths, and as e maid
et hie disiatorested liberality, this testim Olio! is presented by
%Month sad goatlemen of the emaraitta• of manegesthat.
MM." At the back of the pedestal are the words:
"Massa is he that =meth is the %awe( the Lord."
The tesdaradal, as a work of eft, den credit to the de
dime and tbe manufacturer. It imams from the fart ry of
%Wastes end Co., and is the work of Kr. Charles Cheat,
their priaelpel smut. The ozydisatien of the metal We the
atm of predating a earfece p fleetly smooth, bet iteepable
at giving bath vegeetion, which would produce a glitter
eafatherable to the general effret. TIN golds& fringes tad
ether °theorems add greatly to the rictuses sad warmth of
the work. We ars slat to me that the anima of presenting
works of an as testimnials is becoming guard. It is
likely to saaraiie a beneficial thinness as the public taste.