The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

CRICKET.

KENT V. ENGLAND.—'II6 match wad brought to
• conclusion on Tuesday, shortly before seven o'clock, in
favour of England by nineteen runs. It was thought at
one period of the game that Kent would have carried the
day, the two batsmen having scored 37 before they were
parted. The fourth wicket, too, caused 61 to be placed
upon the score paper ; but, owing to the fine bowling of
Grundy and Dean, the following wu the result : England
—first innings, 113; second innings, 76. Kent—first
innings, 82; second Innings, 83.

MORE PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-I'OO3EB.—A neat
and commodious building has just been completed in Endell-
strut, St. Giles's, to serve for baths and wash-houses for
the pariah of St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury. The
edifice is to be opened for these purposes this week. There
are 16 baths for women and 67 for men. Even the second-
class baths are fitted up with attention to comfort, and the
first class baths are carpeted, and have all that the bather
may require for the toilet. The tame care seems to have
been bestowed upon the wash-houses. There are wringing
machines, drying closets, and every convenience both for
Ironing and mangling. Each woman engaged in washing
will have a separate compartment forte purpose.
DEPARTURE OF TIIE AMERICAN MAlLS.—Yeder
day afternoon, shortly after two o'clock, the United States
mail-steamer Atlantic, Capt. West, sailed from the Mersey
for New York with the usual bi-weekly mails for the
United States and British possessions in North America ;
146 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchan-
dise on freight.
THE WAGES MOVEMENT IN PLYMOUTH. On
Monday evening a meeting of the journeymen shoemakers
of the three towns was held in York-lane, Plymouth, for
the purpose of taking into consideration " the best means
of advancing the present low rate of wages paid to the
trade." After a long discussion, the meeting was adjourned
till next Monday evening, to give time for the production of
a statement of the prices of work among the different
branches of the trade, which they wish to obtain.
THE DEVON AND CORNWALL ARCHERY SOCIETY.
—The first grand meeting for the season in connexion with
the above Interesting fashionable society takes place at
Manadon, on Tuesday, July 12, when Major-General Sir
Harry Smith will preside. The gathering will, it is anti-
cipated, be one of the most numerous and distinguished that
has ever taken place in connexion with the society.
THE LABOUR MARKET.—In the Marylcbone
workhouse there is only one able-bodied pauper, and a short
time since the surveyor complained to the parochial autho-
rities that he could not procure in the stone yard a suffi-
cient number of men to perform the parish work, such as
repairing the streets, roads, &c.
FEVER AT BAHIA.—The merchant ship Anne
Fisher, of Bristol, Captain John Edwards, arrived in
Plymouth Sound on Tuesday afternoon from Bahia, South
America, 10. h May, with a cargo of sugar, for Plymouth,
for orders. While at Bahia the second maw, William Bur-
gess, and John Davey, seaman, died; all the crew, 14 in
number, were &Meted, and the master was persuaded to
leave as quickly as possible. After being at sea three days
the cases of John Dennis Davey and William Berry, sea-
men, terminated fatally. The remainder of the crew speedily
recovered. On her arrival here she was boarded by Mr.
Molyneaux, the tide surveyor, but she was not subject to
quarantine, the deaths not having occurred within 10 days
of het arrival.

MUSIC.
NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

EXETER HALL—The fifth concert took Ow .►
night, when the following admirable selection was pet
formed :

Pater I.
Cowart Overture (Op. Ida) Spobr.
e verout," licrr Theodore Forum
.vs.
E. s.
Kyrie Eleiron" Chorus .
Grand Choral SS mpimuy. the no part. by Matte
Lull'. Mire liassono, lien 1 beorlare Fuentes,
and Mr. Wei,.
PAST It.
Concerto in D minor, pianoforte, Ma.terJohn 1110,
nett
Aria, 0, tittre nicht " (Zauberiaii, Millie. Play blorart.
Overture Glissandi) ..... .......... ........ Apolir.
Aria, "Uses mivh Gnirk," Herr Theodore Formes Spoilt..
F ute Solo (Carnival de Veilla), Derr hte.chert.
Overture (We of Prometheus)
^ •

Dr. Spohr was the conductor of the evening, and
also preside at the next (and last) concert. On the entry
of the great composer, he was welcomed with continued
bunts of applause from all parts of the hall ; and his rece
st-
tion throughout the evening was such as to satisfy his meat
enthusiastic admirer,. The overture with which the con-
cert commenced is one of Spohr's later works, and is
neither so fresh in idea or so happy in treatment as most of
his previous campositions. It exhibits, however, his ustal
masterly instrumentation, sad the exquisite variety of hie
orchestral combinations in some measure atones for the
want of interest and novelty in the ideas. The " Ave
verum," by Silas, is an agreeable piece of cantabile
writing, but, as well as the following chorus, •• Kyrie
eleison," is devoid of that preconceived design and eon-
, tinuity of thought which the great masters have hell
to be requisites of composition. The solo was very
well Bung by Ilerr Theodore Formes (brother of the
celebrated. Basso), who has a sonorous tenor voice, and sings
with much expression and excellent intonation. '1 he
grand feature of the evening was, of course, Ili t-
hoven's Choral Symphony, which made so great a sen-
sation when performed by this society last season, uno:cr
Berlios'a direction. In effect last night was even greater
than on the previous occasion, the enthusiasm of the audi-
ence almost amounting to an encore of one or two of the
movements. Nothing could exceed Spohr's admirable dis-
crimination in the conduct of this elaborate work ; or the
quiet repose of manner, not wanting in energy and via,ur,
but devoid of all spasmodic effart—in short, that tranquil
yet thorough command over his materials which requ res
intellectual supremacy as much as mechanical exercise.
The different movements were taken at the time exactly
suited, not only to their various characters, but to the
large number of performers and the size of the hall—mat-
ters which have a considerable influence on the qucs:ion of
tempo, and_ would sometimes krill', a deviation even
from the composer's own metronomic mark. The vocal
portion of the symphony was scarcely ever, wo think, so
well rendered in this country before. The voices
scarcely flagged, notwithstanding the unmerciful treat-
ment to which Beethoven has subjected them. The sopranos
especially merit praise for the resolute way in which they
attacked the high A's and B's which are plentifully hestowil
on them. Master J. Barnett achieved a great success in his
performance of blendelssohn's difficult pianoforte concerto.
It was truly a surprising effort for a youth of apparently
not more than some eleven or twelve years. Ile played
with considerable power and great neatness of finger-3
little more crispness in the arpeggio passages of the last
movement might be desirable, and will probably be
gained when the hand acquires more muscular strength.
The performance, however, on the whole, exhibited great
intelligence as well as mechanical skill, and was received
with enthusiastic applause. Mdlle. Bury sang tho " Qua en
of Night," bravura song, from Zauberfiote, with such
effect as to be called upon to repeat it. The high head
notes, however, which form a feature in this song, are
scarcely fitted for, or likely to improve, the really beautiful
quality of this lady's voice ; and we prefer her in music
without such tours de force. Spohr's Overture to Jessonda
is a great contrast to that which commenced the concert.
It was written when his imagination was fresh and teeming
with ideas, and is ono of the happiest of his inspirations. It
was played to perfection, and re.demanded with enthu-
siasm. The Recitative and Rondo from Jessonda were very
well given by Herr Theodore Formes, with, however, an
occasional tendency to force his upper notes. Ilerr Rei-
chert's flute solo was remarkable for the extreme purity,
beauty, and volume of the tone which he produces, as well
as for his facility and certainty of execution. Beethoven's
well-known Overture to Prometheus terminated one of the
most satisfactory concerts of the season.

HERR MOLIQUE'S CONCERT.—This distinguished
composer and violinist gave his third concert, of chamber
music, at Willie's ROOMS yesterday evening; the last, we
believe, of the series. These concerts have attracted great
attention in the musical circles, and have been numerously
attended by those amateurs of both sexes who cultivate the
pianoforte and concerted instrumental music, and to such
listeners they have been advantageous as well as agreeable,
for each of them bu been a lesson of purity and refinement
in the execution of classical pieces which the superior class
of amateurs aro accustomed to play. Haydn's quartet in
G minor, which was played by Molique, Mellon, Webb, sal
Piatti is a model of clear and graceful construction, leaving
a pleasant impression of tranquil cheerfulness. Mozart's
quartet in E fiat for the piano and stringed instrument., of
which the principal part was performed by Herr Passer,
was oeiginally a quintet for the piano and wind instrutnents,
but has been arranged as a quartet for the con-
venience of amateurs, among whom it is in very
general use. Many of the listeners, no doubt, had often
taken part in its performance themselves, and must have
been all the more delighted on that account with the
charming effect given to it by four such finished artims.
Molique s own Quartet in B fiat, Op. 12, is a beautiful com-
position, worthy of companionship with the works of Haydn
and Mozart, upon which he has, in a great degree, formed
his style, but without being at all liable to the charge of
imitation. On the contrary this quartet is remarkable for
freshness and freedom of ideas, particularly the minuet
and trio, which are charmingly quaint and original. Two
of Molique's pretty melodies for the violin and pianoforte
were played by the composer and Herr Pauer ; and several
fine German songs were sung by Herr Kumpel, a tenor of
great merit, whom we heard for the first time.

DRAMA.
FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S.

Last night the season, as far as the French plays
are concerned, was brought to a close ; and, at the same
time, Mdlle. Rachel took her leave of as audience by whom
her genius has always been justly appreciated, and of whom
she has been deservedly the favourite. Her career during this
last few weeks has been one series of triumphs—triumphs not
merely in the sense of rendering the works of genius in a
manner worthy of their authors—not merely in making
what is agreeable more delightful—but, in the yet more dif-
ficult sense, of rendering what in many cues has been but
commonplace and repulsive materiel the means or effecting
the spectator with emotions of surprise and pleasure. The
truth is that the French drama is scarcely capable of being
naturalised in England. It is too extravagant for our
tastes. Even its fuses, much as our theatres owe to them,
would, generally speaking, be failures if produced in an
unmitigated form. They would be voted outrageous
even by an Adelphi critic. So, too, their tragedies
are commonly incredible in plot and unpleasant
in character. Even in works of real genius the
same defects lie on the surface. The Horac•cs
of Corneille, for instance, despite its undoubted
merit, would sicken an English public. The Peace Society
would have laboured in vain, if the demoniac " vertu " of
the Horace!, father and son, was not equally unappreci-
able and repulsive to any audience they could command in
this country. That such a play could ever have been
popular in France explains all the more fearful incidents in
her modern political history ; but there is no Englishman
that would not heartily join with Curiace in saying,
Je rends graces aux dieux de n''rc par Remain
Pour conserver encore quelque chose d'humain."

So likewise the lack of incident and the inordinate
speechmaking in which the characters indulge would pre-
vent its ever being a favourite here ; for there is no Eng.
lish audience that would not yawn over its dreary beauty as
much as a literary foreigner might be supposed to do over a
volume of Rouser& Yet Rachel has infused into the
very insignificant part (as Corneille, no doubt, considered
it) of Camille a vivid interest, that has redeemed the
tediousness of the whole play, and given life and colour to
all the other characters. In this her greatest part she took
her benefit last night, and received from a house so crowded,
that the very musicians had to yield up their places to the
public, the warmest plaudits that a fashionable audience
can bestow. Siie certainly never did play more finely.
That wonderful 4th act carried everything before it. The
expression of grief, tempered with joy, at the escape of her
lover, and of crushing agony of despair and ungovernable
rage, is perha; s the grandest effort of tragic power upon
the European stage ; and, as usual, it created the most pro-
found sensation. Madlle. Rachel was, of course, called be-
fore the curtain, and she retired with a whole,Cewestlarden
of bouquets. ACs ratan eempany are to be the Rae' oath-
dates fur public favour at this thaftre; lad titer have
announced Egmont as the piece wittkorkisit the; Woad to
open the campaign.
TIIE INCI7NBERED ESTATES IN .1 4 -re
is a bill in the Rouse of Lords (144 pin • •W 3
the Irish Estates Coramiatioa four Isms • • .