The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

Wag;rbo was angling about 200 yard, higher up the river,
the ea for bel, ran to the *pot, threw off his coat.l
and most twang w prr jumped into tho .rater, and
saseesded after some straggling in getting hold of Mr
Sawa by the bob of his bead, but before he could get to shal-
low water, be booms so much exhaaAed, that he could not
maids hie boa
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PIRHIRVILLasszucr.
COIOIIIIIIOX IT TRZ LORD LIZIITINANT.—F. B. M.
Harm& Tommy renty to be Cornet, visa Jones, in
Castionar Cavalry.

Oink.
ROYAL ITALIAN °TEM.—The " Barbiere di Si-
vigils" was performed last evening, for the first time at this
theatre. It was most admirably got up, and went off with
extraordinary apirit, keeping the audience in a state of ex-
citement from the first scene to the last. Madame Persiani
outdid herself in Retina .- her acting was delightfully arch
and lively. and the brilliancy of her vocal execution was
perfectly dazzling. She gave to the hackneyed but beautiful
" Una mice poce. (a" all the charms of novelty, by the
=of exquisite ornaments with which she clothed
greedy, exhibiting an incomparable richness of fancy
samillasd with purity of taste. The duet with Figaro,
4.• so sue," was a delicious expression of innocent joy
soil dsaes. But her great display was in the scene of
110) Wen. She sang the famous old air. " Nel tor
algibee meta," with variations which it would require a
*Ada to execute with equal clearness and re-
elaWei, in Count Almarira, was all that could be
; gentlemanlike in his representat on of the part, and
grimed and elegant in his singing. In the first
mese he restored a beautiful serenade air, which
is always omitted, most unaccountably, for it is one
of the most beautiful things in the opera. Ronconi
was the Figaro, and decidedly the best we have ever seen.
Be made the illustrinua barber as lively and exuberant in
animal spirita as he is usually represented, but more acute
and intellectual—moreclosely observant, and more signifi.
cant and sarceatic. Many little phrases, which generally pain
unneticed, received from him a paint and meaning which
wan felt at ones by the audience. His acting was full of ease,
freedom, and gaiety, without the least doge of bait:emery.
He sang, too, admirably -. his " Largo al factotum" was a
new and capital reading of the song. Revere
was more soccomfal in Dr. Barthalo, we think, than
in any of kis previous parts, but his labours under the disad-
vantage of coming after ahlache. Marini's Beath.° was
exoslleat.—We have seen the " Barbaro di Siviglia " times
innumerable during a quarter of a century, and have never
men it east in a meaner comparable to the present; and the
pismire is enhanced by the delicioas performance of the
orchestra. It is by the performance of such pieces, and in
such a wart, that the Covent-garden management will
redeem its pledge to the public.
ZiThe arnma.
HAnuaKrr.—" Who do they take me for ?" is the
name of a new farce in one act, which was produced at this
theatre last might tar the purpose of exhibiting Mr. Hudson
in one of those cherubic, which, since the death of Power,
he alone seems able to fill. Very considerable allowances must
always be made to the writers of pieces which depend for
emcees on extravagance of situation, and drollery of bearing ;
and the author of this new farce does not seem one to abate
one partied) of thin dramatic prerogative. The
piece was successful, though there is not one witty paa-age
in it. nor even one situation intrinsically new; so mush is
the character of the stage Irishmen relished ; so well was it
in this balance sustained, and so cleverly, it must be added,
did Mrs. Hamby, Mr. Tilbury, and Mr. Clark, play up to
the principal personage.
PRINCES/3'B.—A new petite comedy, under the title
of " Romance and Reality," was produced here last night.
Although the piece was of the most flimsy description, the
audience appeared to he fully satisfied with it.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.
Oaanaa,Yar 31. —This morniatr,Mr. F. Merl* scholar MTrinity,
INN Sillitteil • fellow, and at the same time lawn. North, Pinder,
were elected achn'ar+ of the same weep.

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SP-- The Queen boa prOalOtat the Rev. J. S
Sialdwz to the vicarage of Penman, to the county of
et Wrote ter, er,fil by the promotion of the lion. gni
am. S. D.D., to the bishopric of soilor ami Mae.
Tim ftliM be Cuirrownt heM an ordination he the cathedral
dilate Minster. ce Sunday Len, when the following gentlemen
Wage : Deastim—lt. H. Tillard, M.A., St. Joba's, Comb. ;
11, IL II agoler, Oaf. ; W. Powell, literate. Priests.—
Syr. J. IL I IL W. Nome, EA., Cum, Comb. ; G.
Maas, UN M.A., Merton, Oaf.
Pssmomilsw—itsr. J. au, MA., to Thureby 8., NOl.-
thimploWii. Oa Peterh., on to. own petition; value Mil., with mi-
dges, t wart by death of Rev. J. Sicath.—Rev. W. H. Anderdon. to
the vicarage at 9L Margaret's, Leicester, dio. Peterb.. value 4,403/. ;
Irv., the Bev. Sir J.ll. C. Seymour, Bart.. as canon of St. Margaret's,
Leicester, to Lincoln Cathedral; vacant by death of Rev. A. Irvine.