The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIO COMPANIES IN

PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday in the Lords' committee, of which Vis-
count Torrington is chairman, after having given the parties
opportunity to come to terms, the bill of the Aberystwith
and Welsh Coast Railway, for extensions of their anthoriaed
line of seven miles to Do'gay, of twelve miles to Pwllheli,
and of nine mile, to Porthdyalloyn, together with a pier
ad ails thereon to that harbour, and to raise 330,0001.,
was sussed. The bill of the Nantlle Railway, for continut
lag the company with their original share capital of 20,0801.,
and to cries a further sum of 340,0001. for the construction
of five new bunches in their district, was withdrawn. The
settlement of clauses connected with the bill of the United
Kingdom Tehgraph Oempany en behalf of opposing interests
=spied the Hui of Drum's committee.
In the House of Commons' committee of which Mr.
Scholeoeld is the chairman ocsaiderabis discassion took
plies on the moommendatAce made by the sommittes on
Friday respecting the competing lime of the Crystal
Palace and South Junction and Brighton Companies new
lines, when they intimated an opinion for the coosideration
of the parties to the effect that the Brighton Company
shoold make the proposed line from New-cross to Brixton,
and the Crystal Pekoe and South London, or Leaden,
Chatham, and Dover Ocanyemy, the line fres Peckham to
the Oryetel Palace. The promoters of the latter undertak-
ing now submitted to the committee a variation of this
arrangement, suggesting that the Crystal Palace Oompeny
should construct the line between Peckham and Brixtoo,
giving the Brighton Compeny running powers, and that the
line between Peckham and New-cross should be made by
the Brighton Company. who objected to the preposities.
and stated that they abided by the suggestion thrown out
by the committee. The chairman intimated that the commit.
tee saw no reason to alter their decision, and that if
the London. Cloths"), and. DMA Company were not satis-
fied, they most miss the question upon clause the consider-
ado° of which was then adjoureed until Tfinuday. The
cam of the Bast Grime:aid, Gramobridge, and Tont:ridge-
wells Railway, for a line of tea miles between those places,
and to raise 100,0001., was opened by Mr. Horst and Mr.
Merewether, and ',wooed by Mr. Odor*
_s•C• sad Mr.
Mot Yorks on htha of the Brighton, Uchfie/4, and Ton-
R•ilway. The committee on the Eastern Counties
A Bill are still travelling through
the uses. Masers. Wilson and Fowler were ex-
&gained on the Bela and Dolgelly Railway, and
Mr. Hawkshaw, C. E., on the Berusley Coal
Extension Railway; and, the case of the Midland Com.
pony's extensions to Bextoe being concluded, Mr. Denison
addressed the committee in opposition for the Great North-
ern, and examined Mr. Seymour Clarke, the general Ina-
asps of that eompazt4fori, Fowler, the engineer of the
Great We end tanltailways, vas exerobasd on
the merits of the None alley Drainage and Navigation.

SUSPECTED MURDER IN THE REGENTS
CANAL.

The Wl** he. hen seitelwe fenon the rannifsweat band
of the Rktilieimoato Baden, Ad TM be under the atde and
emputenewi ousinotor, Snug Aerditi, who will also be the
*eked dtreeter. The awe" hes bum selected (with
natures. additions) * ftaliw Operas of Paris and
Vefooklt" aid will Wes &Awe el Rime Mew-
' urNh thritttlttt. ft*, Feria The
mule depulament hea . her AMA to Mr. William
' Caccia .
The follow/in operators ephelkily *embed In the iouree
of the anion :—Verdrr Us BA in Afeactera, the ohs.
rector of Alen* kr giver Otraldoni, Sr ohm it A
ailiOarur !Roma, ;- Weber's Oberon, as summed for per.
=Wel Oa Italian stags -by Yr. Benedict, who will
Bleitegyodulioe ; lleyerbenes Robert le Diable. with
Mew in the oharaeter of Alice ; Mourt's Barre di Figaro,
with /Rl* es the 'Countess, Mae. Trott/Ali (a contralto
of great eontiseetal uputation) ea Cbaruhink aneMeno.
I Kellogg.' Buianna ; Weber'. PraircAiitz, should time per-
mit ; sad Linde di Ceantouni, with Giuglini as Cark, and
Mt* Kellogg ea Ueda. Brides these, the t4pertoire
of the season will be manta from the following opera. :
La Favorite, Donizetti ; Il Troratore, Verdi ; Linda di
Chatnotati, Donizetti ; Ernensi, Verdi ; Liseresie Borgia,
Donieetti ;La Traria/a, Vine ; Darken eh &Mgt* •
Rossini ; OR L'ironotti, Bnerheer ; Lucia di Lorena,
moor, Deminetti ; .zz Des Gieumni, Mozart; Nome,
lini ;•Bipoldto, Verdi; La Pipes dcl Reggiatelgo, Dori.
setti ; La Zagora. Belle ; ?Warta, Flotow ; Bemire:Ude,
Rosaini.
On the first night of the meson the Balk in Matabers
will be performed, with Girehloni (u already mendotred) in
his original part, end Iltieu In the character of Amelia ;
and, on the eth of May, Ydns. Trebelli will make her first
appeerane. in We country in the character of Arum:a in
the Tvoratorc.
Buck is the substance of Kr. Kaplason's programme of his
seance. A company which includes the names of Titian,
Guerrabells, Lunaire, Trebelli (a stranger as yet, but of es-
tablished reputation), Gassier, and Soldi, must be
a strong one ; and we believe that the other oe numbers
will be found well fitted for the positions they are In hold.
As to the works which are to form the repertory of the
lemon, they are all, without exception, well known to the
public ; but where novelty is umbers to be found it canon
be given ; and we do not see bow • 'election from exiothig
materials could have been mere judiciously mad..

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.
The concert of last night was for the benefit
of Min Arab ella Gofidard, who certainly has done as much
se &MOM in mobilo*g to the moors of these extra-
oedimap in which the utmost degree of
poplar* hea boo atflidaed without the smallest sacrifice
to what hes has generally domed the popular lola.
.
The propenenee el IlMise toper* not many years aims,
wield bays bees almost too severely elasOcel foe
Yr art seised and giant Innalal iwidiamo is
Loden. Their success, from the very beginning,
showed that the popular taste was really much
better than had been supposed i Lod their constantly in-
creasing favour has the effect of tell Pother cultivating and
refining the taste of the Enke Salle, by making them
better and better acquainted wEh the greatest and most
beautiful works of the tausioal art.
We need scarcely say that the ball was as fulls' possible.
The fair pianist, on entering the orchestra, had
a most enthusiastic reception, a just tribute to
her talents and character. Her performances con-
sisted of pieces which she had frequently played
before—sone the won. on that sooonnt, for
they were peon which she had, in • great meson, taught
the audience to understand and appreciate. The first was
Beethoven's sonata in C minor, Op 111, the last of bin
sonatas for the pianoforte, sad certainly one of his most
original, profound, and highly elaborated works, full of the
grandest and most beautiful inspirations of genius. Miss
Goddard's execution of this gigantic work is something
marvellous and indescribable ; and last night she seemed to
outdo all her former outdate., for every time that she
attacks one of theme terrible productions she appears to
have acquired a firmer grasp of it, and a greater
power of developing the conceptioas of the author. Her
second performance was Rich's "Prelude and Fugue ale
Tarantella," the same that she played at the last Philhar-
monic Concert. It seems to be one of her favourite pieces,
for she lan played it often, and her clear, brilliant, rapid
execution of it is the very perfection of pianoforte playing.
Lolly, she played with Joachim the famous " Number
sonata," the toot composition for the piano and violin that
ever was written. Great interest was excited by a most
charming quartet of Haydn, deliciously executed by
Joachim, Ries, Webb, and Paque. Its graceful simplioity and
elegantpiety had their full effect oo the audience. The singers
wan Mien Choi Fraser and Mr. Temaant. Miss Franc sang
Miendniesehn's Swedish Winter Sous and the std Hagfish
lolled, "Near Woodstock Town," from Chappell's Collie.
time ; and Mr. Tennant nag Schubsrt's song, "The Praise
of Tears," and Benediet's pretty and popular "lily Ma-
; vournees' " fres The Lily of Killarney. Both singers were
warmly and dieseverlly applauded.