The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

MUSIC.

MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS.
These connects are drawing to a close, it being
announced that Ma present week is the last bet one of the
series. They are, however, as attractive as ever. Last .
night the theatre was literally crowded to overflowing in
every part, sod the immense assemblage were as 'titbit-
sisatio as they have been:,,o' n any evening of the season.
Every piece in the programme was applauded to
the echo, and the favourite moreeaux were loudly
and vehemently woored. The concert was not
one of the classical selections, bat coosisted
chiefly of music of a Rest and brilliant kind ; most of it
was already known to the public; and Chia, we take it, was
the reason of its exciting influeeoe as the Retorters and of
the great teener with which it was received, for a popular
andieoce do not at mice eater into the spirit of mask that
is unknown to them. Is the operate selection from
Gouned's Faust Mr. Reynolds especially distinguished
himself by hie masterly execution on the cornet.
This young performer ha. succeeded to the past
in the orchestra vacated by Mr. Levy, who has gene to
America, and appears to be • complete master of the instru-
ment. Felleien David's overture to Lelia Rook*, whisk
opened the concert, is en animated oompasiticie, in timit
conventional eastern style which ahanistarlees this compeme.
Cosine fine much of the Israelites in Eli was admitithiy
played, and peodueed a great effect. The famous enlace
passage in the Africaine wee 'waved with the uproarious
enplanes it nightly meets with ; an applause, we confess,
that we cannot well understand ; for the effect of this pine 1
ia derived from its dramatic position in the opera, the merit,
divested of this association, being somewhat military
and familiar. One of the most remarluble features of the
concert was the performance of Bottaini on hie marvellous
instrument. Botteelni is the Peganini of the contrabass°.
He stands alone and unrivalled: and his playing y se
beautiful—u vocal, *queries, light, graceful, and aby—
ss it ix utonishing for rapidity and brilliancy of executes.
Last night he played Rouniel's Tarantelia ; and, heisg en-
cored with acclanatioes, he played his famous variatissee
on the Carnival of Venice in snob a manner se to throw
the audience into • tumult of delight. Mlle. Krebs per.
formed& fantasia of Liszt on Rionlelto, a composition more
eccentric than beautiful; bet her exeonbion of it wee per-
' feet, snd received its due owed of apples= ; and Carlotta
Patti, the prima donna (U 5•11440 of them cower* sang with
i her used moms.
This evening the first put of the concert is to be selected
from the works of Mozart and Mendelseoho.

CONSCIINCY MONWL—Yesterday, it the report
of the -Inland Revenue Commissioners, they state that :1
while writing their report 1,000 pipets wu paid by one !
iedividual as einecievate name, fee nomad income-tan, and
in • forma year they received 11,0001. oaths same amount ! '
from one individual.
NATIONAL REFORM lINION.—A large meeting of
the general execrative wee held en Tuesday evening in the
drawing room of the Free-trade Hall, Maw:nester upwards
of 100 being present. Mr. George Wilson presided. After
the readiog of the minutes sand the correspondence •
statement was read by the agent, from which it appeared
that there wets in connexion with the name, In various
towns of Ragland and Scotland, 45 bunch unosistioes ;
that 7,000 cards et membership bad been issued ; that 100 ;
public meeting had been held during the put year ; and
that upwards of 30,000 circulars and other publiostlone
had been distributed over the meaty,. A lesgthened con-
vereatioo took plate respecting the plan of operations to be
carried out Mule, the approaching winter. It was an-
nonacid that the unseal meeting of the union would be
held ame tints in October, and that severs! members of ,
parliament would be invited to attend ; and at the eon- i
elusion of theirplelet Mr. Charles Edward Rawlins, NIL.
of Liverpool, and Mr. Edward Jolissos wrododi
a vote of Mao to the chairmen, which was muted amidst.
Iced cheer*.
Tae Fara Mattson STartm TN LIVERPOOLi—iLuther public reeding open this nabjetit held it
Liverpool on Today awning. whoa resolutions wens
diOSPPMVLOg of the conduct or the Llcenteol bench
Ms • oothimirodylli fres systole et ssdilalmilssir
vista tended, the epthloo el the reisetiog. fw.prawislw,
drisispasers and direr* ; usirliag ike Ward al ed grant.
WI Nemesis is &nen. *hen the inhabitants wee
pined is them; end preemening ie honer of the p=
live Bal.

Tat Ala Nokia
♦ thethiithf of Soillotorium Oprothithe of the
Ourrarotku M hood,* wan bAt4 .Y. 0.1447 as the
110UsS. Mr. Othhhis, the oeurnsaa, preilded, 'he
enamored to the seem the poommillops Moth feel[ es
lthoday, open Ns ~,.seism menlies .AZ
mittee_kriv an interview the Leeds at
Conseil else the tofu* of the .01Abb gam& UM=
=primed tie inththotion of the moseththo at the &elan
tttabiadobeqa coma to by the goegoinaget of percales( the
t of mos einthoriumfattherupoes of trying Moe
experiwiest whether a mere ea les wroth, sad a lONS, wee
mod hen Professor hysionde, who aota as the prafordosel
zlealr of the vverninest, stating that every faulty
be afforded b 7 him to Pie exportmeet
a his teith At press= it the soft-
mitt= bare no offer of any spot for the moth=
of a maiasorinm, and noire, as it woe ~._meted
the roam et the Memorise, the genescaseir acid thew
moms of thee waste load in Woolwith Yeah= esd other
places to be devoted to the pnrpoa, it seems to be very
doubtful whether a suitable spot on be thighook the Lehr
barite al elm= every disenot levies a got nithetutth
josh= to km* ►an setablishment of =oh my offssoive des-
oriptioa brought into their neighbourhood. Tile scormitter,
however, appear to be &meting ea the arloothin they ems
to the alibis= la the =rine of the Math" Yr. Othiss. the
seeretery, stated that the anneal of posse received
towards the oompeesation fund wee 1,1660., end anolises
had been seat to the poinelpel lend= sompoolek bosheeta
hid the *wows of horsed cattle in the noreopthis, making
them to contribute tap the food.
MOILS&
Yesterday, at mooting el the eisparithairtierarthethp
of Ma ranee" bead at therVertry-hall, Oensisa-town, thr,
Chuthwarden lowford io the chair, a report we promoted
hoe semitary oodinsittee so so the sena saris of Shot
ethenthre plinth es regard= the epidemic
lt stated that from =taros presented by Dr=
oat caw of heath it was to be regretted that Ida area
pisgu. in the parish bad sot abated or shows say apothem,
to leaser. Up to the prefect time about 600 ems had
diminished in the now-boors. either from setosi dimes at
en=lotois of it. The committee had directed the atesethso
of the Privy Ocoacil to he wind to the very Wirth
qua= maid= in the path= for the preventice
of the motioned propagatioe of the Mess= there thing
only on goveromeot Impostor, whom districtmckeiled
=peed the bouorlaries of that parish. A. reply had
bees resolved, stating that in any ewe of the outbreak of
the disordwr, in which the services of lb. Priselsoaa, the
&misted someone= voterimery impeder, me est imme-
diately available. appliestioe might be mark to =gene the
services of Professor G. T. Brewn, of 7a. Now Cavendish-
deist. The sommithe had further thsethod abetter is be
sent to the Privy epos them appoint a
veterisary Inspector is some acesseible pert of the parish,
la ceder that =whispers may sot have tads Mara* in
=Minim the mosmary arietaace of a prissamal Ess.
Os the recommendatios of the medical officer, sad by direr-
the of the committee, circulars had been issued to every
and
ia the rish, ioforming them of the =Meth
rules, and rugulatloas of the Metropolitan Cattle Plague
Committee, sad argue them to avail themselves of the &lem-
mas it offered. Mr. Wad= moved the =optics of the report,
sod =captained of oily nee governor= inspector being ap-
pointed for • pariah like St. Panarsh with a population of
over 200,000 and a circumferesies of over 22 miles. lir.
Joseph Dater seconded. Not only was one imposter broth-
hoot for etch an inonsom army but they had a right to cos-
plain that the one appointed heed out of the district. Only
• few days ago, is Kentish-toss, a most horrible scow pre-
' Rented itself ;a poor eow being driven slow fell from that
, disease, and was allowed to 24 hours in a public way
after sothe had been forwarded to the inspector, and when
' be cams the eow was dead. Yr. Pay= maid, she understood
• the report there were sow very few cows remaining to be
, inspected. sod therefore one =specter wee sufficient. After
some farther observations the sops= was =opted =air-
, 137.01114.

HIGHLAND HODS OF prrou-nNO Dunn.
A oceremosdest of the Dundee Courier steam that in 1814,
whew the tattle dhows needle °Liebman-shire, the foa-
IVmed* of diosomdwg the animal' affected was resorted
A post Are was kiedied, and leather bunked upon it.
The rattle ware then made to move wood it, when such so
wen affected wernesood smerog sad megbieg, with
matter essisg out at their awhile. Onr orraspeadsat
ewe he has wen this mods hoed on the Ord of Coldness,
orn 300 tattle passed through the ordeal, sad the dimmed
was wom repented from the souod.