The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WE'DNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1849.

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W feregeires reentiene into consideration. A vote of
thanks to the charisma ahead the preeeednigu,

PROVINCIAL.

DURHAM.
COMMON BY THZ LORD LIZIITZWANT.—Lord
Ad
dolphe. Fredetiek Mules William Vane, to be deputy
lieeseat .

MY.
BURGLARY AND MURDEROUS AMCIL—On Wed.
swag night, • lore cottage at Bethersdeo, occupied by •
anus aanced Lows who Is eighty years of age, and lives by
himself, wee brainiu into sad swathed. The old Inca was
struck is • most brutal swum by an loon instrument two
or dupe tinge on the hoed while k hod. Welterinn in his
bleed, he mewled, AR SW Mews Rai loft the house, across
t• • liallitMwes, liekg al a ikals dlinnoo. Two young men
=awl 1110na and filtat don Thurs-
day, Se arallfilliOS of ha the ollece, and were
remanded by the km N. le balloved the evidence
will Isere* onsabides egging dim; tie eldest le not 18
The old men was sirs ea friday night, but
laniesas. he wanes roomer.

ABINGDON is gaffed in last night's Gazette as.
the foam assize tetra instead of Beading. TY* bad swore-
:sedation for the despatch of Maisel sag eta business to
the latter town is the cause of the &sage.

liftoff.
Ma. BiTaNDALE BENNETT'S CONCESTS.-1414
evening Mr. Bennett gave dreamt of a period performances
of eluded planoloce musk at the Hanover-square lkoms.
Mr. Bennett has given aoirr'eo of this description for several
asesou, and they have always been among the most elegant
musical entertainments that this metropolis can furnish.
The performance of last night was equally delightful to the
amateur and instructive to the student of the art. It com-
menced with Beethoven's celebrated Boman in G minor, for
the pianoforte and violoncello played by Mr. Bennett and
Signor Pinta. Tbia is one of Beethoven's earliest works ; but
in clearness of design and regularity of_ :form it is scarcely
equalled by the most splendid of hie later compost.
tiros, while it falls little short of say of them in boldness of
conception, beauty of air, and richness of harmony. It
was admirably played; Plaid's fine rood tones blending dr-
licionsly with the Milan chords sad brilliant arpeggi IS of
the pisaetotte. Mr. Bennett then executed several of Be-
bestlsa short harpsichord places, and Handel's fugue
in B minor for the same instrument; beautiful productions,
in which we flail the best features of the modern school of
pianoforte playing without its absurdities and abuses. Mrs.
Noble (late Miss Duval) song Beethoven's scena, " Alt, per-
fido," in a manner which did her infinite credit. In the re-
citat vs she did not sufficiently give way to the passion
and impetuosity of the subject, the desperate raving of
a betrayed and forsaken woman ; but in the air
she left nothing to be desired. We have scarcely ever
heard it sung with greater beauty of voice, or more pathetic
exrression. Mosart's trio is B flat for the pianoforte,
violin, and eiolonoells, was then played by lbws. Bennett,
Dead°, and Piatti. This charming piece, one of those things
of the old school, to which some people apply the epithet
rococo, made a great impression on the audience, and was
most warmly applauded. in the second part of the concert,.
Mr. Bennett played a selection of beautiful movements from
his own pianoforte, displaying his genius as a composer as
well as the finish and refinement of his execution. Mrs.
Noble sang Mendelrooha's two songs, "The first violet,"
end " The shepherd's socg," with great purity and feeling.
The latter was loudly encored. Mendebeohn's Theme with
variations in D, for the piano sad violoncello, executed by
Mr. Bennett and Signor Piatti, formed the eosclusion of this
interesting and truly classical performance.