The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-18 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

A PALM'S Yaomax.—OnlM7cfay week an old farmer
west es the aeopestablidament in St. Georp's Ward, near
this sessuadnage, Preens, and during the bury attendant
trill dm &Huey he .**aged to get a hem of sup, for
whisk be paid one-haltpeeny, and sit himself down on a
lest, BIM WI 11811111 dirty ragged lads, wire be soon emptied
ham of be asaaude. Hub, node sip hie mind to
" ems et •pew " be suss fruit Ids scat and aid—" It's
mu geed sk reatbar beetataL" He then paid
meselese bal4s y, remised a tvertbrar supply, and sat him-
self awn with the mine group as before.
The eleervedisa "it's urea ' wu, however, over-
bard by ale el the who watched their new
essismee. Mikis he was net an object of charity, and
be meows miserly lalividual who had seeppai ia
te queellsael net
se le hie awe, Ira* sail
residues ; the Era Worm& Yesthst le Neebird fa
—, near Gusting, and that he wads tam "What
landlord do you live emir ?" said Yes amendlessuen.
" What leadleed I " rejoined the termer, lie temper
" why, me lesikai." Oa hethartagelsy. it wee Its=
the MM. who sesta sit Erma maw a peep of mad end
filthy hews, est bay he
fag—wee
that whisk -wee
head ter thedesibile mac wee eatally apeman
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he his easisel, and eds.& *beat W beim
It wee da-
enred eheeverat VW Ibis Ins art his lea slime.

A Bt ROLLS Sairti—bibmadim boa ban received at the
polioe-olbeep dhaponage burglary, in which
ass of the thieves ins Mod. It took place at Errwoog
Hasse, near %Asa. dos sea of flomael Grimshaw, Esq.
Mr family are abuses at and the house left in
&ergs of servantn 0a poiaoeij night, it is said, a gang
of Wrgtars broke fa aig smiomly ill-treated the servants ;
bat whilst they we» owed in ransacking the house, the

gamekeeper came up and fired amongst th m, tilling one of
the party on the spot ; thereat made their escape. Stafford-
shire Mercury.

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DRAINING IN TOR Pratt.— A tract of swampy land at
Rushop Edge—which was imperfectly drained y.. 24 ago
by a person named Wood, who, at that time, was considercd
a clever and skilful drainer—is now, to the extent of four or
five hundred acres, undergoing the process of scient'fic and
effectual draining, which, it is calculated, will render this
hitherto unproductive tract at least one-third wore valuable
than at present. The I ,In srow r suploy.d, frequently
meet with what they call " rigge.ts" cr covered gutters, a
few inches only beneath the surface, and these rometimea
traversing, apparently at random, escry direction but the
right one, and list unfrequently completely being blocked
up with soil, which should not have been the taro had the
proper construction of a drain keen uuderst-axl by the
persons employed.

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A RIOT OCCURRED ''''''''''''''' on Tatoulay last, he-
tween the police and a large body of iet*ons I:a emblvd to
continue a rude sport enjoyed on Sh: ove Tuesday in that
town from time immernonsl, It hue lava the custom to
bold what was denomivated a " Itotheram Fair," on a large
open piece of ground, called the Newark, the spectators of
which ordinarily amounted to many thousands. An arena
was formed, and men, grotesquely attired, and called Whip-
ping Toms, with long and fewful.lo-king whips, entered,
displayed their dexterity in wing the imitrituleet upon those
who had the fool-hardihood to contest with them. and he
who exhibited the greatest skill in escaping the lash with
• shinny stick was rewarded by the applauve of and
a collection among the spectators, the money being
shared among the whipper* end the whipped. This
exhibition having been latterly productive of much
tumult and disorder, the magistrates of the borough
resolved to suppress it, and for this puepose Maned a bye-
law, enacting it an offence, puni'hoh.e by a hue of M. for
any person to appear with a whip, cudgel, or instruments of
that nature, on Shrove Tuesday, at the place above men-
tioned, and several whippers were informed three weeks
ago of the determination on the that of the et.itheritiev to
carry out rigidly this provisioo. This being known to the
inhabitants curiosity was felt to see tali: thee any oppwition
on the part of the whippers would he offered, and on Tues-
day last several thousands assembled on the spot. The pelios
mustered in considerable force, and were ateulted with
sticks and pelted with brickbats. The 1 iot was ended by the
capture and conveyer nos to gaol of " t xi) vas, full of pet.
son era," escorted by upwards of one hundred anal, City con-
stables.
I, DERRYSI,II,ItE.
Deane FOOT-CALL.—Therit was no ant to renew the
game of foot-hall in this borough on Tu y, had it may
now be regarded as oh slithed. A troop of 4th Dragoon
Guards, front Nottingham, came into th on Fnday,
for the purpose of assisting, if that hail emery, to
preserve the peace; and a large number constables
were sworn. There was, hoe ever, no to call upon
the soldiers, the special constables Ailing pl on the lead-
ing thoroughfares, and not permitting persoes to assemble
in the street*. The town was es orderly as ual, no indica-
tion of &disposition to play being apperenlk and no influx
of strangers from the neighbouring plates. •:o.
NORFOLK. 1
THE FOLLOWINO Bates:ere have been isde by the late
Mr. Gurney: —To the Monthly Meeting of Friends in Nor-
wich, 100/. • to the poor belonging to them, 50!.; to the
Friends' school at Ackworth, 1001.; and 501. each to the fol.
lowing schools belonging to the same body.. Croydon, Wig-
ton, Sidoot, Ayton, Salford, Raw don. To the Norwich
Dimpeneary, 1001.• to the Norfolk and Norwica Hospital,
100/. ; to the Sick Poo y, 1001.; to the Magdalen In-
stitution, 1001.; to the'Distriet Visiting Society, 1001.

JlAusu.
lIER MAJEATIT'S THEATRE.—"La Favorite," the
opera chosen for the opening of this theatre tin Tuesday,
stands widely apart (roman the previous works of its author.
It rises to much above them in loftiness of conception,
severity of style, dramatic effect, impassioned expression, and
command of the resources of harmi.ny, that, ir. listening to
it, one cannot identify its composer with the Donizetti with
florid and unmeaning prettinesses the musical stage
has been so long inundated. Ile seems, at the dose of his
career, to have begun to free himself from the trammels in
which his genius had been so long enthralled by the e:hool
in which he was bred; and we may lament thathis career
was broueht to so sad and untimely a close at a time when
he was giving promise of achieving a solid and permanent
fame. It is plain that Don:zetti had begun, before the pro-
duction of "La Favorite " to study the gust German
masters, to emulate their depth and solidity of style ; sod
his employment to write for the French stage, in competition
with Meyerheer (after Mozart and Gluck, the moot dramatic
of all composers), stimulated him to the production of the
opera on which his future fame will mainly rest ; and there
lis no doubt that it is to "}dulcet le Diable,- and " Lee
1 Huguenots," that we owe "LA Favorite." Much of its
peculiar character, too, as compared with his previous
j works, may be ascribed to its has ing been written, not only
for a Parisian audience, but for the singers, the orchi.stra,
and the chorus of the Academia Royale tie Musique. For
Duprez it was necessary to furnish, not vocal embellishments
and fsorituri, but a grand, sins de, unadorned cantilena,
mingled with phrases of passionate declamation ; for the
orchestra, richness, variety, and brilliancy of instrumenta-
tion were demanded, unheard of at the Scala or the San
Carlos ; and for the chorus, those grand and dramatic
muses of sound which Gluck first taught the Finch to
understand—a lemon they have never forgotten. All thee
Donizetti has done in " La Favorite," without, certainly,
escaping the faults of the modern French opera—exagge-
rated expression, vocal effect carried to excess, and orchestral
force frequently too much for the human tympanum. Adding
to all this the simplicity, skilful treatment, and deep interest
of the story (notwithstending the painful nature of the nut-
' ject), we have in " La Favorite" one of the most remarkable
productions of the modern lyrical stage. Mr. Lurnley's goad
Judgment in selecting it for this occasion was manifested by
the great impression it made on the audience. In the
first place, it exhibited, in the most favorable
light, the powers, both vocal and dramatic, of Galtllollj.
He is very young, rather tall, light and graceful in figure,
with a face of remarkable beauty and variety of expressien.
His voice is a tenor, not so round and full as Mario's, but
clear, sweet, and penetrating. with a naturuly plaintive
tone, which is often inexpressibly touching. Armrding to
the fashion of the modern vocal school. he sings with treat
simplicity, indulges iu few embellishments, and trusts to the
effect of beautiful tone and expressive delivery. lie m-ikes
hardly any use of the falsetto, for which, indeed, he PAS
J little occasion, his full chest voice reaching without effort to
jA,or 13 flat. In peewee of emotion he makes happy use of
the secs riornea—that voice which nature itself dictates as
the expression of agitated feeling. There is also in his voice,
as well so his whole aspect and manner, that youthful fresh-
' nem which, fleeting as it is, is never an object of indiffer-
ence. As an actor, as well as a singer, he has ev,deetly
studied in the school of Dupree. His elocution iv beautifully
clear, articulate, and emphatic. He is tender and pathetic,
and at the same time capable of expressing the fierce and
terrible passions. There cannot be • greater contrast than the
scene in which the abused Fernando hurls in the fate of his
deceitful sovereign the badges of his dishonour, and that in
which he is afterwards seen hanging in agony over his dying
and repentant Leonora. To be unmoved by such a scene
requires " sterner stuff" than we can boast of. Its effect,
and that of other scenes of deep interest, would have been
still greater had the excessively difficult character of the
heroiue been represented by a performer of more power than
Mademoiselle Sanchioli. The music of the part, having
been written for Madame Stolz, a contralto of immense com-
pass, was not suited to her voice ; and in the principal air
she had to contend with difficulties much beyond her
strength. She failed, too, in tenderness ; though she some-
times exhibited a vigour and energy which told upon the
audience. Signor Superehi, who represented the Xing of
Caelik, evidently possesses powers beyond these which he
had an opportunity of exerting. The part is an ungrateful
one ; but though it gave him small scope as an actor, it did
not prevent his high vocal qualities from being made mani-
fest. His baritone voice has the sweetness and flexibility of
a tenor ; in which, as in several other respects, it resembles
that of Fischek. His principal air, " Ab, se amaze it Re to
was a piece of cantabile singing which we have rarely
heard excelled. The powers of the orchestra were well
Meted by the instrumentation of this opens, which demands
mach force, precision, delicacy, and variety of light and shade.
The numerical strength of the band seemed to be consider-
ably increased ; the individual performers able, and the
general discipline excellent. The delicate and subdued
manner in which the recitatives and airs were accompanied,
sustaining and bringing out the voice, without overpowering
it, deserved great praise. There was toe mach strepieo,
indeed very often, and the bran instruments in such pas- •
sages sounded coarsely. How much the real power of an
orchestra is heightened by the diminution of its melee
The improvement in the chorus since divet season is immense;
Weed we before heard such admirable chorus-singing
wi the walls of this theatre. The choristers, too, have
beta thught eceaethias of the Deeming of dramatic effect.
lastest ot eratiisa la motionless rows, like singing auto-
' meta, they niagled he the business of the scene, and by
their gestures Mid linevementa acted the parse they were
meant to repressed. Oa the whole this remarkable opera
was effectively psdlensi, sad deemed the applause with
which it was reeeleal.

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