The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

cover. d with genii he're, end ',trio; the mithty genius of
she place 'i he inelo.lraroatic character of the whede sett
is peculiarly French. It well deserves a visit.

4flusft.
ROYAL ACADEMY OP Mtnc.—The fourth ani last
concert of the season took place at the Hanover square
Rooms on Saturday morni, and was attended by crowded
aunierce. It presented a feature, in which (as we have
several times remarked) these concerts are viten deficient;
it exhibited, by several meritorious specimens, the progress
of the pupils in the art of composition. An orchestral sym-
phony, which commenced the performance, by II C. Banis-
ter, King's scholar, a youth cf fifteen, was a surerising
proof of early genius cultivated by sound instruction. Many
parts of i. (especially the andante and the minuet and
trio) were exceedingly fresh and pleasing; and the ideas
were worked out and expanded with contrapuntal skill and
ingenious instrumental combination. A selection front
a mast, by Mr. 11. Wylde, did great honour
to the composer ; though its beauties were not
a little ollecured by a slovenly performance. This
is a complaint we hare repeatedly had occasion to make, and
never with greater reason than on Saturday. The instru•
mental orchestra, as well as the hot us, throughout the
whole concert, were loud, inaccurate, and evidently careless.
The instruments were not even in tune. Tho conduct r
is
well known to be an able man, but he seems to hold the
reins of discipline somewhat loosely. lo Mr. ‘Vjlile'a
" Benedietus." • beautiful quartet, eery well sung by the
Misses lialrovd, Mr. Cocking, and Mr. Wallworth, the
voices were overwhelmed bye nv.ta of team and discordant
accompaniment ; and the same thing, more or less, was the
case with all the vocal pieces of the day. Mr. Jewson's
overture, called "The Pass of Killicrenkie," if pert,' med
by the Pitillisesuonic band, would f e regard, d as a master-
piece. Though by no means an imitation of Mendelseohn,
it
remieded as of his style ; its melody is fl 'wing, and it isclear
and broad in its effect. The solo instrumental performances
were, the first movement of Spohr's vis.in coreerto in 0,
played be Mr. Simmons, and Weber's Coneere-steek, played
by less E. Childe ; both were creditable exhibitions, but
the pieces presented too many difficulties, and demanded'.
too great a 'teenage of hand to be successtully executed 1 y
such young perf.rmens. Of the vocal performers the most
remarkable was that of Miss Browne, who gave the scene
tram " La Sonnambula," containing the air,' Come per me
serene," with a force of expression and brilliancy of exer-
tion that seemed to surprise as well as delight the audience.
When this young lady made her daut at the previous con.
eert we augured great success in her proferionel career, a
prophecy which we can now make with still more
confidence. Another excellent performance was the
duet " Fantle se alberghi " from the " Andronico "
of Mereadnnte, sung by Miss Ransford and Mies Salmon.
The former has a spiendid soprano voice and brilliant excels.
tion ; the latter a rich, mellow contralto, with • pure and
graceful style, though her powers are evidently repressed as
yet by a not unpleasing timidity. There were several other
creditable thirgs which do rot call fur particular remark.
Old Morley's madrigal, " Fire, my he,rt," was the best-
executed morreau d'ertsenable of the coecert.
The committee of management of the Royal Academy
have put forth, for the information of the subscribers and
the public, e list of the pupils since its foundation in 1822,
with a list of subscriber., ar.d a general account of the state
of tee funds to the pr. sent period; in short, a statistical his-
tory of the institution. To the name of each pupil is sub-
joined a note of his or her subsequent course, from which it
appears that a very large proportion of the whole number
have attained an honourable position in the musical
profession, and that not a few of them have gained emi-
nence and reputation in various branches of the art. I
The following statement of the committee is worthy of atten-
din Of the 769 pupils whose names are herein recorded,
58 have been, and four are at present, educated gratuitously,
and 189 have been educated on terms so much below the
regulated payments as to leave nearly the whole charge of
their education to be borne by the institution ; and the rest
(who have made the full payments required by the regula-
tions of the academy) are calculated, upon an average, as
defraying little more than one. hall the expenses incurred by
them, while the more advanced pupils, requiring the first class
cal in asters, pay nothing even approactone to this proportion;
and it es to the carrying out of these o'•jects, to the sepply-
mg the deficiency of means where talent is evinced, that the
suaseriptions and resources of the institution are applied."

br Drama.
IlautsitErr.—The entertainments on Saturday
evening were for the bercfit of Mr. Webster. There wns a
full and fashionable audience. The play was " The
Stranger," performed for the first time this season, the parts
of the &ranger and .11rs. !latter being tilled by Mr. and
Mrs Charles Kean. If anything could reconcile us to the
equivocal moral, and mawkish sentimentality of the thy, it
would be the admirable acting of this distinguished
couple. The last scene was paiofullv realised,
as WAS amply satiated by the sympathising tears
of the fairer portion of the audience. it is minuet
superfluous to say that the comic business received
full justice at the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. The airs
of the Latter as the waiting maid, and the siniricity of the
former, as Prier, formed a tine relief to the more sombre
portions of the play, and afforded the audience many •
he irty laugh. Mr. Webster, who had not much to 'do,
looked well, and received repeated tokens of the good will
and esteem of the audience. After the play Mr. and Mrs.
Kean were called before the curtain and npturously ap-
plauded. The other entertainments consisted of a " History
of England," by Mr. John Parry, which, if natio veracious
as the chronicles, was certainly quite as amusing; and the
comedy of " The Wonder," in the leading characters of
which Mr. and Mrs. Kean again elicited warm approval,
although the occasional languor of the latter gave some slight
indicatioa that the sprightliness of I-golante had cs.me too
quickly upon Mrs. !teller's sentimental sorrows.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, JVLY B.—A congregation was holden this
morning, being the last day of act term, when the following degrees I
were conferred, via.:—Doctor of Civil law: J. Williams, Wadham.— 1
Bachelor of Civil Law P. Parnell, Fell. of St. John's.—Bachelor of
Muni.. T. lon% Magdalen. —Muter of Arts: Rev. C. IL Hutchinson, ,
Exeter ; C. J. Hominy, Oriel; Rev. 0. Ishii, Lincoln; J. T. Barlow,
Ch. Ch. ; H. 8. Milman, Fell. of ALL Souls; Rev. J. Swaync, Magdalen
Hall ; Rev. J. Bush, St. Mary's Hall; F. Woodman, Magdalen Ha 11; I
0. Thomas, Trinity Coll., Grand Cornpounder.—bachelor of Arts: A.
IL Ingllby, Llemy of Magdalen : P. U. Shuttleworth, rtudeut of
Ch. ; If. E. F. Garnsey, Delay of Magdalen; It. 11. Murray,
Ch. Ch.
UNIntII.9ITT Cot-Lack—An election to a fellowship now vacant it
University College, on the foundation of Sir Simon LLftnett, will be
holden on the 27th of October. This fellowship is open to those only
who tre or linve beta scholars on that fo mlation.
?JAW) kLKS CoLLzos.—On the 24th of July there will bean election
to a vacant fellowship, open to natives of Yorkshire wit. hare gradu-
ated at thin university.
Ma. Dwimsa's TrisoinowaL Patza.—The subjects for the year
1849 are -" Original or Birth Sin; " " Chriklan Petriotisza." Perenin
milled to write for the above-mentioned prizes must be in deacon's
orders at least, and co the lan day appointed for the deliver.; of the
compositions to the regietrar have entered on the eighth and not
exceeded the tenth year from their matriculation.
CAXBRIDOE.—CLARROCALL.—W. N. Warren, M.A., of
Trinity College, has been elected a Fellow et this society.
GON Mit AND Cairn COLIIO.-1 he governor. of Harrow School
bare elected H. D. Hubbard to a wholerntilp on the Lyon foundation.
ST. Joe Couto:m-112e following gentlemen have been elected
to sizarnhips —Dr. Hymers' side : Chambers. Ellis C. T. Hudnall,
Le Sueur, Monro, Tompkins, T. White, Woodward. —Mr.
Brurnell's side Duckworth. Froward., Hartord, Magma, Page,
Peaks, Ray, Rotherham, F. A. White.

PagPSBMENTS.—Rev. J. Gibeoe, to Newbold nifty V.
Warwloksh.; dio. Worcester; 6391. with residence; J. Golding, dec.:
pats., queens' College, Oxford.—Rev. 11. Uutchins, 8.A., to Mu.
atoke V., Waewkkah. ; 701., dio. Worcester; G. Woodcock, War-
pat., pat., Lord Leigh.—Rev. C. Thompson, to Marston P.C., Wo
wicksh. • 1887. with residence; dio. WOTCCAUT ; vacant by resignation
of T. Scat: pat., C. B. Adderley, Esq., M.P.—Rev. R. Lawson, to
OffenLam P.C., woroevvrxv.• 1231. with resident*: dio. Worcester;
W. Digby, dee. : pat., ChrisiCLurch, (thford.—ltev. W. Thickens, to
',thresh, P.C., Warier:WM. ; dio. Worcester ; pat., Bi-hop of Worcester.
—Rev. B. F. Couch, to Newbury C., Dorset; dio. Salisbury.—Res. S.
Flood, to Beaminster C., Dorset; dio., Salisbury.—Rev. 11. L. Guille-
baud., to Thurgarton P.C. (361.), and Iloverlogbam P.C. (64.) : pat.
Trinity Coll, Cambrido.—Ker. T. 8. Hughes, to Wolstanton C., file-
fordsh. ; dio., Lichfield.—Rev. J. A. Jeremie op. suladeaa and canon-
residentiary of the Cathedral Ch. of Lincoln : vice. Dr. Goddard.—
Rev. D. G. Tome to the curacy of St. Andrew's, ice. Dr.
Birming-
ham ; dio., Worcester.—lies. F. F. Gough, to the curacy of St. Luke's,
Birmingham ; dio., Worcester.—Rev. T. 11.Chovme, to thc curacy of
St.ADdr•W'6, WOrCeetCreb.
VACANCIP.S.—Abbotshom V.,Devon ; dio., Exeter ;
1591., with residence; pat., the Lord hanceltor ; Rev. If. 1.. Knight
Bruce, dec. --Boulge IL, w Debach R. Suff. lk ; die., Norwich : 2121.,
with miaow. ; puts., the representatives of the late IL, the Ilev. 0.
8. Reyboldo, dec.—Doncaster Grammar School, head mashrship,
2091.—Enborne IL ; 416/. ; and Hampstead-Marshall IL ; 2691. ;
Beebe ; dio., Orford ; pat., Earl Craven ; Rev. C. T. Johnson, dec.—
Plockton P.C.. Yorkshire dio., Ripon ; 941. ; pats., Trustees ; Rev
T. Rogers, D.D., dec.—Grestworth K., .Norttuunpttmshire dins
Peterborough ; 2911., with residence ; path., the represen.aLves of the
late It., the Rev. U. Bradridge, 111C,—rocklingtou Grammar School,
heed-mastership of Rev. T. Shields, dec.—Murton, Great, V.. Co.
and dio. Limminsh. ; 114/. • pat., the Lord Chaacellor ; Rev. W, Settle,
dec.—Winwick IL, Nortgamponstike
J din. Peterborough ; 967/4
pot., the Bishop of Lincoln ; Re... 1. A. eremie, resigned.

NAVAL.
Pownsnourn, JULY 9.—The court-martial on J. RPHOnald,
• marine, was resumed at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and acoordieg
to the evidence adduced for the defence, it appeared that the prisoner
Lad been under extra kr apeack drill (from daylight to dark-18 hours,
with the exception of half au hour at breakfast and half en hour at
dinner) and also placed in the report as noted Inc flogging. as a
punishment for some insubordination to a non-oonimiesioned °racer ;
and that at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning. the Ind July, he wan re.
Com. Randolph to the captain on the quarter-deck for
Lair vtiend g again been guilty of insubordination, by refusing to lash his
hammock up at the request of the gunner's mate. He was now again
threatened with flogging, and being naturally of • very excitable
temperament, this so maddened him that he struck the captain ko , ex-
claiming that now he may be hanged—preferring death to the ap.
sack drill and tue two floggings; he then quietly geve himself up as
a pri%dief, and was taken away. exclaiming, "lnc' done it-1 will
own to it—you may have ea' iefaction of me and hang me at once
you're drove me to It-I'm ready to die." The captain did not at flret
remember that those floggings had been threatened ; hut the com-
mander distinctly beard the aeoond, and the defaulter.' book showed
the first. It vnut attempted on the croesexamination to elicit mime
peztlealleve rermecting the management of the ship ; but this area
overrated by the court The defence was simply that the prawn&
was warm out by the heavy accumulation of punhbasig, sad so mad-
dened es to be at the moment reckless and desperate; sad all the
=Lisameates concurred In showing that be bed always
_exhi-
i petaillar temper. The defence do eamteeded that tat
delbelhee beak le not kept fairly, in combos, with the Adedrally
eider. The terry is " amebic drill and pawed le report." The
leieersok drill b of indefinite duration; eel the mote, "placed In
a: le smote rennet,* the right to dos Ida a
at senth hence,
ch
if
peeper. Tlete lees evades the Adedretty wench
same thee • seeds dine peablibeet Amid he Mixed to
ark spealle ethece.—The elan wee deed, sod screed that the
sheep Wife= fully proved
to
the odd Jobe WDonald. and
dhl adhdtpe Ida to be temperied tar sk.
IWooLinen. JULY B.—CONISEIIiaII NUT Cfseroft hoisted
Wm mint today oa board the Repaid. dm le to hare a crew of
lily tees, many of whore bre bent baba Ron the TrahJawr, at
41211111.L1T, Ju LT EL—A rronm=gg.—Liento.: R. Rop-
Ws to coot gaud; J. J. 0. P. Candied to Primo Began.—
Web; d.• T. Ditter—itonse H. lltiodan&—Perser : C. W.