The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-26 00:00:00

STAFFORDSHIRE.

ACCIDENT LT TIT;VEV7TILEVFOLEIIRT, KLNOBWIN-
roRD.—On Tuesday seven boys were sent down the shaft
early in the morning, to brush out the sulphur, when, in •
short time after their descent, owing to a candle being in the
back ground, an explo. ion o! gas took place, which su dread-
fully burnt them, that little or no hopes are entertained of
their recovery. Winn the explosion took place, a skip wee
descending the shall, and the men that were upon it, feeling
the shock, called out to be pulled up again, which was done,
sad they escaped injury.

Two ROBBERIES ON 'MN LONDON AND NORTN- •
WISTERN AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS have just been mule
known. The lint war committed on Friday night, and the
second on Monday night. It appears that some trucks,
laden with cotton goods, arrived at the Rugby station about
10 o'clock cn Friday night, on their way from Norwich to
Birmingham and Manchester; being too late for the leggier
train to the last-named place., the trucks were left on one of
the " off lines," about half a mile from the station, in as
unguarded state, during the remainder of the night. Early
is Saturday morning the 'shepherd of Mr. Caldeeott found
a large quan'ity of prints, cottons, and ether goods, strewn
about a held not far from the spot where the trucks were
standing. Information was given to the railway police,
when it was found that three trucks, belonging to Messrs.
Pickford and Co. and Messrs. Swaine and Co., carriers, had
been robbed, bales of goods having been taken oat of each,
serer which the bales were cut open, and the goods scattered.
Suspicion falling upon the porters in the employ of the
midway company, they were all (about 30 in number)
under arrest, at the station, and not allowed
weed
ee the premises till the whole of their houses
had been searched. Nothing, however, wen discovered
is mug of the dwellings that could justify the slightest sus-
*feet that the men in question had any participation what-
ever in the robbery. The second robbery was discovered on
Tuesday morning, and consisted of a box of orange vrlyeta
and bilks cn their way from Coventry to Shettudd. The
truck from which this property was stolen was standing at
Pickford's wharf on the Midland Railway, about a, mile and
a half from Rugby. The thieves, after stripping the box of
its contents, threw it e --sne bushes, to a field ad-
boining the railway, . .
ushes, apparently vo,
but in this they tided.
used every exertion to
fiery, but hitherto w
sures "the ree.klessneer

generally, in exposing
lated parts of their pr,
hours, and sometimes
gu ad."

R3PHffiENT►TIPS ,
seta of yesterday says
to base a contest in this
take place, as the present
who intend to offer •`

and air. Cockburn.
an inhabitant of the

estate, and aid-
out _
relents. This estate was formerly:the prepertym
shed, and purchased of him by the pi tient member, with
more property in the place, for the purpose, no doubt, of se-
curing a perpetual representation, but circumetances obliged
him to sell agein. it is enerally rumoure•l tint the pre-
sent member is using his interest for Mr. CoSt.buru.

it amongst Some busies, in a field ad-
y, after which they attempted to fire the
with a view to destroy the puliiikx,Th
4
led. The agent to Pickford vs 14. bah;
ato discover the perpetrate the sgesv,, .• Jr
without auccees. A corresabinttant . ;4
Knees displayed by railwar- ,r.l:s
Lag merchandise in open li?::' .'d
premises, where goods z.rter4; ..0. ,-.
Les nights together, without 164 'rack*, , ' V
SUSSEX. I, .: :11
ritralw
. _.
T: or iioßlSHAN.—Theeei • Akpol.:_e,
ays:—" It is almost tuts our %Pao
a this borough whenever an el ofjps
resent member will retire. 'lll
r themselves are Mr. W. H. Fitzgeral ,
. Mr. Fitzgerald has for some time been
e parish, having purehavel the Holbrook
a large turn in alterations and improve-
wu formerly:the prcperty of Sir J. Whit-

Tilt leu:•LieliLli Music IN " MiTILDA Oe 1-it•N-
csAts." -V, conics. we like the muff& of Mr. Wallase's new
opera a goes: deal better, separated trim the piece, than con-
joined s.:. it. In hearing tome of his air,, duets, and trios, in
a private tome, quietly sung to the pianoforte, there is a plea-
sure derti.el from pretty melodies and ingenious accompani-
ments, with -at Pre inniction of a nonsensical libretto, and
the Lessen rim of the Drury.lane orchestra. Addison says
in the bee. • -for, that " the pnetastere and fiddlers of the
town had lai t it down as an established rule, that nothing is
capable o' Ling well *et to music, that is not nonsense ;" and
their sucere.ors, in our own day, seem to he duly impressed
with tht teeth of the maxim ; and yet we cannot -help think-
ing that Mr. Wallace and his tuneful brethren might per-
haps fie t tier account in trying the experiment of set-
ting somaC.ing to music that is not nonsense. Their
music, pea, lily, would not be the worse for it ; and, at all
enters, it e aid be something of a novelty. The pieces in
'• Matilda uf Hungary," which have been pabliseed, are, of
course, the.: which ere most suitable for chamber perform-
ance; aid as were! of them, sung aed aessnipanied in this
way, W. c‘ Ntedingly elegant and 116 --mg. The airs and
ballads, in articular, have no castle ye latiou to the subject
of the vie-, and might hove been slesk into any other just
as well. eelr words are in the wyle of Pope's " Song by a
Person of Quality." only not quite so smooth ; Mr. Ni allace
seems :re used them, as he might have done the syl-
lables d fo, to give the anger something to articu-
late; as .; their meaning is a matter of unconcern both to
singer aie' hes.rer. But a musician of genius can find both
melody end expreseion, without the aid cat words, and this
Mr. Wel , s has succeeded in doing. Oat of the meet pleas-
ing of It songs is the little ballad. ' A lowly youth, a
mountan., which has the graceful rhythm and move-
ment of e 'irolese melody. " Adieu, felt land," an air for
s teem a.see, though very simple acd far front m sr, is
+smooth . Rowing, while it is rescued from insipidity by
an unexpected interval in the vocal part, and a very rich and
lursnonioee accompaniment. " Clone is that slimness," is
inttehee also far a tenor VCi.X. and of a s 11ar charm-
ter. Tht air, "They who would 'filthy harpy." belonging to
the peiLeipel female part, is very beaullfnl. The melody is
broad Bed open; end the alternation between the pinups]
key, A Vet maser, and the key of C minor. has a charming
effect. f.tl these airs are moderate in compass, lio well for
the voice, end are easily sung. Several of the concerted
pieces, t are well adapted for chamber singing. This is
espeeial'; the ease with the trio for male voices, " To see
my Kir; ," in which the rich harmony of the vocal parts is
embelli lad by a very brilliant accompaniment. The duet
for soprano and tenor. " This deep Affront," is also exceed-
ins'y eV :live when sung by • lady whose voice can reach
to li, as lilt is not the case with many unproessional singers.
' The pi, ease, however, produced by these pieces, is entirely
that is derived from musical sounds. They have
melody. harmony, and the vague expression which belongs
to ins'e..nental music. But they do not produce the greatest
effect of soul music, that of heightening the three and ex-
pression of passionate poetry. They do not make us feel
that " sound is the echo to the sense," • imply because
there is sense to which the sound can be the echo.
MAI- ToISHLLE JENNY LlND.—During the per-
formsm: - t her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday, a foreign
courier r— red, bringing letters announcing the departure
of Mdlle tenny Lind from Vienna, on her way to fulfil her
engage- tat her Majesty's Teesere. The letters also
announ-. 'he arrival, immediately after Raster, of Staudigl.
Thus • • a "all have the great Italian basso, L.hlache, and
the gee.' t German bum, at the same time. Novelty will
succeed lovelty—Reriassi on Saturday. I Due rowan after
Latter wi sk, whilst Jenny Lind evil' make her €l,,but in
Meyrebeer's grand opera of Rae,* it Diarolo.—
l'osf.
MADAME STOLTZ.—This lady, so long the prima
donna of the Academia Royale de 31usique, has throw,. up
her engagement at that theatre. In a letter to the Due de
Coigny, the President of the Theatrical Commission, she
state' thet she has been driven to this step by the calumnies
and persecutions of which else has been the victim.
DAVID'S " CHRISTOPHER COLVIIBI.I3.”—The second
performance of this piece, which was to have taken place on
Friday lase iu the theatre of the Opera Coiniqne, was prevented
by M. Vatel, the manager of the Italian Opera, who, at the
eleventh hour, prohibited M. Tilmaut, the conductor of the
orchestra. and the other performers belonging to his theatre,
from soaking in the performance. A crowded audience bad
assembled, and they were not only disappointed, but indig-
nant at tht conduct of M. Vatel, who, if he thought proper
to prevent the appearance of his performers on an occasion
which he t long been announced, ought not to have reserved
his opposi•ion to the very Last moment.
MENDELMIOTIN'S " ST. PALL" wan performed, for the
Rest time, at Paris, on Friday evening last, in Hen's
Rooms. It was got up by the e,-operation of two 'Teat
amateur seeieties' L'Ouvre de la Miserieorde and Le Cerele
Musical, the one vocal and the other instrumental, and was
for the benefit of the psurras Aonteuz fan espreuion to
which we have no equivalent) of Paris and the Professional
• Society of Musician,. The room was ce.owded with fashion-
able company, and the performance is said to have bees ex-
cellent, and to have made a great impression on the au-
dience.—Mendelssohn is expected in London about the
middle of April, in order to:prepare for the performance of
his " Elijah," at Exeter Hall. He his made great altera-
tions in this sublimes work, and has actually re-written some
considerable portions of it.

CLERICAL

Pismimoriva—Tbe Mop of Durbam has presented the Rev. T.
Thampas, Mr own, yam Mode of the Chspeln, to the new rectory
of Pair, onsaWd oat of lbs near) of lieughton-le-tipeing, ankh
SlTlMlnielate for the new rectories formed
=Thenigailleelh"Njrdlir. 1.711w10w, out of the extensive parish of
.7y Hem sad ler. L. W. Doom, M.A., win
t7borbilmrd Wks, sad mb.swriis of Bias, Avekbutd. hes
Ism premalist by the Lord Chmselbor to Ms Timms of lieddon-on.
tlw-1104 mks *ll. with reddest% mead by tag prellennent of the
Rev. 1. A. Wags" ILA., to the neWt7 of Welebetem. The Rev.
W. 11. Rile% MA. of Vale. ColL, Durham. los bum presented by
the Rev. 0. & Faber. 8.D., WAWA'. of Shen= Ilcopital, to Soekburn
V., new Darlington. mho 791.
t'scare.—St. Odes', Cr! to V., die. London, vale. 2,0111. with
rinidenee ; patrons, Wall ad CLapC of St. Paul's ; vaunt by the daub
of Rev. Dr. Blomberg, whose demise also su:stm a canonry of St.
Paul's.