The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

MUSIC.

MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS.
These entertainments have thoroughly main-
tained their interest asd their attreatios for the public since
the opening comet • fortnight ago. Several "elemical"
nights have been gine, one half the programme being en-
tirely devoted to the works of one of the greet oomposers.
A "Dolma night," a " Mendelssohn night," and
"Beethoven night" have been the specialties of the past
fortnight. On each of the two last-named occasions that
expellent young pianist, Mdli.. Marie Krebs, distiognished
hermit by her admirable performance of a concerto by the
eocepoeer of the erasing.
Last night was • Moyerbeer night, the chief feature being
an hmtramental aeleetion from the recently produced opera,
L'Afriosixt. Os this occasion the programme was divided
ins three parts—the first portion comprising Beethoven's
tivairkere to Ring Stephen, the " Deese de Baoxhantee,"
teem Ooned's Philemon et Berns, a barcarolle by Ricci,
sang by Since Ferranti, and the Netters* from hisadels-
seha's Ilifidramater Night's Dream. The second part wee
devoted to a selection from Meyerbser, oommeno.
Mg with the endue whisk he commend spenally
for the opening of our last Isteemstiosal Exhibition.
This piece, a fantasia rather than ea overture, and oerteinly
inferior to the oompanios work peodeced by Archer for the
same occasion, was admirably giver. by Mr. Mellon's
splendid orchestra, which afforded the fullest effect to
Mayerbeer's elaborate iostrumentatioa. Thelberg's fantasia
subleds from Los Huguenot*, brilliantly played by
Mdlle. Marie Krebs, was somewhat d propos de ries, seeing
that it contains rather more of Thalberg's own elaboratices
then of Meyerbeer's original themes. However, it was ea
agreeable relief and conned to the other pieces of the pro-
gramme. In answer to an encore, ?idle. Krebs returned and
played one of Mendelaeohn's " Lieder ohne worte" (the
fourth of the sixth book) from memory, as is the one with
sant of this socomplished young lady's performer's'. The
eel) vocal woollen was the candies, " Robed, tog quo
raime," admirably sung by Mlle. Liebbart, and encored.
The selection from L'Africaine, which terminated the
nand cart of the Gowen, arranged and instrumented by
Mr. Alfred Mellon, is one of the best specimens of this
kind of runme of en opera we ban ever heard. All the
pelnoipel themes are given, and so interwoven as to
give a continuous intermit to a very long instrumental
piece. Commencing with the overture (which, however,
scarcely deserves so important a title, being little more than
brief introduction), Mr. Mellon's selection comprises all
the interesting portiose of the opera, including the Slumber
Song, the Chorus of Bishops, and other prominent morcetax
—tirminetiag with the celebrated passage of sixteen bars is
anion—the unearthly symphony which nears is
the scene of the deadly Menchineel tree. The
singular effect of the combination of wood
wind instrumental with stringed instruments (a key to
which is given by Mr. Mello* in his programmes by priet-
big the first font bars in soots) was as powerfully felt last
sight as it has been in soy dramatic representation of the
open, and the swore which it received was spontaneous
and universal. The selection was • decided moons, and it
will doubtless attract large numbers, not only of those who
have heard the opera, and wish to revive their recolleetion
of the work, but also of those who have yet to make their
first acqusiutance with it through this medium.

WEST-LONDON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

This exhibition, at the Floral-hall, Covent
garden, closed last evening. The ceremonial or* this occa-
sion, like that which marked the opeoiog, wee agreeably
diversified from the dull routine of report reading sod
speechifying by music. In the present instant", the pro-
**Daisy commenced with a vocal and iostrumental concert,
si more theta ordinary preteesiona sod at least equal per
(nuance, embracing the talents of Madame Weiss, Mies
Annette Hint, Millie. Lucy Frankleia, sod Miss }toes
Henn ; Mr. W. H. Weiss, Mr. D. Miranda, Mr. Lewis
Thomas, Mr. Viotti Collins, Mr. A. L. Tamplin, Master
Willie Pape, and }fir Such. The musical performance em-
braced some choice moreeaux from the works of Rossini,
Verdi, Donisetti, Meodelssoho, Handel, Aube', Balfe,
Wallace, Gousod, end other popular composes ,all of which
were admirably execrated and pve great satiate:dim to
the very crowded audience which filled the Hall
in every part, and who testified their admi-
ration by encoring almost every piece. That which
may be regarded as the coon business part of
the meeting filled up the interval between the lint and
snood parts of the concert, and was presided over by Mr.
J. N. Nicholay, who presented the report of the committee,
which he prefaced by a short explanation of the origin and
progress of the exhibition. It sppears that it was intended
at first only for the district of Maryliebooe, but the appli-
cations were so numerous that it wee found advisable to
give it a wider scope, and to make it en Industrial Exhi-
bition for the whole of the west of Landon. The
Rev. Mr. Thorpe proceeded to read the report of the
committee. It commenced by deeply deploring the great
deficiency in the receipts as compared with the expenditere.
As regarded the number of exhibitors and the number and
variety of the artiales exhibited, it had been a decided este-
ems. The report then proceeded to detail the circum-
stances under which the project had originated, of its Gegen-
sion from a mere local to a general whams. The arrange-
ment with Mr. Gye was that the committee should pay
1,000/. for the use of the Floral-hall and one-fourth of the
receipt; Mr. Gye stipulating for certain consents
which were in his lease. but which the Committee thought
they had reason to believe would not be insisted upon by
the Duke of Bedford in this case. Mr. Gye having the
right to fix the price of admission, fixed it at one
shilling, which was too high for the working classes, and
the attendance was in consequence for the first week
very limited. After that the pries of admission was
reduced, and then the attendance largely hummed. saw
dally to the musical performance is the eveing. But in •
short time a notice was served on the Committee to the
effect that all music, vocal or instrumeetal, must cease, the
alleged ground beteg that complaints had been made to
Mr. Parker, the duke's agent at the Bedford office, by some
of the tenants. The Committee thereupon went round to
the tenants and obtained their almost unanimous 000 sent to
the continuance of the musical performances. A deputation
waited upos Mr. Parker—the duke having declined to see
them—representing this, bat it was of no avail, and the
muse had to be disaadimied, the magnificent organ, lent
gratuitously by Mr. Boviogton, being thus rendered useless.
There was, of coarse, great disappointment in the receipts
for admission, and the committee regretted that they would
have, in consequence, to call on the guarantors far the some
they bad promised, or, at least, some part of them ; but
they could not avoid it.
The number of exhibitors was 1,092 the number cy
visitors who paid for admission up to Saturday last, 04,233 ;
tht amount received by sale of tickets end admiesioe at the
d00r5,1,4071. Si. 7d. ; and the receipts from all sources,
1,8001. The expenees, so fez as they had been ascertained,
amounted to about 3,000 f. Against the deficiency was to
be set the amount which It was expected would be "'allied
from the fittings and decorations, 2001. Thee then wee
the guarantee fend, 1,9001., but of which 4001. had bees
paid, and much of it expended. The committee expressed
regret that they could not, under these circumstances
offer money prises to the eihibiners, but proposed to give
to the most meritorious certificates marking their respective
position in the competitions, sad 0000loded by thanking
the abainneu (Mr. Niabolsy), the secretary, the maned
performers, and ell who had *attributed to farther the
object.

CHAMPAGNE FOR TB BRITLsII Pusuc.—A eke-
mist within the postal district Ina recently been purchasing
low Freer* white wine m sherry, with which the market is
at promos glutted. The operstm pierce it is bottles of the
orthodox chaps, end 'throne it to the motion of a sods water
macbise, by w eieb it I. copiously chanted with cerisseis mid,
gime it the required degree of effervescence, which of
course disappears soon alter the bottle is °pissed. A tinted
I meads and an attractive label are thee added, whisk resider
I dos exhilaratiog beverage fit few the inarcet, where, go oar
kaowledge, it hose been sold. end is sow on offer.— Wass
trade &WNW.
Sours Kswelearow Muni:M.—During the week
ending Most 19 the visitors have be se hawse
Os Holiday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, epee front
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 11,600 ; m Wedaesday. Tiverwley, end
Friday, Modesto' toys (admission to the nubile, CC), epee
frees 10 nos. till p.a., 1,731. Total, min. From the
*prim of the =m em, 6,461,173.