The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

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GOtrAittillANT fkiiiot. Or DEBION.—Cant night a
lecture in continuation of a former one was delivered at tie
School of Devlin, llossenet House, by Mr. Ralph N.
Woman, on " The Doric Age of Greek Art• The present
lecture was more aprially devoted to the art et design in
the two retries preeediag the age of Pirielse as manifested
is the terra err vases of that period. These were held in the
highest estimation by the Romans more on account of We
skill displayed by the painter than the value of the material,
whirl was 111101 day. They wro an Airdrie@ of what might
be doss by skill and industry, sad it was to be hoped that
the time was not distant 'when the art of ornamental design
in the earthenware of this country would not be iskrior.

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JENNY LIND.—PERFORMANCE FOR THE MICSDELS-
soma Bcnoirmintre.—The performemos in aid of the fund
for establishing musimal seholaribips in the Conservatory of
Leipsic, took piess last evening in Exeter Bell. It has for
some time excited extraordinary public interest, and the de-
mad for tickets wee so eager that the whole number were
disposed of by the committee long before the day of par-
lamenti., and many were obtained at greatly di' nod
prime from permits who had purchased them on tion.
No mire were issued than were sufficient to fill the i all
without inconvenient crowd! , and we never saw so in-
mom an audience eoeommodatad with so little con-
fus;oa. Before the commencement of the perform-
ance, a was circulated among the audience,
annoan6nPatrart the petit allotted in the programme to Miss
Dolby would be ming by Mint M. Williams ; to Miss M. Wil-
liams, by Mrs Noble (late Mist Duval); and to Mr. Phil-
lips, by Mr. Meads- This created no mall surprise, end
it wee said that there had been a breach between the caw
mitten, end Hr. Phillips end Miss Dolby, who, having
brought some friends to tie rehearsal on the previous
day, had take(' Whew at their friends not being
--abed, and thrown up their engagements. The
ishollea of Kr. Phillips wee very unfortunate, the pert
of Etfab being of such magnitude end importance, that the
Beat of the whole oratorio mainly depends on its per.
formme. Mr. Mackin is entitled to credit for having =-
hail= in esteem a task, with so little time for
end he awillied himself es well es meld yhays
ham wpsited. He rig sinfully sad y, mod eh-
rated sweral of the airs with considerable heal, apesially
the Ise air, with visisesello accompaniment, " tis eneegh
o Lad;" hat, (moldered on • representation of the
prophet, hit peeihrmiese was a nullity, destitute et
mem, eel dreheratary power. Mee M. Wilhara ea the
ctiejleoid, meta than applied the Pao. of Mile In
the pond sone whore laritiel ed up the tubes Rol.
Made es ditsey the prephst, Misses Wooed into
the spirit of the &wester, red showed oonsideralite dranmei.
fore. ; and her esecation of the divine melody, "o, rest is
the Lord," wee imiehed, heeetihl, and expreedva. The
great object of kiwi" of 0011111111, wee Jew Lind, who
more thee raided the highly raised expectations of the
hP llhe eileahhti erayhody b the pari and dew
spies o.
hw SOIL eleielee, wad gave y quite a nety w lailieleter
and abet es sovesel ef the heed passage. is the ersisde.
It is MVP. to this nulls, to ,some at. the haw
Um of
in w amehesime.
Her most L=.llM ('.ire was the sera in whisk the Whine
implores raphet to save the life of her shill; •
ease whist help* her dramatis ms well a. her rag
prams hie rale.. The beret of joy with whisk she
eelkgmai, "The awe Ow ma revive*" mast have streak
to the wry heisted ovary all Ia the helL The fine air
whisk epos the eassed_pert, " Hear ye, Israel." was aura.
ler* snag. The sadism. had ell the resheimed their
desire he bat this air prodaesd a buret if width
sham pile- Mehemet,. ; end, the in. Wag
Wei hen 'may Lind rag wee veimmeatly
is potholer, was the case with the =whitepsaMd
trio hr Image mime, " Litt thine eyes to the meenteles,"
and he weeny heattitel crafter, " Holy, holy, holy is Gel
the Lea." Me perihelia°. rit he added
huh horde to the wreath tbe
whole
el thispui hamsembet
tiara. la thiehorel sad ereheireldepartmenes the
ash wes met=at. • The ahem wee ameadmmy creeper
then es any and the chum big houllest
is thsemelme, and wce=plined, the Whole wise
dewily peat. The orehwas behrisd all ear hint
msi resin
e diseamoned the whole mead hest, under the balm of
Yr. mewed with a peaks that emil lums be
serrated. principal solo whiners, besides hese
already easetioned,-wareliiss A. Williuss, Mr. Lackey, amd
Mr. Novella, who did Mirada. to their parte,