The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1854.

MUSIC.

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MR. AqUILAR'S CHAMBER 001011M8.

Oa Saturday evening Mr. Aguilar oommeneed his I
annual series of soiries of classical and modern piano-
forte music, at his residence in Upper Norton-street.
We assd scarcely add ours to the general opinion,
thee *r. Aguilar b IMO of the most accomplished
mnsidnas of the by the variety
• airs se the of his attainments. In in-
sbonaial be hes distinguished himself by
spilisies sal waft'. kr seal orchestra, as wen
as by ids sod semsertel piens for the_ptanofortei
the instremset to white he his especially devoted
himself; sad he is knows. moreover, as the author of
sassy vocal pieces resaiabie for grace, melody, and
=pelage. In every km& of his art he has formed
his style by a profound study of the great classical
masters, and has never sacrificed to the garish and
vitiated taste now too prevalent
His entertainment of Saturday evening was just
what was to be expected from such a„masioian. It
consisted of that description of pianoforte music
which is adopted for chamber performance. In the
first place, he played Cies:lead's Sonata in D. Op.
16; showing great judgment i- bringing forward a
work of an illustrious composer whose music is at
present too much neglected amid the fashionable
novellas of the day. Clementi has been justly
ealledthe father of the pianoforte. He was the first
to develop its powers ; and the greatest of his sue-
esmon,aotexcepting Beethoven himeelf,havescknow-
bdied their obligations to him. Hie characteristics
me clearness of design, symmetry of form, the most
profound counterpoint without obscurity or confu-
' nee, a fine flow of Italian melody, and simplicity
god meaning even in his most rapid passages and
men brilliant flights of execution. All these quell-
dal were manifested in the beautiful ammo so Judi-
eloosly chosen by Mr. Aguilar; and all its beauties
were displayed by his masterly performance. He
next, along with Janes and Piatti, played his own
trio for the pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, which
has already been several times heard in public, and
of which, therefore, it is sufficient now to say, that
all its bold and original effects were realised by a
most masterly performance. The third piece was
Beethoven's celebrated sonota in E flat, known by the
title of "Les adieux, rabeence' et le retour." It is a
deal picture of the sad and agitated parting of
two faithful lovers, the sadness of separation, and
Ike raptures of a blissful reunion. We have never
beard this fine Sonata more exquisitely performed.
Mr. Aguilar felt, and made his hearers feel, all the,
varieties of emotion painted by the composer. He
concluded by giving a charming selection from the
" Lieder ohne Worts " of Mendelsohn.
The vocal music consisted of Sterndale Bennett's
pretty songs, "To Chloe in sickness," and " May-
slr," sung by. Madame Ferrari; Donizetti's duet,
* Ah, se potessi piangere," sung by M. and Madame
Ferrari; and Mr. Aguilar's very pretty serenade,
The>tars are brightly beaming, sung by M . Fer-
rari. These pieces were beautifully sung, and gave
\n agreeable variety to the entertainment—The
sms were crowded to the doors.

•
ENE DITT AT7i; opera of The
Crusaders, which u our musical readersare awarewas
first produced at Drury-lane, when under the ma-
nagement of Mr. Bunn, has just been brought out at
Munich, in a German version, under the direction of
the composer. It has had the most brilliant success,
and the Munich journal, are unanimous and loud in
its
°praise. The opera appears to have been got
up with great splendour, and admirably performed;
the principal characters being sustained by Herr
Hartinger, Herr Kindermana, Madame Helmer and
Mad. Diez. This opera has, during the lut five
years, been performed at Stuttgardt, Hamburg, and
IBreslan, with similar success; and Benedict's own
countrymen have confirmed the verdict of the British
public.

IKELAINI).
Dvbz.nr, Jam 14.
At the hat tine the isesnetic telegraph was put
into moths' Isdlay in conveying informa-
tion kola Union to Dublin. The prices
of stash Lesion at two o'clock this day were
known at the Dubin Stook Exchange before half-
Nat Dublin thee; that is, allowing for the
of Sus the news was conveyed from the
Leaden Exchange to that of Dublin in 45 or 46
minutes, including time for copying the message and
conveying it to and hes the telegraph °Mose.
It to expected that a demonstration will be made
here in the course of a few days on the Russian and
Turkish question. Public opinion in favour of Tur-
key runs strongly enough, and to give expression to
it, it is expected that a public meeting will be held.
One of the leading Irish political exiles, who have
lately found a home in America, paid a visit to Lon-
don a few days since. The trip acres the Atlantic
was made on a matrimonial errand ; and after spend-
ing some days in Liverpool with his bride the gentle-
man in question returned to New York.
Deputations from the operatives on strike in
Glasgow have visited Belfast and Dublin within the
last few days.
Mr. H. A. Herbert, M.P., is very
.generally. spokea
of here as a successor to Mr. Sadism as junior Lord
of the Treasury.
The last accounts from the residence of Baron
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Pennefather, state that that venerable judge's heath
continues to improve steadily.
A correspondent of the Evening Mail says:—" I
have reason to believe that 20,000 of the Irish militia 'I
will be enrolled, the same as the English, at the
meeting of parliament.
In the Court of Exchepier yesterday a conditional
order for a new trial was given in the case of Dow-
ling v. Lawler. The application was made on the
ground that the verdict was against evidence and the
weight of evidence. The first and principal issue to
be tried was, whether there had been any agreement
between Mr. John Sadleir and Daniel Crotty to
release the latter from any liability on certain bills
in order to induce him to give up the bond on which
the plaintiff Dowling was arrested. All the other
lianas depended upon this, and counsel for the defen-
dant argued that there was not a particle of direct
evidence to show that such an agreement existed,
although the jury found that it did exist. The
irrelevancy of some of the testimony admitted on
the recent trial was also relied on.

An estate in Mayo, belonging to George Clendin-
ing, a bankrupt, was sold yesterday in the Incum-
bend Estates Court, and went at a rate equal to 27
years' purchase on the nett rental, although a portion
of it consisted of property in the little towns of
Westport and Newport. The gross produce of the
sale wan 12,4801.
The extensive flour mills of Ballyclough, within
three miles of Limerick, were destroyed by fire on
Thursday night. The buildings were insured a fort-
night before for 2,6001., in the offices of the Imperial
and Manchester Companies, but the property de-,
strayed exceeded that value by about 1,0001. more.
A Limerick correspondent of Saunders writes thus:
FAmixs Pnices.—The last five days apprehension of an
outbreak and plunder of provision stores, consequent upon
the high prices of all descriptions of food, kept the authori-
ties, especially the Mayor, in commotion; and the police
were on duty each morning escorting bread carts through
the streets. The me istral's have applied to the directors
of the Limerick cud Ennis Railway Company and the Li-
merick and Foynes Railway Company, speedily to proceed
with the works of the respective lines, in order to give em-
ployment to the labouring population.