The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

and their victim ; and the upshot is, that Don Carlos
generously offers to " make an honest woman of her "
by jriving her his hand in marriage, it happening very coa-
veinently that his affianced bride has another lover, whom
she would much rather have. So the d.uble m • eis
fixed, and the whole party, who a moment before had
been
In the extremity of distress, become as gay as larks, Loretta
carolling a brilliant finale, in imitation of the " Non pia
meets " in Cinderella. Such is the story of this opera, of
the character of which there can be but one opinion. Its
treatment is worthy of it. The meagre incidents are
spun into three dreadfully long acts by the help of
drinking choruses, military choruses, choruses of villagers,
bridal choruses, marches, processions, fights, and other I
trumpery exhibitions which go under the name of spectacle.
The little dialogue there is, is almost wholly in recita-
tive, and is consequently written in verse, redolent dell the
tweets of the Drury-lane anthology. The ballads, as usual,
seem to have been kept ready-made, and stuck in at random,
for they have no connexion whatever with the situations
In which they are placed.—As to the music, we regret,
for the sake of a young composer, who has shown talent in
itsdrofession, that we cannot speak highly of it. To write
MARC to such a drama would not, indeed, be easy ; but
there was not inspiration from the subject, there might
have been some originality of melody, some artistic skill in
the construction of the concerted pieces, some fancy, variety,
and judgment in the management of the orchestral instru-
ment+. Of all this, we are truly sorry to say, there was nothing.
The whole music was a bundle of reminiscences of the
merest common-places of the present Italian Opera, mingled
with ballads cut exactly according to the Drury-lane pattern
furnished by Balfe. There is no occasion to characterise
particular pieces, for they have no distinctive feature, and
leave not the slightest impression of individuality. Madame
Anna Bishop personated the heroine. This lady iunr been
unfortunate in both the parts in which she has appeared ; in
the " Maid of Artois," for the reasons we have already given,
and in this part, for reasons which must appear from what
we have now said. The music gave her no opportunity of
displaying the highest powers of a singer or an actress.
Where she had smooth cantabile passages in the higher part
of her voice, she warbled them with great delicacy and
finish, but the feebleness of her vocal organ was as apparent
as ever. In attempts to express force and passion it failed
altogether; and, before the end of the piece, it became so
fatigued, that tier intonation ass quite uncertain She was as
inarticulate in her elocution as ever : it was hardly possible
to distinguish a word she uttered. She looked pleasing and
Interesting ; and, we think, in such characters as Nineties
in the " Gazza Lads.," or Amino in the " Sonnambnla,"
would lie admirable. Miss Poole performed the other
female part excellently, and a little ballad sung by her was
twice encored. Mr. Harraon, Mr. Borrani, Mr. King, and
Mr- Weiss, acquitted themselves as usual. The piece was
well put upon the stage, and some of the scenery was

URlbendy i* Clain' !Lebo.
Cuomo; Nov. 9.—At the Congregation to be heldon the 11th inst.,
the following Graces will be offered tiithe Senate :-1. To appoint the
Moe-Chancellor and the other Trustees of the Botanic Car the
Master of Jesus Col., the Master of Wm, Col., Prollosor Hesslow,
Mr. Stokes of Calm Cot., and Mr. Chides C. of 81. J.
CoL : a Syndicate to al
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the ground which was
changing the Fite of the Dodds Gird" and to Mad to
*OM time to time, till all 11111 i d Nark, term. 1847. 1. TO deign
the annual stipend of 701. to lama Breen, who has been BPPMlsted
Junior Assistant at the ,ta7 blootordance with a Grose weed
March 18, 1829. 3.Tosppoint the WA oresimmllor. the Master el Cbekt's
Col.; the Master of Caius ; the Mester of Trinity ColL ; the Ltecoslan
Professor ; the Plumlan Professor ; the Lowndeen Professor ; Mr.
Cartakell, of Christ's ColL ; Mr. Goodwin, of Catharine Hall ; Mr.
Mathlsoo, of Trinity Coil. ; Mr. Stokes, of Pembroke Coll. ; and Mr.
Adams, of St. John's Coll. : a Syndicate to visit the Obeervatory till
November, 1847. 4. To authorise the payment of 198 f. 90. 31d. to the
Plamlan Protestor in omformity with the regulations adopted Feb.
17, 1819, the net receipts of the Plumlan profmsorship in the last year
hieing been 3011. 10e. 84d.

hutrettrarra.—Rev. 11. Brewer to the New Church of St. Anne,
!die-hill. Rev. J. J. Brownby to Llanddanwg R., Merionethshire.
Vmairr.—llennock V., Devon, dlo. Exeter, 1.181., with glebe ho. itt
Ibr residence ; patron, Corporation of Exeter; vacant by the death of
the Rev. J. Turner.
It to stated that the Master and Fellows of St. John's College,
Cambridge, have intimated to Mr. F. A. Flaky their desire that he
would Immediately vacate the rooms, with which desire that gentle-
man has complied.