The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-20 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1862.

No. 4,948.]

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VOMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS
V for ORPHAN and NECESSITOUS CHILDISH, Planer.
NOTICI 18 HEREBY 01 YEN, that a GENERAL HALT-
YEARLY COURT of the Governors of Ella Institution will be bald
at the London Tavern, Bishopegateotreet, on SATURDAY, the
28th instant, to commence at Nevelt o'clock in the forenoon,
when the motion of Mr. T. B. Woolley (a copy of which may be
seen at the aeons of the Institution) will be brought forward
and considered.
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An RUCTION of TEN CHILDREN (3.1 x Boys and Pour Girls)
will take place ; and all such other 1111M411111 as may lawfully be
brought before the Court will be discussed.
A. P. MOTES, Secretary.
No. 76, Cheapidde, London, LC., June 19, 1802.

TtLEGRAPHIO INTELLIGENaro

(azumes TIMM
ITALY.

TURIN, JUNII 19.

Garibaldi arrived here during the preceding night.
It is stated that the decree suspending the forma-
tion of national rifle clubs in Lombardy is abort to
be rescinded.

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Robert le Liable (or Roberto J Dim*lo) wan pro-
duced at Covent Garden last night. As at her Majesty's
Theatre on Saturday, the performance was protracted to an
inordinate length, and with the same consequence—the
audience began to depart long iefore it was over. and the
last act was given to a half empty house, and the curtain fell
while those who had remained were hurrying away as fast
as possible. This is a great mistake. Nothing is so adverse to
the SIICOOIIII of an opera as to make it an infliction and a penance
to sit it out. Better to cut it down to a reasonalle length,
even though it should suffer from the operation.
Having already said • good deal about this opera a few
days ago on the occasion of its production at the other
house, lie performance last night would not have celled
for many remarks even if we had time (which we have not)
to make them. The character of Robert was sustained by
Tamberlik, who (as might be expected) acted and sang
with great power. Alice, the real heroine of the piece—
• most sedum' a dart—wan assigned to Madame Penco, whom
performance was somewhat deficient in dramatic energy,
but she sang with delicacy and sweetness. Her air, " Quando
Waal la Normandie" was exceedingly graceful. Madame
Miolen-Carvalho could not give much effect to the insipid
part of the Princess, but she sang charmingly. She threw
so much grace and feeling into the very fine air, "Roberto.
to ch'io adoro," that she was loudly applauded and called
for. Forma's Bertram was a most artistic performance,
awaefel hat net oressiamosaL He is the only Woe wa
have ever seen who gives something hie a ooneirtent mean-
ing to this monstrous creation. The way in which the
opera is got up is worthy of this magnificent theatre. The
choruses were sung, and the orchestral acoomp•nimenta
were ,played, with a precision and delicacy which showed
the care bestowed by Mr. Costa on the rehearsals. And the
beautiful and picturesque scenery, with the rich and ap-
propriate costumes and decoration, made the spectacle one
of the finest we have ever seen upon the doge.

HANDEL FRITIVLL.—The provincial singers en-
gaged to come to London for the Handel festival are
more numerous and more widely selected than on any
former Oceliaoo. At the opening of the International Exhi-
bition about five hundred were brought from the country dis-
tricts ; on the present occasion upwards at twelve hundred
of the Last choralists bars been selected from the various
towns where the greatest choral ability is to be found. Many
of the singers arrived in town in the early part of the
week, but the bulk of them come by excursion trains
reaching London this afternoon. At half-past six this even-
ing they will, with the Metropolitan Chorus, meet in
Exeter-hall for the final choral rehearsaL