The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

TUB WERT INDIA QVlttlTlON.—Yesterday a meet-
ing of merchants and others inters steel in Writ India coin-
'nerve was held at Bristol, the mayor, J. D. Pountncy. Esq ,
in 'he chair The speakers wore Dr. Green, M. J. Lyon.,
t.r J. Mille, Mr. Aiken, Mr. S. E. Taylor, Mr. Cave, Mr.
Vlnine, end Mr. Bowe. The following resolutions were
adopted :
that whilst this meeting acknowloters that a cheap and ample sup-
, ly of sugar is a great awl desirable born to the country, it deeply
teat(' the fact that sure supply arises in great part from the 1111iTill-
-011 of nuer produced by slave-labour an admission which this
!!.4neeting Is convinced wan never contemplated when the eountry agreed
! pay twenty millions to estimate slavery in the British colonic.,
um, by its example to give universal discouragement to the nystent of
al • • rye That thin me. tine to convirced that for labour is, in all
,spects, both pecuniary and morally, preferable to minpubiory or
dove-labour anti that it proper fecilitien he given to voluntary Int-
oily ration of labourerw and nitalentte time he afforded for perfecting
the new system which would be consequent on It, 'hone colon' s
,vatild be nave/ from the ruin now impending over them, and the
troops* intluorment would be held sot to all other countries to put
in and to alave-labour within their respective limits. That this meet-
•ig earnestly implores the legHature not only to grant such facies
al anniatanoe, but also to revise the " Sugar Miti.s. Act " lain,
coh the view of enabling th, fee labour of the Itrinsh colonies sac-
cewoully to compete with foreign produrtion, and lif putting an end
to c eneour4rement whit h Mutt act tuts most unhappily given to the
sot und horrors of slavery.

ATIBSit.
LveEest.—The " Beggar; Opera" was revived at
this theatre, C
hasing. with considi table success. Mr.
Harrison, who been absent from the Linton hoards for
a considerable time, re -appeared as l'" as.. Machete'', and
bad a very favourable reception. Though somewhat stout
and heavy, he looked the daubing highwayman very will,
end swaggered through the part with • bold, clay assurance
that was quite in character. His fine tenor voice, for the
qualities of which he owes everything to nature, and nothing
at all to art, carried him triumphantly through the songs.
lie sang many passages with beauty and expression; but
there was not • single sir which be did not spoil,
more or less, by tawdry ornaments, entirely at variance
with the aireplicity of national melodies—roulades and
Nourishes in a squeaking falsetto, and in utter disregard of
the harmony of the instruments. For these enor-
mities, however, he was rewarded with thunders of
applause; and why. therefore, should he sing with sim-
plicity t Miss Kathleen I. itrovrilliam was a most pleasing
and interesting folly. She acted with natural and unaf-
fected tenderness; and her singing of the airs was, to our
taste, the more delightful that it was without pretension.
and entirely void of the " pomp and circumstance " of a
vocal display. Iler voice, with no great power, is soft.
sweet, and musical; her style faultlessly pure, and her
few and simple ornaments were graceful and musician-
like. Her songs were the tender and pathetic language of
the part, and, without demanding admiration for any re•
makable brilliancy of execution, gave a most charming
effect to her whale personation of the character. Madame
Vestris, in Lucy, was all that could be wished ;
her rich contralto voice told beautifully in several
of the airs. Mrs. C. Joaes's Mrs. Peachum is a
piece of genuine comedy. reachant and Lorkil
were well sustained by F. Matthews and Granby.
Their quarrel seine was capital. Harley, too, was exci Held
in Filch. The pine indeed, was altogether exceedingly
well performed, and deserved the applause it received.

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UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
Oxroun, JLNE 15.—Yesterday H. W. Barjeant, 13 A.
of Merton; H. N. Wilkina, B.A. of Trinity; and Walton, 11. A. of
Pembroke, ware elected Fellows of Medal College. There were 10