The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

LOCAL SBARR MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. Fan. B.—We have had a good market again
today for shares, but we do not quote any general ad-
vance on yesterday's prices. Eastern Counties and Doyen
are in strong demand, as well as York and North Midlands,
at a rise of 11. per share since yesterday. The day's quota-
tions are as follows:—Aberdeen, 141 1 I—Blackburn 71,
Caledonian, 311 I—Eastern Counties, 131 I—East Lanca-
shire, 191—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 781 I—London and
North Western, 1191 20—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, 291—Ditto (61. new pref. shares), b.—Midland,
77/ 8 1 B—North British, 9 9 1-16 1 1-16
lit I—South
Eastern and Dover, 231 1 1 1 1 —York and North Mid-
land, 281 9—Dutch Rhenish, 2 d.
LEEDS, Fan. B.—There has been a further improvement
in the share market this morning in all kinds of amen.
The followieg are the closing transactions :—Leeds North-
erns, 161; South-Eastern and Dover, 231. lls. 3d.; Leeds
Northern (filth.), f dis. ; York and North Midlands, 281;
North-Westerns, Si. 6s. 3d.

MUSIC.

MR. PERRY'S CONCERT.

Mr. Perry gave his annual benefit concert last
evening, at the Music-hail, in Store-street. The principal
part of the performance consisted of Handel's Oratorio (or
rather Cantata)'eallcd " The Triumph of Time and Truth ;"
a forgotten work, the revival of which, we suspect, it is
vain now to attempt. It is the last of the author's produc-
tions; bearing, according to Dr. Burney, the date of 1757,
within two years of flandel's death, and when he was aged,
infirm, and blind. One of his juvenile works, composed
before he came to England, was an Italian Cantata, called
" Il Trionfo del Tempo," of which this last work of his
old age probably contains reminiscences. As otten hap-
pened with Handel. he was unfortunate in the ant ject
of this Cantata. The poem is a frigid allegory, of
which the person:tom are Beauty, Pleasure, De-
ceit, Counsel, ant Tinss. Pleasure and Deceit try to
allure Beauty into a life of voluptuous enjoyment; while
Counsel and Time advise her to follow the path of wisdom
and virtue. She hesitates for a while, and at length follows
the better course. This sermon is couched in very heavy
and prosaic verses, little calculated to kindle the genius of
the musician. Still, however, there is room for musical
effects. The gay and alluring strains of Pkasure and
Deceit, with the grave dignity of Counsel and Time, pre-
sent contrasts of which the composer has not failed to take
advantage; and though tho piece, as a whole, is exceedingly
dry and uninteresting, it contains passage- of considerable
power and beauty. There is, in particular, an air,
t' Mortals think that Time is sleeping," sung by Miss
Dolby in the character of Counsel, which is a perfect
gem ; and there are two or three other pretty
things which might be introduced with advan-
tage into our concerts. Tho choruses are slight ;
and, though ingenious, have little or nothing of Handel's
characteristic grandeur. The meaner in which this piece
was performed merits praise. There was a small but c
Iti-
cient orchestra ; and the additional parts tor wind instrii-
menu, added by Mr. Perry, had a very pleasing effect.
The solo parts were well sung by Miss Messeut, Miss Dolby,
Miss Chambers, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Bodda ; and the
choral voices were very good.
A short sacred Cantata, composed by Mr. Perry, was
afterwards performed ; a well written and musician-like
piece, but without any remarkable feature; and the concert
concluded with a selection of miscellaneous music, chit tly
popular songs, glees, and ballads. The ball was well filled

GOLD FOUND IN ARRAN.—We learn that a CORM
of prospecting has been going on of late on the island of
Arran, under the instruction of the Duke of Hamilton, the
proprietor, and that gold has actually been found near the
north end ; to what extent, however, we aro not yet able
to say.—North British Mail.
FRENCH GOODS FOR BUENOS AYEES.—Upwards
of 100 tons of the choicest of French merchandise were de-
spatched, a day or two ago, from Dune to Southampton, to
be shipped on board the Brazilian and Buenos Ayres mail
, steamer Tay, which leaves the latter port to-day. The
French mail for Brazil and the River I'late, despatched
from llavre on Monday last for the Tay steamer, was uit•
usually heavy.
THE SCREW STEAMER BENGAL, belonging to the
Oriental and Peninsular Company, made uno:ber trial trip
yesterday down Southampton Water, at Spithead, and in
the Solent. According to the rate at which she performed
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the measured mile she performed 13} knots an hour, kik
was a higher rate of speed considerably than she . anlks
plashed on Saturday last. There is now no doubt the
a strong favourable wind, she would reach 16 knots.,-iiiteir
Majesty's yachts Fairy and Elfin came out again ' Area
with her, and the former again beat her. The
tained the prodigious speed of 14 knots, idiots a a the
prodigious amount of her engine power..

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