The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

were fully engaged in keeping order and preventing mis-
chief.

ROYAL 011NRROSITT.—It will be remembered that an
accident occurred, a short time ago, at the new budd-
ing at Osborne, which resulted in the death of one
of the sufferers, named James Blake. Iler Majesty hes
benevolently ordered that ten shillings per week shall be
paid to the widow, and that her two children shall be sent
to London, there placed in a school, where they will be
fed, clothed, and educared.
A Fossil. Cuanar-rues was discovered lstely in a bed
of sandotone, in the isle of Wight, two hundred feet below
the surface.
Twa Now Pirn AT PORTSRA.—This undertaking, in
the promention of which considerable delay has occurred, is
now rapidly approaching completion. It will be a moat im-
portant improvement • enabling steam,nat all times of tide
to land and embark their passengers. In a few weeks this
promenade will be open to the public.
AFFAIRS or PoRTCOAL.—The Sidon, -frigate, came
into Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, and received
ord n to prepare for sea with all despatch, to embark 200
marines on board of her, and proceed with them to Lisbon,
where it is reported they are to be landed at Fort St. Julian.
About 50 marine* from this division embarked yesterday
morning, and a 4.-ta haunt of 150, officers and men, arrived
from Woolwich oy the South Western Railway, at a quarter
to five o'clock ye sterlay afternoon, and were immediately
embarked from the Clarence jetty in the Victory's boats,
and berthed on board the Sidon, which has completed fuel,
coals, and water, and will Bail immediately the important
despatches shell; to take out arrive here, and return imme-
diately to this poet. It is understood that this detachment
of marines will be followed to the same quarter by another
detachment, which will he taken by the Terrible, st.-frigate.
—Hampshire Tekgraph.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
COST or A PACK or EIoiTIDA. —A meeting of the sub-
scribers to the Cheltenham Stag Hounds took place on Wed-
nesday at the Assembly Rooms. The account for the past
year was presented, by which it appeared that the expendi-
ture had been about 7001. It was determined to continue
the establishment for another year.
DEVONSHIRE.

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A orators CORRESPONDENCE. BETWEEN THE BISHOP OF
EXETER AND Ma. W. DENIS MOORE,MATOR of EXETER,
relative to a public ball announced to take place in aid of
the distressed Irish and Scotch, is published in the Exeter
Gazelle. The bishv wrote to the mayor on the 24th March,
expressing his " very strong opinion on the painful incon-
gruity of such a mode of testifying sympathy for famishing
millions ;" and stating that he had animadverted on the
contemplated enormity in a sermon which he had that day
preached. Mr. Moore replied by avowing his " regret and
surprise," drc..—" Though humbly sensible of the great
superiority of your lordship's judgment, I am unable to din.
cover any sound objection to such a mode of disposing of the
surplus receipts arising fro n a harmless amusement. lam
very far from thinking that the end, however good, can sanc-
tify objectionable means ; but when the means are blameless
in themselves, I am ate loss to comprehend how their diame-
ter should he changed by an ulterior benevolent pares.
The promotion of the intended ball is a towns
directly sanctioned by the personal example of her Most
Gracious Majesty." The bishop published his sermon at
the charge of one shills g. To the title-page he appended a
foot-note, stating that the " proceeds " of the sale were to
be given to the relief purposes for which the proceeds of the
ball were destined ; and hinting that those charitably dis-
posed could give as much as they liked beyond the shilling.
On the sermon and note Mr. Moore founds a long
letter to the Bishop. written in exceedingly respectful
but very direct language. He mks—" Was it necessary
that your lordship should stigmatise with such terms as 'selfish-
ness," degrading," low," miserable fri;olity," mockery,'
and ' dissipation,' the feelings of those who in a different
sphere have come forward to devote their talents to the like
purpose ?" Then comes a bone-thrust. " What was the
shield which in 1841 sheltered your lordship's name from the
like aspersion, when it stood high among ' full half the aria-
tecracy of Devon,' not unaccompanied by others of clerical
and even episcopal dignity, in the list of stewards of a fes-
tival, in which the ceremonies of the day, consisting of a
procession, a sermon, and a tavern-dinner,were terminated by
a public ball ? I may be permitted to ask, were these in
themselves ' innocent festivities ;' and did they become evi-
demos of ' dogged, wilful, systematic resistance of everything
Eke denial of 'elf,' when devoted to the ulterior purpose of
Mereasing the funds of the Devon and Exeter Hospital ?"

THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Covent-Garden
Theatre, in its new character of an Italian opera-house, opens
to-morrow evening. We have seen the interior of the theatre
since its decorations have been almost completed, and have
been equally surprised and delighted with its spaciousness.
beauty, and adaptation to the purposes of a great musical
theatre. The public accustomed to the aspect of old Covent-
Garden will find the transformation so complete, that it will
be almosti impossible for them to imagine themselves seated
in Use place oolong familiar to them. The form of the house
is entirely changed and its proportions are such, that its
magnitude seems to grow upon the spectator's eye. Its
breadth, in proportion to Its depth, is greater than usual, the
audience part of the house forming a segment of so large a
circle, that every place is brought within a convenient dis-
tance of the stage for sight and sound, while the stage itself
has gained an extent of front which (as its depth corresponds
with the width of the proscenium) must greatly conduce to
scenic effect. It is worthy of remark, too, that the space in
every part of the interior has been enlarged, no one part
having been contracted in order to make room for the exten-
sion of another. The boxes, pit, eorridompassages, staircases
—ell are rendered more roomy and commodious ;
end all this has been done without touching the
external walla of the edifice ; a circumstance which,
while it shows the skill of the architect who has
planned the alterations, argues also an enormous waste of
space in the original construction of the building. The cm-
bellishmente are exceedingly rich. The theatre, when
lighted up, will absolutely blaze with gold; but such brit,
liancy befits an edifice of this class, and the magnitude of
the space will chasten and subdue its effect. There are six
tiers of boxes, which are ISR in number. The pit has ten
rows of seats, with arms and backs—a great source of com-
fort, independently of its effect in preventing overcrowding;
and there are eight rows of stalls. There are two amphi-
theatres on a level with the two uppermost tiers of boxes ;
and, lastly, a gallery. The external improvements are
great. The rails along the front have been taken away ;
the company will alight from their carriages under the
cover of the portico; and the double entrances to the
pit—the one for ingress and the other for egress—
will tend to prevent crushing and confusion. Oae
very important circumstance must not be omitted :
the perfect safety of the building has been ascer-
tained by an official survey under the authority of the
Metropolitan Buildings Act ; and a satisfactory certificate to
that effect has been published. The opera of to-morrow even-
ing is " Semiramide, ' in which Grisi, of course, resumes her
great part of the Assyrian queen • Tamburini, after an ab-
sence of four years, re-appears in 'Assur ; and the Arsace is
Mdlle. Alboni, the extraordinary depth of whose contralto
voice, as well as her general powers as a performer, has been
the theme of admiration both in Germany and Italy. The
principal dancers is the ballet are unknown to us; but it
may fairly be presumed that they are of continental reputa-
tion. There was a general rehearsal of the opera on Saturday
morning, which, we • formed, was to be strictly private.
We hope that this privacy wilt be adhered to as an uniform
practice ; for a rehearsal of an opera or a concert, as it is
generally managed in this country, is little better than

ii farce.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.
Cassiness.—lt is now quite understone that the installation of his
Royal Ilighneeis Prince Albert, as Chaddlue of the Untverslty, will
take place at the easing Commencement. Of coarse, circumstances
may occur in the interim to render a postponement of the ceremony
&dyable ; but at plant ft is menmed that the installation will been
July of the pretest your, and preparations he the event have Men
already commenoe both in the university and (as a reference to the
QuarterlyOstut at Addenbrooke's Hospital window) in the town. We
believe that Cambridgewill be honoured with emceed visit from A.M.
the Queen at the installation of her royal husband. Probably her
Majesty's day amoamit us will not be of long duration ) but it is Con-
fidently hot ed that for one day at least she will be a witness of the
ceremonies and festivities connected with the Interesting maim in
question —Conthridef ("trowel,
Cisas 1131. L.—Wm. Ferdinand L. Fischer, B.A. (1114 i), of Pem.
brolieCollege, has been elected. fellowof the. society. Mr. Fischer is
.German by birth.
Br. Csaskutes Ogle, B.A. (1847). has been elected to
a Sklrne fellowship. Rev. J. it. Pine, 8.A., fells. and assistant.
tutor, died= the lid alt.

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