The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

MUSIC.

BSIINION DES ARTS.
This society, we understand, has been remodelled,
and is certainly much improved in its management.
The first meeting of this season took place last even-
ing at the Society's Re.'nme, in Harley-street. The
concert-room is greatly enlarged and very hand-
somely decorated, and all the arrangements for the
convenience and comfort of the company were
excellent. The entertainmen t of the evening con-
sisted of a tasteful selection of classical chamber
music, admirably performed. .2.• he instrumental por-
tion consisted of Beetbovea's line quartet in A
(No. 5) for two violins, viola,. and violoncello,
purely and delicately executed by Messrs. 510-
lique, Ries, Hill, and Paque ; • solo on the
violin, composed and played by M. Moliquer"
Moschelea's grand duet, " Hommage 3 Handel,
played on two pianofortes by Messrs. Beeediet and
Tedesco; Spohr's quintet for piano and !Winged
instruments, of which the principal part was per-
formed by Herr Tedesco (the same piece which he
lately played so well at his own concert); a solo am
the violoncello, played most gracefully by Id. l'afiss;-.
sad a solo on the piano by Herr Tedesco, ocogfilting
of two elegant little pieties, composed by htmself.
The vocal music consisted of Hinizettes Cavatina,
"Mille volts sul Campo," sung by Miss Dolby; the
same composer's aria, "M'odi, ah m'odi," sung by
Mr. Drayton ; a new and very beautiful ballad, by
Mr. Land, 0 0 Grieve Not," sung by Miss Dolby;
and a duet by Boisselot, sung by Mr. and Mrs.
Drayton.
The rooms were very fall, and many of our musical
notabilites were among the audience.

Griai and Mario intend to quit Paris about the
3rd or 4th of April for their residence at Fulham, near
London, whither their youthful family repaired from
Brighton on Monday list.— Jullien has been staying in
Brighton for soma time with Madame Jolliet:, but they
are about to quit their abode on the King'atoscl shortly for
the aatropolia.—Brighton Casette.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. MACH 26.

A notice has been posted up in the C.iiief Commis-
siocer's Chambers, at the Incumbered Estates Court,
to the effect that "no posting will be signed for any
sale to take place after Thursday, the 26th of Julie,
1866," thus giving the first official intimation that the
proceedings in this court are drawing towards their
termination. The new causes that may be intro-
duced, however, within the three months thus speci-
fied, in addition to the enormous mass of business
which the commissioners now have on hand, in all

the stages of the proceedings, from the first presenta-
tion of a petition for sale to the final distribution of
the funds, will afford work enough for come couple of
years to come, and leave a tolerable residue to be
handed over to the new Court of Chancery, or what-
ever tribunal is to succeed that of the Henrietta-street
commission.

Mr. Lowe, chairman of the Board of Trade, is at
present oo a visit, with Mr. R. Bernal Osborne,
Secretary of the Admiralty, at that gentleman's seat,
Newton Armer, in the couuty of Tipperary.
The Duchess of Sutherland, Lcrd and Lady Staf-
ford, Lord and Lady C. Grosvenor, and Lvrd Ronald,
are at present on a visit to his Excellency the Eul
of Carlisle.

Mr. Nixon, whom name was introduced at the in-
quest on the late Mr. Mansfield at Cork, bas addressed
a letter to the Cork papers, in which he expresses
regret that the jury should have thought it their
duty to deliver an opinion unfavourable to hiss with.
out hearing any explanation from him, bat merely
"founded upon conversations that the witness held
with the deceased a few days before he committed
the melancholy act, when it must have been evident
to them that he was at the time labouring under a
diseased mind." "1 feel, therefore," he add., "cal'ed
upon in justice to myself to state that it is wholly
untrue that I sought to take credit against
the deceased (or any payments made by me
on my own account. The insurance referred
to in the evidence was effected by the
desire of the deceased, and the payment of the pre-
mium was for his benefit, and made with his know-
ledge. But lately, having beard complaints of his
neglect of attending to his duties in Cork as my
assistant on the Cork and Bandon Railway, I felt it
my duty, as the responsible party, to call his atten-
tion to them."

In support of his statement, Mr. Nixon also pub-
lishes four letters which pubed between Mr. Mans-
field and himself, and which appear fully to exone-
rate him from the charge of having ill•treated that
unfortunate gentleman.
Scarcely a day passes that the Irish paper, do not
report some painful illustration of the working of the
law of settlement as regards Irish paupers in Eng-
land. Yesterday the following cue took place in a
Dublin police office :
John Donovan, a respect ible-looking man, Isis wife and
two children, et.peared before the bench. Donovan stated that
ha was born in Ireland, and was now 39 years if age, hat
had lived 29 years in Lootion. At the time of his birth his
father was a soldier stationed in Ireland, and lived here for
soma time afterwards. His wife was an Englishwoman,
and both his children woro bolo in England. Some time
since he accidentally met wiib a severe hurt, by which h.
was thrown out of work, and he was obliged to apply to tho
perish for relief. The parish authorities sent him and his
family over here, and ttiey landed on the quays without a
friend or a shilling. Scots sailors had been kind enough
Ito pay for their lodging on the previous night, aid others
bad given them a meal, but for which they might have
starved. In reply to the magistrate, Donovan said he had
some Meads in Liverprol, who, he believed, would put him
in a way of earning his bread if he got across. Mr. Bourke
(the magistrate) contributed 2,. 61., and rome gentlemen in
the ones alio sans money to the applicant, to enable him to
attain Ifs object. A constable was despatched with this
family to the quays, to sae if a tree primp could be ob-
tained for thou.

SIR ROBERT WCIXRE.—A correspondent of the
Wrzfurd Independent writes:—" The Queen. I sin in-
forineJ, has intirested her wish that the engraving of the
portrait of Sir Robert M'Ciore should be dediested t, her.
Sir Robert has been appointed to the EA, and is thought
very likely to get the command of the White Set squadron."