The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-13 00:00:00

SUNDAY MUSIC IN THE PARKS TO DI DI&

CONTINUED.

On Saturday the Archbishop of Canterbury ad-
droned a letter to Lord Palmerston. peisUag out the viole-
nce of tar feelings of the people sassed by the pigtail et
the beads i• the parks ea Beedey, sad the evil Wrests whisk
(so the oplakia et the primate) this bad produced, sad was
►ikely W Fades', le the Wads of the people, sad imploring
bile to rassesibir bh deststee.

LIM Nandi** is WY rtsterday wowed by *hi
Sul of ilhalusbery et the 'maul waesting of the Protestant
Allimas) has turbid to this tipped t►at his rely inteados
in unwitting the bands to play in the parks cot Sundays wu
to give the psopis se laneeset sad hselthy reenation be.
twee* tbo hours of Divine servise, and In the lupe el keep-
lag the working men out of the alehouses; bet that, es he
foetid kis plait bad been resolved with so gust magma's,
Its: as those was, at all events, so much differsue of
opisios, sad that as out the workiag people thussalves
apyserod to he Indilrusat on the 'abject, although he u-
tilised his ma views sod opinions—although these ro-

menet asoltiegod, ye, 4 defense ea public Oploke, sod
to the roliglost Maio. of tbo muunaalty, he wield soda
Oat Um playing et As leads on Sudsy should le di►
tontine&

The Poet lays it remains to be 111844 hew far tbs two hun-
dred owl fifiroigAl Mooned proem who last Sudsy
wens la We parka may midwives: to have their owe way.
" Loadosen may ace salami, large *sir wish t►emselves to
deesnalas what shall ho dose la Load's. Howe•er this
may be, we sarsestly emus' moderation oa both sides.
If this be sunned, a fair settlement of the dlffareato may
be o►tained. If sot, a dispute, of whisk the daagerose
chanstor may sully be aggravated, may be ►rought about,
and threaten We pablis tranquWty with swans which
asay lead to the mom deplorable malts."

The Harald aloe eatieipatee mischief:—" Possibly (it
says) the raesaiers of but summer may be revived, sad
the . NatWest' Sudsy League' may summon all the black-
gsards of the metropolis tats Hyde-park seat Besday. If
ssytbi•g of this Wad should be attempted, let Sir B. Hall
look to it. The whole seleshief bee eeigisated with him.
All the religiose pert of that:annually ask ie to be let acme.
They have asked for so sew lawr—se sew restrictions.
They °sly ask that May, 1858, shall be like May, 1865. The
issovetlea is Biz B. Hell's own work; sad ha hoe bees
wowed from the &Waiting that the colleatirs of 80,000 or
80,000 idle people together °a a Beady afternoon set be
• matter of some peril. If say mischief or diaper should
become mailed, let Bit B. Hell see to lb suppression. It
will be his own work; sad he masteany it through, or take
the comequesces."

PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL TO MR.
COSTA ar THE AIRMINGRAM FESTIVAL

Tenterday,a testimonial was manta by the cow-
Edam of the Hirgainghon Manta Festival to Mr. Costs,
to runs their grateted twee of his 'outlaw* in present-
hog the tea is white he was "waled for the composition of
his wok** Di, to the fends of tics Genital Hospital. The
tatimmial, which is a magullicent work et art, sessioN of •
poop in eitised silver, illastrative eta pomp Is tM work
the produottha of which it it istamied p immatenterato—
that of the presentation of &awl to Eli to the Temple.
The artist is Mr. Chariot Grant. The Igloos an methanol
with great skill, and the seesmories are rendered with env
plenums of detail and pod taste. The !Blowing inscription
L **gravid on a silver scroll on the bosh of the pedertal
" To Mahar* Costa, in sommemeration of the Int perform-
ative, an the 29th of August, 1866, of BE, as oratorio,
glatrowly imposed by Wm for the Hinnimptam Naiad
is aid of the leads of the Chaeral Hospital. As a tribute
to his genius, and as a record of his disinterested liberality,
this waist:alai is preowned by noblemen and patients on
the committee of manapsaut, 1866."
Lord WILLOVOZDY DR Bzons, as presidatt of the fes-
tival, in pratatimg the testimonial, referred to the eminent
O0“1.011 which Mr. Costa bad gathered at the last three (a
-
I awls, bat espatelly to kis pagnsity oat the last occasion,
when, having performed ate shwa Hereuloan labour, he re-
fused to wart soy intobamest, pastries instead to nab
moors% the statist of beathetors to the noble institution
La aid of which the festivals were held. (Appliinte.)
Mi. COSTA, OS 00=1,11 forward to asheowledge w OM-
?Haat thus made to him, received a very hearty peon
tug. He obsowed that who; in 1829 he tams to Hegland
a latter Manger, Birmingham was fa a short time his
plaw et tothisme, and thaw be had wpariensed kindnales
whisk he ewe remiketed with Omura. What then must
be hie Milo. la sweeties that testiaciaisi of their atom
as • kiosk waken them • siege megnorial et their approval. I
He timaigni gaga heartily (Sr their beautiful gift, red fat
weed in Wks se the bead of what he might safely call the
lest mamba gamest in the world. He was gratified to
think that thew Mayas had grown in magnitude sad ne-
potism", prang os beasteW to the funds of the impor-
tant philanthropic Mantles to whew intermit all the
animal arraogetwate Weald be made sabserviest.
A vote of thanks to Lord Willeoghby de Broke was
moved by the 11•101, whisk gonelodod the earanoola of
the pigmentation. Mr. Costa wee sehapently entertained
at Mather at Ow Hen sad Chickens Hotel. About forty
80511116140, thistly the Festival Cegagaitise, were pewees.

CIINTAL PALACI..--ONI SMILLINO DAT, MON-
DAY, MAT It —Admissions as parniest, 22,714 ; ditto by
sums tiskses, al ; toed ?MN% 714190.