The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-24 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

At theseventh OpersConcert, on Saturday, Mdllo.
Christine Nilsson made her first appe.irance here, with a
sneatear as marked mad decided as that which attended her
deist at Her Majesty's Theatre a fortnight before. The
superiority of • voice of pure, liquid, and sympathetic
quality, over one of shrill and piercing character, was
notably proved on this occasion ; since Mille. Nilsson
was heard with greater distinctness, and to a further
extent, in the vast area of the Crystal Palace, than many
singers whose voices would be supposed to be more power-
ful. It is the same with voices as with violins— the notes
of a sweet-toned Cremona being frequently beard
where those of a coarser instrument would fail
to penetrate. Mademoiselle Nilson), whose recep-
tion was enthusiastic, chose for the occasion the well-
known air from La Trariatu, " Alt ! fors' c lui "
(the final brilliant movement rapturously encored), and
some of those Swedish airs of her charming si•ging of
which we spoke a few days since. The other singers pre-
sent on Saturday were Millie. Sinico, Madame De Metie
'LaMothe, Signor Gardoni, Mr. Hohlcr (in consequence
of Signor Taste's illness), Signori Fob, Bolsi, and Pan-
doltini—all of Her Majesty's Theatre. The arrangements
are now quite complete for the great Festival Benefit
Concert, which is to take place here on Wednesday next,
in aid of the funds for restoring the portion of the palace
recently destroyed. The final choral rehearsal was held
at Exeter-hall, on Friday night, under the direction of
Mr. Costa, who is to conduct the festival performance.
Such an important musical gathering as that
promised for Wednesday next is of rare Go-
careens), even in this country of grand festival
assemblages. The orchestra, besides the admirable
Crystal Palace band, will comprise those of the Royal
Italian Opera, the Sacred Harmonic Society, the chief
portion of that of Her Majesty's Theatre, many of those
distinguished amateurs known as the " Wandering Min-
Ands." with various other instrumentalists—the stringed
band numbering upwards of and the wind band nearly
100. The chorus will consist of an amalgamation of the
best choral bodies; and the aggregate number of per
formers will amount to about 2,500. With such an array
of such efficient executants, the grand choruses of Men-
delssohn's AlejaA (a selection from which oratorio will
form an important feature in the programme) can scarcely
fail to produce • sublime and imposing effect. The list of
principal solo singers includes the names of Millie*.
Adelina Patti and Titiens, hfesdomes Grisi, Lemmens-
Sherrington, Sainton-Dolby, Rudersdorff, Vilda ; Signori
Mario, Nandin, Graziani, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley,
!e.—while. to the miscellaneous selection, our excellent
planiste Madame Arabella Goddard will contribute by her
brilliant performance of Thalberla " Hume, sweet home"
fantasia. Directly the scheme of this great concert
was suggested, offers of co-operation from the highest
musical sources poured in so abundantly that, in the im-
possibility of accepting all, the task of selection became
one of considerable difficulty to the directors. The pro-
granaue, however, is now definitively arranged—the first
part (as already mentioned) comprising the greater portion
of Mendelssohn's Elijah, and the second part consisting
of a miscellaneous selection, both sacred and secular.
Such music, performed by such accumulated forces as are
seldom resembled, should alone suffice to attract • public
of proportiouate magnitude, irrespective of the special
purpose of the occasion—the contributing towards the
restoration of whet must be regarded as a national loss.
The festival will be honoured with the presence of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in addition to other
royal and noble visitors ; and there is every prospect of a
brilliant and prosperous result to the underta ik .

OXFORD CONLIELMORATION.—OXFORD, SATURDAY.
—The company at Oxford is not so great se on many
former occasions ; the inns and hotels are, we understand,
suite full; but it is quite the reverse with private lodg-
hogs ; there is in all the principal streets a dearth of
Wien. The recent new statute, allowing the junior
members to go down before commemoration-day also has
its effects, quite half of them having left Oxford. The
festivities commenced on Friday evening with a concert in
Queen's Hall, which, it is almost needless to say, was well
attended ; the latter remark, if the weather kedge as bril-
liant as to-day, will apply to every festival during the
week, whether private or public. The same evening, in
the Lecture-room at Christ Church, a musical entertain-
ment will be given by the Christ Church Black Dominoes
in imitation of the Christy Minstrels. This evening the
great attractions were the University Amateur Musical
Societies' Concert at the Corn Exchange, and the dramatic
company entitled the "Shooting Stars," who performed
aniiiht the applause of • fashionable company Arimine
a burlesque written by Mr. V. Amcotts, of Bailie' IlCol-
es.ich A ThvmPia9 Legge'', and The Polite, of a a syhl,
w will be repeated on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes-
day. Sunday.—The last Banipton lecture was preached
at the university church (St. Mary s 1 this morning by the
lecturer, the Rev. B. Garbett, of Pembroke College; the
afternoon university sermon was by the Von. Archdeacon
Jones, of University College, to large congregation'. The
choral services at the cathedral and the various college
chapels duets/ the course of the day were visited by large
numbers of the gentry. The brilliant weather to-day will
doubtless cause the beautiful promenade in the broad walk
to be well attended this evening. This great and fashion-
able amenably, one of the main features of the comme-
moration, did not take place until after our parcel left
Oxford.

REPREAENTATION or LIVZRPOOL. —A numerously
attended and influential meeting wax held on Saturday
in St. George's-hall, Liverpool, to consider the question of
petitioning parliament for additional representatives, for
the borough. Mr. J. G. Morris, mayor, presided, and
On the platform were many of the leading public men of
the town. The Mayor, in opening the proceedings, called
utpon the town-clerk to read letters from Mr. T. B. Bors-
tal], M.P., Mr. S. IL Graves, M.P. (the borough ment-
hols), and Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P. for Stockport. Mr.
Borden expressed the opinion that the resolutions
adopted at the meeting should be the spontaneous ex-
pression of men of all shades of politics, and be wholly
independent of the present representatives ; Mr. Graves
stated that the efforts on behalf of Liverpool had been
somewhat weakened in consequence of no such meeting
as the present having been held ; and Mr. J. B. Smith
thought that Liverpool, like Manchester and Salford,
should have four members, and in support of this view
quoted statistics to show that Liverpool was fully entitled
to such additional representation. The following resolu-
tion was adopted :—" That this meeting is of opinion
that the population, the wealth, and importance of Liver-
pool imperatively demand that an increase in the number
of representatives in the House of Commons be provided
for the town in any scheme for the redistribution of seats."
It was further resolved " That • petition be signed by
the mayor on behalf of this meeting, and be forwarded to
Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Graves for presentation, and that •
deputation be appointed by his worship the mayor, and be
requested to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to urge upon him the views of this meeting."
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