The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-10 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

The Barbiere di §Wiiiiaat Covent-garden on
Tuesday was the greatest treat the opera-going publie have
enjoyed this season. The piece itself is the most delightful
comic opera in existence—a combination of gaiety,
and beauty unequalled on the music s 1 stags. Though it
has kept on of the stage for half • century, and hag
been performed hundreds, nay thousands of times, in almost
every theatre and every language of the civilised world, it
is ma fresh as when it had the strange fate of being damned
on its first performance. and exalted to the skies on
its second. lest night at our Royal Italian Opera
there must have been few persons in the house who were
not familiar with almost every scone of the drama and every
note of the music ; and yet the laughter was as hearty and
the applause as loud as if the drama and the music had been
altogether new to the public.
This reception was owing not only to the unfading fresh.
ness of the opens itself, but to the excellence of the per.
formance. We bad an entirely new Resins in Madame
Miolan Carvalho, and a more charming Rosins has probably
never appeared on the stage. In her ease there was no
need to make any allowance for waning beauty or personal
defects. She was, as she stood before us, all that the ins.
gination could require in order to " realise " the youthful
ward of Doctor Barthel°. Face, figure, dress, grace, and
refinement, all were there ; and all the pleasant traits of
the young damsel's character were brought out with consum.
mate dramatic skill. Madame Miolun combined the acting
of the Opera Comique with the singing of the Italian stages
She exhibited, indeed, vocal powers of the very highest
order; a voice of almost unequalled clearness and flexibility.
unbounded execution, great variety of expression, and tho
artistic finish of a thorough musician. If we could
find any fault with so exquisite a performance, we
might say that she was somewhat too profuse of embellish.
went. Her floriture, indeed, showed a rich fancy, and no.
thing could be morn perfect than their execution ; but they
were often nothing more than mere alterations of Rossini S
passages, and it 11 very seldom possible to alter Rosin's
music for the better.
Mario wan the Couat Almaviva, a character in which he
has no rival, and ho has seldom appeared in it to greater
advantage. We may say precisely the same thing of Ron-
ceni's Figaro. It was the perfection of gay comedy, with•
out being in the leant overt4ournl. Zedger'• Barthel° wan
a close imitation of Lablaclie, with the difference that
always exists between an original and a copy.
Taken altogether, this was, we repeat, an adnurabtl.rz
e;
I formance. The house was fully and brilliantly ata
and we have seldom sees an opera go off more agreeably.

DRAMA.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Naar at Nest Pram us Ywhilsoms.-111efore Lard Chief
Jollier Erie sad • Dimisema Jury
mune r• morrtgv.—/scivagar.
The .14erhuiS IN Ibis ale ia Dokr-street,
tl wileiow, sad them:dila vow w spirt him to re-
...et &MUM he 11100011 ameniad by • little girl about
• .1 tea rears deg* I. onampooso d hams( fallen
-e• the way leadlog to his mike.
The amble* on tho Ms at November Ism,
to, to the ea white merlon the little
cal was walkiag *keg with a baby in kw ono. Nome
• were playas, sod they poolhod agate* het, sad she 1
~...veliwatiy fell slows the el way. Her had me eat
▪ the Ina other.** hart ; an that it was se.
...vary that the stweill he attended by • doctor
te a emsiderrible time. The defeatism, as woo
.. he bard of the amides* mat the child to het owe
aiedisal moo, mil wahlwaseatly VIVI, the child's smother •
erafwas inuaskom, rad be, at the soggeotioa
.1 his odor, book Ike okild seem most, as being ia •
week stole, awl or polowbo big ree
The deism was QM Yoe lea been so madras "ll'
at
ever as lb. part tho doloodost, the smiles' vial ben
*red mainly by the child he pushed by the ham
*oar of the jury eapasswl a wish to stop the ease, with.
.at hear* lir it 's 1T1.61/Ce but at the
•4 the mien It woe heard init, and ended ill a Verdict
the defsoolost.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. euruniriacorr Erma.)
ILL W.

The bankrupt was • wateh-tool dealer nd Poweltstreet,
Hostrell.rowl. Thia was the adirausol esatoiciatiiin meet.
out Wits. itlfl. - sominid amp* IZV.
Norton oppi;oed. The creditors, oho principally reti-
tled is the coentry,neve not mire id the lunkruptcy, awl an
andepeee hod hew appointed who took little intetr4 in
the nutter. He reprewntel rneliton amounting to .100/.,
awl they hrl required from thr bankrupt a stock account,
'Much he had Dot rendered to their satodaction. heir of
upward... 4 were unro urhal. mad ready may Wes
of 4 appear in the issdis.
The bankrupt, in examination, stated that he had never
kept any neconst d hi. rratiy moue, tales. With
rreprct to the other item. he Kul reeeteresi the bast account
ia ht. power. He Wag still in the tame premises, employing
ma hands. Hie fathor.in.lew had bought in his fixtures,
told., aid !unitary.

Mr Tinkerers was for the assignees ; and Mr. Downing
f..r the bankrupt.
His Hower, thinking that the bankrupt had rendered
the hest account in hi. tearer. WWI having Teruel to the de•
eisson of tka Loath Justices in the crae Wildbore, allowed
him to pass.

SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE.
(Man Mr. Ulan Sheriff Bluebell sad a Jury.)
1110CLA %TM% tor OtTL tWIT.
.

Mr. Reap the Aker .4 the sheriffs of London and
Middlesex, made peselaniation rd outlaw y in a number of
owes, It was expected that the law ow the wohject would
have been anwoole.l in the peewees semeims, wd it is not
pa to.. late to bring the matter before the
TLe MOW, are called over on Ave monthly
oonaion.. and the acme is wit very edifying m the
adnimistrattoo •4 justice. Sometimes the proclamations
are made in an empty ro Art. The of e'er begins, "0 ma,
yea," soil desire. all perw.n. to draw nigh and give Asir
astrodome. Then be calls wt the mums, and mks all the
paw. to "nine forth and surrender or they would be
versllv outlawed." ?irks the Alcor calls out "God
.ive the time& " The suer proclaimed were
the followitom:--C. Mortises, at the suit of Julius
Lawrence ; Edward ©kiss, at the suit of Hobert
itrikett ; Charles Nicholls, at the suit of Alfred Mayhew;
Julius Hernard„ at the suit .4 Lucy hers; Ikons Yeldham
W,lk,no.n, at the suit .f W. eater Randolph; Alfred
Low.., at the mit of John Kinder; Robert L Revoke, at
the out if John (-ashen, ; Thomas Bridge., at the mit of
Lobo Short ; Edward Roberts, at the suit John Matte ; Wm.
at the suit of Julius lawmen ; Gillian H. Ron,
at the suit .4 R. D. Gerard ; Janes Bowles, at the snit of
W. Derma : C. D. Oishield, at the wit of the Oriental
ituk ; art J. R. Rennet, at the suit et T. Hawkins. The
7th of June is the need wart day.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
TRIAL AT LIJOENIA PLITNIMER.—(SECOND DAT.;
(Wore Mr. Barra Channell aid Mr. Justice Keating.)

The ilef..a.laat, Mary Atiptais Pluetweer, was apia
lerought int., r.ort this awakes by her father, and took
lee mat at the tahie molar her counsel.

The erase learned comma appeared for the presecatioe sad
the &from.

Tlo• for the permeation was proceeded with.
'burnt Hatch, • very pretty little girl, the
▪ hilt of Mr. Hatch, whose more has been Jo fre-
quent!, mentioned darisg the limitary, was called, aad abe
natal that she warn et.iht yearn old, and that she
alway• ailed Mr. and Mrs. Hatch paps and mamma.
MM reni,mberesl Eugenia Plummer being brought to
Wan6worth by Me .rel Mrs. Hammer, and that she
father anl mother .4 1: I 4enis went away shout 7 o'clock
In the 'eyeing. The wrtnrer tit,. is the mat pinta.* mau-
nee
naptived the fart of any act of impeogriety having taken
place. sad abs also stated that she did not go into the
violets at all as that evening. Miss Heise, the governess,
CIPI4 All the 11th, and Eugene Plummer corsaneseed her
swarm with winner as the Moodily followisg, and her
piqu's lamely was turned into • school-room. Their boon of
*rely were ham 1.• Mt sad tiara 2 to I. The governess
......mensatly with Yew mil Eugenia Kummer had pigsty
of opportunities of spiklag to her.
i To. etanimed —Nothing was mid to her about Eugenia
Plunger mild IVO Mloll4lis idler she went away. she
afterward. told bar peps sail mums. soil Mr Molt, the
...beam, what enuangst fist papa lest question:a her,
sod eskol be, whether she would otedertak, to my that
fitzeiiii Plummy eon sal pet ha bead in hi. pocket, sad
the net she tread do so, sad he then mil .he was to be
ware not to lowa and he kneed her sal rat very kind
her. This task ptam when ism ram eels at Poplar. and
slimily after he had spokes to her, her mamma ano
lwr ups the sul,}ct she was examined before
the anristraiss et Wandsworth, cal upon that occasion she
nail that es the bet night Enema Pheinnier eame, she ran
awet uto the pease, ant left Mr. Hatch awl Elr,;eusa
111111,04 e, lIMMO Ear • short time.

K. emassed—Whips her pens west to Poplar. bar mamma
1.4 t leer to him sad she tokl ham the truth as she bad
dee to-dhy na haw stk. What *be meat by laying that
she Inse mead the pmke wee that ran naiad the ear-
rat.:eatmve, hat she could ice all that took place. Her
pins •as sot thaw to her at Poplar than be had bees
t.l.♦e he was always ♦ery kind to her.
It. ICA, the solicitor foe the promestirm, rsrovol that
he took down lb. statement .4 Lacy Hatch in December
Lim. aisle II quite voluntarily.
R st.riemit Shm—The objet d thie otatenterat was to
stel.,&s,ear 1.. olst,an s pardon for lir. Hat•h. Several
'thee perms, m... 1. .le...bastions. and the Secretary-of-
Stat.. AtAggestesl that the only coarse that could be
taken wa. 10 prefer An ul.hcto✓ut for perjure. sal the se-
ee.miary steps were tln•n taken to have the nutter investi-
gsktr,L not that It. Hat.h should have au opp,rtunity of
sivia4 hi. statement upon .nth, and s2hiecto4 himaif to
(1,7. rl.lllllllllllle.

)Ira Leen., lb...lois°, for Mr. Hatci upon his trial
for the itri,,,nt a.eaolt, proved that will:wawa to fact were
la attewLlo-.., Ati. I tlo. rearm they were ont called woe that
u. 1,1. von.klerea it Lutotrataaary to

Mr., Ihlh tt, the meher.in-law of Mr. Hatch, corroborated
rsiderae as to the fart of Mrs. Plummer bawls( requested
1:44.10... her ilaii.:hter, might be taken into their lied
tee,. nioniiiig, as she had been used to be petted. She
sh..,..uitirniol his statement a. to what took place is the
after Mr. and Mr*. Plummer had left.
l'o..eadmiiiied Wit,.'... first heard that there was
~•n,•thin~.li.tresainZ to Mr. Batch'■ mind in relatioe to
tlov. rhil•lreo ahiiut sis works after they had left, but she
not at that time tine the ordure it the matter. She
ewer,. tint Mr. )latch hail gone to Poplar, cad she also
tire that hr had ri,o.roel her appointment of chaplain..
Lot .he. nes, r Oat the effect of this would be to
t...t• et /In\ inquiry into the eharie that wie made against
1 m.

Ti,.. nil ic..ing no when we went to pram, soil it
.tnibtful whether it will be cuschwled to-day.

NEW COURT.
(Refute the fteconkr.)
Tb. trial of Irde:roreeirr. Model:re Jorreler, and
N ur.o. Fr.rt, f..r nospiracy, was ragweed .1 the sifting
.f IM r.gari Ono man".
Yr "11164.41. 14. L. Mr. MAO, and Ms. Poland, pro.
, ..0•1 Mr. I:iffiUll, Mr. \rosily. and Mr. &4 dr.

v'eletwe laaveig hen fives to peeve tart two of the
pn.lured der* the Wel were like the pflosewter's
Int
Mr Ihrille.too:st wow len4th replie.l generally epos
' • acr

I The case was pr,veeding +best we went to rye's.]