The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-11 00:00:00

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
Aforeadants's °Fut P Giuramentu wu pro-
doced • Saturday wrung for the first time at this theatre,
filer bevies for several years tut been announced in the
immoral programa'. bond at the bulimia; of the meow
It hid ram succor lest PCI/012 at Part—a circurnitance

which seems to have induced the ON, nt-geeden manager to
bring it ragweed now, notwithstanding its almost total failure
at the other h•.use only a few weeks ego. At th►t thus we
espeesed oar opinion of the opera, both as *dremetio and •
mu.,ical work, a fully that we do not feel It nicer
sag to porform • second line an ungracious task
ter which we hare no inclination ; especially r
diet *don is is no respect changed or modified by the per-
ilsrmallies of Saturday erudite, although tlus performance
was mark better than that which we bad witnessed at
Drury-hum, and the reception of the piece was cease-
woad/ more favourable....
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The bows Wee fall, sad the teceptiou of the Owe, though
by co SWIMS entbasiaatte, .es ouch ea wee doe to the re-
ilaneaCi of the fermentation.

Da. Jouroson's Amy-costa.—At the sale of the
Isle De. eqafhb's Library ow &dards), by M. tees. Natick
sad gamma, la Iricestecopere, an mm-chair formerly W-
holes( to Dr. Johnson wAs bold for 101. ISe. The Asir is
se aseosita-Inok;os Oros of furniture, of amide diminishes,
sad Neel se well became the accretions of the levlotbasof
Ilcoratme. Ile new ahnde will be the magniflcest library of
Mr. Ilasaf4y, of &watts Lwaloth. where it will Sod Sake;
company Is the .salting-dsok of Thomson, the post, already
, Mere.?knee. Puttiek and Simpson's home, where the
took place, wu f moody the residence of 8r Joahne Rey
-
wide where Johnsoa must have been a (»natant TiPitn, the
aneti;o room being on the site of therm:sous octagon room
where Reynolds petaled hie undying portraits of the wit sad
beauty of some three renerstions.
CLO,E OP THE WE.,THINSTSII A Putty SERVICES.—

Yesterday evening the Sunday evening services at West-
minster Abbey were brought to a close. The deen and
canon. first threw open the spacious pare to tea public on
the 3rd of Jentutev, 1148, closing it for tbat year on the 2.5 th
of July, thus giving 30 service,. The second aeries was
conmenced on Sunday, Jan. 2of the present year, .0 that
during the year 1849 there have been 28 services, making In
all 68. At these previa. many of the bishops, hems and
colonist, deans, archdeacon'', and distinguished clergymen
here preachy'. The preacher lase night wee the Right Rev.
Dr. Edward Wyndham Tanen, live Fellow of Wedhem
College, Oxford, and Itettor a,f 81. Peter's. Marlboroueh,
who baa meetly Lena consecrated to the Australian
biehopric of Cobham.
GOTthnott SEW/AD.—Governor Seward, of New
Tort, 1. new on a tour of obeervetien through co, mean.
lecturing districts, the development of which, since his visit
I to this couttry a quarter of • century ay., writ", him, w•
believe, se most rewierkeble. Mr. &ward on Friday went
through the Tows 11.11, and two of the mast important
ma-
aufactarieg establishments of Leeds—Lear Msrtury.
LAN"' RIFLE CORPS.—The following paper lies for
signature et the law Bmelety's Hall To the Council of
the Incorporated Law dwiett.—We, the undersigned,
member. ad the Incorporated Law &,e sty, hereby require
the council to call a *ocelot mecca merlin, nt the members
fee the p, p,of 1,1,10g into conaiderati n the r rotation of
• rifle • o'er., to cocaiet of aolicatnr• and their articled c'eckr."
(Sigurd by upward* .01 29 'vertexes .f the a-vie ty ) (Bye-
kw 3.) In rompli trice • ith the above requisition, a *pedal
general meeting of the oreo.b•r* of it .e *nee, y will beheld is
the ball of the yeasty en Friday, the 2-Ind dor of July last.,
at 2 o'clock In the afwayie precisely. The I regain' pew
ha* no reference to the eurvlioent of the saws a gentlemen
wishing to join ride ewer, which is Fovea to °megrim
Wiz welded clerks.