The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-23 00:00:00

PART 11.

Overture (Guillaume Tell)
Song, Miss Lab Wynne, "no Maiden's Dream" Benedict.
Song, S
ir. Weiss, • I'm a roamer" (Son and
st'anr' Duet., las Edith Wynne and Mlm Julia Elton,
"Oh ! Summer morning" (She Stoops to Oun-
Nathan&
nations, " L'Ardlta"
Hoeft. ed Aria, Madame Pater-Whyteek, "Cue
tare" )Orpheo)
Coneertante fur tour violins principal, Mr. H
'Severe, Mr. CalTedll4 Mr. H. W. Hill, sod
H. Holmes Maurer.
Arts, Mr. Sootier, "Oh ! Lislxma" (Don Sebas-
tian)
Conzone, Ights Julia ;awn, "Bien e ridleolo" Ilandegger.
Emit., Mr. Hostess Smith, and Hunting Chorus
(The Seams) Haydn.
The overture, a brilliant orchestral performance,
including the clever solo playing of Mr. G. Collins
(violoncello) and M. Barret (corn inglese), was
re-demanded, and repeated from the final march
movement. Maurer's well-known piece for four
solo violins was played with that consentaneous
tone and execution which might be expected from
four such excellent concerto players as those con-
cemod, to whom, moreover, the piece is familiar
from their previous public performances of it.
Several of the vocal pieces, most of which are
familiar to concert audiences, were encored. The
attendance on this (Wednesday) evening was much
larger than at the previous concert, the numbers
being 723.

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FLSTIVAL.—The prepara-
tions for thin great musical gathering are progressing satis-
factorily. The applications to the Strangers' Committee
for tickets are already in excess of those received up to the
s use period at the last festival, in ltaid. The new sacred
cantata, by Profess. r W. Stern&le Bennett, is completed,
and the musical arrangements generally are fully matured.
A brilliant and successful meeting is confidently an.ici-
pated. Earl Beauchamp, the president, presided over a
meeting of the committee yesterday, when the final
arrangements were disposed of.

Mr. J. Brown, of the Atlas Works, Sheffield, has
received the honour of knighthood. Sir John Brown com-
menced business not a great number of Tears ago in a small
way as an iron manufacturer, and by his perseverance Las
succeeded in making en immense fortune, which he l►rgely
devotes to the proinoticn of benevolent and religious ob-
jects. His works have gradually increased in extent until
they rank as one of the largest iron factories in the country,
and closely rival the stupendous establishment of Krupp's.
John Brown's armour-plates are known all over the world,
and the largest plate ever rolled was rolled at the Atlas
Works, in the presence of the Prince of Wales. The
works are now the property of a limited company, but the
founder of them is largely interested in their prosperity.
THE MEMBERS FOE ORKSHIRIL—The Yorkshire
papers publish a statement showing how all the members
representing the divisions and boroughs of Yorkshire
voted on the Reform Bill. No Yorkshire member voted is
every one of the 50 divisions ; but Mr. James fitansfeld,
the member for Halifax, voted 49 times, and next to him
are Sir Henry Edwards, member for Beverley, and Mr.
W. K Forster (Bradford), against each of whom 4$ votes
are recorded. Neither of the membeis for Leeds missed
many of the divisions, Mr. Mines having joined in 47, and
Mr. Beeeroft in 45. The member whose name most
rarely figured in the division list was Mr. James Brown
(Halton), who voted only seven tinies, and the votes of
Lord Milton (S. W. Riding) were only one more in number
than Mr. Brown's. Colonel Crosland (Huddersfield), who
was absent from his place through illness, was the only
member who did not vote at all. No member of either
party except Captain Hearsley (Ripon) voted exclusively
for either government or the opposition.
ORYITAL PALACIL—ONE SHILLING Dar.
THURSDAY, A0G1.;82 22.—Admissions on payment, 15,85:3 ;1
date by soma lackata, 5,216 ; total visitors, 21,069.