The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

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Then was here an ample banged, and as Mel; as it was
mile. The performers, too, were as well Mem as the
mnak—Usti right people in the right places.
Beethoven's .Leonora, the grandest of overturn, which,
Indeed, from the fulness of its development, may be called •
symphony, wee admirably executed by the fins and powerful
orchestra. Weber's quartet from Oberon was charming, and
showed to great advantage Madame Borchardt's qualities ma
en English singer. This lady, who is rapidly rising in pub-
lic favour, showed the versatility of her talent by two other
performances in very different etyles—Amber's gay and
brilliant duet in the Dumont, de la Cosiremse
in which she was excellently supported by Ma-
dams Lawmen.), and In the beautiful quartet from
Weber's Estryasetho. In the music to Tito Mid-
soithrae r Rights Dreamt, the fairy duet, "You spotted
Snakes," wee delightfully warbled by Madame Lemmensand
Miss Hemble. Madame Lemma:Li, too, gave great effect tothe
wag " Beautiful May," in Marfaren's new cantata The May
Queen, a charming work, which does the highest honour to
our countrymen's genius. Mies Dolby has made Haydn's
"Sprit Song" her own, by the exquisite pathos with which
she sings it. Meyerbeer's part-song for eight voices, never
before heard, we believe, in this country, was:a most in-
teresting novelty. Like all Meyerbeer's vocal part-writing,
it is enormously difficult ; and the precision and effect with
which It was executed did infinite credit to the Vocal Aro-
elation and their able director, Mr. Benedict. In rimed to
the instrumental solos, Mhos Arabella Goddard's performance
of Weber's Cormet-Stiat was perfection; Signor Piattre
beautiful tar mil finned execution gave donee to a mew-
what slight imil Mend enspontion; sed Meligeds "Rw-
dingo" wee hi every paped worthy el thee peel

ARTISTS' GENERAL BIINETOLENT INSTI-

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On Saturday the 43rd anniversary festival of the
Artists' General Benevolent Institution took place at the
Freemasons' Tavern. Lord ELcuo, M.P., was In the chair,
supported by the Hon. A. Assoc, W. Stirling, Esq., M.P.
J. Scott Russell, Esq., Rupert Potter, Eel., John Dillon,
Esq., George Christie, Req., Sir Charles Reetlake, P.R.A.,
D. Roberts, Esq., R.A., Alfred Elmore, Esq., R.A., R. W.
Cooke, Esq., A.R.A., J. C. Horsley, Esq., A.R.A., C. A.
Cockcroft Esq., R.A.. August= Egg, Seq., F. R.
Pickersgill, Esq., A.R.A., R. J. Lott, A.R.A. H.
Fes, A.K.A. W. Boma. Esq., A. .A., Frederick
Taylort his., President of the &d ay of Water Colours,
J H. Phillips, Eq., A.K.A., and about • hundred other
rtaTeither artists or known for their devotion to art.
141 known, but masa be too often repeated, that
this society was Goaded in 1814 for the relief of distressed
mad reesitorioui artiste, whether subscribers to its fends or
not, whose weeks have been neurally known and esteemed
by the public, as well as their widows and orphans, merit
eni &Anse constituting the sole claims to its benefits. It
has been marked out as a model of a charitable
Institution both with reference to the mode of administering
relief, and the prudent aad economical management of Its funds.
As a proof of its ruefulness and value, it may be stated that
during its existence 1,719 applicants have been relieved by
sums amounting to 19,996/. Os. ltd. In the past year 69 ap-
plicenta were recipients of its bounty, in sums amounting to
1,0191., and the total cost of dietributime tr....luding every
item, was 1,3051. lta. 9d. The invested capital of the in-
stitution amounts to 17,4721. 17s. fsl. • and at the close oiled
year there was • balance at the bankers' of 6791. 7s. 4d.,
after the investment in the fonds of a sum of 1061. U. The
charity melees the hearty support of artists; and the
annual fe.tival always presents • most vela aspect peculiar
to these gatheriags. The dinner is far above the average in
its character, and on this occasion everything that could be
done to promote the comfort and enjoyment of the guests
was done in the best manner by the manager of the Free-
masons' Tavern.

The result of the seeming was a subscription of 6501.

DEPUTATION PROM MANCHESTER RESPECT-

INO THE LICENSING 818 TEN.

On Saturday an influential deputation from Man-
chester and Safford Licensed Victualler& etaeociation wee
received et the Home-office, by Mr. Hardy, the under-secre-
tary, in the rinavuld.able abeam, of the Right Hon. Spencer
Walpole. The emaciation wee introduced by Mr. Massey,
M.P.

CUNDFLET said the nlject of the association was to
state a special grievance which affected the licensed victuallers
of Manchester, by reason of the present system adopted by the
magistrates in granting licenses. Tho prmcipsl objection raised
by the association was to the" discretion " now vested by act
of parliament in the magistrates. That discretion was [m-
omently en. rciaed in such a manner as to came serious injury
to persons carving on the trade of licensed victuallers,
bemuse la certain districts the magistrates had decided that
Hamm should not be granted or continued unless the house
wen constructed in a particular manner. They claimed the
power to regulate the number, the shape, and the dimensions
of the doors and windows of the public-holism, and by this
course they interfered eriotrily with the manner in which
each per's'', thought fit to conduct his business. This con-
do% we. contrary to the commercial policy of the country,
sad they trusted that the c..ernment, in introducing a new
Ida apes the subject, would define the law so strictly se to
wawa say interference on the part of the magiatratia, ex-
apt was • aced and definite principle. The associatka bad
ae ebjeellea whatever to the present polio' regulations; on
tMttatsrary, they considered them beseticial both to thetrads
sad , but they thought they had a just and raison-
, aMe empiabit against the kind of control and interference
ha bed dos& They hoped, however, that in any new WI
ell lie statutes under which public-houses were now licensed
maid Is beeeebt together into one consolidated act, and a
maillern Issas established In ftvure, to be granted under
esedbisne W down in the statute, so that the powers of
the maglaloran &aid be strictly administrative sad they
Hensel's. be viede sore responsible far tbe exercise of
sack pewee thee they were at meant.
Mr. Doss, e followed, awl illustrated the evils of the
existing system by @bowing that in 1843 there were 602
licensed vi-tuailers and 781 beersellers in the City. Since
then the number of licensed victualer' had bass reduced to
48i, while the number of beervellers had increased to 1,673.
In the meantime the population of the City had Increased
about 80,000.
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other pottlemee having spoken to ths onmeallect,
Mr. HANDY and ha would communicate all that hollowed
to Mr. Walpole, who had the whole nutter la had.
The depatation thanked the hoa gistlems, sad with-
drew.

LORD WAREN ALLEGED PREDICTION Or EXCE3-
arra Huy.—Fur some months peat idle rumours lave pre-
vailed to the effect that the Earl of Roar has declared ft r
hie belief that the approaching stammer would be cat of the
hottest sesame IT wintered in Ireland. Upon this absurd
report another wee founded that the noble earl bed rested '
houses for the shelter of his rattle from the expelled tropical
heat of the summer: end that many gmtlemen, relying
epos the distinguished repotstion of Lord Rome ea an were.
neuter, had followed his wimple in preparing acoonsmoda-
tion to stall-feed their stock during the hot arson 1 It le a
Immutable evidence of credulity. even amongst educated
people, that all those ridiculous tree were believed by many.
Bat they are now completely disposed of in the following
communication, which we have received this monde( hem
Lard Roams :—" The Castle, Parsonstown, March 25's.
1858. Lord Rome presents his compliments to the editor.
the liereireg Post, and, having °Nerved a quotatkm hem
lisieeriek Reporter, in which his name is associatad rd.
some eimdectere me the approaching mums, he bees to say
that be bee never dllpressod any opinion on the subject."—
' Athlin Iwo., Pool.