The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-31 00:00:00

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CRYSTAL PALACE„—SATURDAY CONCERTS.
toacout of Saturday last was, in our opinion,
the meet nesrasting, and was ceetaiely one of the moat suc-
cessful, dry that ban been given slime this series of per-
fansesse korai. Atter so much of the hackneyed and cos-
mellonal, It was rafrvehing air
'* Show' re to larks so pleasing,
Or sunshine to the bee,"
le Mar the music of Biala p performed by • well-trained
body like the L indon Oka and klicirtgal Caton, evidently
lupin] by the wish to do junks to the gentua of guar great
countemita, without • thought of individual display.
The damn of Saturday was • selection of sire and ace-
semi plows from Bishop's operas—those chiefly which be
aomptieedS She earlier period of hat career. la the programme
the opens saws um moaned; sad it is somewhat remarkable
that, la the gnat collection of Bishop's concerted vocal
music published in his lifetime, the piece* Sr. denominated
Gless, without reference tu their theatrical origin. This is
lujurious to them ; they an not glow, but operatic trio.,
quarter., and quintets, highly dramatic to character, and de-
riving mach effect from their cage situations. Performed as
emit too, wihoat accompaniment, or accompanied only on
the piano, they lose the charm of Bishop's westerly sod
Isautttul instrumentation. But this charm they prsserved
co &Wiley, fir She tall orchestral accompeatramde were
played by M. Maasr szcolkat band.

- niters were Mee Eyler, Mime J. Welk, Mr. Baxter,
Mr. Comins, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Lend, who directed
t•e V7OSi perforresaare, the admire beteg conducted by
Mr. Manna.

We have only to add that the spacious concert.raom was
crowded to overdowieg, end tat we LAVII never seen •
molded performance recessed with warmer expressions of
eatiefeetkea sad pleasure.

DRAMA.

BT. JAIEB'B.

A little adaptation from the French, ander the
title of Capid 'a Ladder, uses produced at this house on
Saturday night. It bee scarcely any plot, and the moral Is
appsreurly to show that audacity with the fair sex Is the best
way of attaining a high position in life. But it serves se •
vehicle fur introducing Miss Lydia Thompson u an artists;
and thou who have hitherto only seen h. r al a ducer will
be surprised at her histrionic posers, which are decidedly
above the average. In her three characters of • country
lout, • postilion, and • French secretary ohs acted with
spirit and rapityleris , imparting • distinct individuality to
sub, and gaining great spplauss.
Miss 31array, whose figure and style of acting are essen-
tially lady-like and of the drawing-room school, did her best
with • very indifferent part of • country hostess, and Mr.
Charles Young gave due breadth to a stupid countryman.
The hour we. crowded.

IrTMINOTON, HANTS, OCT. 29.—The Ecuador
Land Company'. sellueser yacht Kattiwske. Captain Comm,
which has trey fitting out at lir. lainan's shipyard hero,
left fur Irtnrlnn yettseday. Her departure has Imes didityed
owing to the lam rataa. This m mad Is Intended to tarry out
the onliPsora Prolliminq eapedilinn to the Patton, one of
the pet. and mete of Ecuador, and which expedition will
include a competent matt to surrey the country rtund Pailuu
sad prapano the way for lb. considerable tmtnierstion which
I. expected then from this country% The Kittiwake watt
built at Aberdeen, and Ism been splendidly and cuntanitutiy
fitted up ads. Captain Cowen's them-di tin euperinumdesuss.
Eta will probably mut for Ecuador ...fly in December mat.
Tun SUPPOSED :MURDER NkAR HEXtfalf.—Tbs
moue for South Northumberland held as wijouened fil-
mier, nest Hexbani, on Thursday, na the budy of Hamm
DIEU, supposed to have been killed by her husband In a
drunken ht, and 'leder cercutattentats already repeated. The
Pity, after a long sittmg, returned • verdict, That deemed
died of a rupture of the @pieta, but bow combined se evi-
dence appears beam the jury "
WARD or 1116110PSGATI.—Mr. Charles Gilpin has,
amerdasce with the intimate n be gate at the hat ward-
Web, resigned the trust tis has held for many leant, as one
at tbe mormatativee in the Court of Colman Ceased.