The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1867.

by its author's well-known qualities—his scurate
obaervati ,n, and quiet, well-bred style. The chief
characters in "The Small House at Allington" are
ii.trodaced, and the later work may be considered
a. 4 a continuation of the earlier. The book is illus-
trated by Mr. George H. Thomas, some of whose
tirsi4n4 are e:Areinely good, and very much in the
wanner of Mr. Millais, who illustrated " The
Small House."

The Duke of Wellington has commenced a new
series of Coeovwvbwo., mid mi.,-
"r Lis illustrious father, in continuation of
the former isillection. It will run through several
volumes. the first of which (issued from the
establishment of Mr. Murray) extends from Janu-
ar:. 1.419. to December, 1822. The documents it
contains relate to the period between the evacu-
ati of France by the allied armies and
the termination of the Congress of Verona ;
and the light they throw on the history of
that period is interesting and important. It is
true that the most remarkable epoch of Welling-
tint's life closed with the general peace of 1815 ;
but he was always a power at home, and, during
the period to which this volume refers, he exer-
cised. as Master-General of the Ordnance in the
govern:newt of Lord Liverpool, and latterly as the
representative of Greatiltritain at the Congress of
Verona. a very considerable influence on politics.
He shared in the unpopularity of Liverpool and
Castlereagh. whose despotic acts ho certainly ap-
proved, and would have carried out at the sword's
point had the necessity arisen; and as a sort of
general adviser on continental affairs he was iden-
tified iu the popular mind with the anti-liberal
policy of England in those days. He appears,
however, to have strongly urged the government
not to interfere in Spain during the revolutionary
movements of 1820; and unquestionably his views
were in some respects more in harmony with modern
ideas than: was believed at the time, though less so
than his adulators would have us suppose. Besides
the great historical events of the period, the
present vol contains some curious bits illns-
tr.stive of the social state of London in the early
days of George IV. Thus, we find the Duke writ-
ing very seriously in June, 1820, of a mutiny in
the Geards, some of whom it was asserted, had
raised •n the cry disaffection of the day ;" and
his grace recommends the government " to form
either a police in London, or military corps, which
should be of a different description from the regu-
lar military force, or both. Altogether, the
volume is fell of matter valuable to the historian
and the p
Messrs. Routltelge and Sons publish a series of
useful little works, in number sufficient to form
an important library of practical knowledge, but
liable to escape notice by their unpretending cha-
racter. A little work on angling (Handbook of
Fishing), issued at a price too insignificant to men-
tion, is made, by judicious selection, to combine
within a compass of sixty pagesall the information
which a learner seeks respecting rods, lines, baits,
and files. followed by descriptions of the various
fresh warerfish, with their habits, haunts, seasons,
and the manner of taking them, the whole illus-
trated with excellent woodcuts.

inUOtt.

TUE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.

The one hundred and twenty-ninth anniversary
festival of this excellent institution wan held at Free-
masons'-ball on Saturday, Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., pre-
siding as chairman on the occasion. The toast of "The
patrons of the society," coupled with the name of Mr. Otto
Goldschmidt, produced a response from that gentleman in
which he introduced a warm eulogy of Professor Sterndale
Bennett (who was sitting near him),which was received
with general applause. The subsequent toast of " The pre-
sident of the day," proposed by Sir Charles Anderson,
was responded to, and that of "The Chaplain and the ho-
norary officers of the society" was proposed by Mr. Hope
in terse but eloquent terms. In the latter instance the
chairman paid • deemed tribute to the business talents
and active real of the secretary, Mr. Stanley Lucas, and
alluded feelingly to the recent death of Mr. Alfred Mellon
(a member of the society), and to the severe accident which
lately betel Mr. G. F. Anderson, the honorary treasurer.
Thelma-named toast was briefly and appropriately ac-
knowledged by the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Cox. A com-
pliment "to the ladies who have honoured the fes-
tival with their presence," applied generally to the
visitors, and specially to those who contributed their
valuable professional aid, terminated the proceedings,
which, however, included the reading of the treasurer's
report by the secretary, Mr. Stanley Lucas, in
the absence of Kr. Anderson. Among many other dona-
tions of smaller amount were specified a legacy from Mrs.
Wagstaff of 1001., 13f. contributed by the chairman of the
evening (Mr. Hope), 101. 10a from Mr. G. W. Martin,
founder and director of the National Choral Society ; the
same amount from Messrs. Novello and Co. ; Messrs.
Lamborn Cook, Addison and Co. ; and Messrs. Ashdown
and Parry. 10/. from Captain E. Ottley, and Miss E. Gotobed ;
s. from M. Jules Benedict, Herr Joechim, Messrs. Otto
Goldschnildt, Hutchings and Romer, C. Riche:demi,
Georje Norhury, J. H. Boas, and Robert Case. The total
amount recorded was about 300/. The musical arrange-
menu of the evening were most satisfactory.

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