The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The second of the " Festival Entertainments"
took place last evening. On this occasion it was chid,'
musical. Belles new opera, The Bon of Castillo, was per-
tumid by the English Opera omnpany lately at the Lyceum ;
and followed by the Olympic afterpiece, Boots at Me Swan.
The anal:gem/mt. were eizeiler to those of Tuesday
evening, and the theatre was even mon crowded. The
Queen and the Prince Consort, the members of the royal
family, and her Majesty. illustrious guests, with a was.
similar to that of the previous evening, arrived about nine
o'clock, during the second act of the opera, and took
their places in the boxes prepared for them. The
Queen's party oonekted of the following royal and
distinguished persons:—The King of the Belgians, the
Prince Consort, the Prince of Wake, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, Princess Alice, the Duke of Brabant, the
Count of Flanders, the Prince and Princess of Prussia,
the Princes Albert, Frederick Charles, Frederick Albert,
and Adalbert of Prussia ; the Prince Holainsollern, Prince
William of Baden, the Doke and Duchess of Saxe
Coburg, the Prince of Leiningen, the Ditcher of Wellington,
Viscountess Jocelyn, Counties Hacks, Countess Oriolla,
Prince Jonas of Holstein Glocksburg, the Master of the
Horse, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom
of the Stole to the Prism Consort, the Prussian Minister
end Cambs. Beensiorff, Count and Countess Perponcher,
Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness de Wangenheim, Count
Boos, Count Porkier, Viscountess Cheerio; Countess Wally
vonitiohenthal, Counties Marie sa Lynar, Colonel Count de
Moerkake, the Clerk Manhal, • Maid of Honour, I.ieate-
seat-Colonel von Boy's, Berta d'Uckerman, Colonel von
Alvessieben, Baron d'Overnhis de Nerieche, Lieutenant-
Colonel Ponmatby, Baron de Treakow, Colonel the Hon.
A. N. Hood, Count von der Goltz. Hohearschatt von Hey-
mina, Captain von Schlieffen, Adjutant von Boddembrock,
Captain Burnell, Captain von Marlow, Lieutenant Chaim,
Lieutenant von Richthofen, Lieutenant von der Osten, Dr.
Keepl, M. Illaire, and Captain de Coml. The Duchess of
Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge,
end Prime Edward of Sam Weimar, joined her Majesty at
the theatre.

The entrance of the royal visitors did not tame any in -
ofthe performance, and was not noticed in an y
trt74l7lte audience. It was not tall the curtain had fallen
at the end of the opera that any demonstration took place.
The curtain then rose again, and " God sere the Queen"
was sung by the whole rood strength of the theatre, said
loud acolareationsoraving of gentlemen'a hate and ladies' hand-
kerchief., and other expressions of loyal enthusiasm, which
her Majesty acknowledged with her usual grace. Them
was a similar demonstration when the royal party retired,
which they did not do till the whole performanoes were ear
eluded,

Theopera was " mounted" with • completeness and splen-
dour worthy of her Majesty's Theatre. The orcheatre,of which
the nucleus was the late band of the Lyceum, was enlarged
to suit the magnitude of the house. The chorus, too, was
numerous end powerful ; and the performance wee
under the able direction of Mr. Alfred Mellon. The
pets were mat precisely as they had been at the Lyceum
ihe prinalpal characters being sustained by Mir Louisa Ppm,
Mr. Harrison, Min Susan Pyxis, Mr. Glover, Mr. Honey,
and Mr. St. Albyn. The opera went off with peat spirit and
applause. Mies Louisa Pyne, in particular, was enthosiasti-
oally and sang exquisitely, though she was suffering
under an affection of the throat. At first it seemed alight
and was scarcely perceptible, but it gradually increased, and
during the last act the was evidently singing with pin and
effort. However, she bore up bravely against It to the very
end; atAlzwever much she suffered, her are and energy were
not . She rag the lovely air, " The Convent cell , "
the brightest gem of the opera, with an exquinte finish,
delicacy, and sentiment, that could not possibly be surpassed.
We need scarcely add that its repetition wascalled fov by the
acclamations of the whole house. Mr. Harrison also acted
sod lam stiperblT, and his principal air was loudly emend.
This fine opera nem in public favour with every repetition,
and holds a foremost place among the masterpiece's of the
English school of dramatic mule.
In the afterpleos, Robson kept the audience in roars—or
rather one continued roar—of blighter from the first sons
to the but.

Her Majesty's state yacht Victoria and Albert.
Captain the Hon. Sough Dames, to nearly ready to reeelve
her crew, who will turn 'me to her mat Tneeday. It la not
expected that the royal marriage Soak will leers Ports-
mouth for Orevemend before the end of the month. Every
" available " vessel that can be spared will be sent to the
rendezvous off Gravesend, so as to make the royal
embarkation as imposing a spectacle as may be under the

His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours viaited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Relit yesterday at Cla-
rence Howe, St.

His Highness' the Prince Julius of Holstein
Olucksburg has arrived at Flamenco's Hotel, Belgravia, ia
order to attend the mintage of the Princess Royal.
We are requested to state that their Excellencies
the Bavarian Minister and the Bemuses de Cott°, and the
Austrian Minister and Countess Apponyi are prevented
from partaking of the court festivities by recent domestic
afilictlca.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort arrived at
their residence in South-street a few daya since from Bad-
minton, where they hare beat entertaining menpany for
some weeks past.

The Maio of Newcastle and Lady Susan Pelham
Clinton leet town yesterday aftersooa on a visit to Prances
Countess of Weldegrave end Mr. Harcourt, M.P.. at Nuns•
ham Park, Oxon.
The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere arrived at
Bridgewater House yesterday, from visiting the Earl and
Countess Cawdor at Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire.

The Countess Cowper and family are passing the
mason at Panshanger, Herts. The noble earl returned to
torn a few days 411011.
The Earl and Countess of Desert arrived in town
a few days since from Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Sandwich will return
to town to-morrow, from Hinchinbrooks Houma, Hunting-
donshire.
Lord and Lady Raglan arrived at their new resi-
dence, in Rutland-pt., on Monday last, from hiedresfield
Court, Worcestershire.
Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley left town yester-
day for Winfield House, near Li :bridge.

Lord Norreys will come to town to-morrow from ! four men and a corporal are ridiculed with exquionte
visiting Frances Countess Waldegrave and Yr. Haroourt, Ijf .In this paper M. Rigault defends Victor
et Nunaham Park, Oxon. Hugo against the infamous attempt made by the
Lord Lovaine left tclitn yesterday morning for Univers to implicate hint in the crime of the Rue
Albury Park, near Guildford. Lepelletier. After quoting some verses of Boileau,
The Baron Miltitz hu arrived at the Brunswick • M. Rigault says :
Hold, Bt. James's, from Wiesbaden. The lion. 8. F. We CM cite Boileau, and it is more honest to dose than to
Grew has also arrived at the same establishment. quote perfidiously from a poet of the nineteenth century a
The Rev. Canon Trevor is appointed assistant few wild verses born of the delirium of an exile, and to eon_
Pkes neat them with the crime of these assardne. This poet is
preacher at St. Phthp's Chapel, Regret-street, in the
et the Ray. J. 11. Bellew. I denounced as an instigator of bloodshed, le order to wreak
WY-minimize ABBEY SERVICES.—The following, vengeence upon him under cover of puLlic indignation. We
we believe, will be band to be • °onset list of the preachers are all of us liable to be denounced in this way, jut se it was
at these SWIMS be the retnehader c 4 this and the whole of in the blackest times of Roman deletion. We know nothing
the madag month :—Jsn. 24th, the Bishop of Oxford , 31st, whatever of than pamphlets printed abroad. At least all we
the Ra. C. J. P. Eyre. Feb. 7th, the Rev. Dr. Mobrrloy, know of them Is a single vase, which applies, we are told,
head masier of the Winchester School; 14th, the Bishop of to you zealous, informers, who so opportunely choose your
Lintels ; 21st, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol; 28th, time for making quotations :
the Rev. Dr. Thames., Provost of Qtaesee College, Oxford. " Your swiss dot Morrows ei wee is' Mos Ales codetres."