The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

NATIONAL OALLEBY AND BRITISH MUSEUM.

This morning wee jawed, an a return to an order
of the Howe of Commons, further correspondence relative to
the National Gallery and British Museum.

At the desire of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury,
Sir B. Hell forwards to their lordships the following ap-
proximate estimate for enlarging and improving the National
Gallery upon the Trafalgar-square site, as proposed, by add-
ing the site of St. George's Barracks and fit. Martin's Work-
house

1. The reinstatement of the barracks.
2. The reinstatement of the workhotuie buildings, including
Archbishop Tennpron's School and Library.

3. The reinstatement of the Bathe and Wash-houses.
4. The construction of a suitable building for the Royal
Aoademy.

6. The construction of a buffeting for the National Us/key
upon the enlarged trite, including the alteration of the exist-
ing buildings.
The estimated cost of the works herein enumerated is lye
hundred thousand pounds.

In the return are also printed the following resolutions
passed at a special meeting of the standing committee of the
trustees of the British Museum, held on the 22nd ult., sum-
moned to consider certain statements and suggestions re-
specting the want of space in the Museum.
The committee having bad under their consideration the
report of the principal librarian, dated Nov. 10, 1867
Resolved,—

" I. That it appears from such report that there is a great
deficiency of space at present fur the proper exhibition of the
different collections in the different departments of the
Museum, and that there is no vacant space now belonging $o
the trustees which will be sufficient to provide for such defi-
ciency._

"2. That in providing an adequate epace for that pur-
pose, it is very desirable to contemplate the future and pro-
gressive, as well as the actual and immediate requirements of
the British Museum."
The above resolutions were carried unanimously.

It wee farther moved

" 3. That it appears to the trustees that the but mode et
providing for such present and future requirements will be
by adopting the plan submitted by Mr. Smirke for the pur-
chase of land to the north of the museum, as contained in the
report of the principal librarian.

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"4. That, in the opinion of the trustees, even if the in-
crease of the collections which are under their care should at
some future time make it necessary to transfer any of those
collections to some other place, the land of which the pur-
chase is new recommended must always be of great sad
peculiar value to the museum.

"5. That such plan, together with the present resolutions
shall be laid before her Majesty's ministers, with the view oi
requesting their concurrence therein, and their recommends-
tion thereof to the consideration of parliament."
The foregoing resolutions, Nos. 3,4, and 6, were carried
by • majority of 7 to 2.

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Lord John Rummell moved the following amainlien, as an
amendment to resolutions 3,4, and 6

" That it appears to the trustees, that the mode of provid.
ing for such requirements, pointed out in the letters of Mr.
Sonr. ke to the prhnipal librarian of the 9th of November and
9rd of December, deserves the serious and early considera-
tion of her Majesty's government.
" That such plan be laid before her Majesty's ministers for
this purpose."
This resolution was not carried.

On Tuesday next the Chancellor of the Exche.
goer will move in the House of Commons for a select com-
mittee " to inquire into the proposed sites for a National
Picture Gallery, and into the plans for enlarging the British
Museum."

MUSK' AND THE DRAMA.

The Bohemian Girl is to be produced this evening
et her Majesty's Theatre, under the title of La Zingara.
The mat embraces the principal members of the company—
Piccolomini, Bonnier, Belletti, and Giuglini. A portion of
the music has been rewritten by the composer.
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On Monday week Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wil-
liams will return to the Adelphl, Mr. Webster, Madame
Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Paul Bedford departing on a
provincial tour.

- The second anniversary festival of the Dramatic,
Equestrian, and Musical Sick Fund Association is an-
nounced to take place on Ash Wednesday, February 17, at
Willis'. Rooms, when Mr. Benjamin Webster will preside.
Madame Schumann, it is said, is coming again to
England for the season; also Ray Joachim.

The Austrian papers mention that Signor Piatti
has been giving concerts at Vienna with great success; also
M. Rubinstein and Herr Leopold de Meyer.
Herr Hiller is to conduct the Whitsuntide festival
at Cologne.

The remains of Lablache will shortly be removed
from Naples to Paris, to be intoned beside those of his wife,
when a solemn requiem will be sung in the Church of La
Madeleine. A correspondent of the clamour/ states that
Lablache is understood to have died in opulence, leaving
behind him a fortune of upwards of 60,0001.