The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-15 00:00:00

TIMPOTATO eltOP ne laiwits. —A similar letter
ire be adhered by tbe Ireer4aw Ommeindeser to the
bred et pardisee of each peee4ser ors is Wird with
isetrietioss for aeey., as asiieipaied retread premiere ea
its funds. The toissam say that the intelliresoe
whisk has vemobid them wain the state of the potato
area le Inked shows teat a gnat Lee by blight ha' adrmdy
ocearred L mans localities. The NortArre Whip says:—
" There is mate camera about the potato crop. The re-
pel% ben dr atrium districts are of • most conflict.
lag chmaster. It appears from the Poor-law Commis-
sioners Warm that they are in pore... Noe of atrtistica
pre en's a widroepmed failure ; sad we hare bad ounares
report. from a rebel& mane in Meath and Louth elech
indicate a general deficiency In the crop in that part of
Ireland. Bat, ea tee Mbar head, we ban had many reports
whirls agree with that from Newto guards, to the elect
that, though one-third at the preemie crop may ban de.
eayed, or be in proem of Ara , the remaining two-thirds
would to aboadantly to the farmer, while •
musiderable • el tee muddled dimmed potatoes
would be • far pie feet'

Tin AXIMIIIM difeetOTS Of this
ceeepeay have contracted with Meows. Tree*We end Rd-
tea. 4 Stockton, for the eenntructiun et tlici railway. The
line will he 26 nuke in kw* It will leers the Blyth cad
Tyne aal North•Reaters Railways at Norpeth, sad pees on
to the wuth aide of the giver Worsted. by Odd, id• sad Mal'
don ; the Doe, mode/ the illassbssk halow North Riddle-
ton, it will proceed by tips sue Ms if Oidabo,
Rey, sad Woodburn, sad Ma the &Am Casaba Rad-
way at Ilasimasib. The rot eislies if the seaway, ex-
=Ktvs.e Ray* sistess nide' or
le Wile •110phisill within sightssa mesas.

mukre•

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATER.
The second perform/me of Robin Rood Cla
ftittudey mealier has ocimpidely seploned the MOMS
the And night. The house was, if paellas, fulleri.nall Ike
Mame were even more demonetmlive k thali same-
mime d admiration and pleasure. The ophrice of the pab-
Es rettatiag -Ike twits of this dos work ham Nee beta
kU W &libelist* pnomineed, sad its place emir the
umeisiplecos of the waked stew defialtkrale bacedc
emeakis far as, la addition to what we
,ha nos d the
sigh% performaim to nmatiost fey of I" peons w
1! mama to realm %arrested impramice.
The overtime, than% pusher s little toe alma% is
Ime suited to SW =Week Its tykes chartable is beilleated
by the soft iehadasisey sink el the wind Ineethmanles,
sad by the sweet ussiedism theme
Am= runs through the mommisid, mixed up and pea,
treated with bold, hepaticas pampa, which nee t.sorest
max of brilliancy. The opening scene, in the MO of
Nottingham, with the chorea of men torsi* ermoefil ,
VOWS opismiag, while we hear mingled with their mink
the hurrosiegus canted as la • mesa, by Allan m•Dali led
Ale mis squally pretty Sad daabalid Abode sae., " Mime
&Mem woks with early kora." which de anastiter
has companions with a tale of SOO of Sabin Hood's cupid%
h quite an "old Tartish ditty," aseesdiegfy quaint
racterietic. Madams Lambe dalecTos mei amat far the
charge. and spirit with whisk &Mt tsteltsdr, sb
speaks the words. The dustbins Inagua Weals, (Wok's
Hoed) sad Maria; " Whealavms aua pried; 'is ow et
the gems of the osiers. It is full at teedenesser sad its star
pinny is not at all impaind by the brilliant cadenza wipit
which it teiraisalies, and which expresses the rapture of
parted lowers meeting. The singing of this little duet by
Madams Shaniapbes sad Siam Reeves in the perfections,
immune sad execution. The tamed° which follow,* I
" A dark and trooldoca time is thin," between the Sharilk
. . .

Nl6llO, and Lockstep, is rearm/table fur the gnindear of Mei
solo prow (sung by Mr. Sustley) with which it open%
1
end for the broad sued clear harmony of the three parte,
Mirka's ballad, "True love in the heart," is anothei
gem. It is simple in the esteems, its compass lying withal
tin limits of an octave ; and it shows that the fair pax
femme is as inn& a mietrim of the eentsMile es of the;
brews style. Then the Sompoesr makes his appears/Ks
and sings one of the meet admirable songs in the opera,
" The monk within Lis cell "—a picture of the jolly.
ecclesiastical life of those days. It requires • full, round,
neeteens voice, peat compass, and the power of taking'
wide intervals and executing rolling divides', none of
which things are possessed by Mr. Honey, who is there-
fore unable to give due effect to one of the most remark-
able 771,tirealll in the opera. We must add, however, ,
that though Mr. Honey =not sing this song, be acts the'
character with much humour and effect, and takes his part
in the concerted pieces hire a madam. The next salient.
ferniest is Leekeley's meg. " Englishmen by birth ere
free," a most energetic strain, most energetically uttered,
by Beeves. He was applauded load and long, with erica
of " spoor.." But he made his bow and retired, both on
the tint and second night ; and he answered in the rune
way every other call of it similar kind. This wee duo
dose by Madame Sherrington end Mr. Bantley ; and if
sock eminent performers continue to ace ermaistentiy in
declining every encore we may hope for the total aboli-
tion of a practice which has grown to such a height as
to be a disgrace to the musical stage. The finale to
the first act consists of a round and chorus, " May
the saints protect and guide thee"—pare and beau-
tiful Niglio& mimic followed by a dust, " Good
night, good night !" between Locksley and Mariam.
Thus the act dome in an uncommon manner—not with a
chorea or full concerted piece, but with the sighs of two
parting lovers, while, as the curtain falls, the stain dice
away into silence.

Robin Hood's festive song. with its lusty chorus, " The
grunion. soaping Norman run," im in the way of piing
bawdier popular*. Ws ern t,. Tidikp RR-,
4dimostaiwemdmire trim • '

ROOM HOOD.
The grasping, rasping Norms Me
I never could &bade ;
I would my staff could leave & trace
On er'ry Norman hide.
But there are sundry moments, when
To love t►ers I inclms :
We comma always hate the men
Who brought us sparkling wins.

licitoeun.
Confusion to the Norman ! Corte,
pledge me, brother mine ;
Confusion as the Norman ! we'll drink
it in his wine !
BODIN ROOD.
To ran:moils my love end hate,
found aa may way
Whenever wine's braeow'd by fate,
I drink, bat never pay.
I drink, end feel my comege gknr,
As With I file divine;
We're readier still to thrash the foe,
When we have guard his wine.
CTIORI2N.
__ - _

Confusion to tio Winne ! Coins,
pledge me, brother mine;
Confusion to the Norman! We'll drink
it in his wine !
The muds of this songs thoroughly English—English la
character and spirit, in rhythm and scale. The flat.seveath
la the thud bar is sullicient to stamp its nationality. It
created. both aighta, a fescue in the house ; but still Yr.
Reeves, with moat laudable firmness, resisted every call for
its repetition. This scene of madcap merriment ends with
the Sompoom's sanatory performance for the amusement
of the company. The tune to which he diuteee, while the
calm lash in chorus, is admirably shame Artie. Its
isepanam whirl is enough to make osie's head taro road.
Hoary smarts this acme capitally ; .pining round with the
rapidity of a dancing Dsrvise, and throwing the house into
• continued mar. From this scene of jollity we are carried
to Marian's bower. She sings • scene which brings to
miad Agethe's famous seems is the Feriae/sets—not from
say plagiarism or imitation cm Mr. Macfarrea's part, but
from the exact anilarity of the 'Situations, which /wearily
led to similarity of tmatineut Mariam, like Agatha, depends
for happiness on her lover', success in the ap-
proaching trial of skill in woodcraft. Each meditates
is solitude on her hopes and fears—each prays
earasetly that her lover may conquer, and at last in-
dulges in rapturous aatisdpatioas of happiness. The meek
of the two monologues, tandems, is very slake is
sea-
strustios ; bet this is without any prejudice to Mr. Mao
famas originality. His scorn is full of beauty, paavico,
ad fine orchestral effects ; aad the concluding burst of joy
does not yield to the parallel pewee in the PredacAatr. It
is most arduous for the ringer, and enabled Madame
Sherrington to display her uesurpaased toss! pease. The
finale to the 'mooed set exhibits the games and revelries of
Nottingham fair, is which some of the moat striking in-
cidents of the drama are interwoven. It is a maslierpiem of
constructive skill, in which it is worthy to be compared
with the finale" of ilosirt, A uter, and Member. In the
middle of this stirring music there is a seatimeabil balled
for Lockiley, "Thy gentle voice," which is eat of plea
and is moreover a leette inclined to astalsy-pemby. U Mr.
Oxeaford wrote the words, it must have bees to amply
with the exigencies of English opera by furnishing 1111011-
thing fur the muido-shop. The air is pretty, though soma
what commonplace ; but Mr. Iteeves's singing will make it
profitable to the publishers. There are two or three ether
things of the same kind, which are certainly blemishes, la
sot very great one.

The last act (ass often the case) is comparatively &art.
It includes a little dust for :Himont! Allac.a•Dale, " Omit-
est plague in life is love ;" very pretty, but identical in its
theme with a well•knovrn duettino is the Sillierfleil ; •
magnificent scene for the Sheriff, "The solace of my waning
years is gone," sung with great power and deed by Mr.
Smiley ; a beautitel song sod chorus, " Sew of les peen-
weak" fur Marian ; a 'mod sad impassioned essea. " Vim
was the proud ambition," being Robin Hood's amsdibitions,
fall of sweet and bitter fancies, in his prison ; and, lastly,
the final chorus, iotertnixod with florid solo purges, snug
by Madame Sherricgton with the utmost possible bril-
liancy.

Haring already borne our tantrum, to the erotism of
the first perfortiiimice, we have ugly to add that the sesead
was still letter ; sod, io particular, that the erehesits art
the chore. p 1..) led aed smog with /eater easeetime art
0110-11". than 16rforr, though in both nagoate tioro IWM
room for improvarat

•
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
ADMIRALTY, OCT. Is. —ATIVINTMINTS. —Mid-
airman J. X Mug* was Fists.
Acting Third.claas Assistant Engines, W. Rowley, to tilt
Was, as supwassaassry.

DEVONPORT, Oct It.
The Ocriew, steam-sloop, 9, Commander Shim
Edda! on Friday
ar ca .
ter the eouth-eitet nowt of Amara*.
oat of
The Donegal, 101kOditenry eptiain H Broadhead, wan team
herko
The pea paddle-when arrival yesterday with machinery
Mean Woolwich for Keyham.
The Rerhestar, lighter, ailed on Friday, with victualling
sal ether elem.
The theuresar, 101, mew, Captain Sotheby, was paid
waffle ca Today, sad the roe of one watch granted a short
leave of abeam.
--
FORTIFICATION OP —We (Edin-
lama Ocanast) andentand that the War-office has now
aoqMred from the Duke of Bueclench sufficient ground
upon the *lead at Inchkeith for the erection of three
littlefiha Two of the beanies will, we
kbellealie phial
Ettr=orilt I.
la
to
the ussAipaiMaih. ea the south
It te be hoped that the works will ere long be
.amommr...J

!H 141711Tiza Mokitiarm
61.1010 taksiftarna VOLUNTEER
Ott Tuesday last the 37th aims Volunteers were
:mime at ervalwook by Lord, fbrdney, the lord-liente-
mat. At the ceedusion of the review a dnser took place,
Major ]tae- fn the disk at shish Lied Egdney, Mr. Bays-
fe=elZ.P., Sir John Herschel, and other gentlemen, 1
compsay. I
Sir J6O, Itmiscan spoke as follows !--After the many
excellent speeches we have beard this evening, after the
addition td MW& we have just been listening from our excel- I,
lea ahairmia. combining the eloquent, of • Bade with
the patriotism of a Sidney—(cheer}—l feel that any re-
nuke I may offer on Unto:onion will appear tame by coat- '
whom (Nob no.) In witnessing the splendid spectacle of '
this day, I have felt, be comma with every Englishman
preset, seasatioos at once the wet elevating, the most
ly
in
g
.
the rood ennobling which it is possible for
the Mamma bosom b experisses (Cheers.) If I had been
able I would Medi* mem have hem as motor be the '
semi then • awe @moister. I with. indeed, I wad
Mil PIM miski—icheme—but though I cannot do the I
may ern gime around and see some of the bearings el
this Meat liallansl movement. (Own.) As a contrail* lle
the Ilinaked mime which we ham witnessed this
rom
peacee 'of mom-resiesms,
ad told 111 tharjalierat 4 hem Wee
Wine extinguished, sod el matins weed
Use fa peace and amity with lath slime And fee Midi
Weed to the dim el
4,B4meit bat we bid mew
hoot this Emma el ism ma mesmairotal
two ha edema le _ premse• el a sem raelity
'Awn* lar bees imageory
ideas from the med. ,limed has bar
position to rasimeis as eon- at the t Powers
lof Europe, end to siteistaia the posfUes she must
wet us* on the eralisraos d ami seer amid, or
be dedcient in the mane of drill" wham the how „._Ol
carefulwi (Challo At the aims time erode so
not to mak the the dile *drams. We have
mach of " emend amilimmilthe s" be, timegh we
stay sympathise with air soo le t ishimth melt a freedom
a us easolvee enjoy, wets imassi imoblio. their
Amite, Yet EngLia4 be lb What an they?
flien I saytemtorial • God forbid ! At
the essmasseeneut of the r jellies lismiesetion it sees said
the S
ih the trash With a view to the
mule d Scily te the Wish mown. England's days
of an I MEM, esit pet The English people
11=2b wouldnet lau fog lee annexation of even an
head Chisel or of even if it maths
dassistesh eat ever glided ugh politicelr
t=anglerad has enough ci annerstions—
lo*glos Drift the diftesity of checking the
shield depliallp iihia is thus aresmed, we know that
the epee 4 eissobbidni car =boa premiss theme
who are awittrZile...6Mia • jam and Mend manner, often
very costly. 'lb, extent,rikofstts
Ert....aU....—.. o Ws:the say at tien4Vii.dtoi
beilie...

of Übe

ii7be7Th;;;T 1.; 7.1.7417:1Zia; and 7 Ina :Zs
which she his attained fivigland requires to show the mili-
tary cawity of her people. Ido not say that she requiems
military glory or prowess, for in the put paps of &is-
land's history there is enough of glory sad
what
to
last her for a century to come. ((leers.) t
lead needs is that her as should be able tie sirlild
pmeinam masa -mmined in dales= a/ their own
maim wpm* M resist any attempt to crush
that which has so long been our privilege sad
our bialelght, or to destroy that self-government which
is the Ode tad slay at England. (Cheri) 8o
ss: xarrid.. Birshed why memo the. lad erardsent,
and soliatis oneiFievitheire dna • tilt .tom.
14:6Nishast.) I eie Ws who believe tallei mat
and dila of volunteer moviareek-lf it
he patelearid is. bee Mike AM it will be minelais
d the 111111111 i. noi only politically but
socially. Maanhirsiataillit classes of society will be
brought tamer be the ranks of the ride corps not at-
tracted by limi Imlaimset of gain, forced by no conscrip-
tion' influenced by ais sell& motives, bet coming of their
own free will, allveated by the common determine
tion to preserve is the ROM and liberties they
passim fehrent) waters it whether this one be
l' a Nassimie alai that a aehlanna—when upon the drill
411,01/iiieg ell ate mend' ; they wear the sane '
shedder to godlier, and ea they not all '
14414 were, is their country's came ?
urust= likely
Was to make a man feel kindl,y?
And I trey hi onsenell if I add, as one of Zlilose m:i
rubordinies
advaateges to be dpOweilboss this movement, that it will
be a very good th 4 *Jame of our young man to
those principles et ellaillthe which it is most •
should he pad be the imemsnds of their superior
to realise 0 dam the assaniag of amt. (A Lunt.)
a isothat it would be very
= if who, poems* th.
seeemowy tam% km =movement, were
to sail aillawleillel de a wale. Reaves
cat det the Ilse usey cant ems dose the volunteer'
will haselW aeat .... . this country ; bet if
this died he tie eNs, ' d the kind to which I
Issmirltheed 'midi he adusble. (Heir, beer.)
The wahimais harrest ' again returning thania
fee the villa% wil assmed lib 11•14 amidst loud applause.

The conteeta at Newton Abbot, under the auspices
of the Devonshire Volunteer Association, were brousht
nominally to a ekes on Friday—bat really, on &turd'''.
Tax 40ra MIDDLIIIIIM (Carratr, LoaDox) Rust'
VOLONICIIIL—This env. attended Divine service
Ueda, seariotas at tie elan& of to.
VT. =iti-equare. The corps mustered at brad,
soon tea o'clock, where they were speedily '

4evenl members of ointerc=tylethrlniald4.to;Pkillohn aboveb7
400. The sermon woe .
M.A. Before labs amend oda* the band el the
40th played " save the Quoin." The ',guinea then
quitted the chur in the same quiet and onlerly manner
in which they entered it, farad " fours" in the
and pawned to leadquartem (Oray'egen). The =
=ranaand soldierillos demeasona al the massage
l
d the admiration of all who new them.
Tar 21sT MIDDLES= (CrciL. artivicti) Reamer.
—The regiment will proceed on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday to Wimbledon for target pract ice. On Wellies-
dziptehe Admiralty company will fire for the company's
p ea the pas for the Part-odice companses will he
shot for ce Thursday. the Mk November.
, Tits Yourwriait Moving= mai Tai PAPUAN
CATHOLIC CLESGT.—OH faday last the Rev. Path.
'c4 pireeded a sermon ia Aathaser
Liverpool. la the some of the meow the row.
verily oeveared the conduct of the
Vm se
arm :4 sad Lewd very ma the swum=
Maw of that airomah to l wientry. "He Mr. Come
wee, however,. oraplialatal ersarry oe the valsolait
area the earpiaiwelea at anal a body of new $
end la Jet addeet that whomever the nation taideedeiti
mama of the rolunteme, er reliably their
Ow would be reedy to of it. With mar 17P
"Moon the people of this cantry bed nothing to
be felt peat malefaction is thi redisselea, because
believed that the pidealboad in this sentry, with the oz.
minion of those vhNiar pole and workhouses, enjoyed
mono real freedom this to any other mousy at the proud
day.

DEMOLITION OF INS PONLIC BATHE IN TEE
lIMEMENAN•ROAD—TINI OFMINIve range of premise* which
have bon fee a fang thee appropriated to the par=
peblie baths ofl.4weraws, Cieorgwetreet and
wwwdeilreoh lienpsteadweed, are now in coarse al dose&
the, sad Woes and shops of a superior class 100 to be
lasted 4 the site el the old laildiag. The prod
slterstions wE greataZwee the routs to the iwriders-
stables of the Laos Igoe Welles ltallwees. y
dheetioe, aed mil/ WM** phone Is. Oa
orkhelag of the spreeehee le
New
talte=for nth: the Mow Oosiesery bee
tee weeertsi Oral sal melee reemele *NA
hoe for many years shiest beim the
itewyettortemol. ot berm is the
epee, with eimeraeme lea the• awe Dreemeideleseih