The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-08 00:00:00

MUSIC.

SARDINIA.

Mow ova SPICIAL

NEW PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
These Concerte—no longer the Concerts of the
bow Philharmonic Society, which does not now exist—have
been brought to a conclusion for this season. They have
been managed entirely by Dr. Wylde, with considerable
spirit end apparent success, and their resumption early
next sews is announced. The concluding concert on Mon'
day was wholly made up of well. known pieces, all of • high
and dead& character, and, on the whole, well performed.
A notice was inserted in the programme to the effect that
upwards of fifty members of the regular orchestra, "having
been obliged, se elated by them, to break at twenty-four
hours' notice their written engagements with the Director In
order to perform in an Opera at Covent Garden on en extra
night," other performers had been engaged in their room.
What degree of blame may attach to any of the parties con-
cerned wo know not; but the circumstance must certainly have
been very embarrassing to the conductor. The orchestra,
however, acquitted themselves on the whole in a satisfactory
manner. There was, indeed, a complete break down in the
hat movement of Beethoven's Sinfonia Eroica. In going
on after the pause, the orchestra got into such inextricabl
confusion that they were obliged to stop, and begin again—
• thing almost unprecedented in a public performance.
Greater firmness on the part of the conductor might pro.
bably have prevented this mishap.
The other instrumental pieces were, Duesek's Concerto in
E fiat, and Beethoven's Choral Fantasia, in both which the
pianoforte pert was admirable performed by Miss Azabella
Goddard; Spobt's Dramatic Corrado, No. 8, for the violin,
magnificently played by Joachim; Bach'. Saraband and
Bourrie, dirvellortely executed by the same greet violinist;
and the overtures to Bement and dli Bay. The only
vocalist was Madame Lemmas Sherrington, who rag two
modern Italian airs very prettily.

THE MUSICAL UNION.

The fifth matinee of this mason was given at St.
J 1101.11.8 Hall yesterday. The programme consisted of three
great pieces; Mozart's quartet for stringed instruments, In
C, No. 6 ; Mendelsera's grand duet In D, for the piano and
vloicenallo ; sad Beethoven's quartet in B fiat, Op. 18.
The reform were—drat and second violins, Moors.
Barton sad Ooffrie; viola, Mr. H. Blagrove; violoncello,
Signor Plaid; and pianoforte, M. Rubinstein. The two
quarter are well known to smarm Both of them ere
masterpieces ; sad both were performed in &manner sufficient
to istAsly the most critical judgment. Mr. Banton has
ilved so long among us that he is lo • great measure natural-
ised ; we compare Wm, se one of oar own artists, with the
forams birds of pagers who pay as ocoriosel visits, and he
never suffers from the comparison. He possesses all the
qualities of a great master of his Instrument; and, whether
r an orchestral, • solo, or a chamber performer, he
marine his position among the first artists of the
day. Mendebeoluie duet for the piano and violon-
cello was, on the part of Rubinstein, a nanellona dis-
play of power sad energy. He threw into it—the first and
last movements especially—a dert oof fire and impetuosity
which we are not sure that Mandelssolut himself contem-
plated ; and this was accompanied with a strength of tone
sal rapidity of movement which overpowered both the tone
eel rapidity of Piltti's violoncello. The performance,
nevertheless, was of a very striking desaiption, and was re-
ared with enthusiastic applause by an audience which cer-
tainly yields to none in taste end diaoriminatioc.
At the next matinee, on the 21st instant, the lion and
honer are to be Joachim sad Madame Schumann.

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

6.111,0111110 FT.)
TURIN, JuNz 4.

Twice defeated at Palestro, and with Novara in
the hands of their antagonist., the Austrians had no
other chance of getting out of their trouble than by
abandoning the entrenched camp of Mortara and
falling back on Pavia. By the telegram I sent you
yesterday afternoon you are already aware that they
began to recross the Ticino early on that day. With
the occupation of Novara, General Niel had in his
power the upper course of the Ticino, and nothing
could prevent his crossing this river at Turbigo or at
Toroavento, or at Buffalora. The retreat of the
enemy from Novara bad been so precipitate that
they had no time to blow up the splendid bridge
erected in 1833 at this last-named place. The river
was crossed by the French yesterday, and I should
not wonder if, in the course of to-morrow
or Monday, the telegraphic wires should
inform you that the Emperor has made
his entry tato the Lombard capital. Were such an
event to happen it would not be safe for the Aus-
trians to await their adversaries on the Ticino,
because they would thus be liable to have their rear
threatened. The Austrians would therefore be com-
pelled to abandon Pavia in Mate, and to fall back
by the road of Piacenza on their strategic line of the
Mincio. What happened during the memorable days
of Monday and Tuesday Ist dearly shows that
Austria cannot bold her ground in the open field :
but she will unfortunately be able to carry on a
long, tedious, and harassing war behind her line of
fortresses between the Isonzo and the Mincio. These
fortresses are unquestionably worth many armies;
and if Mantua alone, when far less strong than the
present Mantua, put the first Napoleon to the
necessity of routing the Austrian armies one
after another, during a campaign of two years,
what can be done against the six or seven Mantissa
dotting the whole LombardoVenetian kingdom ?
Let us not, however, exaggerate a resistance which
may prove neither so obstinate nor so long ; for
although these strongholds of Austrian despotism
can bid defiance to the allied armies, the oontrivaaces
of modern offensive warfare may, perhaps, subdue
them suddenly. I should not be surprised were Count
Gyulai to report to his imperial master that the
double defeat of Palestro and the subsequent retreat
were mancemes advised by strategic science. His
Excellency's report on the battle of Montebello
gives us reuon to believe that snob will be the case.
We have been greatly amused by the reading of that
famous report, which, as you know, makes the Aus-
trians conquer, and desires Europe to believe that the
allied forces which defended Montebello Csateggio,
and Oenestrello were not much less ;hen 40,000
fighting men. I need not dwell on the absurdity of
such an assertion, for now no one can reasonably doubt
that General Forey's division, together with a regi-
ment of our Lancers, stood their ground alone against
Count Stadion'. corps d'armee.

When after the splendid charge of our cavalry. at
Montebello, Colonel Morelli, of the Cavalleggieri di
hlonferrato, fell seriously wounded, the Marquis
Medici Mareguano, a volunteer of the same regiment,
came back to assist him. The young marquis having
found the colonel among the wounded, placed him
on a stra7 horse, and rode towards our advanicsisnel
lines. Unfortunately for poor Morelli, they p
near a Tyrolean sharpshooter, who wee lying
severely wounded on the ground. As the horses
were proceeding slowly, the Tyrolean in a fit of
wrath rushed at Morelli with his bayonet, and in.
flicted the desperate wound in the back from which he
died. Colonel Morelli was one of the bravest officers
of the Piedmontese army, and the young Medici is
worthily following his steps. He (Medics) had two
horses killed under him during the action, and he
has been already decorated with the silver edal of
military valour. The youthful marquis is a descendant
of the great Florentine family of this name, a branch
of which went to Marignano, neer Milan, and settled
there during the civil strife. of the middle ages.
Another Piedmontees officer of the same regiment,
Count Montiglio, had his horse killed by a rifle
bullet. He fell with him, but he was fortu-
nately unhurt. Getting hold of a lance of an
Austrian Uhlan, he ran through the body a Hun-
garian officer who was riding down upon him. The
Hungarian fell to the ground, and young Montiglio,
leaping on the saddle, rode towards our lines and
joined his comrades, amidst the applause of the regi-
ment. In the same battle, the Zonaves had taken
prisoner an Austrian officer who bad spent last
winter in Paris. When he was brought before Gen.
Forey he was recognised by some of the French
officer of the divisional staff. As you may imagine,
he was kindly received, and hastened to admit that
he could not have supposed there were soldiers who
could fight as the French had done.

COUNTY COURT COMMITNENTB.—A return moved
for by the Attorney-Omenl reveals the fact that to 1856 no
less than 11,601 persons were committed by the judges of
amity court., and Incarcerated io debtors' dungeons endow
civil proems :-8,361 were sent to riot for nos-appearance;
1 foe seining to be sworn ; 81 for reining to answer eme-
tic= to the satisfaction of the judge; 69 for contracting
debts under false pretence.; 19 for ranking away property to
defraud creditors; 10 for concealing and removing property,
ftc.; and 2,960 for not having setirfied the judgeme and
wan, they hiving had (as alleged) the means an 3 sbility to
do so. 72817 per 1.000 are imprisoned for cause No. 1, 'OB
for No. 2, 7.04 for No. 3.6.01 for No. 4, 1115 for No. 6, 138
for No. 6, and 26212 for No. 7.
THE SANITARY STATE Or THE CrrT.—lt appears
from the report of Dr. Letheby that the mortality returns for
the City of London for the week indicate • eatlefectory state
of the public health, for there were but 39 deaths, 46 being
the average for the corresponding week of the last three
years. The principal come of death wore diseases of a
chronic character. Of pulmonary affections—there were 6
deaths from phttibie, 2 from bronchi.is, and 1 from
eraphrema • and of the zyrootic chin of maladies there
were but 2 deaths from continued fever, 2 from measles, and
1 from hooping-cough, is all but 5 deaths from these dis-
eases, there nine no death's from dlsabere, dysentery, scar-
let levee or small-pox. There were but 60 births registered,
vise, 26 boys and 24 girls.
CRICKET. THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN Y.
UNITED ALL RNOLAND ELIIIIEN.—Tnie exciting metal
was brought to a otateltisien lest evening, is
favour of the United by 38 runs. The bowling
of Caffyn end Atkinson could not possibly be stormed ;
and again upwards of 6,000 spectators were power to wit-
ness the brilliant display of cricket. The total number of
runs made by the United in their innings to-day win 70,
and of the All England 62.
THE FELLS ON FIRE.—The other day, a rumour
reached Appleby that a ere bad broken oat on Burton
one of the Croat H range of mountains, end it wee soot as-
cerialeed that each was really the case. From what out be
learned, it appears that the fire was discovered by a fernier
who was looking after his stock. but having no Idea that it
would extend far, he took no soya to extinguish it, although
it is alleged that a moral of water at that time would have
been sufficieet to pus it oat. Since then, owing to the
extreme dryness of the more and heather, wded by a
strong seemly wind, the fire made considerable re-
grets, having reached Hilton Fell, and spread over
an extent of ground roughly estimated at 1,000 acres. The
fire has got a strong hold of the peat moss, amongst which
it smoulders until it reaches the dry heath, when it bursts
into name and then rapidly spreads. How is It to be extin-
guished, it is remarked, is a serious puzzle. An attempt is
being made, by digging a deep trench, to cut off the m m-
munication, but whether Ina plan will be successful remains
to be seen. It will entirely destroy the prospects of the
sportsmen foe the moon, ea the game are wooly all sitting
at this time of the year. John Wybergh. Reg ,is the
obe'crekr.
rin.dtialt *waning" they owner of Burton Fell, and Hilton Fell is the property of
la
the Earl of Losidale.—Caneetrland litepdet.
MYSTERIOUS CASE DROWNINO.—On Saturday
an inquest was held at the Star Inn, Mayfield, on the hodiee
of Sarah !Marcy, 17, and Jane Lock, 14, who were found
drowned in a pond in that parish under very mysterious eh-
cum/tames. It appeared that about two &clock es Thum-
day afternoon the two girls left home to fetch some wood,.
leaving word that they should be back in an tour. Meat
6 banprst %ca.
shawls off, sod Stapley told h she had agnod mind to Inept
into the pond. He thought she woo jokleg, bowmen. red.
after a few minutes* coavorsation he watt home. it. 'Hs
did not return that evening, and on the folio= dal_tna
verodrt:darrbeilrhs
pond Ina dragged, and their bodies were The y
were in between fear and are het of water, ad possiabed so
nooks of violence. The jury rammed as oassonsikt ot
Posnd drowned."—Drip6low Osareele.