The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-18 00:00:00

REFORM CLUB.-NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that the ANNI"AL GENERAL NI ErILING ~f
the Members will be Mid on TRU-RADA Y, the !nd day of %lay
next. Chalr to be taken at I &dock, p.m., yeeteely.—By of der,
FREDERIC W. RA.MID, Secretary.
Reform Club, Alain!.

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HENRY RUSSELL'S NEW SONG :—'• THE
QUILT (arum MAN." Snug with immense applause
by George Rockland, Req., at the Greenwich Lecture Hall in
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SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.

The thirty-fifth annual Passion-week performance
of the Meaialt by this society took place last night ; the
principal solo vocalists being Madame Rudersdorff, Madame
Sainton•Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Santley. The
excellence of such a performance—with all the resources
of the gigantic chorus and splendid band of this
society conducted by Mr. Costa—is too well known
by frequent repetitions to need any fresh eulogium.
Most important features were the co-operation of
two such artists as Mr. Sims Reeves and Mr. Bentley,
each unrivalled in the delivery of Handel's great
declamatory solos. The opening recitative and air,
" Comfort ye my people " and " Every valley," were
given by Mr. Sims Reeves with true religious fervour ; his
subsequent airs, "Behold and see " and " But thou didit
not leave," being characterised by an intense yet subdued
pathos belonging to the highest order of religious musical
expression. In the more demonstrative air, " Thou shalt
break them," Mr. Reeves was energetic without exaggera-
tion, and foreible without effort—in sheet, his entire per-
formance was is his beet style, rid that is a style in
which, In &With oratorio, he stands alone. Mr. &Miff,
too, in his great air, " The people that walked
in darkneu,"—that grand musical picture of shadow
and gloom—and in the bravura air, " Why do the
nations," sang with the finished refinement of the
best Italian vocalisation and the emphatic phrasing of an
elocutionary artist. Madame Sainton-Dolby's expressive
reading of the contralto solos in the Messiah is also an
important adjunct to the general effect of the work. In
" He shall feed kis flock," and " He was despised," this
lady made as deep an impression as usual. Madame Ru-
dersdorff, too, was as earnest and as energetic as ever, and
g►ve her principal airs with great effect, especially the
bravura song, "Rejoice greatly." The noble chorused of
this sublime work were as impressive as such music
ever must be, however familiar, especially when given
with such resources as those of the Sacred Harmonic
society. The extreme pianissimo which Mr. Costa has
succeeded in obtaining from such a numerous chorus, at
the commencement of " For unto us," contrasting so

admirably with the avalanche of sound in the word
" Wonderful," is an instance of the results to be arrived
at by a skilful and energetic oonductor. The " Hallelujah"
chorus, too, with its marvellous combination of sim-
plicity and science, produced the usual effect of mingled
delight and awe. In short, the whole performance was of
that excellence to which we are accustomed at the con-
certs of the Sacred Harmonic Society. The oratorio Lto
be repeated to-morrow (Friday) week.

THE FESTIVALS OF THE Tickle CHUTES.—The
preliminary arrangements for the great provincial music
meeting, which will be held this year at Hereford, are in a
forward state. A full complement of 60 stewards has been
secured, among whom are Lord Bateman (President), Earl
Somers, Viscount Hereford, Lord Soya and Selo, Mr. P. S.
Wyndham , Sir H. Croft, Sir V. Cornwall, Sir W.
Milman, Sir W. Curtis, Rev. Sir C. Franklsnd
Sir J. B. Bailey, M.P., and all the local M.P.'s. The
patronage of her Majesty the Queen, the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam.
bridge has been graciously accorded, and the meeting will
be held under very favourable auspices, under the conduct
of Mr. G. Townshend Smith, the able and zealous conduo-
tor of the Hereford festivals. The engagements of prin-
cipals of course are not yet completed, but it has been
decided to increase the chorus by one fourth.
EXETER HALL. —The Mexliali will be performed
this evening by the National Choral Society (minding •
band and chorus of 700), conducted by Mr. G. W. Martin.
The solo parts will be sung by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss
Palmer, Mr. Kerr Cadge, and Mr. Lewis Thomas.

Drama.

HAYMARKET.

Mrs. Scott-Siddons took her benefit at this house
last night, although her engagement will not terminate
until Tuesday next, the 23rd inst., and in addition to per-
forming Rosalind in A. You Like It, she represented Juliet
in the first and third scenes (the scene with Friar Law-
rence and the potion scene) in the fourth act of Romeo and
Juliet. Her tragic power, as far as can be judged by these
fragments, is far leas striking than her comic power ; her
voice is not so pleasant under the necessary strain of
tragedy, and the force of her facial expression is chiefly
confined to the upper part of the lace. The audience was
a friendly one.

THE NEW BISHOP 07 ROCHESTER. —The Rev.
T. L. Claughton, who has been nominated by the
crown to the bishopric of Rochester, rendered vacant by
the death of Dr. IVigmm, was educated at Trinity College,
Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1831, being first
class in classics. He bad previously (in 18281 gained a
prize for Latin verse, his subject being " Machin& VI Va-
poris Impulsie." In 1829 he pined "The Newdegate,"
his subject being " Voyages of Discovery to the Polar
Regions." In 1832 be gained the Chancellor's prize for •
Latin poem, "De Stoker= Discipline." In 1834 he was
ordained, and, having served some minor offices in the
church, he was presented by Lord Ward (now Earl of
Dudley) to the vicarage of Kidderminster, which he ben
held up to the present time. In 1842 he succeeded Arch-
deacon Gsrhett in the Professorship of Poetry in the Uni-
versity of Oxford, which be held during five years, not
having been re-elected at the expiration of that term. He
is married to a sister of the Earl of Dudley. By the pre-
ferment of Mr. Claughton the crown will claim the next
nomination to the vicarage of Kidderminster. The new
bishop belone to the bith church party.
lA)NDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED).
—Tniffic receipts for the week ending April 14, 10,8811.
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