The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-05 00:00:00

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The distribution of the prizes won at Wimbledon
by the competitors at the Hatless] Rifle Association will
take place at the Crystal Palace on Monday next, at three
o'clock. To afford proper official eclat to the occasion the
successful candidates will receive their well-earned diatine.
times from the hands of the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.,
the Minister of War, who will be supported by the members
of the Council of the Association. The Handel Or:hasten
will be appropriately decorated for the occasion with Map
and trophies and the names of the competing corps, end •
raised dais erected in front, along which the winners will
in turn to receive the prizes won by them.
proceed
Military bands will occupy the space round the great
organ, the front rows of the orchestra being occupied by the
members of the Rifle Association and their friends. On ei-
ther side of the military bands . outs will be reserved for the
rs membe of the Rifle and it is anticipated that the
moat imposing military display will be presented ontliegreat
orchestra which has yet been seen. The ceren.ony of lee.
imitation will commence at three o'clock, and is expected to
occupy about two hours. At ite conclasiou a series of
athletic sports and exercises, in which the volunteers will
take part, will commence in the grounds, and he continued
until 'dusk, thus enabling those who are unable to leave Lon-
don at an early hour to take some part in the proceedingscon-
fleeted vc ith this great national work. As no altemtion will take
place in the usual Monday admission, viz., one shilling, a large
attendance is anticipated. Reserved seats will be provided.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the greatest meeting of braes
instrument performers which has ever been assembled will
be held at the Crystal Palace. In the north of
contests for prizes among the members of brass hattißer!
frequent, but en one has ever been attempted on such an
extended scale as that now contemplated. For the prizes
announced ninety-nine bras* bands have entered the lists.
They are from all parte of the country, but mostly from
the great manufacturing districts. The members of throe
nearly two thousand in number—will with their
friends be conveyed to London by cheap special excursion
trains on Monday next. All the great ralway companies run
these trains specially for the occasion. The leaden of the
hoods assemble at Exeter-hail the .me evening, and
draw lots for the order in which they will
play at the following two days' contest. Eight plat.
forms will be erected in various parts of the Crystal Palace
pounds, the judge, for each platform stationing themselves
in a tent in the immediate vicinity of the platforms. At
three o'clock on each day the whole of the binds will as.
semble on the great Hsndel orchestra, which they will
entirely fill, and.perform unitedly "The Heavens are tell-
ing" arid the " Hallelujah" choruses, "Mendelssohn's
" Wedding Merch," " Rule Britannia," and "God save the
Queen." The torrent of sound which will be emitted from
the two thousand brass instruments thus brought together
must be of the most extraordinary character, sad itmay safely
be predicted that nothing equal to it has yet been hosed.
After this united performance the trial. will be continued
until dusk on each day, the first being devoted to the
selected bands. No baud brought up for the contest will
be allowed to play elsewhere than at the Crystal Palace.
The whole of the arrangements will be under the direction
of Mr. Enderby Jackson, of Hull, whose long experience in
arranging these costes*. is a guarantee that the eaten detaiL
will be carried out in a satisfactory manner. The judges
will be chosen from the leading military bandmasters in the
country.
Os Thursday the National Roe. Show will be held at the
Palace, end as all the principal growers—both amateur and
professional—of this favourite flower are members of the
society, a most extensive and pleasing display is anticipated.

RzmitstzfrAirtote OF BzwerroN.—At a meeting
which was held at the Old Ship Hotel on Monday,andwhicL
was attended by about 20001 the principalliberals of the town,
the question of • successor to the late lamented Sir G. 11.
Peeled was brought under consideration. In the course of
the discussion which took place Mr. Somers Clarke, who
has acted as election agent for the late baronet during
his contests, paid a most grateful tribute to the me.
may of Sir George. Hs then stated to the meeting that
he had received personal applications from Mr. Frederick
David Goldsmid (brother and heirapparent to Sir Francis
Goirismid), from Mr. James White (late H.P. forrlyrnouthh
and from Lord Bury, each of these gentlemen severally
notifying that they intended to offer themselves as can&
dates requesting him to act as their agent at the coming
election. Ife had not, however, pledged himself ; thinking
the better course would be that the matter should bet be
brought before that meeting. A convention took place
upon this communication, but no measures were taken.
The general feeling appeared to be, however, that no efforts
should be spared in the selection and returning of • gentle-
man in every way worthy of his predecemor. It seemed
clear from the tone of the meeting that the gentlemen pre.
sent thought the best plan would be for the respective
candidates to put forth their claims publicly before the
electors, and leave for after consideration the decision on
their relative merits. Every one, however, was of opinion
that the best man ought to obtain the unanimous support
of the liberal party, and that no considerations whatever
should allow a ' split in the camp," which might do in.
calculable mischief to the liberal cause in Brighton.—
lrig4tos Guardian.