The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-24 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EPROM 24, 1867.

AMERICA.

(sr art...arm T1.1.461!APH.)
NEW YORK, Accusr 22, 6 P.M.
The National Company's steamer Erin arrived
out to-day.
The William Penn arrived out yesterday, an 4
not the Pennaylvanios, as previously reported.
Closing prices :—Gold, 140 i. Sterling exclu
on London, }q 5-20 .United States Band(
lin. Minos., .110. Erie, 68j. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 28.
PHILADELPHIA, Acorn 21
Standard white petroleum, 27f.
NEW YORK, Aucrsr 13, 8 P.M.
Yellow fever is epidemic at New Orleans and
Galveston.
The St. Andrew hail arrived out.
Closing Prices :—Gold, /41. Sterling exchange
on London, 109 i. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1131
Illinois, 119.; Erie, 69. Cotton—Middling rz
land, 28.
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 23.
Standard white petroleum, 27f.

Baba an AUMarry. ;_

PORTS. MOUTH, Auouirr 23. i
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty com-
menced their inspection of Portsmouth dockyard this
morning, having visited the new fortifications at Eastn4
j and other outworks yesterday. Their lordships land
about 11 o'clock at the King's Stairs. there being proven
the First Lord, Mr. Corry, Vice-Admirals Milne
Dames, Rear• Admiral Seymour, Mr. Du Cane, and
Henry Lennox, the secretary to the Admiralty. Theis
lordships first proceeded to the office of the rear-admiral
superintendent, and afterwards made a tour through the
dockyard, visiting the principal departments and inspect-
ing the chief objects of interest en pasasnt. Beyond the
works now being carried on for the extension of this
establishment by the enclosure and filling up of the mud-
lands on the north aide of the yard there
was nothing of special interest to attract the
notice of their lordships. The Controller of the Navy,
the Accountant-General, the Storekeeper-General, and the
Chief Director of Works, were also occupied during the
day in their several departments. Before commencing the
inspection. their lordships received on board the Osborne,
Admiral Sir T. Paisley, Rear-Admiral G. G. Wellesley,
Captains F. B. Seymour, C.B. ; C. F. A. Shadwell, C.B. ;
H. Nolloth, G. Hancock, T. Fellowes, W. Chamberlain,
and A. W. A. Hood.

An iron wiling;attsport arrived at Spithead this after-
noon from India with military invalids. They will bo
transferred to-morrow morning to the Royal Hospital, at
Notify.
We understand that the new twin screw vessels Viper:
and Vixen have been condemned as seagoing ships, and'
that they will probably be employed as tenders to flag
ships oa tho home station.

CHATHAM, AucrsT 23.

DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR SINAPORE. —The
Coldstream, Captain G. G. Ponsonby, which has been
chartered by the Hoe. Council of India for the convey-
ance of detachments of Royal Artillery and other corps to
Singapore, having been inspected by Major-General F.
Murray and the officers of the medical staff at this garri-
son, embarked at Gravesend to-day 100 non-commis-
doned officers and gunners of No. 3 battery, 2nd brigade
Royal Artillery, with a small draft of she Army Hospital
Corps, with 10 soldiers' wives and 15 children, for the
Straits Settlement of Malacca.

The depot of the let battalion of the 14th Regiment
left Cork yesterday for this • , where it is expected
to arrive to-morrow, to join t e 3rd depot battalion.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 23. APPOINTMENTS.
Assistant Paymaster C. J. Underwood, to the Bristol, foe
disposal.- . .

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Clerk J. A. Ball, to the Cambridge.
Chief Engineer J. Snell, to the Cumberland, for charge
of the engines of the Blanche.

MOVEMENT or Taoors.—The steamer Windsor
arrived at Liverpool yesterday from Dublin, having on
board a portion of the 69th regiment of Foot, oonaisting of
six officers, Captain Charioteer, in command ; Cap4pia
Stake. and Lieutenants Platt, Dyke, and Thorpe, sndi.
214 man. Daring the day they left Liverpool for Preston.

THE EMPERORS FACE TO FACIL—A letter from
Salzburg to the Press of Vienna gives the following account
of this roosting of the Sovereigns:—" Their Austrian Ma-
jesties were for some thus at the station awaiting the Em-
peror and Empress of the French. The Austrian Empress
wore a lilac silk dress of the shade called ' Eugenie colour,'
trimmed with magnificent lace. The special French train
advanced slowly. When it stopped some hundred yards
from the plum where the carpet was spread as at
the arrival of the Sultan, the Emperor Napoleon
saluted from the carriage, which on account of
the heat was only enclosed by a kind of Vene-
tian blinds, while at the same time the Emperor
Francis Joseph, wearing the uniform of • marshal and
with the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour, advanced,
saluting ala isiliture. His Majesty of France was in
private clothes. The Empress Eugenie was dressed in
white, trimmed with black points, and wore a veil over
her bonnet. The Emperor Napoleon took off his hat ;
Francis-Joseph saluted is return, and the two Emperors
then shook hands. Then Napoleon approached the
Empress Elizabeth and kissed her hand : Francis Joseph
doing the same to the Empress Eugenie. The two
Emperors passed in front of the chasseurs, while the bead
played Portant pour 1% Syrie.'
THE SEARCH TOR DR. LIVINOSTONE.—We un-
derstand that, on July 15, her Majesty's ship Petrel
received on board at the Cape the expedition, under the
command of Mr. Young, which has undertaken a search
for Dr. Livingstone or his remains, and that the ship was
to sail on the evening of the same day for the mouth of
the Zambesi. On arriving there the various sections of
the steel boat, specially built at Chatham for the use d
the expedition, will be put together, and the party will
proceed up the river to the Shire, sad thence as far as the
Murchison Falls, where the boat must be taken to pieces
again and carried some 30 or 40 miles overland. There
will then be • run across the Lake Nyassa, within 10 miles
of the northern end of which is the spot where Dr. Liv-
ingstone is alleged to have been murdered.—Pall "Mall
Gazette.

THE Boar ACCIDENT ON THE HUMBER. —The
excitement caused by this fatal occurrence is unabated.
Efforts to recover the bodies are continued. From inqui-
ries made of the one survivor, it appears that the occupants
of the boat fell in with Mr. and Mrs. Rawlinson, visitors
at Grimsby, and a middle-aged woman and her son, a boy
about 11 years old. As they all wanted to go to Clee-
thoepes in a boat, they went to the Royal Dock and
agreed with Irving for • trip at 6L each. The boat ought
not to have carried more than six or seven persons, and
with such • heavy burden the water was within three or
four inches of the gunwale. On arriving off Grimsby,
Irving found that owing to the state of the wind, it
would be impoasible to land, and he put back to-
wards Grimsby, tacking so as to get in shore.
It was in making one of these tacks that the'
accident occurred. According to Irving's statement, he
left Mr. Rawlinson in charge of the tiller, while be
went to lower the sails. He did this because Rawlinson
said that he had once been at sea, and knew bow to ma-
nage it. Irving told him to keep the boat steady, but Raw-
linson turned the boat's head towards the shore in-
stead of keeping its head towards the opposite coast.
The result was that a wave broke over the boat and
filled it with water, and the boat being well ballasted,
sank straight down in ten feet of water, four feet of the
mast being above water. The passengers screamed out for
help, and clung to the mast ; but their weight pulled it
over, and they were all immersed, the boat again righting
as soon as they had lost hold. The boat was subsequently
picked up, and in it was found an umbrella. The body of
a woman, not identified, has been picked up. There will,
of coarse, be a Board of Trade inquiry.
FLOOD AND FALL OF A BRIDGE AT CRIEFF.—In
of the almost incessant rain which fell on
Tuesday, the Earn came down rolling from bank to brae
in the afternoon. From the upper waters large quanti-
ties of trees, fencing, and other articles, were carried
away by the current, and fields of grain, potatoes, Ac.,
, were submerged to the depth of several feet. The new
' bridge in course of erection across the river at Crieff has
' been damaged to • considerable extent. On Wednesday .
1 Mr. Pitkeathley, the inspector, went to examine the da-
-1 maged arch, when the fabric suddenly gave way, and Mr.
Pitkeathley and four others were precipitated into the
water below. A mason, named Williamson, had his legs
and arms broken, and the inspector got his jawbone frac-
tured, and was otherwise cut about the head.
On Wednesday evening some children were
playing in the neighbourhood of the ironworks at Darling-
ton, and incautiously got into • gravel pit, which had
been undermined. A large quantity of overhanging earth
which had been loosened by the late rains suddenly gave
way, to the weight of five or six tons. Two of the chil-
dren, Francis Baker and Caroline Golden, were buried
by the earth, and although the utmost exert:Was were
made to rescue them, from two to three hours elspeed be-
fore fhe earth could be dug out, when they were, of
coarse, dead.
The arbitrators in the case of "Chatterton e.
Reeves," for breach of agreement to sing in Rob Roy, at
Drury-lane Theatre, have awarded Mr. Chatterton, 1,500 f.
damages and costs.

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THE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVA-Li:4i
Woe 001 8191CIAL 001RISPOMAIIIT.)
HEREFOItD, FRIDAY.
The closing day of the festival opened with
weather as bright and genial as that of any of the
• previous days of the nreeting—more so it could
not have bten. She morning performance at the
cathedral, commencing at half-past 14 consisted
of Handersifeseoh, which attracted as usual the
largest attendance of any of the four days' per-
formances. In addition to the powerful influence
always exercised by such sublime music in associa-
tion with a subject of such awful interest, there
was the expectation of hearing the soprano solos
delivered by such exceptionally great singers as
Madame Lind-Goldschundt and Mdlle Tietjens,
and those for the tenor by Mr. Sims Reeves
—anticipations which were realised in each
instance. Handers sublime work—identified
ever since its first production, both with
Christian sentiment in music and human gym-
! pathies in the cause of charity—was given with
the rich orchestral accompaniments added by
Mozart (in 1789), and without those omissions of
movements and portions of movements which are
too frequently the case in the performance of the
work. The opening recitative, " Comfort ye,"
and the following air, " Every Valley," were
given by Mr. Sims Reeves in his best manner, as
y be said of his various other performances
throughout the oratorio. In the recitative
" Thy rebuke," and the air which follows, " Be-
hold, and see," Mr. Reeves produced a deep im-
pression, evidenced by that prof )und stillness which
from so large an assemblage as that which this morning
filled the nave of Hereford Cathedral is far more
significsat than the most tumultuous applause that
could shake the walls of a concert-room. Nothing
could transcend the intense yet chastened fervour,
the sublime pathos, which this great singer im-
parted to these movements ; or the tranquil and
hopeful sentiment which he threw into the beau-
tiful air, "But thou did'st not leave." The prin-
cipal soprano solos of the first part were allotted to
Pdadlle. Tietjena, who gave the great bravura air,
" Rejoice greatly " (with its florid and somewhat
secular pas/laps of execution) with brilliant effect.
The subsequent soprano solos, in the second and
third parts of the oratorio, were assigned to
Madame Lind-Goldsehmidt, whose delivery of
"How beautiful am the feet," of that solemn yet
hopeful air, " I know that my Redeemer liveth,"
and " If tied be for us," was full of that in-
tense and sublimated pathos by which this great
artist's interpretations of sacred music have always
been distinguished. To the pieces just specified
must be added the recitative " Unto which of the
Angels," sung by Madame Goldschmidt, in lieu of
Mr. Sims Reeves. Miss Edith Wynne gave with
much Purity of style the soprano air, Come unto
Him" ; the reetition of the preceding " He shall
feed his flock," which, as.well as the solo, " 0 thou
that tallest," was sung with genuine expression by
Madame Fatey-Whyrock--the other principal con-
tralto solo, "He was despised," being given with
much pathos by Miss Julia Elton, the frequently
omitted second part of the air being judiciously in-
cluded. Mr. Santley in the various recitatives', in
• the pathetic air, " But who may abide," with its
' dramatic episode " For he is like"—in that won-
drously picturesque piece "The people that walked
in darkness" (with the marvellous added details of
Mozart), sang with the same great qualities of voice
and style that he has so often displayed in the
-same music. The declamatory bass songs "Why do
the nations," and " The trumpet shall sound "
((with Mr. T. Harper's well-known admirable trum-
i • t aocompaniment), were delivered with his usual
nergy by Mr. Weiss ; and the subordinate tenor
solo part, in the concluding portion of the oratorio,
was given to Mr. Montem Smith, who has sung so
efficiently in more important positions during the
festival, and has proved in several instances, on
this occasion, a valuable substitute for Mr. Sims
Reeves. The choruses were very effectively sung,
the sublime " For unto us " and " Hallelujah "
(repeated) producing, as usual, a profound impres-
' aion. _ _ _

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The programme of the third miscellaneous con-
cert, at the Shire-hall, on Thursday evening, was
somewhat modified in consequence of the absence
again of Mr. Sims Reeves, who was doubtless re-
serving his powers for the culminating performance
of the Messiah this morning, as recorded above.
The supplemental concert of chamber music is
to take place this evening at the College-hall, the
following selection to be performed :
Trio, Miss Edith Wynne, Mr. Montem
Smith, and Mr. Wein, "Te sol quest,
anima" (Attila) Verdi.
Quartet .Posthumous;, Andante and vars :
and Scherzo, Two Violins, Viola, and
Violoncello. MONISM lg. Blive, Cle-
ment), B. Illagrove, and Daul Mendelssohn.
Song, Mr. Weiss, "A weary lot Is mine" O. Machines.
Canzonet, Miss HalithWyens," My Mother
bids me" Haydn.
Quintet. Clariouet, Two Violins, Viola, and
Violoncello, Messrs. TAMMY, H. lila-
grove, Clement', 1. Blagrove, aud Hum-
bert
Ballad, Mr. Montem Smith, I love to
dream" O. Townshend Smith.
Quartet, in 1) Mar, No. e 3, Two Violins,
Viola, and Violoncello, Messrs. H. Bla-
grove, Clomenti, Y Negroes, and Dun-
i beet

With the ball to be held in the Shire-hall to-
night, the Hereford Musical Festival of 1861' and
the hundred and forty-fourth meeting of the "three
choirs," will be brought to a close. The weather
throughout the week has been of the brightest and
finest ; the passing storm of Monday night (limited
here to the dark hours of rest) having left the
atmosphere clear and radiant. The whole proceed-
ings have been rendered peculiarly agreeable by
the excellent arrangement of the details, and the
urbanity of all concerned therein. Mr. G.
Towzushend Smith, the organist of the Cathedral
and conductor of the festival performance;
has been most zealous and indefatigable in the
performance of his onerous duties ; to which he
also adds, with equally efficient fulfilment, the
personal transaction of the many and incessant
business details involved in the office of honorary
secretary—in this instance anything but a
sinecure. To this gentleman, to the stewards, and
others. associated in the arrangements of the
festival, we gladly express our acknowledgment of
the courtesies and facilities afforded.

Large as was yesterday's (Thursday's) atten-
dance at the Cathedral, it was far exceeded
by that of this morning, the number being 2,140.
The return of yesterday's collection has been
amended since it was furnished to us, and the sum
is now stated to be 2771. 9s. 9d. The total amount
collected during the festival is said to be upwards
of 1,1001.

THE FORTHCOMING BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL.
The General Committee of the Birmingham Musical Fes-
tival met on Thursday to receive the reports of the sub-
committee respecting the arrangements for the festival ;
the Hight Mon. Earl Beauchamp presided. The Orches-
tral Committee report that all the musical arrangements
for the festival are complete, the orchestra fitted up, and
the instrumental and choral band placed under the con-
ductor's personal supervision. The rehearsals of the band
were held in London on Tuesday, the 13th, and Wednes-
day, the 14th inst., when all the new works were carefully
gone through and the parte corrected. Owing to the state
of his health, Dr. Bennett does not feel equal to the task
of conducting his own work, which will therefore (with Mr.
Costa's approval) be undertaken by Mr. G. W. Casino, the
conductor of London philharmonic Society. During the
tut few evenings Mr. Coats has personally directed the re-
bearsale of the choir, and it is believed the well-established
reputation of the Birmingham Chorus will be fully main-
tained on the forthcoming occasion.

BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—The
ordinary annual meeting was held at the central office of
the company at ss, Threadneedle-street, yeaterdar. Mr. 1
David Webster in the chair, when the usual formal busi-
ness was transacted. Mr. Edward Cropperand Mr. Charles
}Comp Dyes were re-elected directors, and Mr. John .
Blackburn was re-elected one of the auditors. The .
meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the
charmers. •