The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA SEASON.

Mr. Gye has this day issued his programme for
the season at Covent Garden. The direction of the musical
department is again platted in the heeds of Mr. Costa, while
Mr. Harris retains the position of stage manager. The list
of artistes manias the following new engagements :—Mdlle.
Aglaja Orpni, Mdlle. Marietta Bianoolini, Mdlle. Fanny
Mdlle. Vestri, Mdlle. .Morensi, Madame Maria
Ville, Signor Feamelli, and Signor Nicolini ; and also the
following renewed engagements:—Mdlle. Adam 's& Patti,
Mdlle. Dishes Artot, Mlle. Carlotta Patti, Madame

Lemmas-Sherrington, Mille. &uteri, Millie. Lustani,
Mdlle. Antooietta Friuli, and Mdlle. Pauline Lucca;
Signor Mario, Signor Brigooll, Signor NeriHaraldi,
Signor Lucchesi, Signor Rossi, Signor Houdin,
Signor Fanelli, Signor Niooliai Monsieur Faure,
Signor Hoisooni, Signor °rubel, Signor Attri,
Signor Ciampi, Signor Pallas, Signor Tagliadco,
Signor Capponi, and Herr Schmid. Director of the
music, composer, and eocilaotor—Kr. Costa. Priocipal
dsuseasse—Millle. Marietta Urban, Kittle. Dor, and Mdllw
Elvira

Mlle. Pauline Lucca will arrive in London in the middle
of April, and Oarlotts Patti, It will be sees, m►kee her first
appearance on the stage in England. In additition to the
general rr'pertoire, the following opine will be performed
during the se son :—" L'Etoile du Nord," "Norms," "Los
Huguenots," "Le Noose de Figaro," " Frs Diavols,"
" Dinorsh," "Le Prophito," " Faust a Hargherita," "Don
Giovanni," "La Gans• Wm" " Robert it Diavolo," "
Favorite," "Ls Traviata," "Origin* a la Pomare," and
" I Paritnnt."

The " Africeine " will be produced with new
scenery, costumes, end appidatments early in ions, and
will be represented by the following artistes :—liellls.
Artot, 111. Faure, Signor Graziani, Herr Schmid, and Signor
Needle.

The executors of the late Cuthbert Colling, Esq.,
have jut paid a legacy of 2,0001., less duty, to the Great
Norther* Hospital. The feuds were ►ll but ex-
hausted, though the wards and waiting-rooms are fall
of poor patients. The committee are striving to enlatre
the hospital to meet the daily applications for free relief in
• poor and populous district
The Army and Navy Gazette believes the exact
detail' of the whole wheelie of naval retirement and pen-
sions will not be settled until the supplemental estimate
has been rranctiosed by the Houseof Commons.
The Kreutz Zeitung states that the Prussian
autheritiee is Schleswig bad taken messium for the pur-
pose of arresting the Duke of Aegesteeburg if he made hie
appearance at Neer, sear Eckereforde,sa he intended to do,
In order to take part in the fueetel of his relative, the
Prince de Noer. The Prince, having been informed of the
intentions of the Prussian government, did net go to the
funeral, which passed off without soy demoustrition.
A portion of the inhabitants of Jassy have
presented au address to the Suite°, In which they my
"In the name of the clergy, proprietors, and merchants,
the undersigned demand the re-estsblishmeut of the

Paris Convention of 1858, whieh etionletes for the sewn-
ties of the Priem{polities under two active ruler., which
was the form of government under which our ancestors
lived happily for many centuries."
The Prams of Vienna states that an order from

the military authority is Huegary hal bees famed, direetieg
that a forge portion of the garrison of Buds•Peeth be frame-
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Bohemia.
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Mr. Westland Marston's new comedy, the Fa-
diately deopatohed to
rite of Amuse. hrhem produced by dir. Bother. Dosimiso IN ZURICH.—Newa has arrived from
Zed& of • dietoros anso the stagiest. tie
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dbe eelelseed " ,•" Polytechnic Institut' them T methree cloys beak the of
name
Liverpool, and, after these provincial rehearsals, will be pupil who bedi'ben3° been expelled because he was
presented to a London maims* oe Easter Monday. I a member of a body which Whored so the siestom
The Army and Nary Gazette understands it is I of drills was publicly
ther ordered Tele! men
finally settled that the Indies reliefs will all be provided wasfollowing audi, 200 eicul:itees uin r ;me
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following battalions will embark shoat .firly er august . and mendaresee ieterfered, sada eesAiet nested ; the agents
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mat hes bera arrived at by the French mid Delius p. Mr. W. A. .Hswirett2 Pstrisiosirs* Cisrl!s Irv= Goldoda_
voinnstain respecting the papal debt. Rely armee one. Be A•Ale,b, ?ee, e‘.l 110601F_I&diseetrtrr.
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half tha debt es it stood in IMIO, and the interest thereon, le . 7:11.176:d abr
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whkii has up to the present ►bees paid by the Court of lisi.aemof auk tonal were fraud to Ins sapesime stomas`—
Rome, will hereafter be met by the cabinet of Florence. j Cork Constitution.

THE DAY OP HUMILIATION.

The Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house this
Erman, took occasion to state that he had not received
any afield notification in reference to the date appointed
for a day of humiliation on account of the cattle pimps,
and he was unlade, therefore, to give aey sugges-
tions to his brother citizens upon the subject.
Ile had, however, postponed a dinner that he is.
teoded to hare given on Tuesday, and he should at.
tend divine service at St. Paul's, sod the met be most leave
to the good taste and good feeling of the cakes.. With
regard to the business at the ![anion-house, he would sug-
gest that the court should al as hour earlier than usual.

AGRA AND 111ABTERMAN'S BANK (LIMITED).
(Tl3lB DAY.)
The annual meeting of the ahareholden wee held
at DOOR/ at the Loodon Tavern; Mr. G. GMlDONllscrium-
sox in the chair. The report, which appeared in the
Express of Thursday, having beet haulm as reed. the Ohth
Mat moved its adoption, is doing which he congratulated go
the proprietors cc the results achieved during the lest half Se
year, and expressed hie confidence in regard to the future. IL
The motion WA seconded by Mr. Mildred, and carded 111
nnaliimously. The dividend previously distributed was at I°ll
the rate of 16 per amt. per osmium, leaving a balance of si:
10,2541. Si.

ST. PATRICE'S DAY.

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GOMMEMORATION.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning throughout the different parts of 61.
London then were commemorations of various desceip-
tions bs honour of St. Patrick, the patron Saint of et
and the solemnities due to bis memory way observed et
in the customary way. There was, however, ewe sa,
remarkable departure from the traditional observance of K
St. Patrick's-day, and this was probably attributable tithe II
feat that Archbishop Manning had promulgated an "laded- re
genre," for those who consented to abstain from hitort-
oatiog liquors from 6 o'clock on Friday crania', the 16th, to
12 o'clock en Sunday night, the 18th of Kan*, this net of IN
mertificstioa being offered for the good of their souls, sad 61
"to avert the anger of God so justly deserved on account SA
of druelreaness." Great numbers of pence., it is said, 111
responded to this invitation. At the Chan* of St. yl
Patrick, Soho, a very dilapidated-looking building u
in a small street running out of Soho-square, u
there was a solemn service in memory of the saint. Pon- It
tikal High Masa was celebrated, and a sermon was preached II
by the Rev. Dr. Anderdon, formerly a clergymera of the
church of &gland. The solemnities were foreshadowed by I
a service last night, when there was an attractive proond-
ing in the chapel, and "a procession of the relic of B*.
Patrick." The high maw of this morning was an elaborate
ceremonial, the musts being Haydn's 16 with orchestnl
sexicepaniments. Mr. A.derdon pissed a high entail::
ow the memory of the saint. This .vowing
will be a " complin" with a sermon by Archbishop Mae-
Meg, sad a seoood " promotion of the retie of St. Patrick,"
and 000tempoirsaeoasly with this solemn emiesisetioal and
religious proceeding there will be a highly convivial dinner
at Willis's Rooms, at which the Marquis of Landow*, will
preside, being supported., as stewards acid vice-per
siderite, by the Right Hoe. G. J. Goodie% ILP., Mr. T.
Hughes, M.P., Mr. O'Beirne, M.P., Sir George She., Mr.
Justice Beating, Mr. Bearden, M.P., Mr. dedeent Arm-
strosg, M.P.. Mr. flessilloe, M.P.,snd Mr. B. L. Gutsier!,
M.P. The Duke of Devonshire, the Berl el Devoe, the
Earl Sowell, the Berl of Monntehartes, Fermat Powers.
emit, the Bishop el Deny, aed the Bishop of Limerick,
are ancogst the vies-president.