The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

The Right Hon. JAMEY WORTLEY, Goventor.

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THEATRE.

Meyerbeer's charming " pastoral," Ditioraft was
reduced for the first time at Her Majesty's Theatre on
Saturday, and the assumption of the part of the heroine
by Mdlle. Ilma de Munka, attracted, a full and
fashionable house. From the first her MUCCC.i was
undoubted ; and her conception of the distraught
maiden—one of the most poetic creations on the lyrt;
stage—was dramatically truthful, and replete with grace
and beauty. Her singing was marked by that brilliant
vocalisation that secured for her at once, when she first
came amongst us, such an enthusiastic host of admirers,
and which atones for some slight defects in the quality
of her voice. Both orchestra and chorus gave ample
evidence of the careful training of Signor Arditi. The
scenery was beautiful; and the effect of the inundation
(in which a torrent of real water was introduced) was so
striking that Mr. Telbin was loudly called fur and warmly
applauded. We must add, however, that the performance
was needlessly protracted, the intervals between the acts
being so long that it was nearly half-past twelvo before
the curtain fell.

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EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE GREAT PARIS RACES.
(=OK OUR owe cozasareenater.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVINING.
This fourth anniversary of the great Paris races,
while equal, and perhaps superior as a spectacle,
to any of its foregoer*, is distinguished from them
in this—that the 100,000 fr. prise has for the first
time been carried off by an English horse. The
French Jockey Club was for some time quite
resigned to this result. It was calculated
there that the English stables would this
year have it all their own way, and that
I the Duke of Beaufort's Ceylon would probably
win. These previsions were realised, Ceylon came
in first, Mr. Merry's The Primate second, and
Count Batthyany's Mazeppa third. The race was
a very exciting one. Ceylon, a splendid horse,
very large, with immense muscle and sinew, was
thought in the weighing ground to walk
a little lame on one et his hind legs,
and at the last Moment many backed
the Primate against him. However, whether lame
or not, Ceylon found his running legs, and came in
first by, as far as I could judge, a good length. I
could not from the front of the Grand Stand see
all round the course sufficiently to describe the
play, but I saw Mazeppa making very good run-
ning as second when nearing the goal, but The
Primate passed him just on the post, and threw
him into the third place.
The Emperor as usual was in his tribune. His
Majesty was looking particularly well, and
seemed extremely animated. The Empress,
attended by the Princess of Essling and
several other ladies, arrived shortly after the
Emperor. The Prince Imperial was accompanied
by five little boys of about his own age. The objet
d'art given by the Emperor in addition to the
prize of 100,000 fr. was brought to the front
of the Emperor's tribune a few minutes
before the starting for the great race, and placed
only four feet from the ground for public inspection.
It is an extremely handsome uru of oxydised silver,
ornamented with chased sporting subjects in alto-
relieve. In sporting language it is, I believe, called
a cup, but it looks more a like a soup tureen, and,
indeed, I think it would be no desecration if on great
occasions at Badminton the Duke of Beaufort were
to fill it with real turtle from Bristol.
Contrary to the usage of former years
the cup was not presented to the winner
in front of the Emperor's tribune, but at the last
moment, and as ii by a sudden thought, was taken
to the rear looking on the weighing ground, and
was there presented by the Emperor, amidst hearty
cheers, proceeding principally from the English
part of the company. Our neighbours, however,
took their defeat this year good naturedly. It
could not be expected that they would rejoice in
it. The day, though black clouds looked occa-
sionally threatening, was extremely fine. The
turf, freshened by heavy rain yesterday and the
day before, was in excellent order, and the Bois de
Boulogne was in all its beauty. Seventeen horses
were on the earl for the great event, but only
10 started. Among those struck out was Prince
Soltykuff's Duke of York.

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(RErTER'S EXPRESS.)
THE VOLUNTEERS.
TORONTO, C.IV., MAT 14,
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. I The volunteers on active duty in the province
The Huguenots was produced on Friday for the consist of three military divisions, altogether num-
first time OAS season, with Mdlle. Pauline Locus in the boring nearly 3,00) men. These are posted in corn-
character of Valentina, Mario as Raoul, Attri as Wircello, ' panics of from one to eight at the following points
Madame LOMIRCDII Sherrington as the Queen of Navarr:,
on the frontier, viz., Windsor, Sandwich, Tarma,
Faure as St. Bris, and Tagliafico as the Count de Revers. .
St. Mary's, Goderich, Point Edward, Dunnville,
Of all Mdlle. Lucca's parts Valentina is that which most
strikingly displays her powers as an actress. 1 Chatham, Mag,ara, Prescot, Cornwall, and Ottawa.
On the following evening (Saturday) there was an equally , Mr. E. .1.. Brydges, the well-km.wis president of
splendid performance of Dots Giura:mi, also produced the Grand Trunk Railwan is gazetted as lieutenant-
here for the first time this season, and performed to an colonel commandant of the newly organised Grand
overflowing house. Adelina Patti was tho Zcrlina, more
Trunk Railway Regiment.
captivating and more vehemently applauded than ever. i .
As there is a prospect of a large immigration to
The charm of her acting was heightened by the manner in '
which she was supported by Ronconi, whose comic genius Canada this year the Grand Trunk Railway is
has rendered the little part of Masetto one of the ' making preparations accordingly. Immigrants
pleasantest things in the opera. A very important will ho carried only in second-class cars, while pro-
novelty was the appearance of Madame Lemmens- prietors of refreshment places on the line will have
Sherrington as Elvira, a character not sufficiently to sell good, wholesome food at a moderate cost.
understood in this country, and therefore too
Quarantine regulations adopted by the Governor
often assigned to inferior performers. The case
is different in Germany. Elvira is full of lire and in Council have been issued for the medical in-
passion, takes a share in several of the most striking spectiun of mail steamships and other vessels en-
scenes, and sings some of the finest and most expressive tering the port of Quebec. When free from cases
music in the opera. Witness "Mi tra.liquel alms ingrata," of sickness of an infectious nature ocean steamers
one of the grandest and most impassioned airs that will suffer no detention.
Mozart has ever written ; and the bursts of feeling in the .
While ,riving all credit to the government of the
concerted pieces, " Ah, chi mi dice mai," sal" Non ti .',
United Stales for the steps they have lately taken
fidar, 0 misers !" Indeed the part of Elvira demands a
first-rate tragedian and a singer of the highest powers ; to thwart Fenian intentions, the Toronto Leader
and it is in such hands that we find it on the German thinks that they have nut done enough. It recom-
stage. In London, we believe, it never has been so well mends that President .Tohnson should issue a pro-
performed as it now is by our gifted countrywornsa elamation warning the Fenians of the risk they run
Faure's Don Giovanni, though not everything that amid
in violating the comity of nations. In advocacy of
be wished, Is very praiseworthy, and probably the best noiv
its suggestion, it points to the precedent of Presi-
on the stage. The character of Donna Anna was sus-
tained by Mdlle. Frieci in a manner worthy of her repu. dent Tyler, who, in 1841, when the so-called
tation ; and we may say the same thing of Ciampi's patriots had nefarious designs upon Canada, issued
Leporello. The ensemble of the performance was meg- a proclamation denouncing the conspirators, and
nifieent in the highest degree. To listen to Costa's superb threatening condign punishment if the laws of the
orchestra was of itself a gratification such as is seldom met
United States were violated.
with. I _ _ __ . . ._ ._

CRYSTAL PALACF.. ' THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
The concert of Saturday morning was one of the
By the arrival of the above mails we have ad- i
best and most attractive of the aeries. It was enriched by the
vices from Calcutta to the 22nd April; Madras,
magnificent singing of Titiens and Mongini. The former gave
April 23 ; Colombo, April 30 ; Hong Kong, April
the celebrated monologue from Mendelssohn's unfinished
14, i The news from Calcutta has been antici-
powthumous opera, Lorelei, which she delivered with mar-
Wed rid Bombay.
vellous power, both dramatic and vocal. She also sang
From Hong Kong we learn that considerable
.` Home, sweet home," most deliciously, and was loudly
interest had been excited in military circles by the
encored. Signor Mongini sang " Ah, se ben min," from
announcement that Colonel North had applied in
the rrovatore, and " Le donna a mobile," from Rigoletto,
parliament for papers relative to the mortality of
end was encored in both. The other singers were Madame
troops at Hong Kong during the last hot season.
Meric-Lablache, Signor Verger, and Signor Scalese ; and
The Orcriand China Mail says it is to be hoped that
Mr. Alfred Jaell played a brilliant solo on the pianoforte.
the next budget " may include under the head of
The attractions of the concert were heightened by the military expenditure a margin for the erection of
beauty of the weather. , suitable buildings for any possible accession of
' troops to the colony, so that there may be no repe-
Tin BISHOP or NORWICH ON THE LITC ROY. —A Lion of the mournful decimation of British soldiers
memorial, extensively signed in Ipswich and the neigh-
which marked our last summer."
bourhood, having been forwarded to the Bishop of Nor- The same paper gives the following account of
wick, in which the memorialists deprecate changes in the the terrible disaster to a coolie ship already men-
Book of Common Prayer, the bishop replies :—" I quite tinned by telegraph :
oonour with the memorialists that the present time would The Napoleon Canevaro, an Italian barque, bound from
not be convenient for any such changes, and should be Macao for the lisvannah with coolies, was set fire to by
ready to oppose any attempts at legislation for such a par- them after the clew had battened down the batches on
pose without, in the first instance, a necessity for change imptems of insubordination appearing amongst them ;
being clearly shown, and the voice of the church at large the crew, after vain attempts to extinguish the flames,
ascertained as to what the change should be. I trust that took to the boats and left the ship and coolies to their fate.
both the clergy and laity of the church will be careful to The crew, with the exception of some who are missing,
avoid and discountenance any such abuse of present liberty were picked up by the Bremen brig Tritan, and brought
in matters of doctrine or discipline as would render neees- to this pork The doctor and several of the
wary the enactment of a more strict and definite rule, and crew are missin, and are supposed to have been
thus narrow the comprehensiveness, and restrict the tree- &m
strict or left behind in the burning ship.
dom which we now, by God's good providence, are per- No ill-treatment seems to have been the cause of
witted to enjoy." this catastrophe, but the comparative success which has
Ale EgrirmaMere.—The Benches, of Lincoln's- attended the several wholesale attempts which have been
inn have admitted Mr. Benjamin, late Secretary to the made by so many shiploads of coolies to take the rupee-
Treasury in the Confederate States, without obliging him tive ships, and thereby elude the performance of their
to eat his terms. They say they are compelled to accept agreements, after having received their advance, leads one
him in exchange for Mr. Edwin James, who was admitted to suppose that these horrible scenes of outrage and murder •
in the same way to the New York bar—en odd compliment will continue to be perpetrated on board this class of ships,
to Mr. Benjamin ; but there seems little doubt his admix- and that there must be some organised plan of revolt
Ilion was smoothed by the strong Confederate sympathise assumed in each case before their being embarked in the
of the English bar-- SPernalore