The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-16 00:00:00

VOt court.

08BORNI, MAT 16.
The Queen and Prince and royal family walked
sad drove in the grounds ►t Osborne ycsterday.
The Duchess of Heat visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
yesterday, et Oloseesteshouse.

The Countess Craven will give s grand ball to•
sight, at bar tetidenee. is Chatles-street.

Sir John and Lady Yards Buller entertained a
numerous end di/tinge:shed party at dinner, at their resi-
dence, is Beigreve-egnare, on Wednesday evening.

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DINNER TO HER MAJESTY% 3'OOOEB AT Till
MANS ON-Mots.—The banquet prcpued to be gives by
the lord Mayor sad the Lady Mayoras on Tuesday, the
27th lost., to her Mefeetre judges and abs ambers of the
bar, is unavoidably postponed to the following day.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The production of the Barbiere di Siviglia, the
meet and pleasantest of all comic operas, drew a great
house last night, and the audience greatly njoyed the per-
reenact. Alboni's Rees was la every tenet delicious,
and in some respects unrivalled. la the dent plan she was
mast tastefully and becomingly dressed in a dark Spanish
Costa s,e, which set off her Ague to the best advantage, sad
the gram sad spirit of her actiag showed bow greatly she
is improved is the dramatic bruin of her art
Of bar vocal improvement we have spokes la describing her
performaase la the Caterestfolo; bet the MUSIC of the part
of Resin Gadded her to give still MOTs striking proofs of
it. The escheating bendy of her voice, the exquisite finish
of bar nendes, sad the rich fancy shown in her eadless
variety of jferdstre, emended all that it was possible to
elegise, and the Hetes boxes of applause at the same
instead from every wiener of die hone teemed to speak the
lump of wonder as well ea delight. Belled, toe, had a
triumph In Figaro. Oa his nese» he had the were n.'
eons gives to an established favoarite. He is nebably the
best Figaro sow on the stage, sad be siege the mine as wall
as he acts the put. The famous duet between Rosin sad
Figaro, "Deigns io woo," was, oa the part of both Wheal
and Bepetti, one of the most perfect pine of Boselaisa sing-
es that weld be conceived. Calsolui's vein sound it be
affected sad ao wonder) by the skyey iaflaeaeca ; at grit'
he mug wit► effort sad somewhat flat; bat be recovered
from this depreenes, sad the great duet been= the Count
sad Fiesta "ALL• idea di quid stetallo" was admirably Rives
by both performen. Celsolari's personation of the Count
was spirited and gentlemanlike ; though In the men of pre-
tended &manner his fan was tee ezuberant. Zeoteoni
was Bartok: be was repeatable, bat nobody eau aseceed
he this character till Ulnae is forgotten. Hasilio is a very
dificelt part, respire' a musk bens represestatin then
it bad ea the occasion. We won mere sad mon pleased
with the orchestra sad its conductor. Bessiare light and
elegant ascosepanneete were played with all the spirit and

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MIB9 ARABELLA GODDARD'S CONCERT.

This young pianist, who is just returned to
Begland after • long and ostensive tour oa the Continent,
pee sftoneert at the Hatever-spoweßoome,yesterday,which
attracted a peat 001111011.1•0 of amain" earioas to knew if
the resent annats of ken imiessies progress, sad the glow-
lag eulogise bestowed on her by the most 'Waste finite
wilier, wen well foliated. It was sees found that all that
has bees said has fillet short of the truth. Miss Goddard
left Emend with a high reputation, though a very yang
girl, as a performer of sztraindlaary take& She has retuned
not mash Woo, end we Sad her sae of the very Snort pietist.
it Europe. In this langtap then is tot the slightest *e-
nmities : it envoys t►e opiates, deliberately formed and
warmly @spired, of all the numerose competentjadges
who beard bee yesterday. The muds she perfumed was of
the highest and mat clessioel Mad :—Mosart's Commits in
D manor, Beethoven% t. Kreatser Somata " (it which she
was aosompatied by Eram), and Meadelmobt's Roads in I
Set I. playing these beguile' pines she showed • perfec-
tion of mechanism, • anion of strength sad delicacy, •
grandeur of style and power of paislooste expression, net
earnmed by the most renowned performers of the day. In
moompanyiag her, Brut seemed to draw additional Joni-
ranee from her pane. We hays scaroely ever beard this
great mist play with seek fire and such effect. The
aadiesses seemed literally spell boned, and expressed their
fuller by repeated and rapturous applamc

THE ROYAL ACADEMY Or Mush—A grand buoy
dress ball is to be gives at this Hesever-sqoare Rooms es
Friday, the 6th of Jose, the premeds of which are to be
applied la aid of the above lastitatlos, the foods of which
it appease will sot admit of its objects being folly serried
out At the iseteses of the Earl of Wommorelead (who is
'halms' of the essusittee of maameasest) bar Mejsety
has grasiesoly stgallei her Mantles of hoaoariog the bell
with lee prommee; sad es. meremer, the list of patios& ia-
Medea the sasses of Prism Albert, the Doke of Csabridge,
the Duchess sad Priames Mary ad Cambridge, the Dachas
of
Kent, the D.ehe. of Glesseeter, sad upwards of seemly
ether disdains-faked members of the aristxney, the remit
ass warmly fall to be largely beselicial to the Academy.
The bell la Itself will be of a very brilliant and sweeties
eberester, as as melanoma will be admitted In other then
sailers, mart, or luny deem sad we hear that some
qsadrillso of picteremee costumes am being organised.

Hzz lihneTre THESTad.—The following Weft
man the perms of fashion present last easing :—The
Duke of Cambridge, the Dula, of Bedford, the Dale
of Devonshire, she Marquis of Bath, the Marelimem
of Sandford, Ledy A.;leyn Churchill, the Countess
of Haerbsgses, he Dowager Lady Beastaamp, Lord
Ward, the Turkish Ambassador and seine, Lord Ca-
media, Lady Howard, Lord Lenadole, Barl mod Costa
tam al Wilma, Lord ]Mason B. de Bea, Lady
Zgertow, Lord Gerald Lord Oho riggereldi
Lord Thum, lord Claw. Bellow, Lead Powiet,
Lord Ore, de Wilton, Ltedßadfs.lewd besieseld, Lord
Berphenb, Sir J. Lomb% is Wm. Sall Lay Clay, Mr
R. and Lady Henri, Ur J. Bayiey, lir H. Wel* Hoe. F.Sumer, Sir Wm. Firma, Lye*, OA Healey,
Colonel Freeman, Colonel Dune; Wesel Sir P.
Costley, Hu. J. Crams, Sir Wm. Aldy, Mr, Bo
bate, Sir A. Woodford, Colonel Mean/ joy iliar_lyni
Colossal Tipton, the Mu. sad Wes. Jarvis, the Hoe. Mfg
Harbord, Ha. Mee. Fesleseas, Mears. Viusdeleur, J.
Beilassi, Tassinari, Oliveira, M.P., Gilbert, B. Lessard,
C. J. Palmer, Colonel Cams, Maar Pole. Captain C. Mil,
Captain Hue, Captain Captain Wynn*. the Hon.
Jima Macdonald, Chaelea Lee, General Canada's, Hoe.
B. and Mn. Hounall, Mre. Reit, Mr. and Ma. Hughes,
Mrs. Calmat, Hoc. Walter Harbor& Capt. Wails, Hoe.
Mn. Bey'e, Hoe. B. Billet, Mrs, Chas. Webster, Mrs.
Stapleton, Sr David Brewster, tr.
IMPROVEMENTS AT WIND 501, CASTU.--THI EAST
Tizatos.—The abeam. of bar Maj• sty from Wiadsor
Owls mum great activity in the works connecad with the
mans impeuvemenis now is promos. The But Terrace
of tltio Castle may be particularly mentioned as sae of the
works, from the ciremastaace elite Seism paved with Says.'
asphalt, of pyrinseut. The ware of the material not Daly
mama mince, bat the arrangements Clsrldp'a Asphalts
Company time made for carrying it oat are worthy of
I remark. At see .ad of the Teams le plies& • *as
meals, latish 'drives three large addles% essiebby
each abut one and a ball teas of stateside. Ths ph-
sips' iagreeleat pet hie them le is bitmmionne
in • mato of powder. is shish le added milaseeliteri=
gest of ea naffs. Nan. Thies saldress beige OM stem;
fires, the estate are kept issessiagly agitated by the ma.
a/Meaty summed with them, and which, after • epees et
tires home, thoroughly amalgamates the logrodloote, and
redeem them tee semi-laill stato la this audition it le
ram into It..
_MA% pissed apes • portable railway, sad
then tepidly deepillebod is werinies at the eztame sod
of the Tories. where estatiesibe was lint emoted to the
work I. redeem The Sieben of the payment Is &I-
temised by swipe of weed, spilt .hies Me material
is mend, sad beam it beasts em the mama kiss the
surface remake* salform, and will • degree et amuses
that make* it armee 'lmam without a him. The hennas
for water are Sunni Is the tame material, whin, hem It,
impetrate eharagemweieldantes mash bettersalied fairy
of the desires dim elms ism This ageslie has bees
seed apes the yes* esti eilast ef the end% sad Is
mid to answer the pawn run bash
the Royal lbsgels wen_ wed sib is, sod are mew la az-
' etsiddes.--Windeer Lyres.
Th. • of Bukhigharn ralaas,
deaigasi 4 lYp eitte, sad built by Mr. Theses
Cabot, woes insegspeled by a state ball us Thesday.
The reuse thsseehes ems well leld eta by the archlteet,
bat the dengsbess which are the Jebe seeessiss et tits
Gems. sediedills are sere Om gesetiemile. They
time sot mum Oa lewd of eriglsallty, helm. • resweilutelea
of araisessme e,l Iwo by Replant, with seasedes
Prises Albeit% eg% related by Herr Orange sad digger
Heesitel Berea . Thug Is tiae esehrt. that,
*umi gin gised. and • small esapedUes
Haymow isibbses has had maythiag te de with the
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