The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-29 00:00:00

Wbe court.

The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and took luncheon
with her Majesty.
The Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. Sir
Charles Phipps, went yesterday morning to the Provident
Institution, St. Ilartin's-plans.—His Royal Bighorns pee.
sided in the afternoon at a meeting el the Royal Commis-
sion for the Ethlbition of 1861. The Prime Cocoon, at-
tended by Lient.-Colonel the Hoo. D. de Roo, arrived at
the Palace el Westminster at 3 o'clock. The other Corn-
! miareenpreeset were, the Earl of Derby, Earl Granville,
Lord Portman, Lord Overdone, the Right Hon. W. F.
Cowper, M.P., the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., the Right
Hon. R. Lowe, M.P., Sir Charles Eastlake, Mr. Thomas
Barks& M.P., Mr. Bidder (President of the Institution of
CUR Zeeman), Hr. W. Cr' mime, Q.C., Hr. C. W. Dilke,
Mr. T. F. Warm and Mr. J. Gott. Mr. Edgar llowring,
socrotory to the Royal Commission, attended. The meet.
lag !woks up soon alter ire o'clock.

The Kin el the Belgium, attended 17 Colonel Count de
eerkeeke, visited the Duke of Cambnage at Gloucester
Howe.

—the Prime of Wales rode on horseback yesterday.
Primes Leopold and the Primes. Louise took a carriage
drive.

The Queen, aeoompusied by the Priacessee Alice and Bea.
tries, and attended by the Hui.. Caroline Cavendish, took •
drive in • carriage and four yesterday afternoon, Lord
Alfred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on hone-
bec

The Prince Cermet, the Prinee of Wales, the Count of
Flanders, and the Duke .4 Naze cobourg, attended by the
Equerriesll: in Waiting, rude on horseback in the afternoon.
, accompanied by the Princess Alice, the
Prince 3uWalee, and the Count of Flanders, honoured the
perform ance of the Opera laet evening with her presence.
In attendance were the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon.
Horan,. ritopford, Lord de Tablet', Major-General the Hon.
C. Grey, and Lieut,Colonel Koppel
The Prince Consort and the puke of Saxe Cobourg, at-
tended by Limit-Colette! the Hon. D. de it IS and itiunn
Hochwaechter, honoured the performance of the Haymarket
Theatre last evening with their presence.

A ('u) et Council was held on Wednesday evening at
the official residence of the First Lord of the Treaainy, in
Downiug.street, which Wloi attended by all the ministers.

A deputation oo the subject of the Osi (M.Aropolis) Bill
had as interview with kits G. C. Lewis yesterday, at the
Hoote.odiee.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council set yester-
day. An appeal from Bengal, " Rogers r. Rajendro Matt
sad others' (part heard), wee concluded, and an appeal
from Bengal, " Ramgopol Mookerjee r. Maeseyk and
Kenny," was commented.
Deiliatches were received at the Colonial-08m yesterday
from the Governors of the tape of Good Hope, Natal, St.
Helena, Heligoland, and Canada.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
had a dinner party last evening at her residence at St.
James's Palace. There were present their Royal High-
nesses the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenbueg-
Sirelite the Princess Mary, their Serene Highnesses
the Prince Joho end Prince Jules of Holstein-Glucksbottrg,
the Fail of Wilton and Lady Katherine Grey Egerton, the
Earl and Countess of Hardwieke, the Earl of Sandwich, the
Earl and Countess of Tankerrille, Viscount and Viscountess
Com berme re, Viscount Chaterbuly, Lord and Lady Forester,
Geminal the Right Hon. J. and Lady Alice Peel, Mr. Leslie
sad lady Geraldine Somerset, and Colonel Home Hines,
attached to the household of her royal highness.
His Excellency the Hanoverian Minister has left
town for Hanover, on leave of absence fur a short period.
Viscountess Camriden, who has been suffering
from severe illness fur several weeks past, is, we are glad to
learn, nearly restored to health.
Lady Caroline Neeld entertained at dinner on
Tuesday, at her house in Grosvenor-square, the following :
Lord and Lady Ashley, Hon. W. Ashley, Hon. Mr. end
Mrs. Graiville Vernon, Hon. F. Byng, Hon. Miss Lind-
say, kc.

The Earl and Countess of Verulam have arrived
in w-mveboustioare from Gorhambury.
The Countess Frances Waldegrave gave a hall
on Wednewlay night at her villa at Strawberry-hill. Their
Royal Highnesses the Lasko and Duchess d'Aumale
honoured her ladyship with than• presence. Their Serene
Highnewies Prince John and Prince Julie of Olucksbourg,
and the Sovereign Prince of Lichtenstein, were alao pre•
sent.

Frances Anue Marchioness of Londonderry gave
a paled tall, last night, at Ho{demean House. His Royal
Hig►sses the Count of Flanders honoured her ladyship with
kis premise, arriving shortly after 11 o'clock.
The Council of the National Rifle Aasociation
have made arningementa by which all members of the Arse.
canes will he aceocommlated within the reserved spasm pre-
pred for the presentatiou 14 the aikkenee to her Majesty
the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Cowen.
Members of the council and all °Moen connected with the
Amocistion are requested to appear in uniform.
Major Briggs infernos' the York Volunteers, on
Wednesday, that he bad received informatics from the very
beet authority, that it was the istsitiss of her Majesty,
very shortly, to review the ride corps of the North of dap-
; land, is the city .4 York ; and that It was preened this
would take place during her next journey to Itabassel It
is earlentood that her Majesty will alas take advantage of
the same opportunity to review the ticottiali rile corps at
Palmsbergh.

In our obituary this week we anuounoe the death
a( Mr. Captq formerly lasses el the priocipal theatres in
Lincoimbire and Yorkshire, and busload of Miss Goddard,
of hiatrioair farce is theEr.siage of the drams. The
deceased was subject toe ' • fit., and he was removed
ham ths stage ia ale Wachs on his lam ap.
tir• at the titaintord theatre a few mouths ago.
hbacil been ill about 10 days prior to his demise on
Yriday lam. Mr. Cape in early life altered the legal
protease*, after having • college eincatice„ but baring a
taste for the &mina he ebandaseal the law fur the r=
and it o honeyed he ejant • considerable forties d
his managerial maw la eiedeavourusg to revive a
'taste for the dram. Darla( I starting tour la Atritra
Mr. eat MrP l'aple were Med at Melbourne, and po-
i anted will, is hatidsume testimonial —Shaufsad iferrierg.

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ORPREONISTS AT flag CR
•,• PALACE.
Whatever our Gallic friends may have suffered
mince their arrival in London from the "ignoble rapacity"
of innkeepers, or the objections of cautious lodging-house
keepers to any badges or insignia however innocent, they
&Dow moue of It to cloud their faces at the Crystal Palace.
There all is joy and music, and when the choristers have
ems their sups, and had their dinners, they adjourn to the
MiMall panel sad the gymnasium, and there astonish the
Mains= Misdate by the agility with which Orpheonists
dal WO" at leap-frog. With them it is rather en
dannalle game, and haat for the laat two or three days
ban Os eldest of careful observation on the part of
er own yemeleters, who will, no doubt, go back to school
'NOW wit& several new " wrinkles " in one of file most
pepalar of their pastimes. But our Mende have sorrowful
Wm to tell of theb• first night's reception in London.
Happily the blame lies with a compatriot of their own, who
having undertaken to lodge them comfortably, considered be
had fulfilled the contract liberally by engaging two waste
houses in Islington Cattle Market, and furnishing them with
• thousand straw mattresses, carefully laid on the
Boor. The pillows be provided only added insult
to injury ; but the merry Frenchmen, with their
usual elasticity of spirits, after a little mental
relief taken in the way of swearing, turned the whole
matter into a joke, and bombarded each other all night
with the tittle pillows. In the morning they found that
their countryman had not emplaned any toilette appli-
ances necessary in the bedrooms, so that none could wash,
and those who shaved could not shave, and as one time it
was seriously contemplated to refuse coming to the Crystal
Paso at all. However, honour and punctuality finally
prevailed over every other consideration, and down the
gallant Orpheonists marched to Sydenham, where
their singing, under such extraordinary difficulties, was good
'sough at once to establish their popularity in Leaden,
They spent their " off " day eery pleasantly, seeing the
sights of London, and were highly pleased with the atten-
tions they received, and the courtesy with which every
place worth seeing was thrown open to them. In short,
they like everybody in London but the cabmen, who, with
that stern impartiality which that distinguished body of
charioteers observe to all strangers, fleeced the " Orphee.
item," as they called them, whenever they bad the oppor-
tunity. Cabby had got hold of one French word, with which
he made amazing play during the whole of Wednesday. If
the " Orpheedtes" were curious as to distance, they
had always come " cinque " miles ; and if they
asked what was to pay it was never less than
" cinque" shillings—a sum which Cabby considered
very moderate under the circumstances, the impression
being that the situation of " Orphee-ite" was one of the
most lucrative public appointments in France. Such
things will, however, happen in the best regulated cities,
and we can recollect that during the Queen's visit to Paris
the chance of sleeping in • bed on the first night of arrival
was at first anything but promising. We are happy to be
able to close the account of the Orphean perils charily,
having ascertained that on Monday afternoon the Crystal
Palace Company took their case in hand, and by great acti-
vity and strenuous exertion snc,eeded in finding them
in Christian comforts and toilette apparatus for the
second night of their sojourn. It must not be for-
gotten, either, that this was entirely a voluntary act on
the part of the Crystal Palace directors, as lodging
in London formed no part of their original arrangement.
It was fully appreciated by the Orpheonists, who looked
quite new men when they entered the Palace yesterday,
and were in the best humour possible with England and the
English. When they entered the orchestra they were
loudly greeted by probably one of the most brilliant and
distinguished audiences ever assembled at a Crystal Palace
concert, and the friendly demonstrations became more and
more narked during the remainder of the day.
The concert began, as on the previous days, at three
o'clock. It has furnished very little matter for re-
mark ; for, on comparing the following programme with
those of Monday and Tuesday (which we have given
already), it will be seen that the concert of yesterday did not
exhibit • single new feature, the pieces of which it con-
sisted :being merely repetitions of things previously per-
formed :

PAST L y
1. God rive the Queen
Y. Tantalite ear Motet en lip* by the
Bend of the Guides
n Vent Creator Boated.
4. Dfpart du rheostat
6. Le Befralte Laurent de lUIW.
S. ()overture de Guillaume %ft by the
Band of the (Glides
T. La Nouvelle Alliance (wilt hope am-
eorepanharatJ
8. Ls Septuor des Littooliela
PAW I.
I. Air Varie by the Bad ii Os Addeo Moly.
2. Idie Cntantsde Parte Adana-
S. Le Chapelle
4. Ia Chant du Bivouac
S. Iterehe mu Flambeau:
li. CUM of Prieree. "0 Ns I° Mozart.
7. Frame ! Frame! A. Thomas.

As a prelude to the concert Mendelsohn 's " Wedding
March" was performed as a voluntary upon the organ. We
masa we did not immediately recognise it, for it was
played so slow that it might have been a Funeral Barth,
with all the weight of the full organ, and without a single
piano pump from beginning to end. it seemed very
strange that the organist, a Parisian musician of repute,
should show himself so ignorant of this celebrated piece,
the true time and character of which say clever English
school girl could have taught him. " God save the Queeu"
was then ■sing, and on this occasion it wee sung superbly.
The French arrangement, with which the audience, the
first day, were more surprised than pleased, was now thrown
overboard, and our National Hymn was sung with our own
plain, straightforward harmony, and with as grand an effect
as we have ever heard. This alteration, dictated by candour
and good sense, was highly gratifying. In another instance,
'however, the Orpheonista were not so accommodating ; for
they repeated the preposterous " Septuor des Huguenots "
(which, it would seem, is one of their especial favourites),
notwithstanding the cool reception which it had met with
before, and which it now met with again, fur nothing could
be fainter than the applause bestowed upon it.. The most
successful pieces were those which had been most success-
ful before--the two light and spirited part songs, the
Retmite " (in which the beat of the approaching and
receding drums is so marvellously imitated by the voices),
and the "Chant du Bivouac." These charming things,
song with a fire, spirit, anal refinement which it is impossible to
describe, were listened to with greeter enthusiasm than ever.
Helevy's chorus, "La Nouvelle Alliance," having been
composed expressly for this festival, was repeated us a
matter of course, but produced little effect. With its ac-
companiments of harps and brazen instruments, it is loud
and pretentious, with little real power. Mendelsohn's
part song, long familiar to English ears, "Le Depart du
Chaaseur " (the Hunter's Farewell), was one of the hap.
piest performances of the day. It was sung with exquisite
delicacy and perfect truth of expression. The band
of the Guides, as usual, played superbly. The over.
tore to theillamsse Tell was worth going to Byden-
ham to hear. We have sever heard it better exe-
cuted—not even by Cesta's orchestra at Covent-gar-
den. The rich, sustained harmonies of the opening
movement, the pastoral sweetness of the Tyrolese melody,
and the rapid tramp of the pea redoutle at the end, were
delightful ; and the whole overture was a perfect specimen
of military music.

In common with the pulilic'we have received a great deal
of pleasure from the performances of the Orpheonista.
They are admirably trained ; and, what is still better, they
sing with their whole bearte—with a rerre which (in the
pieces most suitable to them) gives a charm to every note
they utter. What they se yet want is a aulliciency of matter
co which to employ their executive skill—a supply of
choral gamic in the true *ease of the word ; a thing which
?mace has still to acquire, either by the exercise of her own
ereativs power, or by using the ample stores already accu-
mulated is other countries.

At the termination of the concert an immense crowd col-
lected in the veetibule in expectation that the a! peva
concert of Monday night would have been repeated, but
w►ether the disarm hail received a hint that their music
kept the company too late, or that they had begun to relish
the evening amusementa in town, we cannot tell—the fact
ems that there was no vestibule concert, but every one was
se to town WI soon as possible. So decided wee the day's
aisecese that the orpheoniate were persuaded to repeat their
eweeart to-marrow, whoa there is little doubt but that they
will have an immense audience.

The Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Palmerston,
and Lord Lyedhorst were among the more distinguished
visitors present at the Crystal Palace yesterday.
The twlebrated band of the French Quidee will
glee their final convert et 81. James's Hall, tomorrow even•
ins, %leder the petrol:mg' of his excellency the Preach
ambassador and the Counted.' Persigny.

juotto
DONEE TO THE ORPHEONEWS.
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It has been suggested in many influential q
that it would be a graceful act to entertain the
nista of Frame at dinner at the Crystal Palace after flair
farewell concert to-morrow. As there is no time for form.
big a committee for carrying out the object, Sir Jen*
Piston has kindly undertaken to make the neesseary
arrmagemimta m far as time will permit.
The list of subscribers already embraces the names et
Sir 8. Morton Peto, Titus Salt, M.P., John Bright,
11. P., Thomas Barley, M.P., Samuel Morley, Baron Botha-
child, M.P., Thomas &limey, J. T. Briscoe, M.P., J. P. B.
Weethead, M.P., R. Hanbury, ILP., H. Pease, M.P.,
Alderman Salomon', M.P., F. Creembly, M.P., G. Hadfield,
ILP., W. Reopen, LP., W. Williams, M.P., C. Barton,
M.P., and others ; but a considerable sum is Mill required
to complete the full amount of the outlay. We are re
quested to state that donations will be received by
Titus Salt, M.P., Fenton's Hotel ; Sir Joseph Paxton,
M.P., 7, Pall Mall Bast; Samuel Morley, 18, Wood-
street, Cheamide ; and Charles Gilpin, M.P., 10, Bed-
ford-square ; end, as the time is so limited, we hope that
those who feel disposed to share in the good work will at
once give their substantial 00-operation to this extremely
laudable undertaking.

ORTHEONIRTI4 IN THE ROWSE or Commo!m—
ania DAY. (—Thu morning successive parties of Orpheon-
tate were seen in the strangers' gallery of the House of
Commons. The proceedinp were not such as were
likely to interest them, e►en if they understood
the language. The house was in committee upon an Irish
Tenant Bight Bill, and after some desperate attempts to
understand what was going on, the Orpheoniste disappeared
in search of more congenial entertainment.

FAREWELL CONCERT Or THE ORPHEONTSTIL
The enthusiastic and hospitable reception the Orpheonista
have met with from large and fashionable audiences at the
Crystal Palace, on the 25th, 26th, and 28th, has led to
arrangements for a grand farewell performance to-morrow
afternoon, at 3 o'clock. As the French choral societies
leave London by early trains on the following morning, this
must be regarded as positively the last occasion on which
they can be heard in this counter In Saturday after-
noon for this farewell fete, and in mind the general
prevalence of the Saturday half-ho • y—one of the most
healthful and wise of modern movements—it has been de.
cided to leave the admission at the usual Saturday rate of
half -a•crown.

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SACRED HARMON IC SOCIETY, EMITYM-HALL.-
A special concert will be given at Exeter-Hall this (Friday)
evening to the Orpheonists of France. The doom will be
opened at eight, and the performance commence at half-
••cr, the entire area of the hall as well as the gallery
specially allotted to the Orpheonists. No visitors can
be thaL

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19, 1860.

UVTESr INTELLIGENCE.

THE NEW MINISTRY AT NAPLES.
NAPLES. Juice 28.
The new ministry is formed as follows :
Commander Spinelli . President of the Council.
Commander de Martino Foreign Affairs.
Signor del R 4 lnterior.
Signor Manna Finances.
Prince Torella Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Signor Morelli Public Works.
Marshal Lestucci War.
Admiral Garofalo Marine.

THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY.
PALERMO, Jul(' 19.

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin in the Debats says :

The tricolor flag has been hoisted at the royal
castle and by the Neapolitan men-of-war, and has
been saluted by the guns of the foreign men-of-war
in the bay. An illumination took place in the
evening.

THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR ATTACKED
IN THE STREETS OF NAPLES.

Despatches from Naples, dated the 27th instant,
state that deplorable events had occurred there.
The French ambassador, Baron Brenier, while
passing through the Strada di Toledo, where much
agitation was prevailing, received several blows on
the head from a loaded cane. He fell senseless,
and was carried to the palaoe of the Legation,
where he received the necessary attention.
Baron Brenier having counselled liberal reforms,
the attempt on his life was attributed to the anti-
reform party. It was hoped that his wounds would
not prove serious.

Garibaldi has issued the following decree :
Considering that a free people should abolish every cus-
tom which calls to mind the old state of slavery :
Art. 1. The title of " excellency " is abolished without
respect of persons.
Art 2. Doing homage by kissing hands is prohibited.
. . . • •

This decree, if acted upon, is in itself a social
revolution. In Sicily the lower orders call almost
every well-dressed man his exoellency, and kissing
the hand is a common compliment paid by a tenant
to his landlord.

Interviews between sovereigns appear to be the order of
the day. The Emperor of Austria is shortly to have one
with the King of Bavaria, and the Prince Regent with the
Emperor of Russia. Nothing yet has been decided as to the
elty where the latter event will take place, but • definitive
answer is expected from St. Petersburg, making known whe-
ther the Emperor will come to meet his mother, the Em-
press Dowager, at Berlin, or whether the Prince Regent
will accompany her Majesty to Warsaw, where her son
will join her. It becomes every day more and more certain
that no particular arrangements were concluded at Baden,
between Prussia and the secondary states, and that conse-
quently it cannot be said that any conciliation has been
effected between conflicting opinions. To the allusions
made by the King of Wurtemberg on this subject, the
Prance Regent replied by asking for • written statement of
the points on which it was desired that Prussia should
change her policy, and also of the questions on which the
secondary states were disposed to make concessions. The
negotiation will therefore resume the ordinary course of
diplomatic correspondence.

THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY.
VIENNA, Jun 28.
The Marquis de Moustier remitted yesterday
to Count Hochberg a note from M. Thouvenel,
dated the 21st inst., and of which a oopy has been
simultaneously addressed to all the Powers who
signed the final act of Vienna, in order to claim
from them the official recognition of the aocom-
Oldest annexation of Savoy and Nice to the French
empire.
Not only from this note but from verbal expla-
nations added by the Marquis de Moustier, it
results that France maintains, without variation,
the programme arranged by her about two mouths
ago. She accepts a European Conference iu order
to examine in common the modus of reconciling
article 92 of the final act of Vienna with the treaty
of Turin. At the same time the Marquis de
Meunier stated that the French government would
he opposed to any cession of territory of Savoy.