The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

THE RAILWAY FORGERIES.

DUBLIN, MONDAY ZYDNINO.
M the head police-office, this day, Mr. James M.
Knighting was brought up, charged with having
committed another forgery of a transfer of railway
shares.

From the evidence, it appeared that Mr. Knight-
ing, in June last, called at the office of Mr. Robert
Corbett, stockbroker, and stated that Mr. Henry M.
Jones, of Hampstead, was anxious to dispose of
156 preference shares in the Great Southern and
Western Railway, and that, inasmuch as his resi-
dence was at some periods uncertain, he wished to
appoint Mr. John J. Ryan, of the Lunacy-offios, as
his agent. In ecoordanos with this direction a deed
of transfer from Mr. Jones to Mr. Ryan was made
out in Mr. Corbett's office and forwarded to the Great
Southern and Western Railway office, from which it
was returned with the signatures of Mr. Jones as
transferor and of Mr. Ryan as acceptor of the 158
shares. In accordance with further directions, the
shares were sold by Mr. Corbett, and a sum amount-
ing in the whole to nearly 2,9601. was paid to Mr.
Ryan in four checks-one on the Bank of Ireland,
and three 00 another firm.
Mr. Jones sow attended, and deposed that he had
never signed the transfer, and that he was now the
proprietor of the shares originally allotted to him in
the Great Southern and Western Railway.
After a lengthened investigation the prisoner was
committed for trial on two charges; but it is feared
that forgeries to • tar greater extent will yet be
discovered.

The surgery at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, is to
undergo 1100111 extensive alterations sad improvement*, to
order to afford superior setoeinuistiou to the large suffer

of medical odium stationed at that establishmest. The
building hitherto used u a dissecting room is to be con-
verted into a surgery, and a lugs sad commodious building,
to a Ilse with the library sad ausum, is in course of eroc-
Sion for the purposes of anatomical study.

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The English shareholders of the Tipperary Bask
have held Fevered Issegap (•aya the Timm) with the view
of eoasertirg measures for their own protection in the u-
nassumed of the affeirs of that estsblabeneat. They ere
said to have availed themselves of the best slake at the
Irish her, sad t) hen been informed that several legal
plats sea ►e raised is radium', of their lisbilitie.. At
the ease this they aspens a dispaitios to deal with the
ease if ramble, on equitable terns. It is therefore hoped
t►at the creditors, both is Itegiand and Irelasd, will even-
tually agree to a seltleneat which nay in sous degree
avert the dieretross c ieseqeseees of t' is suspensios. ash.
eariptlene have bass raised Is L'sdos towards a "Defense
sad a iseamittee ham bees loaned to conduct Rev-
italises. Ilene of the shareholders, h , aatkiyathig
the word mulls front a 1,41'411Ni-up, have already loft the
sesatry to avoid rescosaibffity.

MUSIC.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

This great society, which for almost half a century
has been unequalled in it. induetee GU the progress of mu,io,
not in England alone but in e very c unary of Europe, has
ent,red upon its forty-third scion, which promises to be
a Ben, in of even more than ordinary success. This may
be partly ascribed to the favourable aspect of public
affairs,, but it is undoehtulty owing ❑:o to the
expectation entertained of • brilliant series of con
art•, and to the general approbation, in the MUM-
cal world, cf the appointment of Professor Sterndalo
Bennett to th 9 arduous and reli asitle past of condos-
tor of the orchestre. It is telt that in conferring this ciao,
upon a man who stands confessedly at the head of the musi-
cians of England—a men of genius, leaning, and experi-
ence—a man, toe, whose ebarac•er end social position Five
him that iofiuence among his brethren which is euential
to eta:levity in a position of this hind, the Philharmonics
Society has acted wisely as well as justly. This feeling on
the part of the public has bees strongly and generally ex.
pressed, and has further manifested itself in the largest sub.
scription which the society has had for many years.
The first concert of the season took place at the Hanover-

square-rooms last evening. The rr oin was crowded to the
door., and a best of persons distieguished in our mulled
world were present. When Mr. Bennett appeared in the
orchestra to 11.1111M0 the baton of command he was greeted
by toed sad protracted claws from every put of the room.
The orchestra was of the usual strength—eighty performers
—and presented the usual array of talent. Of the "old
familu faces" which we were accustomed to see, how-
ever, two were absent the faces of Salmon and
Blegrove. Their absence, though matter of regret, woe
not matter of surprise to musical people, for it has been
known for S4IEO time that tto,e gentlemen have seceded
from the Philharmonic Society, and attempts have been
industriously made to throw blame upon the society on that
account. It is proper, therefore, to esplein the cense of
their seceseion, which was simply this :—There is no
" leader" in an orchestra—the office being superseded by

that of the isonduchr. But there is p;taciial violin "
on whom the nonductor relies for strength, &mum, and
precision, in taking up every point ; and the functions of the
principal violin have for some years been 'hared by Messrs.
Manton and Blagrove. In making the arrangements of this
nation, the directors, in considerstion of the professional

talent and rank of Mr. Cooper, offered him (without any
application on his part) a participation of the position of
the principal violin alterna•ely with M. &into's and Mr Bla-
grove. It was not 'spotted that they would take umbrage
at an act tf fairness to a fellow-artist ; but they did, and
t, row up their places in the band, one or two others follow-
leg their example. Much noise has been made about this
affair, but without any reason that we ram discover. The
result is, that Mr. Cooper now charge the place of principal
violin with Signor Sivori, who is to serums it at the lest
three concerts.

Th• programme of last night's concert was as follows:
PART 1.
Naomi* to C minor (dedisated to the Philharmonic
&Mew)
oclarae Clara
Left. 1.11 Swims son Mena" Novelle (La
" Dove sone" Name it Ft.
Mad
Concerto In E ea:, Planotorts, Madame Clara Nowt.
Bohannon (her Brit appemance In lEmiland) Beethoven.
Overture (Don Carlos) X mfarren.

PAST Q.

Iltsdonts In A. No. 7 .--.
Beethoven.
r 1 Nedanie Cleve
ft. 1" 84 actir" Novello(Cerno
"Ns netill astretol Ingleee, Yr.
Alia hamar Nicholson) 11
(lineament°. Nezoadaste.
8010, Piatotorte (17 Variation Serleusee) Madame
netitunann
°wrens', " Breams" Weber.

It will be seen from this programme that the society goes
In in its accustomed comae, disregarding the cry of
" novelty " so inceuaotly and so unmeaningly set up. The
society, during its long existence, bat generally acted on the
principle of giving the but music is the best manner, and
this warn hes always met the approbation of the sub-
scribers. When they have bolted music that was good as
well as new, they have given it; when they have been in-
, deiced to depart from their principle, and to give music that
war sew without being good, they have always had cause
to repent it. The public cannot hear the chefs d' awns of
the greet mutt rs too often—they cannot, indeed, heat
them often enough. Why should we be deprived of the
works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Spohr, and Men-
delssohn for the Bake of some new importation from Ger-
many which hardly ever fails to tura out a bore ? When
we have another Spohr, or another Mendelsohn, the Phil-
harmonic Society will be ready moonlit° perform his works.
Mendelseches 8y euphony in C minor is the earliest of his
symphonies. It was written when be was only fifteen. He
brought it, and the overtime to the Midsummer Night's
Dreams, with him when he came for the first time to London,
in 1829, at which time he was little more than a boy. That
season the Philharmonic Society performed both the
symphony and the overture, and from that time the youth-
ful musician became the idol of the English public. This
symphony is not so finished a work as either of his others;
bat it is full of beau its, and its scherzo movement is as
characteristic as anything ha his ever written. Under Mr.
Bennett's direction, the tymphony was admirably played.
and the scherzo was loudly encored.

The appearance of Madame Clara Schumann, who hie
now visited Bogland for the first time, wee an cecarreams
of gnat interest. Under her maiden name of Clar► Wieck
she became renowned throughout tie continent as a pianist
of the very hieheat clue, and this celebrity she sootiness to
enjoy. It is well merited, for stn possesses every quality of e
' great performer. She joins mascalius strength, firmness.
nod vigour, to feminine softness, delicacy, and refinement.
She never *Mikes the keys, but brings out en immense
volume of toe*, while the motion of her hands
is slmost imperceptible. I■ cantabile pasesges bee
tone le dellghtfully smooth and liquid, while her
phrase. have the grace and roundness of the finest Italian
singing. Her rapid passages are strings of pearls, her touch
having an incomparable elasticity and lightness. Both her
performances were applauded with the utmost enthusiasm.
Beeth-vsn's Symphony in Awe a delightful treat. Mr.
Bennett took parts of it—eepeci.illy the allegretto and the
finele—a little slower than Mr. Costa used to take them.
This, we thought, an improvement, en it conduced to the
clearness of the execation. Mr. blacfaren's oirr dere to
Dos Carlos is a composition of mtch merit, and was ex-
cellently performed. The ooly total performer wee Ma-
dame Clara Novelle), but she left no roam to wish for any
tthisr. She never sang more magaificintly, nor was she
ever received with more animated demonstrutions of plea-
sure and admintioa.

Count Cavour dined with Prince Napoleon on Ss-
, tarday last.
A lace manufacturer at Berlin hos received an
order from St. Petersburg for 9,000 ells of golden lace, and
a similar ceder has been received at Paris. Thia material
is intended for %begets livery of the Imperial tone at the
coronation tete..
The steamers between Cronstadt and foreign ports
will soon be plying so before the seer. The packet company
whose vessels run between Lubeck and St. Petenburg ham
already announced that the iron steamers the Neva and the
Trove will resume their former service immediately navi-
gation is practicable.
Every military school throughout the Russian
empire is henceforth to lotto' in one of its 'atom the por-
trait' of all the generals and officers, subaltern ss well es
superior, who have been educated there, end hove obtained
the decoration of St. George for conduct upon the battle
field.
The King of Sweden has made a present to the
idly of Stockholm of a little Wend situated opposite to the
Royal Chateau in the Late Molar. For the future this
island will form a magnificent promenade open to the outdid.
The Northern Bee and the Journal de l'Aeademie,
the twa journals at St. Petersburg reprerentisg respectively
the ancient and modern schools, are ever at strife. Review-
ing a elookeny book a fortnight ago, the Northern Bee
observed... We greatly pre far this book to soy and all of
the Musty productit no of the sea-disorst philosophical
1111/1001 la which the good and spiritual Russian people are
virtually represented as Coffees or H netting."
The Germania Diet has allied to the Federal
Governments for copies of the lave and regulatiose affect-
ing emigration. This is done with the view of ist•blishing
a uniform organiset'oo, which shall at once benefit the sad-
graats sad assist is keeping ep a communication with them
after they have left their native country.
A lattse from Brussels says: " The colony of
ROAMS who have passed the lest two winters here are
about to &Torso. A great somber of them svll leave for
Paris, where their shooed% will be it creased by tension:4-
i meats direct from Assail."