The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

LOYAL CI3MONIE °ALDEN&

The new season was inaugurated List night by a
number of Witless to the old ottrootkao of Creams. In
the anew, width hr boa r•-ossoeseed, • now befit, 'ali-
ned "The Doom of Love," was pothatta, safer the direc-
tion of Mr. James.

Aber the porikelNloll of the pleeiciastles the Great
Cirque Oriental ow thrown open. The equeetties troupe
his received several additions edam lest mason ; amongst
than on Xemienre Jake, Theodore, Adele, rifle* and
Lowed, from the Cirque Imperhd, Pule;
Harielso, Presemoo, and M. Ansel), from the Imperial
Cirques et, Peiereburg and Paris ; in addition to Madame
Blanche end the ot►er old favourites.

In the orris of the Arse= and arcing the usual vs.
riely of enteetednaent was presented. M. Desarales troupe
of dogs and mookeys made their first apterous this
season ; a general cored of vocal and instrumental made
was given Is the Chinese orchestra ; and the Coloured Ma-
serer and Yrs. Lairrenee rag to the. Ballet Theatre. The
lama garden remorar of maypole sad mortis draw,
sad slack sad tight rope exhibitions, oreitribeted to therm/c-
-rest of the armada of holiday visitors who thronged the
gardens.

THE ii.tHDEL COMMEMOILATION.—The prepara-
tions for this great musical gathering may now be said to be
complete. At the lest reheared the three kettle drums ma-
nu'actured expressly for the occasion by Mr. Died& were
tested with the mat satisfactory result, producing a fall
anted tone, which bkoded with andash4 effect with tbe
chorus. The rehearsal of the lasernmegeabste will be held at
Hector Hall on Thursday morning, sad the whole of the
provincial choir are to series in town on Friday, preparatory
to a great choral rehearsal at Exeter Hall in the evening.
Admission to these two rehearsals will be strictly confined
to the performers. The fall rehearsal of the satire
body will take plant at the Crystal Palace on
Saturday aezt, whets the whole area of the Palace will he
opts to the WAIN the galleries only being apyrogristed as
reserved seats. On this occasion pottkee of the Oratorios
for We day of the Festival will be rehearsed, sad those who
may to unable to attend the grand perhnesseas In the
~stag week • ill thee have ea opportuity of enimaling the
voted character of the selections, and the Avowal AIM of
this unparalleled smemblage of monad tale
Botrew Kt/4811101'0N Mussow.—llariag the week
aiding llth June, 1859, the visitors have been se follows :
On Woodsy, Tuesday, sad Saturday (free days), 2,906; on
Monday and Tonality (hue evenings), 2,619. Oa the three
students' days (admission to the public Id.), 258 ; ass
students' evening (Wednesday). 106. Tetal, 6,691. From
the (waist of the museum, 997853. _

NEW
pi rOST-OTTICE IN THE COMMERCIAL-10.11D.
—Yeeterlay, a new postal astablietunent was opined at the
eastern end of the metropolis. It is situated in the Com-
mercial-road, and is built in plain and unpretending style,
but combines all that is requisite in an aloe of the bad.
For torn. time imet the postal duties apperiaining to the
eastern district have ban carried is is an old building In
the Commerdal-read, of very much itierior dimensions to
ths is. now wader 110000. 80 meek ban* the duties in
this district is comasaloa with the Post-dim basseed of
late, that It was found absolutely idessary to maple*, the
aser building la the shortest span ef time possible, so as to
aLod ample, twill is. to the Medals is the coma( out of
their important drake. The amber of balsa pastime
daily through this branch amount* to about 26,000, andoo
show the value of the mew stramgenents imitated by Mr.
Rowland Bill, it may be mealleasel that, under the old
rag the whole of them attars would have been
buststaM to the chief office a et. Martinisle•Orand, angled
them mad that those attadel Ise the eastern division would
hews beam brought back ; the warble eerie( of time sad
Viola Is minamlllent4 pidely Merest. Strict staintioa
ea theyak idthe ratio ia anal tie ie al letters al seek
allies poly hallitais roe auk 611.07 of Air oar