The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1850.

MUSIC.

HER MAJES I Y'S THEATRE.
Some weeks ago we stated, as far as was then
known, the arrat•gemeots made by the manager of
Her Majesty's Theatre for the approach ng reason,
st.d we are now enabled to mention some further nu-
ticulars of these arrangements.

Madame Sontag will appear early in the season,
and will perform in some operas quite new in Eog-'
land, particularly in "II Burgomeatro di Saardam,'
and in "La Tempeeta," both of which pieces were
mentioned in our former notice. She will also, be-
sides her favourite characters of last reason, appear
in " Don Pasquale," the " l'uritani," " Don Giovanni,"
and other pieces in which she his gained her greatest
triumphs.
In addition to Madame Sontag, the soprani will be
Mdlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani, and our country-
woman Miss Catherine Hayes, besides two or three
debutantes said to be of great promise. The contralti
will be Mdlle. Ida Bertrand, a successful Ringer from
the Scala and other Italian theatres, and Mdlle. Caso-
lani, who made a favourable impression last year.
The tenors will be Signor Girdoni, Signor Cairo-
lari, and Mr. Sims Reams ; besides several singers as
yet unknown in this country. Tae basses and bari-
tones will be Lablache, sen. and jun., ltelletti, Colett,,
and L'renzo, the last a singer of continental repute-
lion, but new to the English publi?.
To the operas which, as we have already men-
tioned, it is intended to produce in the course of the
season, we may now and Spolit's celebrated th,f
trvirre, "Faust," and Cluck's " Iphigenie in
Aulide."

Mr. Haire continues to be the musical director; and
Signor F. Itonconi is to bare the direction of the chorus.
Among the performers engaged for the ballet are
Car!otta (irisi, ltosati, Marie Teglioni, Paul Tagi;ohi,
Leon, and entries.

Tue thea.re will open on Saturdry next, the 9th,
when Meyer's celebrated opera, " Medea," will b
performed; the principal characters by Mdlle. Parodi,
Madame GuiliaLi, Signor Calzolari, and Signor
It.lletti. It will be followed by a new grand ballet
call' d " Les Metamorphosem;" the principal part by
Carlotta Until.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—NotwcANTLE, MARCH I.

POACIttNn.
George R.eheseelson, 23, and Thomas Orange, 36, were
charged with .havirg on the 24th December (with other
persons) entered upon a certain enclosed lead Mr the put-
pose of taking game, armed with a pun.
Mr. Without stated the ease. Tne property on which
the affray took pace was that of Ahdison Baker Cresswell,
who wee lord of the manor cf Lilburn. John Smith, his
game keeper, and two assi.ten's, heard the report of puns,
and saw four men, two of whom were the prisoners at the bar.
Three of the men had guns, and the fourth had a stick. On
the watchers approech.ng them the men bid them stand
beck, and among other things said, " Stand back, or we
will mkt your wives widows ;" the men, at the same
time pining their puns to their shoulders. They, however,
did not fire, but r4rtrested a short nineties. The keepers
followed, upon which Richardson levelled his pun at &mill,
but it mined fire. One of the Min' who had escaped, then fired
t Smith, who was •o near that his face was blackens.', tis
ayes bloodshot, and part of his cop taken otf. The men
eheo ran away, hut tventu.tily the two at the bar were
fermented, but not before Orange tad dive-huger' Lis gun in
the mate which ensued.

The prisoners were found Guilty, and sentenced to ten
years' Unsay)...rtatMa.
MARCH 2.
BRPOIJI Me. BARON Roue.
ARDUCTION.—A PUNT OF LAW.
W. JAM (out on belly was charged with altduetien.—Mr
Selby stated the cue. The prosecutor, James Hobinsem,
was a hawker at Long Tows, Cumberland, and occui orally
travelled to Blrwick•cm-Tweed. H" had a 'laughter named
Huy Ann, sbhut 15 years of age. On the 13•11 Sept. last
the prosecutor was at Berwick, and on send rag his daughter
out on an errand, the prisoner induced her to go with him,
and eh. tics a vay a night end day. The case, however, wee
s*op,ed by h I,,iiship in consegi.enee of the prosecutor not
being able t.. tell the exact age of his daughter. The prisoner
was then acquitted.
BIM unimportant ewe closed the business of the amines.