The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1861.

MUSIC.

PlillffaltliONlO SOCIETY.,
The sixth Philharmonic concert took place last
sight, 4 the Heariver.sessre ROOM& The prognomee was
Y fellows :

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Coodactor—Prothoor ineradole heaped, Mts. D.
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Tins. as our musical readers will sea, was a
highly attractive bin of fare, and drew a crowd el
games to partake of it.
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The ogle terest ot the ning w eneited by
two adoin irtinmatal pinow placed which placed in •
strong light the genius and talent of ea English musician.
Sterodahr Ilianett's commie in E gat is one of hie midi
compositions, written whin he was • young man, and yet
it is well entitled to a place among the works of the greaket
muter. It is exoesdingly difficult, demanding' picnistof the
very highest powers, and such a performer it found in la*
Arabella Goddard. The fair pianist evidently played ors
~re. We never limed her exert herself more annum*
or more suceeedelly. Her whole performance was a dimity
of power which scold sot have been surpassed by any per-
former in Europe. The audience listened with brestkline
attention, followed, at the close, with demonstrations of

enthusiaam in whirl the itattas ol the l'hilliannonie One-
eerie indulge only on very great orgesions. The room nag
with applause, which continua Wog after Miss Gaidard
had retired from the orchestra, and brought her back to
repeat her acknowledgmenta. Of mune the applause
was directed partly to the compmer, who, however, seemed
to mks none of it to himself.

Mr. Blagrove's performance of Spohr's cosowto—ose of
the most brilliant and molodious of his works—win maw
triumph of Egli& talent. It was charming in every so•
sped ; mid ass et its graatost beauties was, that it was
pure legitimate playing, without say of those tricks of esa-
cation in which violinists too caw indulge, and which da
grade them from artists into jugglers.

110YAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

The anneal annual meeting of the Royal Galtratt
Model was held yesterday atbreseee at Brislintem
y. 8w Ronftwca Ileenneoa prodded ; sad names
thefts:were the Duke el NewoLdLeard de Grey
sod the Sari of Shelleld, air Backffir
George The meeting Ina attended.
TWO report dated that daring the year 133 fellows had been
added to the sedety, which now comp seed I,slotelion. The
moons ter the year had been 6,5831. 12a. 3d., end otter
, amid the aftmeary expenditure a Wanes of 1101. 11e. 4d.
remained.

The Cumin*, said it hod been recommended Hut In
future the elections of fellows should be entruded
to the council, and be moved a resolution to that effect.
The Rev. Dr. Worthington moved, as an antimdreent, that
the election of fellows should be entrusted to the fellows,
but it secured only nine voles, and the reeelutloa was cars
✓id. The report was an adopted. The chairman then
delivered ea address, which esetained touching referessea to
Lord Aberdsea, Mr. Looks, Mr. Cowed Brand, and other
emiasat whir bad died daring the year. TM
isondsee re awarded to Oaptain John a Spas, was,
on his behalf, received by Lord de Grey end Ripen. The
patron's geld medal wee given to the Dubs of Newcastle, on
behalf el Mr. Jobe Btuatt to whom the society
avoided Y. The duke in replying spoke highly of Mr.
fituarrn amnion.

sir Youcateog paid a high *Mato to M. Da
°taints.

ategeweesibillbe mieshoee of ihe society and a etee- I
b pates,etted to the number in all of
about /100,ted together at the Freemasons' Tavern. Sir
Roderick Murchison acted as chairman, and on his right '
sad left were the Right He.. the Lord Mayor, Count Platen
(the Swedish minimise), the led of Sheffield, Sir Thomas '
de, Sir George Evereet, Sir James Matheson, 31. P.,
Oeseral Sir 11. Jame, Sir Elea Rawlinson, Vice-Chan-
miler Mr John Stuart, Mr. IL P., Colonel
ILE, Mr. T. O. Raring, M.P., Professor Owen,
lisetettb. Mr. Moticktoa Mass, M.P., Mr. Delay Sey-
mour, X.P., Mr. °tepee, M.P., Mr. Robert Chambers,
Sir Monet Doealdsou, Count Stradeckl, Alderman Salo.
mom, ILP., and Alderman Rose.
The interest el the occasion centred la • speech by Pro
hew Own!, ia proposing the health of H. Du Charlie.
Though we previously had, he said, in Finland the skin of
• young aide gorilla, M. Do Cimino had for the first time
brought skim of full-grovna mods and full-grown female
animals of different sees, with skulls and skeletons--the
amplest, rarest, and most interesting illtudiatiorre of the
lower creation that bad ever reached Europe. (Hear,
Betides that, be bad brought illudratioae of at least two
well-marked varieties of the chimpanzee. The muddies ci
these skins showed that they had been preserved by mesas of
arsenical preparations, such as an able, practised collector of
rare animals would know how to use, and differing in that
respect from the skins that were dried and brought from
the interior by negross. TheLnindicated, in fact, they
had been prepared at the where the animate i were
elated to hem been killed. IL Du Chaillu had added
considerably, sad in very important respects, to our know-
ledge of the habits of those animals, and his detained,
clearly showed that the wen limed on direct and actual
observation. When were tested by what we pm-
ovized4 knew el the got for example, they were fogad
to accord with inferences pnblished previously to
the appssrawa of M. Du Cheat's book. (Hear, bear.)
We eased not judge of the extent of a ass's travels by the
Number of new species with which he returned. It would
be very unjust to estimate the daggers sad privations
experienced by a traveller by such a test, inasmuch as a
country like Tasmania, for instance, or Wow Zealand, hay-
ing • climate like our owe, would furnish him with almost
am many new species u skins be might bring holm ;
whereas, the conditions of life on the West Coast of tragical
Africa were, on the whole, so similar, that the animals
through a considerable range of that coast did net, differ
muck in species. That arose from the law of phial
distribution. Animals and birds were demi in acientille
journals in America as new epodes that had sever base air
to be so. He believed that M. Du Cholla had brought
proved
new skies that were bona fide new; and they were sent
ever to America and described in their scientific journals se
sew. Thee, if be had not brought home new species, be
had brought cum illustrations of the most important sad
=specice, besides illustratious of at least two distinct
of the chimpanzee; and whether me judged of IL
Da Clank by personal intercourse, by his material
deuces, by what he appeared to have men of the hying
bablle of the animals he described—testing those amounts
by what we know of their structure—or by the Mahouts
atili of Ids utrrattve, be Impressed one with the con-
victim that he was • truthful and spirited man of honour
Leda gentleman ; and be (Professor Owen) bad much plea-
sure in proing his good health.
The tou wan drunk with acclamation.
M. Du CHAILLU (who is • short slender man, of youth f ul—
almost boyish —appearaoce)asid he felt almost overwhelmed
by the compliment which bad been paid him i the more so
se he had been the object ola bitter attack—he did not know
why—but, relying on the truth of what he had written, he
knew that in this noble hearted country there were men
who would do him justice. (Cheers.) If he had been is
his own country, those attacks would have been rebutted by
friends who had known him from his boyhood, and who
knew that be was incapable of being an impostor.
(Chesser) He entertained, however, not the slightest
against Mr. Gray or any other of his detractors. He was
going to writ* to the missionaries whom he had mentioned
in his book. They knew from the natives, and partly of
their own knowledge, that he had gone through the
country be had described, and many of those natives
would remember him perfectly well. He had not the
slightest fear that the truth would right itself in the end.
Ho MU only a boy, and the more he came in contact with
great men in this and other countries, the more he was con-
vinced they would not see him crushed. (Cheers.)
The company separated towards midnight.