The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-08 00:00:00

THE aitrinw PALACE.

The attractions at the Crystal Palace on Saturday
Ira were at a two fold obansiar. The gamma eallaatioa
al tag and beautitalat the Gowen is do ran show brought

down all albs amateur

ia the metropolis, sad

wossiedel pleformeacis tempted everybody
•1111, so that the 'mins both from Pimlico and Loodon•bridge
were kept busy during the greater part of the day. The
peawagers by one of the letter were shocked by the occur.
moos el a sad accident, which, not only from its hostents,
■coos eiriscder but from its meleacholy raw" poodnood
• very widening impression ea all who vitamin! ft.'
As the down Waal approached Foot-hill at
full speed, a white speck appeared on the other
line which on nearer approach proved to be a
poor little child, who was quite uncouscioualy playing in the
path of death. A well-known noise announced that the
up•train was approaching, a woman with clasped bands
could be seen approaching the edge of the line, the train
Am peek and all was over. The poor child was distinctly
seen by one of the passenger, to be struck by the guard-iron
of the engine as it flew along, and in soother *wood it wee
out of sight. On arriving at Forest-hill we were informed
that the poor child had been killed, and that the distracted
mother wee at that moment weeping over its mangled re-
mains. The noslanoliely character of this &widest, coupled
with its awful reddenases4rooluml a must dereleling effect
on all who were unfortnaste 'sough to have been spec•
*stem Mae, comments were passed on the unprotected
slate of the line, the sides of which arestadded with the cot-
ters' of poor people, whose children rimy eoadeatly be seen
Playing in groups en the embankme•t.

ilesrosesho; co:spied the whole of the earth save of
the Palace, sad would probably have been more admired,
but that the dense roams of spectators who had tabus their
places in the transept is wait for X. Roadie readimed the
tablas very difficult of access. We had weaves peat dial-
salty is getting to them, sad from the very slight Pawn
we were able to give the Rowers we ma only report
that they were most aboadast, d rempleadeat hue
sad almost overpowering hayseed, sad were preeauseed
to be the Game show of " The geese of Rowers" that had
bees seen for some time. The. pismire' prises in three
classes were carried away by Mr.J. NiMWI, Piltdown Nur-
series, Mareslield ; Mr. J. T. Hedge, Bad HA, Colchester;
sad Mr. J. Steadish, Royal Nurser* Swim The well-
'mown seine of Paul, Cheating, wee writhes over several
tables, but we did not perceive it in the prise list.

Tim; peat silesetissi of the day ties, at mane, M.
Blearba. and Many tame nadir cover of the roar show
to wkaw big performance who, perhaps, would sot have
adosowledsped that it was their psincdpel Warrant The
*se was crowded with eisegymen, cad we did not perceive
that any of these revenged visitors retired previous to the
"gruel cataract went" It was M tired *apposed
that the perfornimoss would take plies en the great rope
over the founlaies, aid many persona bid posted them-
selves on the bdooeiss far • pod view. Amongst others we
meshed • prey al Pawnee Maim fa • baloney with all
the ecimpontre ad the lase, sad were forlmate eetwoglt to be
able to inform Shoes geetlemen et their =Make in time to
amble them to adjourn to t►e bride. Al! spoke excellent
English, and very coertepously expressed their acknowlege-
mate for the ieformatioe •laded. The daring acrobat's
refermance es the true* rope—the freshness of the
Meese having induced him modestly to decline walking on
the one over the great fouatelm—exhilrited all ite usual
certainty and perfection. He ran norms the rope with the
agility of • eat, pressatiag •is eingslar appearance as he
mewed rapidly •bog, as it were, in mid air. then
walked again ever hbudfoid, with the usual feint
et appear* to stumble, to the great alarm of the ladies,
and finished the first part of his performance by wheeling •
Legs edlgy ef Yr. Punch acmes la a wheelbarrow. By
ma= of a concealed string he smaaged to make his dis-
tingskdad pasmager bow repeatedly to the company, and
tide very simple device created ea immense sensatMe.
Having rested for • while M. Bleadin next performed •
swiss of perilous gymnastic exercises, banging from the rope
by his heeds, twisting round it dla Leotard, and spring •
variety of summersaults, any ate of which seemed to
threaten instant destruction. P. haps the most really den-
geroue part of his programme was his standing WINS on the
rope without his pole, but with arms folded,
and as motionless as • statue. The entertainment finished

with Um celebrated stilt promenade, which first made she
artist's wilebrity at Niapra. It looks ezomdiegly hamatious,
hut is reality ia not so much so am walk* in his ordinary
maser, es the Milts being forked at the bottom take a are
bald d the rapt. The whole performed* was pronotumed
to he ea Imam= enema, and way at Wm fair spectators
deohred emphatically that " They would not have missed
it for soy cossidwation."

ACIRICULTUILU. KAJURNOL —A par-
liages,,ary rates of amino of agricalftral laboaram ia
Me amens of England and W... lima ON •Venes irookly
owninp to be about L. pot week tie Weir' watts bell
under 175., and the lowest Bs. The serniss pay lots moot
brumes in some ilsenre made up by allowsoor at broad
and cheese, beer or cyder. The are tof women
per week is about fa, and of children 16 about 3e. 6d.
per weak.

The performance of Don Giovanni on Saturday
night was excellent in all respects, but derived especial in-
terest from the Mau of Adelina Patti in the character of
Marline. After her various successes, her appearance in
this part excited great expectation, and produced no disap-
pointment. On the contrary, it was the happiest of her
efforts, and the greatest of her triumphs. It ix scarcely
necessary to say that she is gifted by nature with all the re-
quisites for succeeding in this captivating port. In her pretty
peasant attire she was all that the painter could imagine in
picturing the Spanish country girl ; her grace and symplicity,
and the very sound of her froth, youthful voice,
completed the illusion. Her acting, too, was perfect. She
wee 'either, as most of our Medina' are, the fine lady
ing in homely garb, nor the vulgar hoyden
a to Malibran's notion of the character, but the
rustic a little idealised, such as we could fancy, though we
have never seen in actual life. Everything she did seemed
so entirely the result of impulse—so artless sod napresse-
dhated—that it was evident that she is an:actress of natures
lasting ; while the minutest details—the 'slightest features
—were all so consistent and characteristic, that it was
squib evident that, young as she is, she is already as
artist of a high order. la her plutons appearances she
his shown both her natural As and her acquired attain-
men* particularly in her very enithfigendebarming Amine,
but in none of them to such • degree as is thie part of Ter-
; and in this part, too, she appears to greater edentates.
mss singer than in any of them. Hitherto AD he. ahem
chiefly—though by no means excluidiely, as NM wily
critical persons seem inclined to hold—in pieces d
great compass of voice, brilliant execution, and richness
variety of florid ;embellishment. The music of &dime's
part neither requires nor admits of such means of amt.
The melodies are plain and simple, of small compass and
made up of few notes, which any tyro can execute,
and the pietist singer is sot allowed to introduce
more ; for who would tolerate floriture in " La, ci dares
la mono," or " Batti, batti," or " Vedral amino I"
Yet to sing such thins as these, is all their eaten sim-
plicity, and according to the deign of the composer, is the
severest trial to which the vocal artist eau be exposed. And
through thin trial our young prima donna passed triumph.
antly. Her fidelity to Mozart's text—with one single ex-
ception, a not very appropriate cadence at the close of the
first movement of " Batti, batti "—wee scrupulous ; while
she gave an exquisite charm to everything Abe wag by the
sweet and sympathetic quality of her voice, pure intocaties,
graceful phrasing, and truth of expression. How weld
Musette, poor simple clown, resist the forte of Inch delicious
blandishments! As for the audience, they were es musk
captivated as Masetto, for the house rang with clues and
acclamations. In the music of this part. too, Me&
Patti showed her skill in the art of delleedis the light,
rapid, parionte recitative of the Naha erode elsell—ea sei
in danger of being lost now that this kind el leradeel ob.
lope is going out of use, and giving way to the peaderwes
recitative, accompanied by the whole weight of the
orchestra, of the modern school. Zsatina's lively prattle
was as clear and intelligible as if she were simply talkies
without musical Win stall. We do eel know what hie
been Millie. Patti's mauled ideation, bet in this sod
every other respect it has whim* been OA saesikett oee.
She has yet, we sedseelead, to spew is two other parts
before the sad of the season—Eosins (la the Borbisre) sod
Dinotah. Bach d these, we believe, will develop some
new quality or attainment whisk she has not yet dis-
played.

of the preen* pmfonnance at Dos Oicavinni at Corset-
garden—now 4.1 so dorm* • Entine is added to the
cast—we have so hesitation to my* that it h on
the whoks the best that we have ever witnessed. If AIM
is not the very best Don Giovanni we have emir mesa, he is
not be bow Wag so ; mad esrleisly we have never
yen_ gissit a DewOienumet. -...tie. with
such a Dolma Area, sure En Parka, made a
Leporello, and snob a km** 00 Oriel we sea say say—
and we say it with grief end pain, though we would not wish
it otherwise—that we have seen fur the last time a perfor-
mance that can never be forgotten. Csillag har shown, for
the first time in this country, what a great part Donna
Elvira really is In the hands of a great performer. Farmes's
Leporello is a remarkable achievement of original genies.
. . .

His reading of the character is a new one, yet it is impos-
sible to observe its consistency and effect without being me-
vinced that it is the true one. And not lees remarkable is
the dramatic poi= shown by Ronconi, in giving to
the hitherto insignificant pert of Mesetto an importance of
which (on an English stage at least) it has never been
supposed capable. The awe ems some is splendid, and
complete in every respect.
We have one small objection, nevertheless, to make to the
performatiee of Saturday night. Owing to the =-
authorised division of the opera into four ants,
(it really being in two) with three tedious entr'actes,
the curtain did not fall till midnight, when
three-fourths of the occupants of the boxes and stalls
bad loft the house. When the curtain did fall upon a most
excellent performance there was not a band raised in the
way of applause, people being intent only in hurrying away
as fast as possible.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF NITRIC.

The third concert of the season by the students
of this institution took Oros on Saturday, at the Hamm-
square Rooms. It was au exhibition of tablet sad acquire-
meat on the part of the alma= of oar isolical alma eater
which did much homer to Utaaamilves, end was ealsidalid
to give a wiry favourable hapreaalob of ha elliairaay as oar
past national school of music.

MammonAm Mumokt. Farm Ax. The com-
mittee have succeeded in engaging Mdlie. Patti. In addi-
tion the list of engagements includes Mlle. Mime, Me-

Madame Rudersdarff,

Balaton-Dolby, Miss i'abner, Mr. Sims Rowe., Signor
otoilful, Mr. Bentley, and Signor Belletti, forming an array
of vocal teleet which hos never been surpassed at any pre-
vious music toesting.