The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1857.

not turn out to be improvements, but which cer-
tainly arc not necessary nor even imperioeidy wished
for."

There, gentlemen electors of Dewinport, these are
the principles of your new member. There, gen-
tlemen who implicitly follow Lord PALMERSTON
these are the principles, as expounded by hi;
lordship's Szcarrxrit of the TREASURY, upon which
the domestic policy of Lord PALMERSTON'S admi-
nistration is to be based. We have been rather
amused for some days back at the assiduity
lof the believers in PALMERSTON, who have

been endeavouring to extract from the apocalyptic
wntenoe at the close of his address to the
electors of Tiverton something like a declaration
in favour of reform. Like Lord Peter trying to find
what he wanted in his father's testament, they tried
'it testualiter, then verbaliter, and at last even
literaliter, but all in vain. Their labours were
as bootless as those of the Laputan sage
who sought to extract sunbeams out of cucumbers.
They resembled nought earthly so much as a pack of
hungry dogs, who, having found a dry, raarrowless
bone on a dunghill, snatch it up in succession, and
mumble it, and drop it, after a vain attempt to extract
some sustenance out of it. They have been looking
wretchedly disconsolate at their failure to discover
the meaning of PALMERSTON'S riddle—more
hard to hit than SAMSON'S ; and we doubt exceed-
ingly whether they will feel much edified by the
SECRETARY of the TREASURY'S interpretation.
After explicitly informing us of the contemptuous
and hostile sentiments with which the PALMERSTON

Government regard Peace, Retrenchment, and Re-
form, the SECRETARY of the TREASURY proceed, to
instruct the electors how they me to ensure the re-
turn of a Parliament that will guard us from these
evils.

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The fault of the present and of recent Liberal Government,
is not that they did not mean wall and aim at worthy object*,
but that they had not power to carry out their intention..
They were belled and turned out of their course by the cora-
Weak& of inharmonious oppositions, and disheartened by a
conerionstwas of lasuilleient strength. It is in the power of
' the eonstitusucies now to remedy this defect. Let them give
to Ministers a really adequate and steady majority, and then
be se rigidly esacting as Janda will permit. Of a Govern-
ment to whom the nation has given much, it may equitably
demand much. A strong Administration, which can do
what it chimes, may be held strictly responsible for all it
does or leaves endorse.

On one point we quite agree with Mr. WILNON.
If the electors will only give Government *subservient
Parliament, we shall have strong Administration"
. .

for seven years—an" Administration which can do
what it chooses." In short, we shall have Lord
PALMIIILITON Dictator. But is the country, after
the frank confeesions of the SECILLTAIT of the TWEA-
K/IT, prepared to invest Lord Paceaturros with
dictatorial powers? When CINCINNATUS was made
Dictator the Gaul was at the gates of Rome ; but
Yea has not yet reached Broadstairs. There is a
sly touch of sarcasm in Mr.Wlctiotes remark that an
Administration " strong enough to do what it chooses
may be held strictly responsible for what it does or
leaves undone." But who is to enforce this respon-
sibility and by what means? The joke is a little
too broad. Not quite so broad, however, as the ad-
vice given to constituencies by Mr. JAMES WILSON

on the previous Saturday—to elect men "of whom
ministers could be mule." The hint to elect none
but JAMES WILAONS, BERNAL O.RORNEN, ROBERT
LowEs, and FREDERICK PnEt.rs was rather too naive,
and, as far as relates to the last gentleman, has been
unfortanate.

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

- - isaned Mr. Oye now his prospectus of the
ensuing *pert season. Ile states that it was his
intention this year to carry on the performances of
the opera at Drury-lane, but that this having been
prevented by unforeseen circumatanoes, ho had
again taken the Lyceum ; "and while he much re-
grets the exclusion of a great portion of the general
public from the performances of the present season,
he has the satisfaction of being able, by judicious
alterations in the building, to accommodate a very
considerable number of the regular subscribers?'
He adds that he trusts for the season 1858 " he will
be able to restore to the Royal Italian Opera a home
equal, if not superior, to that of which it has been
deprived," meaning, of course, a new Covent-garden
theatre, expected, by that time, to rise from the
ashes of the old.

Like Mr. Lumley, Mr. t3ye makes no promise of
absolute novelty in the production of operas. The
nearest approach to it is an Italian version of Auber's
11.1 i Diando," with entirely new recitatives, and
additional poetry and music," written expressly
for the Royal Italian Opera by Scribe and Aube'.
themselves. Several remota are promised : Herold's
Zaenpa, Cimarosa's Miitrimonio Segni°, Mozart's
No::e di Figaro, and Mercadante's Girtramento. The
promise of the Matrinionie Se/►etee is especially
welcome : it is the finest comic opera in existence ;
and it says little for the state of the musical stage
that a piece which within our memory used to be
performed to crowded houses every season should
now be included in a list of revivals. To See I.ablache
once more in the most genial of all his impersona-
tions—the kind-hearted deaf old merchant--es some-
thing to look forward to. Of course we arc to have
the Trariata, with Madame Boni° as the frail
heroine, a part in which she has had immense Me-
oess during last season at St. l'etersburg.
All the principal members of last year's company
will re-appear: Grisi, Bosh), Muni, Mario,
Tamherlik, Ronconi, Graziani, Tagliatico, Polonini,
7.elger, and Formes. There will also be Lablaehe
((after two years' absence) and Oartloni.
Victoire Balfe (the daughter of our popular com-
poser) is to make her first appearance on the
stage. Great expectations are entertained of the
Mug of this young lady, wham, gifts of nature have
been cultivated by a thorough musical education
under her father's care. Another novelty is Mdllc.
Eufrosyne Pampa, a young singer who has lately
gained a high continental reputation. She is re-
lated to a well-known English musical family, and
when on a visit to this country a few years ago,
though then a mere child, she surprised and de-
lighted all who met her in society by her attractive
qualities and aptitude for the musical stage. She
is now, it appears, a charming comedian and an
accomplished singer.
For the ballet we are to have our old faourites•
Cerito and Plunkett, and several other names art
enumerated, all females; male dancers, it would
seem, are going out of fashion.
Costa, of course, is the musical director. Mr.
Bmythson is the chorus master, and Signor Nlaggion:
the poet. Mr. A. Hanis is stage manager, Mr. W.
Beverley scene painter, and Mr. Alfred Mellon
leader of the ballet. The subscription *ill be for
forty nights, commencing on the 14th of April.
This is the substance of Mr. Gye's arrangement.,
for the opera. But another very important circum•
stance is to be added : the re-engagement at the
Lyceum of Madame Ristori, with her Italian
dramatic company. She is to give fifteen pee
romances, commencing in the first week in June.

MR. AG I MAR'S MATINEE MI:BICALE.--On Thutsda7
this dirtinguiAhed protemor gore • morning performance
pianoforte music bye number of his mod advanced pupil*.
They played a eeketke from the worked Nozart, Fleethoyet,
Sebastian Bach, Chopin, Hem Melberg, tc. ; and, by then
intelligence, expression, end clear and brilliant exccutiot,
showed the fruits of wend instruction. A oast& of Montt,
played by Mtn Weldon, a SOW& of Beethoven by His
Henry, and Thallieres duet on met flow Norma by tie
Mown &mode, were the piece@ which excited erpceial
el-
miration. The rooms were crowded with fsahimsalie
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NCSIC.4 L

Mr. Alfred Mellon has taken Drury Lane Theatv
dosing Passion week, and will give a series of grand voni
and iwttrumental conorto, supported by the principal arta.*
in London.

A grand Verdi festival is announced to take plats
at Exeter Hall on Ender Monday. The three operas, It j..
kilo, La Darman, mud 11 Twral6re, am to be repmentel
la • condensed form with the aanstanre of tint rate Awash,
band, and dawns. The meridian, are Madame Clara No
vedlo, Mae Louisa VW:Ling, Mina Dolby, Mr. Mille di, Mr
Meta', mad Mr. Biwa Reeves. Conductor, Mr. Alfret
Mellon.

Mr. Howard Glover has announced a series o!
Edwational Convert* for the People," to be given in St
Mmrtige 11.11. The OM is to tube place on Saturday neat.
Following the example of last season, when two
unknown works of Moore were given ea the opening night
the dirertors of the New Philhannonie Society have this yea.
announced for performance at the fleet count Mount's sere
aids der thirteen sole performers, wholly unknown in Eng.
LEL The serenade wam performed last year at the 001M141.
111•11 M cencerb, in karmic.
" Mlle. Marie Cruvelli," writes the France Mu.
meals of &andel but, "as regards talent and beauty. the
worthy sister of Sophie Cnavelli, now Baroness Vigier, lass
departed for Lyons, where she hes accepted an engagement(
two months to arts the nib of Amucena in II rfer.t.r4
which she ham been smaldsonely studying with M. Dupree
Millie. Marie Cruvelli bee a voice of greet commas ant
great power. else* inneeevee, en aeozambolsel imaidam.
It is impossible, with all them qsalitiee, that she can fail b
made a powerful esmation in the theatre at Lyons."
We (Musical Week) are reqaested to date the
Mr. Leder Is 'prOgreising favourably. The funds whidi
have been devoted to his support for nearly live month., go
now exhausted ; any Additional donations will be thankful),
received. Subscriptions should be sent to Mr. John Boom,
the leaguer.

We regret to see the following among the obituary
mews given by our daily rontentpwaries this morning:—
On the 28th inst., at his residence, No. 23, Osborne-terrace,
Clapham-road, Arbon Ledler, the celebrated sod popular
vocalist, aged 49, of apoplexy, leaving a large family, totally
unprovided, to deplore and mourn over their mere low."

A correspondent of the Musical World writes
from Mika The Peek Is to be let for the arming MINN
or for a term of three year.. if desirable. The government
alleviate (Including that for the Cennehlana, the smaller
royal theatre, and formiag part of the agreement) is 380,000
swanzige per annum, about 10,0001. English messy. The
lessee bled not reside in Milan. The admission to pit and
hoses Is three innotrigs (25.), gallery, Bd. I New, what nay
you, gentlemen epeculators of London ? Would yon like to
play the hams impresario? Or what my you, MIWAIXIII
Lassley, Cy., Sec., be. P Is the 10,0004 a sufficiently at-
tractive bait ? Will you try a dip in the ' lucky bag r"
The Italian Opera at Paris is about to close after
what may be fairly called a saccade! season. "Among the
rising stars at the Lyrique Theatre," says artipreei, ?is
young lady, Mlle. Pinnetrat, whose musical career promises
1 to be brilliant, although the Wage can scarcely be considered
the meet imitable plate for the display of her remarkable
'powers, which von better adapted far sacred melodies than
the opera. Mlle. Petinetrat Is attached to the imperial chapel,
where she frequently rings the Salstarie, to which she im-
pel is a fervour and deep religious feeling never hoard with-
out modacing a profound impression on every. hearer. Their
Majesties have repeatedly dose the young artiste the honour
to =pram their admiration in the most gracious meaner."

APPOINTMENTIL—Mr. Donald liPLachlan is sp-
rinted her Majeafe consul et Sourabayi, in Java; Mr.
William Lawless is appointed her Majesty's coral at Mar-
tinique; Mr. James Crauford ia appointed her Majesty's
consul at Guadeloupe; Mr. 0. F. Crinthwalts to appealed
hos Majesty's consul at Cologne.-01aereer.
UsivaggiTT BOAT-ittitr.—ln order to nreveat
disappointment among gentlemen desirous of wilasedeyj
this ortereabee meat, we limns to communicate the intent-
genes that the day of the ram hat bran mitered from Friday
seat to the following day (ilatusdsy), when, lastend of Its
being rowed down, from Mortlake to Putney, it will be
rowed up, on the top of the tile, fine Putney to Mortlake.
Those who ate devisees of forming their own opinions upon
the merits of the rival ert wo will hare an opportunity of
doing so by a Tint to Putney, where they will both he found
In daily practke.

INDIA,
CHINA, AND PERSIA.

to be the original author of the piece. M. I knnery
writes to the Preue that he and his collaborateur
have been served with writs by two different parties,
both of whom pretend to be the originators of the
leading idea of the drama in question.