The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-17 00:00:00

MR. HULLAWS ORATORIOS.

Mr. Mullah gave his first Christmas performance
of The Manua et St. lest evening. Every
pert of the hall we. crowded to overalowhog ; and as the
audienoes bete do not subject themselves to the use. restrio-
tram which are usually observed at Exeter Hall, this my
One performance was applauded without resindat. The
yore difileriete, Miss Kanoble, was welcomed at the outset
with a warmth due to the honoured name she been,
but she son showed that she was well entitled to
it by her own merits. Her appearance is very
intro!, sad exceedingly lady-like and prepoeseseing. She
betrayed extreme sensitivenne, and seemed for a time almost
overpowered by the tenors of her position. She preowned
her self-pormsion, however. and (though with • trembling
voice and short berthing) delivered the aeries of narrative
/*diadem, beginning " And than were shepherds abiding
la the Ara," with • beauty of elocution worthy of • Kimble.
Her Sue uttering* of the phrase " And they wen acre
afraid" drew • bunt of applause from every part of the hall.
The air, " Erre greatly," showed the dearer
and flexibility of her rola, and her char, articu-
late 0/410116711 a florid parses. But it was In
the divine "I know that my Redeemer liveth,"
the mom dilleolt de well am the most beeadtal song In ex-
IMMO% that she *mad les grealet maxim. Its exturitely
wiener/ Sear "In YEW swats__ lets delerent." es
erile, yet so iktttl he err eaperies, demand the rest
emernion with the drown fkillieg. Ilia am of the severest
trials which a young ringer ma undergo; but Miss Kimble's
heart was plainly in the mimic ; she forgot her fears, and
achieved • real triumph. Thle your lady has the maim
of her family, and there can be no doubt about her fare.
The other portions of the soprano part were song by Mies
Moment, and sung adninraly. Her performers of "He
shell feed his lock," and " Bat thou didet not lave kis
seal," was especially beautiful, sad remind with the warmest
amphora Yin Me ant is • mares Wager with • sweet,
mellow voles ohs bee moth are and fling, and always
shows bush r reamplialted artist. Hies Palmer, as nor
at Mr. HAW@ Crow* wee the contralto. She appeared
to be suffeeng from Indisposition, which diminished the
strength of her voles but did not impair its quality. She
sang " He wee despised and rejected" beentitally, and TO.
oriel the Ira marks of favour. The liana pert wee ad-
mirably sustmined by Mr. Thomas, a guntlemsa who Ms
made inumenee program roe his fret appearance at these
ooneeeta, rd is sow re of our beet singers of his clam
And the seer remark may be applied to Mr. Monter Smith,
who Y Mateing we of the beat tenors we mars.
The renew were merit:lastly sung ; and Mr. Mullah's
eftern, ass of the moat select in London, played the
mmoseprameels with admirable clearnme and delicacy. Hr.
Mulish made an alteration in one part of the text se It le
usrlly performed, es happy that we hope his example will
he trowel. Herd set the words, " How beautiful an the
int," lc., in two ways . as an air for • soprano voice, end
es
• duet and chorus ; the theme of both being the ear.
The air for • Dingle voice has been adopted, and the don and
charm laid wide and forgotten. Mr. Mullah has now revived
this hem of the piece, and its effect is so beautiful that h
seems surpriaing that it could ever have been rejected.
The same performance is to be repeated on Monday next.

We regret to learn that Miss Dolby, who was
setting out for Germany to kill sagagaments for the 0•-
wandhans Concerts it Lapin, and at several other pines fa
that country, be. bees prevented from leaving England, end
obliged to give up her continental engsgstasats, by the
seven inner of a nor relative.