The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Madame Bodo appeared on Thursday, for the first
time this meson, in Ripletto, an opera which him no greet
intrinsic merit, but bee bed considerable success in this
country, mainly owing to her beautiful singing, Wed to
Rene:oars powerful acting in the character of the vindictire
Jester. Bogie was meet warmly welcomed by a full hones,
and looked end sang as charmingly sa ever. She has passed
the winter sawn in Russia, where she was in the highest
favour, and made quite a /wore in the Troriata ; sad
in consequence of this moms, we observe that she is to ap-
pear in this opera on Thtunday next. It will be somewhat
curious to compare her reeding of the part with Picmlominfs.
There is no doubt that she will sing the music with greats
finish; but whether she will succeed, ea the young ➢rims
dogma of the Haymarket has done, in not only divesting a
painful character of ita most repulsive features, but in rm•
daring it positively captivating, is a thing which remains to
be seen. It would be as well, perhaps, that the experiment
were not made; for we cannot but think that the English
public have bad enough of the Tray:ea.

The second of the Cryetal Palace Concerto, in commits
with the Royal Italian Opera, woo given yesterday. The at.
count we gave of the previous concert Is applicable to it M
every respect The performers were the same, the muds

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waa of the same description; there yam the WOO favourable
weather, and the same crowd of visitors. Marie was Ivan
absent, and &Si°, on whom we reckoned se one of the grad
attractions of the performance, did not make her appearance
The audience, however, seemed fully to enjoy their enter.
Calcimine

A complete edition of the writings of the &mom
Armand Carrel is about to be brought out et Paris. It will
conapnle his newspaper lucubrationn and other fugitive pro-
ductions, and will be in four volumes.

According to recent observations, the ratio of
deaths amongst young men in France from twenty to twenty.,
five years of are was 108 in 10,000, or one to about every
ninety-two, only twenty-five years ago, whilst Well.. that
proportion bed increased to 134 in 10,000, or nearly one to
every seventy-five, being twenty-six more deaths, or an mg-

meatation of one-fourth.
SALE OF LITERARY PROTERTY.—Icsers. South.
gate and Barrett, at their auction rooms, Flest-stud,
yesterday concluded an extensive sale, by public auction, ei
literary property, which generally produced good pride,
and realised about 2,5001. Among the copyright' sold
were the following, which realised the price afBxed to each:
—" The Historical Educator," 2 vols., with illustrations,
the copyright, stereotype plates, and remaining stock, 1551.;
" The Peer's Daughter," by Lady Bulwcr Lytton. the
copyright, 151. 15s. ; " The Chronicles of the Baas," by
Chameroccow, stereotype plates, and illustrations on deg
by Cruikshank, 501. ; " Gohrab, the Hostage," by Morin,
the copyright and stereotype plates, 8/. ; 1110 Baba," by
Wirier, the copyright and stereotype plates, "
The
Patens," 4 mils., the copyright, stereotype plata, 101
wood blocks, 481.; "Mornings at Bow-street," the copy-
right and woodcuts, 31. ; "The Rtivtor's Guest," by !sre;
Grey, the copyright, 381.; "The Old Dower Rome, by
Mrs. Grey, the coPyright, 281. ; " Aline," by Mrs. OrM,
the copyright, 2i/.; • Daughters," by Mn. Grey, the
copyright, 11. 10e.; "The Old Country House," by Mn!,
Grey, the copyright, 381. 10s. ; " The Bimui Friend:: by
Mrs. Grey, the copyright, 3,i1.; " Gaelic Gatheriee, th°,
lithographic atones and stock, 531.; "The Child's nook of
Objects,' the copyright, wood blocks, and type as set. Mt,
Ml. ; " Prince Arthur's Alphabet Book," the sopnfith
wood blocks, end type, at ; " The Days, Mouths, 1.1
Seasons of the Tear,. the copyright, wawa blocks, end
type, 481. • " Punch and Judy," the col,yright and wood
; " Aunt Eftle's Rhymes;" with illustrations by
H. K. Browne, the copyright and wijud blocks, 281.; "
and the Giants," with dlustratient by Day, the coltPiPt
and wood blocks, 581, ; " Nursery Songs," the COPY:
right and wood blocks, 271.; "The Pleasure* of theCosustrYi
by Mrs. Myrtle, the tet;yright and wood blocks, 414