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THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1868.

htlbself as &candidate for the reprosetlaliou of ?Towanda-
on-T) ne. Ile declines to pledge himself to support Mr.
Gladstone against Mr. Disraeli,
NORTH WAItWuRIifIRS. The supporters of
Memos. Newdegate and Bromley mot yederday, at
the Town-hall, Rugby. The proceedings were of the
most uprairious character throughout, and it was with
great chliculty and amid innumerable interruptions that
the candidates were enabled to apesk.!Mr. Newdegate hay-
ing referred to the Rev. Dr. Temple, that gentleman sought
to arcend the platform, and, after being hustled, he was
forcibly turned out of the room by well-dressed people,
but was re-admitted through the urgent intercession of
Mr. Nowdegete. Dr. Temple essayed to speak, but could
not be heard.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—Sir W. Erie is the chair-
men of Bir Roundell Palmer's London Committee, and the
vice-chairmen are Sir J. T. Coleridge, the Dean of Chi-
chester, Canon Moberly, Dr. Miller, and the Rev. Edward
Twisleton. Amongst the members of the committee are
Mr. Acland, M.P., Sir John Awdry, the Hon. G. C.
Brodrick, the Archdeacon of Bath, Mr. Cardwell,
Loid Enfield, M.P., Mr. Foljambs, Y.P., Serjoant
Gliwice, M.P., the Archdeacon of Rochester, Mr. Grant
Duff, M.P., Captain Bayley, M.P., the Rev. J. J.
Ilornhy, headmaster of Eton College ; Mr. Knatcbbull-
Buseesen, M.l'., Dr. Luehington, Mr. Morrison, M.P.,
Sir R. rhillimore, Professor I'lumptree, Sir F. Rogers.
Mr. C. 8. Roundel!, Archdeacon Sandford, the Marquis of
Salisbury, and the Dean of Westminster.
PorrEntacr.—Lord rollington, the eldest eon
of the Earl of Mexborough, has issued an address to the
electors and non-electors of this borough. His lordship
alludes to the ancient connexion existing between his
family and the borough, and declares his intention to offer
himself as a candidate at the next election after the forth-
coming one.
Bourn ESSEX.—Last evening a public meeting
was held at the public reboola, Balaam-street, Plaistow, to
hear addresses from Messrs. R. Wingfield Baker and
Major Andrew Johnstone, the two liberal candidates for
the representation of the southern division of Essex. Both
gentlemen were warmly received, and a resolution,
pledging the meeting to support the hon. candidates, was
parsed amid loud cheers.
WErmocx.—General Forester, one of the mem-
bers for Wenlock, addressed a meeting of his consti-
tuenb last night. Mr. /lemon, a local
and landowner, was in the chair. Generalrniforrateester
said he could not believe that Mr. Gladstone, who made
a friend of Broadhead, acted from conviction in the
matter of the Irish church. and =preened his firm belief
that Mr. Gladstone was a Roman catholic. This state-
ment was greeted with mingled cheers and hisses.

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALLAN OPERA-HOUSE.

Benin's chef-d'auvre, La Soanam6ula, was
given here last night, when Wile. Minnie Hauck made
her first appearance in England as Amina. This young
lady, a pupil of Mr. Maurice Strakoech, COMM from
America, a country which has already sent us
several prima donee,, and has proved in other
respects that musical culture has rapidly advanced there
within the laid quarter of a century. Mdlle. Hauck's
voice is a high soprano, clear and brilliant rather than
sympathetic in quality ; sufficiently powerful for ordinary
requirements, but scarcely able to bear the strain of any
intense degree of tragic passion. She has a good presence;
and her self-possession, under the ordeal of a first ap-
parance before a strange audience, evinced a considerable
degree of stage experience. (July a slight nervousness
was apparent in the commencement of her opening
recitative, "Care comment.," which speedily wore off;
and her delivery of this introductory movement, and the
following andante, "Come per me serene," a. 4 of the con-
cluding allegro brillante, •• Sevra it nen," was distin-
guished by so much neatness of execution and truth of
intonation as to raise a very favourable impression of
the datitante, who was rewarded with great applause.
11cr share in the short duet with Elvino, " Son geloso,"
was given with mut h grace, and the fall of the cur-
tain at the end of the first act was followed
by a recall of both singers. In the bed-room
duct Mdlle. Hauck gave a good representation
of the fixed impassability of the sleep-walking
girl ; and in the final scene of sonnambulism, her dreamy
*distraction, in acting and singing, evinced much
dramatic perception. The short prayer, "Ah non credea
mitarti," was delivered with nice feeling, but the final
bravura, "Ah non ginnge," betrayed symptoms of fatigue
or over-excitement ; the execution of some of the florid
embellishments and cadenzas fulling far short of the in-
tention. It appeared to be taken in too high a key (13 flat),
as, although Mdlle. Merck bad previously touched the D Hat
in alt, her voice is scarcely strong enough to bear
such extreme tension. Her reception wail throughout
favourable, having been recalled at the end of each act
and at the close of the opera. Of her vocal powers and of
her capacity for the expression of deeper emotional feeling,
a better opportunity will be afforded for judging on her
promised second performance, when she is to appear in
Liana di Lammermoor. Signor Mongini, who was the
Elvin, as in the past season of Her Majesty's opera, sang
with that suavity of style which is the best feature in
his performances. and one peculiarly suited to the
tender grace of bellini's music. In the beautiful duet
with Amine, " Prendi l'anel ;" m Elvino's scene, `• Tutto
eciolto," and particularly in the following cavatina,
"AL perchi," Signor Mongini created a strong impres-
sion, especially by the beauty of those high chest notes
which be possesses in such rare perfection. His execution
of the latter movement was followed by loud applause,
and a recall of the singer. An apology was made
for Mr. Santley, who was to have appeared as
Count Itodolio, but was prevented by an attack
of hoarseness and sore throat; and his place was
supplied by Signor Taglieice, who has long been known
and esteem( d for his versatile lowers and ready prepara-
tion as a member of the Royal Italian Opera Company.
The subordinate parts of 1.i..a, Teresa, and Alessio were
filled by Millie. liauermeister, Mdlle. Cruise, and Signor
&boll, who rendered good service in the concerted music.
The well-known quintet with chorus in the second act
was admirably sung, and the latter portion, as usual,
encored.

PAIURIIIAL REFORM IN ST. PANCRAR.—A
crowded meeting was held last evening in the Vestry-hall,
St. Pancras, to protest against the enormous taxation to
which the parish has been for years subjected. It was
the culminating meeting of several others held during the
poet few months in various parts of the pariah, where the
opinion of the ratepayers has unmistakeably pronounced
against the present rate araCmanner of parochial expendi-
ture. Mr. Garvey, barrister, was the chairman of the
meeting. The proceedings commenced by the
reading of a report drawn up by a committee, which said
they had arrived at the cow:lmam' that great pressure was
neemearybefore any reform in parochial expenditure could
be achieved. It was stated in the report that 700 requi-
sitionists had signed a petition for the present meeting.
A letter was read from the chairman of the St. l'ancras
Board of Guardians, stating that the members of that
board had resolved to attend, to refute the untruthful
statements which bad boon circulated respecting the ex-
penditure under their control. Finding, however, that
the promoters of the meeting had taken Pottle pains
to exclude them from seats on the platform, where alone
they could be heard, they had determined toabandon their
intention to be present. 'they were willing, however, to give
any necessary explanation that was required, and if this was
not demanded they would at the end of the year address
a statement to the ratepayers defending their expenditure.
The Chairman stated the purpose of the meeting. As-
sn iii ll g the proposition that local taxation, together with
imperial burdene, had now reached an intolerable point,
be expressed his belief that the guanlians individually
were honourable men, but that they and the vestry cam-
tively did things which personally they would shrink
from, and that they were overridden-the vestry by the
Metrepolitan Board of Works, awl the guardians by the
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called upon the ratepuyem to set their fame against. Thu
find resolution expres.4sl the alarm of the ratepayers at
the increase of wad taLluttirm, and the liabilities being in-
curred through the action of the viatry awl guardians,
an also at the demands of irresponsible boarde. and
pledged the meeting to adopt every legitimate means at
their command for the promotion of a thorough parochial
reform. The second resolution declared tho opinion that
"three boards which have now the power of
Seeing precepts for unlimited sums of money
should be of a truly representative character, elected
by and from the ratepayers, and to whom
they should be directly turntable fur the expenditure
of the funds thus obtained.' The third motion agreed
ujain steps) to form a Parochial Rates Reduction Associa-
tion, whose objects were " the redaction of parochial
taxation, the abolition of irreeipormibie boards, and the
direct responsibility of the tnuaakers to the taxpayers."
The whole of the resolutions were carried with great
enthusiasm, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed
the proceedings.
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