The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-01 00:00:00

MUSIC.

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ROYAL MIRA, LYCEUM.
The performance of 77wi iferreersots at this
theatre ore Saturday night was in its principal features ad.
imitable ; and if imperfect in some minor details, was on
the whole not undeserving of Its favourable reception.
'Adana and Giuglini were, of course, the representatives of
Valentina and Raoul ; and oertainly there are no performers
now on the Italian stage who paint with greater truth and
feeling the characters of this hapless pair, or invest their
tanks story with deeper interest. Nor are there
say who give such beautiful effect to the most
dramatic and impassioned magic that Mayerbeer has ever
written. Their great triumph was the Irene which closes
the third act, where Raced, roused from his dellioes drawn
of love, tears kilned' from the arms of his fainting We-
tter, to throw himself among the swords of his enemies.
Never has this terrible situation been more vividly realised;
and it was not till the spellhad been broken by the fall of
the curtain that the bretthless silence of the home gave
pins to vehement and enthusiastic acclamations, prolonged
till the performers had twice presented themselves before
the andienee.

Several of the other parte were well and soomestally per
farmed. Madame Lemaireos the Pigs, looked, acted, and
meg very agreeably. Vialetti's Mamma was a good pisture
M the sough Huguenot moldier, and his sonorous tags voice
was well suited to The mystic 'The demeans dDi lismv
and Saint Brie could not have beta bilLterk factalcied than
they were by Dells Sadie and Gamier. 'MOO& MIMOPMIs%
was not sufficiently mimed for the very is;portaat Pati- et,
Morgaertte of Hymn% aim greatemi portion of whisk she
sang sit German, an impropriety which, we are sure, this
very able and intelligent performer would not have com-
mitted unless constrained by necessity. There were other
signs of haste in the getting up of the opera. The orchestra
and chorus were frequently at variance—a thing which,
wider so skilful a conductor as Signor Aztliti, would sot
ban happened had there been a sufficiency of reheassals.

CONCERT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

The concert given at Buckingham Palace, on
Friday evening, to a large assemblage of the nobility and
gentry, nay be cited, in addition to many similar enter-
tainment' which we have already noticed, as enabling the
public to perceive what is the state of musical taste at the
British court 'admen the British aristocracy; a subject on
which enememis notices are thee attained—or, at least, if
they wen once just, they are so no longer. Whatever may
have been the case in former times—whatever food for the
satirist may have been found in the maanen and
pastimes of the court, and the highest classes
of society, it is one of the blessings of the
present reign that it is by the sovereign and the
royal family that the example, not only of purity of life,
but of taste and judgment in the cultivation of tho arts is
given to the whole nation. In music, the Queen, ss is well
known, is highly accomplished ; and the Prince Consort, like
several other members of his family, has the knowledge and
attainments of an artist. Hence it happens that the mu-
sket performances at court are distinguished for good testa,
and the patronage bestowed on the best and most
deserving artists. The concert of Friday last con-
sisted entirely of sacred music; and the selec-
tion (which we may venture without impropriety,
we trust, to ascribe to his Royal Highness himself) was
dictated in every particular by the mended judgment. The
first part was a selection from Mendelssohn's St. Paul, in-
cluding that beautiful and pathetic potties of the work, the
martyrdom of Stephen. The solo" were sung by Titiens
and Gardoni. This was followed by the peat air from
MO* "liar ye, bred," sung by Adelina Patti, who
showed, by her admirable delivery of this sublime exhorta-
tion, that her talents are not confined to the Italian stage.
The pert concluded with the "Kyrie" and "Gloria" from
BeetheVen's Mose (or Service) in C; the quartet of solo
voiless being sustained ,by Mae. Thiene, Miss Leacelks,
Bigwig Ginglini, and yr. Bentley, and sosam-
peaked by a full an excellent chorus. The
emend part opened with the chorus " But as for
his people," from Israel in Arypt. Mille. Titian" sang the
mfr "With verdure clad," from The Creation, as she alone
(sow that Class Novell° has left us) can sing it. The
beautiful tenor air, " Cujus asimam gemeotem," from
Reseini's Stetet Meter, was sung by Ginglini ; Hummel's
"Alma Virgo," by Adobe' a Patti ; and the romance from
*Antra Joseph, by Gaidani. The quartet from the Stahat
Mater, "Sancta Make," ma sung by Wile. Titian, Miss
lasi:elks, Signor Giuglini, and Mr. Bentley ; and the
grand charm, "The Heavens are telling," terminated the
coneert. The embed:a and chorus, about 800 strong, were
selected from the Philharmonic Society, the Royal Italian
Opera, the Sacred Harmonic Society, and bcr Majesty's
private band. Mr. Cimino was at the organ; and Mr.
Anderson, the director of her Majesty's private band, con-
ducted the whole performance, every part of which was
distinguished by correctness sad precision, as well as power
and effect.

THE DUTCH EABT INDIES. —GoVEITHOnt Lan
now received official accounts of the great extent of the late
isietortunes in Netherlands India, which are even mare
serious than was anticipated. Aceordiog to these despatches
it Impsan that DO ler then 1.15613 lives were lost, 364
„mis sod via*es with an aggregate of 17,800 Louses de•
strayed, and ten villages so oompletely swept away that not
the alighted traces d their former mistimes or Walley can
be thmovered. In addition to all this, the total loss of rice
sad Indigo crops and damage done to coffee plantations are
very serious, though the amount cannot be reduced to
Agoura Rear-Adndral Vegdpoot, the naval eemmaoder-
*belief of the forms M Netherlands India, has, at his own
mart, bees relieved of his manntand and will be succeeded
by
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of tnavallleleatte.rAl"unPLtdhomn
sad Chins relitir•A

New York Herald of :
_ett.
Another share eanffiet be. einnered ie inn ear
last advises. Brigadier-General Sehenek, K appears, a Pm;
nano, of orders received from the chief oglier in mom.]
1 on the smith side of the Po
Andrea 011 the 17th, with theifilt egimentilf"leorMiA-14" •
=ol4Colosel li'Cook, and rounded along the
and Hampshire &Arced, placing goards
earion naportsat points. The object of the trip
• wet 11=ose of reennoissance, aid for the
of the peek, which:had been , • e.
cad Ow 46 rnsk ' lt; hurl
,Closseetaial reginasa heel. • • f , If; •
bad been tired into by IKON peso% ern ma* •• -
en nearing Vienna, as the tew eseipanies is
ink were
lb
theentnti sumo sii2kr
nod fire upon the treepeorith
guns were well plesell,•simmemline. 6 int 'of Ilse .
=eland the fire ei
the beWrleeroune=returnador
turned,
our troopoi
nature of the ground. In consequence
•ofette engineer
a ray
retreat nigh the keismoine; rear 4reffil_wer•
eel of aJmg point, and of all nmainef neespocft..
for thew except by means ciflitters andhlsaketa.
withstandingthese disednateener troops retired in good
r.to a pirint when they inteeded to sweat the arrinial
-- eta. At 4 ciclockyleLierday pun
sent. of Comantlesil
• MASS east at
Nine moved to the Peens et Una onarecles on
ant, and the' 2nd Ohio Itegidiemt treks camp
ry morning to propped to the rune spot. The 69th
York State •Mthtis and caeshy, ?whin, besides a
Airy of flying • artillery, were also ma forward from
.lexandris. WIN news represent, all things quiet at
Vienna, that the rebels bed retired, aml:thersbont 5,000
Union troops, with a battery, were ooseestanned. at-that
11P0L
The offiedel returns of the killed ind Wounded at the .
battle of Bethel show a total of 74—of which 16 weriet f
killed, 14 daegeropaly.wounded, and 39 only slightly in-
jured. Twenty-one of these casualties occurred in the mis-
taken migagement between the 3rd and 7th New York
Volunteer regime ter. •
From Fortress Munroe we learn that the Harriet lane
bad been injured in an engagement with some unknown
tend. o appearance of a British man-of-war in Hemp.
tea-roadshad set weeslation afloat as to the object of the,
visit, and the vessel was closely watched.
Au attack on Yorktown by Union troops was expecte( f
shortly to take plan.
.Troops were being concentrated at the Aping in ler.
numbers. Twelve regimen* originally intended to have
been added to General Patterson's commend, have -Seel
orbited to report at Washington. Three hied ales* &air
se. The 11111001111ii0111 tatipsphiesaisrpriptaiisioambiztcnbas
proved so far to be a complete mem 'wede's
yesterday sent from the clouds to mother '
A battle is reported to have token
4:161 r
diescari, between the Union Lion,
and the State forces under shad.
three hundred rebels wore Ma read six Ininlzed *lcier
=awhile the Unice loss nip but =lt=
s %said to be mortally wounded.
are likewise repotted; in one of which Ookeeelllellenter
and three other rebels were killed. • t
The feeling at Washington is still against what spinet! tee
be the very unsatisfactory policy of the HAM goirenizeinffi
relative to the printeermg question. Freer the, inffirplieit
Ante neets of Lord John • Ritesell in 14‘111411,...41°C
ant
We and from the tritti "a :Mean to
Weabbston, there see • ttle :that the &tic
pate Mel he* aseeminmets have cronedemte.otherAlide
thseassing an apparent contusion, which 11\
a fender inff lor4blielled. By the are at the MP*
iltelsb SiW be Mexico with
re
appose
that the reel t are not likely to lake much
had-way with of Juarez.
A St. Louis telegram, of the 18th, gives the
particularsfolr=c of the fight in Missouri :
General
Lyon leaded four miles barer Booneville and--
opened a lieny. ennimade spinet the rebels, who retreated
and dispaned into the adjacent woad, *hence, hidden by
brushwood we* they opened a bit are on our t
General Lyee then emissed a lusty retreat to the
sad the siesesiged by this movement, retina
followed the I,ce. do a wheat Ilea General Lyon
halted, bed his tieop. about, sad, belong the orb.*
fonts ed `bar, opened a munierees fire
the inn killed, and the balance
lash fr arne on the field.
took
alleterb.
was• takusiezakei s
toeJ thee
frees a Metal hil;and atlr
4666 of the keen. .
There is great rejoicing among the tram Then 11.
Aare and stripes are hoisted on the capital ; guns were
find, and "The Star-spangled Banner" was played by. regi-
mental bands. Scouting parties will be sent out in ail
directions to-morrow, to cut off the retreat of the rebels.
The steamer J. C. Swann has arrived with two cameos,
ammunition and artillmen, which have been planted at
Colonel Boernstein's hes uarters.
John Fitzpatrick, one the most violent seousionista of
the state, took the oath of allegiance to the United States
government in the presence of all officers here to-day.

The preparations for an advance on Richmond
were said to be going ou steadily. The concentra-
tion of troops in and about Washington continued,
and there was a belief in some military quarters
that the grand movement of the campaign would
be made within a fortnight.
The New York Tribune says the Prebidents' meager
to Congress, to meet July 4th, was approaching
completion.

It will take strong ground in favour of the most
energetic measures, in order that the war may be
concluded by the next winter. Half a million of
men and two hundred million of dollars are spoken
of as likely to be raised.
The first privateer which had been captured was
a small pilot boat named the Savannah, acid
belonged to Charleston, which port she had not
left more than thirty-six hours before she was
taken by the United States brig Perry. In the in-
terval, however, she had taken the brig Joeepht of
Rockland, with a cargo of sugar, and sent her into
Georgetown, South Carolina. Her crew consisted
of 22 men, who were detained in irons on board of
the United States frigate Minnesota. She had an
18-pounder swivel gun stationed amidships, and a
large quantity of small arms, ammunition, kc.
The New York Tribune and some other journals
urge that the crew of the privateer should be put
to death as pirates. The Heruld advocates a more
lenient course, for fear of the retaliation that might
follow.
The trial of prize vessels had bed tied 'in the
United States District Court at New York for the
24th June.

The ship Robert Harding cleared at New
Orleans for Liverpool on the 10th June. This
(says a New York journal) was the last foreign
vessel in port, and the business of the Custom-
house may be considered ended until the time
when it will again be taken possession of by a
collector appointed at Washington.

PIOIIILL AND THZ WAN IN ANZRICA.—Tbe
Berlin papers publish Use despatch which Baron von
Se/Waits has skimmed to the Prussian Minister. at
Washington respecting the war in Amerim. In this docu-
ment the cabinet of Berlin sets forth the principles which it
desires to see followed by the government of the Limited
States in regard to neutrals, and advisee the sooession of
the government to the declaration of Paris with regard to
mantels law. The Prussian government has at the same
time addressed a circular to the owners and fitters out of
vessels in all ite port, warning them against participation
in any act contrary to the strictest neutrality,
&TAPP Siam& His Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-MA. 4, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State for War, Ms extended to substantive
field officers, filling the situations of deputysasistent adjutant-
geonial and deputy-assistant quartermiustengenend, the
privilege conferred in the general order dated Bth February,
1861, of reckoning service towards the qualifying period
required to entitle officers to the unattached pay of genera
officers on attaining that rank, with the distinct understand-
in that this boon is not to carry with it any increase of pay
and allowances to the staff appointments referred to.—
UMW Service Oirette. . .

Keurromit.—We understand it in likely, when
Major-Onsarel Sir George Boller's period of service expires,
that Sir Henry Storks, the Lord High Commisprioner of the
Imam Islands, will, in addition to his civil duties, assume
the command of the troops. A similar arrangement is
already in effect at Malta, where Sir Gummi Le lfarobant
joins in his own person the aloes et Governor and Com-
mander of the Waxes. Inasmuch as but one salary is paid,
the result is of 004198 beneficial to the public in 141
economical sew.—Army and Nary Gazette.

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