The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-25 00:00:00

MUSIC.

CONCERTS.
Trte VOCAL thtioN.—This society, established foe
the performenee of English glees and =drip* began their
ascend mason by a concert st the
Fast morning. The mambas arel!="lleas,
Mr. Foster, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, Mr. Msim Ds" Mr.
Winn, and Mr. Thomas. They are eB easellowtsivriagpre,
end ban acquired by pinches the ad el sell ter
Mher. The selection of marls, emlial maim of
tiful things, including Mists Ossa wWM gar
ems," Bratiehilre Armlike therayeliss ail walk ;" Unisys
" Let me mock..," Goes's 0 Then, elm braes," and
Hosiers "0, the MGM centesimal." Mar Delft rang
Balfo's eon, "The day is cold," sad new " Three
limbers went soling," the worth by the Rev. Charles Kings-
ley, and the made by Mr. Mullah, a compoeition full of
simple pathos. The room was crowded—a circumstance
which gave us mach astiefaction, so indicating a returning
attention on the of the public to a beautiful and truly
Eighth dawn mof music, which et late yaws has been too
mach
Kn. BISSIEDICeiI CONCERTS AT HER MAJESTY'S
Tainevan.—The ascend of theft eatertaimente was given

yesterday =assize. Like the fret, it wee on a gnat ;cat
an/ gave an to all the vocal sad batsman
strength of r. a eetablishisest. Besides • amber
at Stvoartts piens has the ogees 'Organ, these wits a
selection trace °look's Orfse, isclading the imam ak
tad lean Eoridice," iscat esipsisitaly sang by Albost ; sad
then err the dr bib to Ur Int set at Den Goa
1111114 awkwasal with the emery, coetnises, asd
drains& areseserlea llatimakwilat Rwolol• ow, in
English, Beesdhes hawse wog, .1 dreamt that I
dwelt Is marble Mk," with • parity al abandon that
delightsd the sadism,. Slyer Bassist performed as adagio
and road° trim and hie owe eakertoe; and • diet he two
violoncellos was played by Naar Piatti sad Signor Pease
shirk kat is the principal vialesesils is the orchestra of the
theatre, and a very Sri patonser.

Sta. Maxim's CONCIIRTe.—The last concert of
the memos at St. Martin's Hall, under the direction of Mr.
Haab, wee mean lest evening. The hall wee unite full, sa
has been the case et the whole of them excellent concerts.
The gingers were Mims Erb. Dfdlle. Marla de Villa', Mies
Dolby, Miss Palmer, and Xr. Ems Reims. The 40M,
v usual. consisted of the members of Mr. Hallows
lest upper school. A number of nolo, concerted, and choral
ppi~eeces of the most classical character, were admirably per-
formed—MU,. de Villar, a young Anger of vent merit who
has recently appeared at theme concerts taking a principal
part in them. Mr. Mullah's ballad, "Throe Ashen went
seRMs," which we have mentioned &love, was mein wag by
Mims Dolby, and another now song of Mr. Hollalfa,
love' not me," was sang by Mr. Sims Reeves.

THE Tom SOL-FA Assocuttox.—Tbis society,
whop eascesetal labours la the care et perks %stream
la cheral aisle a boy several these walked, heil a
ujavealle eked arestlae et Exeter BA in main. Me
stasis vas eceariei by the Ise. W. H. Wllitarma easier
of at. Jena* aligia sal the ball wee &may anawassl la
every pal • seleetha et *see Wash& la abseil el the
sassalstisa ass atm by a Asir of alum a theerand seises,
comithig et the ,kail betsaglag the various salmis
la ea pans of the instepsto & Theis plane are
excesitMeZeiblby t
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away big Xi. sal ma Me woe really
beestild; ant eteeset pad et of
asimettea wad showier dot dr barb the lade
abosillese wen la Mid& The eresisil seensilese
emissek by the essesalla et Asir emire
both rnsl sod worsi, whkii they received fri. Irriers.

TUE VOCAL ASSOCIATION AT TUE CRYSTAL
PALACT..—The director. of the Crystal Palace NM deter-
milted, no. the Great Handel Festival is over, that the ut-
tered is the Palace shall not deg for want of novelty. To-
morrow the maim of grand opera concerts rec.:armoires, end
there will be a display of the great fountains ; and oa Satur-
day Ur. Benedict, with his association of vocarmta, another- I
log upwards of 300, is engaged to perform a salection of glees,
madrigals, and ether vocal murk. Fran the encores which
attended the performances of the Cologne Choral Union
(which numbered only 56 vocalists) at the Crystal Palace—
end everything maim' there being invariably aueetasfal—
the visitors to the Palace next Saturday may make sure of
having from Yr. Benedict and his 300 performers another
peat musical treat.

NAPLES AND ITS LAZZARONL—Two very interest-
ing lectures are to be delivered on the let and Sth of July,
by an honoweble end secompllelted exile—the Marquis E.
de Riso—on the Lenore.! of Naples. The Information of
the lecturer Is derived partly from history and partly from
his own persona experience. He proposes to wane him-
self mainly to en exposition of facts, to avoid the Imputation
of obtruding his personal tecling,, as se exile, on the audi-
ence; convinced that facts without comment will amply
mare to awaken the sympathy of all generous minds for
those friends whom he has left exposed to the tender mercies
of the King of Naples and his Lizzaroni. The first
lecture will relate to the past; it will pouring
the Laixaroui of the era of Mamaniello, and the
part they took in his revolution. The second lecture will
relate to the newest ; it will pouring the Lanaroni under
the present King and hie father. The Merged. R. de Rise
ha lectured with good aoceptation on cognate subjects in
Edinburgh and elsewhere. Ilia literary ability and high
personal character are vouched for by Seth and other patriots.
His lecture@ will be delivered in Berndt The deep inte-
rat which attaches to his subject, both se an illustration of
• peculiar phase in social tint...nee sod as a key to some of
the anomalies in the existing condition of Naples, will, we
doubt not, attract crowded audiences.
Tito INSTITUTE Or MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.—
TLiii body commenced their meeting at Mancha,_
day, mumbling in the new Mechanics' Institution, Mt-
-
street, under the previd=ol Mr. Joseph Whitworth.
Among the members and t were Mr. W. Fair-
bairn, Profaner Rankine, the Bw.:s1; of Manchester, Mr.
C. E. Cawley, Mr. Cochrane. DuWey; Dr. Somerville,
Wilmslow•
_• Mr. M'Connell, 'Wolverton; Mr. 3. Parton,
Bradford; Mean. B. Fethergill, D. Mortis, R. Russell, sue
R. Roberts, Mancheeter ; Mr. Ramabottom, Longeight ; Mr.
11. Woodhouse, Stafford ; Mears. W. O. Craig, Beyer, end
Peacock, Gorton; Merv. /I. and A. Samelece, Ron ;
Mr. W. A. Matthews, Sheffield; Mr. Dodds, Rotherham;
Mr. Slaughter, Bristled; Mr. A. Allan, of the Scottish Cen-
tral Ra low; Mr. Fay, of the Lancashire end Yorkshire
Railway ; Mr. News R, of the East Lancashire Railway;
Mr. Weeibm, Newcastle; Mr. J. Allen, Manchester. A
amber of iatmating papers were read, of which it was not
permitted that nets' should be takes. A essesermaieres was
to take places in the easing, bat it was andenstood that the
preeasWga were to lea 00111,11/SittlaY pinto.