The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

MISS PALMER'S 00MCBRT.
This concert, given at fit. James's-hall on Friday
amnia& van as siMilent setertaismeet. Mi. Palmer is
new sae of the bed end most sdmired of or English
eon-
tnito singers ; sad she is peculiarly happy as a singer of
LEDO& Resie—ii bunch al lbw art on which, much to her
hamar, she has swideelly bestowed much attention. The
two English seem sang by bar on this oetaidon—" The
sailor's wife,' by Batton and " I weader'd by the
' brook aide," by Fltawilliain, are beautiful thin.,
and were sung delightfully. Sims Beeves lan
Beethoven's " Adelaide," with Miss Arabella Glocklard's.
scoompauiment ; " Sleep on." a pretty song, composed for
him by' Miss Palmer ; and Hettoo's ballad, "I drum of
thee." Mies iienks swag Dania's " Name the glad doge
which has lately become so popular ; and Mr. Thomas snug
John Barnett's "Farewell to the Mountain," and Mac.
(emu's " Song of the Sompnoar," from Robin Hood.
There were several vocal concerted pieces and instrumental
solos performed by Mr. H. Blagrove and Mr. Pettit.

11.188 FANNY

CONCERT.

Mims Corfield gave a matin6e of classical pianoforte
music as the Hanover-square Rooms on Saturday. This
young lady is a pianist of great merit sod rising re-
putation, who has studied ID the best school, being •
pupil of Professor Sternal. Bennett. She is, as might be
expected, remarkable for the imames of bar nethed sad
the purity of her style, while she plays with wadi taste and
imprimis.. The music she performed was of the mat
abase dowering/a : • duet of nyebr's for Us pines sad
viol* in whirh she was accompuund by M. Yellow ; Dw.
ash's Somata in C minor ; 134060,111011 eassasb 0, 49. SO,
far the piano end violin ; Mandel's " Narmada. Sleek.
smith," sod Haydn's Trio in G minor, with Mean. Mo-
lloy, and Pique. There wen vocal pieties by Madame
Lemma Sherrington and Miss Marian Mess. The per-
formances wore warmly applauded by a large and fernina•
able audience.

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SAtkID HARMONIC SOCIITT, EX MLR HALL.-
li•ntlelasoho's ShjaA will be performed on Friday next.
Principal vocalists, Miss Parepa, Madame Ralston Dolby,
Mr. Sims Reeves, and Herr Formes.

MUSIC.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPMEA. ADUI 'RAM, MAY 25. knOtirnIENTS. Lieu-
*Wk. Adelina Patti, on Saturday night, ap- limehted. D. A. Irvine, to the Cggiset ; and A..R. Gordon,
pew* he Loris di Lesissersomor. After the gloat nee* to ti•Altarlhornteilit.
Fliterk •
*shod achieved in the Besisaithda, the Mitred of the K.Ptir ter' A. A. SPeruLtu addittontit the(ooclemlie ;
pass wes strongly excited by the senounasment of her Jujidsadditional
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to be additions to meows/Ls ;(Alp* t 6
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appearance another *emit* and the theatre, vow,- be ad itional to the Russell; and IL E. Malmo), to the
ipmetly, wee crowded to omen ; boxes vied stalls, we were Dauntless.
told, having been sold by the traders in these commodities I Amide* Paymaster Wisps** tis the Bleohote, _ ,
at extraordinary rates of profit. The fair debutante .111 not I B.Zltnil.7,Beitictgl. ealsmhilletrictrars berms T. 0.!
8. Bread, S. J'ago, disappoint the expectations sho had raised ; sad by her Ne.igitimt. orzr:R. often, J. H. Beg,"4, and J.
Len. she gained • triumph as peat ea she had ob' • Bees, to be *dittoes' to Use Princem Royal, for dispgeil.
Weed by her Amine. Ia her personstios of the I Naval Cadet IL F. Orton, to the Edgar.
dialter she showed the same intelligence, sensibility, and
gime ; sod her performance of the MUale was distinguished
by the same surprising amount of vocal power' the IMO
artistic purity of style, finished execution, truth and force of
expression, and richness and variety of embellish/neat. As
in the Saitssentbora, tki 1.4, faculty was mat, cirthirear
displayed in her ft* —thal in which Lucy, with mingled
joy and anxiety, is expooking the arrival of her loyer.l
The melody, as written, is highly florid, end the sieve
gave expression to the tumult of agitated feeling 104 I
• profusion of ballast fancies, poured out with I
as the Termer e 4 ilesediets Impulse. 'WI have him
bead any Mager mow as ereedel thee • Mdlis. Ps* le
nisi see far the essiseslosiet of ark. Dania thereillele
afthe agitatieg some between the levees she wee *Meal ;
the pais iodic.* by hi moody harshness melting intp the
most exquisite tenderness when the moment of pm*y
approached, was in beautiful keeping with the whoie *b.
tarter. The next great scene —that in which Loefelete
&sr shows her the forged letter se • proof of hdfletroies
falsehood—derived its pewee from he -Waapficitg 1u
the absence of ooevesticeel " piste; Them wee,
no violent desuoustraties, but emery , gesture.
and tone showed that the peer girl's heart 'gas bookie. In
the greatest mane of all—when Ravenswood &ppm* if the
moment when Lacy los signed the fatal eyebath—MlMl*.
Patti roods** an effect equalled only by Jamey lA*,
whose acting is this some was perhaps her greatest *Mkt
The manner in which that consummate actress—is sweet
to Revenswoxl's furious question—piped oat the Kamm-
syllable " Si !" was a thing paver to be forgotten ; but the
whole of Patti's acting in this scene was scarcely lag
affecting. Even the scene of distraction which
follow*, and which is the climax of poor Lucy's woe,
is Ism pathetic) than this ; far medeosses on the siege must
always be exaggerated and movestioueL We have never
yet seen a female tragedian, however great, to • mad scene
—not even Mrs. Seldom in Belvidera—without being re-
minded, we are sorry to my, of Sheridan's " Eater Taburirm,
mad, ha white satin ;^ but Patti threw into Lucy's medeseet
many towhee of truth and nature; and her deem the
snatches at the melodies emaciated with former happisele,
was deeply toughing. Taken altogether, we have not bed a
mote beautiful picture of Welter Scott's heroine than that,
given by Mdlle. Patti.
In the other parts this opera is not so well cast as it
might be. Why does not Ternberlik perform the character
of Edgardo! It surely might to be given to the prim/
tenore of the company. The part of Ashton is not a plea-
sant one ; but it is /emblem( mem offset, both dramatic
end vocal, than is gives to it by cratiaaL

CHATHAM, MAY 2R.
Since the Cressy hoe been in covntniaelon the
crew have been Maker unhealthy. and she canoes home hum
the Mediterranean 200 abort of her proper VA
Two of her others—Comnander Bargees and ymaster
Nelson-6nd on board. A number of
speetnests In natural history w:eares=l:2l:
Barna laraardad . ea
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Billie Museum. Meet of therd, crew me eanditsons
me" sad these hove ben pinged six weeks' Myr. etalb•
=rote. The Crtz= he he ahhaelted to the third
of the steam
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Tho Adekick', km wire Aiwa sweat/ •
of the Royal ArsesokeigureMilhetsa Chino. 'and
embarked the 23rd company nadir
4coswoLod UNA. Caelidiamlimit ?lira •
meat et Royal Relive% 'echidna Cele* Metwhi
°Attu°, and Captain Evans. The fore, peceeteted
Chatham by the North Kent Railway. The Atasbiare Ise
OD Enid • zebra, three asteloPet, wovonl cam
forer birds, with nutueroul specimen' al tM
tribe, tot the itegent's-park Zoological•prtlene. She will
prebeed
lewd to
the docks aftee &helm/ging ter cargo of Ti.
erdaweee atone.

ME LONDON Inten Rtrtam.-IThis corps on
Saturday assembled at Wilson 'a field, Kennington, under
the command of Lietrtargifit-C6looel Verner, Colonel the
Marquis of Donegal. being on the ground io his carriegi
for hat ion drill. Yesterday the corps met at fitusipe
Ifsll aW Moceeded, headed by the dram sad fife band.
81. Imealre Much, /Weld!, were an eamettiat warm
wee preaaleed by their cluipleio, the Rev. 0., H. Mimics.
Mbar the coeclusion of the service the corps marched back
to Leimisairitip, where they were disademeL

OVIIICIAL IitSPROtION 07 THE 7/11 Bvuz RITLM.
—Oa aagawlay evsairig, is consequence of the aostoctime.
meat that nel M•Murdo, the government inspector of
veltateers, wee to °facially inttqhe above corps, a strong
avatar of etesnlsers took and sea after 6 o'clock
upwards of 400 marcised hem is Keaningka. I
lane, to Kennington-perk, the nee of the e meadow to
thassullt wad et the park bre* hese Madly granted fee the
iseesedosi by the Bret scasmisicase et Pub& Works. Pre-
dab at 6 o'clock Colossi Mllardo arrived, and the corps
nadir Ile e- i 4 d Ifs* Berwilowi. went through
reeinentelensenefte, the meeenties of which several times
elicited remeeke from the gallant colonel At
the etas Colonel allfurdo 'Abused
Major ilmeetend be teems, on the high Mete
of efficiency the carp bee •

INAUGURATION OF THE DUBLIN ART

ZIMIBIi'IO7I.

(Prom We Freemen's Jetereat)
The arbibitien at the Fine Arts and Ornamental
An,Plob*d by the Royal Dublin ikeisey, was eased
to the puede yesterday Wriday) by him Badelimey the Lord
Lientemak aid now takes he place as the great attraction
of the mean. The anise wee ems of azaesdiaglateralt, and
the Pia Arts Comniittess erith ethent_the idea of the WY-
bltion originated, end who are charged with its manage-
ment, halm wary reuses to congretelate thenweires
the complete seams by whisti their gaieties heft
been crowned. The armaments mule by them fee
the ceremonial attendant on the formal opening of the
Pabibitimi were canted set with • ratability and ptio-
elaion that elicited saiversal praise ; and that their /florin'
to provide • source of refined and elevating Omura far
the eitimes of Dahlia were appreciated ea they deserve,
was proved by the very numerous saltrodance of
guiahed persons who thus manifested their sympathy with
the °bruit' atthe commiteses and their Interest in the inic.
can of the Exhibition. Of its semen in attracting the
people of Dublin we have no doubt, judging from the very
mind interest felt in the subject, sod the Mot and bril•
honey of its inauguration by our popular vieeroy, and we
have equal confidence in the good which such • display Of
art must effect in the cultivation and improvement Of
public taste. On the whole, the severed sad moat his-
tidious critic must admit that the Exhibition of 14L
is, in • very high degree, creditable to the Dublin
Society and to the country. Whether we speak et
its pastel effect, or outer minutely into its details,
our language must be that of praise and admiration.
A very choice and beautiful collection of works of art
ban bees brought together. and therm works ere die
pleyed in • building which hes been an skilfully adapted to
the purpose that it would ahnoat seem to have bees erected
for uo other object. Owing to the natural reluctance of the
owners of valuable peistiags to allow the amt of their pee.
maim', the present collection dues not annals any of the
world famous works of the old masters which are to be
found in English galleries, It includes, however, • large
number of characteristic, though mime works, by cele-
brated artiste, several of which have been contributed from
the gallery at Hampton Court, from the private collection
of the queen, of the Lord Lieutenant, and of other distin-
guished persons. The gallery appropriated to the
works of modern artists is as well filled with works of
high merit, iocludiuy some fine pictures from the South
Kensington Museum, by Malready, Leslie, Mediae, and
other eminent members of the British echoed of painting.
standing at any part of the building and looking around at
the beautiful °Neat. width meet the eyries everyshle, at the
light and graceful pawl's so tastefully fitted up, the hand-
some decorations, sad the gay groups of promenader., it Is
difficult to realise the fact that the place which is the
theatre of th i.. brilliant same but a few month. ago resounded
with the bellowing of sborthonis. The exhibition me- I
stets of a large central save, with a hall on either aide
equal to it in length and about half as wide. These lateral
halls am appropriated exclusively to pictures, and the central
hall to sculpture, browses, and ornamental art, such as
porcelain, works in the precious metals, and other object.
coming within the scope (desert exhibition. At the eastern
extremity of the central hall has been erected • magnificent
elm, which, in its splendid and elaborately ornamental
DetMe awe, toms& prominent and attractive feature in the
same. Beneath the organ an orchestra was erected capable
of neamonsodatiag over two hundred vocalists and lustre.
mental rats. The place set apart for his Excellency and the
distinguished persons specially invited was immediately
underneath the orchestra, and was railed off from the other
portion of the hall. The floor of this reserved spice was
covered with • magnificent carpet, in one piece, manufactured
specially for the occasion by Mesini. Todd and Burns, of 1
Mary-cuntA richly upholstered chair wee placed at the 1
right hand side of the Lord-Lieutenant, and other haul-
some chain and couches were provided for those who had
been invited by the committee. Just outside the reserved
'pace an elegant fountain has been erected, which added
considerably to the pleasing effect of the other tasteful ar-
rangement.. The time fixed far the commencement of the
ceremonial was half-past one o'clock. But lung before that
period had arrived the nave and galleries were crowded with
spectator.. The fair sex were considerably in the majority,
sod the galleries, which were filled from end to end by
fashionably dressed ladies, presented a most brilliant ap-
pwirance. Indeed it would be impossible to coevey by any
language which we could use an adequate ides of the gay
and animated scene to one who had never witoessed •
similar ceremonial. Whilst waiting for the arrival of the
Lord-Lieutenant the epeetators amused themsel;rizut
gazing with delight at the novel and Owing a
promoted by the interior of the buddies, and by main
the various distinguished guests who responded to
the invitations of the committee, and who, on their
arrival, were conducted by the members of the " re-
ception committee" to the positions assigned to
them on the dais. Mr. Whiteside, M.P., who was
aiwiegst the later arrivals, was &worded • most flatter-
ing reception. At a subsequent period of the day • similar
compliment, though even more nierked In • degree, was
paid to our distinguished countryman, Mr. Dawn.

ATOTHSCARMS' HAts..—The following gentlemen
ware admitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries on
Thandays—Basera J. A. Bright, of Carubswigeaquare ; 8.
Hurls, of Cho/Wham ; 0. W. Hollister, of Newent ; 0. C.
Holt, of Biddulph ; J. lAugdoo, of Yeovil; H. hfachlsV. of
Wilades ; C. S. Matthews, of Carepatrest ; John Morris,
of Nebo ; Nicholson, of Briglitou ;W. Powell, of via.
moo ; J. Rutter, of Hillingdon ; G. J. Sealy, of Marasiou ;
sod T. 8. Smith, of Warrington-
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Wul finish and enperiorlty was observable. Puck being the cam
we have great pleasure In recommending to ear provincial
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bevies succeeded in producing a really wood watch at a remark.
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