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aYsTAL PAL AC F.

The first of the annual series of winter concerts
for 186647 took place on Saturday, and, though
the vocalists who appeared have not obtained the
renown achieved by those more favourite artistes
whose clear, sweet strains are yearly heard ringing
through the lofty nave of our greatest permanent
temple of the arts, it was, nevertheless, attended
by such success as to make it an auspicious
precursor of similar performances which are to
follow. It was given in the enclosure called the
Concert-room, which has been simply and taste-
fully redecorated during the recess. Mr. Manns,
the able and indefatigable conductor, on appear-
ing at his place was greeted with marked warmth,
and having bowed his acknowledgments at once
gave the signal to the band to begin, the programme
opening with. the overture to " Ruy Blas" (Men-
delssohn). This vigorous prelude was played with
a spirit and accuracy which reflected the highest
credit not only on the musical director, but also on
every member of his well-disciplined orchestral
band. The aria " Cangio d'aspetto" (Handel)
was set down for Mdlle. Elvira Behrens, and was
rendered by that lady with evident care, but not
with such effect as to elicit any marked expression
of opinion from a numerous and sympathising audi-
ence. Mdlle. Behrens' rich contralto was heard to
far greater advantage in the two duets which she
afterwards sang in conjunction with Mdlle. Ene-
quist, who possesses a fine soprano voice of pure
quality and of considerable compass. Both the
pieces alluded to —n a m ely, " Schon Blumlein "
(Schumann), a soft, simple melody, and " Maig-
lockchen" (Mendelssohn), a sprightly, tripping
composition—were received with such favour as to
but narrowly escape repetition. Mdlle. Enequist
gave the romance " Sombre foret," from " Guil-
laume Tell" (Rossini), with appropriate force and
feeling, while the solemn suggestive accompaniment
was played by the band with singularly happy effect.
The solo pianist engaged for the occasion was Herr
Fritz Hartvigson, from Copenhagen, who made his
first appearance at the Crystal Palace on Saturday.
He chose a grand fantasia by Schubert, introducing
the air of " The Wanderer" in the slow movement.
The performance was remarkable for the care evi-
dently bestowed upon it, and also for undeviating
accuracy. Mr. Hartvigson plays with great energy
and brilliancy. The other morceaux which appeared
on the programme were the song " Serenade" (Gou-
nod), allotted to Malle. Elvira Behrens, and the
aria, "A h, fors'e lui," from " Traviata" (Verdi),
which Mdlle. Enequist sang so happily as to elicit
loud expressions of well - deserved approbation.
Undoubtedly, however, the great feature of the
concert was the Symphony No. 4, in B flat
(Beethoven), which was played by the band with a
precision which kept the audience in rapt attention
from the first chord to the last of its exquisite melody.
Every note was given with marvellous distinctness,
the first movement, " Adagio ed allegro vivace,".
evidently finding the greatest favour with those who
had the good fortune to hear it on Saturday, and
who rewarded its rendering by enthusiastic marks
of appreciation. The meed of praise which is cer-
tainly due to the members of the orchestra, whose
services are too often left unrecognised, must be most
emphatically given, inasmuch as it is impossible,
from the number of the instrumentalists, to charac-
terise any individual effort. The concert, which
was, as maybe seen, varied and excellent, was brought
to a close about five o'clock by the performance of
the " Entr' Acts et Polonaise" (Meyerbeer), then
executed for the first time at the Crystal Palace.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week.

Meg Opened. Receipts.

Railways. ~..-....____._.....‘,.....--_,......_ ..,‘
1866. 1865. 1866 1865
£ L
Belfast and N, Counties 931 99. 2.2 2 2.137
Belfast. and County Down 99 44 689 775
Blyth and Tyne . 36 +.6 2,239 2,595
Brecon and Merthyr ........ 68 64 1,544 1,519
Bristol and Exeter 1315 1214 7,716 7,811
Caledonian, Scottish Central 551 561 31,205 34,575
Cambrian
Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 314 314 491 461
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 448 443
Cork, Blackrock, &Passage 64 64 183 220
Cork and Youghal - -
Cornwall 654 654 2,022 2,000
Deeside l7 17 316 519
Do Extension
Dublin & Belfast J unction.... 63 63 1,6.9 Leta
173
Dublinand Drogheda 75 75 1,973
2.335
Dublin and Meath
106 3,255 4,171
Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid. 106
- -
Forth and Clyde Junction
Furness, .tc 5,165 4,855
i,_91174 381 ,812v50 1316,,458151
,NSorunthot-
G Gt. Glasgow
il te rt
Great Northern lEV.ellstnirnon 7204994 72
122 10k 42,763 40,841
Great North of Scotland 242 241 3,221 3,23 i
936
tit. Northn. & Westn.Jrel.) Bl 3875 1 711 9979 11,873
'lLSouthn. & Westn.(lrind.) 4191 ,354
1262 12804 80,720 78.348
Great Western
Highland
Hoyla9e - 60 51
Irish North- Western ........ 145 1458 5
2 1,955 1,989
12 316
Isle of Wight , ....
Lancashire & Yorkshire lO3 403 45,450 43,315
Limerick and Ennis.
Limerick and Foynes 264 265 156 140
Llanelly 46 465 735 812
Llynvl Valley
129 281 126,677
LLoonnddoonn &et
BNoourtthh:Wweesstteerrnn
5103(0455 12499614,
4 26,810 27,721
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast
London, Chatham, & Dover;
11351 134 1 120'67 13.013
all Metropolitan Extension 121 12 j 2,424 2.550
Do. Kent Coast
Lou., Tilbury, & Southend
, 424 3,839 2,370
Londonderry and Coleraine 364 465 396 397
Ilan.,Sheflield,&Lincolnsh
Blanch. S.Jun.& Altirineham iii 95 1,019 1,617
llaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,440 1,623
Metropolitan
Midland (incL N.-Western) 6774 6/74 56,749 53,818
Midland GL Westn. of hind 2605 2601 5,761 5,519
&ionmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 4l 44 2,901 3,0.:5
North British, Edin., Pertn
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 12075 11715 70,2 9 73,453
North London ll 9 4,822 3 597
North Staffordshire 258 258 9,125 8.350
Pembroke and Tenby 274 114 258 218
Rayinney 22f 195 1,161 3,069
Scottish North-Eastern 143 138 - - -
Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1.332 1,158
South Devon
South-Eastern 319 315 29,263 32,001

Taff Vale 63
61 6,674 6,177
Ulster
Vale of Clwyd.
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 437 552
Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,674 1,502
‘Vrexliam, Mold, d: c ll 14 266 251
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt lO 10 663 608
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
Austrian B2B 828 19,566 41,874
Bahia and San Francisco
Belgian V.astern Junction.- 261 261 333 402
Bombay, Baroda, & ten. India 306 306 3,354 3,427
Detroit and 31ilwaukic lB9 180 8,516 8,700
Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 6,030 6 896
Eastern of France
Eastern Bengal ... ..... 110 110 2,337 1,986
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 28,606 3 .869
Great Centrai of Belgium 285 285 6 587 7.861
Great Indian Peninsula 7i2 590 13,539 1%464
Great Luxembourg 134 134 5,876 6.150
Great Southern of India
Great Western of Canada 345 315 12,815 16,204
Madras
Madrid. Saragossa &Alicant 778 713 17,665 18, ,75
Northern of Canada 94 91 1,466 1,852
Northern of France 764 724 68,6 3 7 ...IV
Norwegian Trunk
. 075
Ottoman . BOl 481 1,13. 4,6 s)
Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 2006 20 6 163,2 .1_,2,7
Paris and Orleans lB2l 1818 88,058 '''',3-)
8 6 '-
Recife and San Francisco. &c. 771 771 1,345 1,3-.4
Scaide. . . . 169 105 4,4u5
Do. Punjab, &c 253 253 2,013 -
South' Austrian, &c ..... 1798 1616 _ -
Do, Piedmont lines
656 058 38,212 33,751
Southern of France 10,311
Victoria
Welland. 25
010 67,400 64,511
West & N-Wn. of France • • 1152.,.....---
5"1 :i513 10,335

Foreign Mail racket List.

ATLs DUB.
pton Oct. 20.
Oct. 14.
Ditto, via Mars_deiil,
obkyel.tirittsh packet......,.. • •Nov. 5.
Australia and New
Oct. 2
bey,N.Per,,eVnuc°lll:cension, and st. llelena Oct.
via Southampton—Oet 3.
cliarpazeviotittatnood,ood
andßone,
sing
wore.
via.. . s.
..
.......... m.
China, Penang,
tics Oct. 11.
Ditto. via Marseilles
Faikla .......
Southampton .................... Oct. 3.
tidb:itnadr.an
viast
ir(Csteutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Oct. 3
Ditto, via Marseilles
—•• ..Oct. 11
Islands
India (Bombay), via Southampton ................. Oct. 13
Ditto, via Marseilles .................... Oct. 7
Malta, E;ypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 3.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 7.
Mauritius, via Southampton Oct. 20
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 14
Newfoundland
Oct. 10.
Portugal
....Nov. 5.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. —
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet Oct. 10
..
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
• •
Ditto, 'via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Oct. 12.
I`'sst Coas.t of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritie ....Oct. 10.
West Indies and Pacific, (except Bahamas and
Honduras)
Cuba and Mexico
Bermuda, via Halifax .Oct. 24.
Bahamas, via New X int I Li 4 9 ..... 44144 6 .Oct, 186_