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As the continued run of the Easter pieces relieves our columns of the pressure of theatrical matters , we avail ourselves of the opportunity to speak at greater length than usual of the Ckystal Palace . The Directors are energetically bestirring themselves in quest t > f remunerative' popularity . The spirit with which they try experiment after experiment in new directions , -without either the parsimony that ensures failures or the recklessness that makes these ridiculous when they do occur , as sometimes occur they must , ought injustice to be recognised both by their constituent shareholders and the public . whose favour they so diligently cultivate .... A recent series of Saturday Concerts , involving considerable'outlay , was , it is well known , unproductive to the exchequer , though no doubt a consuburbs at the Palace
siderable boon to the gentility of the opulent foot , and to the season admission holders . But , nothing daunted , our friends resolved , while decreasing their outlay on the halfcrown days , upon adding to their Easter tide attractions a , daily concert , at which every " shilling" visitor might ; have the treat of "hearing" the Piccolomini almost on the eve of her retirement from the profession . The consequence has been that since Good Friday immense numbers have enjoyed , despite the fitful weather , a liberal banquet of vocal and instrumental delicacies , in addition to the springing- charms of the gardens , the indoor yegetatipn , the well furnished jiieturegajlery , and the interminable collections of interesting objects of art and taste which now literally crowd an area that seemed to bid defiance to all schemes for covering : its nakedness . An interesting
Thei pirectoi-s have , moreover , made known that still further to utilize the : large resources at their command , and we hope , for their sakes ., to popularize their noble institution , they propose to found an educational establishment on a large Scale . The scheme comprises classes , select and open , for the instruction of both sexes in art , science , and literature . They have already an excellent library , ample space for school and reading-rooms , and illustrative collections , as all the world knows , far beyond the requirements of elementary students . Professors of English , Greek , German , French , history , geography , astronomy , physical geography , and of . landscape and figure-drawing , have already been chosen ^ and committees of ladies and gentlemen are to be appointed to head , and where useful ,. to superintend , the institution . The scheme is liberal , arid "in the right direction ; we hope ere long we may have the pleasure of recording its prosperity . The railway connection of the Crystal Palace with the West End viii Chelsea and also via Hungerford , is now secured , and will be in practical action in a year or two . That with the East depends upon the progress of Mr . JVIcClean's ingenious plan for turning the Thames Tunnel to railway use . When this is done , the Palace placed en rapport with the North London . " Girdle ¦ Rai lway , " and its comparative independence of the Brighton Terminus and the straits of London Bridge also secured , its future , whether as a place of instruction or of mere amusement , will become much less matter of speculation to lookers on , and much less a subject of anxiety to its
proprietorsassemblage are the holiday makers at Sydenham . It was cheerful to note , on Monday , the thousands of those who trulyeavn bread by sweat of brow studying , with might and main , the objects that at all might coiiie within scope of their philosophy : and cheerful to think—let us add , ere we quit our momentary reflective digression— -how many a practical notion of value , or , better still , idea of beauty , might not be earned home , stored up , and even bequeathed as heritage by the many intelligent men we saw about us . The holiday concei ' t selection was an eminently popular one . Even the organ forgot its sublimity in * ' Home ! sweet home !" " Farewell to the mountain , " . ' " The brave bid oak , " and the like . The Coldstream Band played from the " Huguenots" and " Zampa , " and the " iSonnambula . " Mdlle . Piccolomini was , of course , the
heroine of each day , pouring out with lark-like prodigality her neverending treasure of sweet liquid notes , and seeming to weave a . spell of enchantment about the myriad Unskilled listeners , v > ho never were so sweetly thralled before . They were tumultuous in their applause , wild in their calls for more , and Mr . Patey ( a promising singer last year in the English Opera Company , but of delicate physique ) / came iti for a good deal of honestlyrearned applause , as her companion in the old favourite , " La ci dareni . " It is but fair to the zealous management that ; at the opening- of the season , we should place before our readers—though it must be , we fear , vei-y briefly—a sketch of their plans for the summer , as far as they have come to our knowledge , The season proper is to . commence on the 2 nd of May , when , at a Mendelssohn Festival on a
vast scale , the composer ' s " Elijah" will be performed , and his bronze memorial statue will be inaugurated . The Oratorio is to be directed > y the Sacred Harmonic Society , and led by . Signor Costa . At dusk , there will be a torchlight procession in the garden , as pn the occasion of the Schiller festival . Six grand opera concerts and a " Wallace" concert—the latter led by this favourite national maestro—will take place during the three next months . The festival of the metropolitan charity schools , heretofore holden annually in St . Paul ' s Cathedral , will this year be nt the Crystal Palace in June ; as well as the Tonic Sol-fa and metropolitan Bohools choral society anniversaries . Four thousand members of the French part-singing' society •' lies Orpheonistes" are to give one or more concerts on days to be announced : and a " contest" ( a
word better understood in Lancashire and Yorkshire than in town ) of brass bands will not , we appi-ehend , be one of the least attractive things of the season . Shows (" contests " again ) of birds , beasts , flowers , and fruit , there will be , as usual , and unlimited gatherings ( without contest it is to be hoped ) of volunteers nnd archers , with , of course , ( heir strong following of friends , countrymen , and lovers . The Ckystal Palace Akt-Union of last year wais financially successful , and we have every reason to believe thoroughly satisfactory to the public , who are about v / eary of the Godwin-Pocpck affair , with its " sack and bread " distribution of pictures and artless prints , There is every promise of its being- even more popular this season . Mr . Oalder Marshall has designed for execution in porcelain , by Oopeiand and Co ., n bust of " Lesbia " not inferior to his
" Ophelia * ' " Miranda , winch orniunonp the homes ot sp many of the five thousand who subscribed last year . Moasrs . Battaro and Spn have produced some elegant Etruscan vasea , from which members mny select . Elkingtons furnish for the samo nurposo their vases in chased metal ; Bates a porcelain reproduction of " The Dying 1 Gladiator j" JPelnmotte , a variety of stereoscopic views , single and in seta , and Hanharfc some excellent ohromo-lithogvaphs . So much for the " consolation prizes , " none of them puyejiasabloi under ordinary circumstances , for one pound one ; and with respect tp the prizes proper , wo need only say coniniisHions have been given among- the arttos to Foloy , Marshall , Durham , Miller , Munro , nnd among tradesmen to Elkingtoh and Minton , to justify the conjecture that allottees ' will liavo no reason to complain of failure in trtsto or execution .
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niHETR Lordships did not meet until Tuesday , one . day after the Com-J- mons , it being the " time-honoured" custom of allowing the Lower House to get Well into harness before the aristocratic " Upper / ' addresses itself in earnest to public business . The Lobd . Chanceli . or pushed forward , one step , his Divorce Bill , the mai ' u object of which is to do away with the inconvenience of having , as at present , to wait for a full court of judges before sentence can be pronounced in a particular class of cases . The Bill was encountered by Lord St . Leonajids with a negative , as he wished the measure to be referred to a select committee . Lord Lyndhtjrst thought the present Court might be reformed , arid made more in harmony with the business and the wants of the public . After a little more discussion the Bill was read a second time . —On Tuesday Parliament , " like a giant refreshed , " assembled for the despatch of business . No
time was lost by eager Oratorical : Members , and Ministers wore at once assailed by complaints and questions . After a regular fire of petitions de omnibus rebus , Sir Charles Napier , opened business , offering a variety of suggestions for the amendment of the unsatisfactory condition of the navy . He wanted to see the Channel fleet made more efficient ; he wanted to have a greater number of petty officers ; he ., Wanted corporal punishment to be diminished though not abolished ; he wanted an alteration in the paying , off of ships ; he wanted a greater saving in ships' stores ; he wanted block-ships to be done away with ; he wanted , the coastguard apd volunteers to be strengthened ; and he wanted to see the reserve augmented with many more minor wants of the same sort . _ , Mr . J . Klphinstqn complained of the conduct used towards post captains on the reserved list . Mr ., Lindsay objected to our increasing naval armaments .
A brisk discussion followed on this increase , Mr . Henley complaining of the quality and . insufficient quantity of the timber in our dockyards ; and after a few words from Mr . "Williams , Sir H . Lkekk , and Mr . Bentinck , the House went into Committee of Supply on Hie naval estimates , upon Which several votes were taken . The ' only'business-of real public interest on Tuesday was , the passing the . third reading of the Adulteration of Fopd Bill . The Conveyance of Voters Bill , the s econd reading of which was moved by Mr . Colubr , gave rise lo no little debate , in which the widest diflference of opinion on the principle of the Bill was ventilated . The Bill proposed to get rid of the expense to candidates of conveying voters to the poll . Mr . Nbwpuhatb , as Mr . Hunt ' s proxy , moved that the Bill be read that day six months ; this amendment was , however , withdrawn in favour of another amendment by
report of the Select Committee was before the House . The adjournment was eventually carried by 94 to 81 . The Attornies and Solicitors . Practice Bill , a purely class Bill , the object of which was to widen tho . door for the admission of attornies , and at the same time to require a higher standard of qualification for candidates , went to a division , and the second reading was . carried by 117 to 75 . _
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near Ja'lnpa . General Villalba ( Liberal ) defeated 500 Reactionists at San . Miirtin , near Peubla , taking seven pieces of artillery , arms , and ammunition . ' .-. - ..
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The Postmaster has decided that the Society of Arts' Prize WntJiig-casc , for which they awarded the priae of twenty guineas and their silver nicuai to Parkins nnd Gorro , can be sent through the post for -id ., so that tins extremely useful nnd durable waterproof ense , fitted with writing-paper . envelopes , blotting-book , metal penease , with reserve of pens , &c , fcc ., can be sent free through the post to nny part of the l < i » g » ° » > o'V ""' , '"? twenty-eight Btamps to Parkins and Gorro , 24 and 25 , Oxford a » J" »» London . It forms » most nnpropriuto present . Selling price «** " «'[ stationary wnrehousq , 2 a . each . Their Sample Packet of Writing iftF 1 and Envelopes can bo had frco by post for four stamps , Pahkins mul Qotto m « ke . no chnrgo for plain stumping writing-pape 1 " and envolopqs , and undertake to pay the enrriago to any part ot *»» B » " "• on orders over twenty shillings . Twenty thousand envelopes , o * i "'*" or quality , at n minuJe ' s iiotico . Office stationary nnd liousohoiu P « P ™ . ' Institutions , colleges , and schools supplied , Price list post free , abbv-Ing of full 6 s , in tlio pound . pAnKxNa and Gotto , paper nuri en \ oioii « makers , 2-Jl aiul 26 , Oxford Street , [ ddvt . }
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Leader (1850-1860), April 21, 1860, page 386, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2344/page/22/
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