The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-12 00:00:00

PHILHARMONIC-HALL

THE " ST. PAUL,

' LAST NIGHT•

The first concert of this year's subscription (whien
now to embrace ten concerts annually) was given 1!,,s t
es
night to a well-filled house. The performance was ~
delssohn's Oratorio of St. Pau1...4 With this wor—
Liverpool is not very familiar, but all studious,s
ere'
amateurs know and appreciate it as one of the mast
grandest and most expressive works. The perfornashe
as a whole, considering the very high qualifications'
vocal and instrumental, requisite for such a compositio t.
oe
may be pronounced a favourable one, but it will not de
t
leave the work as it is, if the members of the Philharroon
band and choir wish to maintain their former fame. The
°case
choruses, numerous and difficult, were given°ve,
sionally with full vigour, and in the slower PleT6.
d
ments with great propriety of feeling; but the grnd
til
intention of the :composer was often misunderstood, a-0
t°
the effect was marred at times, by a weakness in
tenors and altos. Remarks we have previously lied A,
make regarding the absence of requisite light and sha".;
may again be applied to every part of the chorus' 9°610
is
really time some effort were made to tame down and
exuberant force of crir otherwise excellent choir,
must be 3
inspire them with' delicacy and grace, which
characteristic of all genuine singing. The coMelittete
deserve credit for providing an xcellent treaPeAf:
render the comparatively insimificant solos.
Weiss undertook the bass, and in every part was elc.,e;t
lent ; in the " Consume them all," and the elevated '"
" Know ye not that ye are his temple," he produced °P I;
site, but equally admirable, effects. Mr. Montern 93/.41h
was the tenor, and the possession of a puree thn7,310,
limited voice, and an intelligent eloquence of st•iii;
enabled this gentleman to acquit himself most creditsll.li
although the tenor has little to do beyond a nun3b.iet
ungrateful recitatives, which were given with much Di
rression; and the only air, aße hiss
faithful," was a piece of genuine singing. Ta
Dolby was entrusted the contralto ; part. 1/..A315
was really a sinecure, if we except the air, ,g The 1.0". if
mindful," which was sung with all the charming fey
that distinguishes this lady. Madame Rudersdorg, Agos,
o
we suspect is a contralto by nature,) was not very succestes,
ful iu the soprano part, being at times untrue is n
{vex
and neither devotional, nor musically exPresso:eii
in her readings. On the whole, we :,:tbe
recommend a careful revision of the Oratorio with
society, and that it will soon be repeated, we trust,
ss
more complete effect. The next concert is fixed f°rDft.
ominous day, the lst April, when the Gassiers low
Swift sing.

anci exr

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE LAI

MR. SADLEIR, M.P.

The adjourned inquest on the body of thl_lavirteoli'
Sadleir was resumed yesterday morning at the
house, Hampstead, before Mr. Wakley and
the
impannelled on the first occasion.
The jury having answered to their names, +A the
The Coroner asked Mr. Manning, the solicitor jeey
deceased's family, if he had any more witness to e%eifioor
Mr. Manning said he had not, but he had soon
noel
ments to lay before the jury. With regard to the'rrds9
said to have been paid to the deceased on the Satlld hod
previous to his death, he had found that the decease of
been paid £1384 in Bank of England notes, but Ile," oft,
the notes had been since aid in to the bank. Plitield,
Manning) had received al etter from Messrs. Fr,_es orieU,
solictors to the London and County Joint•StoeN,,,,d
stating that they had examined the deeds dePee"; theOl
the deceased, as security with that Bank, and fount that
to be genuine. It was believed that the stater eateries
had been put forth with regard to the'deceased's
were exaggerated, if not unfounded. h gr.
The Coroner said that if the matters to whir
esoi
Manning had referred were to become evidence, witn
must be called in support of them. rode°
Mr. Manning said it would be impossible to self,
evidence that the deceased had, as he had accused eloold
ruined thousands, and he suggested that the inquiry scrota
be strictly confined to the cause of death. The gAged;
here could have no claim to the chattels of the dee--ero3o
but the Lord of the Manor of Hampstead, under the
1` the
of the original grant of 1561, to Sir Thomas Roth,
creditors could not prove their right to it. (10
The Coroner said the jury had no power to deg to--
that question. The case since they last met had as t.
st 4
a more serious aspect than it first appeared to present.Bol
many astounding facts had come to light through the at 101
channels of information. The question of claim lea9A64P
decided elsewhere, and he would not anticipate that
-
sion by discussing the question then. _4501
Mr. Manning said he considered it would be a rest
of time to produce more evidence. The case raneLtere
on the evidence of the deceased's friends, and the ".,jech
he had written to show the state of the deceased's ;ore
The letters if produced in the Court of Chancery re.,„"01110
to the testamentary disposition of his property, 't he
hare been sufficient to prove him of sound mind, iliimpeted
(Mr. Manning) considered that when it was resn"ibere
the deceased was in the habit of freely using 0'00%04
could be no doubt that when its Kfects went off hebci see
much dejected, and it had an effect on his ;BIT ble
he
spirits, and in that desponding state it was Prnun
had destroyed himself.
Mr. Nicholls, the surgeon, was recalled, and sai. nd be
again examined the stomach of the deceased,
believed it it contained opium. obsbil
Mr. Manning again urged the effect which Pr- d the
the opium had in depressing the deceased's mind' ittnijSb°r:
distressing circumstances iu which he was pla,ced, nn hia
it was not possible the deceased could have been 1-
right mind. He had no other evidence to offer- nd the
The Coroner then summed up the evidence, nh-seneje
jury retired to consider their verdict. After an so
„ow a
of twenty-five minutes, the jury returned into ev,w, hand
returned a verdict that the deceased died by his °W
whilst he was in a perfectly sane state.
The Coroner : Then that is self-murder.
The Foreman : Yes. We are unanimous in th°

ost
opinion.
after t m
ily bafe
The Coroner : My own conviction is,
mature and careful investigation, that you c°l2
come to no other conclusion. A is
The jury then signed the inquisition,"and t"h
-
closed.

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Mr. Hindley, M,P., for Ashton, is to be pres,,,`"nto .s„,11
a testimonial, consisting of his portrait, at the "." 11
of the
on Easter Monday, the 24th inst.
SLIGO ELECTION.—It is said that a commit-- St'o
he the
House of Commons will have to decide UP°ll.L'eg
election, and that a petition will be presented t.--1
06
present week. taeeti
THE POLICE BlLL.—Yesterday morning another hote
of the mayors of England was held at gerberttligent
Westminster, to consider the best steps to be tl • g
r,
order to defeat the further progress of the coun ties
ii O
'
Boroughs Police Bill, read for the second thge doste
House of Commons the previous night. It °told 40
mously decided, that strenuous opposition is '
offered to the further progress of the meastlreio 005
present form, and that a stand should be 113,P2,410%ie
mittee upon the first clause, with the view 01 +,..Th0101"
amendment introduced to deprive it of its obr"""
character. The meeting then adjourned. nn, OL Tare,
DISTRESSING DEATH OF A BARRISTER.--"`"--,„ 10,t ,e
afternoon Mr. Wakley empannelled a jury,
touching the death of Charles Houblon Grove,
49, barrister-at-law, an active member of the,r-wodia-r:
yC bar, who expired under exceeding! melaneh°l7.,e. t
stances, at his chambers, No. 49, Chancery-la
James Taylor, the deceased's chief clerk, dePestoolc, ;,0
on Saturday last, between three and four dacod
heard the deceased's private room bell ring, .--attle-rdo
proceeding to the apartment he found the, unhie ar
gentleman sitting back in his arm chair with Apearoe4
stretched out in a raised posture, and his
discovered,t ough he
however,as in th
tahtatti t uh de e
woafsy
past the deceased had been suffering
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pitation of the heart, and the medical evideoc-erelic-
that the death was caused by the disease. • ed_.%
accordance with this testimony was at once re"• -o'r% 0
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE THEATRE ROTAT" nee.- e
GARDEN.—During Tuesday several hundred geA
visited the ruins; amongst the earliest to att.tii%otplielt,
Lord Ernest Bruce, Colonel Knox, and sever dike
members of parliament. In Bow-street it li-100013.-to
for persons to pass along on account of the lea".,;11/
crowd assembled there, and Hart-street, 1,0":,-4 equ"red
the Queen's entrance in Prince's-place, W7Teatirli-oot
crowded by persons. Several hundred person; the It A
within the theatre, including a great Mani °,..` , C111;;e0t
Guards, and the latter being in full regime prise'
picturesque effect was produced. Every 7,-,lre
could be seen raking amongst the ruins to PTtoorb"; is
thing as a rolic. The work of demolition thoughtt"' Oa" e
tb
wall goes on with full vigour, and it is 00,401
less than a week the whole will be down' anuAo ottor
safety of the opposite houses will be secured. 4'
he °"tat
rOP net .-
iuquiry into the cause of the terrible catast
menced yesterday before Mr. Bedford, the co° aed
Westminster. dicta' fir
THE CONVICT BANKERS. Yesterday the air "
examination of Strahan, Paul 8: Bates, under their t,O
Cruuspttocdy, took place before Mr. Commissioner' /rllll,,lit °PIO
until theiry
Court of Bankruptcy. The bankrupts were bre47lt celled
but r
eweresene allowed
re
toq wired.rem a i dajeas ace
popf tro
in support of a proof tendered by the trusteet. '171.4
Fitzgerald. sister of Sir John Paul for a stun ° estate, of
The proof had been admitted against the joint egote
it was now sought to be made on the separate Light roe,
Mr. Strahan. Sir J. Dean Paul was here hrLeara:
court for the purpose of being examined. Hisa„„rrvircieLoo
which was care-worn and dejected, excited stra"tio
sympathy amongst the crowd. He stated that inra....ef.
Ae
knew nothing of the application of the trust-Ivu,'W. der
believed that his father was insolvent when he 'leo on
was indebted to the bank .630 000. fie was trus, „Ott,
several estates, and paid what he pleased into his rirropt,
account. The application was refused, but the biiianoti,Wary
were declared to have passed their examination.,
taken baok in custody to the Milbank Penitstalw°