Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, April 23.—The Queen held a Privy Council at
'l2 o'clock to-day. Present : The Prince Consort, the
Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl, of 'Hardwicke, the Earl of
Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Estcourt,
the Earl of Malmesbury, Major-General Peel, the Marquis
of Exeter, Earl Delawarr, the Duke of Beaufort, and the
Marquis of Abercorn.
The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and attended by the
ladies and gentlemen in waiting, were present in the even-
ing at 'a musical performance in St. Geerge's-hall.
The performance was Grosse Passions-Musik, " by
Joh. Seb. Bach, according to the text of St. Matthew.
The English words adapted for " The Bach Society of
London" by Helen F. H. Johnston.
'" The orchestra consisted of upwards of 170 performers.
The band consisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by
several of the principal performers from the Philharmonic
Society, her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian
Opera. The chorus were selected principally from the
Bach Society, instituted by Professor, Sterndale Bennett.
Mus;Prof. Cantab, 1849, who was present on the occasion.
The =performance was conducted by Mr. Anderson, the
director of her Majesty's private band, Mr. W. G. Cusins,
organist of her Majesty's private chapel, presiding at the
organ.
The performance commenced with a double chorus,
Come, ye daughters, weep with me.
The first part illustrated the first 56 verses of the 26th
chapter of St. Matthew, and concluded with a chorus and
chorale.

. 0 man, thy heavy sin lament,
For which the Son of God was sent
To die upon the cross.
He left His Father's throne above,
To save thy soul (0 wondrous love !)
From everlasting loss.
The second part commenced with a recitative,
Alas, now is my Saviour gone !
and was followed by a series of compositions illustrating the
concluding verses of the chapter, and the 27th chapter, com-
mencing at the 11th verse.
The recitative from the 50th verse, " But Jesus cried with
a loud voice and departed," was followed by the chorale :
If I should e'er forsake Thee,
Forsake me not 0 Lord,
When sorrows overtake me,
Sustain me by Thy word.
The three following verses were illustrated by a recitative
(accompanied) :--- •
'TWas in the cool of eventide • "

That Adam's fall was first-made known;
'Twas eve when God declared His punishment.
'Twas eve, when Noah first espied
The dove with olive-branch return.
0 lovely time, though evening hour
Man's peace is made, he's reconciled to God,
• For Jesus hath the path of suffering trod.
Go now my soul, beg thou His corpse;
Go, let them give to thee the Saviour's body,
0 precious, costly memorial!
The conclusion was a recitative.
0 let our praise to heaven ascend
In gratitude for Thy redeeming blood.
A chorus,
- - -

Lord Jesus, fare Thee well!
Ending with the concluding chorus, -
In tears of grief we here recline
Murm'ring to Thee in the tomb.
SUNDAY, April 24.---The Queen and Prince Consort, the
Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, Prince
Arthur, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended divine service this morning in the private
chapel of the Castle.
Monday, being the birthday of her Royal Highness the
Princess Alice, second daughter of her most gracious
Majesty, the natal anniversary was observed with unusual
demonstrations of loyalty and respect. Her Royal High-
ness has attained her sixteenth year, being born in 1843.
The stay of the Court at Windsor Castle will be somewhat
extended, as her Majesty is now not expected to return to
Buckingham Palace until Tuesday week. At the latter end
of May her Majesty will pay a visit to Osborne, and will, in
this comparatively quiet retreat, pass the anniversary of her
birth, in the midst of her own family.—Court Journal.

GAS EXPLOSION.—An explosion,of gas, resulting rather
seriously, took place at Birkenhead on Saturday night. It
would seem that Mr. Lacey, owner of a public-house on the
Morpeth Dock quay, went into the drawing-room with a
lighted candle. He had no sooner entered the room than a
loud explosion took place. The partition of the room was
completely destroyed, and a large plate glass window was
literally smashed to pieces. Considerable damage was also
dare to the bar and its contents. The more serious part of
the accident was the injuries done to the landlord and land-
lady. Mr. Lamy was considerably burned and scorched
about the head, and yesterday afternoon it was swollen very
much indeed. Mrs, Lacey had her shoulder and collar bone
broken. The cause of the explosion seems to be an escape
of gas from the chandelier, which immediately caught Ore
th wmpp,,t aw light was introduced into? the room.
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