The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-03 00:00:00

MR BLEWITT'S CONCERT.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Blewitt gave his Morning Con-
cert at the Surrey Concert Rooms, Kenuington. Our
readers may perhaps be startled at the locality above men-
tioned, but we assure them, that although we did not per-
ceive any coronets at the for, yet that in the room there
was more than one Knight, and the largest number of fair
maidens that we have lately had the felicity of being in
company with. The kind folks domiciled in the neigh-
bourhood, who attended, have much reason to be satisfied
with the fare which their caterer produced for them on this
occasion. The performances commerked with an overture
of Romberg s, which was followed by a selection from the
Creation, in which Mr. Phillips sang, " In the begin-
ning, God created the Heaven and the Earth," with much
effect. His great effort, however, was " The Snares of
Death," from Sir John Stevenson's Oratorio of The Thanks-
Orin.- which was these in a manner not very easily to be
surpassed. We noticed this piec,.t in our snertion of the
Oratorio from which it is taken, and we are satisfied that
the praise we then gave was most justly bestowed. Mr.
&ahem sang " Luther's Hymn," and was most ably
accompanied. by Mr. Harper on the trumpet. if all or-
chestra trumpet-players had had the judgment of Mr.
harper, we think even Mozart himself would have been
reconciled to this instrument. Mr. Braham next sang a
grand scene, called " Adelgitha," the poetry by Camp-
bell, and composed by Mr. Blewitt, which had much merit.
This was followed by " Kelvin Grove," and " The Blue
Bonnets arc over the Border," in which Mr. Braham ac-
companied himself on the piano-forte very effectively;
Mr. Horucastle sang " Now vanish before the holy beams
very respectably. Miss Paton saw, " Jock of Haaletlean,"
and accompanied herself, with her' usual taste and judg-
ment. What a combination of talent is centered in
this charming woman ! Miss Love executed Horn's
cavatina, " I've been roaming," in a very recherche
manlier, and was enthusiastically encored. Mr. Sapio
sang " Charms of Love " in a masterly sty'e, and
•i!1 effects were sensibly portrayed in the countenances
of his fair audience. Sir John Stevenson's duet, " Tell
me where is Fancy bred, " was very pleasingly done by
Messrs. Horncastle and Phillips; and Miss Love with
Mr. Sapio charmed the company in Rossini's " Ah se de
male niici!" from Tancredi. The trios were, " The
Heavens are telling," by Mr. Welsh, Mr. Phillips, and
Master Bailey; and, " As gaily danced the moonbeams
light;" both of which were very pleasingly performed.
The accompaniment for flute and violin to the latter was
very good, and ably executed by Mr. T. Cooke and Mr.
Nicholson. Mozart's comic trio by Mr. Welsh, "La mia
Dorahelia," was laughingly executed by Messrs. Welsh,
Sapio, and Hoineastle. Mr. Moseheles played his own
fantasia of the " Fall of Paris" inimitably. The hap-
piestl'combination of styles exists in the performance of this
highly-gifted person : his execution embraces every diffi-
culty that can be imagined upon the instrument, while his
taste and feeling in adagio movements are such as to charm
the sense. Mr. Niclio,son played his fantasia on the flute,
to the air of " Atleste Fideles," and was highly and de-
scrvedly applauded.
The orchestra was led by Mr. T. Cooke with his usual
ability, and the whole was directed by Mr. Welsh.
We cannot but express our high opinion of Mr.Blewitt's
tafte in the selection made on this occasion ; and the in-
strumental accompaniments of Min Paton and Mr. Braham
gave the whole a ddletanie character, highly interesting.
Kiel the room but stood in a garden, instead of on the
" road-side, " the effect of the whole would have been
perfect. We do think a summer room for morning con-
certs, a short distance from town, would be a good spec.,
and recommend the idea to the consideration of those who
remember Ranelagh.

DISTURBANCES IN THE MAN UFA C TURING

DISTRICTS.

The Liverpool Albion of Monday a ys—" We have great
pleasure in stating, that there have not been any serious
disturbances, in the agitated districts since the occurrence
o those of which we have given an interesting narrative
below. We have seen accounts from Wigan, Bolton, and
ether places, where all remained quiet up to Saturday even-
ing. Blackburn and Autry were also tranquil. At Man-
che:ter the populace were pursuing the system of demanding
mcney alai provisions; but there hadnot been any tuniul-
it:erns assemblages since Friday. On Saturday night, we
understand, a fire broke out in a carpenter's workshop, but
the occurrence was believed to have been purely accidental.
S.:e,ral of the rioters ,that had been apprehended in the
ri.ighhourhood of Bury have been committed to Lancaster
Castle, and others liberated on bail. IVe have seen ac-
catoits from Leeds, Sheffield, and other places, where all
remained tramjuil."
The following is an extract of a private letter, dated
Livtipool, May I :—" By the:coaches from Manchester
it appears all was quiet there, that troops were arriving
from all quarters. Two companies of the 734 regiment,
which arrived from Dublin last evening, set off this day
for Manchester; the remainder not having as yet any or-
4rs. This evening a detachment of the til st regiment has
arrived from Dublin by steam boat. By the coach from
London this evening we learn that five pieces of field artil-
lery are on the road towards Manchester with post horses,
and the artillerymen proceeding in coaches."