The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-25 00:00:00

GERMANY.

telegraphic dispatch from Hamburgb, dated
-I:tiesday states that General JACOBI had just arrived
at Bremen. An immediate intervention of the Fe-
deral troops was feared.
The States of Baden were closed on Saturday
with the usual formslities, in virtue of a decree
signed by the Prince FREDERICK, son of the GRAND
Duns. _ _

Toe Second Chamber of Prussia, in its sitting of
Saturday, proceeded to discuss the War Budget. M.
DE VINCSE proposed sundry reductions, but he was
defeated by 168 votes to 77 ; and all the increased
credits demanded by the Government were granted.
At one time the debate became rather violent. The
adjournment of the Chambers lass been decided on,
but only for twelve days, as is usual at Easter.
A Vienna letter states that the Austrian Govern-
ment has ordered a severe control to be exercised, in
order toprevent the gratuitous distribution of Bibles,
Which have been sent out to Austria by biblical
societies in London, with a view of making prose-
lytes
to the Protestant religion.
The Germanic Diet has voted 60,000 thalers
ler the pay of the officers and crews of the German
'set.
Great misery exists in nearly all parts of Germany,
Posen,
especially in Westphalia, Cassel, the Tyrol, and
owing to the scarcity of grain and potatoes.
ti the Duchy of Poser, sacs a Belgian journal, bands
of robbers have been formed, and detachments of
Cavalry have to scour the country to prevent their
"Predations. In Westphalia, the people, unable to
t'btain rye bread, mix boiled beans with roots. In
Sweden
also the people are suffering dreadfully from
earthy. At Wermeland and Oettant they are
°l)lißed to live on the bark of trees and chopped
atritw
f Great numbers of German emigrants are leaving
" America by the French and Belgian ports. From
Bremen, Hamburgh, end other German ports, also
the departures are very numerous. From the Ist to
the 13th March
not fewer than 3,276 emigrants
sailed from the mouth of the Weser, and on the later
day between 700 and 800 were waiting for vessels to
""by them.

ITALY,
The recent storms in the Adriatic have occasioned
great loss of life and property.
,A- letter from Vienna of the 17th says—" We re-
from different points of the coast of the Adriatic
b e most distressing accounts of the damage cawed
LY the late continual storms. The town of Chioggio
as lost twenty fishing-boats, with all their crews,
amounting
in number to one hundred. On the 12th
ptherchant ship was lost near Murazzi. Between
are and Oaune several bodies have been picked up
tip a
share. Near Sinagaglia the waves have thrown
been a quantity of ships' stores, sails, &c. Vessels ere
off the coast making signals of distress, but no
'e could venture to their relief."
The loss in the gale of the 4th instant of the Ma-
vl.l:flue steam. corvette confirmed. The young Em-
, ror FRANCIS, who was at sea on board another
:seel during the gale, went to express in person his
QeP regret to Baron DE Kunkcx., President of the
:4461 of the Empire, whose son was in the Mari-
-1%!e• Eighty persons were on board the vessel when
-*Went duwu . .

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
EARL DERBY'S DINNER.

Yeat6iday evening the Noble Premier entertained the
following Members of the Cabinet at dinner, at his Lord-
ship's mansion, St. Jaines's-squi-hre. The guests upon this
occasion were confined to the Duke of Northumh,rknd,
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Malmesl►ury, the
E-irl of Hardwicke, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Juba Pakington, Lr.rd John Manners, Mr. J. C.
Herries, and Mr. J. W. Henley.

LORD AND LADY TRURO'S DINNER PAR
Lord and Lady Truro entertained a select dinner
c'rcle last evening at their mansion, Eaton-square, con-
sisting of the Marquis of Lansdowne. the Earl and Coun-
tess of Clarendon Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord
SP,) mour, Lord Harry Vane, the Hon. Charles Pelham
Villieri, and Mr. Frederick Peel.

;TY•

BELVOIIt CASTLE.
The festivities at this magnificent seat are being kept
up with great eclat. A very large party of distinguished
fashionables will assemble there on Monday next, the
29th hist., for the purpose ot witnessit,g Croxton-park
races, which conmence on the 30th. During the races
ewers wi;l be laid at th. caste for upwards of 40 each
night. His Grace's band will attend the 'aces, and nesr
the rac,: course tttt Duke's marquee will b, erected, aid
luncheon provided for all the guests. Among the dis-
tinguished visitors expected are the Duke and Duchess
f Brlnfort, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the
Earl of Scarborough. &c.

THE NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The first coucer:rt given by this new society took place
with immense iclat last evening, at Exeter Hall, in the
presence of a large and brilliant audience, Judging
from the opening night, we should pronounce the esta-
blishment of this new society as a step decidedly bene-
ficial to the true interest of art and artists. Many
of the names announced are "towers of strength,"
and the programme contains a rich and varied
array of st2rling selections and attractive novel-
ties With Hector Berlioz, as the chef d' orchestre,
Sivori, the first violin, and Pi:atti and Bottesini conspi-
cuous among the instrumentalists—with several works
of home composition (such as those announced of a new
overture and concerto by Henry Wylde, en " operatic
masque," by Edward Loder, and a csntata by G. A.
Mactarren, founded on Bu, g- is ballad of " Leonora")
we freely anticipate the solidly succeastul results of the
object of the society, which are stated in its prospectus
to be both the extensi in of a knowledge of the•produc-
tions of the greatest masters, by a more perfect per-
formance of their works than has hitherto
been_ Attained, and—life wsiee-- MW. rail to-
modern aNd native composers a favourable opportu-
nity for establishing the worth of their claims upon
the attention and esteem of a discerning public.
Among the promised features of attraction are Beet-
hoven's Choral Symphony, Mendelssohn's " Walpurgis
Night," selections from La Vestale of Spontini, and the
pieces we have already mentioned. The orchestra com-
prises upwards of one hundred performers, and is pecu-
liarly strong; the violas, violincelli, bassi, and harps each
muster twelve instruments. Last evening's programme
was as follows:

PART I.

Symphony in C (Jupiter)
Selection from Iphigenia in Tauride
Song, chorus, ballet, and chorus.
Triple Concerto, pianoforte, violin, and violin-
cello, Di. Silas, Signor Sivori, and Signor

Mozart.
Gluck.

... Beethoven.
... Weber.

Piatti ..• ..•
Overture (Oberon)

PART 11.
The first part of Romeo and Juliet, a dramatic symphony,
with solos and chorus. By Hector Berlioz.
No. 1. Combats—a Tumult—lnstrumental Introduction.
Prologue—in Choral Recitative. Semi-Chorus—S trophy,
Contralto Solo. Vocal Scherzetto—Tenor Solo, with Semi-
Chorus Recitative.
No. 2 (Instrumental). Romeo alone. Distant sound of
festive Music. Grand Fete at the Mansion of Capulet.
No. 3 (Instrumental and Vocal). The Garden of the Ca-
pulets, silent and deserted. Jul.et onCho the balandcony,
O Romrchestraeo in
he shade. Love scene—Adagio, rus .
Chorus of Capulet youths quitting the feast.
No. 4. Queen Mab, or the Fairy of Dreams—Scherzo In-
strumentale.
Overture, Guillaume Tell (Rossini).
In the first part, the opening symphony, was admir-
ably given, especially in the close; the savage chorus of
Soy thiana, and the jubilant hymns; ati
Piatti, d the exquisite
e
performance of Silas, Sivori, nod who
severally hailed with the most cordiel plaudits in the
triple concerto, were triumphantly concluded by Weber's
beautiful overture given with a mastery of precision,
spirit, and execution impossible to be surpassed.
the second pert consisted mainly of a portion of Ber-
lioz's very poetic and fanciful Romeo and Juliet sym-
phony, most carefully and brilliantly given. The cha-
racter of the music is wild, passionate, and perfectly
original in its piquancy of treatment, particularly es
regards the wooden band. The ideas are wo,k d
cue in a thoroughly dramatic manner, and
there runs throughout the whole an unfailing
vein of imagination, sometimes bright and
sparkling, and again plaintively et,Lel passionately
sombre. Not a phrase or thought has been
borrowed, and the effect of the whole treatment, so
bright in colour and so dramatically varied, is perfectly
novel. The opening movement is a clever representa-
tion of a tumult, interrupted by stately brass music, re-
presenting the interference of the Prince of Verona. A
semi.chorus of harmonised recitative, very graceful and
characteristic, is succeeded by a long contralto solo,
excellently given by Miss Dolby, the melody original
and coaled, plain' ive, and its flow charmingly broken
by a sweet choral bit, " The lute's soft tones" recalling
us for a moment to the festivity. The vocal scherzetto,
" Queen Mab," which follows, is quite new in plan and.
treatment. The tenor, Mr. Luckey, in the light, way-
ward, and fantastic strains of the music is backed by
sparklingly clever and characteristic instrumental ac-
companiments; the flutes and oboes taking a principal
part. and by " bits" of very ingenious choral music re-
echoing the phrases of tho subject—the whole dove-
tailed and worked up with perfect ingenuity. The
morceau narrowly escaped an encore. The second
portion of the symphony is instrumental, with
the exception of a gay chorus of the departing re-
vellers, which breaks the plaintive and passionate strains
which depict the moonlit garden and the interview of
the lovers. The movement is long, and scored with ass-
tained power. The concluding scherzo is a very fanciful
and ingeniously treated bit of fairy music—the subject,
" Queen Mab, or the Fairy of Dreams"—and thescore
having all that playful yet fantastic character which be-
longs to the subject. It was given with the utmost deli-
cacy, and all it odd gamboling effects—as if the com-
poser were revelling in the production of the wildest,
yet the prettiest musical vagaries—were brought
the ouir t
with immense effect. The harp passages, with
bright tinklings, backed by the wayward warblings of
the flute, and the piquant little rushes from the
dingedstrned
instruments, were all, as fairylike as possible, an
highly and fully appreciated. Had it not been for the
lateness of the hour, the movement would have been
encored. As it was, there was but one feeling of un-
animous admiration. The overture to Guillaume Tell,
given with startling vigour, concluded with éclat this
excellent concert.
The promoter of the New Philarmonic has been Mr.
T. F. Beale, to whose courageous ep culation and en-
thusiasm a deep debt of gratitude is due from the lovers
of music in this coantry.

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MR. HENLEY'S NEW BILL ABOUT SEAMEN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.
Sir,—The announcement of Mr. Heeley, last night,
renders it necessary to call public attention at once to
the acts of the Government, before further mischief is
done. Mr. Henley has brought in a Bill to anthorise
negotiations with foreign states for the giving up of de-
te-rters. This places a sailor who deserts on a level with
a murderer or felon.
The United States will never sanction such an Act,
for it would infringe on the right of search, and ulti
mately lead to war. No nation gives up deserters at
present—lib,,ral England is to set an example.
One of the causes which led to the last war with the
United States was ;the searchi-g 01 ships of the United
States navy for deserters from the King's service. Three
men from the Melampos en i oot from the Halifax de-
serted and joined the United States frigate Chesapeake;
Admiral Berkeley ordered Captain Humphreys, of the
Leopard, whenever the Chesapeake should put to sea
to prixecd in the ()fling, demand the merz, and, if refused,
to " proceed and search for the same?' Commodore
Barrow, of the Chesapeake, refused to give up th
men to the British frigate; the consequence was, that
Captain Humphre) s proceeded to hostilities. After a
was Ipaid
short_e engagement the Chesapeake struck hi .r colours, the
dtakseerters were given up, Captain Humphreys refused to
breast of
possession of the United States frigates, and thus
that country, and
the b
thatand lasting complaint, which rankled in
the Americans, caused a•deep sensation in
about
bringing
This took afterwards principally assisted in
deplorable war between the two na-
tions.d
of December,Pii:ethoenthe 22d cf June, 1807; on the
vernment laid au ember *0 game
on all vessels then in the ports
year, the American Go-
of the United States.—Yours,
011113,
London, March 24.

T. M.

RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF, The Spring
edition of this indispensable racing companion has just made
its appearance, and will receive its usual heart welcome
from the sporting world. if in the present year hearts'
no new feature of arrangement or decoration, it at alir events
retains all its old characteristics of perfect correctness
of information and facility of reference. Of a work so well
known and so justly appreciated further praise is un-
n ecessa• y.
HUNGERFORD HALL —Mr. W. ROSSI, the well-
known comic vocalist. gave an entertainment last night in
the large theatre of Hungerford Hall to a large and exceed-
ingly merry audience. And well might they laugh, for a
more laughable character than Mr. Ross, when delivering
his comic songs, can scarcely be conceived. But his exer-
tions to make fun are not entirely confined to singing; he
with great success delivers a " black lecture on phrenology"
in genuine negro style. From his observations, however,
the audience were not likely to derive any great addition to
their present stock of information on such an abstruse subject ;
indeed the lecturer had no such object in view, for he em-
phatically declared that " the more they studied the less
they knew about it," a perfectly true remark. This lecture
is well worthy of being heard, as are also the vocal and in-
strumental efforts of his little daughter, Miss Links Ross.
He repeats the entertainment, it is unihrstood, on Saturday.
WARWICK.—Mr. Mellor's address to the hide-
pendent electors of Warwick has appeared for some days past,
and we imagine the Learned Gentleman must be well satis-
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We understand that the Blue Ribbon, vacant by
the death of the late Duke of Cambridge, was given to the
Marquis of Donegal by the late Government before their
retirement frOM office.