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

PART I.

Symphony in C (Jupiter) ... Mozart
Selection from Iphigenia m Tauride Gluck.
Song, choru,, ballet, and chorus.
Triple Concerto, pianoforte, violio, and violin-
cello, M. Silas, Signor Sivori, and Signor

• . Beethoven.
▪ eber.

Platt]. •• .••
Overture (Oberon)

PART 11.
The first part of Romeo end Julet, a dramatic symphony,
with solos and chorus. By Hector Berlioz.
No. 1. C. mbats—a Tumult—ltstrunieutal Intreduction.
Prologue—in Choral Recitative. Seari-Chorus—Stropey,
Central.° Solo. Vocal Scherzetto—Tenor Solo, with Semi-
Chorus Recititire.
No. 2 (lestrumental). Romeo alone. Distant sound of
festive Music. teratel Fete at tee Mansion of Capulet.
No. 3 (Instrumental and Vocal). The Garden of the Ca-
pulete, silent and de.eeted. Jul.et on th balcony, Romeo
rain
he shade. Love scene—Adegio, Cho erus and Orchest.
Chorus of Capulet youths quitting the feast.
No. 4. Queen Mab, or the Fairy of Dieams—Scherzo In-
strument ale.
Overture, Guillaume Tell (Rossini).
In toe first pert the ()peeing symphony, was adenir-
alcq given, esprcieily in the close; the sevege chorus of
Se) thiane, and the jubduut tpens; and the exqusire
performance of Sivas, Strori, ated "'tad, who were
severally hailed with the most cordial plaudits in ice
triple concerto, were alum phasitly concluded by Wuber's
beautiful overture given with a mastery of precision,
spirit, and execution impossible to be surpassed.
the second part corisisted mainly of a portion of Bar-
lie z's very je:etic and faucitui Romeo and Juliet sym-
phony, most carefully and beillteritly given. The che-
recter of the music is wild, passionate, and pe.rfectly
original in its piquancy of treatment, pirticularly
as
regards the wooden band. Tue ideas are v, o. k. d
out in a thoroughly dramatic manner, and
th:.q.e runs throughout the whole an unfailing
vein of imagination, sometimes bright and
sparkling, and again plaintivey and paw been
ionately
sombre. Not a phrase or thought ha
borrowed, and the affect of the whole treatment, so
bright in colour and so dramatically varied, is perfectly
novel. The opening move ment is a clever representa-
tion of a tumult, interrupted by stately brass music, re-
presenting the interference of the Prince of Veroful na.
and
A
semi.chorus of harmonised recitative, very grace
characteristic, is succeeded by a long contralto solo.
excellently given by Miss Dolby, the melody original
and paint', plain. we, and its flaw charmingly broken
by a sweet choral bit, " The lute's soft tones" recalling
us fur n 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 stratus 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 the subject—the whole dove-
tailed and worked up with perfect ingenuity. The
morceau narrowly escaped an encore. The second
portion of the s)mpliony is instrumtntal, with
the exception of a gay chorus of the di parting re-
vellers, which breaks the plaintive and passionate strains
which depict the moonlit garden and the interview of
the lovers. The movement is lontr, and scored with sus-
tained power. The concluding scherzo is a very fanciful
and ingeniously treated bit ot
offairy music—the subject,
" Queen Mab, or the Fairy Dreama"—and thescore
having all :hat playful yet fantastic character which be-
longs to the subject. It wai• given with the utmost deli.-
c apoczr, gamboling effects—as if tho corn.
'
warecirealrlevictlliondgd in the production of the wildest,
yet the prettiest musical vagaries—were tircught out
with immense eff.let. The harp passages, with their
bright tinklings, backed by the wayward warblinge of
and the picriant little rushes from the strioged
the flute,
iestrumente, were itit tairylike as possible, and were
highly and tally appreciated. Had it not been for the
larvness of the hour, he movement would have been
encored. As it was, the-re way but one feeling of un-
animous adcuiratioe. The overture to Guillaume 7 cll,
given with startling vigour, concluded éclat
xcellent concert.
• Toe promoter of the New Philarmonic has bent) Mr.
T. F. Beale, to whose courageous sp culittion and en-
he,iesee a deep debt of gratLude is due from the lovers
of music in this country.

011.M.,...........10•1=-_____ ___
MR. HENLEY'S NEW BILL ABOU f SEAMEN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.
Sir,—The afinutioceUwilt of ilir. Neale}, last night,
renders it necessary to call public: attention at once to
the ~.cts of the Government, betore further mischief is
done. Mr. Henley has brought in a B:11 to authorise
negatiations with foreign states for the giving up of de-
serters. This places is 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—liberal England is to ;et an example.
One of the causes which led to the last war with the
United States was :the searchit g of ships of the
United
ited
states navy for deserters from the King's snvim..
men from the Melatnnus an.l one from the Halifax de-
serted and joined the United States frigste Cnesupeske;
Admiral Berkeley ordered Captain Humphreys, of the
Leopard, whenever the Chesapeake should put to sea
to preeecd in the offing, demand the men, and, if refumi,
to " proceed and eearoh for the same." Commodore
Barrow, of the Cheeapealte, refused to give up these
desertrteen
men to the British frigate; the consequence was, that
Captaineln Humphre)s proceeded to hostilities. After a
gagement the Chesareeke struck her colours, the
the breast of theA
take
possession rs ere givenh
etlup,nCitacpdtesintallteusrnfrpihgraetyesstraefrudsetdhutos
was laid a deep and lasting complaint, which
bringing about that terwards
rankled in
end afterwards
caused a deep sensation in
that country,
tions. This took deplorableplaceon war between the two net,-
22d of December, in the Slam principally assisted in
the 22d of June, 1807; on the
on edear, the American Go-
vessels then in the ports
Go-
vernment laid an embargo
1
of the United States.—Yours,
London, March 24.

T. M.

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of information and facility sec refence. Of a work ao well
known and so justly appreciated further praise is un-
necessary.
IIuNGEEFORD HALL --Mr. W. Rots, the well-
known comic vocalist. gave an entertainment last night in
ITALY. the large theatre of Hungcrford Hall to a large and exceed-
The recent storms in the Adriatic have occasioned ingly merry audience. And well might they laugh, for a
great loss of life and property. more laughable character than Mr. FOE'S, when delivering
his comic songs can s•' rel •be conceived. But his exer.
A letter from Vienna of the 17th says—" We re- tions to ke" fun i•J n'ot) entirely confined to f‘inging; he
celye from different points of the coast of the Ad rietic with great succeSs delivers a " black lecture on phrenology"
the most distre,ping accounts of the damage cau-ed in genuine negro style. From his observations, however,
'by the late continual storms. The town of Chioggio the audience were not likely to derive au great addition to
has lost twenty fiihing-boats, wi'h all their erevys, itilildeiere!.irterenit stock of information olltAlCh an abstruse subject;l
phatically
amounting in number to one hundred. On the 12' h ide.cctitatryee,ri lthadttn..tsluch object in vs%7,liefdor
the
ee elnaess-
13nteiehaot ship vvLs lost near l'eluri.zz;. B.,tw eeu 1 they knew
about it," a pertec‘tly,•")trrter remyark, This lecture
esare and Onune several bodies hav,, bE,eu pickA up is well worthy of being heard, as are also the vocal end in_
strumental eff,rts of his little daughte.., Miss Lillins Ross.
He rei.eats the entertainment, it is uuder.,t
on the share. Near Sinagtuslia the waves have i brown
WARWICK.—Mir lied '
111) aqu a ntity of ship,' stol es, sails, &v. Vt ssk.-I were i oud, ou 'Satureiity.
e lectors of Warwick ' -
seen off the coast ntsking sign,ls of disttes,i, but no 1
i pendent c- lectors
°IV' coul I venture te their rf.“ I d ' •has appeared for some days past,
i,t s addr,ss to tho ind.
The loss in the gale of the 4th ins'ant of the IN la' iTe'd „wiettlimblig•tme the Learned Gentleman nll. la, well silk-
.tiorwecesittsioienr.
thlet Is, repor'ed. however, that. Mr.
liatme stean corvette is confirmed. The young Em- htepton, who
Aeror FRANcis, who was at sea on bon.i.d another !is not unlikely to seek f 'med borough Of St. Alban's,
connexion with re uge at Warwick where from his
vessel during the gale, went to express an person his the Castle, his pretensio ' ' I.
ns would be or-
idable.
deep regret io Baron Da Ken,: CE, President of ,he . in
Council of the Empire, whose sou was in the Maxi- We utolerst;nd that the Blueßibbon, by'
aline. Eighty persons were on board the vessel when i the death Of the late Duke of Cambridge, • vacant
was given to the
s,_ _ d 1 Marquis of Donegal by the It LI
?mil VIA; own “ 1 QYemuicut beftne their
i retirsfuent from of4cs,