The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10,3 Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 108 Od; and straw, £1 23 to £1 10s per load.
A fair demand.

CUMBERLAND.—MBB.4OW hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10a per load,
Supply moderate.
WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10a ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 10s per load,
A slow trade.

COAL MARK ET.
Prime of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.
a. d.
North Pelton Ga 5..... 13 0
Wylam . 4 .17 0
Eden Main 17 6
ranfield Moor l5 0
cantield Moor Butes l5 0
Cowpen Hartley l5 9

Walls End.

Hartlepool lB 9
South Hetton ...19 0
K elloe
South Kelloe. lB 0
Eieugh Hall 18 0
Hetton l9 0
Harton 16 3
Riddell l6 6
Braddyll's Hetton 18 3
Tunstall
)t, 82; sold, 62.

Walls End.

Stewart's 18 6
East Hartlepool 18 9
Caradoo lB 6,
Ships at market

Faust" at the Oxford Music Hall,

is something for Mr. Morton to be especially proud of,
that be actually introduced the masterpiece of Guonod upon
the boards of his Music Hall some years in advance of its
production at either of our opera houses, and thus set an
example of energy and enterprise to more ambitious musical
establishments in this country. We have often had occa-
sion to remark upon the speed with which foreign operas
have been laid under contribution by the musical directors
here long before their appearance on the operatic hoards;
but the present revival of a graad selection from
"Faust" is more than usually remarkable for the
thorough completeness with which it is placed be-
fore the , public. Admirably as the past selections
under the care of Mr. Jonghwans, have been rendered, he
certainly excels himself as a collator and conductor in the
present instance. The vocal and instrumental forces have
been augmented to give increased effect to the selection, but
not to an extent to account for the extraordinary volume of
sound produced or the grandeur with which the inspiriting
and universally popular choruses, such as the chorus " Vin
ou biere" in the second act, and the famous chorus of sol-
diers in the fourth, are delivered. So much more to the
credit of the vocalists. The former chorus requires even
more precision than the latter, owing to the strain being
repeatedly taken up by the various sets of voices,
when not merged in the ensemble, and we do
not hesitate to say that in this chorus, more especially, art
amount of perfection is attained which ought to satisfy the
most exigeant of critics. The Faust of the selection is Mr.
Morley, and the Mephistopheles Mr. Green, whilst Miss
Russell, by the beauty of her vocalisation as Marguerite,
invites comparison with some of the triumphs achieved in
the part both on the English and foreign stage. We would
particularly mention the scena and air commencing
"Je voudrais bien savoir," the duo with "Faust,"
" Laisse-moi contemples," as illustrations of this
remark. In his scene in the first act, " Rie I rien I"
and in the duo with Mephistophes, " Me voici," Mr. Morley
sings with force and artistic expression, and Mr. Green gives
full effect to his music, especially in the rondo " Le veau
d'or," and serenade " Vous qui faites l'endormie." But,
satisfactory as are the individual efforts, we find the real
success of this selection to rest on the general excellence of
the performance—in this respect repeating the experience
of the triumph of the opera, both in its English and foreign
dress. Mr. Morton is underlining another opera by Bishop,
and the " Merry Wives of Windsor," by Nicholai, a work
in which, abroad, Herr Formes has represented the burly
Knight with immense success.

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