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

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, .£1 2s to £1 10s par load.
A fair demand.
CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £3 Os to .£4 10s Od ; clove!,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 106 per load.
Supply moderate.
WHITEOHA.PEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 1043 ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 108 per load.
A slow trade.

COAL MARK ET,
Prloes ot_Coal per Ton at the close of the market.
s. d.
North Pelton Ga 5..... 13 0
Wylam ....17 0
Eden Main l7 6
Taufield Moor l5 0
Tanfield Moor Butes l5 0
Cowpen Hartley 15 9

Walls End.

Hartlepool ..18 9
South Het ton 19 0
Kelloe
South Kelloe 18 0
Eleugh Hall 18 0
Hetton 19 0
Harton , 16 3
Riddell l6 6
Braddyll'a Hetton 18 3
Tunstall
82 ; sold, 62,

Walls End.

Stewart's 18 6
East Hartlepool lB 9
Caradoc lB 6
Ships at marke

Faust" at the Oxford Music Hall,
It is something for Mr. Morton to be especially proud of,
hat he actually introduced the master' iece of Guonod upon
~he 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 Loards ;
but the present revival of a grand 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. Jonghmans, 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
on 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, an
amount of perfection is attained which ought to satiety 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 ecena and air commencing
"Je voudrais bien savoir," the duo with "Faust,"
" Laisse-moi conternples," as illustrations of this
remark. In his scena in the first act, " Rie I rieu 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 uaderlining 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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