The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-21 00:00:00

TTIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1863.

REMEMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS'
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred
Mellon's Promenade Concerts.

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That the performance was the best during the week has al-
ready been recorded. The solo singers (Madlle. Tietjens,
Miss Palmer, Mr. Santley, and Mr. Sims Reeves, the-mem-
bers of the chorus and of the orchestra, all strove their very
utmost—a proof of the high esteem in which Mr. Benedict
is universally held.
On the whole the Norwich Festival has been a real suc-
cess—artistic as well as pecuniary. There were two or three
drawbacks to contend against, and among othors the indis-
position of Miss Palmer, which obliged the committee to
telegraph to London for Miss Lascelles (who sang all the
contralto music of " Tho Messiah") and should teach them,
on a future occasion, not to rely with confidence upon a
single English contralto, more especially when such im-
portant oratorios as " Elijah" and " The Messiah"—to say
nothing of entirely new works—are in the programme.
Both in the "Joash" of Mr. Silas, and the " Richard Ceour
Lion" of Mr. Benedict, Miss Palmer had responsible parts
allotted to her. She did her best, it is true, to get through
them creditably ; but had it not been for the ready acqui-
escence of Miss Lascelles it is possible that the contralto
music in " The Messiah" (Mademoiselle Trebelli, notwith-
standing) would have had to be omitted. It is the general
opinion that the great oratorios of Mendelssohn and Handel
(including " Judas Maccabmus," on Monday) were never
more finely executed in St. Andrew's hall. They also drew
the largest audiences, the attendance on Wednesday morn-
ing, when the new sacred drama of " Joash" was backed up
by selections from three settings of the " Stabat Mater,"
besides a scene from Mr. Henry Leslie's " Immanuel," and
a miscellaneous selection of pieces from Handel, Cherubini,
and Beethoven—being the most considerable of the week,
as the subjoined table will show :

Patrons. Hall.
Monday evening.. .. 26i .. 958
Tuesday evening.. .. 69 . • 764
Wednesday morning .. 97 • • 679
Wednesday evening .. 138 • • 958
Thursday morning .. 249 .. 1,174
Thursday evening .. 65 .. 1,179
Friday morning .. .. 313 .. 1,284
The receipts of the six ordinarv_erformances, morning
and evening, amounted to .54,080 f. to which must be added
£370 for the preliminary cheap concert in the evening of
Monday (" Judas Maccabasus") ; £350 for the ball, which,
though not so numerously attended as was desirable, passed
off with great spirit ; and the amount derived from the sale
of books and donations, which cannot yet be precisely
calculated. Then there is a reserve fund of something less
than £2OO from the last festival. It is therefore expected
that considerably upwards of £5,000 will have been
placed at the hon. treasurer's disposal, in which case it is
hard if at least £l,OOO does Rot go to the Norfolk and
Norwich Hospital and the other charities. In spite of all
that has been said about the cathedral, most people be-
lieve that were oratorios to be held within its walls, the
receipts, if not actually doubled, would be at least 50 per
cent. in excess of what has lately been the average ; and
that some attempt will be made to obtain it for 1866 is more
than probable. The Dean is said to be very friendly towards
the festival; and it is notorious that any of the chapter--
Canon Heavyside—preached an eloquent sermon in its behalf
just before the commencement of the present meeting; while
the bishop—who objects to all such means of obtaining
charity, and will not sanction them by his presence, even
at the morning performances at St. Andrew's-hall—has no
voice in the disposal of the cathedral. To conclude, our
acknowledgments are due to Mr. Roger Kerrison, ex-hon.
secretary, and M. G. Elward Simpson—both members of
the sub•committee of management—for useful attentions
and undeviating courtesy.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The screw steam storeship Fox, Master Com-
mander Thomas C. Pullen, from Woolwich, which
arrived at Plymouth on Friday afternoon, left on
Saturday with stores for Pembroke.
The iron screw steam storeehipSVye,Master Com-
mander Valentine G. Roberts, in Plymouth Sound,
has received her powder preparatory to going to

sea.

On account of the protracted term now required
to complete the works at the entrance of the outer
basin at Woolwich Dockyard, the armour cased
ship Caledonia, on being undocked on Tuesday, the
29th inst., will be transferred to the Victoria Docks
to receive her boilers and machinery, and will after-
wards, according to present orders, be taken down
to Sheerness to be fitted for see.

The old dilapidated iron paddlewheel steamer
Kite recently brought to Woolwich from Bermuda,
will, from the same cause, be removed to Deptford-
yard (as is supposed) to be broken up; and the
Bloodhound, paid off at Woolwich, from the West
Coast of Africa, is likewise to go to Deptford to
undergo the necessary repairs for recommission and
service again on the coast.

Capt. George Henry Richards was, on Saturday
last, appointed by the Board of Admiralty to be the
now Hydrograpber of the Admiralty, vice Rear-
Admiral John Washington, F.C.S., deemed. Capt.
Richards entered the navy in November, 1832,
passed his examination in March, 1840, and after
serving as mate of the Caledonia, 120, flagship at
Plymouth, was promoted to Lieut July. 12, 1842.
As Lieut. he served from the date of his promo-
tion until the close of 1845 in the Philomel, 6,
commander B. J. Sullivan, employed in surveying
service in the Brazils. He was promoted to Com-
mander November 18, 1845, and was employed as
Second Capt. of the Acheron, steam surveying yes-
Capt. J. L. Stokes, in the East Indies and New
Zealand from October, 1847, until the close of 1851.
He was appointed Second Capt. of the Assistance
discovery ship, Capt. Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8.,
February 10, 1852, and was employed in the Arctic
searching expedition until the close of 1854. He
obtained Post rank Oct. 21, 1854, and has com-
manded the Plumper, 12, and the Hecate, 6, em-
ployed in surveying service in the Pacific since De-
cember, 1856. The Hecate, which was some months
since ordered home, arrived at Sydney from the
Pacific June 26, and remained in Port Jackson on
July 17. She was to leave at the end of the month
for Batavia.

The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander G. P. Nares,

to the Boscawen, vice Campion, promoted; Cony.
mander Edwin C. Symons and Commander Richard
H. Roe, to be inspecting commanders in the Coast-
guard.

The following promotions were made on Satur-
day :—Commanders Herbert Campion, Thomas B.
Lethbridge, and Josh. Dayman, to be Capts. ;
Lieuts. Hugh H. Knocker, William A. Smyth, and
Edward J. Brooks, to be Commanders; Alexander
Ritchie, in the Dasher, for the Speedy, and William
Landells, supernumerary in the Asia, promoted to
be first-class assist.-engineers.

The undernamed gentlemen were nominated on

Saturday to naval cadetships :—Reginald R.
Lousada, Keppel H. Foote, Arthur P. Stackpoole,
Richard D. Bushby, and Henry S. Christopher.

THE ARMY.

The cadets of the Royal Military College at Sand-
hurst held their annual meeting for foot races and
athletic sports on Wednesday and Thursday last, in
presence of a large number of officers from Aldershot
and elsewhere, and a concourse of spectators esti-
mated at over 5,000. Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. D. Jones,
Governer of the College, and Col. Scott, Lint.-
Governor, also honoured the sports with their pre-
scace,and evinced the liveliest interest in the contest.