The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-16 00:00:00

P..RT I.

Overture (Leonora)
Recit. and Aria, " Riuscito sono alfin,"
Mr. Stanley (Matilda von Guise) Hummel.
Concerto in D minor, Violin, Herr Joachim Spohr.
Hymn, for soprano voice, and Chorus,
" Hear my prayer," Mme. Lind-Gold-
schmidt (accompanied on the organ by
Mr. E. J. Hopkins) Mendelssolm.
Fantasia, Pianoforte, with orchestra and
chorus, Mrs. Anderson (her last appear-
ance in public)
Finale, " Loreley," Solo, Mdlle. Titiens,
with Chorus
Overture, composed expressly for the occa-
sicn
S. Bennett.
PART 11.
Sinfonia in C (Jupiter)
Scena, "Ma la sola," Mme. Lind-Gold-
schmidt (Beatrice di Teada)
Theme variee, Violoncello, Signor Piatti Piatti.
Arietta, con Coro, " Invano alcun desir,
Mdlle. Titiens (Armida)
Aria, " With j.y the impatient husband-
man," Mr. Santley (The Seasons) Haydn.

Overture (Euryanthe) .....
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mils. D.
The overture, composed by Professor Bennet, for
this occasion, is a work which does the highest
honour to his genius, and will add to his already
high reputation. Madame Goldschmidt created s'
great sensation, especially in MendelgQchn's beauti-
ful hymn, which must always be one of her most
striking performances, not only from its vocal power.
but its earnest and fervent expression. Madlle.
Titiens made an equal impression in the tremeno
dous scene from "Loreley," far transcending in in-
tensity of passion any singer we have ever heard
perform it. Mr. Santley gave great effect to the
fine scena of Hummel; and Joachim and Piutti were
as delightful, and as successful, as usual. There
was a most crowded audience; the whole concert
from beginning to end was a scene of animation and
excitement, and the Jubilee Concert will undoubt-
edly be tt. memorable event in the annals of the
Philharmonic Society.

GA VAZZI ON ROME FOR THE ITALIAN

CAPITAL.

A meeting was held last evening in Orange-
street Chapel, Leicester-square, for the purpose of
listening to an address delivered by the well-known
Italian Reformer, Signor Gavazzi.
The minister of the chapel, the Rev. W. For
saith, presided, and briefly introduced the lecturer.
After rapidly sketching the historic ability of the
House of Savoy, Signor GAVAZZI said the Italians
loved their King, Emmanuel, whom they had
chosen, because, like Victoria, he respected the
liberties of his subjects. It had been said he was,
fonder of shooting pheasants than his subjects,; but;
for governing he had more common sense than an
his Ministers put together. Liberty was a conge-
nial plant to the Italian soil—nine parts were noW
free, the tenth must follow: (Cheers.) They could
suffer with their Roman and Venetian brethren, and
they must have them too free. Garibaldi had more
work yet to do ; wherever ne went the Austrian and
French spies were on his track ; still the great re-
formation must go on. That great general—be
(Gavazzi) believed there was not such another man,
so bold, unselfish, so patriotic—he was loved; that
was a weak term,hewas adored-politically speakingp
he was worshipped. He was no diplomatist—be
was too straightforward. What was diplomacy P It
was the devil's art of the science of lying beau•
tifully with a brazen face. (Laughter.) Provi-
dence had made certain geographical limits, and
had placed a certain people within those
limits. Rome and Venice were within those
limits ; but in one were the French, in the other
the Austrians. Did the French speak Italian P
No. Then, let them go to France. Did the Aus-
trians speak Italian ? Thank God, they did not.
Then, their place was Austria. There let them go,
and the Italians would then call them friends.
Napoleon had made war for an " idea." Now be
kept his soldiers at Rome to protect the Pope, but
in reality his object was to prevent Italian unity.
The lecturer concluded a most enthusiastic ad-
dress, which was loudly cheered, by expressing his
opinion that the day was not far distant when the
Italians would possess as their capital, Rome, now
the scene of disorder, and supported by a foreign
Power.

MANUFACTURING DIFFICULTIES AND
DISTRESS.

To sum np the actual position in a comprehen-
sive glance : The enormu-as price which cotton has
now reached will necessarily compel manufacturers
still further to reduce their consumption, so that it
is next to certain that not more then 2:5,000 bales
a week at the outside will be used up for
home manufacture and export together. With the
stock on hand on the Ist of July (say 200,000 bales),
and the 500,000 or 600,000 bales which will reach
us by the end of the year, we shall be able to meet
the demand for thirty weeks. We shall not, there-
fore, be actually denuded of cotton before the 31st
of December. What will happen then, or before
then, we dare not even conjecture. We
We do not wish to argue that the catastrophe is
not imminent, or that it will not be terrible ; but
only that it is not so near at hand as at first ap-
peared. Neither is it improbable that between now'
and Christmas some light may dawn upon our
prospects. In any case, if the worst comes to the
worst, we are reduced for an indefinite time longer
to subsist wholly on the cotton we can obtain from
India, Egypt, and Brazil, there would still be
enough (taking into account the economy that would
be practised, and the substitutes that would be con-
trived, and allowing for the demand of other coun-
tries) to give our operatives aiway, at least, two
days' work a week. This is bad enough; but this
is the worst conceivable. Let us see what this
amounts to. It is estimated that the number of
hands actually employed in cotton factories is about
500,000, and that their habitual weekly earnings
average ten shillings each. This would give
£250,000 as the sum distributed among them each
week in wages. But all subsidiary and dependent
trades, which are too numerous to be specified, and
which include a great deal of the coal and railway
traffic of the North of England, will suffer a pro-
portionate reduction. The amount now paid in
wages to the people thus employed can only be
guessed ; but it can scarcely be less than another
£250,000. In case, then, of the worst arising, we
may assume that the weekly income of these work-
ing classes concerned will be reduced from one
million to about £35 ),000 or .E 400,000. Part of
this must be met by augm,mted poor rates ; part by
increased economy; part, safld a great part no doubt,
by absolute privation.--London Peview.
LAND IMPROV—

EMENT IN IRELAND.—The annual
report of the Board of Irish Public Works is chiefly occu-
pied with an account of the operation of the Land Ire/ rove-
ment Acts. 200,203 acres have been thoroughly drained
under these Acts at an average cost of 17s. per acre;
6,503 acres in 1861 and the first quarter of 1862 ; and con•
siderable portion has been subsoiled. The draining has
proved a prelude to the extension of rota.ive hubbaadrY
the suc c
throughout the country. The tenant-farmers are proud of
s of the drainage and of the superior craps pro-
duced from land formerly waterlogged, and consequently
them.alm As
made
almost waste. No teaching or description, writes an active
cans wa
clergyman, had any effect upon them, but one year's ex-
ample of the improvement before their own eyes convinced
uunuesaurl
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ja
unusual numberthisyoeafra,prpalirctalytiownsith a for drainagewnagtoe
give employment to the labouring poor when it was most
required, and the Treasury consented to apply to Parlia-
ment for an extension of the amount of loan that may be
made to a proprietor from £5,000 to £B,OOO. Twelve leans
have been sanctioned, annunting to £7,150, for the ereetnea
,t labourers' dwellings, and 19 more applications have been
received. That part of the report which give an account of
public works at harbours states that the board have no
doubt of bringing the works of improvement at Dowela.
dee to a close in the course of this summer.