The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-06 00:00:00

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIEI

Exeter-ball was again filled last night with an fflives°abort/
Societyl; the ge of the friends of, and subscribers to, theaieatil,
magnificent edifice being almost inconve
crowded. Handel's Solomon was the oratorio siet;
1, 0
on this occasion, and was performed nearly i°
s of
tire state. The compositions, generally speaking,° tsv,
a lighter character than those of some other
iles
oratorios of the sublime composer to whose uni.„l.lwo4
genius it owes its origin ; the recitatives also are not sa ecra
and heavy, and the chorusses possess great variety and
trivance. Consequently, although nearly eleven o'clock
lain°
the termination of the performance, we had not to 01113 or
tedium, at least not to that extent as on some former Sr,
casions. Miss Birch, Miss P. Wyndham, Miss Woodyatt" ors.
Phillips, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Novello, were the principal sulgori
Miss Birch sang several of the pieces assigned to her
With
splendid style, particularly " Bless'd the day," and ‘A
rier
thee th' unshelter'd Moor ;" her beautifully clear and seta
toned voice filled the vast edifice, and the brilliant char we
of her execution was highly effective. Miss WYndbarPc'eno
regretted to find, laboured under indisposition to a
egai
derable extent, and in consequence some of her recitativ iceti
songs were necessarily omitted. Notwithstanding this tkosesPioro
she did sing were executed with extreme taste, anhcl tracej nor most affectingly expressive. What thoug"
Dye°
was one of the gems of the evening, and elicited sir
admiration from many who had heard the same beautAntiio
given by the most popular donnas of former daY5., her'
Woodyatt also sang very effectively, and shove' gs self to be a rising and improving artiste. The sot
which fell to the share of Mr. Phillips la ever,
oratorio were not particularly striking ; he, brit- be
displayed his usual skill and judgment in wubil-ough
had to do. Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Nove
choru., theta
110 both got t"r sal
their work very creditably, though a little more onergleg %/a
animation would not be amiss in both. Of the
cannot speak in unmixed terms of satisfaction. Many °fringtlio
were but coarsely performed, and dragged " theirslow bee
along" in a very inefficient manner. They did not seem to mode
up with sufficient care. There was great slovenliness in th% eav
of their execution, and notwithstanding the mass of voieerrecr:
pinyed, we heard some above the rest, vociferous and inc°
aad
Pianos seem here to be excluded front chorus singing'tboty
what a great composer designated " the whisper of a.O the
sand" appears never to have suggested itself So Dot
minds of the stentors of Exeter
Hall. We nag Yer!
include the choral ladies in our remarks; they 5"-f now prettily ; although sometimes a shade or so out °the oa°
One chorus was loudly encored and repeated. It was as 110 r,
in which the words " Shake the dome" occur. ft vi_nitip
however, in our opinion the best sung chorus of the evet, yd
Coarseness and noise seemed to be the points alined amhal*
the monotonous clashing of an ill-managed pair of cYbe pro'
reminded us of the Adelphi and the Bayaderes. In i.tad been
gramme it was stated that additional accompaniments roularkr
put to the Oratorio by Mr. Perry ; they were of a srslare i°
modest character, for we could not detect them as a 'cod the any one of the pieces. It is, however, satisfactory t°.c .l;
Society still zealous in its efforts in the cause of Itisiir elfarAt-
though much remains to be done, the popularity of tue"„roev-
affords ample encouragement to the members to t'
courageously in the undertaking.
B

, et
Jaron Jebzeltern, who has been making a °Ai erl
Areland, has returned to Chandos House. Corr_txrev-bsifs
Esterhazy has also returned to town from a '
manadtritmheorniyorothr
tour
ililne Sfeaocttl aonfd
ilte.giblyin men's appearance tha.tban
On the tops of coaches, in the coffee-rooms °f
I.
e
. woo
nay, in pews at church, there is some inexlicable teo'
that tells us whether an individual ( °ire
\name, fortune, , 00,
stances totally unknown) be or be not niarrie,!' which
Whether it is a certain subdued look, a
such as the!, s
is• he
characterises cob
ingenuityelor shi p i se
awari
ct toeo.ocoesool,
the lions in a menagerie, and distiogu-thst
them from the lords of the desert, we ctnnot tell, but
the truth is so we positively affirm.—B/ackwood• A gob'
A DISTINGUISHED NAME. Theoungestua, dto
eutllideerhesiirstteor aiaxa,elrreyaadyncmieanrtrifeadmitloy
ter of Prince Charles of Bavaria is shortly to be roarr'efler
Water-rith
noblewa
Baron Von Grunippenberg Pottmes ! . India will
b It is probable that the military force In t," et.
a e forthwithfoerntialTe,u neas
dmaaeuydg
emmveenantrineydgs: to
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va.aerg se
asdtnac:si siyfe
aoer,
sei, oacakci
residing with Mr. Evinson, publican, in .
ainßatvhaartiankingdow•
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toe
some laudanum for the purpose of easinWg a
whichcough vial
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aignquantity,wards.ANT
and
after..th
caused her death, which took place four or five hours
Iris.
case
Vert
In the ea,sAlst,lY
terday, at Worship-street, what Mr. Grove really i"- y. ay
wa vbr
in reference to the opinion of the Attorney-General
follows :—" The Learned Gentleman said he was ci(jeciir
concerned that he could not advise the Magistrates t?ould.
miss the complaint against the publishers, if the case Sl'
nief
be proved against them, though he thought the inibr„di
should be strictly held to his proof, as, in his opinion, s"
informations were of a most scandalous description. „ion
The Dublin Evening Post publishes a requis''s of
for a meeting of the county of Louth, on the suh%ecists
Tithes and Corporate Reform. Among the requiai a°„„aiets-
are the Lord Lieutenant of the county, five DePu '3'.': not
tenants, and several Magistrates. And yet the ';ist 1'
yet filled.
MOO.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—The rice mills. of i-- - ow
Ewbank and Co., at Shad Thames, were al-most entiro
destroyed
by fire on Saturday evening. 'The fire wa'eli,
bu
covered at half-past seven o'clock, `-
- owing to the d
eg,
cent supply of water, the flames were Trot altogether
tinguished till twelve o'clock. TIJe damage done is sup'
posed to exceed 20,0001.
Ccr
ventry-street to Long-acre; but as this would not op-d
A new carriage-road has been proposed from t,
t clear communication with any principal thoroughfare, a o
as the intermediato property is very valuable, it olvdera,
more desirable that the line from the Quadrant to Ge rra
tom
street should be adopted instead, by which meant, a r°o
through Holborn and Monmouth-street is obtained fr°
Newgate-street to Hyde Park-corner without any angle'on
On Sunday evening the Hon. Mrs. T. E rskine, by
quitting the sew church in Albany-street, was hustled ,er
a gang of the swell mob, who succeeded previous to -la
eateriog her carriage in robbing her of a valuable g°
watch, chain, and appendages, worth 71) guineas.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY:=ThiS afternoon the Queen
took her accustomed airing on horseback. Her Majesty
was attended by Lady Fanny Cowper, Baroness Lehzen,
Hon. Miss Murray the Marquis Conyngham, Viscount
Torrington, Mr. Brand, Colonel Buckley, Sir F. Stovin,
Hon. C. A. Murray, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish.
Lord Tavistock and the Countess Cowper drove out in
a Pony phaeton, as did also the Hon. Mrs. Brand and the
Hon. Miss Pitt.
Mons. Van Praet and Baron Dieskau took their depar-
ture. The Marquis Conyngham arrived this morning.
V.

• Iscount Melbourne, accompanied by the Hon. Will.am
Cowper, left town at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, on a
visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
His Excellency Sarim Effendi leaves London to. day
(Thursday) for Dover, on his return to Constantinople, via
Paris and Vienna.
Mr. Thomas M'Donnell had a long conference with Lord
Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial Office, on business con-
nected with New Zealand.
A deputation, including Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Jos. Hornby,
and Mr. W. Smith, had an interview with Viscount Mel-
bourne yesterday in Downing-street.
Major M'Phail, Mr. Curtis, and Captain Courtney, had
interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial
Ghee.

The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's most Honour-
able Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present
Brougham, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice
"anquet, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy. An ap-
aPPeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (in the
goods of Peudock Bar y, Esq., deceased) was resumed.
Mr. Cresswell, Queen's Counsel, and Dr. Addams ap-
peared for the appellant, Peudock Barry Barry, Esq. ;
and the Queen's Advocate, and Mr. Thesiger, Queen's
Counsel, appeared for the respondent, James Butlin, Esq.,
°I. Nottingham. Mr. Cresswell concluded his address, and
"as followed by Dr. Addams. The Court rose at four
o'clock.
Lord Glenelg transacted business yesterday at the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer's Office in Downing-street.
The Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief
transacted business yesterday at the Horse Guards.
Lord Glenelg, Lord. Holland, and Lord Minto, visited
Lord Melbourne yesterday in South-street.
Despatches, dated the 23d of November, were received
Yesterday at the Colonial Department from Major-Gene-
IA Sir Alexander Woodford, K.C.8., the Governor of
Gibraltar.
Despatches, dated the 15th ult., were received yesterday
at the Colonial Department from Major-General Bouvorie,
X.C.B„ the Governor of Malta.
Reschid Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, the French,
Austrian, and Russian Ministers transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign Department.
Despatches, dated the 27th ult., were received yesterday
at the Foreign Department from Lord Howard de Walden,
at Lisbon.