The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

The fifth concert of the New Philharmonic Society
was a varied and elegant entertainment, and attracted
one of the most fashionable and crowded assemblies of
the season. The whole resources of as noble an orchestra
as has ever been organised in this country were called
into action, to furnish forth a musical banquet of almost
unparalleled splendour. Dr. Spohr directed ; and it was
an interesting sight to see the greatest of living com-
posers presiding, while fine singers, a powerful chorus,
and a matchless orchestra, were giving triumphant in-
terpretation to his grandest and most beautiful concep-
tions. The programme was as follows :

PART I.

Concert Overture (Op. 126) -
" Ave Verum," Herr Theodore Formes
"Kyrie Eleison," Chorus - -

- Spohr.
- 1 E. Silas.
.

Grand Choral Symphony - - - Beethoven,
The solo parts by Madlle. Bury, Miss Bassano, Herr
Theodore Formes, and Mr. Weiss.

PART 11.

Concerto in D minor - - - - Mendelssohn,
Pianoforte, Master John Barnett.
Aria, "0, zittre nicht" (Zauberflote) - Mozart.
Madlle Bury.

- Spohr.
- Spohr.

Overture (Jessonda)
Aria, " Dass mich Gluck" -
Herr Theodore Formes.
Flute Solo (Carnival do Venise) -
Herr Reichert.
Overture (Men of Prometheus) - - Beethoven.
The concert overture is elaborate in its conception, scho
laxly and erudite in its style, and contains passages o
deep solemnity and sublime grandeur, which were ren
dered with great effect. The overture to the opera o
Jessonda is a still finer specimen of the composer's ge
thus. It is of a refined and fanciful character, with a
flow of sweet expressive melody throughout, and a clear-
ness of construction in its most elaborate movements,
which is beyond all things delightful. The aria " Dass
mich Gluck," another gem from the diamond-quarry of
the same opera, was received with great enthusiasm.
The singer (Herr Formes) has a voice at once flexible
and vigorous, and uses it with grace and expression.
To the New Philharmonic Society belongs the eminent
distinction of familiarising the general public with the
ninth symphony of Beethoven—the chef d'ceuvre of that
great master. They have produced it on no fewer than
three occasions in the course of twelve concerts, and
the performance has each time been distinguished by a
brilliancy, a beauty, and a power which have left nothing
to be desired by the most fastidious ear. The Ave
rerun and Kyrie Eleison of M. Silas are elegant and
pleasing compositions—melodious and flowing, and
full of the solemn grandeur of the ecclesiastical
style. The greatest treat of the evening, how-
ever, was Mendelssohn's concerto in D minor,
played on the pianoforte by Master Barnett, in a style
which created general astonishment and pleasure. Being
but thirteen years of age, his " antecedents"—to use the
affected phrase of the day—do not afford him the re-
sources of an extensive experience, and yet he played
with a beauty of tone and an unerring certainty of exe-
cution which could scarcely have been surpassed by any
pianist of the day. To say he has been taught by Dr.
Wylde is to say that his style has been founded on the
purest and most classic model. Every note of the scale
is emitted with faultless equality and clearness ; every
passage is beautifully round and articulate ; and his
whole manner is marked by the highest refinement and
the most delicate sensibility. The performance indicated
great, almost consummate, art—
" Now 'twas like all instruments,
Now like the lonely flute."
And what made it still more remarkable was, that the
• whole concerto was played from memory without the
slightest reference to the printed score.
The sixth and last concert for the season will take
place on Friday, when Dr. Spohr's symphony for two
orchestras, entitled " Earthliness and Godliness," and
other interesting works will be performed.
We cannot close this notice without expressing our
high sense of the claims of Dr. Wylde, to whom the
management and general direction of this society's con-
certs has been committed, on the gratitude and admira-
tion of the musical world. His genius as a musician is
sufficiently attested by his own noble compositions, while
his unremitting efforts to give to these entertainments a
high artistic character, satisfactorily evidence the deli-
cacy and purity of his taste.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-Mr. Mitchell's second series
of German plays began last night, like the first, with
Giithe's Egmont. The unfortunate Count and the
amiable Cliirchen were played, as they were last year,
by Herr Emil Devrient and Frau Stone, but in lieu of
Herr Kuhn, who was the Duke of Alva on the former
occasion, we had Herr Dessoir, a stranger to the
British public. We may assume that Egmont is now a
well-known piece with all who take interest in the Ger-
man performances. The success of the performance was
unequivocal. The love scene between Egmont and
Clara and the scene between Egmont and Alva were
honoured with especial 6alls, which were duly answered
by the performers. It appears essential to a German
season that it should be ushered in by an allegorical lady
denoting the German Muse, or Germania, or Teutonia,
or somebody of the sort. Last night the ceremony was
performed by Fraulein Fuhr, of Berlin, who is to be
one of the stars in the course of the season, and who
poured forth the usual measure of rhymed compliments
on her British kindred.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAT3IARKET.-Mr. George Turpiut
the box book-keeper, has announced his first benefi
for to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, when a new
comedy will be presented, together with Mr. Buckstone's
21 scent of Mount Parnassus, and the comic drama of
The Rough Diamond. Mr. Turpin always performs the
duty of his difficult because delicate office in a most
obliging manner, and we are sure that his friends, and
the patrons of the theatre generally, will not forget his
former urbanity on this occasion.

OLYMPIC.—The tragedy selected last evening for
smothering in jokes, anachronisms, and all kinds of
tomfooleries, was Shylock ; or, The Merchant of Venice
Preserved, the jumble of titles giving the clue to the
general style of what comes after. Our readers will,
perhaps, conceive how the tragedy is treated—how the
Jew is turned into the conventional Hebrew of the
minor stage, endowed with a due allowance of patois
and three hats—how he keeps a pawnbroker's shop, and
lends the money to Bassanio and Antonio after running
it upon the stage in a wheelbarrow. The bargain settled,
after abundance of the usual comic chaffering, we have
the scene of the caskets transmuted into knock-em-downs,
at which Portia's lovers fling sticks—Antonio, of course,
winning the first prize. The trial scene is a sort of imi-
tation of the mock courts which used to enjoy a mid-
nightly reputation among a certain class of the com-
munity in streets abutting upon the theatres. There
is a " chief baron," who " lights his cigar at 9 o'clock
precisely, for hearing the great case of Shylock v. An-
tonio," and the story of the trial, of the comedy, is fol-
lowed pretty exactly, only that the termination is the
reconciliation of all parties over the brandy and water
provided by the court. The applause was continuous,
the ultimate success decided, and the piece will no doubt
enjoy a long run.
THE LIVING MARIONETTES.—The theatre in Leicester-
square, where these clever juvenile artistes are located,
has recently undergone a thorough renovation ; and last
night it was opened for a brief summer season. Proper
attention has been paid to the ventilation of the establish-
ment, and the performance of the highly-trained com-
pany of living marionettes can be enjoyed without the
inconvenience of that suffocating heat which forms the
great drawback of most theatres on the approach of the
dog days. The company, which numbers no less than,
forty performers, includes Master Geo. Becket, the cele-
brated juvenile comedian and pantomimist, while the
entertainments extend over a wide range of subject,
enlivening comedy, ballet, and opera, all of which are
got through with a surprising tact, skill, and precision,
that would do no discredit whatever to children of a
larger growth. No one in search of a half hour's healthy
relaxation can do better than visit the temple of this
juvenile corps dramatique.
CREMORNE GARDENS.—The fineness of the weather
yesterday drew a large number of fashionable visitors_ to
this favourite place of amusement, when, in addition to
the ordinary round of daily amusements, a still further
and greater attraction was provided by the opening,
for the season, of the elegant and spacious circus,
with what have been, in the announcements, correctly
styled a talented ttoupe of native and foreign artistes,
and a capital stud of highly-trained horses. The
arrangements of the circus and the performances in
the arena were of the most creditable character, and
not a few of the artistes promise to achieve as great
reputation as some of their distinguished predecessors
in former seasons. M. Jean Guertner performed an
equestrian act, a la M'Cullom, upon two horses, and cer-
tainly put forth a strong claim for the title of "Adonis
of the ring," usually bestowed upon that gentleman.
M. Andre, as the Cherokee chief, and M. Thomas
Guertner as a grotesque equestrian, also created a
strong impression ; whilst Herr Hendrick, on his bare-
backed steed, reminded us very powerfully of the daring
equitation of Eaton Stone, at Drury-lane in 1851. The
list of clowns is a good one, including Messrs. Twist,
Rochez, and Boswell.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day frpm the Governor of the North American colonies.

;LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

The following is the most important portion of
a manifesto issued, by the Emperor of Russia on
the 26th of June :

" PETERHOFF, JUNE 14-26, 1853.

"It is known to our faithful subjects that the
defence of our faith has always been the sacred duty
of our ancestors.

" From the day it pleased the Almighty to
place me on the throne of our fathers, the main-
tenance of the holy obligations, with which it is
inseparably connected, has been the object of our
constant care and attention ; these, acting on the
groundwork of the famous treaty of Kainadjir,
which subsequent solemn treaties with the Otto-
man Porte have fully confirmed, have ever been
directed towards upholding the rights of our
Church.

" All our efforts to prevent the Porte from con-
tinuing in this course proved fruitless, and even
the oath of the Sultan himself, solemnly given to
us, was soon perfidiously broken.
" Having exhausted all means of conviction,
and having in vain tried all the means by which
our just claims could be peacably adjusted, we have
deemed it indispensable to move our armies into
the provinces on the Danube, in order that the
Porte may see to what her stubborness may lead.
" But, even now, we have no intention of com-
mencing war ; in occupying those provinces, we
wish to hold a sufficient pledge to guarantee for
ourselves the re-establishment of our rights under
any circumstances whatever.

"We do not, seek for conquests : Russia does
not require them. We seek the justification of
those rights which have been so openly violated.
We are still ready to stop the movements of our

troops, if the Ottoman Porte will bind itself to ob-
serve solemnly the inviolability of the Orthodox
(Pravoslavnai) Church. But if, through stubborn-
ness and blindness, it desires the contrary, then,
calling God to our aid, we shall leave Him to de-
cide between us, and, with a full assurance in the
arm of the Almighty, we shall go forth to fight for
the Orthodox faith."

The last Constantinople newsis, highly import-
ant. The following letter from. Constantinople,
dated the 20th, proceeds from a very well-in-
formed source :
" In the answer given to the ultimatum of Count
Nesselrode are not inserted the following words, but
which were communicated separately :—‘ The Turkish
Ambassador, who would be prepared to leave for St.
Petersburgh, would explain to the Emperor of Russia
the motives which have occasioned the refusal to accept
it—the ultimatum.' It is supposed that the propo-
sition with reference to an Ambassador would, at
all events possess the advantage of gaining a lit-
tle time. In a month more the Porte would be able
to have on foot 250,000 men. M. de Bruck is
most actively engaged in the work of conciliation, and
in endeavouring to make his Government be accepted as
a mediator ; but I much doubt his success. The move-
ment of steamers, English and French, is very great,
and each day the cannon announces some new arrival.
The English steamer, the Retribution, left this morning
to take up position with the Turkish fleet at the mouth
of the Black Sea. The English and French fleet are at
anchor at Besika, and the two Admirals are expected
from one moment to another.

" Important intelligence has been received from
Servia. The. Prince offers 45,000 men, of whom 15;000
are for the protection of the fortress of Belgrade and
30,000 for that of the frontiers of the Principality.
" Gold is being coined in great abundance at the
Mint; and four machines are at work day and night.
Four ships are being fitted out for immediate service at
the arsenal. The redifs of Constantinople have received
orders to muster. The Sanitary Intendance has abo-

lished the quarantine of Syria. The English Ambassador
received dispatches on Friday, the 17th, brought by land,
and on the following day the same courier left."
The frigate Meshidshe is gone to Smyrna to
fetch a troop of militia. Other vessels have
brought soldiers from Beyrout and Brussa. On
the 16th the Niger and Retribution reached Con-
stantinople. The first vessel brought the news of
the arrival of the united fleets at Besika iday. The
English fleet has 8,000 men, with 700 guns ;
the French, 10,000 men,with 900 guns. The three-
decker Friedland with 120, the Jena with 90, and
the Marengo and Duperre with 50 guns each, are
expected. The Journal de Constantinople, which
appears to have made complete arrangements for
war, opines that should a collision occur " Admiral
Dundas would have the chief command of the fleet,
and some French General of any troops that might
be landed." A correspondent of the Priest Zeitung
writes that tho Turkish fleet has 1,000 and the Rus-
sian Black Sea fleet 1,500 guns. According to the
Turkish accounts the army already consists of
260,000 men. " 40,000 volunteers have already
presented themselves." The Turks are working
hard at the block-houses on the heights which
command the entrance to the Bosphorus from the
Black Sea. Lord Stratford has recently been
twice to the Seraglio, where his stay was very pro-

longed. "It is expected that, at -the first move-
ment of the Russian troops towards the frontier,
the fleets will come to the Bosphorus."
The following is significant. The Oest. Corns-
pondenz denies that the representatives of the four
Great Powers'sent in a collective reply to the Porte
on the subject of Prince Menschikoff's last note. The
Government organ, which is extremely anxious that
the difference between a "collective" and "iden-
tical" note should be fully appreciated, says :
"On the 21st May, the Ministers of the Great.
Powers agreed on a certain form of note, which
each of them presented separately." In a word,
Austria disapproves of the policy of Russia, but is
not inclined to go wherever France and England
may choose to lead her.
A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, dated yes-
terday, announces that the Emperor of Russia hal
published a manifesto on the 26th, in which he
announced his determination to occupy the Danu-
bian provinces, and that on the following day the
order for the marching of the army was actually
dispatched. Besides this, it is stated that prepa-
rations for war are continued in Russia with great
activity. Extraordinary levies of troops were
being made, in the proportion of 12 men for every
500. These facts seem in contradiction with the
hopes of these who continue to look with confi-
dence to the maintenance of peace ; but still there
are many who hold to their pacific opinions, and
maintain that everything will be arranged by nego-
tiation.

A letter from Berlin of the Ist, in the Cologne
Gazette, says :—" It is said that the Eastern ques-

tion has of late occasioned an internal crisis, and
that M. de Manteuffel has run .-great risk in his

system of complete neutrality. Al last the ques-
tion has been resolved against the neo-Prussians,
and the Council of M. de Radowitz has, it is said,
given the opinion that Prussia ought, in the
Eastern question, to draw as close as 'possible to
Falgland. We cannot, however, confirm -this
news."

—Count Guzlaz has left Vienna for St Petersburg.
He is to be accompanied by General Steininger and
three officers. It is said that he goes on a special
mission in connexion with the quarrel between
Russia and Turkey.
The Prince of Servia has offered to place 45,000
000 for the defence
men at the Sultan's disposal-15,
of Belgrade, and 30,000 for the protection of the
frontier of the principality.
Forty-four vessels are being armed in the arsenal,
and the Rediffs (militia) of Constantinople have
been called out.