The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-25 00:00:00

LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.

Haydn's Oratorio of The Creation was performed at
Exeter-hall last night by this Society, and, as usual, it
attracted a numerous audience. It is always a general
favourite, but last night there was an additional attrac-
tion in the fact of the performance being for the benefit
of Mr. Surman, the founder of the Exeter-hall oratorios,
who was the conductor. The principal singers were
Miss Birch, Mrs. Terrsple, Mr. Perring, Mr. Lawler, and
Mr. Phillips. Miss. Birch sang the two beautiful airs,
" With verdure r.dad," and "On mighty wings," with
great effect, and Mr. Perring received an encore in " In
native worth." The other singers also very ably sus-
tained their parts. The choruses were given with their
usual precision and effect. The Oratorio was preceded
by the Cantata in honour of her Majesty's birthday,
composhd by Dr. Elvey.

HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION.

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OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

HERTFORD, May 24.—This morning having been ap-
pointed by the High Sheriff for making the official de-
claration of the numbers polled for the respective candi-
dates, notwithstanding the weather was very wet and
stormy, a considerable number of the electors assembled
at the hustings at the appointed hour, 12 o'clock.
The High fheriff, after the usual formalities, stated
the numbers to be—for
Smith
Puller

- 2,205
_ 2,151

Majority for Smith 54
He had therefore to declare that Abel Smith, E,q., had
been duly elected to serve in Parliament as the repre-
sentative for the county of Hertford, in the place of
Thomas Puller Halsey, Esq., deceased. (The announce-
ment was received by loud cheering by the friends of
Mr. Smith.)
Mr. Smith and Mr. Puller then afterwards addressed
the electors.

FREI'.7OII PLAYS.—The new piece produced here yes-
terday evening is a triumphant addition to the reper-
toire of the manager. It is entitled La Joie Fait Peur,
and is from the pen of Madame de Girardin. It is a
comedy in one act of the most larmoyant character—
that class of drama which is, perhaps, the most diffi-
cult to be adequately represented from the danger
of steering between the Charybdis of bathos on the
one hand, and the Scylla of extravagance on the other.
When, however, we mention that it has been performed
with unqualified success for 50 nights at the The4tre
Francais, one may judge that its mise en scene has been
pretty perfect. M. Regnier and Madame Allan, who
appeared in the original characters in Paris, and on
whom the main action of the piece rests, happily met
on the boards of St. James's, to produce a repetition of
its first success.

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF PRINCE EDWABDS.—A. very
numerous and influential party of Reformers, consisting
of the Solicitor-General of Ireland, Mr. Green, M.P.,
Mr. Devereux, M.P., Mr. Beamish, M.P., Mr. John
Sadleir, M.P., Mr. Cogan, M.P., Mr. Joseph Parkes,
Mr. Ellice, Mr. Dowling, Capt. Maher, and about 40
members of the Reform Club, dined at Lovegrove's
Hotel, Black wall, yesterday evening, as a testimony of
their esteem and regard to Mr. Dominick Daly, previous
to his departure to take charge of the government of
Prince Edwards. Mr. Carew O'Dwyer took the chair,
and after the usual loyal toasts he proposed the health
of Mr. Daly, and referred in very eloquent terms to that
gentleman's long and successful colonial career in the
Public service, and more particularly to the important
part he took in carrying, when Provincial Secretary of
Canada, the final establishment of responsible govern.
ment in that section of the empire. Mr. Daly returned
thanks, and expressed his sincere desire to follow up
the liberal principles he had always adopted in the
service of the Crown, and, in doing so, he would only
be now obeying the wise and enlightened instructions
and policy of his distinguished chief, the Duke of New-
castle, whose statesmanlike policy had, within a very
short period, restored contentment and prosperity to our
nunnerou., colonies, at, l al.ic l m iteri,4,ly to The wealth
and solidity of the empire. (Cfh6or,•) After several
other toasts the party separated at eleven o'clock, well
contented with Mr. Lovegrove's good fare and the social
evening they had passed.