The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-15 00:00:00

Nrr USIC-RALL, STORE-STREET.
The yet
benefit ad
to the eran Blewitt last night afforded a rich treat
wirers of native talent, on the occasion of his
.Foneert. There were fevr of the eminent artists
onu_u_o.ld not readily promise to
give their assistance to
bo°.won had' so long and so Meritoriously been known
poser and performer, and whose kindliness
rf_i:es;:tacoon3d gaiety of disposition—a gaiety that still
remains, notwithstanding that he has attained
vex.ll,lte beyond which all is said to be " lab ur and
pleasure endeared him to those who have the
Lrtesicsire of his acquaintance. The programme pre-
"o72l a rich and varied assortment of attractions, (.4 no
Polerta-" tit, and although there was a little disap-
of merits owing to the non-appearance of soim,
the
to gentlemen who had pledged themselves
.attend, yet the ladiPs were present withoui
teidalogle exception, and by their kindness, and the
t_SorethanwCotmh which they contributed additional aid;
were compensated for the defaulters. The rooms
440 ceded in all parts, in fact it would have ben
eao at Impossible to admit more, so that Blewitt had th.
!t satisfactory evidence of the estimation in which he
eono,eld hy the public, and many golden reasons to be
which we'
notwithstanding the disappointments to
onirki we have adverted. The madrigals, " creeture,.
are merry minded," by Bennett, and " 11,!reily
Rolle music's int asure," from Barnett's opera of Fair
ocriersortel, were well rendered by the young gentleman
.4 the abbey," under the able d:rection of Mr. Turle.
;listed by a numerous and effective choir. The Distin
tly delighted the audience by th6r admirable per-
i,,,44:_edlee on the Sax horns of a selection from
o„-wf and the madrigal. "In the ph wan:
‘frooftee day." Rousselot on the violincello,
Iteb
thpl. the piano'orte, Frederick Chatterton rn
and Grattan Cooke on the oboe, ffordtd
Zeh treat to the lovers of instrumental musaic ;while
m'e..l'ocalists were most admirably aceompanied by
.T.
kes and by Blewitt himself. Mr. Machin gave, with
treat expression and feeling, "The hand of friendship,"
et)lllPosed expressly for himself by Blewitt, which called
f°rth the strongest applause ; while Miss &eele, M!s.
Georgian& Plummer, Mr and Mrs. Weiss, and Miss
ilitforth, had their exertions greeted with loud
!111 long-continued plaudits. We have seldom beet
''''Ore delighted than with the cavatina " Robert, to.
titiejiaime," from Robert le Diable, which wai most
lotqusitely given by Miss Mordan,a young lady, wile
lles announced as pupil to Mr. T. C3oke ; we believe it
!lea her first appearance in the n etropolis; she was mani-
festly nervous at first, but her timidity rapidly vanished,
sad she executed the most diffieu t passages with a
Power and precision which we have rarely heard
equalled. Her voice is a full rich soprano; ~d consider-
able power and compass; and it app..ars to have been
Well matured and cultivated ; added thereto, she poe
et asc s the charm of a very pr. tty face, graceful figure,
and most agreeable manner. She will prove a
valuable acquisition to the musical world, and we ar.
much mistaken if she does not attain a very high posi-
tion in the profession to which she has devoted herself.
We venture to predict that if she should direct her atten-
tion to the &Veal pursuits she will make a capital hit,
and prove an imp..rtant addition to our English opera.
Blewitt himself gave his "Beautiful eyes" with all th,
rich comicality for which he is so remarkable. He was
rapturously encored, and convulsed the audience with
" rile merry little man." The alt, ration, however, en-
tailed additional labour on himself, as it secured an
&dditional encore, to which he responded with
tither "laughter-compelling" lyric of his own compo
an. Miss Rainforth was in excellent voice, and gave
the ballad " Gone is that calmness," and " My love and
ce(lwteiteitgnees tisei;ir Rochelle" (an unexpected treat), with grea
while Miss M. O'Connor infused the rich
r...y of the Irish brogue into " The Shepherd's Winter
1114 with considerable effect. Blewitt himself con-
efliwdect the evening with another of his e,,mic gems,
4," When I get ma; tied oh dear, oh dear I" The audience
appeared well satisfied with the varied entertainment
trusided
t been otherwise.
they would have been fastidious indeed had

S' PRIZE
lIE THOUSAND POUND
PAINTINGS.
'°
Years ago the sum or 1,0001. was offered
skin), lot
belleve by a few persons of the BApti,t p rsua • y , -
(w
the best oil painting of the Baptism of Christ, u 11e
111/.."410o, in the River Jordan. Though the competition
1-et
t r,
1-et4ree have bee se t in. They are now in the Ilc u
yown open to artists of all nations, on y,•el.even
(tormerlyn thne Chinese Exhibition Room), 11), toe
tark-corner. They will be immediately exhibiod
e Public at large. Meanwhile there has been a private
ZIP+, which we attended, and the impression lett ou our
*"tti May be very briefly stated.
te_i'a e
Pictures by ballot. We take thi m as they run in
se-telltaiogue, and mention this in order that our readers
--1 hot imagine that the precedence is given to merit.
hale Frank Howard. There is some bold drawn*
h.; , and vivid colouring. But the action of the tie
Sian figures--Christ and the Baptist—is theatrict ,
ban which nothing can be worse iu a Scriptural piece.
Veither do we find authority fur representing Andl,
41e•ter, John (" the beloved apostle "), Zehecl, e, the
..,'lllin, Martha, the other Mary, Lazarus, and Zucha'
nem present at the baptism.
and
2. Edward Robertson.—The same fault exists hare,
to a greater degite. It is a decided anachronism to
alreoPsrees.sken_t,•the baptism as performed in the presence of
ty#T4l in Arimathea, Nlary and Martha, John the
b, ?ROW, Peter, and Mathew. Indeed, the artist
d'llty in his description, that " some of these indtvi-
o! may ise may nut have been present." The truth
~.' w :scripture piece should be paramount. The execution
snoeil f
a rce pencil, but the tote i not good.
3. L. H. pencil,
Here, al b we -have a variety
a fto
good,
i dg ,
ar en Scripturessd pet
abu
rei
tt es
adheredtlt.th we
Picture
li
e t tot
tit teci,°'ifth e
biteit,taeir
is very
4. William Fisk.—'
The re very well p i two
Scriptural persona he artist represents on y
The attitudes
distance a halt t The
nf'mPliinted.
gee, Christ and the Baptist. In the
0 Hedouin Atabs marks the locality.
are easy and natural, the composition
food, the expression admirable, and the flesh of Christ
;of absolute] Titianesque. The opposite characteristics
he ;rest Venetian and Rufaelle—colouring teed
e p„reNuon—are beautifully blended.
b„? ,D. Stott.—ln many respects a good painting,
14;110froducing too many figures ia the Sr dikt " Which might have been dispensed witb. They
detfaet and divide the attention with those of the Re-
b,,f, and the Baptist, who should occupy the only
`—tte Tent position.
have ~,„ kl. utchings. Crowded with figures
for
...'", right to appear—the execution inoiti. rent.
de `'SPreston, the face of Sr. John reminded us of Scott's
kiiptioa of FriarT
7.
John
the
des' Wood. --- A variety of figures mar
, lgohere, though
'unlit make
•s the t
the variety jt. colouring which they
'ltinting ver h Parts of the
picture are very a owy.
failure Pleasing, but the principal figures ar.
his
hand 39 They Baptist stands erect in the Jot dan, with
5 raised over the head of Christ, as it he was
Zethen about to pour a little water on his head : rods id,
hi:"eems as if the hand had originally held a vessel 0:
soft' St. John also wears a robe in addition tO.
ii covering of skins. Christ appears shrieking, as it
!"Pected water to be poured on his head. and this
gives him a crooked attitude, which Mr. Wood calls
word" u
rabent position "—the usual ac..eptat.t a of M..
eing lying, rather than leaning. The two prin.
Cila fit. 111 es are scar. e y lif.-size.
Edward Uphugh.—Very spirited in parts, but the
Water appears to flow up-hill, and Christ is represent d
48 if he were about drowning, and a crowd looking on.
9. H. B. Ziegler.—This is avowedly unfinished; yet
it has considerable merit. It has far too many figures,
and Chils. appears sitting in the water.
10, George Browning.—Christ and the Baptist are
111°1:1e. One with a 11,:e and the otter a sear;et re-be,
neither garment having the least appearance of having
Well in the water. The tone of the painting is good. •
11. Augustine Aglio.—There is nothing here tol!hne-
dicate that Christ has just ci me , ut of the water.
drawing is good, and the colouring hartnonh

Jg btu
Out of all the pictures only tt•ree (Nob. 4.

,us.
10, and

int,e fully complied with 0; terms named by the prize
givers, and of these No. 4 (by Mr. Fisk) is by far the
best. We look on it as the prize.% inner.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

392, Oxford-street, April 15th, 1847.
Sir,—Mr. Coehr ,ne's Committee publish as theii
Chairman at meetings the name of '' J. Rogers, Ei.,"
and I understand that a considerable number of the
electors of :It. Anne's parish are under the impression
that lam the J. Rog( rs in question. I beg to disclaim
any connexion either with Mr. CochraLe or his iro etinw.
I do not mean to vote for him ; tiut, on the contrary.
shall give every aid and assistance in my power, alo4
with my vote, to General Evans and Mr. Lushiezton.

I vm, Sir, lour obedient servant,

JOHN ROGERS. OF 392. OXFORD-STREET,

MR. F. DOUGLASS.
TO THE EDI: UR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In consequence of an editorial article which
VP' are in to. day s Morning Chronicle, in reference to
Frederick D.,uglitss, I th,nk it right fo inforn 3ou that
,ir
letter which appeared in your paper or the 130,,
f"gned "Charles M. Burrop," &c., is a hoax, there being
1?0
Sireetly such person connected in any manner, dirctly or
, with the British and North Ameerican mail
ream-ships, the management having always been in the
'lnds of Mr. Myer—a taut with which I am well ac-
quainted, and which I am authorised to make known to
Y°l1----I am, Sir, yours truly,
Liverpool, April 14. EDWARD WILLMER.

RTDROPHOIIIA.—The Tribunal of Correctional
Felice had on Saturday to try a man of the name of
k
'trattee, accused of homicide by imprudence. It ap-
pears that Stratten had for many ye.irs been a dealer in
dogs on a large scale, and was attended at his house by
a charwoman of the name of Garin t. As far be, k
a.
tht, 9th of last October this woman was attacked by
greyhound, and bit in the hand : at her cries Stratter,
arrived and was himself svriously bitten ; he r,cotn
mended the woman to have the bitten part cut out and
eaUterised as be should do ; she paid no heed to thi-
vice and died of hydrophodhia in a couple of ti,gys.
When the case was called on a neignbour of Stratten'-
ilif°rnied the Tribunal that he was dead, only that the
cauterisation having impeded the rapid progre.s of the
disease he had survived the woman two months.—Jour-
/Jai des Dacca.
The steam-ship Hibernia, with the mails from
not
and the United S,at.s of the Ist instant, has
Past
reached Liverpool yesterday afternoon at hAf
~.sat four o'clock, the hour at which our express left fur
London.
letter SULTAN AND TUE DISTRESSED IRISH.—A
the from Constantinople mentions an act of liberality on
•;'," Part of the Sultan which does him great credit. Upon
Z__ealaecf of the sufferings of the Irish, the Sultan caused to be
to the lion. Mr. Wellesley 1,0001., to be disposed et
hid is tita bast way towards their allevititiou•