The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-12 00:00:00

TIiE•CQNCERT IN THE SfiEUDONIAN THEATRE

Wu most brilliantlyittituleil by a concourse of fashionables
of whom them could not have been lees than fourteen bemired,
the females splendidly attired, and the Gentlemen of the Uni,
versify appearing; in their full Academical costume. Mi.
Bellamy opening the first Air, ,beginning, " Ye Guardian
Saints, in his usual style of commanding excellence, and was
most beautifully accompanied on the organ by Mr. Vicarv,
whose tasteful execution elicited frequent bursts of general
applause. The sublime Chorus, " Let Sinai tell," was given
with wonderful effect ; and Miss Stephens in the suceetding
air of " Yet e'en the NVorks,' was well suppnned by Mon.
xani's flute accompaniment. The air and stiniechorus, begin-
ning " In frantic Converse," terminating with " The Voices
of the Dead," were quite electrifying by the effect given them
in the orchestra. Miss Travis sang the sweet air, " E'en they
who deaggsti," with wonderful skill and captivating taste, par.
titularly that passage, " And from the skies their ling'ring
Saviour claim. i The quartett, " Lot Star-led Chick' re.
ceived much applause ; it wits rapturously encored. Messrs.
Knyveri Vaughan, and Bellamy, most ably supported Miss
Travis, in her chaste and powerful execution of this sublime
passage in the Oratorio. We recogniied the great effect,
too, given to the following Chorus by the fine, steady, and
correct voices of the young Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal.
In the heavenly• piece, the quartett —" Ile peace. on earth,"
the usual effect was not produced, owing to the sinint
not being
.qUite together in time. Our favourite, Miss
Stephens, in whom we traced with sorrow the. hit:Ra-
tions of indisposition or fatiue sang, nevertheless, the
air, " No more your thirsty rocks,'} in the first style of excel.
lence‘ ' In fact, had our highlylifted Professor .presided him..
self over this performance of his celebrated " Palestine," it
could scarcely have been given with more astoniehing effect ;
nor would Mr. Attwood have been displeased' with the per•
fonnance of his " Coronation Anthem" by the vocal and insuu.
mental performers. Miss Travis again obtained universal ap-
plause by her sweet and correct execution of Handers sub-
lime song (' Israel in Egypt" With bassoon obligato, Mr. :Wk.
cosh), " Thou diktat blow." The selection froM Mozart's
"Requiem" was very chastely and beautifully sung,,and the voices
accorded most: perfectly;. the gradation from leseryniosa
dies" was inexpressibly fine and afrecting. The " Belitothinns,"
quartett, by Miss Stephens and the three male vocals, was
executed with so much science, „power, and' taste, that
we arc totally unable to convey an adequate Iciett of the
effect it produced upon the amateurs, and indeed the whole
audience, who were deeply effaced by it, and not less
animated by the celestial chorui of " Hosanna in excel.
Si.," In Handel's air (from " Acis anti Galatea") Miss
Stephens sang with great force and expression, and displayed
all her sweetness and science, and was rapturoutly and most
deservedly encored. In that most expressive melody of
Haydn's opening Recitative in his " Spring," Mr. Bellamy
did not neglect his poem; nor forget his taste. The Chorus
" Come, gentle Spring," was considered as most attractive and
elegant. Mr. Bellew was very successful also in the chaste
and simple air, " on eager swaiq," which loVely as it is,
and lively, lost nothing in Mi. Bellamy's hands. Mr. Venetian
was great in all he sting. In fact we have not heard a Con-
ceet go off so well for some time past. The concluding Trio,
in which Miss Stephens, Messrs. Vaughan and Bellamy united
their vocal strength, was indeed a grand finale, and most beim-
tifully expressive ; it commences, " By yonder hoW," iste,—
" God save the King," was enthusiastically sung b full chant*
by the Performers in the orchestra and the audience, when the
fashionable assemblage retired, highly delighted, to re-attire for
the Ball. Parties of the London and OxOrd Police attended
successfully to preserve order among the crowd.
THE GRAND QUADRILLE BALL.

IN THE TOWN-HALL Or TIC CITY pV OXFORD,
Under the Patronage of the Countess of Abingdon, the Earl
of 'Abingdon, tie Earl. of Jersey, the High Sheriff' for the
County, and many of the leading Nobility and Gentry of
Oxfordshire.
At the early' hour of ten, about six hundred Mvihionables had
assembled for the festive dance in this magnificent room, which
was elegantly adorned with festoons of roses and laurel, fen*
cifully .entwined, and for the first time elegantly lighted
with new gait lurniSt under the innhediete Superintendence
of W. %Viscount Thorp; the present .Mayor of Oxford,
whose 'active urbanity tu: aiding the Stewards,. in =Wet.
ing their arrangements for the balls, demands' this' pitblic
expresiion of their gratitude. The Council Chamber was ar.
ranged so as to admit o f one hundred and fiftycpo-sorm taking
their refreshments atone and the 84141 e time, Ati the fruits or
the season, l'unava-le-Roinaitie,. ices; temona4s oriel c4pArk-
ling wines, were in Abundant supply. The wiitje of this de-
partment was left under the immcdtate, direction:4 114 r. liar.
tram, the worthy
.keeper of the town Hall, whose skill,
liberality,, and taste, have given complete effect td all the jittli.
eioua. arrangements of the Stewards., and the suggestions of the
worthy,lllayor, respecting the convenience of the Quadrillers.
A more.brilliant assemblage never graced the. Town-hall,
and the evening being .remarkably cool, the vivacity of the
dancers, and the hilarity of the visitors, never thigged in the
least.. At the hour of the London Mail leaving Oxford, the
select and joyous eompany were tripping it away merrily to the
full number of instruments which compose Payne's delightful
quadrille band.

helCdlilat" t'hNelYulotir)kriVlinlsiteesrt, Fday an inquest was
oley-street, Middle-
sex Hospital, before THou As Sriiti, I a, Fog.
upon the body of a new‘born male t hild, found
in the drain belonging to the house of Mr. Smith,
No. 15,` Ogle Mews, Marrle-bonne, rather
bruised in the head, wrapped in paper, and en
closed in an apron. Neither Mr. Smith nor any.
of his family knew any thing of the cireum-
mice ; but Mr. Smith recollected that about
three weeks since a woman knocked at the door,
presenting cottons and threads for sale, and
asked permission to be allowed to retire back-
wards for a few minutes, which was given.
Verdict—" Wilful Murder against some person or
personi unknown." The investigation lasted five
hours.