The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-04 00:00:00

ORATORIOS.

DRURY-LANE.—The most crowded audience
that has attended this season were present last
night at. this Theatre, as there was not only the
powerftd attraction Of the celebrated Batik Sin-
fonia , but of a new Oratorio alsb, under the title
Elijah Raising the Widow's Son." The
Music of this- piece is avowedly selected_ fr-nn
the, productions •of WmrEtt which have been
Most admired. The Selectio❑ teas made' by AD-
DISON, himself a Composer of ackuowledged
science .and taste, and the whole was so judi—
ciously combined, and so admirably performed,
that it went off with the greatest eclat. We have
not room to particularize the several Performers,
vocal and instrumental, but we must in. justice
add; that, by their united efforts,- they gave the
audience a rich harmonic repast.
COVENT-GARDEN.--This Theatre• also had a
numerous audience last night, to a Grand Selec-
tion from ancient anti modern Composers.—BßAnAm and Miss SmeueNsparticularlydistinguished
themselves. Nothing, indeed, could be more cor-
rect, animated, and impressive, than the Cho-
russes. •

L ik'Lid i is -ii

-ROUSE 'OF' LORDS, FRIDAY, MARCII 3.
The" Bank Loan Bill was read a third time and
passed.

CORN LAWS.

StANHOPS presented Petitions against any
alteration in the Corn Laws;, froth the parish of
Christeltnrcb,"Sprtaltields., (signed by 6000 per-
sons).
.r.

Lord Giii.hrstVii:t.E presented a Petition from the
parish of Si; Luke, Phi-street, which had been
signed by 9000 persons in the'courSe of twelve or
eighteen hourS. It had been said, he understood,
thitt the", were great doubts as to the state of
public upon thiS topic,. bat if he was not
grossly ulisinformed, the public feeling was never
more decided than upon'this question. His opi-
niOn upon this siihjeet, remained the same, and
he should omit no opporthnity of expressing it.
Above all, however, no precipitation oitglil to be
used, nu precipitation ought to appear in the for-
warding of 'she!) a measure—a Jneasure which bi.z.
volved so deeply the vital interests of the peop!e.
A Petition, presented by the Martinis of LANS.,.
bour, as Ite understood, from Kent, was re-
ceived only as the ,Petition of the High "She' ilF,'
being only signed by him.
The Earl of CHARLEVILLE presented A Petition
from the County of Waterford, very numerously
and respectably signed, in favour of the Corn Bill,
and praying their Lordships' attention to the agri,
cultural interests of Ireland.
' TIELSTON 'ELECTION IMLL.
Lord GRENVILLE again 'called the attention of
the House to' the HelstonEleetion Bill, observing,
that it was incumbent upon the Ijouse to inquire
into the subject. Ile thought
:that some order
should be made With a view to the attendance of
witnesses after the recess, and he gave notice that
he should on Monday move to take the subject
into consideration.

`nit; consideration of tilt' Borthwick Peerage was fixed fur
Thutsday, thi! 16th instant.

TRIAL DI JURY IN CIVIL CASES IN SCOTLAND.

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The Scots Trial by Jury .Bill was reported by
the Earl of Shaftesbury. Several Amendments
were moved by the Lord Chancellor, who observ-
ed, with regard to the provision respecting the
unanimity.of Juries, that without that, the exten-
sion of the Trial by Jury would be wholly inef-
fecrual.-4-41e. different Arnenthnents were agreed
to.. His Lordship also. stared, that he had been
unable to friime any clause to meet the views of
a Noble Lord ,(Grunvilie) for the. purpose •of
marking .out any particular clan's of cases to be
sent before' a Sury. Lard Grenville, ,under these
circumstances, declined movjng any ,clau.se. for
that purpose, and expressed his intention- of vot-
ing for the Bill, Which, he thought, wohla be
highly advantageous to :Scotland.
The Report was agreed to.—Adjourned tilt
Monday.