The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-23 00:00:00

NEW VOCAL MUSIC HALL.

On Mtaday, at five o'clock, theloundation :stone of a
building, devoted to the purposes of vocal music under
the superintendence of Mr. Ilullah, was laid by Viscount
Morpeth, in Charles-street, Long-acre.
After a prayer for the Divine blessing, offered by the
rector of St. Martin s,

His LORDSHIP went through the usual form, and ad-
dressed the meeting (about 1,000 being present). He
had stolen away from less harmonious, less grave pur-
suits to meet them, and wish good speed to the good
work they had set on foot. Music he considered the
importance
most graceful accomplishment and delightful recreation
that adorns this hard-working world, and renovates our
busy, overcharged existence. Its negative
is great—it provides an innocent amusement for our
people, and keeps many from the ale-house orgie and
midnight brawl ; its positive importance and value are
inestimable—for the combining chords that regulate our
whole being are so interwoven, sense with principles,
that the very character assumes a clothing from exter-
nal influences. He (Lord Morpeth) was aware that
from every altar, however pure or sacred, fire might be
stolen and desecrated ; but he would hope that in all
endeavours connected with this building we should
emulate the flame which, while it enlivens all around
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ever points to the skies. He would not confine it to
any walk in life. Not alone in the sacred cathedral,
not
guilded saloons,
nor aloneconfine ein the
our nightingales warble in every grove, and trill on
every bough.—(Cheers.) He would have the happy
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art enliven the domestic tea-table, add variety to the IQ.
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lage school, and linger in the sanctuary. As a nation
we are indebted to our friend Mr. Hullah, and this pro-
posed building is the spontaneous offsprin—
g- of his confi-
dence in you.
Mr. BEAVER then, as deputed by Mr. Rullah's pupils,
read an address from the whole body of a very compli-
mentary character, and established their sincerity by
presenting him at the same time with a note for 5001.
Mr. Hum Art replied.
The Bishop of NORWICH proposed the thanks of the
meeting to Viscount Morpeth, adding most suitably a
few remarks on the inspiring nature of music, as evinced
in the battle of Trafalgar by " Rule Britannia," and on
our soldiers by " God save the Queen," so in our praises
to God in a still higher degree are our souls animated
and our devotion elevated by the words of God united
to music.
The evening was spent, by more than 1,000, most
happily and rationally, at the Crown and Anchor.
Coffee, &c., was served liberally, and in the great room
a concert was conducted by Mr. Hullah. On the plat-
form wasan assemblage of professional talent seldom met.
Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Phillips, Mr. graham,
and the Messrs. Distin, besides which the harp was in
the best hands, and the songs of the evening, besides
having other high professional voices, were welcomed
from the pupils themselves, and towards the close one,
"In infancy our hopes and fears," from Mrs. Hullab,
was rapturously received.
The Bishop of Chester, Lord Morpeth, and Lord Cod-
rington, were again present; we observed also many of
the clergy, as also at the foundation.
The assembly separated at twelve o'clock, after sing-
ing the national anthem.

DEATH BY. LIGHTNING.—Two persons, a man and
woman, who sought refuge in a barn along with a crowd
of persons in Tamworth, on Tuesday last, during a
thunder-storm, were struck dead by the electric fluid.