The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-21 00:00:00

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIET

EXETER HALL.
A treat was afforded to the musical world last evening,
a performance of a selection of anthems and cathedral tousL,
chronologically arranged, the productions of Engli,ll ‘
of
posers since the Reformation, extending over a peno_'ll;,
nearly three centuries, viz., from 1545 to 1800, by the we*,
hers and assistants of the sabove ociety; conducted 19.1 "
Surman, whose abilities and assiduity needs no comment'
On this oecasion, there being no orchestral acconillso
meats, Mr. Turle, the organist of Westminster Ab"
officiated. The chorus was very efficient, and greatly v 6
mented, being nearly 600 in number.
The performance commenced with an anthem, ninTillea
by Henry VIII., arranged by Mr. Turle; it contained „,.,
good passages, but was remarkable chiefly for the Vein"-
of its style.
The chaunt by Tallis (1575), a.rVenite Exultendue'i
(psalm 95), is considered to be unrivalled where a greatiuvtio
of voices are attainable, as in the preseNt case; en'
effect was heightened by the choir being a double one., oir
The "Te Deum" in by Orlando Gibbons (1610)1.,..c1/1
opinion would have been better a note higher, it heft);
for the bass voices. A,
The anthem, " I beheld, and lo a great multit3l""Dicli
Dr. Blow (1680), arranged by Mr. Perry, was also one I`.
could only be effected by a powerful chorus.
Purcell's anthem (160), " My beloved spake" (1.0-410
Songs of Solomon), is a charming composition, the (lope
of which was delightfully sung by the professionals. ~50),
gem of the evening was the anthem by Weldon (''
" In thee, 0 Lord." Gree"
The second part commenced with an anthem by Dr. 01
(1740), "God is our hope and strength." This fine Bpi
nier,
composition we remember to have heard with infinite Jet
sure at St. Paul's Cathedral, at the festival of the bon,
the Clergy, and it lost nothing in our estimation by its
formance last evening. Ind
" Thou, 0 God, art praised in Sion" (1740), and a 0%,01,
chorus, "Thou visitest the earth," by the same comp"
were beautiful in the extreme. .nos°
We must not omit noticing the anthem by yr.
(1760), " By the waters of Babylon," and the conet; u
anthem by Dr. Beckwith, " The Lord is great" (18°,,'''ii)tgli
noble composition, and one which would be excee& ner
effective with a full orchestra, and we hope to hear it 0: roloo
formed at some future period. Mr. Perry, the well'l,lls. ,
composer and leader of this Society, was one of his Pur,iooo
The verse portions of the various anthems were Snsfroge
by Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, and Messrs. Hobbs, "
Rafter, Phillips, and Leffler, with their usual ability. the
We were greatly pleased with the style of Mr. Genge.'e
alto singer; he is a young beginner, and bids fair to r'sili, 0
public estimation. Mr. Rafter, pupil of Signor Crive dto
tenor singer, was placed for the part originally assigl,lerd.
Mr. Lockey, who was prevented from attending by indt, to
tion ; he, however, was unable to sustain the solos, oe'
a severe cold. se Sr.
It is much to be regretted that performances like the to
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not more frequent. _t is utterly- impossible, we • e
hear them at our cathedrals or churches, chiefly for " 011;
of sufficient power and professional talent ; conseck,unove•
many works of merit remain thus comparatively un'tied fot
The committee of this Society are much to be commen these;
their exertions in bringing forward compositions like•
and, by the crowded state of the great room last even"
should say that the public appreciated their efforts. oeee
Handel's oratorio, Joshua, is announced for perfor
on Wednesday, April 1.

SEVENTH REPORT FROM TU k,T,S
LECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY m-

CLASSIFICATION. mutes
Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Select Conl-1
appointed for the Classification of Railway Bills tic;rbe
ing to the resolutions adopted by the House, and tile
are empowered to report from time to time, that "Asa
have considered the several matters referred to then,
agreed to report as follows :
Your Committee recommend that the North British,,„ Zir
way (Carlisle Extension) be removed from Group
and placed in Group No. 13.
Your Committee further recommend that the South
~,
land (Huntingdon Branch) be removed from Group
and placed in Group No. 29.

THE DIRECT N ORTHERN RACA,
WAY. THE ALLEGED ERRORS IN 1
LEVELS. ding
An allegation having been made before the StAllisst,
Orders' Committee of the House of Lords, on TuesdllY dy
that the levels of this proposed line of railway were fig, it
inaccurate, from the 49th mile outside and so on to lola
was decided by their Lordships that three engineers°forge;
be sent down to test the validity of so important Boo
The Committee requested that each party—the London sva
York and the Direct Northern—should send an eogineedper
that they should also send a third, and a disintereste clot
son, to make a check survey, whose decision uponthe 'idof
at issue was to be taken by their Lordships. 011
the three engineers met on that part of the line, an
of 01
carefully applying the most careful tests to five miles .046
line—the length fixed by the Committee—no errOrk nae
found to exist. The engineer for the London and VI 00.
then requested that an additional five miles should he 0;0
sured. This was complied with, and the result "(Lig:4oW
Mr. Airdie, the engineer appointed to report to the
tee, decided that no such errors were to be found. It —corir
derstood that all opposition in the Standin Orders'
mince to the Direct Northern line is to be g
withdrategs'
consequence of the opponents failing to establish this 61;ittes
tion. The engineers' report will be made to the Cal
on Monday.

- -
SPORTING IN TELLICIENert
THE GRAND MILITARY STEEPLE O:illS`'-
LEAMINGTON—YEsTER.DAr. 9,1[0'
Match ; 100 soya. Three miles.—Mr. Praed's ,45P
(owner), 12st, beat Ensign Burdon's The Nun, Ilst 71b, h,A
The Welter Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, last 7lb (01
Capt. Morritt nd Resolution
Capt. Reynold's Clinker
Lord Glamis's Sailor Boy ..........................................
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Lieut. Fort's Count Harry .... .......................•&p,..
The third race, for the beaten horses, was won bY,bert'
Grant's Salute, 12st 41b, beating Sir E. Poore's Sir
picr
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llst ; Mr. H. De Rodes's Regalia, 12st ; Lieut. Littles AP
wick, list 41b ; Lieut. S. Barry's Tommy Tinkle, llst;
Mr. Burton's Rainbow, Ilst.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. c 001"
Her Majesty's stag hds., Mon., Ascot Heath-
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Cookham-bridge-111A; Fri., Farnham Village—LTA
Cheshire hds, Mon., Dunham Maasay ; Wed., S'
lu,,,—e 4
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Toll Bar ; Thurs., Booth's Obelisk ; Nit., Fox and[. 1."
Shropshire hds., Tues., Candever Hall-103/4 ; ~,1"
gate-9.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—nn/a;
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.-5 to 1 agst Gothrei
,
6 to 1 agst Buttress (t), 6 to 1 agst Morpeth, 10 to
spa
Red Deer, 100 to 8 agst Needful, 100 to 7 agst Dr. 011
(t), 100 to 7 agat Lord Saltoun. ar
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CHESTER CUP.-12 to 1 agst Sweetmeat, 18 to Wit,
Clumsy, 22 to 1 agst Miss Burns, 25 to 1 agst Best 1 WI
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27 to 1 agst Fitzallen, 27 to 1 agst The Baron, 27 to 10
Hope, 45 to 1 agst Magnet, 40 to 1 agst Inheritres.,
agst Billy Purvis. (03
DEABY.-5 to 1 agst Sting, 14 to 1 agst Brocardp
20 to 1 agst lago, 25 to 1 agst Tibthorpe, 40 to t, jiiror
Fancy Boy, 40 to 1 agat Poynton, 1,000 to 15 agst
virile ("
OAKS.-8 to 1 agst Vanish, 20 to 1 agst Lady Cecilia
20 to 1 agst Osprey (t).

MAGISTERIAL APPOINTMENT.—J. 0. Seeker, DsProi
the Oxford Circuit, should -have been named as the success,..,erett,
Traill at the Southwark Police-court, instead of Mr. Lus—
Bath, and the Chester Circuit.
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RAVENSNEST.—A new romance, under this title, aOO
celebrated Cooper, is announced by Mr. Bentley to appearinrodef;
days. In the present dearth of good works of fiction, a no". WI
Lion by this most adthired writer may indeed be regarded AS a
all lovers of this fascinating department of literature.
AN IRISH WITNESS.—At an inquest held on
~ e, no
at the Ben Jonson public-house, Great Wild-street, Brut,' Wl°
Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body of Thomas Power, an Irislnu_swg 010;
died suddenly on the evening of St. Patrick's-day, the folloo.,Tod
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gular and ludicrous evidence was elicted :—The deceased
tps
No. 1, Brewer's-court, in the neighbourhoed, and it was alicif;-60joa;
he had been drinking to an unusual excess on the day in Q,i, A11;1
Julia Hollems examined —I flat Irish. I knew the decealt:
his
his son, who is a briclilaleo%
believe he was supported by
has a daughter that is married, and this daughter, and A..., Or
himself were all together, drinking a bit, on St. Patrickl-,Tox fo_
the desase told his daughter that he thought he a-as
good, and then he began to cry tears. The Coroner—n 4.!
tipsy? Witness—He was drunk before he got bet'
(Laughter.) Coroner—How old was he? Wttnese—l should oxfool
forty. Coroner— How long should you think he had been ie(Latis;_ll-
- A Juror—He must have married very young,
Witness—l know he was married about thirty-six years•—witnor"
then. toirtf'
Coroner—What was the deceased man? Witness
(in continuation)—Yes, because his daughter is snore than at
Sar. Coroner—l mean formerly, my good woman. Wiriest, ghtsq
then, he was a miller and wheelwright by tradGrent ring
—Nothing well,
Coroner—Those are two very different th,ngs, which do Ye'thing '-
Witness—l don't know, but this I know, that he had solnenot voi
do with the making of "whales" (looking at the jury), and tuttle of
his profishian, gentlemen. It here became evident that
er of de'
nothing could be made out of this witness, and the eaught ate
ceased was therefore called to give evidence, but her pancitiii, tat'.
rendered her statement very little more intelligible than `jaugilte+,
mony of the former witness, and the Jury, convulsed
th
returned a verdict of "Died from natural causes."
We learn from Hanover, March 11, that the
ment of that kingdom has Just conpacted a loan of five Mu"'
thWero, et a% per cent., wan gnu Dtiukgr. Of the 0014

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