The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-11 00:00:00

EXETER HALL.

llanders Judas Afaccabmus was performed last
evening, under the direction of Mr. Ilullah. Great
interest was excited by the announcement that Mr.
Reeves, was to sustain the tenor part, and the hall was
densely crowded in every part. Before the perform-
ance began a handbill was circulated, stating that Mr.
Reeves was labouring under severe indisposition, but
that he would, nevertheless, attempt to sing. lie
sang accordingly, and exerted himself in a manner
which called forth the warmest express'ons of admi-
ration and pleasure. Ile showed at Once that he
knew how to sing llanders music, and that his Italian
education, while it gave a grace and smoothness to
his cqntilena, which English singers rarely attain,
did not derogate from the plain simplicity of style
which this music demands. He did not introduce an
embellishment, or even an inflexion, which the se-
verest llandelian could find fault with, while he
expressed, with force and beauty, every shade of the
composer's meaning. Mr. Reeves has it in his power
succeed Brain= as the greatest English singer;
and, in (bag so, he must also make himself, as a
singer, the greatest English speaker. The sublime
choruses with which this oratorio abounds were ad-
mirably, executed. In the grandest and most difficult
of them, " 0 Father, whose almighty power," and
" Hear us, 0 Lord," the complicated points of the
harmony were taken up with as much precision as if
each part were one gigantic voice ; and every shade
and gradation of tune was given with the delicacy
which can be attained only by excellent discipline.
It is an advantage attending Mr. Hullah's perform-
ances that the choristers are not compelled to scream
and bellow at the utmost pitch of their voices, in
order to be heard amid a storm of brazen sounds from

the orchestra. His instrumental band supports his
voices without overpowering them.

HIM MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HATMARKET
THF.ATRE.—IIer Majesty, accompanied by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, and his Majesty the King
of the Belgians, and attended by a numerous suite,
honoured the Haymarket Theatre with her presence
on Wednesday evening, the first night after her return
to town. The play was the Wife's Secret, and her
Majesty and the Royal party seemed highly gratified
with the exquisite acting of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean in this beautiful drama. Those accomplished
artistes were enthusiastically applauded throughout
the evening, and the applause not unfrequently 'pro-
ceeded from the royal box—a compliment which was
most richly deserved. After the performance, her
Majesty expressed her very great delight with the
play and the acting.
ELECTION FOR THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF
SHROPSIIIRE.—The sheriff has appointed Wednesday
next, 16th inst., for the election of a Member for
that division of the county, vacant by Viscount Clive's
succession to the peerage. Mr. J. W. Dod, the Con-
servative candidate, is expected to be elected without
opposition, no other candidate having presented himself.
His Excellency Sir Stratford Canning arrived in
London on Wednesday from Paris and Switzerland.
His E ecellancy had a protracted interview with Viscount
Palmerston immediately after his arrival from the French
capital. We understand Sir Stratford will remain about
a fortnight in town before he departs for Constantinople
to resume his diplomatic duties as Ambassador at the
court of the Sultan.
ALARMING FIRE AT WALUAM GREEN. Last
evening, between and seven o'clock, information was
received at the London engine stations of a fire having
broken out at Walham- green, Fulham. Three brigade
engines, with that belonging to the West of England
Company, were immediately dispatched thither, where
the fireman found that the outbreak had ocourred on
the premises of Mr. Gower, the omnibus proprieto
broke out in the stablingeof Mr. Bowers, the landlordlighted
_of
the George Inn, from a spark flying from a 1017itneug
candle amongst the hay and straw in the lofts.
premiss would
one time feared that the whole range ofdprnerin to the highly combustible nature of the stocki,hibthowurassaatt
have been el. s'royed. Thein m4frhsorast; s uned neighbours
er t e lofts,
teat portion of the
first got the whole of the valuableii_
and they then set to work, dby :Ires, per.severance
psurcoepeeerttlyedinin:io,nictihni,nhgot,hceomflammeenscetdo.
FIRE IN Huriozaronn ARCADE.—Last night,
betwe,n seven and eight o'clock, a fire, that caused con-
sidernblc alarm, bat fortunately did no considerable
damaze, broke out upon the premises 01 Messrs. Costa
and Ellsay, newseendero, situate in Hungerford Arcade.
It waS Caused by some defect in the gas pipe, which
pour to escape. The stock in trade was
severelyall.cl the v
damageda before the fire could be extinguished.
The tl :rues a ere confined entirely to the premises in
which they commenced.
CALEDONIAN IlAir.wAy.—We understand that al-

though the mail trains on the Caledonian commence to
run at rates var3ing from sixteen to seventeen or
eighteen hours betwixt Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Lon-
dun;
yet, on and after Ist of March express trains will
run betwixt London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, in thir.
teen hours; betwixt:Liverpool and Manchest?r, and Edin
burgh and Glas2;ow, in eight hours; and between Bir
mingharn, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, in nine and a ha'
hours.—Caledonian Mercury.