The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-25 00:00:00

"By command.

COVENT'-GARDEN— THEATRE.
The Elisir d' Amore Was produced hero list evening,
with Mr. Travers as Nemorino, for the first time. Mr,
Travers sang the music with exquisite taste, and w
much applauded. His romanz a in the last act wt
perfect gem. The duet with Dulcamara too was excel-
lently given. Miss Romer reappeared in her favourite
character of Adina (her first appearance since her late
sever:: illness), and Mr. H. Corri made a rough but not
an inefficient Dulcamara. He was encored iu the
barcarole. The choruses were excellently given, and the
raise en scene everything that could be desired. The
house was well attended.

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EXETER HALL.
Handel's Messiah was given here lest evening by the
Sacred Harmonic Society for the first time this season.
The programme contained the following notice:—"For
the accommodation of persons who may be desirous of
leaving the hall before the conclusion of the oratorio, a
pause of five minutes' duration will be observed, after the
Hallelujah Chorus,' which ends the Second Part; and it
is earnestly requested that those who, wish to retire will
take that opportunity of doing so, and allow the large
portion of the audience who desire to remain, the oppor-
tunity of witnessing the performance of the magnificent
termination of the work free from interruption. In con-
sideration of the sacred nature of the oratorio, the
audience is earnestly requested to allow the per-
formance to proceed without interruption from
applause or encores." The consequence of these
arrangements was, that the Messiah was better
performed as a whole than it ever has been in our re-
collection. It would be well that the system of encores
should be entirely abolished. An encore destroys the
unity of the composition, and an oratorio or an opera
should be as much an unity as an epic poem or a tragedy.
Nore but persons who are entirely ignorant of music as
a science would think of encoring anything. The pulp°
at the conclusion of the second part, in order to allow
persons to leave, is also an admirable reguldtion. It
enabled those, who loved music to listen to the oratorio
to its conclusion without being interrupted with that
perpetual shualing of feet, which has hitherto too fre-
quently prevented the just appreciation of the concluding
portions of this sublime composition, Mr. Costa con-
ducted, and conducted admirably. The principal vo-
calists were Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, and Messrs. Sims
Reeves and H. Phillips. It was the first appearance
of Mr. Reeves in this oratorio, and the impression
he produced was highly 'favourable. He sang
all the songs with fervour and simplicity, reverently
adhering to the text. He most of all shone in the
recitative, " Comfort ye my people," and the air that
follows, " Every valley," in which his style and execu-
tion werelequally irreproachable. Miss Birch exhibited
her usual talent in the soprano songs, and Miss Dolby's
"He was despised," was, as usual, pathetic and impres-
sive. Mr. H. Phillips, in " The people that walked in
darkness," and " Behold I tell you," maintained his po-
sition as the first of English bassos. In the latter the
trumpet obligato was cleverly played by Mr. T. Harper.
The choruses were executed with remarkable precision,
vigour, and attention to light and shade. The popular
" For unto us a child is born," was given, perhaps for the
first time, with proper expression; the theme was deli-
vered pianissimo, and a gradual crescendo was made up
to the grand burst of the whole choral and instrumental
forces, which produced a very striking effect. The
"Hallelujah" was splendidly executed, and the elaborate
fugued choruses were all sung with point and correct-
ness.
The hall was crowded to suffocation.

On the first of November, the Gnat Western
Railway Company discontinued issuing return tickets.
A fortnight back we augured the result of the step.
The return of the revenue for the week ending Nov. 11,
as compared with that of the preceding week, shows a
falling-off of 5.37/. 14s. lOd. Did we not say as much ?
Beforo the plan which was to bring the company's ship
home has been in operation a fortnight, a rather serious
decrease for so short a period takes place in the receipts.
For this the public were inconvenienced and tricked.
How such a ridiculous step could be taken by a set of
men, who, of all the world, ought to possess a little
business acumen, is really amazing,—Keene's Path
Journal.
DESTRUCTION Or LARKS DY THE ELECTRIC
TELEGRAPH WIRE.---One frosty morning last week,
the plate layers upon the Whitehaven Junction Railway
found no less than seventy larks lying dead beneath the
telegraph wires between Workington and Maryport.
The same day Mr. Forster, inspector of the line, found
seventeen larks between Harrington and Workington,
The heads of many of the birds were cut off, and their
bodies otherwise mangled. Sea birds and different kinds
of game have also occasionally been found dead—having
probably come in c.mtact with the invisible wires at
night when in full flight.—Carlisle Journal.
SHIELDS, THITRSDAY.—Wind S.W.; more settled
weather.—The Norfolk, Robertson, arrived here, reports
that the Jane and Ann schooner, of and from hence to
Lowestoffe, coal laden, when riding below Winvrton on
Monday morning, at about fifteen minutes past five, was
run down by a light brig, bound northward. The Jane
and Ann also immediately foundered. Her crew con-
sisted of three persons, two of which were drowned; the
master, when his ship went down, seized hold of a piece
'of the mast, by which ho hung until rescued by the
humanity of Capt. Robertson and his crew, who, on the
cook perceiving something in the water, gave the alarm,
and he was taken from his perilous situation at the mo-
ment his strength was rapidly failing; a few more mo-
meats, and all would have been over with hie); as soon
as taken on beard the Norfolk, he fainted, having been
some time in the water. A reward is very properly
offered by the underwriters of the schooner, to detect, if
possible, the name of the brig which was the cause of her
foundering. and burying two of her crew in a premature
grave. She was repeatedly hailed by the master of the
Jane and Ann, but though distintly in ht-acing, the
brig's Crewe brutally proceeded, leaving them to perish.
—NewastlChrcle.

'CHB LATE SIR JOHN BARROW, BART.-13y the
lamented decease of Sir John Barrow, 1,0001. per an-
num less will have to be provided for in the navy esti-
mates. The son in-law of the late Hon. Baronet,
tioned in yesterday's paper as being also eceased,
men
was Lieutenant-Colonel R. Batty, late of the Grenadier
Guards.
Tnci Vice-Chancellor has granted the use of the
Theatre at Oxford to Mr. Lumley, for a concert, at
which Mddlo. Jenny Lind, and the great artistes in her
ruite will immediately appear.
FAILURE IN BIRMINGHAM,—.FRIDAY
The failure of Messrs. Lord, merchants, of this town,
was publicly announced yesterday; and to-day a meeting-
of creditors, attended by Messrs. Motteram and Knight,
solicitors, was held at the offices of the firm, near Friday
Bridge. Their debts and liabilitie, of one kind or au-
other, are said to amount to about 42,0001 The house
was considerably engaged in the continental trade; and
their losses are in the main attributed to speculations in
Danish railways, and the wreck of a vessel heavily laden,
which they had failed to insure. A commite of cre •
ditors was appointed to investigate the
affairs of.the
cone rn. Th;.. ,v ill 1:1!! f( P, 1,•101,•••••
manufaeturt-rs. The m• 01
<••
until this day week. The best feeling was displayed to- I
wards Mr. Lord.

"G. AinmaLEir, dolonial Secretary.
The Russian steam-frigate Ebrons had sailed from
Gibraltar for Odeesa. The United States frigate
United States, Commodore Reed, remained in the bay.
At Gibraltar the exchanges were quoted as follows:
On London, at 90 days' date, 49; Paris, sf. 29.; Mar-
seilles and Genoa, sf. 30c.; at 8 days' sight, on Madrid,
3 dis.; Cad;z, par; Malaga, par; Seville, dis.; Alicante
and Valencia, 4 dis.; Barcelona, dis.; Spanish pillared
dollars, 1 per cent. premium.
"MOTIIIMMINEI,IIIIIIII6III...,
THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, FBIDAY NIGHT.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Madrid, Captain John Weeks, arrived at Southampton
this evening at half-past eight o'clock, with the usual
mails in charge of Lieutenant W. P. Newenham,
R.N. Her latest dates are—Gibraltar, 16th of No-
vember; Cadiz, 17th; Lisbon, 19:11; Oporto, 20th;
Vigo, 21st.
The Madrid has brought home only seven passengers.
Her cargo consists of 27 packages specie, 10 boxes of
leeches, 4 cases of saffron, 165 boxes of oranges, 25 boxes
of melons, 143 boxes of pears, 109 boxes of eggs, 61
boxes of chesnuts, 10 bags ditto, 14 packages of sundries.
Stations of her Majesty's Ships.-13th. EL r Majesty's
brig Racer (14) at Lisbon. 16th. Her Majesty's,team
ship Polyphemus at Gibraltar. 19th. Her Majesty's
brig Racer (14) at Lisbon.

Stations of Vessels of War of Foreign States— 10th.
At Vigo the Minerva (8), Spanish war schooner. 13th.
At Lisbon the usual Portuguese ships of war (two fri •
gates at harbour's mouth for hopoital and cargo ships
Burin; the quarantine.) 15th. At Cadiz, the
Blasco de Geray (S. F.) ; Cortes (44) ;
R.S.V., Spanish ships of war ; Agile (10)
French brig-of-war, and a Russian cutter (8), name ur
known. l 9th. At Lisbon, the usual fleet; two
at Belem for quarantine purposes. 21st. At Vigo,
Minerva (8); Spanish schooner; and a hulk for quaran.
tine passengers.
Ships observed on the voysge-12th. C.S.P. Jupiter,
homeward-bound packet, sailed the 12th fr,,ris Lisbon.
19th. Off Lisbon entering the Tagus, the Dumbarton
Youth, screw steamer, from England.
The quarantine regulations are still rigidly eat-treed
at the different ports, and, as a matter of course, are a
source of considerable annoyance and delay. At Lisbon
they go through the ceremony of cutting through every
letter, and then fumigate them at the Health-office.
It is reported, and we believe truly, that the cholera
is very bad at Lisbon, causing, to a certain extent, stag-
nation to business. On the outward paassge of the
Madrid, her passengers were detained seven days at the
Laz treat), the Government finding beds and linen.
The Braganca Hotel had an establishment fitted up
by order of the Government, at which the charges were
extremely moderate.

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