The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-02 00:00:00

PART FIRST,

Overture—Song with chorus, You spotted snakes," Miss A.
Williams and Miss M. Williams—Notturno, March, and Finale—
Chorus (A Midsummer Night's Dream)—Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Romance—" Va dit elle," Madame Castellan (Robert le Diable)—
Meyerbeer.

Chorus —" The calm of the Sea"—Beethoven.
PART SECOND.
Overture—(Der Freysehutz)7C..M. Von Weber.

Chorus—" The fisherman's adieu"—Reber,

Duet—" Two merry gipsies are we," Miss A. Williams and Miss I
M. Williams—G. A. Macthiren.
Festmarsch for two orchestras—Meyerbeer.
Preghiera—" Col soriss," Madame Castellan (H Pirata) —Bellini.
Chorus—" We praise, 0 Lord, thy name"—C. M. Von Weber.
Atter the performance, her Majesty and Prince Albert were con-
ducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward to the supper
room, followed by the royal and distinguished company.
The party included all the nobility and fashionables at present in
town.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yester-
day, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
A deputation respecting New Zealand, consisting of Capt. Cargyll,
Mr. H. A. Aglionby, M.P., and Mr. Hutt, M.P., had an interview
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Mosquera, New Grenada Charge d'Affaires, transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meet-
ing yesterday. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, Chester,
Chichester, Hereford, 1 ichtield, Oxford and Ripon, the Earl of Bess-
borough, and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse.
Mr. P. Buchanan and Major Fagan had an interview yesterday
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the
Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon. . _ .

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-
office for the West India Colonies.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday to
consider the petition of certain inhabitants of Cape Breton, against
the anaexation of that island to Nova Scotia. The Lords present
were the Lord President, the Lord Chrncellor, Lord Cottenham, the
Master of the Rolls, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
Mr. Bliss, in support of the petition, was heard throughout the
whole of the sitting. The Court rose at four o'clock.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY,

EXETER HALL.

Last evening, Handel's Oratoria, Joshua, with Perry's
accompaniments, was performed by the above society. This
Oratoria was composed in 1747, and performed at Covent-
garden Theatre the year following. The choruses are not
so numerous as in many other of the composer's works, but
they were given with excellent effect and precision. The
instrumental and vocal performers were upwards of 500 in
number, conducted by Mr. Surman, and led by Mr. Perry.
The organ by Mr. Miller. The principals consisted of Mrs.
Sunderland, Miss Dolby, Miss Messent (a pupil of Miss
Dolby ), Mr. Braham, and Mr. Phillips.
The first chorus, " Ye Sons of Israel," was excellently
given. This has always been a favourite at the Ancient
Concerts, and is now often performed by the choral societies
in the north. A charming air, " Oh, who can tell ?" intro-
duced Mrs. Sunderland, with whose voice the fine tones of
Lindley's violincello told out admirably. Miss Dolby gave
the air, " Awful, pleasing being," extremely well, and was
followed by her pupil, Miss Messent. This young lady is
likely to become a very useful singer, having been well in-
structed in a good school. The veteran Braham, we regret
to say, was labouring under a severe cold, which prevented
him from singing the part allotted to him in his usual style.
The March had a grand effect, improved as it was by the
additional accompaniments of Mr. Perry : the introduction
of the trumpets was perfectly electrical. The air, " Hark,
'tis the Lark," was beautifully given by Mrs. Sunderland,
accompanied by Blagrove on the violin, and Card on the
flute.
In the second part Mr. Phillips gave the air, " See the
raging flames," in his usual style of excellence. The chorus,
" We with redoubled rage," was sung in a most spirited
manner, succeeded by a martial air by Miss Dolby, " Heroes,
when with glory," which elicited much applause, and re-
ceived a merited encore. The flourish of warlike instruments
had a good effect as here introduced. In the score copy
Handel has but one bar, as it were, for the trumpets in the
key of D ; Mr. Perry has, however, carried out the com-
poser's idea, by introducing a movement from the "Dettingen
Te Deum," which he has admirably arranged for the wind
instruments.

The third pait commenced with a fine fuittal chorus,
"Hail, mighty Joshua." The recitative and air, "Shall I
in Mamre's fertile plain," had ample justice done to it by
Mr. Phillips, and was deservedly encored ; he is certainly
unrivalled in this description of music. It would, however,
have been as well if the chorus that followed, on the same
strain, had been more subdued; the effect was ma-
terially injured by this want of precaution. The chorus,
"See the Conquering Hero Comes," was excellently given
by the ladies of the chorus. We should say that the trebles
of this society were the most perfect of the kind. The air,
" Oh, had I Jubal's lyre," was Mrs. Sunderland's greatest
triumph ; her execution of the running passages was truly
surprising, and the apparent ease with which the most diffi-
cult parts were accomplished left nothing to be desired. She
is a great acquisition to these concerts, and the management
are deserving of great credit for introducing her to a London
audience. The concluding chorus, a sublime one, was marred
by the disturbance occasioned by the egress of a portion of
the audience. On many former occasions we have been ex-
cessively annoya by the same occurrence. The hall was
densely crowded in every part.
Handel's oratoria, The Messiah, is announced for Wednes-
day, April Bth, and on Friday.. April 24th, Perry's Bel-
shazzar's Feast, Mendelssohn's 1 i:tth Psalm, and ilaydn's
Service, No. 2.

THE CELEBRATION OF THE VICTORY :17:.7
Immediately on the receipt of the Government dispatch yesterday
afternoon, announcing the decisive victory of the British arms in Lldia,
a communication was forwarded to the commanding officer of
t.,
Tower of London, directing a salute of fifty-two guns to be fired
from that fortress in honour of the splendid achievement. On the
receipt of the notice the royal standard was hoisted on
the flag-staff on the summit of the White Tower. In
the meantime, the corps of Royal Artillery stationed at the garri-
son arranged the saluting guns on the quay and forts, and at
four o'clock they were discharged the Park guns
being fired about half an hour previously. In the evening,
in; accordance with a long-established custom, the Yeoman of the
Guard, who are chiefly old Waterloo soldiers, assembled in their ball
round a capacious antique punch bowl, presented to the corps as a
rejoicing cup by the Sovereign about two hundred years ago, and did
honour to the national event—not forgetting the memory of the brave
that fell in the glorious victories on the Sutlej. Similar manifesta-
tions were evinced at the officers' mess-rooms, as also at the dinner-
tables of other gentlemen connected with the fortress. In the course
of to-day it is expected that a copy of the dispatches will be read to
the troops on parade.
FATAL FALL INTO A WELL.—Yesterday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the Black Boy, West-green, Tottenham, on the
body of Jane Smithers, aged 13 years, the daughter of a labourer. It
appeared that on Monday evening, about seven o'clock, the deceased
was sent with a pail to procure water from a well in an adjoining
brick field. Some time having elapsed and she not returning, an
alarm was given that she had fallen into the well, which was thirty
feet in depth. The necessary means were resorted to, and her body
was got out, life being quite extinct. The jury returned a verdict of
" Found drowned."
CROWNEIt'S QUEST LAW.—The justices of Devon-
shire have come to the following resolution :—" That the committee
of accounts be instructed not to pass the expense of anyinquestwnere
the verdict is ' natural death' or visitation of God,' unless reasons
are shown them that suspicion fairly arose that such death was not
natural." This very preposterous resolution has raised up quite a
commotion ; for it is asked by the coroners, how they are to know,
before the inquiry is made, whether the death in question was, or
was sot, natural.—Brighton Guardian.
A BOY HUNG BY ACCIDENT.—Last Monday a boy
named Noakes, 14 years of age, son of a farmer at Hellingly, met with
his death under the following singular circumstances : —After being
engaged during the day in ploughing with his father, he went into
the loft for the purpose of getting some straw. Half an hour after-
wards the father, on going into the stable,
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sitting, as he thought, with his face towards the entrance deoserfilie
called out, " What, Jim, are you asleep ?"
went to the spot, when he ascertained that his n
quite dead. An inquest
means of the lanthorn rope, to a beam, andl (Ifsq coroner for West
was held on Wednesday before F. 11. c
Sussex, when the father deposed to
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and several other witnesses
having given
means of the lanthorn rope,
ceased was in the habit of swinging
putting his head through a looseving noose, and holding on likewise with
his hands above his head,
mtlitedt.jr returned a verdict—" That de-
ceased accidentally hing hi
SOUTHWARK LITERARY NS I TITUTION.—The first of a
course of lectures on the poetry of Thomas Moore, was delivered by
letary evening. .
eCv.Brogsvn. , at this Institution, to a crowded audience yester-
it
The lecture was illustrated by a selection from the
melodies. For the very efficient rendering of those musical illustra-
tions, the committee were indebted to Miss Florence Brunel, a young
lady, who was understood to have been a pupil of Mr. Charles Horn.
Her voice is a fine soprano, of considerable power and compass, and
from the ease and brilliancy of her execution, it was evident it has
been assiduously cultivated. Another lecture in continuation of the
subject was announced for next Wednesday.
The Observer of Sunday next will contain the fullest
particulars of the glorious and decisive victory in India, with an
engraved plan of the scene of action. Price of the Observer (40 folio
columns) sixpence. Office, 170, Strand. A Monday afternoon edition
of the Observer is regularly published, which is best adapted for the
readers in the country and abroad.
AN INFANT PICKPOCKET,—A little boy, said to be
scarcely seven years old, was charged on Wednesday, at Bow-street,
with having attempted to pick the pockets of people passing along
the Strand on the previous evening. The gaoler was obliged to place
his little prisoner on a stool within the bar, before he could be seen.
The constables who had captured him swore that they had watched
him industriously trying for a pocket worth picking, by carefully lift-
ing up the skirt of the coat. The miserable little creature, in answer
to questions put to him by the magistrate, said his father was " dead
and gone," and his mother got her living by selling flowers, and he
lived with her, in George-street, St. Giles's. Mr. Henry told the
gaoler to put him aside for an hour or two, and sent a policeman to
request the mother to come forward. The policeman went to St.
Giles's, and returned without having found the mother, for the boy
could not tell the number of the house she lived in. Mr. Henry, how-
ever, sent the policeman back again, and in about an hour he returned
with the mother, and presented her, rather a good-looking woman,
before the court, and thereupon the following colloquy ensued : —Mr.
Henry— How is it this boy of yours is running about the streets, try-
ing to pick pockets ? I'm afraid you have not done your duty by
him. You must have brought him up in a very bad way.—Woman
—I don't know, your worship, I have beat and towelled that boy
every day of his life, till I am hardly able to stir, and never the bit
of good can I get out of him.—Mr. Henry—l do not wonder at that.
The poor child wants teaching, not beating. Why don't you send
him to school? yon have excellent charity schools in St. Giles's.—
Woraan—l have, your worship, sent him to school many times, but
he always runs away.—Mr. Henry gave the young culprit some ex-
cellent admonition, and eventually gave him up to his mother, telling
her to send him to school once more, and if he ran away again to
bring him to that court, and be would see what else could be dent
for him. The mother promised that she would, and she departed
With the infant pickpocket in her hand.

Mr. H. Rich Offers himself for the borough of Rich-
mond, iu UN of XL Miley Cliktruoi deceased.

COLLISIONS AT SEA.
THREE VESSELS LOST.

During the severe gales that prevailed in the early part
of last week several collisions of vessels occurred off the
north coast between Yarmouth and Shields. In three in-
stances the vessels almost immediately foundered, and ac-
companied with an unfortunate loss of life. The one of the
most fearful consequence took place about four o'clock on
Tuesday, off Flamborough Head, upon which occasion both
vessels were totally lost. One, we are given to understand,
was heavily laden, and the other was in ballast. The former
was the brig Britannia, of Shields, master's name Blewis, and
the latter the Gironde (also a brig), belonging to Sunderland,
Mr. Moore, master. As far as we have been able to learn, it
appears that at the time there was a heavy rolling sea on,
the wind blowing strongly from the north-west. The Bri-
tannia, it is said, was carrying as much sail as was prudent
I making for London, while the Gironde was on the opposite
course for Sunderland. From some unexplained cause
they did not observe each other until they had come so
close that a collision was inevitable. The concussion was tre-
mendous. The brigs sustained irremediable injury, while
almost every man was thrown on his back by the violence
of the shock. Oae of them had her masts carried away and
her hull cut down to the water's edge. After the vessels Irad
been disentangled from each other, it was found that they
were making water very fast, The loaded brig being per—
fectly disabled, the other one took her in tow, and an attempt
was made to run in for Scarborough ; the crews in the meant
time working vigorously at the pumps in order to keep themi
afloat. In the course of an hour the loaded brig broke from_
her towing ropes, and soon afterwards sunk, the crew es—
caping in the boat and getting on board the Gironde. But a
short time elapsed, however, before all on board the latter
were also compelled to leave her, and within ten minutes sha
shared a similar fate, foundering in very deep water. For-.
tunately the men were picked up by a fishing-boat, which
bore down to their assistance, and in the evening the poor
fellows were safely landed at Scarborough. On the pre-
ceding day a similar catastrophe happened in the Hasboro'
Gat, within a few hours' sail of the northern entrance of the
Yarmouth roads. The vessel that suffered:was apparently a
schooner of about 150 tons, but her name has as yet not
been ascertained. She was run into by the William of Shields,
a loaded coal brig, trading to London. Immediately after the
collision the crew were heard crying out, " We are sinking,
in
stantly
brought are sinking." The master of the William
brought his vessel to, and directed the boats to be lowered,
with a view of rescuing those on board the 7schooner ; but,
before that could be accomplished, she had disappeared, ear-
ring with her the whole of her unfortunate crew, who must
have perished. The William remained near the spot for more
than two hours, but saw nothing of them, nor could they
discover any portion of the wreck by which the ill-fated
vestal could be identified.