The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took
leave of the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday
mottling, and left Osborne at a quarter-past eleven
o'clock on her return to her residence, Frogmore
House, Windsor. Her Royal Highness was attended
by Baroness de Speth, and Si!. George Couper, and
crossed to Gosport in the Fairy steam yacht. The
Royal Duchess and suite travelled from Gosport by
the London and South-Western Railway.
The Queen and Prince Albeat walked yesterday
morning in the grounds adjacent to Osborne, and
the Royal Children took their usual airing.
His Excellency Baron de Beast left Osborne yes-
terday for town.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
dined with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, at their residence at Kew, on
Tuesday, her Royal Highness's birthday. Yesterday
the Royal Duchess paid a visit to the Princess Sophia,
at her residence at Kensington.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood arrived in town yesterday from Hickleton-
hall, Doncaster.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere arrived in town
yesterday.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
A very pleasant extravaganza in one act, entitled
Lola Monte:, in which the author, Mr. Sterling
Coyne, has cleverly availed himself of the recent
doings of the rather notorious—we beg the lady's
pardon, celebrated—Lola Montez, are set forth hu-
morously, but not maliciously. The Senora (Mrs.
Buckingham) in consequence of exercising her whip
upon the shoulders of a Captain of cavalry, is obliged
to fly from Vienna, and takes refuge at the house of
Notchen Nickle (Mrs. Keeley), a clear-starcher, at
Munich. Lola confides her situation to Notchen, who
kindly assists her escape. The soldiers in search
of the bellicose lady enter, and take Notchen, who
has donned the habiliments of the Dona, to the
Court. Here the merry-hearted girl is sup-
posed to be the veritable Lola—she dances a
cachuca, and indulges in every sort of jollity,
to the utter horror of the Court insipidities, but to
the infinite gratification of the somewhat used-up
Prince Greenasgrass (Mr. Tilbury). She dances
herself into the heart of the old gentleman, who, to
tempt her to remain at his Court, confers on her a
patent of nobility. Notchen has a lover—Karl Hed-
wiger (Mr. Keeley)—the court barber, who, coming
to
voice
fcike his professional duties, is struck by the
otchen. After much " excellent fooling,"
the lovers are surprised, affectionately embracing, by
the
Prince and his Court. Notchen and Hedwiger
are loth to restore the patent of nobility, but ulti-
mately consent tot accept, in lieu of the honour, a
thousand round sum of a florins. Mrs. Keeley was
admirable throughout
flagged, and the
;her spirits never for a moment
cachuca merited the encore it re-
ceived. Mr. Keeley wasle quaint, and his jealousies
humorously absurd. The
petition amidst great applautsreifle was given out for re-

FRENCH PLAYgs'''. ---3 Amrs
a re
for the benefit of
This the most delightful of theatres --..o—p—e—ne—d Tas't
evening. The performances were
Lafont, who appeared as the Chevalier i
.dee St. George,
m
and as Jean the 21Iauvais
sOith these . iiepieleveas;
as accomplished an artiste as ever in b
and we are sorry to find that his stay among
be so short. Ile gives but two more performances
will
In consequence of some water having flowedinto.
the
gas-pipes, lamps were substituted for the foot _lamps,
- amps,
and the stage was in a state cf comparative dark-
ness. Notwithstanding this contre-temps the light-
ness of Lafont's aeting made everything pass off in
the most agreeable manner. The theatre was well
and fashionably attended.
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LONDON SACRED HARMONIC
SOCIETY.
Last evening the "London Sacred Harmonic So-
ciety," composed chiefly of seceders from the
" Sacred Harmonic,' gave their first performance at
Exeter-hall, under the direction of Mr. Surman, the
late director of the old Society. Handel 's oratorio
" Judas Maccabeus" was selected for the oocasion,
and upon the whole it was performed in an effective
manner. The solo parts were given by Miss Birch,
the Misses Williams, Miss Duval, Mr. Sims Reeves,
Mr. Stewart, &c. The chorus, a numerous one,
afforded a full volume of voice, but for want of effi-
cient industry, they were often, to use a common ex-
pression, "at sea " in some of the most important
passages. The audience who mark these defects are
little aware how much depends upon the sentiment
infused into a large body of performers by spirited
and decided conducting ; and this, to say the plain
truth, they had not last night at the hands of Mr.
Surman. The orchestra, led by Mr. H. Blagrove,
and including most of the principal names on the
various instruments, was an effective one.
The most striking feature of the evening was the
production of a "New National Hymn," the words
by Mr. G. Linley, the music by W. V. Wallace (the
composer of Maritana), and which was given after
the conclusion of the first part, with the whole
strength vocal and instrumental of the company. It
is a massive production in the key of C; every note
comes out as it were chiselled in a rock ; and there
are some effects produced in the introduction of the
various voices, which evinced a genius of composition
of a superior order. In the passage—
" Holy Power ! upon her smile,
Guard her from each traitor's wile;"
And again, in
" May her reign extended be,
O'er a people blest and free ;"
the female voices came in in a sort of echo to the
latter lines with an effect which was striking and
picturesque in the highest degree. So also the brass
accompaniments, piano, to the line—
" Peace and joy her steps attend,"
were skilfully and beautifully introduced. The burst
upon the refrain " God bless the Queen !" was ex-
tremely grand. The " New National Hymn" (con-
ducted by the composer) was received with enthu-
siastic applause, and unanimously redemanded.
Mr. Surman was applauded on his appearance in
the orchestra, and at the close of the oratorio was
honoured with renewed cheering.
The performance was in aid of the fund for the
relief of English refugee artisans from France, and
we are happy to add that the great room was ex-
tremely well attended.

HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.
The concert of Mr. Gerhard Taylor, the eminent
harpist, which took place last evening, presented
features of considerable interest to the music lover:
firstly, as regards the wonderful performance of the
conce*giver himself—one of the first, if not the
very first, of modern harpists ; and secondly, as it
was the means of introducing to the public several
pupils of Mr. Howard Glover's new " Musical and
Drarriatic Academy," who had been hitherto un-
known to fame. Mr. Gerhard Taylor's performance
was most masterly, and fully justified the encomiums
which his talent has drawn from such artistes as
Jules Benedict, Balfe, Barnett, Sir G. Smart, and
though last, " certainly not least," Dr. Louis Spohr.
He played all schools, from Dreyshock to Beethoven,
and in all gave evidence of almost incredible digital
dexterity, ennobled by true musician-like feeling.
Mr. Taylor plays all kinds of pianoferte music with-
out any alteration, and produces an effect in it which
we should hare deemed impossible upon his somewhat
ungrateful instrument. His performance of Thal-
berg's "Etude Chromatique" was a perfect marvel of
execution. Mr. Gerhard Taylor was several times
encored during the evening, and created the greatest
enthusiasm.

The following is a rough translation of a note ad-
dressed by Dr. Louis Spohr to our young country-
man, who reqaested him to give an opinion upon his
performance :—" By desire of the harp virtuoso,
Gerhard Taylor, I present him with the following
testimonial :—He is an admirable master of his in-
strument, and handles it with a certainty, power, and
delicacy only to be met with in the greatest mas-
ters." We will merely add, that praise from Louis
Spohr is " praise indeed." We will now speak of
Mr. Howard Glover's pupils, who were the only vo-
calists on the occasion. Firstly, Miss Rowland sang
Mozart's lovely and difficult air, " Parte," from the
Clemenza, and in a manner which reflected infinite
credit both upon herself and her master. Miss J.
Taylor, contralto, and sister to the bineficiare, wa,s,
also highly successful in another air, " Al Desio,
by Mozart. This young lady was afterwards en-
cored in the " Swiss Girl.' Mr. Delavanti, in a trio by
Barnett, and every spirited song, " The wind's a bard,
by Linneman, displayed his fine baritone to great
advantage, and gave evidence of beingto take,
at no very distant period, a high position likelyin his art.
Miss Emily and Miss Kate Macnomnairna
and made a most favourable impressioma
magnificent con-
t al) below the line
caamdeuentexbyt,
Scrceder. The former possesses
tralto, ranging from
great
afterwards sang Bel •
bril-
liancy. Miss Kate Ma,,cn:ith
much taste and exprea-
the latter a mezzo-soprano-e°at power and
lini's air " Qui la voce,
to speak of Miss Teresa
sion. We
whio'a,viennotwss?inni'ys "Be! Reggio," gave great
s di ceanl s e
layn
dDfraasmh
iaotni
promise Brooke,
vocalistse reflected great credit on Mr.
formance of the
of future 1 excellence. On the whole, the per-
,eMreu an
Academy."
ably filled.
Howard Gloav,ehres
rooms
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THE DUCRESS OF ORLEANS.— We read in the
messager_a A lady of Geneva, who is a friend of the
Duchess of Orleans, received a few days ago, from the
Duchess, a letter which contains, among other things,
theeb
iwords:---‘ I deplored at first the February,unex-
and wept over the ter-
those who were dear to me; I regretted at
e
rip e t
ele followingunex-
pected
fallr(folution of
first for my son the loss of the &nest crown in the world;
but now I had rather see my son dead than hope for him
an early return to France, or dream that he might one
dsy Bit up= s throne w)aioh is for e?er