The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENI MARCH 191 1856.

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EAST INDIA COMPANY—(This I lay.)

MADAME JENNY LIND GOLDSCHMIDT'S

CONCERTS.

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The ordinary quarterly court of the prnpriet ors 'was
held this morning at the East India House, Lear
street ; Mr. Maenaughton in the chair.

The second performance of "The Messiah," and
the last at which Madame Goldschmidt will appear
for some time in London, took place yesterday
night, and drew together an audience which com-
pletely filled the vast arena of Exeter-hall. There
is little to add to what has been already said of this
gifted lady's singing in the masterpiece of Handel.
Though in some places unequal, in others it has
never been surpassed, while in conception generally
and in sustained loftiness of expression it is alt )-
(Tether unrivalled. The recitatives preceding "
joice greatly," and the air itself, were execute'
with far greater effect by Madame Goldschmidt last
night than on the first occasion. " Come unto
him" (the sequel to " He shall feed his flock") was
as exquisite as before ; and " I know that my Re-
deemer liveth' " if possible, still more remarkable
for purity and fervour. The least admirable points
were (again) '' But thou didst not leave his soul in
hell," and " Now beautiful are the feet"—with
which, we repeat, if Madame Goldschmidt at-
tempted less she would accomplish more, since in
unstudied simplicity and unimpeded rlythmical
flow consists their principal charm. These, how-
ever, are but spots in the sun in a performance for
the most part entitled to unqualified praise—as
full of ideal beauties, indeed, as any we can call to
mind in our remembrance of sacred music. The
other sinners were Miss Dolby, Messrs. Lockey,
Swift, and Weiss. Mr. Swift, to whom was in-
trusted the Passion music, the finest which Handel
has written for a tenor, sang with more correctness
and artistic feeling than he has hitherto displayed
since his return from Lisbon. Lot him always ex-
hibit the ,sauna care, and he cannot fail to make
way. Mr. Benedict conducted, and the chorus
and orchestra were on the grand scale to which
Madame Goldschmidt, with the genuine feeling of
an artist, has adhered from the beginning.
In noticing the concert given by Madarue Gold-
fichmidt for the benefit of the Nightingale Fund,
we remarked that with so large a receipt, even de-
ducting a considerable sum for expenses, a vtry
handsome balance would. remain to be devoted to
the purpose for which the performance was insti-
tuted. We have since learnt that the money
:realised by sale of tickets and books amounted to
:1,872/. Gs., and the expenses to 447/. 13s. 4('.
Madame Goldschmidt, however, handed over the
whole receipts to the fund, and paid the expenses
out of her own purse. An act so generous requires
no comment.

Mr. LEwIN postponed his motion relative to the ap-
pointment of a committee to the obtaining a more
suitable governing body for India than at present
existed.

Mr. JONES brought under the notice of the Court the
case of the late General Sir John Maccaskill, relative
to the amount of remuneration to which he was entitled
to, for his services in Affghauistan and Cabul, where he
was appointed to a brigade by General Sir George
Pollock, and a divisional commander. Lord Auckland,
when Governor-General of India, was in favour of the
deceased being paid the full anr,unt of nay to which
commanders of divi:iions were entitled, but Lord Ellen-
borough had decided that the pay should only be that of
a brigadier of the second class.

THE DESTRUCTION OF COVENT-
GARDEN THEATRE.

Official Inquiry This Day.

This inquiry, adjourned from Saturday last until to-
elay, was resumed this afternoon at three o'clock, before
Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, at the Piazza
Hotel, adjoining the amphitheatre entrance of the un-
fortunate building.

The list of jurors having been called over by Kebble,
the summoning officer, the investigation was proceeded
with.

[We shall give a Cull report of the proceedings in our
late edition.]

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

We were very scantily supplied with English wheat to-
day. For most kinds there was only a moderate inquiry,
at Monday's quotations. The general quality of the
samples was by no means first-rate. There was a slow in-
quiry for foreign wheat, the quality of which was good, at
full prices.
Fine barley moved off readily, at fully the late advances.
Inferior kinds, including malt, were steady.
Oats, beans, peas, and flour sold to a fair extent, and the
quotations were well supported.

ARRIVALS THIS WSEK.
Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. Oats. 1 Flqur.
i:nglistZ .. 480 9O 150 80 520
Irish • •
troreign I 5,210 i 7,790 5650br1s
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METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

A general meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held yesterday, at the Sessions House,
Newington-causeway ; Mr. John Thwaites presiding.
The meeting was specially convened for the purpose of
issuing warrants against defaulters on district rates, and
to hear summonses against defaulters on the Surrey and
Kent district sewers rates.

Mr. John Williams, of Battenea-bridge-road, wag
summoned to show cause why he refused to pay the sum
of 153., charged neon him for sewer rates, for the Sir-
rey and Kent di6trict.

Mr. Williams said he thought that it was madly very
hard to call upon him to pay sewer rates, as he had paid
them for n►ne years, and had not received the slightest
benefit from their. The only outlet he had during that
time for any drainage for his house was into a ditch, but
for the last 12 months that had been cut off, in conse-
quence of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests
building a portion of the wail surrounding Battersea-
park across it. The result of that was to stop up v.hat
little drainage he formerly possessed, and to convert his
house into a large cesspool.
The CHAIRMAN remarked that the Commissioners of
'Woods and Forests had no right to stop up a drain
without the authority of Parliament, and asked him if