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

lADAME J.ENIVY LIND GOLDSO H MIDT'S

CONCERTS.

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 alto-
gether unrivalled. The recitatives preceding "Re-
joice greatly," and the air itself, were executed
with far greater effect by Madame Goldschmidt last
night than on the first occasion. " Come unto
hint" (the sequel to " He shall feed his flock") was
as exquisite as before ; and " I know that ray 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 " How beautiful are the feet"—with
which, we repeat, if Madame Goldschmidt at-
tempted less she would accomplish more, since in
unstudied simplicity and unimpeded rhythmical
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 sinters 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. Let him always ex-
hibit the same 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 Madame Gold-
schmidt for the benefit of the Nightingale Fund,
we remarked that with so large a receipt, even de-
ducting a considerable sum for expenses, a very
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
1,8721. 65., and the expenses to 5471. 13s. 4e.
Madame Goldschmidt, however, handed over the
whole receipts to the fund, and paid the expenses
out of her orvn purse. Au act so generous requires
no comment.

THE LATE ROBBERY OP ROYAL PLATE.

The box which contained the Royal nursery plate,
stolen on Saturday last on the Smith-wharf-road, Pad-
dington, has been recovered, but with only a portion of
the contents, all the plate having been removed. On
Monday morning a young man named Henry Knott, of
No. 6, Adelphi-terrace, Old Ford-road, Bethnal-green,
was crossing Bonner's-hall-field, near the entrance of the
Victoria-park, when be saw a large oaken box, on which
was a brasiplate, with the words "Royal Nursery" en-
graved thereon. It was lyingon the grass. The hinges bad
been torn off by force. The thieves had abstracted the
whole of the plate, and carefully removed the silver handles
from two dozen knives. The steel blades, with her Ma-
jesty's initials, " V.R.," were found in the box, which
also contained 5 dessert knives, from which the handles
had been removed, 4 women's dresses, 2 chemises, 9
stockings, 3 handkerchiefs, 2 pieces of flannel, napkins,
calico, and other articles of linen and wearing apparel
belonging to some domestics in the Royal household.
The box and its contents were delivered by Knott to a
police constable of the K division, and conveyed to the
stationhouse adjoining the Thames Police Court, Arbour
square, Stepney. It appears from inquiry made by the
police that a, cab with two men in it drove up to the
South-wharf-road, Paddington, just before the box was
missing from the waggon on which it was placed, and
there is no doubt the box was placed in the cab after it
was stolen, and the plate removed between Paddington
and Bethnal-green. The value of the property recovered
is about 91.

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 prises.
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 WHIZ.
Wheat. Barley. I Malt.
480 ; 90 150

English ..
Irish .• ••
I
Foreign I 1 5,210

Oats. % roar.
80 520
I
7,790 5-650br1s