The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-01 00:00:00

JENNY LIND'S LAST CONCERT.

The farewell of the matchless Queen of Song to the
English public took place in Exeter Hall last
evening. The furore that her introduction to the British
boards excited nine year age was manifested on this
iccasion in undiminished intensity, and she quits the
shores where sbe has gained se many triuniptis, encir-
cled with a halo' of no less resplendent admiration than
wren she first secured our homage. She has reigned in
the heart of England, and her name is familiar amongst
'Us as a household 'word, as this paragon of her - art,

and as a model of benevolence and purity,
The " Farewell Concert" la-t night is likely to be re-
membered for a long time to come by the salience and
herself, evince the demorMration that accompanied it was
worthy of both, and flattering to both. As it was un-
doubtedly the last concert, and as everything connected
with the event must possess a certaia kind of interest,
we subjoin the pr,gramdie :

PART I.
•" Clemenil di Tito

0 verturo—'

. Moz irt

Hymn for Soprano, Chorus, and Organ
—lll.darna Gobischnai,lt

Concerto Drammatico—Violin. Herr
Eruct
Sacred Cantata, the 130th Psalm —Solos
—Mme. Goldschmidt and 11r. Lockey Otto GoldschMidt.
PART 11.
Overture—" The Ruler of the Spirits" Weber.

Aria—" Non paventar"—llme. Gold-
schmidt
ConcertoforPianoforte, withOrcheatra Otto Goldschmidt.
Scans. and Aria—" Ah, non giange"—
Madame G ddsc'nmidt
Fantasio—Violoucello. Signor Piatti
Swe.lish Melody--" The Echo".—Mme.

Golilschmidt:

Conductor Mr. Benedict.

The regret of parting with such a singer was made all
the more poignant by the splenflour of her perform .nces,,
which left the fixed impression that Jenny Lind was
about to retire into private life in the very meridian of
her powers. When she first came on to sing in Men-
uehisohn's hyMn she was weld tined by a universal sheit
of applause. As. the concert progressed the enthu-
siasm of the audience got warmer and warmer, unti;,
after the song of the Queen of the Night (from " Die
Z9.uberflote), which taxes the highest notes of the voice
so terribly, it became exacting and she was compelled to
repeat the Allegro---one performance alone of which
is enough to shake the physical force of the strongest
and most expert •• vocalist. • The great fiaale
front "La Sonnambula" oresented threefold diffi-
culties after such an • effort ; but these were
overcome with ease, and the cantabile singing in the
recitative and /argo, " Ail non credea," was unsurpa,s.
able for pathos, :delicacy, and refinement, disclosing all
the old beauties so often described—and especially that
incomparable soto rose shake at. the conclusion --in colours
more than ever attractive. Tnis truly exquisite perform-
ance was listened to tbrenghont by the whole of the vat
audiEmce in breathless silence, followed by such a burst
of applanse as seldom meets the gratified ears of an ar-
tiste. The last notes of Jenny Lind will not very soon

be forgotten by those who wen fatunate enough to
hear them. They represented the final greeting of one
who has rather been idolised than courted as an ordinary
public favourite, and were listened to with an interest
little sh,,rt of painful. To portray the scene of parti, g
is not easy. The audience rose as one, applauding,
cheering, and waving hats and handkercitieh3, with a
enthusiasm that defies description. Tile oject of this
ovation was at length so orwed by it that she caugLt

the infection from her admirers, and waved her own
handk&r,.thief, first to the audience, and then to the or-
chestia, with a heartiness that left little doubt of her
emotion. When she had gone she was called back
again, and the scene repeated.
We cannot conclude without bestowing .a cordial
word of praise on Mr. Mitchell for his management of
the past series of performances, in which he has been
ably seconded by the exertions of Mr. Chapman and the
indefatigable Mr. Nimmo. It should also be mentioned
that the ladies and gentlemen who have been privileged
to assist at the performances given by Mr. and Madame
Goldschmidt have resolved on raising a testimonial such
as may be deemed acceptable to the Swedish Nightingale
and her accomplished husband.

We are sorry to learn that Lord St Leonards bas been
confined to his room for the last ten days by a severe
accident to his left foot, on his way to the House of
Lords. He is progressing favourably, but will not be
able to leave the bou.e for some time.
PRINCE NAPOLEON'S Canisn.—Prince Napoleon is
now in Orkney, on his way to Iceland. The Prince left
Inverness in his yacht on Monday. He has engaged
several scientific gentlemen from the east coast of Scot.
land to accompany him in his voyage to the Arctic
regions.
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.—A reduced farmer and his
wife went to the fair of Bandon for the purpose of sell-
ing a cow, which they disposed of for 31. The farmer
put the money, for safety, into his breast pocket ; but
having occasion in a short time to make use of a portion
of it, he put his hand into the pocket, but, to his dismay,
he found himself minus the 31., together with the purse
in which he had put his money. He and his wife went
into a house in the town, and the wife, goit,g out into
the yard, perceived a woman sitting there holding a
child in her arms. Having told the woman of her mie•
fortune, the latter desired, her to take the child for a
few momenta while she went out to see her husband.
This she did, and in a short time the strange woman re•
turned in company with a man, who, without uttering a
word, flung at the feet of the farmer's wife the identical
purse which had been lost. The woman took her child
and both of them decamped. The farmer's wife then
took up the purse, and on opening it found it contained
not merely the lost 31., but the sum of 151., which she
kept.—Cork Examiner.