The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-25 00:00:00

-.4:4CIAI\T C(3,:NC AD RO)2'S.

Hanover Sqv.7re.
Tia. Vocal Concert, which has,been rendered so
conspicuous in.the Musical World,. under the con_
EIUC~ :Of Messrs. HARJUSON, BARTL EMAN, Tnld
GR EATOR EX, was last night resumed at this' place
with all its usual eclat.
The chief Vocal Performers are Mrs. BILLING--
TON, HARRISON, ,MiSS TENNANT, and BARTL E-
MAN, with many others of .acknowledged skill.
The Band is led by Mr. F. CRAMER, and the Or.
chestra is in all respefis well, supplied With instru.
mental Performers of distinguished talents. The
organ and grand piano-forte are assigned to Mr.
GREATOREX,:

Though vocal excellence is the charaaeristic of
this Concert, it is varied and relieved by instru-
mental exertions.. "The novelty in composition last
night was a Glee, by WEBBE, intitled British Sen-
tiinents, in which God save the ,King was very in.
geniously introduced, and sung with great spirit•by
Mrs. BILLJNGTON. • This - accomplished singer
also distinguished herself highly in. an Italian Air
of BIANCHI. HARRISON gave, with his usual
pure-ta,te and elegant expression, a Selection from
11.A.1 D'N'S Creation. • The fine Recitative and Air
front "FHOlvioN's HYMN to the • Seasons, composed
by CALLCOTTf were admirably sung by BARTLE-
MAN. Miss TENNANT sung very ably, " Come
unto theseyellOw sands,'' from PURCELL.

This excellent Concert attracted an audience that
filled the room, and was received with great ap-
plause.

he alterations in the place gave increased sa.'
tisfaCtion, particularly as the eired.of ,the music is
considerably improved. The following persons
we noticetkamong the more distinguished visitors:

Duke of Portland.
Earls—Chesterfield, Dartmouth, Uxbridge, Fortescue, Darn.
ley, Spencer, and Eilingh,im.
Viscount Curzon.
Lord Newark.
Pole' H. Martin, F. Standish, J. Musgrave, and
E. Dryden. 4
Baroness Howe.
C.zinres.ret—Uxbridge, Darnley, Effingham, and D. Bnihl.
Ladies —Bostou, Dryden, Lushington, Folkes' Fermanagh,
Prescott, Moore, Riggs Miller, Martin, and Smith.

PROLOGUE
To LQPE Gil/ES THE AL/IR:11.

WitjTTENVYWILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD, ESQ.

SPOKEN BY MR. C. KEMBLE.

Lovircavi.s TlifALAßAti—but where you Say or how ?
The Aniwer's plain—on Beauty's matchless brow ;
In dimpled smiles, and ev'ry varied grace,
That form the nameless magic of the face
Nor have Men dimpled smiles alone to fear—
Still greater peril waits upon a tear ;
'Tis Pity's gem, the offspring of a sighs
And doubly valued in a Female eye;
•For still the wisest and the bravest knows
The pow'r resistless of a Woman's woe.
13ut even Love's Alarms themselves must yield,
To those that call us to th' embattled Field.
While sounds in ev'ry ear the warlike drum,
And day by day the cry is sill '4 they come."
The Muse all other subjeds must forego,
Btit aach as hurl defiance at the Foe 1
For ver will we live to see the day,
When this great City is the Plundlrers' Prey ;
When all its wealth shall feed a Savage Band,
The Curse, where e'er'they go, of ev'ry Land !
But while our Fleets command the Ocean's tide,
-The'Tlifeats of France this Island may deride.
Yet say her Bordes were tented on our Plains,
Can we submit to wear th' InVader's Chain?
Can we our Rights to Frenchmen basely yield,
And Terror-struck forsake the gloriouS Field?
What Briton but prefers, on Land or Wave,
To die a Freeman, than to live a Slave ?
No ! while the Lite-blood circles in our veins,
Britons will never wear a Tyrant's Chains !
Party Distindions now no more are known;
The Nation, one and all, proteds the Throne !
In Brother Bands 'her Martial Sons aeppear,,
'Draw the keen Sword, or 'Point
,the Patriot Spear;
Swearing their much-lov'd Mbnarch to defend, •
Who reigns his 'Peeples Father and their Friend !
A King to ev'ry honest heart endear'd,
As Sov'reign honour'd, and as Man rever'd !
Assembled round their Country's sacred shrine,
They swear; by all things Human and divine"
By all that bad Men feat, and good adore !
No foreign Tyrant shall pollute their shore ;
Or should he pass the well-defended wave,
England shall prove his everlasting grave.
And all mankind with admiration see,
That nothing can subdue a Nation Free
For still the Muse repeats her Patriot Song;
With ardent zeal, arid voice as thunder strong, •
That while the Life-bloOcl circles in our veins,
Britons will never wear a Tyrant's Chains!

THE ORATOR I o:—The. harmonic treat at Covent
Garden Theatre last night, consisted of a Grand
Selection of Sacred Music from HANDEL, and other
distinguished Composers. . Mrs..BLIL NGTON gave
" Holy, holy Lord,"' with fine expression.—Her
" Sweet Bird' was a delicious treat, and was
accompanied in a most exquisite manner by Mr.
`VEICHSELL. It was encored. BRAHAM'S " Softly
S'weet," was in his best style. Miss MUNDAY and
Miss TYR VR were very successful in " Bear my
prayer." The House was numerously attended, and
the whole went off with sublime efFed.
The Prologue to the Comedy of Love gives the
Alarm produced a stronger efreft on the audience
than any produaion of a similar kind fot a very
long period. Indeed it may be considered as the
most successful theatrical address since the memo-
rable epilogue to The Distressed Mother, which
was encored fOr nine nights.
There was certainly a very strong party deter-
mined to oppose Mr. HoLmAist's Comedy, right
or wrong. Several of these malignant spirits plant-
ed themselves in the pit, and displayed their ran-
cour very soon. after the play began. We think,
however, upon the whole, Clat the Author has done
rightly in witUrawing it, a, it Was by no means
equal to. his other Produftions, Abroad and
at lloaie,
and the rotarJ cf Wealth.