The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-27 00:00:00

Crystal Palace.—Festival Benefit Concert.

This interesting event took place yesterday, tin-
der the most favourable auspices in every respect.
The weather was as bright and genial as could
be desired—a brilliant sun, a cloudless sky, and
pleasant breezes, combining tce give all those exter-
nal attractions which have a large influence in
spite of the greatest powers of philosophical ab-
straction. The preliminary walk throug the grounds,
radiant with June flowers smiling under the brightest
of June suns, could not fail to put the mind of the
audience in a special state of genial predisposition
for the musical feast to follow. The fineness of
the weather and the special attractions of the con-
cert drew so large an atteudance that the result
cal scarcely fail to be largely conducive to the
intended purpose—that of contributing to the funds
for the restoration of the portion of the Crystal
Palace recently destroyed. As we stated in our
Monday's impression, the scheme of this festival
concert was no sooner suggested than offers
of assistance and co-operation poured in
from all sources, to such an extent as
somewhat to embarrass the directors in the
task of choice and selection. This, however, was
very judiciouly exercised, and the result was a pro-
gramme of substantial and varied interest, the first
part of which consisted of the greater portion of
Mendelssohn's " Elijah ;" the second being devoted
to a miscellaneous selection, partly sacred and
partly secular. The orchestra comprised that of
the Royal Italian Opera, together with many of the
band of her Majesty's Theatre, the leading mem-
bers of that distinguished amateur orchestra known
as the" Wandering Minstrels," besides other volun-
teers—altogether numbering about 350 stringed
and nearly 100 wind instruments. The chorus con-
sisted of the London Festival chorus, that of the
Royal Italian Opera, and members of various other
choral societies, the aggregate number of executants
being about 2,500. The ready co-operation of all
these performers, of the great solo singers, and of
Mr. Costa, whose skilful control guided the whole
performance, was handsomely acknowledged by
the directors of the Crystal Palace Company iu a
few lines appended to the books of the day, in
which they express " their obligations and thanks
to the distinguished conductor and performers
at the Festival Benefit Concert, who, with the
most disinterested kindness, have placed their
valuable services at the disposal of the
Crystal Palace for this occasion." For the
accommodation of the royal and noble visitors
who were expected to honour the concert with their
presence, a box divided into three compartments had
been erected on the stage of the theatre facing the
Handel orchestra, in which the performance took
place. The royal box thus improvised was fitted up
with great taste, each compartment being hung
with crimson and white drapery, and elegantly
furnished; the approach being by a vestibule filled
with beautiful plants and flowers encircling a minia-
ture fountain, reflected in various surrounding
mirrors. This portion of the arrangements was ad-
mirably carried out by Mr. Wilkinson, who has the
general superintendence of the fine arts department
and the flower shows at the palace. Precisely at
two o'clock, the hour announced, Mr. Costa took
his place at the conductor's desk ; and, with a pre-
liminary flourish of the side-drums, the National
Anthem was sung, first by a semi-chorus of sopranos;
then, in the dominant, by a semi-chorus of altos ;
and, finally, in the original key, by full chorus.
Then followed the overture to Mendelssohn's
Oratorio, shortly before the termination of which the
royal and noble visitors entered the places assigned for
them and already referred to—the party including
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince
Louis of Hesse, the Prince of Teck, Prince Edward
of Saxe Weimar, &c. The selection from " Elijah"
comprised all the most important pieces from the
oratorio. Among the many choruses selected, the
splendid and dramatic invocation of the priests of
Baal, the graceful and melodious " Blessed are the
men," the grand and dignified " Thanks be to
God" and " Be not afraid," and the exquisitely
melodious " He watching over Israel," were con-
spicuous for the admirable precision and light and
shade with which they were given. The solos,- by
Titiens, Mesdames Rwlersflorff and SAM-
ton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves and Mr. Santley, were
given with that perfection which might be ex-
pected from those excellent artistes in music to
which they are so well accustomed. The miscel-
laneous selection commenced with Auber's overture
to " Masaniello," played by the enormous orchestra
with a power and brilliancy which at once called
forth a vociferous encore. Then Madame Grisi
appeared, and sang the Iris!: melody " The Minstrel
Boy," with such point and expression that a repe-
tion was immediately demanded and as promptly
accorded. The enthusiastic reception given to
this artiste was such as should assure her that her
many great dramatic triumphs are still fresh
in remembrance. " Crudd perche," charmingly
sung by Madame Lemuaens-Sherrington and
Signor Graziani, followed; after which Mdlle.
Adelina Patti sang " Let the bright Seraphim " in
those clear, resonant, and sympathetic tones, and
with that exquisitely fluent execution which have
before drawn down, as they did on this occasion,
prolonged peals of applause. The
.obbligato
trumpet accompaniment was played by Mr. Thos.
Harper with that pure tone and facile execution
which have long placed him at the head of
English trumpeters. The revolutionary duet from
" Masaniello," " Sia it morir " (" Mieax vaut
mourir"), splendidly declaimed by Signori Naudin
and Graziani, and the great scena, the " Invoca-
tion to Hope," from " Fidelio," impressively given
by Madame Vilda, led the way to Mr. Costa's
flowing and graceful trio " Vanne a colei," which
was at once encored—a tribute due to its intrinsic
merit as well as to its exquisite performance on
this occasion by Madame Adelina Patti, Signor
Mario, and Mr. Sims Reeves. An important item
in the programme was Madame Arabella God-
dard's brilliant pianoforte playing in Thalberg's
Fantasia .on " Home, sweet home ;" after which,
the prayer from Rossini's " Mose in Egitto " was
sung by the chorus in a style that offered one of
the best specimens of choral performance that we have
ever heard. This piece was another of the encores
of the afternoon, Signor Mario's finished singing
in the serenade from "Don Pasquale;" Madame
Lemmens-Sherrington's refined version of Handel's
somewhat ad captandum, " Hush, ye pretty little
warbling choir ;" Mr. Sims Reeves' splendid decla-
mation in the war song from " Judas Maccabeus,"
" Sound an alarm ;" Cimarosa's lively tria from his
" Matrimonio Segreto, " Le faccio," sung with much
comic point and humour by Mesdames Grisi, Ruders-
dorff, and Sainton-Dolby ; and Mr.Santley's admir-
able singing of Polyphemus's air, " 0 ruddier than
the cherry" (from Handel's " Acis and Galatea"),
terminated the solo performances—the concert clos-
ing altogether with the trio and chorus from Handel's
" Judas," " See the conquering here." The whole
arrangements of the festival were excellent in their
comprehensiveness and effective administration. The
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the manager, Mr. Bowley, and the secretary, Mr.
George Grove.

A whole fleet of English yachts is at this moment
in the harbour of Dieppe. Amongst them are the Surf,
Water Kelpie, Queen, Ellen, Pantomime, Zayda, Amulet
Aline, &c.

THE MURDER IN KENT. floury Roots, the
labourer who was arrested on suspicion of having caused
the death of the woman whose body was found in a wood
near Stoney Bridge, was again taken before the magis-
trates at Maidstone on Monday. The statements respect-
ing his having been seen near to the place where the crime
was committed, and of hair having been found near the
body like his, was repeated, but the bench, thinking the
evidence insufficient, discharged the prisoner.
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battle of Waterloo a very large amount of money was sub-
scribed for the benefit of the sufferers and survivors.
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vivors are loft. What was the constitution of that fund ?
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did they receive the interest only ? and, if so, where is the
principal, and what is the amount of it ?

THE TEL VERTON CASE.

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY.
LONGWORTII (OR YELVERTON) v. YELVERTON.

Present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth,

Lord Westbury, and Lord Colonsay.

Much interest was excited this morning in the
House of Lords in consequence of au announce-
ment that Miss Longworth, alias the Hon. Mrs.
Yelverton, would appear in forma pauperis before
the House of Lords as appellant in this long-
d'sputed case, and would plead her own cause before
their lordships. The case came before their lord-
ships on a very curious point. The question whether
a marriage had taken place between the 'parties
having been determined by their lordships on the
previous appeal adversely to Miss Longworth, or, as
she still claims to be :Mrs. Yelverton, she applied
to the Court of Session in Scotland to refer the
matter to the oath of the respondent, the Hon.
Major Yelverton, eldest son of Viscount Avonmore,
whom she claims as her husband. The Court of
Session having refused her application, the lady
lodged the present appeal.
The appellant, who was dressed in a light grey
silk, with a black lace shawl of peculiar material
took her place at the bar.
The Lord Chancellor—l thought you were to ap-
pear by counsel.
The Appellant—My counsel has not yet appeared
He is engaged in a long case in Edinburgh, and it is
very uncertain when he shall arrive.
The Lord Chancellor—Do you think he his likely
to arrive, because we should be sorry that your case
should be prejudiced by his absence. Would you
prefer to address the house yourself ?
The Appellant—Yes, my lord, I should.

. _
The Lord Chancellor—Very well, proceed.

The appellant then, in a firm voice, proceeded to
state the circumstances under which she had pre-
viously been before the Courts. With reference to
the particular motion she had to make, she said that
Major Yelverton objected to being put on oath
because he was accused of bigamy, and because
Mrs. Forbes, a lady to whom he was married, was
also interested. This argument, she contended,
ought not to have any weight. She proceeded at
great length to cite cases which had from time to
time been before the Court, and on which she
mainly rested her claims. She pointed out also
from other cases that the matter might have been
put to a jury, or dealt with in other ways than by
a distinct refusal by the Court of Session.
The Appellant—l now propose to read tho
speeches of the Scottish judges.
The Lord Chancellor—Yes, certainly ; it is very
necessary that we should hear them.
The appellant then read the speeches in extenso.
While she was thus engaged, the learned lords
held several consultations on particular parts of the
argument.

The appellant then proceeded to comment on the
opinions expressed by the Lord President. One of
the great arguments in the court below was that
Mrs. Forbes had had a judgment. But if that were
the case, why should not the first wife have had the
power of raising her hand in her defence ? It had
been said that Major Yelverton had been married
to Mrs. Forbes in facie ecclesiie. Well, was he not
married to Miss Longworth in facie ecclesim also ?
That Major Yelverton was married at two different
altars in two different characters, but yet before
the same God, to take two women to love and
to cherish till death did them part, had been
proved beyond all possibility of yea and nay. But
one of these marriages was Scotland and one in
Ireland. One in a Catholic church and the other
in a Protestant. Catholics, to whom she belonged,
were not Fire Worshippers or followers of Vishnu,
but they were Christians ; and adhered to the same
Christ, and followed his holy teaching ; and was it
because that her form of worship of the divine
Saviour differed from that of another that she was
to be discarded as a worthless being ? In the sight
of that Saviour she was the wedded wife of Major
Yelverton, and would to God the judges of the
land were of the same opinion. The court below
seemed to think that there had been a case of collu-
sion, but there could not be even a rnicroseouical
atom of suspicion of collusion iu the case.
She contended that she was entitled in
this matter to as much 'consideration as Mrs.
Forbes. had not the trouble to one lady been as
great as to the other? had not the annoyance to
her (the appellant) of being dragged from court
to court, beyond all expression, especially when she
had to defend her character against the revolting
accusations of Major Yelverton while seeking to
prove herself his virtuous and lawful wife? At one
time, what doubt was there of the fact? None at
all—and-from that position she had been dragged
down by Major Yelverton, and degraded to the
lowest level, for what could be more abject and de-
grading than to be bereft of virtue and honour by
the actions of one whose actions would one day be
judged by that Almighty and all-seeing Providence ?
The appellant ridiculed the idea of a judgment which
provided that Major Yelverton should not be exa-
mined on oath, but he should be obliged to speak
the truth. He was the only person who knew the
facts of the case, and he ought to be compelled to
divulge them. With regard to Mrs. Forbes, she
should be glad if she was allowed to state her own
case. Might she be allowed to have an order for
Mrs. Forbes to appear?

The Lord Chancellor (in a tone of kindness)—
Not at present. You had better go on with your

case.

The appellant said it was not her intention to
weary their lordships with a recital of her bitter
wrongs and intense sufferings borne for years ; that
would bring tears into the eyes of angels.

Mrs. Yelverton seemed at this point to be almost
overcome by her emotion, but she gathered courage,
and proceeded in a strain of very high eloquence
to tell the tale of her sorrows, and evidently excited
very deep sympathy on her behalf. She next pro -
ceeded to comment on the decisions of the other
Scotch judges.
The Lord Chancellor, at half-past twelve o'clock,
said the case mnst be adjourned, as he was obliged
to go to her Majesty's drawing-room. Meanwhile
their lordships would carefully read the judgment.
The case might be resumed at half-past ten o'clock
to-morrow.

At the close of the appellant's case the Attorney-
General (with whom is Mr. Anderson) will state the
case on behalf of Major Yelverton,' the respondent.

ROMF ORD CATTLE MARKET.—Yesterday there
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advanced prices. Quotations are as follows, at per stone
to sink the offal: Sheep, best wether mutton, 5s 2d to
5s 4d; middling ditto, 5s ; and coarse, 4s 4d to 45 Bd.
Lambs, 6s 6d to 7s 4d. Pigs, 3s 8d to 4s 2d; and store
pigs, 14s to 18s a head.
Two hundred years ago there were 5,000,000
Indians living in what is now the territory of the United
States. In 1825 this number had baen reduced to less than
500,000, and at the present time there are about 350,000
only. There are at the present time about 5,000,000 In-
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