The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-28 00:00:00

NATIONAL' Cl-131lAL SOCIETY.

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Last night Mendelssohn's grand work " Elii3
was performed as the opening oratorio of the eight

season of the National Choral Society. Under the
able direction of Mr. G. W. Martin "
The
National" has become one of the great Inusic-s
societies of the metropolis. Its concerts a's"'
attract an immense audience in Exeter Hall, be e
cause the best talent is invariably secured for "to
execution of the solos, and the chorus—owing g
the careful training of the talented direater--lit
universally acknowledged to be quite equal to Oil' 0
of any other musical society giving its concerts t a
" Great Room." The soloists last evening vii!t.
Madame Rudersdorff, Miss L. Franklel°'
Miss A. Smyth, Mr. Kerr Gedge, and lift
Santley, the chorus and band united ani°tli
:a.
ing to 700 performers. With regard to the elce'ia
tion of the grand composition little need be sa'd
beyond the remark that last night it was nerfornlepa
with the all that care and attention that has render-
Mr. Martin's concerts so celebrated. 1"/:113ye
Rudersdorff executed her principal air, "Ilea- -r
Israel," with great power and effect; and Air
Grudge sang "If with all your hearts" in a ina"-eor
that elicited the general applause of the inoilel3of
audience. Of Mr. Santley's singing the Inilliereci
the Prophet Elijah we can only say it was rencie'the
with the most faultless intonation, and produced hiv
deepest impression. The splendid trio, "Lift Atto
eyes" was encored, and a strong effort was ma's" 0
obtain a repetition of the air, "It is enough' 0,
Lord," but Mr. Santley declined the intended Ore,
our. The choruses were all executed with fine that
cision, and left nothing to be desired ; a fact.as
must have given the same pleasure to Mr. Marti the
it did to the large audience assembled to hear

masterpiece of Mendelssohn. „nces
Mr. Martin, in his programme, son°:—„vel
"Acis and Galatea," " Walpurgis's 1 1
" The Creation," in each of which Mr. Santlel

take part.
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REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICET.—List dlli
17 C
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one of the most crowded and enthusiastic Pu
.e.
meetings ever held at Greenwich took place at theLeetti
hall, Royal-hill, to hear an address from Mr. J. B. 1-43,g: %t
ees acteicooaunt..dseidate for there presentation of the borough e'udein
oThef an
nclaladidrrewsa:
voiheCapieociecbuy
occupied t:0
:0011:Vs, 3;
aet
Langley detailed his views on variousP important of
questions, and took exception to many of the oPinilgs•
Alderman Salomons, as uttered by him at recent n3e.beral
He would not come to the borough to divide the L•led o'
interest ; but when ho found that the Liberals requirvico,
representative of advanced views he was ut their
vermin
He advocated justice to Ireland, but denounced the oye
movement; and he believed the present war with doll
sin:a to be promoted by the Government in ofder 10
estio
off the attention of the people from important dow
support
affairs. A resolution pledging the meeting to 3ssed•
Mr. Langley at the next election was unanimousli tiff
FATAL SHIPWRECK IN THE MERSEIr•---Aaolog;
gale blew over the Mersey on Tuesday. In the taui,-,Dbai
hence to ---
the ship Ocean Home, Capt. R. Brennan,
with coals, left the Mersey in tow of the tug iter?;, she
drew. In passing the bar of the Queen's Chel'ljith tho
ground,d. The tide was running out strongly vi
of tbe
wind from the north-west coast. In consequence lie Deg
heavy sea the tug was unable to get her off, cl 0 life
to break up. Word was sent to Liverpool, and t, of her
boats were out, and succeeded in bringing off 24 cut;, rd
au
crew of 26. A man and a boy were washed overb:
reA,
drowned. The ship still remained aground, and fti.,ut
ship
jug up rapidly. She was a fine North American
,hivuorpool
the property of Messrs. Stoddart, Brothers, of l'toaclar
and had just been re-classed at Lloyd's. Diessll*
arotioured.