The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-12 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, Stlllday.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove out yesterday morning.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill, rode
to Abergeldic.

In the afternoon her Majesty, with Princess
Louise, went out driving.
The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, as the Minister
in attendance ma her Majesty, arrived at the Castle
yesterday, and also Dr. Caird.

The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with the
Queen last night.

The lion. Mrs. llardinge had the honour of
dining with the Queen and royal family. _

• Monday.
The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, and the Duke of Edinburgh, and
attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen iu Waiting,
were present at Divine service at the parish church
of Crathie yesterday morning.
Dr. Caird, chaplin to her Majesty, officiated.
Mr. Walpole and Dr. Caird had the honour of
dining with the Queen and royal family.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge/
attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home
Purves, left Cambridge Cottage, Kew, yesterday morning
for Londesborough Lodge, Scarborough, for a few weeks.
His Royal Highness the Duke d'Aurnale leas
returned to his residence at Twickenham, from Switzer
land.

The marriage of his Highness Prince Edward de
Ligno to Augusta Theodosia Mary, daughter of Sir David
T. Cunynghame, Bart., of Milncraig, in the county of
Ayr, and Cosham House, Hants, took place on the 11th
instant, at Warwick-street Chapel. Archbishop :Manning
officiated.

Worcester Musical Festival.

WORCESTER, SEPT. 11.
The selection of sacred music performed in the
cathedral to-day was varied and attractive. In"
deed, the festival could not have opened more aus-
piciously. Every one was pleased to find the old
"Te Deum," composed for George 11., after the
battle of Dettingen (1743), restored to its place.
Among Handel's various settings of the hymn of
St. Ambrose the last is incomparably the finest.
There are great beauties in the Utrecht " Te Deum,"
great beauties in the Chandos " Te Deums," and
sublime beauties in the Funeral Anthem for
Queen Caroline (1737), which was begun
and finished 1-1 ithin the space of five days ;
but for sustained grandeur, the " Dettin-
gen" surpasses them all; and this not forget-
ting the charge so stoutly maintained by some of
Handel's editors and critics, that the materials of no
small part of it were borrowed from a Bolognese
composer of the 17th century, Padre Francisco Una,
whose works it would be well worth reviving, if
only for the sake of comparison. The solo singers
in the " Te Deum" were Madame Patey Whytock,
Miss Pullen, Messrs. Cummings and Lewis 'Thomas.
Mr. T. Harper played the trumpet part in " Then
art the King of Glory," a part composed by Handel
for his favourite trumpeter, Valentine Snow, the
Harper of his day. But the choruses are the most
inspiring parts of the " Dettingen," and their effect
in a cathedral is wonderfully striking and impressive.
The "Te Deum" was followed by Mendelssohn s
melodious and admirable setting of the 55th psalm,
" Give ear to my prayer, 0 God" (" Hor' mein
Bitten"—written at Berlin in 1844), sung to the
English paraphrase by Mr. Bartholomew. How*
familiar this beautiful work has been made by the
singing of Madame Goidschmidt Lind, and what in-
tense expression that accomplished lady gave to the
last movement (" Oh ! for the wings of a dove"), Is
well known. Nothing could better suit the voice of
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, to whom the solo
part was allotted on the present occasion. Men-
delssohn originally composed this psalm for soprano
voice, chorus, and organ accompaniment; but lie
subsequently scored the organ part for orchestra,
and it was of this second version that Mr. Done,
conductor of the Worcester Festival, availed him;
self. A selection from Costa's oratorio, " Naaman,
concludes the first part. This, which only sinned
on the side of brevity, comprised some of the most
attractive pieces in the work, and gave such general
satisfaction that the only regret was that Worcester
should be denied the privilege of listening to the
whole oratorio, a privilege which has already been
enjoyed by Manchester, Lichfield, and Liverpool,
and is about to be enjoyed by Norwich, at the al)"
proaching festival in October. The selection in-
cluded the graceful trio, " Haste to Samaria,
let us go" (Madame Lemmens-Sherrington,
Madame Sainton-Dolby, and Mr. Cummings) ;
the solemn recitative and air " Hear wet
Almighty God" (Mr. Santley) ; the recitative,
" God be praised" (MadameLemmens); the recita-
tive and air, " I dreamt I was in heaven"
(Madame
Sainton)—one of the most winning and genuine
melodies in modern oratorio ; and last, not least, the
inspiriting quartet, " Honour and glory, Almieity,
be Thine" (Mdlle. Titiens, Madame Dolby, Messrs'
Cummings and Santley). Had the selection been
twice as long, it would have afforded just twice the
amount of gratification. The second part of the day's
performance was devoted to Parts 1 and 2 of Haydn,
"Creation," with Mdlle. Titiens, Madame Lemmens"
Sherrington, Mcssrs.:Sims Reeves and Santley in the
solo parts. To Mdlle. Titiens was assigned, " With
verdure clad;" to Madame Lemmens, " The marvel-

lous work," and "0, mighty pens ;" to Mr. Santley,
" Rolling with foamingbillows ;" and the descriptive
recitatives, to Mr. Sims Reeves, whose return to the
Festival of the Three Choirs, after the interval of a

year, has given unanimous satisfaction,

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vanish" and "In native worth." With such a CO1:11"
bination of solo singers it may readily be believe''
that Haydn's still fresh and tuneful music was Lieo:,

in perfection. In the choruses of the " Creation" the
members of the Festival choirs are as much at henle
.
as in those of the it Messiah." Mr. Done conducted

le performance.

In the morning, at half-past 8, there was Diving
service in the cathedral, Mr. T. Smith, in the ab-
sence of Dr. Wesley, organist of G-locester
dral, presiding at the organ—a temporary
instra-
meat erected for the occasion by Mr. Nicholson'
The chant service was one composed by the eminent
absentee ; the anthem, " Praise the Lord, 0 13-1 J„
soul," by Mr. Goss, organist of St. Paul's Cathedr3'
London. The sermon was preached by the Bev"
J. WV. Leigh, vicar, of Stoneleigh, who chose for
his text Chronicles 1, chap. 25, verse 7—" So the
number of them, with their brethren that were;
instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that
were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and
eight ;" and cited with great propriety in the pro-
gress of his discourse the verse that iinmediatehY
s
precedes it, " All these were under the band
of their father for song in the house of the 1-4nrd,
with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service
of the house of God," &c.—a somewhat awkward
passage for the consideration of those who insist
that oratorios in a cathedral are " a desecration

the Holy of Holies."
The prospects of this festival look brighter and
brighter, notwithstanding the threatening weather;
and it may be safely concluded that it will be the
means of doing credit to the charity as well as to the

musical reputation of Worcester.

THE TEMPLE
OF CAPERNAUM.—Mr. Keith John':
t stop and other gentlemen engaged in the exploration 0f
Palestine have discovered at Tell Hum the ancient temple
of ,pet •naum, d
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this discovery is very groat, since there is no other buil; nearly if not quite entire. The interest
lug at the present day which can be identified .as 000
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those in which Jesus actually was.--Edinburgh Courant.
I RESCUE FROM SHIPWRECK.—As the steamshiP
Term], belonging to the General Steam Navigation Cour
piny, was on her passage from Edinburgh on Fridaylast,
about G a.m., Captain Dyer sighted a wrecked bark}
at some
two miles off the Shipwnsh Light vessel, with men
ing on the topsail yard, it blowing a perfect gale
l. !11°
time, and a very heavy sea running.. Captain P.Yeed
mediately hove to, and, a boat being lowered and nvon!
by five of the crew, succeeded, after some time, iu rese
beennfo
ing
eight persons from the wreck, where they had
upwards of five hours.