The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-08 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S HALL.

formed The fifth of the Popular oratorios was last night per:a
k1i.,,,, „here, the one selected being Mendelssohnthe
44') which is considered to be his chef d' ceuvre, and . l
world ef which are too well known to the musical
althie 0 require any detailed statement of the varied..
poser, ~,/s, lieh are dealt with by the great coin
Vet • "Le principal vocalists to whom the solos, &c ,
tern e e.ntrusted were, Madame Weiss, Miss Laura B. ax-
Co, Ill" "Chambers, Mrs. Dixon, Messrs. Weiss, Wilbye
totileri Walker, and C. Henry, Dr. Wyle presided as
and ,rind' i the organist was Mr. E. Chipp, Mus. Bac.,
Elijah violin, Mr. Willy. In tho arduous part of
the
,piste Weiss showed how much he was imbued. with
of the composer in this the most difficult
portion
of great
8411' tl the oratorio. In the second part Madame Weiss.oned
manner,le air of " Hear ye, Israel," in the most impassioned
beautiful Miss Baxter as honoured by an encore of the
,
411b' air) " 0 rest in the Lord ;" and the remaining
filledjec"
were well given. We were glad to find the hall
r, with a very numerous company, whose presence indi-
-ioatilel the taste which pervades the greater portion of the
vtll.l„e'leving public, as contradistinguished from the more
ic pg4r thirst for polkas and waltzes. We hope that these
tvl ?Pillar Concerts" will continuo to receive that support
lleil the h • •
Nemng an Y rational ave hitherto recened .
They form a veryd
amusement.
Mr. G

have -W. Peacoelce \I P and Mrs. Peaeoeke
, i . ~
do ,4rrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgravia, from Inning-
`-nlart, Bucks.
AL%
i,_ . Itearle Stephens has arrived at Farrance's
''itel, Belgravia, from Tunbridge swells.
oi4A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
14 eiall) residence of the First i.ord of the Treasury
Vise °wiling-street. The Ministers present were
blik °tint Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the
Itnse 4 A.rgyll, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis Lord John
sel its
Berber, -.03 Duke of Newcastle, the Right 'Hon. Sidney
Tier, t Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exclie-
Niir ro the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
the ~,cirge Grey, the Right lion .I.'. Milner Gibson, and
+oght Hon. E. Cardwell.
MR ,
artio,t "'ND MRS. GERMAN REED.--These popular
on the " will terminate their successful tour in the provinces
we twill
of this month. They give four performances this
''IC at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, namely, on the oven-
of f
tine" „„ -oorrow, Thursday, Friday, and on Saturday af-
tkeB-rrili • Next week Mr. and Mrs. Reed start in a north-
°, Y direction, visiting Watford on the 14th, Northamp
-on 15th, Lean; ingtgon on the 16th, Rugby on the 17th,
Pr,vellt,rY on the 18th, -and Wolverhampton on the 21st.
tl4ening then to the west, they appear at Worcester on
elude 1, Cheltenham on the 23d, Clifton the 25th, and con-
°t
the
afternoonee p y ef
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