The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

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far more successful than on Monday, and °rata- n v.
reason already suggested. Tie chief honour*W "
the day were awarded—and justly awarded—to
Mr. Sims Reeves, who delivered 'he thr,•e try-
ing airs, '' Call forth thy powers," "How va'n
is main," and " Sound an alarm," in a man-
ner we have never heard surpassed by any
singer. As an example cf florid execution "How
vain is man" was absolutely faultless, while the two
great war songs were masterpieces of vocal declama-
tion. The impression made upon the crowd was
commensurate with the perfection of the singing,
and at the conclusion of each piece Mr. Reeves was
honoured by a burst of applause as unanimous as
it was enthusiastic. Miss Dolby was next entitled
to commendation. Nothing could be more purely
devotional than her "Pious orgies," nothing moo
correct and artistic than her " Father of Heaven,"
while in whatever concerted music she took part
she equally excelled. The sopranos, Madame No-
vell° and Madame Rudersdorff, bob had their
triumphs—the former in the air, " From mighty
kings," from, which she discreetly omitted all th©
an iquated shakes, the latter in " Wise men fla•-
tering," which obained immense applause. Mr.
M. Smith acquitted himself ably as second tenor ;
and the bass music was divided between Herr
Formes and Mr. Weiss—the recitative and air
" Arm, arm, ye brave," being the distinguishing
eff srt of the German, while "The Lord worked;
wonders" gained most cred t for the English singer.
This improvement in the vocal solos (or ra•her, per-
haps, in the effect they produced) wain 4 the least
gratifying incident of the (lay.
After " Judas Maccabmns ' (at the Qireen's d--
sire, if we are rightly informed) the old 100th p%alnqt
was sung, her Majesty and the whole wssainb'y
standing. The third verse—"Oh, enter theta His
gates with praise"—was given in unison by the
unitsd voices of the 2,000 choristers. A more
grand and impressive effect cannot be imarited.
Haydn and M. Berlioz (the musical antipodes of
each other) would have gone into ecatacies about
this performance, just as they did about the charity
children in St. Paul's Cathedral.

The refreshment department is ifew most tho-
roughly organised ; in fact, nothing but a great
institution of comestibles could have met yester-
day's drain at the Palace, when 6,000 dinners
and luncheons were served, very many thousands
pints of sherry drunk, and 800 quads of ices distri-
butad before six in the evening. The attendance at
all the many counters was ample—people not only
had what they wanted, hut whenever they wanted
it, and Mr. Staples, with untiring energy, person-
ally superintended the comfort of visitors .to each
department throughout the day.
To-day, at half-past 3 p.m., Mr. G. Caoper (of
St. Sepulchre and St. Paul's), is to perform upon
the new organ of Messrs. Gray and Davison. On
Friday the Handel Festival will be brought to an
end by the sublime and unequalled " Israel in
Egypt," about the choruses in which the highest
anticipations are entertained. Why, after that,
should there not be a people's day—on Saturd.ty—
at half a-crown ? Who, if not Handel, was the
composer for the multitude 1