The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1859.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF
MARYLEI3ONE.

GENTLEMEN,The Queen having been gra-
ciously pleased to signify, her intention of calling me to
the House of Peers, my connection with the Borough of Mary-
lebone must soon terminate. •
I have had the honor of representing, you for 22 years.
During that period you have elected me on no less than eight
several occasions, and, with the exception of the trifling' oppo-
sition manifested at the pcent election, I have since the year
1847, been returned five times without a contest.
For these repeated marks of your confidence I again express
my thanks, and although my connexion with the Borough of
Marylebone is about to be severed, I shall ever feel a deep
interest in its welfare, and Ibe to offer my best wishes for
its lasting prosperity. • „
It now only remains for me to bid you "Farewell."
I have the honour to be,
• Gentlemen,
Your obliged and faithful Servant,
B. HALL.
9, Great Stanhope-street, June 20th, 1859.

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TEE ELECTORS OF SUNDERLAND

AND MR. LINDSAY, 111. P.

The vote of Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., against
the amendment on the Address, on Saturday morn-
ing week, having caused great annoyance to his
leading supporters in Sunderlani at the late elec-
tion,, the following letters, setting forth their opi-
nions and his on the subject, have been printed :
" Sunderland, June 11.
" Dear Sir,—l have sent you by Saturday evening's post
a copy of the Northern Daily Express, in which you will
perceive a leader devoted to some animadversions on your
recent political conduct.
" I may remark that the sentiments of the article referred
to are only in unison with the general expression of opinion
in Sunderland during the week. The late general election
was an appeal to the voice of the country, and the character
of the men returned had to determine the issue of their re-
tention of power, or yielding it up to other hands. It was,
therefore, to be expected that when the Liberal members of
the House of Commons brought ,forward a motion of 'want
of confidence,' you would have been found, in accordance
with your expressed opinions here, on the hustings and
elsewhere, voting in favour of such a motion; and the sur-
prise is that you should have deliberately supported the
Derby Government both at the meeting of Liberal members
in Willis's Rooms and in your place is Parliament. Your
statement of certain great reforms accomplished by former
Tory Administrations, as proof that they were better
Liberals than the eminent men who usually advocate such
opinions and measures, implies, to say the least, a settled
conviction that Conservatism is better than Liberalism.
Previous to your election as member for Sundertand
such a statement might have been made by you with
less danger ; but, after avowedly coming out in the
Liberal cause here, complaining that the town had not
hitherto been represented in consequence of the vote
of Mr. Hudson neutralising that of Mr. Fenwick,
it is to me utterly inconceivable ; for if we believe in a
man holding established and settled convictions, based upon
principle, then I think to whatever piety he may belong,
he must prefer acting with it rather than supporting one
holding opinions diametrically the opposite of his own.
"Allow me to say before concluding, that your published
letter to a friend on the continent, wherein you state ' that
there is net much difference between a Whig and a Tory
now-a-days,' has also done much to shake the confidence of
your friends, in regarding" you as one of the Liberal mem-
bers of the present Parliament.
"As I write to you in your public capacity we will, of
course, be both at liberty to make any further use of this
correspondence.—l have the honour to be, dear sir, yours
respectfully, " WIGHT
"To W.S. Lindsay, Esq., M.IY., London."

"London, June 14.
"Dear Sir,—Though I have read your letter of yesterday
with regret, I always like to know the opinions of those I
respect, and therefore thank you for it. Whatever you may,
for the moment, think to the contrary, my vote in the last
division was given, as it always has been, and I trust ever
will be, on the side of Reform and progress. Time will prove
that although I have, on this occasion, been severed from
the great bulk of our party, the road I took would have been
a ranch shorter one to obtain a sound Reform. My fear is,
that when the Whigs do pass a bill through the Commons,
they will not be able to pass it through the Lords; and, as
the Conservatives were pledged to it, the matter was pretty
much in their own hands. I think we have lost an excellent
opportunity. If they had brought in a bad bill, we had the
power to throw it out, and them with out. Now, the settle-
ment of this question, which. I feel to be necessary to the
welfare of the people, is with me a far greater consideration
than mere party, and therefore the course I have taken
proves I am a lunch more earnest Reformer than many who
voted for the amendment. _ _ _

" Do not for one moment suppose that. I have in any way
changed my political sentiments because I would not on the
grounds set forth be a party to a Palmerston restoration.
For peace and reform I would make any sacrifice, but I do
not know that Lord Palmerston is any particular friend of
thine, nor have I ever had any particular faith in his do-
, mestic or foreign policy. On the contrary, I have ever de-
nounced his policy both at home and abroad. This question
was one of party, not principle. If ever you find me depart-
ing from these great, and, I believe, sound principles which
I have ever professed, then you will be' warranted in saying
that I do not represent the majority of the electors of Sun-
derland ; and should that time ever come I will consider it
my duty to resign the trust that ilieY have been pleased to
oonfide to my care. But while they have a right to expect
that I adhere to my professed principles, on the faith of
which they returned me to L'arliament, they are much too
independent themselves not to allow me to take an inde-
pendent and honest course. On all great questions of prin-
ciple they will find me with my party, but on ' party'
moves, when principle is not involved, I will take that course
which I conceive will tend most to the interest of our
ccuntry. Do not condemn me tillydu seethe course I take
during the session, after which I ;vill be ready to appear be-
fore my constituents and answer in .a frank and open spirit
any questions they may be pleased to put to me. I will
never take a course that lam not prepared to defend as a
Reformer, and it is most unfair tb say, as some have done,
that the Liberals of Sunderland would have been quite as
well represented by Mr. Hudson as they are likely to be by,
yours respectfully, " W. S. LINDSAY.
" W. Wight, Esq." •

CRYSTAL PALACE-THE HANDEL
FESTIVAL REHEARSAL.

A grand preliminary performance (for the title of
rehearsal was a misnomer) of leading portions of
the great works which are to form the several
subjects of the three days' Commemoration, took
place on Saturday,. at the Sydenham Palace. The
orchestra, extended, re-modelled, and covered in
since the former Festival, had on Saturday its first
trial by its occupancy by the 2,700 singers and
500 instrumentalists, who form the mighty body
enrolled by the Sacred Harmonic Society for
this unprecedented national music - meeting.
We must declare, from the experience of Saturday,
that the improvement is most marked and satisfac-
tory. In the galleries of the .transept the con-
centrated and homogeneous volume in which the
harmonies reach the ear is most gratifying, while
on the ground floor of the nave, on either side of
the transept, and even at right angles with the
orchestra, the grand volume of sound not only
reaches the ear in a combined and distinct manner,
but the solo singers are heard to an advantage
which contrasts most agreeably to the indistinctness
and dispersion of sound so unpleasantly experi-
enced in 1857.
From other points the result was more or less
evident, but that good' positions for hearing should
be found where the mass of the public, admitted at
the smaller charge, must assem'ile is, we think, the
greatest boon to the many who, loving sublime
music, may not be possessed of that superfluity of
worldly means which would justify the outlay of
gold for a day's pleasure. We have said the day's
proceedings bore the character of a performance
more than of a rehearsal, and this is justified by,
the fact that not only were the " repeats" of prac-
tice absent, but the solos of Madame Clara Novello,
Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Sherrington-Lem-
mens Miss Dolby, Mr. Weiss, and Signor Belletti
effaced any such impression as might have been
made had the choral portions only of the great
works which were presented been comprised in the
programme.
This consisted of all the leading pieces of " The
Dettingen Te Deum," the " Hallelujah Chorus,"
" Worthy is the Lamb," with the " Amen" fugue,
from the " Messiah," with selections from " Saul,"
" Samson," " Belshazzar," and " Judas Macca-
bmus ;" while " Israel in Egypt" alone fur-
nished ten double and two single choruses.
This, it must be admitted, was a full bill of fare.
As all parts of Saturday's rehearsal will be repeated
in their proper place, when the great works in
which they are enshrined are given in their integ-
rity, it would be supererogatory to criticise them in
this place. We may remark, however, en passant,
that the day began with the National Anthem,
which was fully audible as we approached the
building; the mass of sound booming grandly
through the clear summer air. On entering, the
brilliancy of the scene was most striking, and the
" blocks" into which the floor of the transept is
divided, viewed from the galleries, presented the
rich colour and beauty of so many beds of the gayest
flowers. So far as spectacle was concerned, no-
thing more magnificent or imposing could well be
conceived. We have said that the whole of that
colossal work, " The Dettingen Te Deum," was
given. Of this the choruses "To the Cherubim,"
and " The Glorious Company of the Apostles,"
went admirably. Signor Belletti sang the solo,
" Thou art the King of Glory," and at once estab-
lished the fact of the vast acoustic improvements
that had been effected.
Mr. Harper's trumpet obligato in the semi-chorus,
" Thou sitteSt at the right hand," was very fine;
and in the last solo, " Vouchsafe, 0 Lord," Signor
Belletti again earned applause.
Mr. Weiss sang, ".Rejoice, my countrymen,"
from "Belshazzar," effectively.
The other noticeable solos during the day were,
" Return 0 Lord of Hosts," Miss Dolby, " Let the
bright Seraphim," and " Thou didst blow," Ma-
dame Clara Novello. The " Hailstone Chorus," was
re-demanded, and the request complied with. The
antiphonal effects in this last-mentioned composi-
tion' and in the popular "See the conquering Hero"
werre admirable. We cannot doubt, from the fore-
taste of Saturday, that the three days to come will
present the grandest musical displays in power,
numbers, and skill, whiCh ancient or modern times
have witnessed.

Diverging for a moment from the musical to the
material, we cannot avoid an allusion to the difficul-
ties under which the commissariat, under the com-
mand•in-chief of Mr. F. Strange, was placed, by
the immense demand upon its resources. Four
thousand dinners had been supplied before 5 o'clock
to say nothing of ' mountains of solids and seas of
fluids consumed during the day. The arrangements
were, however, excellent, and the fare in the seve-
ral dining saloons far beyond that usual at such
immense gatherings.

.R.EP.R.ESENTATION OF IlfitßY LEBONE.

A public meeting was held on Saturday evening,
at the Victoria Tavern, Mornington-road, Camden-
town, for the purpose f hearing the political senti-
ments of Colonel Dickson. Mr. R. Furniss, junior
churchwarden of St. Pancras, was called to the
chair. He said he had taken the chair on this oc-
casion unpledged to support any candidate. Of
the political opinions of Colonel Dickson he knew
nothing, but begged leave to introduce the gallant
colonel to the meeting.
Colonel DicKsoN, on presenting himself, was
well received. He apologised for that which they
perhaps might think the premature and unexpected
way in •which he had come forward. He had, how-
ever, been invited to do so by some influential gen-
tlemen connected with the borough—Mr. Ross,
Mr. Watson, and others. Like most soldiers, he
was not a very, great political orator. He should,
if elected, act as the true representative of the
borough. (Hear, hear.) They might call him a
kind of Tory, but he (the gallant colonel) was a
man of progress. (Hear, hear.) He should, if re-
turned, certainly follow in the wake of their mem-
ber, Mr. Edwin James. (Hear, hear.) If next
week, when he came before the constituency, they
should feel that Mr. B. Osborne, or some one else,
was a better man, he should not be at all offended.
He would vote fora £lO franchise for counties,with-
out any restrictions. He held, in the words, of Mr. E.
James, that when it was said the ballot was un-Eng-
lish, that intimidation was equally un-English, and
therefore he would go for the ballot. He would vote
for the abolition of the ratepaying clauses. He
-could retire if he found there was another Liberal
strooger than himself in the field. If, on the other
hand, .he saw a fair prospect of success, he would
poll. He was for less than triennial
go to tit'o
Parliamen:st as he thought three years a long time.
With refereOce to opposing the property tax,
should it be att,9mpted to be renewed in 1860, he
would say none of them wished to be taxed more
than necessary.
Mr. BRUCE wished to know whether Col. Dick-
son would, as a general rule, support the Liberal
Government of Lord Palmerston in opposition to
the Derby Government ?
Colonel DICKSON said :he should give no factious
opposition to any Governtnent which would grant
a rod measure of reform. He would most cer-
tainiy give a general support to the Government of
Lord Palmerston. Having answered other ques-
tions,
Mr. Ross said he thought they bid heard quite
enough to prove that Colonel Dickson would go
into Parliament as a thorough reformer. (Hear,
hear, and cries of" Oh, oh.") He moved, "That,
having heard the statements of Colonel Dickson,
the meting approved of the same, and pledged
itself to secure his return at the ensuing election."
(Applause and dissent.)
Mr.. ALLEN 86 conded the resolution, and Mr.
WATSON supported it.
Mr. D'IFFANGER, jun., said he was no opponent
of Colonel Dickson, but he thought these proceed-
ings premature, and aid they must have some far
more explicit sentiments from the gallant colonel
than they had heard th at night, and urged the
meeting' not to pledge themselves by coming to
any vote teat night.
Mr. SECKEI moved as an amendment, " That no
vote be taken that evening to pledge them to sup-
port Colonel Dickson or an vone else." (Hear,
Oh, oh, and interruption.)
Mr. EVERSFIELD seconded ti'le amendment, and
called on the electors not to comps •omise themselves.
There was a requisition getting
Osborne, and there might be other candi-
nil to Mr4ernal
dates in the field. (Hear.)
After some further discussion, and flreat warmth
of feeling, the question was put, and OD ere appeared
for the amendment 15, against it 23.
Mr. CRANE moved a second ameridn lent, to ad-
journ the proceedings till next Tuesday, which was
negatived by 21 to 10, a great number ctf the elec-
tors not voting.
The original resolution was declared carried, and
thanks to the chairman closed the proceed ings.