The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, J UNE 15, 18,7.

- • - BANK OF DEPO IT.
NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT
• ASSOCIATION,
• No. 3, PALL MALL _EAST, LONDON, S.W.,
(Head Office);
No 2, ST ANDREW-SQUARE, EDINBURGH;
No. 202. UNION-STREET, ABERDEEN ;
No, 8, CHERRY-STREET, BIRMINGHAM;
N 0.9, PAVILION-BUILDINGS. BRIGHTON;
N 0.61, HIGH-STREET, LEIS ES ;
No. 9, WESTMOBELAND STREET, DUBLIN.
Es'ablisbed May, 1844.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.

T-
HIS Company was Established in 1844, for
the urpose of opening to the pu'lic all easy and unquestion-
ably safe mode of Investment, with a high and uniform rate of Inte—
rest.

The plan of the Bank of Deposit differs entirely from that of ordi-
nary Banks in the mode of employing capital —money deposited
with this Company being principally lent upon well secured Life
Interests, Reversions in the Government Pnrids, or other property
of ample value. This class, of securities, although not immediwely
converthle, it is well known yields -the greatest amount of vrofit,
combined with the most perfect safety. Further, Loans made by
the Company are collaterally secured by a Policy of Assurance on
the life of the Borrower, or his nominee, effected at a rate of pre-
miutn which secures the validity of the Policy against every poS-
siple con Ingencv.
Thus depositors are effectually protected against the possibility of
loss, whilst the large and constantly increasing revenue arising
from the premiums on Assurances thus effected yields ample profit
to the Company, and provides for all the expenses of management.

Darosrr AccouNTs may be opened with sums of any amount, and
increased fr .m time to time, at the convenience of deposit. re
A receipt, signed by two Directors, is given for each sum de-
posited.
RATE AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST-

The rate of Intertst since the establishment of Vie Compiny has
never been less than five p, r cent. per annum; and it is confiden ly
anticipated that the same careful ant judicious !election from secu-
rities a the desceptlon abpve mentioned will enable the Board of
Management to continue this rate to depositors. •
!the Interest is payable in January and July. on the amount stand.
ing in the name ~f the depositor on the 30th of rune and 3 st .4
December, and for the convenience of pa ties residing at a distance
tnav be received at the Branch Offices, or remitted trough Country
Bankers. ,

PETER htORRSON, Managing Director.

3, Fall-Mall Last, London,

Forms for opening accounts may he obtained at any of the
Branches or Ace .ci s, or they will be forwarded, post free, on appli-
cation to the. Managing Director.

LADY. FRANKLIN'S FINAL SEARCH.—
Th. Guyer=Pot having come ,t) the con-
clusion that the fate of the crews of her Majesty's ships
Erebus and Terror requires no further investigation on their
part, Lady Franklin, in accordance with her sense of what is
due to the lost navigators, is now fitting out an expedition at
her own cost.

As a preliminary measure she sought assistance from the
Admiralty by asking for the loan of the Arctic ship Reso-
lute, which had been restored in perfect order to our Queen
by the American nation, and also for the gift (as granted in
her former private expeditions) of such stores from her Ma-
jesty's dockyards as are svailabie for this special service only.-
Compliance with these requests having been &dined. Lady
Franklin is now devoting her whole fortune to this final
search ; and a large screw yacht (the Fox) lying at Aberdeen,
has been purchased, which the distinguished Arctic officer
who has accepted the command of her (Capt .in McClintock,
R.N.) has pronounced to be perfectly adapted to this em-
ployment.
Not repeating the arguments we formerly made use of to
induce the _Government to undertake a final and exhaus-
tive search, we hold to the opinion that it is the duty of
Englishmen to examine th t limited area whence the traces
of our missing countrymen were derived, which, though
it lies to the south of well-searched tracts, and has been ap-
proached by vessels that have returned without loss, has
never yet been explored.
Supported by the advice of those experienced Arctic sea-
men, in whom she has every reason to confide, Lady Franklin
makes this last effort to clear away the mystery that shrouds
the fate of her husband and his crews, and possibly to rescue
from their insulated icy abode among the Esquimaux some of
his younger companion's, who may still be prolonging a dreary
existence.

On such an occasion we, whose names are hereunto sub-
scribed, feel confident that this our appeal will not remain
unanswered 'by the British people, who will, we doubt not,
tender to the widow of the illustrious navigator that sym-
pathy which his fame and her devotion must call f rth, and
will aid her in carrying out an enterprise involving, as we
believe, the honour of the nation.
We earnestly, therefore, entreat our countrymen to unite
with us in contributing to this noble object.
R Klerick I. Murchison, Pres. Royal Geographical Society,
F R.S. ; Francis Beaufort, Rear-Admiral, F.R.S. • Wrot-
tesley, Pres. RI Society; Edward Sabine, M.-Generai, Treas.
RI. Society, F.R.G.S. ; Robert Brown, F.R.S.,V.P.L.S. ;
Richard Collinson, Captain R.N., F.R.G.S. ; ohn Barrow,
F. LS. , F. R. G. S.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.
C. Coote, F.R £lO 0 0
Mrs. J. M. Batty 1 1 0
J. C. Janson, Esq 5 5 0
C. Babbage, F R.S 10 0 0
Lieut. RN. Hughes 2 0 0
J. Murray, F.R S.,
G. S.
J. Cra wfurd, F. R. S,
R G.S.
J.P. Gassiot,F.R.S 25 0 0
Sir A Elton, Bart.,
M.P. 5 5 0
Hon Caroline Cour-
tenay Boyle ...
Anonymous 5 0 0
F. Nares, F. R.G.S 2 2 0
Mrs. Arnold 1 1 0
Rev. F. Leicester 1 1 0
Dr. Skey
Mrs..Hodpon lO 0 0
H. Hollingsworth,
Esq.
Dr. Fitton, F. R. S. ,

Sir Roderick I.
Murchison, Pre-
. sident Royal Geo-
graphical Society,
F.R.S. .... .. 0 0
Rear-Admiral ... F
Beaufort, K.C.B
F R.S.
Lord Wrottesley,
President Royal
Society 5O 0 0
M. General Sabine,
Treasurer, Royal
Society .
R. Brown, F.R S.,
V.P L.S.
Captain Collinson,
R.N., C. 8.,
F. R. G.S.
Rear-Admiral S win-
burne, F. R. G.S. 30 0 0
M. de la Roquette,
Vice-President of
the Geographical
Society of Paris,
I,ooof.
Sir T. Dyke A el +nd,
Bart., F.R.S.,
R.G S , &c. lOO 0 0
The Ilonble. Mrs
Fairholme l5O 0 0
W. E. Le Feuvre,
Esq.
Wm. Tite, M.P ,
F.R.S., R. G.S.
J. Brown, F.R G. S. 5 5 0
W. F Sadler, Esq. 10 10 0
Lady 'lnglis . . . 10 0 0
J. Barrow, F.R

F.R. G. S.
Rev.D. Rawnsley 5 0 0
A Commander in
the Merchant
. 500 0 0

Service
Captain Horatio T.
Austin, R. N.,
C. B.
Capt. E. Ommanney,
R.N., F R.G.S. 2 0 0
M. Worsley,' Esq.,
F.R.G.S.
Me-srs Coutts and
Co 5O 0 0
S. Courtaubl, Esq 25 0 0
G. Courtauld, Esq l5 0 0
Wm. Taylor, Esq 5 0 0
Mrs. Foster 5 0 0
Wm. King, Esq 5 0 0
A. V Young, Esq 2 2 0
Sir J. Sheil, K.C. B 5 0 0
Daughters of a Re-
tired Comma .der 2 0 0
Messrs. Malby &
Sons
A 6cl subscription
raised at Messrs.
Malby's estab-
lishment ... ..... 4 11 6
Lady Gipps 5 0 0
L. awl N. W 1 4 0
Stephen Pearce, Esq 2 2 0
Geo.Barkworth,Esq 5 0 0
J. T. Shewell, Esq 5 5 0
Dr.P.M.Roget,F. S. 5 0 0
F. G. Dalgety, Esq. 10 10 0
F.W. Irby, F.R G.S. 1 1 0
James Sparrow. Esq. 5 0 0
R G. Newall. Esq lOO 0 0
Mrs. Kendall
Rev. Professor Ken-
dall, Toronto
E. Mackintosh, Esq lO 0 0
Mrs. Armstrong
1 1 0
Collected by the
chil-
dren of Mr. Arm-
strong 0 8 0
Mrs. G H. Ames 5 0 0
Miss Ames
Rear-Admiral Sir J.
C. Ross, V.P.R.S. 21 0 0
A Friend 1 0 0
Charles Wheatstone,
FRGS.
Henry Gosling, Esq. 1 1 0
H. J. Barrett, Esq. 1 0 0
Mrs. Baker 5 0 0
Bishop of Rupert's
Laud
Gon. Sir C. W. Pas-
ley, K.C.B . lO 0 0
Robt. Holland, Esq. 10 10 0
H. L Pattison,
F.R.G.
By Gen. Sir C. W.
Pasley, K.. CB 5 0 0
By -- Gimingham,
Esq., and Mrs
Gimingham
The Hon. Mr. Jus-
tice R'i'les
Dr. Lyall, R.N.
Capt. Bird, R.N 5 0 0
Robt. Wilson, Esq 1 1 0
Wm. Leach, Esq 5 5 0
Rev W. Guillemard 5 0 0
Collected in shil-
lings, by T.H
T ParryWoodeock,
Esq.
N.W.Jackson. Esq. 21 0 0
Sir G. Osborn, Bart. 1 0 0
W M. Thacker y,
Es
TmWhrme.
Sophia
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ipdnesalh.
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.ee.y.- 5 0 0
legrapit 4OOO
5421 0606
Mrs. Poulton _ . 0 2 6
Thomas Nice 0 2 6
W M Tweedy, Esq. 5 0 0
C.H.M.Paget, Esq. 1 1 0
A. P. Paget. Esq. 0 10 6
W. Havel, FR G.S. 5 5 0
Capt. Robt. Allen 5 5 0
Cipt. Allen, R N. 2 2 0
Rev. F. 0 Morris. 1 0 U
The Brothers and
Sisters of the late
J. T. Hartnell, of
H. M. S. Erebus 5 0 0
C. Markham, Esq. 1 0 0

R.G.S.
Hon. M. Elphinstone,
FRGS.
J. D. Hocker. M.D
F.R.S.,G S., dz.e 5 5 0
J. Arrowsmith,
F.R G.S
T. H. Brooking,
F.R.G.S.
Co' nt P. de Strze-
leeki,C.B ,F R.S.,
R.G.S., &e 25 0 0
Col Sykes, M.P ,
F.R.S., F.R.G.S ,
Sze. 5 0 0
E.O.Smith, F.R.G.
S.. Ste 2 20
John Hicks, 2 0 0
Lord Dufferin, F. R.
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lion. Fred. Byron,
F.R.G S 5 0 0
Capt. Washington,
R.N., F.R.S., R.
G.S., Hydrogra-
pher to the Admi-
ralty
Ashurst Majendie,
F R.S., R G S.,
and Mrs.Majendie, 100 0 0
T. Bell. President
Linneau Society
Miss Geo. mornby,
Leamington... 100 0 0
Dowager Countess
of Sefton lO 0 0
A Friend, C.H 5 0 0
Fred. Pigou, Esq lO 0 0
W.Cco.ingham,M.P. 100 0 0
Chas.R.Weld, Esq.,
A. Sec., lt.S 5 0 0
Dr MiWilliam 1 1 0
Lieut.-Gen Sir C.
Bashi, R.E ,K.C.
B. , F. R.5.,R.G.5.,

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10 10 0

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10 0 0

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Vice-Admiral SirH.
Prescott, K C.B
Commander R. D
Al4tich, R.N 1 1 0
Erie E. Smith, Esq, 2 0 0
Oswald Smith,Esq. 25 0 0
Commander Chas.
Tindal,
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Chas L. gruneisen,
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Mrs. Gruneisen 1 1 0
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G. R. Griffith,
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Fred. Tuckett, Esq 5 5 0
D W. Adams,Esq.,
Edinburgh
Alfr. d Turner, Esq l5 0 0
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tescue
Bishop of St. Asapb ,
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C. N. Dilke, Esq.
F. R. C. S.
Earl of Ellesmere l5 0 0
Dr. •y. Barth,
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Dr Baikie... 1 1 0
SirW C. Trevelyau,
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Lady Trevelyan 10 0 0
Mrs. B loth
James Dixon, Esq lO 0 0
Alfred Heales, Esq 5 5 0

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Donations in stores are received and acknowledged.
The following have been received :
A life boat, from Messrs White of Cowes.
A large quantity of preservel potatoes, from Mess-s. King,
late Edwards.
Three travelling tents, from Messrs. Windsor and Newton.
A stove, from Mr. Rettie.
Subscriptions received at Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand;
Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co , 43, Charing-cross ; Messrs.
Glynn, Mills, snd Co., 67, Lombard-street; at the offices of
the Royal Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly; and Royal
Geographical Society 15, Whitehall-place,

ItioNT BLAND is uPEN
TO-NIGIIT.

N • PVw. S. S WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES,
* with New Costumes and v rious Novelties, Toc*and
EVERY EVENING (qaturday" excepted) at Eight. ' A
yorning Performance every Saturday, at Three. Private Boxes nd
4talls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office,
Pep: raphic-h all, King William-street, Charing-cross. Tickets to e
had at the principal klusicsellers.

(ORAL ARGYLL ROOMS. -LAURE NT'S
C tSINO, Great Windmill-street, I laymarket.—Great eke-:ess of the Lancers, every evening, with Latirent's
"prand Orchestra
of Forty 'of the first artistet Lonion. Principal Cornet-a-piston,
M. ilonlcottrt. boors open $0 halt rest eight. commence at nine.
The Lanc rs will be danced at half. pa-t ten. Admie don One • billing.

ROYAL SII-RREY GARDENS.—
ac M. .1111.1.1 EN'S CoNCERTS.—F.very Evening this Week,
commencing at 8 o'clock. Principal. Tocsi'Sts—Madame Gassier,
Madame Rudersdorff, %iiss Louisa Vinning„ adame Fierentini,
‘ladasne Ca Icier!, Miss stabbach, Mad 1113 Weis, Muddle. Wester-
strand, Miss Arabella. Goddard, aid volby. Mons. Gassier,
Herr Reichardt, Mr. G. Perren, Mr.' Weiss, and Mr. Sims Reeves.
Conductors--Mr. A. Mellon, Signor Bottesini, and Mons. Julllen.
Admission Is.

POPAL GARDENS CREMORNE.--
c Admission Is —Nightly crowded with the elite of Fashion.
This Day I he Royal • Marionettes in the New Temple of Aladdin.
The pieces to be per ormed are ' he Manager's Room." an "Le
Chale In the theatre, the comic Ballet entitled " The Gipsey
Girl." Also, the Entercairun-nts of the Real ,able Liarmonists
Each Evening, the c -113larated Continent 1 Troupe or Evestriani in
the Great Cirque Oriental. Dancing on the Crystal Platfot m. By
general de ire th original Lancers will„be performed every ,vening.
Double Rone Ascent by Mad•le Ellsler and Signora Violante, in the
at dht of a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks: Throughout the day, Al
Fresco Amusements, Concert, Trapeze, Performing Dogs, Tight
Rope, Acrobatic Feats, &c. •

PRINCE ALBERT RO A D, NE W NATIONAL
GALLER.V.—In this delightful and desirable neighbourhood
AItE TO BE LET or SOL ti several select and elegantly finished
Res deuces; their architectural display is of the highest order, and
the Internal arrangements are everything that can possibly be de-
sired; In size th.y are -lifted for the occupancy of both the Noble.
man and Gentleman and the study of comfort has been the chief
object of the builder. This now most fashi liable part of London
renders the locality of these buildings undeniable, being contiguous to
Kensington-gardens, wlth its beautiful walks, .nd Hyde-park, with
its rides and d. ives added to which the salubrity of the air of Ken-
si.igton-gore is prover. ial. and considered by the faculty the most
healthful in the vicinity of the metropolis. Apply at the Office,
Prince Albert-Road, South Kensington.

LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION,
81. King William-street.
The Directors of this As-ociation hereby inform the Members that
he PRE MIU 1S raffling due on the Ist July ru•xt of those Members
who have been assured for seven or more entire years will be RE-
DUCED at the rate of 80 per cent., leaving 20 per cent. only to be
paid.

EDNVARD DOCKFR, Sec.

11HE LIVERPOOL and LONDON
.j_ FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1836.

LIFE INSURkNCE may be effected with this Company on
either of two principles—a low premium and no Bonus, or a some-
what higher premium- with a uaranteed Bonus ;an on a greet
variety of plans adaptel to the conye.dence of individuals. The
large Annuit, Business of the Company shows that the public ap-
precia a its ample security and its terms.
FIRE INSUBAN7CE at the usual rates. The premiums in 1856
were upwsros o• £220.00°.

Respectable and influential agents are required where appoint-
ment, have n .t yet been made.

Prospectuses and further information may be tied on application
at the • dices of the Company, or to any agent.

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Fleet-street, 2d June, 1857.

Notice is Hereby Given, that in conformity with the provisions
of the Deed of -ettlem-mt a GE IsTCHAL mEE CI • G of Proprie-
tors will be hold at the Society's Office, Fleet street, London,
on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day o 1 June instant, at 12 o'clock at noon
precise 5-, to elect six Directors and two Athli•ors, when those who
go out of (Alice by rotation will be proposed for re-election; and
also for general purpo3es.
By order of the Directors.
WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary.

ESTABLISHED 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE, ASSURANG•F
COMPANY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Pict., cap. 9.
AND
BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
bfajor-Gaiteral ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, Ca...mutt.

Number of Policies issued, -upwards of 11,000.
Annual Income from Premiums (eactusive of Interest:on Invest-
ment.), upwards of 04,000.
Rates orPremtuni reduced to the lowest possib'e scale compatible
with security, a d computed in such variety of ways, as to stilt the
circumstances and convenience of every class of Policy-holders.
(PROPRIETARY., (MUTUAL.)

• -
Half Whole , Half Qual.
premium premium Age. Annual Yearly telly
First for Re- premium Pre- -, Pre-
Seven mainder mhun. mlaFt.
_ Years. of Life.

£ s cl: £ s. d. Years. Months £ s. d.
119236 30 0 2 7 3
1 9 22 18 41 3 2 7 6
2 2 61 4 .5 0, 6 .2 7 10:
3 6 £36 13 4 9 2 8 21

1 X 5., d.l S 5. d.
1 4 2, 0 12 3
1 4 41 0 12 4

6012 b
11 1 4 0 12 6

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

TEE II ANDEL F RSTIVAL, CRYSTAL

PALACE.

The full rehearsal for this grand and unexampled
celebration, which, although entirely the work of a
society of amateurs (the Sacred Harmonic Society),
may be fairly regarded—that society representing
the musical taste of England in its noblest and
purest expression—as the homage of a great nation
to a great man, took place on Saturday morning in
the Crystal Palace, before an assemblage of many
thousands of persons. For th first time was tested
the combined effect of the much-vaunted 2,500
singers awl player', in theivarnense and elaborately
constru ted orchestra prepared for their reception,
and with a space for sound t,) travel in which no
ingenuity ciruld devise =he no,,aos of enclosing, and
which had con even' ly rendered questionable the
wisdom of the experiment when jedged from the
point of view of acoustics. Hesitation, never-
theless, was partialy checked from the very out-
s it, ,ind as the music went on, and the area gradu-
ally filled, the result became less and less uncertain,
until finally all doubt was expelled, aid the appre-
hensions preposterously entertained in certain
timorous quart era with regard to the possible effects
of reverberation on the roof and sides of the build-
ing, having a t ,gether vanished, a triumphant suc-
cess for the Handel Festival was unanimously and
confidently predicted.

To convey any idea of the sight that unfolded
itself to the spectstor, in no teat er what part of the
edifice contieu, us to-the area he might he situated.
—whether from the orchestra and t..e adjacent gal-
leries, looking down upon the multitude below, or
from the base of the ceittral transept, gazing up at
the orchestra, wilt its army of musicians of both
sexes, backed by the gigantic organ towering to the
roof—whether froth the organ loft itself, or from
the remotest of the galleries facing it, whence in
either ins ance the eye might comprehend the whole
prodigious and vatiegated picture at a glance—
would demand the graphic pen of one who has de-
scribed the paraphernalia of Imperial consecration
with the saute vivid eloquence:aa he has portrayed
the evolutions of martial hops, the array, 'he inci-
dent', and sanguinary results of battle. We can
only say that even those most f imiliar with the in-
terior of the " Palace made of windows," and tinder
circiuns'ances of the greatest festivity, can form no
notion of it, but most await 'the experience of to-
day to acknowledge that they have never beheld the
like before. To argue from the incessant circula-
tion which took place dering the rehearsal, there
was as much anxiety to obtain a series of views as
even to judge of the effect of the music. The
winding staircases that connect the galleries with
eaidi other appeared to distant beholders as though
endowed with locomotive power—as if, indeed, they
thennselves were making, with strange evolutions,
th passage from platform to platform, of which
-
theyweremerelythe unconsei..us instruments under
the pressure of living feet. The oeportunity of per-
pet ing so imposing a spectacle was not lost, since
while Mr. C mats was directing the rehearsal of one
of the choruses, Messrs. Negretti and Zambra,
photegraphe, s to the Crystal Palace Company, pro-
cured, iu almost an instint of time, for the stereo-
scope a very striking daguerreotype view of the
!whole orchestra and a great part of the audience,
1 which was subsequently forwarded to her Majesty
the Queen.
The orchestra. its aspect, and the method of its
construction have already been described in general
teems : but a few brief technical memoranda will
not be out of place. This really
ingenious and
novel week of architec'ural carp entry was not
e.ected. by contract (like its costly predecessor, at
the inauguration of the Sydenham Palace in 1854),
but planned and completed by Mr. W. Earee, the
cotpanyresid,rit cle, k of tee works, assisted by
ihe permanent stiff of workmen. It occupied a
space of 14,784 superficial f-et, 168 feet wide, and
absorbs 10,102 cubical feet of timber. The weight
of the entire structure is about 160 tons. The banks
of seats for the chorus are 23 in number, which,
with nine for the instrumental performer,, makes a
total of 32. The highest range is 52 feet from the
floor of the orchestra, where Mr. Costa, the con-
ductor, and the principal vocalists are stationed.
The average curved extent of each range of seats is
190 feet. The huge mass of tml.er is supported by
"uprights,". wilt a scantling of sin. by sin.' and
diagonal braces 4in. by liin. The whole frame-
work is dis ributed in squares of 8 feet, "centre
and centre."
The organ, erected for the occasion by Messrs.

Gray and Davison (who al o built the instrument
for the last Handel é mmemoration, which took
place in 1834, •at Westminster Abbey) covers an
•area:of-42. by. 26 feet, and is .supported --by a plSt-
form ofeaormous
:length and solidity. •So;ne cl
sariptiott of this magnificent instruinent'—of which
Sathrd-sy's exp,triefie,•under the hamis and feet of
Mr. Brownsmith, organist to' the Sacred Harmonic
Society, more than confirmed the favourable anti-.
cipatiens=--has &ready been given in The Suit, m-
conpatiied.- by a cA .I,gus of its steps, &c. Any
attempt at a technical analysis of its mech.niCal
Construction, or even at an abstract apprec'at o i.i f
its mer:t4, would be out of place in the columns of
a newspsper not exclusively devot d to such mit,
•t?r• ; but we may .afford space f a short extract
from a pamphlet. evidently writt..oi by an accom-
pli4hed connoisseur, an I which enters at g! a Lt.
length into the' peculiar cl.ims of the new instru-
ment to be regarded as one of • the most adufirable
w.-iks of Eng!isli manufacture
The aim of the builders has' been to -produce an in-
strument the varied qualities of wlyich should combine
all desirable musical beauty with force and grandeur of
tone sufficient to qualify it for the part it is specially de-
stined to bear intbis great commemoration ; and, should.
the result he pronounced successful, it is presumed .that.
the very unusual difficulties, to which the instrument is
subject will be felt to prOportionately enhance the credit
due to its constructors". On an occasion when all the pre.
parations are on so vast a scale it will be naturally con•
eluded that the. festival. organ mu t be,- even in the oh-
violas and external sense, a very lugs instrument. In
this particular it is highly probable that the spectator.
wll at a first glance be disappointed. The prodigious
dimensions of the transept of the Crystal Palace, 'dwarf-
ing to alt but insignificance every single object it en-
closes, operates of course in greatly dimini-hing the ap-
parent magnitude of the organ. The reader has been else-
where informed that the orchestra prepared for this occa-
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eion 'alone covers considerably more space than found
in any music ball in the kingdom ;' and he may
be assisted to estimate the space occupied by the organ
if told that it stands on more ground that al'ott'd to or-
nary houses.- lts width is 40 feet by a depth of 30. He
will perhaps be at a loss to conceive how b 3 any possibi-
lity a inimical instrument can require a'l these 1,200 su-
perficial feet of standing room, awl be tempted to set it
down as a piece of display—an attempt to itneose on
him by the mere appearance of magnitude. A few simple
facts will convince him that these arrangements are coo:

trolled by a necessity passing all show. —When he is told
that ttliF form contains 4,510 sounding pipes, varying in
Sze from 32 fe.it in lintel, with a diameter sufficient to
TasilYadmit the passage of a oat man's body, to less than
1 inch in length, with the bore of an ordinsry quill;
that, in order to place thesi4 510 pipes effic'ently at the
performer's dispo-al, at least 6,800 otherfeeparate work-
ing parts are required (many of -these being complete
machines in themselves, the separate members of which,
it reckoned are in the process of manufacture, would at
least quintuple the number) ; that all these 11,310
sounding and working parts require such a disposition
and arrangement that each one may be more or less
easily acce4sible for those occasions of adjustment which
must frequently arise in so complicated an instrument ;
and, finally, that the entire masa before him weighs
nearly 50 tons, he will scarcely fail to perceive that the

space is 'economically rather than osisntatously occu-
pied, and will, moreover, be enabled psrhaps to under-
stand some of those points often deemed mysterioui with

regard to large orgacs in general—such, for example, as

their cast and the-time occupied in their manufacture.

" Internally the Crystal Palace organ is beyond doubt
a very large instrument. Although the number of its
pipes is for many reasons a very fallacious test, when
applied to • the power and capability of such an instru
ment, it may be well to state that in this respect it con-
siderably Exceeds the world.famous organ at Haarlena—
the total" number of pipes in the latter being 4.088.
while, were the two placed side by side in the Crystal

Palace orchestra-, the difference in point of power
wouldim,still more remarkabre. The performer has at
his disposal four nomplete rows of keys, each having a
comna,s of 58 cotes, and each commanding a distinct
department of the instrument. He has alio a set of

`pedals'--a key-board played .by his feet, in fact—by
means of which he calls forth the ponderous basses ne-

ceftary to support the general harmony."

Further opportunities are to be-afforded of test-
ing.the powers of the organ in the intervals of the
festival days, when Messrs. T. 'Best (of St. George's
Hall, Liverpool), G.Cooper(of St. Sepulchre and

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St. Paul's), and U. Smart, three of the most com-
petent organists in this country, will respectively
perform upon it, for the edification and instruction

of visitors.

But to return to the Tehe%rsal. The mere pre-
iminary of getting 2,500 vocal and instrumental

performf-rsin theirTpl ces without confusion would,

it was very naturally imagined, involve a labour of
no ordinary difficulty ; but so efficient were ihe pre-
cautions adopted, and so easy the means of ingress
and egre-is, that the feat was accomplished without a
single misunderstanding. At 11- o'clock, the hour
appointed for beginning, every singer and every
player was stationed in the spot assigned, while
every instrument and every music book was at the
immediate disposal of the owners. This shows how
much, with how little pains and in how short a
time, can be effected by simple regulations and
strict discipline. The regulations were due to the
committee of .the Stared Hsrmonio Society, under

the • upetintendence of their untiring agent, Mr.
B(.wley ; the discipline proceeded from the mo-
ral control of Mr. Costa, to the exercise of which he
owes no little of the influence both social and pro-
fessional that has invariably attached to his posi-

tion. The generalissimo, whose duty was to mar-
shal and review the harmonions host assembled at

the mighty name of Handel, was, as usual, to the
minute at his post. The cheers and acclama ions
that greeted him, not only from the crowds that
peopled the area and galleries, but from his own
forces, anxiously awaiting the first gyrations of his
familiar wand, testified to the popular deference ho

has won through his perseverance, an,l the convic
tion that he was born to sway, not to serve. For a
moment Handel himself, the Crystal Palace, and
all that it contained were forgot,en in Mr. Costa ;
but when—after the overture to thti " ha,l

been performed (in which the amazing force of
stringed instruments almost bewildered the hearer
favourably enough situated to catch the entire vo-
lume of sound)—the first strains of that majestic
chorus, "And the glory of the Lord," were led off
by the altos, answered by thetrebles, and the whole
measure of harmony filled simultaileously up by
tenors and bases, Handel resumed his sceptre, and
from that instant remained undisputed monarch of
the day.
Several choruses from the first and second parts
of the " Messiah" were gone through, and, among
oth-re, " For unto us a child is born," " He is the
King of Vie Glory," and "The Lord gave till word,
great was the company of the p reachers"—all of which
(and they are very different in character) produced
a marked sensation. But fn,re 'he sublime
" Hallelujah" most was expected, and the greatest
results were obtained. The weight and sonority of
the numberless bass voices, in unison, on the pas-
sage " He shall reign for ever and ever," which
forms one of the counter-themes of this transcend-
ant hymn, were marvellous ; and when—at the end
of the progression (so wondrous from its combined
simplicity and grandeur), in which the treble s hold
out a succe=sion of long-sus a.ned notes, iron D up
to .4—the entire force of voices and instruments
united iu giving einp!)asis to the chord which leads
to the resumption of the original key, the effect
was nothing short of a upendous. It is worthy of
remark that " great as was the company of,"
singers and players, their efficiency-was not only
preserved in passages where they are employed on
plain harmony, but just as mu( h where the work-
ing of two themes in conjunction renders the acqui-
sition of clearness and precision a task of much
more difficulty. There was not the slightest evi-
dence of hesitation from beginning to end. We
have one observation to make, however, in a more
critical spirit. It may be absolutely ,necessary,
under the conditions of such a performance in
such a place, and with such a host, to take the
" Hallelujah" and other choruses slower than the
composer meant, but it is assuredly not necessary
to depart from his intentions without some bene-
ficial result to sanction the liberty. Now, no
such resat, but the contrary, is derived from the
"pianissimo," upon which Mr. Costa insist=, at the
commencement of the chorus "For unto no a child
is born," and as far on as to the passa;Er on the
words " wonderful—counsellor— he mighty God
—the everlasting Fah .r—the Prince of Peace."
There is no warrant for such a reading. The pro-
clamation of the birth of a Saviour is not tuade in
a whisper, as if it were a secret perilous to disclose,
but in accents of exultation, conveying the joy and
gratitude of the nations at their delivery. A n ab-
stract° musical effect may, perhat s, be attained by,
the sudden bust upon tl e word " wonderful,
after a long continuance of underhreath sirvgin`z,
but it is an effect wholly iudependent of the w ords.
Handtl has given appropriate significance to the
exclamation by putting the voices in full . har-
mony and reinforcing them with the - whole
strength of the orchestra. But we protest here
against this reading chiefly because it fails, u.utler
the actual circumstances, to achieve the point 'con-
templated. Where we were placed during the 'per-
formance of "For unto us a child is born," al most
the whole of that part which precedes the exclama-
tion, " Wonderful i" was lost. We could not hear
the trebles give out the theme, nor the tenors at aswer
them, nor the altos respond to the tenors, nr,.e the
basses join the altos with their florid clivisiorjs. Nor

wars the cOunter-theme, introduced by the tenors
(" And thji g.ivernment be upon His shoulders"),
distmc ly audible ; or, indeed, anything. until the
arrival of the fovtissirne on the word " wonder7ul,"
which was the first indication to many not intent
upon the moverneres of the conductor's stick that
any singing or p!aying was going ou. . It is e isy
to adjust this misconcer Von (to which, as was shown
at Exeter-hall on Friday night, the provincial
sing rs were evidently uuaccustomed), and thus
prevent one of th. 3 finest pieces in 'he " Messiah"
from losing a great pa•t of its impressiveness.
After the " Messiah" sever:rick •ruses from "Judas
Maccalimus" were rehearsed, a' d to such goo 1
porposii- as to encourage the belief that Wecluesdav's
performance will be as musically attractive as any.
Among others • must be noted as partieutrrly suc-
ce.,...fill the pathetic lamentation for Mattathias—
"Mourn ye afflicted chil Iran"—with which this
n ibleoratorio 's inaugurated ; "Disdainful of dae.
ger," and ‘• Wc never will bow down," bo'h mas-
terpieces of energe is choral declarna,ion •, and, last
and test, the rmignificent "Fallen is the foe," at
the opening of Par t IL, which even the composer
of the." Alessiah" a has never surpassed.
"See the conquer ing hdro cones" (appropriated by
Handel himself from the oratorio of "J, slate),
and tre march that follows it, so picturesque and
full of character,- were also among the pieces t rie
and were listenel to with eager attention by the
aucli-nce, which at this period had swelled into a
vet itable multi+ tide—greatly in favour, by the way,
ofth musical effect. The rehearsal of " Juan; '
was rendered-additionally agree ble by the appear-
aricc of ttvo of the princip.il solo singers;- Madame
Clara Novello and Mr. Sims Reeves—the former
of whom sang the I ecitaiive and air, "Oh Liberty,"
and the latter the fiery war sing of Judas—',' Sound
an alarm." Tbe-e highly esteemed artists were
leceivedwth due honours. The reception accorded
to Mr. Sims Reeves, however, breh by the orches-
tra and the audience, was overwhelming ; and this
no doubt urged km to unwonted enthusiasm, s'nce
on, no previous occasion have we heard km sing,
either Sound an alarm," or anything else, with
"such splendid energy and dramatic power (for the
air in question is dramatic to all intents and pur-
poses). It was surprising no less than gratifying
to witness so lively an impression produced by our
English tenor, after the unwonted displays of
choral grandeur that had gone' before. Not the
least interesting feature in the ' performance of
"Judas Maccabmus" will be the extra orchestral
accompaniments supplied by the experienced pen of
Mr. Costa, of the merits of which—as they were
doubtless writt-n with a special view to the dimen-
sions of the Crystal Palace—we shall not pretend
to judge until we hear them in a morecircumscribed
arena.

After the interval of an hour—during which Mr,
Staples and his numerous staff were busily em-
ployed, and apparently to the satisfaction of every
one who had recour‘e to their aid-:—the vast or-
chestra (which had been emptied with great expe•
dition) was once more tenanted---tlie same order
And precision bing observed as at the commence-
ment of the rehearsal. Severl pieces, bhietly
choral, from "Isrft-1 in Egypt" were now tried,
incluling the opening chorus, "And the children
of Israel sighed ; "He spake the word, and there
came all manner of flies ;" "He gave them hail-
stones ;" " He sent a thick darkness ;" "He smote
all the fir-tborn of Egypt ;" " He led them through
the deep ;" " But the waters overwhelmed them ;"
" The depths have covered them ;" " Thy right
h tnd 0 Lord is be-come (as Handel Ills ar_mentuated

it) glorbos in power ;" " The people shall hear ;"
and the "Horse and his rider." F r more reasons
than one the choruses from " Israel" were the most
sa isfactory essays of the morning. This astonish-
ing work—the choral masterpiece of Handel, com-

posed the same year as "Saul," just after his failure
as manager of the Italian Opera, when he was

honourably bent upon defraying the debts he had
incurred, and in the incredibly brief space.of 27
days !—or rather so much of it as was given on
Saturday, has never before been heard to such ad-
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vantage:. The' well-known " Hailstone" chorus
literally "electrified" the audience, wbo, forgetting
it was only a retie irsal at which they were pre-

siding, insisted with such unanimous persevercince
upon a repetition, that, in order to btain elence,
. .

. and be enatied to proceed with his du'ies, Mr.
Costa was compelled to accord his assent, and so
the piece was gone through again, to .the great
...

delight of all-present. the ciouble chorusces in
which " Israel in Egypt" abounds came out with
exiraordinary power. But—whit was still
more gratifying—the two pieces where false or
wavering intonation has almost passed into a tra-
dition, or at least been overlooked as inevitable,
" He sent a thick darkness" and "The people shall
hear," were sung by the multitude of voices per-
fectly in tune from end to end. Nevertheless, we
must aeft;n object to the accomplished Neapolitan
c,,ncluctor's reading of a very important point.
We allude to the termination of the choral recita-
tive, "He sent a darkness," which was
robbed of its awfully impressive character by
slackening the time on the words " which might
be felt," and especially by dwelling longer than
the composer has indicated ou the monosyllahle
" be." This imparted a theatrical character to one
of the most solemn passages in the whole of
"Israel"--the least theatrical and most uncompro-
mising of all the oratorios of Handel. Solo singers
will take such liberties, and no one can prevent
them ; but we should regret to see the system even
tolera.ed, much more inculcated in choirs that have
to deal with sacred music. Another of the prin-
cipal singers—Miss ,Dolby—came forward at this
period of the rehearsal, and tried, with eminent
i-uceess, the peculiar and not over grateful air,
" Their land brought forth frogs." Much disap-
pointment was felt that the famous duet for basses,
" The Lord is a man of war," was not rehearsed
by Herr Formes and Mr. *else, who were both
present, and whose fine voices everyone was anxious
to hear.

This probationary performance terminated with
the national anthem, the effect of which from
such a congregation of vocal and instrumental
performers may be well imagined. Mr. Costa then
summoned the superintendents of the various
London and provincial part of the chorus, with
whom it was arranged that the sopranos and altos
should change places with the tenors and basses in
orchestra. The idea was happy, since the fairer
members of the chorus will now be stationed in
the centre, which must certainly prove advantageous
to the general effect, since during the rehearsal it
was more than once remarked that the m tle voices
were heard with much greater distinctness
than the ethers. Moreover the aspect of the or-
chestra will derive an addito al grace from the
fist of the 750 ladies of the chorus being so placed
as to be visible from all parts of the area galleries.
We need scarcely state that the performances
come off to-day, Wednesday, and Friday, and that
the oratorios selected are the " Messiah," "Judas
Maccebceus " and " Israel in Egypt." After
46 Judas afacceboeue " on Wednesday it is in-
intended that the Old Hundredth Psalm—which
made so profonnd sn imp, ession at the inaugura-
ti .n of the Crystal Palace in 1854—shall be sung.
One verse will be given in unison by the whole of
the 2,000 voices.
The financial success of the Handel Festival is,
we have good reason to believe, placed beyond a
question. By agreement with the Crystal Palace
Company the committee of the Sacred Harmonic
Society bound themselves not to exceed a stated
outlay, and the limits proposed and adopted have
not been transgressed. Previous to the rehearsal
on Saturday it was calcula ed that a profit of be-
tweet,. 3,000/. and 4,0001. over and above expenses
had already been realised ; and, as occa-
sions
a large number of personsbe
n
inouvarnaua lelc
materialy
o *s defer
securing places until the eleventho hunted
on. It is as
addition may reasonably
well to suggest, for the benefit of
may be of the public, that,
although tickets for the performance
ob-
tained, as usual, at the en:ranee of the Crystal
Palace, it will save both time and trouble to apply
fee them in advance, either at the central office, in
Exeter-hall, or at the branch office, 79, Lombard-
street, both of which are open at 8 a.m.
The numbers of persons who have come to Lon-
don oil purpose to attend the Handel Festival will
doubtless exercise a beneficial influence elsewhere.
Not to name the Opera and other theatres, we may
point
to places which it is more edifying to see
crowded. Westminster Abbey, for example, was
filled to overflowing yesterday morning by an at-
tentive and devout congregation, consisting in a
large measure of provincials.
To conclude, if the accommodation for visitera by
rail be as well and expeditiously conducted as on
Saturday, there will be no reeson to apprehend the
slightest difficulty in approaching the Crys'al'Pa-
lace by that method of conveyance ; while, on the
other hand, the wealthy owners of carriages and
broughams, together with the less pri-tendeng char-
terei sof cats and other veh'cles on bile, will be
pleased to learn that a good deal of the dust 'has
been laid on the road leedine f'om Dulwich to the
Palace, so that the extra halfpenny ex!orted at the
turnpike will be no longer aggravated by the incon-
venience of a riimoom.