The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-13 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.

The first concert of the ten days' festival announced by M.
Jullien under the title of "Grand Musical Congress," took
place last night in the Music-hall of the Surrey Gardens,
where thousands of persons assembled to listen to the ora-
torio of The Creation. Snob a sight could not be other-
wise than gratifying to all who hold music in esteem as a
means of civilization and refinement. The strict attention
paid to the performance—the applause, bestowed enthusi-
asticZlly, andyet with discrimination—the steady adherence
of nearly the whole of the audience to their seats until the
last note of Haydn's great sacred composition had been
heard—these and other incidents of the evening tended to
show how rapidly the love of music, and of healthy music,
is growing among us, with all classes, from the highest to
the lowest.

The execution waa immensely creditable to M. Jullien
and the vast company of vocal and instrumental artists
under his control.
The second night of the festival (to-night) will comprise
a grand selection from the works of Beethoven. The
weather is happily favourable to the undertaking, and
everything augurs a prosperous result.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER.—The Earl
and Countes of Ellesmere leave Bridgewater House on
Tuesday next, for Worsley Hall, near Manchester, to
make the necessary preparations for the reception of
her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the elder members
of the Royal family, on the 29th inst.
The Duke of Leeds has arrived at the Clarendon from
Hornby Castle, Catterick, Y orkshire.
The Countess of Derby will have her first evening
party en Saturday, the 20th of June.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey entertained H.S.H.
the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, their Serene
Highnesses Prince and Princess Ed ward of Saxe-Weimar,
the Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon
Lennox, the Marquisand Marchionees of Exeterand Lady
Mary Cecil, the Earl of Westmoreland, the Earl of
Malmesbury, the Earl Cowper, the Earl of Euston, the
Earl and Countess of Scarborough, Lord Loughborougn,
Lord Ashley, Col. Tyrwhitt, &c., at dinner last [even.
ing at their mansion in Berkeley-square. A small
circle astembied after dinner.
His Excellency the Earl Cowley has arrived in Cleve.
land-square, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor
Castle. The noble earl returns to Panie next week.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston returned to
London yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle.
Lord Blantyre has left Stafford House for Carlsbad.
Her ladyship remains with the Duchess of Sutherland at
Stafford House.
THE NAVY CLUH—The members of this long estab-
lished club gave their annual entertainment to the
First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir Charles Wood), on
Thursday the 25th inst., at the Thatched House, St.
James's-street.
APOTHEOARIES' HALL.—The following are the names
of the gentlemen who passed their examination in the
science and practice of medicine, and received certifi-
cates to practise, on Thursday, June 11 :—Geo. Ed war la
Jeaffreson, Pramlingbarn, Suffolk ; Hugh Rees, Carnar-
von ; Joseph John Pope, Liverpool ' • Joseph Hethring-
ton, Lampleigh-hall, Cumberland ; James Hind marsh
Barnes, Bath ; John Viorace, Ashby-de-la-Zouch; John
Webb, Watkins ; Wm. Bird, Stroud, Gloueestersnire ;
Win. Curran, Youghali, Ireland ; A. W. Marshall,
Birkenhead.
FIRE AT KENSINGTON.—Yesterday morning the pre-
mises belonging to Mr, Silas Martin, known as the
King's Arms Tavern, High-street, were totally destroyed
by fire.
DESTRUCTION OF POTTER'S COACH FACTORY AT CHEL-
SEA.—Ye.terday morning at an early hour the extensive
premises belonging to Mr. Potter, coach and carriage-
builder to the royal family, situate in Westbourne-place,
Sloane-square, Chelsea, were destroyed by fire.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Dock
Company, held -yesterday, the accoutato were submitted
for the six months ending December kat, and a dividend
was declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free
of income tax.

THE QUEEN v. CAPTAIN ERLA3L—The trial of Cap-
taM Eriam for the abduction of Miss Rose Goodman,
has been specially appointed to take place in the Court
of Queen's Bench, on Tuesday, before Lord Campbell.
RAILROAD DEPRECIATION IN THE UNITED STATES.—
We see it stated,that a railroad in the western part of
the State-,—which road cost 4,000,000 dole.—has been
sold for 400,000 dole., or at the rate of about 122 c. on
the dollar. Railways are of the greatest benefit to the
country they pass through, but as an investment railway
stock is about the' worst property one can have.—lreas
York. Herald..
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANOE.—Such a sight as that
which was yesterday seen in Lambeth Palace was, we
•enture to say, never witnessed before. It would not
be easy to imagine anything more beautiful, more touch-
kg, we had almost said, more sublime. In that Palace

were assembled together, under the presidency of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, men of all the leading Dis-
senting denominations—lndependents, Baptists, Wes-
- Methodists, Presbyterians, dm The object of the
gathering—got up under the auspices of Sir Calling
Eardley—was " to receive from the deputation, lately
sent to Berlin, a report of the proceedings in prepa-
ration for the Christian assembly in that city, next
September." Ia other words, the great purpose of
the meeting was to promote the views of the Evan-
gelical Alliance, which aims at bringing together, in bro-
therly harmony, good men of all rel gious bodies. Who
would ever have expected to see such a meeting,
for such a purpose, in the Palace of Lambeth, with the
Archbishop of Canterbury in the chair, and next but
one to his G-ace, the Rev. Dr. Steane, Baptist minister;
while in juxtaposition to other Diss3ating ministers of
various denominations, were to be seen the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Ripon, the Bishop of St. David'el,
and other Rirtht Rev. Prelates ? Such a spectacle was
a great fact. What yesterday took place in Lambeth
Palace will doubtless prove tb precursor of the speedy
breaking down of all those barriers which have hitherto
eepara'ed Churchmen from Dissenters. Not that we
mean that either body Is necessarily to relinquish its
denominational principles, but that all who hold tt e
same great Gospel verities, will, ere long, cordially unite
inspirit, and co-operate in the promotion of those im-
portant views of Divine truth, which they hold in com-
mon.