The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1861.

THE VOCAL ASSOCIATION-ST.
JAMES'S HALL.

It was with very sincere pleasure that we at-
tended the First Subscription Concert of the
season given by this admirable Association
last evening. Discriminating applause from
an appreciating public has placed these
concerts in the high ranks of musical enter-
tainments, and they now form a solid and attrac-
tive feature to all who can estimate and enjoy the
elevating delight derived from artistic playing and
perfect singing. Great praise is due to DI. Bene-
dict for the energy and devotion he has exhibited
in rendering the Association so efficient and com-
plete as it now is. He is no niggard with his time
or talent—whatever he undertakes he does well
and thoroughly, and his enthusiastic industry in
the general cause of the divine art of music fully
equals his genius as a practical disciple of it. We
cordially compliment him on the brilliant success
which attended the opening concert last evening
—a success well deserved by the pains bestowed on
the whole of the performances and arrangements
connected with it. The programme
_included a
choice selection from first class compositions, bear-
ing the warrant names of Handel, Mozart, Sebas-
tian Bach, Mendelssohn, Bishop, Benedict, and
others of world-wide fame. The instrumental
performers comprised Miss Arabella Goddard
as pianiste, Messrs. Dando and Westlake,
as violinists : Messrs. Webb, Pettit, and Reynolds
taking viol, violoncello, and contra-bass; and Herr
Oberthur the harp. Madame Laura Baxter and
Miss Banks were the solo vocalists, with a choir of
two hundred carefully trained voices, capable of
executing part-songs with harmonic precision not
frequently attained.

The concert commenced with " Misericordia
Domini," which was carefully given by the double
choir with very impressive effect. Benedict's
cradle song, " Sweet repose is reigning now," re-
ceived full justice from the twelve ladies who were
entrusted with it, and it was rendered with a finish
and delicacy which evinced that the singers had
their hearts in their work. Madame Laura Bax-
ter gave Handel's beautiful recitative and air
" Lascia chio pianga" in her usual style of excel-
lence," and Miss Banks sang " Mark the waves" in
a manner that elicited enthusiastic applause and an
encore. The air is a delicious bit of melody, and
was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, as
was also that plaintive and exquisite song
"By the sad sea waves," which Madame
Baxter was called upon to repeat. The
part songs, " Where art thou, beam of light," and
" Lovely Night," afforded ample proof of the high
training the choir voices receive—indeed the whole
of the music confided to the members of the asso-
ciation was interpreted with a correct expression
which reflects the greatest credit on all parties.
We must make speciEl mention of Miss Arabella
Goddard, whose power and skill on the pianoforte
are truly fascinating. Her themes last evening
were " Alla Tarantella," by Bach, and a " Fantasia
on English airs," by Benedict—the last creating an
earnest encore.

The hall was crowded with a most attractive and
delighted audience. The advent of these admirable
concerts was most auspicious in every department,
and we cordially commend them to the notice of
the musical public. The next concert takes place
on Wednesday, April 3, when a tempting pro-
gramme and sound artistic performances will doubt-
less insure the patronage so richly merited.

THE RANCLIFFE WILL CASE.—The cause of
Rumbold v. Forteath and wife haz been brought to a
conclusion at the Nottingham Assizes. It was brought to
try the validity of the will of George Augustus Henry
Anne Parkyns, Lord Rancliffe, and to obtait possession of
the mansion-house, park, &c., of Bunny. The real de-
fendant Mrs. Forteath, formerly Mrs. Hama Butt, to
whom he had bequeathed the bulk of his pro?erty, had
lived with Lord Rancliffe some 30 or 35 years, and, indeed,
up to the time of his death. The verdict was for the de-
fendant.

BRITISH SHIPS IN THEIR OWN PORTS.—The Board
of Customs have made an important concession, which will
considerably benefit the shipowners of the north-east ports.
Heretofore foreign vessels trading with England were allowed
exclusively to consume stores untaxed by the English Cus-
toms while in our harbours, whereas our shipowners and
their crews were obliged, as soon as their vessels entered an
English port from foreign countries, to consume stores taxed
by the Excise, as all the stores belonging to the ship were
immediately locked up by the Customs. The Board of
Customs have at length decided on placing British ships and
foreign vessels when in British waters on the same footing
a 3 regards the use of bonded stores. British ships in future,
when bound foreign, in our harbours, instead of having to
purchase (duty paid) articles for their crews to live on when
in the harbour, will be permitted to use their free goods on
board, the same as if at sea ; the same privilege is granted as
regards the use of surplus stores.

The CHURCH RATE BILL now stands for a third
reading on Wednesday, June 5, that being the earliest
available day on which the measure can be further dis-
cussed. The 22d of May was first named, but as that will
be the day on which the Hoise of Commons re-assembles
after the Whitenri holidays, there would have been no pro-
bability of securing a good louse, and the occurrence of
the Derby Day in the following, week necessitated the
delay of another week. Altiough the prolongation of the
controversy is not without it: disadvantages, it will afford
to the abolitionists an opportinity of making fresh efforts
to carry the bill through the h6use by a good majority,
and, more especially, the rurel parishes will be able, at the
approaching Easter vestries, to show, in a practical man-
ner, their determination not b have the impost perpetuated
in the country while it is given up in our large towns.

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES.—
The Right Hon. Sir John Yong, Bart., K.C.8., G. C.M.B
who has just been gazetted Governor of New South Wales,
in succession to Sir William Denison, K.C.8., promoted to
the Governorship of Madras, was born in 1807, and is the
eldest son of the late Lieut.-Colonel Sir William Young,
Bart., by Lucy, daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Frederick. He
was educated at Eton School and Corpus Christi College,
Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1829. He was called to the
bar, but did not practise. He sat for Cavan county in the
House of Commons from 18,1 to 1855 as a Conservative
and Liberal Conservative, or Peelite. In 1841 he was ap-
pointed a Lord of the Treasury, under Sir R. Peel ; in 1844
Secretary to the Treasury, on the break up of Lord Derby's
Government; in December, 1852, Sir John Young was
sworn of the Privy Council, and appointed Secretary for
Ireland—an offic,o which he held to the great satisfaction of
men of all parties till 1855. From 1855 to 1859 he was
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and was
made a K.C.8., besides being (necessarily) a G.C.M.G.
He married, in 1835, Adelaide Annabelle, daughter of Mr.
Edward Tuite Dalton (step-daighter of the Marquis of
Headfort), by whom he has no lime, and succeeded to the
baronetcy in 1848.

THE YELVERTON TRIAL.—The Rev. George
Gilfillan, in preaching on Sunday afternoon on the words
from Proverbs xxviii , 14, " Hsppy is the man that feareth
alway," alluded to the above trial, and denounced it as a
disgrace to the ago. He was disgusted with nothing so
much about it as with the profane use of the name of God
made both by the counsel and by the judge, as if it were to
rear and promote the morality of the land by public and
profane swearing—as if the judge thought he would get
men and women to keep the seventh commandment better
by openly bretking the third. To hear profane swearing
coming from the mouth of a judge was to him more dis-
gusting than to read the other ineffable details connected
with the male as well as with the female party in that mise-
rable trial.—Dundee Argue.

MRS. (FORBES) YELYERTON.—In reference to the
rumours that were circulated that Major and Mrs. (Forbes)
Yelverton had quitted Ireland for America, we have beon
requested to give the statement, so far as regards the lady,
a most unqualified contradiction. Mrs. Yelverton left
Kingstown for London on Wednesday, to join Lady Ash-
worth and her sisters.—Cork Examiner of Monday.

HEALTH OF LONDON. The Registrar-General's
return states that the deaths in London, which had fallen
to 1,238 in the previous week, rose to 1,279 in the week
that ended last Saturday. The average number of deaths
as obtained from corresponding weeks of ten previous years
1851.60, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,422.
The number registered last week is, therefore, less by 143
than the number that would have been returned if the
average rate of mortality had ruled. The births of last
week exceeded the deaths in the same prim' by 793.
Seventy-seven children ded in the week of whooping-
cor.gla, and of these so many as 9in Hoxton. There wore
only 2 deaths from small-pox. There were 37 from scar-
latina, and 13 from diphtheria. Eight infants died from
syphilis. Phthisis was fatal in 176 cases, whilst the cor-
rected average for corresponding weeks is 169. 't ho mor-
tality for bronchitis was law, 132 deaths having been re-
turned for the week, whilst the average is 178. The
mortality from pneumonia and asthma was also much below
the average. Fifteen women died after childbirth. Four
nonagenarians aro returned, all of whom were widows, and
the two oldest were respectively 95 and 97 years, A gentle-
man, aged 52 years, died of ulceration and perforation of
the ascum caused by a damson stone which he had swal-
lowed about eight months previously. Last week the births
of 1,066 boys and 1,006 girls, in all 2,072 children, were
registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of
the years 1851-60 the average number was 1,799.

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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

The Moniteur contains the conclusion of yester-
day's discussion of the Address in the Corps Legis-
latif.

,In reply to M. Plichon, who applauded the con-
duct of the Papal Zouaves, and violently attacked
King Victor Emmanuel, Count de Morny said:—
" You are at liberty to attack the Government, or
to defend its conduct, but it is neither courteous
nor courageous to attack the absent, even when
upon a throne."

M. Plichon pointed out the dangers arising for
France if she allowed three powerful empires to be
created around her, by which, he said, she would be
threatened. He advised the Emperor not to reckon
on the Russian alliance, and to return to the execu-
tion of the treaty of Villafranca.

M. Baroche said :—'4 I am about to reply to a
speech full of gall and bitterness. The Government
of the Emperor has never been attacked so violently
either in England or in Austria. He reproached M.
Plichon for having said that the name of Napoleon
111. had become the object of mistrust in Europe.
He was astonished at the praise lavished by M.
Plichon on Sovereigns who fought against France
at Solferino, and was surprised at the same speaker's
sympathies for certain Governments, and his in-
sults against Governments which were the allies of
France.

M. Baroche also refuted the accusation of dupli-
city and intrigue made against England, and justified
the policy of the Emperor in Italy, and especially in
Rome.

The Illoniteur, in its bulletin of this morning
denies that the Conference on the Syrian question
held a sitting on Monday last, and states that it
may be presumed that a sitting will be held at the
end of the present month.

TURIN, MARCH 13.

It is reported here that negotiations are being
carried on for the capitulation of Messina and
Civitella del Tron to.

ROME, MARCH 9 (via Marseilles.)

A demonstration of an extraordinary character,
which may probably lead to an early solution of the
crisis now pending, is said to be near at hand.
Alletz (a Swiss) has been appointed commander of
the Zouaves, in place of Becdelievre.

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY.
The Archduke Rainer has been appointed Cura-
tor of the Academy of Science.
In consequence of the establishment of the Coun-
cil of State, Count Thun, MM. Thierry, Salvotti,
Haimberger, and Wolkenstein have been relieved
of their functions as members of the Council of the
Empire.

ZURICH, MARCH 13.

A dreadful gale has raged on the Lake of Con-
stance. Two steamers came into collision. The
Bavarian steamer Louis sank, and 13 persons were
drowned.

PARIS, MARCH 12.

The Patrie announces that Auguste Balanqui
and Senique, the latter of whom is a journeyman
turner, have been arrested on a charge of belonging
to a secret political society. Both had come from
Londbn.

The Patrie also says :—" The Conference on the
Syrian question held a sitting yesterday. It is
said that an agreement on this question will soon
take place between the representatives of the
Powers."

The discussion of the address was continued to-
day in the Corps Legislatif.
M. de Segur criticised the Emperor's Italian
policy, and maintained that the English policy had
triumphed in Italy. He said, "England wishes to
surround us with great States, and to unify Italy
and Germany." " England is everywhere hostile
to the policy of France."

M. Plichon asserted that general disquietude
prevailed in all the countries of Europe, and said,
" The armaments are universal, as if preparing for
an approaching rupture." He criticised the Em-
peror's Italian policy, which he said was imposed
upon France by England. M. Plichon concluded
by defending the temporal power of the Papacy.

ROME, MARCH 10.

The Duke de Gramont has been charged to
announce to the Pope that the Emperor has dis-
avowed the speech of Prince Napoleon in the
Senate.

Several other persons have been exiled.
Reports current among the people fix the date
of the arrival of the Sardinians at Rome for the
18th inst.

A consistory has been held for the proclamation
of some new bishops.
The Frenchmen who had come to Rome to take
service in the Papal army have formed a club, and
are about to establish a newspaper.

VIENNA, MARCH 12.

The official lViener Zeitung publishes the diplo-
matic correspondence which passed during the
negotiations for the treaty of peace of Zurich, in
order to refute the assertions which have been
made in the French Senate respecting the obliga-
tions of Austria towards the individuals who
formerly belonged to the Hungarian Legion in the
service of Sardinia.

The same journal also announces that Count
Mensdorff Pouilly has been appointed civil and
military Governor of Gallicia, and that a separate
provincial Government, the seat of which is to be
in Czernowit z, has been granted to the Bukowina.

COPENHAGEN, MARCH 12.

The communications made by Denmark to the
Estates of Holstein have produced an unfavourable
impression at London and St. Petersburg, On
account of Denmark having eluded the question of
the budget, and not having granted the legitimate
demands of Germany.

THE HAGUE, MARCH 12.
The New Ministry will be composed as fol-

lows :
Baron Zuylen van Nyveldt Foreign Affairs.
NI. Godefroi
Baron van Heemstra interior.
M. van 'Pets de Goudriaan .... Finances.
Colonel v. Cassembroot War.
M. J. Loudon
M. Strens (Catholic)
M. Julles or M. Boscha (Protes- Cultus.
taut)
The official announcement is expected in to
Stoats Courant.

BERNE, MARCH 12.

The Sardinian Government has proposed to
Switzerland to appoint commissioners for the settle-
ment of the question of Ticino.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

Several journals state that the camp at Challons
is to be opened on the let of next month. It is at
first to consist of 40,000 men, divided into two

corps d'armee, and afterwards to be increased to
60,000.

The Tribunal of Commerce yesterday gave judg-
ment in the action brought by the Roman Railway
Company against Count de Germiny, as provisional
administrator of the Caisse Generale des Chemins
de Fer, for authorisation to raise 6,000,000 f. on
security of certain of its bonds and shares
claimed by the latter. This judgment was to the
effect that for the technical reason that the Roman
Railway Company is a foreign one, and has not been
authorised under the law of the 30th May, 1857,
to exercise legal rights, it cannot maintain an
action before a French court of law. The case was
therefore dismissed.

BOURSE, March 12,—The same stagnation in
affairs still continues, and, from the almost com-
plete nullity in transactions, prices may be almost
considered as nominal. Threes, for the Account,
are now at 68f sc. Little doing in Railways, but
without any material variation in prices, except
the Roman, which continues on the decline.
The following are the last quotations :-
41 per per Cents ... 95 75 , Credit Fonder 930
Do end month.... 95 751 Belgian 41
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B ! Roman
Bank Shares 2885 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 655 —1 Spanish Threes 4B
Do. Account 656 251 Home Debt