The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

THE SONGS- OF SCOTLAND'

MUSIC HALL, STORE STREET. ea,
Mr. Milne, the Scottish vocalist, gave an ante
tainment here last evening, and was honoured svi a
a numerous and delighted auditory, which evince/
the increasing popularity of this sweet singer °
Scottish melodies. We have at the present cle`lci
concerts "galore," as a Scotchman would sag, ¢D,
so various, as to suit the diversified taste of the 13„'.
merous lovers of that most rational and elevating elle:
joyment. An entire evening devoted to the siinP'
touching melodies of Scotland is a species of enter
iir
tainment which has been well supported ,
London, and in the hands of Mr. Mi`i3f-„t
whose talents and respectability fit him ,
the task, w e hope to see it revived. There
sweetness in his voice which gives much effect to t's§
tenderness of sentiment and mellowed plaintivepend
which characterise many of the Scottish songs lj-ti
airs ; while in the bold and humorous be c:cerlier.
power and fulness which display great natvol
your as well as artistic skill. "Lizzie Lindsay, sdea
" My Wife has ta'en the gee," were loudly app.lol
and encored. The Misses Smith are very effecti'le.ol
their phrt of the entertainment. They sing tbe ;rid
and duets with admirable taste and feeling. liwevi
Miss Julia executes her part with a precision I;iej
finish which at once show her to be an accomPiB,,ch
singer. The short introductory remarks to %so
song seemed to answer remarkably well the purßog
for which they were intended—that of elucidat`/,,e..
the subject-matter of the songs to which the"' :be
ferred, and gave the audience more interest in the"':
songs, because they were better understood.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE HOUSE OF CiODI SO
THIS DAY.—This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, en s. en,
dent, which bad well nigh proved fatal to several worft":,,-01
occurred in the Great Central Hall of the New 1106.,4
Parliament. It appears that several men were ang:l7 of
from an early hour this morning in raising a huge 251%tral
stone, weighing nearly three tons, to form part of the n! tbe
arch of the ball. The means of raising the stone were nYui,
"shear legs" and hand-pulleys. After three hours'to 0
the men had succeeded in raising the mass of stone
then
height of between fifteen and twenty feet, and they .011
commenced to " block it." The process of blocldng toe*
hardly gone through' when the ponderous weight of t.lO ,13,0d.'
which was then resting upon the two ropes of Cie 'herif
pulley, caused the wheels of the pulley to snap, and the 'for
legs at the same time giving way, down fell the steine• ,00r
tunately, just at the moment when the blocking Wan -
tbo
menced, several of the workmen went from underneath br
atone. When the stone fell there were but three rne by
!,
neath it ; fortunately, the fall of it was brAVlo.ieg
its coming in contact with a rope which was 54.`1110)
crossways between the three poles. In an instzlity and
of the men were drawn out in a senseless condition', of
conveyed to the hospital. When examined, Carss °_?froc.
the sufferers, was found to bare received a compoitotu
t eye.
ture of the skull, and a severe contusion over the in'anf' 00
Restoratives having been applied, he then complains"; os
intense pain in the back, he himself fearing tlia.!„..0.1.0001
broken. Another of the unfortunate men was 41".' the
Donoghue, but he escaped with only a severe bruise °I.I the
shoulder. Webb, the third sufferer, and foreman witb,
labourers, was immediately conveyed to his own holneept
it is feared, a broken leg. The melancholy affair was Pea in
great secret, not the twentieth part df the men engag

the works being made acquainted with it. to
• tit
NEW DEER PARK.—Lord Brougham is 0„°•o
to
convert some of his fine lands near Brougham Ilao.lipro'
deer park, the high walls of which are making rap'` frOo
Lress towards completion. It will be stocked by deer
owther.— Carlisle Patriot.
LAND RENTS.—It is a strange anoirsl9.'
although prices contini-:e longer low than is agreeable to ease
ties interested in agriculture, some farms lately out o op
have found tenants readily; one very recently at 32 for
vanced rent. Grass parks, too, are at as high rates •
merly.—Ayr Advertiser.•
`.OO.
SINGULAR CIECUMSTANCE.—A singular (;try
liealS
stance occurred in connexion with the arrang- .40e-
,,,
respecting the plans for the new Lunatic AP/
to be erected at Brentwood. The committee tofisi
gistrates met the architect at Brentwood on ota for
week, to inspect the various working drawiniyarellr
the building, preparatory to the quarter session. The..„itteS
test was, however, compelled to intimate to the coineetl
that on the previous night the whole of the plans had
a abstracted from his office. Under these eircumstanc*:os;
committee were obliged to adjourn. The followini''
however, the architect attended at the quarter seesioo?„,
produced the plans in question, to regain which, he 540;."
had been compelled to pay the extraordinary sum '-
Essex Herald.
01$11
ELIZA. CHESTNEY.—This intrepid young If„.°°ol'
has been married recently. She visited Cambridge on -""5iot"
in company with her husband, on their wedding ex''llle; re'
She appears still to walk lame from the serious injarl 00
ceived from the fire of the murderer Rush, but in

respects she seems to have recovered her health.
ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, APRIL
whole of the Royal Artillery assembled on the guard air,
ing parade, at 9%30 A.M., to-day,in light marching or",„- 0011
is usual on Monday- mornings during the spring and
rited
for the commandant's inspection. The commandant arpjor
on the ground at ten o'clock, accompanied by Brigad°oid;
Bingham, and the troops marched past at slow 90-ia pc;
time. Notwithstanding the notice that a review 1011.5 sflp
take place to- day, so anxious were the public to witii,e"o
military display, that thousands arrived at Woolwict,,atil
early hour, many only to see the men return to barrac'' 050
the Royal Horse Artillery on their return from their •
exercises on the common.
toned

CLERICAL STIPENDS IN WALES.—A return, Ilit;isfe
for by Mr. John Williams, respecting the stipends returns
by the curates of churches in the diocese of St.
a,.'7,„..beSi
Bangor, St. David's, and Llandafl; shows that the Pt ,7013,„1
stipend given to Welch curates is 160/.. while a gre3" ""
of them are as low as 401. There are several instsoncL
which the whole of the curate's remuneration is only 3v
annum. —.013

IRTHS. pia'
On the 21st inst., at Norwood, the lady of A. S.— -n
•
Esq
0., of a son. -nolo°ll'
On the leith inst., in Billiter-square, Mrs. Thomas
of a daughter. ° f gr.
On the 2 Ali inst., at Amersham, Bucks, the W..-
F. Charsley, of a daughter. el0ce
On the 21st inst., at the Rectory, Hope Mansell,
fordshire, the wife of the Rev. B. Swift, of a datighte“

40'
ABD.
On the 28th ult., M. Teevan,RlE
Esq., of Gloucestievra"ttolb
Hyde-park, to Frances, only child of the late iir•
Esq., of Shirley, and of Woodside, Surrey

DIED
ed
On the 18th inst., at Boulogne-sur-M ag
er, 56, 1°jot
ebb, Iv ,
Malcolm Nicolson, late of the .Bengal Army.
On the 17th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Roberti Chefr
Esq., late of Camphill, near Birmingham, but now ci"
,00"
,
tenham, aged 62.
On the 18th inst., at Richmond, William Billi/3'o
jun., Esq. .1,1406'
On the 19th inst., at Edwards.terra.ce,Comrnerel ~
Peckham, Lieutenant William Rule, R.N , aged 65. s
ire'
On the 20th inst., at Elm-grove, Ealing, FBllll tiff
second daughter of Spencer Percival, Et:q. WOO.: '
On the 2 •th inst., Magnus Gibson, Esq., °I
....-7'-' A
road, Rintsgate, aged 70.
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