The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

MR. HENRY LESLIE'b CHOIR.

The second of an announced series of pudic con-
car's by Mr. Henry Leslie's well-trained choir took
place last evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms.
The programme consisted chiefly of concerted vocal
compo4it,ons without accoinpanimenf, and rarely,
indeed, have we heard a better performance of this
difficult species of music. The solo instrumentllists

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—namely, the celebrated Angelina and. Mr. Wiley
(pianoforte), Mr. John Foster (organ), Mr. Pol-
look (oboe), and Mr. J. D. Pawle (violin), also
d'stinguished themselves honourably ; especially
the lady, whose remarkable talent as a composer
was likewise strikingly exemplified in two " Lieder
Ohne Wort?," both very musicianly productions, in
the style of Mendelssohn. Madame Weiss, the
only solo vocalist, did ample justice to Mendels-
sohn's "Hear my Prayer," and was also highly
successful in Mr. Waley's song, "Sing on ye Little
Birds." On the whole the concert was most satis-
factory, and every way creditable to the artistic
taste and knowledge of Mr. Henry Leslie, who, we
should add, conducted the entire performance with
masterly skill.
The rooms were densely crowded.

ELECTION INT ELLIGENCE.

GLASGOW, THURSDAY.
CLOSE OP THE POLL.

Buchanan (Liberal)
Merry

5,979
2,943

Majority for Buchanan

EAST SUSSEX.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Lord Pevensey
Mr. Docbon 2,211

Majority for Lord Pevensoy... 89

SNAKES (NOT POLITICAL I).

Plutarch tells us, in a matter-of-fact sort of
way, that when Cato the Younger led his army
into Egypt he took in his train some of the peo-
ple called Paylli to charm the ferocity of the
snakes and cure their bites. Unfortunately their
secret (as well as that of the Ophipgenes, who cured
by touching the wound) has been lost. In its place
the police-commissioner of Bombay has been
lately compelled to resort to the only kind of
charm which in no age of the world ever yet lost
its pot?ncy. He reports that more deaths are oc-
casioned by snake-bites than by tigers, and the local
govornment have adopted his suggestion to offer
rewards for the destruction of the reptiles.
It results that three hundred a day are now
b iing killed,, and the hunt ers " shuffle off the mor-
tal cell" at the inspector's door, and receive
their eight annas for every ordinary snake and
twelve for every cobra. The bulk of those hitherto
destroyed has consisted of the foorsa, or whip
snake (whipper-in), the most ugly and venomous
of the whole species. Of this snake the civil
surgeon of Balntgherry reports (Bombay Courier
thtt "he knows uo remedy for its poison, ammonia
Wing of no avail, as in the bite of other snakes. It
appears that the poison does not act on the nervous
system, like that of the cobra (Query Cobdenites),
but on the bloo I alone."

MR. JOHN MACGREGIII, LATE M.P.—A. letter was
received yesterday from Mr. Macgregor, our late mem-
ber,
dated Boulogne, February the 28:1, and addressed
to ex Bailie Macgregor, in which Mr. Macgregor says
that nothing but bodily infirmity would have made him
so long silent, and for the last six months his health has
been greatly impaired, and that he still suffers fiom
severe and protracted illness. Finding his constitution
undermined, he says that he decided on resigning his
seat in Parliament, and proceeded direct to London for
that purpose. Mr. Macgregor further states that it was
not his connection with the affair of the Royal British
Bank, but painful infirmity, which caused him to resign
his seat in Parliament, as he found that it would be im•
possiblethere-
fore,
itf
wouldor him
ha tove
been perform
whrios duties
utte s ;
tod
e andpr
ive tGh
lent;
gtohwe r
oe f-
the opportunity of having an efficient member, when,
in reality, it ought to have three members in addition
to Mr. Hastie. Had be been able he would have com-
municated with his cinstituents, and he is desirous they
shonld be informed of the position ho is in.—North,
British. Daily Mail.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The report of this
company, just issued, states the amount of stock fraudu-
lently put forth by Red path to have been about 220,0001.
Against this there will be a set off of the houses and
property seized, the value of which the directors are not
at present prepared to estimate, although it is believed
in other quarters to be about 50,0001. It appears that
Redpath was installed in his important and uncontrolled
position at the economical salary of 2501. per annum,
and that the directors were at the time fully mare that
he hal been a successful speculator. They thought, how-
ever, that he was satisfied with his success, a result
ha,r,lly ever yet known in gambling history, and upon
hisfronaml skpi ng a
e cu la ti promise"tin sh ar to Abstain
eor stocksstai for
of
any
fu
ture
"from descrip-
tion f uu r
he was appointed registrar." This is their simple
avowal, and it remains for the shareholders at the meet-
ing appointed for Thursday next to express an opinion
upon it.
THE NAVAL COMMAND OF DEVONPORT.—As the period
approaches for the Commander-in-Chief Sir William
Parker, Bart , G.C.8.. &e., to strike his flag at Devon-
port, speculation is rife as to who is to succeed him in
the important command. In addition to the officers al-
ready mentioned, Vice-Admiral Bowles, brother-in-law
to Lord Palmerston, and Vice-Admiral Sir Barrington
Reynolls, are named,