The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-29 00:00:00

MUSIC.

OWING MATCH EXTRAORDI
NARY AT OSTEND
ONE LONDON
WATERMAN VERSUS FIVE FLEMISH
1`,1!•—•The match made by some English and Fle-
taan gentlemen at Ostend, the former agreeing to
!•produce One London waterman to row against four
tend boatmen and a coxswain, came off on Thurs-
day last. Very, considerable interest was excited, and
number of gentlemen, we are informed, left Lon-
don in the Waterman steam-boat, No. 10, in order
n witness the contest, the vessel reaching her desti-
i,il§3n in nine hours and twenty-six minutes. Robert
_ewell, of Battle-bridge-stairs, London-bridge, a
s
rat-rate waterman, and the winner ofthe chief prize
111 the 11 ' scu ees match at the Thames Regatta, was se-
, ~.'tec,ted to contend against the Belgians, and he
l.:srted. on Wednesday for Ostend, accompanied by
."-obert Coombes, of Millbank, the champion of the
;4_ s
wlia_sert,-- ig taken Newen - ;lace
11 the event of illness or any unforseen circumstanced
4...aPPening to the latter. They took with them the ex-
`r
rtiely light and admirably constructed sculters' boat
e'
built by Wentzell and Cownden, of Lambeth, in
"411 ch Newell rowed and proved succes-ful last summer
%t 'Parley, and which is now the property of Captain
Tollemache, who kindly allowed her to be taken
Reross the water. The match was originally stated
for 1001. a-side, but the Flemish men could only
• get hikked for 401. a-side, and the stakes were duly
V____°,stea at Mr. Guy's, the steam-packet Hotel, Ostend,
hereat few bets were made on the result. On
• the tnorni
to'the n'? of the eventful day thousands repaired
e of action, the weather being extremely
propitious.
Bruise- A vast number arrived by railway from
theu 51 Bruges, and Ghent, and the path alongside
wide and extensive canal leading from Ostend to
,whom were
was thronged with spectators, hundreds of
• • inn were on horseback, the great majority of per-
sons
thfiassembling at the starting place, others preferring
.nishing point, at Bruges, the distance to be rowed
being twelve miles in still water. The note of pre-
tataati'an • was sounded shortly before one o'clock,
7cl; on Newell and Coombes launching the boat
the canal at Ostend, the Belgians seemed stunned
her lightness and beautiful construction,
•. .and what little betting there was at the time imme-
'Lc ately ceased, no one, as we are informed, being found
fcalrageous enough to speculate his money on the
very
r t large- oo k ngig, but it was a comparatively light and
boat of the sort, 27 feet long and 2 feet
:,inches in depth, with round oars, having tremendous
'wades, enough to pull the men's arms off after rowing
long distance. The crew, it is said, averaged 131st.
each, their average height being sft. llin., and age 25
• years; one of them stood 6ft. lin., and they were
In;4llseular and robust looking fellows. They had no
of stripping to their work like our London men,
..n.t 'wore striped shirts and blue trousers, and they
a„ ""tainly appeared determined to take the shine out
of the, Thames waterman if possible. Newell was
attired in white drawers and white Guernsey, and
looked particularly fresh and in excellent spirits,
r,
voo
,MbeS having, it may he said, taken especial care
~,
him, giving him occasionally long runs to get his
• :wind in proper order. By the side of his oppo-
''' 11,/,,Lnts, Newell might be compared to General Tom
• dumb alongside a well-grown child of the same age ;
• 'lit even the disparity of size did not increase the
'eanfidence of the friends of the Belgians, who still
'fused to speculate any more money on the match.
Sewell
rowers having taken their respective sides,
."Newell on the south and the Ostend boatmen on the
litlth, they started by the report of a pistol at two
tnid:ites before one o'clock. Newell, in a few strokes,
tool lead, and before they had rowed 200 yards
he was at least half-a-dozen boats' lengths a-head.
• tie3pite ~,the. strenuous exertions of the fout-oared
e.,r.ew, t aculler's boat gradually increased her
'4,l4taneehe in advance, and when half the journey
'clwitrds Bruges had been completed, Newell had a
-;lad of six minutes and a half. He, however, con-
'tuned his course at nearly, if not quite, the same
Peed as at the commencement, and pursuing the
• even "teriour of his way,
arrived at the goal a
R ea
'ore
-winner, completing the twelve miles, and, as
wetore stated, in still water, in one hour and forty-
.'
L."' minutes, beating the Belgians by upwards of
Zeive minutes, amid the cheers of the immense
•—'llwds assembled.

TAE EARL AND COUNTESS OF JERSEY'S GRAND
?~tTD
splendid entertainment was given on Friday by
MI/aster of the Horse and Countess of Jersey, at the
;
,‘",;''''',...ll`nransion in Berkeley-square. The. Countess's assembly
Preceded by a sumptuous banquet, for which covers were
11_
for twenty.two. His Serene Highness Prince Edward
Ilfr,S.aae Weimar, his Excellency the French Ambassador and
u.onntess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke
1/44 Puchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Salisbury, his Ex
„ -
vuellty Baron Nieumann, the Lord Chancello , Lady
r LyV is-
n
1,,....--'
and the Hon. Miss Copley, Marquis of Granby,
d
mount Curzon, Ear( of Brownlow and Lady Caroline Cust,
221 V Augustus Somertet, Lord Lovaine, Viscount Ossulston,
were among the guests of the Noble Earl and Countess.
• 'll the latter part of the twining the entire suite of elegant
:limns were cast open for t,he romeption of a brilliant circle
raP, leading nobility. Tile status* end apartments gene-
-1.,17-Were adorned by the choicest Aow,etis and rare exotics.
`uert were nearlySive hundreApersons preaalkt•
DISTRESSED I`l EEDLENYOSIRE t00ND.0N.74 vpcal
and instrumental concert, in aid of the funds of ,this charity,
v
„ha: given on Friday at Covent-garden, and if the rminter of
the Idience be any index of the amount of funds given to
Society, we regret to say, they must have had more to
ley than to receive, for a more wretched house we never
it'u% Among the vocal and instrumental performers who
141;43 1 gave their assistance, we may mention Miss Romer,
Sara Flower, Mr. Leffler, Mr. Edney, Signor F. Lablache,
Madame Drikken, M. Moscheles, and Signor Benedict, but
tat all this talent we cannot say much for their execution,
on such an occasion we have no desire to be critical
Laeed we have no ground—for the emptiness of the house
sufficient excuse for the spiritless performances of the
~.!i•TTEMPT TO POISON --On Friday, at Norwich, a
mat, following the profession of an artist was commit-
' for trial on a charge of attempting
.to poison his mother,
Zl'ged lady, named Meek, residing in Cathedral-closer in
at
City, Th •e
young man's name is Joseph

WILSON'S EDITION OF THE SONGS OF
SCOTLAND.—Book VI.
The present number of this classical national work
contains " 0, weel may the boatie row," "Up in the
morning early," "The maid that tends the goats,"
"My Nannie s awa'," " The land of the Leal,"
" Bonnie Lizzie Baillie," " Busk ye, busk ye,"
" Highland Mary," "John Anderson, my Jo," " What
ails this heart o' mine," " We're a noddin," and
" Logie o' Buchan." Each song is preceded by a
short introduction, giving a history of the author,
Iwhere known, and also of the song itself. The pre-
sent number is characterised by the same care in the
getting up which has been exhibited in the produc-
tion of Mr. Wilson's previous publications on the
subject of Scottish song. No musical library can be
considered as complete without this collection, which
is not a mere ephemeral publication, but a work for
all time.

THE MAESTRO. Nos. I. to V.
This is a new musical weekly periodical which as-
sumes much higher ground than any of its predeces-
sors. It aims at being what the musical periodicals
of Paris, conducted by Fetis Berlioz, and other notabi-
lities, are. Its Continental musical intelligence is full
and valuable. Its criticisms are certainly not milk
and water : the critic wields a scourge, and wields it
with a strong arm, albeit we demur to the justness of
many of his strictures. The,great danger to which
an exclusively musical periodical is exposed is that of
becoming the organ of a clique—this is a rock on which
many of its predecessors have split, and which, we
trust, the conductors of the Maestro will carefully
avoid. We perceive by an announcement in No. IV.
that an entire change has taken place in the editorial
department of the journal, and we therefore abstain
from animadverting upon certain ill-natured and un-
just attack, upon a talented composer, which ap-
peared in the earlier numbers. There is one feature
of excellence by which the Maestro is very pleasantly
distinguished from its fellows ; with each number two
pieces of music are presented to the subscribers.
Among those who have already composed pieces for the
.zestro are Duprez, Jullien, Musard, De Witte, cola,
and Benedict.

MR. TEMPLETON'S MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Mr. Templeton produced his new entertainment,
entitled " Lays of the last great Scottish Minstrel,
Sir Walter Scott," at the Hanover-square Rooms, on
Friday evening last, with most unqualified success.
The libretto of this entertainment is excellent—it is
replete with interesting anecdotes of the " Anosto of
the North," which were admirably given by Tern-
pleton, whose enunciation is remarkably distinct, and
who reads beautifully. The first song was " Jock
of Hazeldean," which was sung with great feeling,
and was much applauded. The beautiful lines from
the " Lay of the Last Minstrel"—" And said I that
my limbs were cold," were equisitely recited. They
were followed by the air, " In peace love tunes the
Shepherd's reed," which was given with great feeling
and rapturously encored ; and then came the well-
known " Young Lochinvar," which was sung with
great spirit. " Where shall the Lover rest," was
given with exquisite feeling and expression.; and the
first part concluded with " The Last Words of Mar-
mion. ' This splendid song, the composition of the
late Dr. Clarke, of Cambridge, was given with more than
the general effect of Templeton's execution: His taste-
ful transitions from the forte to the piano, on the con-
trary, as the sentiment required, were executed with
much taste and tact, in all the songs, but it was more
particularly marked, because more called for in this
glorious composition, in which admirable effect was
given to the contrasted expression of the fire of the
battle, and the physical feebleness of Marmion, as
life ebbed from him. The gem of the evening, how-
ever, was the exquisite song, from the "Lady of the
Lake," "The heath this • night must be, my bed,"
which was given with exquisite pathos and power,
and rapturously encored. Had it not been out of
regard to the physical powers of the vocalist, its re-
petition would have been called for a second time ' • as
it was, there was a strong disposition manifested on
the pare of the audience to insist on a double encore.
"'Tis merry, 'tis merry in fairy land," was very
cleverly sung. "There was a Marechal of France"
was loudly encored. This, which bids fair to become
one of the most popular of Templeton's entertainments,
was given under the immediate patronage of his
Royal Highness Prince Albert and the members of
the " London Scott Committee," and between the first
and second part, Mr. Templeton sang in honour of
his Royal patron, a- loyal and patriotic ballad, corn,
posed expressly for this occasion, entitled " Hail to
the Prince." The proceeds of. the entertainment
were handed over, by Mr. Templeton to the Scott
Monument Committee—a delicate and appropriate
method, on his part, of testifying his veneration for
he memory of Scotia's most gifted son. The enter-
:ainment was very fashionably attended.

THE CEOLOPHON ORGAN.
On Saturday we visited. Mr. Blagrove's New Con-
cart-room, 71, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square,
for the purpose of hearing the Nottingham cEolophon
Organ. Mr. Myers, the inventor was in attendance
to exhibit its construction. The sound is produced
in the same manner as the seraphine, by passing a
stream of air over springs of metal, but by an im-
proved patent process, the invention of r. Myers,
the tongues of metal producing the sound, instead of
being attached-to fixed metal supports by means of
screws, are cut out from the supports themselves,, so
there is none of that unpleasant jarring sound which
is so often found in the seraphine. This instrument
has two sets of keys, and five stops—the diapason
double diapason, principal, soft diapason and reed,
with separate pedal bass, manual coupler and pedal
coupler. Mr. Putkiss performed several popular over-
tures and other pieces for the purpose of exhibiting
the powers of the instrument, which for its size (not
exceeding that of a very small chamber organ) are
enormous. The Colophon organ is certainly the
best substitute for the organ that has yet been offered
to public notice.

The precise reasons for the recal of Lord Ellen
borough by the Court of Directors of the East. India
Company were yesterday the subject of much discussion
in, political circles. Nothing official has yet transpired
to satisfy the public curiosity on this point, but we un-
derstand that the strong measure of the Court Of Di-
rectors proceeds not so much.froin any objections to the
general policy of. Lord Ellenborough as from considera-
tions of minor importance. It is said that the bearing
of.his Excellency towards the Court was not marked, in
their opinion, by sufficient deference to their high autho.
rity—that he did not, in fact, accommodate himself
enough to their wishes and expectations in matters par-
taking rather of the character of detail in his govern-,
went than of general direction.—Merver.
RESPITE OF MARY FURLEY.-011 Saturday, about
four o'clock, the Sheriffs received a communication from
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, stating
that her Majesty had been pleased to respite the sen-
tence of death passed at the last session of. the Central
Criminal Court, on Mary Furley, during her Majesty's
royal pleasure. When the respite arrived at Newgate,
four of the Aldermen of London and a Member of Par-
liament,. distinguished for his philanthropy, were pre-
sent, anxiously awaiting the result of their exertions.
The moment the important information arrived, it was
at once communicated to the -wretched woman, .by the
Ordinary of Newgate, and other official personages. The
poor creature, on receiving the information that her life
would be spared, burst into a flood of tears, and when
she had somewhat recovered her self-possession, ex-
pressed her gratitude in the warmest terms to the gen-
tlemen who had so kindly interested themselves in her
behalf. It is not at present known what her commuted
sentence will be, but it is expected that she will undergo
a very short imprisonment.
REMOVAL or CONVICTS.—On Saturday morning,
at an early hour, seventy-nine prisoners, whe had been
convicted at the late sessions of the Central Criminal
Court, and sentenced to transportation, were removed in
the van from that gaol to the Penitentiary it Millbank,
there to undergo a short imprisonment preVious to their
being taken on board the transport ship which is to
convey them to Botany Bay. Among them were Wil-
liam Henry Barber, Joshua Fletcher, and. Henry Saun-
ders, the parties convicted of the late will forgeries, the
two former having been sentenced to be transported for
life, and the latter for seven years. There were also
among the female convicts the lady shoplifters, Mrs.
Earnshaw and Miss Wills, whose cases excited so muck
interest a short time since. Both Barber and Fletcher
were extremely low spirited.
Mr. Hanbury Hall still continues in a very preca-
rious state. The answer to inquiries in Portman-square
during the last few days has been that his indisposition
continued alarming.
Mr. Manning, the Comptroller of the Customs at
the port of London, has retired on full salary of 1,000/. a year.
Mr. Manning has been nearly, if not quite, half a century in
the service of the Crown,
DEATH OF SIR TIMOTHY SHJLLEY, BART.—This
venerable Baronet expired on Wednesday last, at his seat in
Sussex. He was son of the first Baronet, and was bora in
1756. In 1791 he married Miss Pinfold, daughter of Mr.
Charles Pinfold, of Effingham, Surrey. On the death of his
father, in 1815, he succeeded to the Baronetcy. His grand •
son, Mr. Percy Florence Shelley, inherits the family honours,
being the son of Mr. Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet, and
Mary Wolstonecroft, the authoress of " Frankenstein," who
was daughter of Mr. Wm. Godwin, the celebrated author of
H Caleb Williams." The present Baronet is in his twenty-
fifth yk‘v•
POOR-LAW ADPITORS.—(From a Correspondent.)
—lt is said that there is an intention of disposing of the pre-
sent auditors under the poor-law, and substituting district
auditors. A district auditor will audit for severe unions,
attending, most probably, at the union houses periodically •
audit, and giving notice for parish officers when to meet him
with their accounts.
MASTERS AND SERVANIB.—Mr. H. G. Knight is
one of the tender nurses of the Masters and Servants
Bill now in Parliament; and if the infant be well nursed
what a " monster" it will prove ! Meetings throughout
the country are holding, for the purpose of petitioning
Parliament against this infamous Bill. It is a lamentable
fact that, since the Tories regained power, we have had
nothing but fresh oppressions pod tyranny.---Nottingham
Review.