The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

COVENT.GARDEN THEATRE.

The Oratorios commenced lost night at this
Theatre with iIANDE Cs Messiah, under the able management
of Sir GEORGE &waive. The instrumentel band was full and
select, and led by Mori ; and the vocal possessed the rare
union of Mr. Brabant, Miss Stephens, Miss Paton, and
Mr. Philip's. After the Overture, the latter department
was opened by Mr. Brabant, with " Comfort ye my
People." On his first coming forward, he was greeted
with continued cheers. After ha%iug given the recitative,
and the following air of " Every Valley," he descended at
the close of the air, in the chromatic scale, in as beautifully
delivered so:knot°, which proved to the connoisensa that he was
in exquisite voice, and unimpaired power. Miss Stephens sung
with bewitching expression the recitative, " And, lo!" The
concluding words," And they were sore afraid," were classically
conceived, and subs with a delicacy of expression seldom brought
into practice, her voice terminating in a very fibre. Miss Paton
was encored in the air, " Rejoice," which she gave in a style
somewhat unique, considering that the Atessiali was the subject
of the night; taking it, however, as an effective performance, it
was beautifully given in the florid style, and created much po-
pular applause. The Chorus " For unto us a Child is born '
was got up in a truly masterly style, and was very deservedly
encored. Miss Love sung remarkably well, and from the si-
multaneous applause which she received from all parts of the
house, it is evident she can be a strong favourite as long as she
keeps apart from incongruous ornament, and expresses her
words as she did last night. The Air, " But thou didst not
leave," was sung by Mist Stephens, and encored with enthu-
siasm ; and the Air by Mr. Braham, " 'thou shalt break,"
was encored. This Air was sung with more of theatric effect than
any other song of the night; indeed, it appears to be the only
song in the "Messiah" that admits of it, though, perhaps,
not to the immediate length which Mr. Brabant went on this
ozcasion. " I know that my Redeemer," by Miss Stephens,
was given most divinely. Mr. Phillips displayed his sweet
baritone voice to great advantage, and Miss Goward sung a
solo with effective voice and manner. Miss H. Cawse in " lie
shall feed his Flock," was just and free from Affectation, chewing
much true and graceful schooling, together with a clear and dis.
tinct utterance. The choruses were well got up, and their su-
perintender deserves in the commencement of the season much
praise for the preciseness sad accuracy with which they have
been brought before the public. I Trii the whole the " Mes-
siah" of Handel has not been for 'many years presented at our
Theatres in a more pleasing and more clas..:ic form, Every
thing went off with the utmost satisfaction, and without one
single blemish. The house was well filled at the commence-
meat, and at half-price. there Was an overflow. The general
impression es to the execution of ilatidel's music is, that it
admits of no ornament, and as far as it was posSible, consist-
wily with the taste of the present day, the principle Singers
remained true to the adoption attach a principle,

()arum or ORATOIIIOS.—The anniversary of
the Martyrdom of Charles 1., by closing the theatres for theatri-
cal purposes, leaves them free for the occupation of speculators
on the musical taste of the town; and the different bills of fare
last night shelve the rivalry to he expected during{ the ensuing
Oratorios, which are this year to be given at Covent-garden
and the King's Theatres, Drury-lane retiring frr.m the contest.
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department;
and Sinclair, Sepia and Caradori, its leadersn in the
affbrd high treats to the amateurs of sacred music. Tradition
tells us that the Oratorio owes its origin to Felippo
Neri, who flourished in the middle of the sixteenth
century, and was the founder of the Roman Socicty
called the Oratory. He made a 4reat step to the modern Ora-
torio, by dividing a kind of musical mystery into two parts,
one sung before and the other after the sermon. The interest of
the auditors being excited by the commencement, Nrat's ob-
ject was effected, by inducing the congregation to remain during
the sermon. The first Sacred Drama, or Oratorio, was called
L'Aninsa c Corpo, and was perfonntsl in the Oratory of the
Church of Santa Maria della Vallicells, at Rome, in the year
1600,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
STATE or TRE ODDS...ZETTING-ROOM, JAN* 30.

5 to 1 agst Monarch
11 tot agst,Tredrille C.
11 to 1 agst Grarnarie
14 to 1 agst The General
20 to 1 apt Adiance
22.t0 1 apt Panic

11 to 2 apt Pawn
7 to 1 apt Fillagrse
13 to 2.agst Mignonette
11 to 1 agst Moses

DERRY.
1 22 to 1 apt Sophist
25 to 1 agat Pranks
28 to 1 agst Rowena
30 to 1 agst the Baron
30 to 1 agst Bolivar
30 to 1 agst Pluto.
O KS.

i)OXG:ISTEIi
15 to 2 *got Bedlamite
23 to 2 agst Belzoni
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12 to 1 agst Crusader
20 to 1 agst Barataria

12 to 1 agst Elizabeth
14 to 1 i►_gs Henry
15 to 1 apt 80-peep.

ST. r,ECEIt.
to I agst Calypso
25 to 1 agst Br. to Farm,
40 to 1 agst Br. to Barefoot.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
ItiEIITINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Sabena'
Down ; Friday, at Stephen's Castle Dower.
The Hampshire Hounds, on Tuesday, at Brookwood;
Thursday, at Preston Oakhills ; Saturday, at Candover
Church.

N. F. H.—Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on Thursday, at Brocken-
burst Bridge; Saturday, at Eaglelnirst.
Mr. Wickstead's Hounds, on Wednesday, at the Blue Boar,
at Walkerton ; Satui day at Bradwell.
'Warwickshire Hunt.—Mr. Bay's Hounds, on Tuesday, at
Ktneton ; Thursday, at Aron Dauet ; Saturday, at Lighthorn
Vi

The South Wold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at
Wilksby Mill ; Thursday, at Kennel ; Saturday, at Tathwell.
The Badsworth minds, on Tuesday, at Wooddlorpe;
Thursday, at I lam pole Inn ; Saturday, at Cudworth.
Sir G. Sitwell's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Satton Hall ; Fri.
day, at Norton.
The Lambton Fox Hounds,on Tuesday, at Harbour House;
Thursday, at -Elemore • Friday, at the Kennel.
The Hurwnrth Fox dounds, on Tuesday, at Newsham Bank;
Fri:lay, at. Yarm Bank.
The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Seg.
hill ; Friday, at Linden.

• Ninety.nine horses are entered for the Doncaster Great Saint
Leger Stakes, to be run for in September.

CIVITTA VECCHIA, JAY. 13.-M. TEMA, the
Diplomatic Agent for the New South American
States at the Court of It amp, is at present resident
here: he is actively 'engaged in correspondence
with the Cardinal Secretary of his Holiness the
Pori. M. VIDIGAL, from the Emperor of BitA-
rtr,, is also here, charged in likeinanner with a
diplomatic mission. His latest communication to
(tome was to solicit the honour of an audience
with the Wearer of the Triple Crown.
TIIE CORN LAWS.-011 Tuesday evening, a
meeting was held in the Manor Court room,
Manchester, to take into consideration the pro.
priety of petitioning for the repeal of the existing
Corn Laws. There were from 1,500 to 2,000
persona present, principally of the working classei;
but there were amongst them a considerable num.

ber of the more wealthy inhabitants of the town,

attracted less perhaps by the importance of the
subject discussed, than by the desire to be the
auditors of an eloquence which few supposed to
be possessed by the working people, till we gave
reports of some of their meetings. After much
discussion, a petition against the Corn Laws was
voted, and it was resolved that Lord Stanley
should be requested to present it to the !louse
of Commons, and the Earl of Derby to the [louse
of Lords.—(Manchester Gazette.)
His Majesty's Proclamation, ordering the gold
and silver coins of Great Britain to circulate in Ireland at the
same nominal as well as real value as in other parts of the
United Kingdom, was read on Wednesday at the Cross, by the
Heralds, with the usual form al i i eti.-(l.ldinburgl4 Observer.)
DUEL—Wednesday morning a hostile meeting
took place at Armagh, between JAMES EnwAtto
DEvEnzux, of Carrigmenan, county Wexford,
Esq. and JOHN HYACINTH TALBOT, of Talbot
nail, In the Same county, .Esq. After the first
fire an adjustment was effected, and 'happily no
injury was sustained by either party.—qifiater-
ford Chronicle.)
We think it necessary to laform the holders
of notes of the banks of Messrs. WENTWORTH and
Co., that they will be allowed to rave for such
only as they can upon oath affirm they have re.
ceived before Dec. el, the date of the commis-
sion of bankrupt.—(Wakefield Journal.)
floym. ACADEMY or Mosta—We are glad to
find this Institution so prosperous ; we have seen
,
tne benefit of the' Coraereatoire on the continent,
and hope the happiest result from this attempt in
England. . • I

An Embassy was sent by Louis XIV. to Siam,
of which Mr. La Loubere was one of the mem-
bers, and the work of this gentleman on Siam may
be, even at this day, considered as one of the
most authentic that was ever published, and
as free from any thing like fabrication or ex-
aggeration. The object of this mission was

to entreat the King to embrace the Christian
religion, and strange as it may appear, it was
azcotnpanied by Ministers and Priests who
were to enforce its doctrines,and the Ambassador
was furnished with a letter front his Most Chris.
dab IthiestY to him of Siam, entreating him to
lay aside the idolatry of his forefathers, and to
embrace the religion of Christ, The reply of
the King to this modest request was such an one
as would have done honour to a member of the
Society of :Jesus, and was at once,, eloquent,
gumentative and elegant. I have not got a copy
of it before me, but as far as I can recollect, his
Siamese Majesty stated that he was sorry he could
not comply with the request of his brother
of France, and urged that as' God had* shewn
love of variety by creating so many. races of men
in the world, so he had shewn his love for it
still further, by infusing into them different
minds and opinioni. That for his parts be WllB
satisfied that if God had wished him to be
Christian, he would have created him one ; and
that in becoming one now he was certain that he
should be opposing God, for which reason he
could not gratify his brother King by becoming'
his convert.—( Venal Hurkary.)
DEATiI BY SKATING,..--A young Gentleman,
of the name of FAERMANT I.st Wits drowned on Sunday whilst
skating with others' in a dam near the Lower Islington-road,
formed by the canal. He got into a hole from which the others
on the ice were unable to,extricate him.
AWFUL SUDDgN DEATIL*This morning, about
nine o'clock, as 'an elderly man, named WEBB,'
employed at Messrs. MAUDSLEY's Iron Factory,
opposite the Asylum, was walking along Mount
Terrace, Lambeth, ou his arrival near the Marsh
Gate he met, with an acquaintance named Clark,
and while in the act of enquiring into his welfare
the poor man suddenly dropped down and in.'
stand), expired. The bodtyhewa:hemcairsrvise:loinmmthee-
dspiaotte,iy
to
butthir
elyitaßlroopoakrslc, had fled.