The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDA Y MORNING, S

THE NORWICH FESTIVAL.

762
907
1,133

339
499
2,625
6,185
2,086
1,101
16,705
517

19,534

21,878
1,193
7,154
1,677

am .
az-.

533
87G
2,828
4,428
1,547

985
14,156

17,47

18,481
1,123
5,910

8,031
905
3,720
6,293
15,208
1,113
1,807
403
1,875
5,984
6,592
567

6,286
863
562

Nonwicn, SEPT: 17.—The first concert took place yester-
day evening. It opened with " God save the Queen," the
first verse sung as a solo, by. Miss Poole ; the second, as a
trio, by Hobbs, Hawkins, and Machin ; and the third, by
Madame Caradori Allan. The effect of the chorus was ex-
tremely grand. Alexander's Feast followed, forming the first
part of the concert. This composition was perhaps never
fetter performed. They played the music with the true ex-
pression and the utmost precision, and, in the accompani-
ments, did not overbear the voices. The vocal parts were
sung by Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Poole, Mr. Hobbs, Mr.
Hawkins, Mr. Machin, Herr Staudigl, and a fine chorus of about
WO voices. Mr. Hobbs sang his portions of the ode very chaste-
; his voice is scarcely of sufficient power to fill the hall, but
se sings with great expression, and delivers Handel's compo-
sitions in the legitimate style. Mr. Hawkins, a true Han-
lelian, acquitted himself uncommonly well. Machin had very
little to do, but that little was admirably executed ; as was
the portion allotted to Herr Staudigl, who gave the song
yhich Bartleman was once so famous for, "Revenge, Thno-
heus cries," in a firm and energetic style, and with wonder-
ful power. It was the first time this excellent vocalist had
aeen heard in Norwich ; and he was very enthusiastically
applauded. The ladies were in fine voice, and sang delight-
fully. The great charm, after all, in Alexander's Feast is the
:horuses. " The many rend the skies with loud applause,"
s one of the most elaborately-worked out of them. As
isual, Mr. Lindley played the violoncello obligato to Hobb3's
recitative and air, " Softly sweet, in Lydian measures," and
this, as well as the others, went well.
The second part contained a very good miscellaneous
.election. It opened with Mozart's symphony in G minor,
au exquisite composition, finely played. The parts were
sot repeated. Madame Caradori Allan sang an air from Ida
Ole Torre, an opera by Nini, very charmingly. The song
from Mozart's II Seraglio, " Ha! wie will ids triumphiesen,"
eras magnificently given by Staudigl, and encored. Madame
lrisi then made her debut at the Norwich Festival. Her
:eception was most cordial, and she sung " Bel raggio," from
Semiramide, in her usual brilliant style. The applause was
.very great at the conclusion. In the next piece, the beauti-
-'ul trio from Guilliaume Tell, " Troncar suol di." Mario and
E. Lablache also made their first appearance at these festi-
vals. The trio was completed by Staudigl. Master Day
then played one of De Beriot's cancertos (No. 3), on the
violin, and was warmly applauded. Schulaert's " Ave Maria,"
was most expressively sung by Mario. Miss Poole then
sang Benedict's pleasing son:-.3., "By the dark sea waves,"
from the Brides of Venice, delightfully. The exquisite duet,
Sull aria," which was exquisitely sung by Grisi and Cara-
ion Allan, and it would have been encored but for the late-
ness of the hour. A cavatina of George LinleY's, " The forest
4laile," introduced Miss Dolby to the festival. She accom-
ianied herself on the pianoforte, and sung it admirably. The
buffa duet, " Cop pazienza" (Madame Grisi and Signor F.
Lablache) ; the aria, "Tit vedrai" (Signor Mario) ; and the
iolacca and quartet, from I Puritani (Madame Grisi, Signor
Mario, Signor F. Lablache, and Herr Staudigl), concluded the
concert at a quarter past twelve o'clock.
Although the evening was very unfavourable, there were
quite as many persons in the hall as on the first night in 1842,
and no fears are entertained of the success of the festival. The
Bishop of Norwich and party, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
Colborne, the Deans of Norwich and Ely, Einund Wode-
house, Esq., M.P., and a large number of fashionables were
resent.

Noawrcw, Sairr. Ili.—On Wednesday morning, notwithstanding
,he unfavourable state of the weather, St. Andrew's Hall was crowded
with a gay and brilliant throng, who appeared to wait with anxiety
for the commencement of the perfor.nances, which took place exactly
At eleven o'clock.
Weber's "Hymn,"with which the performances commenced, opens
with a few solemn bars in which the double diapa sons of the organ were
heard with great effect. A charming quartet, "At his command re-
turning Spring " (Miss Dolby, Miss Poole, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr.
Machin), was sung with good taste. It concludes with a few bars of
chorus, on the words " The summer suns their radiance fling," which
hail a good effect. A bass recitative, " Behold, God is great," was
most impressively delivered by Staudigl, who, in the words " Ye sons
of men, your Maker's praise declare," gave full vent to the tones of
his noble voice. A chorale "In peace your souls possessing," was
:nest beautifully sung by Miss Dolby, Miss Poole, Mr. Hobbs,
and Mr. Mewkins. This chorale, a solemn devotional air, gave a good
idea of the majestic simplicity of that form of ecclesiastical music, and
was most impressively delivered, the voices of the singers being ad-
mirably sustained by the organ. Ane' her noble quartet and chorus,
" Jehovah reigns, he dwells in light," followed, which was charm-
ing!y sung by the vocalists already mentioned. This concluded
" The Hymn," which is in every way worthy the name of Weber.
A selection from the " Stabat Mater" of Rossini was then per-
formed, a composition which, though too theatrical in its
form for the Protestant Church, independent of the ancient hymn to
which it is adapted, contains many passages purely devotional. The
duet " Cujus animama " was admirably sung by Grisi and Miss
Dolby ; and Staudigl was steady and impressive in " Pro peccatis."
Grisi was splendid in the " Inflammatus." The unaccompanied
" Quando corpus," by Grisi, Miss Dolby, Mario, and F. Lablache,
was exquisitely given. The chorusses could not have better sung, and
the lovely Instrumentation of Rossini was finely executed.
The Seasons formed the second and third part of the morning's per-
formance. The principal vocalists were Madame Caradori Allan,
Miss Poole, Hobbs, Hawkins, Machin, and Herr Staudigl, who sang
the music allotted to them with every excellence.
The second concert, on Wednesday evening, was numerously at-
tended-. The scheme included an entire act of Don Giovanni, and a
miscellaneous selection. The former went off, on the whole, flatly,
though Mario's inimitable singing of " II mio tesoro," and the exqui-
site style in which the little trio in the finale to act lid,nbetADveoennoDttoavnnia.
Anna (Madame Grist), Donna Elvira (Miss Poole), i
(Mario) was given, procured an encore of those two pieces. In " Batti,
batti," Lindley's violoncello obligato divided the applause with Cara-
dori's singing.
There were some gems in the second part. Beethoven's symphony
in A was very well played. Madame Grist sang gloriously in Di
Mater, and was encored. So was Staudigl, in " Itleldier than the
cherry," and Miss Dolby in a Jacobite air, "Come off the Moors,"
when she substituted " Corns over to Charlie." Grist, Mario, F.
Lablache, and Staudigl, were encored in " A te, o Cara," which was
splendidly sung, and, but for the late hour, the duet, "Per Piacer alla
Signora," would have shared the same fate ; it was charmingly sung
by Caradori and F. lablache.
There is now no doubt of the success of the festival. The last left
a handsome surplus ; and this year the number which attended the
"'Hall during Tuesday and yesterday has exc:ctled that of the first
and second days of the last festival by 500 persons.

ORONER'S INQUEST.
Thursday a highly respectable jury was empannelled at the Royal
Mortar Tavern, Woolwich, before Mr. C. J. Carttar, to inquire into
the death of the seven unfortunate persons who lost their lives by
the explosion in the Royal Arsenal, on Wednesday morning last.
From all the information we could gather on the subject. it appears
that the deceased were the only persons in the building when the ac-
-1 eident occurred, so that the cause of the melancholy catastrophe is
at present involved in mystery. It appears that the building in
which the sufferers were at work was, in consequence of the explo-
sion, considered so unsafe, that a portion of it was immediately
pulled down, all the glass having been destroyed and the rafters on
tire. The remains of the unfortunate men were removed to another
building in the Arsenal for identifloation, awaiting the Coroner's in-
quisition. They did not scion to be much mutilated, there appearing
on some of them a few contusions. From what we could gather, it
appeared evident they had died from suffocation, the action of the
fire having nearly destroyed the greater portion of their clothes, yet
tom their personal appearance it was impossible to identify them ex-
cept from the remaining portions of their clothing.
The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the bodies. They
preeented a Most horrible spectacle, not a feature of any being re-
cognize-We, the whole of their clothing, with the exception of their
shoes, being entirely calcined, and the bodies 'scorched in a most
dreadfnl manner, the skin coming off at the touch.
Mr. Colquhoun, the solicitor to-the Board of Ordnance, was present
to watch the proceedings.
On the return of the jury witnesses were examined who Identified
the bodies of the deceased, after which
Joseph Carlisle, master turner in the Royal Laboratory, was exa-
mined, who stated that he had been engaged there 30 years. Yes-
terday morning about 10 o'clock he was in the shop, and heard
the explosion, when, seeing the smoke, he west towards the building
which was on fire. Asked where the persons at work in the
building were, and was told they were inside. Witness forced
the door open by running a barrow against it, when he discovered
bodiesopening the door close. The engines came sail commenced playing.
door witness saw that the bodies had no life in
.The bodies could not be removed until halt an hour after-
wards,oha the
m
in consequence of the rapidity of the flames. The method of
destroying the old fasces was by removing the priming, and then
splitting the wooden case by means of a steel chisel and wooden
mallet, the composition in the cases falling into a copper pan. For-
merly
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could process was gone through by means of a steel hatchet.
ld be no danger its splitting the cases unless the chisel came
in contact with some hard substance, such as grit. Witness could
not say whether there wasim any great accumulation of composition in
the copner pan, or of pring in the box into which that was first
emptied.
Mr. Colquhoun remarked, that the Board of Ordnance wished for
the most searching irquiry, to ascertain whether any preferable
mode could be adopted, or whether there was any fault.
This being the whole of me evidence to be brought forward this
e g
request
was adjoarued until ten the next morning.
The a h
nd
Coroner's inquest on the .bodies of the seven suf-
ferers who by the late explosion in the Ito, al Laboratory
toucpel ehe
department of the Royal Arsenal, wets resumed yesterday at the
Mortar
respectableTav jeurrn
Mr. J. Colquhoun attended as solicitor on the
part of the Board of Ordance. Colonel Cockburn, Lieut.-Colonel
; . I"°lsvich.
before C. J. Carttar, Esq., and a highly
Dansey, Licut.-Colonel Barney, and Mr. Coffin, the heads of the
departments In the Royal Arsenal, attended to watch the
proceedings, and to give evidence. The witnesses examined were
Colonel James Patterson Cockburn, Director of the Royal Labora-
tory Department ; Lieutenant Anthony Oldfield, of the Royal Artil-
lery ; Colonel Charles Cornwallis Dan.ey, Fire-master ; Mr. Wm.
COfti, the Deputy Storekeeper of the Laboratory ; and three of the
men employed in the department; but the following sammary con-
tain, all that can he gleaned from theireyldence as to this unfortunate
affair :—lt appeared that the deceased men were employed in
breaking up fusees in the shed in which the explosion occurred, which
was asot a building specially adapted for this purpose. The part
of the floor where the men stood was, however, covered over
with hides, and the whole of the floor was saturated with water.
The mode of breaking up these fusees, the tools for accomplishing
which were exhibited to the jury, was as follows :—The tube,
which is about ten or twe donenches long, is first emptied of the
meal powder, which is by boys. The fusee is then
taken to a copper pan, and placed on an iron chisel, when it
is struck with a copper knife by means of a wooden mallet,
the fusee is thus cleft open, and the composition falls into a
pan prepared for that purpose. The question before the jury was,
at which end the fusee had been struck ? because, if it was
placed ha an inverted position, a portion of the meal powder would
come in contact with the steel chisel, in. which case there was
great danger of an explosion. This was the eoursc generally
pursued, but Lieutenant Oldfield, who was accidentally in the
shed a few minutes before the explosion, swore distinctly that he
observed the men break the fusees in both positions. The men, it
appeared, also worked in nailed boots. Two men who had just
quitted the shed experienced a vary narrow escape, one man being
blown off a cart that was loading outside, the other being almost
stunned by the explosion. The jury, after a deliberation of nearly
en hour, at half-past twelve, delivered the following verdict :
" That the deceased were killed by the explosion of com-
bustible materials, but from what cause the explosion took place
there is no evidence to show." They also accompanied it with the
following note, which the Coroner read to Col. Cockburn, the head of
the departmeat :—" That the jury in returning this verdict in the
case of John Crake, beg to state, that without imputing any want
of caution to the authorities in directing tile mode of carrying
on the work which the deceased was engaged in, at the
same time submit for their consideration the propriety of discon-
tinuing the use of the steel chisel, and adopting, as formerly, the
copper knife ; and also, that the men ought not to be allowed to
work at such employment in nailed shoes or boots."
Col. Cockburn said, he intended in future to extract the saltpetre
by means of water, so as to avoid all chance of danger.

IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY SPECULATORS.--Share
Lists to be seen gratis from all the share markets in the
United Kingdom, at L. T. Gaskill and Co.'s, 14, Moorgate-
street, City, from which office railway and other adver
tisements are daily sent to the country and Irish and Scotch
newspapers by express parcels.
DEATH OF MA. DAVIS.—DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Mr.
Davis, one of the principal contributors to the Nation, died this
morning. He was under thirty years of age, and held a very re-
spectable positron at the bar. Mr. Davis was one of the very few
Protestants who allied themselves to Mr. O'Connell's Repeal Asso-
ciation. He was for some time the " Liberator's" pride and boast,
for on the so-called subject of " Irish Nationality," Mr. Davis, like
the other young Irelanders, conceived any means justified to obtain
the mysterious object. But Mr. Davis, of late, had fallen into bad
odour with the gentry of the Intimidation Hall, because he dared to
resist their assaults upon the Bequests Bill, and also, at a later date, the
new colleges. Ile dared to object to the cry of the old and young Libe-
rators, and Dr. 3i•Hale and Dillon Browne, for exclusive Catholic
colleges. Mr. Davis carried with him all "that was worth possess-
ing" of public opinion on these questions, and it is said it was a
mooted point with the Committee of the Repeal Association, whether
Mr. Davis and the other members of " Young Ireland" should not be
openly denounced as advocates of infidelity. Latterly we miss this
party altogether from the weekly meetings, and the press in the in-
terest of the Repeal Association are workihg their bed to injure it
and the Nation paper. Mr. Davis was the author of some of the
most remarkable revolutionary articles whi, h have appeared in the
Nation, and while we may protest against his•opinions and his deeds,
it must be conceded in Dublin, where he was well known, that he
was a highly honourable and talented man. Apropos of the Nation—
new paper entitled Old Ireland is to appear immediately, under
the patronage of the O'Connells, and in opposition to the Nation.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.--A Parliamentary paper
has just been printed, showing the number of persons on the
redundant list of the several public departments at the com-
mencement of last year, and the number that remained at the
close of the year. It appears that the number on the redun-
dant list, at the commencement of the year, was 68, of which
12 had in the year either died or become incapable of service;
9 of the aggregate re-entered the service during the year,
making, at the close of the year, a diminution of 21 in the
year, leaving, at the close, only 47 persons on the redundant
list. There were as many as 280 persons on the redundant
list at the close of the year 1836.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, 'SEPT. 20.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. by S., moderate
breeze and fine clear weather.
DEAL, SEPT. 19.—Wind W.S.W., fresh brecze.—Arrd. Eliza, Pat-
terson, China ; Tallentere, White, Calicut ; Columbus, Short, Bombay ;
Urgent, Marshall, Moulmein ; Queen of the Isles, Leask, Buenos
Ayres. Put back, Hesperia, Morgan, for Monte Video.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19.—Wind N.W., a gale.—Arrd. Nemesis, Cal.
cutta ; Tigris, Mawson, ditto, left St. Helena, July 24 ; Balfour,
Overend, Bombay. Put back Achilles, for Calcutta.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, SEPT. 18.—The Ajax, from Kertch,
remains on the Shingles, on her beam-ends, and full of water.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19.—The Isabella, of Whitehaven, from St.
Stephens, and the Dykes, of Maryland, ftom Quebec, grounded at
the entrance of the pebble, 17th inst., and drove on the beach the
following flood. The Delfts, of Bristol, was wrecked off Cape Campo,
previous to 10th July ; crew supposed to be safe on the coast.
MARYPORT, SEPT. 19.—1 t blew a heavy gale last night at N.W.,
moderating about six this morning.—The galliot Christian, Yeoman,
from Strangford, in entering the harbour during the gale, got behind
the North Pier, and beat up to high-water mark, but received no
damage.
WISBEACH, SEPT. 19.—The Freedom, Brown, of Goole, partly
laden from that port with wheat and beans, grounded in the harbour
yesterday, and strained so much as to damage a great portion of her
cargo, and must discharge to repair.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGIIT.
(Fr.om OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SEPT. 20.—The match between the Duke of Marlborough's schooner
yacht Wyvcrn, 205 tons, and Mr. Henry Hope's schooner yacht
Zephyretta, 180 tons, took place to-day.
The wind blowing a gale this morning, it was not expected
that the yachts would start, but the Duke was determined
that it should be p.p., an 1 at five minutes before one P.M. the signal
gun was tired, and all parties crowded to the parade. At one o'clock
they started from off the Castle under easy sail, the Zephyretta
having only three storm trysails set, and the Wyvern had the Sam's
number, with the addition of a storm jib. It was blowing a gale
from the S.W., and they went away for the Nab Light. The only
yacht accompanying them was the Flirt schooner, of 132 tons, Sir
R. B. Graham, Bart., with her owner on board, and Mr. Delme Rat-
cliffe, Mr. Cotham, Lord Donegal (the Vice-Commodore of the Royal
Yacht Squadron), and Mr. Hope (the owner of the Zephyretta). Ia
the Zephyretta are Mr. W. Lyon and the Hon. Robert Gore ; in the
Wyvern are the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Adam Loftus, and
Captain Bentiuck. The course is from Cowes Castle to the Nab
Light, thence round the Eddystone, and back—distance about 260
miles. They are not expected back till Saturday evening, and a
great deal of anxiety is expressed for them and their daring crews.
The Zephyretta is the favourite at present, but by the last accounts
the Wyvern was ahead ; she carries a red flag, the other a blue,
white, and red one. The match was originally for 4001. a-side, but
the Duke had so much faith in his pet craft, that he offered to make
it 1,000/. ; this Mr. Hope decline?, but agreed to increase it to 5001.
a-side. There are four masters of yachts in each yacht. The follow-
ing members are appointed umpires :—Lord Adam Loftus and Captain
J. Bentinck, on board the Wyvera ; Wm. Lyon, Esq., and Captain the
Hon. Robert Gore, on hoard the Zephyretta.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. -
ARRIVALS.
SEPT. 12.--Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Brest and
Plymouth.
11.—Columbine yawl, J. H. Smith Barry, Esq., from Cherbourg ;
*ea Flower cutter, Thomas Gibson, Esq., from ditto.
15.—Dream cutter, Geo. Bentinck, Esq., from Ireland.
16.—Stormflueh cutter, Lieut.-Colonel Bowers, from western ports.
SAILINGS.
SEPT. 11.—Maud schooner, Thomas Leigh; Esq., for Cork.
13.—Emmeline brigantine, E. N. Harvey, E.g., for Corunna and
Mediterranean.
14.—Corsair cutter, John Congreve, Esq., for Yarmouth, to lay up;
Will-o'-the-Wisp cutter, Captain C. IL Williams, R.N., for Cowes, to
lay up.