The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-30 00:00:00

NEW MUSIC.

GEORGE LT,Eirn .lerEaUndNE
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This collection consists of six pieces, some of them,
beyond doubt, the most beautiful compositions-that
have for several years been brought before the public.
The exquisite melody, that runs through at least five
out of six, would alone be sufficient to secure the po-
pularity of these musical gems, but to the ear of taste
they have merits of another, and far superior kind,—
merits that are only to be found where the composer is a
man of science. As a specimen of what may be effected
by this thorough knowledge of the art, we would re-
fer our readers to a ballad, the second piece in the
collection, called " Ages, Anger, and Repentance," in
which the modulations are as surprising as they are
natural and beautiful, producing an impression on the
mind and ear, that must be felt to he truly understood.
Never VI fact was the spirit of language more
faithfully echoed by music than in this touch-
ing composition. Like many simple things,
however, it is extremely difficult of execution, and
requires a singer of great feeling, as well as taste and
judgment, to da it justice, or indeed to convey any
idea at all of its extraordinary beauty.
Of a very different kind, but not less delightful,
are a solo and quartette, with Italian words, " Grazie,
grazie volate ;' it is in the best and purest taste of
the Italian school, and admirably adapted for the
drawing-room and concert-room ; any thing more
light and graceful can hardly be conceived.
The " Naiad's Song," though we hardly think it
equal to this, is perhaps likely to be even more po-
pular, if it were only that it requires no very parti-
cular talent in the singer to give it effect, while,
at the same time it is brilliant and fanciful in
the extreme, holding out a strong hope to the
theatrical part of the world, that we have,
in Mr. George Le Jeune, a dramatic composer of
no ordinary excellence. For his sake, but still
more for our own, we trust he may realise this pro-
mise, for, with much native musical talent amongst
us, it has not of late years taken a particular tendency
towards the stage, which, for the most part, has been
indebted to the operas of Italy and Germany.

THE SOUTH-EASTERN COUN-
TIES' RAILWAY.

The carriages on the Dover line do great credit to the
judgment and taste of the Directors, both in mechanism
and finish. For the first time on an English line whole
trains composed of carriages on Mr. Adams's bow-
springs, and fitted with his elastic buffer. arrangement,
are in daily use. Hitherto these carriages have been
mixed up with others on the common plan, marring their
perfect action, but now that they constitute entire trains,
the result is uniform motion. It is only needful to ride
in both kinds of trains—the bow-spring and one on the
common plan—to be satisfied of the immense superiority
of the former. Not merely a blind man, but a paralytic
man, or one with nerves like cart-ropes, would find out
the difference. In the common carriages there is a con-
stant hard vibration, accompanied by noise and incessant
lateral shocks, from the action of the flange on the rails.
These effects disappear in the bow-spring carriages, the
motion of which is soft and easy, analogous to that of a
sailing-boat, while the starting and stopping is free from
all startling movement. One carriage that we tried was
even still superior, being fitted with wood wheels, which
appeared to absorb the sound generated between the
wheel tyres and the rails. This wheel, we were given
to understand, is also a plan of Mr. Adams's.
The colour of the carriages is novel on railways, and
will well distinguish them from those of the Brighton,
Croydon, and Greenwich. It is a rich brown, known
as the Wellington brown ; in fact, it is the family
colour of the Duke of Wellington, with whose peculiar
carriage, on four equal-sized wheels and bow-springs,
most carriage connoisseurs are familiar. With the ex-
ception of the large Dover arms on the panel, the gene-
ral painting of the Dover carriages resembles that of his
Grace on a large scale. We hope that all these circum-
stances combined will have the effect of inducing the
Duke to become a patron of railways in general, or at
least of this-line, of whose seaward terminus he is the
Warden. It would be a novel sight to see his equal-
wheeled bow-spring road-carriage on an equal-wheeled
bow-spring railway truck, which we have heard a rail-
way engineer remark, "is the perfection of all travel-
ling." We trust his Grace will try it, if only as an ex-
periment calculated
jto give eclat to a line over whose
terminus he claims jurisdiction.—Railway

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMoUTII, MAY 28.—The Nautilus, 10, arrived to-
day from Brighton.
The Curlew, 10, Lieut. Ross, arrived at the Cape from
Rio de Janeiro, on the 13th March.
The Isis, 44. Captain Sir John Marshall, was at Rio de
Janeiro on the 10 th February.
The Ardent, steamer, Commander Russell, was at
Bahia on the 18th March.
The Avon, steam vessel, being found inefficient for the
surveying service, her officers an crew have been trans-
ferred to the Columbia, which vessel will be fitted for
the command of Captain W. F. Owen.
The Black Eagle returned on Monday from Ostend,
and landed Count Mensdorf and four sons at Greenwich.
The Geyser is in the river, trying her speed and proving
her compasses, off Greenhithe.
The Dee steam-vessel is ordered to be commissioned
as a transport, and to be commanded by Mr. Thomas
Driver, Master, R.N.
The Spider schooner, 6, sailed, on 'Wednesday, for the
South American station.
The President, 50, was taken into dock on Thursday.
The Volcano steamer arrived on Thursday from Ply-
mouth ; and the Lightning steamer sailed on the same
day for Sheerness
The Crocodile troop ship, Mr. Elson, Commander,
now at Spithead, is intended for North America. Or-
ders are received at the Dock-yard here, to ship stores
in her for Halifax.
The freight ship Equestrian, Cromarty, master, with
upwards of 700 tons of provisions on board, will sail to-
morrow (Sunday) for Hong Kong; she will be followed
on Tuesday by the Lord Lowther, Dudman, master,
which ship has upwards of 2,000 casks of bread in her
hold, for the use of the Chinese:Squadron and Army.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Winchester, Satellite, Albatross, Nautilus, Vol-
cano and Echo (steamers), Sylvia (cutter), Gipsy (ten-
der), and Adventure (naval transport).
At Spithead—Crocodile (troop ship), Lord Lowther
and Equestrian (freight ships).
The following men received pensions, on the pay-
ing off of the President, in addition to those recom-
mended for the medal and gratuity :—Thomas Bottle,
221. Bs. ; John Jackson, 251. Bs. ; John Bopgood, 151.45.
William Robinson, Quarter-Master of the Benbow, re-
ceived a medal and a gratuity of 151. on the paying off of
that ship.
On the paying off of his Majesty's ship Daphne, the
ship's company presented Colour. Sergeant Samuel Poser i
with an elegant sword and sash, as a token of their high
esteem and good feeling towards him.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 26.—The Adventure transport
arrived on Saturdayfrom Deptford ; she is taking
on board stores from the Victualling-yard, and
will return to Deptford in a few days. On Monday,
the Prince Regent, transport, Lieutenant W. Boys, from
Bermuda, anchored in the Sound for a short time,
landed letters, and soon after sailed for Woolwich. She
left Bermuda on the Ist instant, and brought home a
party
of sappers from that island. On Tuesday. arrived
the Pigeon packet, Lieutenant Thomas James, Com-
mander, from Falmouth, and will be paid off at this
part. Arrived the Alban steamer, from Portsmouth,
and waits for orders. The Canopus, 84, 'NUS undoked,
having had a complete repair. On Wednesday, the
Volcano', steamer, Lieut. Featherstone, Commander, ar-
rived from Greenock, and sailed the next day with su-
pernumeraries for Portsmouth. The Wolf, 18, was un-
docked having had her defects made good. The Espoir,
10, was taken into clock, to be repaired and brought for-
ward for commission.
In Ilarbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Philornel, Pigeon,
Alban, Con fianef.,
and Adventure.
In the Sound—Malal
PaoMoTioNS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PaouoTioNs..—Mates—Robert A. E. Scott (1836), late
of President ; Edward D. Ashe (1836), late of the
Daphne ; and D. If. McNeill (1836), late of Acorn, to
the rank of Lieutenant.
Assistant Surgeon—John Rees (1831), late of the Pre-
sident, to the rank of Surgeon.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants—A. Lavie (additional
in Winchester) to the Calcutta ; Thomas Heard, to the
Albatross ; A. Young, to the Satellite, vice Heard ;
Charles G. Butler, to command the Alban ; G. Snell, to
the William and Mary, for service m the Lightning, vice
Pearce, promoted.
Masters—Thomas Driver (1809), to command the Dee
steam-vessel ; John F. Rees, to the Philomel.
Mates—James Dunbar, to the Talbot ; Constantine
G. Glinn, to the Excellent.
Acting Master's Assistant John W. Lowe, to the
Winchester.