New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-25
City Items.

City Items.
~ The immense audience at the Tabernacle last
night had more perfect idea Of what an Oratoro should
be than mas been presented to the Newfork public for
many years Until this truly noble and triumphant rem
derng Of its beauties by the Sacred Music Society we
have had adequate appreciation OF this one oil the
most beautiful. touching and exquisite OF modern mu
steal creations Last night removed the veil which an
imperfect representation bad hung between us and the
immortal beauties which one by one ike a, tw
light stole upon our sense-unt there was nothing at
soutey nothing TO desire. This is the true test Of mu
scal inspiration Whispering at first in imprisoned
longings it finally grows and swells into mighty cur
rent deep as the insataie heart can fa,hom.
The direction Of last nights performance was in the
hands of man who had studied the Orstoro great
work of art and with abundant and keen faculty OF com
pretending all its beauties all its lights and shadows all
its hidden and intricate meaning-and who had nerve
and energy sufficient TO reproduce from new materials
the perfect original as il given 10 the world. And
faithfully and admirably has he reformed his arduou'
task Not shade nor a tint omitted. The great
thoughts and inspirations the came straight
from his heart to ours. There creaking and
grating and rubbing Of machinery. The energy Of the
direction the delicate and just observance OF the ght
and shadethe atmosphere OF music. which mpars life
and beauty that which without 1t dead and flat
have never been surpassed, nay never equaed here
Mr. Hill needed but this triumph to secure him procs'
sional cminence and honor.
This performance has shown US for the first time what
chorus singing is and ought to be- With the rifing ex'
cepton of the chorus of Ephesian women-What are
all these forms eorious-in which the time was for
lost they presented throughout the entire even
ing positively nothing that need to be improved. The
admirable in which these massive choruses were
subdued and kept in subsection TO the rest of the picture
as well the completeness and grandeur Of the forte
passages afforded the highest qualification 10 every audi
tor whose soul is made of that light and elastic fabric
which alone can hoa, musics Many Of the cho-
effects especially the prayer the end of the Second
Part and the Final Chorus of the piece ndescriba
bly, beautiful Their spiritual and angelic cadences we
hope will long haunt our brain.
Ofthe solo parts we have leil ourselves room 10
speak as they deserve. AZ general remark the solos
in this Oraoro not proportonsbly prominent in re-
lation to the whole They rather very beautiful
rythmical recitaves than living and sentent melodies
We ought however to except the joyous and brilliant
Duet between Aanpatsr and HoHorid, as well as the
somewhat martial air of Mdlchus-'Where am l. and
what beholdng The latter given with truthful
ness and power seldom equaled. 1t encored, but
Northalrs voice was ike steady beam Of light lying
upon the undustng In the close Of this beautiful
aria the mastery employment, of light and shade and
her full and floating sosteauio, were heard with I'M
mingled delight Mrs Jameson has of the sweetest
and mos, argentine of voices She sang the duet to
which have alluded Oh snd TO the Holy Fame
returnng-with delicacy, and precision Tor
which we we really not prepared in any but prac
,ised and professed artist, The compass Of her voice
must be great and the quality is rich and pure She can
sing at least twice effectively. certain as she
permitted herself to do last evening.
We have said so much in praise Of Segun and Frazer
tina, have nothing farther TO add except that we have
never heard either Of them with greater pleasure than
on this occasion Mr. Frazer had high and heavy part
but we heard not a note that wished mended Mr..
seguin as the High Priest poured out his glorious voice
like stream of liquid gold. He Was encored in the pic
turesque and impressive air From his darkened slum
bers breaking
One of the most characteristic pieces in the Oratorois
the air Go 10 your homes sung by johannes, Miss
Windmuller) This given with so much simplicity,
pathos and drecness Of purpose as to call for an encore
This lady and she who sang ssrdPoa can and Will make
two of our finest vocaists.
Mr. Wyman President Of the Society. announced that
the Oraioris OF Dard and Goliath would be performed
on the 10Th of October.
- A PORTER fell from the third -s,ory loft OF
No 70 Cedarst yesterday, and very badly hurt he
Is now the Hospital where fears entertained tina,
he will not recover.
~ THE BosroS MAIL LINE, via Siongington.
was hours behind time in It's arrival yesterday morn
Ing The use that the the Sionington road
while bsckh down NEE, the boat st Providence last
evening wer. f,rced on the track and hours
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proceed
II The intense interest among the politicians
respecting the pamphlet Of Mr. Mckenzie has even In
vaded our Items and we scarcely hear any thing
else talked Of wherever 20. The astounding disclo
surcs OF political profgscy contained in that book make
even homes, men tremble when they thus painfully
forced 10 know how the sacred rights and privileges OF
the Elective Franchise and Representative Legislation
be Knocked and perverted to the basest and most dis
honest purposes It's indeed startling read these letters
such mixture of deliberate yany, cparse depraviiy
hypocrisy snd hear,lcssness they expose has
yet been presented in one picture.
Blu, the effect OF this publication must be beneficial
Seldom have public attention fully aroused
any subject this The first edition of the psmph
let exhausted and the demand does no, begin 10 be
satisfied An evening paper thinks the ejaculation must
reach fifty thousand before il Is
IL It is the students and no, he Alumni Of the
University of NewYork who about forming society
for the Diffusion Of knowledge and especially the dis
cussion Of Medical topics and theories.
" We do Mt want to publish any thing about
the Fircrnens difficulty last sunday These discussions
are 50 intermnabe and Improbable when they &c, into
the papers
II The Tora-Cloek yesterday had over two
entire pages of the Of Arrivals at the Newfork
Philadelphia and Boston Hotels our City has not been
full of people in long while. /, Is slow work TO get
up Broadway in the morning and evening and the lower
part of the City is completely blocked up with boxes
drsys and the other regular sTeetcontTsctos which
abound in thai nsishb0sh0od