The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-11

cd 10 tear his coat one OF the cOnSil1r
assistants who came to the rescue being also scufiei
with They were soon seized, and sent to their own
officers for proper punishment. 1t will he necessary
to attach lictors to consuatcs in China to give pun
ishment sunmaIiy, If similar actions should again
occur.
This combativeness on the part of Cinnamon seems
to be an endemic for two Englishmen had been at
tackled by mob, beaten, and then robbed.
Ma,sicn, rnd Dramatic Gossip an p.urope.
tFrom the London Atheneum, Jan
The music performed at court ON New Years day
seems year by year to take more stately and impor
as much in favor with Her Majesty as Handel was
with Her Majesty's grandfather. This year the works
selected We're the "Lobgesang," the fragments from
"Chps and the the as of Loreey in ~ which
Louisa Pyne We were told in Germany, that, be-
sides this finale, an cave Maria" and march were
completed for this opera. These would be worth in
The dates of this seasons Philharmonic concerts
are fixed as follows March l4th; April 4th and
18th; May I'd, 10th and 30th; June 18th and 27th.
II Is understood that Dr. Spohr has declined the offers
made to him by the New Philharmonic Society. The
managers are now said to have engaged Herr Lind
painter, of Stuttgart sound musician and worthy
writer The policy however, at the present stage OF
the art Of bringing stranger, late in life, with no
very special claims brilliant reputation, to reign
over orchestra perfectly different in its position
and provisions from anything German may be ques-
toned. The names of either nj. Benedict or Mr.. w.
S. Bennett, we repeat, would have had greater
hority and attraction with the public OF London
while the fact Of their experience Of our ways and
means would with any ythinking persons, have
turned the scale supposing qualifications for conduct
ing equal.
a paragraph in Cocks's Musical Miscellany for
this month informs that an addition has been
made to the Catalogue of Reference in the read
ing room of the British Museum consisting Of fifty
seven volumes III manuscript embracing all the
musical works in the library, and also facilitating
reference by the names Of all tho authors OF words
set to music.
While every sort Of ambitious undertaking is at
tempted in Engand-operas that fail-oratorlos that
by their dulness keep serious persons at home
quartettas as grim as death''--and symphonies
that say nothing to the mghtiest to the meanest
capacity simplest and most od-fashioned form
OF English composition, the gee, is still cultivated
awarded at the Ardwick Gentlemen's Glee Club"
to Dr. Bexfeld, whose unaccompanied part writing
we know by his ''Israel Restored to be very good
and the first anniversary Of this young society went
off 20 pleasantly, that ere the evening came to an
end the President announced another prize for com
petition, at the instance of g q wealthy member"
Our paragraph concerning music in France IL,
this week, like ilarlequins coat, made up Of many
patches of bright color and precious material,-
the dress which BELTS lively and restless hustle,
rather than steady settled purpose. In the first
place, the new impulse given to Roman Catholicism
under the empire, has contributed little to bring
out of the shade ofthe worthiest OF French COM
posers -Lesueur--som Of whose music was per-
formed on Christmas day, ut the Church of St.
Roch. There is news, too, from Roncn, Of the
sensation excited in the Cathedral there at Christ
mas by the performance OF a mass by M. Yer
voitte. At the second concert of the 'Socicte
Sainte Cecile' were performed an anaontc from
symphony by Madame ID Vicomtesse de Grondya
Gate Mdlle. de Reiset) the new prize ode to st.
Cecilia, by NJ. Camille SaintSaens which appears to
be in no respect extraordinary; some new music by
NJ Louis Lacombe, and Herr Gade's Symphony in
A minor. which last was not liked new establish
ment, with the title of Conservative de Musique
Religeuse,n for the purpose Of the cultivation OF
choral music, has just been founded by NJ Crozier,
in imitation IT is said, of the old society presided
our correspondent of NM. Maurn, Chovard, Mas,
and Sabatier, devoted to Beethovens posthumous
quaTetts, has commenced its series OF concerts with
the utmost success. The "Societe Symphonique'
directed by NJ FaUenc " the worse half OF the French
lady who writes symphonies, has also began its con
certs The new ballet Ora,n SO long expected ut the
Grand Opera has been produced at last. 1t appears
to be founded on one of the lcelandic Sagas Clancy
the valkyrior prouetting for the ediGcaton of ies
\ goats Juanes, and TO he accompanied with brisk
I music, by NJ. A. Adam. new symphony, by NJ.
\ Theodore Gouvy (whose symphonic music we hap
pen to know, produced favorable effect at Lepsc,
because it had something French in iD is about to
be performed at concert given by it, composer on
\ the 10th.
A dozen years or more have elapsed since Mr..
| Charles Brabam and Mr.. Hamilton Braham began
10 come out a. singers richly endowed by nature,
but--wbat seemed strange in their fathers sons
totally uuinstncted in music in vocal art. Since
II
hearing Of what the French with rather an Irish
figure OF specify would call the continuation ofthc
| d(br,fs OF one other gentleman. The other day,
I in Germany we read OF Mr.. Hamilton Braham
about To appear in Don juan at Bremen. We
now find in Neapolitan journal criticisms on Mr..
Charles Braham, who has just "come out at Mea-
sina. He i commended Qikc his father before INn)
NJ having the most magnificent voice in Italy, and
counse!led, as we counsclcd him dozen years ago,
TO study. BY all this are we vexatiously reminded OF
good chances lost ~ art in England for want OF or
tstic feeling among our English possessors of music
III gifts The two gentlemen in question, with tue
assistance Of their brother. Mr.. Augustus Braham,
who POSSESSES the finest voice OF the three,
might long ago have settled the question Of the es-
tabiishment 81 English opera-hoDorably TO their
name and proitably to themselvesby remaining to-
gether and earnestly getting for themselves the nut
steal training Of which they yet seem TO stand in
need instead Of exhibiting succession OF moderate
ly successful attempts, made in one musical by.pacc
OF Europe after another. There are few speetaccs
more discouradng than that Of middle aged gentle
| men Of promise
The excitement caused at Rome by the production
| Of II Cayaere Raimondi's oratorio OF orat0ros,
| "Joseph," appears TO have brought the " Maestro
| again into request. Italian musical journals de-
| clare that a comic opera by him, on Goldoni's
other novelties, during " The season. ut Rome.
The story is full Of Italian life, intrigue aud bnf
| foonery-thc very tale OF tales for % Lablache
and Roncon 10 laugh through. The composer
Tor NJ Fats is not in the least to be trusied) knows
how to wrie--which Is more than can he generally
asserted Of the modern Italans--whe, because be
IL veteran he y probably lresher in his ideas than
the oiIete and initiative gentry Of young Italy
Such a comic opera, tnen rs tae "Vcntaglio aforo'
said might be worth looking after for London ~ well
ns for Rome.
VI. Flo,0w's new opera 'finara' appears 10 havo