Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-18

THE ORAToRIo.-The weather last night was
not favorable for concert-going, pr ricularly when
the place is situated as is the Church of St Alloy
| slus, In a new part Of the city, where sidewalks
/ and crossings are the exceptions Consequently
II was matter Of some surprise to find large an
audience in ATTENDANCE, numbering, it is esti-
mated, upwards Of fifteen hundred people The
platform for the purpose was erected In the alcoye
which is designed for the altar of the church
when completed, and which had been tastefully
draped with the flags OF all nations, by Mr. J.
Baird, and here the singers and orchestrars were
seated in good time for the opening Of the per
Torrance. r.
The Conductor, Prof Benkert. fwbo ,lxav.
| wields the baton acceptably) mounted his rost,um
ana The orchestra began the introduction repre-
sentlng the chaotic confusion of all thipys before
the creation Of the world. Then came In with
gentle strain the chorus "And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face Of the waters; and God said
LEI there be light, and there was lightn The
chorus gradually swelling into one grand burst of
ma. harmony at the word eight and in an instant
the room was filled with food of light from
myriad burners, which had hitherto Indicated
mere dots OF flame leaving the vast room filed
with sombre shadows
The tenor SOLO Now Vanish Before the Holv
Beams "-followed, and was well sung by Mr.
George French, of this city. Then came the solo
and chorus. - The Marvellous Work, solo, by
Mrs. Cecilia Young, was executed with tast. and
feeling. Rolling in Foaming Billows - one of
The gems of this great composition, was then SUI
Perbly rendered by Mr.. J. B. Dawson, basso, and
was followed by the exquisite and familiar
Prano solo, "With Verdure Clad, - which was
sung by Mrs Young in her best voice and with
the happlest effect on the audience.
The Heavens are telling,n trio and chorus; the
ulo sung by Mr.. Ball and Miss McBlair of this
city, and MIR. Schott OF Georgetown, was ac-
cePtably performed, and the closing chorus of
this piece was, without doubt. the best choral
f. PER OF OF the evening Passing over num-
Der OF recltatlves, which were well sustained we
come to the beautiful Terzetto, ''Most beautiful
appears, which was capital performance, and
ana the greatest credit to the performers, Messrs
Dawson, FRENCH and Miss Rosa French This
was perhaps, the best concerted Performance of
| the evening; and was immediately followed by a
closing trio and chorus, 1.-The Lord is Great . in
which the singers all joined seemingly with heart
and voice tn sound aloud the greatness Of God
The grand chorus, Achieved is the glorious
work, was also well rendered, and carried the
| audience by storm. 'EOn Thee each living souI
| awaits trio, was acceptably rendered--the haas
part being taken by Mr. Ball, of this CITY, and the
soprano by Miss hewitt, Of Alexandria The du, It
and chorus, = BY Thee with bliss, - was happily
peTioIned-the Duet by Miss Kate Anderson and
Mr.. Edw. Jones of this city-as was demonstrated
| by the applause which followed
The duet between Adam and Eve, 'sGraceful
ConsoTt, - the parts taken by Mr. Dawson and Mrs
Young, was deliciousy sung.
The hnai chorus, Sing the Lord We voices all ,,
WAS delivered in manner TO indicate that patient
care had been taken at the rebcarls in respect to
time.
| The oratoTio Is to be repeated. we hear as the
conservation Of the church has been deferred
| To the Editor Of the Star Sir: In an articI,
published IN your paper Yesterday in reference to
Tue ARRAY at Arlington purporting to be FROM
Mr.. Cdllan friends, statements are made wbi, n
do me much injustice. II has been nv earnest
desire and endeavOr to prevent any disorder upon
| the grounds that would render the visits of mar
lies going tlerc for amusement recreation either
unsafe or unpleasant. Until the happening of the.
| occurrence Thursday ! have succeeded without
/ much trouble. Ii must lie known 10 all who
visited Arlington the day referred to- that some
| exceptions to GOOD order were likely TO occur on
dccsunt Of the mixed population OIL the ground
/ and the tendency to an unusual degree Of excite
| ment. During the afternoon | had successfully
quelled several growing disturbances without
| being compelled 10 resort to any harsh means.
When was notified of the di fficulty referred to
| in your article, fastened oQuell that also with
| out knowing any of the persons engaged in the
transaction. learned Immediately that person
| whom you mentioned as huge fighting man -
| had been rude and disorderly in the dancing sa-
| loon. and that he refused To leave the ground
While those who were assisting Inc in keeping
order were trying TO eject him, other persons un-
| known to me endeavOred To prevent 1t. | de-
| clared he should leave-they insisted he should
not, and some person struck me a violent blow
across the head with cane. 1 then struck at
| those who were resisting me- or who | believed
were doing So But had no malice towards any
| person engaged in the affair, for knew no one
| only desired to do my duty towards the numer-
Gus and respectable people who had sought nv
grounds for quiet amusement.
| H. In the excitement of the moment, surrounded
| as J was by an unreasoning crowd, used more
violence than was necessary, injured any indi-
vdual, deeply regret 1t, and will do ANYTHING in
my power To render them ample satisfaction II
| has been my intention, at whatever hazard to nv
person, to keep the grounds free from disorder or
\ any disreputable conduct; and hope that the
public will do ne the justice to take the dIfiicu.
ties of my position in such a crowd into consider
| alton, and to suspend Judgment for the present
| against NE. Il. r. BEvERIDGE 4 Co
| It's PrOprietOrs Of Arlington Springs.
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