The Sun. — 1847-04-06 (London, England)

MUSICAL LIBRARY OF THE LATE MR. ALSAGER. —The Earl of Falmouth h.as recently purchased the extensive and valuable library of this deceased amateur. The pianoforte compositions consist entirely of works  of the classical masters ; the sonatas, duets, trios, (par  tots, quintets, sestets, and concertos in one division alone, making upwards of 164 volumes. Of quartets for stringed instruments there are 107 volumes. The quintets occupy 68 volumes ! The sestets, septeri, and ultra, for both stringed and wind instruments, are contamed in 41 volumes; There are 9 volumes of trios ; 7 volumes of violin and violoncello duets ; 8 volumes of Handers Overtures ; 13 volumes of studios, sobs, and is é hodes for various instruments ; and 23 folios of modern unbound concerted music. The collection of. sacred vocal music is extremely limited, consisting only of 67 volumes ; these, however, irclude Handers Oratorios, Moiart's Masses, Spohr's, Haydn's, and Beethoven's Oratorios and Masses. The lyrical works for voice and piano, including the best of Rossini's Operas, Weber, Spohr, Cherubini, Gluck,—Beethoven, and Mozart, occupy 50 volumes. There are also 22 volumes of old English operas, and some miscellaneous pieces by English composers: The :cores are few; these being chiefly c'l quartets and symphonies, in all 50 volumes. The literary and theoi etical works are still fewer, consisting only of ei4ht volumes ! The portraits of distinguished musicians and arti:ts du theatre that were hung on the walls of the music room amount to 180, in frames. The noble earl who is now in possession of this collection of music and musical portraits is well known as a practical amateur on the violin.—Record of Musical Union. It will be recollected that on the evening of the 11th January the inhabitants of the Faubourg Montmartre were alarmed by cries of " Help ! Murder l" and that on some persons proceeding to a room in the house No. 4, a young woman was bound lying on the floor, covered with blood, with several wounds on different parts of her body, whilst in the next room was a young man, who exclaimed, " Don't hurt me, I surrender—it is I who have killed the woman !" At the  sitting of the Court of Assizes of the Seine, on Saturday, this man was brought to trial for an attempt at assassinaLien in order to commit a robbery. His name is Marquis, his age 22, his trade that of a cabinet maker, and his appearance particularly juvenile. On the day preceding that on which the crime was committed, he to,k a sum of 125 f. from the person by whom he was em• ployed, and went for a walk. He fell in with a young woman named Senet, and persuaded her to dine with  him. They then went to the theatre, and after supper went to the woman's lodgings, where they passed the night. Marquis thus got rid of his money. The next morning the woman showed him "her little treasure, consisting of several pieces of gold, a gold watch, and some silver. According to his own confession, Marquis determined to obtain possession of the money and the watch, even if he should be obliged to murder the woman. The woman went out, and during her absence he took the things. On her return she missed them, and insisted on having them returned. The prisoner at first refused, and a struggle took place. At last he gave up the money, and said that he had only taken it by way of joke, and that he was very rich. Soma time after the woman began to dress, and whilst so employed, the prisoner rushed upon her, and stabbed her repeatedly with a knife. She received fifteen wounds altogether, two of which were very serious. For two months her life was in danger, and she has not yet entirely recovered. The jury declared the prisoner guilty, without extenuating circumstances, and the Court condemned him to death. He heard his sentence without the slightest emotion, and gazed unconcernedly around the Court as if looking for some one.—Galignani.