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308 THE LEADER. ¦PLqLJjgj!JM^JL27 ' 18 5...
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THE MUSICAL, UNION. Mb. Ella brought his...
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Baron Bbunow, on landing at Dover last S...
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. F...
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The new Royal Italian Opera, Covent Gard...
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CORN MARKET. Mark-lane, Friday, March 20...
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK. (Olobin...
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FOREIGN FUNDS. Last Official Quotation d...
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FltOM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday* March...
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Opening Of St. James's Hall. This Metrop...
audience was almost absorbed in gazing at the manifold marvels and beauties of the Hall ; it was rather a feast of sight than of sound : the harmonious symmetry of the structure , the rich and various melody of the ornamentation , the bold and brilliant span of arch , the airy sweep of gallery , the bloom of colour and the perfect grace of form held the audience entranced } and the star-shaped burners , shedding a pure and equal radiance , without glare , or heat , or heaviness , and lending height and distance to the variegated roof , were a wonder and delight- We plead guilty to the same distractions , and we have only space to add that the Concert was conducted by Mr . Benedict with great eificacy and with uncommon zeal , and that the orchestra , in - eluding many of the most eminent instrumentalists , and the well-trained choral force of the Vocal Association , exerted themselves to the utmost to bring out the rare qualities of the Music Hall . Madame Rodebsdorf and Miss Dol . bt , Mr . Santley and Mr . Montebi Smith were distinguished among the singers on this occasion . Mendelssohn ' s Lobgesang occupied the first part of the performance ; but the second part , which included Handel ' s Coronation Anthem , Marcello ' s noble'I Cieli immensi narrano , ' Mozart ' s divinely beautiful Ave Verum , ' Cherdbini ' s Benedictus for three voices , and Beethoven ' s Hallelujah chorus , was by far the most interesting and effective . The Prince Consort remained to the close , and on his departure fi-om the Hall a loud and general cheer was raised for Owen Jones , who was enthusiastically welcomed as he was seen to pass across the orchestral platform . The whole audience seemed to partake in his triumph and to feel that the occasion permitted them to testify their public admiration for a man who to all the other attributes of true genius unites the rarest and the noblest;—modesty and simplicity , The second concert ( miscellaneous ) takes place this evening , and the programme is infinitely more inviting than that of the first . To the opportunity of seeing the new Hall and of hearing excellent music is added the satisfaction of doing good , for these Inauguration Concerts are for the benefit of one of the most useful and deserving charitable institutions in London—the Middlesex Hospital . This hospital was founded in 1745 , and ten years ago was considerably enlarged to provide for the pressing wants of the adjacent populous districts . At present the institution stands in urgent need of subscriptions to prevent the necessity of closing some of the wards . It deserves to be recorded that this is the only hospital in which the most terrible of all maladies , cancer , is permanently treated . The directors of St . James ' s Hall deserve ¦ well of the public for having inaugurated their beautiful building with an act of charity .
308 The Leader. ¦Plqljjgj!Jm^Jl27 ' 18 5...
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The Musical, Union. Mb. Ella Brought His...
THE MUSICAL , UNION . Mb . Ella brought his sixth season of soirees to a close on Tuesday evening at the Hanoveu-squabe Rooms with a programme of rich and varied excellence , to which a select group of executants vied with each other in doing justice . The following was the selection : — Quartet , B flat , 3-4 Mozart . Sonata , Pianoforte , A flat . Op . 39 .... Weber . Glee , 4 voices , ' Return Blest Day' ... . S . Smith . Grand Duo , E . min . Op . 13 Spohr . For Violin and Viola . Quartet , B flat , No . 6 . . . . . . Beethoven . Glee , 5 voices , ' Come , Bounteous May' • • Spofforth . Duet , Pianoforte and Violoncello .... Mendelssohn . Glee , 5 voices , ' O the Sweet Contentment' . . . Horsley .
EXECUTANTS . ~ Violins .... M . Sain ton and Herr Goffrie . Viola .... Mr . Henry Blagrove . Violoncello .... Signor Piatti . Pianist ..... Herr Pauer . Vocal Union—Mr . John Foster , Mr . "Wilbye Cooper , Mr . Montetn Smith M Winn , and Mr . Thomas . ' " Mr . Ella may fairly be congratulated on the unsurpassed qualities of St . James ' s Hall for the perfect performance of the finest chamber music . * We look forward to the concerts of the Musical Union as one of the rarest luxuries of the coming season . What a noble sanctuary has Owen Jones furnished for Beethoven , Haydn , and Mozart !
Baron Bbunow, On Landing At Dover Last S...
Baron Bbunow , on landing at Dover last Saturday morning , was received by the Corporation , who presented to him a very flattering address , to which the Ambassador replied with much emotion and in very cordial language . The Baron , when here before , was very much liked , and exhibited a great partiality for this country , The Vacant Canonkv of Canterbury . — This vacant Canonry has been bestowed by Lord Derby on the Rev . W . G . Cheshyre , M . A ., Rector of St . Martin ' s with St . Paul's , Canterbury . A Voluntary Church-Rate . —The churchwardens of Gillingham , an extensive parish adjoining Chatham , having determined not to endeavour to obtain another church-rate , proposed to raise a fund for the support of the Church by a voluntary donation . Miss Nightingale , —A deputation from the working men of Sheffield , who were connected with the movement in that town for a monument in commemoration of the Crimean war , waited on Miss Nightingale in London , on Thursday week , and presented her with a case of cutlery , with an appropriate inscription .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths. Births. F...
BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . FOREMAN . —On the 12 th inst ., at Amborloy . Sussex , the wife of the Btsv . Edward Foreman : of a daughter . FA 8 KE . —On the 4 th inst ., in Dublin , the wife of Charles T , Parke , Esq ., of Jaunpore , East Indies ; of a daughter . < b"V MARRIAGES . CLERK—BUCHANAN .-On the 1 st of Dec , at Auckland , Alexander , youngest son of the Right Hon . Sir George Olork , Bart ., of Poniculk , to Edith , third daughter of Dr . SMITH—WILLa-On July 10 . 1857 . at the Church of tho Holy Trinity , at Gosporb , Charles Hodgkinoon Smith . Brevet-Major Royal Artillery , to Sarah Ann , daughter of John "Wills , Iflbq ., of Exotor . Dovon . DMATHS . L . LOYD . —On the 7 th inst ,. at Versailles , Edward Laacollos Lloyd , Esq ., Tormorly of Upper Brook-street , Grosvonorsquare , in tils 50 th yoar . 8 aUJUDHAlVf . ^ Ou ^ fch © a 3 Ui ~ I ? ob ., a 858 ,. nb . AKra . oJLrJlUgu . - matic fever ,. a « cod 22 , Lieut . John Henry Rhuldham , of tho Bengal ArtiUnry . oldest son of Colonel T . H . Shuldham . orflio H . E . I . O , S ., on tho Bengal establishment .
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——» London , Friday EvoniiiK , March 20 . Tn » Indian loan Is at last declared , but the tondora aro to too sent In by April 1 st . The appointment of the Duko of
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Maiakhoff instead of M . do Persiguy has given French funds a fillip , as well as supporting our own . 'lhe reserve of bullion now in the Bank coffers is prodigious , yet the authorities do not think it ri ^ ht to lower the rate of discount , and thereby compete with joint-stock and private estabhshm Foreign stocks have been well supported throughout tho week . Peruvian and Buenos Ayrean have been bought . Turkish Six per Cents , remain without change . Grand Trunk of Canada shares do not improve . Great Western of Canada have recommended a dividend of 54 per cent , per annum , and are slightly firmer in consequence , tastcrn Counties have improved . All heavy shares are worse ; tho falling off in the traffic is so serious as to warrant a belief that snares will fall even more . Caledonians have been sold largely by the Glasgow and Edinburgh brokers to realise profit , anil they have been from four to ilvo per cent , wprso . The price of Consols is improved & per cent ., and still tho public continue to invest . „ , , „ , .. i Blackburn , 9410 : Caledonian , 874 , 88 » x- « U Chester and Holy head . S 7 , 30 ; liasteru Comities , S 8 , 6 'J : Great Northern , 103 , 105 ; Great Southern and Western ( Ireland ; , 08 , 100 ; ( jreat Western , 581 . B 0 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire . 88 } , 89 t ; London and Blackwall , 6 , 0 *; London , Brighton , and South Coast , 105 . 107 ; London and North-Western , 051 , 955 ; London and ( South - Western , 92 , 03 ( Midland , OOJ , 96 * ; North-Eastern ( Berwick ) , 014 . 024 ; South-Eastern , ( Dover ) , CO , 70 t Antwerp and Rotterdam , 61 . 6 J ; Dutch llhenish . 4 , 1 ) 4 , diH . ; Eastern of Franco ( Paris and Strasbourg ) , 27 , 274 ; Great Central of . franco , - ; Great Luxembourg , Si . 8 J ; Northern of France , 38 * . 38 « ; Paris and Lyons , 33 . 33 i ; Uoya-l Danish , 10 , 18 ; Koyal Swedish t , i \ Sambro and Mouse . 8 , 8 J .
The New Royal Italian Opera, Covent Gard...
The new Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , is at length advertised to open for the season on the 15 th of May . We stood within the enceinte of the new theatre a few days since , and our surprise was almost equall y divided between the magnitude of the work already accomplished in a few months , and the magnitude of the work still remaining to be accomplished in a few weeks . Were the word ' impossible' to be found in the language of British enterprise ' , we might shake our heads at the announcement of the opening on the J 5 th of May : but our remembrance of the former theatre as . it appeared an Hour before its opening as the Roval Italian Opera , and our impression of the St . James ' s Hall as it appeared last Wednesday night , is too vivid to permit us a moment ' s doubt that on the evening of the 15 th of May , Mr . Costa ' s baton will once more wave over a creation which at the present moment is painfull y struggling out of chaos . Only the practised eye can grasp the order and uniformity of the operations which day by day and hour by hour are transforming masses of brick and iron and stone into a splendid Opera House . In one part of the building , at the back of the stage , up among the ' flies , ' a vast scenic painting-room is in construction : at the other extremity of the house , the stone lobbies are being fixed . Here is the skeleton of a proscenium ; there the iron frames of the boxes are being dropped ( excuse the word ) tier by tier . Signor Monti ( whose beautiful groups of angels at the St . James's Hall would be infinitely more admired but for the colouring , which gives them an unpleasant waxy lumpiness of look ) is taking in the scene with an artist's prophetic vision ; Mr . A . Harris is already marshalling his supernumeraries and giving ' local colour' to the marketplace at Naples . Is the new house larger than the old one ? everybody asks . Almost imperceptibly . Is the accommodation for the audience to be on the old aristocratic exclusive principle , or is it to ' go in for' the musical million ? Very little change in this respect appears to be in contemplation—we find a larger space devoted to the grand tier ; let us hope that the pit will be sufficient to provide seats for all who pay ( not to speak of the sterner critics who don ' t ) , and that the enthusiasts in the gallery may not be lost in the blaze of glory of the central chandelier . By the way , why have a chandelier at all , hot , heavy , cumbrous , and awkward . Why not star-shaped burners as in St . James ' s Hall ? Shall we hear well , r ; id breathe freely in the new theatre ? Let us hope tliat Mr . Barry has studi d the works of the eminent Italian architect whose name we forget , but who , ve believe , has tlieorized voluminously on ventilation and acoustics , and has been tolerably successful in realizing his theories in the principal theatres of Italy . On the whole , the new Italian Opera House promises well , and we heartily wish it a full share of success .
Corn Market. Mark-Lane, Friday, March 20...
CORN MARKET . Mark-lane , Friday , March 20 . Wheat has advanced 2 s . per quarter in London , and barley and oats have also slightly Increased in value . The sales reported are—a enrgoo of Odessa mai' / . o , 35 s . ; one of Mazngan , Sto . 8 d . per 480 lbs . j one of Saldt . on pnsaa « o , 31 s . ; one o [ Ibratl barley , arrived , 142 s . 3 d . The French markets are all a little cheaper .
British Funds For The Past Week. (Olobin...
BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Olobino Puicbs . ) Sat . Mon . TuoaAiVed . Thur . ' Frid . Bank Rtook ~ 3 "nor " Oentr"ltodrr . 77 r " . . vv . v ' •; i ; . ; -p " . ' : iv ..- ~ n :, v .- - « . <• . < - ~ nm . «~ 3 porOout . Con . An . 00 } 00 J » 7 » 07 07 * 071 Consols for Account 00 j & 7 , 07 } 071 07 { 074 Now ijpor Cent . An New s * per Gouts I Long Aus . 18 Q 0 India Stock .. ! 220 220 220 Ditto Bonds , 4 il 000 2 !» p 24 p 26 p < Ditto , under . 41000 28 p 24 p 27 p I ' J 2 k . Bllfs , 4 J 10 OO ilft |> 30 p 40 p !> 0 p JW P Ditto , £ 500 iJOp 33 r > 35 p U 0 |> ill ) p 30 P Ditto , Btiwll 30 p Mp ¦ ' >» P 41 p 30 p r
Foreign Funds. Last Official Quotation D...
FOREIGN FUNDS . Last Official Quotation dubino the Week emung TnunsDAX Evening . ) Brazilian Bonds 104 Portuguese 4 perConts . ... Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cents 78 Russian Bonds , 5 per Chilian 0 per Cents 106 * Cents , " 0 , Chilian 3 per Cents ! Russian 44 per Cents .... 100 4 Dutch 24 per Cents . 66 j Spanish 444 Dutch 4 perCent . Certf . ... Spanish Committeeter-Eqnador Bonds 14 f of Coup , not fun fi Mexican Account 20 Turkish 6 per Cents 101 J Peruvian 4 i porCents .... 81 i Turkish New , 4 ditto .... 104 PortUKiU 3 se 3 per CeiiCs . 45 ; Venezuela *! per Cents
Fltom The London Gazette. Tuesday* March...
FltOM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday * March 23 . BANKRUPTS .- Ebwabb Pole , Reading , Berkshire , tea dealer and grocer— 'Jiiom as Tayxoh . Halifax , earthenware dealer-John Povntjje . GuisbrougJi . Yorkshire Krocer-John Fokgk , Barking , Essex , sail maker—Thomas l ' nirra Thomas , Crown-court , Threadueedlc-street , aucUoiiter--Willxam ItowBLL , Newton ttusholl , Devonshire , siuWlcr -ltiCHAKD Wbjllh , Blackburn , Lancashire , tea denler-Thomas John Rowk , Liverpool , merchant — kicuamu Wulion , Wolverhauipton , builder . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS .-J . Wilbon , B ^ ln . tinsmith—Mrs . W . Da vio . Forros , innkeoper-J . ANUhUSON . Aberdeen , farmer—Blaket , Holdkn . and Co ., ""'^ g flax splimors-SUTHBUtAND and Oo ; . Caithness , merchant * —J . Uobeuts and Son , Gal » sluels , manufacture- ™ -u Gunning . Grconock , solioitor-D . Watt , Glasgow , Brotor J . Buown . Perthshire , cattle dealer-W . M'Knram . «!«*• ford , wrigiit-Hov . J . O'Connor . Inverary , Abordoousliiio , Uornun Catholic clergyman . Friday , March 20 . BANKRUPTS .-Thomab Watt * TottonlMn , edWT -Thomas Wiilomat Hunt High-street . WllUooliipu . Krocer—Kdwawd Lkwis and JoaiU'H Lhwis . High-sii " *' faaryloboiio , « rocora-JoiiN Dales and JB » wamin WaW * George-street * W . ftmtuatar . builders- W iwi am Uovbnihv OAKaiid Ciiakmm Hastingsi Bwow . Blandford l- ' or »»• " « £ aotshlro , bankers—Samvbl Fibubr , Stamford , , vot ! V ""* surgeon-William Shox . « fiei , u Uuookic . ^ hhI'U mI Mow , Almondbury , Yorkshire , woollen nw ™ ' ^ : ' ° . ?*! . £ - Owknb , and Jamkb Jonks , Wrexham , . » V r , ™ hlro , "Jo - iiN ' ^ a - n - d-WiTxrAM ^« pNKBHA-w iiiUou ( UM ^ M , WS rmauufaoturora-J AMKS Wjujon , Uvornool , nil 1 ' « ' } f ul ^ -Joasvu Gkkkn , KorrlilKu . Cheater , stono in . oiohaul David Wawhb Jisniums , »« ' « Kl « y . Btnaon ahlro . ' ^»_ foundor-J-IuNUY Bkajduuuv , TuiiHtall . Htu loidal | r ( ;> " . "' ohor-JonN IL 01 . MUB , Jutland , Jforkahiro . cloth »<> » at fcuror — OnoiiOK Bavacih and John Likb . Mnnnnoiu , bleachers—Giiouuu C ' jlauk , llulbuach , builUor . SCOTCH SKQUKSTHATIONS . — Omablkb Audhlbt aiiwgow , niurolitiitt — HonuHX Hbnpkhbon , MUuuUior s , KlnrowBhlro , manufacturer .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 27, 1858, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27031858/page/20/
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