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crreat poet or artist ; it was the moral greatness of Shakespeare which rendered the creations of his S immortal . The dramas of Beaumont and Fletcher have long been banished from the stage because of their immoral tone arid tendency , while " Macbeth" and " Othello" enjoy their - nightly triumphs . In the works of Shakespeare , where the language seemed to be indelicate the moral principle W » 8 t& preserved . The same thing might be said of Miltonf Michael Angelc , and Flaxman . They were immaculate writers and artists . - In Plato music and wisdom were synonymous . Poetry was close ly allied with philosophy . It was in silence and solitude that all great ideas were nourished , until from small seeds they germinated into stately trees , bearing golden fruits , or graceful stems , adorned with many ^ coloured flowers . The more ideal the source , the more beautiful the result . The greatest poets and artists were also great philoso-Sfcprs—such as Coleridge , Shelley , Wordsworth ,
Michael Angelo , and Flaxman . " The world shut out" was the command which every artist readily obeyed while engaged in his spiritual work . This was the season of his creative joy ; his pains commenced when the task was completed and appealed to public admiration . .. ' -.. „ t ,, A concert , conducted by Mr . Alfred Gilbert , then followed , in which Madame Enderssohn , Mrs . Alfred Gilbert , Miss Susanna Cole , and Messrs . Alfred and Henry Holmes and Herr Schloesser took part . The company separated shortly after eleven o ' clock . —
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One of the most remarkable specimens of portrait sculpture we have lately seen , is the bust of Lord Brougham , by Mr . Jones , in the Exhibition of the Eoyal Academy . It is a trite criticism on works of this class , that if the face is one which requires fiattery from the chisel in order to give it suitable dignity , the vraisemblance is wanting ; and if upon the other hand the features are such as tempt the artist , as in the case of Fox and Burke , to render them literally , the essential characteristic of historic Sculpture is lo ^ t . There have been countenances like those of Milton , . ¦ Chatham ; . Welles-ley , and Canning , where the delineator ' in marble has had little to do but to copy with photographic faithfulness the loveable lineations of genius ; But there are rare exceptions to the general rule , and the physiT ognomy of the venerable ex-chancellor is certainly not one of them . It may , indeed , be taken as the
¦ m ost striking illustration of the difficulty referred to . When Cobbett had expended every other epitKeT of vituperation upon the illustrious object of his spleen , he capped the climax of abuse by calling . him " the ugliest born of men . " What is perhaps still more to the purpose , there has not been in our time a face made so familiar to the . laughing eye of the public in every form of caricature . Theiiitui that can give us . a life-like image of such a countenance , and yet , without any appreciable , variation from truth , confer upon it the earnestness of enthusiasm , the steadfastness of . high purpose , and the elevated character of science and of statemanship , must be a genuine artist . Faults the work may have , in certain subordinate details ; but the triumph is there , and it is a conspicuous one . No man of his own generation can fail to recognise the likeness as admirable ; no one in the next who looks upon this bust will regard ifr without interest and pleasure .
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ItOYAL ITALIAN OJPEJRA . The ro-appeai % anoo of Mario as // JDuca in . Verdi ' s ' Itigoletto , demands notice but not criticism . For Mario is unmistakeably what he was , though it pleases some of those wiseacres , who must over bo gnawing at the heels of merit and success , to swear the contrary . To re-oxanihao , thorelbro , his impersonation , or to reiterate tho , praisps that have been lavished on him annually , fov timq almost out oi mind , would be simply vain and vexatious . Madamo Lotti Santa Young , charming and tuneful though Bhe bo , has a long course before her ero she achiovo renown in a part like Glhla , so intonvevon with tho memory of Madamo Bosio . Tho Maddulona of tho present cast is tho * talontcd Nantier DUlitfo , in every way an adequate representative of tho part , and tho Iiigololto of lionconP has loat never a whit of its renowned excellence
. " ^ *^ * ** w felt ^^ h ^\^ It * VMfl W VI DKUKV LAXJ 3 TIIBATKE . On Tuesday Madamo Titiens , tho soprano of tho day , boyond all quostlon , positively electrified tho crowd of her enthusiastic admirers who mustorod to welcome her in " Luorozla Borgia . " Signer Gluglinl , unscathed as yot , it seems , by tho blasts of our mid-spring winter , which have of lato pierced the ^ trlplo-flannollod chests of the Groat Britons , flftng as finely « as over , as Oennaro . His J ? i PtiaoatoPe was fuultlese , and , with the gifted heroine of tho
evening , he was rapturously encored in . the poisonscene duo . The handsome Maddle Guarducci took Maffep Orsini , and the " Brindisi , " and Sigrior Badiali made a very satisfactory Duke Aljonso . On Wednesday Miss Victoire Balfe made her first appearance here as Lucia di Lammermoor . st . james ' s hall . — mosday popular . concerts . LiASt Monday was a " Mozart" night , and the second of a new series of selections from great masters , of which we noticed the inauguration on the 18 th ult . The programme so successfully combined—as was part of the directors' plan—symmetry with variety , that the only question—viz ., whether a miscellaneous audience could be enchained
and'satisfied by what is called " chamber music "—may be considered as set at rest . The first part opened with a Mozart graceful quartett ( No . 1 , op . 10 ) for two violins , violo , and violoncello . In this Messrs . Wieniawski , Bernard , Schreurs , and Piatti showed all their skill , especially in their delicious rendering of the andante cantabile or third movement . In the allegro molto of the fourth the . playing of the first named artist was astonishing . The grand quintett , in D major , for two violins , two violas , and a violoncello , was played finely by the same , with the addition of M . Bernard . The first movement of this , work is rich in most wonderful modulations , but differing from similar efforts of the modern spasmodics , in that those
of Mozart ' s are ever graceful and tuneful , without a trace of awkwardness , clumsiness , or inharmonious discord . Not satisfied or overstrained with the preceding triumphs , Wieniawski came up fresh again for a sonata for pianoforte and violin , supposed to have been written for a female violinist . His companion was Mr . Charles Halle , an equally able interpreter of their ingenious author ; and , thanks to the marvellous bowing of the one , and the no less agile fingering of the other , the audience , though it was late , positively insisted upon encoring the third movement . This was , indeed , a great and a well-deserved compliment , and a satisfactory proof that the chamber music of Mozart , at all events , can captivate the
Goldschmidt ' s adoption of the old-fashioned " beat , " instead of that in use by Mr . Benedict . In the trying chorus , " Ill-fated boy , " which is seldom too well done , they were even further abroad than usual . The second part of the concert introduced a pianoforte solo on the " Sonnambula " finale ,, " Ah non Pensiero , ' in which Herr W . Ganz artistically gave the effect of the two solos and the Chorus . Mrs . Lee , and Mignon ' s song , " Kennst du da land , " shared the honours which ever wait on that passionate lyric when treated with modesty and sentiment ; and the ladies ' chorus , tf Come see what pleasures , " ably led by Mrs . Fprrington , was the greatest treat of the evening .
HERR JOACHIM S CONCERTS . The first of a short series of classical concerts took place on Wednesday , at Willis ' s Rooms . The programme numbered but three pieces , all quartetts , and all by Beethoven . Herr Joachim , the arch-interpreter of the master , and an executant of the very highest order , took the first violin , of course . Herr Hies , Signor Piatti , and Mr . Webb , whose se-r lection for the second violin , viola , and violoncello at once designate their high position in the musical world , were his associates . The result was one of unalloyed delight to a considerable audience of accomplished amateurs and musicians , who were by no means niggardly of their applause . We look anxiously , in common with all admirers of the gifted and modest beneficiare , and of the school of music in which he is a leader , to the second of the series , which takes place on the 18 th instant .
The following distinguished persons honoured the Royal Italian Opera , Drury Lane , last week , with , their presence : —The Prince Vogairdos ; his Grace the Duke of Somerset and party ; the Countess of Glengall ; the Earl of Lonsdale ; the Earl of Hopetoun ; Countess of Westmeath ; Lord Hamilton ; Lord Archibald St . Maur ; the Lady Lee ; Lady Otway ; Lord and Lady Stamford and Warrington ; the Count Chatek ; Le Chevalier de Gatella , Sir Roby Cautley ; Sir John Lowther , Bart ; Hon . Mr-Boyle ; L . Edwards , Esq . ; j . Franklyn , Esq . ; A . Cumming , Esq . ; — KhUmer , Esq . ; E . Ashfordy Esq . ; N . Joseph , Esq . ; Major Blake ; Major Lyon ; Major Pole ;—JoelEsq . ;—Maxwell * Esq . ;—Mrs . Wheeler ;
, Madame Favard d' 1 ' An glade ; — Arcedeckne , Esq . ; Charles Martyn * Esq . and Mrs .. Martyn : Hoii Mi Otway ;— Posnp , Esq . ; - — Carati , Esq . ; — Murdock , Esq . ; M . Lane Fox ; Charles Goding , Esq . ; Mrs . Carpenter ; Miss Beauclerk ; Sir John Lister Kaye ; tlfe Dowager Countess of Harrington ; his Grace the Duke of Bedford and party ; — Drummond , Esq . ; Capt . Woodgate ; Capt . Parnther ; Lord William Lennox ; Mrs . Gage ; J . Arden , Esq ; Hon . Otway Toler ; Capt . Fielding ; Sir Alexander and Lady Woodford ; — Petre , Esq . ; — Clay , Esq . ; R . Dick , Esq . ; — Johnstone , Esq . ; P . George , Esq ., &c , ¦
masses as well as the musician and the half-professional amateur . The vocalists , of the evening were an excellent troupe . Miss Palmer sang the lovely " Addio " with intense passion and a degree of feeling of which she hardly seemed to Have under con ^ trol . She gave the refrain , " Vivi piu . felici , &c , " with exquisite and soul-stirring sentiment . In the harmonious burden of the quartett , fromthe finale to "II Seraglio" ( called " in the bill " Each budding flower its leaf discloses " ) , her beautiful voice told with fine effect s nor did the others fail in justice to the strain . Miss Theresa Jeffervs , one of them , also gave the simple " Dove sono " and its recitative very clearly ,
and with suflicient tone anil power . The basso , Mr . Santley , was no less admirable in the quartett , winch was redemahded , than in his solo , " ¦ Se vpul ballare , " from the " Nozze . " In the duo with Miss Jefferys , " Crudel , Percho , " he was somewhat too marked ; but he and Mr . Tennant , who was a good Pcdrillo , wei-e much applauded in the Bacchic duet from the " Seraglio . " The concert was well attended , and new regulations have been devised for adding to the comfort of stall visitors withoxit diminishing that of the audience at large . The next concert takes place on Monday the 16 th , on which occasion Herr Joachim will appear .
VOCAL ASSOCIATION , ST . JAMES ' S HALL . On Tuesday this young and enterprising body took advantage of their learned conductor ' s absence and Mr . Otto Gohlscbipult ' s good nature , to attempt the performance of Dr . Sterndale Bennett ' s' beautiful " May Queen , " substituting one , and , in jmrts , two pianofortes for the band . As amateurs , evon though challenging criticism , ami professing to charge admission money , should not be too heavily dealt with , we suppose we must be " to their faults a little blind . " Let us say , then , that tho pleasures derived from the recital were mostly thoso of memory .. The pianists who did their part to perfection , showed l \ oVr delightful tho music of the " May Quoou " is , even shorn of orchestral eQ ' ects , and tho vocalists , who by no stretch of courtesy may be called perfect , simply
did their best under the circumstances . During this universal reign of catarrh , which ovon singors cannot doiy , wo apprehend that considerable allowance may bo fluriy claimod by tho Vocal Association . The soprano part of tho " May Queen " ¦ was boldly taken by Miss Saunder . s ,, a progressive young artist , who lias travelled so * hr well on a long steep road . Diffidence and short experience aro , of cuurso , against her in tho important part under notice . She sang nicely in " O , my lioge lady 1 " but in tho flnalo , when supportod by tho chorus , she gavo rein to her voice , and wns hoard to tho best advantage . Mr . Lawler upt fooling at home in the lino bass song , " ' Tis jolly tp hunt , " did his fine organ no justice . Mr . Frond , who topk the tenor airs , may at prosont bo considered a nice drawing-rqom slngoiv with a voioe , in parts , of eminently rich quality . Tho chorus , unless very clever , must have been somowhat puzzled by Mr .
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The Thanksgiving . —Sunday being the day appointed for a General Thanksgiving for the suppression of the Indian rebellion ,, most of the churches and chapels were crowded , and sermons appropriate to the occasion were delivered by the respective preachers , Iu most cases collections were made in aid of charities . New Colonial Ai > pqintments , —It has been decided to erect into a colony tkc district of Moretpn
Bay , npw a pprtion of the Government of New South Wales . The colony thus created , will take the name of Queensland . The governor selected to preside over the new colony is Sir George F . Bowon , Chief Secretary at the Ionian Islands . Sir Benjamin Pine , now governor of tho Gold Coast , has been appointed Lieutenant-Gbvernor of St . Christopher ' s . The name of the capitaVof British Columbia is to be New Westminster . — Times .
Tub Clock at tub New Palaok op . Westminster . —Tho actual cost cf clpck , dial , illuminating , &c ., ameunts tp 8 , 279 * ., tho bells to r > , 966 l ., and tho expenses connected with tho clock and bolls toO . OOU ., making n gross tptal of 20 , 307 / . riio further ameunt required is 1 , 750 / , Mi \ E . B . Denispn says : —Tho clock is now in the rooii ) , roady to bo fixed as soon as tho place is clear of bncKlayors and plastorors , which I understand It will bo in ciiuvr dayst Ifso . imn assured that tho olook will bo gping , and showing tho timo on all tho dials , before tlio now Parliament meets " Pynr . 10 HHALW .-Tho report of the IJcgistrar-Goneral on tho stnto of tho public health is not so favpurablo as it has been otlatc . The number of deaths last weok was 1 , 207 , bolng an increase of 8 . 1 over tho provious week , and 40 above tlio average . The number of births was 1 , < H > 2 . In the City , tho mortality during tho last fortnight has been a Uttlo above tho average , but bolpw that of tho soaspn gonorally , boiug 125 , whereas the average for tho time is US .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 7, 1859, page 585, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2293/page/9/
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