LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.
This is the title of a new association, set on foot in opposition to the ori- ginal Sacred Harmonic Society. We lately noticed the dismissal, by that Society, of their late conductor, Mr. Surman, upon various grounds, 0118 of which was alleged incapacity. He, it appears, has retained friends and supporters sufficient to lay the foundation of this rival establishment; which gave its first public performance in Exeter Hall on Wednesday last, for the be- nefit of the distressed English artisans expelled from France. The oratorio was Judas Maccabeus; and it was very respectably performed. The solo- singers included Miss Birch, the Misses Williams, and Mr. Reeves; the chorus seemed nearly as numerous as that of the old Society; and the in- strumental orchestra, though small, was select and effective, being com- posed of eminent professional performers. The hall was as crowded as it usually is at the performances of the old Society; and the audience were liberal in their applause.
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