The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

MUSIC.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The seventh concert of the season took place last
night. Its programme was as follows:
PART I.
Overture
_ 1
Scher-cot
Song, with Chem, "You (Totten k. A Midsummer „end....ickn.
snakes," 'Slim Luning Ppm acid (Night's Dream '`
Madame Viardot
gtonurtio, March, and Final Mono i
Duette, ..,Nella none," Mdmc. Viardot and Freer Formes
(Lee Huguenots) Meyerbeer.
Iletit• / "1:°11 si aPPrema" { %It'ili"l:lBlicriunimir G irl:fg
Duettlno " Quota volts "
1 Overture, °Leonora" (Don Carla) Coate
PART PART IL
Sinfonla Erwin Beethoven.
Brett. "Armida dispistata n 0 (Amide) Madame
I Aria " Lancia eh' io piano'. i Viardot Daudet.
Quartette. "Oran Nume, in vent erento," Mir Loui,a
Pyle, Madame Vianlot, Edgmie °ardent, and Licrr
Norm's (Gerusdrinme Liberate) Rightni.
Overture, o Ireisehute Weber.
This concert was announced to be "by Special
Desire;" the phrase usually employed to intimate
the intended presence of the Queen at a performance
of this kind ; but her Majesty was prevented front
fulfilling her intention. An announcement was dis-
tributed in the room, that an extra concert is to take
place on the 4th of July by her Majesty's special
command.

When the concert was about to begin, the directors
received notice that Miss Louisa Pyne had been
attacked by a sudden hoarseness, which rendered
her totally unable to sing. In this emergency Madame
Castellon was applied to; with that kind and oblig-
ing disposition for which she is remarkable, she
readily complied, and arrived in time to sing with
Clardoni Costa's duet from "Don Carlos." When
she appeared in the orchestra the audience,
who had been apprised by Mr. M'Murdie, one
of the Directors, of the application which had been
made to her in consequence of Miss Pyne's indisposi-
tion, greeted her with the warmest applause. The
duet was exquisitely sung, and probably never pro-
duced a greater effect. In the two-part song," You
spotted snakes," Miss Pyne's place was supplied by
Miss Chambers, oae of the chorus singers, who
acquitted herself in a very satisfactory manner.
The whole of the "Midsummer Night's Dream"
music was delightfully performed, and applauded
with enthusiasm.

The two great orchestral pieces, Beethoven's " Sin-
fonia Eroica," and his overture to "Leonora," were
played as the Philharmonic orchestra only can play
them. We never were more struck with the
grandeur and beauty of these wonderful com-
positions. The duet from the " Huguenots,"
and the fine air from one of Handel's
Italian operas, displayed the greatness of Madame
Viardot's style, her highly-finished execution and im-
passioned expression. This great dramatic singer
had a reception worthy of her genius and reputation.
Formes had been iudisposed, but seemed pertectly
recovered, acd sang with all his usual energy and
effect.

The room was extremely crowded ; and the con-
cert, notwithstanding the disappointments we have
mentioned, went off with the utmost spirit and sue-
OM.

SPORTING.
TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

The room was crowded toa high pressure degree through-
out the afternoon, the rain preventing the subscribers from
having the usual range and accommodation on the terrace
and lawn adjoining. Much inconvenience wnild, however,
have been obviated had a suitable awning been spread
over the whole length and breadth of the terrace : for all
such occasions some provision of the kind should be made.
The chief business was the settlement of the Ascot so-
' counts, which were for the most part heavy, and on the
wrong side of the book for "the ring." Several balances
were left open, and the non-contents were unquestionably
in a majority.
We would suggest that it be made a rule of the min
that all parties who settle bl• deputy should bo compelled to
give notice thereof to the keeper of the room, whose busi-
ness it should be to place a written announcement to that
erect on a board especially provided for that purpose.
Late in the afternoon a few beta were made at the prices
given below. The principal investments were on Castor-
dale and GoidSeder for tU Northumberland Plate—.s to 1
was taloa to upwards of 2001. about the former, and 8, 7.
and 6 to 1 to various sums about the latter, the last bet that
was booked about him was 600 to 100.

SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.
6 to 4 on Mr. W. Cooper's Torment (t)
4 to 1 agst Captain Lowtber's Raekapelt (t)
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
6to 1 agat Mr. G. White's CoNterdale (t)
6 to 1 Mr. Palmer's Goldtioder (t)
7 to 1 Mx. Henderson's Coomburland Stathea•
mon)
10 to 1 Mr. Wid (tiants's Chief Justice (t)
12 to 1 Mr. Knapton's St. Andrew (t)
100 to 7 Lord Olasgow's Doublethong (t)
ST. LEGER.
II to 4 agst Mr. Bowes's West Australian (t)
6 to 1 Mr. Powney's Cineas (t)
6 to 1 Mr. Thellueson's Ratsplan (t)
DEBBY.
12 to 1 Mr. E. R. Cooper's Autocrat (t)
20 to 1 Lord Derby's Ortolano (Verbena c.) (t)
25 to I Mr. Bowes's Marley Hill (t)