The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

AIRMINGRAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

-BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Morning.—A miscellaneous
concert at a provincial festival is generally made up of
well known materials, and therefore affords very little
subject for remark. Such was the concert of last evening.
It was very agreeable, but did not contain a single ar-
ticle that was not familiar to the London public. The
programme included Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony,"
Beethoven's overture to Leonora, the march of the priests
in Atkalie, Mendelssohn's dramatic fragment Loreley,
and a great many favourite vocal pieces, Italian, Ger-
man, and English, sung by Grisi, Mario, Castellan,
Gardoni, Viardot, Sims Reeves, Dolby, Rudersdorff,
Formes, and others. A new song, "Good morrow,"
the words by Dr. Mackay, and the music by Frank
was sung by Mario with great beauty and expres-
sion, and surprising purity:of English elocution. It was
immensely applauded and encored. Another novelty
had a highly favourable reception, a choral part semi,
"Philomela," by Mrs. Mounsey Bartholomew—a churn-
ing piece Of vocal harmony, which also was loudly en-
c,red. The other performances do not call for particurar
notice, except the Loreley which was sung by Malanie
Rudersdorff with great vocal power and dramatic effect.
The hall was very full ; and the audience, including all
the persons of di.tinction and fashion now in Birming-
ham, was exceedingly brilliant.
The receipts at the concert amounted to 1,077/. 175.,
making tbe gross amount taken on Wednesday slightly
in excess of the corresponding day at•the last festival.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.—The Messiah thisrinernina
attracted, as usual, a densely crowded audienci.' The
performance was splendid in the extreme, but was des-
iitate of any kind of novelty ; wi:h this only eireeption,
that the audience stood up, not only during the " Hal-
Lelujn,h chorus," but likewise during the choruses "And
the glory of the Lord," and "For unto us a child is
born." To stand during the Hallelujah has been. a tra-
ditional usage handed down from Handel's own times ;
but to do so during any of the other pieces is an innova-
tion wholly uncalled for. The following are the recepts
—President and vice-presidents, at 21s. each (288), 302/.
Bs. ; secured seats, 21s. each (1,689), 1,773/, 9s. ; un-
secured seats, 10s. 6d. each (620), 3251. 10s. ; donations
and
umb collections, 31/. 6s. - 30 passes, 151. 15s. Total
ner of persons present, 2,597 ; gross receipts, 2,8081.
Bs. ; which is about 50/. beyond the sum taken on the
Messiah day in 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DERBY RACE—WEDNEsnAr.

The Sudbury Stakes (Handicap) of 5 EIOVS, each, with
30 added. The second to save his stake. About
three-quarters of a mile. (8 subs.)
Captain Christie'sßoving Betsy, by the Odd Mixture,
3 yr 3, fist (Ashmall) 1

Mr. Pickering's Cigarette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Bearpark) 2
Mr. Samuel's Useless, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—Fayaway, MangoAeen,
Grief.

,Betting-6 to 4 agst Fayaway, 4to 1 agst Cigarette,
5 to 1 agst Roving Betsy. Won by a neck ; two lengths
between second and third, and a neck between third and
fourth.

The Chatsworth Plate of 50 sous., added to a Handicap
of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared. Extra
weight for certain winners. The second to save
his stake. One mile and a half. (19 subs., 6 of
whom declared.)
Mr. T. Parr's Sancebox, bylSt. Lawrence, 3 yrs, 7st
111 b (including 71b extra) (Wells) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Gamelad, 4 yrs, 7st 61h (Bearpark) 2
Mr. Taylor's Knight Errant, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Ashman) 3
The following also ran :—Kiteflyer, Whalebone, Kid-
napper,

Betting-7 to 4 agst Saucebox, 4to 1 agst Kiteflyer,
4 to 1 agst Kidnapper, 5 to 1 agst Knight Errant. Won
on the post by a head ; the second beating the third
three lengths. Kiteflyer was well up with Knight
Errant.

Selling Stakes of 30 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5
sovs. each ; for 3-yr olds and upwards. Optional
selling weights. One mile. (6 subs.)
Mr. Finden's Merry Monk, by Merry Andrew, 4
yrs (201.), 7st 91b (Kendall) ± 1
Mr. Rogers' Alma, 6 yrs (201.), 7st 131 b (Denman) + 2
Mr. Blakeway's Harriott, 6 yrs (201.), 7st 131 b
(Denman) 3
Mr. T. Taylor's f by Chanticleer— Ostrogoth's dam
3 yrs (751.) , Bst 41b

Betting-5 to 4 agst Merry Monk, 7to 4 agst Har-
riott sto 1 agst Alma. A very fine race in ended in a
dead heat with Merry Monk and Alma. Good third.
Deciding Heat—Betting 3 to 1 on Merry Monk, who
won cleverly by a length.

The Chesterfield Plate of 50 sovs, added to a sweep-
stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Certain penalties
and allowances. The second to save his stake. About
half a mile. (16 subs.)
_ _ _

Mr. Halford's LeamingtOn,by Faugh-a-Ballagb, Bst 101 b

(Wells) 1
Mr. E. Parr's Stork, Bst 121 b (Quinton) 2
Mr. T. Taylor's f by Slane—Ostrogoth's dam, Bst
(Ashman) 8
The following also ran :—f by Birdcatcher—Sacrifice,
Flyaway, and St. Dunstan.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Stork, 2to 1 agst Flyaway, Bto
1 each agst Sacrifice filly and Leamington. Leamington
went away with a lead of four or five lengths, and won
easily by a length and a half. A neck between second
and thin'. Flyaway was fourth, and Sacrifice filly fifth.
The start excited much dissatisfaction.

The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 sovs ; three-yr-olds, 7st 81b;
four, Bst 9113 ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 91b.
Certain penalties and allowances.' Two miles.
Mr. Nicholson's Berezina, by Hetman Piatoff, 3 yrs
Bst
Mr. Rickard's Miss Hatch, 3 yrs, 7st 81b...(Arnott) 2
Mr. Blake way's. Harriott, 6 yrs, Oct 611) (Ashmall) 3
Mr. Armstrong's f by John O'Gaunt—Mangosteen,
S yrs, 7st slb (Quinton) 4
Mr. Robinson's Grief, aged, Oct 91b (Denman) 0
Betting-2 to lon Berezina, sto 1 aget Miss Hatch.
Won cleverly by halt a length. Same distance between
the second and third. Grief did not pass the post.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
8 to 1 agst Sultan (taken)
10 to 1 agst Kaffir (taken)
12 to 1 agst Shoreham (taken)
12 to 1 aget New Warrior (taken)
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst Rifleman (taken freely)
3 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
7 to 2 agst Oulston (taken)

EGHAM RACES—THURSDAY.
Betting Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages
Three-quartors of a mile.
Mr. Swan's Freckle, by Lanercost, 3 yrs, 6st 41b

(Joe Rogers) 1
Mr. T. Stevens's Swalcliffe, 2 yrs, 4st 131b(Fordhana) 2
Mr. Mellish's Gossip, 5 yrs, Bst (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Wait-awhile, Tobolski, Ban-
stead, Duke of Lancaster, Brown Brandy.
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Freckle, Gossip, and Duke
of Lancaster, sto 1 agst Swaleliffe. Won by three-
quarters of a length. Half a length between the second
and third. Duke of Lancaster finished two lengths be-
hind Gossip, and Brown Brandy was fifth.
The King John Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50
added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst
31b. Certain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. (12
subs.)
Mr. Sargent's f by Melbourne—Seaweed, Bst 31b
(A. Day) 1
Lord Anglesey's f by The Flying Dutchman—Merope,
Bst (J. Goater) 2
Lord J. Scott's Wandering Willie, Bst 101 b ...(Wells) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Wandering Willie, sto 2 each
agst Seaweed filly and Merope filly. Won by a length
and a half. Same distance between the second and third.
The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h
ft, and only 3 if declared, with 50 added. Extra
weight for certain winners. The second to save his
stake. One mile, (17 subs, 8 of whom declared.)
Mr. F. Fisher's New Brighton, by Birkenhead, 5 yrs,
Set 51b
Mr. B. Land's Bordeaux, aged, Bst 51b...(Land, jun.) 2
Mr. Roland's Matilda, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (J. Foster) 3
Mr. Patteson's Joshua, 3 yrs, Bst llb (incl. 41b extra)
( Wes) 4
Mr. Hewitt's Postulant, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (incl. 41b extrall)
(A. Day) 5
Mr. Prenter's Duke of Lancaster, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b

(Abdale) 6
Betting-7 to 4 agst New Brighton, 7to 2 agst
Joshua, sto 1 agst Bordeaux. Won in a canter by a
length. Two lengths between second and third, Bad
fcurth.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 sovs eacb, h ft
and only sif declared, with 50 added. Extra weigL
for certain wieners. Two miles and a dibtance. (2
subs, 20 of whom declared.
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b

(Preece) t 1
Major Bringhurst's Fulbeck, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (includ-
4A.i extra) (Fordham) t 2
Mr. Walker's Winkfield, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(J. Mann) 3
Betting—Even on Winkfield, 5 to 4 agst Fulbeck,
Mr. Sykes made all the running, and disobeying the
pulls of his jockey, made a dead heat with Fulbeck.
Great dissatisfaction was created, for it was quite evi•
dent that Mr. Sykes could have won easily. Mr. Clark
stated in explanation that Mr. Sykes had started only
to make running for Fulbeck, but the breaking of a
stirrup-leather prevented his jockey from carrying hie
orders into effect. Winkfield was beaten off.
Deciding Heat.—Betting-4 to 1 on Mr. Sykes, who
won, hard held, by a length. Wells rode Mr. Sykes for
this heat.

The Railway Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for
2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights.
Three-quarters-of-a-mile. (7 subs.)
Mr. B. Land's Englemere, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 131 b
1
Mr. T. Stevens's Swalcliffe, 2 yrs (601.), 6st..n (Prior).) 2
Mr. Lowther's Picaninny, 2 yrs (60/.), sst 111 b

_ .
(Joe Rogers) 3
The following also ran :—Gossip, Punchbox, Who
are You, Pretty Girl, and Vine.
Won by half a length ; a neck between the second
and third. Vine and Gossip were the next two. The
winner was bought in for 701.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
ST. LEGER.
100 to 45 agst Rifleman (taken)
7 to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
4to 1 agst Oulston (taken)
12 to 1 agst Capucine (taken)
40 to 1 agst Saucebox (taken)
CESAREWTTCH.
20 to 1 agst Elvaston (25 to 1 taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Robgill (taken)
40 to 1 agst The Earl (taken)
50 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
50 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken)
1000 to 15 agst St. Clare (taken)

DERBY.
45 to 1 agat Bucolic (taken to 1001.)
This day (Friday) the first race will bs at two o'clock.

DONCASTER RACES.

The town of Doncaster is beginning to assume its
wonted aspect of busy preparation in anticipation of its
great autumn meeting. Numerous apartments have al-
ready been engaged, and every morning's post now adds
to the number. There is, in fact, a fair prospect of a
full average attendance, notwithstanding certain unfa-
vourable influences which have operated prejudicially
against some of the other leading meetings of the year,
and which can harily be expected to be wholly unfelt at
Doncaster. With respect to the sport on the card, thFre
are 27 events set down fur the taw days—namely. 8 for
the first day, 7 for the second, G for the third, and 6 for
the fourth. One prize (the Foal Stakes) has been struck
out, end two others have been introduced into the pro-
gramme--namely, the Glasgow Stakes and the Portland
Plate. The number of entries is somewhat under that
of last year, as will be seen by the following comparison:
Champagne Stakes, 1854, 33 ; 1855, 33 ; Revival Plate,
19; 18 ; Great York,hire Handicap, 96 entries and 55
acceptances last year, 93 entries and 51 acceptances this
year ; Filly Stakes, 10, 10 ; Municipal Stakes, 7, 4
St. Leger Stakes, 159, 117 ; Corporation Plate, 44, 21
Cleveland Handicap, 48 entries and 6 acceptances last
year, 33 entries and 19 acceptances this year ; Eglin-
ton Stakes, 47, 40 ; Two-year-old Sweepstakes, 40,
17 ; Scarborough Stakes, 12, 4 ; 200 Sovs. Stakes,
8, 5 ; Don Stakes, 7, 11 : Park Hill, 31, 34 ; Don-
caster Stakes, 116, 117. The (new) Glasgow Stakes
has 8 entries ; the Portland Plate, 80. The total
amount of added money this year is upwards of 1,700
guineas, which is 100 guineas more than the sum given
last year. The stewards are the Marquis of Exeter, Sir
W. M. E. Milner, and Viscount Maidstone. An altera-
tion of the west end of the Grand Stand has just been
completed, in order to its exclusive appropriation to the
use of the stewards and their ladies. The Electric Tele-
graph Company are provided with an office conveniently
situate between the Subscription and the Grand Stand,
their wires being carried direct from this temporary sta•
ton to the atain line of the Great' Northein Railway,

about two miles south of Doncaster. The races will
oornrae .ce on Tuesday, the 11th of September. The
entries for the Fitzwilliam Stakes, the Queen's Plate,
the Cup, and the Nursery Stakes close on Monday, the
lOtls.