The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

Otos

The Berkshire Stakes have been awarded to
Ethelwolf having taken the wrong side of a Pot'
The Abbey Stakes.

Defiance ...
Hambletonian

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPElityting as
Signor Negrini made his &alit here large,
Pollio in Norma with success. His vs°lnieeediistimasriagnageor
ffull, and sterling orgar, possessing
o great strength and richness of lichirne.;,h great
Negrini is a sound and forcible artist, vi— -* big
powers of voice, and a nausicianlike delivery din,
part. His acting last night was very earnest an Oa.
tf. hgent, but not free from crudeness of elect'
_lv
In his anxiety to be emphaie, he was cossigiLn
exaggerated ; but the error is far more bearable 10P;c,
its opposite one of insipidity. Po3.ibly his roost rod
cessful effort was the solo portion of the coneehich
music alloyed to Pollio in the last scene, and whieh
was given with a mingled strength and pathos iv"ths
produced a genuine impression. In bis first Wirier
effort was flat as compared with Tatnberlik's recubbet
ing of it; and indoefeaddietbmutuasntt
in
nnoatn
up
-bill
twhee acrleearj,usdognionrgous, and immensely energetic ve„"" or
the best Pollio we have ever heard still ringingr,„: g
ears. Madame Grmisiuwsiacsoifn
abandon and heartiness of i
the impassioned Norma with
forctie•
,o_ll_"„ie—sPof
of entnlasupsoi
does not always attain t
to a thorough state to. The audience was gresc
CO
" Diva" was act,
_b
re-called twice after either
new tenor sharing this honour time on t'
one
occasion. :radii's:au: witdh which :OP:re:no:a°

VAUXHALL GARDE- f ale
Vauxhall was last night visited by the whole o°°e°
troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, whose Percarifoll f„e
constituted_ one of the eras of the gardens. 10.1 he
believe, is the third time that the artists of i";la viit"
market opera have witched the Vauxhall W°:sieu, lu
noble songmanship. There was one such occadattl
1827 or 1828, when, as we think, poor , period
Malibran was one of the party. Since tivr the
Rubini and Tamburini have both been beard,: Gar'
south side of the river, and last night Lahlac-1)0 11/
doni, Calzolari, De Bassini, with Mesdsol,6-1. vast
Grange Fiorentini, and Charton, delighted iestre'
assemblage by a popular concert in the bullet t
There was no fixed programme of the pieces, but brit'
were precisely what was fitti:g for the occssi°,..l3,-;
liant bravuras, buffo duets, favourite arias, to'lltp the
matic morceaux—the Singing Lesson for exam,P:;,:sitt
famous Pappataci scene from L' RhreL-vro•
of course, and a host of suchlike fare which "4",./erf
vided at any mixed concert, and which is f°t111" 11 as
fresh and pleasant by amateurs and critics as We ru-
by the general audience, even when the savansh fed
fess themselves dreadfully scandalised by sac on"
commonplace and easily intelligible music. tE,"",„Cito.•
cerr, which took place at ten o'clock, went 0u,5-tuith
miugly ; and the general amusements went aa.,4011,
moreh than usual éclat, for the grounds were ver•FA the
t e lamps were very bright and numerous, 10,'" ;,e.
fireworks were on a great scale of brilliant exPm°:d'es
ness. The new ballet of Leola, founded upon sa / its
of the Undine nature, adds one more laurel to
wreath. A prettier mise en scene or more Wailer
d ancing—all, of course, on a small scale—were 13 the
s
_en in Vauxhall, and the other amusements, from all
Syrian Family to the Hermit and the Gipsiol rept
such as to be well worthy of spending a Ple/1/
evening in the exploration cf.

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• ANCIENT ALFRED ORDER OF OLD ntiVrin r,
An individual, under the ass,amed name of J. AL
who dates from 66, Cheapaidc— where, we have ascertahient
on inquiry, that such a person is utterly unknown--102,5tebia
us an account of the celebration of the anniversary 0'
institution yesterday, at Highbury Barn, and which, Ped
ceeding from such a sospicious source, is consequ•ntlY habit
insertion. We are aware that several parties are in thelhe
of going about to various societies and institutions under
,il.O
lea of getting reports of their proceedings inserted in
p newspapers. Mr. J. M. Seymour is of middle height, 11'
rather stout buil
Af
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF Mit. OUSELY HIGGIN@, t
—The Galway Vindicator of Saturd3y Member
regreo
to learn that Ousely Hi
--ggiuQ, the Liberal Member for MeY 0
is dangerously ill. There is little hope entertained of bi/ red
mate