The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-29 00:00:00

CONCERT OF ANCIENT MUSIC.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
CHESTER TRADE CV?.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—offered take 5
6 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley—offered take 6}
13 to 2 agst General Yates's Sylvan—taken freely
10 to 1 agst Mr. Price's Wentworth—taken
1 agst Mr. Fowler's Mersey
11,) to 2 agst Mr. Fairlie's Zohrab—taken
1! t° st Mr. Clarke's Magician
to 1
Est Lord Derby's Parolles—taken
20 to
1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Combat—takers
20 1 agst Mr. Bower's Lord Stafford—offered
to 1
agst Mr. Barrow's Catherina—take
25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Collett's Conservativ 22 freely
agst Captain Lamb's Chit Chat—taken freely
33 to 1 agst Mr. G. Cooke's Rachel—taken

LANCASTER RACES. 1838.
FIRST DAY.
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs• each, with 20 added from the Fund ; for
trro years old; colts, Bst, 51h; fillies, Bst. 81b. A winner once
to carry 3lbs., twice, slbs extra. If walked over, the added
Ir[r•
will be ‘,;ithdrawn. T. Y.C.
~~'ilkiny Smith's br. f. by Voltaire, out of Amulet, by Jerry ; Mr.
C. Clem of the Clough', by Corinthian, out of Abra-
h4laniNewlancl s dam ; Mr. .J. Parkins's b. e. by Liverpool, dam by
Y (foaled in 1830), gr. d. by Tiresias, g. gr. d by Hamble-
ntan, out of Marcia.

PORK SPRING MEETING, 1838.
Vitt' SOTS.
sr.cosi) DAY.
given from the Racing Fund, added to a Sweepstakes of
2.0;0v5. h. ft., and only 5, &c. Two miles.
i7lots
.I.tf agues s
.ch. m. Burletta, by Ache )n, 6 yrs, 9st ; Mr.
061:1r
n,b 4 . Miss Eltza, 4 yrs, Sst. 21b ; Mr. Robinson's b. c. Mel-
7st. 101' yrs, Bst ; Mr. S. L. Fox's f. Teresa, by Langar, 4 yrs,
atr. .b Mr. M. Foulis's gr. f. Eaglet, by Falcon, 4 yrs, ist. 101 b ;
ftlburn's br. c. Master Castoff, by Velocipede, d. by Saladin,
out of Katt, by Catton, 3 yrs 6st. The rest paid 5 goys. each.
TtiE QUEEN.--Fier Majesty yesterday took an op-
portnnity of visiting the Hippodrome at Notting Hill. As
her Majesty's suite were passing the narrow part of the Bays-
water-road, the party came suddenly upon the 2d Regiment
of Life Guards, who had been to Wormholt Scrubs for the
Purpose of exercise. The officer in command, on perceiving
tile Queen, gave the word, " Halt—present arms," the men
for;
iing two lines through which her Majesty passed.
As the men drew their swords, the incident was so
sudden that her Majesty appeared much startled, and a close
Observer might have seen the colour for a moment leave her
t:heek. The Royal party entered the Hippodrome by the
grand entrance, and rode round the race-course. We under-
f"and it to be the intention of Mr. White, the proprietor, to
tPPIy for permission to have the gate through which
Proof were required to show the necessity of keeping out the
:t4ehle from this delightful spot, there was ample evidence yes-
rdtlY for as soon as it became known that her Majesty and
:;411Y were on the ground, they were considerably annoyed by
he crowd of a low description, while others better regulated,
at a respectful distance.
MUSEUM.—According to the Parlia-
tnentar
fro_ Jv
paper No. 230, the income of the British
..
a,
~
wh !LI Christmas 1836 to Christmas 1837, was 29,292/
n
title
of 41,0431. resulted from the Parliamentary grant. The
ece the Synopsis and other publications, casts of marbles,
Iri
5991 The expenditure in the same period was
The Umber of visitors in the last year-321,151
we, We regret to see, less than in the year before-383,147.
fm}hope that the great number then was not the result of
!,on or novelty, arid that the people will continue to testify
ben_lnteret and pleasure in visiting the Institution. The num-
-14 of readers seems steadily to increase—in 1819, 1,950 ;in
4..°, 8 820 ; in 1830, 31,200; and in 1837, 69,936. The
sie:urr,i_iphteurre,ffo%risits of artists and students to the galleries of
purposes of study, was 4,938 in 1831 ; 7,052 in
°i.; and .5,570 in 1837.
at E,;;1. J°llll Leslie, Professor of Natural Philosophy
bov:—nuurgh. was often known to pass an afternoon with mere
hea...” cgo onversing with them just as if they had been his equals
and attainments.
13,thu: A;Vlleatley has announced tor Bishope. of
to ,fro;Pao veils that " the Queen will be graciously pleased
Priem ,tho same patronage and support to the Labourers'
1%• ipciety as that valuable Society received from his late
Jesty,,
The
4teki still kj
ile,„
_a very ;
e=pltlCuopngruous practice of having an " assize
in the county of Devon ; the one held last
" Exeter was very thinly attended.

The second of the ancient concerts took place last night at
hanorer-square. If we may judge from the appearance of
the auditory, by whom the room was not more than two-thirds
filled, the higher classes do not patronize this rather antiquated
affair to the extent they did in former days. The fact is, that
the comprehensive variety of concerts of a more modern cha-
racter, with their light and elegant class of compositions, have
:superseded in public estimation the cumbrous majesty of the
ancient school. The Directors have already made great inno-
vations upon the orriginal plan of this undertaking, but they
Lave not yet arrived at that pitch of audacity, which will
one of those days induce them to " reform it altogether."
There was a great deal of what was very good in the selection
of last night, and much if it was executed in a most effective and
Masterly manner, but as a whole it was heavy in the extreme. The
concert was under the direction of the Archbishop of York, and
amongst the company we observed his Grace the Duke of Wel_
lington. Ilis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was also
Present, and excited some attention by the loudness of his re-
marks, and his repeated " bravos," in many instances more re-
markable for their vehemence than from being particularly
Judicious, The principal singers were Mrs. 11. R. Bishop,
Airs. Knyvett, Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Messrs. Phillips, Seguin,
Bennett, Vaughan, &c. In the first Part Mr. Phillips gave
Ile was brought as a lamb to the slaughter" in his very best
style; and we observed that an omission of eight bars before
the pause took off much of the heaviness we have had reason
to complain of in this very fine song. Marcello's " Qual
Anchante" was very cliarmingly sung by Mrs. Bishop and
Mrs. Shaw. In Hadyn's fine Recitative from The Seasons,
" Lo ! now aslant the glittering earth," sung by Mrs. Bishop,
there was some misunderstanding amongst the gentlemen of
the orchestra. They did not seem to be agreed as to the
fitting together of their respective parts, and in his vain at-
tempt to introduce order and regularity into their
movements, their conductor added to the general con-
fusion by beating time most furiously. The splendour of
Mrs. Alfred Shav‘'s voice told out well in Cherubini's
" 0 salutaris hostia," but we can never forget having heard
the unrivalled Malibran in the, same air; the depth of feeling
which she infused into the composition can never be effaced
from memory. Mrs. Shaw, with all her ability and cultivated
classical taste, was comparatively tame. The first part (or
Set, as these " ancients" call it) concluded with Haydn's su-
Perb chorus " The Heavens are telling." The second part
°P'slied Mozart's well known symphony in E flat, played with-
Ittepetition of the parts, a liberty no one has a right to take
nit';.;this author. Mrs. Bishop never acquitted herself better than
chorus
"uglielmi's aria " Vengo a voi." The magnificent double
"He gave them hailstones," from Israel in Egypt Ras encored as it well deserved to be. Mrs. Kny vett ,
sang
ll'erY finely in " Angels ever bright ;" but several shakes she
introduced were very inefficiently executed. We would re-
coMmend this lady to recommence a course of practice, or
°mit all attempts at this ornament. Mozart's quartett from
Idomeneo was sung much too slow. Mr. Seguin, in the reci-
tative from The Creation, " And God said, let the earth,"
sang very beautifully, and his voice told out well. The con-
cert was not over till near twelve o'clock, and must have been
something more than a bonne bouche to most of the musical
epicures present. We missed the veteran Cramer from his post
of leader of the Orchestra, and on enquiry, regretted to learn
that his absence was occasioned by severe indisposition.