The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

MUSTO.-REUNION DES ARTS.

This society gave one of its agreeable soirees /1 /1181treeto
last night, at the Beethoven Rooms in Harl e r_sAsitge
and is evidently exerting itself to deserve its i cP*;
success. The arrangements are such as to rei volci olr
ordinary formality of the regular concert-room, 04010
stitute the ease of private society, as far as is pi ot prcr
without affecting the efficiency of the music.
gramme was varied and effective, and included 'Ole Dow
turne by Chopin, and the Etude by Thalbe rifPfeda
played by Mdlle. Clauss with that purity a,nii oblict;
which have so rapidly won their way with the Vero,bw
Herr Holzel sang two of his own songs with coneit %ye
effect ; and amongst the novelties of the evertiv 00101
some vocal quartetts by Herren Kuchler,
Lane, and Aynslie, given with spirit and excel 'e
and
ensemble.
The successful appearance of a new soprano,
our native artistes is a feature we cannot concloi.4:'l4
out noticing, Mrs. Douglas sang two songsy
bf
vourite, by Moleque and the well-known Era OtY:t118
Schubert. Her voice is remarkably full and 3 7ie„h
siderm
intonation musical and true, and susceptible Of 4 3C"'.- a v
able dramatic passion. It has evidently been 42 ‘.311:c0,11'
the Italian school ; and when experience shall 13v-iito
ferred greater mastery and confidence, we 11.1 '/edi,
doubt that Mrs. Douglas will prove a valuable: P.
to the artistes of the concert-room. •

h tIV
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The "
beJO!
chase of land, for allotment amongst the met of'/cpe
just been made, within sight of the Crystal /.L'a'.°'4DoP
Sydenham, close to the Forest-hill station, an 3 i
distance from Lewisham. The estate is in ( OW,
most picturesque and commanding localitie s
in
Kent.
UV"
DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE EAR.—J„,.„I-10.-/ii
sixth annual meeting of the subscribers to this isw;treel
was held yesterday, at the Dispensary, Del
Soho. The Rev. Thomas D. Lamb, who preside taY,:li
the claims which an institution, founded for the P"-4,
of affording relief to persons afflicted with des fe,le-01
whom there were very many in the metropolis, ar17,014°
rarely found means of making their affliction ,k
the charitably disposed, had on public syrup :a leer
support. The report gave as the number of : 133,;(1 fej
admitted during the past year 1,388, cured 55C,1, t-e,yr
lieved. 308, being an increase on the previot is yt
cases admitted 359, cured 224, relieved 116. It -,40.
that diseases of the ear were consequent, to a. v
extent, upon intemperance, uncleanliness, over-, cosy, ao
of dwellings, bad ventilation, and damp clot- .og' the
concluded by paying a compliment to Mr. Hat'vel,ieffi
resident surgeon, on the success of his mode of tre st-fA/
which was purely constitutional, the use of insto:oo,
and operations 'being avoided except in extrero e
In the course of discussions which ensued upon Oeiseeo,
resolutions, it was stated that though there hadi " o'
considerable augmentation in the funds, the reso
the charity were by no means adaquate to mesa I°4lo
creased demands upon them. Thanks were aceord
Mr. Harvey and the chairman, and the meetings'
rated. d PI
MORE DOMESTIC SAVAGES.—Between three ayi--.0.6
o'clock on Sunday morning, while Police-constable
was going his rounds, his attention was attracted IV/o,t*
cries of a female in distress, and upon going to Ma 11/
ter-street, Argyle-square, whence the cries canl'
found, sitting on the ,hall-door step of No. 15, 3 felf'r.lo
suffering intense agony, and bleeding profusely
wounds in the head. In reply to questions from/
constable, the unfortunate woman, who was esetb
ingly exhausted, and scarcely able to speak, saes
her name was Mrs. McDonald ; that her husband' fl/.
was a commercial traveller, occupied the house„-00,
side of which she then was sitting ; but "t
whence her husband, having first brutally ill-treAi
her, ejected her, leaving her in the condition in i,511),1
he (the police-constable) found her. The officer, 113.0'
heard her tale, conveyed her to the workhouseto,
upon her arrival there it was found necessary to Pn
instantly under medical treatment. In addition to y
body being one mass of bruises, the poor victim°Jo,
mestic brutality, who was four months eneiente, /I
severe lacerated wound on the scalp. Her brut3g;
sailant was arrested, but as Mr. Waldegrave, the
house surgeon, certified that she was unfit to 31) 60;
before the magistrate, the husband was remanded. go
terday, her three children, aged respectively 3, sn'oefif
8, were also conveyed to the workhouse. The -,t vi
victim of husband brutality is Ellen Doubin, living
Paul-street, Lisson-grove, who was admitted te,,
Mary's Hospital, Sunday night, and whose injure 4,1
thus described in the hospital report book
Doubin, admitted 9.30 p.m., suffering from violence'
result of kicks inflicted by her husband. ,306
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.—YesterdaY-,
ing great sensation was created in consecine,l3,„ctoSir„
a rumour that Mr.s Mary Kirk, aged 29, Wilectior
park, Lincoln's-inn-fields, had attempted self-destreb 001
by jumping out of the second floor window, wilic„
making inquiry, proves to be a melancholy fae"lo
appears that the unfortunate woman had bee%
desponding state of mind from some cause which lode
clearly ascertained, but it was not considered Ile°, Oa
to place any watch on her movements. Howev'eto'
unfortunate creature committed the act, falling ose",,
ground with considerable violence. An alarm was ea
by some of the neighbours, when she was Ric'e-csrle
without loss of time, and conveyed to Victoria sool;
King's College Hospital, where Mr. George I.ll'„odee
"
the house surgeon, was in immediate attendance, 051'
examination found her leg broken, beside other ecteopte'
injuries, where she now lies in a very precarious a
No cause is assigned for the rash act at present. o 0 a
ROYAL HUMANE SOClETY.—Yesterday aftellinf
meeting of the directors, and other supporters 4-40,0
above institution, was held at the offices, in Tr` cos
square, Charing-cross. A number of meritorion.,sittee;
were submitted, and adjudicated upon by the coinrog
The seventy-ninth annual report stated, that cluf,,, eel
past year 165 cases were submitted to the soeie'l'oBflPro
prising 190 individuals, of whom 180 were stic,:eig y
treated and recovered ; 22 honorary silver men rdiPfto
voted for cases of rescue, attended by extrsa°loo43
courage and personal risk ; 36 honorary bronl'oiss,",o
had been awarded ; 124 claimants had been
with money for saving life in or near London ;
thanks of the society, handsomely inscribecl„l.ivg tero
have been presented to 21 individuals. Du 0130
skating season of last winter, on the (mama' 01. e too'
of the various parks, on the ice of which I% nee of
100,000 persons had ventured, there . had ble,iianeatie
300 persons immersed, but, owing to the vlboolf
the society's icemen employed on the occasion
fatal accident had occurred.