The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-16 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OxFoßn, MARCH 15.—A Congregation was this day holden
for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred :
Bachelor of Divinity.—Rev. W. Evans, Trinity College.
Bachelor of Civil Law.—C. W. Faber, University College.
Masters of Arts.—W. J. Estcourt, Balliol College; Rev.
G. T. Marsh, Christ Church; J. Pycmont, Lincoln College.
Bachelors of Arts.—H. S. Eyre, Christ Church; E. 11.
Sealy, Christ Church ; H. G. Coope, Christ Church ; J. y.
Becher, Worcester College.
Mr. Sherlock, M. A., admitted ad eundem from Trinity Col-
lege, Dublin.

-Mr. H. Pritchard, Merton College, has been elected a
Scholar of Corpus Christi College, on the Surrey foundation.
Mr. J. Marsh and Mr. W. D. M. Bathurst have been ad-
mitted Probationary Fellows of New College ; Mr. D. R.
Godfrey, Scholar of Queen's College, has been elected a Fel-
low of the same College.
The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has instituted the Rev.
Lewis Tugwell, of Brasenose College, to the rectory of Farn-
borough, Somersetshire, on the presentation of Mr. J. F.
Gunning, patron.
The Lord Bishop of Glocester and Bristol has collated the
Rev. Charles Yonge Crawley, of Oriel College, to the rec-
tory of Hartpury, Glocestershire.
The Provost and Fellows of Worcester College have pre-
sented the Rev. Benjamin Dent, Senior Fellow of that So-
ciety, to the rectory of Winfor!, in the county of Somerset,
vacant by the death of the Rev. F. H. Brickenden.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL' S-YESTERD4 r.

The betting partook of the character we gave of Monday's---dull
in the early part of the day, better towards the end, and on the
whole moderate in extent and importance. 6to 1 was offered agst
the Cobweb colt till within a few minutes of the close of the room,
Ivhen it was taken two or three times : we had not time to ascer-
tain whether the takers would have " persevered." Nonplus was
backed freely at 11 to 1, and closed quite as good a favourite as the
grey. The Early Bird's friends were in force, and there is every
probability of his becoming a prominent favourite. Young How-
ton again gave way, and D'Egville made another step towards the
outside division. No other change.

THE RIDDLESWORTIf.
7 to 4 on Cobweb colt—taken
TIIF. DERBY.
6 to 1 agst. Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt—taken
10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinek's Grey Momus—take 11 to 1
JO to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Nonplus colt—take 11 to 1
16 to 1 agst Colonel Feel's lan—hffered
16 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. H. Coombes's Cobham—taken 22 to 1
22 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's Young Rowton— offered
23 to 1 agst Lord G. 13entiiick's D'Egvilletaken and after-
wards offered
26 to 10 agst. Lord Sutheld's Bamboo—taken
28 to 1 agst Captain Berkeley's Bullion—offered
30 to 1 agst Mr. Vs orrall's Dormouse—take 33 to 1
N) to 1 agst Mr. Richardson's Mono Adam—Aitken
30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's llichard floe—taken and after-
wards offered
30 to 1 agst Sir J. Mills's Volunteer—offered
30 to 1 agst Ld Exeter's Alemilar—take 33 to 1
33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's 13retby—taken
50 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Tratiby's dam colt--token
60 to 1 agst Mr. A. Smith's Cracker—offered
1000 to 12 agst Mr. Sowerby's Caligula
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Bowes's Gonfalon—taken twice
2000 to 15 agst Mr. W. Scott's Albemarle—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Forth's Conservative—taken
2000 to 50 agst Gonfalon and .4gg-er—taken
2100 to 1800 on Grey Momus and Nonplus agst Cobweb—taken
550 to 50 agst Young Rowton and Cobham—taken and after
wards offered
400 to 100 agst Mr. J. Day's lot

THE OAKS.
7 to 10 agst Lord Jersey's Glenara
12 to 1 agst Lord Berner's' filly—taken to a small sum
15 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Velveteen—taken
150 to 50 betted that the winner of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes
does not win the Derby should he be in it.

Sam Day, jun., one of the best light-weig,ht jockies of his day,
died on Wednesday morning, at Stockbridge, from the effects of a
fall while hunting on Friday last. He was he rider of Mango last
year, and the youngest jockey that ever won the Doncaster St. Lager.

There will not be any races at the Hippodrome before April.—
Mr. Bond reties from the Turf, his stable being advertised to be
sold in the ensuing Craven Meeting at Newmarket.

COVENTRY RACES.- W EDNESDA Y.

The Craven Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added from the
Fund, for two and three yrs old. Once round and a die. 9 Subs.
Mr. E. Peel's gr. c. Saul, 2 yr 3, 7st G. Whitehouse 1
Mr. Fowler's br. f. Prudence, 2 yrs, 6st. 1 llb 2
Mr. Lacey's b. c. Capulet, 3 yrs, Bst. 71b 3
The following also staated, but were not placed :—Captain
Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 3 yrs, Bst. 71b ; Mr. Corbet's b. c. Han-
nibal, •2 yrs, 7st ; Mr. Little na. b. f. by Bretandorf, 2 jrs, (Ist.
111 b; Lord Craven ca. Harebell, 2 yrs, Get. 111 b. (bolted).
The Handicap Stakes of 10 cove. each, with 30 added from the
Fund. One mile and a half. 6 Subs.

Mr. Lacey's b. c. Capelet, 3 yrs, Bst
111 r. Fowler's ch. c. 1;ilboa, 2 yrs, Est. 31b
The City Stakes of sous. each, with 20 addc(l from the Fund, for
horses not thorough-bred. One mile and a half. Gentlemen riders.
12 Subs.

Captain Lamb's br. h. Jack, 5 yrs, 1 Ist. 41b Becher
Mr. Ongley's 1,. h. Donnington, aged, 12st 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Little's
gr. g. Apostate, aged, list. 1 Ilh ; Mr. Stephenson's ch. g. True
Blue, aged, 1 Ist. 111 b ; Mr. Jones's ch. g. rhe Disowned, aged,
I Ist. 111 b; Mr. Cope na. b. f. by Belzoni, 3 yrs, 9st. 41b; Mr.
Gregory na. b. m. by Merman, 3 yrs, 9st. 41b ; and Mr. Burnie),
na. oh. g. Jim Crow, 3 yrs, 9st 41b.
The Silver Cup, added to a subscription of 3 sovs. each, with 10
for the second horse. Heats. l 1 Subs.
Mr. Bradley's b. e. Exorable, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b Owner 1 1
Mr. Cheadle na. oh. g. by Emilins, 4 yrs, Bst. 2lb 0
Mr. 'l'. Morris na. gr. c. Blue Ruin, 3 yrs, Gat. 12Ib (h. b. ) 0 0
The following also started, but were not placed:—.Mr. Stephen-
phenson's ch. g. True Blue, aged, Bst. 4lb ; Mr. Little's br. g.
Brown George, 6 yrs, Sgt. 21b ; and Mr. G. Hawkes's in. Radical
Kitty, 3 yrs; 6st. tilh. (h. b.)
The Hurdle Race Stakes of .5 each, sots. with 30 added. Two
miles, six leaps, of four feet high. Gentlemen riders. The
winner to be sold for 200 sous., if demanded, &c. 7 Subs.
Mr. Jenkins's blk. m. Midnight, 6 yrs, list. 91b. (h. b.)
Mr. Jones's ch. g. The Disowned, aged, 1 Ist. 111 b. (h. b.) 9
Mr. Little's gr. g. Sponge, II yrs, llst. 91k. (h. b.) 3

CONCERT at the LONDON TAVERN,

test night Mr. 0. H. Toulmin's Concert at the eteee
place attracted a very large company of city favhnnables, the
large room being literally crowded. The Lord Mayor and
ge.-...riffs, with their respective ladies, were the patrons and
r,tronesses, and every pains had been taken to render the
Concert worthy the attention it appeared to have excited.
Tno singers were Misses Birch, Sheriff, Wcodham, Rain-
tee.*:b ; Messrs. Guibelei, Leffler, Wilson, &:.e. In the or-
chestra, which consisted of fifty perforators, led by Mr. 0. 11.
Toulmin himself, were many eminent professional gentlemen,
awl the condtictor of the evening was Sir George. Smart.
\S we state that the programme contained six-and-twenty
pl-.!crs of music, it Rill be obvious to the readers of The San
etta.t. ..kr limits, ample as they are, will not admit' of our no-
tiznir4,in the most cursory manner, the whole of such a mass
ot -music, amongst which, by the bye, there was a gool deal
mere rubbish. We shall, therefore, mealy allude to the
'compositions I% hich seemed to stand pri.minently distinguihed
from the rest, omitting all mention of such rarities in a con-
cert-reom as " My boy Tammy," " I'm o'er young to marry,"
and the like. The overture to "Anacreon," which comnienced
the Concert, did not go so well as we have been ae'customed
tc, hear it at thewest-end of the town ; the same may be re-
narked of Weber's Overture to " Der Freischut-L," which Cof7.•
elided the first part. Rossini's Overture to ‘• William Tell,"
at the commencement of the second kart, was a total
failure. Miss Sheriff's " With raptx,re dwelling," from
Palfe's " Maid of Artois, was sung w;,th great power of voice
and great command in regard to execution of rapid and
brilliant passages, but it was ahor,ether too theatrical, and de-
veil of that neatness and dcliv,,Cy we expect in the Concert-
room.; The worn-out duet Mayer from " 11 Fanatico," by
Miss \Voodham and Mr. G'uibelei, was also a coarse perform-
ance. Mr. Guibelei's Y.umour consisted in vociferation, and
Miss Woodham was v.eak and ineffective. In one respect it
was characteristic; she appeared to be really a pupil prac-
tising the solfeggio, Mr. Leffler, in Mad Tom, made an im-
mense bustle, but the effect was not commensurate with the
apparent exertion. " Vadasi di qua" (the laughing trio) by
Miss Shirreff, Wilson, end Guibelei, was encored—a distinc-
tion conferred upon it from the good humour of the auditory,
and not from any particular merit in the execution. On the
part of the two gentlemen it was outrageously over-acted, to
the utter annoyance of those amongst the company who pos-
sessed good taste. In the second part of the concert Miss
Birch sang " Oh lore f for me thy powers," from Bellini's
Somnamhula, in a very superior style ; it was beautifully chaste
and expressive, and the difficulties were overcome without any
semblance of exertion. Miss Rainforth's " Softly sighs," the
celebrated scena from Der Frieschutz, was also charmingly
sung. She sings with peculiar chasteness and delicacy, and with
total absence of that vulgarity of style theatrical vocalists arc
too apt to exhibit. Besides the vocal pieces, there were in-
troduced at this Concert a much larger proportion than usual
of instrumental solos. In the first part Mr. Harper played a
Fantasia upon the trumpet, in which he introduced Bishop's
air " Should he upbraid ;" the whole was played with a splen-
did quality of tone, and in the most masterly style of execu-
tion : the triplets were played with, the neatness and finish of
a stringed instrument, and the shakes were as perfect and
brilliant as those of a flute or clarinet. In the second part
Mr. T. Harper, jun., the eldest son of the gentleman already
mentioned, played an introduction and palacca on the cornet
a piston. It was a splendid performance, and gave us a far
higher notion of the capabilities of this instrument than we
had previously entertained. The tone was far more pure than
that of any performer we had before heard, with an extent
of compass clear and certain in its upper notes, and full and
rich in its lower. The facility of execution displayed
by the performer was actually astonishing. Mr. Harper was
most enthusiastically applauded ; and, from the pleasure he
gave, will no doubt be called upon to repeat this solo at other
concerts. Mr. Blagrove also introduced a solo on the violin
in the course of the evening:, the composition of Mayseder,
played by him at the first Philharmonic concert ; but, from
sonic cause or other, it did not go off quite so well as upon
that occasion. There was also, in the course of the evening,
an air with variations, very prettily executed by Master G.
Case, on Wheatstone's Patent Concertina; and a Pianoforte
piece of Herz, by Master B. 0. Toulmin.
From the quantity of music performed, the Concert did not
conclude till a very late hour ; and the audience must have had
quite enough of the " harmony of sweet sounds," to enable
them to abstain f-,•om such " delights" for some time to come.

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