The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

CONCERT AT
_HER MAJESTY'S

THEATRE.
The Grand Concert Room at her Majesty's Theatre
was crowded yesterday morning. It was the only
morning concert of the season in which Madame
Sontag would sing, and she was to sing in fourdifferent
languages. Her first song was in Italian, "La
Zingara," and had been composed expressly for her
by Donizetti. This song is, perhaps, the most florid
of the most florid school, and gave Madame Sontag
an opportunity of exhibiting her marvellous facility of
execution, of which she knew well how to avail
herself. Then came the magnificent scena from Der
Freischuiz, "%Vie nachte mie der Schlummer," which
was given with great dramatic effect. She next sung
Haydn's " With verdure clad," taking it much slower
than usual and infusing into it a simplicity of expresion
which was full of devotional feeling. We have never
before heard this exquisite composition of Haydn so
beautifully and so judiciously rendered. Her last song
was the far tamed, " Oh, Robert oh! toi que faime" from
Robert le Diable, to which she gave all the charm of
novelty by the exquisite management of her voice,
She was rapturously applauded throughout. Thal-
berg performed two magnificent fantasias from
Lucrezia Borgia and the Sonnambula, and Milks.
Parodi, Giuliani, and Casaloni; Signori Gardoni, Cal-
zolari, Moriani, Coletti, Belletti, Lablache, and F.
Lablache gave their valuable assistance in a miscel-
laneous selection from the most approved pieces of
the modern Italian operatic repertory. The overtures
to the Zauberflote and Preciosa were admirably per-
formed by the orchestra, under the able direction of
Balfe, who accompanied many of the vocal perform-
ances on the pianoforte with exquisite. taste and
judgment.

ROYAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.-11l
another part of The Sun of this evening will be
fbund a report of the proceedings of the London
branch of the Royal Patriotic Society of Scotland,
which was held on Tuesday last, the Lord Mayor in
the chair. The object of this excellent Institution is
the improving the condition of the Highland fisher-
men and peasantry ; we regret to find that the
funds at present are at rather a low ebb, and we join
the committee in the hope and expectation that the
current year will be characterised by more liberal
aid to enable the society to carry out its praise-
worthy, and, we add, national objects.

INVITATION OF THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN TO
THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.—We have reason to
believe that the Lord Mayor of Dublin will invite Sir
James Duke, the Lord May or of London, to Dublin,
upon the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the capital of
Ireland, and that the motive is the double one of paying
respect to the Queen and increasing the confidence of
the Irish people in the determination of the sister king-
dom to make the most strenuous efforts for the service
of Ireland.

EXTENSION OF THE BUILDINGS OF SOMERSE7
i DOUSE.—We understand that tis in contemplation to
erect a new Stamp Office, especially for the newspaper
department, on the vacant space forming one side of
Wellington-street, leading over Waterloo-bridge. The
plans for the buildings have already been sent in.
[Ought to have been done long ago.—ED. Sun.]
REPRESENTATION OF LINCOLN.—We are happy
to hear that our excellent representative (Col. Sibthorp)
is now considered out of danger.—Lincoln Herald.