The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-08 00:00:00

N°. 17,771.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SUN, SEPTEMBER 8, 1849.

lIIRIhINGHAIII MUE IC.AL FESTIVAL.
In URSDAY.—The second Miscellaneous Concert
took place yesterday evening. '.I he doors of the Hall
were opened at seven o'clock, and in the course of an
hour the galleries and floor were well filled
in every part, by a most fashionable com-
pany, the attendance being much greater than
on the previous evening. • The performance
more than realised the expectations of the most
sanguine, and whether in point of financial or musical
results, it proved unquestionably the most attractive
and successful event of the present festival. The
selection was most varied, and in itself admirable.
The most striking and effective performance of the
night most unquestionably was, " 0 lute di quest'
Anima," by Madame Sontag, which certainly was the
perfection of a'l that was exquisite in tone and facile
in execution. The encore with which she was most
vociferously greeted called forth a repetition of her
matchless performance of Rhode's air and variations,
in which she excelled herself in any previous effort
On leaving the orchestra she retired amidst a burst of
the most unbounded enthusiasm, to which she was
evidently not insensible. The scene, " Before mine
eyes beheld her," from Der Freischutz, was rendered
with exquisite taste and admirable pathos, by Miss
Catherine Hayes. The length of the verse and the
prompt retirement of Miss Hayes alone saved her
from an encore, in which the applause of the audience
would otherwise have, no doubt, terminated. After
all, it was, as usual, reserved for the great production
of the immortal Handel to crowd the town, and fill
the majestic Hall to overflowing. The Messiah
having been announced for this morning to be per-
formed by such a splendid array of talent as that
announced in the programme, which certainly has
never been excelled, could not fail to produce a nurse-
rous audience. For several days past all the reserved
seats were secured, and such was the anxiety to pro-
cure admission, that although the doors were not to be
open till 10 o'clock, nor the performance to commence
before 11, the crowds had assembled at the doors, and
remained with the utmost patience until they were
admitted. A more splendid array of rank, fashion, and
beauty was never before assembled in the hall. Nearly
all the noblemen in the district were present, sur-
rounded by their families, and all the civic authorities
of the borough. It was impossible to procure even a
standing place in any part of the hall before the per-
formance commenced, and it has been considered by
the committee how far they might not enhance the
funds of the charity by a repetition of the Messiah
on Saturday morning. Notwithstanding the effect
already achieved by M. Costa, his fame must ever be
associated with the grand choral results of this morn •
ing ; and it is very questionable whether, regarded
as a whole, the oratorio has been produced in this, or
any other country, in a more perfect and unimpeach-
able manner. The various soli with which our
readers are all perfectly familiar were sustained by
Madame Sontag, Madame Castellan, Miss Catherine
Hayes, and Miss A. Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves
(tenor), Herr Pischek, and Mr. Machin (bassi). In
the opening recitative and air, Mr. Reeves, though
admirably interpreting his subject, was at times
scarcely audible, and even when he sought to produce a
special effect by the introduction of his fortissimo, he
rather satisfied than surpassed expectation. The same
remark is in some degree applicable to his reading of
the celebrated air, " Thou shall dash them," in which
he was comparatively ineffective. From his appear-
ance one would be led to believe he had not quite re-
covered from the indisposition under which he had
been previously labouring. Herr Pischek executed
the requirements on the principal basso with good
taste, and in some respects with great power and
efficiency ; he was especially excellent in the air,
"The people that walked in darkness," and the reci-
tative, "Behold I tell you a mystery." In the grand
air, " The trumpet shall sound," which depends so
much fur its popular success on the trumpet obligato,
Pischek is entitled to the sole praise. Mr. Machin,
by his performances, fully justified the pre-eminence
which has been assigned to him at the present festival;
and though doubts have been expressed as to the ex-
pediency of his engagements, it was evident that he
was appreciated by the entire audience. In the air,
" Why do the Nations," he was eminently successful;
and his pathos in "But who may abide," was really
admirable. It must, however, be admitted that the
greatest vocal appliances of the present festival were
expended in the .soprani soli, which were of superla-
tive excellence. Madame Sontag showed great power
and exquisite taste in the air " Rejoice greatly ;" and
in the second part of the air "He shall feed his
flock," commencing with " Come unto him," she eli-
cited an encore from the Noble President, to the
utmost satisfaction of the audience. In the recitative,
" There were shepherds," and " To the angel," and
"The angel said unto them," Miss C. Hayes pro
duced considerable effect by her very artistic reading
of her subject ; and in the air, " I know that my
Redeemer liveth," she evinced a nice appreciation of
her author, and infused an intensity of emotion into
the interpretation of this exquisite composition.
After Sontag, she unquestionably bore away
the palm of superiority. Madame Castellan
was extremely happy in her version of " But
thou didst not leave his soul in hell"—it was, in
fact, an exquisite performance; and Miss A. Wil-
liams was thoroughly appreciated in " How beauti-
ful." The five contralto songs were assigned to Miss
M. Williams, who in a great measure justified her
selection for the onerous part. Though not thoroughly
realising the intensity of pathos, in "He was despised,
she shared the honour of an encore with Madame
Sontag in "He shall feed his flock." The quartets,
" Since by man," and "For as in Adam," were very
carefully given ; but the choruses were surpassingly
grand, and at no former meeting in England have
equal effects been realised. The chorus, " For unto
us," was indescribably grand. The introductory
passages were taken pianissimo, and so-perfectly were
the voices trained that it could be only likened to an
intense whisper, while the entire energies of band and
chorus were reserved for the sublime passages,
" Wonderful Councillor, the mighty God, the ever-
lasting Father." As a whole, the Messiah was never
produced under circumstances so favourable to great
results. It was perfect.
FRIDAY EVENING.--The above unparalelled display
of musical talent has just terminated, as it commenced,
%jai the entire applause of all those who had the plea.
sure of attending the various performances. My last
letter brought down the proceedings, and successful pe-
cuniary results, to three o'clock yesterday, leaving the
performance at night, and that of this morning's, to close
the festival.

God created man," from the Creation, he displayed a
fine discretion, and in the air " In native worth," ac-
quired additional beauty from the treatment which it re-
ceived at his hands. Signor Lablache was encored in
the " Date sonitum," by Costa; the compliment was
evidently divided between himself and the, chorus, or, to
speak correctly, between Lablache and Costa. Signor
Mario gave an exquisite version of " A to fra. tante."
from Mozart's Davide Penitente, and the sonata upon the
organ by Mr. Chip!) was in every respect an admirable
performance. On the whole the festival terminated most
happily for all engaged in it. Total receipts up to the
present time, exclusive of the ball and other donations
yet to be received, 8,8401. 12s. 7d. '

ABINGDON RACES.-FRIDAY.

The Town Plate of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of 3
sous, each. Heats, one mile and three-quarters.
(8 Subs.)
Mr. Waller's Pot anger' 5 yrs, 9st (Wakefield) 0 1 1
Mr. Drinkald's Dark Lady, 7st 101 b (Rodney) 0 2 2
Mr. Humphrey's Carbuncle, 7st 10Ib (James) 1 3 3
Mr. Sadler's Giraffe, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Gilbert) 2 dr
Won by a length.
Handicap of 30095. each, and 20 added. Three-quarters
of a mile. (8 Subs.)
Mr. West's Marquis of Conyngham Bst I Olb (S. Mann) I
Mr. J. Day's Mignon, 5 yrs, 7st 121b......(Wakefield) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Juggler, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib...(11odney) 0
The" following also ran:—Sarah Sykes, aged, Bst
(Crickmere); Heats, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Burns); and Cloth-
worker, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Evans).
• Won by a neck. A dead heat between Mignon and
Juggler for second place.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added ; for two
• , yrs old. Three-quarters of a mile. (7 Subs.)
Major Martyn's The Swede, Bst 71b (S. Mann) 1
Lord H. Lennox's The Wren, Bst 31b...(Kitcbener) 2
The following also started:—Regina, Bst 61b; b c by
Flatcatcher; out of Esperenza, Bst 71b; Salute; Bst 31b ;
Batwing, Bst 31b; and Miss Larkaway, Bst 71b.
Won by a head.
The Marcham Park Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 40
added, were won in four heats by Sir C. Rushout's,
Kennett, beating The Streamer, Red Doe, and two
others.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAL
ST. LEGER.
500 to 25 ngst Lord Stanley's Uriel—taken
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
200 to 25 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmainger—taken,
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
1.000 to 40 agst Lord Exeter's Glenslvon--taken
1,000 to 25 agst Sir F. Peacock's Repletion—taken
1,000 to 25 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Black Eagle—taken
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
1,000 to 40 agst Mr. Fowler's Ribaldry:—taken
The above were the only bets laidthere were not
above a dozen subscribers present. •
DONCASTER RACES.
The following is an outline of the engagements for the
ensuing meeting, with the Cup, Plates, &c., which
close on Monday next ; they will aft3rd the average
number of races each day, but in most .1 them with very
small fields.

TUESDAY.
The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 Bova. each, h ft, .with 50
added:- One mite and a half.

The Champagne 'Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two
years old, the winner to give six dozen of champagne to
the Club. From the Red House in.—Lord Eglinton's
The Knight of Avenel—Lord Eglinton's Mavors—Lord
Stanley's Little Isaac—Colonel Anson's c, by Irish Bird-
catcher, dam by Dr. Syntax—Mr. G. Barton's Leonidas
—Lord Chesterfield's f, by Pantaloon—Mr.- Gordon's
William the Conqueror—Sir J. Hawley's Stirabont—
Mr. Merry's Cabman—Mr. Meiklatn's Italian—Lord
Clifden's Narbonne—Lord Clifden's Le Beau—Mr. B.
Green's Cadger—Mr. B. Green's Witchcraft—Mr. B.
Green's The Prior—Mr. Hudson's Wallace—Baron
Rothschild's c, by Pantaloon—Decoy.
The Cleveland Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if declared, &c., with 60 added, the second to
save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs. towards
expenses. One mile.
st lb
Collingwood, 6 yrs 9 12 The Iron Duke, 3 yrs 6 10
Wanota, 5 yrs
Loadstone, 4 yrs 7 10 3 yrs 6 7
Post Tempore, 3 yrs 7 10 Anthony, 3 yrs
trro, 6 yrs 6 10 FellowCommoner,3y 6 3
Confederacy, 4 yrs... 6 10 Magician, 3 yrs 6 0
Eleven others declared forfeit.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for four yrs old, maiden
horses at the time of starting allowed 51b. Cup Course—
Colonel Anson's Backbiter, Sir J. Gerard's Donna Her-
mosa, Sir J. Hawley's Cavatina, Mr. G. H. Moore's Wil-
mot, Lord Stanley's Canezou.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, with 30 added, for two
yrs old. Red House in.
Selling Stakes of 10 soy., each, h ft, with 40 added.
St. Leger Course.

The programme for last night was excellently drawn
up. In the duo of " Quanto Amore," by Madame Son-
tag and Lablache, the execution was admirable ; and
the same will apply to the duo " II ben destin," by Miss
C. Hayes and Mdlle. de Meric. In " Kathleen Mavour-
neon,' Miss Hayes excelled, and was encored most en-
thusiastically. By some singular arrangement, or rather
disarrangement, the most interesting and popular points
of the programme were first, brought out, and that ex-
traordinary composition, the " Walpurgis Night," was
reserved until the night was so far advanced that even
the more musical portion of the audience were in-
capacitated from paying that attention to it which
tK essential to the realisation of the latent beauties
of the work. The finest effects were produced by the
band in Beethoven's Symphony in C minor, and so great
was the sensation effected by the overture to William
Tell, that it was loudly and most enthusiastically encored.
The obligato portions were exquisitely rendered. The
gem of the evening was Madame Sontag's splendid exe-
cution of " 0 luce di quest' anima," from Donizetti's
Linda, which she substituted for" Robert, toi que j'aime,"
in compliance with a most general and enthusiastic
encore. Madame Alboni, who, for some unaccountable
reason, has occupied a comparatively trivial position at
the festival, sang "In questo semplice," with great cor-
rectness of tone, and was vociferously encored. Signor
Mario sang the Barcarole from Masaniello with great
effect and beauty, and was loudly applauded; and Herr
Pischek gave a song from Spohr's Faust, in which he
was highly successful. Mademoiselle De Treffz was
encored in Mozart's "Blab," in which she was sup-
ported by a violincello obligato by the veteran Lindley.
In other respects the selection was far from being unex-
ceptionable. The concert concluded with the " Wal-
purgis Night," in which the solo parts were sustained by
Miss Hayes, Miss Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr.
Machin, and the performances continued until near one
o'clock the next morning.
This next morning (Friday) the last performance
commenced at eleven o'clock. The hall, with the ex-
ception of part of the fl,)or, was well attended, and the
appearance of the ensemble was in the highest degree
animated. Among the audience we observed Lord
Guernsey, president. The performances commenced
with a MS. overture by Mendelssohn, which is in itself a
favourable specimen of the great master's writing, and
was well executed by the band. To this succeeded the
mottett), " Splendente to Deus," by Mozart, the solo
being given by Sims Reeves and Pischek, De Treffz, and
Do Mt ric, and the tutti being admirably rendered, more
especially as regards the " exando precantes." This was
followed by a selection of established favourites from the
Creation, Jephtha, the Requiem, and Davide Penitente.
Madame Sontag was incomparably great in the cele-
brated air " On mighty wings," and was enthusiastically
encored. It was unquestionably the finest solo perform-
ance of the entire festival. In "Ye sacred priests,"
and in the air, " Farewell ye limpid streams," the refined
taste,
,ay l
judgment, and artistic execution of
Miss Catherine
es were fully elicited. This lady has
established herself at this festival as a great artiste, and
admirable
a general favourite, and expressions of regret have be€n
very current that a more prominent place has not been
assigned to her, more especially as an undue position has
been assigned to other artistes of much inferior preten-
tions. Mr. Sims Reeves appeared to have reserved his
energies for the closing day. In the recitative, " And

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TIIE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

RE-EXAMINATION OF THE MANNINGS
AT SOUTHWARK POLICE-COURT.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
William Day, the porter at the Brighton station,
who took down the boxes from the cab driven by
Kirk on the 13th of August, and nailed on the ad •
dress cards, " Mrs. Smith, Passenger to Paris," re-
peated his evidence, as given in this court on the first
examination of Mrs. Manning. He said—l believe
that is the person (pointing to the female prisoner)
who hired me.
William Dyne, the clerk in the cloak-room, also
went over his former evidence.
Mr. John Haynes, inspector of police, said he
searched the two boxes left by the female prisoner at
the London- bridge station, and found that they con-
tained chiefly women's wearing: apparel, table-
cloths, and sheets. Among the articles was a skirt of
a dress, in the interior lining of which were several
marks of blood. The body of the dress appeared to
have been recently washed. (This dress, besides
two toilet covers and a :piece of muslin, which
had splashes of blood upon them, were produced.)
On the 3lst August I was at Southampton on the
arrival of the packet from Jersey. I went on board
of it, and I found the male prisoner there in company
with Sergeant Langley and other officers. I travelled
with the prisoner that night by the train to
London. On the way he entered into conver-
sation with me. He asked me if I had seen his
wife? I told him I had not; and I then
said to him " This is a serious affair, Manning. lam
a police officer; don't say anything to me that will
prejudice yourself." He said, "I am perfectly aware
of all that. I was very foolish to go away ; I ought
to have stopped and explained." He then asked me
if I thought I should see his wife to-morrow
(that was the next day). I told him I did not
know, but I thought not. He said, "If I could
see her in the presence of a magistrate and a clergy-
man she would confess all ; it was her that shot
O'Connor."
Mr. Solomons submitted that this was no evidence
against the female prisoner-
The MAGISTRATE said he was bound to hear what
formed a part of a complete statement which was
made by one of the prisoners.
Mr. Sulomons said it could not be denied that this
evidence would very much prejudice the case of Mrs.
Manning. It was quite new to him to take a state-
ment like this of a husband against a wife.
Witness's examination continued—Manning added
that it was she who shot him; that she invited him
to dinner, laid the cloth, and shot him as she was
walking behind him down stairs. He also said he
had often been afraid of his own life
through her violent conduct, and that on one
occasion she ran after him with a drawn knife, and
that she would think no more of killing a man than
she would of killing a cat. He said that O'Connor
had induced them to take the house in Minver-place,
and that he had promised to come and lodge
with them; that they laid out 301. to
furnish the house; that he was out of town at
the time the house was furnished, and that when he
returned his wife said that O'Connor had only slept
at the house one night, that he had left, and that he
would not lodge there any more, and that she was
determined to be revenged upon him. When he said
O'Connor was shot by his wife, I said it appeared
that there were a great many wounds upon the bead.
He made no observation to that, but afterwards
seemed very low spirited.
Cross-examined by Mr. Binns—Manning had
spoken to me before I said " this is a serious affair,
Manning." He asked me about his wife. Langley
and Lockyer were present at the time. I certainly
did not make the observation for the pur-
pose of drawing him out or inducing him
to make a statement. I certainly did
not receive any directions from my superior
officers to enter into a conversation with Manning
This conversation took place about ten minutes after
we left Southampton, when we were near Basing-
stoke. There was a great deal of other conversation
between him and me, not with respect to the murder,
but it had some reference to it. I was not asleep during
any part of the journey. The prisoner did not sleep;
he appeared quite awake and lively. I sat opposite to
him in the train. 'We arrived at Vauxhall station at
ten o'clock, and we brought the prisoner in a cab to
the station here, which occupied about twenty minutes.
My statement with respect to what the prisoner said
was taken down last night by Mr. Hayward, of the
Treasury, at my own house.
The witness was further cross-examined and re.
examined with respect to his having talked over the
statement of Manning with his brother officer, but
nothing important was elicited.
Mr. Sergeant Langley, of the detective force, was
next examined. He said—My attention was first called
to this murder on the 17th of August,
and up to the 231 i 1 had. been incessantly em.
ployed with reference to it. On the 24th of August
I went to Jersey in company with Lockyer, an-
other officer. On Monday the 27th I went to Pro-
spect House, which was occupied by M. Berteau,
where I found the prisoner in bed. • Ile was im-
mediately secured. He called out, " Halloo, what
are you all about here, are you going to murder
me ?" I knew him before, and I then made
myself known to him. Ile said " Oh, sergeant, is that
you; lam glad you have come. I was coming to
London to explain it all. Is the wretch taken ?" I
said, " Yes, I believe she is, but I don't know," sup-
posing that he alluded to his wife. He said, "I sup-
pose they found a great deal of money upon her,
1,3001. or 1,4001." I said "I do not know ; but you
must consider yourself in custody on the shocking
charge which took place at your house on Monday.'
He said, "Oh, I can explain it, and make it all right."
I told Lockyer to put the handcuffs on as soon as he
was dressed, and he said, 4'oh, do not do that ; you
know me well enough." I replied, " I must do
my duty in such a serious case as this." In
going from the house to the goal he said,
" I am perfectly innocent ; she did the
murder," adding "that she invited O'Connor
to dinner ; that when the cloth was laid she asked
him to go down stairs to wash his bands, and when
at the bottom of the stairs, she put one hand on his
shoulder and shot him in the back of the head."
Captain Chevalier, who was in the carriage, asked what
was done with the body, and he said she had a grave
dug for him ; he did not give the answer immediately,
but paused first a second or two. When I saw him
at the gaol on the following morning, he first asked
me how long he would be kept there, as he was
anxious to get to London to explain all ? I said,
" You had better be cautious, for what you
say here we are bound to repeat." He said,
" Oh, it does not matter, I am perfectly
innocent, I can explain it in a few minutes." I_
brought the prisoner over in the Dispatch boat, an
on board he asked me " whether, if she confesmeed,
as
he
d
would be free ?" I said he must reallyhexaouse
question.
an officer, giving an answer to.
He said again, " She
must confess if she
" Ile
is taken before a
themaglstrate or a clergyman.
statement with respect
to the shooting,
then repeated
in
similar terms as before. Mantling
was very ill when he started from Jersey, and when
he arrived at Southampton Inspector Haynes met us
on the vessel reaching its destination,
.there was
solve conversation in the railway carriage, but I was
fatigued, and felt rather sleepy, and I cannot recol-
lect what was said. I took possession of his luggage
at Jersey, and I found in a coat pocket some gun-
powder, amounting to about enough for a charge. I
shook it out of a piece of tiesue-paper in which it was
enclosed.

Nothing important was elicited in cross-examination.
Henry Lockyer, police-constable 90 A, said he
accompanied Langley to Jersey, and was present
when Manning was taken into custody. On board
the Dispatch boat from Jersey, Manning said, " She
certainly did it, but she will not be hung for it, be-