The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-19 00:00:00

HENLEY REGATTA•

SECOND AND LAST DAY.
The great features on the card of yesterday were two
eight-oared matches and a four, in which the University
gentlemen and the members of some cf the principal
London clubs were engaged, and the rowing
of these was beautiful—they were each, from first
last, fine spirit-stirring exhibitions, and the victors and
the vanquished alike deserve their meed of praise. ,
The weather was very inauspicious. Between one
lut
two in the afternoon the town was visited—we wigpry
almost say as usual on its regatta days—with a 1.7 v
heavy thunder-storm, and there were two or three veit.
heavy showers afterwards, notwithstanding whkh• b°l7g.
ever, there was a very large assemblage of aretat°ith
in the who::
The bridge was, as on the previous day, covered with
The of
carriages, containing, with the grand stand, the
the neighbourhood, and the meadows and towlagla
were thickly studded with visitors.
gGrandrossedChthaelleantgteenCtiuopn.
of
the who
the aquatic gentlemen present. Little le
I;
°f
en
This event
sons were seen at every few yards discussin,g de.
probabilities and possibilities, the merits and eve
(
merits of those who were about to take an al.
knots of
part in the scene. The Thames London Club0
holders) had found backers at 6 and 7 to 4 before .ny
commencement of the regatta; but the splendid NT";
ar
of the Oxonians on Thursday, on the occasion of ofw
victory over the Cantabs, detailed in our impression
yesterday, gave the friends of the Oxford crew increasel
confidence, and 5 to 4 found ready takers after that
of skill and game.
Oxford University Boat Club ......
Crew—Messrs. E. G. Moon, Magdalen,
Haggard, Christ Church, lOst. 61b.; Oldham, Brat:
nose, 1 Ist. 71b. ; T. Royds, Brasenose, 1 Ist. 101 ;s7;
Griffiths, Worcester, 12st. 61b.; W. King, Oriel, 11 1.
ke,
G. Winter, Brasenose, I Ist. 31b ; E. C. Burton, stro
Christ Church, lost. 31b.; C. *
Soames, steer, •
er St. J°l2/1"
9st. 10Ib. 0
The Thames Club, London (Purple and crimson)
Crew—Messrs. F. Blake, list.; .1. Montague, 1111:
• ...
(D93.loskt.b4llllbe2
41b.; L. Strutton, lOst. 131 b.; E. Perceval, 12st.
S. Robinson, list. 71b. ; Playford, list. 51b• ;Ostv
Chapman, I Ist. 41b.; J. R. L. Walmesley, stroke, l
61b.; G. Walmesley, steerer, 9st. 71b.
The Thames Club took the Berks shore.
more even start was never seen—they were both °half-
dether, the speed being first-rate. After the first
ozen strokes, the Thames had the head of their b?'!..!
about a foot in advance of their adversaries, and in tat'
position they continued for above a minute, and wept
then again for a few seconds as level as at the raelneat
of starting. A few more rapid, powerful strokes plan:
the head of the Oxford boat about half a yard to asp
vance, the next dozen lusty pulls a trifle more, an by
they continued creeping away, inch by, inch, or foc4_,:i
foot, till on nearing the Poplars, when they bed gr
A finer of
their length clear, their adversaries having most gallaqg
disputed every foot of water with them. From.t%
point the Oxonians gained a greater lead, and beg'
Thames Club by seventeen seconds, accomplish/11g the
distance under eight minutes, which clearly exhibits _
immense speed with which the boats must have bye
rowed the distance (about a mile and a half, against t
stream). Although the Thames Club rowed with grea
•
pluck, their stple was not, upon the whole, of sonfi ea
sh
a character as the Oxonians.

The Visitors' Challenge Cup.
The Christ Church Club, Oxford (Dark blue, white I
cross) ...................................................... G.
Crew—Messrs. G. Mansfield, Mr. Haggard, f"
Burton, E. Thulston, stroke, Richards. steerer. 0
The St. George's Club, London (White, red cr(49,..
Crew.—Messrs. W. L. Falls, Lane, Wallace, 10'"
thard, stroke, White steerer.
On going off the Christ Church appeared to be"
very trifle the lead, and in this position both crews rr
ing in the most gallant manner, they continued Urbel
Robenham. The winners then drew more awsio Ist*
the St. George's put on a dashing spurt at the r0„.100
and continued to press their opponents, who had De " th
to spare, right into the winning post. Won by
only.

The Ladies' Challenge Plate. 1
The Child of Hale, Oxford
Crew.—Messrs. Jones, Earl. Oldham, Ogle, 111
Smith, \Venter, Noel, stroke, Knight, steerer. 0
Cambridge—The First Trinity—the holders (Purple)Ni-
Crew—Messrs. Wolstenholme, Maule, Vincent.
ci,
cholson, Garfl tt, Turner, Berwick, Rawlinson, 11°Ilan

steerer. ll
This was another gallant struggle, the winners v 0
earning their victory. early
A fine start was seconded by the crews keeping n •
oar and oar, at an extraordinary pace, for two or thre
hundred yards, when the Cambridge boat (First Trinity)
took a slight lead, and held it nearly to the foPlihrfg
being closely waited upon by their opponent& Ait
point the winners made a flue spurt, and came level,w,b•
their opponents. Stimulated by the shouts of the
assemblage, both crews appeared to begin the race a
oso
but in the next minute the Oxford boat (wills
showed an advance, drew their stern level witn
since for
No. 2 of the Trinity, in which position they rem
a dozen strokes more, which terminated the race. ,
Some very minor performances wound uP the (oil:
sport, which must have been most gratifying,
stewards and the spectators. sue°
The Oxonians in this regatta have been signally
cossful. both to t

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN. —MORNING CONCEIII•_
A morning performance took place at this theatre ou
Friday, the great feature of which was the Stabat *der
of Rossini. This magnificent composition was splendidly
given, notwithstanding the absence of Mario (and 130
living tenor has ever approached him in the execution
of the tenor parts of Stabat Mater), who, although ad'
vet Used for the part which he originally created in
E,ngland, was prevented by indisposition from attending-
therefore, and at a very short notice, sang the
music which Mario ought to have sung, and by
execatlon of it added to his well-earned, fame, The
introductory chorus, " Stabat Mater dolorosa" was very
well given by Mademoiselles Alboni and Corbari,
and
ig
ilLi)avt(i)ageathnedr.Tia,ghleinafifocloi.owTedhtehevo,iccau,sjuhsaArtnniaranair:,A
bSeaunotilfu
which was beautifully sung by Salvi, and elicited loud
applause ; his diminuendo towards the conclusion °cal°
air was exceedingly fine. The duet " Quis esthoino,
Madame Ronconi and Mademoiselle Alboni, which IP:
mediately followed, was deliciously sung—the clear ingi!
soprano notes of Madame Ronconi (who was in excel/
lent voice, and who on this occasion showed herself
worthy of her continental fame), blending delightfully
with the deep, rich, clear contralto of Alademoiselle
boni. Tamburini did full justice •to the "
Peccatis" which immediately followed, and in 11,
splendid chorus " Eia Mater" he was also excel
lent. The quartet " Sancta Mater" by Alaci%
moiselles Alboni and Corbari and Signori Lail_
and Tagliafico was well (indeed, when we considr!
that Lavia had to sing at sight, we may say, "Its
fully) given. The "Vac ut portem" then followed;
was superbly given by Alboni ; her crescendos and
dt-
muendos were beautiful exceedingly, and this, undoubt-
edly, the gem of the morning's performance, was riP,
turously encored, as was the "Inliammutus et accens,u!'i
by Madame Grisi, which immediately follows. &Ile
s
was in this, as she is in everything, splendid—her sh° ,;
1?,•6_
at the conclusion was magnificent. The fugued "Amen,
with which the anthem concludes, was superbly glve,:
The Stabat Mater was preceded by the overture tO
Oberon, and followed by a miscellaneous I,e`__!
commencing with the overture to Semiramide, and
ending
with that to Fidelio. The gem of this act was Verdi •
prtghiera " Ciel Pietoso," which was beautifully sung
by Salvi, and rapturously encored, and Rossini's chorea
" La Carita," which was admirably given by
Grisi and Ronconi, Mdlles. Alboni and Corbari, and
Signori Salvi, Lavia, Tamburini, Ronconi, Rover!, and
Tagliafico. The choruses were under. the direction a'
Signor Bonconsiglio, and the orchestra was led by Costa.
We regret to add that Madame Persiani andSi
Marini were prevented from appearing by illness.
filled
theatre, which was lighted up as for the opera, was Di
in every part. Mesdames

FRENCH PLAYS.—The Queen and Prince Albert,
attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady Carolina
Cocks, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Byron, Colonel Bou•
verie, and Major-General Bowles, honoured the French
plays with their presence last evening. Among the
company we also observed the Baroness BrunnoW and
Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Marquis of Bristol, the
Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie.
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marchioness Dowager
of l)ownshire, the Earl and Countess of Mount Edr
combe, Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, Viscount
Somerton, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses
Power, the Count D'Orsay, Sir John and Lady East'
hope, Lady and the Misses Tyr w hit, Lady Roes, Sir
Fitzroy und Lady Kelly, the Hon. Mr. Barrington. Sir
Joseph Copley, the Hon. Mr. Vesey, Sir George Clerk,
Sir John H. Lowther, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Henry St.
John Mildmay, Sir Henry and Lady Meux,
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The Siege of
Gibraltar, at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, continues
its attractive career. It is certainly, beyond all COrn:
parison, the most extraordinary exhibition yet produced,
and fully justifies the opinions of two of the most •
dis-
tinguished artists of this or any other country that it 1
a dramatic picture of extraordinary beauty.