The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-16 00:00:00

IS 117 Ng
• APRIL 16, 1847.

WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER-
At the MUSIC-HALL, STOLLE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE.
On MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, at Eight o'clock.
Mr. WILSON will give his Eu:ertaitiment, entitled,
AN HOUR Wl* BURNS,
In which he will sing a selection of the favourite Songs of the
Poet, and recite the hamourous poem of "TAM 0' SHANTER."
The second Part of the Programme will consist Of a Miscellaueoui
Selection of the SONGS of SCOTLAND.

Pianoforte. Mr. :AND.
AN BOUR Wl' BURNS.
PART I.—Happy Friendship-0 whist ,e and I'll come to ye. my
Lad—John Anderson my jo —Duncan !,ray—lllghtansi Mary—My
Spouse N:mcy—A Man's a Man for that.—At the end 01 the First
Part, Mr. Wilson wi►l recite Burns's humorous poem of Tam o'
Shouter.

MIRCELLANEOCTS SONGS.
PART IL—When buy Ca ler herring—Coma trader my Plaidie—
The First Blast of the Trumpet We're a' notldhe —The Reel of
Tullocilgorum.
Doting the season Mr. Wilson will give his Entertainments in the
Music ball every Monday Evening, at Eight o'clock.
Tickets, 2.. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes for Six Par-
sons, 15s. ; tot Eight, 11.

SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.
THE FoRTY-THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBI-
TION WILL OPEN, at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, ca
310NDAI, April 2G, from Nine till Dusk.
Admittance, One Shilling.—Catalogue, Sixpence.
J. W. WRIUDT, secretary.

UOR ricuLTuRALSOCIM of LON DON.
Notice is‘ hereby gi.en that the EXHIBITION of
FLOWERS and FRUIT, in the SOCIETY'S GARDEN, in the pre.
rent season, will take place on the foll.wing SATURDAYS, viz.—
May 8, June 19, and Ju y 17 ; and that TUESDAY, April 20, is the
las. day on which the usual privileged Tickets are issu.d to Feilows
of the Society.

WRITING, BOOK- KEEPIN G,&c.—Mr.
SMART ',tinny of whose pupils are now holding Govern-
ment and other influential appointments) continues to Reform the
WSITiNG; however bad, of. Persons of any age; imparting in Eight
easy Lessons, a permanent and flowing style of Penmanship, distin-
guished elle by its elegance, tieedom, and boldness of English cha-
noter.—Arithmetic, Book-keeping by double entry, Short-hand, &c.
Apply at the Institution. 7, New-street, Coven:-gar en.
" Mr. Smart's system is calculated to secure a ready and elegant
style of Penmanship."—Post

PRICE SD.

MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET.
The veteran Blewitt on Wednesday night afforded a rich
treat to the admirers of native talent, on the occasion of
his benefit concert. There were tew of the eminent artists
who did not readily promise to give their assistance to
nne who had so long and so meritoriously been known
both as a composer and performer, and whoss kindliness
of heart and gaiety of disposition—a gaiety that still
happily remains, notwithstanding that he has attained
the age beyond which all is said to be " lab iur and
vexation "—has endeared him to those who base the
pleasure of his acquaiwance. The programme pie-
sented a rich and varied assortment of attractions. of no
common order, and allhough there was a little oisap-
po ntinent, osing to the non-appearance of some
of the gentlemen who had pledged themselves
to attend, yet the ladies were present without
a single exception, and by their kindness, and the
read.ness with which they contributed audit anal aid;
more than compensated fur the defaulters. The rooms
were crowded in all parts, in fact it would have be. n
almost. impossible to admit more, so that Blewitt had the
most satisfactory evidence of the estimation in which he
is held by the public, and many golden reasons to be
contented, notwelyeandieg the disappointments to
which we have adverted. The madrigals, "AI creatures
now are merry minded," by lknnett, and " Merrily
wake music's measure," from Barnett's opera of Fair
Rosamond, were well rendered by the young gentleman
of " the abbey," under the able direction of Mr. Turle,
assisted by a numerousatid effective choir. The l)istin
Family delighted the audience by their admirable per-
formance on the Sax horns of a selection loom
Lucia, and the madrigal. "In the pleasant
summer day." Rousselot on the violnicello, Herr
Kuhe on the pianoorte, Frederick Chatterton on
the harp, and Grattan Cooke on the oboe, afforded it
rich treat to the lovers of instrumental music ; while
the vocalists were most admirably accompanied by T.
Cooke, and by Blewitt himself. Mr. Machin gave, viith
great expression and ieeling, " The hand of friendship,"
composed expressly for himself by Biesvitt, which called
farth the strongest applause ; while Miss Steele, Mrs.
Geor,iana Plueamer, Mr and Mrs. Weiss, and Miss
Rainforth, had their exeitions greeted with loud
and long-continued plaudits. We have seldom been
mere de-lighted than with the cavatina " Robert, toi
que j'anne," from Robert le Diable, which was most
exqusitely given by Miss Mordan' a young lady, who
was announced as pupil to Mr. T. Cooke ; we believe it
was her first appearance in the metropolis; she was mani-
festly nervous at first, but her timidity rapidly vanished,
and she executed the most difficuit passages wi.h a
power and precision which we have rarely heard
equalled. Her voice is a full rich soprano, of consider-
able power and compass, and it appears to have been
well matured and cultivated ; added thereto, she pos-
sesses the charm of a very pretty face, graceful figure,
and most agreeable manner. She will, prove a
valuable acquisition to the musical world, ard we are
much mistaken if she does not attain a very high posi-
tion in the profession to which she has devoted herself.
We venture to predict that if she should direct her atten-
tion to theatrical pursuits she will make a capital hit,
and prove an important addition to our English opera.
Blewitt himself gave his "Beautiful eyes" with all the
rich comicality fur which he is so remarkable. He was
rapturously encored, and convulsed the audience with
" The merry little man." The alteration, however, en-
tailed additional labour on himself, as it secured an
additional encore, to which he responded with
another "laughter-compelling" lyric of his own compo-
sition. Miss Itainforth was in excellent voice, and gave
the ballad " Gone is that calmness," and " My love and
cottage near Rochelle" (en unexpected treat), with grew.
sweetness; while Miss M. O'Connor infused the rich
melody of the Irish brogue into " The Shepherd's Winter
Song' with considerable effect. Blewitt himself con-
cluded the evening with another of his comic gems,
" When I get married, oh dear, oh dear!" The audience
appeared well satisfied with the varied entertainment
provided ; they would have been fastidious indeed had
it been otherwise.