The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-18 00:00:00

SUSSEX HALL, LEADENHALL-

STREET.
A grand vocal and instrumental concert, under the able
superintendence of Mr. Maurice Davies, was given last COI
ing at the above hall, to a numerous, a respectable, 1,11,1b6
above all, a most attentive and judicious audience. .0
programme was one of the best selected we have met
for some time, and the names of Leffler, D. W. King, "".d
Henry Smith, Miss Sara Flower, Madame Albertazzi,
Miss Rebecca Isaacs, are a sufficient guarantee for the '0
cient performance of the several morceaux with which it iltit
enriched, more especially when we add to the list Mr. An_„°
Collins (who performed Paganini's celebrated Andante l"'d
"Carnival de Venice," on the violin, with great skill srlf,
taste, and was rapturously
_encored) and Mr. Cohan. jiefr
haps the most effective pieces of the evening were "Se ttf„bs
bandonai" ( Mercedante s) and "Ohl that I never more 0vb,40
see" (Anne Boleyn), by Miss Sara Flower, "Non pm Ittes..n,'•
(Cene, en,ola) and "Ernani involami" (Ernani), by Medi=
Albertazzi ; " The Minstrel Boy," and one or two others,
Miss Isaacs; " Philip the Falconer," and some others,4
Mr. Leffler ; and a grand fantasia on the pianoforte by o.'„is
Cohan. Miss Rebecca Isaacs sang the " Minstrel Boy' o'"
great energy and effect, and was loudly applauded and ell;
cored. Mr. Cohan's performance on the pianoforte was on
of those striking displays of power and brilliancy for '4les
4
he stands pre-eminent. It was most vehemently enet,_„.l.
by the majority of the audience; but there was some opP'„
sition on account of the length of the piece. Mr. Collo"
seemed in doubt as to the propriety of repeating the
but, yielding to the majority, he sat down again, subst!L
ing, however, his fantasia on " Norma" for that on
the conquering hero comes," which he had played in the w"
instance. At the conclusion he was heartily and
mously encored. Mr. Henry Smith was encored sever
times in some of Henry Russell's pieces, a few negro 1010.
dies, and Rossini's " Largo al Factotum."
On the whole, this was one of the pleasantest evenings
.1
have spent for soma time. The concert was over by a Iltli"
ter past eleven o'clock.

GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND:,
The annual general meeting of the members of this acs
ciation took place, yesterday, in the saloon of the DIV:,
Opera House (by permission of J. Strutt, and Robert Newel'
Esqs.), which was very numerously attended. t
J. B. Buckatone, Esq., having been called to the chair,
usual officers were elected.
After which, Mr. CULLENFOLD read the financial state:
ment for the year, from which it appeared that the receiri
amounted to 5601. 17s. 9d., and that the total capita
of the association was 3,474/. 78. 84d., of which 011'
3;4511. Bs. was invested in Government securities,the
balance in the treasurer's hands.
Mr. WORRELL proposed that, in con
sequence of the pros'
perous state of the fund, the allowance to the several
annuitants be increased from 251. to 30/. for the ensuing year,
which proposition was unanimously
The CHAIRMAN then announced that Mr. Macready bad
sarivhfeesstiEvcaßl
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agreed to.
kindly consented to take the chair at the ensuing waiver-
er from Mc
Charles Dickens:—

Paris, Feb . 5.
"Dear Sir,—l have been very glad" indeed to hr._„;
through Mr. Macready, before receiving your letter, 1",;t,
chairman you have secured—a more appropriate onei.6
one more likely to do service to the Fund, and good sersle
too in the public recognition of it, could not, I am certain,
found.
" I am bold to say, and I hope the committee will not
sbt°
uninterested to hear that I shall be able, please God, t°,o6
tend the dinner this year. I have arranged so to leave
as to be in London, and at home again on the 27th of gars:„.
and I beg you not only to insert my name in the list of Thi‘of
presidents, but to keep a seat and a toast for me, to b°' #he
which I will do as much honour as my cordial interest in *—
meeting, and its objects, can master. _ _

" Dear Sir, very faithfully yours,_
" W. Cullenford, Esq." "CHARLES DlCKEffi•to
The SECRETARY then read the address of the committee
the profession, relative to the eligibility of members.
Thanks were respectively given to the treasurer, the sell,
tart', to Mr. Worrell (for the present of a new official elsii
to C. J. Roberts, Esq., M.D., to the lessees of the EDP cif
Opera House, and to the Public Press, for its kind advoca J
of their cause. to the
The customary vote of thanks was also presented
char. BUCKSTONE, in an appropriate speech, briefly ackll°l"
!edged the compliment, and the meeting separated.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE MANCHE s .
AND LEEDS BAILWAY.—We are glad to learn that the woreie
sill in the empl
inlayingf the Electric Telegraph ConWevY
buy engaged y the wires along the whole extent__
this line, from the Victoria station, Hunt's Bank, to Normr_
ton. We believe application has been made by the
graph Company's agent to the Committee of the Manchestot
Exchange, for permission to make some art of the Exchaer
itself the Manchester terminus of thepelectric telegraph
and we cannot entertain a doubt that the Exchange Coln;
mittee will at once accede to the request, looking at the gr
importance of early intelligence in the very centre of cnow
ExcNi. gbet;
mercial information and communication—the
Several of the upper rooms in the present building would ter
rendily made applicable to telegraphic purposes.
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