The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-17 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

A grand concert—a monster concert—took place here
last evening. The programme contained a list of no
less than thirty piece!, of music, and the performers con-
sisted of the elite of the vocalists and instrumentalists of
the present day. There were Braham, and Crouch, and
Weiss, and John Parry, and Miss Birch, aad Miss
Dolby, and Mrs. Weiss; and Frederick Chatterton, on
the harp ; and Grattan Cooke, on the oboe ; and
Kialmark, on the piano ; and Sedgwick, on the con.
certina ; and Jarrett, on the horn. The solo on the
horn, by this latter gentleman, consisting of variations
to the beautiful air Deh Conte, was a perfectly marvel-
bus performance, for correctness, tone, and delicacy of
execution. The veteran Braham sang the splendid
song " Never Despair," without accompaniment, and
on being encored he gave " Sally in our alley," in his
own deliciously exquisite style. This is one of those
beautiful morgeaux of the old school that no one living
can sing but Braham. It was indeed a treat. Mr.
Crouch was deservedly encored in his own Irish ballad.
" Kathleen Mavourneen ;" and John Parry convulsed
the audience with laughter by his " Young England,"
for which he substituted " Matrimony," when, as a
matter of course, he was encored. The gem of the
evening, however, was the ballad " I'm thine, only
thine," from the Crusaders, which was given by Miss
Birch with such taste, such feeling, such delicacy of
intonation, such an exquisite perception of the
beauties of the music, and such perfect execution,
that it is impossible to i hagine anything more
perfect. Miss Birch and Miss Dolby also gave the
exquisite finale of the same opera, " Ties of friendship,"
exquisitely. The fioriture of the two ladies in this
beautiful duet was perfectly wonderful. " May fleeting
time," from the opera of Maritana, was given with
great taste by Mrs. Weiss, whose powerful voice told
well in this air. Miss Ellen Lyon, a promhing singer,
gave us the " Mocking Bird," accompanied by Sedgwick
on the concertina, in a style that reminded us of days of
yore, when 'vliss Stephens was wont to sing this song.
Our space will not perm't us to do more than merely
glance at the merits of the various performers engag,d
in this very delightful concert. Suffice it to Fay. that all
that was done was well done. The house was crowded
to suffocation. Not a seat was unoccupied at the com-
mencement of the concert, and it was impossible to pro-
cure a programme, such was the demand. The audience
was most attentive. There was no interruption by misplaced
cheering, and although the applause was most enthusiastic
it was always judiciously bestowed. We hail the success
of such a concert in such a locality, as another proof of
the great progress which sound musical taste has made
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NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO Mn WILDERSPIN, THE
CHIEF PROMOTER OF INFANT SCROOLs.— Gladly do we re-
cognise a movement now making in behalf of a true and self-
sacrificing philanthropist—the object of which movement is
to •afford Mr. Wilderspin, the well known disseminator of
schemes for the education of children, a means of passing his
old age in comfort. He has for many years so associated his
name with the formation of infant and normal schools
throughout the provinces, that any expatiation upon the be-
nefits which have accrued to his fellow-countrymen through
his unremitting exertions for their welfare, would be more
than superfluous. Throughout the continuance of health and
capacity Mr. Wilderspin has laboured, as a man only can
labour in a labour of love, to promote the social, moral, and
intellectual inte, ests of childhood; and he has done this
without ostentation in his benevolence, without anv ulterior
view apart from the excellence of the cause itself, without
indeed attending to any pecuniary compensation (if any-
thing pecuniary can be considered as compensation for
such industry), or without making any provision what-
ever for his declining years. Should such disinte-
rested philanthropy go unrequited? Would his contem-
poraries be acting with common justice if they abandoned a
man like this to an indigent obscurity? Would it not be a
warning against all future benevolence of a similar character?
We are rejciced to think that some individuals are ready to
acquiesce in the most rational deductions which can be drawn
from these inquiries. In proof of which a tribute has been
determined upon, -with secretaries for its promotion situated
in Edinburgh, Hull, and Manchester. An address has been
issued to this effect, calling upon the million to give some
demonstration of their sympathy. "An association," says
the address, "already strong, have resolved to seek Mr.
iiink
Wilderspin in his unrequited and thankless retirement, and
o labours." We have no doubt that the appeal will not
ffer him, unasked by him, a suitable tribute for his invalu•
able
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general ingratitude.
THE BEST ENGINES OF WAR.—Several fire-engines
have been constructed for the colonies. Oneof them
sent over to Orlon, for the _
purpose of patting Jonathan's
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