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 pieces of music, and the performers con-
sisted
iif the elite of the vocal,sts agd instrumentalists of
the present day_ There were Braham, and Crouch, and
Feiss. and John Parry, and Miss Birch, wad Miss
Dolby, and Mrs. Weiss; and Frederick Cbatterton, on
the hare ; and Grattan Cooke, on the oboe ; and
Ktalmark, on the piano ; and Sedgwick, on the con-
certina ; and Jarret-, on the horn. The solo on the
horn, by this latter gentleman, consisting of variations
to the beautiful air Leh Conte, was a per•eccly marvel-
lous performance, for correctness, tone, and delicacy of
execution. The veteran Braham sang the splendid
song " Never Despair," without accompaniment, and
en being encored he gave " Sally in our alley," in his
own delicieusly exquisite style. This is one of those
b, aatitul morceaux of the old school that no one living
eau 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 perteet execution,
that, it is impos-ible to i.eagine 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
beauiiful duet was perfectly wonderful. " May fleeting
time," from the opera of Maritana, was given with
went taste by Mrs. Weiss, whose powertul voice told
well in this air. Miss Ellen Lyon, a promising singer,
gave us the " Mocking Bird," accompanied by Sedgwick
on the concertina, in a style that reminded us of days of
, ore, when miss Stephens was wont to sing this song.
Our space will not permit us to do more than merely
glance at the merits of the variou- performers enenged
in this very di lightful concert. Suffice it to say. that all
that was done was well done. The house was crowded
to suffocation. Not a seas was unoceupii d at the com-
mencement of the concert, and it was impossible to pro-
cure a programme, such was ►he demand. The audience
was most attentive. There was no interruption by misplaced
eh( eying, and although the applause was most enthusiastic
it was always judiciously bestowed. We hail the success
of such a concert in such a loculi'y, as another proof of
the great progress which sound musical taste has made
of late years in England, and we hope that the success
of this experiment will induce the proprietors of Sadler's
Wells, to whom every lover of the drama, and of intel-
lectual and soul-elevating amusements, is already under
such deep obligations, to repeat it at no distant period.

Egerton, were also exhibited. A beautiful model of the
Portland vase, of the same size as the original, manufac-
tured by V electrotype process by Mr. 11. Cox ; and
tme sprciiiiers of vrood•carving by machinery, by
Messrs. Turner were much admired. A new form of ap-
paratus for the exiabition of the magnetism of light at-
trsteted much attention. In this apparatus, which con-
rsted of a glass tube, fitted at each end with a tourma-
in; placed within a suit iron core, surrounded with a
Copper wire helix, the light is polarised by the first
tourmaline, and analysed by the second. When the po-
!milieu ray is perfectly invisible through the tourmaline,
which acts as the eye-piece, connexion with the battery
Immediately renders it visihe. This modification of
.rarraday's apparatus we deem an excAknt one.

SPORTING ISTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY.
Subscription Plate of 50/. D.M.
Ajax, aged—Khorasun, 6 yrs ...Jenny Wren, 4 yrs—
Potent, 4 yrs—Sir Francis, 4 yrs—Rowland Hill, 4 yrs--
Sharp-shooter, 3 yrs—Piet Whitefuot, 3 yrs—Brother to
Val •
entissimo, 3 yrs—Prospect, 3 vrs—Peasaut, 3 yrs.
Handicap. A.F.
Minotaur, 6 yrs, Bst 12M—Corauna, aged, Bst 101b—So-
!!l1s, 5 yrs, Bst lib—Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Colleen
Bawl], 4 yrs, Est 81b—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, Est 61b.
LATEST BETTING.
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Tom Tulloch-4 to 1
agst lago.
CHESTER CUP.-15 to 1 agst Weatherbit-15 to 1 agst
Sweetmeat-20 to 1 sgst Polish-40 to 1 agst Magnet-
-40 to 1 agst Crim. Con.-40 to 1 agst Petit blorceau (t)-
2,000 to 40 agst Connaught Ranger (t).
SOMEETSIIIRE HANDICAP.-5 to sgst Lord Saun 1
hS6
to 1 agst Intrepid-8 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne—ltolo to
apt Giantess (t)-10 to 1 agst liewcourt.
DERBY.-3 to 1 agst Scott's lot-9 to 2 agst Sting-10 to
lat Tom Tulloch-16 to 1 agst Brocardo (t)-20 to 1
p
agst The Traverser (t)--25 to 1 agst lago (0-3
st Humdo to 1 agst
Spithead-30 to 1 agst Tibthorpe-30 to 1 agrum
35 to 1 agst Phenericus.

THURSDAY.—Without boasting of any very decided
feature, the list this afternoon contair.ed a very satisfac-
tory amount of sport; nod although no special train was
required, the company embraced all the fashionables
*numerated in our last report, with the exception of
Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, and iu
numbers greatly exceeded the attendance on Monday.
The weather was extremely fine, and the races more
closely contested than either of the previous days. We
submit the usual returns :

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Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and only 5 ft, if
declared, &c., fur tour-years-old and upwards. F.
Mr. Moore's Corranna, aged, Sit 101 b... (NA.at) 1
Lard Miltown's Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs, 6st 81b 2
kr. .osbaldeston's Sorella, 5 yrs, Bst 21b ...... 3
Lord Chesterfield's Jenny W reu, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b 4
Duke ont Bedford's Minotaur, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b 5
Betting —2 to 1 agst Minotaur, 4 to 1 agst Corranna,
and 5 to.l ogst Colleen Bawn. Corranna made all the
running, and won easy by a length. Sorella a bad third.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for toals of 1843, out
OF untried mares ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ;
those got by untried stallions allowe 3lbs. D.M.
Lord G. Bentmck's Binnacle (Nat) 1
Duke of Bedford's Paragone

Colonel Anson's Austrian
Betting-2 to lon Paragone, 3to 1 agst Binnacle, and
sto 1 figs* Austrian. The running was made by Aus-
Han, foliovv.ed by Paragone, Binnacle waiting; they ran
without chAnce to the cords, where Austrian declined,
and Binnacle went up to Paragone, headed bar half way
up, and won I,iy a neck.
Match-100, ti.-,. T. Y. C., Duke of Bedford's Captain
Pheebus, Bst lolb rFßutler), beat Sir J. Hawley's Fu-
gitive, 7st (W. Ahriale), by a length.
Subscription Plate of 501, for three years-old. 6st 121 b ;
four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b. The
Winner to be sold for 300 so
v. if demanded, &c. ; D. M.
Mr. C. C. Brooke's Khorassan, .6 yrs (Marl,w) 1
Colonel Anson's Rowland Hill, 4 ;Ts 2
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. S. Herbert's Ajax ; Mr. Bstsin's wh. f. Potent ; Mr.
Greville's Sir Francis ; Mr. H. Shaf.o',* Sharpshooter ;
Duli:e of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot •, Sir G. Heathcote's
Brother to Valentissimo ; Sir J. Hawley's Prospect ;
Duke of Richmond's Peasant.
Betts4ng-3 to 1 agst Sir Francis. 4 to 1 agst Khoras.
SU, 5 tyl agst Peasant, 6 to 1 agst Ajax, and 6 to 1 apt
Rowland Hill.
lihorassan took the lead, followed by Sharpshooter,
brother to Valentissimo, Sir Francis, and Peasant, this
lot maintAining the front to the T. Y. C. post, where
Peasant took the third place, the lead still remaining
with Khoras can; Rowland Hill waited to the curds,
where he wen t to the front, and half way up reached
Ehorassan's hes d, but after a gallant struggle was beaten
by a neck; Peas tut a good third.
Sweepstakes of 100 sm. each, b. ft., for foils of 1843;
colts, Bst lib; fillies, Bst 411.; the produce of mares
that have bred a winner of the 2,000 Guineas, Grand
Duke Michael, Derisy, Oaks, or St. Leger, to carry
71h extra; those by untried stallions, or out of untried
mares, allowed 3113. D.M. (7 Subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Parago ne (31b) (Butler) 1
Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Galata
Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus.. 3
Mr. Coombe's f by Glaucus, out of Octave
Lord W. Powlett's fby The Saddler, out of Fanchon 5
Betting-7 to 2 agst Paragone, 2to 1 agst Lynceus,
3 to I agst the Galata colt, .4 to I agst the Octave filly,
and 5 to 1 sq;st the Fanchon filly.
The Octave filly took the lead at a good pace, followed
by the Galata colt for about a quarter of a mile; the Ga-
lata colt thee( took up the running, and carried it on to
the cords, where Paragone went up in front, was never
afterwards caught, and won cleverly by a length.
The Sta.ohope Stakes of 100 suvs. each, h ft, for three-
years-old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst. An.M.
Lord Ornord's I'russic Acid (Nat) 1
Mr. S. Sunnley's Sister to Flambeau 2
Lord Albe.marle's Radalphus

Mr. Bower's F, trget-me-not
Betting-7 to 4on Prussic Acid.
The Sister to Flambeau cut out the work at a good
pace, the favout ite and Radalphus lying about two
lengths from her till they were half-way between the
Duke's stand and the finish ; the favourite then took
Up thc, running, :and although swerved against and
forced. out of her week by the Sister to Flambeau, won
by a neck; Radalphus a bad,third.
The Claret Stakes of 200 sovs. each. h ft, for four-years-
old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. D.I.
Mr. •Greville's Alarm
Mr....lrwin's Ould Ireland 2
Be, tting-7 to 2 on Alarm, who made a waiting race
of it to the Duke's Stand, where he drew upon Ould Ire-
land, fn ,reed the pace, came eight or ten lengths from the
chair, a.ud won by a neck.
Betting—Port Stakes-5 to 2 agst Jerico (the Tur-
quoise colt).. 5 to 2 agst Idas, 2 to 1 agst Miss Elis, 2 to 1
agst Old 801-lattd.
Old Englat Id arrived yest,rday to run for the Port
Stakes.
DERay._ The only feature in the betting nn this event
ed advance of Tom Tun,
is the continu )ch, 8 to 1, 7 to 1,
and, in some lustunces, 13 to 2 taken, and sail a great
He has also been backed for the 9
rush to get On.-,000
Guineas Stakes *t 6t° 4.

THE LATI 1 Er 60:4 SPRING MEETING.
, amounted to
The fund subset bed by the licensed victuallers for the
Metropolitan Han( bos,p, won by Chamois
3041. 138. 2d., of w b. ion a bonus of 3001. was paid to Mr.
Hook, the owner 0 1 the mute; the balance was applied
towards the expellee tt .of advertising, printing, &c. .
the
subscription for 18.11 7 already amoubts to nearly 3001.,
and several tavernken pers have signified their intention
to devote a per cents)), .e from the sweeps drawn at their
houses. ----------_

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THE LATE THOM../1.9 HOOD.—A meeting cf the com.
mittee for managing the: L Tood Fund was held on Thursday
last at the residence of Mr. David Salomons, the treasurer,
for the, purpose of auditing the accounts. One thousand
pounds has been invested . IN' behalf of the family in the
public funds, and a further -sum of 2001. will be similarly
invested in the course of a few • \weeks. It is proposed to place
a small monument over the re saaius cf the late Mr. Hood, in
Kmisal-green Cemetery, for which a i.,..um not exceeding 501.
will be raised. The members sof the committee subscribed
ten guineas towards the sum rE cluired, which will no doubt
ny friends and admirers of
be very soon completed by the m. t

the deceased poet.
of our countrymen
EMIGRATION.—Tbe rmigrat:intt
this year is inct,mparahly larger titan u..sual. Our quays are
,l-clad p lands easantry
from
pre-
covered with crowds of healthy
and
paring to seek a livlihood arkda.rewfue. tin otherp
e season it is con-
the poverty of this. At the close of t
h as will have sailed
aidered that over eight thoraand individu..
from Cork and its n eighbouting districts lor the Canadas or
America. A great .number of the emitTrant,' seem to belong
1e fa; of the po-
tato the class of comfortable farmers. "1- l
crop and their gloomy anticipation s of the future seem
to have overcome their natural reluotance to quit the
country of their forefather :s and their .:10rk Eta-
ki udred.-1
miner.

TREMENDO
ing, about ' TIM N' DER- STORM.-011 .Sunday evcn
half-past ei,tt it o'clock, a terrific ;thunder-stormcommenced,
ao,l co?tiou act at short intervals for more than
an hour, rising first
progressing on uill% ' south-west, as if over Winchester,
towa
W hitchurch, Newbury, Reading, &c.
The lightning was exrd c
tinuous as 0 illuminat eeel ugly vivid, and the flashes so con-
tit le thick and dense clouds above.
t
The rain descended in
nrtoeornt, and continued so until after
midnight. On Monday corning lowlands were vouch
flooded—the waters risi eg rapidly..s Farmers and graziers
were busy in removing t: 7i,rv.ti..,,c.ke
too the high lands. It is
much feared great damag
re
hiviippby done by the accumulating
waters; but, as yet, we a
to
no serious accident
nn
during the storm has bee, ek. ,own
'LEE BEST ENGINES ~, ,R. Qus. O
vc everal fire-ennes
have been constructed for the 7 colonies. ..,One of them wilt be
sent over to Orei2on, for the purpose of putting Jonathan's
pipe ug,.—Punch.
IMMENSE NATURAL :BEEHIVE.—In a cavern on the
right bank of the Colora do about seven miles from Austin,
there is an immense hiv e c ,t' wild bees. The entrance of this
cavern is situated in a ball -,e of limestone, the river
bank to the height of abi.la t 150 feet from the water's
seendge.
In a warm day a dark stre am of bees may be consattaenye
winding nut from the cave ern like a long dark wreath.
Stream often appears one or two feet in diameter near The
cliff, and gradually spree( ts out like a fan, growing thinnerthe
at
a distance from the caves 1, wail it disappears. The numl
It 'De greater than the number its of bees in this cavern Inak
thousand or ten thou-And ordinary hives. The bees, it is said,
have never swarmed, arid it is not improbable that the hive
has continued for mor e tba n a century to increase year after
year in the same rat in th, At swarms increase. Some of the
t ieglm.ouring settlers hat's a epeatedly, by blasting the rocks,
ope
by this means
passage into some of these chambers, and produced
is eans many babdre,,l pounds of honey. But the
main depAits are situ c:eep in the ledge to be reached
IritiloutSt ed too
Inlted t
hat great ditlicu Ity , and pevhaps danger. It was est i-
histlwre are A in any tons of honey and wax in this
immense treasures could be extracted readily,
"'V wouldd'oe4a"" `fits
any silver or bp, ,s be fa
r more valuable than the contents ot
for pan in the
Amine a ,at advee.turers have been seeking
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