The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-05 00:00:00

AMATEUR, CONCERT.

Last evening the eleventh (Covent Garden) com-
pany of the Queen's Westminster Rifle Volunteers
gave an amateur concert at the Whittington Club,
which attracted a large and brilliant company. The
programme was judiciously selected. It consisted
of ballads, duets, both vocal and instrumental.
It is not the usual practice in concerts of this de-
scription to enter into particulars, especially where
all acquitted themselves well, but the entertainment
of last evening presented such a marked character
that we for once break through the rule in order to
award our meed of praise to those who so greatly
distinguished themselves. In the first part, the
duett, " the Gipsy Countess," by Miss Plummer
and Mr. Dale, was excellently sung, and a new song
written for the occasion by Mr. Eames, and sung by
Mr. 11. Bocking, entitled " Our Musical Party,"
was equally well done. Miss Pallant sang " The
Blind Girl to her Harp" admirably, and it called
forth general and well-deserved applause. Mr. Cal-

lard's comic song " The Yankee Pedlar" was well
given ; and Miss Smith's ballad, " Primroses
deck the bank," was very sweetly sung. In the
second part, Mr. E. Charles sang the ballad
" 0 live, or let me die," with great taste, and Mr.
J. Smith called forth general applause by his ren-
dering of the popular ballad, " Be mine, dear maid."
Mr. S. Pallant gave the comic song, " The Steam
Tongue," in capital style, and now we must leave
the vocal in order to pay a compliment to the instru-
mental performers. The duet for pianoforte and
violin, from " Guillame Tell," by Miss Blarney
and Mr. Kensett, was a performance of undoubted
merit; and Mr. Dow's flute solo, a selection from
" Lucrezia Borgia," deserved the highest commen-
dation. The third and concluding part of the con-
cert was given by the " Covent-garden Snowdrops,"
who kindly volunteered their services, previous to
their flow( r fag on Dover Heights. This very clever
troop of " niggers" went through their portion of
the entertainment with unbounded humour ;
" Bones," especially, being a very comic fellow.
The stewards were unceasing in their endeavours
to provide for the comfort of the company ; and
altogether the concert was a great success.

MR. HOLLAND'S BENEFIT CONCERT.—This
gigantic entertainment on Wednesday evening a t
" Weston's" Music-hall passed off in the most admirable
manner, and Mr. Holland must have felt exceedingly
gratified at the manner in which his numerous friends
supported him. The "stars" were true to their appoint-
ments, and the lengthy programme was accomplished
without a single disappointment. The selection from
"Lucia," of course, was one of the great features of the
evening, and, as usual, it called forth unbounded applause.
The musical director of the hall, Mr. P. Corri, has every
reason to congratulate himself on the success of his
experiment of giving these performances en costume; and
the energetic proprietors, Messrs. Sweasey and Holland,
are so satisfied with the result that they have determined
on the production of a selection from " Truvatore" as
speedily as possible.

GOVERNMENT E miG4ATION.—The Emigration
Commissioners chartered yesterday the ship Berar, 903
tons, Mr. William Hall, master, belonging to Messrs. G.
W. Tyser and Co., London, for the conveyance of emi-
grants to Adelaide, South Australia, at £l3 9s. per statute
adult. The Berar is appointed to be ready for the recep-
tion of her passengers at Plymouth on the Gth of June
next.

" THE" SAUCE.—Who has not seen the immense
posters announcing the sale of " The" sauce prepared by
Mr. Southwood Stocker, of Lamb's Conduit-street, from a
a receipt of his cousin, the late Dr. Southwood Smith ?
We have done more, we have tasted it, and can pronounce
it to be one of the finest and most piquant sauces ever
offered to the public. It is a most delicious compound,
and we feel certain when once it has been used it will in-
variably maintain its place at the table. From those able to
form an opinion, we have it that its use increases the appetite
and promotes digestion; and as an assurance of its purity it
is only necessary to point out the name of the celebrated
and philanthropic physician from whose receipt it is com-
pounded. " The" sauce is destined to become an article of
unusual consumption, and the proprietor has placed it
before the public at such an economical figure that every
paterfamilias will, for the future, be enabled to enjoy even
his cold mutton on a washing day.
A MEDICAL CONSULTATION.—THE DOCTORS
AGREEING TO KILL TIILIR PATIENT.—The New York
Times, of the ith of March, makes the following state-
ment :—" A terrible case of hydrophobia is chronicled in
the Detroit papers. A little daughter of Mr. Alfred Wood-
ruff, of the town of Greenfield, Michigan, was bitten
some time ago by a dog, but no symptoms of hydrophobia
were at first shown. At length the poison, which, acting
as a sub-cutaneous injection, permeated every tissue of the
system, broke out in a severe form, causing the most in-
tense suffering. A consultation was had by physicians,
who decided that, as the sufferer could not possibly sur-
vive, every consideration of humanity demanded that her
sufferings be ended by some means, in accordance with
which, during a severe paroxysm, the child was smothered
to death."
Mayor Stevens of Portland recommends building
in that city, as soon as practicable, a number of reservoirs
as protection against loss by fire. After the experience of
last summer the citizens will need little argument to carry
out the suggestion.