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. H. Booking, 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 Stain
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 Blame/
and Mr. Kensett, was a performance of undoubted
merit; and Mr. Dow's flute solo, a selection fret
" 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 flows rlng 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 fellovi.
The stewards were unceasing in their endeavour°
to provide for the comfort of the company ; and
altogether the concert was a great success.

MR. HOLLAND'S BENEFIT CONCERT.—Tbi
gigantic entertainment on Wednesday evening 3'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 frieud°
supported him. The "stars" were true to their appoiut;
meats, and the lengthy programme was accomplishe'
without a single disappointment. The selection Ire
"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. Corti, has aired
reason to congratulate himself on the success of
experiment of giving these performances en costume; 0"
the energetic proprietors, Messrs. Sweasey and Hollaul
are so satisfied with the result that they have determine
on the production of a selection from " Trovatore' e°
speedily as possible.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Emigration
Commissioners chartered yesterday the ship Berar,
tons, Mr. William Hall, master, belonging to Messrs.
W. Tyser and Co., London, for the conveyance of old'
grants to Adelaide, South Australia, at £l3 9s. per statute
adult. The Berar is appointed to be ready for the rear
tion of her passengers at Plymouth on the 6th of J-11110
next.

" THE" SAUCE.—Who has not seen the immens°
posters announcing the sale of " The" sauce prepared I)1
Mr. Southwood Stocker, of Lamb's Conduit-street, from
a receipt of his cousin, the late Dr. Southwood Small'
We have done more, we have tasted it, and can pronouo64:
it to be one of the finest and most piquant sauces ev°;
offered to the public. It is a most delicious compoulvl
and we feel certain when once it has been used it will iny
variably maintain its place at the table. From those able t°
form an opinion, wo have it that its use increases the appetl
and promotes digestion; and as an assurance of its purity
is only necessary to point out the name of the celebrate
and philanthropic physician from whose receipt it is
pounded. "The" sauce is destined to become an article °,t
unusual consumption, and the proprietor has placed
before the public at such an economical figure that evert
paterfamilias will, for the future, be enabled to enjoy eVe°
his cold mutton on a washing day.
A MEDICAL CoNSIMTATION.--THE DOC-10115
AGREEING TO KILL THEIR PATIENT.—The New I°4
Times, of the 7th of Meech, makes the followiug st<
went :—" A terrible case of hydrophobia is chronicled
the Detroit papers. A little daughter of Mr. Alfred Woe;
ruff, of the town of Greenfield, Michigan, was bittit,
some time ago by a dog, but no symptoms of hydropb°l"
were at first shown. At length the poison, which, acti°,
as a sub-cutaneous injection, permeated every tissue of tP
system, broke out in a severe form, causing the most it/:
tense suffering. A consultation was had by physic._
lexit,
who decided that, as the sufferer could not possibly 0,4
vivo, every consideration of humanity demanded that l'rto
sufferings be ended by some means, in accordance ola
which, during a severe paroxysm, the child was smother'

to death."
Mayor Stevens of Portland recommends builciiiir44
in that city, as soon as practicable, a number of reser,r°-of
as protection against loss by fire. After the experienoe°
last summer the citizens will need little argument to r
out the suggestion.