The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-05 00:00:00

THE OXFORD.

The Auguste and Emile
Sauret,
engagement
whose
violin
ohonf
sad Masters
pianofortewere a feature during the past seasons of the Covent
Garden Promenade Concerts, is a fresh earnest on
the part of the management to give quality as well
as quantity in the entertainment ; and this desire
is further evidenced by the promise of a selection
from Felicien David s opera of 6‘ lierculanum.,,
Master Bonnay, of Xylophone fame at Covent
Garden, will also appear immediately. Last night
Master Sauret (violin) played Ernst's " Elege,"
and, for the richly-earned encores, a fantasia on
themes in "La Figlia di Regiinento" an -I Paganini's
"Carnival de Venice." Miss Bryant (Mrs. Plump-
ton) added one of her charming pianoforte solos ;
Messrs. Melling and Plumpton played the overture to
" Zampa," arranged for harmonium and pianoforte,
so spiritedly that we hope they..
will continue such
exhilarating efforts ; and M. Paque, of the Conser-
vatoire of Brussels, repeated one of his solos
on the cornet-a-piston. The vocalism, as usual,
was excellent. The golden voiced (and golden
haired) Miss Russell was rapturously encored in
" Ah, non giunge" in the " Sonnambula" selection,
in which Miss Rivers also distinguished herself in
the principal air assigned to the envious little Lisa ;
and the majestic Miss Fitzhenry had twice musically
to " Launch the Lifeboat"—a dashing song by Mr.
Plumpton—in deference to cheers as hearty as if
they had been actually encouraging the good
work of the National Lifeboat Institution.
Messrs. Bury, Marler, Ernest Fox, Husk, and Miss
Lyon also efficiently assisted in the same part, which,
in addition to tho " Sonnambula" selection, em-
braced the never-tiring Locke's music to " Macbeth."
On the comic side of the_pieture were Mr. Orville
Parker, who added a " stump speech" (after the
manner of Unsworth) to sundry " nigger eccentri-
cities," and Mr. Harry Listen, who had to appear
five times before the appetites of the devourers of
he comic element could be appeased.

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A " SENSATION" DIVER IN JEOPARDY.—A. cer
tarn " Professor" Worthington, a young man who
announces himself as the "sensation" and " star" diver,
has recently been making "terrific plunges" from the head
of the Brighton Chain Pier. He jumps from a height of
between 100 and 130 ft., and, turning completely over as ho
falls, enters the water (professedly) head first. But those
who have seen the " professor" aver that he does not always
do so ; and, of course, the shock of falling flat on the water
from such a height would be of the most severe character.
The correspondent of a contemporary alleges that on one
occasion the "professor's" face was swollen and discoloured
from contact with the water,--Lo doubt, fr)m the diver
having entered the sea in a manner which did not give h'm
the protection of his arms as a "cutwater." On Saterday he
oddly
enough, advertised his "last sensation dive," and
an immense concourse of persons assembled to witness it.
The hour for the jump to be made was fixed for six, but it
was three-quarters of an hour Liter before the professor
was ready. It was then nearly dead low water of spring-
tides, and it is said that because this was the case the
"professor" determined to throw himself full length on
the water. Either excessive ignorance or rashness must
have dictated such a resolve, and the result was what
might have been expected. Almost before he seemed lost
to sight in the eddy of the plunge the diver appea rod again
floating " like a log" in the water, his head underneath.
The boat which is always in attendance at once rowed to
him, and on being pulled in he was found to be thoroughly
insensible. lie was treated as well as the circumstances
would allow, and on being put upon the pier soon re-
covered sufficient strength to be able to walk with assist-
ance. We have heard that his face was again injured. The
water at the pier head, whoa his jump was made, was
only about 801/011 feet deep ; but we cannot say whether
" Professor" Worthington received his injuries from the
concussion with the surface or from striking the bottom.
In either case he could not apparently discern the evi-
dent danger.—Brighton Guardian.
A detachment of the let Division, Depot Brigade,
Royal Artillery, has been placed under orders to
embark at Gravesend for Ceylon, as soon as the
n-cessary tonnage has been taken up for their con-
. veyaucc.