The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATIMDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 18G6.

rnWELLINGTON,
E ST. J AMES'S,STREET
(Entrance 16), Piccadilly).
Set Dinners as usual. The c4rte varied, choice, and mode-
rate. Turtle, thick and clear, always ready.
The Billiard Booms uow conducted by J. Roberts. the
champion.
:'uppers until One a.m.
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conducted by Mr. P. jONGIIMANS.
Comedy, Burlesque. Gymnastic, and other performances,
by all the most talented 'Foreign and Entrlish artistes, in-
cluding Mr. lIA.RRY SIDNEY and Mr. J. W. ADAMS.
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Admission—Area, Bd.; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private
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Open every evening at 8.
Engagement of the talented JULIETT3 and JULIA
DELEPIERRE, Violinists to all the Northern Courts, aged
respectively nine and thirteen years. Ildile. Juliette will
also perform a Fantash on her extraordinary instrument
called the Xilophone, composed of Bois et faille. They will
appear Every Evening at Nine o'clock.

ESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL,
HOLBORN.

Under New Management
Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland.
Two of the Grandest Selections ever performed, ROB ROY
and MACBETH, every evening, by 50 vo:;alists and a superb
band of 30 performers, conducted by I'. Corti.
ARTHUR LLOY WS new same a e nightly received with
deaf. nine rounds of applause —JOLLY NASH, the mirthful
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and a half years of age— JAM-IC SHE 31M 1 NGS, the renowned
Globe Performer (10s first appearance at this Hall)—and M.
PIERROF, the Wonder of Won.ters.

Box-office open from 10 to 4.

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SPECIAL NOTICE.—In consequence of the length of the en-
tertainments, doors will open at 7, commence at half-past.

ARGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO,
Windmill-street. Piccadilly.
These elegant and popular Rooms, having been entirely re-
decorated. are now OPEN EVERY EVENINU for Concert
and Dancing. Conductor, Signor LUGI CURTL Manager,
M. GRENET.
Admission to Promenade, One Shilling.
Reserved Seats, Two Shillings.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
BAKER-STREET.

NEW EDITIONS.—A MARRIAGE GROUP of their
Royal Highnesses the PRINCESS HELENA and PRINCE
CHRISTIAN; also a variety of COURT DRESSES of the
most magnificent and costly description. Several life-size
Portrait Models of the most distinguished Men of the Day
are likewise to be seen.

Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half-price; extra
rooms, 6d.

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prize to the Merthyr glee party,who had already carried off
th- se of the prizes for choral competition. A voteof thanks
to Lae Mayor for presiding, and the singing of the national
song and chorus, "Hen wlad Sy nhadau,"prought the Eis-
teddfod to a close.

O &Thursday the principal feature of the concert was a
short cantata, written expressly for this Eisteddfod, by
Mr. John Owen, of Chester (Owain Alaw). The title
is " Gwalia's Holiday," and the subject is the assembly of
the Welsh at 'their national festival, and praise of the
institution. Beginning with a brief overture, founded upon
two favourite airs, a spirited bass solo follows. " Hark ! to
the hirlas horn." This horn is associated with a Cambrian
hero, Owain Cyfeiliog, and is celebrated by Mrs. Hemans
in some martial stanzas. The call is responded to by the
people in a stirring chorus, " To-day we come," at the
close of which the previous bass air is finely introduced in
unison. A metrical paraphrase of the proclamation with
which the Eisteddfod opens forMs the subject of a sonor-
ous bass solo, " In the face of day ;" and in the same mea-
sure, the chorus succeeds,"Arouuditcrowd dear memories,"
with a capital musical setting, and a descriptive accom-
paniment to the words, " The waves and storms shall cease
to roar." A graceful treble song, " Our fatherland," to one
part of which is a flute obligate, leads to a solo and chorus,
which concludes with a pleasant reminiscence of the first
air in the cantata. A quartet for alto, tenor, and two
bassos, challenges a reply to the question, " Shall free-
men's voices be not free 2" " Captain Morgan's march" is
ingeniously used as the subject for a choral apostrophe
" Ye hundred harps ;" the cantata closes with a chorus,
" Peal, peal our thanks, in which the composer reveals
his study of Handel, and that he. has imbibed the great
master's spirit, without being fettered so as to become
imitative. The cantata reflects infinite credit upon Mr.
Owen, who, desiring to present an acceptable work to his
countrymen, has succeeded in producing a cantata notable
alike for its pleasing melodies and its skilful, effective, and
not too difficult harmonies. We should add that the Eng-
lish and Welsh words are by Mr. Ceiriog Hughes ; and
that the cantata is published by Messrs. R. Hughes and
Son, of Wrexham, in a style worthy of a London house.
The second part of last Thursday's concert was a miscel-
laneous selection.
The Eyre Defence and Aid Fund.

A meeting of the committee of the above fund was held
at No. 9, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, on the sth inst., Mr.
Thomas Carlyle in the chair.
Mr. THOMAS CARLYLE said that the object of the present
meeting was to ascertain what had been done during tho
past week in strengthening their numbers. He was glad
to find that no less than 25 new names had been added. It
was satisfactory also to know that subscriptions were flow-
ing in from all quarters. Mr. Carlyle concluded by propos-
ing that the list of subscribers to the fund up to date should
be announced in the daily papers, and that the public
should be invited to continue their contributions.