The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

ST. MARTIN'S HALL.

Haydn's oratorio, "The Creation," was performed last
.ovening, under the direction of Mr. John Hullah, 'at St.
Martin's Hall, the solo vocalists being Miss Banks, Miss
Martin, Mr. Sims'4teoyes, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, Mr. Santley,
and Mr. Thomas. •

Miss Banks is a young soprano of good promise, and de-
serves honourable mention for her careful and judicious
execution of the important airs, " With verdure clad" and
"On mighty pens."

• Praise is likewise due to Miss Martin, who, in the duets,
"For thee with bliss" and "Graceful Consort," gave evi-
dence of much natural aptitude, which, developed by well-
directed industry, may presently ripen into genuine art.
Mr. Thomas, one of our very best concert basses, fully
sustained his reputation by his admirable renderings of
" Rolling in foaming billows" and " Now Heaven in fullest
glory shone." Both these airs served to display his fine
voice to great advantage, and he sang them with appro-
piiatc,digAity and energy.

Mr. Santley, too, did great justice to the various pieces
entrusted•to him in the third part of the oratorio; and Mr.
Wilbye Cooper was no less successful in his delivery of the
priii44tenor parts in the trio "Most beautiful, appear,"
and the recitative " In rosy mantle."

Mr. Sims Reeves' singing was perfect from first to last
Never, in fact, did onr great English tenor distinguish him
self more honourably. His unsurpassable execution of
"In native worth" elicited, as usual, a rapturous rode-
man.d.

The chorus, consisting of Mr. Hash's "first upper sing-
ing school," and the excellent band, with the accom-
plished violinist, Mr. H. Blagrove, as chef-d'attaque, went
steadily and well under the direction of the concert-giver.
The hail WAS crowded in every part.

Mazai Pacha, the general commanding at Rou-
stouk, and the second son of Reschid Pacha, has just perished
accidentally. He was taking a drive in an open carriage,
when the horses daShe4 off at a furious rate, and the general
Was t.hrowmout. He was thrown under the wheels of a cart
heavily whiCh passed'over his bOdy and killed him
on the spot. He was the brother of Ali Glialib Pacha, who
was lately drowned in the Bosphorus.
PUGILISM AT BRIGIITON.—On Monday evening
about 300 persons, the majority reported as being of the
lowest grade, assembled under a canvas tent in Frank Car-
ter's yard to witness a grand " set-to " between Tom
Sayers, the Champion of England, and.his late competitor
for the belt, Tom Paddock. This was the great " draw "
of the evening; though long before these distinguished orna-
ments of the " fancy " appeared in the ring, several of our
local novices had an opportunity of displaying their address
to the select assembly. The great event of the evening,
however, was the " mill." alluded to, which, although of
short duration, of course called forth hearty and universal
applause. A good deal of dissatisfaction has been created
among Carter's neighbours by this affair, and there can be
litEt deubt that. such atsemblages tend greatly to degrade
the locality where they are permitted to take place. While
hoping, therefore, that this may be the last "set-to " we
shall have occasion to notice in Brighton, it is only justice
to add that, according to the police report, the affair was
very quietly conducted, and was not attended with any dis-
turbance. But such a congress in North-street, in the very
heart of the town, is an enormity not to be endured
patiently. Brighton Guardian,