The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-14 00:00:00

MAY 14,

9.5
30!4

1850.

DERRY.
5 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Cliccher
5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Boliegbruke
12 to 1 agst Mr. Gramiclse's The Nigger—taken
13 to 1 agst Lord Zetlaud's Volt*eur
13 to 1 agst Mr. IL Bill's Pitsfo:d
15 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Penang—taken
15 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors
16 to 1 agst Mr. Jaqu,s's Mildew—taken
20 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mei Ham's The Italian—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gaunon's Deicoon—tqlsen
35 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Blarney—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Greville's Caribou—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Brenuus
2000 to 25 agst Major Martyr's The Swede—taken

arrest cf the plaintiff by the dciendart on a false charge
(,f stt goose, the property of the de'endant, upon
which ho hart been detained in trio 13 0 fir two
days, until discharged by the magistrate. The pro6ert
action was brought to recover d..tmages tor frit!..3e impri-
sonment.
Verdict for the plaintiff—D;isnaros, 20/.

SPORTING IN TE GENCE.
TATTERSALL'S, 17.!1;STERDAY.
The must remark:Ale feature of the business this
afiernoon was the decline of Mayors to 20 to 1, taken to
about 3001., and his return shinly before the cloee to
15 to 1, several parties offering to ta. e any advance on
that price. The Italian also ave way, and to a greater
extent, but did not rally. The twu favourite.: were
steady at 5 to 1, and The Nigger, Pi;sf.,,r(l, alAl Penang
in favour at an improvement on last week's quotati,,,ns;
Voltigeur and Mildew were not in request, and 20 to I
was offered in vain against Ghillie Callum; 31) to 1 taken
to 300/. about Dcicoon; 4,000 to 100 and 35 to 1 two or
three times about Blarney, and 1,000 to 10 freely about
Brennus. The Knight of Avenel is declared net to
start.

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! HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,' 05
FIRST GRAND CLAS-qCA CON ER rOF
SEASON.
The first grand classical concert of the seas" took
.
place at her Majesty's Theatre yesterdaY, andTibe
eluded the v.hole F:treneth of the company'
re.
programme wars one of the most excellent ever pale
senteo, and reflects infinite credit not only "0,1,
taste and judgment, but also on the musical sch.
ship of Mr. BAT-, who has had recourse not 0n1Y,_,4
the inure popular and well-known composerg,
has searched among the works of those„isse.•
ere known only to scholars for gems which he "t'ast„,,
ranged v.ith such consummate judgment an,(.41 ,ersbc
One', although the concert lasted from two unti,""f-ttat
u'elock-, there was not the least appearance 0,15 the
weariness which in general conies on tows'.
thins
conclusion of a long concert, and which usualli
the room before, the conclusion. Yesterday,
contiary, every one was
and the thtn
which, was crowded from the commencement', the
tinued crowded until the conclusion the
performances. The concert commenced Nvii,tuently
Sin foni a Eroica of Beethoven, which was triagnine oge
perfbrmed by the orchestra. There Was P;:os
%J
in the scherzo fur bassoons and horns, :de dot
perfectly rendered, and in which Steglich took
in ult. with precision. A duet between
cc
..
Miss
Catherine Ha ye was and Madlle. Ida Bertrand's
er
conforto un raggio solo," from La Vestal*, core,
quisitely sung, and narrowly escaped 11 eno bf
Then came a em " Home g, sweet home,
air
Madame Sontag. 'This beautiful plaintiveathoh
was rendered with exquisite taste nadja-,:istoa
and with most captivating simplicity, by
ea/instil 0,
Sontag, and was encored in the most
manner. The first part concluded. with the gran C,
lectiun from Beethoven's celebrated Alt'D„,sh.cl rtle
" Gloria," " Qui tollio," " Quoniam," by
Sontag, Madlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani!, '''',"„-srde,
Ilayes, Alaalle. Ida Bertrand; Signori .IJati:Gbe,
Calzolari, Sims Reeves, Belletti, Coletti, F. 11%-os
and Signor Lablache, and full chorus; whiceated
splendidly given. Tee fugue at the end was ex:-b the
to perfection. The second part opened with the
overture to Euryanthe. This was followed,' of
trio for three basses, from the Chiara de Rosenu derty
Ricci, admirably given Coletti, Belletti, anb to
blache; the music of Ricci, however, is not 11,1412c00a1e
our taste. Then came Purcell's war song, aOO
if. you dare," from King Arthur. This s°l36
6ill!
given in inunen6e spirit and power by
lteeve3, and was rapturously encored. This
°sea
f ilow(.d by " Swiss airs, with variations, eall3P rt,
expressly for Madame Sontag by 'EckeherV.
This was, perhaps, the gem of the can:leerful,
anything more perfect, anything more warhl, it
anything more sweet in the way of vocalizati° 'po.
is impssible to imagine. These charillinbgtheelre,
t
sitions were sung by Madame Sontag with
captivating expression and marvellous facility at
nei.
cation. The sotto voce passages were the verlere.
fec tion of sweetness, and the fioriture the acme; red
fine
d taste; it is needless to add that it was
by acclamation. Donizetti's aria "Alma adora`6„tioro
rendered by Calzolari with wonderful exec:gata
great artistic finish, and most impassioned exrilirteh-ina
-
and was most deservedly encored. Miss t''''-neoic4
Hayes and Mr. Sims Reeves then gave the dueti,
otlerta" from Guillaume Tell with great delielat
and refinement of expression, the novel cadee"b/e.
the e.n, d was given with a perfect ease-ellsd
Bellini s grand aria, from Pirata,"Nell furor -,na
ternpesta," was splendidly rendered by Baucarl&eitto
then came the terzetto for three sopranos, ‘,„7,,uti'
nateruo .eta, from Guillaume Tell, which W'l IT
nil
fully given by Mu lame Sontag, Miss C. 08Yej'itildea
Mademoiselle Parodi.Tire second part concis lie
with Spuhr's sestett, from Faust, by Madem, °fat',
Parodi, Madame Giuliani, Signori Calg-thi'tti
B,lletti, Coletti, and Lablache. the need Signor Lorenzo gave till far-- tbiS
Calunnia" splendidly. W. h,pe tO See the ;
magnificent song restored to its proper Place rg
opera of the Barbiere, from which it has ton iS
been cut out ; it is one of the gems of the °Pfre
Mademoiselle Parudi gave "II braccio Enio,,;,;°e
T and aneredi with great power and artistic ex tba
.then came the trio for three tenors frareetorit
Ar
mada, " qualo aspetto," by Baucarde, Cal`- the
and Simi Reeves. This was perbsPs „
most magnificently rendered piece -of the *g!
cert and excited a perfect furore, an"„os- tS
encored with acclamation. It is said the last 13',1-10
were added by Balfe, and if so, they reflect inP).
credit on his taste and his skill. The c'‘fl
dienza was remarkable tbr its novelty
the precision with which it was ele-ote
bliss Catherine Hayes secured an enthusiastic ene
by the intense expression and feeling with vrbicPitie
rendered the beautiful Irish ballad " Kathleen 'L
vourneen," and the finale to La Vestale broughti; 0
conclusion the most delightful concert that has "-eg
presented
extpoerietnheee
wemunseivcearl
In all our
where the selection present at a concert publicc
o l l e ct
ntfofohtrhaeveYrnieb;:etsrei-.110:
gase such general satisfaction, and much cref; is
justly. due to the talented conductor, Balfe, I°'
sclLmitrable a choice and so perfect a perforrasal;
hope
.1 splendid works of the ancient masters. It'll/
lope at the next concert to hear some of Mr. Pt%
own exquisite compositions, which have so long u-es.
the principal attraction in Continental concert-roota