The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-13 00:00:00

TUE lIALFE TESTIMONIAL.

The testimonial Drc4plityd M, Esq„ on
'the stage of .15:rurp1afte Theatre,
.on the occasion of his
benefit, December7'7, 1844, consists of the following
pieces of plate, manufactured.by Messrs. Gast; and Sons,
166, Itrgent-strest :--Kettle on stand; with lamp; ,sal-
ver, 61CC basket, ceffeeTot, tea-pot,,, sugar basin with
tortes; two ddzeb' sPoions, cream. ewer, milk jit, and
butter.cooler; all richly chased,' With raised bouquets of
flowers, and clusters of fruit. ,The kettle and the salver
both bear inscriptions—that on the kettle is as follows:
PRESENTED TO MR. M. W. BALFE,
The-oomposer of eleven successful Operas in London,
By a few of his numerous friends and:admirers;,
On the night, of thahundredth performance of his popu;.,
lar Opera,
• z Tut 'BOifEbtisii
At the

Theatre Royal Drury-lane, 13th November, 1844."
On the salver is inscribed--
' ." THIS SALVER,'
Together with a
TEA. SERVICES .KE'PTLE, BASKET; &c., ke.,
Was presented to ~
' MR. M. W. BALFE,

By a few friends, as a small testimony of their admiration
of his, talents and genius as a .composer,
On the night of the, hundredth performance of his popu-
lar Opera, -
4" THE BOHEMIAN
" 'At tht Theatre ROyal
November 13, 1844.

SIR tHENRY VEBBE, Bart.; President.
H. J. ST. LEGEIi, Esq., Honorary Secreititi.

SCitooL ••roit INDidENT Lvenera
Court of the corporation of the SChool for the Indigeni
Blind washeld yesterday, at the London 'Coffee-house
for the, purpdse of receiving 'the general and financia
report, and on other -general business. S. 11. Sterry,
Esq., presided. It appeared that during the last, quarter
the amount received was upwards of. 5,0001, from which
deduCting the current expenditure, a balanbe of 6501, re-
mained in the banker's hands. The' report of the past
sear showed the funded stock of the corporation, to he
65,7281. 17i fid., the receipts for donations and subscrip-
tions, dividends on stock, Scc.,, amounted to 11-,189/. 55.
lld. The.noble building having been much 'beautified
arid materially enlarged,. is now 'capable of containing an
additional number of pupils ; and therefore in addition
to the present number of 68 males and 70 females, the
Committee have determined that 18 (10 additional) shall
be admitted at the election in March. Thomas Keith,
Esq.,'for a'donation of 500/., was' elected. au honorary
life Member,; and after thanks had been awarded. to the
chairman, secretary, and other officers, the court brokeup.
The Ipswich steeple chase, which had been post-
; poned since the spring in consequence of the fatal acci-
' Aent.,to :Lord _William Ilia. under whose auspices it had
been got up, came off, on Thursday,. between Bramfurd
and Cleydon, on the grounds or Mr. George Morgan.
The course was four miles in length,, and contained forty
leaps: Owing 'to the frost, the. ground was very hard,
and considerable delay In, the start took place. The com-
pany was very numerous. The sweepstakes of ten sou:-
reigns each were won by. 011ivees Vangdard; beating
Mr. WvLarrib's Faith -and -three • otherk. Asa feat 4t*
daring horsemanship, the_ race between the two.favou.-
rites has scarcely wallet,. The. last-leap Measured
thirty feet,- and, was reckoned a most extraordinAry
achievement. • the match fOr sU:between -Mr.:Theo-
bald!s rine-apple and Mr. Oswald's YelloW DWarf, was
won by thp fqrpier, after, a tremendous struggle by a
neck. .They sweepstakes of 3L each,a wit i 201;40dcd,
were wont ''Jk's`'No Go; lieAltig Mr. I:Yap:l:lan's
Therßubk ittultwo others." 'ln 'ln titlAig resphignie on
one of the hills,-No GO fell, Ullirer, trle ridet;'-bation:.
derneath. . The d ani. is i rneapTemse,anstedm•aads; ltyvihniks
oeilinnciir
been quiet as a limb,
rid( r,-when the horse got up, arid ()Myer 'having rt.-
toMunted;:tooa psyssed. his co.l4loitoriseaud Maising:tt,,e
reniainintleaps with grbat crexteritf, won easily.—But y
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