The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

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MR. WILSON'S FAREWELL
ENTERTAINMENT.
The concluding entertainment—the last of a aeries of
melodious Monday evenings, continut d uninterinittiegly
since Decemb r last, was delivered by Mr. Wilien at the:7T,
Music Hall in Store-street yesterday evening. As -
farewell lecture, we expected that the best art: of they-t
vocalist and his choicest songs would ‘be
combined by him together as to create a NrtingA,...4
fitting to be garnere in remembrance. Nor were
we disappointed. Mr. Wilson rang the changes on
Scotch, Swiss, English, and French, with no less va-
riety than richness. First came a merry Jacobite ditty,
in which, as the Highlander, he stuck tile " bonny white
rose" in his bonnet, flung the plaid over his shoulders,
shouted aloud for " Charlie," and carolled a curse on
" auld carlie," or George the Second. Next he rambled
among the refined beauties of Rooke's " Amilie ;" he
sang the return of the Switzer to his home, pouring his
home-song on the winds, as he retraced the pathways or
his childhood. Thereafter he chaunted of a Sylph—one of
those bright enticing spirits of the Rhine, who, with their
glances, like golden sun-rays, throw a spell and fascina-
tion over the mortal whom they, Siren-like, are bent on
betraying. Next, he cracked the whip, and jingled the
bells of the handsome " Postilion of Lonjumeau," per-
sonified the boldness and supremacy of the robber life in
" Fra Diavolo," and wound up with " Tullocligortun," in
a glorious roll and chorus.

ho great was tho desire to hear Mr. Wilson last night,
at his last lecture, that nook, cranny, and corner were
filled almost beyond their capacities of space, and re-
peated encores attended several of his songs. Several of
his countrymen—bold-made, handsome men—were pre-
sent near him on the platform, and many members 'of
the:Society of True Highlanders, in the rich and sump-
tuous array of clansmen—Roderick Dhu would have been:
proud of them on the mountains. No doubt that the
warmth and enthusiastic spirit with which Mr. Wilson
was last night received, will waft him on his way to the
North i.i a glow of pleasure, causing also the remem-
brance of his flattering reception in London to remain as,
a spot, green, and sunny, and gla home in his m n pry.

LITERATURE.
BRIAN, THE PROBATIONER.
Sams, London, 1842.

We have perused this tragedy with great interest,
for it is written with force and earnestness, and at:
the same time with unaffected simplicity. The plot
turns on the misfortunes of a young, reserved, stu-
dious Scotchman, Brian Hunter, who is a tutor in the
family of Kaird, Lord Provost of Edinburgh,
by whom he is deservedly respected for his
irreproachable habits, and -his egnseientious at—
tention to the tastes and morals of his pupils..
Unfortunately, however, for his own peace of mind,
Brian cherishes a fervent but secret passion for Mag-
dalene, a beautiful orphan protected by Kaird; and
after vainly struggling for some time against this dis-
astrous attachment, he at length resolves on confessing
it to the tiiir object of his infatuation, being driven to
th s course from the fact of his having ascertained that
she is about to marry his rival, St. Claire.- Magdalene
listens to his suit, but gives him no hope, though she
professes esteem, friendship, &c. for him ;. and soon
afterwards Kaird ascertains that he has been secretly
corresponding with her, whereupon the indignant
Provost dismisses him from his post of tutor to his
sons. Driven to desperation by the loss of Kaird's
favour, and his own strong passion for Magdalene,
the wretched Brian wanders about alone in the.neigh-
bourhood of Edinburgh, and in a sudden paroxysm
of madness endeavours to stab himself with a knife ;
but just at that moment his hand is arrested
by his two young pupils, who taunting him beyond
his endurance, for his meditated crime, he murders
them both, and is immediately afterwards discovered,
and in consequence executed for the crime. The
character of Brian is maintained with unvarying
consistency ; and there is infinite vigour in
the scene wherein he first acknowledges to
Magdalene the love with which she had long,
unknown to herself, inspired him. This last, too, is a
sweet and graceful portrait, full of true feminine sen-
sibility. By a memoir affixed to the tragedy, we
learn that it is the production of the late Miss Isabel
llill a young lady of very versatile talents, and who
wrote prose and verse with nearly equal readiness
and ability.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERsAws—YESTERDAY.

The betting yesterday was not heavy—on the contrary, the
amount laid out in the course of the afternoon was small in
the aggregate compared with former years, but it ranged over
all the events now on the tapis, and promises to mend. Several
changes were made in the prices of the principal favourites ;
for instance, for the Liverpool Cup, Forester, an Irish horse,
trod closely upon the heels of Heslington, whose victory at
Newcastle, although apparently achieved without difficulty,
was fdr from being a bloodless one ; nevertheless he stands at
an improved quotation, and is in force. Rhodanthe and Prince
Caradoc are also backed for this race. For the Goodwood Cup the
Squire, having qualified at Newcastle for the 51b. allowance,
and run a good race, has a strong party, and is fist in the
throng ; neither iNliddleham, Nautilus, or Beeswing are in
much demand at present. The Goodwood Stakes, betting was
confined to five horses, whose prices will be found below ; all
of them were in favour with select parties.
The-St. Leger was touched upon once or twice, and just
enough said and done to prove that those who, at Newcastle,
laid 5 to 4 against Attila, and 12 to 1 against Cabrera, were
" well advised." The closing offers, yesterday, were but .6 to
4, and 20 to 1.

The general prices, at the close of the betting, were as
follows :

NEWMARKET JULY STAKES.
6to I gst Mr. Rogers's The Syrian—taken and after-
wards offered
LIVERPOOL CUP.
6 to I apt Major Yarburgh's Heslaigton—taken
Bto I apt Mr. Watts's Forester
12 to 1 apt Lord Chesterfield's Rhodanthe—taken
13 to I agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc
GOOD WOO CUP.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's The Squire—taken
7 to I a,2,st Mr. Orde's Beeswing—no backers
8 to I agst Mr. Ramshay's Middleham—taken and after-
wards offered
8 to 1 agst Duke of Orleans' Nautilus—taken and after-
wards offered

Pceswing's weight is 9st 81b, her race at Newcastle having
made her entitled to an allowance of '2lb, in addition to the 31h
or running at Chester. The weight of St. Lawrence, Who
won a Queen's Plate at the late Carragh Meeting, is 9st ?lb,
and of Marius ist 121 b. Retriever is disqualified by the death
of his nominator, Count Matuscovitz.
THE GOODWOOD STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Scott's two—taken
8 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle—.
taken and afterwards offered
9 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Welfare—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Una—taken
to 1 agst Capt. Harcourt's Arnagill—taken
18 to 1 agst Mr. Griffiths's Tupsley—taken
4 to 1 agst Welfare and Knight of the Whistle—taken
ST. LEGER.
6 to 4 agst Col. Anson's Attila—offered
1000 to 50 agst Mr. Ramsay's. Cabrera—taken and afterwards
offer et
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—LIVERPOOL JULY
MEETING.

The D..rby Handicap of 10 sots. each, with 80 added.
(One mile.)
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Dr. Caius, 5 yrs, 9.t:—Satirist. 4 yrs. Bst 101b—I3e1lona,
6 yrs, Bst 101b—Compensation, aged, Bst 81b—Prince Caradoe,
4 yrs, Bst 41b—Knight-of-the-Whistle, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—Mus-
tapha, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Newcome, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Lady Vary.
4 yrs, 7st 61b—Geurge, aged, 7st 61b—Gilbert, 4 yrs, 7st 61b
—William de Fortibus, 3 yrs, ist Mb—Wayward, 6 yrs, Vt blb
—Meteur, 3 yrs, 7st3ib—Cerito,3 yrs, 7st 31b- Phason, 4 yrs,
7st 21b-2S) barite, 4 yrs, 7st—Ermengardis, 4 yrs, 7st—Maria
\lonk, 5 yrs, fist 121b—Mary O'More, 4 yrs,6st 101b—Eagles-
field, 3 y is, 6,t 101 b—Br f by Bay Middleton, out of Mica
Fanny, 3 yrs, 6st 61b—Cage, 3 yrs, 6st—L'Ucello, 3 yrs, 6st—
Dunstan, 5 yrs, (dead)—Broadwaith, yrs, paid.

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