he one thousand who proved to be
present. At one end of the room were seen the portraits of the queen and
Washington, surrounded by the flags of England and the United States;
and around were placed busts of her majesty, Washington, Prince Albert,
Franklin, Webster, and other celebrated men of both countries. Each lady
was presented, on her entrance, with a fine bouquet. At half past nine
the seats for the concert were entirely filled. The _programme de
concert_ was as follows:--

CONDUCTOR, SIGNOR ALARY.

PARTE PRIMA.

GLEE, Messrs. Lee, Geuge, Hill, Smith, and Howe.

DUO, "Al perigli." {Signor Gardoni, }
{Signor F. Lablache,} _Donizetti_.

SOLO, Violin. Signor Sivori, _Sivori_.

MELODIE, "Jusqu'a toi." Signor Gardoni _Schubert_.

ARIA, "Non piu audrai." Signor Lablache, _Mozart_.

ROMANCE, "Ah, mon fils." Miss C. Hayes, _Meyerbeer_.

DUO, "Ah t inebria nell' {Ma'mselle Cruvelli,}
amplesso." {Signor Gardoni, } _Verdi_.

PARTE SECUNDA.

TRIO, "Qual volutta." {Miss Hayes, }
{Signor Gardoni, }
{Signor Lablache,} _Verdi_.

ARIA, "Nel dolce incanto." Mademoiselle Cruveli _De Beriot_.

SOLO, Violin. Signor Sivori, _Sivori_.

SERENADE, "Qual Suon." {Miss C. Hayes, }
{Signor Gardoni,} _Alary_.

DUO, "Un Segreta." {Signor Lablache,}
{F. Lablache,} _Rossini_.

TRIO, "Zitti, Zitti." {Miss C. Hayes, }
{Signor Gardoni, }
{Signor Lablache,} _Rossini_.

PIANO FORTE, Signor Alary.

The glees and madrigals were by the first-named artists; and the pieces
were, "Spring's Delight," "Come, let us join the Roundelay," "Foresters
sound the cheerful Horn," and "The Winds whistle cold."

The band for the ball was Coote & Tinney's. The concert was very fine. I
was most pleased with Miss Hayes,--and next with Lablache, whose voice
is the finest I ever heard. The duke came just at the close of the
concert, as the seats were be