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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 704, 12 January 1853, Page 2

Concert.—On Monday evening Mr. Swain's concert took place, when the pieces announced in the programme were gone through with fidelity, and were received with continued applause by an audience which—although from the size of the Odd Fellows Hall (as compared with the Hall of the Mechanic's Institute in which such Entertainments have hitherto usually been held) it did not look very large, —yet was really numerous and respectable. Mr. Swain's own share of the per formance was much the largest, including a variety of songs in different styles, and, indeed in different languages (French and Italian as well as English). Bis execution of them was such as to leave no doubt that he-may he deemed a valuable acquisition to the comparatively small section of* our community who can properly be called 'musical. Several of our old " Harmonic" townsmen lent their aid on this occasion, and most materially contributed to the enjoyment of the evening. The performance closed with the singing of " God Save the Queen", during which, according to the custom universally prevalent at home, the whole audience stood—with the solitary exception of one gentleman who occupied so conspicuous a position in the room that it was impossible not to notice how he practically dissented from the otherwise unanimous expression of loyalty. Wc cannot but say that a person holding Her Majesty's Commission of the Peace, and being moreover, a member of a Legislative Council, in a British colony—whatever his personal opinions or feelings might be—would have, shown better taste and sounder judgement if he had not made himself so unenviably singular in such a matter.

The Band of the 58th Regiment will perform the following pieces of Music, in the Government Lawn, to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, from four to six. PnOGRAMMU Overture.. .. ..,.Op. "La Barcarolle" Auber. Malange Op. " Lucia di Laramecmoor". . - Donixt>ui. Chorus e Cav Op. " Beatrice ile TendV'.. .. Bellini QuuMto Op." Barona di Dolekain" Donizetti. Quadrille "The Indian" Julian. Walls .."Garland" Keonig. i>o ' k;i " The Brides" D'Albert. 1 yolieane Kuhaer