A series of weekly concerts has been set on foot
at Exeter Hall under the title of the "London Wednesday Concerts," with the professed object of placing the enjoyment of classical musks within the reach of the general body of the public by means of low terms of admission. The first concert, on Wednesday evening, augured well for the accomplishment of this object. There was a small but good orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Willy: among the singers, there were Sims Reeves, the Misses Williams, and Lef- fler; and there was the pianist par excellence, Thalberg. The music was well chosen for the occasion: it included a selection from Weber's Oberon, some of the favourite vocal pieces of the day, mixed with old English bal- lads of the last age, and two of Thalberg's most brilliant fantasias. Every- thing was warmly applauded, and the encores were so numerous as almost to double the length of the concert.
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