28 DECEMBER 1850, Page 9

The Grand National Concerts, at Her Majesty's Theatre, were brought

to a close on Monday ; after having, it is understood, been attended with a heavy loss to the gentlemen who undertook them. The plan wanted feasibility, and the amateur directors lacked experience in management. The enterprise, however, was spirited and well-intended : the orchestra was composed of splendid materials ; and a great quantity of music of the highest class was brought before the public., on such terms as they never before had the advantage of., Several of the finest symphonies of Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Spohr--some of the best overtures of the Ger- man school--with concertos and solos by very eminent instrumentalists— were performed ;" while the vocal music, which would have been more popular and more generally- attractive, was comparatively neglected, ex- cept in the engagement of the Berlin chorus. Should the experiment be repeated, we hope that the plan will be well considered, and the manage- ment in various respects improved.