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      fashion ; " a theme not without capabilities ^ which she has deliveredwitli some success at the 1-avilipn Rooms , Brighton . Letters from Paris say that a tremendous amateur vocal Fociety , G , 000 strong , called the " Orpheons , or " Children of Orpheus , " has descended froni tne provinces upon the French capital . Our JLxeter Hall / Crystal Palace , and Yorkshire choruses must look to t heir laurels indeed . If volume of . sound be ( as their bills , it must be confessed , too often seem to say ) the great thing to aim at , our neighbours have sprung ahead of us indeed . Thrice has this vocal stonn threatened the stability of . the "Palais de rindustrie , " in the Champs Elysces—on one occasion for the benefit of . the poor . . _ .- _ . . ' « .

      _ On Tuesday night , Mr . T . ltfason Jones , to whose oration on " Ciirran and his Contemporaries ' we referred in our last impression , took " 'Grattan for his text , and for two hours much interested a very large and Veil-composed auditory . —The Poly graphic Hull , best Iiiiownas the seat of Mr . Woodin ' s entertainment , is now occupied by a troop of female Creole melodists . We are in no position to speak of their attractions or talents , and . confine ourselves , therefore , to the announcement of the fact , for the benefit of amateurs of this school of minstrelsy . —Mr . James Bennett , an actor well . known in the provinces and iiv the United States of America , has been

      performing during , the last week in " Othello" and the "Lsu \ y of Lyons / ' at the Lyceum Theatre . The main at traction of the company , which is for the most part iiusuited to the higher drama ,, is Mrs . Charlesi Young , the Pauline of Bulwer ' s piny . —On Wediicsdnv a complimentary dinner was given to Mr . Benjamin Webster by his personal frieiuls , dramatic " patrpns , and literary connexions . The toast of Mr . Webster ' s health , and , the prosperity of liisnew theatre-,. which last desideratum , by the way , the public have taken in hand to secure for their old favourite , were very warmly responded to , and several veiy fair . speeches were made during the course of the evening .

      Madame IJistori is hi Paris , and , as seconda doti 7 ia—r a requisite her pieces have hitherto been weak hihas secured Madame Santoni , an Italian actress oi real eminence . At the Adelaide Rooms , Lowthcr Arcade , tlie morning performances of a Miss Margaret Cooper's " Skits and { sketches , Past and Present , " are creating a minor sensation . The aspii-ante is aided by Mr . J . B . Dale , whose imitations of actors are highly amusing . . The trade in counterfeit pictures has received a checlc in the right place , namely , at the source . The Bulletin tells , us that a prolific manufacturer of pictfires of the " Diisseldorf" school , has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment , three years ' ^ suspension of civil rights , and a fine of 100 thalers .

      The programme of next Monday ' s Popular Concert is identical . with that of the last , consisting entire * v of Beethoven ' s . music . Those who would hear this master ' s works aright , will thank us for recommending the in ' terpretera selected by the managers of these concerts . The " Sonata Pathetique—acknowledged to bo Beethoven ' s pianoforte chef d ' ecuvre—could not be in more capable hands than those of our gifted countrywoman , Arabella Gotldo-rd , and her last performance of it was in her own best stj-le .

      Three paintings have recently been added to tlie National Portrait Gallery , 251 , Great George-street , 3 . W . King James the I'irst ( artist doubtful ) , a -palo , thoughtful-looking child , in trunks and jerkin , with a hawk 011 his fist . Mary Sidney , Countess of Pembroke , a superb portrait of an elderly person , in am elaborate laced velvet robe , over a crimson mid black brocaded petticoat . The latter , the muslin rull " , and the lace cap and gauntlets , are exquisitely imitated , / rho painter is iuiknoM'n , but the

      oxueutioii reminds one of the dobivuohod artist of Henry the IilytfuIiVi time , who , having spent in drink tJio money allowed him for a suit of damask , painted so satisfactory a fuireoat of paper that he passed muster very well in a procession , The very lust acquisition by the . collection is a portrait of Dr . [ Nathaniel lloolte , the historian of Itonio , presented during the present week by Lord Boston , The days on which alone tho public are admitted to viuw the yullcryni-e Wednesdays and Saturdays .

      On Thursday Mr . falconer produces his new play of Francacu ; tlio scene of which is laid iu Vonitio , in tho seventeenth century . It js said to-bo fowidod on a story which appeared many years since . C 11 VSTA 1 . J'AI . ACK . Ouis pleasurable rooollootions of tho Crystal Palace 1-Jandel mooting of lt * 57 , which was , independently of its musical gloriqs , tho most splendid gathering show of British ladiua and gentlemen it has ever been our fortnno to wituosa , nro , buing from clay to tiny revived by tjio advertised ]> ro « grntmno of tlio festival , which the Suerud Harmonic Society ixt'o about to hold there . Mr , Co . stn , is already ut work drilling tho motrcpjlittva division

      of the Commemorative choir ; and there is no doubt but that thousands of . applications to take part , in the performances will have to be rejected . The " Messiah '' and " Israel" oratorios will be given entire on two ¦¦ separate , days , and on the third there will be a selection from others . Vouchers for tickets may be now applied for , at Exeter Hall , or at the Palace , Sydenham ; and these will be exchangeable for admission tickets , on and after the 28 th of April . It may be as well to observe that the issue of single tickets will follow tlie order of application , but that the allotment of " sets" of tickets will be attended to first of all . The chorus is expected to number four thousand . The great orchestra , is being enlarged for its accommodation , and for the better concentration of sound will be entirely backed , as well as covered by a wooden roof , extending farther forward than theline of the conductor's seat . _/• xi , « riA *«« , rtT % -. rt « n * ti'n / khAii * .. nrtri Ili ' oro ic iSr * /^ AiiKf .

      At last Saturday ' s "Winter Concert , Madame Anna Bishop was . the-star . She was very well received . Among other airs , sire sang " Oft in the stilly night" with intense feeling , ; and on the inevitable encore , substituted " I ' m waiting for thee , Ivatty Darling . " Mr . Poussard . a French Violinist , maybe looked on as a valuable addition to the company's fine band . We are well pleased to observe that at the concert of to-day , the magnificent opera of " Pidelio" will be given entire . This

      graceful homage to the memory of the immortal Beethoven , paid on the anniversary of his death , will doubtless stimulate tlie many German' artists engaged—not , to say our own compatriots—to a worthy .. performance of a work so highly appreciated by intelligent amateurs , yet so seldom , owing to its difficulties , heard to advantage here . We always admire Madame lludersdorlf ' s Leoriura . Mr Weiss we have not had the advantage of hearing in liucco ) but if he be sufficient in volume , he has , we-know , the other requisites for a concert-room representation of the part . .

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      Messrs . Perrotin and Boiteau have already collected 2 , 200 of IJeranger ' s letters for their projected publication of the poet ' s correspondence , Tlie Gazette Musicalc of this Avc ' ek announces that a Straduarius violin lias lately changed hands at Paris , for the sum of 15 , 000 f . ( GOO / . ) Tlie anniversary festival of tlie Kuv . al General Theatrical Fund will lie lieM on tho ISth of next nonth , Air . Charles Mathews in the chair . A Turin letter , dated "Wednesday ,- says : — " Uaribaldi is here , and may bo seen walking about in an eccentric hat and semi-military surtput . " TJie Lyons llailwoy lias incurred £ > rcat odium by refusing to convey Sardiniuu recruits at reduced fares . The present of her Majesty to her grandson on his christening , is a splendid and very valuable coral , of the most tasteful style of manufacture . The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Cobourg may be expected to reach London in the eax-ly part of April , and will be the guests of her Majesty . The Medical Times says : —Seanzoni , of Wuncburg , attended the Empress of llussia in her- last confinement , ' and received for Ins services 5 , 000 f . A letter iioiu JJerlin contradicts tlie news , which was not very probable , of the Count do Paris being about to take service in the Prussian army . The Journal do Saono-ct-Loire states that a young ltuiy , « named Martin , who resided at Jj'Aigle ( Orne ) , lately died , bequeathing by will to M . do Lamnrtino a fhnn , and a houso in the town .

      A brother of . i \ lndnmo itistori w nboiit to start for Piedmont to enlist in Garibaldi's brigade . A son of Tnmburini has already left Paris to take-service in the ( Sardinian army . "Wo loam that the Kiglit Hon . TV " , 10 . Gladstone , M . P ., will take tlio chair at tli « anniversary dinner of tlio Koyal JLiterary Fund , ilxed for Wednesday , the 18 th of May . Mr . Bennett , tho respected | > ropriel'f > r of llio Sulixburi / Journal , was foil ml dead \\\ liia bod on Wednesday . Jlu is supposes to huvo died from nn ailt'ction of tho hoart . Tlio American papers imnouneu a hint roiuling by Mrs . Fanny Keuibio previous to lior rutlroment from public life . This lady is expocted to arrive in England before the autumn ,

      "NVe understand that tlio Karl of Shrewsbury and Talbot has consented U > preside at tliti forthcoming anniversary dinner of the Printers' Pension Society . According to a kilter in u Turin journal , tlio prohibition of tho export of horses is so strictly unforced that a company oi'drcua rlilors , which wus about cross into Piedmont , to give porfonuancos nt ono of tho 'rurlu thoutros , lias boon dotnlncU until it can bo ascertained from Vlonnn whether its tfgross is to bo permit tod !

      The Earl ; of Carlisle laid tlie foundation of a very large church , to be built in the early English style , at Welburn , near Malton , Yorkshire , on Monday . The earl is the cliief donor . Dr . Hook was installed in the Deanery of Chichester Cathedral on Saturday last . On Sunday the very Kcv . Dean preached in the cathedral before an immense congregation . On . the 'anniversary of the birthday of tlie Prince Imperial of France , their Majesties gave a sum of lOOf . to each child . born on the same day , and whose position niny render such- gift needful . Sir 'Cliarlos . ¦ Younge , and his , assistants , have placed in St . George ' s " C . hapi ? l , over the stall of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , as Knight ot the Garter , tlie banner and insignia of that order . T'lm ' T-t ^ arl . r \ -f * r ^ m » l'icl o Inirl ¦ + l » o * fV * ni ^ r 1 « . t iat » , r \ f

      Mi \ . ¦ -Joseph ' Wyon , a veiy promising . young medallist , as well as the son and' grandson of excellent engravers , has received the ¦ ¦ appointment of chief engraver of her Majesty ' s seals . Mile . JM / n-ie de la liochejacquclein , daughter of the marquis tutd senator , took tlic veil tlireedays ago in tiie Convent des Oiseaxix . The Bishop ot Poitiers officiated . The rectory of Potworth , Sussex , lias become vacant bv the death of tlie Uev . Thomas Sockett , M ' . A . The benefice , which is worth nearly 1 , 00 . 0 / . a year , is in the gift of Colonel Wyiidhain , M-P . * Mrs . 'As . sh-ctoii Suiitli has given directions for a church to be erected at Tedworth , in memory of her Jatc lamented husband . - It is to be built of stone from the Tisbury quai-ries , and to be completed in . Xovember .

      The municipal- council of -iNrarseLlles , wliicli a few months airo voted 400 , 000 f . tqwarls thecompletioii of the " iRjflis . e cle Kelbrmoi , " h : ia just voted a sum of 425 , 000 f . for finishing the new church of St . Michael . The ' Prince de Ligne lias been appointed president , and Count L . " de Beaufibrt secretary , of the recently constituted Commission of tho Museum at Brussels . Tlie Commission has ' already entered on the discharge of its duties . Tho '' negro market is lively in Georgia ; good slaves "in demand , " . and ' . prjce . 5 * . extraordinarily high . The Savannah Republican says that at a s . ile in that city last week , ' " prime young men " . brought 1 , 250 dols .. to ¦ 1 , 350- ' dOls . apiece ; a family of six was sold for 6 , 02-5 dols . . / . ..

      . Among the pa . ° . sc ; ngci > rf who ca . me home m the Magdnlehii were some negro soldiers belonging to British West India rfgimc-nt . 5 , who have been sent to England to lcurn the use of tlie new instruments of Mar . They are dressed like the French Zouaves . Mr . J . D : lMtjsgerak ] , M . P . for Enuis , and late Attorney-Gen emitter Ireland , was burnt iu cftigy . by his late constituents on Monday , the motive being to denounce the right hoii . gentleman for prosecuting the two priests — the -l ' tev . Messrs . Con way and Madame llistori lias arrived in Paris . SUe brings with her Madame Santoni , one of the best actresses in Italy , who would only consent to play second to the first tragedian in tho world , which title — after tho ' death of itachol—Madame llistori may claim without a competitor .

      A priisonor in Alton l * onitijntlary , U . S , who was requested to give up a knifo he hud in his possession , declined to do so , and the officers fencing to resort to force adopted starvation measures . At the end of uinty-seven hours tho man was so wettk that he was overpowered and tho weapon taken from him . A communication irom Vienna , in the Nurcmbartj Cvrrc . sjtoitrfvnt , states that ' nil envoy is to bo s } u > rtlv sent by the Austrian yovcrinnent to jLondon , and that Fluid Marshal tho Princo c ' . e Windisohgnvtz is to lie selected to carry an ihilograph letter from tho Emperor , to Queen Victoria . A luttor ii- ' om Vienna , in ( lie Drupel * Indapondance , states that the doath ofthu young Princess \ yimli 9 cliynUK was causuil by nn exoo .- sivo uso ot chloroforiii ,,. to which tho uniortunato lmly while surll'ring acutely from nervous licudnulio luvd

      rooourso . Dkatus , — Tho E : irl of Duvon dlutl on Saturday at Shrivcnhum , in JJerkshire , in his Sjnri year . His hirdrihip was the tenth Eurl , and has been twice married . By his first wife ho had throo sons ( ot whom tho oldest , the present earl , 1 ms tor some yonro , aa Lord CiWlonoy . tUlflllod tlio diitlesuf bocrotary to to X ' oov-lnw JJonrd ) . Tho into oarl was callou to tho bnrln 1700 , ami was ft > r u » l »» 't tin ; o « i Maator m Chancery . —JHclmrd Prondurgast , Js . sq , C 2 . U ., Ju go of the City ahorlllV Court , died on Sunday . Tho loarnod uentluntiui was for many yoara Heoorder of Norwich . Uu was cullod to tho bur in November , is on . II i 8 oloution ns judge of tho Shorifftf Court took

      nliico some two year * ago . Tlio appointmont rests in tho Common Council ; tho Bivlary H unaoratood to bo l ,. ) 0 i )/ , u year . —Wo regret to notice tho dcJatli ot Mr . "William Alors llankey , tho bankor .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 26, 1859, page 407, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2287/page/23/