The Press.
London, England, 1858-09-11 00:00:00

THE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

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A MEETING of the stewards of the late Hereford

Festival has just been held at Hereford to audit the

accounts and ascertain the results, which exceed the

anticipations of all parties. The deficiency exceeds

that of the last festival by about 100/. ; this excess

will have to be divided among twenty-five stewards.
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The receipts on behalf of the Clergymen's Widows'
and Orphans' Charity are greater by nea:ly
than the receipts at the last triennial festival in 1855.
Several additional subscriptions have lately been
received to add to the donations collected at the doors
of the cathedral. The new subscriptions include
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1001. from Miss Wolferston, of Tamworth ; 251. from
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Lord Bateman ; and 10/. each from Canons Poole

and Lee. 'These make the general . subscriptions

9001. The Worcester dividend of 601. is yet to come,

and with some further donations it is hoped 1,(x101.

will be realized; 914/. was the sum collected for the

charity in 1855.
Preparations for the next Hereford meeting in
1861 have commenced ;fourteen stewards have been

secured, and it is intended to establish a guarantee
fund amongst tha city tradesman. A good deal of
the success of the late meeting is attributable to the

exertions of M r. Townsend Smith, the conductor and

honorary secretary, and the stewards passed the
following resolution on the subject :

That the thanks of the stewards be given to Mr.

Townsend Smith for his indefatigable exertions in making
the necessary arrangements for the late musical festival,
and bringing it to a successful issue.

Thanks were also voted to the lord bishop and to

the chairman.

ite prma.

THE PRINCESS'S.—The namo of Mr. Charley Kean

has become so thoroughly identified with the

Princess's that the announcement of his approaching

retirement from its directorship will be received

with regret by all who have witnessed the part he has

played in an important era of the British drama.

During his brilliant career the first tragedian of the

day has demonstrated the possibility of uniting in
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landscape in the background—has been judiciously
chosen and well treated byithe artist, Mr. Caldcott.
The present sea=on was ushered in with the old-
fashioned comedy, The Way to Keep Him, Mrs.
Sinclair playing the widow Belmour. A ballet, enti-
tled The Daughter of the Guadalquirer, afforded an
opportunity for the reappearance of the popular
Spanish dancer Senora News Perea. The plot is
excessively slight, like all of the same character, but
with agency of " lavoltas high and swift corantos,"
or steps weich at least convey a pretty accurate
notion of the meaning of the words, it was quite
sufficient to insure the stamp of approval from an
audience whose presence, at least, belied the oft-
repeated phrase, " There is not a soul in town."

THE STUAND.—Miss Swanborough reopened her
little dramatic boudoir on Monday with a light piece
by Mr. Charles Selby, who is at once author and
actor. The Last of the Pigtails is the name of

severance, however, filially triumphs. Thu piece,
which, though in one act, may fairly rank as a
comedy, was well put on the stage, and bids fair to
maintain that success which it unequivocally achieved
on its first representation.

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THE S,P.RESSEPTEMBER 11, 1858.
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THE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. this work, built of such slight materials that it may
Henry and Mrs. IVhitmore Lady Catherine Legge,
se William Harrington, Lady Guernsey, Sir William
A MEETING of the stewards of the late Hereford be said there is literally no plot. It is throughout a
and
,party, Mr. C. N. Newdegate battle between new theories and old prejudices, the
ITartopp Festival has just been held at Hereford to audit the former being represented by Miss Swanborough, a
andlia LMarsdy. Newdegate, Ur. C.
.Shaw and party, Mr.
M.P., Lady Clifford Constable, the accounts and ascertain the results, which exceed the young lady of the reforming school, who has married
Samuel Beal,
anticipations of all parties. The deficiency exceeds a gentleman of highly antiquated notions, played to
Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Paget, Mr. and Mrs. Dawes,
Perfection
.by Mr. Selby himself. One 1:3, One the
the Misses Sammie and parte, Mrs. Perry and party, ' • •
that of the last festival by about 100/. ; this excess
Mr. T. Bedford and Miss Bedford, r. J. Rawlirids
will have to be divided among twenty-five stewards. husband yields the customs of his early days to the
fascinations of the fair reformer, but when his pigtail
and party, Mr. James Shaw, Mr. E. Bullock and
The receipts on behalf of the Clergymen's Widows' is attacked, he sticks to this last' vestige of barbarism
, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Oliver Pemberton and Mrs.
and Orphans' Charity are greater by nearly 1011/. with all the tenacity of a mandarin. Womanly per-
andseverance, however, filially triumphs. Thu piece,
peawerton, Mr. Thomas Lane and Mrs. Lane, Mr.
than the receipts at the last triennial festival in 1855.
Mrs Elwell and party, Mr. R. W. Johnson and
- • Several additional subscriptions have lately been l which, though in one act, may fairly rank as a
party, Mr.
John Scholefield, Mr. Carleton Baynes
and Miss Baynes, Mr. William Ilarley of Shrews- received to add to the donations collected at the doors
r.
of the cathedral. The new subscriptions include comedy, was well put on the stage and bids fair to
bury, Mr. Walter Williams, Mr. W. I'. Manning,
maintain that success which it unequivocally achieved
Mr. C. W. Elkington and lady, Mr. 'l'. B. Matthews, '
100/. from Miss Wolferston, of Tamworth ; 25/. from on its first representation.
Lord Bateman ; and 10/. each from Canons Poole -
Mr. Alfred Evans and Mrs. Evans, Mr. Westley
Richard
ttc.
s, Rev. R. and Mrs. Sergeant, Mr. Frederick
and Lee. These make the general subscriptions
900/. The Worcester dividend of 60/. is yet to come, THE CRYSTAL Peresce.-Amongst the many and
varied attractions which the "People's Palace " at
Iludson,
Sydenham holds out as an inducement to rational
The total receipts on Thursday were 3,477/. 155., and with some further donations it is hoped 1,000/.
'" following,
and on Friday 1,461/. 3s. lid. Ihe dis. willh be realized;. 914/. was the sum collected for the
c an .
ty in 1855. recreation, none take higher rank titan the exhibi-
tions of flowers and fruit periodically held within the
shillings and pence, is a comparison of the
carding Preparations for the next Hereford meeting in building so admirably adapted to the purpose. The
gross attendance and receipts with those of 1855 :-
1861 have commenced; fourteen stewards have been last grand exhibition of the season, which opened on
TUESDAY. Corresponding Day 1835.
Persons. ltecpts. Persons. Recpts, secured, and it is intended to establish a guarantee Wednesday, was decidedly the best ever witnessed in
El6ah
Evening Concert 1,051 .... 651 - •••• - the success of the late meeting is attributable to the conservatory in which had been gathered a rare
WEDNESDAY.
Eli
Evening Concert 1,166 .... 714
THURSDAY. following resolution on the subject :-
Messiah
Evening Concert 1,198 .... 688
FRIDAY. Townsend Smith for his indefatigable exertions in making sion, the attendance was large enough to testify how
Judith, &c
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Totals 11.,201 £10,009 12,020 410,/,11 in this country.
and to to the lord bishop
were also voted
The produce of the seven performances is therefore Thanks -
i harman.
5571. less than on the former occasion, but, as a con• the chairman. THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.
siderable reduction has been made in the expendS
TIIE following are extracts from the interesting
Lure, it is estimated that the net sum available for gte Pratt ire
the benefit of the hospital will nearly equal that report of the Registrar-General of Victoria on the
realized by the last triennial festival. -- progress and statistics of that colony from 1851 to
THE PRINCESS'S.-The name of Mr. Charles Kean 1858, a period during which that dependency has
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THE LEEDS MUSICAL FESTIVAL. has become so thoroughly identified with the occupied a prominent position as a distinct member
HARDLY had the loud roar of cannon proclaimed to the
Princess's that the announcement of his approaching of the empire of Great Britain :-
good people of Leeds the departure of royalty than
retirement from its directorship will be received TERRITORY AND CLIMATE.-This territory, extending
with regret by all who have witnessed the part he has eastward from the 141st to the 150th degree of east lon-
the gentle strains of music ushered in tile great gitude, and embracing from north to south the immense
played in an important era of the British drama.
musical festival of 1858. Two great events in a district lying between the River Murray and Baas's Straits,
During his brilliant career the first tragedian of the comprehends an area which is estimated at 90,000 square
week generally bring with them their inconveniences ; - miles, and being the most southerly part of New Rolland,
but here their proximity was rather favourable than day has demonstrated the possibility of in
uniting enjoys a comparatively cool climate, and is therefore found
otherwise, inasmuch as all the flaunty emblems of a one person the accomplished actor and the practical to be peculiarly well adapted to the European eonstitution.
jubilee, banners, flap, and mottoes, which had manager. Refined taste and scholarly research have The mean temperature of the year 1e57, according to
already done duty in the presence of the Queen of enabled him to present the great works of the the observations takcii at the Government Observatory,
England, were retained to pay homage to Apollo. immortal bard as truthful pictures of the age, never Melbourne, was 59 0, being only 9.6 degrees higher than
There was also a cause for self-rejoicing in the cit.• losing sight in the gorgeous spectacles which dazzled the temperature of Greenwich. The highest mean monthly
cumstance that the huge " welcomes " which every- the eyes of those minute accessories which rendered temperature in Melbourne was 72:3 and the lowest 49.4,
body felt was applicable to the Sovereign on the the whole perfect. The Merchant of Venice, one of being a difference of 22.9; while the highest mean
monthly temperatnre at Greenwich is 61.8 and the lowest,
Tuesday might be very safely appropriated by each those revivals which have so materially contributed
3814, being a difference of 23 degrees. The diurnal
individual as a deserving recognition of his merit or to place the Princess's in the first rank amongst our ranges of temperature in the summer season, however,
importance on the Wednesday. principal theatres, closed the season on Friday, the are sometimes very considerable.
The festival has commenced very successfully, 3rd ins[., and on the conclusion of the play Mr. Kean
POPULATION.-The first settlement or the country, which,
and the Leeds Infirmary, the charity to which the appeared before the curtain and delivered the follow-
Recording to. this 1 stimate, equals in extent England,
proceeds are devoted, will, if we may judge from the lag address :- Wales, and Ireland combined, commenced in 1835. In
demand for tickets, derive a substantial benefit from Ladies and Gentlemen,-At the close of each successive the year 1851 it had become peopled by 77,34.5 persons,
the performances. season it has been my custom to address a few words to you of whom 23,143 were congregated in the city of Melbourne
in thankfulness for kindness and support. The present 18,318 in the surrounding county of Bourke, and 12,781
The principal vocal performers were Madame
Clara Novelle, Mrs. Sunderland, a lady of great
year, from various circumstances, in part unavoidable and in the county of Grant, which, it may be observed,
in part unexpected, has been to me a period of great includes the town of Geelong. By the 29th March, 1857,
ration throughout the north of England, responsibility, anxiety, and fatigue-relieved, however, by the population numbered 410,776, of whom 92,300 were
Madame Weiss, Miss Helena Walker, Miss Palmer, expressions of public feeling and sympathy, the memory of located in Melbourne and its suburbs, 23,338 in Geelong;
Miss Crosland, Miss Freeman, Madame Alboni, and which can only fade with life. Contrary to my original 109,000 being distributed deer the rural districts, whilst
Mae. Piccolomini; Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. W, intention, I feel compelled, from the mental and bodily the gad fields alone, with their rApully increasing town-
Cooper, Mr. Inkersall, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Santley, Mr. strain I have undergone, to seek a few weeks' comparative ships, absorbed a total of no less than 1r6,550 souls. The
Winn, Mr. Hinclicliffe, Signor Giuglini, Signor repose, that I may be the better able to bring ta a returns of the Immigration-otfice, and the official records of
Rossi, and Signor Vialetti. The solo instrnmen- successful termination my next and last season. Permit births and deaths since the date of the last census, enable
talists were Miss Arabella Goddard-who appeared me, therefore, to take Ibis opportunity of announcing us to ascertain that the population of Victoria had
my intention of reopening this house. on Saturday, the increased to 469,637 on the 31st of March, 1858.
before a Leeds public for the first time, and WRS
2nd of October' and at the same time to state that, on The rapidity with which this country has become peopled
highly successful in her debut-M. Hinton, Mr. H. the 30th day of July next, I shall take my final leave is almost unexampled iu the history of any nation, ancient
high rove Mr. Webb, Messrs. C. and T. Harper, Mr. as director of the Princess's Theatre. In the meantime, or modern. The steamily progressive character of
Williams, Mr. Waetzig, and Mr. Lucas. Miss Dolby, ladies and gentlemen, allow me, in Mrs. Kean's name, the increase may be seen in the fact that during the three
we regret to say, was unable to appear from indis- as well as my own, respectfully and gratefully to bid you last years the births have been respectively 10,210,
position. The organists were Mr. H. Smart and Mr. farewell. 12,799, and 15,937, against deaths amounting only
W. Park; and Mr. R. S. Burton was the chorus- THE HAYMARRET.-This theatre reopened on Mon- to 6,572, 5,760, and 6,531. The unwelcome influx
master. The instrumental band was ninety-five day, under the management of' Mr. Buckstone. of Chinese, numbering 34,874 persons, consisting
strong, and included the whole orchestra of the During the brief recess it has undergone a thorough almost eir of males, has een the subject of much
acrimoniofullyusscussion, and theb Legislature has sought
London Philharmonic Society, reinforced by several renovation, and a new drop scene has been added. to discourage it by special taxes. A similar course of pre-
select performers on different instruments from the The subject-Thespis in his cart, with a Greek ceediug having been adopted in South Australia and New
principal Yorkshire towns, Leeds, York, Halifax, landscape in the background-has been ,judiciously South Wales, it seems that Australian opinion is adverse to
Huddersfield, and Bradford. The chorus consisted chosen and well treated layithe artist, Mr. Caldcott. this description of immigration. In the three years
entirely of Yorkshire people, and the Yorkshire The present season was ushered in with the old- which elapsed between the censuses taken in 1851 and
choristers have no superiors in the world. fashioned comedy, The Way to Keep Him, Mrs. 1814, the number of inhabitants had trebled ; and in the
The festival opened on Wednesday with the Sinclair playing the widow &burner. A ballet, enti- course of the four succeeding years even that population
oratorio of Elijah, which was performed in a manner tied The Daughter of the Guadalguirer, afforded an had doubled. The increase altogether has been sixfold
within seven years. The manner tn which this population
which deservedly elicited universal panegyric. The opportunity for the reappearance of the popular
has spread itself over the country may be gathered from
audience was both large and fashionable. The first Spanish dancer Senora Nene Perea. The plot is
the circumstance that while the census of 1854 showed
miscellaneous concert in the evening was attended excessively slight, like all of the same character, but but lii townships and villages,the returns of the census
by upwards of 1,700 persons. The chief feature in with agency of " lavoltae high and swift corantos," of 1857 detail the number of inhabitants in no less than
f!lis evening's concert was the new ..pastoral " called or steps weich at least convey a pretty accurate 204 of such settlements.
the May-Queen, composed by Professor Bennett, end notion of the meaning of the words, it was quite
MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR PROGRESS.-The character
now for the first time given in public. Mr. H. F. sufficient to insure the stamp of approval from an
of this distribution of the people is indicated by the fact,
Chorley is the author of the words.
audience whose presence, at least, belied the oft- that while prior to the year 1855 there were but two
On Thursday Rossini's Stabat Mater, a selection repeated phrase, " There is not a soul in
town." corporate towns in this country, Melbourne and Geelong,
from
Sebastian Bach's Grout Passions-Musik, and that number had increased in la-58 te twenty-one. The
Beethoven's Mount of THE STUAND.-Miss Swanborough reopened her
new municipalities have added, according to the census
of Olives, were given, in presence little dramatic boudoir on Monday with a light piece
returns of 1857, 88,815 to the number of persons in the
an enormous audience. In the evening the second by Mr. Charles Selby, who is at once author and
miscellaneous concert took place. enjoyment of local selegovernment. Although all the
actor. The Last of the Pigtails is the name of statistical returns have not been received, the energy and
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