The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

MUSIC.

MR MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
KIDDERMINSTER, TUUDAT.

This town has heretofore been at a considerable
dieadvaities is respect of nested Wreaths', from the west
of • imita►le tore► for ►olas( marts. flit least, ►ow-
ewr, ►ee sew been supplied hi • way which is highly credit-
able to the spirit sad eateepries of t►o isbalsitaatv. ♦ head-
wall tad meet esayseisatly snooped b•ildiag Ms bees
stated to the onitte et the tows, and to issegerete its
teeming, it wee enured that a musical festival, seeepying
two dem geoid be Midi widths the walls of the Muds Hall,
for whis► rupees some el the bat taint ia the malty ►es
bees relabel. ledepeadeatly of the Lugo/shoe, the pees-
Diary abject of the festival is easevaesd to be " la aid et
the weettee of tke arras, awl for the establishment of c►eep
resorts be all slasesa." -eetsd by
8111, of Leooloo. et

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as apes the Ladle; as of the teal,
prim move:l is the sedertakieg.
, who hes 'attest", property is the artgh-
, is the reddest, oat amen the vier-presidents
.sae the aisle of Lord Lytteltoa, the Lord Bishop of
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nester, Hart Beambeasp, lord insole, Lord Foley,
.end Beady; the RigM Hoe. Sir J. B. Paklagtee, Ban.,
M.P., the Right Km. R. Lows, M.P., Boa. and Rey. G.
Hubert. Ha. sad Rev. M Dosser, Boa. Bodin Ward,
air T. IL Wiaaiagtoo, Bart, M.P., Liam:Colima Can,
M.P., J. H. Foley, Eq., M.P., F. W. Haight, Eq.,
M.P., Wee* Rashest. M.P., the Dna of Worcester, Use
Mayor of Kidderminster, to. to. The principal nealitte
omega an Madame Clara Moreno, Miss Dolby, Madam
Radirsderff, Mr. sad DIM Weise, and Hen Reichardt.
K. Beans. h loader of the bead, which is stinted dandy
Les the Royal Italian Opera, with the oddities of Weal
profoosisaals.

The festival ninnies two days only. This morals( was
devoted to Haydn's oratnie of "The Creatioa" ago
Spolar's " Last Jadgmeat ;" sad this evens( there will
be a fas►ionabie miscallaseens swam Telnonew mono-
log Headers " limelah" will ao doubt attract a large
atteadastes ; and the festival will be wound up to-morrow
night by a grand fall Ann ball, at which the atte of the
nasty aro expected to be lamest.
The weather this stoning was everything that could be
desired, and the sus shone with autumnal splendour
throughout the day. The town was early astir ; and, as
soon as the door were open, carriages began to throat into
the town. By the erection of barriers 'nom tartan of the
adjacent streets, however, and other police arrangements,
all seafasksa was mended. Vicar-street, in whin the Music
Hall le situate, was erowded by people who bad tibia up
position favoerable for viewing the arrival and departure
of the nespany. Special and ordinary trains on the Ox-
ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway brought a
large samba of visitors from Worcester, Birmingham*,
Wolverhampton, Stonrbridge, Hadley, Brattish*, de.
Thee festival was opened with the Plaine Anthem,
Clara Novella singing a verse, sad after a short pause M.
Salaam lad off the hand la the istroluetion (representation

of ohm) to the oratorio of the Creation. The mule is
new become too well Mown to require say lengthened
nodes of its performance tc-day, suttee it to say that the
orchestra acquitted itself admirably. The choruses were
gives with • perfection "admit realised in provincial w-
hom:me. The first chorus, " And the spirit of God," was
gives in that subdued meaur which has such • telling
Ohm la consequesce of the Menai of Madame Radom-
derff from sudden indisposition, Madame Clara Novak had
to take upou herself the whole of the treble sell. Her ran.
diming of the lovely air, " With verdnro clad," wee as frith
is ever ; and in her singing of the air "Oa mighty pens"
(whisk was set dawn for Madame Rudendorff) the audience
loom nothing by the exchange, as may be supposed. In the
esmath bar of this solo she introduced an ornamental pas-
sage, leaning up to B is alt with happy aim. Mr. Weiss
gave the bees soil, always correctly, and though, perhaps,
he waa a little too noisy now and then fur the room, he
acquitted hinuelf well. The morning's performance proved
the room to be emeedisgly well adapted for • man hall.
Then is me resemem to mime the seaside, but ahem and
solo are each distinctly hosed is all puts of the room. Of
Heir Reichardt, who took the pribeipal tenor men, we
am say bat little. His Mai is not of • pleasing quality,
and especially when he fames it, which he net mfrequeinly
does • in the p.m. passages it is such mootheir and more
ageible. The whole of the oratorio was set snug, the
programme stopping at the cisme, " Aseieved is the ,
glorious work."
The oratorio of the Lea Judgment was flashed only Just
helm the departure of the last train foe Ueda"; therefore
mar nodes must be very brief. Mrs. Weiss ammitted herself
admirably; and we need sot my that the little Miss Dab,
bad to do la the oratorio wee well done. The duet betimes
Mrs. Weis sad Harr Reiebardt—" Forsake me set"—was
considered the gem of the perforreame, sad had the honour
of a repeat. Theimiunitme had very judisimaly appended
to the programme an earliest request " that the sampan,
attending the mewing performances (whlek amist of mired
music) will not Indicate their approbatica by say audible
expesesion of applause." This request, in good tem, was
strictly observed. Mean them present were the Bishop
of Wiseman and Men. Petsys. Lard Ward (the president),
Lard Lady Kissel., Led sad Lady Lytiultes, Right
Hoe. R. Lrw., M.P., and party, le ay Omegiaita L-goo
and Mr. F. Lyme', Ledy Wed, the Dowager Lady Healey,
the Has. and Rev. 0. Herbert, 1. P. Brows Wastboad,
Req., Rev. T. L Clements and the Han. Mrs. aught's,
W. W. losinglise. Req., sad party, the Mayer of Kidder.
Mester, and amenas sooty

AT JERSEY.

Oa Saturday night the following resolutions wore
adopted at a auatereasly Weeded amnia( of the iambi.
tams of Be. Helier, Woad of Jersey, N. Ls QUBIBM Bag,
Cesatoblo of fi• Helier, ia the cheer:
1. That, Is the opinion, of thia mmtiag, it is right that
this ametry should at all times staled a esfe ssylum to
politioel sad roligicas siUes, *hammer may be their
souatry, their coaveetioas, or their creed. Bat that, is
mars for the home sad proteities they meet with is
the British empire, it is the duty of all reforms to cab-
salt to Is lows ; sad that to do otherwise is sit abuse of
• seat ungrateful ammeter, and a gross violate's of
pitality
he 2. .
That this soestiag lamas with regret that, dada"
upward. of • tsar, some political retypes ham hebdoma-
dally publisbod is this island • lemma waled Llioaseise,
wheat ha fits its °Wits the sap proodoa of Cluistisaity,
Si. promo*. si albs, and tlis Outrun= of oil
limos% it= in; reeks@ sovereign whose
level sad onMsste it le our pride and priviloge
to be.

-3. That this sweangestesb, in Use wet 'albedo sad
seism mower,er, i ower, the doltish.. adreested by the
reSsetlesdeuraal be sewed ; which paper net eddy oral,
laideLite..here for the overthrow (Wall sessutated
&sena& God tiesehtily swells dm groat and cordial aUy
..brae iele l•wessOdes the axiom et Beglead awl image
..Biel Matte the teepee' sad mussiness et thep.opie of
this ...arty, bat eweele peildeal sawbentre,
rides, eel basely and weetsedy lambs the Qom el this
nabs. This meeting easeiders the publisetse• of • paper
et the above ware es • meet disiressied outrage ea the
nerd laws of bewpitelity. wed ea the leeliese et the hababi-
tants et this 01whies sod bra Mead. The swedes wow.
eiders he postieetiss hems us mistertsae for theisksd. sad
eantellylewele that Idesedits madam will be adopted ae
supple IL
4. Tbst • son of the above reseistiewe be eseassal-
sated to his Eseellswey the Illeetewast. Genesee by the
teiteirles destined," : the Oseetable to/ Is. Bar, P.
Swag, Beg., sad Dr. les. Diddles.

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bead alms assay ploodeeed she aware of Awe bambini
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beistbeal et Illesseeie. The inset bed alma kis s pole
et geld Inseams woo to the vales et MOO plaseete, aid
he=se SAO }lase. is navvy.Aratilag to Ms
is toe iseeepealeee was lan meshed away
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