The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-31 00:00:00

The chorus, whichduring the Mass had shown some
signs of the fatigue that might be expected after
so many exhausting performances, seemed roused
by the music of Israel into a display of choral
singing equal to any of those previous admi-
rable efforts which we have already recorded. The
marvellous double choruses of this oratorio were
never more finely sung than on this occasion.
The soprano solos were assigned to Madame
lommens•Sherrington, who gave her principal
air, " Thou didst blow," with her usual finish
of style. Madame Sainton-Dolby, who was the
solo contralto, sang the air, " Their land brought
forth frogs," and .they incidental pieces, in the
same excellent style that has characterised her
many previous performances of the same music.
Mr. Sims Reeves gave the air, " The enemy said,"
with his usual vocal finish and declamatory power,
some applause (soon hushed, however), and a sign
from the noble president for its repetition, fol-
lowing its close. This intimation, however, was
not attended to, from what cause we
are unaware, since it seem, to be the
established usage at the morning performances not
only to suppress all signs of publin applause, but
also to kite the iiiaiiive'o64it ei 'aeon le the
president of the festival. The great duet for two
basses, " The Lord is a Man of War," capitally
sung (as as Hereford last week, and on many pre-
vious occasims) by Mr. Bentley and Mr. Weiss,
received the usual sign for repetition, and was re-
peated accordingly. Mdlle. Talons (who shared,
with Madame Lemmens-Sherrington the duet "The

Lord is ray strength ") again prodnoed a profound
impression by her emphatic delivery of that mar-
vellous phrase " Sing ye to the Lord," so grand
and impressive in its noble simplicity—as she did in
the same passage at Hereford. • The pirformance
of the whole oratorio (which was' giVen with Mr.
Costa's additional accompaninients) was an ex-
ceedingly fine one—the special predoininance in
Dumber and importance of the choral effects over
the solos serving well to exhibit those admirable
qualities of the Birmingham chorus to which we
have several times adverted.
The following is the return for this morning-
-2,0761. Es. Bd. The amount for the corresponding
day of 1864 was 1,7761. 10s. 3d.
Among the audience this morning were the fol-
lowing :
The President, Earl. Beauchamp, the Mayor of Bir-
minlham and party, the Earl and Countess of Powis and
Lady Mary Herbert, the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of
Shrewsbury and party, the &deep of Won:aster and Mrs.
Philpott, the Bishop of Rochester and the Hon. Mrs.
Clr nghton, Lady Ward and party. Lo-d and Lady Begot, Lord
=lan,Lord N5%1140011:I de Broke andparty, L ord Lytteiton
party, the Bishop of New Zealand, the lion. Misses
Bendy's, the Right Hon. Sir John Phantom, Bart., M.P.,
and party, the Right How. 0. B. Adaseley, M.P., and the
lion. Mrs. Addsrley the Hon. Mr. Wrotteeday, the Hon.
Mr. Seymour Egerton, the Hon. and Rev. Jamas Leigh,
the Hon. Misses Leigh, Sir Adam Bittleston and Lady
Bittleston, the Rev. Sir A. Gore °Gulley, Bart., the
Dowager Lady Menlaunt sad party, Sir It Alleyns, Bart.,
Sir Thsophilus Biddulph, Sir Embers Bamako, Bart.,
K.C.8., Giuwwal Sir William and Lady Gomm, the Lady
Katherine Coke and the Hon. Louisa 'W. Vernon,
the Venerable Archdeacon Moore, the Hon. Major.
General * Legge and party, the Honourable lir,
lad Mrs. Dormer, the Honourable Mr. Howard
and the Misses Howard, Sir Wm. Fitcherhart, But, Sir
John Morris, Kt., and Lady Morris, Mr. Pesos, M.P.,
Mr. G. Dixon, M.P., and Mrs. Dixon, H. 0. Req.,
M.P.
_apd oxty, Wet Thsodesia Himaks and ilisg
Mid ilrAiLimoro, Captain Biased
Ryland and party, Mr. Baton King and Miss King, the
Rs,. it. W. Digby, T. Walker, Esq., the Rev. W.
Coventry, W. Dickens, Esq., and party, C. C. Colemore,
Esq., and party, W. V. Oakley, Req., Professor of Music
in the University of Edinburgh, Aso.
At the concert of Thursday evening, Mr. J. F.
Barnett's new Cantata, " The Ancient Mariner"
(composed expressly for this festival), was produced
with great success—the work, and the composer
(who conducted it), having been moat favourably
received by a crowded audience. This production
we shall notice, together with to-night's final per-
formance—the oratorio of St. Pau/. The receipts
at Thursday night's concert were 1,5711. 1011.—
making, with the return already given for the
morning, • total for the day of 4,3011. U.

DEATH OF WILLIAM .8. COSTELLO, M.D.—The
author of the fragmen " Encyclopiedia of Surgery"
tary
had so long quitted the profesaional society of London that
he probably had passed out of the remembrance of many
who may yet recollect the appearance of the first numbers
of that work. Dr. Costello had during the latter years of
his life withdrawn entirely from the practice of his profes-
sion, and had resided in Paris. lie was born in Dublin in
1800. His professional studies were partly prosecuted
abroad, where he was a pupil of the great lithotritist, Baron
Heurteloup, and on his return to England be practised
with suooesa the then new operation of lithotrity in Lon-
don. We believe that he has the merit cl being, if not the
first, one of the first who performed the operation In this
country. Dr. Costello was for some time proprietor of the
Wyk.: House Asylum for the Insane, Breathed, and pub-
lished an able paper on the " Reform and Management of
Lunatic Asylums." He will be remembered, however,
principally by his " Surgical Cyclopredia"—• work which
only a man of talent and vast resources would ever have
contemplated. The first part appeared in 1841, and 12
parts were all that be produced- Cireunistances do not
seem to have favoured the completion of the undertaking,
and the author relinquished it. But the early numbers
were of great promise. Dr. Costello died in Paris on the
15th inst.—Al edict, 1 Times and Gazelle.
PROMPT DEALING WITH RITYALISM.—A large
and influential meeting was held last week at Atberstone.
to consider the introduction of novelties in the parish
church by the incumbent. The first resolution was :--
"That this meeting views with alarm and regret the un-
authorised alteration in the communion table in St. Mary's
Church, and the introduction of objectionable decorations ;
and that the churchwards be and are hereby authorised
and required to remove the 'super-altar,' and to restore
the communion-table, with its covering, to the state it was
in at the consecration of the church by the bishop on its
restoration." The next resolution was :—" That this
meeting authorises and requires the churchwardens to re-
move
the brackets affixed to the walls of the church for the
reception of banners—and to take away any banners,
crosses, candlesticks, ilower.vases, or other objectionable
decorations which may have been introduced into the ser-
vice of the church at or after Easter, 1860, and to retain
the same in their custody until the bishop's pleasure is
ascertained in regard thereto." The last resolution was:—
" That this meeting protests against the preaching of doc-
trines and principles antagonistic to and subversive of the
protestant church of England at the parish church ; and
also against the pulpit being made the vehicle of personal
and slanderous abuse on parishioners in the exercise of
their legal rights." The whole of these resolutions were
were carried unanimously, and one of the churchwardens
in accordance with them, has since removed the objection-
able ornaments of the church.
THE LIBERAL PARTY IN LEEDS. —A meeting
between a deputation of the Leeds branch of the Reform
League and the committee of the Leeds Liberal Registra-
tion Society took place on Wednesday evening, for the
purpose of considering the following points :-1. The pos-
sibility of establishing a union of the different sections of
the liberal party, consistently with the retention by each
of its own peculiar views. 2. To organise united action
for the purpose of securing an efficient registration of
liberal electors. i. To mature combined action among
the same for the purpose of returning liberal candidates
to parliament. Mr. F. Baines occupied the chair. A AM-
mission of an animated nature took place on the various
points under consideration, and a resolution moved by Mr.
Raines, M.P., and seconded by Mr. Alderman Carter, was
unanimously adopted, expressing the opinion of the meet-
ing that the co•openition of all shades and divisions of
liberals in Lerida was quite practicable. and that any IDVD-
bee of the liberal party, without relinquishing partieular
views, could work with the party in general for the props-
gation of the great principles of civil and religions liberty.
A cordial vote of thanks was given to Mr. Baines for at-
tending the meeting.
COLLISIOW IN THE CHAnafiL.—lntelligedlCo
received at Liverpool yesterday, to the effect that the
1 schooner Schyryd, bound from Liverpool to Dort, bad been
sunk off the Smalls after collision with the Adeline Fanny
444, bound from Liverpool to Antwerp, abs pioneer
vessel of a new French company.