The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-13 00:00:00

FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS.

HEREFORD, Tau RSDAT.

The second miacellanoous concert Lot night
showed a growing accession of sambas in the audience, but
DO improvement in their punctuality. The number of
tickets shown at the doors of the concert-room was 411,
among whom were members of moat of the fashionable and
county families, to my nothing of the unknown visitors.
As them are no second price seats at theee concert. (except
on the occasion of the fist concert on Tuesdsy evening) the
return must have been satisfactory. The programme in-
cluded numerous old favourites, which, although well worn
are always revived with a welcome from a mixed audience.,

The weather was again delightful today, and carriages
began to roll in at an early hour. The morning service at
the cathedral was well attended : the service was Croft in A,
and the anthem, "We will rejoice," from the same pen.
Mr. Done, of Worcester, took tho organ this morning, as he
has at each of the early morning services ; Mr. Amott, of
Gloucester, taking the instrument for the oratorio. The
programme for this morning was a varied one—a portion of
Haydn's Seasons (spring), with Mozart's Requii at, and
Mendelssolin's Myst,' of Praise. Mdlle. Titiens sang this
morning in the Requwn, and this no doubt tended to draw
as accession of visitor,, for the cathedral was completely
tilled. We believe the lady (who is only engaged
professionally for the evening concerts) gave her services
gratuitously this morning. The cathedral was crowded.
The returns show that the number present reached 1,240,
against 661 yesterday, and the amount collected for the
charity was 2211. 10s. 5d., being also ► considerable increase
on yesterday's receipts.
Tonight nearly every seat is taken for the concert. Bone.
dict's cantata el Undine is the principal musical attmetior.
The Messiah, as usual, follows to-morrow morning, and
that also will, without doubt, 611 the cathedral, so that the
success of the meeting is certain.

The Marquis of Exeter arrived in town yester-
day afternoon, from Homburg. The marriage of Lady
Mary Cecil and Viscount &maim takes place the week after
nest.

Lord and Lady Lovaine have arrived on a visit
to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, at 61ns/ink
Castle.

The marriage of Viscount Clifden and Miss Sey-
mour, daughter of Lady Augusta Seymour, and sister of
the Countess Spencer, is appointed to take place on the
1815 inst.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have ar-
rived in Paris from a tour in Hungary. The Duchess
(dowager) of Sutherleod and the Duchess of Argyll are
residing in Paris.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
arrived at their residence in Carlton Houae•terrwq yester-
day afternoon, from Homburg. Lord Dunkellin,
arrived in town from Harrogate.

The Earl and Countess Spencer, who returned to
Pthorp Hall, Northamptonshire, at the class of the pad
week from Spa, have arrived at Spencer-house, St James's,
respiratory to the marriage of her ladyship's sister, Miss
Seymour, with Viscount Chide's.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield entertain
a large circle of friends at Bretby Park, this woak, for the
races at Derby.

The Marquis of Salisbury has arrived at Hatfield
House, Herta, from visiting Lady Blanche Balfour, at
Whittingham House, N.B. The Marchioness and family
have alao returned to Hatfield from Bournemouth.

Viscount Hamilton, M.P., and the Earl of Lis-
towel left town yesterday for a tour in India. The colds
tourists intend to return home in the spring of next year.

The Countess of Belniore and the Ladies Curry
have arrived at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, from their
rssldcnoe in Eaton•quare.
A marriage is arranged between Captain the Hoe.
D. Mousse, 52nd Light Infantry, second son of Lonl
Monson, and Miss Augusta Ellis, youngest daughter of the
late Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Ellis, and niece of
Lord Howard de Walden.

Yesterday (Thursday) the Princess Pioinbirio of
Rome, who is at present travelling in England, with her
me, arrived at Liverpool from Scotland, with the intention
of viewing the Great Eastern. Being disappointed in that
sbo paid a visit to the Cunard steamer Persia. She was ac
oornpanied by Mr. K. Victor, interpreter of the Philadel•
phis Steam Ship Company, who acted as cicerone.
His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstorff arrived at the Prussian Legation on
Wednesday night from Osteed, where his Excellency had
been staying with the King of Prussia during his Majesty's
sojourn. It is expected the Count and Countess make but
&short stay in London.

On Wednesday last the Rev. John Sandyn, M.A.,
wee instituted to the rectory of Paketield, in Suffolk, on
the presentation of the Rev. Charles Bridges, clerk; the
Rev. Edmtuld Hoßoad, clerk; We.. Long, Esti.; and James
Menu' Btrachan, Beg., patrons jointly with the Lord
Bishop of Norwich. On the same day the Rev. John
Cherie. Ryle, 8.A., was instituted to the vicarage of Strad-
brooke, in Suffolk, in the gift of the Lord Bishop of
Norwich, by virtue of his bishopric.

" Balmoral Castle," says the A berdeenJoti real, " is
now 'naming quite the appearance of a not inconeklerable
village. Every year sees some alteratiocui made for the improv-
ing and beautifying the castle and its grounds—rough waste
places tamed into grimy undulating lawaw—handecuoe new
houses jutting out from uncouth hillsides, or hdboides that
were uncouth—Dew terraces, and other improvements

which tend to make the desert likmom as the ;me.' This
year the traveller will specially remark the splendid farm.
deeding which the Prince Cowart has had built a short way
beyond the castle, and which is already fully stocked with
cattle and all the appliances of • ' model farm.' Perhaps
we may yet have the Prince Consort entering as a com-
petitor amoog the local breeders of cattle at our amid
agricultural chow. A guard of bosom., consisting of a
detachment of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, are sta.
timed at Sallater."

A letter from the Camp of Chlions of the 9th
states that the manoeuvres on the previous day were sad-
dened by two accidents, one of which caused the death of a
evertor dicer, and the other placed the life of • general
in danger. Colonel Ponsartl, of the 82nd regiment of the
line, was peering at • rapid pees from one battalion of
hie regiment to another, when his hone suddenly
MI and threw its rider head fammoset. The colonel's
arm was broken in twa pieces, one tincture, near
the shoulder, being so severe that the bone was
driven through the Sall. The colonel was immediately
conveyed to the ambulance of the camp, where be died in
the mum of the evening. Oa the same day Geuend La-
veanoanget, who had alifited from his hone, was standing
beside it whoa mother limas came up and began bigot and
kicking it. The geeeral took the bridle of his horse and
was landing it away, when the hone threw out twice, Bast
striking the postal on the chin, and next on the left cheek.
The wounds at int appeared daemon% but after a elcse
examination the surgeons entertain hope no fatal effects
will ensue.

Goldsehmidt having discovered the planet
Daphne on the 22nd of May, 1866, son lost sight of it, sad
looked for it in vain durum the TIMMIIIe of lit 67 ; bat es the
9th of September of that year he found a planet which at
lint he mistook for Daphoe, biomass it was very near the
spot which colt-station had pointed oat for that body. This
new planet we. called Psesuio-Daphu,sad also disappeared.
M. Ooldschmidt has now written to the Academy of Menem
to MIMS°, that, by the aid of Dr. Lnther'e hypothetic
ephemerides sad Dr. Haweke's map, he has succeeded is
Aydin Peesdo•Daphoe spin, after a march of three months.
The Grand Duchess Helena, sister of tho Emperor
of Ensia, arrived at Lyons with her suite the day before
mega* tram Deasy& Her imperial highness left the
mart sessiks fee MOS.

In the binary of the State department of Wimb-
ledon, there are upwards of 3,000 volumes of American,
Prionk liezima, aid Chinese news•
papers, end well teemed. There is a complete
set of the leading American democratic, papers from MS
to the present time.