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CAMBRIDGE GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL

JULY 3.

The Concert at the Senate House on Friday CVCl,ing
commenced with the Overture to Let Getz:A Liulra, which,
from the first-rate talent engaged, we hardly need say Cal
admirablyyerformed. Kellner sung his own song of the
" Maniac, in which he displayed a most judicious taut
and fine voice; hut he should have kept his madness is
the hack-ground when he afterwards sung " Haste tm
Nanette," with Miss Stepherv, in which he distressed du':
truly delightful warbler excessively, and annoyed the au.
dience by his superfluous introductions. The duct to the
tune of "Roy's Wife," by Sap't and Miss Stephen., .4
desimvedly encored. Calalatti's song by I iulielmo, "
pin grato," was but indifferently sung. Niebels6,.,
" Pot pouri" concerto for the flute confirmed P..,
our opinion of his being tit..., first artist on did
instrument in the world : be combines with itt
pristine delicacy manliness anti power. That assn.
nishing performer Linilley,,played a new concerto on th,
violoncello, with all that delightful skill and taetg
which he is so justly celebrattal. Sepio imitard llt that:
in a Mulish song, written in the style of Kciria'a
and he afterwards sung Kelria's Grove, and was ene,red,
But Rossini was the great attraction of the evening, the
wonder that sent every one home pleased and sati,fo-1.
Ile astonished the performers, if possible, more than lei d.c.
; the audience, in the following duet with Madame Cita.
lani:—

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Se fiato in eorpo avete,
Si si la sposcrete
i .Ii heidailu Lon sono
%Wet dc la ta.M
Se m' ascoltale on poco
Si calmer:, mud loco
Ma {phi se vt ~stinate
Anch' iu mostivero
Ora ream the brironata
Chi se l' avrebbc mai inainagintra
Quest' e un'uione da gran huffone
Da giustainenti von vuoi parlor
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Ora vedete cbc vonititgliosu
Conic s'aNendc
:von vuul sentire,
(fuel at vo dire
Oa giustutienti non runt parks
Ved.sod tan poco
Se cia pcnitutu
Vediain 'iLi port),
Sc si e caltnsto
E lien sit;m:re
La spactrete
E ben signore
Al 'escolierete
Se in vece di :Netts
31i date la cadetta
(Influents milk s.lidi
Vi vnglio regular
Hondo aconindato
Riturniamo :!i burin um ore
Abraixianinci tit cuore
E aperient felieite.
Rossini executed it in tit_ twat extraordinary manner.
exhibiting the richest humour, joined to one of the finest
Amor voices we ever heard ; he sings better in tuue and
with a more distinct articulation than any living /moistesr
we know. It is not a little siegular that his high talent iu
this way is at pre-ent unknown in the metropolis, will the
exceptien of certain sat et chat s. His :accompanying him-
self on the piano is not to be surpsnscd. In aectnefasee with
the wishes of the audiences he afterwards sung "La tan
la Teri' in place of Sic for Placci, and was equally success-
ful. The concert concluded with " Rule Britannia" and
" God save the King," it. the first of which Madame Ca-
talani sung the first two verses with astonishing effect.
The room, though not crowded, was respectable, and
produced the sum of six hundred pounds, an amount that
is surprising, from the meanness of the arrangements; the
fitting up of the orchestra eves disgraceful to the manager;
a little contemptible stage, the tude supporters of whit!:
were not half covered by the scanty contributions of var.-
ous coloured half-worn baize. The li,ehts glimmered is
the distance with matchless economy, and the noisy rabble
which surrounded the outside kept up such a din that
many of the Mien compositions must have been scarcely
intangible ; in addition to whielt, the pickpockets had ute
interrupted licence to levy coetributioes, which they tad
very liberally, and e!l this frem a nicresnary spirit, iu tun
engaging, at a small sum, nit dfi.ctive police.
'f he Concert in St. Mary's Church on Saturday morn•
ing justified completely our anticipations. Never was sea
or heard such a jumble of incongruities brought togetle
under the head of a Sacred Performance. Killtor's sineesg
of " Awful pleasing Rettig," was awfully moeotcnous, setts-
out the slightest aprearance or energy or animation.
Sepio's " Lord remember Dev:d," was in his best style.
Msdamt Catalani's " (4rati s Agimus," and her duet with
Miss Stephens, " Qual Anel Jae," were both worthy her
great powers; it was the first time our English Svrtn 111./
sung with her, and ::he did not inclulee in the wonderful te
her usual extent. In the hymn on the Nativity, " Adette
Fideles," Catalani thought pr: per, without the shams:
intimation to the band, to transpose the verse ; in come-
quenee the full rtch accompaniment was lest : but the nest
serious libel cn English taste %els her attempting to sing
" Angels ever Erielit and Fair," with Miss Stephens sluing
beside her. This she did in the full tone of her voice.
without one spark of the necessary pathos, or the one
bility of proncuncirg the words. During the sscond set,
Miss Stephens wits indisposed with a cold, we believe; it
consequence, one of her songs was °LAMA. It was I
matter of universal reprobe.tioo to hear selections from the
noble works of Handel without the usual aid of the choir,
by which they wile divested of their grandeur of OM
and imposing c.msequence. The church was thisl a:-
tended.
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The Duke of Rutland left this day, after standing spanscc
to the Mayor's son.
At a congregation this morning in the Senate Rosse,
I)rs. Thomson, of St. John's, and Marriot, of Tr.-
nity, recited their eriz2 exerei.cs. 11,11 a minion a
money, it is said, is to he expended in the next thus
years in improvements in the colkges awl town. 11:e
new gothic front of Corpus ( sitristi is a chaste and I:eaus-
ful specimen of the time of Henry VII.: it is in a forsai
state.

bought to have added to my last, that after the clip
rity serinon at Mary's many of the persons preen:
visited (by general iavitatim) the and exprisi.il
themselves much gratified wi::i the eleaoliness and aceou.-
inoilation afforded tile aftiieted i;on 'ie.,. The two noT
wings will be iminediate;y op:ned. The present innulxr
of patients is forty-live.

Mrs. Salmon and Miss Stephens are both engaged forth?
grand musical ft stiv.il at Windsor.
The King, we undenitand, has been pleased to give tilt
the use of the Royal Box to his ExcAleney the Mexico
Envoy, who will attend Messrs. Rayner and Cooper's h--
ncflt, at Covent-gala, n Theatre, to-morrow.
Mr. Harris has disposed of the new Theatre Raval. ,at
a kase of five ye:as, at the annual 611111 of 5.000/. "bins!).
An English CJoilinny arc the Issset v. and \lr. Abbott,
tovent-garthn, is to be at the head of the managemott.-
Dublin Paper.
It is said the (inlets by which the officers of the lott.:
Hussars were prohibited from attending the theatres into
been rescinded, and that three of the seeps were pertuitt,i
to attend on tria:.—Dablin P,:/,•r.
Arrangements, we ntulerstmil, have been finally mule
for the marriage of Lily Elizabeth Conyngham and Lord
Sttathaven. Another inarri:ye in Midi life is expected to.
take place between Lord Harley and a Welsh heiress
large fortune.
The library of the late Sir M. M. Sykes, Bart., which
has lately been brought to the lunitner, by Mr. Evans, pro-
awed manly 19,0i4L'.
A duel was fought on Saturday morning at Stole,
Bucks, between two gentlemen of the nan.es of Fother•
gill and Murray, in consetptenee of a dispute respecting :3
Opera court ta. The first g.re was altogether a miss, but
in the second Mr. Fothergill was badly wounded in ebe
left arm, so that it is feared amputation will be requisite:
MRS. .11:.A N I).—We are happy to tiuil that the subsvrip
tiim for this unfortunate lady is rapidly increasing.
Amongst the addititlial donations are the followiug:—
The Duke of ltsd:Srrd, 10/. ; 11. W. 31ackreth, Esq. 61.35.:
Cartwright. Esq. ; .1. Orchard. Esq. St. ; J. C. Csrpue.
J. &nine, Esq. Al. to.; 3. Bannister, Esq. fa 25.; J. Braham,
.21.1'91.; a Friend. 10/. ; his Beyal Dip:less Prince Leopold. 51.:
the Trustees for the Renters of the Aeon }total, Drury-bine:
10L 15a.; J. Calcraft, Esq. M.P. 10/. 10s.; J. Byng. Esq. .‘1•1.•
5/. era ; the lion. Douglas Kinnaird, U. Si.; Mrs. A. Bland.
Preston. Esq. /'./.; Dr. Kitchiner, Al. A'.; C. Holland. Es ti. :
' Mrs. W W. .t, Theatre Hoval, Drury-lane., H. la.; Mrs. Jan'
Cobb. A.; Alsaand:r Raring, Esq. :J.; Mr Grath% 101.111..;
Miss 11. : F. Burdett, IUL 10s.; Lord Rub:. Spereet, td .t
U. 11. Lsti. 3!. 35.; ee. &c.