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London, England, 1825-09-15 00:00:00

YORKSHIRE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

FIRST DAY. —Temsnev, S'EPT. 13.
gime one last fresh trisect!' have been pouring in every mine'!,
most of those who had been detained on the road for want of horses
having at length reached York ; in doing which, however, they ex-
perienced considerable difficulty, as a great number of horses are'
knocked up from the fatiguing work they have gone through.
Nearly all the lodgings au. in consequence disposed of at heavy
prices, and those who remain behind will, we fear, find a lack of
accommodation.
The bustle and confusion which hoe prevailed has hitherto pre-
vented our giving a statement of the arrivals, but we are now en.
abled to present the nimbi of the most distinguished
Marquis and Marrhionese of Aylesbury, Marchioness of Corn-
wallis, Earl Fittwilliam, Earl Darrly. Lord and betty Dundee,
Lord Galway, Earl and Countess of liarewoni, Lord Hawke,
Lewd and Lady Milton, the Countess of Mansfield, Lord Stourton,
Lord and Lady 'fllynne, Baroness Rolle, Lady C. Hamilton,
I,a, 31. Sykes. the Ladies Lucelles, Sirs G. Armitage, C.
Alderson, Bart.. R. Bateman, G. ('ayler, H. Goodrick, J. Greene,
J. Kaye, W. M. 31 ilner„ E. Illostyn.• Thames Slingaby,
i). Strickland. L. Wood, C. Wynn, &c. ; Honourable, Mr. and
Mime, Wentworth Flew;!limn, Misses Laneiles, P. Summon,
J. Stuart, &c. ; Colonels Yarborough, Richanhon, Mundy. Kaye,
Chofunky, &c. ; Ladies Armitage, Daimon, Cayley, Fielding,
Hutchinson, Kaye, &e.: Messrs. eleynell, Irvin, Hunter, Stan.
Siddone, King, Angus, Appleby, Croft, holmley, Ellis
Fairfax, (laskell, (lauthorpe, Cowbum, Denienn, Buttner, Boson.
cnt, Brougham, Calvert, Agar, Anne%ley. &r.
The ball last night was the fleet object df attractibh, and about
ten o'clock the carriage!' and chairs began to arrive in considerable
numbers. In a short time the assembly room and nen mimic-ball
were crowded, and their appearance was gloving in the extreme. It
VIM some time before sufficient spare could he cleared fax dancing,
bet when that was effbeted, quadrilles commenced to the sprightly
music of Collinets's incomparable band, was kept up with great
spirit for several honey, and would err), probably hale continued
much loom, but for the hecetteity of preparing to participate in
the festivities of the following cloy. There were upwards of 700
teshionables present, meat of the above being of the number. The
dancing was confined to quadrilles and waltsee.
The sale of tickets yesterday was very brisk ; and thit morning
those who have rea:hesl their destination since, besieged the doors
in such numbers that it was not easy to sdpply the applicants in
time for the mornire performsece.
At an early hour this morning the streets were crowded by that
portion of the company who, not having the convenience of car-
riages, were anxious to be first at the elmster to secure prominent
and fivouratde seat", and fax Meese who minded not the necessity
of waiting near a ample of hours. The regulations of the Com-
mittee were very salutary, the doors being opened at hall-hest ten
(the performances commencing at twelve) that there might be as
link confusion and danger as possible in entering. Long befiffe
twelve were the side antes, galleries, and floor. with the transept
tilled; but it was some time before the west gallery, and great aisle
time, and side galleries (which were appropriated to the one guinea
had Dee tickets) were occupied, much time being necessarily spent
is settirg down the company, most of whom came in carriages.
• At a little after 12 the various parts appmprieted to the audience
were full, and the singers. instrumental performers, &a having
also taken the places stinted to them, the appearante of the cathe-
dral was very magnificent. The view from the gallery, looking
to thereat east window, (to make which as perfect as possible, the
pinnacles hare been removed from the top of the organ, and a
Latutiful screen placed in front) was very imposing. perhaps more
as than in the Orchestra, as those looking in that direction had a
good view of the company in front.
The bustle of taking seats, and the chaos of sound produced by
;lee generally considered disagreeable operation of tuning: having
eabsided, the sublime chorus of " Gloria Petrie," burst upon the
astonished ear with a solemnity, and grandeur of effect quite elec-
trical. The tremendous volume of sound arising from the union
of 600 performers, rolling through the majestic pile, created sensa-
tions of mingled awe and delight, and left an impression 'Mich all
that followed could not efface, and to describe which would be
mockery. The moteteef Moran was admirably calculated to dis-
play the beauties of the art : in this the rich tones of the horn were
heart. with great delight. " Here shall eat charity," by Vaughan
• H. Phillips, was gi)(l3 with excellent effect, the rich tenor of the
ens blending admirably with the fine deep bass of the
other. The latter gentleman will ere long, if we mistake
not, fill die fame so ably sustained by the lamented Bar.
demon. " See the Proud Chief" again called forth the
powers of the maims, and was delightfully performed. Sapio
sang, "0, thou bright Orb" with his usual correctness ; his
recitative in particular was exquisitely chaste, and could not be sur-
passed. " Pious Oriejes,". by Mho Stephens, was beyond all
praise ; It wee given with all thatelelicacy of expression for which
ehls accomplished vocalist is celebrated. In the 2d and 3d Parts
there was every thing to admire, being ably supported by Braham,
Bellamy. Vaughan, Madame Caradori, Miss Stephens, 31ade-
inoiselle Garcia. Mimes Wilkinson, Goodell. Travis, &c.
From the late hour at which the peefoseiance closed, we are un-
der the necessity of being very short an out notice, which indeed is
only to praise, for every pari.was perfect. •We cannot, however,
omit to mention the delightful Caradori, whnse molt and liquid tones
flowed through the building with a sweetness not ,te be described.
-.Mademoiselle Garcia. in " Let the bright Seraphim," was every
thing that could be whited.; her full and extensive voice (a fine
contralto) readied every corner in the remotest Biel% and convinced
us that in the difiicult sing of " Rejoice greatly" In the Messiah,
she will acquit herself with great credit. ltraham, Sapio, and Miss
Stephan have been so long and so often the theme of admiration,
as not to require our feebleefforts of commendation. Miss Goodell
Is improving ver, rapidly. nett only lekompas, but in facility of
expression ; her articulation. too, it very distinct; the " Predic-
tion of the Messiah" lost none of its effect in her hands.
The different choruses wee very powerfully got through, and
folly realised, the expectations formed of their efficiency. We should
mention a composition of Dr. Camidge's, :Sanctus et Gloria,"
which was embeentlyoreccesstid in exhibiting, as well the voices
end instrammits in all their grandeur. OR the noble organ at which
he se ably presides. The whole concluded with the "
to the Son of God," by Beethoven, and could only be corn to
the rolling of the elements together, so awfully sublime an appel-
lee was toe comblnation.
The rush on testing else Minster was considerable, but was not
productive of any acciZent.
We have just heled that the sale of the tickets op in this even.
leg has produced about 16.6001. of which, 6.0361. 7s. 6.1. was re.
mired on Saturday and Monday. It is said that the whole ex.
pensts of the festival will amount to nearly 20.0001.. and we are
induced to think that the receipts will be very great ; should,
however. they fall short of the apenditure, there is a guarantees
fund of 12,000 E ,
ielom ANCITHEiI tflattere ?MINT."
(13T EIPIIESS.)
YORK, TUESDAY EVENING.
FIRST 31ORNING AT TILE MINSTER.
Half-past ten o'clock was the houf appointed foe Me doming of
the Miriver. and at that hour the doors were besieged. They were
no sooner unbarred, than the nave, or pit, end tile great or Patron's
gallery were filled. A number of gentlemen attended.beajing white
weeds. and acted as Stewards. Among the first that entered the
Minster, were the Earl of Halewood and his (-tinily ; they occupied
time left corner of the front bench in the large gallery. The whole of
Ile, gallery was filled with persons of the first distinction, meetly
ildies. In the Royal box were, Earls Fitswilliam and Darnley, Lord
Milton, and other Nuble persons, and their immediate connexions.
Between the sales by which the cornpane get to their seats in the great
tottery. the preponderating quantity of ladiet, with the great window
is the back, had a splendid effect. Peach, blue, pink and white,
were the erevailing Moue'. both for robes and head Orme, con-
sisting of lace flowers anti feathers. The surface thus presented
when the company were seated, resembled a field of the loveliest
Stowers. pure and bright with morning dew and sunshine. The
nave appeared almost equally beautiful, and also the projecting
fronts rat the side galleries. On the floor of the side aisle there was
Literally no one, and in the back galleries above them few. The
orchestra had a dark and dingy aspect ; for, except on the left
side, keine the audience, where the female chows singers were
ranged, no wen•en WV! visible. The principal singers were, of
course, in front, 31iss Stephens taking the counter. She wore a
tentaetical white bonnet, with drooping white feathers, over the
font, one of which came down to her weiet,and hung exactly like.
l•-anch of the weeping willow trees, which drop their tears Into the
Serpentine in Kensington-gardens. The two recesses foe the male
chorus singers were quite crammed with these performers. About
eleven o'clock the belle rang not a 'retry peal, and trout that time
ell melee o'clock, thousands impatiently awaited the note of pre-
parriere

I may as well mention, however, that there was no proportion
studied betweto the organ and the instnnnents, or hetween the
etorot singers and both the former. 111 r. Camidge may have played
the first mentioned well or ill, or not at all, for what any individual
multi tell at the end of the performance, and when the vocal parts
of the chased burst oat they drowned every tiling else. The basses
were, in short, outrageously stmng, and destroyed notate'y the alto
parts but the tenors. Alt. White's observation respecting the su.
pence pewee of the male voices was disagreeably vertied during the
illy. Two men whom Mr. Gardener, of Leicester. the celebrated
arsneer, has brought here, are reckoned to have organs mud in
ofreot to six ordinary men in the metropolis.
At twelve o'clock Handel's chorus from the Ja/d/ofe corn-
rowd for the peace of Utrecht, broke upon the astonished senses.
is unpormihie to convey an idea of the grandeur of effect pro-
ud. and the awe inspired by this performance in the Minottr:
the mices of the chorus smote the vaulted roof of the pile, as if they
would rend it, and rolled alone the choir with tremendous power.
Is the pauses the murmurs of the thunder, as It died away and
canned to escape at the chancel window, were truly sublime. During
!At emitter pan of the perhirmance, indeed, the whole pile seemed to
•hske, and a sudden terror involuntarily to seize the soul. 1 have
dwelt on Ibis chorus, because the remarks apply generally to
PJaat of those skit followed. The next was Dr. Boyce's duet
"line shell soft charity," by Vaughan andHellamy. They executed
1!, very amooptiesely. Miss Thais 'founded and sang Mosart's
D-i. This delightful melody stole upon the heart with
'utctlne pathos, after the storm of chorus which so shortly pre-
"4`,.l it. I think, however, 1 have heard Min Carew supplicate
th:s raver mine devoutly than could be said on this occasion.
.1141 Trails's cadences were very tastefully and delicately ar.
1..1-en!. Nothing in the next, front Handel's Oratorio of Joshua
,esersed particular remark ; but part of I.llozan's motet, " Lord
Lve n.ertr uron David," which was subsequently performed, did
to I),st immortal composer. The concluding part of the
't''' I', " the Lord be praised," was poured forth with a corn.
1.1-4
-g volume of voice and a rapid energy of delivery, which
","Tt reason and sense before It in abject adoration of the Most
Ll:ch. Nothing could resist the iinpulse of the harmony.
, Paton gave, "Oh had 1 Jubal's lyre;" but from doll.
."1", aid the strangeness of be situation. was unequal to the
task Then followed *6 Purcell's Anthem," Psalm cvi. v. 1,2,
"' "1 43, which was eery beautiful ; after which, Miss Ste.

.Phens concluded the first part with " PiMis bigies." In jut-
dee to this esteenicd lady, and, notwithstanding the 'Ulm, lea-
ther, I must say, ,that anything more de...ure, nun-like, simple,
and arecLing, than her manner of breathing this song, could not
be iiriapined. Such a placidity of mind, such a becoming expres-
sion cl the " decencies" of this melody—such a vestal confidence
in the goodness and mercy of the Lord, as she represented, stole
into the tecesats of every soul, and brought up many quiet tears.
In the commencement of the next part Brehm was indeed him.
self. The recitation and air from Sampson gave scope for the
exertion of his mighty voice, and the display of his matchless
knowledge of art, and the place was suited to the powers of the
vocalist and thi'just ativireciation of his taste. In English ?echo..
tire Rraham hainin rival, and what could so well exemplify it as
" 0 loss of Sight" and " Void Eclipse ?" If I may say an. i:
was a picture. Thi Ilescriptive force of smtnds could not be more
happily illustrated. In'a word, it' way perfection. BA ham's voice
occasionally sounded along the arched dome like an organ. Miss
Wilkinson's " Relieve the Champion" wax very well executed, and
the chorus terminating the oiere Magnificent Mr. Vapighan ac-
quitted himself credit,rbry in a recitative anti air fmli Sampson,
the light and graceful accompaniment ..se which ,was well executed
by the orchestra. After a piece by klelamy, Miss Stephenk sang
'• Let the bright Seraphim," accompanied ow the trumpet ,by
Harper. Parts of it she managed rat* awkwardly, but the
trumpet accompaniment redeemed all bleb-Ashes, and at the tenni-
nation a burst of applause broke out, which was with difficul:y
kept within bounds.
The third part opened with Gloria Perin, by Dr. Camidge.
which had much merit. It was followed by the recitative got]
aria by Cimarom "II Sacnfizio d'Abram." The style of this
piece was strikingly different from that of the unaffected English
compositions which preceded. It is not only dramatical but cite.
chetical, and Madame Caradori threw into it all her tenderness,
sweetness, taste, scenic tact, &c. It was a very perfect effort, in
which the display of vocal strength and liquid melody astonished
the audience. At the conclusion there ware loud murmurs of ap-
plause and exclamations in all parts of her surpassing excellence.
The next, as it has not yet been in print. I shall give you the
words of. It is a quartetto, with double choir and chorus, now
performed for the first time in this country, from the original score,
the words written for the festival by John Crosse; Esq.:—

• NATIONAL HYMN—HAYDN.
Lord of heaven, and earth, and ocean !
• ilt* us from thy bright abode,
Whitt'. our hearts with deep devotion
Own their great and gracious God:
Source revealed in sacred story,
Of each good and perfect thing:
Lord of life, and light, and glory I
Quide thy Church, and guard our King.
•
Health and every needful blessing
Are thy bounteous gifts alone
Comforts undesered possessing,
• Bend we low before thy throne :
Ni'hile the babe, the ,-ouch, the hoary,
Their united tribute bring :
Lord of life, and light, and glory!
Shield our Isle, and save our King.
Thee, with humble adoration,.
Laud we new for mercies past;
Still to this most farmed nation,
May these mercies ever last. •
Britons then, through future story,
With their prayers shall praises sing !
Lord of life, and light, and glory !
Bless their people, bless their King.

•
Nothing more exquisite than this simple and touching Hymn was
in the selection. Every note thrilled through the feelings with a
'soft and stilt-subduing tone of piety, which went to the innermost
core. and the chorus completed the power over the affections. Lind-
ley played a
.violiacello obligato to Sapio's " Oh Liberty! thou
choicest Treasure," Which ravished every hearer. The instrument
actually spoke, nntis combined in itself the varied and opposite
powers and clutractaistickof all others. The applause would haye
fain violated triesanif of the Minster. Miss Stephens gave" in
guiltless flood," cularly " Oh, nghtemts Heaven, thy will
be done," in precise) the same style:as " Pious Orgies," it was
truly enchanting.
The whole tunclowled at twenty minutes to five o'clock to the
afternoon.

Mores. Ilt.sNc.--Eitract of a private letter from Chit-
mouny, dated Sept. 1.:—" On the 26th of August Cap-
tain Markham Sherwin ascended Mont Blanc, and gained
the sninnvit, after three days of excessive difficulty and
danger. He was accompanied by Dr. Edmund Clark and
seven guides from this place. The particulars of this in-
teresting enterprise will shortly he published, as various
changes have taken pliee on that highest European moun-
tain since the last ascent in 1821. These gentlemen slept
two nights on Mont Elate, in hourly and imminent dan-
ger of their lives."

It is perhaps not generally understood, that from and
after the 10th of next month, when the act for the regula-
tion of the conveyance of newspapers to and from the Bri-
tish settlements takes ;dice, every paper and printed list of
shipping from the United States of America, and from
any place not a British colony, sent by packets or mer-
chant vessels, and forwarded through the post-office, will
be subject to the wink rite of postage as a single letter.
The charge of three-half pence out, and three-pence home,
on newspapers, applies only to the British colonies, and if
forwarded by the regular post-office packets.
The centre of the hew Custom-House is now entirely
pulled down, and though the ends are still standing, it is
not vet certain whether those also must not be taken down.
'Ae reparation of the Breakwater has been steadily pro-
ceeded with during the season, and much has been done.
It is now said that an immensely large and strong parapet
wall will be erected on the mole. It may be well to try
this, but after thelitilure of the masses of masonry at Caw-
mud, during severe gales, the permanence of such an erec-
tion is extremely doubtful.—Plymouth Paper.
The first musqueratle riven in England upon the foreign
plan, uniting, after the Venetian fashion, elegance, with
rude mirth and revelry, was by the Queen of Charles I. ;
but as it was unfortunately fixed for a Sunday, the popu-
lace loudly complained of the profanation of the Lord's
day. list front of the banqueting-house at Whitehall, a
sunk ensued between the soldiers and the people, in which
half a dozen of the latter were killed, and two or three of
the guards. This produced a general dislike of the
Queen which afterwards aggravated every other imputa-
tion th,it was cast upon that unfortunate lady, as well as
created a violent popular and sometimes magisterial op.
position to masquerades generally for nearly a century
afterwards.

Lamerton Church, in Devonshire, is remarkable for
having the effigies of Nicholas and Andrew Tremaine,
who were so like eacb other, that they could not be dis-
tinguished but by some outward mark. The most singu-
lar part of their history, as it is told, is, that when asunder,
it one was merry, the other was so, and the contrary. And
as they could not endure to be long separate in their life-
time, so neither at their deaths ; for; in 1361 they both
se-veil at Newhaven, where the one being slain, the other
stepped instantly into his place, and was slain also.
GANING.—A suicide has just been committed in the
town of Montpellier which has thrown a respectable family
residing there into the deepest affliction. The unhappy
victim of his passions had contracted a passion for gaming,
and had been led to frequent those infernal places where
gold dazzles the eye, but where the end of all is dishonour
or death. This passion led him into debt, and on the Slot
of August last he was found in his chamber bathed in
blood. On his table was found a billet, in which the fol-
lowing words were :—" Gaming debts !—an insur-
mountable passion for play !—the fear of dishonour!" • • •
These are the motives alleged by the unfortunate young
man, which induced him to deprive himself of life.-
1./oer no! des Debuts.

Mu antis IN FRANCE.—The font:toting Is an extract of a
letter, dated from Loom, Elth September t—
' " Juliette Krolemonii, a girl of the town, born in Alsace, about
twenty-four years of age. and living in 1,11 Rue St. Catherine, was
intimately acquainted with • than, named Philip Parthenhetner,
twenty-two yeart of are. The girl had kept this young man for
some time, but lie had at last tired her out, and it seems that she
wished to break ofr the connexion entirely, and had already told
him her intention several times. Teased with his importu.
011ie', and fearing besides some burst of passion from him, she
did not on Sunday lust stir from home. On that day Parthenhener
was seen und' her windows, and heard to say to his brother
fre.ierick, a carder at M. Advent's counterpane manufactory, that
she would not come out that dac. On Monday evening the girl
came out ; he perceived her; he followed and stopped her. A slight
altercation trick place between them, and Patthenheiner soon struck
the wrw.,an a blow with a knife; she immediately fell and expired.
A man attempted to selza the assassin, but was deterred by a
threatening gesture. Half an hoer after Frederte, the brother, was
found in a drunken state in • puhlic-house ; he had a knife upon
him, and his shirt covered with blood. lie was seized as the as-
sassin, and ahewn the corpse of the victim, which hail been trans.
pond to the town hall ; he was just able to mutter some words in.
distinctly. On Tuesday morning Philip, the real aasassiti, who
had taken refuge at a vinegar merchant's lions, near the hotel Dieu,
let tall some words which raised suspicion. He feared, he staid,
that his brother had been taken up for murdering a woman. The
merchant communicated this expression to the police. and Far-
thenheiner was immediately seized. Frederic did not know that
day that his brother had been arrested, and it is still unknown how
the knife came into his hands. It is thought that he might have
snatched it from his brother's hands, In order to facilitate his flight.
In the examination,' which have since taken place, Philip Parthen.
heiner confessed his crime. Ile did not recognize the knife found
on his brother when arrested. lie asserts that the one he made use
of was thrown away whiht he was making his escape.—./',4rispuo:r.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRW ,VICINITY OF ST.
PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
Yesterday a meeting was held at the Horn Tavern, 1./actors'
Common-, for the purpose of taking into consideration the plan for
the proposed improvement of the area and avenues round the cathe-
dral church of St.
At half-past one o'clock the chair was taken by !Jr. Slade.
The CHAIRMAN expressed himself highly Immured by •the
favour the meeting had been pleased to confer on him, in calling
hint to fill the chair on an occasion so Interesting as the present.
The projected improvements in the vicinity of their great metropo-
litan church, which did so much credit to the arts of this country,
and was the only rival of the church of St. Peter's, at Rdrne„ were
highly important, inasmuch as they would go not only to beautify
a part of the city possessing such a rare archiwttiral ornament,
but also greatly to facilitate commercial intereocrse, and benefit
that wealthy and populous division of the metropolis. Ile had
little to claim or put forward on his own part al a reason for inter.
! feting in the intended alterations, ezurpt the rietannstance of hee-
ling long turned his attention to the subject. 'the-project of widen.
In and improving the avenues about St. Patirs; 'tm as, among
. other important purposes, to Of* a better view ot that splendid
specimen of national architecture, was, if he might adopt the 'ert:
pression. long a bantling of his own. He had been interested hit
for the last 25 years, and done every thing in his fertile power in
order to promote its accomplishment. He was happy to perceive
that the undertaking had now fallen into abler hands than, his, and
he sincerely hoped that those gentlemen who came forward to pro-
mote the schtme, might be fully successful in their attempt. He
Would inform the meeting, that something like what it was now
Intended to effect had been originally contemplated by that great
antihero-, whose name was so glorious to his country, Sir Chris-
tophta toren himself. He was in possession of the plan, aft origi-
nally Jatigned by that architect, and from an examination of it,
it would ahrar that he contemplated the erection of a street to ex.
tend from Unman's to Whitechapel ;so that 14. d that design
been carried into C7eer, it would have been posilbla to see St.
Paul's from the extremity farthest east. In the same plan Sir
Christopher Wren had marked out a splendid line of open quays
from below London bridge id Westminster, or at least where
Westminster-bridge now stood ; for he believed it was not then in
existence. (A laugh.) The plan bad not succeeded or been car-
ried into effect. as they well knew, and the reason assigned for its
failure by Sir C. VVreg was one that he (Mr. Slade) trusted would
not now operate; theThstaclea-on that occasion consisted in the
selfish and interested mdilies or the opposers. Heirusted that the
gentlemen he saw aroune'aint were come to the &sating pi-Oared
to co-operate In the accomplishment of the object they had in view
In a disinterested and liberal manner) He also hoped that those
individuals with whose properiea It would become necessary to
interfere in the execution of, the project would only demand such
compensation as was fairly neceasary, in order to remunerate them
for their loss, and the real Interest irhlch they possessed in their
several premises. He would not detain them longer by any farther
observations on his part, particularly at a time of the Ihty which
must be so valuable to them all. Applications respecting the in-
tended improvement had been made to many elevated and mole
personages, and the general tendency of, the answers which had
been received, and which the meeting wool& now hear read, was
encouraging in the extreme, and seemed to hbld out every reason.
able prospect of the completion of their project.
Mr. Put.t.r it then read over a list of the riven of several noble-
men. and other individuals distinguished for their influence and
love of the tine arts. who had been applied to to actfis Patron, Pre-
sidents, and Vice. Presidents of the intended Societ.; Answers to
the entire of the applications had not as yet been reacived ; but
such as had he should proceed to read to the meeting.. The first
letter was from his Grace the Duke of Bedford, in which his Grace
acceded to the request made, that hewould consent to set as Pre.
sident of the Society ; but lie declined to be further interested iu its
aifairs, or hold any shame of the Company.
• A Gentleman here intenupted the reading of the correspondence
for the purpose of remarking that the object of the meeting had not
as yet been clearly stated. He thought it would be better to ascer-
tain and define their intention before more letters were read, and
any further proceedings taken.
The CHAIRMAN replied, that the object of the present meeting
had been partly explained by him in his opening address ; the re.
mainder would be developed by the proceedings which would im-
mediately follow the reading of those letters. The letters were, he
understood, extremely short, and would not occupy much of the
time (1112 4leeting. However, he was ready to go into the busi-
ness of the flleetlng immediately if that was thcgeneral wish of the
gentler :n present. He need scarcely repeat, that the object of the
present Meeting was to explain the design contemplated in the
course of its proceedings.
Mr. PI;LI.F.N then proceeded with the reading of the corre-
spondence. The second letter was front his Grace the Duke of
Devonshire, and also aasented to the proposal to become President
of the Society. Lord elcbgal had forwarded a enninunication, in
which he expressed his wiPingness to act as a Vice-Persident. Sir
.1. F. Le stet s answer was to the game effect. His Royal High.
ness the Duke of York had been applied to to become the Patron of
the Society, but had instructed Sir Herbert Taylor toatay that in
the present stage of the Society's proceedings he felt himself
' obliged to decline acting in that capacity. The Marquis or Stafford
had also been applied to, but bad refused, as had Lord Painters-
ton, who stated his other numerous avocations as his reason fur not
acceding to the request of the proposed Society.
The CHAIRM•x sa!d, that in order to comply with the wishes of
the gentleman who had addressed him a little while ago, lie should
now suggest the propriety of having the plans for the intended im-
provements laid before the Meeting. The architect might be
called on to explain them, and it would he then for the Meeting
to consider the nature and feasibility of the ways and means pro-
pmsed to carry them into effect.
Mr. JAMER ELMER (the architect) then. exhibited the plan of
the improvements to the insfection of the fleeting, and from that
and his explanation, it appeared that it was intended to open three
new avenues, each about seventy feet in Width, to the Cathedral,
on its north, west, and south sides. Thea on the north would
commence from Newiste.street, cut away Owen's-head-passage,
Canon-alley, and several other streets, and passing through the
eastern end of Patcrnoster.row, enter St.,Paul's Church-yard,
precisely opposite to the north transept, antl;ust on the side where
Canon-alley at present stands. The southern avenue is intended
to give a view of St. Paul's from the river where it begins, and
creasing Upper Thames-street, Little Krtfilu-rider-street, and
Little Carter-lane, opens into the Church-yard, opposite the south
transept. The third street is from the lest; leaving Ludgate.bill
on the left, it communicates with Bridge-street, where Crescent-
place now stands, and cutting away Broadway and that part of Creed.
lane, opens precisely in front of the Cathedral, where it is joined
by the upper end of Ludgate-hill, five or six houses on the left of
which street it will be only necessary to remove. This avenue,
whed tamed, will be farther ornamented by a statue of his late
Majesty Geo.lll, the Committee for erecting which have con-
sented to place it at the head of the new street, and in a square
which will be thps formed in front of the Cathedral. The square
is to be about ti.c size of Chatham-place. In addition to these
improvements, it is proposed to run a new street front the Old
Bailey across Cock.cofirt, Ludgate-hill, Water-lane, Aa. into
Chatham-place, and commuriltating with Blackfriars.bridge. By
means of this last avenue, the communication with the great north
road will be rendered more immediate and direct, and the nuisance
and inconvenience consequent upon driving cattle to Smithfield by
way of Ludgate-hill, will be its future avoided. The last feature
in the proposed plan is to take shown the houses in St. Paul's
Church-yard. and erect others of superior architecture, and in an
uniform figure, at an equal distance on the bur sides of that great
edifice. The width of the area round the Church will, like the new
avenues, be seventy or eighty feet, being less than the breadth of
sonic portions of the present area, but considerany greater than
others. It might haft been desirable that, in order to render the
improvement complete, the area should have been fixed at a greater
width ; but the destruction of property, and the expense couse-
goent upon so doing, would have been incalculably increased.
These are the principal features of the projected improvements,
as far as we were able to collect them front the plan and statement
of the architect.

The CHAIRMAN proposed that the Resolutions which had been
prepared should be all read seriatim previous to their being moved
and put from the Chair, in order that the :liketing might fully
comprehend the nature of the plan of the proposed Society.
The Resolutions hiring been read,
Doctor STODDART rose for the purpose of moving the first
Resolution, and expressed himself unprepared to meet all the con-
siderations contained in it. However, he thought the Resolution
would recommend itself to their attention more powerfully by the
nature of the statements it contained than by any thing he could
say in its support.
The Resolution was es follows:.—

Resolved—That while the taste of the age so manifestly and de.
cidedly developer itself in the ninny laudable and successful
attempts that have been made, and are still in progress to improve
the splendour of the Metropolis, and render it in beauty and conve.
nience what it has long been ti,;.nowledgeti to be in mercantile
importance, " The first City in toe World." it has been for some
time a matter of surprise that the attention of the public has not
previously been directed to the position of one of its grandest and
most admired public structures, Saint Paul's Cathedral, situated
as it is in the midst of a confined area, surrounded by houses, for
the most part of very inferior description of architecture, and the
approaches to which edited. in no one instance, the means of ade.
gamely appreciating an edifice which is allowed to be the only rival
of St. Peter's.

The Resolution having been seconded, was Men put, and una-
nimously agreed to.
Alt. Das YI•ox moved the remaining Resolutions, which were--
2. That to remove. as far as possible, the stigma upon our na-
tional taste, and without attempting any infringement of the sacred
rights of ptivats property, to rescue from their comparative obscu-
rity, and display more fully to the admirers of architecture the
splendid beauties of the above Cathedral, would be to achieve a
grand national benefit, and thereby merit the thanks of our
countrymen.
3. 1 hat any undertaking which tends to improve the intercourse'
between the selling and buying clas.cs of the community cannot
fail to be beneficial to trade in general, and to the former class of
persons in particular.
4. That, therefote, the formation of the Intended new streets,
together with a carriage way entirely round St. Paul's, by
prating the access to the city, will benefit the trade of a large pro-
portion of shopkeepers, and especially of those in the immediate
vicinity of the contemplated improvements by the increased foci-
litieff in nassing and remains atlorded to the inhabitants of the
west end of the town.

b. That while the attention of Government, of the City, and of
the public in general, is at present directed to the splendid erec-
tion of the General Post-uliice now in pmgtesa, the eminent utility
of the proposed plans. in laying open the ams round, and ap.
proachett to, that public building, cannot tail to b; immediately
allowed.

to filet the friends and garrotters of t•nde in the city have tong
beheld with deep regret t!'e removal or ongratiorrof many or OA

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mcrch\rts and traders, ptirticulticly is ;he ornamntal de
pertinent, froth that quarter of London which centuries have
stamped as theresort of business, and that the origin of this change
is to he discovered in the splendid system of itnprovement which
has so nobly characterised the west end of the town, and the con.
se vent romper ,five inconveniences of the city.
7. That other advantages resulting from the proposed improve-
ments will be the rooting out of a number of unsightly and in-
convenient buildings, and the partial removal of a neighbourhood
deemed essentially and morally a nuisance in the vicinity tit bud.
gate-hill and St. Paul's., and the opening of a direct line of coin.
munication from the Old Bailey to Blackfriars-bridge, by which
means the confusion arising from• driving cattle through Bridge..
street will be in a great measure 'tickled. • •
0. That its general importance being thus shown, the object will
be hest accomplished by •the fomiatinn of a Joint Stock Corn.
pany, to be called t` Society for Improving the Area and Avenues
round the Cathedral Church of St. Paul."
b. That thq Company have a vested Capital of One Million, to
•be faised in Threnry Thousand Shares of 301. each, a deposit of
31. per Share to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the rest it.
instalments not exceeding 31. cacti ; not less than thirty days
notice to he given prerlously to each call.
10. That Ma Mace the Duke of Bedford and his Grace the Duke
of Devonshire be app rilnteul Presidents of the !Society.
11. That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be appointed
Vice-POsidents ;
Right Hon. Earl of Glengall I Sir John Campbell, Ile. G.C.S.
Sir J. Fleming Leicester, ban.
Carried unanimously. •
12. That the thanks of this meeting be givein to his Grace the!
Duke of Bedford and his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, for their
condescension in accepting the offices of Presidents, and that their
offer be gratefully accepted ; also to the Hight Hon. the Earl of
Mengel'. to Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart., &c., Sir John
Campbell, K.C.8., Mr the honour of accepting the office of Vice-
Presidents; to the Marquis of StePrOri, Lord Vis:ount Pal-
merston, &c. &c., for their handsome It'tc.rs in approbation of the,
plan.
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13. That Directors and Trustees be appointed, together With
a Committee of 31anagement, to superintend the affairs of the
Company.
14. That, in fine, it may be concluded, that the object of the
present Association is such as to reflect credit upon the taste of
those engaged in it, to corner a very great additional share of splen-
dor and magnificence upon the City of London, and to increase
the convenience, enlarges the prosperity, and gratify the national
feelfngs of its inhabitants.
Each gf the above basing been seconded; was put lay the Chair-,
man, an 3 agreed to.
Mr. VIBENDER wished to know whether. in the event of the,
plan not being carried into execution, the deposit of 31. on the
shares was all to he returned without deduction, or hot ?
Mr. ELMES said donations had been promised by many indivi-
duals in order to forward the execution of the project; the expense
attendant upon which was estimated at 00.0001. which would be
secured by the ground-rent of the new houses, and which, it was
considered, would produce an interest of six per cent. on the capital
embarked. The remaining 400,11001. of the capital it was proposed
to lend to builders of the new houses, at an interest of ei;;;Ilt per
cent.

Mr. VIRANntlt asked in what manner it was expected that the
new houses would be more valuable than the old ? It would take,
a large sum to buy the old buildings, much more than the materials I
would afterwards sell for; and no doubt n.nplecompenantion would
be expected for such of the present houses as would be removed to
make wtly for the improvements:
Mr. ELSE 3 said that parts of the property intended to he pur.
chased it ee not now salurble, biat rite ground-ents would become
PO improved by the attentions as to counterbalance the greater out-
lay on other parts. Indeed rents might be expected to improve
everywhere on the whole line of improvements by means of them,
and he had no doubt the speculation would adequately remunerate
the moiety for the amount of capital employed.
The CHAIRMAN thought the Meeting could not proceed farther,
at present. They must wait till the proner estimates were laid be-
fore them; which were now preparing. The project wan one that
he thought was calculated to do honour to the country and time in
which it originated. and, if it succeeded, as vas calculated, it would
repay the speculators six per cent. for their money. He thought
this a very fait haste. He hoped Cley would all join in the choir,
as he was sure every gentleman present would be glad to be in at
the decals, so as tOtOceiye a shr.re in the spoil.
Thanks were tinn voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting
adjourned.