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London, England, 1825-09-01 00:00:00

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BERKSHIRE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

READIVG:AIIO. 31.—This town has been unusually gay
for the last few days. On Monday Mr. HENRY statoxtrs,
the Mayor, gave his farewell dinner on retiring fro", office_
The liberal hospitality, uninterrupted-attention, and sound con-
stitutional principles by which this gentleman has distinguished
himself, have rendered hint the object of general esteem and
respect. There were present about 250 persons, comprising a
great number of the most eminent inhabitants of the county ;
amongst the company we observed Lord Stowell, E. F. Mait-
land, Esq., High Sheriff, R. Palmer, Esq., Member for the
county, Sir .John Cope, Bart., Sir H. Russell, Bart., Admirals
Dundee and M•liellar. C. F. Palmer, Esq. M.P., J. B. Mond:,
Esq. M.P., the Rev. R. H. Dukinfield, &c. &c. The dinner
was excellent and abundant, and the evening was passed in
convivial enjoyment, heightened by the tributes of regard paid
to men remarkable for worth and talent, without so much cere-
mony indeed, but perhaps with far more sincerity, than on less
joyous occasions. The Musical Festival was celebrated here
yesterday, under the direction of Mr. Binfield, of this town,
whose taste, skill, and assiduity, have been long known and
highly appreciated. The conductor was Mr. Bilson Binfield ;
the leader, Mori ; the orchestra was composed of able and effi-
cient performers; the principal singers were Mr. Vaughan,•
Miss Stephens, and Miss Goodall. The Festival was
held in Saint Lawrence's Church, which was completely
crowded, and principally with ladies genteelly and taste-
fully dressed. The selections, which were chiefly from
Handel- present nothing of novelty to the London Reader.
Miss Staphens and Mr. Vaughan sang with their usual ability,
and Alias Goodall surpassed every thing we had befOre heard
from her. In articulation and expression she is astonishingly
improved, and some of her passages were delivered with a
spirit and feeling which produced a powerful effect. In the
course of the performances a Selection was introduced front a
MS. Oratorio by Mr. Bilson Bintield, the words from Martian's
Martyr of Antioch, a poem in which are to be found souse of
the noblest lyric effusions in our own or any other language.
Mr. Mixon Binfield is, we believe, not more than 20 years of
age, and, as the work of so young a composer, the specimen of
his powers given on Monday is of the most promising descrip-
tion. Some parts were highly effective, some bore strong marks
of originality, and the rest of the composition was judiciou,,
and not chargeable with any thing like that obvious plagiarism
in which composers, even of established reputation, but too
often indulge. In the evening a concert and ball were given at
the Town-hall. The attendance was splendid and numerous.
There were nearly 1,000 persons present. The performers were
the same as in the morning. The music was all of well-known
excellence, and was selected with a proper attention to variety.
The pieces which produced the greatest effect were .Auld Robin
Graf„ by Miss Stephens; A Doze in Terror Flying, by. Miss
H. Cawse; and Concertos by Mori and Lindley- on the violin
and violoncello. Dancing commenced almost immediately after
the concert: and at one o'clock a capital Supper was served in
a room on the lower part of the Hall. The favourite amusenient
of the ladies was then resumed, and continued until a late hour
in the morning. The whole affair passed off with uninterrupted
regularity and good humour.

Yesterday morning the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by
the Princess Feodore, arrived at her apartments at the King's
Palace, Kensington, in a carriage and four from Claremont,
where her Royal Highness is staying on a visit to her broiler,
Prince Leopold. The Royal Duchess returned to Claremont
in the afternoon.

The Duchess of Coburg is slightly indisposed at Claremont
with a cold.

The Duke of York arrived in town on Tuesday, from the
Duke of Rutland's seat in Derbyshire. This day his Royal
Highness was expected to go to Brighton.
Mr. Secretary Canning is expected on a visit to Portumna
Castle, County Galway, the seat of his son-in-law, the Earl of
Clanricarde. (Belfast Chronicle.)
The Duke of Norfolk arrived a few days since at his seat
Arundel Castle, Sussex, from a tour.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday, at 4 o'clock, was
married by special licence, Ernest Comte de Gersdoff, to the
Hon. Maria Llizabeth Twisleton Fiennes, only daughter of
Lord Say and Sele. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold
honoured the ceremony with his presence, and gave the Bride
away. The Marchioness of Cholmondeley, the Marcilione
of Waterford, Count and Countess Munster, Baron Maltzalir,
Mrs. Cuthbert, Lady Say and Sele, the Hon. Mr. Twisleton,
Sir Culling and Lady C. Smith, were also present. Lady
Charlotte St. Maur, Lady Sarah Beresford, Miss Bentinck,
Miss Cuthbert, and the Misses Culling Smith, were the Bride's
Maids. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rtv. the
Dean of Carlisle. We regret to say that Lord Say and Sele was
unable to attend the ceremony, not being sufficiently recovered
from his late illness. The Bride and Bridegroom left town im-
mediately in their travelling carriage for Belvidere, the beau-
tiful villa of Lord and Lady Say and Sele.
FETE AT STAMFORD HlLL.—Yesterday Mr. and Mrs.
ROTHSCHILD gave a grand entertainment at their superb villa,
at Stamford-hill, in compliment to the Barons, his brothers.—
To the dinner were invited a numerous party connected with
the Foreign Diplomatic Corps. Thirty covers were laid in the
great eating-room, as it is called. In the evening the house
and grounds were illuminated.
On Tuesday last the Lord Mayor, who is a member of the
ancient Corporation of Kingston,
.gave a very elegant enter-
tainment to that body at the Mansion-house. Upwards of 50
sat down to dinner, amongst whom were Mr. Denison, Member
for the county of Surrey, the Bailiffs and the Recorder of
Kingston, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Spicer, the Rev. Mr. Williams,
and several other Magistrates in the County. The principal
city-officers were in attendance in full uniform, and the whole
entertainment was conducted in such a manner as showed the
high estimation in which so respectable a body was held by the
Chief Magistrate. Professional singers of eminence were en-
gaged, and the most expensive and delicious wines were most
abundantly drank by the Corporation, many of whom are per-
fectly conversant in the minutize of civic luxuries. The even-
ing was spent in the most convivial manner, and the guests, in
the manner of the ancient members of ancient corporations, ex-
pressed on their departure their high sense of the exertions of
the Lord Mayor of London to please them.