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TIIIR FY-FIRST EDITION.
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2s Anatomic. uoioureu migravino en , Steel.
PHYSICAI_, DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVi, LINCAPA-
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SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
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POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS FOR THE RACE WEEK
AT DoNCASTES---It may be as well to state for the in-
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the ensuing week that the letter-box closes for all parts
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AN AMERICAN RAILWAY.—For want of a double
track on the Camdon and Amboy Railway, in the State
of New Jersey, collisions are constantly occurring be-
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from neglect, is in many parts so decayed that the
sleepers move with the motion of the trains, and the rails
are split. A few months since a train was precipitated
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SHOCKING SUICIDE AT GAINSBOROUGIL-011 MOD-
day last a young min, named John Mow, formerly tic-
cnpyin a respectrble position in this town. committed
suicide in a fit 0' temporary d•seinigement. He was talc, n
to the union workhouse, and whilst them knocked his
head against the wall with such violence as to deprive
himself of life.—Nottingham Journal,

BIR2IIINGHA2II MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
Tuuntineir.—The second Miscellaneous Concert
took place yesterday evening. '1 he doors of the Hall
were opened at seven o'clock, and in the course of an
hour the galleries and floor were well filled
in every part, by a most fashionable com-
pany, the attendance being much greater than
on the previous evening. The performance
more than realised the expectations of the most
sanguine, and whether in point of financial or musical
results, it proved unquestionably the most attractive
and successful event of the present festival. The
selection was most varied, and in- itself admirable.
The most striking and effective performance of the
night most unquestionably was, " 0 lute di quest'
Anima," by Madame Sontag, which certainly was the
perfection of all that was exquisite in tone and facile
in execution. The encore with which she was most
vociferously greeted called forth a repetition of her
matchless performance of Rhode's air and variations,
in which she excelled herself in any previous effort
On leaving the orchestra she retired amidst a burst of
the most unbounded enthusiasm, to which she was
evidently not insensible. The scene, " Before mine
eyes beheld her," from Der Freischutz, was rendered
with exquisite taste and admirable pathos, by Miss
Catherine Hayes. The length of the verse and the
prompt retirement of Miss Hayes alone saved her
from an encore, in which the applause of the audience
would otherwise have, no doubt, terminated. After
all, it was, as usual, reserved for the great production
of the immortal Handel to crowd the town, and fill
the majestic Hall to overflowing. The Messiah
having been announced for this morning to be per-
formed by such a splendid array of talent as that
announced in the programme, which certainly has
never been excelled, could not fail to produce a nume-
rous audience. For several days past all the reserved
seats were secured, and such was the anxiety to pro-
cure admission, that although the doors were not to be
open till 10 o'clock, nor the performance to commence
before 11, the crowds had assembled at the doors, and
remained with the utmost patience until they were
admitted. A more splendid array of rank, fashion, and
beauty was never before assembled in the hall. Nearly
all the noblemen in the district were present, sur-
rounded by their families, and all the civic authorities
of the barough. It was impossible to procure even a
standing place in any part of the hall before the per-
formance commenced, and it has been considered by
the committee how far they might not enhance the
funds of the charity by a repetition of the Messiah
on Saturday morning. Notwithstanding the effect
already achieved by M. Costa, his fame must ever be
associated with the grand choral results of this morn•
ing; and it is very questionable whether, regarded
as a whole, the oratorio has been produced in this, or
any other country, in a more perfect and unimpeach-
able manner. The various soli with which our
readers are all perfectly familiar were sustained by
Madame Sooteg, Madame Castellan, Miss Catherin-
Elsyss, and Miss A. Williams, i'vlr. Sims Reeves
(tenor), Herr Pischek, and Mr. hLwhin (bassi). In
the oeening recitative and air, Mr. Reeves, though
admirably ioterareting his subject, was at times
scarcely audible, and even when he sought to producer
speci d effect by the introduction of his fortissimo,
rather sati.sfied than surpassed expectation. The same
remark is in some degree applicable to his reading te
the celebrated air, " Thou shall dash them," in which
he was comparatively ineffective. From his appear-
ance one would be led to believe he had not quite re-
covered from the indisposition under which he had
been previously labouring. Herr Pischele executed
the requirements on . the principal basso with good
taste, and in some respects with great power and
efficiency ; he was especially excellent in the air,
" The people that walked in darkness," and the reci-
tative, "Behold I tell you a mystery." In the grand
air, " The trumpet shall sound," which depends so
much Ix its popular success on the trumpet ohligato,
Pischle is enitled to the sole praise_ Mr. Machin,
by his performances, fully justified the pre-eminence
which has been assigned to him at the present festival;
and though doubts have been expressed as to the ex-
pediency of his engagements, it was evident that he
was appreciated by the entire audience. In the air,
" Why do the Nations," he was eminently successful;
and his pathos in "But who may abide," was really
admirable. It must, however, be admitted that the
greatest vocal appliances of the present festival were
expended in the soprani soli, which were of superla-
tive excellence. Madame Sontag showed great power
and exquisite taste in the air " Rejoice greatly ;" and
in the second part of the air "He shall feed his
flock," commencing with "Come unto him," she eli-
cited an encore from the Noble President, to the
utmost satisfaction of the audience. In the recitative,
" There were shepherds," anti " To the angel," and
"The angel said unto them," Miss C. Hayes pro
duced considerable effect by her very artistic reading
of her subject; and in the air, "I know that my
Redeemer liveth," she evinced a nice appreciation of
her author, and infused an intensity of emotion into
the interpretation of this exquisite composition.
Atter Sontag, she unquestionably bore away
the palm of superiority. Midame C ;Allan
was extremely happy in her version of " But
thou didst not leave his soul in hell"—it was, in
fact, an exquisite performance ; and Miss A. Wil-
liams was thoroughly appreciated in " How beauti-
ful." The five contralto songs were assigned to Miss
hi. Williams, who in a great measure justified her
selection for the onerous part. Though not thoroughly
realising the intensity of pathos, in "He was despised,
she shared the honour of an encore with Madame
Sontag in "Ha shall feed his flock." The quartets,
Since by man," and " For as in Adam," were very
carefully given ; but the choruses were surpassingly
grand, and at no former meeting in England have
equal effects been realised. The " For unto
us," was indescribably grand. The introductory
passages were taken pianissimo, and so perfectly were
the voices trained that it could be only likened to an
intense whisper, while the entire energies of baud and
chorus were reserved for the sublime passages,
" Wonderful Councillor, the mighty God, the ever-
lasting Father." As a whole, the Messiah was never
produced under circumstances so favourable to great
results. It was perfect.
FRIDAY EVENING.--The above unparalclled
of musical talent has just terminate d, as it conlme,,evii,
with the entire applause of all those who had the ph a-
,ure of attending the various performann-s. My last
letter brought down the proceedings, and successful e •
cuniary results, to three o'clock yesterday, leaving the
perfoi mance at night, and that of this morning's, to close
the festival.

The programme for last night was excellently drawn
up. In the duo of " Quanto Amore," by Madame Sun-
tag and Labieche, the execution was admirable ; and
the same will apply to the duo " Il ben dEstir," by Miss
C. Haves and Mdlle. de Merin. In " Kathleen Mavont-
neen," Miss Hayes excelled, and was encored most en-
thusiastically. By some singular arrangem,nt, or rather
disarrangement, the most interesting and popular poin4
of the programme were first brought out, and that ex-
traordin3ry composition, the " Wulpurgis Night,'? was
reserved until the night was so far advanced that even
the more musical portion of the audience were in-
cup.mitated from paying that attention to it which
is essential to the realisation of the latent beautits
of the work. The finest effects were produced by the
band in Baethoven's Symphony in C minor, and so great
was the sensation effected by the overture to Wi:iiam
T ell, that it was loudly and most enthusiastically encored.
The obligato portions were exquisitely rendered. The
gem of the evening was Madame Sontag's splendid exe-
cution of "0 lace di quest' anima," from DonizAti's
Linda, which she substituted for" Hubert, toi que j'aitae,"
in ecm,sliance with a most general and enthusiastic
Encore. Madame Alboni, who, for some unaccountable
reason, has occupied a comparatively trivial position at
the festival, sang "In questo semplice," with great cur
rectness of tone, and was vociferously encored. Signor
Mario sang the Barcarole from Masaniello with great
effect and beauty, and was loudly applauded; and Herr
Pischek gave a song from Spohr's Faust, in which be
was highly successful. Mademoiselle De Trefiz was
encored in Mozart's " By.ti," in which she was sup-
ported by a violincello obligate by the veteran Lindley.
In other respects the selection was far from being unt.x-
ceptionable. The concert concluded with the " Walt.
ptirgis Night," in which the solo parts were sustained by
Miss Hayes, Miss Williams, Mr. Sims lteeves, and Mr.
Machin, and the performances continued until near one
o'clock the next morning.

This next morning (Friday) the last performance
commenced at eleven o'clock. The hell, with the ex-
ception of part of the fleor, was well attended, and the
appearance of the ensemble was in the highest degree
animated. Among the audience we observed Lord
Guernsey, president. The performances commenced
with a MS. overture by Meodelesohn, which is in itself a
favourable specimen of the great roaster's writing, and
was well executed by the band. To this succeeded the
mottett,, " Splendente to Deus," by Mezert, the solo
being given by Sims Reeves and Pischek, Da Treffz, and
Do Meric, and the tutti being admirably rendered, more
especially as regards the " exando precantes." This was
ft dlowed by a selection of established favourites from the
Creation, Jephtlat, the Requiem, and Davies .Penitence.
Medetne Sontag was incomparably great in the cele-
brated air " Oii mighty wing,," aad was enthusiastically
encored. It was utiquestionebly the finest solo perform-
ance of the entire festival. In "Ye sacred priests,"
and in the air," Farewell ye limpid streams," the refused
ta,te, tOmirable judgment, and artistic execution of
Miss Catherine Heyes were fully elicited. This lady has
established herself at this festival as a great artiste:, and
ageuetal favourite, and expressions of regret hare le en
very carrots:, that a more prominent piece his not been
asseened to her, more especially as an urulua po.ition has
been aesiei 1(1 to other artistes of much inferior pretrn-
dons. Mfr. Sims Reeves appeared to have reserved his
energies fur the closing day. In the recitative, " And